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Evening star., 1932-02-25
RATE WAR VERDICT
TO SETPRECEDENT
Contest Between Utility Firm
and Montana Commission
Is Argued.
BY GEORGE E. poYING.

The right Of public utility to fix
rates as low as 1t pleases in engaging
in a rate war with competitor is be-.
ing considered by the Supreme Court of
the United States, following the hearing
Of arguments yesterday in the famous
Shelby (Mont.) gas controversy.
The Montana Public Service Com
mission Is appealing to the Supreme
Court from a decision of a three Judge
Federal court holding that the Great
Northern Utilities Co. need not comply
with an order issued by the commission
requiring the utility to establish rates
for natural gas on level with those
charged by the Citizens Gas Co., in
Shelby.
The case has been bitterly contested
during the last three years before the
Montana commission, in the State
courts and finally in the Federal Dis
trtct Court. 1t began in 1928 when
some of the residents of Shelby organ
lied the Citizens Gas Co. and secured
a franchise from the city to construct
a natural gas system in competition
with the Great Northern, which had
been serving the city for about five
years prior to that time.
The Great Northern was charging 50
cents per thousand cubic feet for gas
and the new company, which in Mon
tana was permitted to enter the utility
field without securing permission from
the State commission, established a
rate of 35 cents. The older company
thereupon filed a rate of 25 cents and
sought the approval of the commission
as required by State law
The commission, after an investiga-
ton, issued an order rejecting the 25-
cent rate, holding that it would not
yield enough revenue to defray normal
operating expenses, including an al
lowance for depreciation, and that the
low rate would tend to imperil or i'm
pair the ability Of the utility to render
dependable adequate service. The COM
pany was ordered to make effective
the 35-cent rate charged by the Citi-
zens' company, although it was ad-
mitted by the commission that even
this rate would not afford a fair re-
turn upon the value Of the utility's
property.
Although this question, which gen.
orally has come UP between private and
municipal utilities, has been raised In
different sections of the country. 1t
has never before reached the highest
court.
Copyright. 1922
Evening star., 1932-02-25
D. c. POWER FIRM
NET INCOME GAINS
January Financial Statement
Reveals Increase Over
1891 Figures.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

According to the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co.'S financial statement
for January, filed with the Public
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RE0PENING OF DANVIlLE
BANK TO BE DISCUSSED

Special Dispatch to The Star
DANVILLE, Va, February 25.-De-
positors of the Commercial Bank &
Trust Co. viii hold meeting here Mon
day when plan to reopen the institu-
ton, which closed some time ago, will
be discussed.
A tentative plan has already been
drawn up by some of the depositors and
stockholders. E. P. Crider, former
cashier and receiver, reports that he
has paid of all outstanding indebted
ness and that collection of Outstanding
paper has produced a fund of SAC. .O0O'
the nucleus from which the distribu-
tions will be made If the bank is to be
liquidated.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
Bearish Factors.

NEW YORK, February Is (Special).
One of the bearish factors operating
against the stock market in the last few
days is said to be the delay in bringing
the new banking bill to an agreement
between opposing interests in Congress,
which appeared last week to have con-
ctliated their ideas concerning the main
features of this measure. 1t Is ex-
pected that it will be signed before the
end Of this week. The effect Of 1t has
already been discounted by Wall Street
Evening star., 1932-02-25

Prev. 1882 Stock and Sales
High. Low. Dividend Rate. Add 90.
10h ga Util Pwr & LtA A(2). 81
Evening star., 1932-02-25
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, February Is CP Omitted
States Department of Agriculture) =
Potatoes-Receipts 70 cars; on track,
ZIG; total United States shipments, til; +;
dull, trading slow; sacked per cwt,
Wisconsin round whites, No. l, 75a8O;
Nebraska Triumphs. 1O0a11O; Idaho
Russets, No. l, 1.35a1 40; few fancy,
higher
Evening star., 1932-02-25
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, February IS P.-Butter,
receipts, SSH tubs; steady; creamery
specials (93 score), 22% a23A; extras
(92 score), 22H; extra firsts (9o-91
score), 2115a2Ia4; f1rsts 1889 score) q,
2O1Aa21; seconds (s6-S7 score), 191aa
20; standards 900 score centralized car
lots). 221a. Eggs. 1886 cases; easy;
extra firsts. 14A; fresh graded frsts,
IA; current receipts, 1914.
Evening star., 1932-02-25

