The evening world. Newspaper, April 26, 1920, Page 9

BG us EARNINGS y REFUTE THE CLAIMS |= OF CONFISCATION Corpantinn's;. Cin Own Figures Show Earnings Over Twice the Annual Charges, By Sophie Irene Loeb. » Among the important matters to be shown in the forthcoming fight to retain the 80 cent gas rate, as against | gums ' @m@ epinion rendered by Special Mas- ter Abraham 8. Gilbert, declaring this Fate to be confiscatory, are the enor- mous earnings of this company since 1906, when the law was enacted ter Gilbert's decision will be made mext Wednesday, Up to and including 1918, the actual weturns from 1906 to 1918 were $64,- 11,031. This represents an. excess @ver ao € per cent. return of $25,845,513. ‘There is no loss in'any one year. ‘The 1919 statement would be the @nly-one upon which the company @an show any kind of falling off of profits, and even the statement of the e@ompany itself as to the 1919 finances ghows @ condition of affairs which the 80 cent rate belng confiscatory. : ae Nore! states: “The net] § the company In 1919 from fa he hoitines of securities of subsidiary es, after giving effect to the compani deficit from its gas operations due| hav «to the inadequate rate roferred to ve, wus over three times the an- nual interest on the $25,000,000 7 per ‘haat convertible bonds. jet Keto of pres Mines of se in which ‘bronchitis devel- ne ae ae i ">| The “Real” Orange Pekoe Tea Is SS areatwaye "Wreeera rr} Poeceval debt bt at be okie that on le courts have clearly held thrat the profits of a public service corpor- neg ged fg reckoned over uy gamed This will es. the chiet ounteaticn of the corporation, together with the ban des tal on the corporation's career he landscape development 0 of Centr Tnder the «direction 0 Greet under the direction of a ‘Anarew ‘H, Green. He also bull ington Saenageeneens KEPT CARD INDEX ON CRIME.| Pelice Believe Books Will Reveal * $500,000 ped at ; Sr.ana’“S.bus 2344 ‘ait Be CHICAGO, April 26.—Police to-day i; m8, FOUR COPS TO STOP A TAXI. Fri lib, Had to Wire at Tires; Ballet ‘Wounds Passenger. It took three bullets and four police- men to stop a taxicab which aig-zagred ‘around the jower east side at 2 o'clock this morning and finally halted when | entirely wipes out any ‘possibility of trol ba wery. raendiey’s third ullet, aimed, at one | recoch: ar! twenty ok of No. igor Jezington Av ver nu charged vl wits intoxication. they pleaded received suspen i JIGGINS CONSIDER NOW — THE APPOINTMENTS OF ‘YOUR SUMMER HOME! SELECT EARLY TO AVOID TIRESOME ° SHOPPING DURING WARMER WEATHER! Satin bound, tuxedo, eton and mannish styles emphasizing the newest treatments in collars, sleeves, pockets and belts; touches of cable We Offer Every Useful Piece of stitching and embroidery. 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