Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 32, 18 December 1914 — Page 1

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T MOOT) PAIXABIXJM rI YVYY MO 'XO Palladium and Sun-Telegram KJL,. AAAA,, VHKJ. Consolidated, 1907 . RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1914. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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"GOLD STORAGE" HOLDS NINE U. S. BATTLESHIPS IN UNPREPARED STATE

NAVY UNABLE TO CHECKMATE HOSTILE FLEET "We Are Dwaddling, Policy Demented," Gardner Tells House Naval Committee in Scorching Speech. SHIPS LACK CREWS Cannot Get Cruisers in Shape If We Need Them," Representatives Tells the Members. BY LEASED WIRE.1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. "If we had ' pone to war with the rest of the firstclass powers in August, at least nine of our battleships would not be ready et to fight. We are dwaddling. We liave been following the demented policy of building warships for cold storage," Representative Augustus P. Gardner of Massachusetts in this fashion today summed up the situation in the navy at a hearing before the house naval affairs committee. After the house rules committee had denied Mr. Gardner a hearing on his resolution to name a commission to inquire into the preparedness of the army and navy for war, the naval affairs coramitee accorded him the privilege of making a statement, before it. Wants Testimony. Representative Gardner's statement was a peppery argument. He said: "You have refused to send for my witnesses and you have refused to let me question your witnesses. You object to summoning officers on the retired list, and yet they are the very men you ought to summon, for they have nothing to gain and nothing to lose by their testimony. "If you men had permitted me to present as witnesses a few recently retired officers, in a single 'day the country would have learned of our demented policy of building warships for 'cold storage,' because we are too mean to vote them crews. Out of our thirty completed battleships, do you know that, twelve of them are unavailable without a long delay on account of our refusal to pay for manning them. But the worst of it is that we can not get these battleships out of 'cold storage' when we want them. Battleships Unprepared. "If we had gone into the clasli early In August, do you realize that no less than nine of our battleships would not yet be ready to fight? Assistant Sec retary of the Navy Roosevelt testified j that it takes three months to get a ship In 'reserve' ready to fight, and that it takes six months for ships in 'ordinary', and one year for a ship 'out of commission' to be got ready. Three of our battleships are In 'reserve,' six are In 'ordinary' and three are 'out of commission.' Furthermore, we have fifteen cruisers, twenty-two destroyers, eighteen torpedo boats, five subma rines and perhaps a dozen miscella-1 neous fighting ships kept in 'cold stor-j age' with the battleships. ' "Eighty fighting vessels of our modest, navy are near available for bat- 1 tie in an emergency. Think of it, and ; yet you talk about being prepared for j war. j Short Eighteen Thousand Men. "I charge that our navy is IS, 000 enlisted men short, and a further shortage of 40,000 men is in sight. In (Continued on Page Four) RAILROAD'S HEAD SAYS SAFETY FIRST ADVERTISEMENT JOKE Tells Arbitration Board En-; ginemen Are Victims of Blacklist of Railway Companies. r B Y LEASED WIRE.1 ! CHICAGO. Dec IS. Complaint by' Ynrren S. Ston grand chief of the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers, before the federal arbitration board that eiigimmen wero the victims of what amounted to a blacklist, brought from Vice President Park of the Illinois Central and one of ihe arbiters, a retort that "strict rules were necessarv for the safety of the traveling public." Mr. Park's remark was intended to ; explain Mr. Stone's charge thfit when an engineer was discharged by one road he found that every other road ; usually bad been furnished with his record and refused him work. Mr. , Stone retorted with this: j "Safety first in most instances is nothing more than a joke. Yesterday i a Burlington engineer told of doing switching work on a left-handed en- ; gine, where lie was torced to sit on ; the side away from all singles. Yet of all western roads, the Burlington is j In the front rank of advocates of j 'safety first.' " ; The head of the brotherhood also claimed that eighteen montlts before the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad scandal his organization wrote the company's officials and , warned them of what was going on. ; Mr. Stone added that during the in-j t nuiry the brotherhood was ceueored . iox this aiUait, .., ..v.-.n i

CAVALRY AT NACO READY FOR ACTION U. S. Hopes to Avoid Trouble With Mexicans Fighting Across Border. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 18.

