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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
PAULETTE WILL BE AID ID CARDINALS
 IN PRESENT STRIFE
Former Vol Recently Sold by Browns to Branch Rickey's CIub-A Promising
 First Sacker

New York, June 25.-The announcement that Gene Paulette former understudy to George Sisler. had been procured by the Cardinals to play first base for the Van deventer avenue club, occasioned no great surprise among the Browns.
 In fact, the announcement that Paulette had been released to the Memphis, South ern league, team was more of shock to the Browns, because they consider him a major league first baseman. Many play CTS thought that some other big league club would refuse to waive claim to the Little Rock hotel clerk.
 The consensus of opinion among the Browns is that Paulette will be of much value to the Rickey-Higgins club He is finished fielding first baseman and if played regularly would be a more con- sistent hitter
 Manager Jones when told that Paulette had been lined up by the Cardinals, ven tured the opinion that he would make a good man for Manager Higgins. "He is a good ball player" said Jones. We were able to dispose of him because in George Sisler I have one of the greatest players in the game. Paulette will hit well and field well for the Cardinals.
 Paulette as a member of the Cardinals will have a better chance to show his real ability than at any other time when he was connected with a major league club He originally advanced to the big show with the Giants. At that time he was a mere boy and came up as a catcher.
 He had little chance to hold on, as John McGraw then had Chief Meyers, Art Will son and Grover Hartley for his backstops. Next Paulette came up as a first base man, going to Cleveland But again he ran into stiff competition in the person of George Stovall, who at that time was playing a great game at the first bag for the old Blues.
 It was Paulette's misfortune to again graduate to the big show at time when George Sisler came into the league. As a rival of Sisler Paulette had little or no chance. as the Michigan marvel is a real headliner, and Paulette was forced to play second fiddle to the greatest of all utility players.
 AS a Cardinal, however, Paulette will have clear field. He will know that no one else is after his job, and with noth- ing on his mind but his cap he will very likely give the Cardinals good sample of some high-class first-saclxing.
 The Browns are all pulling for Paulette until the Browns and Cards meet in the fall series.
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New York, June 25.-Borrow, the aged gelding of Harry Payne Whitney's sta ble, won the Brooklyn handicap today, but his stable mate, the chestnut mare Regret, winner of the Kentucky derby of 1915, received her full share of the public's approval
 From flagfall to win 50 yards of the finish the 5-year-old daughter of Broom stick-Jersey Lightning, led the field of Il of the best horses. in America, setting such dizzy pace that the winners time, l:49 2-5, set a new worlds record for the distance. The old record of 1:49 3-5 was made over the grave-made track by Roamer then 3-year-old, carrying 134 pounds, on October 10, 1914. The distance today was furlongs at Aqueduct, L. l.
 Borrow and Regret finished first and second, a very short head separating
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
MOBILE VOTES FOR
 AERIAL RAILWAY
Nesbitt's Telpher. System Favorably Passed Upon by
 Voters There Yesterday

Mobile. June 25.-(Special.)-In rather indifferent election here today, the Nes- bitt telpher system was favorably voted by Mobilians by a majority of over . to 1. The total vote cast was 1156; ST voted for the system and 339 against it. The normal vote in Mobile is something over 4000.
 The election was in approval of the plan recently adopted by the city com. mlssioners to issue bonds for S55, ,000 That amount is the city's prorata of an ex- penditure of approximately s13O.0OO con- meeting the city and Mobile and Ohio southern piers with the warehouses of the Magnolia Compress company by aerial railway, of which w. D. Nesbitt of Birmingham is president.
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LOOKOUTS' HEAVY
 HITTING IS WINNER

