Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 43, 31 December 1914 — Page 1

RICHMOND FAJL3LABIUM ril vi 1VTf a"X Palladium and Sui uL. AL., 1N. tO. Consolidated, 1907 Palladium and Sun-Telegram RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1914. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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GREY DRAFTS REPLY TO U. S. PROTEST NOTE Formal Answer of Great Britain Expected Through the British Ambassador Early Next Week.

SOLUTION EXPECTED England to Make Arrangements With Neutral Countries Through Which Amer ican Goods Must Pass. BY HERBERT TEMPLE, European Manager The International News Service. LONDON. Dee. .".1. The feeling that there will be a speedy and amicable Settlement of President Wilson's protest against British interference with American shipping on the high seas, fcas strong here today. There was anDiner meeting of the British cabinet at tvhich Sir Edward Grey, the British Foreign minister, presided and afterward It was reported that the foreign office is now in a position to draft the outlines of England's reply to the American government's note. The formal reply will probably bo delivered hxt week through Sir Cecil Springftice. the British Ambassador at Washington. The solution will probably be this: The British government will make arrangements with neutral countries through which American goods might pass to Great Britain's enemies, which will make these countries "watertight. ' In so far as the possibility of rx porta there from contraband is concerned. By this it is meant that the neutral governments of such countries ps Italy. Holland and Denmark will be rornpeiled to psohibit the passage of poods into Germany and Austria. Will Relax Vigor. When this "water-tight" arrangement is made England will be able to relax the rigors of searching American nnd other ships which will obviate the joug delays and inconvenience of Which President Wilson complained. British newspapers continued today to discuss the American note at length. The Standard in its leading editorial warned the country that the American protest is a serious one and snouici not le treated light-heartedly. The Stand-j urd goes on to say that the sentiment j in the t'nited States in favor of the al-. lies is less pronounced than it was three months ago and that It is yield-

Iiik in favor of Germany as the under- j people who call themselves Boheintlog in the fight against great odds. j ians will make the biggest time of "Therefore." the paper says, "if any passing of the year with the fewest

solution is possible tne united states advance plans, sports ana good reifshould be met half way." j lows who trot in the same class are The Morning Post contends that i anticipating their resolutions if they American copper exporters have by no j will be able to swear to them when means been ruined, declaring that in the spirit of 1914 has departed. September and October 1913, they sold j Guards Watch Alarms. 3 0.000.0011 pounds of copper to Italy, Fire Chief Ed Miller said the people

Holland, Norway and Sweden and tnat ; in the same month this year they sold : the same customers f.9,000,000 pounds. , Remedial Measures. WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. Ad min is1 ration officials today, while wating for I fi reply from the British government , to the protest, of the United States j rigriinst interference with American j hhippmg. turned their attention 10 miknestions that came from various sour -1 rs relative to measures the Washing-, ton government might take to cooper-1 die with Great Britain to remove as i far as possible the necessity for search j on the high seas. ! it w:is nointed out among other! things that legitimate cargoes mignt , tie cprtitioa before tne snips carrjing them leave the ports of this country. Puc ha procedure, it is argued, would make these cargoes immune from deturiton and seizure. Secretary of State Bryan today announced that the full text of the American note to (treat Britain will he made public here as soon as it is given out by the British government. (e added that it will be released at Washington and London simultaneously, but would not indicate when. WALSH WANTS U. S. TO STAND PAT ON NOTE OF PROTEST WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. "ft is FCHrcrly to be doubted that these lists Rie thus swelled in order to accomplish the economic ruin of Germany rather than because of the fact that the ommoditics included iu them will be '.ised if imported in the prosecution of the war.'' The declaration of what he believes to he Great Britain's real reason in enlarging its lists of absolute contraband was made by Senator Walsh of Montana In a speech in the senate today. He urged this government to take a firm stand against the seizure of copper shipments to neutral nations abroad. Shows Technical Side. j Senator Walsh emphasied the tech- i nleality of the British government dur-1 ing this war to constantly enlarge its j

claims of autnonty to interfere with , quarterly payment of salary for 1914 neutral commerce, pointing out that ; todav when the county commissionthe latest list of absolute contraband era met to clear up the past year's ex-

ineiuaea runner, turpentine ana van ous ingredients of explosives and chetn leal substances. He then showed that since the beginning of the present European war, 17,C,4."i tons of copper shipped from the United States to ports of neutral natinii4 fin flip enntintjnt linro lmon c..i-. d and are being held by Great Britain ! us contraband. At current prices the Khipments are worth $5,000,ouu he said. Twenty-eight ships have been relieved of their copper freight." the seniifor continued. Four of theni destined to Holland. 11 to Italy, and ten to Sweden. In magnitude no interference in commerce of neutrals ot which our an nus mane mention can compare witn that to which the attention of the senIs now directed.

