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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-22

approximately the same weight OF
freigh. the same distance that It was
carried last year. The resulting econ
omy IL, Of course. great. and must be
cnmulatively apparent in future net
earnings. although some trade news
papers. whose srlf.fnterested animus
is well understood, profess to dispar-
age 1t.
As against this manifest increase in
raechanfcai efficiency. the critics of
government control cite the fact that
the net operating revenue OF the
roads under the control of the d.
rector general Is less than it was last
year despite the advance in freight
and passenger rates that became ef-
fective last June.
It is urged. and it is probably true,
that the income the government will
receive from the operation OF the rail-
roads during the first year of Federal
control will he substantially less than
the rental II. has agreed to nay for
them. and that the resulting deficit
VIII have 10 be met out of the general
revenue raised by taxation and Dor
r7swing. II is however. short sighted
and unfair 10 argue that the deficit. If
deficit shall be shown. is due to in
efficiency in management,
The wage advances which II was
necessary To allow in order TO meet
the Increased cost of living We're made
eetrt active and effective as Of the fst
of january, 1918. The advance In
rates crdered 20 meet tho Increased
cost of operation did not apply until
June. 1918. and the effect upon the
railroad earnings was not generally
apparent until August During the
first six or seven months Of 1918
there was therefore. q disparity be-
tween earnings and expenses that Is
largely responsible for the deficiency
shown, but even if this had not heen
the case the financial results of vor.
ernman, operation for the year 1918
ough. moi ia he regarded as indicative
of the t.ossifNt;es Of unified eon'ros
Gn6cr nortaa, conditions
Tire railroads We're taken over .'ri-
mati's' &. ala in the winning OF tire
Gar. II has heen won. and no agency
OF business has contributed as mach
20 thst result %s have the railro i is
'.Eder The MANAGEMENT of the I'll
actor General rnc millions OF alaa
". lave sent 10 Eu~t pc and the c;her
millions that have been carried t,hoot
the country have been moved WIZ.
~" IN ptitutln and precision
Tue feed and " unitions that tiiey
required have leeA delivered wtl II
allies have heen kept from starving.
, lac material 1anuired in the "ot-
struction Of the <hIps we were bull +
ins. hes always been put whore II VS.
II nded when il was needed, An
enormous domestic commerce mas
meantime hGen serFs almost as weli
as in peace times aud the largest
passenger travel on record has been
carried with a minimum OF discom
fort arising chiefly from the crowds
in the stations and the ovcrtaxed
passenger cars.
70 have accomplished all this in
the face Of the world wide industrial
and nnancfaf ,tisiocation cansed ny
the greatest war in history is worth
/ all and much more than al4xH may
| cost whether it be one hundred or
| FIVE hundred millions In the results
| secured. the experience acquired
/ and the reorganization and reforms
made possible and effected, the ex-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-22
NO SUCCESSOR TO STEVENS
TILL JANUARY 1 At EARLIEST

a successor to j. paul stevens, who
died Of pneumonia recently following
an attack OF influenza. viii not be
named until after tho tirst Of the
year. according to a statement made
Tuesday by a man close TO Federal
Manager George w. stevens.
Mention OF W. i. booth, superin-
tendent OF transportation. VINO served
for awhile as assistant general man
aser until the railroads were fed.
eartljzed, as n probable successor TO
Mr.. stevens was declared to be purely
Federal Manager Stevens
in vested with authority to appoint
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-22

penditurc involved whatever II may
amount to. will probably prove to BIO
the most effective expenditure the
government has made In the prosecu-
ton of the war.
II is as ye, 100 early to expect di.
sidends from it, but when the re-
establishments OF peace shah make it
possible to deal deliberately with the
many problems whose solution could
not be even considered while the
exigent demands OF war had to be
met. 1t will be time enough to decide
whether it ia in the best interest Of
the people that natural monopoly.
such as our railroads have come to
be. should be managed by the gov
ernment or by private enterprise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-22

a successor to his son. Prior To X
appointment Of Paul Stevens as U,
eral manager in 1916. President s,.j
ems himself attended to the dutf6s !
that office, as well as his own. N y
s.ys months following the rest6ng
zion VI George r. Johnson az Sener'
manager. &s
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'Bobbie, asked the teacher az
small pupil how would you diva
twelve apples amoug fifteen hoys st,s
by making them into apple sauce
replied the youngster.
1880 i z
It's a safe bet that the peace tern
will throw a crin1p into Krupps
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-22
THE RAILROADS UNDER GOVERNMENT CONT
by THEODORE H. PRICE.
Acsvsry 70 Railroad

