Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-02


of a public utility's property is it's
fair value for rate-making purposes
and that the utility is entitled to not
less than a : per cent return on the
value so determined. Justice Brandeis,
in dissenting from the opinion of his
colleagues, declared that "'spot' re-
production would be impossible of ac-
complishment without the aid of Alad-
din's lamp" He held that any esti-
mate of spot" reproduction would be
"delusive' If based on spot prices Of
labor, materials and money when the
plant required years for completion.
Other opinions of the court upheld
the confiscation of automobiles used
In the illegal transportation of liquor;
declared rigid coming laws constitu-
tional and public necessity; and re-
jected an appeal questioning the va
lidity of the Massachusetts daylight
saving law. The court also upheld the
sentences imposed upon William r.
Brims, former president of the Car
penters' District council In Chicago,
and "a other officers of either the
council the mill mems association or
the Carpenter Contractors association
in Chicago, for conspiracy to violate
the Sherman act
XXIET members of the senate are
w determined to prevent any tight
ening up of the prohibition laws in the
short session of congress, II that Is
possible. Senators Edwards of New
Jersey and Broussard of Louisiana
have called conference for Deem
Der 6, inviting Senators Edge, Bruce,
Copeland Wadsworth, Reed of Mis-
souri,, Halves and Walsh Of Massachu-
sets. Reed of Pennsylvania also was
asked to be present.
The coast guard pulled off rather
startling stunt when it seized the Ger
man barkentine Carmen $40 miles Off
New York and brought her to port,
presumably because she was laden
with whisky though she had not land
ed any. But orders came from WASH
ington to release the vessel and she
W dS COANCyCu Oul vi tHC ICW IOfh
port In shipping circles it was be-
lieved the coast guard had mistaken
the identity of the ship.
Gov. w. W. Brandon Of Alabama
went with eight friends to camp near
Magnolia Springs. and the sheriff raid
ed the place and seized lot of liquor.
Every member Of the party denied
ownership of the booze, but each was
held under bond on charges of ille-
gally possessing liquor. Every one
who attended the last Democratic ma
tional convention will remember Bran
don as the perpetual announcer Of "24
votes for Underwood"
CHICAGO, having been assigned the
~ annual Army-Navy football game.
fairly spread itself to do honor to the
event. The game itself, the outcome
of which is not known at this writing,
was almost a minor feature. The ca
diets from West Point and the midship-
men from Annapolis were taken to the
city on special trains, paraded on
Michigan boulevard, took part in the
formal dedication Of Soldier field and
its stadium, and were handsomely en-
tertained at lunches, dinners and
dances. Vice President Dawes and
General Pershing were among the
throng of notable personages who at
tended the dedication and the game.
Joseph McKENNA, former justice
y of the Supreme court. died in his
apartments In Washington after an i'll
ness of several months. He was eighty
four years of age. Chief Justice Taft
and the associate justices acted as
honorary pallbearers at the funeral.
Leonid Krassin. Russian soviet
charge d'affaires in England. died in
London Of pernicious anemia. He was
one Of the most gifted of the Russian
diplomats of today and was In the
midst of important negotiations with
the British government
New York society lost one Of it's
best-known leaders in the death Of
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs at Newport.
She was Theresa Alice Fair before
her marriage, and for years she, Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs. o. Fl. p. Bel
mont were the rulers Of New York
and Newport society.
TT is probable that there will be
great railway strike soon in Can
ada, for $4,000 conductors and train
men have voted to quit their posts.
They are dissatisfied with rne refusalt
OF the Canadian National and Canadi-
an Pacific railways to grant them the
9 per cent wage increase which was
obtained by trainmen In the United
States.