Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1929, Page 35

- COURT SAYS DRY - AGENTS ARE GUILTY :Kentucky u.s. ]udge Holds | Raiders Rightly Convicted for Killing. By the Associated Press. g LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 14—Two of - { ficers who killed in a prohibition raid | were held to have been rightfully con- { victed when they appeared before Judge i Charles 1. Dawson in Federal Court here | Wednesday in the first trial of which | { each was convicted and sentenced to| { two _years' imprisonment. The officers, Roy Miller, prohibition agent, and Clarence Gossett, deputy sheriff, both of Hopkinsville, Ky., were | said to be the first ever convicted of | killing a citigen when a case of that nature was transferred from a State to a United States court. District Attorney Thomas J. Sparks, appearing as counsel for the defendants, who shot Frank Sears in a raid on a still in 1925, asked a new trial on grounds that jurors in the first hearing, in Paducah, Ky, in April of this year, had been allowed to read newspaper accounts of the trial while they were still in doubt as to a verdict. He also said that there was new evidence discovered to the effect that Sears was ambidextrous. One of the points made by the prosecution, which was conducted by Commonwealth's Attorney John L. Grayot, was that the victim was left-handed. The officers had said they shot because Sears had a pistol in his right hand. * Points made by the court in over- ruling the motion were that Sears was not under arrest when he was shot; that he was not charged with a felony, and that he was shot nine times in the back, according to the evidence. Judge Dawson sald that his attitude in such cases is to give the officers every possible protection the law affords, but that in the case in point he could not see how a jury could fail to convict. MINERS ASK LABOR AID. to Keep Campaign Pledge. LONDON, June 14 (#).—The Miners' Federation was understood last night | | to have decided to press the new Labor | government’ for early fulfillment of its session of Parliament for repeal of the eight-hour act passed by the Conserva- tive government after the miners’ and general strike. The miners want restora- tion of the seven-hour working day. ‘Will Press MacDonald Government | THE EV ING STAR, GEORGETOWN CLASS OF "99 HOLDS REUNION Julius I. Peyser Is Host on Thir- tieth Anniversary of Graduation. lold friendships and com-ared experi- ences yesterday at a luncheon in the Carlton Hotel, given in their honor by | Maj. Julius I. Peyser, Washington at- | torney, on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the class. A particular effort was put forth to have as many of the class in attend- ance as possible, with the result that some 30 lawyers gathered, representing many States. The 30 guests at the banquet, all who could be assembled of a graduating 12, 30 years ago, elected class officers as follows: | _Maj. Peyser, president: Judge Ralph | Given of Washington, Lloyd M. Tillman and Harry H. Hollander of Washing- | ton, secretarv. Plans were laid at the dinner to have the class meet June 12 each year in a different city, beginning with either Classmates who graduated from| Georgetown University in 1899 renewed | class of 125 men who graduated June | of Philadelphia and Patrick M. Kfl-l campaign pledge to strive in the first |cullen of Scranton, Pa., vice presidents, | September 8, when he is to report to Cleveland or Chicago, for the conveni- ence of Western members. Those in attendance included Lloyd M. Tillman, Philadelphia; Gibbs L. Baker, New York and Washington: Raymond B. Dickey, J. Addison Hicks, Fred W. Kretchelt, chief clerk, War Depattment; William C. Sullivan, Rudy B. H. Lyon, Harry H. Hollander, W. Gwynn Gardiner, Joseph Sullivan, Les- lie C. Garnett, Lee P. Harlow, Alexan- der Herron, Michael O’Hanlon, Charles Aq Obenchain, William F. Columbus and George E. Edelin. On motion of Maj. Peyser, three min- utes of silence was devoted to the mem- ory of several class professors—R. Ross Perry, Judge Ashley M. Gould, Daniel | W. Baker and Charle¢ C. Cole and 68 | deceased members of the class of 1899. TAKES LEAVE TO WORK. Capt. Parkson to Be Temporary f Manager of Boat Firm. Capt. M. P. Parkson, superintendent of park police, will become a temporary manager for the Potomac Speedboat Corporation during his leave of absence from service. Capt. Parkson will go on leave Monday, starting his duty in the Hains Point plant that same day. Capt. Parkson will be on leave until duty at the Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Va. He expects to take & short vacation later in the Summer, and has tentative plans for a projected trip to Europe for this year. WASHING'TOX TO WASHINGTON STREET CAR PATRONS N application was filed yesterday by this Company with the Public Utilities pommls(um asking it to approve an increase in fare on all street cars operated in the District of Columbia to 10 cents cash or 4 tokens for 30 cents. Such an appeal to the Commission was necessary because ' of the long-continued shrinkage in our