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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
zAMORA TEMPLE.
MAKES READY FOR
WASHINGTON TRIP
Most Stupendous Gathering
Of All Time Is Forecast
For June

"On to Washington-Lets CO..
This is the slogan adopted by the
transportation committee of Zamora
Temple. The occasion is the 18th
annual meeting of the imperial coun
ell Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine The
Washington committee, Shrine and
civic. have publicly declared that the
Shrine convention at the nations
capital shall be the greatest fra
ternal event the world has ever
known.
Ernest Matthews, Zamora's 'pote,'
John w. Sparkman, the genial chair
man of the sportation committee.
and Charles John" Geohegan, the
"Old Reliable have been busy maxi
ing plans to carry the largest delega-
ton from Zamora Temple to the i'm
perial council in the history of the
Shrine in the South From the fact
that Zamora Temple has the largest
membership of all Shrines south Of
Indianapolis. this is expected to be
accomplished.
Lets CO. says John w. Spa rkplug.
alias Sparkman, and here IS the dope.
The Seaboard Air Line railway has
been adopted as the official route for
the Zamora Divan. band, uniform
bodies and Shriners generally. IA
mora Temple will condict two special
trains over the Seaboard to the meet
ing of the imperial council at Wash
inston. leaving the Birmingham ter
mnal station at 10:30 o'clock Sunday
night, June 3. The trains will leave
Washington a t 2 o'clock Friday morn
ing, arriving in Birmingham Sunday
morning. June 8. During the stay in
Washington the cars will he parked
on the r. f. & p. railroad tracks
Application for reservations must
be made through John w. Spark
man, top floor of the jefferson
County Bank building. Applications
viii be numbered and filed in the or
der which they are received and as
signments of space made accordingly.
Any of the nobility desiring to re-
main in Washington or extend their
trip to other points may obtain all
necessary information S to rates,
stop-oVers, etc, at the offices of the
Seaboard AIR Line railway in the
Woodward building.
The Shrine convention at Washing
ton promises to be the greatest
peace time gathering ever held in the
history of the world. Committees in
charge of arrangements have spared
no expense in making the gathering
notable event, and everything Is
| planned on a scale of magnlhcance
! never before attempted.
Among the big features Will be an
4 historical pageant, staged at the capt.
toll. showing the progress of eivili-
j alton from its dawn to the present
i time a western rodeo with sn Indian
] village, a band of 5000 pieces under
one leader, a huge water carnival,
/ biggest dance in history, Washington
monument illuminated with thou
sands of myriad colored lamps, and
numerous other events ever to be
RENE mbered by visitors to the ma
tons capitol on the momentous oc-
! casion.
1t is expected that over 100000
i Shriners and visitors will be in Wash
! ington for the Shrine session, but
/ adequate plans have been perfected
/ by the housing committee as to as
sure every visitor being taken carr
of. The government has placed
the disposal of Washington, tents
cots and other necessary equipmen
to house a million.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
MASONIC DEGREES ARE
CONFERRED MONDAY
Railway Employees Receive Honors
OF Lodge Monday Night

The southgate club, composed of
Masons employed by the Southern
railway, conferred the blue lodge de-
grees on a group of candidates Mon
day evening in the small auditorium
of the Masonic Temple. Sixth ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street. north, be-
fore large gathering of Master
MaSons.
The meeting was called to order in
due form by Birmingham FraternaI
Lodge No. 3S4 and presided over by
Grover c. Eubanks. master of the
club The work was put on in a
mastery manner, and the meeting
was one of the most unique held by
a lodge for some time.
After the work speeches were
made by prominent Masons present
and refreshments We're served. Fair
fax Harrison of the southern rail-
way, who was expected to speak at
the meeting was unable to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13

positively no longer any excuse for
suffering the agonies Of rheuma.
tism! Especially in the autumQ OF
your life when the vital organs
weaken, impurities multiply and
linger in the muscles and joints, as
never before. It Is now, just now.
when you cannot afford to guess.
No day returns! And whatever you
take, 1t must also protect and aid
your stomach. rs So
Here is a joyous fact which can
mean to you fond farewell for.
ever to ali the miseries, the tor
lures, the body-twisting pains that
YOU have suffered from the demon
of rheumatism. It is a fact that
rheumatism means "blood-poverty.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
zAM0RA kAMRAM
BASE BALL CAME
WILL BE A CORkER.
Diamond Celebrities Will
Soon Start Preliminary
Workouts

