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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
BIRMINGHAM JOINS | IN CELEBRATION OF FRENCH HOLIDAY Downtown Parade Wit messed by Thousands
 Yesterday FINE CONCERT GIVEN
 BY MILITARY BAND Exercises Concluded at the Fair grounds and Neat Sum Realized
 for Red Cross and French Orphans

Birmingham joined with the citizens of French descent yesterday in tho
 celebration held to commemorate the fall of the Bastille, and as the parade,
 one of the best seen in Birmingham in
 some time passed through the streets.
 it was witnessed by thousands of peo-
 pie and the air was filled with mar
 tial music appropriate to the occasion.
 TO the French, July 14 is the same
 as July 4 to the Americans and, as both
 of these nations are today fighting for
 the same principles for which they fought and secured on Bastille day and
 Independence day, and it was most ap-
 propriate that America should join in
 the celebration with their allies.
 Not only French and Americans but
 all the allied nations. British, Italians,
 Greeks, Belgians and representatives
 of all other nations gathered to pay
 tribute to the one hundred and eighty
 ninth anniversary of the fall of the
 Rastille, when France shook off the shackaes forged by despots. and won
 it's liberty and freedom.
 The parade formed at Capitol park at 10 o'clock and promptly at 10.30 it proceeded down Twentieth street head
 ed by the motorcycle scouts and the platoon of policemen. Grand Marshal John T. Yeatman and his staff, which was composed of Mai. Charles A. Jones' Col. c. l.. Ledbetter, John Bra gil, Capt. Herbert Smith of the British army, Henry Dozier, Henry Dean, Mrs, James Henry Howe Mrs Porter Led better, Mrs. w. V. M. Robinson, Mrs. Theodore Randolph. Miss Mildred Ket- ting, Miss Madeline Jacobs, Miss Mary F. Caldwell, Miss Mary Stiles. Miss Jo- sephine Evans. Miss Virginia Hassen- ger and Mrs. Saxon Crawford, all be- ing mounted.
 The Seventy ninth field artillery band from Camp Mcclellan under the direction of Harry E. Alder, followed the grand marshal and his party and after them came the French organi- zations and Belgian societies, which were led by two children wearing the uniforms of the soldiers of each rr- spective nation.
 GIRLS CARRY FLAG An immense French flag was car ried by party of French girls and along the route of the parade spec tators threw money in the flag for the French orphans. The Musicians band came next and was followed by the Confederate veterans and the automo- piles in which local French Consul Si- 1 mon Klotz and Madame Lamick, who wore an attractive French costume; Ex-Gov. Emmett O'Neal, Lieutenant O'Hara of the Canadian army, T. J.. :, Crittenden, state chairman of the four minute men, and several others were riding.
 Memolfs band was followed by the tContinued on Page seven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
First National Bank of Birmingham Ala.
Statement June 2D. lDlo RESOURCES

Loans and Discounts s1o,759,11145 Oyerdrafts - 4316S U. S Bonds (par) ...... l,ooo,0oU.oo U. S. Treasury Certificates l,9s4,07l0O Liberty Loan Bonds ...... l,l04'4o0.e0 State of Alabama Bonds 1zhoVo.oO Stock in Federal Reserve Bank SVsVVV.vV Other Stocks and Bonds. 1,S3s,o5ll9 Banking House .......... Ssl,0OOO0 Other Real Estate ....... 4l,40os0 CASH
 In Vault .s..$ s14.s5s.34 With Banks. 6,325,s45.S9 With U. s. IT. l02.o00.0o With Fed. Re-
 serve Bank 1,SS7,57l.o2- s,230,S76.25
 s27.l6S.ss797
 LIABILITIES capital Stock ....S 1,5o0. .000.00 surplus and Profits ... 1,568.213.0l Reserved for Taxes ...... 2o,140.00 Nrculation .......,.. 1,400,000.00 Dividends Unpaid ........ 100000 DEPOSITS Individual .s1775S.2el53 Bank ...... 2,350.275.04 U. $. ...... l25.900.00 Fed Reserve Bank, Atlanta, Fiscal Agt-. 2.Sss.5oSS9-- 22,s2s.o44sS
 s27,16s, ,897.s7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
PERSONAL