sary could be maintained IL tho rail-
way income were TO he at the disposal
of officials that were NO, directly re-
sponsible TO the people.
1t is therefore a condition rather
than :. theory that confronts us, and
The director general. realizing this.
has been compelled to be something
>of an en- piricist in shaping his policy.
When the railroads were turned
over 10 him. most OF them were Rd-
nlittedly In a rundown condition. The
constantly narrowing margin between
the rates they had been permitted 10
charge and the costs OF operation had
made their upkeep difficult Tfe Sc
we're winter and traffic congestion with
which they had TO deal last year had
told severely on their equipment, and
the high cost OF material. as well as
the scarcity of labor. made IL both in
eSpedieut and disFicult TO buy any new
engines or care that were not urgently
needed. His task was therefore to
put new wine into old bottles. and its
perpleSities were multiplied by the
increase in The tfafiic. which Tor the
seven months ending July 81, 1918.
has been the largest in he history OF
the American railroads.
This il especially true OF the pas
sanger traffic. Formerly the statistics
OF passenger ttare1 were only COM
piled at the end OF the year. but since
the ST Of June 1918, the United
States railroad administration has
been andeayoring to collate them
month by month and the compare
tive returns from companies oper-
ating an average Of about 1l0 900
miles Of road, or a little over two
thirds of the total mileage, are now
avaiis bic for June and July. They
are AS follows, the figures being com
) piled from reports that Include a
mileage Of 26S,9ss miles in June and
PIECE miles in Iulv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-22

a.n.-,,s, ,. r~a ~.
""e'e Wv
came conditicns seem TO have de-
veioped as a result Of war ACTIVITY or
prosperity. the railroads have sim ply
thrown mp their hands and refused 10
sell mere tickets when the customary
/, aims we're filled.
In this country. on the other hand,
many passenger trains were run m
four sections and both sleApers and
ordinary coaches have been cleaned
and turned round in half the time
usually allowed for these necessary
processes Some DELAY AT the ticket
offices has been unnroidabla for ron.
currently with the increase in travel.
the railroads have lost s-any men bv
the draft and as a result OF The hirhar
wages paid by other EMPLOYERS. but
travellers or experiences tesfif, IN the
generally hirh average ~ COURTESY
and efficiency msintaincd. and MANY
Of the letters rearhirr ths nawi,,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-22

Inarease in 1918 over
1917 ...-.............. 922 AZ liza
As the Interstate commerce COM
mission estimates that the average
passenger journey in 1915 was 34.T3
miles. these figures indicate that dur
ing the sixty-one days ending July 81
last. the number of persons carried
on about two-thirds OF the railway
mileage of the United States was 26,
556,522 greater than during the same
period in 1917 This is an averag &c
Der diem Increase of 435,252 per-
sons. and applied TO the entire mile
age II indicates that there were mp,
proxirnately 10000 more people
travelling each day during June and
July. 1918. than in the same months
of the previous year. This increase
would fill about $4,000 passenger
coaches loaded to their average seat
ing capacity of about ATTY persons
each. ~
As there were only 40.S10 pas
senger cars of all sorts Except Pull.
man cars) in the United States in the
the year 1916 these figures will give
come reira of the strain to which the
passenger facy1tiies have been sub
isetea ana The elasticity thar had 30
be given to them that the people who
wanted TO travel might be carried.
In the circumstances it is not sur
-ysrisifae that HE director general ha &
appealed TO the public 70 avoid un.
ne ceesary travel. and when ait Al .
are considered It win be admitted that
the enormous passenger traffic RS
been handled with amazingly little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. coRBETr.

