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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
Nearly All Officers Re
 elected.
EXCELLENT REPORT OF THE
 < MASONIC HOME COMMITTEE
Sum of $36,00O to Be Realized in
 Next Ninety Days.
Committee to Meet April 18th Next in Birmingham to Select Site For Home--MontevaIIo's Fine
 Oner.

Concluding the most successful se- Montgomery, and probably in any city of Albaama, the last of the grand bodies, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, completed their labors yes- terday. There were morning and af- ternoon sessions.
 The features of the last day were the election of officers and the much applauded report of the committee on Widows and Orphans Home. The lat- ter report was presented through Chairman Benjamin M. Jacobs, of Blr- mingham, and showed the exact con- dftion of the Masonic Home Fund and submitted plans for raising the re- nlainder of the fund.
 It was recommended by the commit tee that they be given full power to select the site for the Home and to negotiate for the construction of the building. This and every other rec ommendation of the report received the approval of the Grand Lodge and it was determined that the committed shall hold a meeting in Birmingham April 1s. 1909, when all bids for To- cation of the home will be carefully be gone over and the site selected therefrom.
 Only one proposition was mention ed in the report. this being that from Montevallo which carries a donation of SI2.0O0 cash and about seventy acres of desirable land about one mile from the college town.
 The report was loudly applauded when its reading was finished
 All officers of the Grand Lodge were reelected with one or two exceptions Grand Master H. S. D. Mallory heading the list.
 The oficers were reelected at the afternoon session and the instalia- tion also took place then. The morn. ing session was devoted to continued exemplification work and hearing of the Masonic Home Committees re- port.
 The Grand Lodge adjourned early enough in the afternoon to allow the majority of Masons to catch outgoing trains for their homes last nihgt. oth- CTS who remained over will leave to- day and tonight.
 Morning Session.
 The Grand Lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama. resumed their labors yestetaay morning at o'clock.
 The Chairman of the Committee on Work. A. NJ. Scott, continued the ex- republication of degrees.
 At 10 o'clock B. M. Jacobs. Chairman of the Committee on Widows and Or- ph@ho AAVtAos t@~AO port was looked -forward to with in- terest and is regarded as of such inn portance that The Advertiser presents 1t in full as follows:
 "December 2, 1908. "To the Most worshipful Grand Lodge
 of Alabama:
 Your Committee appointed at the last meeting of this Grand Lodge to raise funds and formulate plans for the huildinR and maintenance of a Ma sonic Home for Alabama, beg leave to report that while we have not received that general response to our appeal that we desire and hoped still there has been a gratifying response on the part of large number of our lodges and this enterprise so necessary and so near to the hearts of Masons in Alabama Is an assured fact in the near future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

pilation and publication of history of Alabama. This application was for malIy presented to the board, and dis- cussed at length by the several mem bers. It was unanimously resolved that the board was not clothed with the authority to undertake such q work. and furthermore that. even if such q course were authorized, to un- dertake it would seriously interfere with the progress of the work of the Department in the several activities already projected. It was announced as the policy of the Department that It's most important duty was the coi- lection and organization of materials. All of these are available to students who may wish to consult them. and the Department holds itself in read iness to promptly and sympatheticaliy respond to all demands for help.
 The meeting then adjourned. The members of the board had previously, gone over the rooms of the Depart ment, and had carefully inspected the library, gallery. museum. manuscripts and other collections.
 P. J. Hamilton. the historian of Mo- bile. one of the trustees of the De- partment. expressed himself as great iy pleased with the showing made by the directors report
 q feel" he said, "that the Depart ment iE on higher ground than ever Dc" fore. Our collections are growing con- stantIy, and each day finds them In . better condition for consultation and use. The people of Alabama cannot too highly appreciate tho work that Is being done here"
 pr. W. Fl. Blake who resides in shefield, has been one of the most en- thusiasttc friends of the Department from the beginning. He declared his great pleasure at being able to at' tend the meeting of tho board, saylng that he had never missed single meeting since the organization of the Department
 col. s. W. John. one of the veteran legislators of the State, indicated that he was more than pleased at the growth of the Department
 NO State in thme South has rteh- CT history and the Department iS gathering together the materials for that history" said Col. John. These their richness cannot be computed. All of our students as well as business men are invited to make use of the collections. Our more than six thouv- ana volumes of newspaper and perlods ical files constitute a mine of materi" ais which are practically inexhaust- ible. I am particularly gratified at the progress being made in the organ ization and arrangement of the ma terials for the war history of our state"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