1t will be one of the biggest events
In the history of Birmingham frat
ernalism, the Shrine Grotto base
ball game. Details have not yet been
announced, but will be forthcoming
shortly, and when they do then will
the rivalry be keen, for already has
it been stated that the two aggrega-
tions of diamod stars are TIMBER
ing into shape to swell the tuberculo-
sis sanitorium fund.
Kamram -Grotto issued the chal-
lenge and Zamora Temple is expected
to shortly retort with defiant an
swer. after which will follow an in
tense but short period of training.
then the big thing will be staged at
Fleetwood park. Some fur will
surely fly.
1t is stated by the committee in
charge that the greatest difficulty
expected will be the securing of Of
fetal arbitors or umpires. Know
ing full we'll that its ticklish busI>
ness and an extraordinary request to
make, officers of the two orders are
somewhat timid in broaching the UNI
pire subject, still it must be done.
AS matter of consolation it might
he stated that all hospital bills will
be Jointly met blythe two fun MAX
ing orders, and physicians and am
balances will be kept in readiness to
care for injured or sea ped umpires.
Birming CHAM received the initial
announcement of the game as made
by The Age Herald with enthusiasm
and a mighty outpouring of fans is
assured Seats, will probably be sold
on dates in advance of the contest.
In the meantime fences of Redwood
will be moved back and concrete
bases take the place of the rubber
sacks now in use. Special bats, balls
ands other paraphanalia will be used.
1t has been suggested that balls be
of cork as to inflict tn smallest In
jury to luoffending players. The
teams. however, will not listen to this
and insist that both bats and balls
be oversize.
In the absence of definite an,
nouncement it can only be stated
that treat is in store for Birming-
ham fans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
.ELKS TO INSTITUTE
MEMBER CAMPAIGN
"A Thousand For 70" Is The Slogan
Adopted

Twenty teams of five members each
will be named Tuesday night at the
regular meeting of Birmingham lodge
No. 10, Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks. to take the field in the new
mbership compaisn on Wednesday
morning. This announcement was
made by Thomas j. Crittenden, chair
man of the membership committee,
who also stated that while the cam
paign had not been formally started,
quite a number of applications were
already in the hands of the secretary.
"A thousand members for 49,, is
the slogan of the campaign commit
tee. and it is expected that this num-
Der will be exceeded by the time the
campaign closes. A meeting of the
committee was held Tuesday night
and the plans outlined by Chairman
Crittenden.
At the meeting Tuesday night, in
addition to the regular order of bust
ness, resolution will be voted on
granting all members of the lodge
who have held consecutive member
ship for 25 years, a life membership
card.
There will also be a number of can
didates initiated into the order, with
the degree team in charge. Exalted
Ruler Thomas w. Morgan will preside
and requests all members to be on
hand for this meeting. Visiting Elks
will be cordially welcomed.
The delegation that attended the
state Elks' convention, held at Flor
ence last week, report an enjoyable
and successful r,eeting. The secre-
tary of 10. Hugh NJ. Bagley, was hon
ored by election to the secretaryship
of the state association. The asso-
citation will meet next year in Mont
gomery.
On May 23 a dance will be held at
the Tutwiler for the benefit of the
Elks band. Louis Stern, manager of
the band. under whose auspices the
dance will be held, states that it is
planned to make the affair most en-
joyable one. The band and Elks or
chestra will furnish music, and the
best of order will be preserved. A
genuine good time is assured all who
attend.
Tickets for the dance can be had
from the secretary or any member of
the lodge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
POPLAR CAMP W. @. W.
CONFERS DE G R { ES
Five Are Initiated At Woodmen
Meeting Tuesday Night

Popular Camp No, 1lS Woodmen
of the world conferred the protective
degrees on two candidates at s
O'Clock Tuesday night at East Lake
before good attendance of lodge
members. Applications of six candi-
dates were introduced and voted on.
Announcements We're made to the
effect that future meetings of the
lodge would commence promptly at
s o'clock and the work would be
made as short as possible.
Work in the protective degrees will
be resumed at the next meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13

members are asked to bring their
families and friends will be carried
out. The public IS also welcome.
White flowers Will be worn for
mothers gone, red ones for those who
are living.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
MOOSE OBSERVE MOTHERS DAY

