Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1922, Page 26

THE * EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, COKE Just the fuel for Spring. You can keep a smaller fire in your furnace with coke than with coal. shown’ in our office and a booklet for the asking. Samples $11.00 ton, in all sizes. John P. Agnew & Co. 728 14th St. PERPETU BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 43 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity. Assets More Than $7,000.000 Surplus Nearing $800,000 Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY. President JOSHUA W. CARR. Secretary l For that summer cottage you need our Florence Automatic * Stove +MUDDIMAN{ 616 12th St.—1204 G St. | IOy, 'See the . New F-50 Mitchell Auto Show “A Flow of Power” Space 5 Neumeyer Motor Co. 1823 14th Street N.W. Let Plitt Up Your Home —by having his experts in Painting, Paper- hanging and Tpholstering help in the spring Clean-up! Paint-up! work. Phone Main 42245, 1325 14th St. Main 4224-3 Check] 1“Chex” That {| wi= !Cough Cough) |Syrup At All First-class Drug Sl.oRI. \ KAUEMAN, i Eyes Seientifically Examin- ed Witheut Drops. Glasnes Fitted—Repaired. 1720 Pa. Ave. ;0 Fa%.. S 00 SUNDAY EXCURSION NEW YORK Sunday, April 2 Special Through Train Leaves Washington Saturday Midnight, N 12:45a.m.: arrives Penna, heart of New York City, m. Returning, leaves New York 5:30 p.m. & Similar excursion Sunday April 30 Tickets on sale beginning Friday preceding date of excursion Pennsylvania System The Route of the Broadwsy Limited DI/ II10 IS0 P00 L LI 0 P 12 P Experienced Advertisers Prefer _THE STAR [ v ‘schednla H and street lighting, which i 1 | the Supreme Court of the District of 1 i N|allowed. and the records in ‘the case Direct to Penna. Sta., Tth Ave. and 324 8t. | i 7 CLAINS TAX BASS RECTEDBY COURT iPotomac Company to Cite i Ruling as Affecting Com- ! mission’s Rate Decision. When tae Public Utilities Commission | Boes before the District Supreme Court | for approval of the & per c.nt reduction jin electric light rates c:dered yester- {day the Potomac Electric Power Com- {pany will call attention (o the fact that the commission continues to base rates {on a valuation that the Court of Ap- peals has held to be incorrect. l This intention was made known today |by William F. Ham, { power compan: “I don't kmow that we will formal objection to the court's ap. al of the reduction,” sald Mr. Ham, “but we certainly will see taat the court is | made aware of the fact that the Court |of Appeals has decided agamst the { commission’s valuatien, on which rates {ave based.” i 'The 5 per cent cut announced late j vesterday was predicted in The Star several days ago and reduces the | amount which the company may use | { from 5.075 cents per kilowatt hour to | s approximately 7% cents. ! Record for Low Rate. This is the lowest electric light rate the District has ever had. Consumers, however. will. have to continue paying the company 10 cents per Kkilowatt until the United States Supreme Court renders a verdict on the valuation of the power company’s property. Mr. Ham pointed _out that after the | District Supreme Court sustained the commission’s valuation the company in all rate cases assumed that valua- tion to be corre Now that the Court of Appeals has reversed the! lower tribunal, Mr. Ham contends, the president of the make SPEECH MADE IN : Unable to t commission should assume that’ de- cision to be correct until the United | States Supreme Court speaks. May Reduce Revenues. H | 1f the court approves the 5 per cent | discount decided upon by the commil n the revenues of the compan: 1l be reduced by approximately | $150,000. liven with that reduction, | the company will earn $24,500 in exc of a 7 per cent return for 1 ac- | cording to the commission's figures. { i~ At the rate hearing on March 1. Wil iam F. Ham, president of the power ! company, told Chairman Keller of the | commission he could not predict what | i volume of business the company ex-! ! pected to do during 1922 | The commission states in its decision | | that it made no aliowance for possible increased business during the year | when it decided upon a reduction that | is expected to vield more than 7 per | cent on the. vaiue of the property as| fcund by the commission. | The commission stated ¢cmphatical in its decision that it will not attempt to revise the fair value of the power | company property until the United | States Supreme Court renders a ver-i dict on the original valuation, which | the company has been contesting iu | the courts since 1917 | i Matter of Bodkkeeping. { The reduction of 5 per cent in elec- | tric