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ALL R. R. MEN MAY QUIT, IS OFFICIAL FEAR Negotiations Characterized as "M o s t Serious," While Maintenance Men Get Ready to Go Out. WILSON ISWBE TOLD

"WASHINGTON,, Feb.1 10 Wage ne

gotiations of the railway employes with Director General Hines reached a critical stage today and insofar as the brotherhood of railway trainmen is concerned, a strike loomed unless "pending demands are satisfactorily settled". Besides this, white house and railroad administration officials regard "as most serious" the railroad situation precipitated by the order for a strike for Feb. 17, issued by officers of the brotherhood of maintenance of way employes. Secretary Tumulty was to see President Wilson today to lay before

him the matter, emphasizing the pos-

plbility that this strike may be the

opening wedge for a great strike of

ell railroad employes should the wage fiemands be refused by Director General Hines, at Ips conference with tinion officials now in progress. Mr. Hines is understood to have conferred with Secretary Tumulty for more than three hours last night, outlining the situation for presentation to the president. W. G. Lee, president of the union, has served notice on Mr. Hines that. Jiis men are "very insistent and must have a definite answer soon." To this Mr. Hines replied that, no statement of position could be made until he again had talked to the whole body of labor representatives. Mr. Hines made a tentative appointment with Mr. Lee for late today to consider the trainmen's demands. Railroad administration officials understand that a strike vote is being taken by the trainmen. It was admitted that Mr. Lee had informed the director general on Jan. 23 of the union's intention to invalidate its wage agreement on Ihe prescribed 30 days' notice. On that basis, it was presumed that he required an answer to reiterated wage grievances by Feb"3, less than a week in advance of the road's return to private control. It is understood that Mr. Lee has not the aggressive support of the other train operators' union in enforcing the wage demands with the strike weapon. Most of those attending the ooiii'ereuoe here, however, were silent r;n this question, but some of the brotherhood leaders held that they rhoald first receive Mr. Hines' full proposal before determining their future course. 1 The threatened strike of trainmen V the strike order issued by the brotherhood of maintenance of way employes has created a situation v Lich officials regard as critical.

Turbine Designer

WILLIAM LEROY EMMET, pioneer developer of the principle of electric propulsion for ships and the designer of the Curtis steam turbine, has . been awarded the Edison medal f c r 1919

for meritorious achievement i n electrical, science, electrical engineering, or the electrical arts. The Edits on medal was founded by the Edison Medal Association, composed of associates and friends of Thomas A. Edison. It is awarded annually by a committee of 24 members of the Amer-

w. l.Emmet

ican Institute of Electrical Engineers and is among the highest honors in the electrical profession. W. L. R. Remmet was born at Pelham, N. Y., July 10, 1S59. For many years he has been consulting engineer of the General Electric company, where he designed the electric propulsion machinery for the battleship New Mexico, the first warship of any nation to be driven electrically. He also designed electric machinery for the collier Jupiter, the first naval vessel to be electrically propelled. His home is in Schnectady, N. Y.

EXTRADITION WOULD CAUSE REVOLUTIONS, SAYS GERMAN BODY

(By Associated Press) BERLIN, Monday, Feb. 9. Decision was reached by the committee on foreign relations of the National Assembly today to support the government's stand in declaring "the ethical and .palriotic indignation of the German people at the allied demand for extradition of Germans accused of war crimes, is such that the carrying out of extradition measures have been ruade physically impossible and would

j produce internal insurrection."

Independent Socialist members refused to subscribe to this declaration, which was adopted at the meeting of the committee which lasted for the three hours this afternoon. The government has decided to submit the official extradition list to the first attorney-general at Leipzig with

J-instructions to investigate the offenses

,'isted and determine wether the charges made by the allies can be punished under the German criminal op civil codes. He will also be asked to determine to what extent these charges trespass upon the rules of warfare. It is presume the attorney-general will proceed on the ground that the entente list presents material evi

dence against German subjects and

may prosecute the accused in the same manner as if the charges had been filed in any other way.

