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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-03-01
At KILLED IN CRASH
At RAIL CROSSING
One Passenger Train Rips Two
cars Of Another.

Porter, Ind, March 1.-Forty-tw
bodies lave been collected from the
wreck When the Canadian express and
the Interstate Limited on the Michi-
gan Central and the New York Central
lines, respectively. crashed ut Il cross
ing
1t WAS Il diamond shaped crossing
permitting the New York train, which
struck AZ the other spraWled deruiIed
across the intersection, to take up two
wooden Michigan Central cars instead
of cutting them at right angles Scores
of persons were injured
Most of the identified dead and the
seriously injured We're from Indiana
and 0uthWeStern Michigan
The Michigan Central train had
missed block signals said to he set
against it. and had been derailed by
Il deraler that officials said was auto
matically sci against it along with
the signals Ii plunged ahead on the
ties until il came To rest across the
New York Central right of way with
two laN COACHES, at the point of inter
section.
At nearly sixty miles an hour the
New York Central train came on, the
glare of lis headlight warning many
of the doomed passengers. who leaped
from their seats. One or two reached
the doors. but not one escaped the
crash. The New York Central mogul
locomotive was stripped as it hit,
wrecka@e flying up above the telegraph
wires. with Il cloud of dust witnesses
likened 10 an explosion. Bodies of
several passengers We're carried with
the locomotive and buried beneath it.
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SIX EXECUTED
IN CORK PRISON
Five AttaCkingCrOWn Forces,
One For Having Arms.
WERE SHOT III COUPLES
Appeals For CIemency Were Ignored
by Military Authorities - Rumor
Macready Hurt

Cork, March 1.-DeSpi1e the appeal
for clemency made by tie Cork co1'por.
alton, six lriShmen Who had been in
the Cork jail on charges of Ievying
war against the crown forces, were
executed by the military.
They We're shot III couples at inter.
walls of fifteen minutes.
The men were Timothy Mccarthy
Thomas O'Brien, Patrick Mahoney
John Lyons, Daniel Calla2han and
John Allen.
The first five were condemned for
an attack upon the crown forces al
DripSey, County Cork, in January
Allen, whose home was in Tipperary
was sentenced for possessing IL reyOl.
yer and ammunition. The kings bench
confirmed his sentence February u, de
Gliding Il state of war existed in Ire,
land, giving the military full power tC
act without interference by the civil
courts
The appeal for clemency was adopted
by the corporation Saturday and o
copy sent to General Sir Nevil Mac,
ready, commander of the troops in Ire,
land.
In all the Catholic churches in Cork
prayers were said for the condemned
men.
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GIRL IDENTIFIES BANDIT
Bookkeeper Recognise Man III Ma
York Who Helped Fob Bark.

York Who Helped Fob Bark;
New York, March 1.--James u -
que was identified at police headG,...:
tiers by three persons from NyOl.; So
ing, Pa, as the man who. with ii {
confederateS, robbed the Peoples
Trust company, of that town, of
$4,000 February t.
MinOgue's name has also been lnl,nl
with the hold-up of George Alexander
a poultry dealer who was robbed #
$4,000, November %, on Riv2r.,dg
drive, by the confession of three cen
panions now serving IN Sing %'H:s.
After an all days questioning of the
man, police said Minogue had prac
tically made confession Of the hold
up"
Minogue was identified by Miss
Alice Bredbenner and Lester I.ieEons
berger, employees of the Peoples Trust
company of Wyomissing, as one of ti!a
six men who staged the robbery Of tbs
bank. Miss Helen Davis, ReadinE,
identified him as the man to whom
she rented a room under the maine Of
Thomas Belmont a few days hefcrs
the robbery.
AIinOgue was picket by the three
persons from lineup of six men.
Chief of Police Strobel, of Readin%,
arrived here to represent the Penn
sylvania authorities He also identi
fed Minogue.
George Stuyvesant, companion Of
NTinaO11n Union no oPpnctH1
Saturday night, was not identified by
the two WyOmisSing bank employees.
Efforts are being made by the no
lice here TO link the two with the
shooting of two Detroit detectives
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Expected CIemency.

