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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
RAILROADS WIN RATE CASE BEFORE
 SUPREME COURT
State Cannot Require Roads to Carry Commodity at Loss Even if Profit Is
 Obtained as a Whole

Washington, March S.--The supreme court today laid down the principle
 that it is beyond the power of the
 states to require railroad to carry
 one commodity or class of traffic at d
 loss or only nominal profit, even
 though adequate profit is obtained
 from it's business as a whole within the state
 Under that principle the court an-
 nulled the West Virginia 2-ceat pas senger rate law as to the Norfolk and Western and the North Dakota Ignite coal rate law as to the Northern Pa cific and the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railway. Justice Hughes announced the decisions. Jus tice Pitney alone dissented. The court held that when a state selects one commodity or class of traf- fife for regulation it must apportion to it proper part of all general expenses and then allow substantial compensa- ton.
 "The state cannot estimate tue cost of carrying coal" said Justice Hughes in the North Dakota case. "by tarow- ing the expense incident to the main- tenance of the roadbed, and the general expenses, upon the carriage of wheat. or the cost of carrying wheat by throwing the burden of the upkeep Of the property upon coal and other com modities."
 In the West Virginia case he said: Tt would appear to be outside tho field of reasonable adjustment that the state should demand the carriage of passengers at rate so low that il could be justified only by placing upon shippers of goods burden of exces- sive charges In order to supply an adequate return for the entire serv- ice"
 Furthermore, the justice deelared such action could not be justified as a declaration of public policy" 60 de- ve1op an infant industry or to mako one community independent of another While local interests serve as a | motive for enforcing reasonable rates, l" he added, "it would be a very different
 matter to say that the state may com pei the carrier to maintain q rate less
 than reasonable to build up a local en- terprise. That would be to go outside
 the carriers undertaking, and would
 be equivalent to an appropriation of its
 property to public uses upon terms to
 which the carrier had in no way agreed. It does not aid the argument
 to urge that the state may permit the
 carrier to make good its loss by charges for other transportation. If other rates ara exorbitant they may be reduced" ]" The court left undetermined tho ex- act elements to be considered in fixing d value for railroad property for rate making purposes, accepting the find ings of the states in each case as showing substantial compensation had not been allowed for the service em-
 braced within their laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
Bill Ax Spends Bad
 Sunday and Begins
 to Criticize BQrons
Raw Youngsters to Get Pink Slip Near Future He Says Some Spicy Gossip Evidently Resultant From
 An Evil Disposition
By BILL AK

Is certain. I have first class catch ing department, and my pitchers will so strong. In the game with the yan- nigans, Hardgrove and Johnson dis played midseason form. Johnson look & especially good this season, and this boy will have a big year unless l am very much mistaken. Old Hard grove is also delivering in good shape.
 At first base Charley Carroll is showing excellent form, but the sec ond bag is a problem. Danny Clark is not playing the game that I ex-. pected, and I am looking for this youngster Coombs to come through The short field is capably filled by Roy Ellam and Eddie Hemingway at third, makes up a sweet looking in- field with the possible weak spot at the keystone bag.
 "In the outfield I have several boys who are fighting it out amongst them selves. Tod Sloan in right, Jimmie Magee or Hartle in center and Clyde Mcbride in left make a nice combi- nation. There are also several other applicants who have shown merit and will be given a thorough tryout be- fore being turned loose.
 "This brings us back to the battery candidates For catchers I have Hale, Johnson, Wallace and Jacobi. All ot them look good and few more days must pass before the ax falls on the receiving department. The box can didates are more numerous and also easier to select. Hardgrove, Johnson, Roth, Robertson, Grimes and Cantley form 8 good pitching staff, although only the first four named have any lease on their jobs
 But there Is still nearly three weeks
  time many changes may be effected. It really all depends on what the youngsters show. I am from Missouri all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
JOHNSON TO MEET
 WILLARD IN APRIL