Chattanooga, June 25.-Heavy hit ting by the Lookouts, combined with Ledbetter's wildness and errors by his teammates, gave Chattanooga the vic tory today over Little Rock, to 2. In the sixth inning Knight reliever Ledbetter and the Lookouts were quickly retired on a double play but in the subsequent innings the relief pitcher was touched up frequently and the Little Rock players fielded poorly. Every member of the Lookouts se- cured at least one hit. Merritt was steady throughout. Score:
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his one-handed play of Perkins grounder.
 Caton opened the Barons' third with a single. Mcdonald robbed Smith of a hit with a great stop and throw Com stock singled, as did Johnston, and Ca ton scored. F.. Mcdonald forced John ston al second, c. Mcdonald making an- other swell play. Coombs then grounded to Reilly and Tom heaved over Munch's S head, Comstock and E. Mcdonald tally ing and Coombs going to third before the ball was recovered.
 With one gone in the Barons' eighth, Clark doubled. Ellis hit to- Reilly, who ftimbled, and both men were safe. Webb crashed single to left and the ball game was won.
 sComstock did his only real pitching of the ball game in the ninth inning. He famed Hess, pinch hitting for Fullen- wider made Mcdonald foul to Smith, and then famed Bresser, pinch hitting for Reilly. Black and Hess. two southpaw flirg gers, will probably try their hands in Tuesdays game.
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SPORTS
LOUISVILLE E|NF|ELD
 RECORD IS STOPPED
COrriden Misses Game and Stretch of Unchanged
 Line-Up Is Broken

Louisville. June 25-The performance of the infeld of the Louisville American association club in going through a stretch of 2S2 games the continuity of which was first broken today, without single member having missed an inning of play, is believed to constitute a record.
 John Corriden, third baseman of the Louisville club, was absent from the teams lineup today in two games at Kansas City for the first time in two years.
 The infeld, composed of J. Kirke at first, Joseph Mccarthy at second, Cor riden at third, and Wilbur Roach at short. went through 167 games last year and 65 games this season, without break.
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Athletics Lose Twice

New York. June 25.-New York twice defeated the Philadelphia Athletics here today, to 0, and ' to B. The first game was a pitchers battle between Mogridge and Seibold in which the Yankees scored the only run of the game in the seventh inning on doubles by Pipp and Peckin- paugh Mogridge permitted only two hits and Seibold struck out eight men.
 Bakers long hit enabled New York to win the scecond game. In the first in- ming he drove in two runs with three base hit and in the fifth inning he made a home run with Miller on base. Scores
 First game R. H. B. Philadelphia .00o 900 0oO-0 9 c New York .......,...... 600 900 10*-
 Batteries; Seibold and Meyer; Mog- ridge and Nunamaker.
 Second game R. H. E. Philadelphia ............ .oo1 0O1 120-5 g New York ................3 .301 020 0s-7 '
 Batteries: Schauer and Meyer, Haley; Shocker, Russell and Nunamaker Alex ander.
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Babe Ruth Indefinitely
 Suspended By Johnson

Chicago, June 25.-Babe Ruth, star pitcher with the Bostons, was indefinitely suspended by President Johnson of the American league today for striking Um- pire Owens on the head when ordered of the field during the game with Wash ington Saturday.
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Barons Wallop Crackers Ln First Conflict
WILLARD MUST SHOW
 CAUSE TON. Y. COURT
Jack Curley, Former Man ager, Claims Champion is
 Under Contract

New York, June 25-A supreme court order signed here late today requires Jes; Willard, champion heavyweight pugilist to show cause tomorrow why he should not be enjoined from giving performances in New York state in connection with his recently purchased circus. The order was issued on application of John Curley, for mer promoter for Willard.
 Curley claims Willard Is under a three year contract with him which does not expire until September 15,t next.
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Indians Win Weird Game

Cleveland, June 25.-Cleveland defeated
 St. Louis in loosely played and hard hitting contest, g to 6, Davenport and
 Coveleskie being roughly treated by the opposing batsmen. Three double plays
 started by Chapman and Coveleskie' 8 right strikeouts were features. St. Louis tried out Moore of Vanderbilt university on third base Score: R. H. E. St Louis ...........0 GOO O02 3O1-6 g 4 Cleveland ...... .OO2 OPS 11s-9 IS 8 Batteries: Davenport, Park and Sew ereid; Coveleskie and ONein
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M'COLL'S PITCHING
 WINS FOR MEMPHIS