With six batteries of artillery, three regiments of infantry and eleven troops of cavalry stationed at Naco, Arizona, the United States today was ready for any action General Maytorena or his foe, General Hill, may take. Government officials, however confidently expected that some satisfactory understanding would be reached which would make unnecessary any hostile act on either side. But it was made clear by the Administration that the warning to stop the firing over the border must be heeded. Agents of the Gutierrez government in Washington stated that Maytorena, who la aligned with the Mexico City faction, Is preparing to move his forces to a point whence they may shell the position of Hill, the Carranza commander, and still be out of range of the American border. JORDAN ISSUES FULL PROGRAM OF XMAS TREE Visit by Santa Claus to Conclude Short Series of Musical Numbers and Christmas Recitations. WOMEN SACK CANDY Citizens Contribute Over $300 in Cash Beside Numerous Gifts of Toys and Clothing. . ?. , The following program for the Municipal Christmas Tree celebration at the Coliseum Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock was announced today by C. W. Jordan, chairman of the program com mittee: Richmond Concert Band. Invocation Ellis Learner, secretary Y. M. C. A. Christmas Carol, "Praises Every where" 100 little girls; Miss Lucile Motley, accompanist. Christmas Greetings Mayor W. J. Kobbins. Christmas Carol, "Dear Little Stranger" 100 little girls. Reading, Bible lesson Master William Haberkern. Solo, "Angels Chorus" Mrs. William L. Doyle with chorus of 100 iittle girla. Directed by Mrs. George Chrisman. Christmas Story Fred Kennedy. Duet, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (Taylor) Mrs. Dempsey Dennie, soprano; C. L. Hutchins, tenor; Mrs. L. C. King, accompanist. Music by Richmond Concert Band. Visit from Santa Claus. Following this program old Santa Claus with a corps of assistants will get busy distributing gifts to the little boys and girls from the twenty foot high Christmas tree. j Charge No Admission. Xo admission will be charged to the Christmas tree celebration and the public is cordially invited to attend. Last evening Mrs. Jeannette Leeds, Mrs. Will Gaar, Mrs. Jessie Allee, Mrs. Tom Kaufman, Mrs. Harry Lontz, Miss Margaret Sedgwick, Mrs. Walter Engle, Mrs. W. It. Poundstone and Mrs. Julian Cates met at the city building and placed candy in 1,000 boxes, placed candy in one thousand boxes, which will be distributed to the children Sunday night at the Coliseum. They were assisted by Alfred Bavis, president of the board of public works, Fire Chief Miller and two other members of the fire department. Several hundred pounds of candy was used, some donated the rest purchased with liberal discounts. This evening a number of other women will meet at the city building and place fruit and other things in sacks, which will also be distributed Sunday evening. More liberal cash contributions to the Tree fund were received today and the fund is now well over $300. There will be a meeting of the gift distribution committee, of which Mrs. H. L. Monarch is chairman and includes representatives from the various schols, city officials and mem bers of a number of organizations, at the Commercial club this evening. A list of children to whom a number of presents will be delivered to by an auto truck will be prepared at this meeting. EMPEROR WILLIAM RETURNS TO FRONT BERLIN". (Via. Amsterdam) Dec. 18 Emperor William has completely recovered from his illness and will return to the front this week, according to an official announcement made today. He held a long conference with Imperial Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg on Wednesday, it is said, and conferred the Iron Cross of the first clasa on the Chjincelioii

DRESDEN DESTROYED IN FIGHT ON PACING Valparaiso Reports German Cruiser Sent to Bottom by Bristol.