Havana, March s.-A fight for the worlds heavyweight pugillstic champion ship will take place at Havana Saturday, April 8. between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard.
 The last obstacle was removed today when Jack Curley, who endeavored to have the men meet at Juarez, Mexico, March 6, received a cable from Willard saying he would start immediately for Havana, arriving here from New Orleans March 15. Tho fight terms are identical with those arranged previously.
 Curley will act as the chief promoter and will be assisted by Richard k1egin as managing director. The battle site has not been selected, but several excellent places are available.
 Johnson began training today. Willard probably will have training quarters at Marianao.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
PROGRAMMED BANK
 SOLID, SAYS WALKER
Examiner Goes to M0ntgom- cry Today-Another Meet.
 ing of Stockholders Soon

A. r. Walker. state superintendent of banks, who, alone of all the appointees of former Governor o'Neal. was reap pointed a department head by Governor Henderson. will after having conferred with the committee named to consider the adjustment of the affairs of tho Jef- ferson County Savings bank. return to Montgomery this morning.
 There will be another meeting of the stockholders of tho bank" said Air. Walker, within period of 90 days. This second meeting was rendered necessary on account of the provision in the plan of reorganization which required the raising of additional capital in the sum Of ss75.- GOO.
 When the plan is met-as it will be. am certain-in all it's details. the bank will be as strong as any other of like size fin the country, and will have the confldnee of the people. Rather than per init shaky reorganization. would in- sist on complete llqpidation."
 Mir. Walker has been in tho city en- gagged in work connected with the bank . affairs for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09

Orlando, Fla, March 7-(Special) Sunday in Orlando is a very austere affair and Molesworth being fore warned hied himself with a few cronies to Lake Opatka, some 17 miles distant. on a fishing trip The amateur nimrods are expected back tonight and after another session with Morpheus the athletes will begin the second week of the spring grind with a difficult programme ahead. However, 1t is on the games and practice this week that the team which will arrive in Bir- mingham about April will be selected. It is quite likely that a majority of the raw youngsters will receive their week comes around again.
 In yesterdays game with the yam nigans. in which the regulars suffered ignominious defeat, despite the fact they outhit the recruits, considerable pepper was shown and the boys dis played all the baseball that was in them. Incidentally for some of the rockies it prove to Molesworth that their usefulness to the team had about ended. The game showed that several of the touted "phenoms" were "bloomers."
 Molesworth was on the bench and di- rected operations on both teams. To the youngsters he advised. catoled and sometimes bullied in an attempt to get all the baseball that was in them. With such a multitudinous number oe play CTS, 1t is up to Molesworth to find ont at once who is worth keeping, as the squad will begin to feel the pruning knife within the next three days
 I've will have good ball olub," said Carleton Molesworth last night, ''but the Birmingham public need not expect that with the salary limit at $3200 thar the same high class players will be se- cured as was last season with the sal ary limit of S4000. However. we have some very good men-and some of the } oungsters may show improvement. Everyone in the spring and most of the winter. t. appears. writes to base ball managers of the .phenoms' they have uncovered and some of my very good friends have unloaded quite a collection on me. However. will let . low of the boys go in a few days.
 "As for the makeup of the team. that is very uncertain. but this much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 sl76O-Mrs. Martha M. Bruce, James w. Gillespie and Raymond Gillespie to Mrs. Alice L. Best, lot and the west half of lot 6, in block A, property of Mrs. M. M. Gillespie, survey of Woodlawn, by T. A. Hamilton.
 $2OO0-M -McKinley-Cavenaugh Realty com pany to J. w. Blankenship, lots 1, ?, 3, and part of lot 4. block 6, survey of T. Y. Gains.
 s1l50-S. H. Floyd and wife to A. J. Pettyjohn and J. F. Costello. lot II, in block 4. survey of Crescent Heights.
 S30O0--Afro-American Land Improvement and Investment company, the south half Of northwest quarter, section 29 township 17, south range west, except 10 acres.
 $15O0-Ella Hall and husband, Charles S. Hall to Ethel Schuck lots 1, and ], in block g. and also lot ,, in block 6, map of Hyde park.
 $s5O0-Leo NJ. Weller to Joseph A. Yates and Caroline Lydia Fowles, lot Il, piocK S91, survey of Hanover place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
FEDERATION HAS
 EIGHT NEW CLASSES
Baptist Bible Classes Hold Regular Monthly Meeting-Dr. Smith
 Speaks on Missions