BOTH JUNIOR H.S. BUILDINGS WILL BE RUSHED, DECISION

If permission can be gained from the state , board of tax commissioners to issue bonds, the Richmond board of education will push work on the west side junior high schools, and start work on the previously proposed east fide junior high school, at TwentySecond and South A street, this spring, Charles W. Jordan, president, an

nounced Tuesday. The question will be brought before the tax board next Monday, Feb. 16. Jordan and L.A. Handley, member of the school board, explained that more school space, in the least possible time, seems imperative. "Although the industrial board, which recently condemned the third floor of the Garfield building, has granted us -tempo! arily occupation of this floor, the general congested condition in all the schools makes it seem necessary that we start work on both junior high schools this spring", said Superintendent Bentley, Tuesday upon his arrival from Chicago, where he was in consultation Monday with Perkins, Fellows, and Hamilton, architects for the buildings. East Side Plans Discussed. "I talked over plans with the architects for the Twenty-Second street school, which will be made up of several departmental buildings. The first step is, however, to complete the one academic building in which the other departments, which will be ultimately housed alone, may be temporarily placed. "This building will accommodate from 750 to 1.000 p'ipils, it is planned. The entire plans include modern, attractive buildings for the shop department, the gymnasium, the auditorium, and other departments," said the superintendent. School officials explain that the biggest problem is to get the west side building and the east, side building, and then to turn Garfield School over to the elementary overflow. Practically every building in the city is too crowded, it is said

Egypt Bursting With Cotton Wealth, Report (By Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 2. Egypt is "bursting with wealth" accumulated from cotton, says a correspondent of the Daily Express, in Cairo. "Illiterate natives living in jnud huts have made 20,000 pounds sterling out of cotton deals" he continues. "Some have made 100,000 pounds. They are buying land at inflated prices and paying off mortgages which are regarded as family heirlooms. Our British official says that the country has made at least 100,000,000 pounds. Naturally there is an influx of new millionaires in Cairo, with a huge demand for automobiles. Jewelry, new houses and all kinds of luxuries, but in the provinces many of the newly rich have not changed their standard of living at all.

LEXINGTON ARMED CAMP; RIOT DEATH TOLL MOUNTS TO

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DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 10---Execut-Jve officers of the United Iirother"hood of maintenance of way employes and shop laborers were going ahead "with strike plans today while a committee of heads of various divisions of the union were enroute to Washington where .they will make a final effort, if called into conference by I'irector General Hines, to avert the walkout on Feb. 17, of nearly 300,000 .railway workers. Allen K. barker, president of- the trotherhood would make no statement early today in reply to the assertion liyy Mr. Hines that, the strike call violated the union's wage agreement' but lie recalled that a stiike was voted ilast fall set for Nov. 1. and that it had been twice postponed since then rin the hope that an agreement might, be reached on a new-wage soale, or ithat the government might be able to (reduce the cost of living. "The cost of living continues to

ilise,"- Mr. Darker said, "and we are convinced that the railroad administration does not intend to grant increases in wages unless forced to do so. It Is ridiculous to think that the government employing Ihese American laborers who are raising American families would force them to work for an average wage of 35 cents an hour while the same class of laborers throughout the country employed V elsewhere are making up to $1 an hour and while many railroads are bringing Mexican laborers into this country nnd paying them 25 to 40 per cent more than the men affected by this strike call. We are determined to have fair increases now." The men involved are all employed on American roads, although the union has a membership of 28,000 in Canada.

Enlisted Men Given Majority of Medals Army Report Shows (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 Enlisted men of the army received 63 per cent of the medals awarded for service in

the world war, it is shown in statisj tics made public today by the war deJ pa-rtment. I To enlisted men went 57 of the total i of. 7S. congressional medals of honor i awarded while 3.53 out of the 5,109 ; distinguished service crosses conferred were- given to enlisted men. All 'of the 641 distinguished service nied- ; als. awarded for meritorious service l and not for acts of valor, were coni ferred on officers. I The thirteenth division which with I the twenty-seventh division broke the r famous Hindenburg line, received i 1- medals of honor or 15 per cent of the total of those decorations award-led.

