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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
IF THE GOVERNMENT RAN THE
 FOOD BUSINESS

By Jean Prescott Adams Department Of
 Food Economies, Armour & Go.
 Did you ever stop and think of the history of the cured ham, or the can or pork and beans, or the pail of shortening that comes in your kitchen door?
 This story is like a chain that starts with the producer. continues with the preparing of the food for the market, and then the delivering of it to the con sumner, at any time of the year and al any part of the country. It sounds very simple matter that one person shall grow food and another buy 1t to eat, but there are a great many steps in this operation.
 One of the important steps is the sta bilizing of prices, that is so the pro- ducer the farmer and stock raiser may get a price for their products based on what it costs to raise them, and the con sumer-the housewife. may pay only the necessary advance on this price Ar nour and company, the big food producer with which am the most familiar, made last year & profit of one and six-tenths per cent on a dollar of sales. That means that on every dollar of produce and by products they sold, this includes meat, vegetables, rice, coffee, lard, whatever they sell, they made little oyer a cent and a half If Armour and company
 
 handled one or two yroducts, they could not do business on so small profit por dollar. Any housewife is sufficiently a business woman to see that.
 Remember, too, that the packers book keeping is open to government inspec- ton.
 Another step is the use of the refrig- orator cars. Armour and company in the early development of the fresh meat 4c ctr their own refrigerator cars to protect their fresh meat and make quick deliveries. With expert management they are able to move these cars S4 miles q day, while the refrigerator cars owned by the rail- roads average only 46 miles daily. These two examples of highly developed eff cheney guard first the price of foods and second the prompt delivery of foods. Without them prices would be higher service lessened.
 Naturally, food prices were high dur ing the war. caused by decreased pro- duction, distribution and increase of cost of all items entering into the production of food, but we were never without wholesome food in great variety. When there was a shortage of one article, q healthful, available substitute was put on the market. This was also true of
 Those who have studied the food sit nation give us little hope of imme- diate reduction in prices Only high eff our shipments abroad for the army and for the civilian population, the big Chi gago food purveyors never fell down. To cite one instance, one of many big rapid filling of orders:
 Last January the food administration at Washington telegra phed an order to Chicago for 20,0o0,000 pounds of meat products for relief use in Europe. This order was filled and on the way in AS hours to make connection with the next boat leaving for Europe It took 6e0 re- frigerator cars to carry it. and without these refrigerator cars, slSillfuny oper-
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Now know that when preacher gets 10 writing about fowls there is apt to be smile go up from those who read what he has to say, for if it be true as some claim that the negro and the mule were created for one another It can be equally as well established that ministers and chickens are yoked to- gether It is claimed that one of the two original jokes which got out of the ark was this one which I have told so often that I am really ashamed to spring it again, but here goes: Why is a chicken the most religious fowl in the world?" The answer being, Because so many enter the ministry"
 Having admitted this much, do you wonder that I spent much time in the poultry exhibit? I was glad to find that Secretary Dent had at last built build ing worthy to house the annual chicken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

you for you have been or are going for real fancier can't keep away from chicken show any more than an office boy can keep clear of the bleach CTS when it's his afternoon off.
 Now, there is also fine showing of ducks and geese, and pigeons and rab- bits. but these are things about which
 I am absolutely ignorant, but if any of them make an appeal to you be sure and run down today and look them over, for you will have chance to see as good as can be raised in Alabama, and then get to gaze on some which come from out of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Sidelights at the Fair
By FRANK WILLIS BARNETT
 n ..r-aa nhnr rrnAs n. lilaitinra r1.al

LIS BAHNETT
 exhibition. I well remember how crowd ed the old arrangement was and how hard 1t was to view the exhibits. with any degree of pleasure or satisfaction but now it s a real treat to walk through the airy and roomy house in which the fancy breeds are exposed.
 had the chicken fever bad some years back, and spent much time and consld- erable money in trying to breed Rhode Island Reds I had fine success with them until I was finally convinced that there was a colored gentleman Tn BIT mingham who knew more about "rais- ing chickens than I did, for he got them faster than I could furnish them to him, and so I retired from the contest and quit fancy stock and took to buying fowis TOT table purposes.
 Now people ask which is the best breed of chickens. l am no chicken tahcier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

but I know enough about it to realize that there are a number of fine strains, and when one has settled on the matter of whether they wish to make a spe- cialty of the egg or the meat variety or compromise on a combination type, my advice is to pick one kind and then stick to it. It's largely a question of fancy. though the "yellow-legged'' kind is pre- ferred by the preaching fraternity
 If you are thinking of putting few hens and a rooster in your back yard this fall, I suggest that you pay a visit to the poultry show for you will have chance to see splendid specimens of the best-known breeds. If you are already a breeder I know there is no use to urge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Two Held on Charge of Probably Fatally
 Wounding Merchant

