Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1919 — SEND NEW NOTE TO MEXICO CITY. [ARTICLE]

SEND NEW NOTE TO MEXICO CITY.

—Washington, Nov. 30.— Another note to the Mexican government regarding the arrest and imprisonment of William O. Jenkins, consular agent at Puebla, was sent by the state department today to the embassy at Mexico City for presentation tomorrow to Carranza. The note, which ?ome officials indicated Might be the last on the subject, was ip reply to Mexico’s answer to a sharp demand by this government for the immediate release of Jenkins. No intimation of its character was disclosed, but officials in touch with the situation believed it was more emphatic than any sent heretofore. Senators and representatives back today for the regular session of congress tomorrow took a live interest in the latest dispatches from the southern republic and there were indications that debate would break loose in both houses tomorrow on the general Mexican situation. Several senators who had expected to discuss the situation said they would await publication of the last note from this government before expressing their views. In some 'quarters it was believed that the president’s message to congress, to be presented Tuesday, would have a good deal to say about Mexico.

State of Indiana, ssßefore the Public Service Commission In the matter of the petition of the Jasper County Telephone company for an increase of rate. ——— No The Jasper County Telephone company respectfully shows to the public service commission that said telephone company is a corporation owning and operating a telephone exchange in and in the vicinity of the city of Rensselaer in Jasper county and state of Indiana. That said petitioner is a public utility and has now in effect the following schedule of rates and charges, towit: For independent metallic telephone with automaphone equipment - ; $2.50 For independent line business .x telephone, magneto equipment For independent line residence telephone, automaphone eq. 1-50 For grounded line residence telephone, magneto equipment , ; For automaphone business extension l- 2 ® For magneto business extension 1.25 For automaphone residence extension ... For magneto residence extension -JO For extension bell 1 -25 For telephone in lodge hall, independent line 1.60 For telephone in church, independent line - 1-00 For telephone in public school, independent line 2.00 For telephone in. Public library, independent line 2.00 That said rates are insufficient and inadequate and do not and will not produce sufficient income to enable petitioner to keep its lines and exchange in repair and proper working condition so as to render .good service, pay operating expenses, set aside a proper depreciation reserve and a fair return on the investment. Petitioner therefore asks the commission to make an investigation and to determine and fix what will be reasonable rates for petitioner to charge for the various classes of service furnished by petitioner. JASPER CO. TELEPHONE CO. By James L. Clark, Attorney.