Memphis June 25.-McCol allowed Nashville only two hits today, both sin gles by Kaufman, while Taylor was pounded hard and was poorly supported, Memphis winning, 13 to 0. Only 29 men
 faced McColl and none got as far as second base. Four of Nashville's six er- TOTS helped Memphis to runs. The box
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Rixey in Fine Form

Philadelphia, June 25.-Philadelphia not only defeated New York, to 0, but also took first place from the visitors. Rixey pitched a wonderful game, allowing his opponents only two singles, one of which was due to Robertson's fast running on an irfield grounder, and giving only one base on balls. No New York player got mast first base Score: R. H. E. New York ......... 900 O60 000-O 2 Philadelphia .......... oil 900 O0*-2
 Batteries: Anderson and Rariden; RjXey and Killifer
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Summary: Two-base hits. Chapman, Manning, Graf. Stolen bases, Platte, Sheehan. Sacrifice hits, Gleason, Me- Daniels. Sacrifice flies. Walsh ?, Fiber field. Double plays, Walsh to Coving- ton. Manning to Wares. Base on balls, Ledbetter 4. Struck out, Merritt 4, Knight ?. Eleven hits. with earned runs, off Ledbetter, in 5 1-3 innings; hits off Knight in 2-3 innings Hit by pitcher, Dedbetter (Graff). Time, 1:45. Empires. OToole and Kerin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Champs and Senators Split

Boston, June 25.-Boston and Washing ton divided a double header here today, Washington winning the first game, to 0, and the local team the second, 4 to 8. The home team made six hits in the two games. Scores; First game R. H. E.
 Washington ..............O0 .O0l 300 Ooo-4
 Boston .................00 600 900 OoO-O 2 8 Batteries: Harper, Gallia and Ainsmith; 1; Foster, Bader and Agnew. Thomas. Second game R. H. D. w dSIllIlS lOH ..--sss.s-.. .VlA wv SVvN-o l Boston ............00 300 600 01"-4 Batteries; Dumont and Henry; Pen nook and Thomas.
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International League

At Newark: Newark 1, Buffalo 2. At Providence: Providence 8, Roches- ter 4.
 At Baltimore: Baltimore g. Toronto z. At Richmond: Richmond 1. Montreal 5.
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HOW THEY STAND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday Birmingham 4, Atlanta 8. Chattanooga 9, Little Rock ?. Memphis IS, Mobile O.
 Games Today Birmingham at Atlanta. Little Rock at Chattanooga. Nashville at Memphis. Mobile at New Orleans.
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American Association

At Kansas City: Kansas City 5, Louis vile 2.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul-Toledo, rain.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Cleveland g. St. Louis 6. New York ', Philadelphia 5. Boston 0-4, Washington 4-3. Detroit Chicago, rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 2, Dallas 0. At San Antonio: San Antonio 8, Shreveport 9
 At Houston: Houston B. Waco 4
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Games Today

Detroit at Chicago. St. Louis at Cleveland. Philadelphia at New York. Washington at Boston.
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Two-base Hits-Moral Clark. Double Plays-E. McDonald to Caton to Johnston; Clark to Johnston Struck Out-Fulenweider 3. Comstock 6. Base on Balls-Fullenwider 3, Con- stock 9
 Stolen Bases-C. Mcdonald.
 Wild Pitch-Comstock.
 Left on Bases-Atlanta 8. Birming- ham TO- Hit by Pitched Ball-Comstock (Munch). Time-2: :09
 Umpires-Pfenninger and Breitenstein.
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*Batted for IaylOr Tn nlntn.
 Score by innings:
 Memphis .....................a 200 302 41*-1S
 Summary: Two-base hit Wick. Sacri- flee hits. Cruthers, McColl. Davis, Ruel. Stolen base, Cruthers. Double plays, Manda to Beall Manda to Cruthers to Beall. Left on bases, Memphis 5, Nash vile ?. Bases on balls, McColl 2, Taylor 5. Struck out, McColl 3, Taylor l. Hit by pitcher, Taylor (BealD. Time, 1:36. Um- pires, Moran and Chesnutt.
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Dodgers Take Two Again

