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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
ANOTHER RATE
 FIGHT WILL BE STAGED MONDAY
Important Docket Comes Before Railroad Com- mission at Monthly
 Meeting

Montgomery, April 24.-(Special) ) Another rate fight will be staged be- !. fore the state railroad commission when that body meets next Monday in monthly session. The docket which will come before the commission Is tLe largest and most important in many months
 The biggest case which will come before the commission will be the pe- tition of all the railroads operating in Alabama for an advance of 10 per cent on all commodities snown in what Is known as the eight group act, with out percentages except on fertilizer and fertilizer materials The railroads are asking that this advance become effective July 1.
 This petition merely asks for an ex- tension of freight rates now in effect, the commission several months age having granted a similar request for an advance of 10 per centeon certain commodities. fixing June 80 as the tirae limit for the operation of the higher rates. The request of the reail- roads was granted because of the gen. eral business depression in the south brought about by the war in Europe. The railroads are now seeking an ex- :. tension of time.
 Another case of considerable import ance to come before the commission is what Is known as the Mobile pig iron case" which was closed several months ago following an order by the commission reducing the rate on pig iron from iron furnaces in the Bir- mingham district to Mobile from $2.75 per ton to $1.75.
 At the meeting on next Monday the commission will hear the petition of the Alabama Great Southern, the Louis vile and Nashville and the Southern railway to advance this rate back to the old figure of $275 per ton.
 The Louisville and Nashville and the Alabama Great Southern have entered several petitions with the commission for revision on coke rates and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad has filed several petitions 90 cancel and advance certain rates.
 Altogether the docket Is one of the lengthiest that has come before the commission In months, 23 cases being scheduled to come up next week.
 Docket Transcript
 Docket No. 906-Sea board Air Line rail way, petition to revise rates from Mont gomery to Hurtsboro.
 SS6-Attalla Oil and Fertilizer company vs Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railway, petition to establish the same rate on cotton seed meal and hulls from Attalla to Boaz and Albertville, as now obtain from those points to Attala.
 SS7-Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway, petition to cancel com modity rate on cotton seed, and substi- ute therefor mileage table of rates on cotton seed in bulk or in sacks as per rate issue 39791.
 907-Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis railway, petition to advance certain freight rates on the Huntsville division.
 9O9-Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, Louisville and Nashville Rail-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

sue F-415s to Montevallo and Wilton from
 Aldrich' Dogwood. Maylene, Ryan, Stra.
 ven and Superior
 914-Alabama Great Southern Rail- road company petition to revise rate on coke, carload from Brminehaiu | group points to Alabama City and l Gadsden
 915-Alabama Great Southern Rail-
 road company petition to revise rates
 on coal and coke from groups l, 2 5 and 4 mines to Birmingham group points and Trussville
 9l7-Louisville and Nashville Rail-
 Toad company petition to revise rates
 on coal from Louisville and Nashville
 mines to points in Alabama. 91S-Louisville and Nashville Rail- | road company, petition to revise rates on coke from Holt to Birmingham and North Birmingham, when consigned to pig iron furnaces, steel plants. cast iron pipe plants, making large water and gas mains.
 919-Louisville and Nashville Rail- road company. petition to revise rates | on coke from coke ovens on it's line to Alabama City, Gadsden, Ironaton and Shelby. when consigned to pig iron furnaces, steel mills and cast iron pipe
 plants making large water and gas mains.
 922--Alabama Great Southern Rail- road company, Southern Railway con- pany, Mobile and Ohio Railroad com pany, Atlantic Coast Line Railro sd company, Seaboard Air Line railway. Central of Georgia Railway company, Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad company and E. T. Lamb. re- ceiver thereof; Tuskegee Railroad coni- pany and Louisville and Nashville Rail road company petition to mako effect I've July l. 1915. advance of 10 per cent on all commodities shown in what is known as the eight group act. without percentages, except in fertii- izer and fertilizer material 905-Selma Chamber of Commerce, ct al, vs Southern Railway com pany. citation to show cause why you should not establish a reasonable and equitable rate on coal from groups |, 2, and to Selma.
 90S--Anniston Chamber of Com merce vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company and Southern Rail way company. citation to show cause why you should not publish and make effective from mines on your respect rye lines to Anniston, rate of 50 cents per ton on steam coal for manufac- turing purposes.
 9os--Louisville and Nashville Rail-
 road company, petition to advance cer- tain coal rates from Alabama mines
 to South and North Alabama division
 stations between Decatur and Birming
 ham.
 904--A. G. Kahn Brick company, st
 al vs. Southern Railway company. cita-
 tion to show cause why you should not
 establish a lawful rate on common
 brick, namely, cents per 100 pounds
 from Selma to Birmingham.
 SS4--Louisville and Nashville Rail- eoad company petition to advance
 passenger fares on it's branch lines
 from 21k cents to cents per mile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
FRENCH WOMEN
 DON'T WANT PEACE

