Evening star., 1924-04-13

charges made in said secret report,
| but il concerned individuals who had
not appeared before the committee
| during any OF it's extended hearings.
! And in my Judgment the existence Of
| the several evils and crooked marip-
ulations mentioned by said Alfred
B. Moore in said secret report had
! grown up as natural result OF the
existence OF this rent commission.
and will continue as long as the rent
comm ission continues, for there are
ample laws already existing to put
such crooks out of com mission, pro-
vided the present laws are enforced;
And the record of Mr.. Alfred r..
Moore for obedience to laws and IN
refraining from making false pre-
lenses and in refratning from EN-
bezzling the funds of other people is
so bad that I cannot accept his re-
ports and reoomm endationS.
Indictment Is Charged.
II have before me duly certified
court record showing that at Will
mfngton, Del, tho grand jury found
a bill of indictment against said AL
fred b. Moore in November, 1891,
term of court, charging him with
falSe pretences' in obtaining CD eek
for S1,750 and a mortgage on prop
erty; also in said court at said time
said grand jury found another bin
OF indictment against said Alfred f.
Moore, charging him with false pre-
lenses and designing and intending
to cheat and defrsud one William
J. Elliott of certain money, goods,
chattels and property; also in said
court at said time the grand jury
found another bill of indictment
against said Alfred 3. Moore, charg-
ing him with embezzl eurent of s1,Soe
II also set out here in full a GER
titled copy of a Judgment Of the
court and an indictment charging
said Alfred B. Moore with embezzle-
ment of one check for $5s9 and one
check for sd.1oe, and that on Janu-
pleaded guilty, and the court as
sessed his punishment at $500 fine
and Imprisonment for two years end
ing January 8, 1924. And if he
tence he has only been out since
January 9, 1924"
Qnstes Csart Record.
Representative Blanton then quot
ed the court record on the Moore
case, at Wilmington, Del
| Represeutxtive BAnton declares
| that he is impeIled ito oppose this
nrakeshfft legislation by "a sincere
desire to keep untmpaired our basic
laws, and to benefit permanently the
present almost unDearabae housing
l.
He calls attention to three recent
instances in which his minority fight
was SucUeSsful-in haRn = q property
tax on automobiles fnclnded in the
gas tax bill, in forcing the imusdi-
ate resignation of the supe rintcndent
of Insurance. and in having the pro
posed salary OF the superintendent of
schools reduced from $1o,eeo to $500.
Stating that he himself is a tenant
and has been tenant here for more
whatever in any rental property or
real estate dealer anyw hare, Repre-
sentative Blanton says he apEuaches
, tho subject wholly from the stand
| point of the tenant" and reviews the
chronology Of the rent legislation,
prevent rent prcf1teering in the Dis
! trict-" up to passage Of the
Ball rent ect and the later passage
of the extending act, which prolonged
1922, and allowing such commission
an attorney at $4,000 per year.
Secs Rents Inereased.
Amer reviewing the situation in
May. 1892, Representative Blanton de-
clares the Rent Commission was be-
ing used as an instrumentalfty in
| raising rents instead of lowering
they would lower. they would cause
raises in a hundred others" For that
reason he Says he foQght further ex-
tension IN May, 1922
Summarizing the situation. Repre-
sentative Blanton says that since
1913 property ronted here in the Dis
trict of Columbia has been kept from
its lawful owners by law. Many
owners have desired to OCCUPY their
the tenant and the commission OF
not wanting the same in good faith
followed by a decision denying them
such right. Tenants have abused
property at will. Tenants have in
suited the owners of property and
told them that they would remain in
the property as long as they desired,
and that they couldn't be put out,
As the law woaadn't permit IL An1