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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01
THE PANAMA CELEBRATION.

Reports have it that San Francisco and San
Diego are making bids for great celebration f,
take place upon the completion of the Panama
canal The claims of each city are set forth in
attractive manner; San Francisco is the most inn
portant port ON the Pacific. and San Diego is the
nearest port to the Panama canal on our western
coast. These are very good reasons why there
should be celebration in each city, and one rea-
son is as good as the other At the same time there
are ports on the Atlantic side, and on the gulf that
can put forward claims equally worthy; probably
they have already put them forth, only we haven't
yet heard of them. Galveston and Mobile New
Orleans and Pensacola, and for that matter. every
port on the eastern coast up to Boston, is vitality
interested in the completion of the big waterway
And the inland cities have hopes, too of bencfting
from It's completion. Chicago and St. Louis no
doubt are waiting anxiously for some definite an
nouncement as to when the canal will be finished
Salt Lake and Denver, though they can never have
direct water communication with the sea, expect
to reap some benefit from the completion of the
canal perhaps as important to these cities as the
event will be to any seaport town. We don't be-
grudge San Diego or San Francisco their ceIebra-
tion but we know of no reason why the whole coun-
try should not celebrate-when the canal is finished
But making preparations for that event just now
seems just a little premature. The canal won't be
done for at least five years-perhaps ten years. The
date of completion is very largely matter of guess
work, even among the engineers who keep tab on
the progress being made.
No doubt the advocates of the celebration and
the early preparation animated by desire for
readiness for the great event. There is a story
told however which illustrates the point we would
make. In the days when the French engineer De
Lesseps was experimenting the construction Of the
canal, so the story goes, cargo of some forty or
fifty thousand coal oil torches such as were used
few years ago during political campaigns in torch
light professions, was received the canal zone
The authorities in the canal zone were somewhat
amazed at their receipt as no such order had been
placed. Upon seeking the cause of the shipment
it was explained to them that the torches were to
be used in celebration of the completion of the
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country down there to see if SONS Of this prepare
ton for the earlier celebration can be found 1t
would furnish an object lesson for the enthusiasts
in our country today.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01
THE MIRACLES OF LOURDES

The Rev. G. Van der Donckt, the learned and
jealous pastor of Pocatello, Ida. has rendered a
distinct service to that department of Catholic lit
eratUre, known thaumaturgy, when he trans
lated and published Doctor Boissaries remarkable
work on the "Wonders of Lourdes" In his intro
ductory chapter to the book Father Van der Donckt
anticipating the laudable sef-questioning of many
troubled soul, pertinenly asks us there any vlsi-
BILE witness to the Divine guidance of the Catholic,
such, for instance, as that which Jehovah gave to
the Jews of old, and as Christ gave to men when
he walked among them" Is there voice from
Heaven which comes to people today as it came to
Saul on the road to Damascus, and which-dispens-
ing with long course of study, argument and even
preparatory prapey-suddenly bids the infidel to
exclaim Lord, what wilt thou that do?o In an
swer to these questions the translator unfods from
the French of de Boissarie marvellous record of
wonderful cures of chronic and organic diseases
which occurred at the shrine of Our Lady of
Lourdes.
In this most interesting and convincing book
we have all the proofs demanded by any competent
legal tribunal, all the sworn testimony of unim-
peachable witnesses, and the evidence and legal
oaths of the men and women who were instantan-
eously cured of oathsome diseases-of cancers. hin
diseases lupus, of advanced tuberculosis and even
of blindness inherited from birth Not the least
interesting chapter of this fascinating book is that
which deals with the notorious Zola's experiences
at Lourdes and the infamous travesty on the sacred
shrine by the Hebrew-French deist. The French
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01
NO FIGHT IN SALT LAKE IF

