The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-10-25
TO court
Attorneys For Ohio Gas
Companies Nay Go
OOD't Like Increase Made By
Tax Commission

Ohio gas interests ar contemplating
action In the courts against the state
tax commission to test the methods Of
appraising these properties. and
change the valuations just announced.
l.. d. Denning, attorney for the Nat.
ural Gas Association Of Ohio and spe.
cial counsel for several large compan.
les, including the Ohio Fuel Supply
Company, says that while no definite
policy concerning the new valuations
has been determined upon, It Is likely
that suit will be fled In the courts
against the commission. II IL said
that the gas companies take excep.
tion to a method, believed to be used
by the commission. Of capitalizing
rentals Of leases. The gas companies
charge these items to the expense &C.
counts, taking them on their earn.
ings. The commission, It is said, uses
the same factor as In determining val.
uation from earnings, and multiplies
the rental, making the total an addi.
tional item of appraisement.
The position Is taken by the COM
mission, however, that its methods Of
arriving at valuations are of no con-
cern to the gas companies, as the low
Is silent as to the method and simply
orders that an appraisement equal to
100 cents on every 81 is placed on the
property. Any action in court, for this
reason, it is said must be for the pur-
pose of determining whether valua-
ton fixed by the commission Is fair
As demonstrating this point, COM
pany having annual gross revenues Of
1000 is taken. It Is assumed that its
expenses amount to $50,000, leaving a
net of $25,O00. Leases cost the com.
pany annually $4,000, leaving the net
$4,000. Assuming that the factor 10
Is used in arriving at the valuation,
100000 would be the result after
charging on the lease expense. How.
ever, the same total valuation would
b obtaind without charging out the
lease and using the factor 8 instead
of 10. Tho fallacy Of the plan Of
charging Off the rentals from the earn.
ings before fixing q valuation Is sug.
gested by a company having net of
| $4,000 and leases costing $4,000.
Husband Is Cruel
Hattie Stone has commenced pro.
ceedings for divorce from her hus-
band Henry Ellsworth Stone, in the
Ashland court Of common pleas. They
were married Jan. 26, 1911. Plaintiff
as grounds for legal separation, says
her husband has been guilty of gross
neglect of duty towards her in this:
That for more than six months he has
entirely failed, and refused to support
her and their daughter, Blonda. and
in that time has not contributed any.
thing toward the care. maintenance
and support of the family.
Mrs. Stone slso claims in her petit
ticn that he has been extremely cruel.
by striking and otherwise mistreating
and abusing her. Defendant is en-
ployed as brakeman upon the Penn
sylvania railroad and is located at
Crestlie. earning about 500 per
month.
Wherefore plaintiff prays that she
may be allowed a reasonable amount
OF alimony for support Of herself and
child, and decreed divorce and Gus
ltody Of the child and such other relief
las the circumstances of the case may
require. Mykrantz & Patterson. attor-
|neys for plaintiff-Mansfiel Shield.
Marriage LIeenses-
Leonard Edwin Rawlinson, limo
type operator, Mt. Vernon. and Faye
Pauline Treese. Clay township. Rev.
William z. Hull.
Lester Carts Ogg, dentist. and Jen.
ME Elizabeth Hilliar, both Of Mt. Yer.
non. Rev. William q. Hull,
Deeds Filed
!, Mary II. Brown to George Reveal,
parcel In Howard, $4,000.