Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1929, Page 10

10 ##% IMARYLAND TOWNS 10 GET CURRENT Potomac'- Edison Company Works. Out Agreement With Montgomery Communities. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 8—That the Potomac - Edison _Electric - Pewer Co. stood ready and willing to s\{gply cur- rent to the communities of Woodfield, Cedar _Grove, Hendersons Corner, Clarkesburg, Lewisdale, Browningsville and Etchison at rates as low, if not lower, than the Consolidated Gas Elec- tric Light & Power Co. was the state- ment of R. Paul Smith, vice president of the Potomac-Edison Co., at & hear- ing before the Public Service ‘Commis- slon yesterday. The hearing was held on petition of residents of these communities, who had banded together under the name of the Montgomery County Electric Light and Improvement Association, who claimed that these communities were being dis- criminated against by the Potomac- Edison Co., the Damascus Light & Power Co. and the Potomac Electric Power Co. of Washington, which had ‘refused to extend their lines except at exorbitant rates. Petition Filed. The association, through Attorney Joseph C. Cissel, filed a formal petition on September 24 asking the commission %o direct the Consolidated Co. of Balt more to enter this territory which, un- der an agreement between the three power compnm ha%o been allotted to otomac-E n . ‘-hfirP Smith declared on the stand that had it not been for the Damascus Co. all these communities would now be served with_electric energy by their company. The Damascus Co., he de- clared, was formed by residents of these communities and bought their current from the Potomac-Edison Co. In view of this fact, he said, their company would not feel it was just the right thing to do to start serving communi- ties contiguous to the territory served by the Damascus Co. and in that way enter into direct competition with the company which was buying its power from the Potomac-Edison Co. Under the agreement entered into_with the Damascus Co., the Potomac-Edison Co. had the right to take over the forms but hesitated to do so as the‘mck holders of the Damascus Co. “took & civic pride in their ownership” and for this reason the Potomac-Edison Co. hesitated to exercise its option, To Take Over Company. “Negotiations have just been con- cludedg," ‘Mr. Smith said, “by which the Damascus Co. will be taken cver and a hearing will be held by the com- mission on October 10. As soon as we receive permission to absorb the Da- mascus Co. we will start extending our lines into all of these communi- tles and feel certain that there will be no further cause for complaint from the residents of this section.” Mr. Smith submitted three plans, the first of which was for the entire terri- tory covered by the petition, which em- braces extensions of 227 miles and would cost $25,000. This plan would serve 139 customers, on which a residentia]l and commercial allowance of $14,500 would be made, leaving $10,- 500 to be made up by the consumers, which would amount to $75.54 each. Plaa_No. 2 covered 17.2 miles, at a cost of $19,000 and serving 120 cus- tomers, on which a residential and commercial allowance of $12,400 would be made, leaving a balance of $6,600, which would amount to & deposit of $55 by each consumer. Plan No. 3 called for extensions of 20,4 miles, at a cost of $22,200, which would serve 136 customers, on which a residential and commercial allowance of $14,200 would be made and requir- ing a deposit of $8,000 from the con- sumers, which amounts to $58.82 each, None of the plans included current to Unity or Etchison, which will served by the Consolidated Co. as soon as the State Roads Commission finishes paving the main highway. Further Allowances. A further allowance of $50 for an electric refrigerator, $25 for electric ranges and $25 for electric washers, vacuum cleaners and iron combinations would be made by -the-eompany on resi- dential customers, while an allowanece of $50 per horsepower would be made on_commercial cortracts. Statements tirat the residents of these communities had been charged as' high as 20 cents per kilowatt hour were de- nied by Mr. Smith, who stated the average rate of his company was 6%, cents per kilowatt hour for the 40,000 consumers served, which were made up entirely of small communities, the com- pany serving no large cities. R. F. Bonsall, manager of the gen- eral service department of the Consoli- dated, declared that his company be | 30d ordered him SUBURBAN NEWS LEWIS WILSON JARMAN, President of Mary Baldwin was the honor guest at