The Birmingham Baptist Bible Class federation held it's regular monthly meet ing at the Fifty-sixth Street church last night and after a brief devotional pro gramme, led by Dr. c. Ross Baker, Dr. ". H Smith of the foreign mission board of the district of Virginia, delivered an address, in which he emphasized the great opportunity now before the Baptists to accomplish q great work
 Eight new classes were enrolled in the federation. which makes a total enroll n,ent of 41 classes from the senior and adult departments of the Baptist Sunday schools of Birmingham. The next meet ing is to be held with the Ensley Bap- tiht church Monday night after the first Sunday in April.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
INTIMATE VIEW OF WHAT
 THE BARONS ARE DOING
Ky RICHARD F. LUssiER

the youngster and smoothing out the rough spots in the boys playing. In the games thus far Hartle has batted and raced on the paths like fiend
 SS
 Charley Carroll is showing more speed this season than last, ana also hitting the old pill right on the nose. Carroll appears to have the first base job cinched and this should be well come news to the boys back home. as Charley is ono Of the cleanesr and most popular players oR tho Baron team.
 peculiar play happened in the same between the yannigans and the regulars last Saturday afternoon. Hardgrove had reached first on a hit when Fitzgerald. a recruit. hit to El- lam just back of tho pitcher Ellam at once threw Fitzgerald out at first and Charley Carroll, seeing Hardcrove loping to second. threw Danny Clark in an attempt at double play. Hard- grove saw Danny catch the ball and decided to return to first base x chase followed, and Hardgrove eluded Carroll and returned to the first bag in safety. Molesworth stated that in all his baseball career this was the first time he had ever seen such a play.
 George Johnson, a stoclSy youagster. who aspires to become catcher, was picked up by Moley on the lots near Fredericksburg. Md. and looks good 10 the scribes. Johnson looks and acts like ball player, and Moiesworth is very sweet on the boy.
 
 The Philadelphia Nationals are here Wednesday and Thursday. and will provide the first real games for the Barons. The pitching selection against the big leaguers will probably mll among the rockies Cantley. Grimes, Ray and Love will be given an oppor- unity to put something on tine bail iu an attempt to fool tho cohorts Of Manager Pat Moran. These two games will be formidable test for the nurl- ing department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
POLO TOURNAMENT
 BEGINS AT FRISCO

San Francisco, March S.-The opening game of the universal polo tournament will be played here Tuesday. March l6. Play will be for the open challenge cup and the teams probably will be those of Cooperstown, N. r., and San Mateo
 The ponies of Howard Phipps of Phila- drlphia, from the Maurice Hecksher of New York and the army team ponies from Fort Sam Houston and Texas City, Tex, are stabled at the exposition grounds. The ponies of A. J. Drexel. Paul Standley Stokes E. Lowber Stokes and Paul D. Mills of Philadelphia will arrive Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09

Crawford then asked that he be al lowed to resign his position az vice president with the understanding tha, Tennessee man succeed him. The directors refused to entertain his mo- ton.
 Following this action Captain Craw- ford adjourned the meeting for a few minutes for informal discussions. Dur ing the open meeting there was consid- erable talk of a compromise candidate Mir. Heineman being prominently men toned, but the first ballot following the formal reconvening of the body showed the vote unchanged. It was then that MT. Speed withdrew and Mr Baugh was elected on the next ballot
 Baugh's Statement
 Following the meeting Mir. Baugh gave out the following statement:
 Naturally I am deeply gcati- fled over my election. My de- termination to accept the position If rendered me followed the ear- nest solicitation of my friends. Their confidence in my ability has touched me deeply, and I shall en- ter upon my duties with the de-
 termination to keep the league on
 the high plane enjoyed during the presidency of the lamented Judge Kavanaugh. Honesty, justice and progressiveness, I think, should be
 our watchword. With co-op.ra-
 tion on the part of all I see noth- ing but success in the future"
 The following attended the meeting. c. c. Kavanaugh, A. J. Jacobson. R. c. Allen, Little Rock: Robert M Golden, c. E. Galloway, Atlanta; Clyde Shrop- shire, Nashville; Charles Frank A J. Heineman, New Orleans; Marlin Speed President Watkins, Memphis; J. J. Jackson, Mobile; c. C. Crawford Shreveport; R. II. Baugh, II c. smith Birmingham, and K. J. Jacobson, sec retary of the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09