Paris, April A.-u2:01 p. m.)-In the wake of the protest of the National French Womens League against the Womens Peace conference at The Hague, the Women of France the National Council of French Women. the French Womans Suffrage union and Mme Juil- lette Adam, in the name of the French womans crusade, have sent refusals to invitations requesting them to particl- pate.
 Mime. Adam, writing to Ellinor Fell the English delegate, declared:
 ITO ask French women to talk arbi- tration CT mediation at this hour. or to talk of an armistice, is to ask them to consent to national abdication.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

The baseball team of the Bessemer rolling mill went to Bayview this att- ernoon where they defeated the Bay view boys by a score of 1S to 6. The lures being the home runs by Fay Rande and Red Harris of the Bessemor nine. A large crowd of rooters ac-
 v 11 1---s~s sh~ s~--14~r the trip. Tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
PROMINENT ALABAMIANS
 IN BIRMINGHAM YESTERDAY
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Henry r. Merritt of Tuskegee, chairman of the legislative recess committee or investigation, and who has been men, tioned as a tentative candidate for gov ernor, while in Birmingham last week smiled when the subject of his political aspirations was preached
 As matter of fact, while there is nc question but that MT. Merritt is a pros pectiye applicant for one of the more i'm portant offices in the gift of the people it will probably happen that he will of fer for that one which seems more easily accessible. If circumstances are pro- pitious, it is believed that he will run foi the governorship. Despite that fact, there arc those who contend that he will TUT for Congress, and others that he will be cious judgship.
 It is interesting to note that while J Tom Heflin, congressman of the Fifth Ala bama, is looking forward to a till for the Senate, MT. Merritt is consider. ing his chances in a struggle with MT Heflin for his congressional berth.
 Thomas F. Kilby, lieutenant governor was another of the prospective seekers after gubernatorial honors who visited Birmingham yesterday. MT. Kilby at the present time Is concerned with the busi- ness of the state. Everyone suspects however, that he is looking forward a number of years and laying his plans for dash for the chair of chief execu- tive.
 AJ, f- man and to him petty, faotional politics is distasteful If he runs-and that he Will, his friends consider certaiu--he will decline to be the candidate of any faction. He will tell the people that legislation is the function of the leg islature and that with matters pend : ing before that body he would not in terfere.
 T note where The Age Herald has declared me to be a candidate" said MT. Kilby. "Of course l am not. How ever, no one can tell what the future holds. But If I am elected it will be because of an idea conceived by the public that l am able to serve the state and not because of my allegiance to factionalism. l really believe that much of the suffering the state has undergone and is undergoing IS trace able to the fact that the people have
 
 their calculation the necessity of con serving the treasury of the state"
 While practically all of the members of the 'powerfuP' lobby which direct ed the legislature in it's progress in January and February are generally believed to have some private ax to grind, just one has been mentioned. That one is Fred M. Jackson.
 The mentioning" came about in a rather unusual way. The Age-Herald during the past week received from a gentleman residing in Lincoln 8 re- quest to ascertain whether or not Mir. Jackson would offer for governor Te declared that until he received such information he would not commit him self
 MT. Jackson was told of the letter and asked to throw light on the subject. He said
 T have not yet determined whether will save the state by being elected governor, save the district by being elected congressman, save the city by being elected commissioner, or the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
Test New Turret

