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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

An actress who shocked old-fashioned people some years ago by her perform ance of "Sapho" Is now a Red Cross nurse in France. The prudes can find no fault with her for playing that role We may not know exactly what Is going on in Berlin just now. but there are excellent reasons for suspecting that the Kaiser and his chancellor are not sleeping any too we'll these nights.
 The Germans are suspected of having There must be more German agents at large in the world than there are sol diers in all the Kaiser's armies. * * * An airplane recently bombarded the Emperor's palace in Picking. That's one thing the Chinese can't say they learned 1000 years before anybody else thought about 1t.
 Speaking of Russian troops, if that storm battalion which made the re- quest Is permitted to assume the name of "Kerensky battalion" it will be hard to stop.
 * *
 Jerome, Ariz., got rid of it's Interna- tional Workers of the World by loading them in two freight. cars, minus bou- quets. lunch baskets and thermos bottles. The efforts of pr. Jenkin Lloyd Jones Flour is cheaper in England than America, which is one of the reasons why America needs food control
 The fact that the American troops in France have not yet adopted march ing song will not interfere with their training for the trenches.
 * *
 Mobile pilots are afraid of being at- tackled by U-boats. No submarine com mander in his right senses would waste a torpedo on a tug.
 * *
 to improve the American flag by put ting a white border around it have met with a stern rebuke. * By the way. have the thousand cor dial greetings" sent to Constantine by Wilhelm had time yet to soothe 'Tino's' lacerated feelings? No Russian worth his salt is going to hang back when thousands of Rus sian women are volunteering to fight fol their country.
 Senator Reed calls Herbert c. Hoover l calamity bowler" He's bowling tc some purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
A CONSUMERS SONG

The high cost of livlng's
 The tritest of themes; 'Tis with us all day and
 Bobs up in our dreams We cannot escape 1t,
 However we try, For every poor mortal
 Has something to buy. And the moment he enters A store or shop And studies the prices. He's ready to drop. And should you observe him, You'd think he were Ill At the dolorous prospect Of paying the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Blackberry Crop

T feel sure that if the blackberry crop could be cared for that it would go a long way to help simplify the food question in Alabama-anyway, so far as the chill dren are concerned" said R. I. r. Swal- low of Bessemer T heard that one com- munity sent in 800 gallons of herries to Selma and glutted the market, and that in some sections they are being delivered to canneries by the wagon load"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Gives All to Red Cross
and Goes to Be a Soldie

01U0SA NS@S0 S@ SzSS SS 1s
 TOHN LAMPAS is as yet unknown cO to fame, but he is a potential hero and every inch patriot. Lam- pas is young Greek of San Fran cisco. He gave the Red Cross his tour ing car, his gold watch, his bank de- posit of $521 and $25 from his pocket, which, he said, constituted all his worldly possessions. But not satis- fled with an exhibition of generosity probably unequaled during the Red Cross campaign, he has enlisted in the United States army.
 Lampas is a Greek American worth while. He has set an example that few native born citizens could live up to and retain cheerful disposition. We may rest assured that if he fails to win at least one medal for valor on foreign battlefields it won't be his fault.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

it will be difficult to find a success ful market for one-third of our crops unless they are put up into merchant able shape.
 The statement on the part of men who know is to the effect that this problem of securing markets and put ting products into marketable shape is not the duty of the farmer. It is duty belonging to the merchant, banker and other business people in the town where the farmer comes to market his products.
 The farmer is busy with his crops. Surely he is not expected and hasn't time to learn of profitable markets, and furthermore he is not In touch with the markets like the merchant and banker are.
 The ideal solution of this big prob lem of conservation and marketing is that every town will possess all the necessary equipment to care for the crops grown in that community or trade territory, whether these crops
 
 from wagon load down to a bushel. The cost of equipment for prepar- ing farm products for market is not large. A power corn-sheller for conn., munity use can be bought for less than 5000, and potato curing house can be erected for $500. A sketch of a sweet potato curing house is printed in the bulletin and in that connection it is stated that the bureau has on file complete plans and details for a building of this character.
 The food preparedness bureau has already done much helpful work and now that it is permanently organized it will supply long felt want. The necessity of the cooperation of busi- ness men with farmers is stressed and it cannot be stressed too much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SETTING H1MsELF RIGHT

