The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-10
PYTH|ANS URGED
TO Be INDUSTRIOUS
Officers Want to Make Good
Showing Next Year
FARMERS ARE IN SYMPATHY
Movement to Hold Cotton Meets Ready
Responsibilities at Port of
Mobile Makes a Fine
Showing.
FARMERS ARE IN SYMPATHY

making a grand rush for a healthy re-
ception of new members before the end
of the year. Next February 10 will mark
the forty-second anniversary of the or
der's organization, and it has grown to
be the third strongest fraternal order in
the United States. The aggregate men,
bership is 100000. During the existence
of the insurance part of the order ST.
211 ,591 has been paid to widows and or
phans. The grand officers have urged
that at least one new member of every
subordinate lodge in the state be added
before the end Of the year. This would
add 1877 new men, and 374 If every lodge
would put in at least two. Personal
letters are being sent out and official
visits made to encourage all the lodges
to get busy"
Nichols Encouraged.
Grand Chancellor Nichols is in Mont
gomery today and paid visit last night
to Mozart lodge No. %. Speaking of the
outlook for Pythianism Mr.. Nichols said:
THE lodges, so far as l have heard from
them, are meeting my call on them for
this increase in membership with en-
thusiasm. l spent much of this week in
Birmingham and Jefferson county and
found the lodges of that section in good
shape, and l feel sure at least twenty
five new members win be added In that
county.
l attended meeting of the Alfalfa
lodge recently and found them enthusiasts
tic. Gadsden lodge had just held an open
x.rft1 1.,k. fal,,
lodges of that city and Alfalfa, with many
from surrounding towns. went in with
them and had good time. The lodge at
Wilsonville is prosperous, and the Annis-
ton brethren are making fine showing"
New lodges are to be installed at Head
land, Opelika, Altoona and Stone soon,
with likely possibilities at Pollard, Au-
burn and Phenix City.
Miles Goes to Memphis.
1t is quite certain that Grand Keeper
of Records and Seal G.. G. Miles will at
tend the meeting of the grand lodge Of
ficers and other leading members of the
ordee at Memphis December IA and 15
Mr.. Miles is regarded as the easiest
speaker of the grand lodge quota, and
Grand Chancellor Nichols has insisted
that he go over and give the Memphis
brethren something about the work In
membership of the Tennessee grand lodge,
local and surrounding subordinate lodges
of Memphis and grand lodge officers of
other states. It is hoped that there will
be a large attendance as the Memphis
members are making elaborate prepara-
ton to take care Of the crowds. Mr..
Miles will spend a few days in North
Alabama, and leave from that section to
Join with the Tennessee gathering.
Hold the Cotton.
The movement to induce the farmers Of
Alabama and the southern states to hold
their cotton for ten cents has been given
a strong impetus by the circular letter
of Colonel Harvie Jordan, president Of
the Southern Cotton Growers Protective
association, just issued. The good part Of
the thing is that the farmers are able
to hold the staple. Never in the history
OF the cotton growing industry have
the men who make the staple been In
such good shape financially. Most of them
can hold the cotton itself without miss
ing the money. Those who cannot do this
can get all the money they want to carry
their families until such time as they
choose to sell Bankers are now willing
to take all the good paper the farmers
have to give and the mere question of
expenses has been reduced to the min
imum IL there is anything to base col
lateral upon. There Is much talk about
the business men of CORTLAND who have
made proposition that the cotton grow
ing states get together a million bales
and burn or otherwise destroy it so that
the supply will be reduced that much.
The idea is NOT popular, however.
Business at Mobile.
The business of the port of Mobile is
of great interest just now when the
committees Of the Alabama port and the
Alabama river are in Washington try
ing to get appropriations of s250,000 and
$780, 900 respectively for their improve
ment. Mobile now has twenty-seven feet
over the outer bar and asks for thir-
ty-fve. For the month of November the
exports to foreign countries amounted
to $3.50, SSS, and for the eleven months
of the year, SASS. 4S2. The total business
of the port to and from foreign coun-
tries for the eleven months of the year
SIS, 636 702, as compared to $i6,528,519 in
1903, and s1493S.770 in 1902. Divided up the
imports and exports for the past three
years. have been as follows 1904, i'm
ports, $381S,120; exports, SASS, 4s2; 1908.
imports, 49, 745, 422 exports $12, 1888, 097; 1902,
imports. $4,243,773 exports, So 6Ss, 1897. The
shipments of the month of November
were consigned as follows: Norway 1864;
British Honduras s10,629: Costa Rica,
s7098; Honduras, 62,29l; Guatemala, $500;
Panama, $31,570; Mexico s242,9 24 British
West Indies, $2S46; Cuba, 1896.
Big League Team.
It Is announced that the New York
American league team will do its spring
training at the grounds of the Mont
gomery club, and that the famous spit
ball terror. CHESHIRE, will be in the bunch.
This will give the capital city fans their
first squint at the big fellows and many
will be glad to have chance to see them
work.
The men for the Montgomery team are
being listed and it is quite certain
that there will be hare. hitting
crowd of them next year. Mobile has
given up the fight to secure franchise
and will not ask to be let In according
to the present outlook. IF Mobile has
league ball the coming season 1t will be
an accident" remarks the Mobile Herald.
Seek to Re-estabIIsh Validity.
In a petition filed with the supreme
court Attorneys Powell and Blackburn of
Birmingham seek to re-establish the
validity Of the consolidated court of JEFF
ferson county, which has been declared
unconstitutional by the same supreme
court to which application is made In the
present instance The gist of the aver
ment is that the criminal court of JEFF
ferson county was repealed by the con-
solidated court bill of Jefferson county,
and that the latter went into effect No
vember of this year by legislative man.
date.
1t Is averred in the petition that on No
vember last a paper purporting to be a
warrant was issued from the criminal