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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO D. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1935. BAS VALUATION SETAT 169300 Utilities Commission Desig-- nates Figure for Rate- Fixing Purposes. (Continued From First Page) imerchandise and jobbing business, stating that “appliances on hand and for sale are .merely articies of mer- chandise. The public has no interest in them. They are not part of the plant, nor are they plant facilities.” The commission cited court decisions to support its rule. ‘The two companies claimed that $1,661,000 should be allowed as the cost of financing the theoretical re- production of the properties. The commission rejected this claim, say- ing: “On theoretical reproduction the question is—How many dollars would be required to produce the property used for the public convenience as of valuation date? And not—How much would be the cost of the dollars re- quired to pay for such reproduction?” Cite Supreme Court. Again the commission cited Supreme Court decisions. The Washington company included $1,524,738 and the Georgetown company $230,211 as the cost of reproduction new of service pipes extending from the mains to the consumers’ meters. The commis- sion disallowed these amounts, declar- ing it would be inequitable to require consumers to pay the utility concern & return on the value of services paid for by them. The companies made similar claims under original cost of $1,249,870 for the Washington company, and $259,- 196 for the Georgetown company, and these were thrown out by the commis- sion under the same reasoning. In the Washington company’s esti- mate of general overhead accounts the commission disallowed $103,499 estimated by the company as taxes on land, declaring that the courts con- sistently have disapproved such items. ‘The commission also rejected a claim of $365,290 made by the company as interest on land, stating “we are not of the opinion that interest should be computed on the present value of land,” and cited court decisions to support the rule. Cuts Deeply Into Claims, ‘The commission cut deeply into the claim of the Washington company for interest during construction. The Washington company asked for an allowance of $2.461,000 and the com- mission reduced this to $1,084,928. The company claims 6 per cent interest for two years on @il of the money entering into the cost of the theoreti- cal reproduction new. The commis- sion found a rate of 6 per cent on the construction period of two years, but stated that all the money would not have to be available for the full two- year period, but only for an average of one year and three months. The commission listed in its analy- sis a condensed operatng statement for the year 1934. This set as the revenue of the Washington gross companay $6,170,91807 and the Georgetown company $1,361,911.62. These figures, less operating expenses and other proper charges, would be $4,391,301.36 for the Washington com- pany and $1,321,615.48 for the George- town company. Basing its summary on figures reported by the companies, the commission reported the net oper- ating revenue for 1934 to be $1,779,- 616.71 for the Washington company and $40,296.14 for the subsidiary, these | figures representing sums available for return in the past year. ‘The case was decided for the com- mission by Commissioners Riley E. Elgen and Engineer Commissioner Dan 1 Sultan. Richmond B. Keech, the third member of the commission, did not participate in the decision be- cause while serving as people’s coun- sel he had taken part in the early phases of the hearings. IRISH LAUDED FOR SHARE IN CIVILIZATION ADVANCE Representative Clare Fenerty of Pennsylvania Addresses Order of Hibernians. ‘The part the Irish have played in the progress of civilization was ex- tolled in an address by Representative Clare Fenerty of Pennsylvania, speak- ing last night at the annual St. Patrick’s day observance of the An- cient Order of Hibernians at the Mayflower Hotel. Senator Lewis of Illinois also spoke ®t the celebration, attended by sev- eral hundred members of the A. O. H. end the auxiliary. Leo A. Craven and Miss Lillian E. Fay, the presidents of the two groups, welcomed the guests. —_— Lodge to Hear Ramspeck. 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In the center of the diplomatic field is grim, 46-year-old Adolf Hitler, der | Reichsfuehrer, who was a young ser- | geant in the imperial German Army | during the World War. A native of Austria, Hitler “restored | Germany’s honor” by deciding to re- | store her military power, but he insists his hopes are for peace. Closely associated with him are three men—Gen. Werner von Blom- berg, minister of defense and head of the Reichswehr, the regular German Army: chunky Gea. Hermann Wilhelm Goering. a World War ace who will! direct the new military air unit in| addition to his functions as minister of aviation, and Paul Joseph Goebbels, sharp tongued minister of propaganda. | England, which has taken the in-| jtiative in European peace moves, is represented b\ the peace-loving Smt. | ler, Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, who lost the leadership of the Labor HANDFUL of men, scarcely| one of whom was an jater- | party in 1914 when he denounced national figure when the | | World War, and by Sir John Simon, Great Britain’s entrance into the foreign secretary. A hard worker in the cause of peace alliances, Sir John now sees the prod- uct of his diplomatic toil hanging in