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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06
THOMAS LOWRY DEAD.

On Thursday morning of this week
Thomas Lowry, president Of the Twin
City Rapid Transit company and also
president of the Minneapolis, st. Paul
& Sault Ste. Marie railroad, died at
the family residence. TIennepin and
Groveland avenue, this city, after an
illness covering period Of year or
more. Liver trouble, together with
other complications of long standing
and erich had undermined his once
rugged constitution, was the cause Of
death.
Thomas Lowry was born February
81, 1s43, in Logan county, ILL.,, and
had almost reached his Seth birthday.
He was the son of Samuel r. and
Rachel Bullock Lowry. His father
wis l.rn in Londonderry. Ireland. in
1903. just a century ago, and was one
of the many Irishmen who moved
westward across the waters, as their
sons did later across the prairies, to
become a part Of a new and un-
developed region. His wife. Rachel
a. native Of Harrisburg, Pa, who died
in the prime Of her womanhood, leav-
ing a family of small children. In
1884 Samuel Lowry, Joined the western
movement and settled OH farm in
central Illinois. when that country
was a comparative wilderness. There
We're six children in the family Of
Samuel and Rachel Lowry, three Of
whom died in infancy. Thomas Low
rvs only sister died in Minneapolis
number of years ago. His brother.
William Ross Lowry, served with dis
tinction in the Civil war, and died on
the day that President Lincoln was as
sassinated. In the death Of Thomas
Lowry, therefore. the family loses it's
last member. He was twenty years
of age when he entered the Lombard
university at Galesburg, ILL.,, but ow-
ing to ill-health was forced to leave
that institution before graduating.
While there he was admitted to the
bar in the spring of 1867 and in July
OF that year he came to Minneapolis
and in 1869 associated himself in his
profession with A. II. Young, who
shortly before had come from Pres
colt. Wis, where he had practiced law
for some time This connection ~op.
tinued until Judge Young was ap-
pointed to the bench of the Hennepin
county court of common pleas along
about 1875. Previous to this time he
had engaged more or less In business
affairs, finally drifting away from the
practice of law in 1875 and in 1875 was
chosen president of the Minneapolis
Street Railway company. a position he
held up to the time of his demise.
Another great transportation enter
prise which Mr.. Lowry was chief
force in developing is the Minneapolis.
st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railroad,
Familiarity known as the $780," There
is no need to go into detail regarding
his connection and influence with the
development of this great railroad line
amounting now to an important "sys-
tenn" When he became its president
in 1890 it had 7sS miles of track. At
the present time it has 2,340 miles.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06
ASKS TOO MUCH.

c. S. Hubert, for many years city
treasurer, would absent himself from
Minneapolis during the winter months,
as he has done before, in fact he
threatens to resign the position, but
in doing so insists on naming his own
successor. Mr.. Hubert asks entirely
100 nue. h, at least great many Of his
constituents are Of this opinion. He
says he will not resign unless c. A.
Bloomquist is appointed to the place,
by the city council. Mr.. Bloomquist
has had years Of experience In that
office and no man, perhaps, is more
thoroughly qualified for the position
than he is, but this is no reason why
the council should be dictated to in the
manner ascribed to Mr.. Hubert. There
are hundreds of men in Minneapolis
who are as capable and painstaking
as either Mr.. Hubert or Mr.. Bloom
qIist and who have tho knowledge and
general requirements necessary to fill
the place equally as we'll as Of one
OF the other Of the officials mentioned.
Then again there are number Of
patriotic citizens here, no doubt, who
will be found perfectly willing to take
the salary Of $4,000 per year and de-
vote, practically at least, their whole
attention to the office Of city treasurer
and will not consider it an obstacle If
expected, to brave the rigors Of a
Minnesota winter. In any event, and
with all due respect to the wishes of
the gentleman who now handles the
citys finances, the Irish Standard be-
lieves the city council should proceed
in its own way to fill the vacancy,
when it occurs, without being hamper
ed in the manner alleged.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06

The archdiocese Of New York con-
tributed $4,000 to foreign missions in
the year just finished. This places 1t
first in the Catholic world in the
amount donated for this object. 1t
also contributed $4,000 for home mis-
eions. Three thousand dollars was the
amount collected for mission work
previous to the establishment Of the
Faith. The remarkable increase in
five years is due to the directing in
f1uence of Archbishop Farley and the
active work of Mgr. F'reri and the Rev.
pohn j. Dunn, director general and
diocesan director of the society.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06
When Does Mass Really Begin?

