Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 110, 21 March 1917 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 21, 1917

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NEW MEMBER HITS ERRATIC UTILITY ORDER

Inconsistent and erratic actions on the part of the Indiana Public Utilities commission is the charge made by Edwin Corr, the new Democratic member of that body, succeeding Charles J. Murphy, whose action was such as to force his retirement, in his minority report on the commission's decision in the Indianapolis water rate case. Corr in his report shows that the majority members of the commission completely reversed themselves in their decibions in the Richmond water rate case and in the Indianapolis water $300,000 Going Value. In his dissenting opinion in the Indianapolis water case Corr points out that in the majority decision the Indianapolis Water company receives $300,000 going value. He showed that the plant had been built without the stockholders placing

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money; that it bad ben built by bond issues, on which the public had provided interest, not only during the construction and during the period of building up the business and making it a going concern, but anterior to the beginning of construction of the ta.nt. He showed that dividends on the original capital stock had been 54 per cent, annually, and he showed millions of dollars in surplus and dividends above those that would have been yielded by fair rates. Fails to See Just Cause. Corr falls to see any ju3t cause for the consumers, who had paid for the plant and its development in high rates and then given the original stockholders 54 per cent, annually, to be taxed the 6 or 7 per cent, interest annually, that is. $18,000 to $21,000 a year on a $300,000 allowance granted, by the majority decision, to the company for building up the business and making it a success. He then points out tho Richmond water case, decided before he became a member of the commission, with some startling results. Expert Estimates Turned Down. In the local case the commission turned down the estimates of $122,059 going value submitted by one expert, and $113,980 submitted by another, and declared that "we are not certain that we fully comprehend the processes of reasoning by which these gentlemen arrive at their conclusion. "To them 'going value' is a peculiar and strange mental concept. Thrt mental athletics employed by these gentlemen In the development of their theory of 'going value' is somewhat shrouded in mystery, but the results are plain and manifest." Quoting further from the Richmond decision. Corr sets out this citation from that decision: Cites Richmond Decision.. "In so far as going value represents unrequited losses of the lean years of the plant, the splendid profits made honestly throughout Its splendid career have certainly most fully and completely eliminated it. In this particular case all labor and money expended In securing the business has been paid for by the public. Whatever money was expended for labor, or for anything else In building up the business of the water works was paid out of money earned by the

plant, and it was charged as operating expenses. . ,', "The water works extracted a rate that yielded satisfactory . returns . on the investment, accumulated a - very handsome profit, and left a Bum sufficient to pay all operating expenses, including the money expended in developing and securing the business. As the public has once paid this entire expense, we see no reason why it should now be added to capital account in the form of going value." Going Value Too Large. "This rule," comments Corr, "should be applied in this case." At most, Corr would not allow more than $50,-

000 going value, which at the 6 per j

cent, earning basis, which he advocates, would mean only $3,000 a year instead of $21,000. Corr, again, in bis dissenting opinion on capitalizing surplus, built up ' by excessive rates, points to the commission's reversing itslef. He says: "This commission in the Richmond water case said, in speaking of capital investment: 'About $35,000 of it represents a pure gratuity, a donation, an aid wrenched from the consumers by an unjust rule. ' In what different relation does money stand which has been wrenched from the consumers by an unjust rate, from money wrenched from them by an unjust rule? In either case, it, in equity, belongs to the consumer and should not, in either case, be capitalized against the consumer for the purpose of rate making."

Parker is Caught Under Big Wagon

MILTON, Ind., March 21.-;David Parker met with a bad accident Mr. Parker lives south of town and was driving a team, which became frightened and ran away. Mr. Parker was thrown out of the wagon but held on to the team, the wagon finally overturned and "caught him underneath. His tenant was near at hand and rescued him and brought him to town to his physician, where his wounds were dressed. The right arm' and hand are badly briused but it is thought that no bones were broken. His back was also sprained.

SQUEAKS

From the editor's swivel' chair

Sloane Delivers Talk on Orchestra

Ralph C. Sloane, music supervisor in the public schools, delivers an address today before the annual convention of American Music Supervisors in Grand Rapids on "Making a High School Orchestra a Success.' He left last night. During his absence Miss Edna Marlatt will be In charge of the high school classes.

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THE Tenor of Tenors, Lazaro, gives a magnificently powerful rendering of the great aria, "M'Appari"

from "Martha" note on note leading up to a climax so breath-taking and wholly tremendous that it could only have been sung by the one "marvel-voice." 48788) Among the other distinguished artists, Lucy Gates sings "The Nightingale Song" and the well-known "Listen To The Mocking Bird" in a soprano of exquisite quality that, combined with bird-calls by a marvelous girl whistler, makes this a record truly worth hearing. A 5937) Another remarkable record is Graveure's interpretation of the infinitely sweet melody of the world's most loved lullaby, "Kentucky Babe," (A 5939) and Morgan Kingston's wonderfully expressive singing of "My Little Love" and "Wonderful Garden of Dreams." A 5934) AlTolson is again the "star number" of the fourteen popular vocal hits, witi "Ev'ry Little While" (A 2182), and there arc ten dances as good as the fox-trot listed below, A Glimpse of This Month's Song and Dance Hits

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Shoe Store Sold, By Cunningham

J. Will Cunningham, shoe dealer at S07 Main street, has sold his business to two shoe clerks, J. E. Bill, of Richmond, and J. V. Burton, of Mitchell, Ind. The new owners will take possession next Monday. Cunningham will retire from business after 40 years in the Richmond shoe trade. Bill has been connected with the Hoosier Store for the last three years. Burton expects to remove to Richmond and assume active partnership in the business.

Richmond, the far-famed center of art and culture is rudely divested of her scholarly veil by the Kokomo Tribune which comments as follows: The Richmond newspapers are loaded with - notices of applications for saloon licenses. That town seems determined to stay wet to the last. The booze interests there will be the last in the state to surrender the precious privilege of pillaging the people. But they will surrender and when the people of the town have had a fair trial of a .saloonless and boozeless society they will wonler at their prolonged blind bourbonism.

Kokomo with that "more-righteoua-than thou" air has the nerve to call Richmond a "town." Over in Piqua, Ohio, the Daily Call thinks differently about the fair Quaker city. The call describing the new memorial entrance to Earlham cemetery which is a tribute to Charles and Elijah Coffin says: The thought that "sentiment is the greatest virtue Inherent in men," once expressed by a noted thicker, is being exemplified la the memorial to the two men who blazed the way in pioneer days, who laid the foundations deep and broad upon which the modern city of Richmond rests happy in

security of a house biulded not upon j - . !

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PLAYMATE HITS CHILD WITH BAT

CENTERVILLE, Ind., March 21. Kendall Matthews, the little son of Mrand Mrs. Walter. Matthews on Plum street, was painfully injured yesterday while playing ball. He was struck by a companion with a ball bat on the head and suffered from it the entire night.

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