The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
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my Birmingham friends for awhile" said F. A. Burr, who for years held a high position here with the Tennessee com pany. T am taking life easy at pres ent, and am thinking more about en- toying myself than am about business recently put in some pleasant months out west in the saddle. I will probably drop down into Florida when the cold weather comes or run out to California. spent the summer very pleasantly up on the New England coast. My motto at present is: Why worryT"
 Coming of Sloane Big Event
 q am counting on the dinner to be given at the Southern club on Monday night in honor of the coming of William Sloane, the great army Young Mems Christian association worker, to prove happy occasion,'' said A. c. Montgomery, who was recently elected president Of the Real Estate exchange. "It means something when big New York busi- ness man quits his affairs and gives his time to promoting better conditions among the soldier boys A distinguished number of citizens have already accepted invitations to be present"
 Praise for Negro Marchcrs
 "I want to compliment the negroes who took part in the liberty bond parade for the fine showing they made" said Louis Gelders. The fraternal organiza- tions as well as the school children marched as if they had put in much time in training. I was glad to see that the white peorle all along the line cheered them lustily. I think they are to be highly commended for their patriotism.
 All We'll at Camp Mills
 q was in New York on Sunday week ago." said Louis T. Stern, ''and Louis, Ike and Joe Saks and I got a car and motored down to Mineola. about 65 miles to see the Birmingham boys in the Rain bow Division. Capt Mortimer Jordan was looking fine, and so was Sergeant Berney Eoveman and the balance of the Birmingham contingent. They are being treated fine, and are well sa tisfied up to now, but I fear the cold weather IS going to get them, for it was mighty cold the day we were out with them.
 Plant Wheat Now; Fry Less Food
 Let every farmer in Alabama plant wheat now" said Mrs J. H Mathis Tt is the very best time, too late for flies to injure, and just right for blow ing.
 "The rains will begin in a very little time and the ground dries too slow for blowing after the middle of November. generally.
 By all means get in some wheat this fall Flow the ground and have it ready while it is dry. Wheat, meat, lard and sugar will be the four scarce articles ot food. Everybody raise hogs.
 ''Our boys are on the firing line at the front; let us get on the blowing line at the rear. We can use syrup and sorghum for sugar. and eat less meat. Above all else don't fry so much food; that takes too much lard. Quit frying chicken, brol or stew it. Quit frying potatoes, cook other ways. Quit frying anything to save lard.
 Eat cornbread at least one meal each day. We can do wonders to help if we will just get at it. Substitute beans and peas for meats, cook fowls and fish and game and don't fry the meat. Plant Siberian kale half-inch deep in the gardens; the cold will not kill it. Plant onions, get sets Keep on plant ing winter cabbage, get the plants. Ev- erybody help"