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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-26
Catest Irlsb Elews
Ulster

Close upon cps per acre was the price
given for - acres of land at Ballyha-
gan. near Loughgall-the farm belong
ing to the late Mr.. A. D. Preston. The
Mccain OF Glasgow was the purchaser.
He is a native of the Loughgall dis
trict, but has been for over so years
in business in the Clyde city as a coop
er, and now has a large property hold
ing in the country Of his adoption.
Omagh old Jail is undergoing the
process of demolition by crowbar and
sledge. 1t will be no easy job to raze
(. the ground such a solid, thick-set
structure, and some labor viii have to
be expended before those stout, firmly
set walls yield to the implements of
destruction. Though the building is an
old landmark, though historic associa-
tons cling to the dark forbidding pile,
no one deplores its passing away.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-05-07
A COMING NEW PARTY

Without any steering or jockey
ing, a new party is forming itself
as surely as water seeks a level.
1t won't hold national conventions
for some years yet but it will
make history when it does hold
them. We won't go into details
as to the new party's makeup, but
when the sheep are separated
finally from the goats, democrats
Of the Tom Ryan.A ugust Belmont
type and republicans of the AL
drich- Cannon Ballinger school will
vote the same ticket. They will
form the opposition.-Puck.
The board of county commits
sioners at its last meeting, adopted
n resolution recommending the
passage by congress of Congress
man Taylor's bill to aid in the con-
struction of roads in Colorado
where they are too expensive for
local construction. The measure
provides that the government set
aside certain public lands to b.
devoted to construction OF public
roads in the mountains where they
are needed but which are too OK
pensive for the county to handle.
I-Alamosa journal.
+. A. Hannis. Of York Nebraska,
arrived in town Thursday MORN
ing. He came here n year ago and
invested in real estate. He comes
to look after his interests and will
remain but few days. His wife
and son spent the hot weather here
last summer and liked il 10 well
they will probably come buck this
summer.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-05-07
PARTY REGULARITY

When Goodwin Smith said: "A
political party begins to die as
soon as its machinery becomes
more important than the ideals on
which the party was founded" he
uttered a universal truth. The
fight between Insurgents and re-
dictionaries in the republican party
is case in point. The former
are trying to preserve the ideals of
republicanism; the latter are try
ing to preserve its machinery.
Principles live, while parties sue
cumb to corruption. The repub-
lican reactionaries are fighting
against overwhelming odds. and
will lose. Republicanism can not
break faith with the people and
continue to make votes by reciting
its past glories.-Chicago journal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-05-07
HAS TAFT MADE GOOD

Some twenty five or more repub-
licans in congress say, "No." And
these insurgents are young men
and new men in congress, fresh
from the people. The president
has allied himself with the Aldrich-
Cannon faction of the party who
are the servants of the money
power and have been for many
years.
Blind indeed is the man who
does not see that there is to-day a
mighty conflict being waged in
this republic-a conflict that in
wolves the fundamentals of popu-
lar sovereignty and popular rights.
On the one hand are reactionary
class interests, as alien to the
spirit of democracy or popular rule
as is constitutional monarchy or
hereditary aristocracy. On the
other hand are the forces of pop
ular representative government,
that are insisting more and more
that the officials shall be public
servants instead of the servants of
the machines.
The Chicago Tribune recently
sent letters to all the republican
papers of New England and the
Middle Atlantic states, and also
inquiries to independent editors,
asking whether or not they favored
the Payne-Aldrich bill.
Thus, for example, of 1876 New
England republican editors who
answered the Tribune's inquiry,
80 Endorsed the tariff bill and l57
expressed themselves as in oppo-
sitlon to it. OF the 60 indepen-
dent editors who replied to the in
quiry, 3 endorsed the bill and 81
opposed it.
In the Middle Atlantic states
the poll stood: Republican papers
endorsing the bill, l42; republican
papers opposing the bill, 497. In
dependent papers endorsing the
bill, l3; opposing it, 1876. Total
republican papers Of the east which
support the bill, Isl; total repub-
lican papers that oppose the bill,
554. Total republican and indie
pendent papers supporting the
measure, 1877; total opposing it,
7S9.-The Twentieth Century.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-05-07
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The Monte Vista journal., 1910-05-07

p. w. Bush. n late arrival from
Missouri, who purchased the james
Mcintosh ranch ut the Seven Mile
Plnm was among Wednesday Wis
itory TO Del Nortc. Mr.. Bush will
put in a general supply store ut
the PLAIN bringing two car loads OF
farm machinery, groceries and sup
plies with him when he arrived
about a month ago.-Puspector.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-05-07
LAND MONOPOLY in CALIFORNIA