rThis fight" said Richard to E. W. Dickerson
of the Denver News, will be the only big fight
where accommodations will be set aside for la
dies CO. My wife will send out invitations to
number of the most prominent women. [ already
know that wives of a number of milionaires are
figuring on seeing this battle, and number of
ring side boxes will be set aside for them"
Mr. Richard, word with you. You do not in
tend to stage this fight in Salt Lake City. You
have not received the encouragement for which you
were bidding. This boast about reserving ring side
seats for the wives of millionares may take in Den
ver but you know you dare not make it in Salt
Lake City. The millionaires of Utah are men, and
when you claim to "know" that their wives will
occupy seats at an exhibition of blood and brutality
you lie.
We 'know" that the Governor of Utah will not,
in either his private official capacity, lend his
szszsszt ~ ~ ezzstssz 1shss $3.50 fsx
the dcbasement of woman OF the prostitution Of
her sex. We also know that the manhood of this
state of Utah will not stand for open insult de-
livered against the honor of their state. We be-
leve that if you brought in even the refuse of
Commercial street to applaud your fighters, there
are hundreds of manly men right here in our city
waters of Salt lake.
We do not claim to be overrighteous Mr.. Rick
ard, but we do claim to be who respect woman
hood, and will not stand for you, or any of your
gang when you attempt to insult the virtue of our
women pillory state before the world as
community that has lost its manhood and as a peo-
pie who are dead to all decency and self-respect.
We are not about to frame petition to our Gov
ernor to bar the presence of women at this fight.
We know him to be a man of honor to be man
who reverences his wife and daughters and the sex
to which they belong; and to be man, who will
not, even to oblige you, Mr.. Richard insult his
manhood and lower before the world the flag of the
state which conferred upon him It's most distin-
guished honor. If you persevere, Mr.. Riekard, in
your contemplate resolution of bringing women to
witness the blows and blood of your naked prize
fighters, we tell you now the fight won't be pulled
Off in Salt Lake City.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01

deist went to Lourdes with the single purpose of
completing his triology on Rome, Paris, Lourdes,
and with the hope of adding to his popularity with
the canaille with the infidel masses of France by
ridiculing the miracles wrought the banks of
the Gave: "At Lourdes," writes de Boissare, cola
was during his two weeks stay, absorbed by
crowd of reporters by ceaseess visits and by court
ing popularity" Further on the author adds "He
dished up a summary of confused impressions, al
together groundless and in contradiction with the
facts, and yet acceptable to the herd of readers.
who prefer an unsavory joke to any amount of
proofs"
1t is impossible to convince man against his
will or to anticipate the denials and objections of
the man who will not accept the supernatural. HUI
nature is ever the same, and ever will be- When
our bovine Lord said to the man blind from his
birth: go wash in the pool of Soam, his enemies
said that he directed the blind man through the
most public streets of the city, order to give the
cure more notoriety and receive for Himself the
greater credit" They could not deny the miracle,
but they could discredit the miracle-worker by
charging Him with the weakness of vanity. We are
not informed of any conversions effected by the
miracles Of Moses, and when our Blessed Savior
raised the dead to life and out devils the free
thinkers and rationalists, seeing the wonders, de-
cared that "He did these things by Beelzebub, the
prince of the devils" Like the spiritists of our
own day, they were willing to admit the existence
of dsembodied foreign spirits, but rejected the
doctrines of Jesus Christ even when atested by the
hand of God.
Father Van der Donckt has given us good
translation, and Frederick Pustet, the New York
publisher, has put it on the market in good clean
type and attractive binding
Heavens Recent Wonders or the Work of Lour-
des-Authorized translation from the French of
de Boissarie, by Rev. G. Van der Donckt Freder-
lex Pustet & Co., publishers, New York.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01
W-DOWN FRESHMAN.