Murphy Approved by Purdue; Ratification hy County Board Expected Members of the county board of education will be called within 10 days to approve the appointment of E. F. Murphy as county agricultural agent, according to an announcement nxp.de Tuesday by County Superintendent r O. Williams.

i The last meeting of the board was

postponed on account or illness, dui Williams said Tuesday that a special meeting will be called to make an appointment of a county agent effective March 1. Approval -of Murphy's appointment has been received from T. A. Coleman, Purdue county agent leader, and. the appointment has already been recommended to the county board of education to be effective March 1. There is practically no opposition to Murphy's appointment, according to Superintendent Williams and a majority of the board members have already expressed their approval. Murphy is now in Iowa studying the various problems connected with the couy agent. He has been spending the last few weeks in Illinois. Wisconsin and Minnesota with most successful county agents.

Washington and Cincinnati Race for Census Honors

Preliminary Reid Hospital Plans Ordered by Board Preliminary plans for additional buildings at Reid Memorial hospital

j have been ordered drawn by the hosI pital board. ! The plans will be made by Edward ' Stevens, of Boston, Mass., who met I with the board some time ago to conj sider the needs of the hospital. ' As soon as the plans are completed :-nd received by the board, definite i steps will be taken to raise funds for ! t he new buildings and 'plans for enlarging the hospital will be started.

No action will be taken however, until the plans to be made by Mr. Stevens are submitted to the board.

Weather Forecast

For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau For Indiana, generally fair tonight, colder in the northeast portion; Wednesday unsettled. Today's Temperatures. Noon 37 Yesterday. Maximum 3S Minimun 28 ForWayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Wednesday, probably snow or rain in the next 36 hours. General Conditions Rain was quite general Monday over Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with snow over the lake region due to the storm in the St. Lawrence valley. General fair weather now prevails west of the 85th mer-j-Idian. excepting stomas now developXj ing in the southwest with rain and unoW. The temperatures are above normal throughout the United States iand in no place Is there zero weather. The southwestern winds will cause unsettled weather Wednesday or Wedi nesday Bight. r

Five Eaton Men Fined For Stealing R. R. Coal EATON. O., Feb. 10 Five local men charged with stealing coal from Pennsylvania railway cars were fined and one man was dismissed in Mayor Harry Risinger's police court Monday evening. A boy of minor years was directed to appear in juvenile court Tuesday. The men fined entered pleas of guilty. Fines of $5 and costs, $7.45 in all, were assessed against William Tut-

1 hill, Everett West, Mode Thompson land John Carico. George Whi'e was I fined $15 and costs, $17.45 in all. I Ed Shaffer, local section railway foreman, was dismissed. His son, Ralph Shaffer. 16, was ordered to ap

pear in juvenile court, where disposition of his case will be made. The accused appearing in court were implicated in a raid made on coal on cars of a freight train last Saturday night. Those against whom fines were imposed were given until next Saturday to pay their fines and the costs. The men were rounded up by Police Chief Willard Armstrong and Night Patrolman Charles Clear.

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 For the honor of being the first city to report in the decennial census, Cincinnati and Washington are running a neck-and-neck race, census bureau officials said today. In computing the population of Washington, which was the first city to report in the 1910 census, only the checking of several districts and the final tabulation remains. Reports from Cincinnati it was said, also are virtually completed, and announcement of the first census returns, either of that city or Washington, may be expected either tomorrow or Thursday. Wayne School Scenes May Be Shown at Conference Scenes of Wayne county schools and, equipment may be displayed at the state rural educational conference to be held in June at Bloomington. C. O. Williams, county superintendent, received a letter from L. N. Hines, state superintnedent of public instruction, asking for pictures showing interior and exterior views of Wayne county buildings and picture of the motor school hacks and the various departments of the different schools. Mr. Hines explained that he desired to use the pictures in an illustrated lecture to be given at the state conference at Bloomington next summer.