9Y LEASED WIRE.1 VALPARAISO, Dec. 18 The German cruiser Dresden is reported in a wireless dispatch received here last night to have been sunk off Cambridge Island in the Pacific by the British cruiser Bristol. The dispatch says that when the Dresden was overtaken by the British ship an engagement lasting forty minutes took place and that the Bristol was badly damaged but succeeded in sending the Dresden to the bottom. CATCH EM DEN CREW. TOKIO, Dec. 18. Forty sailors from the German cruiser Emden who escaped when their ship was destroyed and put to sea in a small schooner, have been captured by a British warship, it was announced today. PHYSICIANS GIVE FEAST IN HONOR OF MISS MARSH Doctors and Wives Banquet Hospital Head Deposed by Board Over Their Strenuous Objections. REPLY UNPUBLISHED John Rupe, President, Fails to Make Public Statement Giving Official Report of Action. Richmond physicians will tender a banquet this evening at the Arlington hotel to Misa Marsh, superintendent of Reid" Memorial hospital, and her assistant, Miss Sands, who were recently deposed by the board of trustees, notwithstanding the opposition to such action on the part of the majority of physicians in this city. It was announced today that this banquet is for the purpose of expressing the appreciation of Richmond physicians for the efficient services rendered, by the retiring jiup.erintendent and assistant' superintendent the two years of their administration. Action Surprises Public. About six weeks ago the Richmond public was greatly surprised to learn that the board of trustees of the hospital had decided to depose Miss Marsh and Miss Sands, and had indirectly intimated to them that their resignations would be acceptable. Board members when questioned asserted that the action they had taken was because the hospital had not been operated within its income, although they admitted that Miss Marsh, the superintendent, had operated the institution in a manner highly satisfactory to the physicians and the public, and that the nurses' training school, under the supervision of Miss Sands, was now recognized as one of the best in this part of the country. In reply to the charge of extrava gant administration. Miss Marsh en tered an emphatic denial and asserted that she did not intend to submit her

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produce evidence of operating the hos j . , - 4.1,I tvQ pital in excess of its income, which was satisfactory to her. She also proI duced figures in substantiation of her I assertion that under her administra tion the hospital had been, for the first time, operated within its income. Rupe Gives Successor. John L. Rupe, president of the board of trustees, then announced that a public statement would be made by the board, but up to the present time it nas noi ueeu suum.u j cation. A few days ago he said that - , . i i :...! the resignation of the Misses Marsh and Sands had not been received. He

said they would sever their connection ; ann'ounced when approached by a pickwith the hospital the first of January, et and the superintendency would be as-1 strikers declare that the strike is sumed by Miss Clara B. Pound of the cmax Qf Rn e(fort Qn tQe part of Grace hospital, Detroit ! the Reiiance management to make the At the banquet tonight covers will , ghop an ..open-. one as tne other foun. be laid for physicians and their wives, ; dHeg in this citv ar? Among the men

officers or tne woman s Mospiuu ahi society and the two retiring hospital officials. The banquet will be served at 8 o'clock. THAWS DYNAMITE; LOSES BOTH EYES BY LEASED WIRE.) KEWANEE, 111., Dec. 18. Leroy Stevens, a farmer, was near death today from an explosion of dynamite he was thawing with hot ashes. One of his eyes was blown out and eight bones were fractured. JUSTICE SANCTIONS BREACH OF PROMISE BY LEASED WIRE.1 NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Suffrage and feminist circles today debated with great interest the ruling of Justice Benton in the state supreme court that "man is entitled, even at the very steps of the altar, to be relieved of a promise to marry if he learns his prospective bride Is incapable or unwilling to bear children." The courts ruling resulted In a verdict in favor of the defendant In the breach of promise in the case of Miss Bertha Schechtel against Arthur Greenhouse, a manufacturer. Miss Schechtel had admitted writ ing her fiance two letters In which she stated her physician had informed

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BAVIS TO SERVE ONLY ONE YEAR AS BOARD HEAD After Eleven Months Secrecy Agreement for Each Member to Serve Year as President Leaks Out.

