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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11
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EVADING THE LAW.

When on January ! all the saloons in the state
of Georgia were closed. number of thirsty ones
organized locker clubs" under the statutes of that
state, in which each member had locker in which
he kept his supply of liquor The intention Of the
clubs was to evade the law, of course and the eva
sion would have been successful if. in the nature
If the corporation. it had not been necessary to
change members. or stockholders so often. .um,
Der of the club members were arrested for viola
ton of the internal revenue laws and the Judge held
them guilty. 1t was also held that whenever n re
tail partnership is changed by the addition of new
members special tax must be paid and that
the addition of each new partner constituted
change of partnership The fee required to be paid
was $50 day for each day there was such change.
The maximum penalty for these violations was
fine of $4,000 and Imprisonment for five years
Some forty members pleaded guilty and after pay
ing the internal revenue assessment and soemnly
promising never again to violate the law we're dis
missed under suspended sentence The locker clubs
are no more in Georgia. Technicaities were sprung
in defense, but there is no technicality in the pub
lie sentiment of Georgia. Prohibition down there
is going prohibit.
In the social club where members may assemble
10 eat drink ana play cards there is seemingly not
so grave menace to society there is in the pub
lie drinking saloon. But it is interesting to note
that, while the eminently respectable club may not
have any serious effects on society-may indeed.
even be beneficent MISUNDERSTANDING of the
club idea has been taken in Salt Lake to establish
low dive in the tenderloin with articles of incor
poration almost direct copy of those of one of
the swell ones up on Brigham street There is
no very strong public sentiment against clubs with
regular members, but the fact that the club idea
may be distorted and the laws evaded or defied
furnishes food for thought for those who feel rath-
or friendly to the club idea
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11
HOME RULE.

The present government of Great Britain is one
OF the most active in the gentle art of doing moth
/ ing which has ever developed 1t solemnly decides
that the house of lords must be reformed it de-
cldes with equal soemnty and by vote of two to
one IN favor of home rule for Ireland it endorses
womans suffrage. and stamps with approval the
payment OF the commons. Its platform is thus as
broad as one of American origin. and about as eff
tectlve. For be it known, of all these things. none
Is III such shape at present to be put through par
lament. And IN the action of the commons as in
an American political convention there is much
OF promise, large resolutions and nothing tangi-
bic accomplished. OF course there is some doubt
as to the ability of the government to force anv
OF these measures through parliament; the lords
don't want to be reformed: the women might unset
the government by their vote and if the home rule
question we're decided it might be considered pre-
mature-or without precedent Yes, it would Dc
without precedent There is only one way to set
tie that question, and everybody knows that way
There IS, however much consolation in the growirg
strength OF the home rule movement Not ONLY
that, but there seems to be closer union of tbe
Irish members, which is naturally followed bv .
keener desire OIL the part of the Liberals to paca+e
Limerick, John Redmond M P, said he was snro
that the Nationalist would soon be working 70.
geher and that their work would be more effectiv,
Heretofore their efforts had been split ND. Some
of the Irish members wanted to compromise the
cause for the benefit of some of the minor inter
ests, while Others insisted upon absolute home rre
with an executive and Legislature elected by the
Irish themselves
Then came the bye-elections, and the Liberals
lost. This loss followed by warm speech by Sec
rotary birrell last week, in which he espoused the
Irish cause, has served to reassure the rreduc;bla
minimum advocates and the commons has passed
a grand resolution to the effect that the solution
OF the home rule problem lies in giving the Irish
people control of Irish affairs-with provision
subJectng the Irish legislature to the supreme an
thority OF the imperial parliament 1t was great
resolution but legislation the subject is not ex
pected until after the general elections and mavbe
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