(By Associated Press)

LEXINGTON, Ky Feb. 10 Today

found Lexington an armed- camp. Squads of armed soldiers from Camp Taylor, who saw service at Chateau-Thierry, were patrolling the streets on guarding all approaches to the city to prevent a recurrence of yesterday's bloody mob violence that cost the lives of five persons and caused injury to a score of others. William Lockett, negro slayer of 10-year-old Geneva Hardman, a school girl, was confined in a steel cage in the Fayette county court house here awaiting removal either to the state reformatory at Frankfort or to the prison at Eddyville. Reports last night that 1,500 mountaineers were enroute to Lexington to lynch Lockett caused the commanding officer to throw cordons of troops across every road leading into the city and to place other detachments at every strategic point within the city. So extensive were the prans to prevent a further uprising at ten o'clock last night the brigadier general announced that the situation was under control and that no further trouble was expected. No attempt will be made by the authorities to remove Lockett from the steel cage until danger of further violence has passed, it was announced. "I dor.'t know why I did it" the negro is quoted as having said in the course of a statement prepared for submission to the jury which convicted him yesterday. Lockett threw himself on the mercy of the court. But one witness, a neighbor" of the dead girl's father, was placed on the stand by the state. The witness identified the stone with which. th girl's head had been crushed. The jurymen returned their verdict without leaving their seats. Lockett is about 33 years old and came here from Henderson, Ky., seven years ago. He enlisted in the army and served for eleven months at Camp Taylor. Business was 'being conducted as usual here today despite the presence of the troops. Death last night of J. M. Rogers, 61 a farmer of near Versailles, Wood-

j fard county, shot during the rioting,

brought the death toll to five. Green Township Board Asked to Change Site For School Building Approval of the plan to circulate petitions in the township asking the trustee and school advisory board to change the site and build a new high and junior high school, leaving the present building to be used for the grades, was made by the patrons of Green township schools who met in Williamsburg Monday night. s " The meeting was called to discuss whether a new' high school would be advisable or whether the plans calling for additions to the present building should be adopted. In view of the fact that the present building has been remodeled three times those present decided that the most feasible plan would be to circulate petitions throughout the township favoring a new building. The petitions will be sent out immediately. County Superintendent Williams and Wilfred Jessup spoke at the meeting. C. E. Werking, local architect, will present plans for the proposed new $140,000 consolidated town and township school for Center township, at a meeting of the township trustees and advisory board, Tuesday night.

PUNCH LADLE USED BY WASHINGTON BRINGS $100,000 (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 10. A silver punch ladle used by George Washington while he was president was purchased for $100,000 at a sale of Washington relics yesterday at the galleries of the American Art association. The ladle was one of the pieces of silver presented to Washington by the citizens of New York and was used at the first inaugural reception here.

U. S. 40,000 NURSES SHORT (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 10 A shortage of 40,000 trained nurses exists in the United States, according to the National organization for public health nursing. The organization, which provides information on courses in public health nursing, today started a campaign to interest young women In the p.rofession in the hope of enrolling 60,000

I workers.

National Inter church Conference Open in N. Y. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 10 An immediate wide religious educational campaign was among the plans of the Interchurch world movement conference which opened here today. In attendance were leaders, in this country, of various protestant denominations. At the conclusion of the conference, teams of speakers will be sent on a tour of state conferences to be held within the next four weeks. International and industrial and religious questions discussed at the Interchurch conference will be explained by the team speakers.

ANARCHISTS AND SOCIALISTS ARE BARRED FROM MEXICO (By Associated Press) DOUGLAS, Ariz., Feb. 10. Anarchists .iind Social agitators of every class are to be excluded from Mexico in the future according to instructions received here by Jose M. Arrendondo, Mexican consul. "You are hereby directed to refuse the issuance or vise of passports to all persons with the exception of Mexican citizens, who intend to enter Mexican territory when such persons profess dissolvent principles or are anarchists, Social agitators or harmful elements of any kind" read the instructions.