WHO WILL GET JOB? Bavis Must Cast Deciding Vote at Election Toss of Coin to Determine Occupant for 1916. Although the Robbins administration has been in office for eleven months and two weeks it was learned for the first time today that Alfred Bavis was not appointed to the board of public works to serve as president for the four years of the administration, and that all the appointments had been made to the board with the understanding that the presidency was to alternate annually among the three members. Under the arrangements made by Mayor Robbins either John McMinn or Charles Marlatt must assume the board presidency the first of January when Mr. Bavis takes over the job of being one of the "high privates" on the board. And there's the rub. Mr. McMinn has positively announced that he does not want to be board president and intends to vote for Mr. Marlatt, while Mr. Marlattt is equally firm in his declaration that he does not desire to be president of the board and that "he intends to vote for Mr. McMinn. So, under these circumstances, it will be up to Mr. Bavis to select his .own successor by casting the deciding vote. And Mr. Bavis wants to ote for both Mr. McMinn and Mr. Marlatt, but if he casts more than one vote he might collide with the election laws. It has been suggested by other city officials that McMinn and Marlatt "high spade" with a deck of cards, the job going to the one producing the lowest card. In 1916 there will be no contest for the selection of a board president because the man who Is not selected for this job next year, of the two qualified candidates, will have to assume it January 1, 1916. The last year of the administration, 1916, the board president will have to be chosen from the three members but It has already been decided that this selection will be determined by the toss of a coin. JOBLESS APPLY TO FILL PLACES STRIKERS LEFT Tell Pickets at Reliance Plant They Need Money for Families Company Not Handicapped. Moulders employed at the Reliance foundry were still out on strike today but th management declared that it was still in ignorance of the intentions . c ,l : .j . i. . . . : i - : . . did not give out any statement Officers of the company say they are not handicapped by the strike as all the floor work had been completed and that it would not be difficult to secure what men were needed from time to time because so many men were anxious to secure employment. Pickets were busy throughout the day using their influence to prevent men from applying for jobs. In some instances they were successful, in other instances job hunters frankly declared they were out of work and need- . . . ed jobs. "My sympathies are with my stomn , mv .f r-hiiiror, n,. , h wrp lpt ff f w davg aeo b cause of slack work were the members of the shop committee of the union, icj Is understood. ORCHESTRA MANAGER PLANS CONCERT HERE Kline L. Roberts, business manager of the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra, was in Richmond Wednesday to see Esther Griffin White, local concert manager, about bringing the orchestra to this city this season. If the arrangement is made Francis MacMillan, the famous violinist, will be the soloist. RED MASKED BANDIT ACTIVE IN CHICAGO BY LEASED WIRE. CHICAGO, Dec. 18. A bandit with a red mask was hunted by the police today, Benjamin Wolf and his wife having reported that the robber with two companions entered his home during the night, bound him and his wife with ropes and stole $65 in money and $4,500 in Jewelry. TO CONFER DEGREE. King Solomon chapter, No. 4, R. A. M., will confer the Royal Arch degree tOnight. After the work, refreshments will be served and the meeting, will

GERMANS DESTROY STEAMER BY MINE Fifth Vessel Added to List Following Scarborough Bombardment.

BY LEASED WIRE-1 SCARBOROUGH, Eng., Dec. 18. Another steamer was blown up and sunk off the coast early today by a mine believed to have been dropped by the German warships that bombarded the coast Wednesday. This is the fifth vessel sunk within 24 hours. The identity of only three are known. The vessel that went down early today carried with her all her sailors. News of her loss was brought by the launch Gwillis which was too far away to render any assistance. POLISH VICTORY CELEBRATED BY GERMAN NATION Berlin Decorated With Flags and Bunting and Schools Dismiss to Honor Big Success. PEOPLE ARE JUBILANT General von Hindenburg Man of Hour and Press Compare s Achievement With Napoleon's Career. BY FREDERICK WERNER, Staff Correspondent for International News Service. BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Dec. 18. The German nation today gave itself up to wild rejoicing over the victory over the Russians in Poland and the success of the German attack against the British coast, in which two English torpedo boat destroyers are reported to have been sunk and another badly damaged. Thelfschools were closed and the children paraded through the streets carrying flags and singing the national anthem. Headed by a military band a detatchment of Hussars passed through the Unter Den Linden escort ing detatchments of artillery and machine guns that had just arrived from Poland, where they were captured In the fighting around Lodz fortnight ago by the armies of Field Marshal von Hindenburg. City Gaily Decorated. All the public buildings and mo6t of the stores and dwellings were covered with German flags or with black, white and red bunting. Field Marshal von Hindenburg is the man of the hour. His popularity knows no bounds. His fame is being celebrated in song and poetry. From nearly all windows the grim face of this warrior, with its massive jaw and shaggy brows looks forth from decorated lithographs or paintings. Thousands of picture postcards are being turned out bearing the picture of the famous German general and appropriate words describing his great feats in the eastern theatre of war. Call Him Napoleon. "The new Napoleon," is one of the popular names for von Hindenburg. The newspapers devote column after column in praise of the prowess of the German sailors, who crept across the North Sea to attack the English coast, and gallantry of the officers and their soldiers who are struggling against the vast armies of Russia in Poland and Gallcia. Members of the Rlechstag, who are in Berlin, have adopted a resolution of praise and thanks for von Hindenburg. PETROGRAD, Dec. 18 "Persistent attacks by great masses of German troops have compelled a re-grouping of our army west of Warsaw," says the Army Messenger today. "The enemy is suffering heavy losses in its offensive against the Kazunpolskl-Tere-sin-Skierniewice front, where our artillery is repulsing its massed attacks." (This statement by the official organ of the Russian military establishment confirms the German's announcement that the czar's troops have retreated. Kazunpolski Is on the Vistula, sixteen miles from Warsaw, and directly across the river from the fortresses of Novo Georgievsk. Teresin is thirty-two miles west of Warsaw, and Skierniewice is thirty-nine miles from the Polish capital. This defensive line of the Russians before Warsaw is about thirty-eight miles long, running from northeast to southwest, and is behind the Bzura river, which the Germans have been trying to cross for several weeks.) The Army Messenger states further that the German army, which is being steadily reinforced, numbers at least 750,000 men. The Weather FOR INDIANA Cloudy tonight and Saturday. Probably local snow. Somewhat warmer tonight. TEMPERATURE. Noon 33 YESTERDAY. Maximum 16 Minimum 12 degrees below LOCAL CONDITIONS Unsettled tonight and Saturday. Occassional snows and warmer. GENERAL CONDITIONS Low barometric pressure over Southern Canada causing rising temperature over Great Lakes and Ohio valley. A severe rain and windstorm prevails over California and rain and snow are falling west of the Mississippi. Therefore weather will be unsettled for the next 36 hours. .Wrffi Mnnffffl. Fnrafitnn,

