Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1926, Page 6

’Bm STAND HIT & BY GAS CO. HEAD Preston Says Refusal to Act L on Revaluation Plea Is [ § an Injustice. Refusal of the Public Utilities Com- mission to grant the request of the ‘Washington Gas Light Co. for a reval- uation of its physical property was described as a “denial of justice” by Ord Preston, president of the com- pany, in a letter to the commission today. The company asked for & revalu- ation January 19, and on July 7 _£n- gineer Commissioner J. Franklin Bell, chairman of the commission, advised the company that in view of the fact that no money was available for the work and because of the passage by Congress of the bill reorganizing the commission it was thought inadvis- able to initlate hearings on the re- valuation at this time. In his reply to Commissioner Bell's letter, Mr Preston declined to concur in these reasons. The letter follow: “I acknowledge your letter of July 7 in which you state that the Public Utilities Commission deems it inad- visable to initiate hearings on the val- the property of th therein set forth. 'T does mot concur in the assertlon that the reasons stated in your letter afford any valid or just basis for the declination of the com- mission to proceed with the valuation of the property of this company used and useful for the convenience of the Dub!k ‘On January 19, 1926, this company filed with the comm lon a true and correct inventory of its physical prop- erty, made by engineers employed for that purpose. At that time we re- quested the commission to make such checks of the inventory as would satis the commission of the ac- curacy thereof and that the commis- sion give notice, as required by law, of public hearings to be had for the purpose of determining the fair value of the property of this company. “We cannot acquiesce in the asser- tion that the failure of Congress to enact the legislation making appro- priations as proposed by the commis- slon affords any just ground for the denial of the request of this company for the revaluation of its property. Moreover, the officers of this company were assured by a representative of the commission that the commission would proceed to value the property of this company immediately upon the adjournment of Congress, even though the proposed legislation failed of enactment. Disagrees on Second Reason. “In addition, we find ourselves un- able to concur in the suggestion of the commission ,that the bill which was passed by the Senate and House, but not signed by the President, mak- ing changes in the personnel of the commission. affords any valid or just reason for the refusal of the commis- sion to proceed to value the property of this company. “The bill referred to in your letter specifically provides that the present commission * 11 continue fo hold of- fice and exercise the powers of the commission until two commissioners are appointed and take office under the provisions of this act.” “In view of the present status of said bill, it must be apparent that the existing commission is not thereby de- prived of any of its powers, and that it may function as it has in the past ‘without regard to the contemplated changes in the personnel of the com- mission. “Inasmuch as the valuation of the perty of this company, as now xed by the Public Utilities Commis- sfon for rate-making purposes, is so much less than the true value of said property, we are forced to conclude that the refusal of the request of this company amounts to a denial of jus- BIGAMY CHARGE HOLDS D. C. MAN IN ARLINGTON Father of Girl, Whose Age Is Given as Fifteen Years, Appears Against ‘William Stevens. * Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va. July 21.— Charged with bigamy, Willlam Stevens of 826 Varnum street, Washington, D. C., arrested last night in Wlflllb‘mn. was arraigned before Judge Harry Thomas in Police Court of Arfln“nn County today, and held for the action of the October term of the grand jury, bond being fixed at $5,000. vens admitting having a wife, wi livos with their three-year<ld child at 207 Bates street, Washington. George T. Berkeley of 819 D street, Southeast ‘Washington, father of Thelma Eliza- beth Berkeley, charges Stevens mar- ried his 15-year-old daughter July 10, the services being performed by Rev. George H. l“ieldln!“ pastor of the Clarendon _Methodist = Church, in Clarendon. In applying for the license at the Arlington County courthouse Stevens gave his address as Baltimore, Md., and that of his bride-to-be as Walkers Chapel, Arlington County. The age of the lifl was glven as 21, CABBAGE TRUCK UCK SEIZED. in Liquid State Reported Found Under Cargo. A truck apparently loaded with cab- bage was overhauled in Brookland this ‘morning after being trailed in from Maryland, then driven to the sixth precinct station when 210 gal- lons of corn in liquid state was found underneath the cabbage. The colored driver, who identified himself as Clarence Lee of 122°L street, was charged with.illegal pos- session and transporting. The arrest was made by R. L. Liv- ingston, divisonal prohibition chief, and some ais Indians are joining with whites of Bolivia in installing farm tractovs. Corn Drink ~BAPT|ST SESSlflNS OPEN HERE T(lllAY Third Annual Meeting of Mt. - Bethel Convention Gets Under Way. ‘The third annual session of the Mount Bethel Baptist State Conven- tion opened for a three-day meeting this morning at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church. The session opened with a devotional service and an in- troductory sermon by Rev. Dr. A. J. Tyler, pastor of Mount Airy Baptist Church. A song and praise service was con- ducted this afternoon by the Women’s Evangelistic and Misslonary Confer- ence, of which M. M. Frye is presi- dent, followed by a devotional service and a sermon by Rev. Dr. J. T. Har- vey. Thlu evening's session at 7:30 o'clock will include a prayer and praise serv- ice, led by Rev. Dr. L. E. Keiser; a devotional service, and an evangelistic sermon by Rev. Dr. A, Wilbanks. Election Tomorrow. A temperance seron will be de- livered tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. Dr. James H. Marshall The president’'s annual address and election of officers will take place to- morrow afternoon. A testimony meeting will be conducted in the even- ing by Dr. L. E. Keiser, while a foreign mission sermon will be de- livered by Rev. Dr. James E. Willls, pastor of the Vermont Avenie Baptist church. The missionary bands of the Ver- mont Avenue and Mt. 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Ti- mus; corresponding secretary, Rev. R. . Botts. IR I P Ax and Pistol Figure in Row. Tim Mitchell, colored, 27 years ol of 1604 Meigs place northeast, war taken to Casualty Hospital this morn- ing with a bullet in his neck, said to have been fired during an altercation with his wife, Edith \lltchell 35, who was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. The quarrel 1s said to have started when the wom- an tried to prevent him leaving home. ‘When Mitchell tried to force his way out with an ax, his wife, it is said, obtained a pistol and fired one shot. S Charges False A;ut. E. J. Farley, Inc., was sued for $10,000 damages by Frank Spicer on charges of uuult and false arrest. Attorneys T. Morris Wampler and Robert E. Lynch appear for the plain- tiff, who says that January 2 last he was assaulted by agents of the com- pany and his arrest caused unjustly. EEE:—EEE—ZEEEEEEEE—:EEE:—EEEEE CAFRITZ Responds to the Demand for Co-operative Apartment Homes So pronounced is the trend, espeually in Washlngton, toward co-operatively owned apartments—-thal the Cafritz organization has enlisted its vast resources to the erection of the most modern types of such buildings—projects already under way amounting in value from $2,000,000.00 to $3,000,000.00. The services of MR. EDMUND J. FLYNN, a recognized authority on co-opera- tive apartments, have been secured, and the sale of co-operative apartments will I.ASSI'I'ER ORDERED T0 POST IN CHICAGO Gen. Martin to Sucoeed Him in|*"\, canllou—flen.(}umto Go to Panama. By the Ascociated Press. Maj. Gen. William Lassiter has been relieved as commanding general of the ' proposed plebiscite to determine sov- Panama Canal lmul to muund the 6th A‘;{. headquarters at Chicago. u. Gen. Willlam 8. 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