CHILEAN OFFICIALS INTERN U. S. VESSEL Hold Steamer Furnishing German Fleet With Fuel Before Destruction.

BY LEASED WIRE. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31. The American steamer Sacramento, has been Interned by the Chilean authorities in the South American port of Valparaiso, according to advices receveid here, and will have to remain there until the war is over. Whether the detention of the Sacramento, which was formerly the German steamer Alexandria, will develop further complications depends upon the attitude of Ihe Washington state department. It is said that the North and South Steamship company owners of the vessel, has sent a report to Washington to protest. That the vessel will remain tied up is indicated by the report of the American consul at Valparaiso who said it was apparent that the ship had violated neutrality when she furnished fuel and provisions to the German squadron prior to its destruction by the British. UNUSUAL TO GREET QUIET 1915 AT 1 9 jn EXIT Fire Chief Miller Orders Guards at Alarm Boxes to Prevent Unnecessary Runs at Midnight. WHISTLES TO SOUND Churches and Clubs Plan Services and Entertainments to Watch Oblivion Claim Old Year. No ringing of bells and very little mowing oi wmsues win usner uaoy 1915 when he toddles in at 12 o'clock and presents everyone with a clean sheet for another year's record, Old 1914 will banquet himself out tonight with intemperance The individually will make more of the occasion tonight than the city as a whole. lie fears an attempt at forced jubilation around the hour of 12 tonight, but the firebells will not peal lorth the glad message by hook or crook if he can prevent it. fireman, policemen or guard will De placed at every fire alarm station for some time before and after midnight to prevent an unnecessary alarm. The lire bells will ring for the last time this year at 8 o'clock, curfew hour, unless an overheated flue gives real cause for an alarm. The railroad employes who are on duty will have the noisiest celebration. Engines will steam up during the evening and as the hands of the clock i stand at five minutes before 12, the i steam will be turned into the whistles and allowed to run. Police Expect Crowds. Every description of watch party j will be afforded the citizens tonight. ; Church societies, lodges, families and other organzations are planning to have open house until after midnight. 1 The police expect the streets to be ; crowded until a late hour If the j weather prediction of rising tempera ture is fulfilled. Union services at. the Grace M. E. church will be held by the Methodists. The Baptists will also hold union services. Catholics will have no services in the church tonight but the various organizations made up of the church membership will have informal parties lasting until the early hours. The churches have mass at 5, 7 and ft o'clock tomorrow morning. The St. John's Lutheran church will hold services at 7:15 o'clock tonight. Other Lutheran churches will have services tomorrow morning. The Presbyterians will observe New Years tonight with watch parties by the Sunday schools. COMMISSIONERS PAY LAST OF 1914 BILLS i County Board Ends Year's Business With Payment of Officials' Salaries. i County officers received their last ' penses. Payments amounting to $6,300 were made on the bridge work which is going on in the county. The money paid out. was on unfinished contracts and the payments were based on estimates of the amount of work now t o"lplet'1, The following part payments were allowed : To the Burke Construction company, for piling at the Burroughs bridge, $775: for piling at McGrew bridge, $l,t;$7; for piling at Grace bridge, $470; for piling at Murray bridge. $470 ; for Murray bridge repairs. $1,829; flood bridges. $295. To I. E. Smith for work on Smith bridge. J$598; general bridge work, $225.

PRIDE IN CITY STIRS PEOPLE IN LAST YEAR Civic Spirit Takes New Life With Establishment of Progressive Officials in January.