Dublin, March News of the exc
cution of the six Irish Republicans al
Cork made a profound impression upor
the population of the capital.
1t had been generally expected the
sentences would be committed.
A report in Republican circles says
General Sir Nevil Macready was the
victim of an ambuscade a fortnight age
and still is suffering from bullet
wound in his shoulder. Confirmation
has been impossible.
In Republican circles it is asserted
not one lorry, as announced officially
but six military cars, headed by {
touring car in which were staff officers
escorted by two armored cars anG
three l0rrieS from kingSt0Wn were at
tackled On the night of February =
at the Merton gates from behind the
wall of the Merrion Blind Asylum
Members of the attacking party, say
the Republicans were not aware Gen
eral MaCready was in the leading car
but they were confident it contained
staff officers.
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COSTA RICANS QUIT,
WAR IS AVERTED
Army invading Disputed Panama
Territory SGTferdsrS.

Washington, March 1.-Threatened
war between Panama. and Costa RIGA
was averted with the surrender of the
Costa Rican army in toto, according
to word received here by J. +. Lefevre
charge d'atfaireS of the Panama lega.
ton.
Lefevre called On Secretary Colby
and Informed him of the changed as
pect of the situation. The legation
dispatches, while giving no details,
Indicated that the Costa Rican forces
had capitulated in the presence of the
Panama volunteer army, which march
ed out to meet them from David, iE
the province Of Chiriqui. Whether
fighting occurred was not stated.
Following a conference with Ricardo
J. Alfaro, Panaman minister of fnteri,
or, and Secretary Colby, Lefevre sale
he understood that the Costa Rican at
tempt 10 seize territory east of the
Golfito river, recognized as Panamar
under the status quo of the Pacific
had been abandoned.
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KENTUCKY LIQUOR
TAX HELD INVALID
Decision Involves Millions Col.
IeCted by State.

Washington, March 1.-Kentucky
laws levying special tax on liquors
withdrawn from bonded warehouses
were held invalid by the supreme
court.
Several millions of dollars in taxes
already collected by the state were
involved.
The court sustained lower courts
which had granted an injunction to the
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse
company and the J. and A. Freibert
company, preventing interference by
the state authorities to withdrawals
of liquor on which the special tax had
not been paid.
The supreme court upheld DEGREES OF
the federal district court for the east.
ern Kentucky district that the law
under which the taxes were collected
violated both the state and federal
constitutions.
The state argued there was no com
petition in the liquor business now,
and the taxes therefore could not he
considered confiscatcry.
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Lewiis--Lewis

