The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1923, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE COMMISSION ADOPTS A NEW UTILITY RULE Will Value Utility Plants on Cost of Reproduction Theory, Decision IS A MARKED Held Neces: cision of U.S ary Under De- . Cireuit Court, Chariman Says tate railroad commission has hod of valuing on the original cost shing purposes and ds the of the basis of plant less Frank nan d, a radical depart: previous holdings of was applied for the in deciding the case o! Electric Company of tive Vv ons of the railroad lly have shown the metaod valua- higher than the original f policy, Mr. Mil- i . Was made neces ruling of the Unite Cireuit Court of Appeals and CHANGE; Mil- applied to his decision in the Bis- Water Company se Wilbur Booth cf court. marek by Jud federal dis- trict A careful stuly of decisions of Vine courts and <further consider utility Inw leads us to be- lieve that is the method we must adopt.” Mr. Milaolland said, adding that the rule was adopted reluctant: ation of ly Changed Times th from t whi decision in Jamestown alter quoting utility law nm has tae based the past ons, Paragraph Ga {templates that ta ja sufficient period of uormal results. It is a matte common knowledge that naterial greatly since the world war and that to there is no indication that pri will ever return to the pre-war level, There has probably never been a percod when it was so difficult. to determine, with a ve of what the pri nye into, the will cOst as ne cure ente construction of a future date “Prices continue to fluctuate though several years have elap since the close of the war ne labor nor materials have declined to anything like pre-war (We doubt if they ever will) Until manent level has cannot attempt to find tie so- 1 ‘normal results.” prophesy as to the sin the future, We must ap- reasonable judgment to all the | facts before us ang find a value, | which in our judgment, ‘the fair value 0° the property used }and useful as of the time when the (inquiry is made regarding rates and ply By checking over our shop records we find that Chevrolet owners who bought new cars from us last spring have had an average shop expense of less than ‘ar, or 8¢ a day. per 0.00 This wonderful showing is just another good reason why we are selling so many cars right now. j\GORWIN AGTER CG YOU CAN BUY A TOURING CAR Completely equipped, $176.90 Down Payment 10 Monthly Payments This includes Fire and Theft Insurance for One Year and all interest charges. DON’T DELAY IN PLACING YOUR ORDER. COPELIN MOTOR COMPANY Phone 318. Bismarck, N. D. Do it witha Harley-Davidson The world’s Champion Motorcycle. Don't buy a motorcycle until you get our catalog showing all the new improvements and reduced prices. our easy terms of payment. Ask us about Bismarck Machine & Welding Shop. . Bismarck,N.D. .*- North, f muter- | prices. | nen reached, | ither can} nge of | represents | “FOOLS ommie ‘RULES DRAWN : | ~— TOREGULATE MOTOR LINES State Railroad Commission Prepares to Act Under Law of Recent Legislature i RECEIVE APPLICATIONS Will be Ready to Act on Ap- | plications for Motor Line | Licenses Soon | With rules drawn to govern the operation of motor vehicle inter- city transportation under prov ich., |Sions of the emergency law of the phy <!1923 legislature, the state railroad because, say the: alive when jcommission expects to take action she ought to be dead! Blizabeih;upon applications for certificates had a temperature of 115 degree ning regular transpo: and a pulse heat of 170, but the tation service By foe Bret ce AN hoax was exposed when phy ns {Commissioner Fay Harding, who observed the use of hot water bag |arafted te wales: beats vale Ls to boos: erature, H s be informed He A! that within the near future there a3 ‘wiil be many applications for cer- cates of operation. Rules and regulations cf Wash- ington, California and Utah were case the commis: Iso establisa-/used by the railroad commission \ ed rule that franchise value will not!in drafting the rules of the new | be allowed in nxing the value of # jnhase of its regulatory