Brooklyn, June 25-Brooklyn took an- other double header from Boston here today, to and to ?
 Rudolph's defeat was due to an error by Massey in the ninth inning. In the second game Cheney was invincble after the first inuing.
 Daubert injured his leg slightly in the first contest and was relieved for the day by Johnston. Stengel and Smith were ordered off the field for objecting to decisions. Score;
 First game: R. H. B. Boston ..,............. 100 900 oO1-2 Z Brooklyn ..... coo 100 0O2-3 Il 7
 Batteries: Rudolph and Gowdy; Mar quard and Meyers.
 Second game: R. H. D.. Boston ...... no GOO 000-2 Brooklyn .......... O1o POO 1O*-4 12 3
 Batteries: Tyler and Gowdy; Cheney and Miller.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Brooklyn 3-4, Boston 2-2. Philadelphia 2, New York 0.
 Games Today Boston at Brooklyn. New York at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Pittsburg. Chicago at St. Louis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22

because IL would merely involve the
trade In universal ruin.
We mean TO say that, IL we correct
the system OF irregular distribution, We
must accompany IL by correcting the
system of economy under which the
government insists that the coal mines
shall operate. That is. we must
modiy in some way the enforced COM
petition between the coal companies so
that they can get for their coal at least
what it costs them to produce II Plus
fair and modest profit.
As this indicates, the problem Oh coal
is quite stable. II isn't shunted OF
TO one side and solved by the mere act
of advancing demurrage charges and
making impossible the reconsignmens
privilege. That merely enriches tne
railroads which do not need money and
further impoverishes the coal COM
NAMES which are on the point of break
ing. The solution, if one comes, must
lie even deeper than these surface
things. and the control of the situation
must come by giving the coal mines
greater running time at fair proht
rather than by attempting to manipu-
late the price of coal after 1t Is on
the cars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22
COTTON GOODS ARE QUIET
Sales for Week Small and Demand RAJ
Below Normal

Fall River, Mass. Jan. 2l.-There
was very little doing in the print clotn
markets last week The sales were rela-
,ively small and the demand far below
normal. Buyers proved that they were
not interested in market conditions and
there were few in the market last week
with any real intention of buying.
The wider styles we're in demand, but
even these did not have the attention
from buyers which they ordinarily
would have had were conditions even
normal in the cotton goods markets
The narrow end of the market was
ouiet and the volume of business done
was of small proportions.
Prices have gone off little and buy
ers have been able to obtain goods at
lower prices than those prevailing In
the open market. On some lines OF VIDE
STYLES the market Is bare, and any
goods which may be secured can COM
mand full asking prices. The transac-
tions among second hands are growing
smaller and prices which have been
named by these factors are having very
little effect on market quotations.
The call for sateens, wills and spe-
cialties was light and the business put
through was only nominal.
Conditions in the cotton yarn mar
kets were rather quiet last week. Prices
have gone off on some counts, while
others have suffered from the lack Of
a substantial demand. There are some
warns which cannot be purchased now,
even at premium prices, because spin
ners have all they can do to get do
liveries out on time.
Manufacturers of automobile fabrics
have bought very heavily Of desirable
counts, and these yarns cannot be pur-
chased in any quantity In the open
markets.
One of the features Of the week was
tho settlement of the strikes at the
Fall River Iron Works mills and the
Fall River Bleachery. These disturb
ances have been enduring for several
weeks.
The total sales OF cloth for the week
are estimated at $4,000 pieces, OF which
about Is, 1000 pieces are spots. The week
closed with the demand light and prices
not so steady.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22