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Riley Lewis, Fishing Greek
was the scene of a most beautiful
wedding. Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy 23rd, when their eldest daught-
er, Bessie, became the bride of Mr..
Julian Lewis son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel |. Lewis also of Fishing
Greek.
The bride was handsomely dressed
in silk georgette crepe over white
satin and carried large bouquet OF
white carnations. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. r. r..
Burnette. pastor of Hosier Memorial
Church, The wedding music was
sweetiy rendered by Miss Mildred
Dunnock.
The bride was given in marriage
by her mother, Mrs. Bertha NJ. Lewis
Mr.. Bonnie Phillips was best man.,
and Miss Lottie Lewis, sister of the
bride, was brides maid. The flower
girls were Gertie Lewis and Lena
Tyler.
After he wedding the many guests
were invited into the dining room
where a delicious repast was served,
Mr.. r. l.. Todd, presiding as toast
master.
The guests We're delightfully."- ell
tertained throughout the evening
with music and games until a later
hour when the departed wishing the
happy bride and groom all of the
good things of life.
Among those present We're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel l. Lewis
William Riley Lewis; John H. Nc
Glaughlin, Jr.; Recie Lewis; Arthur
Phillips; R. L. Todd.
Mesdames. Wilfred Creighton
Margie Creighton, Josie Phillips
Roma Phillips; Matte Tolley; Myr-
tie Adams
Misses: Helen and Rhodessa Toll
ley; Monte, Mollie, Lucy Florence
and Virgie Creighton; Lottie, Mil
dred and Gertie Lewis; Bertha Phil,
lips; Mildred Dunnock; Norma Wal.
lace; Thelma Parker; Bernice and
Lena Tyler.
/ Mesrs: Charles, Tho, Lee, Tommie
and Clarence Creighton; Roland
Dunnock, George and Lester Aaron;
! Willie, Norris and Orville Lewis
Russell Jones; Luther Parks; Cal
! vim Adams; Herbie Archie and Yer
! non Tolley; Humes Wallace; Robbie
and Willie McGlaughlin; Jesse, Cliff.
| ton and Reginald Dean; Wallace
and Alvin Ruark; Leon Travers
, Bonnie Phillips; Edmond Parker and
| Hansel Hall.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-03-01
.EIIN|NC TOWN
SHOT OFF MAP
West Virginia GOVernOr-EIect
Sees Strife Torn Region
PEOPLE ABANDON VILLAGE
Leave All Property Behind and Half
Starved Dogs, Cats and Chickens
Roam Streets.

Charleston, W. Va, March 1.-Gov-
ernur John J. CUrIlWell, accompanied
by GoVernur-eIecl f.. f.. Morgan, who
succeeds him March j. visited and in
Spected the workings OF The Willis
Branch Coal company, in Fayette
county and the surrounding village OF
Willis Branch, Where much heavy gun
fighting took place February 10, and
upon their return To Charleston an
nouncpd that the town rr&rnhlrd hay
in@ been 'literally shot off the face Of
the map.
The "trip WAS made by the governor
and the @overnor-elect in response To Il
request from the Willis Branch COM
pany for additiunal armed protecti"n
1'Ae yorernor-elect declined To say
what he intended to do about the case
after assuming Office. huG made this
comment:
III is inconceival,lp th"t such con-
djtionS could exist in Ills Gay and
age"
Governor Cornwell, however. deSs'rib-
cd conditions there more in detail
Its citizens have abandoned it he
said, referring to the village, leaving
personal effects, furniture and live
stock behind. With the exception of
aIf-famiShed dogs, cats and chickens,
which wander about the streets. and a
squad of state police on duty near the
station, the town is devoid of life.
The company store, Office, po&totiice,
mine fOreman's home and SiXty-tive of
the remaining siXty-Seven cottages are
riGdled with rifle bullets. The rundi-
tion of ether cottages shows they have
been burned or wrecked with dyna
mite"
The governor said he learned that
every week, for the past year, the
town has been shot up" Men who
work in the neighhoring mines, he
added, are blamed by the coal "perat,
ors for these attacks.
Until February 10, the governor
said. the state police on Guty told
him small number Of miners and
their families remained in The village
AMI worked in the mines. The cottages
of these, he said, chad been reinforced
with sheet iron and sand bag harri-
CadeS. For the better protection of
their families they dug cellars. where
the women and children would remain
until the nightly shooting ceased.
REPORTS of the fusillade of Fehru-
arv 10 which filtered in Indicated that
only one man was slain. The next
day. However, the small body of miners
and their families made Il haSty retreat
to other parts.
The wreckage in the village was
Ccualed by the havoc done with the
mine workings, said the governor, and
tl!iS destruction was further described
bv William Nickel. the general man
ager of the Willis Branch company.
"MinerS in this whole section, he
said. "Struck September l, 1919. The
operators generally yielded to the de
mandS If the workers. but this com
panv decided to make finish fight of
il. and it has been 4 fight ever since.
Poles carrying electric current 10 the
mine were blown up. Two charges OF
dynamite wrecked both inClineS. The
hoist house was broken into and its
machinery destroyed The tipplp was
fred and badly damaged. ON Febru-
airy 10 the Sub-Statipn was blown up
hy ii charge of dynamite, the eXplo-
sion being heard twelve miles away.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-03-01
WILL RIDE WITH HARDING
Wilson to Go to Capitol With Success
sor, 1t is Announced

