Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 302, 1 December 1915 — Page 2

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PAGE TWO .THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM,

LITERARY CLUB TO HOLD MOCK TRIAL FRIDAY

V PHILOMATH, lad., Dec. 1 The firat literary meeting held at tbe town

hall Friday evening wai well attended ' considering tbe disagreeable -vreatber. A fine program wat rendered which everybody speeka ; welt of-. Don't fail to attend tbe next meeting in two ' weeks, DeCi 10 "A MocS TriaL, . . : Mr. Mt J. Weber spent Saturday evening with Ml- Bamuel Fisher. . Misees Mabel and Mildred Silnson ' spent Thanksgiving v,-ith the Misses Ples8ingert,..tMr. and Mrs. Walter Hunt and sons of Richmond visited from Thursday until Sunday with her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Doddridge. ....Jake Plankenhorn spent Sunday with his family. .. .Miss Josephine Bertram of hear Cambridge City, became the bride of Mr. Raymond lnder Tuesday. Their future home is -'near here. .. .Robert DuOranrut of Coanersvllle spent Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Plessinger and family. .. .Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Dye of Brownsville were Sunday guests of Mrs. Rachel Wainwright. . . .Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Plankenhorn and son Mrs. Lizzie Waiting. Miss Mary Plankenhorn and Mrs. Willard Rodenberg and sons, Elmer and Charles, attended a surprise on Mr. John Sbadel at his home near Centerville Sunday. The occasion being his 81st birthday.... Mrs. Murlie Clevenger and children Cleo and Ralph visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Miohael McCashland and daughters.

Society

Mrs. Edward Sharp ws hostess yesterday afternoon for a meeting of the Ladies U. C. T. Social club. Mrs. F. G. Bosthwick of Columbus, Ohio, was a guest and gave a pretty reading entitled, "Only a Mother's Heart." After a social hour refreshments were served. On Dec. 28 Mrs. Perry Becher entertains the members.

Mr. and Mrs. William Marlatt re-j turned to their home in Winchester ; Tuesday after a vieit with Mr. and J Mrs. Charles E. Marlatt. j Mr. ar.d Mrs. Claude Addelman en-'

tertalned in a delightful manner last evening at their home. The guests were Messrs. and Mesdarr.es Harlan willett, Ray Kercheval, Louis Niewoehner, Otto Downing, Louis Benge, Thomas Ryan, Charles Kuhlman, Harry Darnell, Edwin Moore and Claude Addelman.

Sketches from Life By Temple

Mrs. S. C. Markley has returned from Columbus, Ohio, where she visited her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Mauger. Mr. John Hasecoster returned Monday from Chicago where he has been epending a few days with Mr. and Mrs.' Walter Fowler and family. Mrs. Fowler was formerly Miss Pearl Hasecoster. A supper will be given this evening at the Second Presbyterian church for the public.

Profit and Loss

DENIES VALUATION

A social meeting of the Aid Society of the Trinity Lutheran church will be held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edward Turner. The Woman's Aid society of the Reid Memorial Hospital will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. W. Randle.

An informal party was given Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Hill. The party was composed of Misses Helen McMinn, Mable Loehr, Eleanor Smith, Hester WUilliams, Donna Hyde, Messrs. Edgar Loehr, Richard Brehm, Myron HHI, John Burris and Horace Parker. The Philathea class of the Second Presbyterian church met last evening with Miss Mary Thomas. The class will give a play sometime in January. The next meeting will be held with Miss Pearl Cully.

ELKS TO INITIATE.

The Elks' lodge will meet in regular session Thursday night at the home on North Eighth street and conduct initiatory work. A large number of Elks are expected to attend.

Continued From Page One. Nothing more should ever be allowed, regardless of the name, which may be applied thereto." Plant la Worn Out. Summing up his arguments, tbe city attorney describes the electric plant of the Light, Heat & Power company as being In a "state of obsolescence and inadequacy," and that it is suffering from "deferred maintenance, and that in order to make it a modern plant will require the expenditure of many thousands of dollars," a point which has been emphasized by Richmond citizens who have been opposing the plan of the city to purchase the plant. Continuing, Mr. Bond writes: "If the plant's obsolescent, inadequate or antiquated condition serves as an impediment to the best possible result, which ought to be expected from a plant similarly situated, and such a condition is the result of deferred maintenance, or failure on the part of this utility to maintain its plant in a reasonable degree of efficiency, as is abundantly shown by the evidence in this case, it is manifestly unjust on the part of the commission to add any value to the plant other than its cost-or-reproduction-new less depreciation as testified to by witnesses. Its obsolescent condition is contrary to the term 'useful,' which is so prominently mentioned in the law defining what shall constitute the principal element in determining the basis for a valuation. Derides Johnson's Claim. "A supreme effort was put forth by the superintendent of this plant, Nimrod H. Johnson, to endeavor to prove the efficiency of this plant on the sole basis that no complaints have been made by its customers to the service which it is rendering. Such evidence

we regard as of little or no value. Tbe best criterion as this plant's efficiency can be ascertained by a comparison of the net results from the operation of this plant and the municipal plant. Both these plants are located practically in the same place and engaged in serving practically the same territory, and a comparison .between the two as to efficiency ought to be of much more weight than the mere declaration of an employe of either plant who might testify that no complaints were registered as to the service rendered. Of course, we could hardly expect the superintendent of this plant to give evidence detrimental to his own administration and derogatory to the plant's value. We are unable, therefore to see anything whatever in such testimony as this which in any way even tends to establish an item of value over and above the fair value of the physical parts of the plant. "The petitioner in acquiring this plant ought not be required to pay anything on account of the past uses of its property."

