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The Washington times., 1931-06-03
Crippled Children
EniOu Visit to Zoo

A visit to the zoo was made
possible FOR 81 crippled children
from the Weightman School yes
terday through the orthopedic
and welfare comittee of the
local Kiwanis Club.
In charge of the party was
Charles w. Pimper. committee
chairman, and Mrs Beulah Drak,
principal of The school.
City and suburban homes for sale
. all sections. all prices are
advertised for sale in tOday's Classified
Section,
The Washington times., 1931-06-03
Rockville Alumni
Program Is Changed

L. Fletcher Schott. principal of
the Rockville High School, today
announced the following addi.
tions to the program for tomor,
row nights senior-alumni ban,
quet:
Mrs. Clifton Dronenburg of the
class Of 1908; Mrs. Banks Berry
of the class of 1915; Robert Beall,
Of the class of 1927, and Margaret
Dunlop, of the class of 1929.
The Washington times., 1931-06-03
Business Men Meet
Tomorrow at Hotel

Vernon Slaughter, ventriloquist,
will entertain the Columb b a
Heights Business Mems Associa-
ton tomorrow night at its enter
tainment in the New Amsterdam
Hotel. Fourteenth and Paramount
StS. N. w.
He will be aided by Cora Trim
mer, his singing and dancing
partner.
Travel economically in one Of the
good used cars advertised for sale today
in the Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-06-03
Veterans Suicide
ThIUdrted bV Wife

Joseph Genella, 3S, world war
veteran, is recovering in Gallinger
Hospital today from effects of
gas inhaled last night. A note
addressed to his wife read:
kiss Emily for me and tell
her gOOd.by. 1 can't win. l
am unfortunate. Be good and
God bless you"
Genella was found by his wife
in the kitchen of their home at
803 Third st. N. W.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-04-26
.RIFIC
That's Daytons

This is what happens when you jam on your brakes: The tread gets 4 awful
yank from the terrific momentum of tons of weight suddenly stopped And If
the tire Is not built right after q few quick starts and sudden stops, the tread l.
9oinR to weaken. o., If you are driving o smooth tires and the day Is wet you
stand q good chance of making a figure eight which most probably viii end q =
smasha against the nearest telephone pole SO trade ito Dayton Thorobreds tc-
day. Here i a tire built to stand quick stops and sudden starts tire made Ito
prevent skiddinga tire constructed to give miles and plenty of thema tire
built to add to the appearance of your cal. That Is why Dayton Thorobreds are
known as The Worlds Most Distinguished Tires"
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
A. A. j. MEETS
MONDAY

The board of managers Of the
District A. A. U. will hold a meet
ing in Tech High gym Monday
night at $50 o'clock. A meeting
O. the committee for the swim
ming championships next Friday
and Saturday in the Shoreham
Hotel pool will be held an hour
earlier in the Tech gym. Cap
tains of teams entered in the
swim are urged to attend.
Entries for the water champion
Ships close this midnignc with A.
Earle Weeks, 1927 T st. N. w
Only registered amateur swim.
rners are eligible to compete.
There will be events for men and
women swimmers.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
RICHMOND ACES
ROLL LOCALS

The Fifth Baptist Church's
Baraca Class bowlers, of Wash
ington, are to face the Austin
Class of the First Baptist Church
of Richmond at Convention Hall
at 7:30 tonight. 1t will be the
opening block of a 10-game match,
with the final block scheduled at
Richmond next Saturday night.
Perce Elicit, veteran ace, will
lead the local aggregation, which
will include Ellett's brother, Jim,
Doc" Cummings, Oscar Bryant,
Kettering and HoltZclaw. Bill
Inge, Richmond leading bowler,
will appear with the VirginianS.
The Fountain Hams are perk-
ing up again. For the last
three or four weeks they have
been picking steadily until now
they are again formidable con,
tenders for the National Cap
ital League pennant.
Last night they took five out
of six matches from Meyer Davis.
Brad Mandley starred in both
with sets of 387 and 378. Four
of the Hams games were well
over $780," while Meyer Davis had
three over that mark.
Standard Art, who held an eight
game lead through the Building
Contractors Leagues first series,
fell one game behind Fuller Plant
No. l last night when James Baird
team took one contest, while the
Plant-men grabbed three.
The race is tightening in the
Ladies Independent League. The
Nationals dropped one game to
Kann'S, while Tip.TOpS swept
the Happy Five, Polly Shu-
grue's 3O5 was the best of the
evening.
The Colonial Ice Cream bowl
ers, of Washington, found the Jer-
sey Ice Cream boys from Balti-
more determined to win, and
dropped the local end of a home
match, 1884 to 2,679, but won the
1O-game fray by 26 pins. John
Deputy led the locals with 581.
Rimbach's 582 was high for the
Orioles.
Thurston Furr, Clarendon ma
ple-plunker, plunked the naples
vigorously last night to shoot 180,
one of the highest games of the
year, in saving one game for Hecht
in its District League scuffle with
Rendezvous. Furr had a 399 set
Red Morgan continued to fatten
his averages with a 377.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
.LEH|GH LOOMS
AS MAT VICTOR

