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The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08
Railroad Brotherhood Scheme Public
Run Roads and Share in PohtRe Reductions Provided

morale among employees that has never been
approached in any industrial enterprise. 1t
would suppant the old system of competition
under which the profits of the laborer's indus
try went to another and in which he could
never hope to share, by system where
the profit of his own industry accrued to him
self alone.
"The argument could be made that the operating
employees and the classified employees have between
them 10 members the board of directors to the
public's five. What is toeprevent collusion between
the two groups of employees for the increase of
wages and the ruin of the service?
"ln the first place, there profits as such;
there are to be dividends increased efficiency.
The plan provides for the continual reduction of
rates the dividends rise above given level.
The rate of dividend falling to the employees for
increased production is not comparable with the
present rate of dividend to capital Under the la
Dor plan, if in any year the governments share
of profits is more than 5 per cent of the gross
operating revenue, rates must be reduced per
cent Supposing the government share IL per
cent surplus on, say, a $4,000 100000 operating
revenue; it is then to receive $240 900 600, per
cent Then the rates must be reduced per cent.
If there further savings and the volume of
traffic is not increased the ensuing year, the
have only $240 ,000, 900 to share with the state
"We would give the operating employees twice
the rate of dividend given to the classified en-
@ployes. In this manner, it becomes the primary
and vigilant interest of the operating employees to
receive their share of the business always in
dividends and not in added wages.
'"It would be contrary to the employees interests
to hold down the net earnings to be turned into the
government treasury to small margin below
per cent to prevent downward revision of rates,
for it would mean they would then get less than
per cent as their share. 1t is to their advantage
to make in given year much above per cent
they can, for if they should make or 10 per
cent dividends, the $3.50 basis they would have
during the next succeeding year without further
increasing efficiency economies a share equal to
or per cent instead of merely 21a per cent,
which would be their minimum return.
"Under the scheme which propose every in
crease in surplus earnings tends to reduction in
rates. Every expenditure out of the earnings for
betterments or improvements tends to increase the
actual investment without any increase in fixed
charges. Every improvement made upon the prop
critics and paid for by local taxation tends to in
earning power with increase in the fixed
charges. Every application of surplus earnings
to reduction of outstanding capital tends to di
minsh net earnings, again favoring reduction
in rates.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08

HAT is the Plumb plan for rail-
road operation? The plan has
been discussed in the newspa-
pers; it is Incorporated in a
bill presented to the congress
of the United States; it is
the only public ownership
bill presented to congress and
;e o,o of +broo ro;1ro,l ,,1,,o,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04

Rickard cleared a small fortune on the venture.
 For nearly four years Rickard was out of the lightlight but in 1910 he came gether with Captain Jack Gleason, now of New York; Rickard promoted the Jim Jeffries-Jack Johnson fight. The bid of the two sportsmen-a $101, GOO purse eclipsed anything up to that time. Bur Rickard and Gleason afterward gave each fighter $10,00O bonus, which made the total purse s121, 400.
 Despite the fact that the expenses of staging that match rolled beyond 500 900, Rickard and Gleason made over $250 GOO together. The receipts were beyond s27O,- 0o0 while the moving picture sales added nearly $200,000 more.
 Then followed a six-year absence from ring affairs by Rickard, after which he promoted the Jess Willard-Frank Moran fight in New Yorok. He gave the fight CTS nearly $75,000, and spent about $40OOU more in incidentals. But he made money, as the gate reached the $15O,0O0 mark
 The climax of Richards remarkable career has come in the staging of the Jess WillardJack Dempsey battle, where Rickard tied himself up to expenses of more than $35o,00o. But the Toledo ven ture of Rickard is the crowning achieve ment of his career, for the profits from his other fights are 'pin money in comparison with this latest financial triumph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04