The pugilistic game right now is in comatose condition. It isn't quite dead but t seems to have one foot in the grave. Perhaps it will revive and come back to glorious popularity of the other days. But doubt it. And the fighters themselves are largely to blame.
 The war has been only a contributing cause to the decadence of the sport. II there hadn't been war I feel that the boxing game wouldn't be whole lot bet ter off than it is at this time.
 Tlfe war. didn't cause the New York legislature to bar public boxing enter tainments rom the state which for many wears has been the pugiistic mec- ca. The boxers, by their tactics, so dis gusted the law makers that 1t was deemed advisable to bar them from foisting more burlesque upon the puo- lie. The war didn't cause governors of various states to bar Jess Willard and Fred Fulton from performing in their commonwealths. Willard and Fulton and those involved in the promotion of the ealled-off5bout so disgusted the chief executive by their squabblings over money matters that they were moved to official opposition.
 Another thing that has Killed much of the popularityaef the sport is the lack of real fighters in the heavyweight divi- sion.
 The public always has exhibited far more interest in the doings of the big men than ins the fighters of the smaller divisions. Right now there aren | enough topnotch heavyweights to count on one hand.
 Willard, Fulton and Dempsey are about the only outstanding heavyweights of today. Gunboat Smith, Frank Moran, Al Reich, Carl Morris, Charlie Weinert, Jim Coft&y, Bill Brennan, Jim Flynn-all were prominent a year or two ago. But sne after another has quit the game or been beaten so decisively that he cannot De ranked as worthy of championship consideration.
 And as .fo- Willard, Fulton and Demp- sey4well, Willard has made himself so genuinely unpopular that instead of add ing prestige to the sport that made him wealthy and famous, he has accom- plished the opposite result. Fulton, too, messed up things by his failure to assist in a patriotic entertainment, leaving Dempsey as the only member of the heavyw eight division who is ranked as a real fighter and, at the same time, rather popular battler. But in some sec tions there is the belief that Dempsey, when put to the test, will be found want ing as a really great warrior.
 Interest in the bantamweight, welter- weight and middleweight championships has been at low ebb for long time. and lower TOW than ever before. For nearly three years there hasn't been an undisputed bantam champ. Not since Stanley ketehel died in 1910 has anyone established sole and exclusive right to the niddleweight title.s For several days Ted Lewis and Jack Britton have alter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Jacobs Blanks Dodgers

Philadelphia, June 26.--Jacobs, pi.ch- ing his first game for Philadelphia since being obtained in a trade with Pittsburg, won shut-out victory over Brooklyn l to today, king it three straight for the locals. The first rat- ter of the game reached third base. After that no Brooklyn, played got past first Marquard's first pass. issued to Cravath in the second inning. bios- somed into the game's only run when Meusel doubled and Pearce singled Score
 RHE Brooklyn ...... GOO 900 00O--0 6 ? Philadelphia - 01O 900 0O*-1 [ 1 Batteries: Marquard, Grimes and Miller; Jacobs and Burns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

5 to {, and St. Louis the second. 4 to 2. Cleveland won the first game in the third inning. driving Sothoron from the mound after two errors by that player had pave the way for four of the vis.- tors runs. Score; First game: R,H. E. Cleveland ........ O14 GOO 000-5 ' c St. Lotus .............. 000 eos 001-4
 Batteries Coveleskie, Baghy and o'Neil; Sothoron. Houck and Nuna- maker.
 Second game; R.H E. Clevellnl ........... O10 100 000-2 5 o St Louis ........... Oc0 001 03a-4 10
 Batteries: Bagby and Thomas; Wright and Hale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Leach Bound Over

Charles Leach was bound over to the federal grand jury in the sum of $500 yesterday before Judge Kenneth Charlton. he being charged with trans porting liquor from Louisville, Ky, to Birmingham.
 The case was transferred to Louis vile. where it will come up for trial in the federal court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Retail Merchants

The Retail Merchants association will not have it's. usual weekly lunch con today in order not to interfere with the War Savings drive now in pro- gress.
 The executive committee will meet at the Chamber of Commerce at 3;S0 o'clock this afternoon to further con- sider the cooperative delivery system proposed by the Alabama council of defense a few days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Vaughn Rests Ames

Chicago, June 26.-Chicago made a clean sweep of the series with St. Louis by shutting out the visitors to today. The contest was a pitching duel between Vaughn and Ames. the former pitching his best ball in the pinches He struck out ten men. Ames' wild pitch in the first inning. following Z a single by Hollocher and a double by Mann, gave Chicago it's run. Score;
 R.H.E. St Louis .... 900 900 00o-0 o Chicago ......... 100 900 00"-1 3 ( Batteries: Ames and Gonzales; Vaughan and Killifer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27