Sandy Hook, N. J.. April 24.--Scc- retary GarrisoH Brigadier General Scott and Brigadfer General Crozier spent today here witnessing a success ful test of a new turret mounted with two 14-inch guns which Is to be sent to the Philippine Islands The test in- cluded the firing of several heavy charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

road company and Southern Railway com pany, petition to advance rates on pig iron from $1.75 per ton of 2240 pounds to s275 per ton of 224O pounds. from pig iron furnaces in the Birmingham district to Mobile.
 92-Southern Railway company, peti- tion to revise rates on coke and coke braize as carried in rate issue F-1SS0 from Ensey to Lovck.
 910-Southern Railway company and Northern Alabama Railway company, pe- tition to make certain revision in rates on coal and coke and coke braize from Southern railway and Northern Alabama railway mines to Decatur
 911-Southern Railway company and Northern Alabama Railway company, pe- tition to revise certain rates on coal, coke and coke braize from Northern Alabama railway mines to Huntsville.
 912-Southern Railway company and Northern Alabama Railway coripany, petition to revise certain rates on coal, coke and coke braize from Southern railway and Northern Alabama railway mines to Leeds
 916-Central of Georgia railway, peti- tion to advance coal rates from it's mines to Birmingham, Leeds and points inter- mediate 10 cents per ton.
 91S-Southern Railway company and Northern Alabama Railway company, pe- tition to revise certain rates on coal, coke and coke braize from Southern railway and Northern Alabama railway mines to Birmingham and points in the Brming- ham district
 920-Southern Railway company, petition to cancel rate on coal carried in rate 1s-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

The following financial statement show ing receipts and expenditures of the city during March was issued last night by President George Ward of the city com mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
 ON MARCH FINANCES OF CITY

apply to the sinking fund under the con- stitution of the state. Summary, not including temporary loans, six months, from October l to March 3l
 RECEI DTS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
.... sls4.ssl.ei sloS. sSs .sl
EXPENDITURES

Totals ................. siG7 soe 8 s1is. .Ia2 r Note-In considering these monthly statements only half of the tax receipts appear. The other half is set aside to
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26
BANKERS URGED TO
COOPERATE WITH
FARMERS
SOUL MATERIAL HAS ENTERED
THE BANK VAULTS OF
THE NATION.
The Bank a Financial Power House
to the Community.
BY Peter RadfOrd.

One OF the greatest opportunities In
the business life OF the nation lies
In practical cooperation OF the coun-
try banks with the farmer In building
agriculture and the adventure Is laden
with greater possibilities than any
forward movement now before the
American public.
A few bankers have loaned money
to farmers at low rate of interest,
and ofttimes without compensation, to
buy blooded livestock, build silos,
fertilize the land, secure better seed
hold their products for a betetr mar
ket price, etc. The banker In con.
tributing toward improving the grade
OF livestock the quality OF the seed
and the fertility OF the soil, plants in
the agricultural life OF the community
a fountain OF profit. that, like Tenny-
sons brook, runs on and on forever.
Community Progress a Bank Asset.
The time was when money loaned
on such a basis would severely test
the sanity OF the banker; such trans
actions would pain the directors like
a Slow in the face. A cashier who
would dare TO cast bread upon waters
that did not return buttered side up
In time for annual dividends would
have to give way to a more capable
man This does not necessarily mean
that the bankers are getting any better
or that the milk of human kindnesss is
being imbibed more freely by our finan-
ciers. II indicates that the bankers are
getting wiser. becoming more able fin
anciers and the banking industry more
competent. The vision OF the builder is
crowding out the spirit OF the pawn
broker. A light has been turned on
new world OF investment and no
Insurer ever received AS large returns
on the investment as these progress
siye bankers, who made loans TO
uplirt Industry The bankers have
always been liberal city builders, but
they are now building agriculture.
A Dollar With a Soul.
IL Is refreshing in this strenuous
commercial life to find so many dol
lars with souls When a dollar Is ap-
preached TO perform task that does
not directly yield the highest rate OF
interest, We usually hear the rustic
OF the eagles wings as it scars up
ward; when a dollar is requested to
return at the option OF the borrower,
II usually appeals to the Goddess OF
Liberty for its contractural rights
when dollar is asked to expand in
volume to suit the requirements OF
Industry, il usually talks solemnly OF
its redeemer but soul material has
entered into the vaults of our banks
and rate. time and volume have a
new basis OF reckoning In so far as
the ability of some OF the bankers
permit them to cooperate in promot-
ing the business OF farming.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26
COO Alm,sntys NoDlemen.


