Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-10
WASHINGTON HOTELS
SET HUGE CHARGES
FOR INAUGURATION
They Want as Guests Only Those
Able and Willing to
Pay Lavishly.
CONGRESS MAY INTERVENE

Special Dispatch From Every Evening
Washington Correspondent
Washington. Jan. lO.-~When citizen
of Wilmington wanted To reserve rooms Mt
hotel here to occupy during Inauguration
week. his breath was almost taken away
after the clerk oourteously explained to
him that the rates from March to
March would be from sT5 10 S125 for o
room with n bath and double bed.
For room with two beds IN each OF
which only one person could find Ieet, The
minimum price for tho period, he was IN
formed. would be $50. If he wanted
room from which he could view the inau-
rural parade, he must part with $3.50 cur
reut coin of the republic Appalled, by TINS
information the Delawarean went 70 other
hotels, but 10 his dismay found that the
frat hostelry he had visited WINS really the
most moderate in its demands.
"Whv that's a scab hotel, the Della
ware man was told by the room clerk II,
another establishment 20 whom he had
impaired the Information cleaned at the
first place he visited This is our harvest
season and we ought TO make as much as
we can. ANY hotel keeper who will ctt
below the top prices is unfriendly to the
whole htlsiress.
The Delaware citizen who he's tried 10
engage rooms which would not tax the
RESOURCES Of n millionaire has promised 10
tell his experience 10 Senators Wolcott and
Ball. with n view 20 having these states
men take IL M with the Senate commit
tee on District Of Columbia affairs. The
two Senators. it is understood, will give
hearty support to the McCumber bill,
which il drawn for tho purpose Of curblng
the cupdity Of Washington landlords
Citizens Of Maryland Delaware and
Virginia would find IL cheaper 60 return
to their rcsectiye homes every evening
than to pay the hotel rates demanded
II is quite likely that hundreds Of them
will adopt this plan Of thwarting District
honifacea But visitors from other and
more distant sections will he totally help
less They will I've tho impotent victims
OF organized greed
Senator Met lumber has asked Senator
Wclcott and his colleagues to assist hun
IN passing with the greatest possible rapid
itv the blll now IN the hands Of the Dis-
trict Committee which would curb
hotel keepers from charging more than the
rates current during December and
January
The hotelkeepers, however, take an en-
tirelv opposite view One Of them told
Your correspondent iAat i'Not hin'
no business to como to Washington lie
said such citizens had no concern with the
inaugural ceremonies and should make
room for those who have the money and
are willing 10 spend It
senator Ball. who Is on the District
committee. has promised 10 do all he can
SO got a bill through which will bring to a
sudden end the plans TO fleece March
visitors
During the past four wears the Washing
ton hotels have made fortunes Even
the most modest among them have gath
cred IN great sums of money Last SUM
mer WAS not exactly up 10 the average oi
the three preceding seasons, hut they hope
to force the inaugural visitors TO make
up for any deficit, imaginary or real. that
NAV have been acquired.