RICHMOND PLAYERS FORM MARION FIVE

Richmond players for the majority of the polo team which is representing Marion on the rinks this year. The squad is composed of Karl Allison, Joe Bulla, Kid Houghton, Vic Newman, Dutch Oesting and Pop Bannon. The team plays Muncie at Muncie tomorrow night. Games with the Richmond five will be arranged soon.

BLAMES PARENTS

IN TRUANCY CASES That parents ought to be dealt with

more severely when they persist in keeping children out of school, Is the opinion of Truant Officer Melpolder. For the past two days, Mr. Melpolder has been investigating truant cases and reports that in moat Instances the parents are to blame. The truant officer Is considering asking Special Judge CometocK to ' old Juvenile court regularly every Saturday morning. If this were done, he said, cases could be dealt with easier and with greater effect

ent many years of lean earnings and unprofitable business. If the city of

Richmond (In the sense of Its inhabit

ants) hat sot enjoyed the fruits of this competition It ts wholly its fault, and in the fixing of the whole value, and particularly In fixing that element of the whole value, known as going Talue, of the respondent's property in Question, these circumstances should be

taken into consideration and should hare sreat weight;" .

Attack Watts' Version. The testimony of Mr. Watts, the en

gineer who represented the city when

the case was heard before the commission last June, is attacked in the company's brief. It describes his testimony as unreliable and net worthy of consideration. "Watts Is the same

Watts who. In the Richmond city

Water Works rate case, gave estimates on behalf of the City of Rich

mond aa to the value of that utility.

and who this commission declared In its opinion of June 8G, 1914, is. In the judgment of the commission, violent in

his conclusions. His estimates of value

of different property are. in our Judg

ment, far below its real value reads the brief. The declaration is made that upon cross examination it was revealed what Uttle experience and knowledge he had of the actual construction and operation of utility plants. The brief recites that a study of Watts' testimony In tbe case In question and In other cases "suggests a calculated design to Insure a net low result in any event." Wyer Highly Praised. Tbe brief next lauds tbe ability of tbe company's chief consulting engineer, 8. 8. Wyer, whose testimony the city attorney, In his brief, suggests should be given no consideration by the commission. In contradiction to the city's allegation that the electric plant of tbe company is obsolete and Inefficient, the company's attorneys declare that the plant Is an efficient one and contend that the city when the case was heard "did not see fit to claim a reduction in the value of tbe respondent's property on account of inefficiency, and has thereby admitted is of a reasonably high order, and that respondent's plant should be valued by the commission accordingly." It Is set forth that from January 1, 1916 to May 81, 1915, there was an Increase of 28,888 kilowatts over the. corresponding period of 1914, and a reduction of 11.38 per cent in operating cost. In concluding its brief the company addresses the following statements to the commission: Asks Pay fer Lose. "It must .be borne In mind that in taking away from the respondent its electric property the petitioner (the

city) .deprives the respondeat of valuable property , rights which It. has acquired by reason alone-of the fact of years of the Joint ownership and opera tlon of .a gas and electric business combined. The two properties nave been buDt up and placed In successful operation as a combined utility, and, without admitting that the petitioner has the, lawful right to acquire the electrie property alone, we respectfully Insist that If it has the right tt should. In justice, be required to pay the respondent for the lost necessarily caused it by reason of the division

of such trUHtle. Various, conditions have bean created upon the basis of continued ownership and operation of the two properties In combination, and the two properties have been so coordinated as to secure economies and advantages that will be lost to the respondent under the single ownership and conduct of the gas property. An entire readjustment will be necessary to meet the desire upon the part of the petitioner to own and operate the respondent's electric property as aa advantageous adjunct to Its own electric property.

CRIPPLE LEARN8 TO WALK.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind. Dec. - 1.-

John Davisson Farrell, who has spent most of bis young life In a wheel chair.

surprised bis physicians here by walk

ing several blocks. He climbed out of

his chair unobserved and when found was playing on the court house lawn. Physicians have tried repeatedly to straighten the boys crippled limbs without Euccess.

BRIEF

HEARING IS FIXED

The case of Thomas C. Davis and Eva J. Cole of the Dr. A. B. Simpson CO., of this city, charged with violation of the food and drug act, has been set for hearing in Indianapolis on January 6, by Judge Anderson. The defendants entered a plea of not guilty before the court yesterday afternoon.

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auo Bd uiojj pnui)uoo tion with the Light, Heat & Power company. "It is easily deducible from the evidence in the case," the brief continues, "that, but for the competition of the municipal plant, the respondent company would have enjoyed a profitable and prosperous career and would now be in possession of an operating plant and equipment adequate for all the needs of the city and its inhabitants for electricity for light, heat and power. "The unequal and morally, if net legally speaking, unfair competition of the city has forced upon the respond-

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