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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07
DR.. F. E. ROCHE.

The announcement of the death of DR.. Roche in
Ogden last Saturday brought grief and sadness not
only to his immediate relatives, but to all who knew
him in the state of Utah. His genial disposition
affable manner and worldwide experience had
charm for all who knew him intimately. Born at
Castletownroche in the County Cork Ireland at
early age he chose the medical profession as his
vocation In this he was eminenty successful. re-
ceiving marked recognition from the British gov
eminent, which appointed him major surgeon in
East Africa, and afterwards holding the same hon
orabe position in the East and West Indies. After
severing his connection with the British army Dr.
Roche practiced in Australia for some time He
came to America over thirty-three years ago and
settled for time in Oakland, Cal Early in 1917
he to Corinne, Utah, where he spent the
greater part of his life since his advent there The
only interruption was short interval in Oakland
and the last few years of his life III Ogden In
Corinne he was a commissioner of the Bear River
land enterprise and owned over $1,000 acres of land
in and around that city. He also engaged in the
mercantile business, in which he was very sue
cessful.
Not only as a surgeon physician and business
man DR.. Roche great success. but as a scholar
and author he acquired great fame. His epic poem
Exodus" published some years ago. was most ia
voraby criticised by the press of the country and
would have immortalized his name in the days of
Virgil and Homer
His funeral took place from st. Joseph's church
last Monday. Surrounded by his bereaved fam
lily and the Knights of Columbus, of which he was
grand master, Rev. P. M. Cushnahan paid glow
ing tribute to his memory. He leaves large fam
lily to mourn his loss. His truly Christian wife
who was, before her marriage. Miss Caroline NJ J.
Pearson, has the sympathy of all who knew of their
marriage fecility brought on by domestic peace
in peace.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07
MAJOR COBURN AND HIS SWIVEL.
To the Editor

10 the Editor:
Sir:Your Park City correspondent. in his or
her report of an incident in the life of the late
John Ryan, and which appeared in The Intermoun-
tain Catholic some time ago, was not seized of all
the facts in the case Here are the particulars as
| had them thirty years ago from the amented
Colonel Coburn In 1866 Major Coburn was in
command of small fort thrown up on a bluff of
the Salmon river, Idaho The Bannock Indians
were then raiding through what is Lemhi
county and slaughtering Unfortunately Major
Coburn brought with him from Fort Hail. where
he had been in command, eighty-pound swivel
gun. and constantly regretting he could not
use it when following marauding band of Chey-
ennes or Bannocks. By way of experiment, he stole
out from the fort at about o'clock in the morning.
with howitzer strapped tightly to the back of an
army mule and, accompanied by Ryan, then sar-
gent. The muzzle of the gun projected over the
mules tail. With this novel gun carriage the major
and Ryan proceeded to shoulder of the bluff pro-
jecting the river and under which body of
hostile Bannocks led by the redoutable CHIEF. Run
ming Wolf. were in hiding, waiting for dawn to at
tack the fort
The on" now loaded and prinled the fuse
inserted aud the mule backed to the edge Of the
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07
FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS.