Birmingham Lodge No. 447 Loyal
order of Moose, and HAPPIER $50,
Women of Mooseheart Legion will
observe Mothers Day Sunday with
appropriate exercises at Moose hall.
An attractive program to which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13

Mr.. M. A. Farmer, Elyria.
Ohio, writes: IS. S. S. relieved
me of rheumatism and a,erv-
business. 1t is the best medicine
for building up the blood. Al.
ter taking only two bottles, 1
feel like a mew man"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13

How? Go to the very root Of the Blood
them they carry off the impurities
whv s. S. corrects rheumatism is the sure way to
Get permanent relief s. S. builds Blood Cells by the
million.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13

Rheumatism is one of the most
common causes of heart disease.
At your age, or at any age, it Isl
too late to experiment. There is
Evening star., 1923-10-14

CSC Stamped Towels, zc-
1,40O genuine Dryweil Tow.
els. in an assortment of
eight pretty new designs;
hemstitched or spoke stitch
for crochet edges.
Goldenberg's--First Floor.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

6xo-ft. Seamless Velvet or
Brussels Rugs Aiexan d er
Smiths make; beautiful floral,
oriental and medallion de-
signs; light and dark color
lngs.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

Very fine grade heavy
weight Administer and Wilton
Velvet Rugs, all perfect quail
ity and products of Alexander
Smith and Co.; choice of Orien-
tai, medallion and neat figured
designs. All colorings; 9x12-ft.
size for large rooms.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

1909 pure wool warp and fill
ing-made for the finest class Of
trade. 70xS0-inch d b e bed
size. Heavyweight, beautiful
blocked plaid effects, in blue,
pink, gray, tan and gold color
ings. finished with wide ribbon
bound ends,
Evening star., 1923-10-14

Perfect Quality Cooks
Make Cork-filled, Burlap-back
Linoleum, Rugs with complete
borders. 7.6N12-ft. size; in
light or dark colors; handsome
wool rug designs.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29
HIGHER
carson city Appeal


Righteous indignation al the
taunts of ineptitude and ~incapacily
hurled at the Legislature by y dis
guised citizenry prompts the Whine.
mucca Silver State to rush matlY
into the breach. In a lengthy and la
bored editorial II shows, To ifs own
complete satisfaction, that the repub-
llcan members were imbucd with a
passion for economy and would have
accomplished wonders along that line
had they been permitted 10 follow
their own bent.
From the depths OF its innermost
soul the Silver State emits this heart
rending wall. Dozens OF economy
bills were introduced by republicans.
Including the commission and Office
consolidation bills. introduced by
Senator Miller, all OF which failed OF
passage because of democratic OPP
position and all of which would have
resulted In great savings TO the
state"
We would not profane, by any
light word, the sanctity of the Silver
states sorrow. Therefore We ask, In
humility. how those Machiavelllan
democrats prevented a republican
majority of five I'm the senate and a
republican majority Of thirteen In
the assembly from writing their econ.
omy measures into the statutes?
In the light of republican reyela-
lions 1t becomes more and more ar-
that the Legislature lacked not
only leadership but capacity to deal
with the most ordinary matters COM
Ing before IL. Every defense that has
been attempted by Its friends has
served only to make II either con-
temptibie or ridiculous. or both. II
Is indefensible.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29
THE BOOSTER AND THE BUMPER

by Gertrude Burke, ScheIlbourne.
Boost and the world boosts witt you.
Bump and you bump alone;
The boosters lot is a glad old spot.
The bumpers crouch his own.
Work and the gold chinks echo,
Loaf and the loves loafs lost;
For half the living is helping and CIV
ing,
Not counting up the cost.
Help each n with a helping hand,
Strive for things that are just:
For the time will come when one by
We must pass to silent dust.
Smile IL you can at the mist too dense
To show whore the sun is shining.
The silver shade in the clouds too
frayed
To make a decent lining.
Boost and the world boosts with you.
Bump and you bump alone:
The boosters mirth gets the easy
berth,
The bumper picks the bone.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29
RETURN TO PARTY AUTHORITY.