Son." remarked the railroad mag nate, while throwing my money away on chorus girls and champagne suppers did you ever stop to think that began life as water boy for construction gang?"
 sure, dad. But I hope you don't think I would let little thing like that preiu- dice me against water. buy wine for other reasons"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
DEFINED

From the Baltimore American.
 Pop, when Is a man pinhead?"
 When sharper people than he Is. son, use him to keep the point from going any further"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
\ SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
carIinvilla Enquirer.

From the Carlinville Enquirer.
 R. E. Ward of Carrolton. who Is visit ing T. P. Ross and family. was a pas senger via the Interurban for Edwards vile on Saturday with a view of look ing at the country through which the road passes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Crack-a-Jack Garden

T went to work to have a garden said J. B. Sandifer of Woodlawn, and I sure made crack-a-jack. I have about every kind of vegetable that will grow in this climate, and have made a good crop of beans on the space between the curbing and the sidewalk It's no trou- ble to raise foodstuff in Jones valley if people are willing to work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Ball Park in Corn

Tt seems funny to see the old baseball park near Lakeview planted in corn,' said R. E. Mead., she well known civil engineer. T rene9loer the days when there used to be some hot ball games where now the growing corn is begin- ming to tassel. It just shows what lit tie agita ton and publicity will do.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
ADDING oNE MORE

q suppose people ask you a great many foolish questions in the course of day?" remarked the traveller.
 "oh, yes" replied the young man in charge of an information bure14
 What are you jotting down in your book?''
 "Just a number. You're the eighty seventh person who has asked me a fool i;sh question today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Prosperous Section

T am just back from a trip to Flor ala" said J. A. Steele, who drove through the country a distance of 225 miles in Il hours "I found the roads in good shape except between Birmingham and Calera. The big lumber mills at F'lorala, and some of them are among the biggest in the state, are running night and day, and the crops around the town are great. Keep your eye on south Alabama, for it is go- ing to mop up this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Colored Preachers Cam
 Help Food Campaign

Help Food Campaign IIERBERT c. HOOVER has asked H O the preachers of the country to aid in the food conservation campaign by calling the attention of their con- gregations to this all-important mat ter.
 The negro preachers of the south, and especially in Birmingham, can render valuable assistance. They are urged to impress on their people not alone the necessity for being econom- ical for personal reasons. Where col ored women are employed as cooks for white families their cooperation with the housewife is essential to pre- vent waste in the kitchen.
 Colored men and women are em- ployed almost exclusively in the south in preparing and serving food. They have it in their power to save an enor- nous amount of foodstuffs. The col ored preachers are looked up to as leaders and advisers of their race. There are number of large and in- fluential negro churches here, presid- ed over by men who are intelligent and philosophical. These pastors are in position to perform service of inestimable value to their own people and to the white people of the city by urging the necessity of food conserva- ton.
 Some of the colored preachers of Birmingham have already undertaken this work. and the results have been most encouraging.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
IN A HURRY

"A woman was arrested yesterday for speeding"
 That's not unusual.''
 But she told the judge, when charged with driving her automobile 40 miles an hour. that she was on her way to insti- ute proceedings for divorce"
 Hum She may have married in haste, but she certainly had no. intention of repenting at leisure.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Securing Markets , For the Farrmer