If one comes late to Mass on Sun
day, and hears it to the end, is it ne
cessary to hear all or another Mass
on the same morning. or could one
leave when the point was reached a.
which one arrived in the preceding
Mass?"
The question is not precise enough.
for it does not say just how late one
came to Mass. For this reason it will
be useful to remember that we Should
hear not portion but the whole
Mass. To miss Mass entirely is a
mortal sin, If the occasion be culpable.
To miss Mass In part through ones
fault is more or less mortal sin &C
ccrding to the importance Of the por-
ton. The Conservation and Commun-
ion are the real important parts. To
miss these is to miss Mass. But we
should hear the other portions also:
though the Mass. properly speaking.
begins at the offertory and concludes
with the communion. The portion
that precedes the offertory Is prepa-
tory; that which follows the commun-
ion has the nature Of an act of thanks
giving. Most theologians hold that If
one came after the offertory, one
would not hear Mass as the precept
intends, and commits mortal sin.
The same would be true If one left the
church before the priests communion.
If one came, even after the sanctus, Of
course not culpably, but yet in time
for the conservation, one is obliged 10
remain for the rest Of the Mass. But
ie one comes after the conservation
one cannot be said t., hear the Mass,
for the essence of the Mass is past.
But one should not go away, but as
sist at the rest of very serious cere-
mony.
If one has missed a part Of the Mass
and can supply 1t by hearing it at a
later Mass one Is obliged to do 50 u,l-
der pain of venial or mortal sin de-
pendent on the less or greater import
ance Of the portion missed.
Yet if one came when the Mass was
at the Pater Noster, and he heard it
out to the last blessing and then heard
a Mass up to the Pater and left, he
would not satisfy the precept Of hear
ing Mass: for he must be present at
the conservation and the communion
celebrated by one and the same priest
Rev. John Price, Pittsburg Observer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06

5F When Socialism gets into power no
one will be allowed to keep servant.
says the Catholic Columbian. The
labor Of one person will not be exploit
ed by another. The State will be the
only employer. What a man can do for
himself or what he can get the State
ITO have done for him, will be done;
otherwise 1t will be undone. Nowadays
w woman can hire cook. a seam
stress, a laundress, etc, and a man
can have a, valet, a coachman, a but
sler. q gardener, a porter. salesman.
gla ookkeeper, or clerk. After So
scf4lism takes hold-the day after the
Greek Kalends-all this freedom of
c0ntract will be at an end. Every
body must get work from the Social
mt bosses or go without.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06
HIBERNIAN INSURANCE,

