South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-19
BUSINESS WOMAN
FIGHTS AGAINST
RENT INCREASES
Considers 1t Her Duty &c
Champion Cause of Those
Protesting High Rents.

fight not Germans, nor hate them.
but fight and kill Greed
When my son returned from war
I was confronted with an eight-hun-
dred- dollar-a.-year raise in rent"
This is one phase Of the fight Of
Mrs. Leila Tinsley Of Aeolian hall
against her landlords. An increase
in rent has caused her protest and
refusal TO pay, which refusal, in
turn, has caused the owners Of the
property to begin dispossess pro-
ceedings.
Add to the rhythms that have
throbbed through Aeolian hall, the
rocking chair beat OF Mrs. Tinsley.
the rent rebel" who. she says.
would produce harmony. Agents for
the building, however, are sure she
Is bent upon causing discord.
Ready for Finish Fight
Fortified by faith, earnest in her
desire to fight greed, as she says.
Mrs. Tinsley is holding out against
the legal proceedings brought to Dust
her.
Large increase in her Office rental.
paid for one year under protest.
finally caused Mrs. Tinsley on May
2, of this year, to reduce her own
rent and bravely face the conse-
quences.
She will appear before the bar as
an army with banners. Behind her
stand in spirit that ancient forebear
who signed the Declaration Of indie
pendence, that other who served as
chaplain in congress during the days
of Clay. Calhoun and Webster and
another relative who dared to be a
Republican in the state of Virginia,
where only the brave could afford to
offend by such affiliations.
Duty to Fight.
IT am sacrificing a lot in this af
fair" said Mrs. Tinsley as she
rocked in the tapestry covered chair
that affords her many moments of
rest during the busy day.
ct is a case Of deciding whether
or not my will or my Fathers will
shall be done. My will tells me that
am risking my business. running
the chance of being called fanatic.
or possibly an unbalanced woman.
and that 1 am apt to lose the sympa-
thy of my loved ones.
The viii of my Father urges me
to fight greed. to give up my per-
sonal interests to serve His cause.
81 realize the opportunities for
gain that must beset people in these
days. Any average property owner
wants to get all he can and yields to
the temptation.
"It was hard at first I paid the
enormous raise in rent for year
enough to resist. But have grown
in faith and understanding"
The quiet, gently-bred rebel
she was born in Virginia, by the way
sat thoughtfully for a few minutes
and then told the cause of her alb
straction.
Il remember when my husband
died-it was in the panic OF '95,"
she began. 81 was left with three
children and myself to care for. Ny
son. Harold. now 26 and late Of the
| United States Marines. was only
three months old then. There was
some insurance which lasted barely
two years. I had a dreadful time to
get start at self-support.
/ after awhile I got into a govern
ment position in Alexandria, Va. In
| those days Susan B. Anthony had
headquarters at the capitol. I used
to spend my vacations there among
the leaders Of what was the Won
ans party-they had another name
for it then, which I have forgotten.
"I always wanted to see progress
and right triumph in the world, and
for many years sought some inspira-
ton and comfort that was never
/ present in anyone I ever knew, no
matter how dearly beloved. I lef;
| the religion in which I had been
reared. It was too harsh and did
not satisfy me. I tried several
even fell into atheism. About four
years ago I began to read Sweden
borg. There l found Leace. happi-
ness and courage. 1t completely sat
isfied me. 1 learned 10 apply spir-
ituaHty to life.
Must Cleanse Finance.
cit is the time for woman 20 take
| hold in business and manifest her
will. She must cleanse financial af-
/ fairs today. She must lend a spir-
itual side to commerce.
THE men who are slaves TO greed
/ cruelty our Heavenly Father. Self
ishness stands in their light.
The Aeolian company has three
lawyers to help them fight me.
II have told them il is a fight OF
| their fear against my fearlessness. -
In 1916 Mrs. Tinsley paid $1,000 4
year rental for her suite. May l.
/ 1919, the rent was raised TO $1,000.
/ and IN November Of that year Mrs
/ Tinsley was notified that on the COM
\ ing first of May the yearly price OF
her rooms would be $4,000. This she
paid, for one year under continual
I protest, but on May OF this year
/ she reduced her own rent
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