Investigations by eminent scientific men have
led them to the conclusion that consumption is
preyentable and durable disease Ii was Louis Pas
teur who declared that it was in the power of man
to cause all parasitic diseases to disappear from
the world. When he made this statement, he well
knew that before such thing could be accom-
plished there must be long struggle before the
great truth could be impressed on mankind and
a longer struggle before the people could be made
to realize their responsibility in the premises
In a recent book on Tuberculosis: Prevent
able and Durable Disease" DR.. s. Adolphus Knopf
professor in the New York Post Graduate Medical
School and Hospital, and an authority on pulmon-
airy troubles, prints as his motto: "To combat tu-
berculosis successfully requires the combined ac-
ton Of a wise government, well trained physicians
and an intelligent people"
DR.. Knopf doesn't say so, but it is to be pre-
sumed that we already have wise government and
weltrained physicians, so that the one thing lack
ing to successfully combat "the great white plague"
is an intelligent people To educate the people along
the lines suggested by the book and by other au-
thorities on the subject is the great stumbling
block People generally are not interested deeply
in things that do not concern them directly That
there are 100000 deaths in the United States an
nually from tuberculosis and that throughout the
world one person dies on an average every three
seconds is no cause for worry among people who
not directly affected especially if they do not
know that such is the case.
To draw attention to the conditions existing and
to help in the education of the people are the OBJ
iects sought to be accomplished by DIR. Knopf in
his book, which viii be read largely by those who
believe they have become infected with the disease
but little by those who have no direct interest in
preventing the spread of consumption. To con-
clude as to the ultimate eradication of tubercu-
losis, Dr. Knopf says:
IF the lover of his kind, the rich philantbro-
pist, would do good and spread the good, help to
build model tenements, open-air schools proven
toria for the prevention and anatoria for the cure
Of patients. and provide healthful recreation for
the poor; and if the lover of his kind the Door
phianthroplst rich in his heart but poor in worldly
goods, would bring his knowledge his good will his
labor and his mite toward the prevention of this
as yet most prevalent and fatal of all diseases the
ultimate eradication of tuberculosis would seem to
be IN sight. 1t is not safe to make prophecy as
to when this time will come but it may safely be
said that whatever we do in the direction of pre-
venting the development Of +nho-~'ilosis will pre-
vent social mis- a.' ~.~ --uch as we
diminish tubercul 7sis am ,r.- Il W. xiii d.
mnish suffering, misery aud social discomfort, and
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

Prohibition in many states of the Union mas
becorne a contagious fanaticism-Father Hudson
calls it "wave"-dangerous to morality and SoclaI
order. The abuse of the saloon and its keeper has
derenerated to scurrilty-a scurrility that has IN
voded Protestant pulpits, lecture platforms and
church newspapers. We recommend our OaCnoilc
papers to ago slow" lest in their zeal Tor total
abstinence prohibition, and the abolition Oh 'ne sd
loon, they unwttingly become allies OF an lnLoier
ant and bigoted mass of unthlnklng men ana "o-
men. and. in the end do our church more harm
than good Professionalism was born IN a leglSla-
t,re and has always and everywhere appealed to the
legislature to save it's people. 1t is logical. We
have our church. our schools, our sacraments.
PRAYER and sacrifice. our temperance societies. a
noble hierarchy and great priesthood, and II these
do not lift our people unto the heights of morality
and temperance there is power known to man
that can do it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07
CARD FROM BISHOP sCA-IAN.

feel it 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 garb of priest sister anyone else is
authorized permitted to solicit collect this
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with the
Catholic Church without having from permission
in writing, bearing my seal and signature Should
anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful
work collecting without such a document, he
She as the may be- should be regarded by all
a fraud and imposter. L. SCANLAN
Bishop of Salt Lake.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

In this commercial age there is more or less
substitution, which has led the makers of certain
mertorious articles to tell the public in making
purchases to Beware of substitutes" 1t would
hardly be fair to the people who have been brought
up to believe implicitly in the genuineness of their
church to Beware of substitutes" but it is never
theless fact that all the orthodox Protestant
churches had their foundation in the Catholic
church, from which the Reformation" separated
them. In choosing church home you may well
have the genuine the imitation, the advertisers
say
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

The Lnternountain Catholic goes into nearly every
Catholic home in this diocese It's circulation in Mon
tenar Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and many
other states is very large. Only reliable firms and
business men advertise in the paper All subscribers
Will find it to their advantage when about invest
purchase consult business matters read over
the list Of our advertisers We not only recommend
but ask for them the patronage Of all our readers
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

when the problem of tuberculosis will have been
solved this disease so graphically described the
great white plague forever eradicated, then will
we be nearer the millennium than have
been before, and peace, health and happiness will
be our lot on earth"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

