Evening star., 1941-11-30
D. {. Rent Chief
May Be Named
This Week
Frank B. Warren
McCorron Choice;
Others in Running

Paving the way for early appiica.
ton of the Districts emergency rent
control measure, expected to be
signed within day or two by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, the Commissioners
probably will name a rent admins
traitor before the end of this week.
it was indicated yesterday at the
District Building.
While the city heads made no
commitment, Commissioner Guy Ma
son said the field of less than a
dozen formal candidates for the
$500 job had been narrowed to two
persons. He added that this did not
mean there had been yet any fore
closure against some different per-
son.
One of the two candidates con-
sidered ''out front" was understood
to be Frank B. Warren. now $4,000
a year attorney-eXaminer for the
Federal Communications Commis-
sion, for 10 years or so a resident
of the District and Government off,
clal, who is sponsored by Senator
McCarran, chairman of the Senate
District Committee.
2 Others in Running.
At the same time, it was insisted
the Commissioners have not made
final choice between the two So
called two remaining leading can
didates.' despite receipt of numer-
Gus suggestions" from important
administrative officials and from
members of Congress.
Commissioner Mason declined to
indicate who might be the other
portion of the leading pair or to say
who might be his personal choice.
Brig. Gen. Charles w. Kutz, the En-
gineer Commissioner refrained from
any pertinent comment. and the
president Of the Board of Commls-
sioners. John Russell Young, is due
back from a Florida vacation Tues
day.
However, some special interest was
attached to the listing of the name
of Louis Loudick. a retired busi-
ness executive. said to have been a
resident of the District for about
Is years. Neither official record nor
personal conversation indicated who
might be his sponsor. although such
information was in the record as to
some candidates"
Staff Posts Sought.
When the rent administrator has
been selected, the Commissioners will
submit to the Budget Bureau and
Congress an appropriation measure
to finance the service. The size of
the staff and its budget has not yet
been determined. The law is to be-
come effective 30 days after 1t is
signed into law, which would indi-
cate rent control will begin the first
week in January.
However, applications already are
being received for subordinate posts
in the rent administrator staff.
Notably among these are several
proposals for selection of Prof.
Charles M. Thomas. colored civic
leader, educator, writer and editor,
for appointment as deputy rent ad-
ministrator.
George Carter Minnigerede, ex-
perienced in the real estate and
| hotel business, and brother OF
Powell Minnigerode of the Corcoran
Art Gallery, has been suggested for
appointment as one of four exam
liners under the rent administrator.
Many Candidates.
Among those who have been men,
Io nf ~
istrator. in addition to Mr.. Warren
and Mr. Loudick are:
Robert Cogswell, attorney and
brother of the registrar of wills,
Theodore Cogswell; Elmer E. Cum
minis. an attorney, resident OF
the District for u years or more,
a former official of Municipal Court;
Julius I. Peyser, veteran Washing
ton Official lawyer. banker and for
mer member of the Board of Edu-
cation: Charles A. Jones, former
executive of the Home Owners Loan
Corp, now transferred to a new
post; Gallo S. Stroup, builder and
real estate rental business operator
and formerly with the Public Works
dllU tllc
vania State government. and Elgin
Grosclose. resident and Government
worker here for a decade. formerly
special agent for the Commerce De-
partment, assistant trade commits
sioner. economist in the Federal
telephone investigation. senior econ
omist with the Treasury Department
and now acting liaison officer for the
Bureau of Internal Revenue.
This list was said not to be
necessarily all-inclusive. indicating
there might possibly be a dark
horse in the picture. In fact, there
were reports that the name of Paul
Edwards, one of the assistant COM
missioners of the w. P. A. and for
merly w. P. A. director for the
District. had been mentioned, al
though Mr.. Edwards has not applied
for the post.
Karl Borders, for six years in
charge of rental advertising for one
of the Washington newspapers, was
listed as a candidate for examiner
under the rent administrator.