COMMISSION PERMITS ROADS TO RAISE RATE IN SPECIFIED REGIONS

TEACHERS REQUEST PUPILS TO AID POOR Instructors Ask Children Not to Remember Them With Presents. That the children of the city schools are feeling the necessity for remembering the poor children on Christmas Day, was brought home to Superintendent Giles last night, when his little son climbed upon his knee and said, "Daddy, teacher says we musn't give her any presents this year, but must bring something for some poor little children, that might not get any presents. What can I take. Daddy?" The children in all the grades have been asked to bring toys and other gifts to the schools today, to be distributed at the municipal Christmas entertainment Sunday afternoon. The response has been ready in many of the grades, and many pupils have said that they would have other presents ready before Sunday. As a usual thing, the children fairly swamp their teachers with presents on the last day before school closes for the holidays. This year, Mr. Giles said many of the teachers had asked i the children not to give presents to j them, but to give something toward 1 the municipal entertainment. FRENCH ATTACK THROWN BACK ALONG SOMME Germans Take 2,200 Prisoners and Kill Many in Futile Effort to Take Positions Held by Them. CZAR RETURNS HOME Emperor Nicholas Immediately Calls Meeting of Was Minister to Discuss Polish Defeats. BY FREDERICK WERNER, International News Service Staff Correspondent. BERLIN, (By Wireless) Dec! 18. An official statements issued this afternon says of operations in the west: "The battle near Nieuport is favorable to us, but is not yet ended. French attacks betwen La Bassee and Arras, also on both sides of the Somme river failed with heavy losses to the enemy." "On the Somme alone," continued the statement, "the French lost 2,200 prisoners and at least one thousand killed. Our losses will not amount to 200. "Our attacks in the Argonne resulted in the capture by us of 750 prisoners and war material." Emperor Informed. Emperor William has been Informed by Field Marshal von Hindenburg by telephone that the victory of the Germans in Poland is complete. The German commander transmitted the first news of the Russian defeat to the Emperor yesterday and today he sent further details. A Petrograd dispatch says Emperor Nicholas returned from Trans-Caucasia today and immediately called a meeting of the imperial council at TsarkoSelo palace. The session last two hours and was attended by Minister of War Soukhomlinoff. Casualties suffered by the German. Austrian and Russian armies in Poland number more than 400,000, acocrding to a semi-official dispatch from Breslau. It states that in the Poland battles alone the Russians have lost 125.000 in killed and wounded, beside enormous numbers of prisoners. AUSTRALIANS LEAVE PARLIAMENT'S HALL BY LEASED WIRE.1 MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 18. An all night session of the federal house of representatives broke up in riot this morning, when the speaker: rebuked Liberal Leader Cook for in-1 suiting remarks and Cook and his followers left the hall. A motion was; then passed suspending Cook until he made proper apologies. The Liberal leader declined to apologize declaring! he would not sit under a tyrannical speaker. SENTENCED TO DEATH ON TREASON CHARGE BY LEASED WIRE. LONDON. Dec. 18. Nicholas Abler, British citizen and former consul for Germany at Sunderland, appealed today from the decree sentencing him to death for high treason in that he sent German residents of England home to fight against the British. The court hearing the appeal was composed of l the lord chief justice and four other I judges and constituted the realm's