light rates at this time is simply a matter of bookkeoping. Users of ! current will continue to pay 10 cents! {per kilowatt hour until the highest court in the land decides whether the commission was right in its estimate of fair value of the property. The decision reads, in part, as fol- 1o nder all the circumatances of this case, therefore, the commission is of | the opinion that a discount of 5 per | !cent from the rates fixed by it in its order No. 430 is fair and reasonable ! and should apply to each schedule, ex- cept to schedule H (heating and cook- ing schedule), to minimum customers under schedule A and to street and | park lighting. As stated in order N 430, the rates under the various sched- ules are fairly well balanced, except are both relatively low. 7 “At the hearing in this case. the; Potomac Electric Power Company submitted the following statement re- garding the fair value of its property jas a basis for fixing the rates to be charged for its service: ““That on November 7, 1921, in the | case of appeal of the petitioner from an order and decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia af- firming the order of this commission fixing the value of the property of pe- H titioner used and useful in the DI itrict of Columbia, the Court of Ap- | peals of the District of Columbia re- versed the said order and decree of { Columbia, and declared this commis- | sion had’ erred in ignoring and giving due weigit to the uncontra- ! dicted evidence as to the value of the | property as of the date such valuation was made, from which said decision | of reversal' an appeal has been taken ! by this commission to the Supreme | Court of the United States. ““Taking into consideration the ap- | peal of the commlssion above noted. | and the order of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in_the case of the petitioner against the Pub- lic Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, Equity No. 35341, entered on August 11,1921, permitting the peti- tioner to charge the existing schedule jof rates as contained in tariffs now on file with the commission, but re- quiring the petitioner to preserve } such records and accounting for and { upon its books the difference between the amount thereof and the rates fixed by the commission in order No. 430, the petitioner respectfully prays after hearing, that an order be enter- {ed by this honorable commission, con- i tinuing in force on and after April 1,| 1922, and until such time as said ap- | peal of the commission in the valua- jtion case has been determined by the Supreme Court of the United the existing schedule of rates tained in tariff§ now on file with the commission, subject to the order, or orders, of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia :n said entitled case No. 35341 Equity, and for such other, different and further relief, if any. in the premises by the commis- sion as may be meet and proper.’ i ' 1 As to First Paragraph. ! i | “As’to the question in the first| paragraph above quoted of the fair } value of the company’s property, the | { commission repeats what it sald in this regard when the same point was ! raised in the recent hearing on the| rates of fare for the stret ral‘lwayl ilines, that the trial court has upheld I the findings of the commission in the Potomac Electric Power Company’'s cage in every particular; the Court of Appeals has reversed the lower court on two points only. on one of {which the companies now rely for| | their arguments for a increased fair value; an appeal has been taken from | the latter declsion to the United States | Supreme Court, which that court has jare now before that court. The com. { mission will await the decision of | that court before aftempting to re vise its findings of fair value. _ “As to the second quoted paragraph in the petition of the company for a | continuance of the present rates for sefvice, the commission feels that it would not be doing its full duty to the public if it did not call the =t- tention of the court to the facts in | this case, which warrant the commis- sion in_ordering a reduction in the rates fixed by its order No. 430. Should the court sustain the commis- sion in its action reducing the rates to the extent herein indicated, the company’s rights are in no way in- fringed or lessened by such action. Even with the impounding of the | mrger amount required by the Xerms‘ of this order, the company will be enabled to pay all operating expenses | and taxes, meet the interest on its bonded debt and enjoy a fair and reasonable return upon the value of\ its property as fixed by this com- to the same extent as it has enjoyed in the p: he com- pany protected by the final decision of the courts, should it be determined that it is entitled to any part of the final amount impounded, and at the same time the public is ually protected in case of a d, sion adverse to the claim of | been follow | dent “ever WASHINGTON HEARD ; BY GATHERING IN INDIANAPOLIS To Senntor H; t night, he radio tflephone. tion of making the firat politi ress 1 _speech by radio. 