CHARITY ORGANIZES Domestic Science Association Supplies Visiting Nurse Works Board Gets Lower Rates on Utilities. The year of 1914 has been a progressive one for Richmond in that it saw more civic spirit exhibited than in several previous years. The year has been a stormy one, from the elements and from the standpoint of deaths and suicides. A review of the past year indicates that the citizens were aroused to civic interest through the seating of a Progressive city government. After public spirit was dormant for eight or ten years it became manifest in demands for improvements, for better and j cheaper utility rates, and in the up- j building of organizations for civic bet-; terment. Charity Organizes. One of the most important events of the year is considered the affiliation of the leading charity organizations for the purpose of taking care of the city's por, removing the causes of pauperization, teaching the dependent to become self-reliant, and putting a stop to constant demands for money from business men. The Domestic Science association provided a visiting nurse to care for the city's sick who needed but could not otherwise have nurse service. The dilatory anti-tuberculosis work of the last few years was given new life the past year and committees have gotten as far as to have complete tuberculosis hospital plans ready to present to the county commissioners. The citizens have shown interest in having new lights placed over the city and are now asking for better Main street lighting. Interest in the park system has been worked up to a high pitch. Residents of West Richmond have organized to have the west side dump, an eye-sore for years, replaced by a park, and instead of merely complaining of it have taken action to prove it. Morton park was dedicated and plans have been made this year to make it a summer resort in the future. Better streets and better roads have been demanded, and the people behind the demands have worked harder and (Continued on Page Six) FRIENDS TO ENDOW CHURCH MAGAZINE FOR LARGER WORK Board of Publication Considers Acquiring Greater Financial Resources Nicholson Retained. At a meeting of the Friends Publication board yesterday in which S. Edgar Nicholson was re-elected editor and manager of the American Friend lor another year, plans were laid for widening the scope of the official organ of the Five Years meeting and a committee was appointed to secure an endowment. The paper is owned and controlled by the Five Years meeting and its circulation extends to all parts of the country. Editor Nicholson reported a net circulation gain of 800 in 1914. Investigate Endowment. Alvin T. Coate of Indianapolis, and J. Elwood Cox of North Carolina, will investigate the prospects for an endowment to broaden the paper, the purpose of which is to keep Friends in touch with the work of the church in all parts of the country rather than to make money. ' A series of articles is being run in the magazine on the question. "Where Shall Friends Lay Emphasis the Coming Year?" Several local men have contributed to the symposium. Charles S. Woodman of Portland, Me., declares the great question hefore the church is that of spiritual leadership which he says should be liberated for service in such a way "by financial generosity on the part of the church that it w ill no longer be obliged to earn its bread with one hand (and perhaps the right one) while the other devotes itself to such skill as it possesses to the more important service of the Lord." Luke Woodard of Fountain City, says the problem of the church is its edification and the saving of the lost through "press, pulpit, training schools, teachers and Bible schools." A more unified evangelistic effort is suggested by Theodore Foxworthy of Plainview, Neb. METHODISTS GREET YEAR WITH PRAYER Union watch night services will be held by the members of the First, Third and Grace Methodist churches, at the Grace church. The services j wll lopen at 9 o'clock with a religious i worship conducted by the Rev. Syli rester Bilheimer, pastor of the Third ! church. The ladies of the missionary j societies will have charge of the next .period, after which refreshments will be served during a short social interi mission. At 11 o'clock Dr. W. R. ! Freeland will preach a sermon, and ' the service will close with a consecrai tion sen-Ice.

CARRIERS TO MAKE ONE ROUND FRIDAY Post Offices Welcomes New Year After Record Business in December.

