IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE
Recently the Supreme Court of
the State of Washington rendered
an epochal decision
Washington and Oregon passed
a law a year or two ago whereby
the state utility regulatory com
missions were empowered to as
sess against utility companies the
costs of investigations for rate
making purposes. Other states
have considered following these
examples.
Now the Supreme Court has de
cided, in a biting decision, that
the act is unconstitutional. The
decision pointed out that the act
made it possible for regulatory
authorities to initiate and conduct
one investigation after another
against a utility company “until”
a particular ulitity is destroyed.”
And the justices added, “We see
no ... reasonable protection from
persecution. ’’
This decision is important be
cause it is in the interest of jus
tice, of the American spirit of
fa^r play Rate-making investiga
tions initiated by the state, are
primarily designed to benefit con
sumers. They are a purely public
function—and they should be paid
for in the manner of pulic func
tions, all the people There ts no
justification for an act which
forces the stocholders of a corn
pan to pay out hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to meet the cost
of an investigation, perhaps hasti
ly demanded, which can eliminate
the small return they are permit
ted hv law to earn on their in
vestment.
During the past year, there
have been a number of decisions,
"by state an feeral courts alike,
of exceptional importance. These
decisions have affirmed and re
affirmed American principles and
consti tutional rights—thev have
prevented the gravest kinds of
injustice, and perversion of tax
ing and legislative power. This
new decision, by the Supreme
Court of Washington, stands high
on that distinguished list.
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FERE PREVENTION WEEK
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In about a month, Fire Pre
vention Week will be observed
again. Starting on October 6,'j
the week will run through the j
12th
The week is usually inaugurat
ed by Presidential proclamation.
Governors of states and mayors
of cities follow suit. Fire mar
shalls, fire departments, insurance
organizations and other public
and private groups cooperate in
seeking to spread the ABC’s of
fire prevention and control to the
general public—which has most
at stake, and which must accept
the responsibility for almost every
citizen will have a chance to learn,
easily, thoroughly and “painless
ly”, the simple lessons that will
enable him to keep his home and
other property safe from fire. He
will be told of the menace of old
and improperly-done wiring. He
will learn the need for periodic
inspections of his heating plant
—one of the most prolific sources
of fire. He will be shown the
Vital necessity of fire-resistant
building, and of modern munici
pal building codes. He null hear
of the tragic school, hospital and
other major fires which have de
stroyed thousands of lives, and
property valued at millions,
which were absolutely unneces
sary.
To learn this, the citizen will
have to contribute a little of his
time. He will have to look at ex
hibits ,read editorials, news re
ports and pamphlets- He will
have to listen to a radio address
or two. He will have to keep his
min open and his memory awake
—a lesson that is not retained is
obviously useless.
In return for this small expend
iture of time, he will receive
knowledge that may be the
means of saving his property
from destruction and his loved
ones from violent and horrible
deaths. It is worth it to you?
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Taxes Methodist In
Confab At Dallas
Dallas, Texas, Sept. 21—Visit
ing dignitaries of the Afro-Ameri
can Methodist church who attend
ed the Sunday School Congress at
Waco, Texas, this week gave en
dorsement to the Texas Centen
nial Exposition which opens here
; next June.
The fact that the Exposition
will feature a Negro Building and
I that several special days have
; been set aside for Negro partici
pation caused their favorable
comment at the Waco meeting.
From all parts of the country as
surances wrere given that there
would be a large Negro attend
ance.
The Texas Centennial will
have a full representation from all
parts of my district," said Bishop
M. H. Davis of Baltimore whose
authority extends over Washing
ton, D. C., Maryland ,Virginia,
North Carolina, South America
and the West Indies.
Others endorsing the Texas
I Centennial Exposition and stat
ing that they would visit the big
Texas show inolude Professor
John R. Hawkins of Washington,
T> C., Secretary and Treasurer,
Department of Finance; L. L. Ber
ry of New York, Secretary of
Missions; Dr. S. S. Morris of
Nashville, Secretary of the Allen
League of the Young Peoples De
partment; Professor L. B. K’in
chion of Belton ,Texas, Supreme
Vice Chancellor of the Knights
of Pythias; Professor A- S. Jack
son, President of Paul Quinn Col
lege and Commissioner of Educa
| tion of the A. M. E Church.
STRANGLING INITIATIVE
Will Rogers, by his native abil
ity and thrift, left an estate val
ued at between two and one-half
and five million dollars. It has
been announced that state and
federal inheritance taxes will
claim some $650,000 if the estate
totals two and one half million, or
$1,716,000 if the estate totals five
millions.
Proposals to “soak the rich’’
through new and greater inheri
tance taxes, which Mr. Roger’s
family escaped, would go far to- :
ward destroying the savings of
his lifetime.
On the savings and wealth-de
stroying path we are traveling,!
there is less and less inctntive for !
American citizens to exercise:
there is less and less incintive for
in the past on projects -which
create employment and prosper
ity. If they fail, that's just too
bad—the tax collector does not
share in the loss. He only takes
the profits and savings.
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A “HIDDEN” CAUSE
OF ACCIDENTS
The more traffic experts study
the accident toll, the more they
become convinced that there is an
important “hidden” cause of
many automobile accidents- This
lurking agent of death and injury
is carbon monoxide poisoning.
Carbon monoxide gas develops
when any fuel—coal, wood, gaso
line. or illuminating gas—does
not burn properly or completely
It cannot be seen, smelled or
tasted. Its only warnings are
headache and drowsiness. Yet it
is in the air wherever there is
motor traffic. The exhaust of a
car, even one in good running
condition, contains a concentra
tion of fifteen per cent of it. As
little as two per cent in the air
will poison, and four per cent will
kill.
Statistics show, according to
the National Bureau of Casualty
and Surety Underwriters, that
carbon monoxide from auto ex
haust gasses is the direct cause
given in at least 700 deaths an
nually. No one knows nor can
guess how many lives are lost in
directly through its influence.
For example, there is no telling
how often that common driving
occurrence, “sleep at the wheel”,
has been induced by carbon mon
oxide.
All motorists are familiar with
the headache and lassitude which
often come upon them while driv
ing. These signs, coupled with the
odors of exhaust fumes in a
I moving vehicle, are final warn
ings that carbon monoxide is pre
sent in lethal quantities. They
should be more than sufficient
notice to take the necessary meas
ures against carbon monoxide
poisoning. This means regular
checking of the exhaust mechan
ism and the carburetor action,
keeping the vehicle well ventilat
ed when driving, eliminating any
leaks or holes which allow seep
age from the motor or exhaust to
the body of the ear,
Housholders should also consid
er that carbon monoxide poison
ing is a possibility whenever fuel
is burned in the home- Coal, gas,
stove, furnace and oil burner
compailes can give advice on pre
causions that will afford safety
from this invisible death.
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