Albany, October 1o.-t Special )-E. L. wann. farmer and merchant of Court land, was rushed 10 hospital here this afternoon seriously and perhaps fatally wounded following an affray on the depot platform at Courtland.
 One bullet fired from revolver en- tered the stomach, Stan and Garth ,--~ --'~-e frverS and farmers, were placed under arrest by City Marshal NJ. Crew, and are being held to await the arrival of the Law renee county sheriff from Moulton.
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the farmer in the open market for cash Thousands of housewives have visited our plants and have been deeply inn pressed withour wonderful system and efficiency. This has all been developed to put within your reach a wide variety of perfect food in perfect condition at the least possible price. If you have any questions on the reasons for pres ent prices of any commodity write to Mrs. Adams, care of this paper, and your letter will be given personal and im- mediate attention.
The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03

answered satisfactorily. Then the
general sat looking at him with an
expression on his face which plainly
said: ':Dare trust your es' -
"Young man." he said presently,
looking up with a crafty eye. "You
can do your king great service.
will give you q dispatch for General
eHowe, commanding in New York. Go
back with it to this rebel, Washington,
and tell him you chased messenger
of mine and took It fIom him. Win
you do this1'' g;.ss+ ;ss
4. ''You ask too much. general. was
met and questioned BY a party. of
American horsemen just outside your
lines. Seeing that could not give
them good reason for not being on
the road to Dobbs Ferry. put spurs
to my horse and got away from them.
To 60 back to General Washington
would be to go to q halter. But this
1 will do. Give me the kings uniform
and the dispatch. will approach the
American lines and on being seen
will turn and run, dropping the dis
patch on the way. for them to pick
up.."' q.
"H'm," said the general, thoughtful
ly, II am -disapp pointed that you, can't
adopt the plan I propose. However,
your refusal to do SO convinces me
that you have told me the truth and
have turned to our side. IL you can
work the plan you suggest it may
serve the same purpose"
At nine O'Clock that night George
Patton rode up 10 the ferryman at
Communipaw c and as a courier from
the general commanding at Elizabeth,
demanded to be taken at once across
to General Howe at New York. He
found the general just about to 60 to
bed. Patton handed him the dispatch.
General Howe read it and called an
aide-decamp. Couriers were sent fly
ing down the jersey coast. Il, I
, Patton, stating that he had orders
to return at once to Elizabeth, re-
crossed the ferry, and at daylight the
next morning rode up to the Ameri-
can pickets at Morristown. He was
recognized and permitted to 60 to
headquarters. He found General
Washington up and giving his aide,
Capt. Alexander Hamilton, memoran-
da upon which to write the commune
cations for the day. Washington. see
ing Patton in the uniform of q British
trooper, looked at him In astonish-
meht. The young man gave him an
account 6 his doings as it has been
given here, following it up by an ex-
planation of what had probably been
accomplished. ..:sz .>s.. u
Washington, desirous of making
transportation of his forces between
Morristown and the Hudson in order
to distract the enemy's attention, had
sent by Patton a communication that
The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03

II -
dered himself and asked to be taken
10 the British general. There he pro
duced his dispatch, which the general
read eagerly.
sWhat does this meanT he asked,
looking up at Patton.
1t means, general, that I have been
. dispatch rider In the American
army, but I am convinced that It IL
useless and wicked to fight against
the lawful sovereign. was charged
this morning to take this dispatch to
Dobbs Ferry. have brought It to
you"
The general turned again to the Dis
patch. There was Washfngton's
handWriting--his signature. Then
- looked anew ut the dispatch
rsder. Thea he peUoed Patton with
ap0 guHdons, an e wkfcA tAe ~
The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03
Demanded 20 es Taken Across Il
General Howe. -