DID NOT BELITTLE U. S. EFFORT IN WAR, SAYS ADMIRAL SIMS

(By Associated Press) ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Rear Admiral William S. Sims denied today before the senate committee investigating naval awards, that in conversations with Representative Byrnes, South Carolina, and other members of congress, he had sought to belittle America's efforts in the war. The admiral said Mr. Byrnes "must either have misunderstood me, or confused the remarks made to him by the many people he talked to in Europe." He added that he did attempt to correct the idea in the minds of American visitors that the United States forces were "winning he war, because this

attitude was hurting us with our allies." "They knew it was not true and they knew we knew it was not true," Admiral Sims declared. "I am surprised that I should be quoted as saying the merchant marine should be left to Great Britain and the United States should not develop a merchant marine," he continued, "because I never held any opinion on that subject." Senator Pittman, Democrat, Nevada, declared that Admiral Sims had left the same impression in the minds of former Secretary of the Treasury Glass and Representative Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina, in conversations with them abroad, and asked that they be called to testify before the subcommittee. "I consider these charges very serious." said Senator Pittman, "and think Admiral Sims should be given an opportunity to clear himself." Chairman Hayle announced that Senator Glass and Representative Byrnes would be called before the committee later in the day. Admiral Sims' testimony probably will conclude, the hearing as Secretary Daniels has announced that he would not care to appear again to answer any new statements that might be made by he admiral.

National Guard Given

Right to Atrial Unit (By Associated Press) "WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Authority to organize an aerial unit in each National Guard division wa granted today by the War department. Owing to the limited number of experienced regular officers now available as instructors, however, only such units as can be trained with existing facilities will be formed. Each unit will include an observation squadron, balloon company, photo section and intelligence branch. It is contemplated the department announced that similar units will be Included in regular army divisions under new tables of organization to be prepared after enactment of army reorganization legislation.

SPRONG HELD FOR ALLEGED SHORTAGE

Otto Sprong, for many years head of the finance department of the Richmond post office, is held by the federal authorities on a technical charge, arising out of a shortage of about $4,000, it was learned today. He was taken to Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon, it was said, to be arraigned in the federal court. Friends of Sprong said they believed the difficulty arose over a technicality as the accounts of the post office are very complicated. They believed he would be able to explain the alleged shortage. Sprong has been with the post office about 20 years. The technical errors

covered a period of about two years.

Post office inspectors began going over his accounts late last week. He is not a man of bad habits and has not lived extravagantly. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 10 A deputy United States marshal left here this afternoon for Richmond, where it was said at the federal building he would

take into custody Otto Sprong. It

was said Sprong was alleged to he short in his accounts. The amount was not known here.

FOREIGN COMMITTEE IS RID OF TREATY

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.. The peace treaty, referred to the foreign relations committee yesterday to rid it of cloture, was reported back by the committee without debate and without a record vote. Republican and Democratic leaders agreed, however, not to take it up in the senate until next week. The committee's action was entirely perfunctory, the senate having given instructions that the treaty be reported out immediately, together with he Republican reservations adopted at the last session of congress.

The parliamentary result is to bring the treaty and reservations again to a status where amendments to either can be offered and discussed without any limitations on debate.

BOLSHEVIKI TAKE SAKHALIN, REPORT

HONOLULU, Feb. 9. Siberian Bolbheviki have captured Alexandre vsk, capital of Sakhalin, and fear is felt

that the radical forces may enter Japan proper, according to a special cable despatch from the Toklo correspondent of Nippu Jiji, Honolulu Japanese language newspaper. Reports that the Russian Bolshevikl had made inroads on the island of Sakhalin reached this country cTn Monday but exact details of their operations were not known. Aleandrovsk, the city said to be in the hands of Soviet forces, is located on the western side of the. island and is the eastern terminus of a submarine cable connecting the island with the mainland of Siberia. It is the capital of the Russian section of the island. The island is about 600 miles long and from 65 to 103 miles wide. It is separated from the Asiatic mainland by the Strait of Tartary and from the province of Yezo, Japan, by the strait of Perouse.