in his speech the o.har might at
New York President Harding pleaded
for a return to the old days of party
authority and responsibility and to
cut out the modern spirit Of indie
pepdence that has wrought havoc in
party discipline during the fifteen
years since the incipiency Of the in
surgent movement.
The president regards the aban-
donment of party authority as a sign
of the decadeHce of representative
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

FOR sALE-Whitlock house. in
East Ely; furnished complete: three
rooms; s%hrubbery. shade trees and
lawn; chicken house. Cheap for
cash. Phone ok. d. p. Curto.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29
a World Need

What this poor old world patiently
awaits Is an alarm clock that will
ring when It's time for us to 20 10
bed and keep up the CHATTER until we
do.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

What, after all, would be more dis
agreeable than living in a world where
everyone told the absolute truth all
the time, not only about themselves,
but about your
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29
Unsinkabie Craft.

Three logs dashed together flush
with the surface form the famous cat.
amaran used Off the coast Of India.
The craft is unsuitable. and Its navi.
gators brace surf and storm on Il.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29
Practical Advice.

MY boy" cour seled his eccentric
DID uncle, always strive TO be at me
iop Of the .heap-especIally II you are
n a game of football"
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29
When Brains Are Really Necessary.

II Is true. Chlorinda, that no brains
are required 10 inherit money. but q
good supply Is necessary to keep It,
New Orleans Sfates
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

FOR SALE-House and let In East
ELY; also sewing machine. bicycle
and sled; all In good condition. In
quire Mrs. Fl. s. Riordan, East Ely.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

miles from any other habitatio,
lives Simon C~hevalier, a. French
Basque. He had hundreds of tran,
most of which were stolen. | ran !
line gu across the high east tim n
Sagehcn springs and I would hava
taken an oath hat no other per.oa
had been there for six months. rba
next trip out ! ran onto the track ~
q man with hobnailed shoes eros .ina
thcstrail His shoe had exposed lbe
spring of n of my traps by the
trail, yet he did not see 1t. but he
saw my horse tracks and possibly,
some of my w where l dismountad
The next trip our the hobnailed sboa
tracks followed my trail for several
miles, but within about a mile -,
Sagehen springs he had walked 4,
the brush off the trail and lot ma
sign. Down i'll the canyon by n.
springs, at the first setting, the Gov.
ote and trap had been taken. II yas
a grassy sod there and II was posi-.
bic that the coyote had pulled I'm tho
stake and dragged the trap awav
without leaving a mark. But nv
hound Joe was unfailing as a trailer
being trained exclusively on tina,
character of work, and he could M,
pick up the trail ! finally found The
skinned coyote in a dried up water
hole and hobnailed shoe tracks
around II. Other traps nj tho edge
of the spring for several hundred
yards had each caught n eovot.
and | found every skinned carcass
each in n dried up water hole With
hobnailed shce tracks around Il
The Basque had gone into these holes
to skin the animals. planning 70 hide
there should | approach. lie had
brushed out all OF his tracks around
the settings. The last setting at the
mouth of the canyon had hobnailed
tracks over il. the trap aud COYOTE
gone. but as II afterward proved the
coyote had pulled up the stake end
dragged this trap away. This being
the case, it did not occur 10 Cheya.
iier to brush out his own tracks.
afterward got both the coyote and
the trap. Doc Vinyard. a cowpurch.
er. had found where the coyote had
been hung up on a sagebrush with
the trap about six miles from there
The animal had pulled its foot CT
and left the trap. Isoe carried tho
trap to the Sagehen sinks. eight
miles from the springs. and threw
il down within six feet % another 0!
my settings, knowing would end It
there. In a day or so the same eoy-
ote came TO that spot and got caugh.
In that setting. That sure was a
mystery to me when | found the tran
and coyote there together. or course
| knew the coyote by one Of Its feet
having recently been pulled OF. but
until several weeks later when I pet
Doc ! could not figure out the mys.
terry OF how the trap gnt there. too.
There were only three ranches In
the valley and | went To the aeares,
one at once and learned that cheva-
Her was the only man In the valley
wearing hobnailed shoes. The man
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29
Some swell-up. this.

