Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18
CHALLENGES RIGHT
OF HENDRICK TO SIT
AT GAS HEARING
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Congress. a part of which consists of a
list of stockholders.
Mr.. Clayton then recited a list of
the following amounts of stock,
which. he stated, he found from the
reports were in the name of J. r.
Hendrick: 1908. LAOS shares: 1910.
4173; J911. 2,SSo: 1912, 3s4; 1913. 1.s41 (:
l1914. 2.177; 1915. 2.2s2: 1916. 1927;
lls17, 2.132: 1913. 2.047; 1919. 2,122.
Mr.. Clayton added that the records
as of January Is, 1920. showed 2,268
shares in Mr.. Hendricks name. He
then stated that he learned upon in
quiry at the gas office on Saturday
that there had been no change in the
ownership of this stock.
Chairman Kutz interrupted to ask
Mr.. Clayton if he meant to imply that
Mr.. Hendrick took a false oath, as a
member of the Utilities Commission.
Attorney Clayton replied, he. was
merely presenting facts as he said he
had found them.
II don't know where you get that
statement" interposed Attorney Minor
of the gas company. The records
show Mr.. Hendricks stock has been
transferred"
Officials of the. gas company then
sent for Mr.. Whitwell, the assistant
secretary, to determine just what was
Saturday. The commission took a
recess.
Before taking this recess Col. Kutz
asked Mr.. Clayton if it might not be
possible that Mr.. Hendrick had dis
posed of his stock in the gas COM
pany.
Mr.. Clayton replied. that the Com
missioner may have disposed of the
stock at a sacrifice because Of the
good he felt he could do as a member
of the commission.
L Col. Kutz suggested that the utili-
ties law contemplated the fact that a
member of the commission might
previously have owned. stock by re-
ferring. to such holdings in, the law.
|, Mr.. Clayton renlied that the law con-
templated having the commission SO
Ifar rem0yed from connection. with the
companies as to enable the public to
accept it's decisions. At this point Mr..
Whitwell arrived and took the stand.
i No stock in HeAdrick'sr Name.
t. In answer to a, question, from Attor-
ney Minor, Mr.. Whitwell testified that
there is no stock now in the, name of
Mr. Hendrick.
|, Does Col. Kutz own. any stocks?"
asked the attorney.
Mr.. Clayton objected that he did not
want the inference to go in the rec
ord that he thought any other men,
her of the. commission had held stock.
Col. Kutz ruled the question in order
and the witness stated that neithar
Col. Kutz nor Miss Beardman kidd
stock.
Mr.. Clayton then. asked Mr.. Whit
we'll whether Corporation Counsel
Stephens or. any employee of the COM
mission is. listed as. a. stock holder.
The witness replied that so far. as he
knew they do not own stock.
Mr.. Clayton asked the witness If
he remembered saying on Saturday
| that the stock was very inactive and
that he did not recall any large trans
fers in recent months.
Mfr. Whitwell replied that he did
| talk to Mr.. Clayton about the COM
pany's stock transfers, but added that
he did not recall the transfer Of Mr..
Hendricks stock, until after Mr.. Clay
ton had left the Office.
ITO whom was the transfer made
Clayton asked.
| ITO Charles 1. Corby." replied the
witness. He added that the amount
of the transfer was. 2,31S shares This
figure was, larger. than. the number
IMr. Clayton referred to (2,268 shares)
as being credited to Mr.. Hendrick in
the. report of January last. 1t was
Explained that the additional amount
was acquired since January.