state. has required considerable ex- penditure for postage and stationery and if work is begun during the com ing year the committee will have to hold several meetings, which of course will entail considerable expense, and we therefore ask for the appropria- tion of si.000 for the expenses of this Ieommittee during the coming year
 I've further recommend that the chairman of this committee be em- powered to i'll any vacancies that may arise therein, and if the committed deem necessary to appoint any one ad- ditional to these now composing said committee.
 All of which is fraternaIly sub mitted.
 'Benj. Jacobe, Chairman
 The Grand Lodge next heard a very excellent report from Past Grand Master Geo. Harrison, of Opelika chairman of the ccmmitte on jurispru- dence, and his recommendations for the con1mitte were nearly all concurr- ed in unanimously. They embraced the rulings of the Grand Master.
 Afternoon Session.
 At the afternoon session of the Grand Lodge all the routine business was completed. An interesting episode was the appeafance of Mrs. R. P. Dexter with the ladies of the Elizabeth Armstrong Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, bearing salutations to the arand Lodge and beautiful flowers to the Grand Master and Grand Secretary.
 The occasion was highly interesting and enjoyable. Upon the retirement of the ladies officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:
 Grand Master. H. S. D. Mallory Selma.
 Deputy Grand Master, Lawrence H. Lee. Montgomery.
 Senior Grand Warden, Daniel A. Greene, Birmingham.
 Junior Grand Warden, Henry Clan ton Miller, Birmingham.
 Grand Treasurer, William H. Ding ley. Montgomery.
 Grand Secretary. George A. Beau. champ. Montgomery.
 Grand Chaplain. William C. Bledsoe Lafayette.
 Grand Marshal. David W. McIver Montgomery.
 Senior Grand Deacon. A. H. Carmi' chael. Tuscumbia.
 Junior Grand Deacon. Elliott c. Ri. carby, Mobile.
 Senior Grand Steward, W. D. Sims
 Junior Grand steward. James Alex ander Moore. Montevallo.
 Grand Tyler, Charles J. Walker HartseIie.
 After the election of officers ths Grand Lodge was closed until Tuesday after the first Monday in December 1909. at 3 ?. m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
 AT HOPE HULL FRIDAY

4 worry delightful entertainment will be given at Hope Hull on the evening of Friday, December {, at which time focal talent of Montgomery and Hope Hull will give a performance for the benaft of the School Improvement Fund.
 Hon. W. W. Brandon. Adjutant Geu- eral of Alabama will deliver an ad- dress, after which a very promising musical, in charge of Mrs. J. D. Car ter. will be given. Mfr. Junius Pierce, Mrs. Stuart Washburn and Miss May Porter will sing, following which there will be given two splendid little one act plays. Barbecue Supper will be served by the ladies.
 The entertainment will be given in the School House Building at Hope Hull at s:s0, and the money taken in will be used to paint the school house and tosbuiid fence around 1t. (Pas- sengers for Hope Hull will get of the train at McGehee's switch.)
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
WORK ALL DONE AND
 GRAND LODGE CLOSES