If Denis Murray, who stabbed and seriously
wounded James Mcdonald in a Bingham saloon last
Saturday is an Irishman, he is disgrace to his
nationality. No manly Irisbman draws knife on
his foe the tradition and the mmemoral practice of
his countrymen frown it down. The knife is the
weapon of the coward and cowardice is a stranger
to the Cet, Scotch or Irish. Denis Murray ought
to be strapped to the triangle and get fifty lashes
on his bare back for his dirty act We never knew
or heard of an Irishman in the old country draw
ing a knife in brawl The manhood of the Irish
Celt would resent it. Drunk or sober, the Scot or
the Hibernan is a man and plays a mans part. We
know of only one where true Irishman at
tempted murder with knife, and that attempt was
on the life of the great Archbishop Hughes of New
York.
The Archbishop was sitting in his library late
one Saturday night when a man. who had concealed
himself in the Episcopal residence in Mulberry
street. entered the room and, drawing dagger, adj
vaced to strike the prelate. With wonderful pres
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01

Goose creek, carrying appropriation of $780,
600. The bill will go to committee, but Representa-
tive Doe is confident that it will meet favorable
action at the hands of congress, etc. If the dis
trict has creek to be dredged, change that por-
ton of the dispatch to harbor improvement, a
million-dolar postofice, custom house court
room, or anything of that sort.
The bills will not pass; that is, most of them
will not Probably 90 per cent of them will never
be heard of again except in the districts directly
affected. There they will be given just enough pub
licity to keep admiring constituency in the
proper frame of mind to show that their statesman
in Washington is doing everything in his power for
the good of his home district
1t is of the tricks of the practical poll
ticians. 1t used to deceive few, and maybe it does
yet 1t is comparatively harmless practice, and
it makes the deceived ones feel we'll toward their
representative.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01
DR.. COOK NOT UPHELD.

The men whose duty it was to examine the rec
ords of DR.. Frederick Cook have announced their
decision that Dr. Cook has failed to establish his
claim to have reached the north pole. This an
nouncement carries with it certain official con
demnation of DR.. Cook that it will be hard, if not
impossible for him to remove. The men who took
the records of the explorer are of the highest scien
tifc attanments, all connected with the University
of Copenhagen, and their decision will have more
weight than all the scandalous allegations which
have been made in this country about Cooked" rec
ords and false observations made by so-called ex-
perts to deceive the authorities of the Danish uni
versity. Further than the condemnation of the
authorities In Copenhagen is the mysterious disap-
pearance of DR.. Cook at time when knowledge
of hue whereabouts essential that satisfactory
explanation Of any points his records could have
been made upon request of the examiners.
While DR.. Cook has lost nearly all his admirers
in the disclosures made in the last fortnight he
still retains a few loyal friends, who profess to be-
lieve that conspiracy to rob the doctor of the
honor of his achievements has been Matched up by
the friends of Peary. The only point they make
that would be Illuminating is the suggestion that
the Peary records be also submitted to the Danish
authorities, the implication being that the Ameri-
can examiners of the records were favorably in
clined toward Peary and would give him the benefit
of doubt if any doubt arose. All of which is more
or less spitefu and casts shadow upon the char
acter as well the ability of the Americans who
passed upon the Peary records. It shows feeling
that if DIR. Cook is faker, Peary may be also.
The whole thing is an unheard-of thing in the
history of voyages of discovery blot the pages
of history which can never be entirely obliterated
Dr. Cook has not been declared faker but his case
is not proved according to the Copenhagen authori
ties and this after the doctor acclaimed as the
true discoverer and decorated by the Danish gov
eminent The protagonists of Commander Peary
ought to give the Peary records into the hands of
any scientific body competent to judge of their mer
its, in order to remove any stigma that has been
cast upon the Peary expedition by the friends of
Cook. Such proceeding would entirely vindcate
Commander Peary from the stigma cast upon him
by the Cookites, it would place Peary in the same
class with Cook. There is probably no very great
demand for such proceeding, but in the interest of
the square deal thorough investigation should be
made. If Peary is not faker and his records will
stand the rigid examination that Cooks records
were given Peary can lose nothing but gain every-
thing by submitting them to the most searching
inquiry. However, the charges of the Cookites that
Peary IS faker will hardly be received seriously bv
the friends of Peary, and they may content them
selves with the reflection that the charges are as I'M
founded as was the claim of Cook to be the ORIGINAL
discoverer.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01

ence of mind, the Archbishop stood up and. meet
ing the eye of the assassin, saw he was demented.
Gone moment. Are you an Irishman"
Il am" answered the other
"Then go out" Numbered the prelate, get
blackthorn stick and kill me with that. No Irish.
man. and you know it, ever killed man with a dag
ger; it's the weapon of a coward"
The mailman threw down the knife. started OIL
for blackthorn, and the prelate's life was saved.
The Denis Murray who plunged a knife into
James Mcdonald is poltroon and a coward and 81
disgrace to his name and to his descent
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01
CARD FROM BISHOP sCA-IAN.