These bankers are God Almighty's
noblemen. Heaven lent earth the
spirit of these men and the angels
will help them roll in place the
cornerstones Of empires. They are
not philanthropists; they are wise
bankers. The spirit of the builder
has given them a new vision, and
wisdom has visited upon them bust
ness foresight.
The cackle Of the hen, the low
of kline and the rustic OF growing
crops echo in every bank vault In the
nation and the shrewd banker knows
that he can more effectively increase
his deposits by putting blue blood in
the veins of livestock; quality in
the yield OF the soil and value into
agricultural products, than by BUSH
ness handshakes, overdrafts and
gaudy calendars.
Taking the community into part
nership with the bank, opening up a
ledger account with progress. making
thrift and enterprise stockholders and
the prosperity of the country an
asset to the bank, put behind 1t
stability far more desirable than a
letterhead bearing the names OF all
the distinguished citizens of the COM
power house of the community and
blessed is the locality that has an
up-to.date banker
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26
THE LAYMAN'S DUTY

There never was a time when
preachers and politicians formed an
unholy alliance that civilization did
not shrek out and Christianity cry
aloud. Since the beginning Of gov
eminent, politicians have sought to
decoy the ministry into the meshes OF
politics and make them carry banners
in political professions. They have
taken the ministry to the mountain
top of power and offered to make them
monarch OF all they surveyed, and
while most of them have said. Get
thee behind me Satan. a few have
fallen with crash that has shaken
every pulpit in Chrtstendom.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26

Early calls Tor prl 3tce are to he
the rule in eastern university foot
ball circles this autumn 70 Ha!.
ward and Pennsylvania will assemble
a large portion of Il ei; squads some
days before the orcnine Of the uniyer
stiles in order that the playeri may be
coached in the fundamentals OF the
game before the sefinus work Of the
season begins The Quakers win re-
port at Mt. Gretna, Pa, on August IS
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26
POLITICAL PRAYER MEETINGS

It is a SAD day for Christianity when
the church bells call the communicates
together for a political prayer meet
ing Such gatherings mark the high
tide OF religious political fanatlcism,
put bitterness into the lives OF men:
fan the names OF class hatred and de.
stroy Christian influence In the com
munity. The spirit actuating such
meetings is anarchistic. un-Christlike
and dangerous TO both church and
state
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26
LAKE TAHOE FISHING

Lake Tahoe continues to afford en-
ioyment and profitable pastime for
anglers One Thousand pounds lake
fish are being shipped out to the mar
ket every day, and the season is at its
height Sacramento Union.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26
NEW TODAY

Advertise in the Ronanza
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26

for two weeks work before the train
ing at Franklin field and Harvard can
didates will begin to get acquainted
with the pigskin on September -, two
weeks before the Cambridge univer-
aity opens its scholastic doors for an
other year.
That the war has not deprived Eng
fish sporting events of interest is in
dicated by the controversy regarding
the Bombadier Wells-Sergeant Dick
Smith heavyweight battle, recently
fought in London. Public prints
have devoted considerable space to
the question as to whether Wells was
not knocked out by Smith previously
to the round in which Wells was
awarded the fight.
In the eighth round Smith sent the
Bombadier TO the floor with right to
the body and the referee, who was
pANoAhN Aht AOptNt slONOihih6 W iAhb
fish custom, had to enter the ring be-
fore beginning his count. Wells
arose at nine and in the next round
knocked out his opponent. AS a re-
suit of the controversy arising from
this bout il is likely that the English
system of counting will be changed.
The boxing expert or the Evening
News attacks the whole system of tim
/ ing at the British ringside The meth
I cd he characterizes as extremely I'M
satisfactory and unreliable from the
point of view Of everyone concerned. /"
| He continues
Boxing is the one grand old Eng
lish sport that ought not to be endan-
gered by pandering to the interests OF
The eontending parties Every boxer
ought TO know that when he is
knocked off his feet he must get on
them again within ten seconds, or lose
The limit ofthe ten seconds ought to
be marked in only-one way, and that
is by the gong"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26
RESUME or WEEKS SPORTING NEWS