'.In accordance with the authority vested by the Grand Lodge to this Committee early in the year we sent a communication to every lodge Tn the State asking them to organize in tneir respective lodges and obtain from eaeh member of the lodge an individual sup scription, however small. 30 that every Mason In the State might feel that ne had a personal interest in this great work. We regret to say that we did not have as many responses to this letter as we expected. due more. we believe. to the neglect of the officers rath CT than to indifference on the part of the brethren. However, by per sonal solicitation as well as the zeal of some of the local brethren quite a number of lodges responded. Some have contributed liberally while oth- CTS have not shown that generosity or that sense of duty that clrcumstances and their Masonic obligations should have prompted them to do. For in- stance. one lodge with A membership of exactly fifty has contributed the in- significant sum of si.60, while another. which probably contains no more wealth in proportion with member ship of ninety-three has given us s7so and promised further contribu- tions. This is given as an illustration of what the brethren can do when an- unated by true Masonic zeal and Ma sonic spirit. There Is in the hands of the Committee at the present time cash as follows:
 Donations from lodges and indi0id- uals, $S,733.96.
 Surplus per report of George A. Beauchamp. c. S., e2.500.
 Making a total in the hands of this committee. x11,233.9s.
 Tn addition to this amount the fol- lowing cash Is available:
 w. and o. fund, s2,s42.s7.
 Per capita tax to November 16, ST. 057.50.
 Balance from cyclone fund, s1.e63.31.
 Thus making a grand total of avail able cash in the hands of this Commit tee and the Grand Treasurer of 322,- 7s7e4.
 Pledges Received.
 Tn addition to the cash above re- ported we have received from various lodges and individuals pledges as fol-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
JEWISH WOMEN MEET.
Letter Of Regret Is Read From Judw,
 Taft.

Cincinnati. Dec. 2.-Reports of of ficers and committees occupied the morning session of the National Coun- ell of Jewish Women today.
 The report on the national eduea- ton association. department of wo- mems organizations and that of the tuberculosis convention at Washington were presented by Miss Sadie Ameri- can of New York.
 One of the surprises of the opening session was the reading of a letter of regret from President-elect Taft. who wrote
 "I am glad to learn that members of the Council of Jewish Women arc cooperating in the work of the Red Cross and hope that in the broadening
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
AudItor'a Report

The auditing committee reported that the books. accounts and vouch- CTS of the director had been carefully examined. and that they were found several items of expenditure were carefully vouched.
 Some time ago 1t appears that the Sena tors and Representatives in Con- gress from Alabama united in a request to the board to provide for the anrA-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
subnartne poat rented i.

Vallejo, Cal, Dec. 2.-The Submarine boat Pike. which has just been over hauled and repaired at the Mare Is- land navy yard, the work costing s20.- 900, was put through a series of tests yesterday. The boat was submerged several times on one occasion staying under water for twenty minutes. The submarine Grampus. which has also
 been refttsd will be tested next week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
TeIerhone Men Meet

Chicago Dec. 2.--The second day of the twelfth annual convention of the International Independent Telephone Association opened with the reading of papers on the legal aspect of independ- ent telephone service. competition and "pernicious political pulls" The com vention will adjourn tomorrow after the election of officers for the ensuing year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

out of the scope of its vi k that they will be able to take parf 1t.
 ''I regret that 1t will be possible for me to be present erson at the triennial council at innati. but send through you. the national president. greetingS n the Ameri- can Red Cross Sog I thank you for your VI rds of ,ratulation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03

Making q total of pledges. $13 $50. %
 Among the items of cash already collected there is the sum of $500 do- mated by the Grand Commandery of Alabama in addition to the $500 prom ised us for the coming year and to them as well as the Grand Chapter we ex- tend our heartfelt thanks for their lib- eral donation. We beg also to render our thanks to brother J. W. Phillips, of Mobile. for his liberal donation of $500 which has already been paid to this committee Brother R. M. Cum ningham with his usual Masonic en- thusiasm and generosity, has made a most liberal contribution of $500 and we commend the example of these brethren to others The subscriptions of 2i,0oo each made by Brothers Mo- Cormack, Ramsey and Kinney are con- dittoned on our raising the sum of 25O,- 900 less these three subscriptions and we are quite sure of reaching that amount very soon. and we thank these brethren for their liberality.
 'Tt is impossible to incorporate in this report the names of the lodges making contributions and pledges but this Committee asks leave to furnish to the Grand Secretary the lodges making contributions. together with the amount of such contribution. to be printed in the Grand Lodge proceed ings as an appendix to this report:
 This Committee was authorized to receive offers or bids for sites for the location of this home and make recom- men'daflons on same to this meeting of the @rand Lodge. Owing to the strin- gency of the times and the dihiculty of reaching the brethren our work has been somewhat delayed, and only in the last few weeks have definite re- suits been shown, therefore. we have made no effort to receive any offers for a location of the home. feeling that it was better before taking any decided action on that line to be assured of a definite sum with which work might be done. However, since our arrival at the meeting of this Grand Lodge, q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
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Exchange