I feel 1T 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, else, 10
authorized permitted to solicit collect in 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 document he or
She as the case may be- should be regarded by all
8 fraud and an imposter. L SCASLAN,
Bishop of Salt Lake.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01
TO DIR SUBSCRIBERS.

The Internountain Catholic goes into nearly every
Catholic home in this diocese. circulation in Mon
tena, Idaho, Colorado. Wyoming, Nevada and many
other states is very large. Only reliable firms ana
business advertise in the paper. All subscribers
VIII find it to their advantage when about to invest,
purchase consult business matters, to read
the list Of advertisers. not only recommend.
hut ask for them the patronage of all readers.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01

According to an announcement made by the
National Civic Federation, which will hold session
in Washington this month. an effort will be made to
promote uniform legislation in the different states
regulating the speed of automobiles. Already about
half of the states have passed regulations The
maximum speed in fourteen states is twenty miles
an hour; IN seven states. twenty-five miles hour
in FIVE states, fifteen miles an hour; in one state.
eight miles, while in several others the maximum
speed is limited to from ten to forty miles hour
All of which speed regulation is no doubt more or
less useless and unobserved. The only way to en-
force speed regulation is make the possession OF
an automobile capable of developing unlawful speed
a misdemeanor. And such law as that viii prob
ably never be passed, Which means that automo-
bile speed will probably never be regulated by law
--O-o-S
The weather is just little off for the man Tho
honsta IF madeline his ovun caDoa
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01

The weather is just little off for the man vac
boasts of padding his own canoe.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01

Subscribers removing from place to another
and desiring papers changed, should always give Tor.
fner as well present address
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01
REhuTTANCES.
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Remittances should be made by postoflce or e1s
press money orders, drafts registered letters
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-01
CORRESPONDENTS soLICITE

The Reverend Clergy are requested to send to THE
INTERMOUNTAIN CATHOLIC news contributions
of interest to their respective parishes
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entered In the Postoffice at Salt Lake as S
Class Matter.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-02
THAT |NTERURBAN
TO CH|CKASHA
RAILROADS NOT FINANCED AND
BUILT IN A DAY SAYS OSCAR
AYERS.

Whore is Oscar Ayers. The man
who is promoting the ~ 'crurbau from
Ardmorc to ChickJsha His attorneys
in this city has the charter Tor the
company prepared and it will require
about hundred dollars to have it
iiloi with the secretary of s.atc. Mir
Ayers lett here more lhan month
ago under the promise he would hc
back within ten days.
Mr. 5. N Solsbcc Of this city has q
letter from tn" promoter that explains
somcwha the cause of the delay The
letter says:
The prospects are tine for the rail
road We have overcome many of
the difficulties Mr. FOrsythc has
been under the care OF a physician
but is better nov We have been de.
tanned and THE result is about the
same for the wca'hcr has been SO
cold W. could have done no.hing. the
Indications are We VIII be- In Ardmorc
in very short time. railroads are
not financed and built IN day Mr.
Forsythc had intcuicd to be- with me
by the first of the year but his ply.
sician will no. let him out
The letter is very encouraging 10
the people here who have been work.
ing with Mr Ayers They believe
h" will make good with his proposi-
tion They feel confident he will be-
able to find people to finance the
building OF the roal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-02
GREATEST WOLF HUNT
SINCE TEDDY R, LEFT
BETWEEN FIFTY ANC SIXTY
HIGH BRED DOGS ENTER
CHASE AT GRAHAM.