LIGHT PLANT OPERATING AT LOSS IN 1920 Rates Must Be Raised to Provide Sufficient Income for Operation and New Equipment.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Monday, Feb. 9. Anarchy prevails in Odessa recently captured by the Bolsheviki, according to advices received here. Street fighting occurred on Saturday between armed factions. Cable communication between here and Odessa is suspended. Three thousand refugees from Odessa arrived here yesterday.

DEFENSE WILL OPEN IN SOCIALIST CASE

(By Associated Press) ALBANY, N. Y.' Feb. 10. The defense will open today in the trial before the assembly judiciary committee of the five suspended socialist assemblymen charged with disloyalty unless the prosecution meets unexpected opposition in introducing its last odds and ends of evidence. Such opposition is not impossible. While the committee counsel announced before adjournment last Thursday that it would require "only about 10 minutes" to read into the record excerpts from the testimony of L. C. A. E. Martens, Russian Soviet "Ambassador" before the joint legislature committee investigating radicalism in this state, the defense Indicated that it would object to admittance of such evidence unless it was allowed to read many -other excerpts of its own choosing.

NEED NEW MACHINERY

The application of the Wayne Light and Power Co. to buy electrio current to supply the territory outside of Richmond has brought to light a serious situation in regard to the future of the Municipal light plant; namely, that unless the city materially increases both the power and light rates for current immediately, the municipal light plant will operate this year at an actual loss of from $25,000 to $50,000. The rates now Charged for both light and power are less than it costs to produce the current. With the Increased cost of coal and labor in connection with the municipal plant some action must be taken immediately by the city officials to prevent a substantial deficit for this year. Explains Request. The reason for the request of the Wayne Light & Power company to buy current from the municipal light plant is now apparent, because what they would pay is much less than it would cost them to produce it. and it is less than it costs the city to produce it. the tax payers standing ready to make up the deficit for 1920. Another serious situation and one which will vitally affect the development of the city is the fact that there is not now a sufficient surplus of machinery at the plant to protect the present consumers. The plant now has the following: One l.OOO K. W. Turbine One 2.000 K. W. Turbine One 450 K.W. Engine One 800 K.W. Engine

CROWN PRINCE WANTS TO GIVE HIMSELF UP (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM. Feb. 10. Former Crown Prince Frederick William, of Germany, has offered to give himself up to the allies in place of the hundreds of Germans demanded for extradition, on the list recently submitted to Berlin, according to a telegram purporting to have come from him, published in the Handelsblad of this city. The telegram, addressed to the kings of England, Belgium and Italy, the presidents of France and the United States and the emperor of Japan, says: "As the crown prince, I wish to take the place of my countrymen. If the allied and associated governments desire a victim, let them take me instead of the 900 Germans who committed no other crimes than to serve their country in war."

Mrs. Everard Knollenberg,

Prominent Young Matton, Is Victim of Pneumonia Mrs. Ada Louise Knollenberg, 35 years old, wife of Everard Knollenberg, local insurance man and notary public, died following a two weeks' illness from a severe bronchial cold, which later developed into pneumonia, at her home, 319 South B street, at 5 a. m., Tuesday. She was born in Muncle, Indiana, and spent her early girlhood, in that city, graduating from the Muncie high school. Later she came to Richmond and was employed by the Dickinson Trust company for several years. She married Mr. Knollenberg in October, 1914. Since marriage she has taken a prominent part in the activities of the First English Lutheran, church. She was a member of the Ladies' Aid and Trifoleum societies. She is survived by her husband, Everard Knollenberg; one daughter, Ruth Ann; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Ebenhack; two sisters, Mrs. Laverne Stansell, and Miss Gladys Ebenhack, all of Coldwater, Mich. She is also survived by her grandmother, Mrs. Hatherine Kendrich, of Coldwater, Mich., and one brother, Mr. O. C. Ebenhack. of Pittsburg. Pa. Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 p. in., Thursday. Burial in Lutherania cemetery. The Rev. F. A. Dressel will officiate. The funeral will be private. Friends may call at the home Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

"WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 The former German Crown Prince has cabled President Wilson offering to surrender himself for trial if the allied governments insist. The message was in President Wilson's hands today. White house officials admitted that the message, sent from Wierengen, Holland, had been received, but would not make public its text.

