Show I I Senator Sherman Aroused I IX X au nn attack on profiteering profiteering- in the District of Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia bin Senator Sherman herman of Illinois told the Senate the theother other oilier day he was informed that Admiral Gary Cary T. T Gra Grasson Gras Graj- son President Wilsons ilson s physician recently evicted c a tenant of a house he lie owned because she would not pay an nn increase in rent Senator Sherman introduced a bill appropriating to start a government store in Washington tu to tuI sell S ll merchandise to government who are now flOW at the mercy of merchant g lie Dc thought such suell a n aplan aplan plan would quickly bring r Washington prices down to a n lc level l with other cities Then ho took one of his celebrated cele flings at the profiteering of or Washington landlords landlords land land- lords I L 1 wish to give o to the profiteering landlords landlord's hero also as well welt as tho the merchants that If they believe tho the government eo are aro helpless the they are mistaken I to Introduce a series of oC measures of oC which that Introduced today Is only the first I wish to give Ilvo notice that If It tho Call Ball law establishing tho the rent commission Is attacked by tho the landlords I will propose an occupational tax on these landlords Tho The fund raised from this tax taxI I would use uso to relieve e the suffering of or the poor who havo o been evicted from houses And while we aro oro discussing profiteering landlords landlord's It mo may bo be Rt as well ell to give I e nc to government t officials that profiteering profiteering- Is IA out of or place I am Informed that Rear Hear Admiral Admiral Ad miral Grayson Grason the other da day evicted a 1 tenant nt from rom ono of or the houses he owne owned and anti put her on tho streets because she would not pay an Increase In rent v vI I havo have been Informed also alo that one of oC the judges of or the tho district curt court which will vili have havo to pass pas on tho the validity of or orthe the Ball Dall law If Ie It is 13 attacked recently said tho Ball Kail lawIs lais law la Is not worth the tho paper It Is written on Ho lie said this with no case before him He lie prejudged ed the law A Judicial of officer or- or fleer who would do such a thing should be Impeached and removed from office I will vill await with In Interest what this Judge and court may do and If It events e justify It J I may take stops against him in the Senate and in the tho House It n is an tn in unusual spectacle that a United States senator sea sen ator seems called upon to threaten legislation for the District of or Columbia to prevent profiteering and graft aft The fact that flagrant profiteering is rampant in the Capital city cit has long lon been heen known and widely commented comment comment- ed cd upon and ancl complained of both h by p residents and itinerants ants nuts That such should be the tho case cac ca e is an anomaly If th the department of justice can ean find finel no way my to stop it itri ri right bt under its Yer very nose what is to become of or thi th the rest Test of ol the country 1 Having taken e c everything th ng else in s sight co r the fhe government govern govern- ment is now taking our cc census sus Talk about presidential timber timber what's what's the tho the them m matter with Wood Yoo 1 |