Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1923, Page 21

Electric Company contends that the Tnterstate Commerce Commission is charged with the duty of fixing rules of depreciation for the railway com- pany, but that the local commission's Jurisdiction over depreclation is not at issue in the case of the power com- pany. Mr. Allen told the commission that y the 5 per cent reduction in electric light rates ordered last April has not made an appreciable cut in the company's earn- possibly becuuse of increased | ings. electric current | bus ashington “unreasonably At 1 Zow” William ¥. Ham, president of | the the Potomac Electric Power Company testified before the Public Utilitles | When Mr, m took the stand fol- Commission at the District building |lowing the presentation of the com- today. mission’s case by Allen, he declared th T “upon no reasonable is can present his was the gist of the company s be reduce The existing rate aiswer to the ing statement of (rhn-llulr, he added. is unre; Walter C. Allen, cecretary of | I comparison with Bt Bligs Tetary ©f1100.000 or more inhabitants. e comm existing rates| The president of the ield i any more than a justi- Lfiable return. Present rates for are said the secretary, has return been lower than ce the valuation was an- time, a list of t in fifty-four municipalities electric | ¥ | light ra are hi; v - ate of electric lights | KR Tates”are higher than in Wash- | is 7.67 cents per kilo- matter what rate the decide upon at this ompany will con- from consumers i Kilowatt hour until the thousand tes Suprenie. Cotte additional clerical labor, | e e 1 is recected in the cost of doing 2 e S To Canbs ness, and therefore falls even- the 4 n househelds watt hour, N commission ma however, tl e to collect ents per tam also took occasion to pro- | inst the commission’s poliey tes, such as lowatt hour. e a‘’ such uneven rates cost | wer to v looking to fund to h read, in part, returned n ssion's in as follows: | ® * * The respondent respect- | fully prays that no action be taken to the by the commission towards a reduc- ihe power company re- | tion in present rates, but nges be t s schedule until the on disposed of the|sion, subject to ourt, be con rates, Would Wait on Ruling. In coneluding its reply mission to of file the order of the nued until such time | R - g Mr. | id appeal of the commission in ien announced that the commission | the' valuation case has been deter- e more is considering the question | mined. by th preme Court of the ow e ‘power o v should | United States dle its depreciation account. Mr. Ham objected to the theowy of When the power property wiis val-| the commission that accrued depre- ed in 1817, Mr. A testified, the | clution should be deducted from f. any | credit balance in_the | value for rate-making purposes, when i 1t 0f $78T.117.99. | that depreciation money is invested in | 2. e “continued, | (he property. i the openinz of the h m had expressed sur- | smniission should ad- ch a theory, Col. Keller said the attorneys ! all to his at- decision holding = ‘the net | pr set up on a straight-line rates of from gives a i M, thau seems | the commission the Ham should question of argued tha not ntly city - |ed in explained | ing power is reduced, way and | He read telegrams from other Where Your Dollotrr Cou "720-22~24 Tth St.NW. Abo Cashm fleece 2 about About 300 New Fine Dresses in This Sale Thursday and Every One a Gem and a Wonder for This Price DRE Canton Crepe Flat Crepe Alityme Crepe Crepe de Chine Tricosham and Poiret Twill nal purchase of ou the most all the new Spring shades; bo with ribbons, bows, flowers and trimmed with lace or paisley. You Can Now Choose From Our Women’s COATS for $19.75 $24.75 $29.75 Fur trimmed and embroid back and sleeves: made of wool Velours, Suedines, and Plushes. and navy. Sizes 16 to cities companies will spi s of dollars an- | aw y company other powe capital to invest in curities. Women’s Gloves ASp gorgeous Bolivia k lined, in brown THE EVENING § $250,000 Build- ingforG.W.U., Trustees’ Order Construction of a new four-story building costing $250,000 for the architectural students of George Washinglon University has been authorized by the board of trus- it_was announced yesterday C. Glover, jr.. chairman