Evening star., 1921-05-02
EXTENSION Of BALL
Trent ACT TAKEN Up
D. c. COMMITTEE
Delaware Senator Proposes
to Make 1t Effective
Two Years Longer.
WOULD AVOID CONGRESS
JAM BY EARLY EFFORTS
Housing Situation Here Considered
Unrelieved-Apartment Sales
Receive Attention.

| The proposed extension of the Ball
| rent act. which expires October -.
| was discussed at a meeting of the
| Senate District committee today. and
| it was determined to go ahead with
| this Legislation as rapidly as possible.
Senator Ball plans to draft the reso-
luton extending the life of the rent
| act another two years. 1t was pointed
out at the meeting today that oppo-
| sition to the enactment of Legislation
extending the rent act may be expect =
! ed. and that in order to avoid any un-
due delay and to prevent the meas
| ure's being lost in legislative jam
later on in the present session of Con-
gress the matter should be taken up
as soon as possible.
Expect Little Improvement.
Senator Ball. chairman of the COM
mittee; Senator POmerene of Ohio and
other members of the committee eX-
pressed the opinion that the housing
situation in Washington next October
would have improved so little that it
would be necessary to continue the
rent commission in office.
The practice of selling" apartments
to the various occupants has been
called to the attention of the COM
mittee members. Under the Ball rent
act, this can be done if the apartment
is sold to person desiring to occupy
it. This means, it is said. that tenants
may be forced to purchase the apart
ments at high prices or move out The
resolution extending the Ball rent act
may attempt to cover this matter, it
was said.
Approve Guide Nomination.
The committee today unanimously
ordered favorable report upon the
nomination of William F. GUIDE to be
rent commissioner. His nomination
will be reported to the Senate and
confirmed without delay. it was said
and other members of the committee
and other members of the committee
and the members of the rent commits
sion and Capt. James F.. Oyster, new
District Commissioner. but formerly a
member Of the rent commission: will
be held soon for the purpose of con-
sidering the resolution to con,inue
the rent act in effect and the housing
situation generally.
The nominations of William r. CAL
liner, Father William j. Kirby and
Mrs. Virginia Cross to be members of
the Board of Charities were ordered
favorably reported by the committee
also.
A bill authorizing the District Com
street between 21st and 22d streets
northwest, was ordered favorably re-
ported
FavOrs Parkway survey.
Engineer Commissioner kutZ was
before the committee today and ad-
vised the favorable report of the bill
to make survey looking to the con-
struction of a parkway connecting the
old civil war forts 10 the District.
Senator Capper Of Kansas. chair
man Of the subcommittee on public
schools. announced that he would
confer with Senator Phipps of Colo
RADIO. chairman of the appropriations
subcommittee in charge of District
affairs. prior to determining upon a
date for beginning a hearing on schoo,
needs.
The District committee determ ed
to meet each week on Wednesday
hereafter instead Of on Monday, as
in the past No further meeting will
be held. however. until week from
the coming Wednesday.