Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-12


house expects to charge in this rear
rsngement the minimum plan of the
Payne bill is dropped and the maxi
mum becomes the minimum under
the Aldrich schedule.
KANSAS CITY, July 9.-All streams
Of this section today either are fall
ing or had become stationary and
there is no indication of rain. Train
service is improved but schedules are
still far from being adhered TO. NO
additional loss of life reports. At KAN
sas City, Kans.. the river this morn
ing stood at 21.8 feet, a fall OF two
tenths Of an inch since midnight and
gradually receding The Missouri here
stood at 25.l and had been stationary
since 8 o'clock last night, with the pre-
diction that 1t would begin falling dur
ing the day.
PARIS, July "a copy of 0sserva.
tore Romano, the organ Of the Vati-
can. which arrived in Paris today con-
tains scathing denunciation of the
tendencies of feminine fashions of to-
day Taking as text the petition
against an immoral press, forwarded
by the Catholic women of Bergamo to
the minister of the Interior and bear
ing several thousand signatures, the
Osservatore says:
I'VE hope that competent authori-
ties will apply the law against these
new Augean stables and at the same
time we cannot but deplore another
danger to good morals which comes
10 us from other countries and against
which the women might well unite.
We refer to fashions as worn In the
streets by the women of all ages and
| by young girls. Those who profess
with ardor the Catholic faith and
morals should not be indulgent toward
those women who walk about the
streets wearing immodest garments.
STBUBENVILLE, o., July O.
Knowing the Chinese characteristics
as | do and IN face of the awful muir
der of a mission worker in New York
city, would not allow daughter OF
mine or any woman, young or old, 10
teach in any Chinese mission in the
| United States" So spoke Bjshon
| Moore, who spent years IN China for
The Methodist Episcopal church in ad-
dressing the State Epworth league con
vention here last night. Concluding
he said: Let the work be undone for
ever han let women attempt 10 do it,
OLD POINT COMFORT. Va. July
9.-Describing as "grewsome pic
ture" that drawn by Cardinal Gibbons
II his views upon divorce, Henry B
Brown, former justice of the supreme
court of the United States, spoke al
the meeting of the Mary State Bar
! association.
The law and its procedure in di
vorce,' was the subject discussed by
Mr.. Brown. He held that divorce
fairly obtained and on due and per
sonal notice TO the other side gener
ally rebounds to the welfare of botl
sides and proves real blessing.
The head of the Roman Catholic
church in America, man for whom
have profound respect" said Mr.
| Brown. has painted divorce as 9
monster, licensed by the laws of Chris
iian states. to break hearts, to WRECK
homes and ruin souls. This certain
ly is grewsome picture.
I No system of laws adopted by ar
idealist 100 years ago and taught BY
a following of pious and consideration.
enthusiasts, can maintain its authorit,
forever however exalted its origin, |
run counter to traditions, customs ant
general moral standing of the people
II Is not proved why partnership ere
ated by marriage should so far differ
from commercial partnership that ons
may be dissolved at pleasure while
the other is absolutely indissoluble.
proper regard for the interests of the
state as well as the preservation O.
domestic happiness. would seem to re
quire that when the whole obligation
of matrimonial pact has been defeat
ed by the habitual, persistent and un
controllable conduct of either part,
and that relation which shall repre-
sent the acme of human happiness is
made to stand for all most repugnan,
to our desires and anticipations the
severance of the tie should be permit
ted. The story OF domestic unhappi
ness is only too familiar"
CHICAGO. July 9.---Thomas Taggart
of French Lick Springs. Ind, a for
mer member of the Democratic nation
al committee, whose name is men
toned in the testimony given by Ella
| Gingles, 18 years old, the Irish lace
maker. took the witness stand today
in Judge Brentano's court for the pui.
pose of clearing his name of any con.
nection with the case. Miss Gingles
stated while witness that on the
night of the alleged attack ON her she
heard the name of Taggart mentioned
Later she said she had never seen Mr..
Taggart and that he had never wrote
IN her NOR had ba bar,,,d Io,, l.. -.