the balance France, concerned by Berlin's step, a man only eight days older than Hit- rugged Premier Flandin. Flandin has just pushed through the Chamber of Deputies a bill doubling the term of France’s perhaps the most vitally | compulsory military service. Two other powerful figures in the European scene are closely watching Hitler's polieies. They are Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy, whose cordiality for “der | Fuehrer” cooled somewhat when he | feared the Nazis were planning union with Austria, and Joseph Stalin, aloof dictator of Soviet Russia, which re- gards with little-disgiised any Germany military gesture that some day might menace her western boundary. Parallel Seen in Conditions W hich Contributed to War Hitler’s Bold Military Stroke Born Amid Intense Nationalism Sweeping Each European Country. By the Assoclated Press. The seeds of Reichfuehrer Hitler's sensational military gesture germi- nated in the ashes of the World War, a catastrophe which burst on a hor- rified civilization out of circumstances similar, in some respects, to those cxistent in Europe today Causes of the World War were dif- fuse and obscure, but many historians agree on three powerful factors: 1. The clash of national interests | and ideals. 2. Maintenance of a system of mili- tary alliances. 3. Economic rivalry among the na- tions of Europe. The actual, direct cause was the as- sassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary at Sarajevo, followed by an ultimatum served upon Serbia by the government of Austria-Hungary. Nationalism in Saddle. Nationalism, vividly exemplified in the Nazi spirit, sweeps Europe again | today. Economic rivalry intensified by the depression, is, if anything, keener than ever before. And today, as in 1914, the powers of Europe have | been discussing ‘& system of alliances as a possible device for maintaining peace on the continent, even as the old balance of power was relied upon in pre-war days. France and- Great Britain have sponsored a proposal for setting up a joint defensive air alliance in Western FEurope and a new “Locarno” pact de- signed to preserve tranquility in East- ern Europe. Held Treaty Unjust. Hitler, in announcing Germany'’s re- armament plans Saturday, said an in- vitation to join a defensive alliance presupposes mutual strength, which, he indicated, Germany proposed to acquire. Germany has considered the Ver-| sailles treaty an unjustly attached | millstone aroung her neck. In recog- nition of the Reich’s long-standing | complaint, the Franco-Britis. security proposals provided for her release from some, but not all of the treaty’s mili- tary clauses. In return for this concession, Ger- many was expected to agree to return to the League of Nations, participate in the Eastern Locarno proposal and subscribe to a general European arma- ment limitation convention. e Followed France’s Move. Hitler announced Germany’s re- armament plans less than a day after Premier Flandin of France pushed through the Chamber of Deputies a measure doubling the period of mili- PILES! M PILE: '0! today for results, other guarantoed At Peosles Drug lim orfo 004 Gruggiatie tary conscript service and as the Brit- ish government asked Parliament for increased funds for defenses. Both Paris and London pointed to German | | military activity in explanation of | |SCHOOL STR‘IKE SOUGHT their moves. Leaders of the three governments | have announced they do not want war. Great Britain pins hopes on the conference next week between Sir John Simon, her foreign secretary, and Der Reichsfuehrer. SHORT SPEAKS TONIGHT Junior New Dealers Will Hear Missouri Representative. “The New Deal From the Repub- lican Point of View” will be the sub- Ject of an address by Representative Short of Missouri before a dinner meeting of the Junior New Dealers’ Club, at 7 o'clock this evening, at Sholl's Cafe, 1032 Connecticut ave- nue. Roland Hill, president of the club, will preside. At the next meeting a Democratic speaker will be asked to uphold the point of view of that party. Open forums will follow the speeches. - CARL DUISBERG DIES BERLIN, March 19 (#).—Carl Duis- berg, founder and president of the powerful German dye trust which is playing'a prominent part in the Ger- man rearmament program, died today at the age of 74 HAMILTON Wrist Watch White or natural yel- low gold filled. . . $40 With filled gold bracelet ....$42.50 Open a Charge Account ® Jewelers ® Stationers ® Platinumsmiths | Germany ALLIES ARE SPLIT ONGERMAN ARMS French Deplore Note From Britain to Reich'as “Weak.” (Continued From First Page.) and Tuesday in an effort to get him |to include Germany in the British government’s plan for a general | European peace system. Meanwhile the London government is continuing its consultations with France and Italy. Despite the feeling of relief pro- duced by Hitler's assurance he still was prepared to negotiate with the British envoys, some uneasiness was still felt in official circles lest Ger- many may not be through with her assaults on the Versailles treaty. JAPANESE ALLIANCE RUMORED. United States Protest Also Expected by German Officials. (Copyright, 1935, by the Assoctated Press.) BERLIN, March 19.