Evening star., 1926-09-19
HIGHER PHONE RATE.
IN RICHMOND IS HIT.
Appeal of Company in Dis
pute Before Supreme Court.
-. Oyster Season Opens.

RICHMOND. Va. SeFHt NHlber Is.-
Patrons of the Chesapeake and Po-
tornac Telephone &C. art not disposed
to accent the increase ~ rates for
that corpanv with cnn1pitcency. and
the bills mailed out f2c August and
Septenn be1--none were mailed until
after the corporation commission had
ruled in the m2tter-c2r.'ied the in
crease allowed by the commission.
through thai vas i,t$' * ;>tl ce1' o. the
demand Of the telerhore conpa ny.
The consolidation of the bills for the
two months brought realization of the
, action of tho ccn1,nie>tT : u. he pro
tests were 'oud and numerous. The
bills carried tho usual ro-icf to the
effect THAT. IL ease the appeal of the
COMPANY tn the cni~ts resulted in an
increase es demanded. the same
would he retroactive.
The appeal cf the te'enhone com
pany is now before tho Supreme
Court Of The State. and in case the
decision IL contrary to the wishes of
the telephone cop1p7 ~. il will find its
way to the United States Supreme
Court. where the DELAY necessary for
its presentati tion and cons'd' ration is
expected 70 consume long time.
One feature Of the controversy he
tween Co.. Byrd and the officers of
the conipon- is to he found in news
paper comments on the matter. and
ina recent issue of a pa per in one of
the cities tho co""rnor w@e criticized
in manner that won the approval
Of friends OF the telephone company.
The Virginia oyster season began
this week. and with the rising Of tha
sun for the first daN there We're sew
eral thousand rnt n out on the Fhesa
peake Bav and the oyste" grounds
kA Are tCh a
and handlers say that the receipts SO
far indicate that tho ovst@r9 D." !" 10
equal to the best that the State has
produced with demand strong.
The officers IF the food division are
keeping the closest watch on the
oysters to discover if there is the least
contamination. bur no trace Of any
, thing indica tins that the product is
not wholesome has beer found Deal
ers say that the general business will
not approach it's maximum before the
advent Of the first frost and after
that time the market win he supplied
with the best from, the waters Of the
State. The prices so far are no lower
than they have been for several
years.
Military mon are much Interested in
the renort that orders are soon to
issue from Washington for the forma
tion Of brigade of artillery for the
States Of Maryland and Virginia.
There is regiment Of artillery in
each Of the States. both attached to
the National Guard. With the re
port there is already being mentioned
Col, William H. Sands Of the 111t!l
Field Artillery. Norfolk. as the briga
dier general OF the brigade, and also
Col. John A. Cutchins ct Richmond
chief of staff of the oath Division.
Mai. Cen. Anton Stephan Of the 29th
Division is due for retirement with
the coming OF the new year. and the
understanding is that Brig. Gen. Mil
ton 4. Rec kford of Maryland. a. this
time adjutant general, will he urge I
a. the successor OF Gen. .Stephan n.
Both Col Sa nds and Col. Cutchins are
overseas men. have fine records and
they have long been prominent in the
National Guard. Orders for the for
nation of the brigade are expected
before the end of the month.
Announcement is made here that
contra citing and real estate organiza
ton will A once proceed with plans
for the construction of rot lass tha y
.o0n new homes the entire To- TO he
completed and ready for o~cupa ncH
by June !. The proposed new struc
lures are to cost not less than s3.o0n.~
600. the houses to he Of the smaller
type. modern. with all the facilities Of
the city--pavements. water. sewers.
lights gas-and intended primarily Cor
homes for people Of moderate means.
The locations Of the homes are in all
parts of Richmond. where there are
a great many homes costing 5000
to $4,000.
Republicans are offering fcur candi-
dates for Congress from Virginia for
the November election. along with an
independent in one district in which
the Eeruhlicans have named thew
man. No concern whatevor is felt
for the success ~ the Democrats in
any of the districts. save tina: in the
ninth where there is always fight.
The campaign is in full swing at some
point every day and will continue to
the end of the speech ma king sea son.
The candidates on the part ri the Re
ruhlicans are. Lester s. Parsons. IN
the second district. in opposition 10
Joseph T. Deai. the Democrat: w. r.
Talbot Of Winchester in opposition
TO Eepre sentative Thoma< W Jarri
son Of Winchester. the Democrat. and
s pahney Harrison of Clarke is the
independent candidate in ne Sane
district. having heen in the race two
wears ago: Representative II. Walton
Moore of the eiGhth district ls on
posed ny i. t. Leedy of Mars ssas, he
nominee OF the Repuhlca ne, an7 in
the ninth & r. Hurley "f Wise County
is seeking 20 displace Es presnta'iNf
George C. Peery of farewell Otner
districts have met. ranva -TeG he field
and adjourned without the fcrra'ity
Of making a nomination.