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March IA
I.N.SO.-Lehigh University today
was favored to win the twenty
seventh annual eastern intercolle.
giate wrestling championships.
with Cornell running fair sec
ond.
AS wrestlers prepared to go to
the mat in the final bouts of the
meet in Yale gymnasium, Cornell
had five points to her credit, LIE
high had four, Princeton, Penn
State, and Yale three each, and
Pennsylvania and Columbia two
each.
But Lehigh had five men quail
fled for the finals, set for this af-
ternoon, and judges of wrestling
ranked them above the men they
are slated to meet
Cornell has three men qualified
for the finals. Yale and Columbia
two each, and Syracuse. Penn
State, Pennsylvania, and Prince
ton one each.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
BOXERS FINALLY
GET CHECKS

NEW YORK, March 14.-Madi
son Square Garden checks we're
to be handed King Tut and Billy
Petrolle, boxers, today. The New
York commission, which investi,
gated the recent bout of the pair
when Tut was knocked out by
Petrolle, said their pay should no
longer be held up. Tut will get
$11,739.32 and Petrolle, 1882.
The commission did not sane
ton a proposed Petrolle- Tony Can
zoneri fight on March. 27, but
suggested that the Garden obtain
Sammy Fuller. of Boston. ol
Jackie Berg, of England, to bat
tie the lightweight champion
They added the suggestion was
no reflection on Petrolle.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
BOUT PROVES
s PRIMO ISN'T
PUNCHER
BY JACK DEMPSEY

Primo Camera evened up the
count with Jim Maloney in
Miami-but that is about all he
accomplished.
Maloney, no more than a good
secord-rater in his best days, and
now far gone from his prime,
seems effectively to have proven
that Camera is not a killing
hitter. The big italian giant
has had 20 rounds of target prac-
tice and hasn't upset Maloney
yet.
Primo made an early i'm
preston because of his freak
ish size and then became
sensation because he was knock
ing out all cOmerS. But, for
the most part, the men Car
nera bumped off were has
beenS" and no line of his real
waIloping ability was possible
until he met George Godfrey.
Camera did not damage George
In that fight and showed no
ruinous punch. But he demon
strated that he can absorb pun
ishment by taking all the leather
Godfrey tossed at him without
wincing. George fouled out
and that ended the show.
Not Solid Hitter
The next test was with Ma
loney in Boston. Again Camera
took all sorts of betting without
blinking an eye or pulling a stag
ger. On the other hand, Maloney,
a dwarf in comparison with
Primo, seemed totally undiS-
turbed by the Camera swats.
Primo showed in that fight, as he
did in the Godfrey meeting that
he is not solid hitter, that he
can't heave short blows and that
he pushes, rather than snaps, his
punches.
The second meeting with Ma
lOney in Miami was just a
duplicate of the first except
that Primo snatched the duke"
rs a result of that affair.
Primo has lost caste as hitter
He does not rate as a killer"
He perhaps could do some dam
age if he landed with all the zip
in his body, but he is too slow
to swing into action against
fast man and his main hope for
victory against a topnotcher would
be in landing a wild swing.
Still in Running
There are some who discount
Camera now as a possible cham
pion and Primo perhaps doesn't
measure up. But, as I see it, he
Is still in the running for the hon
ors and will continue to be until
somebody stiffenS him or gives
him a really terrific beating.
Copyright, 1881, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
63Ok-WMAL-476n1