@ECRETARY T. P. HAY, JR.. of 9 the food preparedness bureau of Birmingham has just issued the first of his bulletins. It contains eight pages and is full of interest to farm CTS and business men. It treats of matters of vital concern, such as marketing problems and crop con servation.
 The change in Agricultural condi- tions is intelligently discussed and all the suggestions presented are practi- cal and timely. Here are few perti- nent paragraphs from the bulletin:
 Many have advanced the opinion i that the great question of marketing
 this year will solve itself by virtue
 of the tremendous demand upon this
 country for food products both for E home use and for our allies. In a
 oense this Is true. There is mar
 ket for all of our food products. and
 . demand for every bushe grown but many venture the assertion that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

BEGINNING THE DAY-My Lord sent me into the dust and grfme' l came back spent and soiled. Hut al the feast I found myself washed III perfumed water and sitting With my Lord and with those who loved Him. I staid away from the dust and grime and kept myself Tor my Lord. But I found myself at the feast, somehow soiled, and eating all alone.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
IBuuadle Under Arm
 Mark of Patriotism

OTaHE Chamber of Commerce of the N United States is endeavoring to educate business men and people of
 large means who are used to luxurious
 modes of life to practical economy while the war lasts.
 WaddiIl Catchings of New York and Birmingham is chairman of sub
 committee of the chambers council of defense and in that position is
 urging a study of the retail delivery system with view to avoiding du- plications of service and reduction
 in the number of deliveries. Economy in that direction would, it is pointed out, release men and material for
 military purposes. MT. Catchings says that in the fu-
 ture a package under the arm will be
 mark of patriotism. 4; * * If there is housewife in America who
 knows how to make 57 varieties of bread
 pudding she should step forth into the
 limelight.
 New York saloon men have abolished the free lunch and raised the price of beer The horrors of war are accumuIa-
 tive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
coIporteur comes Back

T believe that the good old day of the colporteur has come back" said Bun van Davie, "but the colporteur to keep abreast of the times must use an automo- bile, and so I had Ford made to suit my needs and can carry lot of Bibles and good books and cover a great deal of territory. 1 like my work and feel that I have an opportunity for doing much good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
SLOW PACE

I've just returned from spin in the country with Jobbles."
 Did he show any speed?"
 T should say noti Why, I could read the patent medicine advertisements tackled on trees and fences, as we crawled along"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
SYMPATHY FOR THE PRESIDENT

From the New York Herald.
 All of us are sorry for Woodrow Wilson. With a swarm of Silly Salies and Crazy Sues screeching about the White House gates and bunch of Slip pery Dicks and Simple Simons giving him the double cross In both houses of Congress the poor man deserves the sympathies-yea, and the prayers-of good people everywhere. .'-Louisville Courier-J ournal
 Why be sorry for MT. Wilson? One by enc the Silly Sallies. Slippery Dicks and Simple Simons are laid low by boomer angs of their own construction, and they are the ones who need the sympathy and the prayers. If there were no clowns to provoke mirth amid his prodigious la bors the President would need sympathy. Since MT. Bryan resigned, the work of the court jester has been distributed to other shoulders, that's all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
Food Planting

II have just finished weeks speak ing in the counties of Lamar. Winston and Franklin said Mrs. G. H. Mathis
 Alabamas great woman farmer, who has done so much to stir up the people of the state in the matter of food planting and conservation. "On July I spoke to a large audience at Haleyville at a flag raising. MT. Bankston, the editor of the Haleyville Journal together with his loyal wife, who is an American raised German, did much to make it a patriotic success. Mrs. Bankston is an American first, last and all the time, and rejoices that she and her people left Germany many years ago. I spoke at Sulligent Guin, Hackleburg, Vina, and Red Bay, and at the Russellville chautauqua.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
FABULOUS YOUTH

FABULOUS YOUTH
 This southern statesman boasts that he was brought up on pot licker'" Dear me-" exclaimed the eastern woman How very shocking! I wonder what per cent of alcohol the stuff con- tains?" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12
GETTING THE IDEA

