The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-20
RATES Chief THEME
AT MEETING OF OHIO
UTILITIES COMMISSION
(By Associated Press)

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. ~. - haIe
hearings predominant on the calendar
of the state public utilities comm1s-
sion for the week. Today the commits
sion heard an application Of the Wash
ington Gas and Electric company,
Washington c.. H.. seeking to have In
creased natural gas rates. suspended
by the commission reinstated.
Tomorrow morning the commission
will hear the same kind of an action |
brought by the same concern. on heat |
ing rates. Tuesday afternoon the
Marysville Light and Power company
will seek to have increased power
rates, suspended by the commission,
reinstated.
Wednesday morning, the Chillicothe
Electric Railway Light and Power
company will plead for increased pow
er rates. In the afternoon petition OF
the c. c., C. and st. L. Railway to
abandon it's station at Woodington,
Dark county, will be heard.
Thursday. the commission will hear
application of the Star Telephone COM
pany for reinstatement of proposed
toll charge. set aside by order of COM
missionerS.
CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 20.-To pro-
mote a safety campaign among the
public sschool children here, the "Cin-
cinnati Safety Scouts" have been or
ganized. There will be two classes
Of scouts-scouts and major scouts.
Scouts may qualify under certain
rules, but to get into the second class,
a boy will have to memorize the entire
list of safety rules, and in addition.
make report of one or more cases
of certain types of unsafe conditions;
of unsanitary conditions; of persons
causing danger; lack of danger sig
nails where needed, because of reck-
lessness of automobile drivers, or the
violation Of fire safety rules by any
person. Scout masters are to be NAM
ed in each school.
CLEVELAND. O., Dec. 20-Personal
tax returns for 1920 in Cuyahoga coun-
ty have increased $433, 740.410, or 100
per cent since 1915, according to rec
ords at the county auditors office. Re.
turns over 1919 increased $97,49345O,
or IA per cent.
Private corporations, with an in
crease of 1926, 1851 $50 or 295 per cent
for the five years, show the largest
increase
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 20-Five pre-
sensations, comprising gifts of i'm
portance, interest and great historical
value, were made to the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical Society
at its annual meeting here last week.
Former Governor Campbell presided
over the program, which included the
official placing and listing of relics
and implements of the builders,
rnearthed last summer at Camp Sher-
man.
A trust fund Of $47,124 was turned
ever to the organization by Governor
James NJ. Cox, earned by film exhibit.
tons of activities of soldiers at Camp
Sherman. The money is to be used
for the construction of a permanent
memorial to Ohio soldiers who fought
in the world war, and which will take
the form of an addition to the
museum and library building at the
entrance to Ohio State University
campus.
A library of Ohioana. said to be the
largest privately owned collection of
its kind, was presented by Claude
Meeker. of Columbus, Charles F. Ket-
rering, of Dayton, gave the society a
mound ut Miamisburg, said to be the
largest Indian mound in Ohio, together
with land sufficient for park, and a
collection of Indian relics. Relics of
John Brown, famous anti-slavery ex.
nonent. were presented by MI and
Mrs. T. B. Alexander. of Put-in-Bay.
John G. Deshler, of Columbus, gave
the society cane, one of four made
from the Confederate battleship Merri
mac. and presented to William G.
Deshler by Salman P Chase for dis
tinguisked services in upholding the
credit of the United States govern
ment at a crucial period of the civil
war.
The collections are all in place now
Hrd ready for the inspection OF
visitors.
CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. 2n.-City
Forester Hyatt is looking for the big
gest. sturdiest and best looking pine
tree in Cuyahoga County He wants
il for community Christmas tree, tc
blaze forth in Public Square with hun
dreds of colored lights. At first it wa:
suggested that the tree be built vi
with number of smaller ones, bu
that idea was abandoned.
Five thousands dollars worth o
PRESENTS will be distributed by thu
Cleveland Advertising Club at it!
Christmas banquet. Dec. 90, to 60,
Cleveland youngsters
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 2O-Th,
Cleveland Humane Society has re
quests for more than 200 babies TO
adoption and can only supply fifty O
them, according to officials. Children
Under six and mostly girls. are want
ed. Mrs. Eveiina Stires, field secretary
said. She said If people cared t
adopt children from 6 to IA years old
they could be supplied