A. NJ.
10:3O-New World Salon Orchestra.
II :OO-Adventures of Helen and Mary.
II :3o-Columbia Revue.
ll:45-Talk on first-aid.
l2:OO-Paul Tremaine's Orchestra.
p. NJ.
1:OO-Felix Ferdinando's Orchestra.
1:3O-Savoy Plaza Orchestra.
2:OO-Marion MCAfee, soprano.
2:15-Natiunal Democratic Club Forum.
S:OO-National Association for Secon-
Diary Education Convention.
S:30-Sa turday Syncopators.
4:OO-Harvard-U University of Chicago
debate
5:00--"Farm Science Snapshots"
5:lO-Leon Belasco's Orchestra.
5:i5-News flashes
6 6:OO-Time and program resume.
6:O2-Civic talk.
6:15-Sunday School lesson.
6:SO-Paul Tremaine's Orchestra.
I6 I6:45-Daniel Thew Wright, Sd, BARI
tone. with Eula Alexander at
the piano.
7:Oo-Morton Downey with Freddie
Rich and his orchestra.
7:15-Armand Vecsey's Orchestra.
7:3O-ChrOnicles.
S:OO-Ben Alley, tenor, with Ann Leaf
organist.
s:3O-Herbert Gordon's Orchestra.
9 9:OO-Around the Samovar.
9:3O-Radio Forum.
1O:OO-Hank Simmons Show Boat
"Arrah Ma Pogue."
1 I :00-Shoreham Orchestra.
II :3O-Guy Lombardo's Canadians.
l 2 :O0-Weather.
. A NJ.
12:O1-Bert Lown's Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
COIN BOX TOPS
PHONE P|NNEN

Coin Box holds grimly to their
two-game lead over Engineers in
the C. & P. Telephone Bowling
League as the end of the season
looms. They took two games
from Construction No. l. Wolfe,
of Coin Box, led both teams with
342.
Engineers, led by KennOn,
who rolled 353, won two games
from Installation No. 2, gain
ing one game on the third-place
Western Division.
Two Western Electric teams
battled it out, with Branch House
taking the odd game from Divis-
ion Office. Robey, of Western
Branch House jut his team across
with games of 113 and 1l9. Stand
ings:
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Romping Around
Radio Dial

5:50-Tea Timers.
6:O0-KeepinR up with The Times.
6:l1-SaltZman's Orchestra.
6:15-Concert Orchestra under the dt-
rection of Rudolf Schram.
s:45-Uncle Abe and David.
7:00-Amos n Andy.
7:15--Jesters.
7:sO-Sitting on Top Of the World
S:0O-Weber and Fields.
S:15-Varieties.
S:3O-Orchestra.
9:C0-Musical Hour
I 10:00-B. A. Rolfes Orchestra.
l / :01-Weather.
IL 1:O1-TrOubadour of the Moon.
11I5-Henry Buses Orchestra.
II: :3O-Special Dedicstory Program to
stations WDAY and KFYR, Of
North Dakota. Principal address
by Senator Gerald p. Nys Of
North Dakota.
1 .oh--Iann Cntlnr,s Orchnsirh
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
BENDIx AVIATION

Pioneer Instrument Co. division
of Bendix Aviation Corp. has pro-
duced a new test instrument kit
for use at the engineering bases
of the aeronautics branch of the
Department of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Indiana Favored
In Gr1DpLe Meet

CHICAGO, March 14.-Indiana
University, with six men placed,
ruled the favorite to carry off
honors in the Western Confer
ence wrestling meet finals to,
night.
Michigan placed five men in
the finals; Illinois. four, aud
Ohio State and Chicago, three
apiece last night.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Eagles FiUe Plays
Final Loop Game

Skinker Eagles and Stewart
Bros. Photographers will play the
final game of the Independent
Basketball League tomorrow after,
noon at $3.50 o'clock in Silver
Spring Armory.
Griffith Consumers five op.
poses a strong foe yet to be an
nounced in the preliminary start.
ing at 2:30 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