of university buildings and grounds committee. The building will be rected on the nor{hwest corner of st and G streets northwest and will include a large lecture hall, s and architectural draw- ing room: It will have accom- modations for 1,400 students and will cover 74,000 square feet Plans are under wa it is un- derstood, for further expansion, as the present enroliment of the un versity is approaching the 5000 mark. that electric owing nd millions of dol . Washingto these new At the morning sessior ler asked Ham if st rate hearing h ther study of the feasibill rying out the proposed development | Ham stated he had not gone it f the Great Falls power project. deeply into the governmen " estimated cost of develop . but that b nsive to by “ALL LUMP” soit coal, $12.00, screened—no slack or dust. Delivered without Public Utilities application. John P. Agnew & Co. 728 14th St. NW. Main 300S. ut 200 pairs Black nere Gloves, warmly lined, and in short stylee. Worth > C SSES about 300 New Spring Dresses garments of the season in uffant and plain styles, trimmed other designs. Collars and cuffs Sizes 16 to 44. ered all- $14.75 =) 77Clv1arn;i“ng and Fasci mating Spring Milliner pring Millinery $3.98 to $5.00 Styles A handsome showing of advance spring hats including the Paisley, Batavia Cloth, Straw, Taffeta and Satin, in a big variety of smart big and little shapes for young girls and women. Flower trimmed, feather trimmed and tailored. S G Worth $12.50 150 brand-new high-class suits for boys 7 from the styles heretofore shown. Made classy Tweeds, Herringbones, novelty mixtures to 18 years. Pleated Golf Models entirely dlfle’l‘ul% ° and neat checks. With two pairs pants. Spe- cially priced. 69c Boys’ Blouses @ Fast color, neat striped percale Blouses, made with he new pointed collars, re- nforced cuffs and band suttons. T to 16 sizes. can be T ve Final “Close-Out” Price on Girls’ Coats All $12.50 to $19.98 Coats Now Lucky is the woman who waited until now tand takes advan- tage of this sale. Elegantly fur-trimmed and self-trimmed coats of all-wool Bolivia and velour in brown and blue, for girls 4 to 14 years. Handsomely embroidered. Blouse-back styles with belts and novelty pockets. o & B = 45¢ Double-Width Black Satine ,Sl.‘ls 10-Yd. Pieces Longcloth Lustrous finish doubla ty, soft chamois width black sateen in A longcloth. Worth short lengths. Regular- $1 regularly. For 1y sold for 45c. eial. . one day . 5 2 10-yard pieces, good 1 $2 Juvenile Corduroy Suits Straight-legged Corduroy Trousers, crash blouses—a summer. 2% Double-Bed Blankets buttoned on suit worn all spring and to 8 sizes. S Gray, with pink and ue borders; good eight. Soft finlsl double blanke! air. light ng during the next B B I e A == = O = O = (] = O == = O = I = I = I = Il = I a=n TAR, WASHINGTON, BANDITS GET $129 INFIVE HOLD-UPS Five hold-ups here last night netted bandits, who are still at large, $129.50. Three of the hold-ups were of mer- chants who were getting ready to close their places of business, and the perpetrators were masked behind vari-colored paints. The bandits were helped in their | escape by the failure of a telephone operator to promptly answer a flash- the stores, who was Inside a phone booth, and also by a collision tof two automobiles, in one of which yas a policeman pursuing the ban- its. The store of Sol Aaronoff, 1839 Ben- ning road northeast, first was visited - | by the masked men, about 11 o'clock. They preceded their demand for cash n | by a request for cigars. Pleads for Damghter. Rachael Aaronoff, fourteen-year-old daughter of the merchant, was in the store with her father when the trio D. C, WEDNESDAY, ing signal of a customer in one of | tele- | A Famous Event ing prestige. entered. She was backed against a wall and guarded by one of the armed bandits. Her father begged that his daughter be spared, and was told nothing would happen to her if no outcry were made. Aaronoff told the police he made no outery, being willing to lose every- thing he had to save his child. Father and daughter remained quiet while the robbers walked off with $45, the contents of the cash drawer. Board- ing an automobile, in which they ap- peared at the Aaronoff store, the trio drove to the store of Samuel Zirker- nue