That December will be a banner month in the history of the post office is believed by the employes and postmoster. Finance Clerk Sprong is still swamped with the work of going over the Christmas business. The pay roll for the last two weeks of December is $500 more than for the first two weeks. It is more than $4,000. The total payroll is more than $7,500 for December. This does not include rural carriers who are paid from Indianapolis, the custodians and mail messenger who are paid from Washington. A number of railway mail clerks receive their pay in Richmond. . The post office will observe New Years day in the manner of other national holidays. There will be no rural delivery and one city delivery. Windows will remain open until 10 o'clock when the office will close for the day. ELKS RECEIVE $10,000 OFFER FROM THEATRE Syndicate Wants Ground to Erect Modern Playhouse to Add to Circuit of Ten Cities. TRUSTEES TO MEET Representative Assures Benjamin Price Head of Board of High Class Producing Companies. An offer of $10,000 has been made the Elks for space on the front and rear of the lodge property for the erection of a modern playhouse. A representative of a large theatrical syndicate was in the city yesterday and made the offer to Benjamin G. Price, chairman of the board of trustees. Other members of the board, George H. Eggemeyer and Prof. Mont Torrence, will meet with Mr. Price late today to consider the syndicate's offer. The representative asked that the name of the company, which is operating ten playhouses in all parts of the country, be "kept" secret until the deal is closed. The syndicate wants a strip of ground twenty feet wide on the south side of the lodge's grounds, extending to the rear half, which runs from alley to alley, a distance of 90 feet, with a width of 60 feet. Entrance on Eighth Street. Tentative plans call for the construction of an ornamental entrance on Eighth street, with a beautiful lobby leading to the auditorium of the theatre. Part of the space in the lobby would be leased to high grade cigar and news stands, the syndicate representative said. The corporation is anxious to purchase the Elks' property as it is about the only available location near the center of the city. According to Mr. Price inside locations are scarce in Richmond. The agent assured Mr. Price that only the best theatrical companies would be brought to the new theatre, as the syndicate employes union men throughout its circuit. Following the action of the trustees the question of selling the ground will be taken up with members of the lodge. PURTELLE GIVES UP TRACTION PETITIONS Attorneys Consent to Removal From Records of County Commissioners. The five traction subsidy petitions standing on file in the county commissioners' court were disposed of today when the commissioners voted to take them off the record. The consent was obtained by the county attorney from the lawyers of the Purtelle traction promoters before the action was taken. Representatives of Eugene B. Purtelle say they will not operate in Wayne county for some time and when a line is completed from Hamilton to Connersville, they will make another attempt to run a main branch from Cottage Grove. The petitions asked for subsidies from New Garden, Franklin, Webster, Clay and Jefferson townships for proposed Richmond-Union City and Richmond-New Castle lines. BITES HER TONGUE DIES OF CANCER CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Miss Helen G. Beals, heroine of the Wellesley college fire, who died in the east last wek from cancer of the tongue, as a result of having bitten her tongue while playing a basketball game at Northwestern university, Evanston, two years ago. HOLD OPEN HOUSE Open house will be held at the Moose lodge tomorrow. A turkey lunch with trimmings will be served all day. An orchestra has eben secured to play morning, afternoon and evening. Card playing and other forms of amusement will be provided.

FRENCH TAKE ALSACE CITY IN HARD FIGHT

Half of Steinbach Captured After Furious Hand-to-Hand Conflict With Germans in Streets. TRENCHES BLOWN UP Teutons Push Forward Lines in Champagne District Taking Two Lines Trenches of Allies. of BY FRANKLIN P. MERRICK Staff Correspondent The International News Service. PARIS, Dec. 31. The French army which has been investing Steinbach, in Upper-Alsace, have entered the city occupying half of it after a furious hand-to-hand conflict with the Germans in the streets. Official announcement to this effect was made by the French war office today. At th esame time, it was admitted that the Germans have made a gain in the Champagne district, to the west of LaFerme d'Alger, where two lines of French trenches were blown up. At Mesnil-Les-Hurlus, 27 miles southeast of Rheims, the French have taken the trenches of the German second line. In the Argonne the French blew u pa mine and occupied the excavation. Between the Meuse and Mosselle German trenches about 150 metres in length fell into the hands of the French. Official Statement. "From the sea as far as the Alsne the day has been rather calm, with the exception of a few artillery duels at some points. "In Champagne to the west of La Ferme d'Alger (to the north of Sillery, on the Sector of Rheims) the enemy had, during the night, blown up two of our trenches and afterward made an attack against them, which was repulsed. "To the north of Mesnil-Les-Hurlus we have taken the trenches of the second line of defense of the enemy. Capture More Trenches. "In the same region to the north of La Ferme de Beausejour, we also captured some trenches. The enemy made a counter attack, but it was repulsed, and we ourselves took the offensive in our turn, winning some ground. "In the same region, and more to the east, the German forces which were advancing to make a counter at- . tack, were. caught between, the fire of our artillery and rolled back. "In the Argonne, near Fountalne Madame, we blew up a mine and occupied the excavation, at the same time making slight progress. "Between the Meuse and the Moselle, in the region of the forest of Mortemart, 150 metres, more or less, of German trenches have fallen into our hands. "In Upper Alsace our troops have entered the town of Steinbach and captured one-half of it after a terrific house to house combat." DEMAND REPARATION FOR TURK ATTACK Italian Diplomats Ask Porte to Punish Gendarmes Violating Consulate. BY BRIXTON DALLAIRE Staff Correspondent The International News Service. ROME, Dec. 31. Turkey must give Italy satisfaction for the violation of Italian consulate at Hodeisa. This was agreed today at a special conference of the Italian cabinet, which was called to discuss the strained relations between Turkey and this country. It is believed that Turkey will accede to Italy's demands that Turkish gendarmes who broke into the Italian consulate at Hodeida be punished and that the British consul be released. Austrian refugees arriving at Milan say that the war riots in Vienna and Buda-Pest. have become so dangerous that soldiers have been stationed around all the government buildings to prevent them from being attacked. HELP JOBLESS MEN BY LEASED WIRE. CLEVELAND, Dec. 31. Volunteer charitable workers today began serving jobless men and boys with hot coffee and buns free. The hot refreshments were passed out beginning at 6:30 a. in., and a line with hundreds was waiting when the food distribution began. Weather Forecast FOR INDIANA Generally fair tonight and Friday. Rising temperature. Temperature. N oon 17 Yesterday Maximum 31 Minimum 8 LOCAL CONDITNONS Friday rising temperature and probably fair. GENERAL CONDITIONS Center of cold wave now east of the Mississippi river with temperature at 2 below at Earlham this morning. Very cold weather prevails over Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa but much warmer in Montana. Temperature above freezing. Ixw barometric pressure over far northwest will cause reaction to mildre weather Friday and probably Saturday. Probably thawing weather. W. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster,