Rundale. a cheap platter, was
third behind Wandering Gold and
Woolorac on opening day. Should
improve enough off that race to
win here.
Icarus won his outing like he
would stick it out for the route
today.
Respond is another with a
chance over this distance.
SEVENTH RACE-The Press Claim
ing Purse; 4year- -Olds; Is miles.
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TODAY's SCRATCHES
NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS
FIRST RACE--AmOur, Judas. Sport
ing Maid. Panam, La Dentelle, Sun
SECOND RACE-Lapidary, Tom Mar.
Ora Lee, Bunting Lad. Pan Arena.
THIRD RACE-POlyith.
FOURTH RACE-Black Fool.
SIXTH RACE-Prlnce TarO.
SEVENTH RACE-Bumpsie Ray
Bartlalid. Pathan. Mekachee. Turquoise
hTsH TEsfGHTH RACE-SorrentO. MarengO,
SilkOIinp, Fair Cite. Lena NJ. shark.
weather. cloudy: track, fast.
ST JOHNS PARK
FIRST RACE-Value. Tall<N, Wood
SECOND RACE-Spanish Jack: Alton,
FOXY Seth. Sturdy Stella. Turkey sNeck
Amsterdam, Turnover, DOnaI.
THIRD RACE-DOrrlt. Inti Shot
HCwee, Night Edition.
FIFTH RACE-BIuch Dineen.
SIXTH RACE-EVeline F.
weather. clear; track, fast.
HAVANA
FIRST RACE-MeItelian. Nidmint
Trustee Grove. The Lone Trail. 7hite
SDOt, ZenOnian.
SpSECOND RACE-Shrew. Joan Shirley
PandOver, BelascOain, Tangratn, Crispie
eTHIRD RACE-DamOCles. Thomas
Patrick, SurPway. Bud Elder. VI. J
McNulty Jr.. Reau ;Aspln.
Mote. Peter Joyce Rose Spot. NOrlNnn
SIXTH RACE-DOn Fernand" Antonio
SEVENTH RACE-vaEabond King
Hand Maiden.
weather, clear; track. fast.
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CLOI, GAN LEE, DAl
VICTORY

Lady Cloi is fresh from e win
ring campaign over IN Cuba.
Schooled well at the BARRIER. May
edd this event to her winning
mark,
Gan Lee has shown enough to
be rated the contender.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
w, SFARI
RERRY

Span Flow won his final race
at Miami in a way that makes us
feel that he has at last reached
his true form. Only has to repeat
this brilliant performance to cop
the final.
Stretcher showed an improved
race last time.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
y, PROM FTHEI
TANTATIZING

Mud has been treshened up.
Her second behind Angry in the
Alhambra Stables at Miami would
make her a real good thing here.
PrometheuS must be rated the
contender on last winning race.
Tantalizing may last it out to
beat Gracious Gift.
FIFTH RACE-The Hotel Ponce de
Leon. Claiming: purse, Fiveyear r-olds
and inward; five and half furlOngs.
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10 O:2O-Public Service Man.
1O:30-Dr. Viola Russell Anderson, sec
retary TuberCulosi Associations
10 :4O-Request program.
Reed Request program.
Time Favorites
P. NJ.
12:10-Lenten Services.
Music,
A3G-Good Afternoon.
3:45-Angela Dondero, mezzo soprano.
4O0-MusiCal Moments.
4:30-WaltZ Time.
5:0O--Edwin M Macleod, Classical
pianist.
5:15-Marie Carroll soprano
5:3O-Opportunities.
5:55-Public Service Man.
6:OO-Walter T. Holt Mandolin and
Guitar program.
6:SO-Aerial Columnist.
6:4O-Festival of Music.
7:NN-Dinner music.
7:2O-Late News Flashes from The
Washington Herald.
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zAso eligible.
Sunchen won his last start
over the local course. Should be
able to repeat in this field.
Woodgain is the one to beat
for the winners share of the
purse. Latter as sharp as a
razor'S edge.
Poinciana likes the local strip.
SECOND RACE-Four-yearo olds n d
upward: claiming; furlongs.
DONAU, STRETCHER, RADIO
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-WJSV-2O5na

A. M.
O:30-Etiquette Talk.
II :00-Sacred Hour.
P. NJ.
12:01-Farm News.
12:30-Leo Martins Orchestra.
2:00-Afternoon Musicale.
2:30-Nell Lewis Stafford.
2:45-Lewis Smith
3:00-Children Hour.
3:30-Mother Goose Party.
4:00-Falls Church P. T. A.
4:S0-Memory Boys.
Subsistence and History.
5:15-AlOng Route Fifty.
6:O0-Gazette.
6:30-Meyer Goldman's Orchestra
7:00-Studio Program.
:34-Two- Eleven.
SO3-Front Line of Politics.
S:17-Gretta Ludwig.
S:3O-Dr. William McDougal.
9OO-Audrey Fern Brown.
9:15-Rock Creek Boys
9:3O-Old Virginia Hoe Down.
10:SO-Emery Dougherty's Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
NOT EASY PRIZE