northeast. the merchant was told, a gun poin at him, and in the next breath he was told to “stick ‘em up.” While one man saw that the mer- chapt did nothing to attract attention of ¢thers in the house or passersby, his companions rified the cash draw- er, leaving after warning Zirkerman that his head would be shot off if he made an outcry. ‘Woman Begins Struggle. The trio then drove to the store of Vincent Marino, 164 Tennessee ave- nue northeast, where pistols were brought into action. The merchant and his wife were going over the business of the day when the three men appeared. The wife made an ef- fort to protect the money by starting a struggle with one of the men, but a | threat to end her life suggested the a adyisability of abandoning her effort, | have been used James Conroy, a neighbor, 608 to 614 JANUARY 31, 1923. when he realized what was going on, he stated, he did his best to flash central to notify the police. The operator was not quick to respond, however, and he abandoned the effort In the store with the proprietor and his wife was Herman Murray, an em- ploye, and he proceeded to “take a crack” at the bandits. He pulled the trigger of his revolver four times, but the weapon missed fire. One shot was fired at Murray one at Conroy, the police were told, but neither took effect. When the bandits had the four persons in the store under control one of them rified the cash drawer. Warning them what would happen if they made an out- cry, the three men left the store. Purs in Crash, Policeman Spaulding of the nineth precinct figured in a collision at Maryland avenue and S$th northeast while pursuing the automo- bile in whiich the bandits were thought to be riding. His car and the touring car of J. M. Burch, 2405 Pennsylva- nia avenue, collided at Maryland ave- nue and $th street northeast. Both cars were damaged and an eleciric light pole knocked down. An auto- mobile belonging to Thomas L. Evans, 1341 South Carolina avenue southeast, taken from fn front of his last night, was found abandon- suchusetts avenue and 15th southeast. Police think it may by the bandits. umner road, e he was on B e and stre biligsborn ELEVENTH ST. Featuring Dainty Lace-trimmed and Tailored Teddies, of excellent quality Crepe de Chine—in all the new lingerie shades. Radium Cam- isoles, tailored or trimmed with Filet lace. The new models, in Crepe de Chine and Radium Silk Teddys: with trimmings of Val or Filet lace and hemstitching. Also attractive Italian Silk Vests. Beautiful quality Crepe de Chine Teddys—plain or elaborately trim- med with lace and net. Crepe de Chine Gowns, trimmed with hand- some lace. Extra Special street | Camisole of Crepe de Chine, Ra- dium Silk or Satin; lace trimmed or tailored vee oioe odince i cadm s ve o ie street between 1st and 2d streets northwest lighting the lamps on_his machine when two white men held him up at the point of a pistol and robbed him of his money. Thomas Harrison, an y at Georgetown University Hospital, said he was assaulted and robbed at Dela- ware avenue and E street southwest by two colored men early today. This One Has a New Twist. From Life. Turkey doesn't seem to agree with| anybody these days. | Repairing a Specialty by Experts A Full Line of 32-Volt Bulbs for Delco Plants We Deliver Mazda Lamps | I ELECTRICAL | to any part of the city Phone M. 7129 Silverberg Elec. Co., © 1009 E NW. Est. 1900 First Floor Our Annual Underpriced Sale Of 11k Undefg’arments An event we p]an {Or-;n‘o Whlch we thro\v the powerful influence 0{ our tremendous purcl‘las- With the result that on this occasion we are enabled to offer surpassing values— quoting prices that are far below present replacement prices. Providing an opportunity the impor- New Models of Teddys, in new effects of Crepe de Chines. Other Teddys. in Radium Silk, tailored or trimmed with real Filet or. Val lace. Also Crepe de Chine Gowns, trim- med with Filet lace. Fine Crepe de Chine and Radium Silk Teddys. with built-up shoulders or ribbon-strap models. They are well-fashioned garments, that it and conform to the new fashion. Teddys of heavy quality Crepe de with genuine imported Filet lace and Irish crochet, Also Gowns, tai- lored and lace trimmed. 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