Washington, March definite ar
engagements were made whereby Presi
dent Wilson and PreSident-eleCt Hard
ing will ride together to the capfto,
Friday, the former to sign bills passed
at the last minute by congress and the
latter to take the oath of office as
president Of the United States.
The arrangements as agreed upon by
Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to PreSi
dent Wilson, and the congressional
inaugural committee, are that Harding
will go to the capitol with Wilson al
such time as the latter considers his
attendance necessary. This will de.
pend on the legislative situation or
Friday morning.
Secretary Tumulty told the joint
congressional committee that President
Wilson was Every DESTROYS of accom-
panying Harding to the capitol.
Whether Wilson will view the inau.
guration ceremonies of the vice presi
dent in the senate chamber, or OF
Harding on the east portico of the
capitol was not discussed.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-03-01
BOY ENDS BROTHERS. MISERY
-EIeVen-Year-OId Boy Says Murder in
Woods Followed Accident.

Pontiac Mich. March 1.-Warren
Branttield. II Years old, was detained
by the police pending investigation
into the killing III woods near Farm
ington of his 9-yeur-old brother, Glare
The older boy shot and killed his
brother "to put him out of his mis-
cry" he said after having accidentally
wounded him while trying to show
his skill with revolver.
According to Warren'S statement he
fired the first shot to see how close
lie could come to his brother without
hitting him. The younger lad turned
and was struck in the side Warren
then placed the muZzIe against the
child's head and pulled the trigger,
killing him instantly.
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AUTO OWNERS

Do not forget 1 am still in the re-
pair business and l have the best
equipped shop in Cambridge, for all
kinds of work. The job never comes
too hard or too big for us, we are
ever ready and right on the job with
experience; nothing can beat that
We are here to give you service for
$50 per hour, On autos.
JAMES A. SLACUM
129 Race st. Phone 329
2I28-1mo. Sta wk.
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COoLIDGEs OFF FOR CAPITAL
Vice President-EIect and His Wife
Get Send-Off From Neiqhbcrs

Northampton, Mass, March 1.-Cal
vim Coolidge, vice preSident-elect. Sc
out for Washington with Mrs. Coolidge
with the idea of becoming fairly vel
settled in his new surroundings ant
ready to 90 to work after inauguration
day.
The Coolidges went away with thu
GodSpeed of hundreds of their fellow
citizens at the station.
The demonstration, including cheer
and hand clasps, in q driZzle of rain
was spontaneous. The democratic ma
rEF. - the send-Off was shown Whet
-. --nrrrer governor embraced Jamei
Lucy, shoemaker, whom he described
as his philosopher friend. They wer
photographed together.
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Live Stock Quotations.

Observation-Disclosures calves,
steady; others strong to 25c higher
Bulk beef steers, $S.5O01O; some held
above $105O: bulk butcher cows and
heifers, $350m7.25; bulls mostly SD
@6.25; Gamers and cutters largely
S25O04: bulk veal calves. $11GI12;
stockerS and feeders. S70S.25.
HOGS-Fifteen cents to 2Jc lower.
h L0 Ei n6 IUr l"T 1 u" 90 S1% "Ild "%S
bulk 22O pounds up, S9.5O610: ni%s,
steady to 15c lower: bulk desirable.
so to 100 pound weight, $9750l0
SHEEP Steady. Lamb top early,
$11; some held higher; shorn lamb tor,
$40; bulk fat lambs. 81" 1850: eve,
top. $500: bulk, Sf46 80; 112-pound
MetherS, 81; lambs Sll-5O
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Wood Alcohol Kills Five.

