The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-26
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(,OI,EMRUS- ohio. .Npr. :J-GaS com
panies are entitled - ten per cent on
rheir investment. the state supreme
court decided today III passing on cstSss
appealed from Ashtaeula county courts;
Ashtab,lla Conneaut and Geneva nan
been supplied with gas At a rate OF 80
cents. When the franchises expired
more than TWO years ago the gas COM
NAMES raised their rates TO so cents.
City councils passed new ordinances re-
1aininS the old rate. whercupon an APP
neal was taken to the state utilities
Commission which fixed compromise
III 81 cents with Il service charge OF -
cents month for meters. The case
: The commissions decision. IN part.
says: ~
terially from that OF any other whlca
is classed as Il public utility. Its pro-
duction il in Ia. nature OF a minlnS
Venture. 1t can be produced only IN
United areas and when once disSoEeIeo
il is only by continuous mining that the
extent Of the field can b: asccrtalueo
and the supply ma:ntatnSd
Electricity may be produced any
where that the machinery can D.. inStatI-
ed Water may le found on or below
the surface. anywhere save i'll the des-
ert. Telephone communication ana
railway transportation may Dc inoett.
nitely carried on anywhere. BUT natural
1as is limited To comparatively Few To-
calties and the life OF the enterprise de-
pends upon the uncertain supply OF ma
ture. 49,.
Experience has taught that. at the
best, q field Cannot last longer than two
or three decades. Because OF the hazard
and uncertainty or business. conmis-
sionS and courts have Recognized the
justice OF granting 10 gas co.nPthE d
higher rate OF return upon rs invest
ment than is given to other utilities.
The autoist must do the lodging when
1hi Iva ~
clarcd the state supreme court today IN
deciding case from Youngstown John
Gels Of that city was standing at cor
ner waiting for a street car when an
automobile driven BY Edward J. PEBBLES
passed so near as TO break Gels. hand.
Gels was given a Judgment for SIoU IN
the common pleas court and the SUI
preme court by refusing TO near the
case. upheld the finding
During diving a4 a, Keith's thea
tire late last night. Jack Trevtlia. ageo
"a. Of Los Angeles. one of the perform
ers fell fracturing his skull. He may
not recover. His wife who was behind
the scenes tainted when she saw her
her husband fall; Treyilla was playing
with his two brothers. Guy and Ford.
Governor Cox yesterday appointed F.
D. Christian. Sidney. member or the
state pharmacy board. TO succeed {. y.
Hoffman. Arcanum. He reappotnted X.
II. Tollmayer. Toledo. 10 the state dem
tai board and Albert Kern. Dayton, 10
the board OF trustees Of the Nenia Sol
= diers and Sailors Orphans home.
State Fire Marshal Fleming yesterday
appointed George Leonard. COLUMBUS.
assistant to succeed K. \. Perry. CO.
lumbus. and ". Z. Douglass. Column bus.
electrician in the department, to sue
coed y. II. Sterling. Dayton.
The governor has asked Secretary 81
War Baker to call out another regiment
>of the OHIO National Guard TO guard in
dustrial plants engaged in federal ser
vice.
Two regiments. the Third OF Dayton
and the Sixth of Toledo now are doing
federal guard duty in Ohio. The mes
sage to Baker from the governor fol-
COWS:
I Many requests are being made on the
jstate for guards FOR plants engaged IN
federal work. water ways ana large
grain elevators: These h@Ss Dee" ,, 5,1
has replied that forces at his disposal
are not sufficient to furnish additional
guards. | would suggest that an addl-
tional regiment. Ohio National Guard. be-
modified and placed at General Barry 5
disposal FOR guard duty in this state.
Importance of conserving the dairy
COW as vital food Scource was emph;-
sized in 4 statement issued today by
Governnr' Cox. Al the governors re-
quest W. +. skinner OF Chicago. mana
ger or the National DAIRY SNOW 10 ps
held. in Columbus next October and Prof
Oscar Err. of the Ohio State Cnirersiay.
prepared n document on the Importance
Of conserving the dairy cow.
They say it Is, just as essential that
provision BE- made for an adequate sup
ply of milk. butter and cheese rs FOR
bread StuffS. They point out that as
the price of beef advances the tendency
will be TO utilize dairy cattle for meat.
They earnestly protest against slauSht-
ering dairy cattle promiscuouslE FOR
such purposes. They also point out that
milk is AN absolute necessity for the
nourishment OF children and refer TO
the fact that the great infant mortality
in Europe is due largely TO the lack of
milk supply.
Declaring that college and university
Students have failed 10 respond in the
large numbers expected. mem bers OF the
Ohio War council today opened the field
TO high school students and issued an
appeal TO school authorities to excuse
such students with full credit. provided