Berlin. Dec. e United States and Germany hf ranged for a post al rate on is between the two countries of ints instead of the existing ratf ye cents. The new rates win effect January 1sk
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-30
IMPORTANT NOTICE,

The postmaster general has iss sued an
order effective January l. 1908, which is
Of much interest to newspapers and
newspaper subscribers in all parts of the
country. Under the ruling II limit is
placed to the time Subscriber can get
in arrears Of payment aud continue to
be regarded as a subscriber in reality
This time limit is three months for daily
papers and one year for weekly papers
When this is exceeded capers can no
longer be sent to such subscribers at so.
called pound rates. The only way pa
pers can continue to be sent is to have
them prepaid at regular postage rates
which of course Is out of the question,
rs no paper could stand the expense.
Although the new rule went into eff.
feet January / "a reasonable time will
be given publishers to organize their
subscription lists on the advance pay.
ment plan, aOd give subscribers who are
in arrears chance to pay up.
The PILOT has number of subscrib
ers who are in arrears for more than one
year, and whom we are willing to trust
but the penalty for not complying with
the law is severe, and as the rate of one
cent postage for each paper is "A prohib
tive one, we will have to discontinue
sending papers to subscribers who are
more than one year in arrears, when the
new ruling is put in force.
We trust that all subscribers who are
in arrears, will give the matter imped
late attention and pay up SO that we
may be able to continue sending the
PILOT to them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-30
CANNOT IMPOSE PENALTY.

Water companies in Wisconsin have
no legal warrant to make charge of 81
or any other sum against patrons as a
penalty for shutting off or turning on
the water, and complaint may be made
to the State Rate Commission against
any such charge. This is in effect the
ruling of the Commission in the appeal
of patron of the Oshkosh Water Works
Co, who objected to paying a fee of 81,
when the company had cut off his SER
vice because of neglect to pay the water
tax within the time fixed by the compa
ny and the Commission directs that the
company mast refund the penalty.
The decision is of interest in this city
where the Water Works Go. has imposed
a like penalty and has enforced it and it
is probable that patrons here will now
protest payment in the future. The Osh.
kosh Water Works Co. is under the
management of officers of the Manito
woo company and the ruling affecting
that company, will probably prompt the
local concern to abolish the penalty tax.
There has always been loud protest
against the rule enforced by the compa,
nv"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-30
THE BLIGHT CANKER,

Bulletin No. 12 recently issued by the
State Horticultural Society gives de-
tailed description and methods of treat.
ment of very dangerous disease of
young apple trees known as Blight
Canker. This disease attacks mainly
young trees $ to Is years old killing the
bark Of the trunks in patches or attacks
the crotches girdling the main branches.
The disease appeared in the trial or.
chard maintained by the Society at
Wausau and destroyed several hundred
trees before its nature was known. 1t
ia widely distributed through the state
having been found in 26 counties.
The Blight Canker is a bacterial dis.
ease and caused by the same organisms
that caused the well known fire blight
of the apple. Too often injuries caused
by this Canker are ascribsd to Sun.
scald or winter killing. 1t cannot be
controlled by spraying. Treatment con
sists in cutting out diseased bark, Olsen.
fectng the wound with two per cent
solution of copper sulphate or one-tenth
per cent solution of corrosive sublimate,
and afterward covering with paint.
The Bulletin consists of "a pages i'll.
ustrated with II engravnigs A copy
will be sent to any reader of the PILOT
on request TO the Secretary, f. Crane.
field, Madison, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-30