No racehorse owner has won
the Grand National Steeplechase,
famous classic since it was first
held in 1889, more than twice.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
DONAU, sTRETCHER. RADIO
SERVICE

Donau won at the previous st.
Johns meeting. Looks like he
might like track.
Stretcher is the one likely to
make the most trouble for Donau.
Lost a close one in his previous
start.
Radio Service showed enough
speed a few days back to be
picked for the show.
THIRD RACE-Claiming; . year olds
4 furlOngs
LADY CLOI. GAN LEE, DARK
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

Vaccilate won with plenty IN
reserve from a smart field at
Miami. Should have the foot to
outStep this field.
Stupendous has been consistent.
Should get some part of the
money.
Estin likes the local racing
strip. Won here this fall.
SIXTH RACE Four-year- -olds and
upward; claiming; IA miles.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

Times staff Photo
HENRY IRVING
DISTRICT amateur middle
weight boxing champion. who
is a star forward of the Rose
dale soccer club. Irving will
play with a group of All-Stars
against the Concords here to-
morrow. He is one of ne
American boys, raised on he
city Fairgrounds and who
quickly developed into a top
notcher in the Scottish pas
time. His most outstanding
quality is the manner in which
he shuns disputes on the soccer
field. Soccer is admittedly a
game wherein players easily
become embroiled and fist
fights are common. Knowing
his recognized ability with his
hands, Irving avoids any such
arguments. He will defend his
boxing laurels at the District
A. A. U. championships, March
q, % and 20 at Rockville.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
SAKS PLAY

Saks Clothiers will play Ia
koma cagers tonight at $50
o'clock in the Silver Spring High
School court.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Tom Thorp's Timely Tips
Ar ST. JOHNS ---
BEST RET-SPAN FLOW IN SEVENTH RACE

FIRST RACE-Foury year-olds and up
ward; claiming; n furlongs
SUNCHEN, WOODGAIN, POINCIANA
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DATK VlCUOIy WAS QIIdI leL III
:23 3-5 for today's race.
FOURTH RACE-The st. George
Claiming Handicap three-year arolds and
upward; 5iR furlongs
RROMETII Els
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95Ok-WRC-

A. NJ.
IO:15-Procter and Gamble program
11:15-Radio Household Institute.
II :30-Keys of Happiness.
I2:OO-On Wings of Song.
P. NJ.
12:15-Farm and Home Hour
1:OO-Rebroadcast of Inauguration
Ceremonies of the British Ex-
position from Buenos Aires. Ad-
dresses by His Royal Highness
Edward Prince of Wales, and
Sir Herbert Gibson.
1!3O-Dancing Melodies.
1:45-Foreign Policy ASS c a o n
Luncheon Discussion: DO War
Debts Hamper World Recovery
3:30-Marion cites.
4:00-Song Sermon.
4:15-Pacific Feature Hour.
5:OO-Lady Next Door.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

STANDING OF TEAMS
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
I3IOk-WOL-229na

IL 2:01-Bert Lowns Orchestra.
l. :30-Ann Leaf organist.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

The second meeting with Ma
leney in Miami was just a
duplicate of the first except
that Primo snatched the duke"
aS a result of that affair.
The Washington times., 1931-06-09
0-YEARSCHOOL
DUTY HONORED

Walter B. Patterson, supervising
principal of the special schools,
who will retire June 80, was
honored last night with a dinner
at the Madrillon by a group OF
school officials.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, super
intendent of schools, headed the
group, which consisted of Harry
o. Hine, secretary of the Board
of Education; Stephen E. Kramer,
first assistant superintendent;
Raymond L. Haycock, assistant
superintendent; Jere j. Crane, in
charge of business affairs; Major
r. o. Wilmarth, also of the busi-
ness staff; George D. Strayer. jr.,
statistician; R. H. Holt, chief
accountant; M. O'Brien Jacobs,
accountant, and Seldom M. Ely
and H. w. Draper, supervising
principals.
Mr.. Patterson will retire after
40 years service. The division of
which he is supervisor will be
abandoned and the office of di.
rector of summer and night
schools created. The director has
not yet been appointed.
The Washington times., 1931-06-09
80 BOYS To GET
HERO MEDALS