he was about to attack certain Brit.
ish troops in the neighborhood Of
Trenton. The general commanding at
Elizabeth gave Patton q dispatch to
General Howe, intended for Washing
ton. stating that the troops at Tren.
ton were without arms and ammunl.
tion and practically defenseless. At
the same time he ordered q large por>
ton Of his force there. General Howe.
on receipt Of the dispatch. ordered
troops on the Jersey coast hurried to
Trenton. The consequence Of this
secret service diplomacy was that
Washington made his transfers be.
tween Dobbs Ferry and Morristown
without being disturbed.
When the dispatch rider had fin.
ished his account Washington said to
him:
''Your riding into the enemy's nnea
as q deserter was an exhibition OF
splendid nerve; your refusal to bear
q message back to me was stroke
Of genius. Had you agreed, It woulc
have shown conclusively that you were
spy, seeking to deceive and gather
information. You are the champion
secret service rider In this or any
other army"
"And the champion liar," added
Captain Hamilton.
''Given q spy" said Patton, smiling
''and q bad liar, and the result IS q
ecafrold."
usssrisAt. 1919. sy western Newspasr uaios-,
This Day Of Enlightenment.
In the generous spirit Of our time.
and the broad catholicity Of this hour.
we cultivate no resentment, and har
Dor no revenges. We remember Great
Britain not as the land of George the
Third and Lord North, but as the coun-
try Of Shakespeare and Milton, Of
Chatham and Burke, Of Gladstone and
John Bright. With the same language
and lineage, we no longer settle our
difficulties BY the bloody issue Of wsr.
but By peaceful arbitration, and ar0
rivals only In the faee for q better civ.
flixatiOn and its bene6cent results. We
Of the North and our Southern breth
rem are united in Strengthening en-
larging and perpetuating the republie
We hopefully await the time when the
leaven Of liberty hum America shan
have regenerated tie political cond&
tion of svay s1ea-hauncsg = n
pOWs
The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03
FEDERATION Of LABOR DEMANDS
RAIL OWNERSHIP and FREE IRELAND

Plumb Plan for Buying and Managing Railroads ndorsed by Ane-
can Federation Of Labo-Senate Hearing Treaty Leak
Iowa Senator Wants Farm Loan Act Applied to Workmens
Homes-Astor Sells Priced Acre National Taxes in
Sight Cover Less Than Half Of Expected
ment Has More Life Insurance Than All Private Companies.
The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03
African Idea Of Beauty.

In Africa q crop Of the blackest,
curlfest, closest hair imaginable
makes . girl the belle Of the kraal.
especially II she be plump, with piggy
eyes, thick lips, . nose like IN India
rubber shoe, and . sk1a that shines
Ike Q cooking stove.
The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03
A Republic Of the World
D Js.ss A. Elsstss
90 49,.

When our deathless Declaration
Brought q new land into birth,
It was not alone q nation
It conferred upon the earth;
But it added to the glory
B. OF that fair. immortal page
The first chapters Of the story
OF q new and golden age. =
Over this achievement real,
; That the eyes Of an might sees
1t erected an ideal
OF humanity made free;
!. It set up for all the races :.
The same goal that it had won
And it bade them turn their faces
To the rising Of the sun.
Since that time the generations
OF mankind are growing free,
While the progress Of the nations
Keeps in step with Liberty; a
New republics are tho fashion. 8
OF our own design and plan,
Burning with the sacred passion
OF the brotherhood Of man.
What though now, the lands king
ridden
All are weltering in gore, r. s,@
Freedoms light cannot be hidden
BY the clouds and wrack Of war;
For, from out its devastations.
A new flag may be unfurled
OF a Union Of the nations,
RI A Republic Of the World.
Herein lies the deeper meaning
OF the many in the one: &
IT'S a lesson for tho cleaning 4,
OF III lands beneath the sun.
Racial rivers coalescing z
F Here coumingle and increase.
So all earth may find the blessing
Born Of union and Of peace.
The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03