INCREASE HOLDS ON ALL CHARGES BUT LATE SCALE Ruling of 5 Per Cent Higher Freight Rates Prohibits Addition to Charges Previously Raised.

CITE REVENUE SOURCE Report Allows Carriers to File Tariffs for Horizontal Increases on Officially Classified Districts. BY LEASED WIRE.1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 A decision favorable to the railroads vat handed down by the Interstate commerce commission today in the five per cent, rate case. It granted permission to the . railroads to make Increase in certain territory not to exceed 5 per cent at the same time for bidding this increase to be added to rates hitherto raised. The commission was divided on the question of granting the railroad's appeal. Commissioners Clements and Harlan dissented from the opinion of the majority. The majority decision was as follows: "In view of the tendency toward a diminishing net operating income, as shown by the facts described, we are of the opinion that the net operating income of the railroads in official classification technically taken as a whole, is smaller than is demanded in the interests of both the general public and the railrods, and it is our duty and our purpose to aid so far as we legally may, in the solution of the problem as to the course that the carriers may pursue to meet the situation" Oppose General Increase. The commission did not acquiesce in the carriers' proposal of a general increase as Indicated in the tariff filed by them, but suggested various methods by which they might properly conserve their Tevenues. The commission continues: "While we differ as to the relative importance to be attached to the various considerations presented, we arrived at the conclusion by that virtue of the conditions obtaining at present, it is necessary that carriers revenues be supplemented by increases throughout the official classification territory. "Whatever the caseB may prove to be, we must recognize the fact that It exists, the fact that it is a calamity without precedent, and the fact that by it the commerce of the world has been disarranged and thrown into confusion. The means of transportation are fundamental and indispenslble agencies In our industrial life and for the common weal should be kept abreast of public requirements." CITE8 REVENUE SOURCES. Original Report Approve Inc h Central Freight Territory, The original report besides approving a rate increase In central freight association territory suggested ten sources of additional revenue for all carriers throughout official classification territory; the present report, recognizing the existence of a new situation since July 29, acquiesces In a territorial extension of the relief, granted to the central freight association lines by permitting the carriers to file tariffs providing, with certain exceptions, specified herein, for horizontal rate increase in official classification territory. "For various reasons we shall except from the proposed increase the following rates: Acquire Lake Lines. "1. Rail-lake and rail-lake-and-rall and rail-and-lake rates. It is shown on the record that since the rail carriers acquired ownership and control of the lake lines successive increases have been made in the rates via lake tending to lessen the difference between them, and the all-rail rates. "2. Rates on bituminous coal and coke. Not long since there rates were investigated and maximum rates were prescribed by the commission. The key rates upon bituminous coal the rate from the Pittsburgh district to Youngstown, and the rate on lake cvargo coal to Ashtabula, have been fixed in the light of the various fao tors which enter into the transportation of such coal. The privilege rates and remunerative and the financial condition of the principal bituminous coal carriers Is in marke contrast with that of many other carriers in official classification territory. "3. Rates on anthracite coal and iron ore, largely because they are before use in review in other proceedings. "4. Rates held by unexpired orders of the commission. In our original report we declined, for reasons there stated to allow increased rates in central association territory on cement, starch, brick, tile, clay and plaster. On further consideration, in the light of the existing situation, these raten may be increased throughout. Official Classification Territory under the limitations herein set forth. Other Increases. "Joint rates between official classification territory on the one hand and southeastern territory, the -southwest and points on or east of the Missouri river on the other, may be increased .(.Continued on Page Four)