Staunton, Va., at a reception marking the 100th anniversary of Miss Mary Julia Baldwin’s birthday. RITCHIE ORDERS PROBE OF SHOOTING Deplores Seéréhinq of Capital Youth by Berwyn -Constable. Having yesterday issued a formal statement deploring the manner in which William R. Acker, 23-year-old law.student of 1517 Van Buren street, | claims to have been stopped and seareh- ed by 'a plain-clothed constable, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie will tomorrow confer with the young man to obtain his ver- sion of the occurrence. Acker revealed this morning that he had an appoint- ment with the governor. His father has already written the executive. . In his statement yesterda) upon State police to make an inves! tion, Gov. Ritchie declares that shoot! at motorists and searching them at the point of & gun would not be tolerated in Maryland if he could prevent it. “Such occurrences are not frequent in Maryland, I am glad to say,” the state ment read, d I shall ask Col. Baugh- man to have the State police make an investigation of the incident. “I regret that such a thing should oc- cur at all, and I want to get a ough and 'impartial report of the cir- cumstances surrounding the case. Al- though no formal complaint has been made to me, it is a matter of public knowledge now and I think that an in- vestigation should be made. If it is found that the constable is at fault, 1 probably will take the matter up with the town authorities of Berwyn or tl county commissioner, ‘or pointed the constable, so that such pracs tice may be discouraged in the future.” Apparently Gov. Ritchie ordered the investigation before the letter written by Samuel N. Acker, father of the young man, reached his office. Acker expected to appear before the county commissioner of Prince Georges at its weekly meeting today, and County Commissioner Duvall said he would pre- sent the constable’s aspect of the case to the board. Acker’s complaint is that, while re- turning from the soclal visit near Laurel Friday night two men in plain clothes drove along side him, ited & pistol to stop. inking he was being robbed he put on speed and a chase ensued, the law student finally sto] when the pistol was discharged. He complains that he was searched, but finally permitted to proceed. Makinj ‘that '8 for one of a similar make and model, which he had seen drive away from the scene of an overturned liquor car a few minutes before. Good's account of the search, however, differs lAnksevenl details from that given by cker. N In discussing the matter with news- paper men Good declared Saturday ght: “Tell Acker if he isn't satisfied with Georges County and I will arrest him on at least three charges.” Acker says he was out to Laurel again ‘was 1 ot _anxious to enter this territory and | Sunday and wants to know why the preferred that the Potomac-Edison Co. be given the franchise. Senator J. Frank Harper, acting chairman of the Public Service Com- mission, announced at the close of the hearing that, while the commission had nothing to do with the agreement en- tered into by the three power companies in regards to serving sections of Mont- gomery and Prince Georges Counties, the commission recognized it as a fair division and felt its provisions should be carried out. Delegation Present. In view of -this, the territory in dis- pute belonged to the Potomac-] Co., and he said he felt certain the company would not only extend its lines into these communities, but also would give consumers good service and fair rates. A large delegation, headed by J. D. ‘Watkins, chairman of the Montgomery County Electric Light & Improvement Association, attended the hearing. In addition to Attorney Cissel, the follow- ing representatives were present: Rev. Henry H. Nichol of Cedar Grove, C. D. Day of Clarkesburg, H. W. Beall of Lewisdale, F. 8. Gladhill of Brown- ingsville, E. D. King of Hendersons Corner, W. E. Lewis of Clarkesburg, E. D. Hawkins of Woodfield and J. E. Hawkins of Etchison. 