GETTING THE IDEA Say" bawled the drill sergeant, what do you think you are trying to do to that dummy"
 I'm trying to stick my bayonet into it." answered the frightened recruit well, don't tickle it. Put some snap into your work. Act as if you were about to spear sausage with a fork, on a cold morning when your appetites good.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

GOOD CITIZEN A man worth while Is Abner By, Who's ne'er too tired To swat 8 fly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

What care these rOarers for th' nnme of n Kingg Tempest.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

There is one thing about the Amer ican woman that is in her favor. She knows how to adapt herself. She has in finite capacity either In spending or sav- ing, and while she may never practice the little short cuts of some of her sis ters across the seas, If she makes up her mind that her country needs her services she will meet any emergency put upon her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

Now, knowing this, Hoover, the wise man that he is makes his appeal to the housewives of America. for he knows that they not only have it in their power to conserve food, but that they will do it in an intelligent way and so he brushes aside all details and puts it squarely up to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-12

System is required in everything worth doing. Our sons have registered for serv- ice abroad and now our women are asked to register for service at home. The object is to-register every house. hold in America between July 1 and 15, and so the following card is being dis tributed in the United States. Alabama will get 300,000.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-26
10000 MEN REQUIRED
TO REPAIR ORDNANCE
iar MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,atl


Washington, Aug, REORGANIZATION
of an enlisted ordnance corps of the
national army. with total strength of
10000 men, is directed in todays
army orders, all members of the eX-
listing ordnance enlisted reserve corps
being transferred to the new estab-
lishment 1t will comprise the me-
chanical force to care for the repair
of the great and small guns of the
fighting branches of the army. The
new corps will be divided into units
suitable for work with divisions in
training, in the field or at ordnance
depots and repair shops behind the
lines.
Some idea of the work that must
be done in replacing and repairing
guns may be gained from the fact that
on any section of the western front
every artillery piece actively engaged
must be replaced every hundred days.
A new gun must be brought up and
placed on the carriage. The old ono
will have been shot out" in that time
and must be refined. In addition,
damages to guns in action are fire.
quent and often skilled mechanics are
needed to make repairs without de-
lay.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-26
RUSSIAN WRONGFULLY
DETAINED AT FRISCO
tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiRsl


San Francisco, Calf, Aug. 25-Bor-
is de Laskine, of the Russian gen
eral staff, special diplomatic courier
to Washington, detained yesterday or
arrival here from Honolulu pending
an investigation by department OF
justice agents, was formally released
today. Tonight he denounced his
treatment at the hands of federal
agents as an outrage and announced
that he had filed an official protest
with the Russian consulate.
Although he held diplomatic
passport, issued by the Russian bu-
reau Of foreign affairs, Mr.. de Laskine
was held aboard ship yesterday while
his trunks and personal effects were
examined. He was permitted to &c
to hotel in the evening after leaving
portions of his effects in the hands OF
the government men.
Mr.. de Laskine said that the agents
refused him permission to commune
cate with the Russian consulate to
verify his passports and credentials
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-26
RECULAT|ONSFOR
COAL PRODUCTION
WILL Be ISSUED
Federal Trade Commission Is
Working on Scale Of Profits
Which Retail Dealers May
Be Allowed to Make.
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL Lr.sso WIRE,

Washington, Aug. 25.--Regulations
to govern the operation of coal mines
will be issued by DR.. II. A. Garfield,
the fuel administrator, probably next
meek. Dr. Garfield devoted some time
to the situation today and called into
conference Francis s. Peabody, chair
man Of the coal committee of the
council of national defense, and
George Otis Smith, chief of the geo.
logical survey.
The federal trade commission is
working on a scale of profits for re-
tail coal dealers which it will submit
to DIR. Garfield. Indications are that
retail prices will be fixed to complete
the governments control of the coal
industry, already put into operation
with the fixing of mine and wholesale
prices. Regulation of the production
and distribution of crude oil and its
products under the food control law
was predicted tonight.
Although the government has no
power to fix scale of prices for oils
1t can require that the industry oper-
ate under licensing system and this,
officials say, probably will be put into
effect.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-26
THREE SHIP YARDS
To BE BUILT BY
j. 5. GOVERNMENT
Great Fleet of Steel Vessels
Is to Be Constructed in
Plants to Be Erected at Cost
of $35.00O,OOO.
sv ~oss,ss -eurnAL s,se,., .sA.sp w,.rl

