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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09
INCREDULITY.
suspicion.

Unbelief, which directs all its energies again.
faith, is in its very deniaIs more credulous than
faith. Paradoxical as this may appear. it is never.
theless true. Truth is the food of the mind AMI
until satisfied that all afirmations which have
their foundation in God, are conclusive the mind
will not give its consent. A denial of God and th
he is the creator of all things visible and invsn
leaves the mind in a state of vacuity where it vii
accept the most absurd and improbable theois
showing how credulous ineredulity is They who
reject Christ are ready to swear by Paine, Ingg.
soil or Votaire. Faith tells how God created the
universe Unbelief says no, on the contrary there
has been an eternal void and infinite space peopsd
by atoms. Incredulity stands amazed and believes
Faith says God made the sun. moon and stars. Ur-
belief says no. Those self existing atoms scattered
in infinite space, in time by some unknown and il
visible attraction came together and formed the
SUM- Ineredulity bows the head and e1claiH
What a wonderful discovery! Incredibly is pre-
pared to believe that the sun worked out its own
orbit, that the stars and the universe are broken
fragments from the sun which continued their rev.
oution after they separated from the sun and that
the earth, Jupiter, Mercury etc. designed their OWL
orbits. Incredulity is prepared to accept any ao'
surd theory which rules God out Of the universe
and by strange perversion of error for truth tho
more ncredulous they are the more zeal do they dis
play in propagating their errors. As St. Paul eE
presses it. "They will take to themselves teachers
having itching ears and will indeed turn away then
hearing from the truth but will be turned unto
fables" This is true in every age since the fool
said in heart there is no God"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09
DOING GREAT GOOD.

One OF the results of the prohibition agitation
has been to awaken the public conscience to the
enormity of the disgrace of the American saloon as
! II is at present constituted and conducted Prob
ably never before has public interest been so thor
oughly aroused by this issue, Statistics of police
courts and the of criminal prosecutions as the
outcome of drunken browls are such as to awaken
interest in the subject by those who are strongly
opposed to the principle of prohibition but who rec
ognize the righteousness of the 'ck' of those who
have made up their minds to rid the community
of the evil.
Various communications have been received at
this office commenting upon the attitude of The In
termountain Catholic in dealing with this cues
ton Some are commendatory, others mildly pro-
testing, while still others denounce vigorously the
position we have assumed. We are pleased to note
the difference of opinion among our readers and
more than pleased to realize that our efforts are
bearing fruit in arousng interest in the subject
In addition to letters, kind friend has sent us
a marked copy of the st. Louis Globe Democrat Of
April H. containing statement or petition against
prohibition signed by about 500 men, After an
nouncing that the agitation for sumptuary law has
gone so far that in their opinion the general wei
fare demands expression of individual opinion
the petition says:
eve are heartily in favor of regulating the sa-
loon. Orderly proprietors welcome that course: no
one else should be heard. We have no pet theory 70
advance but we insist that the state must exercise
general control for the protection of the public In
view of the confessedly unsatisfactory state of the
law, prepared to encourage any intelligent
legislation that is based upon actual experience at
home or abroad. We will support any plan that Is
calculated to cut down disproportionate number
of saloons and to establish the independence and the
responsibility of the proprietor The saloon keencr
must be out of politics. and any saloon keeper that
can not preserve good order must be put ont If
business
lnasmuch as these gentlemen are prepared to en-
courage any intelligent legislation to regulate tbe
saloon, in lieu of absolute prohibition, we would
submit the following propositions as containing rea-
sonabe demands for that control:
/. Disfranchisement of all men and women in
terested in the saloon business (This is simplv
taking the saloon keeper out of politics as the pei
ton suggests)
2 Saloons may remain open from a. M to
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09
CARD FROM BISHOP sCA.,LAN,

I feel it my duty protect Catholics the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time 10 time that person bearing the
and garb OF priest sister anyone else, is
authorized permitted 10 solicit collect in this
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with tbs
Catholic Church without having from me permission
in writing, bearing my seal and signature Should
anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful
work collecting without such a document he or
she the may be- should be regarded by all as
fraud and imposter L. SCANLAN
Rishop of LAX
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

the earliest times the synagogue has prayed for the
dead" This is confirmed by st. Paul. IF any
mans work burn he slall suffer loss but he himself
shall be saved as by fire" 1t is objection that
the word pugatory is not in the Bible, for the same
would apply to Sunday. The word is derived from
two Latin words-purum agere-to make pure, to
cleanse, to expiate The necessity of this is taught
in the scriptures, the belief and practice extends
to the root of the human race, and the common
sense of mankind realizes its reasonableness.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

borhood. Farmers and other, in wan.
would soon learn to resort to the road o,, vi heb
their men, the volunteers being free 10 an,7 pe
selves at any time; those under srra., %, tae
ten days were up. The professional. ,n ,u 'ae,
quickly learn to prefer free labor at big, D ao.
enforced work ON the roads at low r,,a 'a01s
meantime an enormous waste prudua.~ u, The
,,+;1;zod and the biobusv. ;r,..... would
to the residents. 1t is safe to predict ...- ' Cost
munity adopting such plan would .7o, .la
ter roads and fewer bcggar--po--.H. L.. ''' be-.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09
tn DIR SuRscRTPERs