3 BAR BODIES TO DINE. Monthly Luncheon Plans Outlined by Arlington Association. . Epecial Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., October 8—At the monthly luncheon meeting of the Arlington County Bar Association held here yesterday, . President' Charles T, Jesse, announced the appointment of a special committee to plan for the joint annual field day of the bar associations of the sixteenth judicial circuit -to be held this year in Arl the date and place Those named are Claude O. cl ; J. Hammond Bre: association. The is ring holding the event at either the Army, Navy and Marine lub or. the Washington Golf and itry SEA SCOUTS ORGANIZE. Special Dispatch to The Star. RADDOCK, Va., October 8. Aapprentice seamen. Meetings will be held each Friday at the church auditorium. lington Coun 1 to, be announced “jater. constable did not make good his Commisisoner Willlam A. Duvall said he had made an investigation of the matter and found .Good was sent to ;he Jwen“e of 'th; omm nqug‘rm car y Justice of 'eace Phillips. ‘The commissioner said he would raise the question whether or not Phillips had a right to send a constable on & case by Lin uor car was apprehent pol before the constable arrived. Acker ap) at the courthouse in Upper Marlboro, Md., this morning to lgnhh u}uicbe{m the county commis- sioners. was promised & this afternoon. = ot Meantime Acker was advised that the commissioners could not take any definite s suggested that he fer charges before the grand jury, wl 4s now in session. NIGHT SCHOOL STARTS IN.ARLINGTON COUNTY Special Dispatch to The Star. ° CLARENDON, Va. c Night school in Arl inaj it of"75 and a corps of five teachers under supervision -of 8. P. Vanderslice, ipal of the school; other members calling | - | lumbia is altogether industrial.” to| las O'Keefe of Sandy Lg:mnd in the miatter and it was | your excellent paper to " 0L PLANT AGTION Proposed ‘Arlington Site De-| clared to Be in Industrial Territory. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Staft Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., October 8.—The right of Arlington County to & conimer- clal water front on the navigahle part of the Potomac River was defended to- day by Supervisor B. M. Hedrick and zon\nfn Commissioner Robert H. For-| man, in commenting upon their reasons for voting to permit the erection on the Lee Highway, in Rosslyn, of an oil e and distirbution p! by the Sun Oil Co. of Philadelphia. In a brief summary of the wharfage situation of the county, Hedrick pointed out that formulated by Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- for the construction of the Mount Vernon Boulevard: have already destroyed the most logical water front of the county from a commercial point of view, that section lying between the L‘linmh“y Bridge and the Alexandria e. Because of the route of the boulevard, which lies along the course of the river, and the plans of the Federal Govern- ment to so construct this road as to prohibit access to it except in a few places, it would be impractical for any industrial plant desiring wharfage fa- cilities to locate in that .section, it was pointed out. Continuing north from the Highway Bridge, a study by the Zoning Com- mission reveals, Forman sald, that there Is no navigable water to a point opposite Georgetown' because of Little River and Analostan I':}lndm 5 = Immediately joining Key Bridge nng zlxctlex:’?nn‘ n; short lg!.n.mee up ;o an uding roperty acquired by the oil company Eu tpfie only part of the county now suitable for industry desiring wharfage facilities, it was said, and the plans of the National Capital Park and Planning Commiseion, if put into effect, would render useless for - | commerce this section, too. “Arlington County does not object to donating to the beauty of the National Oapital that portion of her boundaries lying opposite Potomac Park,” Hedrick declared, “but we do not feel that she should also be called upon to ite that p‘"z lying opposi! It the granting. of thm that it will be necessary for the county to encourage industry in order that the taxes to be derived from them will over- come in some degree the loss to the ?%ngo trem %I the nuvenue from the efferson ct recen Al%n:dm. 2 y annexed by is the first statement of any kind to have issued by either o(ytbeu men since they voted to grant the per- mit in the face of strang opposition m‘ybom within and without the — MONTGOMERY TEAM WINS POULTRY PRIZE 4-H Club Captures Judging Contest at Hagerstown Fair—Going to New York. By égml Correspondent of The Star. LLEGE PARK, Md., October 8.— unnmmea‘ County's team was vic- torious in Maryland State 4-H Club mum-y-jud:lnx contest at the Hagers- wn. Fair last week and two of the members of the team selected to repre- sent the State at the national to be held in New York next Jan 1t was announced at the extension X worth Pauley of Gaithersburg. Hender- contest | uary, ‘These two men were presen Arlhxton Clllrl', United Daughters of the Confederacy. in Ashton Heights and Mr. Piersqn in Clarendon, Va. LANDSCAPE BIDS. By » Staff Correspondent of The Star. SLIGO, Md., October 8.