Show Federal Power Commission Faces Reorganization Men May Lose Jobs Favorit Favoritism m Charged Criticisms Aired Editors Editor's Noto Note This is the tho fir first t of two articles in which Rodney Dutcher Washington correspondent for this newspaper and NEA Service Ser Sera vice discusses current criticism criticism of the federal power commission By RODNEY DUTCHER WASHINGTON Someone is almost al almost al- al most lost certain to lose loso hi his Is job as asa asa a L result of oC tho time scandal in time the f federal federal fed fed- deral d- d eral power commission Tho Tue situation situa situa- tion may mm-may he be solved by a complete reorganization or the commission slon may go on as Is Is' after a process of or weeding out but everyone seems to toa a agree eo that continuation of or the present personnel organization Is isI Impossible I in hi e. e Time The three officials of or the time commission corn coma mi mission most vitally concerned aro arc J F. F I- I I n Bonner tho timo executive secretary secre secre- tary Charles A. A Russell the time solid solid- lor tor and William V. V King the time chief chic accountant Tho main charge against Bonner is that lie Jio has lias consistently favored tho time power tru trust t to lo the time detriment detriment- of ot the tho public Interest Tho The charge chargo against Russell and King l is that they disagreed reed with Bonnier Donner bearin bearIng hearIn bear bear- in Ing down own hard har on the tIme utilities Ordinarily such a a. condition mi might ht have been terminated disastrously for Cor Russell Russe and King but iUt several I newspapermen and newspaperwomen men appeared who were vero willing to tell their theft story to the country and lately Russell and Kin King have havo had their day ay In court before Senator Couzens and his senate committee on oil interstate commerce There have since been loud Joud demands from tho tue senate enato for Iho tho prompt discharge c cor of or Bonner and sUg suggestions from the time administration for removal remo of ot nus Russell and amid King THEY ALL MAY GO OUT All three may lose Joso out It is fa significant that tho tIme warmest friends den s of or tho solicitor and the tIme accountant while lauding their theil brave honesty as public servants sel express no iio great hope o of saving their Jobs when Bon ner mier goes hoes They know that nonconformity nonconformity nonconformity non non- conformity In a n. government bureau lu no matter how lofty Jorty its s is time the ono ommo great greal cal cardinal sin in Wash Wash- ington Chairman who is far front from a wild eyed c et radical called th the commission ono of tho timo examples of government o I have ever The rime hearings are arc on oit bill 1111 to erect a a. new hOW power commis- commis ion sion whoso members will bo be full- full time line men Instead of 1 as an at present tho time secretaries o of war ware agriculture an and who can ho time lime to the Iho commissions commission's important duties nUs Russell and Kin King have o testified that Bonner burner tried to get them to evade e or liberally interpret provi- provi sons of or the federal power act for tor the benefit of oC the Iho power com companies They showed that tho thio utilities were padding accounts with millions qt dollars in inflated values which if if- allowed to stand would woul have havo to b be paid palt by the tho taxpayers after alter 60 50 year ar during luring which tho the inflated would bo be used for lor rate making purposes Russell said one of ot tho time first timings thins Bonner told 1 hIm him to do o was to get et in touch with one ono of or th till the power trust representatives es and then to get et Xiii J King to lay Jay off ore the thu power companies The Tho 1 sion s work or of course cours covers er only only- development ment of or power sites leased by the tho government go In itt counter charges Bon i o a n mi e C r charged ct that Io in King W was lS too bus lous that Russe Russell I was in debt au and amid that the lie power companies had hall bc beem n persecuted Russell replied that he lie had imad lost Jost eer everything Including house and amid automobile after a lon long Illness and had owed oved but had already repaid half hiaTt of that b by un un- with his wife which were still stihi continuing The Time power Jower companies want to keep Bonner on the time job joll and to get lid IN of ot Kin King King- and Russell But probably abl ably the they cant can't have ha both hoth wishes |