1t may be said that the strength of the Cath
oic church lies in its idea of unity and its concep-
tions of authority and obedience but it should be
remembered that the foundation upon which it is
laid is solid. No great thing can grow unless the
foundation is right, and the Catholic church has
stood for twenty centuries upon the Rock of Peter
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

The decision of the Nevada supreme court that
divorce by mail is not good form hasn't affected
the decision of the Catholic church that there is
no such thing as divorce as it is generally under
stood today
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

1t is hoped the special committee of the con-
Gil who striving to secure reasonable prices for
the visitors next week will be successful The re-
suit might well be extended to residents, too, while
the good work is going on
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

The city surrenders before the hosts of Grand
Army visitors Their coming is welcome. May the
visitors have good time, and may each resident
do his utmost to see that they have it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

Amid all the preparations for the entertainment
of the old soldiers DIR. Hyatt should not be over
looked He must preserve the reputation of Salt
Lakes climate at all hazards.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

With the tariff bill out of the way, attention
may be given more to the standing of the
teams.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

Still, waiting for that message from the Mar
tians is beginning to get just the least bit tire
some.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

What with the Thaw insanity proceedings and
the tariff bill discussion, one Castro is not reeeiv
ing his measure of attention.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

Even in the airship business there seems to be
room at the top.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

It is not necessary to have lofty opinion of
yourself in order to be looked up to
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED

me Reverend Clergy are requested to send to THE
1NtERMOUNTAIN CATHOLIC news contributions
OF interest to their respective parishes.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

SUBSCRIBERS removing from place to another.
and desiring papers changed should always give for
rner as well as present address.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-08-07

entered in the Postohice at Salt Lake as Sc
Class Matter.)
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24
Soerates.

The execution of Socrates Is and will
probably always remain one of the
most astounding enigmas of history.
About the greatness and goodness of
the man there is no room for dispute;
that he really corrupted or attempted
TO corrupt the Athenian youth, as was
charged against him by the prosecu-
ton. no one for moment believes, and
that he In no way deserved the death
that came to him is universally con-
coded. And yet the foremost people
on earth in intellectual accomplish
ments decreed that he should die. 1t
might have been politics, 1t might have
been personal spite or jealousy, 1t
might have been WEAKNESS at his end.
less questioning or it might have been
the conviction that by his philosophy
he was really destroying the influence
OF religion upon the minds Of the
young that lay at the bottom Of his
trial and execution.-New York Amer
lean.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24
Woman's Work.

After dinner the other evening Mr.
and Mrs. Brown started to speak Of
their respective duties, and soon an
argument as to whether the husband
or the wife had the hardest work to
perform was In full swing. First
Brown waroled and then wiley sang.
"a wife," argued the good lady, has
to cook, wash dishes, clothe the kids.
scrub the floors, sweep the house.
make the beds, build the fires, carry VI
coal, nail Stats on the back fence,
dig
as that ALP sarcastically interrupt
ed Mr.. Brown.
"No," was the prompt rejoinder OF
Mrs. Brown. "In addition to those
duties every wife has to keep her bus
band from making a fool Of himself"
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24
The Eye on the Red Flag.

There are many odd bits of bunting
unfolded to the breeze in New York
harbor. but the oldest Of all perhaps
Is the ensign that fiutters from the
staff Of little craft that rounds the
Battery sea wall promptly at noon
every day and then disappears up the
North river. 1t Is triangular flag
with flaming red background. from
which stands ont In bold relief q great
cyclopean eye Inside the pilothous
Is man in blue coat and brass but
tons. who views the water front and
passing craft through long telescope.
This Is the supervisor Of the harbor.
His duties are to see that the regula
lions are observed in the East river.
the upper bay ana the Hudson river.
that the channels are kept free Of OBJ
structons and that the city's docks
and ferries are being looked after as
they should be- AS soon as he steps on
board his vessel the unique ensign Is
raised 1t signifies to all nautical folk:
1--WE got my eye on you. Watch OUT"
New York Sun.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24
His Fathers Wav,