WHILE CITY PLANT RESTS L. II. & P. GETS BIG GUT FOR LARGE POWER USERS

Public Utilities Commission Grants Reduction of Wholesale Rates Under Lowest Figure Offered on Municipal Current Order Issued December 18 Remains Secret Until Today, Officials Claim.

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Alfred Bavis, President of Works Board, Asserts State Service Body Promised Committee of Users Not to Alter Rates Further Until Engineers Made Valuation of Both Plants as Basis.

There was great excitement at the i city hall today when it was learned I for the first time that the Richmond j Light, Heat & Power company, the j city plant's competitor, had been i granted a schedule of power rates by the Indiana public utilities commis-! sion which is, for the larger consum-1 ers, lower than the power rates es-1 I tablished for both local plants by the j commission several months ago. j The petition of the Light, Heat & . Power company, made jointly with the ; i Liberty Light & Power company, ) which purchases its current from the ; l L. H. & P. company, was granted by j ! the commission on December 18, but ! the city was not formally notified by j ! the commission of its action until to-1 day. Solicit Large Users. In the meantime, since the authorization of the wholesale power rates petitioned for by the Light, Heat & ! Power company, representatives of that company have been soliciting large consumers for their business, j submitting contracts to them. Of course the city was not able to meet this competition because city officials did not learn of the commission's ac-1 Hons until last Tuesday, and then quite accidentally. The wholesale power schedule authorized for the Light, Heat & Power company is not applicable to the city plant, notw ithstanding that the power J rate schedule ordered by the commission for Richmond several months ago ! was for both local plants, but, it is : understood, the city plant can" adopt' this wholesale rate schedule if it ' sees fit. Learns of Decision. Last Tuesday when Superintendent Kleinknecht of the city plant learned ! that representatives of the Light. Heat ! & Power company had been soliciting i the large consumers with a new rate I proposal he and City Attorney Bond j went to Indianapolis and questioned i the commission members if they had i authorized the city plant's competitor! to offer such schedule of rates. Klein-1 knecht says he did not get a satisfac-! tory statement from the commission. '. and It was not until today that the city officers learned that the L. H. & P. had been given the privilege of using such a schedule by the commission, nearly two weeks ago. All of the city officials are greatly i displeased over the tactics pursued by ' the commission in this matter, especially so because the commission only a few weeks ago refused to grant a petition filed by the city plant for a further reduction of 10 per cent, on the average. "At the time this petition was refused a joint committee, including i city officials and Richmond power users, was before the commission. President Bavis of the board of public works said today. "The commission, however, did agree to reduce the minimum charge per horse power from To cents to 25 cents, which was satisfactory to all concerned, and a tacit agreement between the local power users, the city officials and the commission members was reached that there should be no further alterations of the existing Richmond joint power schedule until the two local plants' appraised valuation" had been determined and fixed charges provided. Then, it was understood the commission would establish a schedule of rates for both plants L. H. & P. Protests Reduction. "Last July the Light. Heat & Power, company filed a formal protest with) the commission against the city's petition for a ten per cent power rate, reduction, asserting that the L. H. i P. could not afford to offer such a rei duced schedule of rates. That comi pany also asked the commission to i determine joint power rates for this' city by appraising the valuations of the two local plants. Now the com-. ! mission, in spite of its agreement not ) to act on the rate question until the' ! two plants had been appraised authorizes the L. H. & P. to put into effect ' ' a new wholesale rate schedule and fails to notify the city of the action . it has taken until two weeks after the j order became effective, i "One or two men have taken advan-; ! tage of this rate now offered by the L. H. & P., who have been active leaders in the Commercial club's 'patronize home industries' movement. In my opinion the public spiritedness cf such men is carried about in their purses. Agreement is Complex. "As to the agreement entered into by the commission, city officials and representatives of local power users,; which apparently has been violated by j the commission, the city feels honor' bound to abide by its terms, believing i such an arrangement will insure; equity and justice to all parties in- j j volved. The ambiguities of the rate i j order Just Issued in favor of the Light, i I Heat & Power company are very sug- i ! gestive and susceptible to mistaken : conclusions as to the result of its application, and we think that in light ; of the uncertainties that power users j will hardly tie themselves up to con1 tracts where results are so indefinite." ' N. H. Johnson, superintendent of the L. H. & P. explained today that the purpose of the wholesale rates now ; : offered by his company is to provide I jjm incentive for large consumers to4