NEW YORK, June 49, Veteran
baseball fans. whose memories carry
them back to the early days of the ma
tiona game are discussing the re-
cent report from Pittsburg that the
Oldest baseball in existence had been
insured for $1,000 against loss by fire
or burglary. This sphere, which is
covered by one piece of horsehide
sewed in the center is said to be SO
years old, having made its initial APP
pearnce in a game played between the
Eclipse club of Kingston, N. Y, and
the Hudson team Of Newburgh, n Y,
on June 30 1862. which was won by
the Kingston players, 40 to Is
While this ball is undoubtedly one
of the old-time spheres it is not the
oldest by some years If the records
regarding this department of baseball
can be relied upon. A baseball which
ante-dates the Pittsburg one by five
years is, or was, until recently, in the
possession of p NJ White of EN-.
poria, Kansas. This sphere was used
in what is claimed to be the first
championship game ever played in this
country 1t figured in the contest be
tween the Tri-Mountain club of Bo#
ton and the Portland, Me-, team in a
game played September 3, 1857
Like the Pittsburg ball il has one
piece cover and measures ten inches
in circumference The contest IL
which this ball, now preserved by q
coating of gold leaf and suitably in
scribed. was used, was played on BIOS
ton commons and was won by Port
land, AZ to AZ The match was mem
orable in other respects since il wa.
the first played under the nine-inninl
rule and the first in which tue pitcher
was permitted to pitch instead of be
ing forced to use the toss or under
hand throw
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-26
ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Rescue-EuIa Mining Company

Location OF principal place OF bus
mess and location OF works. Tonopah,
Nye County, Nevada.
Notice Is hereby given that at a
meeting OF the board OF directors. held
on the l2th day OF June. 1915, an as
sessment (No. ~ OF One "a Cent per
share was levied upon the capital
stock OF the corporation. payable Inn
medintely In United States gold coin.
10 tie Secretary. al the odica OF the
Company. Room 26b Russ building,
san Francisco. California.
Any stock upon which this assess
munt shalt remaln unpaid on the fAth
day Of July. 1915. win be delinquent
and advertised for sale AZ public auc-
ton. ana unless payment - made be-
tore, viii BE- sold ON Thursday. the
iath day % August, 1915. 20 pay the
DELINQUENT assessment together with
the cost OF Advertising and expenses Of
sale.
ny order % the noard OF Dlrectorn
CHARLES n, OI.NEN, Secretary.
onice. Room aaa RUSS NnlldinW. han
krnncAaeo. California 1fAIria
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-13
DAINTY MARY PIcKFoRD
COMING TO VIRGINIA

, The idoiized Mary Pickford. or the he
loNtu Madame butterfly" will h. tn
stellar Offering ct the Virginia Tbeatrc
on monday and Tuesday. iu a five reel
Iaramount perturbation. foilowfns- a.
a nrlet review Of the play.
II IS rarely indeed that the motion mic
lure public has been privileged h, VII
ness 50 eNQuisitely artistic "a perforrn-
ance rs that OF Mary Picxford in ~.
.ihous Players Film Comuany's screen
adaptation OF john Luther Lore's i'm
mortal classic Madame Butterfly" The
screen version Of this famous love tale
celtbratec IN opera novel and plav has
pIeNtrNeo ana enhanced the poetic
beauty ana tenderness OF the original A.
lnt i"rsak'u 'ho-Cho- san the little maid
% tns Fl"Wery Kingdom patiently watt
ING through the long months for the re
.uFu OF nor fai'hless American husband
NARY llchiord presents an innocent rf,ri-
nuns pathetic figure wfo proceeds
tNi"u-h her many aorr0ws with uucou-
Puerahl' courage and endurance. only
an actress OF Miss pickfurd's rcrnarltabIc
ihfknetism and dramatic power csuld
nave presented "a psntomimic impersou-
Nll"n OF this famed character fust will
: lhhd comparison with the artistry ~
lht stag" and operate standards already
- abiished- For pure pathos and dra-
inaic appeal che photo-productiou u
madame Butterfly" has Few EQUALS an
the whole realm 81 fiction stage Dr.
screen
The interesting Paramount Travel pic-
tlts ana other subjects will be shown ia
additi"n Co Madame butterfly"