The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20

JONES DECLARES NO
PRESENT NECESSITY
OF FILING COUPONS
District Attorney for l.. &
N. Declares None Will
be Collected Until
Adjustment

Montgomery, August 19.-(Specal)
George w. Jones' district attorney for
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company today issued statement rela-
tive to the effect of the order made by
Federal Judge Thomas G. Jones setting
forth the method by which persons hold
ing claim coupons against the railroad
company for excess passenger fare may
collect their money
Mr.. Jones declares that there is no
necessity for the filing of coupons at this
time, as there is no possibility of any
of the coupons being collected until after
the final adjudication of the case
According to Judge Jones' order, all
coupons must be filed with the clerk of
the federal court at Montgomery and all
such claims will be subject to objection
on the part OF the railroad company. If
such claims are valid, they will be re-
deemed if the United States supreme court
decides the case adversely to the railroad
company. Moreover. the order of Judge
Jones applies only to the recent Alabama
passenger rate case of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company against the
railroad commission.
Mr.. Jones' statement is as follows:
1.-The effect of the order made by Judge
Jones in the Louisville and Nashville
passenger rate case on August IS is that
under the said order passengers holding
claim coupons, issued since May u, 1918,
may if they see fit to do so, file their
claims with the clerk of the United States
court at Montgomery at this time and
have the same registered: subject to OBJ
lection for error or otherwise, filed by the
railroad company within 80 days after
such coupons are deposited with the clerk.
1T should be understood, however, that
there is no necessity for the filing OF
these coupons at this time, and the effect
of the order is merely to give the pas
sengers the privilege of doing so instead
of holding the coupons until the final de-
termination of the case.
1T is desired that passengers under
stand that there is no possibility of these
coupons being paid at this time, or al
any time, until and unless the passenger
rate case is finally determined adversely
to the railroad company.
''It is understood that this case Will
be appealed to the supreme court OF
the United States, and although pas
senger may have his coupons registered
as bona fide claim prior to the final
adjudication of the case. IL it should be
eventually Qeclueu III ldEoI VI tio dAA
road company, there will be no liab1l-
ity on the part of the railroad COM
pany to redeem any of these coupons.
lit is also well that 1t be understood
that the order of Judge Jones, entered
on August IS, has no reference what
ever to coupons collected by passeE-
gers in the original injunction suit be-
tween the several railroads and the
state Of Alabama as to the Legislative
made passenger and freight rates, as to
which final decree in favor of the
railroad companies was made by the
United States court. more than a year
ago. The order of Judge Jones. pro-
viding that. claim coupons may lie filed
anh registered with the clerk, Has ref
erence only to the recent Alabama pas
senger rate case on the Louisville and
Nashville VS.. railroad commission OF
Alabama.
"The order of Judge Jones permit :
ting the filing of claims at this time
was made necessary by misapprehen-