characteristic which is not altogether lovable or
even passably So and the weaknesses of ourselves
should inspire respect for the weaknesses of 9th
ers We cannot see ourselves as others see us
which is a most fortunate circumstance, our
judgments should be tempered that we may have
right to expect the treatment. The follies and
foibles of others should possess an educatve value
for ourselves. In so far as we learn from the ex
perience of Others we have gained in wisdom, but
when that wisdom furnishes no guide for our own
action it is without value
But while selfishness may furnish much of the
for desire for the esteem or appreciation of
fellows, it would be most unfortunate to think
that it is not perfectly proper to hold certain re-
gard for our own welfare 1t does seem that an
individual who feels unworthy in his own estima-
ton has mighty poor chance of gaining the good
opinion of his associates. 1t takes some egotism
to give fellow confidence in himself Of course
the unthinking will condemn such a theory but the
fellow who succeeds is not the one who debases
himself in his own thoughts Carried to the ex-
IRENE, though, he becomes boor and loses the good
opinion of everybody with common sense Extreme
egotism and extreme sefishness are alike deplorable
traits. But there are mighty few men who are not
aV oolle tlHe placeu III Such posltlon that the as
sertion of their individuality, or their ability. or
their ideas theories, does not seem egotstica or
selfish. If is going to do anything worth
while in this world he must do it on his own initia-
tive. He may enlist in his favor the appreciation
of the masses, or borrow the influence of the pow
erful, and it makes small difference where the as
sistance comes from. Popularity is merely an as
sistance; it cannot make great, even if it
places them in the highest office of the land
Greatness is innate and shines out 1t takes advan-
tage of every opportunity. Great men in all walks
command respect and esteem: worth has It's re-
wards while the craven spirit of vain seekers after
popularity live only to be stamped as failures in
the end.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11
POPULARITY.

Probably everybody cares more for the good
opinion of his fellows than he is ready to admit
1t IS natural to want those with whom we associ-
ate to feel friendly toward u.s. or at least that our
presence is not loathsome to them Sometimes a
man may say he doesn't care anything about the
good opinion of certain Individual especially if
he has to believe that certain individual
has expressed decided opinions against him. but
even then he would like to have that man change
his mind. 1t is trait of humanity. this
desire to be well thought of. The motive probably
Is selfishness in great many cases. for behind the
desire for popularity lies self ACKNOWLEDGMENT and
personal advancement and advantages to be attain
ed only through widespread esteem These self
ish motives make the player for popularity DELHI
crate schemer and his actions frequently are
studied effort which deceive those upon whom he
practices his wiles. Politicians particularly are
open to suspicion that sincerity is lacking in their
bids for popularity. But even little deceptions
sometimes make individuals more ENJOYABLE com
panions, and those who speak out their disagree
sbleness on every occasion without cause soon learn
that their companionship is not sought, even if +
is not avoided
Now it is not intended that we should 90 ON
record as condonng deception even in little tbings
Frankness is admirable Characteristic but frank
ness is not the picking out of flaws and holdine
them up for execration. Nearly everybody has some
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

religious institutes congregations. Mr. O'Neil
adds that there in the converts of Eng
land and America 260 nuns or sisters who were
formerly Protestants. OF these converts, the au-
thor tells US, POP became priests, and among them
135 who at one time preached in mont Catholic
pulpits -Four of them became bishops, four 9TH
ers were raised to the rank of archbishop and two
were elevated to the College of Cardinals. The
compiler as we have already remarked gives us
only the names of prominent converts; to furnish
the names of all who in the past forty years. were
called by the Voice of God to partake of the Bread
of Life would be an impossbity. If the list could
be compiled, library would have to be built to
shelve the books
Never, until the Day of Judgment will it be
known what heroic intent what firm resolution,
what fighting with the silent Voice of God, what
sacrifice and wrestling in prayer preceded the
step forward of many of these choice souls before
they CROSSED the bar" Mr.. Percy Fitzgerald. the
Irish author and lecturer, in admirable work
lately written by him, confdentially tells us some
thing "of the agonzing wrestlngs and torture of
mind, unseen and unknown, rendings and bend
ings of the conscience, struggles and calls resist
ed and finally obeyed, the awful and almost cruel
disregard of family ties and the tearing of the
heartstrings," with which the man or woman of
high social standing or professional eminence must
face and fight down when he bids goodbye to the
church of his childhood, of his father and mother,
to say, like Samuel, Here 1 am when the Lord
calls him.
From worldly point of view no man or woman
has anything to gain by entering the Catholic
Church. Our Divine Lord, in language which adj
mits of no equivocation, tells us His Kingdom is
not of this world, One and only one reason, then,
could induce these converts to answer the "clear
call" and that reason was that it profiteth man
nothing gain the whole world and at last lose his
soul
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11
REMARKABLE LIST OF CONVERTS.