The Internountain Catholic goes into nearly every
Catholic home in this diocese. circulation In Mon
tena7 Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and many
other states is very large Only reliable firms and
business advertise in the paper All subscribers
viii find it to their advantage when about to invest
purchase consult business matters. to read over
the list Of advertisers. We only recommend.
but ask for them the patronage of all our readers
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

In order to be in the field early. it has been an
nounced by dispatches from Birmingham Ala
that Richmond Pearson Hobson is to be a candidate
for the presidential nomination in 1912 We anz'
iously await a similar announcement from Indiana
with the handsome Albert J. Beveridge as the pros
pective.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09
PURGAT0RY.

Leadville Colo. May ), 1905
Editor Intermontain Catholic:-Will you
kindly inform me of the meaning of the word
purgatory. % What does the church teach re-
garding purgatory! (3) Is it state or some par
tcular place. ca What is the nature of the pun
ishmentl l have arguments these points, and
desire to be enlightened. Yours truly,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

Window displays of brass knuekes, reVoH'i,
dirks and similar tools Of the thugs ought :"
prohibited by ordinance. The sale Of these lni"s
should be a crime and their possession prlna I''
evidence of intention to commit murder WIZ
ought to entitle the guilty one to at least '"'D"
years
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

The high school boys when they return VIII
doubt be able to tell US all about the needs OF u'
American navy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

Well, well. Here's Prince Helie quitting ID
Catholic church so he can marry another mar
wife. Thus does history repeat itself.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

The boys in the parochial schools Of the city
didn't need any lesson in patriotism, they did D'
accompany the high school battalion to the coast
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

The $500 raise in congressmens salaries na'D
been mentioned since the financial furry last faiA
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

Centenary events are so infrequent that even
the proofreader may be forgiven for not spelling
correctly.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED

The Reverend Clergy requested to send TO THE
tNTERMOUNTAIN CATHOLIC news contributions
If interest to their respective parishes.
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CHANGING ADDRESSES

Subscribers removing from place to another
and desiring papers changed should always give for
mer as well present address
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

Entered in the Postof1ce at Salt Lake as Second
Class Matter.)
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-05-09

Remittances should be made by postoffice ex
press money orders, drafts or registered letters
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-01-29
How TO Cure chiIblains.

To ENJOY freedom from chiblains 30
writes onn hemp, East OtsGeld Me. Il
Apply bucNiens Aru.ca >alve Have Also
eSed Dc Tor salt rheum Hith excellent results.
"aafanteed Tor fever sores. indolent ulcers.
piles. burns. wounds, frost bites ana st,,,
dseOses- 20. ~ Kelly ) drug Srre
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-01-29
10 Keep Well

Ihe whole year through writes L.
lafi.ett OF Rural Route l. Guiliord Ne.
. aHd -ll i.si...y use Dr. kiu-s New life
7 .ii'' lLeF haye pro EN- most satisiactorr
q" A.- u~ They tone the system and
cure housness, malaria and and con.tio'.
mn OG0rtntevL 1t Kdly = drCx store. 25c
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-01-29

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81. -.' .h.i ISSUE of OBJ.
l'''e, addressed
.' '''e rdI.or ot chat paper.
a your Iast issue you stated
n.~t '...i .'oA n,o tne
readers ..m. .i.lt.- .' > 'D'
lon Thatisrh. th,ng to ..
Ne have already t
-0 pond debt ton the town.
r.rt were added we
per cant irter. 2.
terest per anuum q, r.--.
years the bonds mature How
....'''' mas ,ic ,o"n paid out n
l,.l.t ......,,-, 'Fei l.0,..l
erare hom..o,gr.~ ''r "'
are "a number of our fi,rirtv c5+,
Gems who own their cottage
.,.''' lI hiE Stone Gap tax
of nro-.e~.,- "" , ..l, fl0' worth
ure what d home essasg4
5000 would bee taxed
ENQCmER.
ihe reference in tine above
'r1'cie 90 the tax rate in Big
stone Gap is erroneous and mis-
ieaaihg- The present corpora
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-01-29
APPALACHIAN PARK BILL