'd the “New for Senntor Club” over W. R. E. ALLOWED TO SELL|TO PUSH SCHOOL REPORT. 15 TOKENS FOR A DOLLAR |senator Capper Will Call Joint | Committee to Expedite Work. Request Approved by Utilities| Commission — Three for 20 mittee on public schools in the Dis- Cents Proposal Still Undecided. | y1jce caia today that he hoged to call The Public Utilities Commission has | the joint committee together the lat- approved a request of the Washing- | ter part of next week, so that it ton Railway and Electric Company to | could get down to work on a report sell tokens at fifteen for $1, as well |on the school situation here. as six for 10 cents. - | A hearing before the full District The Capital Traction Company has | committee of the Senate on the school ng this practice, and the teachers’ pay bill, which was arrang- Senator Capper of Kangas, chair- man of the joint congressional com- commission dié not feel that its ap- |ed for last week. Is to be held Mon- proval w ed. The Washington | day afternoon and probably for a day Railway tric Company, how- | OF two thereafter. This hearing will ever. felt that it should ask the com- | Prevent a meeting of the joint com- mission hefore following the lead of | mittee before the latter part of the the Capital Traction Company. week. Vitizens' associations have been en- deavorivz to have the commission compel the company to sell the tokens lxin::err:lrngl\;niu.:s.Lasn\;vcnmiu i»" ;h‘l turglars visited “the Sanitary gro- sor a 5, but up to the present | .. = : time the commission has not done so.{ SL¥ Store af ist and P stroets last e ! night, In answer to such a request from the , 1} jjeic on the front door, and stole GROCERY STORE ROBBED. Federation of Citizens’ Associations v a 5 ration xeus Ons | 5 “quantity of meat and groceries. the com it should wait|mpey made a bungling attempt to unulid opportunity to|preak open the safe with a crowbar. study the of the six-for-forty | _———— For Colds, Grip or enza Preventive. take Laxative BROMO rate before ordering the companies to | sell tokens three for 20 cents. i | ana MARGARET CROWE DIES. | B} - sittinttt = 70 5 Born In Ireland, Was Widow of Civil War Veteran. Mrs. Margaret Crowe. widow of John M. Crowe, civil war veteran.| died Wednesday at the residence of The Prince of Wales possesses an | envelope addressed to him at S ! James” Palace that was returned through the post marked “Insuffi- ciently addressed.” TAX INFLUX MAY NOT * REACH $400,000,000 | Treasury Officials Doubt If March 15 Collections Will | Touch That Sum. [ Prospects of the income and excess profits tax collections from the March | 15 installment reaching the $400,000,- 000 mark appeared today to some Treasury officials, to be slender. | On the last day of the month, when | the great bulk of reports from the collections should have been reported, the daily statement, announcing fig- ures as of March 29, showed the total ! proved reports to be $386,609.051.70. | " Secretary Mellon in discussing prob. able returns recently declared it would be evident that the first Treas- | ury estimate of $460,000.000 for the March 15 collections was too high. The next estimate was placed, he said, at $400,000,000, and there was | some “doubt whether the receipts | would reach that figure. MAN DIES ON TRAIN. FRIDAY, MARCH o G} 1922, HORSEAND SO CALLEDINTO COURT ICOnspiracy Trial Delayed as Points of Law Are Raised by Defense. Charles W. Morse, his three sons and the eight others recently indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and the Shipping Board in connection with contracts for vessels during the war. were called for arraignment this morning before Chief Justice McCoy in Crimi- nal Division 1. Instead of enter- ing pleas to the two indictments pending against them the accused, through their counsel, filed demurrers to the indictments. Arguments on the questions of law raised by coun- sel for the defense against the valld- ity of the indictments were scheduled for Friday, April 7. No offense against the United States charged in the indictments, say the lawyers in their demurrers. If the facts sct forth show any conspiracy. it is claimed, It is only one to cheat and defraud the United States Ship ping