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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
ALADDIN TEMPLE
 T0 ELECT OFF |CERS
Resolution To Raise Initiation And Dues To Be
 Voted On

Aladdin temple, No. 153, Dramatic order Knights of Khorassan, VIII hold it's next regular business meet ing Monday night December IT, in the Fox brildiug, corner Fourth ave nue and Nineteenth street This will be the last business meeting of the year and several matters of impor- tance will come up, one of which IS the annual election of officers.
 The following notices have been sent out:
 ATTENTION VOTARIES
 Monday night, December IT. the regular business meeting and annual election of officers of Alladin tempIe D. c. k. K. Be on hand and may your deliberations and judgments be guided by the wisdom of Allah. that those of your choice shall be in spired with seriousness to keen 1t Keen of edge, and whose faithfulness shall not allow it's lrstre to tarnish. May loyalty maintain it's temper. and it be wie1ded only in service and love,
 Resolution to raise initiation fees and annual dues will be balloted on at this meeting.
 J. S. LESLIE,
 Recording Secretary. Member A
 L. s."
 Aladdin temple held a most suc- cessful ceremonial in Anniston last week. A gorgeous parade was staged, consisting of Aladdin's hand and drum corps from Gadsden, the Boy Scout band of Anniston, Aladdin drill team and other bands. The Pythian S:sters of Anniston had sew eral beautiful floats in this parade Imm mediately after the parade fine dinner was served in Boy Scout head quarters building, after which ev- eryone headed for the Anniston High school building, where the ceremo- nial was staged, where nearly 10C candidates were initiated into the mysteries of Dokyiam. This cere-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
JUNIOR ORDER IS. MAK|NG PROGRESS.
Splendid Showing Made At Meeting Of Birmingham
 Council No. 21
Degree work which was put on in

Degree work which was put on in an excellent manner with the new uniform equipment; nomination of of ficers. the election to take place at next meeting reports of standing and special committees that were inter esting and informing, together with good attendance of the members all constituted a splendid meeting of Birmingham Council No. Fl, Junior Order United American Mechanics. in Fraternal hall, Monday night, Many were present who for long time have been attending the meetings at rare intervals and their presence and participation In the proceedings was highly encouraging to sthe faithful regulars.
 Interest now centers in the com plement of officers for. the next term, which begins first meeting in Jan uary, which Is to be chosen next Mon day night. Nominations already made embrace some splendid ma terial, but nominations will be open again Monday night and the prevail ing sentiment is to elect tho most ca- pablo members who will consent to serve the council. Tho present corps ficient and the council Is determined there shall be no retrograted move ment in these respects. It Is de- sired that next meeting shall show as near 100 per cent attendance as possible.
 Reports received in Birmingham show that there is a revival of in- terest in the Junior Order councils over the state, some of them show ing 20, 30 and 40 per cent gains in membership within the past few weeks. Singularly the best reports of growth and interest come from Mo- bile and Huntsville, these centers be- ing in the extreme southern and ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
.FRATERNAL UNION IS
 RECEIVING PETITIONS
Installation Of Officers To Take
 Place In January

Empire lodge No. 273, Fraternat Aid union. met in regular session Tuesday evening and was called to order by the president, N. H. Free man. The regular routine of busl- ness was carried out, with applica- tions of several new members. The initiating work was put on in very impressive manner.
 Several talks were made for the good of the order and Master Charles Bitz gave reading, which was very appropriate. The meeting adjourned to meet December IS.
 Musical Valley lodge No. 2S5o met Thursday evening with R. w. Bitz in the chair. Much activity and in terest is being shown, due to the fact that there was a downpour of ram, yet a large crowd was in attend- ance, and ten candidates were init1- ated with IS applications balloted on. The installation of officers will take place the first Thursday in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
USING TOO MANY WORDS
Examples Of Sentences In Which
 Elimination Improves Diction