Mr.. Jefferson had not been alto
gether an exemplary husband and ia
Their, but he possessed certain engaging
qualities which secured him many
friends and made his death the cause
Of sincere mourning to his widow.
"Mls' Jeff'son, she's done broke up
over Eb'nezer's being took off firm de
pneumony," said one Of the neighbors.
"She sutt'nly Is" said another.
"Mournin' round de house all de time
she goes. Why. day befo' yist'day I
was thar helpin' her, an she only stop
cryIn' once an dat was to spank little
Eben for takin' mlasses out'n de jug
right into his mouf when her back
was turned.
"When she spanked him good an set
HON down she say to me, He makes
me fink oh his pa so much l cyan't
bear it, and bus right out cryin'
againr'-Youth's Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24

there think I'm future Bennett or
Dana. When l got this place OH the
Star they had great jubilation. I
think the Eagle got out a special edi-
ton" He laughed and glanced at me
shamefacedly.
aren't you getting on well?" |
asked, trying to squeeze all the SYM
pathy out of my voice.
"Not very well. There's big diff
ference between this city and Scar
boro. am beginning to have some
doubts MS to my choice Of profession.
But must keep on. for awhile. |
think It would kill my mother If I
should fall"
I felt very uncomfortable and alto
gether at odds with myself. OF course
/ was not responsible for the success
or failure Of this youth, but was too
fresh from the same struggle not to
have a fellow feeling for him and a
keen regret for the discontinue that
would be delayed only long enough for
his city editor to find out how he had
failed in this case.
"What are you at headquarters for?'
/ asked abruptly. more from need OF
saying something than because | cared.
1.-THE city editor sent me to Cover
the place, whatever that may mean."
Didn't he give you any definite In
structi0ns?'
"Only that / shouldn't let anything
get by me-"
"And has anything gone by" He
laughed.
"Half a dozen men went by a few
minutes ago. but they didn't look much
like criminals"
"You can't always tell by appear
ances," said lightly. 1t was danger
Gus ground. and wanted to get of.
He seemed struck with the wisdom OF
my remark.
do you think / ought to go into the
office and find out?" he asked.
"Oh. no; it's probably nothing" | an
swered. Fortunately he was looking
at the door Of the office and not at me.
In my agitation had leaned forward
and almost seized him. might have
spared myself the stress of mind. In
stead Of showing any disposition to act
upon my stupidity made hint he seemed
relieved at my assurance and appar-
emily dismissed the subject from bis
mind. -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24
The Exclusive MESSENGER,

. "Of all hot weather charities there is
none better than that which gives
slum children free week in the cOun-
try" said an official of New York's
charity department.
IF you could see some Of the poor
little ragamuff1ns that avail them
selves Of this charity / once witness
ed the assembling Of couple Of hull
dred of July country weekers. They
were so ragged, so very. very ragged.
that a tiny messenger lsy who had Sc
cured a ticket gave a start on behold
ing them.
"All this gang goingr heard him
say to matron.
YES she answered.
The messenger boy unused a mo-
ment with knit brows.
"'Well, scratch me- he said and
turned on his heel"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24
The Tides and the Earth.

1t has long been known theoretically
that the tides act as a brake on the
rotating earth and tend to lengthen
the day. The effect. however. Is so
slight that 1t cannot be measured In
any length Of time at mans disposal.
1t may be estimated with the aid Of
certain assumption. and. using the
data available, W. d. Macmillan has
recently made the necessary compuL-
ton by the formulas used by engi-
neers. He finds for the increase Of the
length of the day one second in 100000
years.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24

pected. For three ARE you a reporter
weeks all did find was lot Of advice
to 20 back to Scarboro. think would
have done it if 1t hadn't been for my
mother. You know what a fellows
mother Is and how she banks on his
success"
Indeed l did, and l found 1t necessa-
ry to sti6e feeling Of sympathy for
the poor chap. He went on:
Because l ran the Scarboro Eagle
for couple Of. years the folks up
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24
made SON. untntelfigibis sound, but