Back in 1906 Redwood was a resident of Goldfjeld, New, a wide-open mining town of those days, where mohey flowed as freely as water and men squandered fortunes to please whim. And a whim came to Rickard-the staging of some sort of carnival on Labor Day of tha, year that would dwindle to piker pro- portions anything attempted by any Sival mining camp.
 Just about that time Jack Clifford, a lightweight quite famous in those days, drifted into Goldfield and at once hurled broadcast challenge. It so happened that Battling Nelson, sojourning in Utah, got copy of the paper that contained the challenge and wired an acceptance upon the condition of $5OOO guarantee and a s5OO0 side bet.
 Backward was told about Bats tele- gram and right away came the great i0ea.
 Rickard wired Bat:
 twill you consider a match with Joe Cans in Goldfieid?"
 Cans was champion at the time, and Nelson was the 'runner-up." But Nell son wasn't at all keen just then about taking-on the great negro. Yet he didn't want to be placed in the position of re- fusng fight. So he determined to an nounce his willingness to fight, but fig ured that he would make his price SC high that it would be turned down.
 Will fight Cans for guarantee of $0.- 0O0," telegraphed Bat to Rickard. And Bat declares to this day that he nearly collapsed from amazement when this re- ply came from Rickard:
 TEX WAS GAME
 Your proposition of 5000 to fight Cans on Labor Day accepted.
 The sum that Bat was guaranteed was the record price up to that time,l and the whole sporting world gasped at the audacity and daring of Rickard, a min ing man, guaranteeing non-champlon such a fortune.
 But Rickard didn't worry. He had a stake of $1O0,000 to put on good show in Goldfield on Labor Day, 19O6-and ex- pense was no object. For it happened that when Rickard first preached the carnival idea one of four assembled pals said:
 Tex, let's put on something spec tacular so we can boost Goldfield. The five of us each will chip in s20.000. and that will make fair enough stake tc start with.' Having secured the signature of Nel- son. the novice promoter went after Cans. And the negro consented to fight for s5Oo0- fourth of the sum that Nei son was getting,- although he (GanS was the champion.
 Upon arrival in Goldfield Bat tackled Rickard for $2500 bonus and $500 fol expenses. Riclard, without argument gave it to him. And then Rickard did something previously uhheard of in fighi annals. He voluntarily doubled the Cans guarantee, boosting it from $5o0o to sl0, Co and in addition gave Cans an un- asked for bonus. For days Cans scratched his head and wondered if Rick ard was "all there"
 All the smart people" declared tha Rickard would lose fortune in his 1 fight venture yet history shows that S70 persons witnessed the clash, and al i though the purses alone totalled ss4,o00- I still the record for lightweight match
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
Negro Mines Clash Today

Two games between some or the, fastest negro ball hines in the city will be staged this afternoon on the Acfpco baseball diamond. The first game will be called at o'clock and the second at 4:30.
 Tarrant City will meet the American Radiator company's team in the first game and Ensley and Acipco will clash in the second. It is expected that both games will be fast and snappy. as all four teams have been playing "crack -jark" ball this season.
 There will be extra street car ser vice to the diamond, as large crowd of negroes are expected to attend the games. Promoters announce that they have made arrangements to take Care of at least 4000 people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
BARONS AND PELS PLAY AT 10:30 A. M.
 AND 4:15 P. M. TODAY

The BnrOns and the Pelicans will play two games at RickwoOd today. the first starting at 1O:3O this morning and the second at 4:15. MOley announced last night that John Morrison would work In one game, but the chubby skipper was undecided about his selection for the other contest. Roberts. who pfacticed with the Bar0ns here In the sprslg, and Buck Weaver. will very likely hurl for the visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04

 RY BOB McDAVIn
|hp Leads Baronial Forces
 Dn To Victory Over Proud Pelicans in First Battle
Is, Duncan and Peters Do the Pinch Hitting-Moley's Veteran Hurler Allowed But Two Singles in First
 Eight Frames-Pels Rally in Ninth
BY BoB NIcDAvIn

Sapncka that ancient and weatherbeaten finger led peys cohorts to victory the hghng Pecans day afternoon the final tally showing for the locals alnst three for the Slap hurled far better than would indicate holding the visitors singles until e ninth when he eased up bit and allowed four more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cooper Beats Cubs

Pittsburgh. July 3.-Chicago was defeated here today to in a we'll played game. Cooper held the visitors to three to seven innings, weakening in the last two, when four hits and an error scored their two runs. Douglas was hit hard in the early part of the contest, and made a balk with runners on second and third, which scored a run for Pittsburgh. He gave way to Martin in the seventh inning, who stopped the scoring.
 Score: R. H. F.
 Chicago ..... 900 900 011-2 3
 Pittsburgh .. 012 001 00x-4 s 3
 Douglas Martin and Killifer; Cooper and Schmidt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
BEARS HAMMER OUT VICTORY, IN OPENER
 Fulton Saves the Day by Rescuing "Red" in the Seventh Frame

Atlanta. Ga. July 3.-Mobile batted two Atlanta pitchers at will today and coupled with loose fielding by the Crackers won to ,. Heavy hitting gave the Bears four run lead in the cary innings and a Cracker batting rally tied it up in the seventh. Mobile staged a rally in the eighth and won
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
AIT HITS LONG iTRIPLE TO RIGHT