The enormous economic waste en-
tailed in industry so badly organized
as to utilize an average of less than
rs per cent of productive capacity
over a period of years is obvious, and
it is not alone the industries them
selves which suffer. The consumer
pays the bill in the end, for the
prices Of finished goods include the
cost of maintaining equipment in
idleness. The temptation TO over
build is greater now than it ever
was before. For that reason, the
great imitation Of prices and the
shortage of labor are not altogether
without their compensations, for
they act as distinct check on such
over extension.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22

$4,000, 600 was issued by the colonial
governments, so that industrial con-
Germs raised less than sl0,OOo,O00 dur
ing the year. The compilation Of THE
Economist" OF London shows total CAPT
tai applications of f5s5 ,4s6, 400. against
$685., 241 ZOO in 1915. s5l2,522, 500 in 1914
and f196, 5S7 900 in 1918. These figures
do not include the money raised by the
government by the sale Of treasury
bills. or issues made for the purpose OF
redeeming outstanding capital liabili-
ties. The outstanding issue of treasury
bills on December % last amounted to
G,14S,116,oOO. which compared with
$3.50 1881 900 on December rs, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22
Monday, January %, 1917

Probably nine-tenths of American
industry is in a sold or oversold
condition, and on the average the
industrial plant must be working
close to normal full time capacity.
It is apparent that the volume OF
business has reached the maximum
under existing conditions, not be-
cause the demand for goods has been
fully met, but because output can
not be speeded up any more than
il has been without adding other
units of production. Therein lies
the possibility Of real danger
the danger Of over-extension. AL
most invariably, when a period Oh
prosperity in this country has tenn
porarily lifted the demand for goods
bevond the immediate productive
power of the industrial plant, the
effort TO get all the business OBJ
tainable has resulted in q sudden
and too great enlargement OF ca
pacity. A trade which may have
been running for years at, say, 70
per cent Of its productive capacity
suddenly finds the demand for its
product greater than It's manufact-
uring power, and commonly IT is
stampeded into building permanent
additions to its plant to meet & pass
ing condition.
If it were possible to pay the cost
Of additions out of current profits
and have a margin left over besides,
as certain munitions companies are
said to have done in the last two
years, there would be less reason
for criticism of that policy, but such
a thing rarely happens. More often
than not the new capacity is util-
lied for only a brief period before
the demand subsidies, and not IN
frequently the tide Of business turns
when the additions are still mcom-
pleted. Then follows a long period
during which not only these addl-
tons. which incidentally are always
more costly when built in time OF
great prosperity, but large part
of the rest Of the plant, remain idle.
Indeed, the maximum productive
power Of industry is employed only
at rare intervals, if ever. Figures
compiled by the New Jersey Bureau
of Statistics show that in the seven
years preceding the war less than
four-ffths of the industrial plant
in that state, which is representa-
tive one industrially, was in opera
ton in the best year, and only two
thirds was employed in the year OF
least business activity. The percent
age of capacity employed at the
maximum, minimum and average
utilization in the seven years from
1907 to 1918 in the twenty-five lead
ing industries and in all industries
in the state is given here. The stats
tics are based on reports received
from ain average Of $3.50 establish
ments:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22

Next to rubles, which have
slumped 70 a discount of "A per cent,
owing chiefly TO the failure of the
last Russian loan offered here, lire
display the greatest weakness in the
exchange market. The explanation
is not hard to find. Italy is the
only one of the Allied countries that
has failed to get sppreciable finan-
cial support in the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22
Helping Returned Soldiers

The government of the Canadian
Province of Ontario is appropriating
100000 70 assist returned soldiers
to 90 on the land. The money is TO be
devoted TO the establishment Of train
ing schools and to help the men TO
clear the land, stock farms and make
other necessary Improvements. The
money will be advanced by the prov
ince, and payments back TO the treas
ury will be distributed over a long
period
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22

Before the war the discount rate
of the Bank of England was sort
of gyroscope of the worlds money
market, but now the fixing of a new
rate lacks the international impor-
lance which it had then. The money
market in London is no longer free,
and changes in the bank rate are
made to facilitate the financing of
the war. They have ceased to re-
feet local and international trade
and monetary conditions.