When word is thoroughly worn out it should be retired. Two mo- table examples are prominent and leading" but the most thoroughly worn out of all is start" The good words prepare" attempt" "begin," "set out" are lost in the wilderness of the big dictionary, where nobody ever finds them and start" has 70 do the chores for them all. One news paper arranged to publish serial story. and it's poster advised us to start reading it next Sunday" A paragraph in the society column of another announces that MT. and the Mauretania"
 Why do we say, He preached a sermon" when he couldn't preach anything else. It is enough to say He preached" and dignified to say, He delivered sermon" And why do we say ''as though" when we mean "as if." There are a few per sstent errors in syntax that many are unable to comprehend. For ex- ample, The wedding was one of the smartest that has taken place in New York for years" The has" should be 'have."
 Thousand need to be reminded that not every two are a couple. There are binary stars which might be called couples; but there is no such thing as couple of clouds. or a couple of years. The same thousands need to be cautioned about misuse of the reflexives. A school boy be- gins his composition "One day some of my companions and myself went a-fishing." The teacher fails to strike out myself" and write 'I." and the boy goes through life with out that bit of neglected education.
 Macaulay has a few favorite yer bal sins, the most notable of which is separating the verb and its aux iliary. As these form virtually one word they should be kept together whenever that is possible. In his history he writes: ''The castle had in 1889 been almost uninhabitable."
 One should avoid erroneous use of participles. Thus; Born in England in 1853. Cecil Rhodes went out to Natal in 1S69." If it were the rule or the custom for all Englishmen. or all in his class. to go to Natal at the age of 16. the sentence would be correct. But as the date and place of his birth did not constitute any reason for the journey the sen tence should have been written sim ply: Cecil Rhodes was born in Eng land In 1853. and in 1869 he went out to Natal"--Rossiter Johnson, in the New York Sun and Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
MASONIC GLIMPSES
 AROUND THE WORLD
Unique Rules And Customs Tn
 Vogue In Fopeign Lodges

The Grand Lodge of Masons in Cuba recently ruled that all appli- cants must submit TWO photographs with their petitions for membership one being attached the petition to be placed in the vestibule of the lodge for the scrutiny of the members, and the other to be attached to the di- ploma issued by the Cuban lodges when Masons are raised to the Mast er's degree.
 There is Masonic body, said 10 be clandestine, of considerable stand ing in Germany, known as Masonic Union of the Rising Sun" with head quarters at Nuremberg. Organized in 1907, it is said to have AS lodges and ten circles in Germany and two lodges in Hungary
 The Bibae is given no place in it's placed the square and compasses, d book and q chain. The terrestrial globe and the rising sun are also among the symbols used. This organ ization met the protests of German grand lodges by stating it was un- aware of q violation of the traditiona ideas of Freemasonry and hat it had nothing in common with the older in- stitutious- Many notable Germans belong to it's membership but the or ganization seems to be disintegrating
 o O O
 India.
 Murree Freemasons have just cele- brated the jubile of their foundation in India by a gorgeous Masonic ball. All the mem bers of the craft wore their brilliant regalia. their entrance into tlls ball room being announced by a fanfare by the trumpeters of the Royal Scots Greys. On the following evening there was torch light tattoo and dance on the football ground. the first entertainment of hat character ever held ill Murree Music was supplied by the Royal Scots Greys and Nhe Sherwood Foresters.
 O O O
 Japan.
 In Japan there is an English Dis trict Grand lodge, with juridiction over five lodges. The membership ot the district is about 350 according to latest returns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
HARDING MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN RESUMED
W. s. Scott In Charge Of Move
 ment Among Masonic Bodies