Medals for distinguished SER
vice in the American Automobile
Association schoolboy patrols will
be presented to 80 elementary
school boys tomorrow at 2 p. m.
at a rally of the $500 patrol
boys in the Mckinley High School
auditorium.
The awards are made annually
to those who have distinguished
themselves in. saving lives or in
preventing injuries. In addition,
ITO boys will be given medals for
"meritorius work" Service certifi-
Gates will be presented to the
others.
The awards will be made to
the following:
Colbert aYtes, Barnard School;
Charles aMrtin. Brent School;
Samuel Brodaky, Brightwood;
Lewis Johnson, Bryan: Teddy
Fielding, John Burroughs; Charles
Bartges and Louis RoSenblum,
Cranch- Tyler: Leon Wesley. Ed
monds; Daniel Nichols, Force;
Abraham Madevy, Gage: William
Parker, Gordon Junior High;
Bradley Evans and James Grum-
back, Maury: Reginald Burdette,
Park View; Chester Wilson, Mich
olas Fillah. Tom Jackson and
Robert Clark. Thompson: Will
liam N. Frank, Weightman; Ed
gar Baker, Whittier.
Angelo Petro, Stuart Junior
High; Sidney Hooe and Radford
Hyde, Peabody: Everett Fellinger,
John Eaton; Franklin eek, st.
Peters; James Robinson, Lincoln; !;
James Humphrey. Military Road; !;
Hushel Davis. Morse; Richard
Washington, st. Augustine's, and
Benjamin Brent, Sumner Ma
gruder School.
The Washington times., 1931-06-09
Gas OWNERSHIP
HEARING DUE

An order for a public hearing
on the investigation of ownership
of the Washington Gas Light
Company is expected to be
handed down today by the Public
Utilities Commission. Such a
hearing will concern the passage
of ownership from local interests
to Albert E. Pierce, of the
Central Public Service Company,
Of Chicago. 1t may be followed
by the filing of a suit in Equity
Court against the present owners
Of the company under the La
Toilette anti-merger law.
Investigation conducted by the
Department of Justice and
Assistant Corporation Counsel
William A. Roberts traced owner
ship Of the gas company to
Peirce, who formed the Seaboard
Investment Trust.
Later this became the Wash
ington and Suburban Companies,
and stock was transferred to the
WeStville Trust of Illinois. Peirce
is the head of the Westville
Trust as well as president Of
Central Public Service.
The Washington times., 1931-06-09
NEW ELECTRIC
RATE SCALE
ORDERED
P. U. C. Points Out Excessive
Profit Now Enjoyed; PepcO
Expected to Seek Court Aid

An order setting up new slid
ing scale under which rates Of
the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany will be fixed, was issued to-
day by the Public Utilities Com
mission.
Subject to approval by the
court in a legal battle over its
valility, the order has the effect
of yacating the consent decree
handed down by Equity Court in
December, 1924. The company,
undoubtedly, will carry its fight
to court in an effort to have the
order vOided.
Says Profit Excessive
The order points out that a
public hearing last year develop
ed that the electric company Is
enjoying IN excessive rate of re-
turns under the present sliding
scale set up in the consent de-
cree.
The cOmpany'S return under
this scale is set at ~ per cent,
whereas the commission points
out the company is now enjoying
10 per cent return.
The new sliding scale cuts the
return from tn to z per cent,
and states that one-half Of the
excess profits, when the return
is between 7 and 8 per cent, shall
be the base used in rate reduc-
tions.
If the return is between 8 and
9 per cent, three-fourths of the
excess profits shall be used as
the reduction base, and if the re-
turn is over 8 per cent, five.
Sixths of the excess profits shall
be used as a reduction base.
May Change Any Time
Another feature of the order
provides that the commission may
fix rates over any 12-mOnth period
instead of at the end of each year,
which has been the custom since
the handing down of the consent
decree.
The order also provides that if
the average return for any con-
secutive 5-year period falls below
ga per cent, or the return for
any consecutive three-year period
falls below 612 per cent, or the
return for any 12-month period
falls below GA per cent, the COM
mission shall promptly increase
rates in similar manner prescribed
for reduced rates so as to make
the yield as near Z per cent upon
the rate base for the 12.month
period Immediately preceding the
date of order effecting the
change in rates.