earnings, which are now and for years have been insufficient to keep up and improve the service, provide for the future and furnish a moderate compensation for the owners of the property which the public uses. Had the directors considered only the rights of the company they would have filed an application for an increase more than four years ago, and the application presented to the Commission yesterday would have been made for a very much grenler fare than they now request. But they refrained from taking action, hoping that the necessity for taking it might be postponed, either because of a merger of the transportation systems of ithe District, with resulting economies in operation, or be- cause the steady and long-continued inroads of the private automobile into the company’s business would lessen. So far ‘as the merger is concerned, both this company and the two others involved in it have dane everything in their power to carry out the expressed wish of Congress for a unification of facilities in the public service. Following the definite terms of an Act which Congress passed several years ago, an agreement for such a unification was signed by the companies. With important modifica< tions it was approved by the Public Utilities Commission. Those modifications were in turn accepted by the companies. As required by the Act of Congress, the unification plan was sent to the Capitol for approval by the Senate and Houje, without which the companies cannot merge. When the agreement, as modified by the Commis- sion, failed to meet the approval of the Senate District Committee and it employed one of the foremost utility experts in the country to work out a solution, the com- panies gave him every possible assistance. But Congress approved neither the orig- inal plan of the companies, the original plan as modified by the Utilities Commission, nor the very much changed proposal of the Senate Committee’s expert, which was adopted by that Committee and favorably reported to the Senate. The merger agree- ment, signed by the companies in February, 1928, expired on June 1, 1929. Steps looking to improved service and economies, which would have been possible under any of the plans mentioned, cannot now be taken until Congress acts. In June, 1928, we asked the Commission to approve an application for an increase in fare to tide us over until the merger might become effective. The Commission, how- ever, did not act upon that application, giv- ing as its reason the hope that Congress would approve the unification last Winter. We are now applying for the same in- crease we requested last June—a fare of 10 cents cash, with 4 tokens sold on the cars for 30 cents—an increase of only five-sixths (5-6th) of a cent for those patrons who regu- larly use our service, and a reduction of 10 cents in the amount invested in tokens at one time. g g This rate, if granted, will give the com-’ pany much less than the amgunt considered a reasonable return on the value -of its property uséd by the public, but the manage- ment is still hopeful that conditions will im-- prove. It does not want to ask the Commis- sion to put any burden on the car nder greater than is absolutely necessary. During the twelve months that ended April 30, 1929, the Capital Traction Com- pany earned only 3.50 per cent on the value of its property as established by the court of last resort, or only about half of what has been accepted as a minimunY reasonable return by the Supreme Court of the United States, and generally by Commissions and Courts. To enable us to earn 7 per cent under present conditions would require a cash fare ¢f 10 cents without tokens. There are scores of cities that have gone through the same experience that Washington is undergoing. And in those cities fares have been raised to meet conditions for which the street railways are in no way responsible: the constant reduction in busi- ness which the private automobile has caused. Cities are many where the fare today is 10 cents cash, with a token rate higher than the 4 for 30 cents rate which we are asking for Washington. Included in that list are to be found: Boston, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cin- cinnati, Davenport, East St. Louis, Fort Worth, Grand Rapids, Hartford, New Haven, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Springfield, IllL; Springfield, Mass.; Toledo, Waterbury, Conn., as well as others. In every one of the cities mentioned the street railways are operated by the overhead trolley system—which costs about one-third as much to install as the underground conduit system in use in Washington. We have practiced strict economy in operation. We have hoped and believed that the inroads of the private automobile would lessen. They have not. Nor would the most optimistic street railway man fore« cast when they will, although all are con- vinced that future city growth and develop- ment will continue to depend on high-grade public transportation by street car and bus. Those are the facts, stated simply and fairly. 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