Mr.. Scannell O'Neil has, through his publish
er, B. Herder of ST. Louis, given to the pub
lie very valuable book of reference in his Con
verts 10 Rome" The amount of patient research
of burrowing and tunneling into fies of old news
papers, demanded in the compilation of work of
this nature will be appreciated only by those en-
gagged in historical mining Still. the apprecia-
ton of the scholarly few is of more value to the
industrious author than the applause of the I'M
thinking multitude. From the bountiful harvest
Of conversions reaped by the Catholic Church in
our country. Mr.. O'Neil has selected spec-
mems of the wheat which he believes though
he does not say so, will most favorably affect
the general readsr. Of course, the indus
trious compiler knows that to God who regardest
not the person of men," the soul of the tramp is
as precious that of the king; but he is writing
for an impressionable public, and for this reason
he has thought best to give us the names only of
distinguished men in the various walks of life.
Still. it is wonderful list to which many illus
trous names will be added in his next addition. In
the present edition Mr.. ONeil spreads out for the
reader the names of 5000 converts. all of whom
were and women of social respectable
ty, and many of them, great many of them. peo-
pie of distinction and high scholarship. Among
these select souls on whom the spirit of God
breathed" there were 372 Protestant clergymen and
one Protestant Episcopal Bishop, three Jewish rab
bis, is physicians, 126 lawyers 125 United States
army officers 50 officers of the late Confederate
army, % United States navy Officers. 45 United
States senators and congressman. y governors of
states, eight mayors of cities, q members of the
diplomatic service. % professors. and 206 authors
musicians and painters. twenty-five members Of
Anglican religious orders and twenty Anglican
nuns received the grace to return to the zone fold
and one Shepherd" OF them one was the foun.
der OF an ANGLICAN community and six established
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

not then. But there is no reason to- h. ,.
aged. The incidents of the past wear show 'u-
growth of sentiment in favor of home rrra ,,g'i'
of these incidents taken singIy is NOT of such ,
Importance but the cumulative effect fn,ia, s''''
possibility of legislation favorable to the bor,.
cause in the not very distant future. 'ue
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11
CARD FROM BISHOP sCAyIAN,

feel # my duty to protect Catholics and the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time to time that person bearing the
and gar5 Of priest sister anyone else is
authorized permitted 10 solicit collect in this
diocese for purpose whatever connected with the
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 document he or
she, the may be. should be regarded by all as
fraud and an imposter l. SEAMAN,
Bishop Of Salt Lake.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11
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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

While the elevator boy has many ups and downs
in his life he is also inclined to benevoence, CIV
ing many people lift when they need it. In add-
ton to all these things he is also very critical as
he frequently finds it necessary to take people down
a peg or two
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

Orchard is at least consistent in refusing to asA
for a communication. He never did seem to na''
much respect for the law and its protective p'"
visions don't appeal any stronger to him now tn''
when he was going around with a stick of dyn'
mite.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

About the most unsatisfactory joe in the world
is that of prophesying the end of the world be-
cause there are so many people who live to pro"
the prophecy false
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

Six battleships are under construction for 'I'
British navy, which, official report of the admfa
ty says, will surpass the Dreadnaught. How eve
will they find names for them2
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

In the matter of presidential nominations, the
Populists having named Thomas Watson Of Geof
gia, it is almost safe bet that the first shall be
the last in November
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

Reports say that Taft is gaining steadily. Poor
fellow and the hot weather coming on. too.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11
HENRY WIN AND THE REFORMATION

Defense of the Seven Sacraments" by Henry
VIII, re-edited with Introduction by Rev Louis.
ODonovan, S. T. L.; preceded by preface by His
Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop OF
Baltimore. From the publishing house of Benziger
Brothers, New York and Chicago. Price 81
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

Speaking of the key to the situation, in some
cases it may be said to be brass.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

American fortunes seem to be doing more
perpetuate old-world royalty than it is really T'D
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-11

No. gentle reader. the world did not come to az
end during the month of March
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16
PRIESTS MURDERER HANGED
THRILLING SCENES ATTEND
ITALIANS EXECUTION.
Cries and Screams of Victim Only
flushed by the Mechanism That
Dispatched Him.