The creates wolf hunt inaugura ed
in Oklahoma since the day Teddy
Roosevelt and United States Marshal
Abernathy made the famous hunt in
the Big Pasture Nas held last wccs
near Fox and Graham.
u. G. Ricketts, arranged the hunt
for piece OF holiday sport and also
for the purpose OF udding the couu-
try from the wolves There was am.
other motive that prompted the hunt
and that was a little rivalry among
the owners of packs Of dogs Fox,
coons and wolves are plentiful in that
country and since the white man set.
tied there twenty five years ago
there have been packs of dogs kept.
First they were the old pot-Hckcrs.
the old common hound but these for
the most place have been transplant.
ed by the high bred dogs and those
fellows talk the breeding OF good
dogs a. stock farmers do of their
horses, cattle anl hogs.
This was three days hunt Pick
of the packs were to be entered the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-02

first two days and on the last day
every hound was put in the chase.
Between 80 and so hounds were in the
chase the last day
The entries the iirs, day were BAL
lard a Cannon ,, Grover Tipps .,
Monk Tipps 3. sam Frisco I. II. W.
stowe >. -. G. Ricketts, >. James
Franks /. i. VI. Hcflcy, S.. i, j. VI.
lictlcy. Jr, ], j. \ Wisdom /. Bal.
lard a Cannon were awarded the
money ON the first day and Monk
Tipps ON the second day ON the
third lay no > art was made.
There were present a large number
OF people They chcoryd the hounds
until they were hoarsc and every
fellow said IL was the greatest Christ
mas sport they hal ever had
The Kansas city Star and other
metropolitan papers and many dog
fanciors have wri letters asking
for full particulars OF the outcome of
the hunt
Among those i'm the chase were j.
Il Spragins and Zen stevens of Ard
more. They were in buggy drawn
by the little pair of buckskin ponies
used by the Spragins company on col.
locting trips They surprised the
horse back riders by getting ON the
scene of the catches before others
and enjoyed the sport AZ fine as one
could During the first days run
which lasted one hour and twenty-five
minutes and the second run which
lasted Just five minutes longer. Mr.
Spragins and Mr.. Stevens remained
in the circle described hy the chased
wolf and killed enough birds to feed
the company for dinner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-02
PERSONALS

Miss frankie Wymore and Miss
Helen Terry are visiting friends in
Gainesville.
Miss Rcwena Burks of Pauls Val
ley is in the city the guest OF Miss
Jean Blake.
Miss Regina Blank re.urned Friday
from Oklahoma City where she at.
tended the teachers state meeting.
Miss Foy Whitenurst returned yes.
terday from Madill, where she spent
the holidays with Mrs. Derrick.
Charles {. Lryant and wife OF
Shawnee arrived here yesterday. Mr..
Bryant will take the position of book.
keeper wi h Tyler a Simpson Com
pany.
Jesse c. Best after spending the
holidays with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. I. X. Best, returned Saturday to
Dallas. where he will resume his
studies in the Southwestern Univer-
sity.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. McWain, who
have been here for the past few days
visiting with the families of George
Terry. w. d. and J. S. McCharen. re-
turned to their home at Chickasha
yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-02
Resolutions Of Sympathy.

We. the members OF Company II,
seth Regiment, Uniform Rank Wood
men of the World, extend 30 onr
worthy brother and member, Henry
Lloyd and his wife, our sincere sym.
pathies in the loss oi their only child
by death
While realizing that this affli,''on
is as severe as the human family is
called upon to endure, but believing
in the divine attribute that God docta
all things well, we can only bow sub.
missively to his will, ana commend
them to his keeping.
Therefore be Il resolved, That this
body extend to our brother Henry
Lloyd and his wife. our sincere SYM
pathes and further resolve, tha, q
copy OF these resolutions be presented
to Brother Lloyd and his family, ana
that copy he furnished the daily "a
pers for publication. and copy be
spread upon the minutes OF this con-
pany.
Respectfully submitted,
l.. \. JONES.
GENE COOK,
VI. :. WOLNERTON,
Committee
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-02

The busiest and mightiest little
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They do the work whenever you re
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