Pittsburgh, March 1.-The fifth death
occurred as Il result Of men drinking
a connection, which, according to the
coroner, Samuel c. JamiSon, is believed
to have been mostly wood alcohol.
Joseph LukaSis died ut Il police station,
Fred OhlaSnn died in a hospital. Ni@h"-
las GrOnizere died also. Leon RH"an-
ski was found dead in his room. u J.,
liam c. Sherwin staggered helplesSiy in
front of a street car and was killed.
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TARIFF UP TO PRESIDENT
Tic Chance For Passage of Emer-
qency Measure Over Veto.

Washington. March 1.-CongreSS-
SIGNAL action on the Fordney emergency
tariff bill was completed by the senate
ami the fate of the measure, designed
oSt,nsibIy to defeat the slump in farm
commodity prices, now rests with Pres
ilpnr Wilson.
The senate action. which was to ap-
proye the report of its conference COM
mittee. was by a vote of 40 to SO
Eleven Democrats pulled away frS"T.'
their party position and ST A2orted the
bill ana four Republicans vuied against
it. The house adopted the conference
report on Saturday by vote of 2O3
10 I2I
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PUT IN JAIL FOR KEEPS
Three Bandits Sentenced to Terms oil
Sc to rs Years Each.

Elizabeth, N J., March John ant
Charles Krebs and Martin Shannon
three bandits who, after their capture
Saturday, confessed to more than fif
teen hold-ups and robberies in Unior
county since last December, were sen.
fenced to Sc to 70 years each at hare
labor in state prison by Judge Pierce
of the Union county court of common
pleas.
Several hours after they had beer
sentenced, John Krebs and Shannon
in custody Of two deputy sheriffs, left
for Trenton, to begin their terms.
Charles Krebs was brought into the
courtroom on a stretcher and prOppet
up to hear the judge pronounce his
fate. after which he was returned to
the Elizabeth Hospital. He had beer
shot Friday night by an armed guarC
aboard a trolley car in which they
had attempted to hold up.
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PART OF LEVER
ACT invalid
U. s. Supreme Court Sets Aside
Conviction Of GrOCeTS.
FARM LOAN LAW SUSTAINED
Court Upholds Power of Congress t.
Establish Banks and Exempt Bonds
From Taxation.

Washington, March 1.-SectionS ol
the Lever foUd-conIrol act under which
the department of justice has brought
many actions for alleged profteeriny il
necessities We're declared uncunSLitu
tiOnal by the supreme court tliel
Justice White read the courts upin
ion.
Conviction of the l.. Cuhpm Grocery
company, of st. Louis, in hHVin.
charged IN unreasonable profit on sale,
of sugar was SET aside by the court.
In taking This action The court suS
tanned DEGREES of lower courts, which
had sustained Il demurrer in the ildict
ment If the grocery ronctSrn The Spp
ritir charge was that he defendant
charged 5000 for fifty lnundS 01
sugar, CT at the rate "f more than
twenty cents IL pound
The conviction of the firm az WtedeS
me. of birmingham, y. V. ais, was
set aside. Chief Justice White sale
the statute was as broad as human
imagination"
The court sustained lower courts ir
of Denver an Injunction estraininG
the federal authorities from cnforcins
provisions of the ever act
Justices Brandri~ and Pitney con
CURED in the OPINION hut hi~SpnteC
from The reasoning Ivy which ii w:u>
reached
Hundreds of cases @rnU'iu" out 0t
hA u,
cost of living are effected hv the ulin
ion. \ number of these cases have
reached the supreme court. while many
others are pending in lower courts
The federal farm loan act was hcIC
constitutional by the court This *
the act under which land banks were
established to extend loans To farmers
Approximately S5O.GOOOOO in loans
to farmers have been held up pendin.
a decision of the court in this case
which was brought by Charles w
Smith. Il stakeholder in the Kansas
City Title and Trust company, Wht
sought an injunction to restrain thai
institution from investing its FUNDS il
bonds issued by the farm loan banks
The act was attacked on the %ruun(
that congress was without conStitu.
tiOnHl authority to establish farm lnHr
banks and to exempt their bonds from
taxation. Justice Day, who rendered
the opinion for the court, said the
power of congress to establish banks
had in Il broad sense been upheld by
the supreme court in the days Of Chirl
Justice Marshall.
The court in sustaining federal c"urI
DEGREES Diminishing injunction proceed
ingS brought by Mr.. Smith, also helt
that congress had the authority to eX
empt the bonds of the bank frnm taxa
ton.
The court divided, six to two, Jus
tees Holmes and McReynoldS dissent
ing. Justice BrandeiS took no Part ir
considering the case. Justices Holme,
and McReynoldS held that the ""auSe'
should have been dismissed hy the
court rs being within the Srop" ot
the Missouri courts.
I
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N j. Bonus By January !