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keep off the "peak load" of the plant. The offer is attractive only to such consumers who make constant use of current. Plants where power is used only at brief intervals during the working day will not be interested in the wholesale rate arrangement, be said. Mr. Johnson said there were probably fifteen or twenty of the largest power users who would be Interested and that the arrangement would not only effect a saving fot them but be profitable to the company. "Big consumers have been asking for a wholesale rate and we have provided it for them," he asserted. Sets Forth Terms. If a company contracting for this service operates within the hours when the peak load is not on at the plant it will be charged only one-half-" the normal capacity rates. If at any time during the month the plant Is operated when the peak load is on the company is billed for the full rates. In the summer months when the largest plants are not operating full time current from the peak load Is very seldom used and, Mr. Johnson asserts, the saving effected by such plants during these months more than offsets the extra expense for trespassing on peak loads during the winter months. This explanation of the wholesale rate schedule is set forth on the contracts the L. II. & P. has been distributing: Current Rate. One and one-half cents ($0,015) per kilowatt-hour (K. W. H.) for all current as measured by watt hour meters plus capacity or demand charges as follows: Capacity or Primary Rates. For the first 23 K. T. of demand, each month, $2.50 per K. W. For the next 23 K. V. of demand, each month, $2.00 per K. V. For the next 50 K. W. of demand, each month, $1.60 per K. W. For all over 100 K. W. of demand, each month, $1.00 per K. W. Determination of Demand. The demand shall be determined by the temporary installation of a demand meter or by test, and shall be the highest 15 minute peak of the month. The demand fo determined shall be used in determining the capacity charges for succeeding months. The company may, at its own expense, or the consumer may, at his own expense, make a permanent installation of a demand meter, to determine the demand, which shall be the highest 15 minute peak of the month. In lieu of demand meter, the demand may be taken as 75rJ- of the connected load in motors, and lOOTi of connected load in lamps. Prompt Payment Discount. A discount of one-half cent ($0,005) per kilowatt-hour will be allowed on bills if payment is received at the company's office on or before th tenth of the month following service. Off Peak Power. The excess of off peak demands over on peak demands shall be billed at one-half the normal capacity rates. The hours of peak periods are as follows: For the months of January and December 4 p. in. to 10 p. in. For the months of February and November 4:3o p. in. to 10 p. m. For the months of March and October 5 p. m. to 10 p. m. For the months of April to September, inclusive 6 p. ni. to 10 p. m. Primary Current. In consideration of current being metered at power house or at primary voltage, a credit of ten per cent of the kilowatt-hours used will be allowed to cover losses in transformers and wires. This statement is contained in the commission's order received by the city today: "A hearing was held in this case at the offices of ihe commission. Dec. 18. The witnesses, E. T. Selig and Robert S. Ashe, testified that the rate they prayed this commission to approve was a new rate a rate for current use. in the main on the off peak time. They explained in their testimony that they were willing and would be glad to have customers under the same conditions other than the Liberty Light and Power company. They Insisted that they would be glad to make this rate to any and all people, corporations or companies under the same circumstances, and that it was in no way a discriminatory ratf in favor of the Liberty Light and Power company." K. OF P. LODGE ELECTS The following officers were elected at a meeting of the Coeur rie Llou lodge. No. 8. K. of P.: C. C. Herbert Boyer; V. C. Fred Bayer; P.. Irvlu Suits; M. of W.. George Ilerbst; M. of A.. Forrent Maple; K. of R. and 8.. (. L. Wettlg; M. of K.. Frank Roberts; M. of E., Bert Overman; I. G.. Benjamin Whaley; O. A. E. Rebar: trustee, A. J. Ford. The new officers wUi be Installed Tuesday, Jan. IX