business, {utility for rate-making purposes. |jt was said by Mr. Harding. The The Jamestown utility clainied 2|commission has tentatively adopt- vuluat’on of $90,000 us franchise | ed a provision enlarging upon the jvalue, In arreving at this, it figured {maximum and minimum liability {that under a special contract wits | insurance required under the law. the ¢ of Jamestown made when | the chise was “granted, it had { Liability Bond Rule | furnished the city with electric pow- | Under the proposed rule, a lia- ler to pump water at an accumulated ; bility bond to guaranteg a recov- : loss of $90,000 over ¢ The com- {ery of up to $5,000 for personal in- mission held that its analysis of the | jury to any passenger of an inter- Jamestown utility's earnings show-| city automobile line would be re- ed ,it had always earned a fair re-| quired, the law providing a maxi- Sturn, and ti the money lost/mum recovery of $10,000 for all through the s contract with | nersc@ injured on vehicles carry- (the c.ty itself was paid by he con- jing twelve passengers or less. On sumers in their rat vehicles carrying from 13 to 20 passengers $15,000 of liability in- surance would be required; on ve- hicles carrying 20 r more passen- gers $20,000 liability insurance In addition liability insurance to | cover up to $1,000 damage to pro- perty of any person other than the insured would be required. Among the rules definitely ‘adopted is one requiring every mo- tor vehicle engaged in the trans- j portation of passengers to stop ; not less, than 20 nor ‘more than 50 feet from a railroad crossing, and ;after making the stop the driver ascertain that no railroad train is app esbine: This Troon, it ™m_ Electric Company | Was stated, is contained in the Cal- uation of $607,868, iy | ifornia law. It. had been urged by { xed by the -, the railroad commission for incor- | , 2.00. The jPoration in law by the legislature. ie ‘ompany were re-; Must Keep to Schedule | duced, effective April 1. Each: vehicle: for: whith''cc! } cate is obtained must have a ;24% inches in height showing ‘route of transportation, non-: chains must be provided in r v. ! weather or on slippery reads; time tables must be maintained show- ing the schedule and time of a ‘BRIBE? CASE { bay " \val and departure; any inter tions of regular service likel continue 24 hours must be r ‘ed to the railroad commission; ja style of emblem will be adopted {by the railroad comm n to he to placed on the vehicles. The ryles also provide that no company shall discontinue any service without ten days notice to {the commission and its perm ne x ‘and provides: tat the comin igs eyes jmay erder alterations in the sch- s The Ransom County Farmers | edules on its own motion or that of Press has carried to the supreme | person or persons affected. court its convention that the Lis- | ee eee bon Free Prest violated the cor-; _ For First. Class Dry Clean {rupt practices act in the last elec. ing. Call Capital Laundry {tion for official newspaper by! Co. Phone 684. | promi ing to send every voter a copy of the official publication of , the delinquent tax list. Evelyn shown h By fair value is meant fair both 't¢ to the ut l.ty and to the consumer.” In its decision in the Jamestown Contract Discriminates In fixing new rates for the W {ern Electric Company | sion held the specia riminatory, but that since the {eg sluture has restricted the power J of the city to increase its budget | | the special rate would be cont.nued lin effect for one year, but taut the | city should prepare to answer why | the discrimination should not be re- | moved after that time. The commis- H so ullowed the utility to add i operat'ng expenses for i id to be lost through the favorable contract for the city {of Jamestown, ' The We ‘asked for NEWSPAPER upreme Court-. Asked Pass on Official. Paper Scrap of Ransom Co. } 1 | \ ROBERTS MURDER TRIAL IS SENT TO GRAND FORKS Lakota, N, D., March 17.