UtillueS COIIlInlS
sion today, total
net in c o m e
amounted to S502,-
O24.94 ain S t
S422 $685. in jan
uary, 1881. an m
crease of S79,-
367.99, the report
indicating a much
larger demand for
light and power
than a year ago.
in spite Of the
warm weather.
Operating reve-
nues totaled ST.
O7O,641.73, com
pared with 1884,
450.53 a year ago,
Evening star., 1932-02-25
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, February IS (P).-Noon
Silver futures steady; sales, 100000
ounces. Quotations in centS-March
100 bid; May, 31.55 bid; July, $500
bid; September, unquoted; october,
1888.
INSURANCE STOCKS
Evening star., 1932-02-25
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS, February rs LP.--Three per
cent rentes, 78 francs rs centimes; 5
per cent loan, 100 francs so centimes.
Exchange on London, 88 francs 35
centimes The dollar was quoted at rs
francs 37A centimes.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
(Reported By Chas. D.

Bible publishers estimate that the
Good Book will not be printed in all of
the $500 tongues of the world for 200
wears
Evening star., 1932-02-25
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
BANKS.

NEW YORK, February Is (P).-Over-
the-coInter market:
Evening star., 1932-02-25
Heard in Financial District.
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

BY the Associated Press.
Theasury receipts for February 23
were s7,36o, ,839.26; expenditures. $4e,-
86o, ,664.64, and balance, $464, ,240 .637. .19.
Customs duties for 23 days Of February
v'-re Si7,806, ,3l3.59.
Evening star., 1932-02-25
Public Service Electric and
Gas Company
Dividend No. 81 on 10
Cumulative Preferred Stock
Dividend No. 3 on $500
Cumulative Preferred Stock

The Board OF Directors OF Public
Service Electric and Gas Company has
declared the regular quarterly dividend
on the 10 and $500 Preferred Stock of
that COMPANY Dividends are payable
March 81, 1882. to stockholders of
record at the close OF business March
I. 1899.
r. W. Van Middlesworth. Treasurer.
Evening star., 1932-07-01
Charles said Emily. IT'S pscfsd up

Charles, Cha les. said Emily. ITS PScfsd up
Charles departed Immediately.
"It's a great surprise meeting you
here, Miss Trefusis," said Inspector
Narracott.
Il said au revoir," Emily reminded
him.
II didn't notice it at the time"
you've not seen the last of me by a
long way" said Emily csndidly. You
know, Inspector Narracott, you've made
a mistake. Jim's not the man you're
after"
Indeed"
And what's more" said Emily, II
believe in your heart that you agree
with me"
What makes you think that, Miss
Trefusis?"
What were you doing in Mr.. Dukes
cottage?" retaliated Emily.
Narracott looked embarrassed and
she was quick to follow it up.
You're doubtful. inspector-doubt-
ful. You thought you had the right
man and now you are not so sure. and
so you are making a few inveStiga-
tions. Well. I have something to tell
you that may help. III tell it to you
on the way to Exhampton."
Footsteps sounded down the road
and Ronnie Garfield appeared. He
had the air of a truant, breathless and
guilty.
4 say, Miss Trefusis" he began.
What about walk this afternoon?
While my aunt has a nap"
Impossible said Emily. I'm
going away To Exeter"
What, not really! For good you
mean?"
Evening star., 1932-07-01

