Evening star., 1922-05-24
PRESIDENT DELAYS
new RENT BOARD
Takes Time to Consider List
of EIigibIes Recommended
for Appointment.

Members of the new rent commits
sion will not be nominated by the
President before next week, at the
earliest. 1t was indicated today in
official circles.
1t was learned that the White House
has received a list of candidates that
are favored by the local republican
committee, and that President Hard
ing desires to give the matter of Sc
lectng the five nominees the deliber-
ate consideration of few days.
About the middle of next week IT is
expected that he will receive Edward
r. Colloday, republican national COM
mitteeman for the District Of Colum-
bia, and Senator L. Heisler Ball of
Delaware, chairman of the Senate
District committee, for the purpose
OF conferring with them regarding
candidates.
Until Wednesday or Thursday of
next week. it is believed, there will
be no announcement forthcoming
from the. White House. The Presi-
dent realizes that the appointment
to the new Rent Commission Of fve
TIMES of landlords and tenants, In
so far as rents are concerned, Is a
matter of great Importance to Wash
ington. 1t is his desire to nominate
only such persons as may fill the
offices of, the commission in the best
Rumors of likely candidates con-
tinued today in circulation among
those supposed to be in touch with
developments and. as a rule. they
were widely at variance. While some
said that only. one of the present
three commissioners might be re-
tanned as a member of the enlarged
rent board, others contended with
equal assurance that at least two
of them would be members of the
Of their contention the fact that
sound business judgment would re-
quire the retention of some one hav-
Ing knowledge Of Rent Commission
procedure.
Commission Busy With Queries.
The offices of the Rent Commission
were busy today caring for requests
for information about the new rent
law and the effect it may have on
cases already filed or to be presented.
The transfer Of possession cases from
the Jurisdiction Of the Rent Commits
sion to the court resulted in many in
quiries by tenants. landlords and at
torneys
Some dissatisfaction was expressed
by a number of tenants and landlords
over the transfer of the possession
disputes. generally because Of the
added delay entailed, they say, in
changing records. A few tenants
whose dispossession cases have been
filed with the commission, awaiting
hearing. were pessimistic over the
fact that they probably would have to
go to the trouble of hiring lawyers
to represent them in the municipal
court. whereas they could have ham
died their own cases before the COM
mission.
Points to Problems.
Commissioner A. Leftwich Sinclair
today pointed out that there were a
number of problems connected with
the administration of the new law
that must be worked out by the new
commission. Most of these problems.
he explained. would only develop in
the course of procedure and they must
be solved as they are met, not before
hand.
It was pointed out that the new law
makes provision for q semi-annual
published statement Of the work of
the commission. including a cumula-
tive indexed digest OF disputes set.
tied. This will no doubt involve a
good deal Of thought and labor twice
year under the direction Of an ex-
pert tabulator. The law also pro-
vides for a more complete statement
Of facts in each rental determination,
meaning considerably more work in
the cases Of larger apartment houses.
Until a new Rent Commission has
been appointed these problems will
not be seriously taken up. 1t was
stated.