 ''Comebacks' in the boxing game are rarities. largely because the conquer DTS seldom gave the beaten king fair chance to regain his title. Johnny kilbane never gave Abe Attell a re- turn match; Willie Ritchie tried re- peatedly to secure a decision bout with Freddie Welsh, after Freddie won from him in London. But Freddie Inur- mured nix" Joe Cans got a chance against Battling Nelson, but by that time the great negro was a consuinp- tive. Freddie Welsh lost to Benny Leonard more than q year ago--and has never had a comeback" trial
 Stanley Ketchel handed the '"thc y don't come back" expression an awtui jolt. Billy Papke knocked out Ketehel in September. 1908, taking the middle weight championship from him. Billy gave Stanley return match about two months later and Ketchel regained the title by knocking out Papke in II rounds.
 Many of them will coma back all rigEt-if they only get the chance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Slim sallee Scores Shutout

Boston, June. 26.-New York had an easy time winning the third game of the series today, g to O. Sallee was in fine fettle, allowing Boston but four hits. Hearn was hit hard and Upham, who succeeded him. had his troubles. getting poop support The hitting of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Naval Training Extended

Washington, June 26.-Extensions to naval training stations by additional con- struction, Secretary Daniels announced today. will include accommodations for l2,000 additional men at the Great Lakes training station near Chicago; barracks for l0G00 men at Norfolk 10000 at New port R. l., and 20o9 at Pelham Bay New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

players and the Red Cross. The game will not be a farce. by any means, says Manager Wells. The contest is set for o'clock and regular prices will be charged
 Saturday night the team will scatter to the four winds, >Moley and Dixie Walker being the only ones that will re- main in Birmingham Practically all the others have arranged to play in other leagues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

Young and Zimmerman and the fielding of Fletcher were spectacular. It was War Savings Stamp day with special exercises for the ball players. Thinner man hit the $50 sign in left field, the first time it has been done. Score:
 R.H.E. New York .... 001 042 200--9 1i ! Boston .......... 900 900 000-0 { : Sallee and Rariden; Gibson, Hearn, Upham and Henry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tanks Beat Mays

New York, June 26.-New York aga:a swept within a game of Boston today by winning the third game of the series by a score of 3 to l. Love pitched a strong game for the Yankees, holding Boston to four hits. He also drove in two New York runs in the second inning, shat tering Mays runless streak of 8 sue cessive innings. Score: RH Hk, Boston ............... 000 coo O01-l ] New York ............. 021 GOO oo'-s {
 Batteries: Mays and Schang; Love and Hannah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Senator's Make Clean sweep

Washington, June Washington made it three straight over the Athletics today by winning, to ?, the first game of wha5 was to have been a double header The contest was played in constant drlzEle and the second one was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

The Rev. Antoinette Brown Black well, the first woman preacher IT. America and a pioneer of the equal suffrage movement, recently celebrated her ninety third birthday at her home in Elizabeth, N. J. She was ordained more than 50 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
White Snx Win

Detroit, June 26.-Although he gave eight bases on balls, Shelenbach held Detroit to two hits today. and Chicago won, 3 to O. Detroit was unable to hit Shellenbach after getting men on bases on balls. Bush was put out of the game for disvuting called strike. as were also Manager Jennings and Bill Dono- van for arguing with the umpire. Score: R.H. E. Chicago ................ 110 900 100-3 s 2 Detroit ................. 900 GOO 0o0-0 2 l
 Batteries: Shelenbach and Schalk; Dauss and Yelle, Spencer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

The Red Mountain nine is one of the fastest amateur teams in the south and will furnish plenty of opposition for Moley's boys Edney is slated to work for the Mountaineers and it tsp robable that all the Baron twirlers will pitch part of the game against him.
 It is customary every year to arrange a benefit game for the departing players and this contest Saturday will offer the faithful chance to donate -four bits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Barons Meet Red Mountain
 Saturday in Benefit Game
Moleys Men to Tackle Strong Semi-Pros in Their Own BacLyard-Proceeds to Be Divided Between
 Players and Red Cross

Wells of the Red Mountain announced last night
 
  the Smith looking after the details that all the Brons will participate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Browns Split With Indians