CANYON CITY, Col, July 16-Calling
down maledictions on the Roman Catholic
priesthood and shouting in italian Long
live Italy! Long live the Protestantsr'
Giuseppe Ala, who murdered Father Leo
Heinrichs at the altar Of ST. Elizabeth 8
Church. Denver was carried to the death
trap and exactly at $50 o'clock last night
paid the extreme penalty of his crime by
hanging.
Perhaps a more thrilling scene was
never beheld by any Of the sixteen per-
sons present than the execution Of this
Italian murderer. whose cries and screams
were only hushed by the automatic SPRING
ing of the mechanism which forever ST.
fenced the tongue that cried for vengeance
against those whom ALA regarded as the
destroyers Of his home and happiness.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon War
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16

den Cleghorn of the. state penitentiary.
through his interpreter. Antonio Sasso, a
prison guard, read the death warrant TO
Ala. Contrary to expectations. the pris-
oner exhibited no emotion, and when the
reading was finished said: can right. j
am ready to die now"
At u O'Clock supper was served to the
prisoner. Before eating he divided it
into five portions. saying that one was
his three children. He then ate with ap-
parent composure and relish.
Felt No Sorrow for His Deed.
At o'clock Guard Sasso came to him
with the information that within one
hour the execution would take place.
ready at any time. He further said he
felt no sorrow whatever for having killed
Father Leo. He was certain that Father
Leo was the man he had been seeking
for many months, and said that he had
recognized the priest by a scar on the
side of the face.
Ala said he had worked for Father Lee
in Portugal, and was sure that he had
killed the right man. Ala said he did
would not have been permitted to be In
his present predicament. He said he
found no fault with the law. but that
the priest did wrong in breaking up his
family.
At $50 O clock. everything being in read
mess, the wardens assistants approached
Alias cell and led the condemned man
to the execution house. where the black
cap and moose were adjusted by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16
KILL SCORES OF RATTLERs.
Snakes Driven Out of Swamp by Fire
and Beaten to Death.

PORT JERVIS, N. Y, July 16.-James
Craft had two cows bitten this week by
rattlesnakes. Both cows died. A swamp
runs along the edge of the pasture. 1t
was here the cows were bitten. The Craft
farm is three miles from Quarry HILL in
Sullivan county. Craft concluded to burn
the reptiles out.
Yesterday, with the help of his neigh
bors. the swamp was set on fire. On &C.
count of the dry spell the grass burned
fiercely, and the men along the edge with
poles had the time of their lives killing
snakes. 1t took just twenty minutes for
the fire to burn out. and in that time the
eighteen men had killed fifty rattlesnakes
and twenty-seven black snakes.
After the rain. which put out every
spark, the men visited the swamp and
found scores of burned snakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16
RESCUED FROM THE SEA.
Life Savers Take Fourteen Persons
From a Dismasted Yacht.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July 10
Fourteen men and women aboard the
yacht NJ. s. Quay were rescued yesterday
by life savers aided by the captain and
crew of the yacht Harry ]. Lyons. after
the mast of the Quay had broken and
listed the craft until the waves washed
over her. The accident occurred while
the Quay was following the annual inlet
yacht races. just outside the surf line
at the Steel pier.
The spars and sails of the Quay went
over the starboard rail. Big pieces of
the deck were torn up and several pas
sengers had narrow escapes.
The yacht had partly righted when
the life savers reached her and they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16
Called Home by Brothers Death.

Francis A Weaver of 3ol7 18th street.
an employe OF the general land Office.
was called to Brookville. Pa, last even
ing by the death OF his brother. William
Stewart Weaver. who died at Philadel-
phia Tuesday night.
Mr.. Weaver was the senior editor of
the Brookville Republican. succeeding his
brother In that place. He was taken sud
denly Ill while on a visit to Philadelphia
with his wife and daughter, and died
after being removed to city hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16

deputy warden. During this procedure
Ala became frantic and shouting Long
live Italy! Long live the Protestants!"
Ala was placed on the trap, Chaplain
Bake of the prison uttered a short
prayer, the dripping water Of the auto
matte mechanism released the great
weight and at exactly $3.50 the body was
jerked into the air.
Alias neck was not broken owing to
the slipping of the rope, and he died Of
StrangulatiOn.
After nineteen minutes Alias body was
cut down and he was pronounced dead.