Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1925, Page 18

\AUTHORITY UPHELD Sargent Rules on Power of Federal Trade Body to Pur- ‘ sue Investigations. waited deciston by the At ! as to whether the Fed nission has pow under Ser lutions even though they do not ge specific corporations with anti ¢ violations was made public yves the commission Attorney al Sargent decided in the affirm- ative, holding that notwithstanding the lack of direct allegations in an in quiry into the flour milling and elec- tric power industries, the commission ~ might, as part of its investigation of general charges of antitrust law vio- ion contained in the resolution, as ain and report the facts requested eference 1o costs, prices and pro . The commission in July transmitted to the White House a request for a ruling by the Attorney General on the legality of the inquiries named. “The failure to specify any corpora- tion by name,” the opinion sald, “‘can not be given controlling effect, as Con &r properly be reluctant to charge corporation with violating the luw in a public resolution. Such al- legation serves merely as a basis for directing an investigation, and the better practice clearly would be to t the results of the investigation e publicly citing the corporation.” he Attorney General ruled that the Commission had the right to proceed with that part of the Senate resolu tlon charging the General Electric Co. with anti-trust law violations, but de- clared that he was unable to find au- thority for it to carry out another pro vision directing investigation of the alleged employment by the company of propaganda against public ownership of power plants and distribution lines. SEARCH FOR NEW FUEL MATERIALS WIDESPREAD Expert Reports Europeans Espe- clally Are Seeking Possibilities of Power Economy. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohlo, October 28— European engineers are searching for new motive power and new economies in the use of fuel, W. Herbert Ful- wiler, Philadelphia, president of the American Soclety for Treating Ma- terfals, declared here last night. In dustrial future of their countries as well a8 the national defense depends upon the outcome of their search, he satd. In America the same impetus mani fests itself in the movement toward antl-knock motor fuels and automobile engines of high compression, in part an effort to prepars the public for heavier liquids when gasoline grows acarce. Mr. Fulwiler was here for meetings of elghteen committees of his organi- zation, which are working up standard engineering tests for materials used bhy_buflders and manufacturers. Germans, Dutch, French and Brit- ish are working on a process whereby coke 18 treated with hydrogen, result- ing in a liquid motor fuel. Theoret ically, this should produce 200 gallons of fuel to each ton of eoke. In_ France, Mr. Fulwiler said, he tieard talk of designing an engine which would burn coal directly in the cyl- inder of the motor and not in a boler, is done here. Some of the British, added, are thinking of putting low emperature distillation plants at_the mth of the coal mines. making notor fuel for the navy, on one hand. and coke for domestic use, on the other W " TOPROBETRUSTS | Two Plays Last Night Mark Be- ginning of Year's Work. The dramatic season of 1925-26 of the Arts Club of Washington opened last evening with the presenta- tion of two plays, “The Strongest | Man,” by Elizabeth Higgins Sullivan, and “Evening Dress Indispensab? ," by Roland Pertwee, both plays being given under the direction of the dra- matic committee of the club, which includes Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, | chalrman: James Otis Porter, vice | chairman: Miss Anne F. Abbott, Denis E. Connell, Beverly Harrls, Mrs. Gran- ville Hunt, Miss Anne Ives, Mrs. G. | A. Lyon. Miss Emma L. Ostrander, Channing Smith and Conrad H. Young. Between the two plays last evening the honor guest of the club, Walter Prichard Eaton, gave a talk on the drama. The two plays will be re- peated this evening. In the cast of ““The Strongest Man" will be Mis: Annie B. Pecbles, Aura Fike Jone:, Emma L. Ostrander, Maude Lee Hunt, Clara S. Hepner, Lesley Bush- Brown. Belle Howard Bohn, Anne Ives and Maurice H. Jarvis, Willlam S. Hepner, Walter Beck and Theodore Tiller, 3d. The cast of characters of “Evening ess Indispensable” includes Edna is Hilton, Cecil Stanley Cain, Denis E. Connell, Channing Smith and Mar- jorie Bodmer. Both plays are In one act. Mrs. Maude Howell Smith Is hostess of the club for the opening of the dramatic season, including the club dinner, at which Dr. Eaton is honor guest. ‘Workers' School Particular. At Mena, Ark., s a labor college, the officlal name of which is the Com- monwealth College, now in its third vear of existence, which rules out all students found incapable of doing the highest standard of academic work Its capacity is fixed at 150 students. Every student is required to earn his board, lodging and educational ex penses by four hours of manual labor at the college each day. The only money cost Is $50 a semester, which is tuition. 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Attention of the Board of Education is called to the need for a vocational tralning school in the southeast sec tion and request made for immediate construction of the school building. was sald that the District purchas land for this purpose on Potomac a ~=ndfor this purpose on Poton Ideal Offices In the New Vermont Building Vermont Ave. and L Street They will appeal to you for they are most modern in_plan and equipment. Two high powered eleva- tors give rapid and safe serv parking cars room sultes to an their 1 For reservations apply to McKeever & Goss Rental Agents 1415 K St. Main 4752 OORS ajar—windows open —sudden gusts of rain,snow, or sleet. Visions of discolored, spotted rooms ! But cheer up and mop ‘up—if your household surfaces are pro- tected with Devoe Aquaspar Varnish. furniture It will make your floors, and woodwork water- proof, weatherproof and spot- proof. Ask ws about the Devee Home Improve- howse—inside in ten oue—and pay for it instaliments. Becker Paint & Glass Co., Inc. 1239 Wisconsin Ave. Phone West 67 Geo. E. Corbett PAINTS, OILS, GLASS Telephene Maln 1786 Phone Lineoin ‘red’ out of Your: credit. a FAILURE as far as the book balance is concerned. Therefore when you buy goods from your local merchant and fail to meet your bills promptly, your credit, figuratively speaking—-is in the red. Your failure to PAY YOUR BILLS PROMPTLY means that your mer- chant friend has his money tied up in the goods sold to you, and in addition must absorb the costs of office ]\elp and postage und printed forms necessary to press you continually for payment. Is THIS FAIR TO YOUR CREDITORS? 409 10th St. N.W. John Sawyer 28 1020 Nichols Ave. S.E. HEN the bookkeeper strikes a balance, it reflects either a PROFIT or A loss i; indicated in RED ink. This has become a symbol signifying Of course it is not. If you allow your accounts to become past due, you leave friend merchant in the dark. He doesn't know whether you mean to infer by your negligence that you intend to take your time, whether you have fm'gotten the account, or whether you will fail to pay it at all. Patrons of this class must be recorded “in the red” on the merchant's books. The names of such patrons are passed along the line as a protection to other merchants from whom the privilcge of the charge account might be requested. your bills PROMPTLY E The Associated Retail Credit Men of Washington, D. C. N urged the support and co-operation of | nue between teenth streets more than 10 vears ago, but has taken no further steps in the matte “Slow” or “Caution” signs be placed there to safeguard the lives of school children. Tune and Gec ed to membership. mann_presided. Thirteenth and Four- ‘World Eating More Cheese. 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