Mcdonald walked. Stevenson grounded
 short, but Daubert threw late to ond and both runners were safe. Dun then drove long triple to deep int, scoring Eddie and Steve. Pa cia came home a moment later on rnsen's sacrifice fly
 Slap held the visitors to one hit dur the first five innings, but they scored ,e in the fourth on an error. Passes Knaupp, Gilbert and Sullivan, followed
 Webb's poor throw to the plate on hnsburys grounder. gave them one ly.
 nom then on till the ninth Slap was incible, and although his backing woo- Id several times, kept the home dish Fiolate.
 ee. who succeeded the exiled Torkelson |the box, was touched up for two more hnters in the sixth. Ellis led off with single Fisher walked and both men vanced on Webb's sacrifice Peters kn delivered with single to left SCOT Ellis. Slap lifted g. high fly back second which Gilbert failed to touch Fisher scored but Peters, thinking ball would be caught, was forced at eond. Outfelder Jack Daniels pitcned Mast two frames and held the Barons ess-
 7lliyan.s single through Webb, fol- lowed by hits by Stansbury, Fielder and Daniels, gave the Pels two more runs ln the ninth.
 The fielding features of the day were by Daniels and Daubert- who made sensational stabs of line drives, rob- bing Peters and Ellis of hits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
M'G|NN|S BREAKS
 UP CLOSE CONTEST Chicks Lose Hard Game When Irish Keystoner
 Rocks the Fence

Little Rock, July 3.LMcGinnis mighty drive to the center field fence In the ninth with the score tied and two out enabled Frierson to score from first and Little Rock defeated Memphis, to 5, to- day. Robinson pitched effectively for the locals, errors accounting for two of Mem phis runs
 Shortstop Sullivan, badly hurt, had to be carried from the field following a mix-up at second in the seventh inning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
SQUEEZEPLAY ENDS PROLONGED BATTLE Graff's Triple Followed by Kelly's Blunt Puts Fin
 ish to Vols

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 3.-Graffs long triple, his second of the game, followed by Kellys perfect squeeze bunt in the latter half of the thir- teenth inning enabled Chattanooga to defeat Nashville this afternoon to g.. Graffs hitting was the feature of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Birmingham ', New Orleans 3. Chattanooga 4, Nashville 3. Little Rock 4, Memphis B. Mobile g, Atlanta 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
Senators Take a Shutnut

Washington. July 3.-Although Shore pitched good ball for New York today, Walter Johnson was more effective, es- recially as regards men on bases. and Washington won. 1 to o. New York failed to get man as far as third base and Pratt with a double in the fourth inning was the only visitor to reach sec Ond. Score: R.H E. Washington ............ 100 GOO 00%-1 Q New York ............. 00a 900 000-0 2
 Batteries: Johnson and Charity; Shore Schneider and Hannah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
GAMES TODAY

Detroit at Chicago e. games).
 St. Louis at Cleveland e games). Washington at New York e games). Philadelphia at Boston e games).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERnAY

Detroit 3, St. Louis 1. Boston 8, Philadelphia 2. Chicago F, Cleveland 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
GAMES TODAY

Boston at Brooklyn @ games). New York at Philadelphia e games). Chicago at Pittsburg e games). St. Louis at Cincinnati @ games).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
GAMES TO-DAY

New Orleans at Birmingham @ games) Mobile at Atlanta e games).
 Memphis at Little Rock e games). Nashville at Chattanooga @ games).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
Reuther Wins Seventh Straight

Cincinnati, July S.-With Reuther pitching his seventh straight victory Cincinnati defeated St. Louis today to 1. Stocks single and steal and hit by Hornsby saved the Cardinals from a shut out in the fourth.
 Score: R. H. E.
 St. Louis =. 900 100 0o0--1 s 8 Cincinnati .. 002 001 01x-4 10 i Ames, Meadows and Snyder; Ruether and Wingo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
Dodgers Cop Series

New York, July 3.-Brooklyn made it two out of three from New York. winning the last game of the series by a score of to 3. Brooklyn knocked Benton out of the box in the fourth inning, scoring four runs three hits. a sacrifice fly end errors by Fletcher and Kauff.
 Mamaux pitched well for Brooklyn with the exception of the sixth inning, when the giants punched thre hits in cluding home run by Kauff. Mamaux struck out eight men.
 Score: R. H. E.
 Brooklyn .. 200 400 000--6 o
 New York 900 003 000-3 2
 Mamaux and Miller; Benton. Ragan, Perritt and McCarty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04