St. Louis, June 26.-Cleveland and St. Louis split another double-header to- day, Cleveland taking the first game,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

later, Gotch came back and regained his crown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

mated in claiming the welterweight title, but no ore ever got really excited about it. To the public, the passing of tho title from Lewis to Britton, back to Lewis and then back to Britton, via de- cisions in rather short bouts, didn't ere ate any wild enthusiasm.
 But the worst thing that has hap pened to the fight game is the fact that all the boys for the past few years have confided themselves almost exclusively to short six and ten-round bouts. That's no pugiiistic test. Six rounds wasnt even a wcrk-ou for the boys in the days of Sullivan, F'itzsimmons, Jeffries, Maher, Sharkey, Ruhlin, Mitchell, Mo Coy, Jackson, Choynski, Cans, Dixon. Erne, McGovern, McAuliffe, Ryan, Flaw kins and the other satellites of the hy- gone era.
 It was in the heydey of those ringmen that the public came to love boxing, and it was in those days that the boys fought to a finish or over long route to de- cision They gave the crowd its moneys worth. Each man was in the ring for the purpose of winning from his rival in decisive fashion and those boys fought!
 But in those years of no declison af- fairs conditions have been far different Money has been the big thing with the boys now Fighting when they get into the ring has been, in most cases, of sec- ondary importance to them. The boys of the old days fought because they loved the sport; those of today fight be- cause they are paid to do it. And some farcical performances have been the rule in the past two years
 Is it any wonder that fight fans, re- membering how the boys of long ago used to battle, became disgusted with the tactics of the present day ringmen and have given the sport the ''go by
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-21
GERMAN STATUES TAKEN
DOWN QUICKLY AT METZ
by Associated Press.

METZ Tuesday. November ,lo.-The
historic event accomplished att o'clock
inns afternoon, when Marshal pctain
MADE ms entry into Metz, the great
stronEhold Of Lorraine and the pivot
or Germany's effort TO crush France
may he said II IRE Than any OF her han.
pening to consccratc the victory OF the
allies in this war The occasion in
WHicn the frencil commander injured
ior the hrst time as a marshal Of
y rance, also ga a. riS. 10 one of Tho
most picturesque demonstrations ever
From early in The morning ali In,
roads leading TO Metz were crow6n6
win LOfraincrS Oh II cir Wav 10 Tho
Guy 70 raise their voices there for
Marshal lctain and for France. pcoI,Ir
ttaccustoined TO any tongue other iltau
lays ago brushing up their knowiednc
"l french IA P:tparation for thiy oc-
caSion, and although The majority ar
the population undoubtedly has a pcr.
rect acquaintance with no other tongue
man the German. little OF that language
WIS he"rd ~ the streets to-day.
cIhSr Things -er!nan had disap-
reared over might, including the
statues OF the German rulers. which
had been hauled down by the citizens
William ]. had toppled over from the
horse OF his equestrian monument,
long years had pointed = menacimg
upon which he stood. had come down
with rope around his neck. Former
EMPEROR Will!ai:. u. was still left 10
inquire Srotcsqucly RI Il statue on the
facade OF Il cathedral. The hands
had been chained during the night,
and, into them had been put a band
with this inscriptions: sic transit
gloria mund!."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-21
AS YOUNG AS
YOUR KIDNEYS

The secret OF youth is ELIMINATION
or POiSoNS from your body. This
done. you can live TO he hundred and
enjoy the good things OF life with as
iEuch pen" as you did when in the
spring,iine OF youth. Keep your body
in good condition. that's the secret
watch the kidneys The kidneys and
nlGc3tiNc organs are the main causes.
me kidneys filter and purify the blood
All the blood passes through your Kid
ncyh once every three minutes They
STRAIN or hltcr out the impurities. That
IL their work Keep them clean and in
proper WORKING condition and you have
nothinB TO fear. Drive the poisonous
wastes and deadly uric acid accumula-
tonS from your system. Take GOLD
MEDAL. llaarl'rn Oil Capsules at inter-
walls and you Will always be in perfect
workin order. You will feel s;roni,
ana vigorous. Nerves and muscles Will
he elastic and your face viii radiate
youth and health. GOLD MEDAL. Hnar-
lem on Caps !cS are imported diScct
from the laboratories at UGarlem. HSl-
land.
Thcy are not 81 patent medicine, but "
guaranteed remedy which has been
useo by the sturdy Dutch for over 200
years and which has helped them TO
develop into ono Of the strongest and
healthicst races in the world. Got them
from your druggist. DO not take a sub
slZcs.-Adv.