—The West- cott Nursery Co. was the lowest bidder of seven received for the landscaping of the grounds around the armory of the Service Company, Maryland Na- tional Guard, which is commanded Lieut. Joseph C. Cissel. The bids were opened by Lieut Ward W. Caddington. They follow: - Westcott Nursery Co., $1,347.70; C. I. Evans, $1,362.52; W. R. DeLas| mutt, $1,998.54; Rock Creek Nursery, $2,572; W. H. McCeney, jr., $1,380. M & Ruj m‘l 'Bll'b 34, Ridgeville N by | w KENNETH PIERSON. ted with the Cross of Military Serviee by the Capt. Dinges resides CITIZENS TO MEET. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEEWAY, Va., October 8.—The Lee- way Citizens’ Assoclation will hold its monthly meeting tonight at rt E. Lee School. Chief among a number of important subjects for consideration i1l be the “Back-to-the-District” reso- lution offered by J. Cloyd Byars to the Arlington County Civic Federation sev- eral months ago and referred to its con- stituent bodies for individual action and a resolution in support of Sheriff How- ard B. Plelds’ fight for a sufficlent num- ber of officers to afford children pro- from traffic the schoolhouses ARLINGTON DINNER Governor Accepts Invitation to Make Address at Cham- - ber Meeting. By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., October 8 ceptance by Gov. Harry F. Byrd of an invitation to attend the quarterly mem- bership mzetlnr of the Arlington Coun- ty Chamber of Commerce on October 26 was announced today by Keith A. Brumback, president of the trade body, upon his return from Richmond. Brumback headed a committee com- posed of Commissioner of ' Revenue Harry K. Green, Guy N. Church, M. E. Church and Ashton C. Jones, which | yesterday went to Richmond to urge the governor to appear as the prin- cipal speaker at the air, While in Ricnmond the committee conferred with Gov. Byrd and H. G. Shirley, chairman of the Virginia State Highway Commission, regarding the development of this section of the State and reported that they were highly pleased with the co-operation promised. Shirley was also invited to attend the meeting and stated that he | o\ would come if possible. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, vice chairman and executive officer of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, has also accepted an in- vitation to speak at the dinner, so it is hoped that a number of mmtters of vital importance to both Arlington County and the District of Columbia will be settled for all time at this meeting. ‘The meeting will be held at the Washington-Lee High School. The original pl led for dinner lock to be followed by the SUBURBAN NEWS, ALBERT A. ADY, Assistant agricultural agent for Mont- gomery County, is training the Mont- gomery County boys, Paul Mills of Tra- vilah and G. T. Barnsley of Olney, who will represent the State in the rafter- splicing contest to be held at St. Louis in connection with the annual national airy show and the three will leave for that city Thursday. speaking and business meeting in the same room in which the dinner is served. Because of the scheduled ap- peararice of the governor, however, it has been decided to have the speaking at 8:30 o'clock in the auditorium, which will be thrown open to the gen- eral public. Only members of the chamber, their wives and invited guests will attend the dinner, tickets for which are now on sale at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters, on Wilson boulevar SHOOTING INQUEST T0BE HELD TODAY Alexandria Coroner to Inquire Inte Fatal Wounding of Irving Guckert. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Vs, October 8.—An inquest into the fatal shooting of Irving Guckert here Friday night was to be held by Dr. T. Marshall .ones, city coroner, here this afternoon in police headquatters. | Richard C. Acton, 51, who shot Guckert at the climax of a quarrel in | the boller room of the Beck & Guckert | greenhouses, where Acton was night watchman, is being held on a charge of murder. Acton’s bond has been set at $5,000, but it has not been furnished and he has been removed to the city jail awaiting the inquest. He will be returned to the jail after being questioned by Dr. Jones this aft- ernoon to await his appearance before the grand jury Monday, when an in- dictment cl him with the mur- der of the youth will be sought. Funeral services for the slain boy were held yesterday afternoon at the parents’ residence, at 25 Glendale ave- nue,’by Rev. George Vest, rector of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Brad- dock, and burial was in the Bethcl Cemetery. Couple Licensed to Wed. 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