LAND MONOPOLY IN CALIFORNIA
An extraordinary disclosure Of
land monopoly in California was
made by the Los Angeles Exami-
ner in its issue of March 9th
last. Only thirty-fve owners, it
appears, hold one-seventh of all
the area of that great state. Their
holdings range from 10000 acres
to IA, 100000 each. Holdings of
100000, 100000 and 100000 acres
appear in the list between those
extremes. This disclosure is only
sample of the land monopoly
that prevails, not only in Califor-
MIA but throughout the west and
also in tho east. Will the con-
tented apologist for things as they
are, kindly reflect upon this con-
dition? Let him ask himself what
his disinterested posterity will
think of him for silently permit
ting their inheritance to slip away
from them before they are born.
Let him ask himself, too, what
they ought to think of him for
this.-The Public.
The gigantic land deal made sew
eral weeks ago through West, Cul-
yer 4 Blakey, by which fourteen
thousand acres of land close to
Alamosa, passed from the owner
ship of Governor Alva Adams,
Oscar Wilkins and the Barth
estate, aggregating about 5000
acres each, to Stephen d. Seaman
of Chicago, at an approximate sum
of $3.50, 600, has been consumated
and Mr.. Seaman has already near
ly perfected the colonization of
the Adams tract, many individual
sales of from eighty acres up, hav-
ing been made. Mr.. Seaman is
here now planning campaign of
improvement and development on
which he will expend $4,000.
These plans contemplate a very
comprehensive system of distribu-
ton of water over the lands for
irrigation.-Alamosa Empire.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-05-07
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT

The commission government has
wiped out wards and parties. with
their narrow, selfish interests, in
30 American cities. Other cities
are adopting this new plan of
turning over all law-making and
law enforcing functions to small
body Of five men directly RESPONSE
bic to the whole people through
the initiative, the referendum and
the recall-as fast MS legislatures
dominated by the Interests will
lot them. We wonder il q state
could be run by a commission rs
successfully ~ these 30 cities IRE.
The Cleveland Press.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
NORTH BANK ROAD TO SPEND $l,5O0,00(
HOT TIP OUT ON THE REDS THIS SPRING,
AND "WAT TCH BROOKL YN'' SAY CRITICS

who at this time picked Cincinnati
to win the National league pennant
this year would be supected of hav-
ing rodents in his loft; but the way
THE Fox" has his bunch of redlegs
steaming along makes them look
almighty sweet.
This is no time to dope out flag
winner, | know, and I'm not at
tempting to. I'm just telling what
is in the mouth of every critic in
the valley of vapOrs, and that is
that the team which wins the flag
will have to beat Garry Hermann S
outfit.
No one will deny that in Clarke
Griffith the Cincinnati team has a
clever, resourceful leader. Grabbed
perhaps; but he knows baseball
! rom the green turtle to the demi-
asse as few men know it. A player
If the old school, he has kept
breast or a trifle ahead Of the
lines, and he has given Cincinnati
team that surely will be there or
hereabouts from the firing of the
'istol to the dropping of the flag.
"All Brooklyn needs to make it
dangerous is one or two men of the
right Sort said ball player as he
watched Dahlen's hopefuls scamper-
ing about the field. "Of course, II
remains for Bad Bill to show Just
how much of a manager he is. But
if he is half as good leader as he
once was player, watch out"
Brooklyn has been battered from
pillar to post for SO long that a
sight of the team up with the lead
ers would be strange: but if Dahleu
develops managerial qualities and
lands player or two to balance his
team, he will be locked upon with
respect by seven other managers in
the old league.
There does not appear to be a
| chance for Brooklyn this year. al
though in this baseball business
YOU never know what's going tC
happen, and the teams picked as
| tailenders sometimes come home in
/ front.
! But this does not promise to be
/ the case with Brooklyn at this time
| What may haDpen next year or two
years hence depends entirely upon
Dahlen's success in picking up the
men he needs to round out his com
bination and getting his team NOV
ing in unison.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
TEDDY IS HA WING A
BULLY GOOD TIME