"Oh, no." said Emily. II shall be
back again tomorrow"
"Oh, that's splendid"
Emily took something from the
pocket Of her sweater and handed II
to him. Give that to your aunt, viii
you? It's a recipe for coffee cake, and
tell her she was just in time; the COOK
Is leaving today and so are the other
servants Be sure you tell her; she
viii be interested
At half-past 2 DR.. Warren received
a call from Emily He took an impe-
date fancy to this businesslike and
attractive girl Her questions we're
blunt and to the point.
"Yes. Miss Trefusis; I see exactly
what you mean. You'll understand
that. contrary to the popular belief In
novels, 1t is extremely difficult TO flX
the time of death accurately. 1 saw
the body at o'clock. l can say de-
cidedly that Capt. Trevelyan had been
dead at least two hours How much
longer than that would be difficult to
say. If you were to tell me that he
was killed at o'clock. I should say
1t was possible. though my own opinion
inclined to a later time. On the other
hand, he could certainly not have been
dead for much longer than that. Four
and a half hours would be the outside
limit"
Thank you,' said Emily; that's all
that I wanted to know
She caught the $40 train at the
station and drove straight to the hotel
where Mr.. Dacres was staying.
Their interview was busineSslike and
Unconditional Mr.. Dacres had known
Emily since she was q small child and
Evening star., 1932-07-01
.5*MURDERe eHAEIMOR 81
H. hAeATHA CHRISTIE -

ford / haven't seen. And he was one
Of the people at the table-turning,
"Oh, we'll pass his cottage on the
way to see about getting car to Ex-
hampton"
Mr.. Dukes cottage was the last Of
the row. Emily and Charles unlatched
the gate and walked up the path. And
then something rather surprising oc-
Cured. For the door opened and man
came out And that man was Inspector
Narracott.
He. too, looked surprised and. Emily
thought, embarrassed. Emily abandoned
her original intention.
Il am so glad to have met you. In
spector Narracott." she said There
are one or two things want to talk to
you about If may"
Delighted, Miss Trefusis.' He drew
out watch. I'm afraid you will have
to look sharp, I've a car waiting. I've
got to go back to Exhampton almost
Immediately"
How extraordinarily fortunate" said
Emily, you might give me lift, Will
you. Inspector"
The inspector said rather woodenly
that he would be very pleased to do so.
You might go and get my suitcase,
Evening star., 1932-07-01

had managed her affairs for her since
she came of age.
"You must prepare yourself for a
shock. Emily" he said Things are
much worse for Jim Pearson than We
imagined"
"Worse?"
Eyes. It's no good beating about the
BUSH Certain facts have come to light
which are bound to show him up in a
most unfavorable light. 1t is those
Evening star., 1932-07-01

facts which led the police actually to
charge him with the crime. I should
not be acting in your interests II I
withheld these facts from you"
please tell me-" said Emily.
Her voice was perfectly calm and
composed. It was not feelings that
were going to help Jim Pearson, it was
brains. She must keep all her wits
about her.
(To be continued)
Evening star., 1932-07-01

ct the Massachusetts, Institute of Teehp
nology for the schools Summer course
and the following year. The scholar
ship was awarded because Of young
BackenstoSs' high scholastic average.
Evening star., 1932-07-01
Awarded Scholarships.

Henry Backenstoss. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross E. Backenstoss, S535 Holmead
Evening star., 1932-07-01
INSTALLMENT XVIII.

<<W ISTEN." said Enderby. "You
- know how I came down TO
Exhampton on Friday eve
IL ming, Emily. Well, there was
The Washington times., 1932-02-25
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The Washington times., 1932-02-25

Only 100 pairs. Kid uppers, leather
soles and rubber heels. Sizes to II
in the lot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-25
Statement of Comrade James
Russell on Trotzkyism

the opposition said no" capitalism itself sup
piled the answer. When the Party defined the
present epoch, as an epoch of intense class
struggle the Trotskyites attempted to sneer, but
just ask the workers In uniform in the British
Navy about that and I guess they could supply
the answer.
While the fascist role of the social democrats
was being denied by the so-called opposition,
zorgiebel was shooting down the workers in
Berlin on the First of May. And so on, at every
estep, at every turn. these people reveal their
bankruptcy, their stupidity and their usefulness
to the bourgeoisie.
While Trotsky writes reams in the capitalist
press condemning the Five Year Plan for the
building OF Socialism In Russia as a mistake as
an impossibility a monstrosity, the workers
in the Soviet Union herolcally reply by building
in four years what Trotsky said they could not
do in five, while jeers are thrown at the COL
lectiwSation Of the peasants and their strings
Of peasant carts"
The peasants reply to Trotsky and the agents
OF reaction throughout the world, is by pouring
enthusiastically into the collectiyes and ex-
changing their peasant carts for tractors At
the moment the Party, under the leadership OF
the Conlintern is facing the most gigantic tasks
Of leading the workers in their struggle against
decaying capitalism. The bourgeosie prepare
their airplsnes and their poison gases to sup
press the workers at home and when the oppor-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-25
The Capitalist Crisis and
Coal Miners in the II. S.
BY ANNA ROCHESTER.
Author of Labor and Coal