a<raHERE was a time during
49, 49, s the American Revolution
4Ea when the British held
1r New York city and a por-
i ton of New Jersey. The
4N American forces were at
ESSlb Morristown, N. J., and ut
.AEf Dobbs Ferry on the Hud-
rsk- son and points above
Communication between Morristown
and Dobbs Ferry was maintained by
dispatch riders who travelled In q line
between the two points through
Orange. At a recent decentennial
celebration Of the founding Of the lat
ter place a bronze statue of the dis
patch rider was erected. s.... b.
One day George Patton, one Of these
messengers, stood in Washington's
private Office at his Morristown head
quarters. (Any visitor may see the
room today just as It was then, on the
northwest corner Of the building.)
Washington, sitting at his desk,
turned and handed Patton q dispatch.
saying: .g" ..... u
II wish you could contrive to let
this dispatch fall into the hands Of
the enemy. Further, would like in
formation of their movements when
they receive it, though I admit l don't
expect such information. At any rate,
after leaving Orange You might pre-
tend to have lost your way. taking q
southerly direction between Newark
and Elizabeth, where the enemy's
outposts are located. will give you
the best horse in the command. You
may contrive to drop the dispatch
let them pick it up and escape. This
IL only a suggestion; you must. of
course, be governed by circumstances"
That afternoon George Patton, In
stead Of following his commanders
suggestion, rode boldly up to q Brit
ish outpost near Elizabeth. surren-
The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03

the Northern Pacific right-ofway.
st. PAULA minimum wage Of %
cents an hour for all women and min
ors employed in Minnesota is proposed
in tentative order adopted by the
Minnesota Minimum Wage commits.
sion. The tentative schedules for ap-
prentices will permit employment or
those 1S or over at 18 cents an hour
for three months, and q cents for the
second three months, the regular min
imum then to apply, and of those un-
der 18 at Is cents an hour for the nrst.
1S cents for the second and 81 cents
for the third three.month periods, the
23-cent wage to be paid afterward.
Public hearings on the tentative order
will take place at 2 p. m. and p. m.
June 80, In the house chamber ut the
new state capitol.
Red Lake Falls.-Daily shipments
Of liquor are leaving, this city, which.
with Plummer, are the only two wet
places in this part Of Northern Mime
sofa. On one day recently, 1t took
half an hour to load the liquid express
shipments on the southbound Great
Northern passenger train. and the
depot platform was piled high with
casks, cases and barrels of liquor.
There are six saloons and one whole
sale house here. Three Of the dealers
whose licenses expire June 30 have
applied for and have been granted y.
censes for smother year In case the
president should let down the bars
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04
RESPITE FOR DEBS ASKED
OF WILSON BY SOCIALISTS

WASHINGTON, Aprit ApplI-
cation for respite preliminary TO
"a petition for pardon OF Eugene V.
Debs. the socialist leader sentenced
to 10 years imprisonment for viola
ton OF the espionage act. has been
received nt the white house and viii
be referred TO Attorney Gene,al Pa
mer The request is signed by Frank
+. walsh, Charles Edward Russell
and Alan Benson II has not been
brought to the attention OF Presi-
dent Wilson, II was learned today,
should Il respite be granted II
would stay the execution OF Debs
lO-ycar prison sentence until the eN-
piration Uf5a stipulated time during
which Conssd eratlon would be given
to Il pardon II II was not granted
Debs would he remanded TO prison
Immediately upon certification by
the supreme court ~ its findings up
holding his conviction, which prob
ably would be about May /
Thr court after upholding the
conviction Of Dcbs. refused an appli-
cation for "A rehearinR During the
pendcncy OF the case before the high
er court. Deba has been at liberty
nder bond
The application for ciomency to
President Wilson is his last appeal.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04
ARTILLERY ORGANIZATIONS
TO BE RETAINED By ARMY

WASlUNGTON. April The
American army VIII retain prrmu.
nontly somc ot the artillery urgum-
AttIunS which are an uutErowth of
the war Among those according TO
tho rcorgunlZa'lun plans which have
been approved. are los riflos the
weapons relied upon largely IN the
closing days oio me war Tor harrage
work eight inch ana 30 IN field
howttZers. heavy railway guns, In
ending - inch, ~ inch ana 10 inch
mortnrs, hOwitLcrS and rifles trench
mortnr units aud antiaircrir bat.
tcilrS including mortnrlZed machine
Euu units To protect troops on the
march from attack from The air.
In addition Ia the 81 regiments
Of field artillery provided for In the
divisional organization there aro to
be six regiments of army artillery
To go with the field army OrganIEa.
tiun to he erected
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04
GENERAL WOOD GETS
MEDAL FOR SERVICE
l. Included In list ~ Officers
Awarded Honnrs for \nrp-d ScrV-
Ices During the War.