The editor of the Austin Reveille
can write some pretty bright stuff
Gates a law for the attorney general
10 represent both sides In Nevada's
easy divorces and let the fees go TO
the state. Soon the treasury would
be bullying with filthy luere." he saws.
He adds that Carson would regain its
pristine glory, but IL would be a
little hard on the Reno limbs of the
law and their burg's chief industry.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

The subscription list of the White
lpIne News Is growing fast. Are you
among the new oness
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

Uncle Billy Lecnard's illness re-
minds me OF an old-time editor ur In
Grants Pass, Ore. The latter's house
had burned down and when he went
around to the agents Office to demand
his insurance he was told that the
claim under the circumstances could
not be paid.
"Why2' asked the newspaperman
with baited breath as he turned as
white as the top of Ward mountain
When a newspaperman will burn
down his W house just to get q
news item for his paper. IT is against
the rules of Il company to pay any
insurance hc was told by the agent
Il. BROOKS.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

This trap and coyote stealing
story is too long a one for one week
More another time"
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

At the Hard Times times are TOO
hard to have a proofreader. The 9th
er evening in an article four inches
long, the subject of which was our
old pal, Fred Strehlke, the name OF
The gentleman occurred five tines
and each Of the Eve times 1t was
spelled incorrectly-three different
ways in the five times. But the Hard
Times is in distinguished company az
that. When Kirke Simpson, the As
ISOLATED Press writer who wrote the
famed unknown soldier stories. was
a city editor in Tonopah he wrote n
two-inch article about Nelson Roun-
seyell, the latter's name appearing in
il four times. Each OF the four times
the name was spelled differently. II
there was any n thing more than
another that Simpson could rot do
1t was to read proof and spell rames
correctly.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

There were only three ranches In
the valley and | went To the .aeares.
one at once and learned that cheva-
Her was the only man in the valley
wearing hobnailed shoes. The man
at the ranch who told me about il
being chevalier said that a few dayy
before Simon had been there and he
had shown the Basque some coyote
skins In the barn. As tho Basque
walked by he had cut the tail on OF
one OF the hides and slipped 1t In
his pocket, the object being To sew
II onto M Of MY skins that he La
stolen, having lost its own tail. in
order TO have the whole thing 10 coll
lect the 50 bounty.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

This department acknowledges
with gratitude the fact that its
lengthy contribution of two weeks
ago was reproduced in full in a cur
rent issue Of the Elko Free Press. IL
was the n containing a dissertation
on newspaper "roasts." telling ali
about Bobby Burns, William Jen
nings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, Rob
ert Lansing, Dude Lewis, the two
Fred Grants. Barton PittmaH, the
bank clerk. Browning brothers auto
matte pistol being given exclusive
use in a family killing. what Phil Al
lets said about b~uckarooing cows
with a fliyyer and closed with the
wisdom of Arthur Brisbane No. 2 OF.
what constitutes n newspaperman.
sab.
Some sWall-up. this.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

One thing you've got to admit II
their pictures do not lie. The Prince
of Wales and Duke of Yorick have
papa's and grandpa 5 brand on them.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

IN Coleman valley, Oregon, I had
a setting OF three traps off In the
nigh ~sagebrush several yards fror,
Inc road The place was marked only
by a willow pole that no one bur
myself would notice. In a few DAYS
an indian came by and the traps
were gone. His dog must have been
attracted there by the bait and been
caught. That is my only theory NJ
now the Indian could have found
ihem. No other person passed there.
On the east side of Guano VALLEY.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-29

Colonel Blethen of the Seattle
Times was another great talker. His
topic was not history or literature.
but himself. He could talk 70 you
about himself by the year IL you
would only listen to him. He would
not keep a man around him long II
The employe would not listen 10 hin
and showed the disrespect of going
ahead with his work while tho colo
mel was talking. Those who were
foxy enough TO be good listeners
when the colonel was talking to them
about himself were the n who
pulled down fat salaries and STAYED
The longest. That was n Of the
reasons | never got along any toe
we'll with him-I wanted to do my
work and listen at the same time.
which I had trained myself to do, but
that never satisfied Colonel Blethen
Several times l have had him use Mr..
.Congden's exact words:
Mr.. B, this is worth listening
to-"
But that was long before | ever