—Unofficial re- ports that the United States would protest against the violation of the German-American peace treaty and rumors of a German-Japanese mili- tary alliance circulated simultaneously here today. The foreign office, busily cataloguing the world reaction to the death-knell of the Versailles treaty, sounded by Reichsfuehrer Hitler's announcement of a conscript German Army, vigor- ously denied the Germano-Japanese alliance rumors. ‘The unofficial report of a possible American protest said Ambassador William E. Dodd was expected to present it within a few days, but that it would be less vigorous than the representation made yesterday by Great Britain, The United States Embassy, how- ever, said that no instructions ca the subject had been received from Wash- ngton. Air Power Shown. Meanwhile, a squadron of German bombers and pursuit planes roared over Berlin in the first military air maneuvers since the World War as feverishly celebrated this mass demonstration of fitness to fight is led by | | similar areas un French soil. Pierre-Etienne | concern | A. Arthur J. Sundlun, Pres. 43 Years at 935 F St. German officials said that, now that | the arms limitation imposed by the | treaty of Versailles had been disre- | the demilitarized Rhineland | garded, zones provisions of the treaty would be the next to be eliminated—unless France accepts the demilitarization of The Moscow radio station announced mer war minister of Japan, was on his | way to Berlin to conclude an alliance. A high official admitted that the idea of & military pact with Japan had | been floated about a year ago, but | this, | Reichswehr. he said, was spiked by the Germany is ready, official sources said, to discuss the entire problem of | European stability with Sir John Simon, British foreign secretary, re- gardless of Great Britain's protest against Reichsfuehrer Hitler's rearm- ament declaration. The British note, was officially de- | scribed as a mere “objection, rather | than a protest, which was made as a | demonstration before world opinion.” | Navy Held “Secondary.” 1 Already the prospects for wrenching the Reich loose frcm the remaining limitations of the Versailles treaty were being discussed in many quarters. The construction of a navy, which combined with the newly created air force, would represent a double threat to Great Britain, was said by offi- cials to be a “secondary matter.” Nevertheless, the government spokesman said, the Reichswenr has the naval problem under study. The demilitarized zone situation is complicated, with the Locarno ‘1eaty, of which Germany was accepted as a co-guarantor. However, the fact that | the zone is confined to the Reich alone | does not conform with German ideas of equality {n the family of nations which it is determined to enjoy ON WAR AND FASCISM Application for permission to stage a one-hour student strike against war and Fascism was filed today with the Board of Education by Clarence Gurewitz, who signed the letter as secretary of the United Strike Com- mittee, 532 Seventeenth street. The application stated that the strike will be held nationally beginning | at 11 am. on April 12 and that it is being sponsored throughout the coun- try by the National Council of Metho- dist Youth, the Inter-Seminary Move- ment, the National Student League, the League for Industrial Democracy and the American Youth Congress. When the question of the strike was broached some time ago to Dr. Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant superintendent of schools, he objected to granting permission for any such demonstratio: Service Men Needed ! need for electrio re- Wi ach There is frigeration Jou by actual shop and larger g At immediuie. 1255 1otk Automatic Refrigeration Service School We service electric refrigeration Phone District 2830, | g0 to the President,” sterday that Gen. Sadao Araki, for- | ! The mine workers’ Kahn Jnc. Lloyds’ War Odds Involving Britain Dropto 10 to 1 By the Assoclated Press, LONDON, March : ‘19.—War odds dropped sharply on the barometer of Lloyds, Ltd., under- writers, yesterday, as they were quoting only 10 to 1 against a new conflagration involving Great Britain within 12 months. Three months aga, said -the Daily Express, Lloyds offered 25 to 1 on the same conditions. At the same time odds on a | war between Germany and France took a 12-point plunge, with 7 to 1 offered now, as com- pared to 19 to 1 last January. RICHBERG SCORED BY LABOR HEAD Lewis Tells Senators He “Sold Labor Down the River.” By the Associated Press. John L. Lewis, president of the | United Mine Workers, told the Senate | Labor Committee today that Donald R. Richberg had “driven a knife into the very heart of labor” by his inter- pretations of N. R. A.'s collective bar- gaining guarantees. “Mr. Richberg sold labor down the | river,” Lewis roared, during his tes- timony favoring enactment of the ‘Wagner labor disputes bill. The measure would outlaw the com- ! pany-dominated union, create a per- manent labor relations board and make “majority rule” a part of the | law. Lewis Renews Attack. It was during his discussion of “majority rule” that Lewis renewed his attack on the recovery co-ordi- nator, started when Richberg held that minorities of non-union employes could deal with their employers on wages and hours. Out of Richberg’s interpretation of the recovery act’s collective bar- gammg clause, Lewis said, had grown | the “proportional representation” now used in the automobile industry. President,” the mine union chief maintained, emphasizing each word with a tap of his glasses on the table before him. Policy Unchanged. “I can't understand why you didn’t Chairman Walsh put in. “We went everywhere else,” replied. “There has been no change in pol- icy,” Walsh came back. No. Mr. Richberg adheres to this.” “Do all other labor leaders feel the same as you do?” Walsh asked. Lewis said all the members of the American Federation of Labor Execu- tive Council and of the N. R. A. Labor Advisory Board did. Lewis chief favored keeping the proposed new board in the Labor Department and giving labor and industry representation to increase labor’s “confidence” in the board. Non-partisanship, he said, “puts a premium on lack of information.” 