WANNiNGTON. Apru : A lie, "
officers who have been awarded tho
distinguished service medal for cv.
copuonslly mcrIurlous service dur.
ing tho wat iVued by tho war DO
pertinent today includes the names
OF Mai Cons Leonard Wood. Hugh
l. Scott ana John =. Morrison
Al the sam" time the department
announced award nf the medal to
Gen. h. Onni OF the Japanese army
"for especially mcrtoriou- and dls.
t!nsuishod service as srnior allied
commander iu Siberia"
Among other officers given the
medals arc
Rrig ions Robert VI ulnford,
OliNcr Edwards. Frank Is Fergus.
son, Churlcs Mex Stl,amhu Arch.
ihald II SnudcrIani T. Ereloth win.
slow, lNt''r Drown, John bradley.
Ma. Gems willard \ Nolhruolt.
Guy Carleton. coils James G. Stocsc
Bradley Dewey. Robert l. Wyllc. i.
r. Andrews Lieut. COT i NJ Auld,
British army. and Cot T.. II Glos,
Briti,'h army
Tho citation ur Major General
Iolbrbok refers 10 his "conRpicuoua
service as commanding general OF
tn" southern department where his
flrmn"SS and tact lu handling a
threatening situation on tho Mexican
border materially improved the con
ditiOuH between the United states
and Mexico
General woods decoration was
baRcd on his S,ryivr In the depart.
ment division. ana camp commander
during the war Tho citation saws.
"He has displayed qualities Of
lende eHhip and professional attain
ments OF n high order IN the admin.
istration and training or his various
commands, and had furthered In
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-04

ing was marvellous. The customs o'
France are strange mixture OF
modern ideas aud ancient by GNnt
DAYS. Girls have no men Compan
ions until they are "a or 90 years OF
age and are always chaperuned
Major Hopkins had the oppor'u-
nifty Of VISITING IN soma OF the F'rcnCh n
homes and meeting the highest type
OF the French people. In one home
ne states there were two young la
dies, ana on one OF these visits one
OF the girls informed him she had
received proposal ~ marriage from
a FrenChman that she had never
seen This. he says, ~ the usual
custom, a man will scc a girl he
admlros, afd he will have a friend
convey to her tho Information thht
he desires TO marry her, and inquiries
AS to how much money or dot she
will bring with her OF course IT h
not necessary TO add that her accept
ance OF the otter Is not compulsory.
According to Major Hopkins the
girls are very "totChing." they Ger
tainly know how to tidy up and wear
their clothcH tn advantage even when
they haven't murh to spend on them
On the streets their hats are pulled
down nearly 60 their eyes, and col
lars ARE worn up TO their nose, with
the result that you see nothing hut
"a pair of glorious brown eyes,
which have the come hither" look In
them This description IL going
FOme' for scdatc married man, and
speaks well for the French girls,
however, the major says you VIII
have to hand" II to the American
girls when 1t comes 20 footwear
he does not think much OF tho
French short round toe. stubby
shoes.
Relative 20 g prohibition, MaNr
Hopkins believes the French VIII
make no great progress along that
line for some time To come Every.
body drinks wine and, at that there
is far more drunkenness In the United
States than In France. No one gets
drunk In France. The red wine has
some "kick' 10 II. but the white wine
Ia very mid, wine IL a necessity
for the Frcnchmen, they drink II
Ike we do water. trainloads OF Il
were hauled mp 10 their lines and II
was served with every meal.
II Is Major Hopkins opinion that
the French people will 1.-Two on an
average 10 years longer than we VIII
not that they are "piCkled," but he -
cause they take life SasieF play more,
ana enjoy themselves 1t Is worry
that kills people. not pleasure The
major also stated that II was easy
to pick up the language ANA that he
learned 10 speak quite n smntiering
OF French during his six months
sojourn In France, but ua his con
versation was all in English the
writer cannot voucb for that
Speaking OF the Dolshevik move.
ment in Germany and Hungary, Ma
Jor Hopkins did not seem to think
this should cause any uneasiness lie
said everything was quiet iu France
when he left, and no stress was being
made OF disorders In central Europe
By the way. don't say major" any
moro after today---it In "yerbOtcn,'
the major now has on his citizen"
clothes, and says he Is plain Hops"
TO hs friends hereafter. or. II you
insIst "Mr. Hopkins"