MT Forman Smith is recovering from aa operation for appendicitis at the South Highlands infirmary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
Regional Director To
 Determine Priorities
 Of Industrial Plants
Director of Resources and Conservation of War Industries Board Will Leave for Washington This Morning-Priority Classification
 Under Consideration at the Meeting

determine, but where larger concerns that consume great tonnage of fuel are involved, they will be referred to the director at Washington, who, how ever, will act upon the recommenda- tions of the regional director.
 The owner of a brick plant in this county called on MT. Aldrich yestcr- day asking that he be given priority classification so that he could get about 400 tons of coal with which to burn 800, ,o00 brick that are now In the kiln He stated that the brick were being made for furnace companies i'll this district, and therefore. should come under the classification of essentials. MT. Aldrich instructed him to make out statement showing what he was making, for whom, and the quantity of coal needed and he would see that he got it, if 1t were shown that the brick were to be used in an essential industry.
 That is the purpose of this board MT. Aldrich said. "We are expected to ascertain whether the products of any particular plant are really essential. or whether they are to be used in any essential plant, and if so then the nee essary order will be made to enable them to get the coal, Anyone apply ing for priority classification, how- ever, should come prepared to show us what they make for whom and what it is for and the amount of fuel needed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
CREW OUT OF SPEECH

And it all grew out of a certain speech which MT. Huddleston-one afternoon in ihe pleasa month of April-delivered to empty seats in the lower house. It was the afternoon of the 9th of the month. II was the anniversary of the entrance of the tinted States into the titantic strug- sle or European nations. It was the day on which the President or the United States had urged every citizen to put aside personal differences and personal ambitions and with prayerful hearts and fervent patriotism turn with deep reyer- ence to the necessity of the country. For IL had been decreed that on that day that very afternoon, the third Liberty Loan drive would be initiated.
 It was in that psychological moment and under those favorable auspices that the spokesman of this district essayed to address the House.
 When he stood upon his feet, I was thrilled with great expectations. It was my conclusion that the man who had said and done so many things which re- ceived criticism had selected d happy moment in which to vindicate himself and his district. It was my opinion and belief that in a loud voice he would rally the people to the necessity of the hour would appeal to and arouse their patri- otism, in short, would give expression to the dire necessity of responding to the call of duty in that the blond beast of Berlin might see in the unqualified success of the venture the picture of his doom. foreShadowed on the wall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16

sale was credited to Morgan county, his home.
 Two other absentees now in Florida sent in checks for good sized sums in payment for Baby Bonds, which they or dered forwarded to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
REMARK FABLE SPEECH

able, even had the moment been normal moment Inasmuch. however, as a mar tial hour had chimed and the people throughout the country had raised thelr hands as if to swear fealty to the under taking of the moment, his speech for audacity was without parallel.
 As I listened to the unraveling of the story marveled. The Presidenr of ths
 (Continued on Page seven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
REASON FOR CONCLUSIONS

tHqueSllonably there was reason for these conclusions. For if Huddeston was not in sympathy with the undertaking, his heart alone of all his countrymen was out of tune, his vofce-with the excep- ton of those of a few open partisans of German plutocracy--alone contributed in- harmonious notes to the joyful national chorus.
 Thus full of expectations, I prepared to hear Everything conspired to make the occasion epochal. It was the first ami versary of Americas act in stooping to bino the wounds of afflicted humanity, In stopping to- lift poor Belgium from It's pitiable position beneath the ponder ous hoof of the blood fiend. It was moment in which every citizen of the country came together in spirit with a rush of enthusiasm and with happy ac- claim.
 On the capitol plaza, in position scarce ly ohscured from that in which just above the floor of the House I sat- Washington had gathered to make first purchases of the new bond issue Moving picture stars-Mary Pickford, Marie Dressler Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks-inspired by lofty patriotism to abandon for the moment their worldly duties, were there in the capacity of salesmen. Drawn up at at tentlon was a troop of boys in khaki, giving obvious proof of their devotion to country and willingness in behalf of coun- try, to pour their blood on the fields of Flanders. In the throng was the Secre- tary of the Treasury, w. G. McAdoo, and other dgnitaries who had given their talent to the devising of this very scheme. Ever and anon, from the plaza there drifted into the House the laughter of the populace moved by the gesticu- laticns of Chaplin, or the shouts of satis- faction greeting something good said or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
FINE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED

There never was a finer opportunity presented to mortal man to make himself immortal by some big, some worthy, some kind and unselfish act I thought that Huddleston, with all his shrewdness of character, with his monumental political |astuteness, had seen the situation and had prepared to grasp it and clasp it
 with hooks of steel.
 So confident was 1 in my little wisdom that Huddleston was about to present his ..big'' act that I felt an inward, poignant regret that the House was emp |ty. I counted those members seated about him. There were seven, or eight, or nine One of them was Representative Oliver who. it afterwards was apparent, remained through courtesy to a colleague. Another member was impolite to the ex- tent of reading a newspaper, the pages of which he casually and carelessly turned. Another member, doubtless as q
 result of his intermittent services through a long period of time. was so fatigued that he dozed, and then slept. Others yawned and stretched themselves. In the
 rear a socialist from New York divided his time in rapidly writing letter and engaging in mechanical mods of approval. For an hour the man of Birmingham continued. As he approached the thought that he had in heart, all news paper correspondents, with the exception |of one-the writer-moved to nausea, beat nasty retreats. The pages. held by force, gave vent to their surprise in quaint facial expressions, and then as if to say, "Oh, well. 'tis he,' repaired to the rear of the chamber and indulged in whisperad conversation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
Story of His Startling Effu- sion on First Anniver- sary of His Conu-
 try at War
CONTRAST WITHIN
 AND WITHOUT THE
 HALLS OF CONGRESS
Birmingham Man on That Day Spoke Strange Mes sage for People of
 This City
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

George Huddleston, the ex- pression of whose sentiments in Congress has made the Ninth district of Alabama a subject of more or less unfortunate gos- sip, has entered suit against The Age-Herald.
 He is especially enraged because of a cartoon presented sometime in April. and because of certain lettering which served for captions of dispatch from Washington. For the purpose of re- viving .the incident, the offending cartoon is herewith reproduced
 As balm for his injured feelings and a panacea for those ills which presently afflict him, the man whom the great Birmingham district has sent to Con- gress, begs the sum of s50,O00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-16
GIRLS CARRY FLAG

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Newark post., 1918-03-20

RICE MUFF!NS
l cup boiled rice
l cup milk
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons shortening
l teaspoon salt
l egg
4 teaspoons baking powder
Mix and sift dry ingredients; cut
in fat; add half the milk to egg and
half to rice. Combine liquid and
dry ingredients. Pour into greas-
ed muffin tins, and bake in a hot
oven.
Mrs. R. A. Wilson
Newark post., 1918-03-20
RESULTS OF
POULTRY SAVING
Discussed By State Food Ad-
ministrator

Poultry production must be
pushed vigorously. "One Hundred
Hens On Every Farm is the pop
ular and timely slogan and fits in
aptly with the restrictions of the
Food Administration on the mar
keting of hens. This regulation
caught some poultry raisers with a
surplus of breeding hens although
there is no surplus in the country
at large, for the shortage of feeds
and the high price of poultry has
tempted breeders and the owners
of small focks to sell their hens.
Even those Inconvenience by
the restriction un the sale of hens
can easily see the point of the reg
ulation. If the hens are killed off
the hundred-hen movement has
little chance, nor will there be
hens enough to supply the back
yard flock for the man with the bit
of land who is trying to make his
own stronghold hunger proof. The
present situation offers an oppor-
tunity to live-wire poultry men to
start a piece Of community work
that will connect the surplus of
breeding hens to the hundred-hen
movement and the backyard flock.
Community organization and the
gospel of Feed Yourself" will dis
pose of surplus hens and convert
possible roasters into food produc-
ers for the winter Of 1918-1919.
Agent of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture report
that between January l, 1918, and
February II, forty carloads, each
of about 1000 hens and pullets,
were shipped from the State of
Texas alone.
This means that 100000 birds
that were laying or about ready to
lay were prevented from turning
into eggs the food they had con-
sumed without return during the
winter. Had these birds been kept
until April 80, as urged by the De-
partment of Agriculture and as re-
uuired by the Food Administration
for those remaining on the farms
on February II, it would have
meant at an estimate an addition
of 100000 dozen eggs to the food
supply of the nation, with little
Newark post., 1918-03-20

rible destruction and demoraliza-
tion resulted from this first gas at
tack, and within week England
was making plans for gas warfare
against the Germans.
Soon after the first German gas
attack English and French women
sent to the front hundreds of thou
sands of homemade gas masks.
For the most part they were mere
ly bandages impregnated with
chemicals to wrap around the
mouth and nose. These emergency
masks saved many lives, but af-
forded only limited protection.
Newark post., 1918-03-20