(By a Staff Core spondent of the
United Press)
CAIRO, Egypt, March 26.--Colo-
mel Theodore Roosevelt had a
bully" time today, and was dee
lighted" more often than he has
been in a single day since he was
President Roosevelt. II was all be-
cause of the reception given him
in this quaint city, thousands of
miles from home, yet more like the
old white house days than any re-
cepton since he left Washington.
The 700 Americans in Cairo
played the star part in the days
proceedings when they filed by
Roosevelt on the garden terrace of
the Sheppard hotel, shook hands in
American fashion. told him how
glad they were to see him. suggest
ed political subjects which he
would not discuss and hoped to
see him again" in the white house.
CAIRO, Egypt, March 26.-Col-
onel Theodore Roosevelt was the
honored guest at reception in the
garden terrace at the Sheppard no
tel today. Seven hundred Ameri.
cans greeted the former president
The scene must have reminded
Roosevelt of white house decora
tions in other days. The setting II
self was not unlike white hous'
scene, while American flags AM
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
HARSH WORDS AROUSE
IRE Of COUNC|LMEN

so without too much criticism, are
willing TO vote to pass the fran
chises of the new roads, but for the
present prefer to stick to the stand
they have already taken, in the de-
mand for terminal rates or no fran
chises.
The next regular meeting of the
city council will not be held until
April IL and 1t is thought that the
monster petition from the citizens
committee in favor of the fran
chises will not be presented until
then. There will be an adjourned
session of the city council next
Tuesday night. but II is thought
that no railroad matters will be con-
siderad at that time. The thousands
of names that have been sent to
the committee In answer to the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

postal cards mailed out are being
sorted over by wards. so that each
councilman will have opportunity
to see how many of his constitu-
ents favor the admission of the
roads without the terminal rate
clause.
the controversy over the adms-
sion of the new railroads has been
n deadener to the real estate mar
ket, brokers asserted today Buyers
have been scared away and deals
that were expected to be closed still
remain open.
Hundreds of the cards mailed
out by the citizens committee are
going to the councilmen and to the
city hall, urging the council to stand
pat. Most of the improvement
clubs that have taken up the issue
seem to be in favor of the stand
for terminal rates. The refusal of
the railroads to bear the expense
or have anything to do with the
special election has annulled that
proviso, unless the council takes
further action along that line.
Meanwhile the Milwaukee and
the North Coast have called off all
= OF their construction gangs and
practically stopped all work lead
Ing toward Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
JACK WEBSTER'S
LITTLE CRAFT

Our old friend Jack Webster of
tract index fame. We had over
looked Jack, or rather Jack had
overlooked us. causing us to won
der where he was operating" in
these latter days.
But you cant lose Jack. Where
there is any easy money to be had,
there you will find Jack. Jack
wisely chose the city engineers
office as having the softest picking
around the city hall and found in
. City Engineer Ralston man to his
liking.
You know Ralston Is such a
prince of good fellows. He reminds
you so much of the live ones we
used to meet at the courthouse in
the palmy days of old Bill Dean
and George II. Collin. When the
smOOthness of Ralston is combined
with the boldness of the our demo-
cratic warhorse II. ID. Merritt. there
is combination that it is hard to
beat, alongside of which George II.
Collin and Bill Dean must stand
aside and say, I'VE bow to our
masters"
Well, at all events, Jack Web
ster--J. r. Webster 1t reads on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