Campaign for the Harding me morial fund among the Masonic fra ternity will be continued during the coming week, according to the state ment of w. s. Scott, chairman of the Masonic committee for Jefferson county He states that active work on the Harding movement was sus- pended in Birmingham owing to the campaign for the Community Chest being underway. He states that. the campaign will be resumed next week in all the Masonic bodies and lodges of the county, Rev. T. o. Jones, lecturer of the Jefferson county con ference, will assist in the campaign.
 The movement for the Harding me- rno1.ial is nation wide, with the goVer- nor of east state as honorary chair man. Governor Brandon Is taking active interest in the campaign in Alabama. Major Charles Allison Is state chairman and he has appointed q number of subchairmen to manage the different groups of the state.
 It is the plan of the committee Tn charge of the fund to erect marble mausoleum in Marion, Ohio, the home town of President Harding, and. to purchase the Harding home at that point to be used to preserve rellcs of the dead President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
DEGREE WORK AND
 ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Fidelia Lodge. I. 0. o. F., Had Prosperous Term. Report States

From the fact that the last meet ing of this term falls on Christmas Day, the election of officers of Fi- della Lodge No. 125, Independent Or der of Odd Fellows. will be held Tuesday night. December IS. the nominations for the various officers having been closed last week. In addition to the election, degree work and other business will be trans acted.
 Reports of the outgoing officers show the lodge to be In a prosperous condition, having made a substantial gain in membership during the term and its financial condition in good shape All members are urged to at tend this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
REBEKAHS PRESENT
 A COMEDY PLAYLET
Proceeds To Defray Expenses Of
 Degree Team Competition

Victoria Lodge, Daughters of Re bekah of Avondale, will present the comedy playet Clubbing a Husband" at the Oddfellows hall, Piney Woods on the night of December 22. The lodge has presented the play at vari- ous points throughout the county during the past several weeks with marked success. The proceeds go to the fund to defray the expenses of the degree team to the sovereign grand lodge. meeting next year at Jacksonville Fla. where the team will enter the competitive contest in degree work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

Earthworms. according to Professor Heck of the University of Prague, after experimenting with 500 of them, have a memory but their "brains" are in their stomachs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
DE MOLAY INITIATION
"OId Guard" Give Encouragement To
 Rnxs Of Rirminghnm Chapter

The "Old Guard" of the Masonic fraternity of Birming ham. particular ly those of the Scottish Rite, were present in large numbers Friday night at the meeting of the Birming- ham chapter order of DeMolay, at which a class of nearly 150 candi- dates were initiated.
 Encoura ged by the presence of so many of the "old boys" the young -sters put on the work in great shape, and were highly compliment cd by the elders for the impressive and perfect manner in which they conducted the ceremonies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

Five hundred dollars square foot for some antique wooden rugs and s1 900 a square foot for few antique silk rugs is considered a fair price by some of the best judges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

treme northern sections of the state, respectively. Other councils on the coast and in the northern section of the state, outside of Huntsville and Mobile, also are making. excellent progress In fact, with but few ex- captions there seems to be . more hopeful outlook before all the coun- els, indicating that the losses and consequent discouragement, experi- enced in the bad years of 1920 and 1921, the period of the so-called de- flation of industry, have been com pletely overcome and the Junior Or der Is again getting into it's old militant stride for tho exaltation of the principles of virtue, liberty and patriotism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16

monial was 8 great success and all who made the trip report good and enjoyable time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
KAMRAM CAULDR0N
Large Class Receives Degree At First
 Ceremonial

The first ceremonial session of Kamram Cauldron, Daughters of Mokanna. was a decided success. the women proving adopts in their fun branch of the order. \ large class of representative women were re- ceived into the Cauldron and the ceremony proved both instructive and enjoyable.
 Mrs. P. I. Miller. the Mighty Chosen One" presided over the cere- monies and initiation. and was nhlv , assisted bv the other officers. The robes headrear and other reGalia ar rived in time for the ceremonial and added much to the effectiveness of the degree work.
 It is lucky that rre people Of New York citv do not have to get their water supply. they get so many of their other daily needs by railway freight trains. If they did. every day of the year there would have to roll into town about S0.0o0 tank cars filled with water at 40 tons to the car As a powerful modern locomo- tive could draw so such cars. there would be every day 1000 trains 1000 locomotives. The length of each train would be $500 feet, and all the cars and locomotives together would make a solid train from Col umbus. O., to this city, 630 miles. And when they arrived here where could we put them? Who would pay the freight?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
oIes Annual Meeting And Ceremonial 70 Be Notable Aar
PILGRIM KNIGHTS ' TO
 HONOR ANNIVERSARY
Fesbam Palace, Largest In The Or-
 der. To Hold Celebration