made some unfntelfigibis sound, but
Billy stopped me with gesture.
You're all right, kid" he said. I'VE
all have to learn, and the special bit OF
knowledge that you have CLEANED to-
day tends to establish the dictum that
philanthropy and the newspaper busl-
ness don't mix. Suppose we go out and
get cigar with our hated rival and
vanquisher, Bob Williston? Shake
hands with the same" Williston gave
me hearty grip.
T'n own up to feeling rather
sneak" he said, "but we get paid to
slaughter the innocent as well as the
guilty. You'll get hunk with me yet"
"If he doesn't I'll kill him." Billy
said fiercely, "even as I'm going to Kill
Mullaly after I've had that cigar"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24

Ill was q Gull MIDSUMMER Jay LII
the city room. StandiSh, the
city editor, after vainly seek
ing for assignments to keep
busy the half dozen idle reporters, had
cut the knot by driving them into the
street with orders to stay out until
each had found story.
1t may be guessed that the Gazette
was not metropolitan newspaper.
But, while our little city did not give
herself airs, she boosted three daily pa
pers, Of which the Star and the Ga
zette were published In the afternoon.
The rivalry between them was nat
urally keen. The Star had beaten us
badly on local story the week be-
fore. and 1t was common knowledge
In the office that Standish was burning
to redeem his reputation as the clev-
crest newspaper man in town. There
seemed little likelihood that he would
do it on day like this.
A newcomer on the staff Of the Ga
zette and a beginner in newspaper
work, had thus far found the life
singularly lacking in that excitement
which is popularity supposed to be the
accompaniment Of the reporters ca
reer. On this particular day | was
working In the graveyard" This Is
not as ominous as 1t sounds. The
graveyard" in newspaper parlance Is
the cabinet which contains the obi
uaries of all persons whose decease is
likely to require extended notice.
These must, Of course, be kept up to
date, and / was adding to them from
various sources and filing the cOmplet-
ed notices away in the cabinet
It was a tiresome business. and I
was glad when Billy Moulton, our
"star" reporter, came in just after the
general exodus. Moulton and ] were
alumni of the same college, and this
fact, with some other things that we
had In common, had made us as good
friends as was consistent between the
"star' and the "cub."
He nodded to me and walked to the
city editors desk. With freedom
which | contemplated with awe he
chatted with that august parsonage as
II he were an ordinary mortal. Sud-
denly the telephone bell rang.
Answer that. will you, Billy? said
Standish. Moulton took the receiver
and listened. Then he turned to
Standish.
II think you had better take this"
said he.
whats the matter? Has anything
broken loose?"
Moulton, without replying, handed
the receiver to him as he came for
ward. The city editor listened intent
ly, making rapid notes on the pad by
his side A few sharp questions, and
he hung up the receiver and FASTENED
to his desk.
Anything in it," asked MoultOn.
"Yes, lot. If we can get it. It's
from Morgensen. He has found out
by accident that Thompson. the cash
Ter of the Fifth National bank. has
gone with $4,000 Of the banks money.
The police are after him, but they are
keeping it quiet. If we can get hold of
the facts before the last edition we
will score beat that will make the
town sit up"
had never heard the city editor say
SO much at one time before. A flush
on his impassive face showed that he
was unusually excited. Moulton had
seized a handful of paper and stood
waiting. Standish looked at him.
You will do the bank end. Let it
run for all it's worth" He glanced
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-24
Mannets For lronclads.

The German naval authorities have
under consideration an invention for
the protection Of German coast har-
bors and seaports. Stations would
have to be erected along the coasts
and at the mouths Of rivers which
would be equipped with the strongest
electric magnets that can be manufac.
tured. When In action these would
exercise such a powerful attractive
force that they would compel IRON
clads to deyiate from their course.