MINIMUM RATE t IS NOW UPHELD tnteresting Decision by Public Service Commission in the Lewiatown Case pany, which lias it'lll^ll ' ofli • '"f Altoona, declares that the public service company law allows a niini tnum charge and upholds a "ready to serve" charge. The decision says in the course of discussion of the minimum month ly charge of <1 for electric service, "The reasonableness of minimum schedules has been firmly estab lished and is specifically approved In the public service company law. The use of a separate charge to cover stand ready costs is very gen eral in electric power schedules and at the present time the trend is un doubtedly toward a wider use of this form of charge in gas. water and other utilities delivering a product. The .public service company law j does not prohibit its use either di rectly or indirectly. There is no distinction in 'principle between a system of minimum payments and a system of ready-to-serve charges. Both are predicated upon the same analysis of total cost of the ser-! vice. Both recognize the element of ' 'stand ready to serve.' In a sched ule with minimum payment require ments, the ready-to-serve costs are concealed in the rate per unit and In the minimum. In a schedule with a pure ready-to-serve charge these costs stand revealed. The ! commission has not adopted any J fixed po.llcy in the matter of a ready to-serve charge, even though it has In several Instances, under certain conditions and circumstances, ap proved its use." In the Lewistown complaint the attack on the minimum monthly charge of <1 for electric service is declared not unreasonable and in the ready-to-serve gas charge com plaint the company is directed to file "ft. graded system of ready-to serve charges that will return prac tically the same revenue as would be received from a uniform ready to-serve charge of 75 cents a month." Faust's Work. Seven hundred and fifty samples of various foods and drinks were taken in thirty | counties of Pennsylvania and ana- i lyzed by agents of Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust during November, resulting in fifty-six or- | ders for arrests, including some for i the sale of fruit syrups with coal i tar dyes and sausage with an tin-; due amount of water. The total receipts for the month were <6,- 510.92, making $485,326.21 since the first of the year. Pittsburgh Case. —A general con ference of ounsel and parties inter- GLOBE Shirts! Shirts! Shirts! Hundreds of Dozens of Elegant Silk and Fibre Silk Shirts in a Great Sale at $0.45 \ ,THis sale will be of particular interest to all men and also women who buy shirts for men. It comes just in time for your Christmas buying and when you consider that these shirts are real $5.00 values you can . readily figure out the great savings. All sizes— to 18. On account of greatly reduced price None Charged. Npne Sent C. O. D. None Sent on Approval il : J See our Windows for a most remarkable display of these wonderful shirt values THE GLOBE [*——■ . - I WEDNESDAY EVENING osted In the complaints against fares and sorvlce of the Pittsburgh rail ways system will be held In Pitts burgh Saturday. Chairman \V. D. B. Alney and other commissioners will attend. Forestry on Alert.—Preparations are being made by the State Fores try Department. In conjunction with the four active forest fire protective associations to meet any flres which may break out in the woods during the hunting season. In the Inst two years there have been 3,100 fires reported In the woods, most of them small In area, but the aggregate area was 474,091 acres and the total damage the big figure of <855,474. The cost of extinguishing the fires ,a!one was <44.132.79. but the lack of approbations has prevented much development of the service. The four associations co-operating with the state are Pocono Protec tive Association, the oldest In the United States; Central Forest Fire Protective Association, Bellefonte; McKean County Association, Brad ford, and the Anthracite Associa tion, with headquarters at Hazle ton, which vcovers large areas con taining woods for timber for mines. Sprout's Busy Time —Senator Wil liam C. Sproul is booked to be a guest at four notable dinners in a week and has more engagements than he can fill. The new Governor is to "listen in" at the charter dinner; says one newspaper. Arrest at .Milton— Deputy State Fire Marshal Ryan lias arrested Jacob S. Scholsky, of Milton, on a charge of setting fire to a hotel in that place. Some Accident* —A number of hunt ing accidents have been reported to state officers from various regions, most of. them being a week-or so old. Not many serious ones have occurred, it Is believed. Attack Skip-Stop* —The business men of Philadelphia have decided to appeal to the State 1 Public Service Commission to .change the famous federal government "skip-stop" plan. They claim it is dangerous, Spnngler