Chattanooga . 900 200 O10 900 IA
 Summary: Two-base hits, Kaufman ?, Graf. McDonald Kohlbecker. De- moe, Three-base hits. Graft 2, Neide.- korn. Stolen base, Bratchi Sacrifice hits, Kelly, -Neiderkorn. Stolen base, Bratchi Sacrifice hit. Kelly. Double play, Graft to Gleason to Anderson. Base on balls, off Kelly 4. off Jonnard 3. Struck out by Kelly 3, by Jonnard 6. Left on bases. Nashville 10. Chat tanooga G. Time. hours. Umpires Lauzon and Blackburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04

SUMMARY Two-base Hits-Ellis Three-base Hits-Duncan. Stolen Bases-Webb. sacrifice Hits-Webb, Gilbert. Base on Balls-Slapnicka 3, Torkelson 1, Lee 1. Struck Out-Slapnicka 5. Torkelson 1. Lee i, Daniels l. Hits-Off Torkelson 2, with 4 runs in innings; off Lee, 4, with runs in in- nings. Iefton Bases-Birmingham 5, New Or leans 8.
 Umpires-Brennan and Collins. Time of Game-2:oO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
Braves Make Clean Sweep

Boston, July 3.-Boston made clean sweep of it's series with Philadelphia by winning 3 to ? today. Riggert hit a home run in the fifth with Scott on first. Score:
 R. H. E, Philadelphia 100 900 100-2 8 0 Boston .... 010 020 00x-3 6 3 Smith and Adams; Scott, Demaree and Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Pitsburg 4. Chicago l.
 Brooklyn 6, New York 8. Boston 3, Philadelphia 1. Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
Virginia League

At Norfolk: Norfolk ', Portsmouth l. At Petersburg: Petersburg 8, Rich mond O.
 At Suffolk: Suffolk 1. Newport News 9
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Totals ............ 34 x26 b
 xTwo out when winning run scored

Fentress, Grimm, McGinnis. Three base hit, Distel. Sacrifice hit. Block. Stoler base, Kinsella. Frierson' Struck out, oy Robinson 5. by Fe/ tress 3. Base on palls off Fentress 3, off Robinson l. Passed ball, Brottem. Left on bases, Memphis D Little Rock g. Time, ;4o,- Umpires Pfenninger and Shibley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
Red Sox Finish Strong

Philadelphia. July 3.-Walker's home run in the first inning with Fit on base gave Philadelphia a flying start to- day, but Boston came up from behind and won, to z Score: R.H.E. Philadelphia ............. 200 009 oo0-2 ?
 Batteries: Jones and Schang, Naylor, Seibold, Rogers and Perkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
Tex Rickard Ventured Into
 Promotion Game As c Lark
Leading Fight Fixer Has Staged Most Important Bouts of Recent Years and Always Paid Each Man
 More Than He Asked
Bv JAMEs J. coRBETT

lardJack Dempsey battle in Toledo amazed the fighting world ventured first into the professional end of the sporting a lark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
American Association

At Louisville: Louisville 4, Indianapo- lis ?.
 At St|Paul St. Paul 4, Milwaukee 8. At Toledo: Toledo 2-S; Columbus, IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04

The Women's Engineering society has been formed in London to aid in secur- ing for women equal opportunities with men in the engineering professions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
International League

At Newark: Newark 6, Jersey City 4. At Reading: Reading 6, Baltimore z. At Buffalo: Buffalo g, Binghamton S.. At Toronto: Toronto 2, Rochester 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04

Ter; pitching record, hits and 5 runs off Day in ' innings; 14 hits and 5 runs off Thorburn in six innings three hits and four runs by Thorburn in 1-3 innings; struck Out by Day g. by Fulton2, by Thorburn 1, bases on balls Day 3, off Thorburn 9
 Sacrifice nits McMillan, Mayer; left on base Mobile 10 Atlanta D. Umpires Johnson and Williams. Time 1853
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04

At the New Hampshire State college IS girl students made the bieache's for the athletic field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
Ehmke in Rare Form

St. Louis. July 3.-Ehmke held St. Louis to three hits while his teammates punched two hits two walks and a sac rfice hit and fly in the first inning, ob- taining 2 lead which the locals could rot overcome. Detroit evening up the series by winning. to l. Score: RHE l'etroit ................. 300 000 0n0--3 10 1 St. Louis ......-...... 100 010 cool 3 2
 Batteries: Ehmke and Ainsmith; i; Shocker. Koob and Severeid
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South Atlantic League

At Greenville: Greenville 9, Spartan burg g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE
White Sox Have Field Dav