vocating will be served. Baseball in Ten nessee is passing through vital stage. but l feel sure that with a Tennessee man as the head of the league to guaran- tee clean sport on Sunday that this bill will be defeated, and if 1t is defeated at this legislature it will be defeated for all the time.''
 Would Postpone Election
 MT. Shropshire then asked that if the directors felt unable to elect man from his state that they postpone the election, and in the meantime make him acting presigtt of the league un- til after the ad. koQiAnent of the legis- lature. He declaged that it was not personal honor that he sought, but that he believed the interests of the league demanded such action.
 President Galloway objected on the grounds that if the reason for the post ponement were made public it would be derogatory to the best interests of the league.
 Following MT. Shropshire's speech MT. Heineman cited the constitution of the league to show that no man owning interest in any club in the league was eligible as a candidate, and that his club would contest the election of any such man. His position was overruled, the chair holding that the successful candidate might conform to the consti- tuition by divesting himself of such in- terests.
 Nominations were closed and voting began. The ballots were secret. The first stood: For Baugh 4, for Shrop- shire ?, for Kavanaugh 3. Four suc- cessive attempts failed to change the vote, and MT. Shropshire moved that the election be deferred until April 20. This motion was defeated by a vote of 5 to 1, Captain Crawfor l breaking the tie. The Baugh candi- dates voted soldly against postpone ment, while the Kavanaugh- Speed forces favored the motion. Captain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
BELL" JAMES ON
 WAY TO MACON

Chicago March S.-'Bill' James, pitcher for the Boston Nationals, left here to- night for Macon, Ga, with the intention Of working out the two years his contract with Manager Stallings calls for. He spent much of Saturday with Charles Weeghman, president of the Chicago Fed erals. and sought to sign a contract with the Federals. according to Weeghman, but was not eligible because of his con tract with Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
ROBERT H. BAUGR| IS ELECTED PRESIDENT SOUTHERN LEAGUE Birmingham Man Wins on Seventh Ballot When
 Speed Withdraws
 From Race
SMITH SUCCEEDS BAUGH

Vice President W. D. Smith will succeed MT. Baugh as president of the Birmingham association, ac- cording to statement given out at local Headquarters last night. MT. Baugh resigned his position as president yesterday and will divest himself of his holdings in the local club immediately. Just who will be named secretary of the league to succeed Mir. Jacobson is unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
Marriage License

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 ]. NJ. Eagen, Bessemer, to Miss Katie Bragg Lacey.
 Thomas r. Leonard. Memphis, to Miss Fife McCombs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
Feds Arrive

yaidosta. Ga, March s.-The Indanapo- lis Federal league team, headed by Man. ager William Phillips. arrived here today for spring training.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
RESOURCES

Loans and discounts .....$ 9.012,215.97 overdrafts .............. s5.s5 U. s Bonds tpar) ........ 1,5oo,oO0.Oo State of Alabama bonds .. 2s5.5oo.oo other stocks and bonds s33.167.50 Banking house ........... s66,5oo.oo
 CASH
 In vault ....$ $l,110.653.02 With banks 2,372,151.22 With U. s. Tr. 7s,500.O0 With Federal
 Reserve Blk. 2ss,ooo.0o--- 3,s4s.3o424
 Total .................. s15,s45. 72356
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
STATEMENT Traders National Bank

OF BIRMINGHAM ALA. Condensed From Report to the Comptroller of the Currency March 4, 1915
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-09
The First National
 Bank Of Birmingham, Ala.
Statement March 4, 1915

LIABILITIES Capital stock ......,.,...s 1.5oo. .0oo.o0' Surplus and profits ..,.. 1.6s1.s7s ss| Reserved for taxes ... a.4e2o0| Circulation ........... 1.4oo. .ooo. .oo| Rediscounts with Federal Reserve Bank ......... 13a,s7o.S0| Bills payable ....... sOo.ooo.oo| DEPOSITS B Individual ..s9.aIs,702.f Bank ....... 1,2a0, 0,9t2.6a U. S. ....... 27a.62S12-- 10,s14.2i2sd
 Total ........,......... s1 5,S45, 72S.5e
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1915-07-22

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Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1915-07-22
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Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1915-07-22

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