Trenton, March l.-Adiutant gene
raj GilkySOn announced Il meeting OF
the soldiers bonus commission to maj
out plans for the distribution of the
bonus A bill signed by the governor
appropriates $4,000 to defray the eN
penses Ct the commission. Distribution
by January l is anticipated.
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LAWYERS Coat Gave Way

Montreal, March with office as
sistantS holding onto his coat, :. l.
Dale Harris, a lawyer, leaned far on
of his sixth-story Office window to ad
lust a shutter The coat stretched
then split apart. and Harris fell to tn
street. He is in a hospital, serioush
injured.
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Carpet Workers Refuse WAGE Cut

ThOmpsonville. Conn, March Ire
fusing to accept q wage cut of 20 PEI
cent announced Friday, employees OF
the BigelOW Hartford Carpet company
went on strike The company's esti.
mate of the number is 500, while the
strikers place the number between 1000
and 1900.
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TWO Killed by Locomotive

Scranton. March 1.-Two persons
were killed and Il third injured ut the
Theodore crossing of the Delaware
IacEawanna and Western railroad
when they were run down by loco
motive. Michael Gallagher. II year.
ole, and Lucy Miles. lG, were killed
Waller Timlin had both arms broken
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Girl, Crippled by Fall, Deported.

Hartford, Conn, March Lucia
Cocclardi, II years old, who can't
from Italy two years ago, left for New
York in the custody of a federal i'm
migration inspector. The girl was in
jured in a fall on an icy sidewalk anG
permanently crippled. Her deportation
was ordered.
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Fifteen Policemen Ambushed.

London, March IA detachment OF
fifteen policemen was ambushed nen
Mullinger, Ireland.
There We're fifty men in the attack
ing party. They fired upon the police
from the roadside and the latter re
turned the fire, wounding two of the
Republicans. Dublin advices said the
police suffered no casualties.
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President siqns Alien Property Bill

Washington, March 1.-PreSident
Wilson dgned a bill providing for the
return by the alien property custodian
Of property seized during the war and
which belonged to women citizens OF
the United States and the allies whs
hurried enemy subjects before the dc
;l3ratiOn of war
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"DrvU Raiders at Newark.

Newark. y. j., March IA series of
prohibition raids were begun here by
fflv agents led hv Harry :. Sands.
WaShin4'"a. and Harry LOTUS, Phila'
dch,llia. They had forty-nine warrants
based ,.n eridYncr gathered in the last
forIniGE
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EARNINGS IN BIG SLUMP
Rail Revenue Falls Off $454, OPS ST
During 1920. figures Show.

Washington, March 1.-Railroadl 81
the United States earned S62.264, 42l
in 1920, as against S5l6290,G90 in 1919
according to figures given out by the
Interstate commerce commission.
The railroads expenses last yeal
were $3.50 per cent of their "perat.
ing revenues as compared To $50 il
1910. During 1920 railway operating
revenues were SG.225 402. 1872 as against
S5,1S4. OG4, 22l in 1919.