A crisis of wage-cutting. mass unemployment
without social insurance, and irregular empIoy-
ment even in active mines had hit the coaS
miners in the United States long before the gen.
eral capitalist crisis, This background is i'm
portant TO an understanding of their presents
situation.
Even when industry was booming before the
crash the btuminous mines, operated by (rough-
ly) 1000 competing companies and individual
capitalists, we're able to produce from 30 Der
cent to so per cent more coal than they could
SELL Very few mines operated SO much as sig
days out OF seven; about one-fifth of the biz
luminous mine workers were employed less thar
three days a week.
From 1923 70 1929, the humber of bituminous
mines in operation has been reduced from s331
too ,o57; each workers daily output was being
pushed up by mechanical changes and by speed
ing up OF work; wages had been pushed down
and the workers resistance. to wage cuts had
been weakened and betrayed by leaders" in the
reactionary United Mine Workers of America
So in the course of six years. while the capt.
talist class boosted of American .prosperitv~
the average daily earnings of bitlminous workers
had been cut about 16 per cent and the num-
Der employed in the industry mad been reduced
from 7O5,000 to 100000 In the anthracite mines
Eastern Pennsylvania), work had been more reg
ular than IN the bitumnous loines but here
also the situation of some 165. 900 workers had
teen SHARPLY WorSened before 1929
Manufacturing and transportation were in
creaSing output with decreasing number Of
workers. Men thrown out of the coal mines
found it exceedingly difficult 10 get Jobs in
any other industry Most of them were in the
reserve" of unemployed workers from all in
dustries which had grown to a total of about
100000 before the great crash at the end OF
1929
The general crisis in capitalist industry brought
the 1881 production of bituminous coal % per
cent and anthracite 19 per cent below the ton
mage produced nj 1929 Further wage cuts have
swept through the btumnous fields More mines
have been closed. The great majority OF active
mines are now operating less than four DAYS a
week. Even the official U. S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics admits that 20 per cent of the mine
workers employed in 1929 are now cut of the
industry and that total payrolls have fallen by
more than one-thrd in the anthracite mines
and by nearly one-half in the btuminous mines
In this basic industry, prosperous" American
capitalism paid most Of the workers too little to
support family according to standards of
living set up for the workers by welfare agencies
OF the capitalist class Crisis capitalism has
rought most of those who are still employed
down to q wage which cannot provide food
clothing and shelter Thousands of jobless miners
and their families are literally starving.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-25
CHICAGO PARTY TO STRENGTHEN TRADE UNION
WORK
WORK

The Chicago Party District Committee, real
izing that the present unsatisfactory situation
concerning shop work and building of the Trade
Union Unity League and opposition groups inside
the revolutionary unions, is an impermissble
weakness, has undertaken to sharply correct this
outstanding weakness.
On Sunday February 18th, special confer
ence of Party members who work and are &C
tive in trade unions in five basic INDUSTRIES
steel, mining metal packing and raliroad-was
held in Chicago. These came from Chicago and
four out OF town sections including Southern
Illinois Springfield Calumet and Milwaukee.
There were present total OF rs Of whom Il we're
actually working in the following industries:
stockyards, 8; STEEL 10; metal H. auto, 3; min
ing z; railroad, q
Conlrade Williamson reported for the District
Euro Oh the status of our trade unions and
shop work, celebrating on the basic reasons fer
the unsatisfactory situation He polemized par
ticularly against various opportunist tendencies
which have arisen and dealt in detail with eg-
periences in specific shops and unions where q
little attention has been given, al Of which in~
dicates ths tremendous possibilities The ste
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-25