Are you making good the claims
of the food card displayed in your
window? One butterball less a
day or two tablespoons of melted
butter; the release of one cup of
flour and one teaspoon of sugar
per person per day, should be the
slogan of every housewife. Are
you doing your bit?
CORN MEAL BREAD
cups corn meal
teaspoons salt
tablespoons shortening
tablespoons sugar
2 cups either milk or
water
Yeast cake
Flour
Mix first five ingredients in double
boiler and cook for twenty min
utes. When cool add the dissolved
yeast cake, and -four to make the
consistency of ordinary bread
dough. The corn meal is not MOTTO
ed, and the bread keeps soft and
fresh.
Mrs. H. l.. Bonham
Newark post., 1918-03-20
First Gas Masks
Made By Women

The use of gas in warfare dates
back to about 400 B. G. The Spar
tans saturated wood with pitch and
sulphur and burned it under the
walls of cities which they were at
tacking. For several centuries gas
has not been used in warfare, and
The Hague convention definitely
ruled against it. However, on
April %, 1915, the Germans liber-
ated great clouds of gas against
Canadian troops near Ypres. Ter
Newark post., 1918-03-20
New Era In Agriculture

The rising cost of grain feed has
emphasized the need of better
pastures for cattle. Improvement
of pastures is the most ready and
economical means of increasing
animal products without actually
increasing the grain feed. 1t is
also means toward saving labor,
for a good pasture is a veritable
self-feeder.
Heretofore little attention has
been paid to the matter of pastures
in this country. A seemingly in
exhaustible area of pasture did not
encourage conservation and i'm
provement.
We must look to England for
guidance in pasture improvement.
That country faced the condition
of high priced grain years ago, and
has worked on methods of improv-
ing pastures as a means of feed
saving. One experiment, reported
by Director Russell Of the Roth
amsted (England) Experiment
Station, shows how milk produc-
tion may be increased without the
use of more grain. A poor pasture
was top-dressed with $50 pounds
of fertilizer, ard the milk produc-
tion per acre per year was increas-
Newark post., 1918-03-20
GREATER WHEAT
SAVING NECESSARY
Reports from Washington Urge
Strict Economy

American consumption of wheat
appears about to undergo further
curtailment.
On the heels of authentic re-
ports that Germany-s food pros
poets for this year are vastly inn
proved over those of 1917, out
standing indications are that the
cereal shortage facing the Allies
is little short of critical.
Reserve wheat in American
mills and elevators shows a fall
ing off Of 25 percent from 1916, the
Agriculture Department announ-
ces. The United States is shipping
only about so percent of the GER
eals the Allies need. While Eng
lands position is improved over
last month, that or France and
Italy is extremely serious.
Pending the new crops, America
must reduce wheat consumption to
about half what it was before the
war. Assurance of great relief is
found in general determination
in this country, England and
France and in Brazil, Guatemala
and other Latin-American coun-
tries to produce record crops. The
Federal Farm Loan Board an
nounced yesterday that S13,S7S,Sll
was loaned to farmers during the
working days of February, an in
crease of S2,007,S50 over January
To make up for the Allies wheat
shortage Food Administration Of
ficials are trying desperately to re-
lieve the great meat shortage in
England Shipments for March are
expected to increase about so per-
cent above those for February
Meat exports to England last
month were 100000 tons, practic-
ally only a quarter of her demands
This month the total of meat ship
ped will be 10000 tons, according
to estimates. Unlimited supplies
of meat are available, but shipping
facilities stand in the way. Eng
land is now on meat ration of one
pound per week and France on a
ration of half pound. Americans
are eating three to four pounds a
week.
Thousands of tons Of salted and
smoked meats are in Chicago pack
ing houses. Beef is being loaded
into refrigerating cars as rapidly
as they reach the loading docks.
Soft corn is still two-thirds un-
moved in the Middle West, espec-
tally in Indiana. No more corn is
being moved than at the CORES,
Newark post., 1918-03-20
CORN MEAL MUFFINS

CORN MEAL MUFFlNS
"a cup corn meal
IA cups flour
y teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons Royal Baking
Powder
l cup milk
2 tablespoons shortening
Sift dry ingredients together into
bowl; add milk and melted short
ening and beat we'll. Bake in
creased muffin tins in hot oven
about 20 minutes.
Mrs. A. L. Lewis
Newark post., 1918-03-20
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE

Buy a lot on the installment
plan. Five dollars per front foot.
Lots 50x15O feet deep, and pay
ments $500 monthly. Only a few
more left at this price. Why pay
rent all your life when thru the
Building & Loan Association you
can own a home in IL years? Call
to see me if interested.
T. F. ARMSTRONG.
Owner.
Newark post., 1918-03-20

ponding time last year. Failure to
move in sufficient quantities earl
ier in the year has rendered it
doubtful if all of the corn can be
saved by any miracle of improved
transportation
Newark post., 1918-03-20

ed 92.5 gallons at a cost of $3.50
per acre per year, or 2.8 cents per
gallon. Grain could never produce
results like this, especially when
we consider that the increase was
obtained with almost no labor at
all.
Newark post., 1918-03-20
added expense for food, and would
merely have postponed use of the
birds themselves as food until
after May 1.
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
PASSES SENATE
Continued from Page u

1t was after three o'clock when
the Senate got into session, the re-
mainder of the day having been
taken up by a conference of the
Democratic Senators and informal
conferences between members OF
the two parties. Shortly after the
noon recess it was reported that
Senators Wharton and Hart had
refused to hold out any longer to
stop adoption Of the amendment
and that this measure would be
disposed of during the afternoon.
The vote on the Federal prohibi-
ton amendment was as follows:
Yeas-Brown, Frazier, Hoffeck-
err, Hickman, Hollett, Hart, Long,
Mitchell, Newton, Pool, Walker,
Wharton, and President Pro Tenn
Barnard.
Nays - Gormley, Joseph and
Murphy.
On the Gormley amendment to
provide for a referendum the vote
was II against and a for the
amendment. The lineup was ex-
actly the same as the vote for the
resolution except that Senator Hol-
let voted for the referendum.
The feeling was apparently
tense when the Senate convened
shortly after 3 o'clock. After the
roll call Senator Wharton moved
that the reading Of the minutes be
dispensed with, which is the mo-
ton, but Senator Walker objected.
He said that he saw no reason why
the reading Of the minutes should
be dispensed with, as it would take
but a minute or two and the Senate
evidently had plenty of time, as the
Senators had been there all day
without doing anything.
Senator Wharton replied that
the minutes would not show any
thing, as the Senate, although in
session all of last week had done
nothing but adopt a few resolu-
tions. The reading of the minutes,
however, was dispensed with, Sen
ator Walker voting against that
action.
The Gormley amendment to the
Federal prohibition amendment
which had been fixed as special
order for II o'clock yesterday
morning, was called up. Mr.. CORN
ley speaking on it said the resolu
tion was something that affected
the lives, liberties and habits OF
the people of this country anc
should not be acted on too hastily
His amendment, he explained
| provided for submitting the ques
ton to a vote of the people mex
fall. He also stated that this coult
not delay final ratification of thu
amendment if it is eventually rati
> fed, as most of the State legisla
lures will not meet until next year
= eff it was wanted as war meas
ure, Congress would have so speci
fed" Senator Gormley state. II
conclusion he said he could not SCI
d why the member of the Senat
: should want to deprive the 45,OO'
n voters of the State from considera
e tion of this question.
: The vote was taken on the CORN
n lev resolution without further dis
a cussion and as stated, Senator
n Gormley, Hollett, Murphy, an
y Joseph were the only ones to SUP
S port it.
S The resolution as it passed tn
s House was next called up an
Senator Gormley in opposing
v said that while the Government
S sending soldiers abroad to fight fo
r democracy, we are creating auto
# cracy and intolerance at home
s Senator Hickman spoke for tn
e resolution, which was adopted l
Z to 3.
Newark post., 1918-03-20
HOW NEWARK WOMEN
ARE USING SUBSTITUTES
SOME TESTED RECIPES CONTRIBUTED BY OUR
READERS

CORN MUFFINS
p cup yellow corn meal
"a cup wheat -four
p teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking pow
der
2 scant tablespoons sugar
cup milk
2 tablespoons melted
shortening
Sift dry ingredients in bowl; add
milk and melted shortening. Beat
we'll. Bake in creased gem pans
about twenty minutes.
Mrs. David Crime
Newark post., 1918-03-20
GRAHAM MUFFINS

GRAHAM MUFFINS
Soups graham flour
1 cup white flour
p cup New Orleans mo-
lasses
l teaspoon salt CleveD
teaspoons soda (slightly
rounded)
tablespoons melted
shortening
Buttermilk or sour milk to make
solf dough, to drop from a spoon
in muffin tins Bake in hot oven.
Mrs. T. F. Manns