Inc quarterly report OF the state
Secretary of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians Life Insurance Fund of
Der, October and November, 1909. has
recently been mailed to all local Sec
retaries throughout the state. care
full perusal of this report would in
dictate that the material raise in the
insurance rates by the recent state
convention is justified by existing con-
ditions. From the year 1886, when the
Life Insurance Fund was established,
down to the present time the organiza-
ton has lost about 500 members by
death. The benefciaries of these de-
ceased members received a total Of
nearly 100000 and the rate CT insnr
ance during this period was the low
est known to exist anywhere among
fraternal insurance organizations; so
low, indeed, that were it not for the
fact that the men Of Celtic blood
possess a rugged constitution and for
the further fact that the climate OF
Minnesota for health is unexcelled, the
Hibernians would have been COMPEL
ed long since to either raise their
rates or abandon the insurance field.
But the time has arrived when the
existing conditions appear to justify
the added increase in the cost of our
insurance. The number Of deaths in
creased each year as the average age
of the membership increased and the
amount collected monthly prior to
January list. 1909, was not sufficient to
meet the obligations incurrcd. On
December list according to the State
Secretarys report, the working ball
ance In the beneficiary fund was $780,
416.41. At this time seven death
claims amounting to $1,000, were I'M
paid. After deducting this amount
from the figures first given it will
readily be seen that but little more
than $4,000 remained and at this rate
it would not be long before it would
become necessary to draw on the $780,
600 which the Fund has invested in
interest bearing bonds in order to pay
the beneficiaries promptly. Having
had for nearly twenty-five years the
protection of frst-class life insurance
at a rate far below the normal, we
should meet the new conditions with
out complaint. The rates now estab.
lished are still reasonable and will
compare favorably with those Of any
fraternal insurance company in Min
nesota. 1t is also fact that the An
Gent Order of Hibernians Life In
surance Fund of Minnesota ranks high
among fraternal insurance societies in
this state. That this is fact and that
the society is being conducted in
thoroughly business-like manner at
rates that are still reasonable and
need not be again increased for many
years at least, can easily be determin-
ed by interviewing the State Insur-
ancr Commissioner Of Mi'ncs.,a.
who is member in good standing in
our organization.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06

The Army and Navy Union of the
Spanish War Veterans has formed
permanent organization to be known
as the Battleship Maine Memorial AS
ISOLATION for the purpose of commem-
Grating annually on February Is the
anniversary of the sinking of the
Maine. Rear Admiral Charles u. Sig
bee, retired. is the president; General
Andrew S. Burt, y. S. A, Colonel Chas.
M. Shinn, Captain Richmond Pearson
Hobson and Rev. Eugene A. Harmon.
pastor of st. Martins church, Wash
ington, were elected vice presidents.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06
Cheap Charity.

Mother Alphonsa, the daughter Of
Nathaniel Hawthorne, .devotes her
life to those afflicted. with cancer. Ii
is to her that New York owes its adj
mirable Hawthorne career home.
At recent meeting in aid of tn.
home, Mother Alphonsa spoke of char .
ity-a subject whereupon surely no
one could speak with more authority.
She said that too many people went
in for cheap charity, that too many
resembled certain railroad president.
A manager came to this president
and began:
"old John Faithful's health has
broken down. He had to leave last
week. After his long service, I think,
sir, we ought to do something for him,
don't you? He's very poor
How long has John been with us"'
asked the president.
"Forty-seven years, SIR
HE always did his duty?"
HE never missed a day, sir"
And now he's broken down COM
pletely, eh?"
THE chances are he'll never leave
his bed" said the manager.
THE poor fellow" said the presi-
dent. I'VE certainly must do soma-
thing for him."
He turned to his secretary.
Perkins" he said, make out John
Faithful a free pass fer life"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06
lon and Times. It's a good thing that

ion and Times. It's a good thing that
we don't know for sure where our first
parents saw the primal light of day,
for they made very poor use of their
privileges and pleasures and the ruins
would only be a gruesome memory;
the disaster of their sin and shame has
blotted it from the face of the earth.
The thing for these preachers to do is
not to go on vain excursions after the
Garden of Eden, but to seek for the
kingdom of Christ that they will easily
find to be the Catholic Church. I'm
like Paradise. it is not hidden in some
corner Of the earth to be vaguely
guessed at. but embraces all times and
all lands and is very visible in its rich
principles and their products. One can
go to heaven very nicely by not both
ering about the one. but one cannot
unless you find the other, and all this
as truly as that death will prove that
right is on the side of the man who
prefers Christ to John Wesley.
Doctor Warren believes that the
North Pole harbored earth's first ten
ants in their beflowered garden. Be
this as it may our original parents
certainly got polar freeze out.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06