—George Rober eged to have confessed g Mrs. F, W. Feldhusen of Lakota; has been granted a change of venue by Judge C. M, Cooley and will be tried in! Grand Forks. Application for the transfer was mude at the opening of the Nelson county court term and was granted | Confidence Never before has any automobile been sold with confi- dence backed up by such an iron-clad guaranty as ours. We dare sell our merchandise with such a guaranty only because of our knowledge and confidence in Overland motor cars. Lahr’s Upkeep Cost Insurance We will keep any new Overland car bought from us during March in proper running condition, including labor and parls—excepting only tires, balteries and speedometers, which are guaranteed by their manufac- turers, and damages from wrecks—for an entire year al a cost of Only 15c a Day All the terror and overcharge of upkeep is hereby eliminated. A definite service at a definite cost. What more could be done to instill confidence in the minds of the‘automobile-buying public? jYou can buy an Over- land with confidence and drive with satisfaction. Chassis $425; Touring and Roadster $525; Coupe $795; Sedan $875, F. O. B., Toledo. by Judge Cooley. The time of trial has not yet been set. i placed at $20,000 in default of Roberts will be held in the Forks county jail. The shooting of Mrs. Feldhusen, a widow, occurred in Lakota on Feb. 5, Roberts immediately went to the po- lice station and surrendered himself to the authorities, claiming the shoot- ing was accidental, BEUEAH COAL now $4.75 per ton delivered. The Wach- ter:Transfer Co. Phone 62. Grand The appeal on behalf of the Ran- jsom County Farmers Press and iChas. G. Bangert says that the |Promise of the Free Press to put j# copy of the paper containing ; ithe delinquent tax list before the voters “constituted the holding out of a prize, reward or prom and something of value to the v ters of Ransom county as a con; tion and | consideration for their! votes” and that it “constitutes a! violation of the corrupt practic? ; lact of the state of North Dakota.” The election was invalidated and | nnulled by such action, it is con-; ended. Since the Ransom County | Farmers Press, publtsher of: i {Enderlin Independent, held the of- |ficial paper previqus to the last | {November election, the supreme | court is asked to declare the elec- | ion null and void,and thus restore the Enderlin Independent as off.- cial paper. aes i Judge Allen decided ‘against the : contention of the appellant in dis- trict court. ean \ Another newspaper casé before the high court'came from Morton ' county yesterday, being appealed by the board of city commissioner of Mandan. The Mandan News, ' as, official paper, had published’: : sewer special assessment. roll. and | ‘ made a charge of” $862.27. The, city contended. the. proper gharge | was $465.30. A jury found for the: city but Ju directed judgment for 62.27 - notwith- standing th nies Th he jutige in m; ever if from a special proceédi: ! TONE UP THE KIDNEYS*. | “Symptom: of Kidnéy. tuouble are’, ‘all gon Watér# clear. and idoes | ‘not burn, Foley :Fi tainly do the” work,’ New -Ovrieqns,, 7-Pass. Phaeton, $1475. oe All Closed Car Comforts In utility the Coach gives all you can get in any closed cars, © The chassis, with the new Super-Six motor is the finest Hudson ever built. ‘It includes all the refinements learned in building 140,000 earlier Super-Sixes: ( The Coach ‘has a sturdy simplicity. It is delight- fully comfortable. It is built to stand the hardest ~ kind of service. Save from #800 to 51200. / : Sedan, $2095 Freight and Tax Extra Coach, $1528: e ~ ckache rheumatic’ pains, ‘tired: ure symptoms of distrossed Foley Kidney Pills tone up} | he kidneys anl. quickly, relieve kidney. | and bladder = tyoubl Refuse suv stitutes. | Ingist upon. Foley’ |e ‘Transfer Co. Phone 62. Di utor. Bismarek, N. D: Coach 51 R.B.LDUBEK MOTOR COMPANY 525 Freight and Tax-Extra Lahr Motor Sales Co. 1 BUY AN OVERLAND AND REALIZE THE DIFFERENCE 5 Fours and 9Sixes make , up the 1923 line of Buicks. Attractive cars at attractive prices. BISMARCK TIRE & AUTO CO. Water- proof MASTE _FORDS — FORDSONS —‘TRUCKS TIMER DON’T have any timer put on until you try the .Ask your dealer or Bismarck Machine & Welding Shop. 218—4th St. i.2 Bismarck, N. D.