Irishmen Capture Police Station; Seize All Arms (By Associated Press) CORK. Ireland. Feb. 10. After an attack lasting for some time with an exchango of rifle shots, 200 armed men last, night captured the Castle Martyr police station. The tempor

arily made prisoner the five police

men who defended the station. The raiders seized arms and ammunition and decamped.

4.250 No Protection Offered. The 1919 peak load was 3.550 K. W. or within 700 K. W. of the capacity of the plant. Suppose either the 1,000 or the 2,000 K. W. turbine became disabled what would happen to the manufacturing plants of Richmond? So far the plant has had good luck, but any daythe reverse might come and then the city would suffer a serious financial loss, because there would be nothing to do but to shut down the factories of Richmond until new parts could be secured or the old ones repaired. The Public Service commission compelled the Richmond City Water Works to install two sets of mains and

install three sets of boilers to take

cjre of any emergency, but the Mujnicipal Light Plant goes on from day

to day without protection. At least one new turbine of 3,000 K. W. capacity is needed now for the Municipal Light Plant as a protection to light and power consumers of Richmond. This unit would cost about $175,000 installed, and yet the city has no money with which to buy this

kequipment, because no money has

been accumulated for the day -when the present machinery would not operate. Low Depreciation Rate. Through the action of the Public Service commission, the Municipal plant has only set aside a depreciation fund on its books of 3 percent for the entire plant, while it is admitted by engineers that such fund should not be less than 10 percent and some engineers run as high as 20 percent. It is also admitted that the value of the plant today is considerably over a million dollars and that any depreciation should be based upon the valuation, making a minimum annual depreciation charge of $100 ,000 while only $21,000 was tnken into account in 1919 a an operation cost. Last year the plant was reported to have made $62,000 while in reality and based upon business methods of any private manufacturing plant there was an actual minimum loss of $10,000, added to this amount are all the

increased costs of 1920 over 1919, which must be taken into consideration in determining the loss for this year. The Lowest Rate. - The lowest rate at which current Is now being sold is .01293 cents per K. W. which is the amount being paid by the Liberty Light and Power company and the rate which the Wayne Light and Power company propose to operate under. It is true that a 3 percent depreciation fund has been set up on the books but the money has been used for other purposes and had it been maintained in the city treasury, it would still have been only one-third of the amount necessary to take care of the natural wear and tear on the machinery.

ARMY OFFICERS TESTIFY BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE (By Associated Press! EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 10. The senate foreign relations sub-committee here investigating the Mexican situation met in executive session this morning to receive testimony of a number of army officers and others concerning recent events along the border, details of which it was not deemed prudent to make public at this time. v The committee ' expects to remain here until late this week, it was announced, when it will leave for Arizona. Hearings are scheduled for Douglas, Nogales and possibly Tucson. ' t

ANOTHER SNOW STORM KNOCKS N. Y. FLAT (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 10 Another snow storm hit New York today with all but a few of the principal streets already blocked by drifts. There was a prospect that the snow would change to rain, but early in the day the fall was heavy with a strong wind. An army of 14.000 men baa been working day and night since Wednesday shoveling snow, but little headway has been made.

OPPOSES FREE EQUIPMENT TO WOMEN'S TRAINING CORPS WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Free use of army equipment, land and training officers by the United States training corps for women, proposed by Senator Chamber'ain, Democrat, Oregon, was opposed by Secretary Baker In a letter today to Chairman Wadsworth. ot the military committee. ... Mr. Baker said pasr-age of the bill would involve similar privileges to other organizations.