The fifth number of the Y. NJ. G. A.
entertainment course will be given at
the Opera House Tuesday evening, Feb,
by the Slayton Jubilee Singers. 1t is
said to be the greatest company of col.
ored artists IN America They appear
in every large city, and in every first
class lecture course.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says of the
company: "Old Plantation Days was
given by Slayton Jubilee Singers. AS the
curtain rolled up it showed the Com
pany in dresses and suits which might
we'll have been worn amid the cotton
fields and corn, They sang old melo.
dies and hymns which even to-day may
be heard in the South, they sang them
with such pathos that the audience re.
called the singers again and again. She
whom they call the Original Black
Patti sang Away Down upon the
Suwanee River" and when she tried to
leave the stage such an encore was Civ.
en- her that, stage manager or no stage
manager, she was forced to come ou.
and sing Annie Laurie. And the
stage manager once defied, the rule
No Encores" was broken, and that
was why the line of carriages before the
Auditorium stood half an hour later
than they were ordered"
The chart for reserved seats opens at
Geo. w. Fechters three days before the
event
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-30
REAL ESTATE REPORT

The following Real Estate Report is
furnished us by the Manitowoc County
Abstract Company, which owns the only
complete Abstract of Manitowoc county.
All orders given prompt attention.
August and William Hermann TO
William A. Erdmann int in NJ lot :,
blk 81 Two Rivers, 81.
Nelson LeCaire to Charles LeClaire
and David LeClaire lot | sec 1 Two Riv-
ers, g.
August c. Pape to Henry J. Meyer
lots % % and 26 Of subd F. sec Mani
towoc, $500
Edward Reichert and George Reichert
to Henry Reichert $ . # Of lot and n
10 1t lot 5 blk POO Manitowoc, 81.
The town of Kossuth to Frank H4ssel
sec Il kossnth, 81
Alvin O. Thayer to Wencel Kohout
lot blk , in Factory Heights sec %
Manitowoc Rapids, $3.50
Frank Hessel to the Town of Kossuth
part sec II kossuth 81.
Joseph Heinzen to Joseph Grimm % 81
a sec Cato, $500.
Peter Drnmm TO Peter l.. Drumm 40
Il sec 33 Maple Grove, 81.
Peter Drumm to William Drumm 50
sec 2s Maple Grove, $4,000
David Morgan to Nick Brost ] sec
81 Meeme, $50.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-30
GLOVE co. GOES TO THE WALL.

The Cartwright. Mattson Glove Co. of
this city has made an assignment This
action WAS authorized ut directors
meeting Tuesday night. Aaron Tori
son has been appointed assignee. Ten
days are allowed 10y law to file papers
showing assets and Liabilities. 1t has
been known for some time that the af-
fairs of the company were in a bad way
Reports are To the effect that stockhol-
ders will get nothing but that creditors
will be paid in full
The company was organized here
about six years ago and was engaged in
the manufacture of gloves A consider.
able amount of local capital was invest
ed in the concern.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-30
CIRCUIT COURT NOTES.

In the case of John Burger, admins
traitor of the estate of Elizabeth Burger
deceased vs. Rev. E Deibele, executor of
the estate of Peter A. Mutz, deceased, the
jury decided in favor of the plaintiff
making two allowances, one of $,3S and
the other $720. The plaintiff will be
unable to recover on the first allowance
as the statute of limitations will run
against it.
In the case the estate of Ell Zabeth
Burger sued to recover from the estate
of Rev. Mutz, deceased st. Nazianz, for
services from 1896 to the time of Miss
Burgers death in 1904. A special form
of verdict was submitted to the jury,
allowance from June 1896 to Feb. 1901
and from Feb. 1901 to Feb 1904, and the
jury allowed the plaintiff at the rate of
S13 per month for the first period and
500 per month for the second period.
The allowance for the first period, S13S,
cannot be collected owing to the bar of
Uue Stdtult Ol lllnlldliOuS anu lIOul lut
second allowance, S,20, will be deduct
ed 1920, admitted to have been paid Miss
Burger, and Sl4S which was paid for
burial expenses by Rev. MUTT The
verdict, as rendered, will give the
plaintiff a Judgment of about S4OO.
In the case Of the Manitowoc Seed Co.
VS. George Stahl the jury brought in n
verdict in favor of the defendant Stahl.
The case was an action by the Seed Co.
to recover for 213 bushels of peas which
the company claims Stahl had grown
under contract and failed to deliver, but
disposed of the peas elsewhere. Stahl
claimed that the peas in question
were not contract peas. This was the
last jury case and was decided Wednes-
day. The jurors not sitting on this case
were discharged Monday. Court cases
are now being tried.