Washington. ! an. 23.-The
committeee on agriculture +
the house Of representatives has
granted hearing on the Appa-
lachian White Mountain bin. 90
take place M the rooms of the
committee at 10 O'Clock q. m.
Thursday January 30. and to
continue. IF desired, on the 3lsr.
The Importance of this hear
ing can hardly be overestimat-
ed. The Appalachian bin has
repeatedly passed the senate.
and viii. undoubtly. again pass
that body at This session rhe
failure of Tine bil has uniforml,
occurred in the house. and this.
NOT from an adverse vote in that
body. for safe majority of the
house is believed to have been
favorable to Dr.. bu. from the
fai.ur. of the biii to reach o.
vote.
With an early ani favorable
report. however. from the come
mittoe on agriculture. il seems
profitable That yle bu cam le
brought toa vote in the h0u-.
ODD tlo present long session
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-01-29


'Nii. ia. Jan. --
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." 'Ah9t WANNA was Co.,
'...- -n,an-. .stnnona.
supreme Court.
'o"n an- opinion
W N.'.e'o1 ot he
t'.-r '0A'. 0I fnNa-
.'s. 9oi.0m-
''.' court was
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down oy
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Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-05-07

attached to the explosive. All those
who saw the flash agree that it
came from the south side of the
track.
Sheriff Charles Henderson, accom-
panied by Deputies Wheeler and
Richards, were quickly at the scene
of the wreck. Under Sheriff How
ard Bailey also followed at once.
The police patrol took Sergeants of
Police Sinsel and Brinton and Chief
of Detective Charles Bates to the
wreck. The officers at once began
an investigation of the affair.
Under Sheriff Robert Menzes of
Meagher county. who had taken a
prisoner to Warm Springs earlier in
the day; deputy sheriff from Liv-
ingston and State Game Warden
Scott were among the passengers
on the train. Under-Sheriff Men
zes stated he saw the flash of the
explosion and that it was on the
south side of the tracks. The rails
at the point where the track crosses
the county road were hurled to one
side, showing that the force of the
explosion took place there or in that
immediate vicinity.
The supposition was advanced
that the explosion was not heavy
enough to wreck the engines or cars
of itself, but that it tore the track
in such a way as to cause the second
engine to rush from the track and
pile itself and cars Immediately back
of it, up on the bank. The COUP
ling between the two engines broke,
the leading engine to plow
on and away from the wreck, even
though the locomotive had left the
rails. Every window and light in
the first engine was shattered.
The second engine looks like mass
of scrap iron.
The liberating of Mango from his
painful position was attended with
considerable excitement. It was
difficult to get at him and, although |
be was suffering from his injuries, |
It was impossible to move him until
The wreckage could be cut away. |
First his arm came to view, thepl
lis leg. and finally his body. He |
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-05-07

however. as he was on the side that
turned up as the big engine went
over"
There is scarcely doubt that the
body of Engineer G. A. Bussey, of
the second engine. will be found
either under his engine or beneath
the tender. An examination of the
cab of engine No. 21O0, which is
partly overturned and leaning with
its right side against the embank-
ment, lends color to the theory that
Bussey was thrown through the for
ward window of the cab by the
force of the shock, and that he fell
to the ground and was buried be-
meath the tender, which followed
so quickly that he had no chance to
make his escape. In the cab his
orders were still on The hook, and
there are also his cap and jumper.
The seat on which he was sitting
when the shock came is still in the
cab, though out of place, and the.
sashes Of the windows on the right
side of the cab are still in place.
The window at the front, of the cab,
however. IS smashed and torn away.
as though a heavy object had been
forced or shot through it.
Four passengers on the train
were the first to arrive in Butte
from the scene of the wreck, and
unanimous in their opinion that the
flashes and shock indicated ar explo-
sion OF some explosive different
from steam. dynamite. Phil Ringe,
baggage checkman for the Butte
cab and transfer company, says that
he distinctly smelled the pungent
odor of dynamite gas after he came
out of the car. The four men are
r. L. Mcintosh. New York; FL. S.
Kozminsky. Cincinnati; S. E Dodge,
Detroit, and Phil Ringe, Butte.
Immediately after the explosion
Ringe telephoned for carraige,
and the four men came to Butte.
The three through passengers had
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-05-07
MEETING
OF COUNCIL
New Members Take Their Seats When
Session Convenes Monday Evening.