Bolshevk line, so as to be able to cope with these
dangers. For, if we are to be afraid of dangers
in this case:
"Then it is dangerous to take part in strikes
it may lead to EconomiSm, the exclusive en-
phasis on the economic struggle-or take part
in parliamentary struggle, it may end in par
Gamentary idiocy 49,. The condition which we
must never forget: To strike together, to go our
own way; not to mix up our organizations, to
keep an eye ally as if on an enemy ETC."
The main thing, Lenin tells us, to have in
mind, is that the Socialist revolution can be ac-
complished only under the leadership and hege-
mony of the proetariat in alliance with the
petty bourgeois mass of people" But here we
have also most important lesson on feminist
strategy in united front tactics in strikes, etc,
lesson that we should always bear in mind in
connection with our present-day struggles
Regarding struggles we should always remem-
Der also:
"Only the struggle educates the exploited class.
Only the struggle discloses to it the magnitude of
its own power widenS its horizon enhances it's
abilities, clarifies its mind FORCES its WILL page
40
"The Revolution of 1905" gives us the best in
sight of the stormy period of the first Russian
revolution, the most vivid living picture of the
Moscow uprising, Bloody Sunday" ETC., etc
Pages 20 and 81 are devoted to reprinting
leaflet that was issued on January T. 1905, ex-
planning the meaning of absolute Monarchy,
Constitutional Monarchy, and Democratic Re-
public, what these mean and whom the work
ers must support Here we see Lenins principle:
''We must speak so simply, SO to be under
stood by every workman, peasant, washerwoman,
shepherd" applied in practice. Speaking of SIM
plicity and clarity in our mass agitation and
propaganda methods, we have great lesson to
learn from this leaflet.
The last two pages, from which we have al
ready quoted, are devoted to stages tendency.
and prospects of the revolution" This in an out
line form gives the reader an excellent picture
of the historical developments leading up to the
revolution, the progress of the revolution itself,
and the main tendencies and prospectives.
The pamphlet is written with the simplicity of
real genius, and is an example of Marxist-Lenin-
list dialectcal analysis both of the revolution of
1905 and its lessons, which are invaluable when
applied to present day struggles
Every worker, every revolutionist especially
every Communist should read and study this
pamphlet in preparation for activity in the strug
gle for the emancipation of the worlds toiling
masses from the yoke Of Capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-25

uation In the major industries OF the district was
dealt with, where q new series Of wage-cuts In
building, street-car, elevated shoe. railroad and
county employed had just been announced in
Chicago.
The discussion was participated in by many
Comrades Most interesting was the experiences
of the members of the Steel Workers Union in,
Indiana Harbor and Gary who related the meth
DDS of building the union on department basis
and In the course Of this the winning Of small
demands In the mills
This Party conferences Ia the haae iafhstxiee
is the beginning OF most thorough ideolsgieal
campaign. coupled With drastic orgsniSational
measures TO throw the Party forces into trade
union work and develop and lsad economic strug-
giles In every other field the Party has re-
corder progress and the conference bore out the
contention that when the Party really turns its
attention seriously to this task, results will fol-
low.
Already a Chicago fumctionaries conference
took place with 200 present On this same subject
These win be followed by Trade Unica Unity
Ieagoe trosd conferences " AZ important sitisu
ana '0'sa"'S AssdER sNsaaas -.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-25

PHILADELPHIA only of the larger districts where
shop nuclei have been organized.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-25

Dear Comrade:
AS a former Party member who was at one
time identified with the Trotsky opposition,
wish to make the following statement to be pub
lished in the Daily Worker.
This statement may be belated, but neverthe-
less, as I was responsible for an article which
appeared in the Militant about a year and
half ago, attacking the Party leadership who
were crying out the Party policy on the water
front it is only right that amends be made and
that recognize as publicly as I attacked the
Party, that the only leadership which measures
up to the struggle of the workers on the water
front or in any other industry is the Communist
Party.
The Party members, who kept to the line of
the Party, have gone ahead with the Job of
building the unions and organizing the unor-
ganized, particularly on the waterfront In face
OF the greatest difficulties and police terror
while disgruntled or confused elements such as
I was, either dropped out OF sight, or became
the catspaws Of such elements as the Cannon
clique in their counter-revolutionary attacks
against the Farty.
But only very short acquaintance with the
Trotslsy rcncgadc5 Is enough to convince any
healthy minded worker that he has fallen into
the wrong camp.
While the Comintern under the leadership of
Comrade Stain at the Sixth World Congress
pointed out the end Of capitalist stabizatson;