18 STATE DEMANDS WATERLOSS END Waste of Half Million Gallons a Day at Marsh Run Depot Scored Complaint by the United States Government against classflcation of rates for water service to the Quar termaster's Reserve Depot at Marsh Run, York county, by the Rlverton Consolidated Water Company, Le moyne, Cumberland county, is up held by the Public Service Commis sion in an opinion by Chairman W. D. B. Alney issued to-day, but the failure of the Government to pro tect against leakage on the water main to the military reservation is sharply criticised. "The enormous leakage of water in the eight-inch wooden stave pipe line laid by the United States Gov ernment to connect pumps at the filtration plant of respondent water company with the military reserva tion at Marsh Run, aggregating 600,000 gallons daily as against an actual use of but 175,000 gallons per day with the resultant cost to the Government or loss to the re spondent company of approximately $12,000 per annum," says the decis ion, "makes the issue presented by complaint and answer appear insig nificant. It is such an extreme and prodigal waste of water that in the public interest it should be stopped. The saving to the United States Gov ernment or to the respondent would be several times more than the amount involved in the present con troversy." Army Notified Copies of the decision have been sent to the United States authori ties in charge of the military reser vation of 840 acres which contain a huge Army reserve depot including storehouses, barracks, bakeries, etc. The complaint grew out of charges made for water service for fire pro tection, the allegation being that the company charged the Government for private fire protection as well as on a meter basis. The charge for the private protection was objected to, the Government complaining that it "is taking water on a metered basis and that it is of no moment to the respondent company what it does with that water after it is metered and is delivered to com plainant's tanks." The opinion says in part: "The 'stand ready' service in fire protection as ordinarily furnished emphasizes two factors, a sufficient volume of water in readiness to meet fire emergencies, and the delivery of that water at requisite pressure. With respect to both these factors the Government has, in part at least, by storage tanks, elevation and pumps supplemented, and to that ex tent relieved the company of its 'stand ready' obligation. In ordinary practice water furnished for private fire hydrants or automatic sprinklers is not metered or thus chargeable. In fact respondent's tariff. Article 7, excepts fire hydrants from meter ing. Clear Cut Issue "The issue as presented is the applicability of the filed rates and no evidence has been presented with respect to their reasonableness. Can the respondent under its tariffs sub ject the complainant to pay under two different rates or classifications for the same service? The com plainant does pay for all water de livered to the eight-inch woo'den pipfe line as it is measured and the rate includes the stand ready serv ice whether the stand ready ele ment is large enough or too large, we have no evidence from which to determine, but as the right of in itiating rates rests with respondent, there is some presumption that it has included a reasonable amount for that purpose. We, of course, cannot sustain a duplication of these charges and require complainant to again pay for this rate factor under a private fire protection schedule. "Again the private fire protection rate is as respondent's tariff dis closes one freed from meter or con sumption elements. If, therefore, both these rates are to be applied to the complainant's service, it would require complainant to pay for consumption under the fire pro tection rates at meter terms; it would subject it to the duplication of readiness to serve charges im posed by both rates. Class rates and commodity rates on railroads cannot both be applied. "It may be that the respondent has not imposed a sufficient "de mand or ready to serve' charge in its meter rate when the same is ap plied to private fire protection which complainant requires, but we can not determine that question under the evidence before us. We do not intend to convey the impression that a rate for private fire protection may not be prescribed, inclusive of con sumption (metered) and demand elements, but we are clear the re spondent's tariffs do not authorize the imposition for the same service, of the two rates carried in its rate schedule." World's Highest Flier Also a Speed Climber Mineola, N. Y„ Sept. 20.—Roland Rholfs, the aviator who is believed to have broken the world's record for altitude, yesterday established what is asserted to be another world's record, this time for "speed climbing." Driving the same "Curtiss wasp" triplane he used Thursday, he climbed 19,500 feet in 9 minutes 42 2-5 seconds, approximately 2,000 feet a minute. The flight was offi cially observed by Lieutenant Col onel J. D. Carmody, in command of Roosevelt field. Germany's Deficit in Children Runs High fly Associated Pre Berlin, Sept. s.—Professor Emll Ab derhalben, the noted psychologist says Germany's deficit in children since 1914 was 2,500,000 and child mortality has continued to increase. During the war Prof. Abderhalden devoted much of his time to sending tubercular children to neutral coun tries, chlefily Switzerland, but the drop in the value of the German mark precluded the carrying out of the en terprise on the scale required by the state of juvenile health in Germany. Rumania Concentrating Against Bolsheviki By A HOC in ted Press. Geneva. Friday. Sept. 29.—Rumania Is recalling volunteer trcops scattered through Southern Russia for cofen tration on the Dniester river in antic ipation of Bolshevik disorders, accord ing to a statement Issued to-day by the Rumanian bureau at Berne. It is said Rumania also is expediting the repatriation of 50,000 Rumanian troops from Transylvania and else wherej , SATURDAY EVENING, DIVES, POMEROY & STEWART 41st Anniversary Specials For Monday-A Great Shopping Program • Women's $2.25 Silk Hose in Anniversary Specials In the Anniversary Sale at $1.41 |r J I Fine Autumn Dress less in black, white and cord- FabriCS J ing that is ttr rs a\7ra°"™: Women's, Misses' and Children's Anniversary Special, A 4 rr h : s r. d 7 80 : ds ; y,M si.4i - \ J 75c White Thread Silk Hose, with $3.00 Army cloth, 56 inches wide. Anniver- *1 1 • fashioned feet, lisle tops. 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