Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1925, Page 28

28 tric power, lest the people of Penn- sylvania be “the helpless servants of the most widespread, far-reach- ing and penetrating monopoly ever known.” The governor urged mass produc- tion by giant power-generating sta- tions in or near the coal fields; a common pool of power, with giant power companies common purchasers of surplus power from all 'enernllnfi' . e stations and common sellers to al . Gov. Pinchot Urges Action' distributing systems: reguiation of, Goes 13.6 Miles Through rates, service and security Issues. The message concluded: “No one . e Toward Abundant and |, *siiies e wiecivien develop.| Granite Mountain in Vast Ch El tricit ments already achieved and those P v iect ] 4 planned for the Iimmediate future eap ectrici y can doubt that a unified electrical P ower Prolec 3 —_— monopoly extending into every part bt s caels By the A: " of this Nation is Inevitable in the . i, o Aswer i tad Proex. very near future. The question be-| By Consolidated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa., February 18.—|fore us is not whether there shall| HUNTINGTON LAKE, Calif.,, Febru- ‘-THE -EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. time today, when two burly-muscled gangs of “hard-rock” men, drilling away from opposite sides of a huge mountain for the past four years, tore away with dynamite and drills the last granite bar- rier of the world's greatest tunnel, which is @ part of the world's greatest | gigantic Huntington Lake electric project, started 12 years ago by the Southern California Edison Co. The system, costing $375,000,000 in hydro-electric project. The wonderful efficiency of present day calculus was expected to be in- stanced in the fact that the two gangslall, or $15,000,000 nore than the of workmen, groping toward each other Panama Cansl, is expected to produce o |be such a monopoly. That we cannot ey & Gov. Pinchot in a message to the| e SUch & HONOROIY. Iat e O or [aTY 18.—The almost unbelievable ac General Assembly recommended 1eg-|wa shall regulate it or whether it|Curacy of modern engineering ekill was two. tunnels will merge into one tun- nel 13.6 miles in length—longer by a islation for cheap and abundant elec- | shall regulate us.” | expected to be demonstrated here some | mile and a half than the famous Sim- | manufacturing projects. Sale of Congoleum Rugs “Seconds” Factory $ '95 Room Size Misprints 9x12 Rugs Here are rugs carl-ying the famous-for-wear Congoleum quality throughout. But underpriced solely because of some errors in printing of patterns. And they are new patterns. Those lovely carpet floral effects and more conventional tile mosaics. We couldn’t see the so- called imperfections. Doubt if you will, either. The 'very rugs which when perfect sell for $16.20. ~ Armstrong’s Inlaid Linoleum $1§%, Subject to very slight imperfections that will not affect its wear or appearance. 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(Second Floor, F St.) Ruffled % Ecru Curtains Curtains 69¢c 51 .95 + Neat Marquisette Cur- i tains with medium hem- Sheer Voile and Mar- stitched hems. Just 100 quisette Curtains, all pairs of them all told. white or white with col- or. 2% yards long. Cretonne Window Shades Dragpes e 2 : So gay in color they Slighly imperfect Oil are an invitation to Opaque Shades, mounted Spring in themselves. on guaranteed wood roll- Finished with scalloped ers. White, green or ecru. J valance. Perfects sell for 98c. o (Second Floor, F 8t.) “Sunfast” Rayon Spreads Regularly $6_95 Size 722105 Selling $10 Size 81:!05 Silky crinkled bedspreads, on which you save $3. Cream colored with wide jacquard stripes; gold, rose, orchid or blue. Made with cut corners and scalloped edges; full length to cover pillows. (Second Floor, ¥ 8t.) Solid Red Cedar Chests Now, $9-95 Convenient 36-inch chests, pungent with the fragrance of Tennessee cedar woods. Absolutely mothproof and dustproof, a safe holding for your most treasured possessions. Fitted with lock and key. (Second Floor, F St.) Four-burner cabi- net gas ranges, with two ovens, drop doors and enameled drip pan. $47.50 Kitchen Cabinets Well built g(;lden oak cabinets with sliding white porcelain table top. Complete with flour bin, glass sugar jar and glass canister set, (Second Floor, ¥ St.) the fornia, or enough motive power to|D. run approximately fifty thousand big|G C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1925. Peetotors has boen remncass”an tme | SILVER STAR CITATIONS last word in great enginereing feats. Once completed, the glant tunnel, 15 feet in diameter for its full length, and in this project also larger than any of the world's great tunneling projects, will link together hydro- This *31%° “Simmons” Bed Outfit = FOR GALLANTRY AWARDED |&urismester coe i mventien i { " H AY E R} ‘War Department Honors Heroes of | Md.; Col. Robert H. Allen, U. S. Infan- Tor gallantry in action, either in the | SteWart, U. §. Infantry, 'at West Polnt, Spanish War or the Philippine Insurrec- | N+ ¥ and Col. J. . R Landis, retired, {1 HOWARD S. FISK, ManAcEn tion more than 25 years zgo, silver star At 1413 Twenty-first street, this city. land, N. Y.; Lieut. Col. Alexander Greig, | their lives, but never learn it. . Here is a Page from The Hecht Co. to Help You Get Ready for Inauguration No matter how unassuming the ceremony, how unpretentious the celebration, inauguration will lure ' thousands to Washington the week of March 4. You know it. We know it. That’s why we’ve planned the sales below. Take advantage of them. You'll be glad you did long after March has passed. jr., Adjutant General's Department, at Boston, Mass.; Col. Henry C. Whitehead, U. 8. Infantry, in this city; Col. Wil- liam S. Valentine, retired, at Cambridge, ERODUCER OF THE sasT Spanish American War and 5:\"‘;( Hl-l‘n;‘l”:.: ll}.m; o];(::ml?ym“ Ig:vlv' PR l N TI N G — Orleans; Col. Andrew E. Williams, U. §. *'Small Work Exclusivaly'* Philippine Insurrection. "| Cavalry, at Atiants, Ga.; Col. Merch B. i sain 1816 90O 12ru sraner i only by mathematical dead reckoning, |1,100,000 horsepower of eleotrical| citations have just been swarded by Official commendations have been is- AR S had driven their respective bores With | energy, or approximately 400,000 more | War nepmm.j»m to 15 umafl;ad :3 &: sued by the War Department to Sergt. |— ~ such accuracy and precision that when | than has ever yet been developed| Army. Herbert A. Pederson, 11th Cavalry, at & they met in midmountain there would be | trom any singlp source. They afe Col. T, Bentley Mott, retired, | Monterey, Calif.; Pvt. Roy Pina, 76th Pay What You Will a deviation of less than a foot, possibly | In more e.ufy understandable fig-|at Parls, France; Col. Thomas H. Moody, | Field Artillery. at Monteray, Calif., and only a fraction of an inch, in the perfect | ures than horsepower rating, the| retired, at Knoxville, Ky Col." Rebert | Posthumously in the case of Pvt. George alignment of their bores. completed power project, it is esti-| W. Mearns, retired, at Berkeleg, Calif.; | BOl0, 11th Cavalry, of Westboro, Mass., o Tors Bunali ds Meraas: mated, will turn out sufficlent elec- | Lieut. Col. R E. L. Spence, retired. | for acts of herolsm during the fire at the , tric energy to light eight million|at Albany, Ga.; Col. Alfred M. Hunter, | ASSociated Oil Co’s tanks, Monterey, The last granite barrier down, the| homes in central and southern Call-|retired, at the St. Nicholas, Washington, | SePtember 14, 19 C. 'COL Julius T. 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