Another poor imposter, pretended
priest. has petered OUTCOME to Pot
ter's field by the drug route, says the
Syracuse Sun. ]. F. Rannie, known as
Prof. Marvo," clairvoyant, committed
suicide at Williamsport, Pa, last week.
Rannie was arrested in 1907 by the po-
lice of Syracuse and before he was re-
leased certain important admissions
were made by him while under oath.
Among his effects at that time was a
photograph Of himself taken in the
garb of a. Catholic priest, and it was
said that he had been telling the story
that he was deposed priest who had
eloped with a nun. In his sworn state
ment made to the police, he said that
he was 80 years old. born in Halifax.
and educated in a Canadian college.
He admitted that he had never been a
priest and explained the photograph
by saying that he had borrowed the
costume of friend who was playing
a part in the Sign OF the Cross" Ran
ME had been. he said, Baptist minis
ter for about a year at Providence, r.
l., but had left there to go to Baltimore,
where he had married a girl by the
name of Kaufman, and they had one
child He had remained in Baltimore
for three years and then came North.
Probably Rannie. lacking the ministe-
rial booming more fortunate takers
have had. did little harm. But it is
we'll that he is gone. May God give
him rest.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06
The Rev W. S. Reilly. professor q

is The Rev. W. S. Reilly. professor of
81 Johns Seminary. Brighton, Mass,
a Sulpican, has just won the highest
academical distinction conferred by
Rome, that Of Doctor Of the Holy
Scripture Faculty. established seven
years ago by Leo Kill, but so diff
cult of attainment that in all the time
the doctorate has been won by only
one priest. the Rev. Angus Cry. A
Frenchman. Father Reilly. in addition
to long course of general preparation
devoted four years to the task of f1t-
ting for the public examination in
Rome in the presence of Cardinal
5Rampolla. the members Of the Biblical
Commission and gathering of Script
llre scholars.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06
OPPOSED THE PLAN.

In his general course of activity
President Roosevelt has recently been
fostering the idea Of a state control of
the care of dependent children, which
was advocated at the national confer
ence Of charity workers, held in
Washington a short time SINCE During
the conference, which lasted some days
and proved very interesting, Michael
F. Doyle of Philadelphia, in a, discus
sion Of the subject, Should the State
Educational Authorities Exercise a
Supervision Over the Educational
Work in Orphan Asylums and Kindred
Institutional" earnestly supported the
negative side of the question. In the
opinion of Mr.. Doyle it was indicative
Of an effort to" combine the Church
with the government and in no I'M
certain terms he declared his opposi-
ton to it. Charles P. Neil, United
States Commissioner of Labor, and a
number Of others took the affirmative
side in the debate, at the outset of
which the entire meeting seemed to
be in accord with the idea Of state
dictatorship. When Mr.. Doyle had
concluded his speech, however, which
came as a great surprise, the entire
convention was divided as to opinion.
Speaking in behalf of Catholic institu-
tions. which he considered duty, he
added:
Il am unalterably opposed to such a
plan. The States interference in this
matter would practically place them in
the position Of being supervisor of re-
ligion, a state of affairs that always
has and always will be opposed in this
country. If such is allowed to come to
pass they might just as we'll be given
the power to decide which Bible is to
be read. The dictatorship might ex-
tend to parochial schools. In family
circles the parents are supposed to
have charge of their children. In char
table institutions authorities there
have control of the wards. If this SUI
pervision Of the State is to cover these
institutions supported and conducted
by the State. then all we'll and good.
but never should the State be given
the power to dictate these matters in
schools, institutions and asylums not
under their supervision"
It Is more than probable that the
lessons Of the past will not go unheed-
ed. These so-called lovers Of mankind
who have planned this latest scheme
may be looked to push it until they win
recognition or are completely disarm-
ed. The non-sectarian dodge is an old
one. It has been often worked to the
spiritual ruin of the unfortunate chill
dren held in institutions and the warn
ing of Mr.. Doyle deserves to be taken
up and sounded In no uncertain terms.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06

career Mr.. Lowrys confidence in the
future of Minneapolis never wavered.
He was an optimist, always cheerful
under the most trying situations. His
wit, ready tact and personal magnet
ism gave him a wide acquaintance.
in the Northwest than the genial
Thomas Lowry, whose death is here
recorded.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06