Favored —The Philadel phia Public Leger to-day says that Representative Robert S. Spangler. of York, is generally favored for speak er. It says leaders have "accented" him. Hnrgest Complimented —William M. Hargest, deputy attorney general, has been highly complimented upon the address he delivered at the Bethle* hem Elks' Memorial service in Beth lehem on Sunday. ilkinxburg Case —The Wilkins burg case, which involves the live cent franchise ordlance authority is being presented to,the Superior court to-day at Philadelphia. The Public Service Commission held thaf it could set aside an .ordnance fixing a fare. The boroughs appealed. Mr. SchnlVer Here William T. Schaffer, who will be the next <|t-1 torney general, was here yesterday j to argue the Wayne Sewerage ease. This is the first complaint involving rates of a sewering corporation. It operates in the vicinity of Philadel phia and a valuation of <170,000 for rate-making purposes was agreed upon. Board Cleared —The provost mar shal general's office has cleared the members of Philadelphia locnl board* No. 38 from charges made by O. Drummond. This Is one of the flare ups from that city. Arthur to the Front —John E. Ar thur, former legislator, who is chief of the bureau of city property in < Philadelphia, is out with a state-' ment that the reason valuable paint ings nre exposed to mice and rats In tho Independence Hall buildings Is because the art Jury ie not on the Job. He says that fur ton months he has been trying to get "Jho paintings hung. Teacher* Get Busy—Philadelphia teachers have started to hold meet ings to get Interest aroused in the project for the salary increase. Plans for organizations to meet all through the state have been made. Mr. Hutchinson Here —George G. Hutchinson, ef Huntingdon county, special agent of the Department of Agriculture, was here to-day. CoiigrPMsrann 111 —Congressman-at- Large W. J. Burke, of Pittsburgh, is very ill at hts home. His daugh ter died from influenza. SOLDIERS APPRECIATE CANTEEN* WORKERS Four soldiers who had been aided by the work of the Red Cross can teen sgrvice, sent a dolla bill >'es terday in appreciation. A number of enthusiastic letters have been re ceived, praising the work of the canteen volunteers. MODERN WOODMEN ELECT At a meeting held last night of Camp 5250, Modern Woodmen of America, the following officers were elected: Consul, Harry Hill"; adviser, J. K. Morrow; 'clerk, E. A. Miller; assistant clerk, John L. Huston; banker, H. H. Towsen; escort, J. J. Matter; physicians, Dr. J. H. Kreid er, Dr. A. W. Baker, Dr. C Albert Fritcliey: watchman. George W. Filer: sentry, ,C. E. Ilea; trustee, J. F. Murray. PATROLMAN KNOCKED DOWN William Balthaser, patrolman on the Harrisburg police force, was knocked down at Cowden and Herr streets early this morning while he was putting tow arrested men, Rus sell Potter and Jacob Crist, in the patrol. Margaret Sullivan, ho was 'with the men, was held also under a disorderly conduct charge. cuiicii m) ■INK Pimples. onßack,Armsand Limbs. Kept Awake. "Having my hands in impure oils caused the skin to come off very badly. PThe parts affected .were my back, arms and limbs, and great patches of burning and itching pimples kept me awake mr.ny a night. The pimples were fiery red and hard, and I scratched till many a time I had my limbs t>nd back bleeding. "I tried a free sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I bought more, and after using for six weeks I was healed." (Signed) Ambrose Jennings, 4160 Gi rard Ave., Phila., Pa., April 3, 1918. * Cuticura Soap cleanses and purifies, Cuticura Ointment soothes and heals. Baicpla Bach Frsa hr Mail Address post-card: "Caticnra, Dopt. H. Boston " Sold everywhere. Soap 23c. Ointment 2S and 30c. Talcum 23c. ttXroUSBURO GfiSS® TELEOITAPU | " 77| II" This Christmas will tell how well you have learned I the worthy lesson of thrift and conservation. We believe that the majority of people will look on the giving of impractical articles as extremely poor taste. Accord ingly we have made preparations to offer our customers the greatest stocks of wearing apparel suitable for gifts ever shown in this section of the country. Our first recom mendation for a sure-to-please substantial gift for men and young men takes the form of Suit or Overcoat j Every man knows the value of good clothes and there are none better to be had, or no greater values than we offer in , Hart Schaffner & Marx j P H I j Ruppenneimer & ""SkM i Society Brand Clothes I j There are never too many Shirts / I 1 J M;; iw for the average man. You will always find I" 5 iMMlnlln u Vsy* Him willing to accept just one more, no matter how g/w A /\NTnSm l C \1 \tvSHllarge a stock He may have. You'll find plenty to Em 1 I | liikJ "Silk Shirt" Festival I ' ' ; ; - • * . . ' r DECEMBER 4,1918. 1 11
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