The two new members of the city
council, Aldermen Geo. w. Haskell
and F. P. Leiper, were ushered into
office at the regular meeting on Mon
day night, it being the first regular
meeting of the current year. The ses-
sion was entirely harmonious through
out and considerable business was
transacted during the course of the ev-
ening, considering the presence of two
new members on the council.
Alderman Jordan was unanimously
elected as president of the council for
the succeeding year, he having served
most acceptably in that position dur
ing the year just closed. Mayor Mis-
kimen then designated his appoint
ments on the various executive COM
mittees, retaining one old member on
each board as is the usual custom.
The question of bonding the city for
SIS, 900 additional, in order to complete
the water works system, brought forth
a lengthy discussion. The mayor was
of the opinion that the present finances
of the city were in condition to meet
all contingent outlays without the ne
cessity of bonding, while the alder
men all agreed that conditions would
be better served without bonding, if
that were possible, although Mr.. Jor-
dan was rather of the opinion that
bonding would be necessary. The mat
ter was finally laid over TO the next
meeting, and left in the hands of a
committee to investigate. However,
authority was given City Engineer
Bae1 to order car of pipe and mater
ial and 81, 500 was removed from the
gene ral fund to the water fund, as also
$3.50 from the general fund to the fire
fund, to meet deficit in the latter.
Mr.. Baer presented revised figures of
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-05-07

been sitting in one of the front COM
partments of the sleeping car. There
were fourteen cars on the train.
Mr.. Ringe was on the vestibuled
platform of the smoker, next the
car. Suddenly all saw distinct
flash, as Of an explosion, and heard
loud report.
Before any shock had reached
them, Mr.. Kozminsky cried out that
the train was dynamited. Then the
three men fell in a heap on the floor.
All the other passengers in the car
were in their berths, and it was not
known that any were injured. Ringe,
in the vestibule, was thrown to his
face, and had his face badly scratch
ed.
When the men came out of the
cars, and saw the piled up engines,
they hurried back with others that
had come out, to get the axes necess-
ary to cut loose the man who was
pinioned in front of the fish car.
All four insist that the arrangement
of the axes and buckets was such
that the latter had to be torn down
before the tools could be reached,
and it was ten minutes or more be-
fore any number of tools were
brought from the cars, luckily, there
was no fire at the time.
No other passengers in the car
were observed at the time the three
above mentioned left the sleeper.
They believed at first they had been
held up, and one man hid his roll
under the carpet of the car floor
until he learned that no attempt at
robbery was made.
The passengers describe the cries
of the man pinioned between the
cars as heart-rending, but he soon
grew weak and could not cry aloud.
Shortly after Loo o'clock the coro-
ner was notified of the wreck, but
as he could get no definite informa-
tion then, it was an hour or more
later before he went to the scene of
the wreck.
Long before this the sheriff had
gone to the scene Of the disaster,
aud the police patrol wagon was
driven down, as well as the hospital
ambulances.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-05-07

the cost Of the water main extensions
and taps.
Petitions were read from several
residents requesting the putting in of
various cement curbings and side
walks. These were referred to the
proper committees with power to act,
as several of the petitioners had al
ready signifed their willingness to pay
for the improvements at once. The
bond of Brubaker Brothers was accept
ed and filed. A petition requesting the
closing of the alley back of the Aiken
livery stable was tabled. Several of
the members remarked that they
thought mistake had been made in
closing up any alleys heretofore, as the
progress of municipal improvement
will eventually necessitate their reop-
ening. 1t was also brought out that
various teamsters about the city have
been negligent in driving heavy loads
over wooden sidewalks and it was
deemed good plan for several of these
offenders to be hailed into police court
and made examples of.
The report of Magistrate Burdick
showed total of over $400 in fines
collected dnring the month, with city
treasurer receipt attached to the re-
port. Chief Mitchell of the police force
made few statements regarding the
boarding of city prisoners. The pres
ent outlay allowed by law for feeding
prisoners is only twenty cents per
meal, while the restaurants have been
exacting twenty-five, making loss of
quite a sum to the chief, unless he can
be reimbursed in some manner.
Following the regular order of busi-
ness, the usual bills were audited and
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-05-07

car. Only the front trucks of tht
express car left the rails. The bag
gage car, which was attached to the
express car, was left standing OIL
the rails as were the other coaches
which came in order, a day coach
and three pullmans.
Although heavily jolted, the crew
of the first locomotive, No. 270, the
fireman of the second engine and
the clerks in the mail car had a won.
derful escape from the instant death.
Paul Burk was the clerk in charge
of the mail car, his run being from
Missoula to Billings. in which place
he resides. He wds being assisted
by Henry Hoskins of Butte, who is
mail clerk on trains No. | and 2,
but who was working extra on the
car included in train No. 6.
A fire hand grenade struck Mr..
Burk on the face, causing cash
under the left eye, which bled freely.
Besides having been heavily jolted.
he was uninjured. Mr.. Burk
is married, his wife being east at
present. Mr.. Hoskins resides at
street, and is unmar-
ried.
J. B. Valentine was the express
and he was uninjured.
Mr.. Valentine remained in his car
all last night. it being contrary to
orders for express messengers to
leave their cars even in case OF
The train was in charge OF
Conductor John Callahan.
The general theory of the e,yplo-
sion is that the dynamite was placed
on the rails. but it is I'M
possible to say whether a time fuse
,r some sort of percussion gao Was
G T.