'YELLOW-BLACK AUTO TAGS FAVORED IN ’36 Brown and Van Duzer to Recom- mend White and Green Combi- nation Be Abandoned. This year’s white and green auto- mobile tags probably will be replaced | next year by the District’s familiar yellow and black combination. Maj. Ernest M. Brown. superin- tendent of police, and Traffic Director | William A. Van Duzer decided to recommend these colors for 1936 to the Commisisoners following a con- | | ference yesterday. Green on a white background is too easily obscured by smoke or dirt and bears too close resemblance to | Maryland's white background with blue letters. This year's colors were decided upon because 9 or 10 other States were using yellow and black, or resembling colors. “I say Mr. Richberg betrayed the | U.G.I HEADITS UTILITIES BILL Tells House Hearing Meas- ure Would Destrgy Perma- nency of Industry. By the Associated Press. John E. Zimmerman, president of the United Gas Improvement Co. of Philadelphia, testified today the Wheeler-Rayburn utilities bill “would destroy the permanency in industry of U. G. 1.” and result in the loss of savings to more than 121,000 stock- holders throughout the country. Appearing before the House Inter- state Commerce Committee in oppo- sition to the measure looking toward the elimination of public utilities holdings companies, Zimmerman de- nied U. G. I was guilty of any of the alleged abuses listed in the bill ex- cept the charge of avide distribution of securities. “The difficulties of disposal or dis- tribution of the assets of a company with such wide interests as U. G. I. are very real,” he said. “The loss to investors lies in the fact that under the bill this action is forced; that the mathematical procedure is too com- plicated to permit the distribution of U G. 1. holdings pro rata among the | stockholders.” Zimmerman listed among stock- holders he said would be affected ad- versely by the bill 48,000 women, 61 charitable organizations, 42 hospitals, 69 educational institutions, 17 fra- ternal groups, 37 churches, 57 church societies and 36 other neighborhood groups. He said trustees and guardians alone hold 2,367,000 shares of U. G. I stock | and fixed the company's assets at| more than $343,000,000. ROOSEVELT FOLLOWS “HANDS-OFF” POLICY ON REICH REARMING __(Continued From First Page.) prompted because of the German situation. It was said that the Presi- dent made this engagement with Am- | bassador Bullitt some time ago. The President has surveyed the in- ternational situation with Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Ambassador | at Large Norman,H. Davis, who was summoned from New York yesterday for that purpose. Consultation Not Yet Asked. Since none of the signatories of the | Versailles treaty yet have approached | the American Government with a re- quest to consult about the situation created by the Reich, the policy of the American Government will necessarily | remain one of extreme caution. ‘The British government is not llkely | to approach the American Govern- ment until next week, after Sir John | Simon, the British secretary of state, has had the opportunity of surveying the situation with Adolph Hitler and Baron Konstantin von Neurath, Ger- man foreign minister. According to reports from American | Ambassadors in London and in Paris, | there seems to be a lack of unity of | views between these two governments. Great Brit: is chiefly interested in the preservation of peace in West ern Europe and is reported to be will- ing to overlook Germany's breach of the Versailles treaty if it can obtain | a water-tight agreement from Hitler regarding the security of the Rhine frontiers. On the other hand, the French e " FLOOR LAMP 3 Candle Style specially priced for one day share the point of view of the Soviet | ¥ A3 government, which is that it woumA be impossible to maintain peace in | the world, if only the Rhine is pro- tected and not the Vistula borders. Furthermore, the French are peeved at the British for having suggested to Hitler, without consulting Paris, | that they resume the conversations which were postponed two weeks ago. This the French consider a breach of | the spirit and the letter of the Laval-' 8ir John Simon agreement of Jast November. ‘To add to this political cunr\ulon, reports from Rome indicate that Mus- solini has adopted a policy of sitting on the fence. No official statement has been made by Il Duce and the official newspapers wmch represent his political views areVonly lukewarm in their comment of the situation. 0IL MONOPOLY LAW EFFECTIVE APRIL | Manchoukuoan Government An- nounces Policy Limiting Com- merce to Japanese Company. —— By the Associated Press. HSINKING, Manchoukuo, March 19.—The Manchoukuoan government announced today that its oil mon- opoly law will go into force April 1. The Manchoukuoan oil monopoly law, which limits commerce in pe- troleum and petroleum products in| Manchoukuo to a company controlied by Japanese capital, thereby shutting | out the American, British and Dutch | operators, has been protested in Tokio by the governments of the Uniud States and Great Britain. 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