Second anniversary of Fesbam Pal ace, Pilgrim Knights of Oriental Splendor, will be celebrated in Janu- ary by big ceremonial session and other festivities. The occasion will be a notable one in the history of the Pilgrim Knights, as Fesbam. is the largest palace in the order, and large delegations from other places in, surrounding states are expected to rbe in attendance.
 1t is understood that a large class of candidates will be initiated on this occasion and that a. parade, including all, the uniformed bodies, and a ban quet will be included in the festivi~ tics. James G. Davis, oriental knight, has appointed a number of commft- tees for the affair and a tentative program has been arranged.
 On the first Wednesday night in January the annual meeting and election of officers will be held. and reports of the officers for the year will be made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-20
TAX INCREASE IS PER CENT
POPULATION INCREASE
ONE PER CENT.

While the population Of the state
of Georgia has been increasing one
per cent, taxes collected by the
state have increased Is per cent.
For many years the attitude Of
the legislator was to see just how
much he could appropriate, how
many new jobs he could provide.
He considered it good politics to
favor large appropriations.
At last the dear people are reali-
zing that somebody must pay for
those jobs-useless or otherwise.
that somebody had to dig up the
money for those large appropria-
ton, and today the same dear peo-
pie are demanding economy; be-
seechinS their representatives to
decrease appropriations and ablo-
lsh useless jobs.
Below is a table of taxes col
lected by the state, year by year,
for the past 10 years; which show
that the states expenses have
doubled since 1914:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-20

A Cleveland man who stole an
auto for a Joke has nothing to
do for 80 days but Laugh,
Friday is one of the seven days
on which diving into shallow wa,
ter is said to- be unlucky.
Very few husbands slap their
wives twice.
Everybody in the movies seems
to be a star.
In Seattle, crazy man
thought he was Harding, but of
course he was only mistaken.
Don't get mad at the grocery
man. He has only dun unto
you as others dun unto him.
Next to home the worst place
on earth to be is away.
What this country needs is a
law against men wearing coats.
A June husband tells US he
has been married a month and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-20
WORTHY OF A PLACE
IN YOUR SCRAP-BOOK.

Here IS a beautiful word-picture
from the pen Of G. B. Jovner,
which first appeared in the Anda-
lusia Star. Can 70 uread it and
mot wish for a deep, easy chair, in
the cool of the evening, or a wide
breez-swept porcn, back from the
road, away from ta4 dust and the
smell Of burning gasoline? 1t is
worthy of a plsae in your scrap
book:
Things Love Most in The ountry'
I love the sound of the wind
signing in the pines and the
feeling of pine needles under
foot.
/ love the crisp, cold silence
of the stars in winter and the
mellow moonlight that comes
with Indian summer.
I love the far-off musical
tinkle of a COW bell strapped
about the neck Of Jersey,
kneedeep in June.
/ love the smell Of freshly
turned sod in springtime.
/ love an open fireplace, a
coy chair, a book, kitten
purring on the hearth, and the
crackle Of the flames when the
/ wind IS bowling outside.
! love the flash of warm,
brilliant color that the swift
| passage Of the Kentucky car
dlnal injects into and other
wise dull and colorless day.
I love the fragrance Of the
h0neysuckle, the modesty of
yiolets and the purity of
/ orange blossoms drenched in
/ dew
And I love the scent Of new
moWn hay that comes to me
! from over the fields at twi-
fight in summer
l love the call of the whip
/ poorWill at the close of a per
feet day.
I love to hear the cheerful
chirp Of the cricket in winter
and the shrill note of the CT
cada in summer.
! love the springtime lullaby
Of a frog chorus borne to me
through the mist from some
nearby pool.
And ! love to watch the
sweep of the wind over the
grass at twilight, and see the
golden light of the skies
blending with the green and
lilac of lake-girt hills.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-20
BASEBALL, GOLF
AND THE MOVIES.