Board Emergency g Fleet Cor- poration, of which the United States was only a stcokholder. At the time of the alleged conspiracy—April 18, 1917—it is pointed out, it was not an ofiense against the United States to conspire to defraud a corporation of which the United States was a stock- holder. Indictments Called Faulty. The counsel for the defendants claim that the indictments fail to show that any money paid by. the Shipping Board to the Groton Iron Works or to the Virginia Shipbuild- ing Company was the money of the United States or that the vessels conetructed by these companies were the property of the United States. Any alleged false statements were in reference o acts to occur in the future and do not constitute an offense against the United States, the de- fendants claim, and it is also pointed out that the indictments fail to al- lege that the loans and advances made to the two companies were ever in fact paid to these corporaiions. Counsel also assert that the indict- ments are faulty, for failing to show what amounts would be due the de- fendants under an accounting in re- lation to work in progress oc on com- ipletion of vessels under the various | contracts. Those indicted with Morse are his . sons, Irwin A., Ha . 5 Frederick A. Howard. forty-one | min W. Morse: George. A Boeice Nao years old, Wilson. N. C.. en route to|hemiah H. Campbell, Rupert M. Muc Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, | Philip Reinhardt, Leonard D. Christi | Tor an operation, died on' a train he. | William W. Seott, Richard O, White tween Ale: and this city aboutland Colin H. Livingston. Mr. Burditt noon toda body was taken|appeared as his own counsel and filed from the train in Washington. ris demurrer. Mr. Livingston was | George Howard. brother of the de-|represented by Attorneys Charles ceased. and Dr. Albert F. Williams. | Douglas and William E. Leahy. A I his attending physi n, were with him when he died. His body will be taken to his late home. her son, Dr. John W. Crowe, 13 Park road. She was eighty-four veurs old. and had been in ill health for the last vear. i Mrs. Crowe was born March 17, 1833 in Ireland. She came to this country shortly after her twentieth birthday and lived for a while in! New York. She married in 15 husband was a veteran of gagements during his two ments with a regiment of N Volunteers, and was wounder, sitating the amputation of cne In 1394 they moved to thi where Mrs. we has beea nce. She was Aloysius Ci member of To Be many vears. Upon the death husband in 1916, she resided her son, the only survivor of » - t children. . S’ d 7, Funeral services were hell aturday, morning at Sacred Heart Church, lowed by interment in Arlingtus cemetery. i Between 5:00 To meet the personnel acquainted with the facilities which enable Eyes Examined Classes Fltted DR.CLAUDE S.SEMONES Eyesight Specialist 409410 McLacnlen B 10th and G Sts, Phone Main Graduate McCormick Medical Collogs \ The Standard National Bank- Corner 9th Street and New York Avenue Invites You “BANKING SERVICE ABOVE PAR.” Present April First and 10:30 P.M. of the bank and become interesting and efficient this bank to offer you Smart Strap- E woo with their charm and win by their price $7.50 ffects Camel New Colorings in Sports Stockings ERBY Ribbed Mercer- ized Hose Rose, Alice Blue, Camel and Brown, Brown, Black and White. Special, $1.00 IBER mixed 2-tone rib- bed or plain effects, in BlacK and Silver, Gray and White, Navy and Sil- ver, Camel and White, Or- chid and Rose. 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Tan Russia calf sports oxfords with low or medium heel and welted leather sole. in Old Green and In-Alice Blue and Black and Silver, Cor. Zth & K Sts. 414 9¢h St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. and Old Rose, » “City Club Shap" * 1318 G St. s torneys Conrad H. Syme and J. W. Bel- ler appeared for Mr. Scott, and Attor- ney Joseph W. Cox for Mr. Christie. The other defendants were represent- ed by Attorn Wilton J. Lambert. Rudolph H. Ycatman, W. Bissell Thomas of the local bar and Nash Rockwood of New York. —_— So many baby passengers are now crossing the Atlantic that one of the big steamship lines is providing chil- dren’s cots. 'COALBARGAIN (Before the strike) ANTHRACITE Blue Flame STOVE AND NUT COAL $12.50 per Ton DELIVERED Eastern Coal & Mining Co. 1319 F St. N.W. Phone Main 8508 Smoked elk, trim. 8% to 11.... 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Unusual patterns and special qualitics in > boys” and girls one- . 12 an three-quarter Cor. 7th & K Sts. length et 414 9¢h St. 29c, 39c, 50c, 55¢, 1914:16 Pa. Ave. 75¢, 85¢, $1 933 Pa. Ave. SE.