Chicago. July 3.-Chicago hit five CIeve- land pitchers at will today and won, + to 1. Clevelands errors were costly.
 the 10 runs in the fourth inning being
 scored after chances to retire the side. Williams was very effective for Chi cago. Score: RHE. Chicago ............ O1O 10s3 OO0-l7 q ? Cleveland .............. 100 coo 0c0-1 5 I Batteries: Williams and Schalk: Morton. Erzmann, Phillips, Klepfer, Jamieson and O'Neill. Nunamaker
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1 he contest was another of those loose played affairs in which errors both omission and commission played an |portant part. 'tRube" Ellis, Pat Dun h and Big Peters played the pinch [ting roles with great success. A sh wind swept across the field through
 t the game, causing fly balls to elude pders on several occasions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-04
ED DIDN'T LAUGH LAT UMP'S DECISION

Red" Torkelson, the Pelican clown, |arted the game for the visitors, but the pmical kid failed to see anything funny h Umpire Collins decision at second |Rse in the third inning and talked 3mself out of the box when Mcdonald
 IS called safe.
 The Barons got busy in the initial hrne Stevenson singled to right and
 lncan lifted a fly to Daniels, who
 opped it. Bernsen popped up but Ellis [ a long drive to center, which Gill
 rt misjudged and Steve and Pat count ! Moley's men crossed the platter three 5nes in the third on one hit
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-12
Tombstone Post of
 Legion to Organize

Temporary Chairman O. G. Bell of the Roy E. Fourr post of the American Legion, yesterday issued a statement advising that the charter for the Tombstone post will be received with in few days, when a meeting will be called to perfect permonent organiza- tion. MT. Bell urges full attendance of returned service men, the date to be announced later. His statement fol- lows:
 MT. D. A. Little, temporary state adjutant of the American Legion. writes that he forwarded our applica- tion for charter for the Fourr post to the national headquarters, where same will be issued and returned in a few days.
 There will be a strong and very in- fluential organization and returned soldiers of Tombstone and vicinity must not overlook the importance of boosting it to the limit, especially the Fourr post, which nam ewas selected for the post here.
 Each charter member should make it his business to impress on every returned soldier who does not belong to the legion the benefits he may de rive in the future from this organiza- tion, which is composed of the best manhood of the nation.' --
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-12
Wedding Bells For
 Seventeen Couples

Seventeen marriage licenses consti- tuted the total issued during the week by Clerk J. E. James of the superior court as follows:
 Fred B. Carry to wed Pearl Williams of Douglas; Francisco Martinez to wed Carmen Tarpie, Bisbee; Amanda Villalobos to wed Maris J. Quintana. Douglas; Rufus M. Mckinney to wed Emma Halderman, Courtland; Samuel Leyvas to wed Carmen Rios, Bisbee; Elementro Rublo to wed Nicanor Rios, Bisbee; Miguel Valdez to wed Concep- cion Federico, Bisbee; Charles T. Schilling to wed Elizabeth Rice, Ser Voss; Rodney A. Smith to wed Mil dred Crawford, Bisbee; Leonard Sarri to wed Filna Karpi, Bisbee; Readic Comar to wed Laura Harvey, Fort Huachuca; Leonard H. Green to wed Mrs. J. D. Atchison, Lowell; James Sadams to wed Anna Giraffe, Lowell; c. D. Samson to wed Bessie Firay, Douglas; Jordan Hill to wed Lill1e F. Miles. Douglas; Fernando Monje to wed Christian Moreon, Douglas.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-12
] 5O TICKETS FUR MUSICAL
 SEASON SOLD

Mrs. Sam Frankenberg, chairman of the membership committee of the re- gently organized Musical Events club. yesterday reported that $50 season tickets had been sold, entitling that many persons to membership in the organization. Five programs by the leading stars of the musical and op- cratic world will be given here by the club this fall and winter, and the sea son tickets, selling for $6, admit one to all five of the programs.
 Mrs. Frankenberg advises those who want to obtain season tickets to send in their orders to her early, as the supply will soon be exhausted. Only 400 tickets will be sold. this being approximately the capacity of the Grand theater,, where the concerts will be held.
 L. E. Eeeheymer, the Los Angeles impresario. who is bringing the fla nous musical stars of the world to the, west the coming season, making possible this series of attractions in Pisbee, will be here soon to complete arrangements for the programs here.
 Mir. Beeheymer has informed Mrs Frankenberg that a philharmonic or chestra, second to none in the coun- try, has been organized in Los An geles and that Rudolf Gang. the fa- nous pianist. has been engaged for two concerts.