Life is short at best. We get out
Of it just about what we put into
it. The man who works from sun
up to shutdown, rushes home, con-
sumes a meal, reads the headlines
in his daily paper and rolls into
bed, is getting out of life about the
same amount of pleasure that
comes to any other "beast Of bur
I den"
The man who can work hard for
a reasonable number of hours, then
forget his business and play for an
lhour or two; eat a balanced meal
and relax physically and mentally
for an hour or two before bedtime,
is in shape for life's battle on tho
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-20
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Jul,
20, 1912


Mr.. Charles Evans, of Clearwa-
ter, Fla, has come to join Mrs.
Evans and children on a visit to
relatives in Americas, where the
family formerly resided Mr.. Evans
has prospered in his new field of
labor, and besides being editor of
the Clearwater News he has been
honored twice by election to the
mayorality Of his city, which of.
flee he now holds.
Miss Corrhe Stills was hostess on
Wednesday morning, Entertaining
SIX tables of heart-dice at her home
on Lee street. Miss Mary Eliza
Sheppard made the greatest num-
Der Of progressive for which she
received pair of white silk stock
ings as the prize.
A delightful affair given in
honor of Miss Mary Trimble, of st.
Mary's was the salmagundi party
at which Miss Elizabeth Brown
entertained on Thursday evening
at her home on Brown street.
Misses Mabel Sessions, Flora and
Kathleen Denham and Clara har-
BIN will leave today for Fitzgerald,
where they viii spend a few days
with friends, going thence to
Chattanooga, Tenn, and other
points. They will be accompanied
on their trip by Mrs. A. Adams,
of Fitzgerald.
Miss Louise WiIliford is at home
from a visit of a week to friends in 4
Buena Vista.
On Wednesday evening Miss
Mary Ghatfield, of Thomaston, was
the honor guest at delightful |
party given at Prospect /
park, by Miss Lois McMath and |
Miss Matte Beulah McMath and
Miss Evelyn Estes. About twenty
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-20

that it is simply the popular thing
to do. Men condemn the depart
ment who know nothing about it
They declare that its overhead j
too high. when they do not know
whether that overead IS 3 per cent
or 30 per cent.
The State Highway Department
in the last six months has let con-
tracts for road construction work
20 cost approximately $1,319,647
and every penny that has been
! spent by the department has been
checked by the Federal Govern
ment and the accounts Of the de-
partment audited semi-an4ually by
terrified public accountants named
by the Governor.
Throwing rocks at the Highway
Department will not build hard sur.
faced roads.
Listening to the complaints Of
every fellow who thinks he and his
county have been sighted, won't
build a state system of highways.
The division of funds among the
100 odd counties of the state won't
build roads. Loose criticism has
never built anything except
chaos.
What Georgia needs today is
hard-surfaced roads in a continuous
system reaching from east to west
and from north to south. Such a
system has been laid out and ac-
cepted. 1t must be financed either
by bonds or direct taxation.
Two or 2 IL cents per gallon tax
on gasoline, we are informed will
be sufficient. Other states are
following the gasoline tax plan.
Regardless of how the money is
.alsed, it should be expended bv the
highway Department and NOT an
oortIoned to the counties on p
oasis Of mileage or any other bases
mat would mean as many high
way departments as Georgia has ]
ounties' 1t would mean a patch
Work Of highways leading in every
erection and getting nowhere.
IL every mile of road between
and Atlanta was hard
urtaced except the mileage in one
ingle county, the whole svsten,
you'd be nuIIified. You might as
veil build a railroad, remove one
lngle rail and then try to travel
1t IS is the small counties-tbo
o-calIed poor counties--that are
olng the most kicking, and thew
re the ones that win reap the
reatest benefit, There are manv
ounties in the state that can not
ulld their own roads. A state sys-
EN- as planned by the Highway De-
artment will build these roads for
hem.