M. M. Shields. editor of the Fart"
bault Pilot is candidate for appoint
nent as a, member of the State Board
OF Control. If Democrat Is to sue
Deed Mr.. Leavitt to that position we
hope the genial editor OF the Pilot
will prove the choice. He is we'll
qualified for this very important place
and his appointment would meet with
general favor.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06

strike when least expected just as they
did when they began without notice.
the struggle with Russia. With the
knowledge of such a people and con-
sidering the conditions as they now
exist, this country should prepare IT,
self for the exigency.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06

Rev. VIM, F. Warren, D. D., in a late
)3imber Of the Methodist Review. is
exlng himself over the location Of the
Tdsn of Eden. says the Catholic IN
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-06

This notice was posted in a pl.as-
ure boat belonging to certain
steamship company:
THE chairs in the cabin are for la =
dies. Gentlemen are requested not t.,
make use Of them till the ladies are
seated" ......
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IN PASSING

The selection of Rev. DIR. Shahan as
Rector of the Catholic University will
give general satisfaction.
A referendum vote of the Socialist
party, it is said, will soon be taken on
the question of making Esperanto the
official Socialist language of the world.
The Irish Standard sincerely con-
doles with William G. Hughes editor
of the Michigan Catholic of Detroit.
whose respected mother recently pass
ed away.
Up to the present time eight schol-
arships have been founded at the
Catholic University at Washington.
by the Ancient Order Of Hibernians.
The number will reach twenty-five,
ii is believed, by the end Of the year.
In some ways the United States
might we'll pattern after Canada. A
Toronto grand jury recently recon-
mended the prohibition Of mixed mar
riages between whites and blacks and
heaters came up for attention also and
the lash was urged.
The senate finance committee has
reported favorably on Senator sulli-
vans bill which provides an appropri-
alton of $2.5oO.ooo for a new prison
at Saltwater. The money to be ap-
propriated will be available at the
rate Of s25o,o0o year for ten years.
The Irish tenor singers are coming
right along. Oscar Hamerstein, man
ager, has John Mccormack Of Canada
engaged under a long contract. Nc
Cormick is but a. years old and is said
to have the most beautiful tenor voice
Of any singer before the public. o.
Captain George Sinclair has been
reduced from the position of night
chief Of police to the Captaincy of
the North Side station. Prior to
election last fall he was said to have
been slated for chief Of police by C..
H. HUM, the Republican candidate
for Mayor, who failed to reach the
goal.
Official notice has just been re-
ceived by His Excellency, the Apos-
tclic Delegate. Mons. Falconio, that
the Rt. Rev. J. B. Pitaval, D. D., Titu-
lar Bishop Of sora and Auxiliary to
Archbishop Bourgade Of Santa Fe,
New Mexico, until that prelate's death,
has been appointed Archbishop of
Santa Fe
The national administration has
really accomplished something, so it
is said. Bleached flour is a thing of
the past. OF this great boon to hui
n,anity merchant miller Of Mime
apolis says: when you come right
down to it, the bleaching process
didn't amount to a row of pins. The
person who buys the flour can see lit
tie If any difference in the color of
the stock and it will make up into
bread just the same as it did before.
So, after all is said, it didn't amount
to much if the bleaching process was
Did Mr.. Bryan get the labor vote?
is a question still going the rounds.
Hardly, though he no doubt expected
i; and had right to expect it al
most entire. In Minneapolis, where
there are $4,000 voters in the various
unions Mr.. Bryan got about $4,000
votes. 1t is fair to say that over one
half of that vote was from the ranks
oe business, professional men and from
other sources. After all the promises
held out to Mr.. Bryan from this source,
it certainly looks as though he did
not get half the Union vote In the
city.
Some of our wind jamming profess
sors assert that intelligence cannot