Washington, Aug. 25.-Contracts
for construction Of three government
owned ship yards and for building in
them a great fleet of fabricated steel
vessels, will be let early next week by
the Emergency Fleet corporation. The
yards are to cost $35,000,000 and
work on them will start Immediately.
The contracts will go to the Sub
marine Building corporation for a
plant at Newark, N. j.. to the Ameri-
can International corporation for a
plant at Hog Island, Pa, and to the
Merchants shipbuilding company for
plant at Chester, Pa. The fleet
corporation will contract for construc-
tion of not less than 100 ships in gov
ernment yard5 obligating itself to
build probably $50 more as soon as the
new billion dollar appropriation can
be obtained.
The cost of this construction will
be between $500, 100000 and s40O,-
100000. After this tonnage is built
only the appropriation OF more money
will be needed to continue to turn out
vessels at a fast rate.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-26
LEAD PRODUCTION OF
COUNTRY IS INCREASED

Washington, Aug. 25.--Increased
production of lead during the half
year ending June 80, compared with
the same period in 1916, is shown In
the geological surveys mid-year re-
port announced today, which also
showed average increased prices, for
the period of cents pound. Pro-
duction statistics follow:
Domestic desilverized lead, exclud-
ing desilverized soft lead, 152.231
tons; domestic soft lead, including de-
silverized soft lead, l24,292 tons: pro-
duced from foreign ores and bullion,
2S,539 tons Imports of lead amount
ed to 30,260 tons and exports 3s,577
tons.
Disregardng the stocks, the APP
parent consumption of lead in the
United States for the period was $685.
g52 tons.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-26
COLORED TROOPS
NOT D|SORDERLY
At DEM|NG CAMP
Battalion Returned to CoIun-
bus Because Presence att
Guard Cantonment Is No'
Longer Required.
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Deming, N. NJ, Aug. 25.--Capt. H. N.
Preston tonight denied published re-
ports that an impending clash between
civilians of Deming and mem bers Of
the Second battalion of the Twenty
fourth United States infantry (col-
ored) stationed here. had caused the
removal of the troops.
mo friction exists between the citi-
zens of Deming and the members of
the Twenty-fourth infantry at the
present time, nor has there been any
trouble at any time in the past" Cap
tain Preston said.
Sheriff Simpson said his depart
nent had had less trouble with the
Twenty-fourth infantry than with
any body of troops ever stationed
here.
The removal of the battalion, or
dered to Columbus, N. M, today, had
been expected for week, it was said
at military headquarters. where it was
stated the transfer probably was due
to the fact that large units of the
Thirty-fourth national guard division
for training at Camp Cody are expect
ed next week. making the presence
|of the negro regulars here unnecessary.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-26
COAL RETAILERS OF
COLORADO PROTEST.
tsr soss,ss JOURNAL SPECIAL tsas.o w,sri


Denver, Colo, Aug. 25.--The Colo
RADIO Retail Coal Dealers association
today sent telegram of protest to
Dr. Harry A. Garfield. coal adminis-
traitor, regarding the price fixing by
the administration and asked that
the fixing of the prices for retail be
delayed until receipt of statement
from the Colorado dealers bearing on
the situation here.
The telegram Of the retail dealers
promised cooperation with the adj
ministration in carrying out any just
and equitable plan to meet the re-
quirements of our state and nation"
The telegram says the retail dealers
were induced to store great quantities
of coal in April, May and June at
prices in excess Of those fixed by the
administration.