allowance books at the city hall
got next to Mr.. Ralston, and then
we find allowances beginning to be
recorded for "abstracting" in the
name of the irrepressible Jack. The
"abstracting' collected for consists
of furnishing the names of prop
erty owners living along street
that is being improved, at 10 cents
per name. in spite of the fact that
as a rule majority e. the prop
ert yowners interested sign their
names to the petition for the inn
provement in plain English. One
hours time at the county treas
urer's office should be sufficient to
get the corrected list of the names
of property owners on street a
mile long. yet on such job, under
the RalstonWebster plan of "ab-
stracting" funds from the city
treasury, such a street may cost for
the names alone anywhere from $40
to $40, for about one hours work.
"Pshaw, what does it amount to
anyway; it is collected off the i'm
provement," remarked one apollo
gist for this system of abstract
ing yesterday. Yes, to be sure the
property owners foot the bill. along
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

with great many other bills Of
like character that go to make a
street improvement, that should be
put in for from $50 to SIS, cost
from $S5 to $1O0.
Jack Webster, however, Is not
the only one that is sharing in the
"abstracting' rakeoff. There
comes f. J. Marvin. and Mr.. Mar
vim does not look like slouch in
getting around among the live ones
at the city hall.
The "abstracting" season at the
city hall is just commencing for
1910. This week Jack Webster
drew $253.90 for his services for
February, and f. j. Marvin S93.40.
Webster's bill was for furnishing
2539 names to Mr. Ralston and
Marvin scraped up 934 names.
At this rate they are liable to
exhaust the city directory before
the season closes.
Webster drew $63.30 for Janu-
ary and $63.10 for December. In
Quiry at the city treasurer's office
develops the information that over
$4,000 was paid out on the order of
City Engineer Ralston on this name
racket last wear.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

American songs added to the home
atmosphere"
While the crowd of his fellow
countrymen waited to receive the
former president, some one started
America Everyone Joined In and
the song was in full swing when
Roosevelt appeared. His face
lighted up as he entered the ter
race and be heard the familiar old
song, and the old familiar phrase.
"De-e-lighted" sprang to his lips.
With the spirit of the white house
receptions, he declared at once that
he wanted to shake hands with
everyone there"
The visitors were pleased and
soon the line of Americans, In for
eign city, thousands of miles away
from their own country. filed past
the former chief executive.
The spirit OF the white house re-
ception was on tho colonols cali
ers, too. Five out OF every seven
persons who grasped Roosevelt's
hand, as they greeted him OK
pressed in one phrase or another
the hope of seeing him in the white
house next.
One kansan. pausing as he
greeted Roosevelt, said earnestly.
Il horc, Mr.. Roosevelt. when you
come back To America. you will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
THE IRISH HAV NOW
CONQUERED ENGLAND

make terms until they knew exact
ly how much they must give.
Finally an agreement has been
reached and it means home rule for
Ireland to practical certainty
but probably. not at the coming
session of parliament.
This agreement was made be-
tween Premier Asquith. the liberal,
and John Redmond. the Irish lead
er. For publication neither of them
admits its existence, but its terms
are generally known.
Premier Asquith made overtures
to John Redmond, and a comapct
was made to this effect:
The Irish would support the lib
erallabor party in depriving the
house of lords of its veto power,
in passing the Lloyd-George budget
for the closing of the fiscal year, in
passing similar budget for the
coming fiscal year and in passing
an electoral reform bill
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

Denunciation of the position Of
the city council in the railway fran
chise controversy is having a bad
effect on the members of the city
council from the standpoint of ad-
mitting the new roads. The ccun-
cilmen feel inclined to approach the
matter Of the franchises with a de-
termination to settle the dispute, II
possible, but the continued lambast
ing in certain quarters has worked
up feeling OF resentment among
the city fathers.
Another potent factor about the
position of the city council is the
fact that if change of front is
made at this time some one will cry
that they were approached by the
railroads seeking admission. Some
of the councilmen, II they could do
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
THINK PRA YERS STOP
VOMITING HILLS

Occasionally the lava touched a
tree or the shrubbery of some de-
serted vineyard or garden and the
wood and brush sprang into
flames.
The flare of the torches carried
by detachments of soldiers added
to the beauty of the scene.
The soldiers were active through
out the night quenching fires. dig
ging trenches to mead off the mol
ten flow and in keeping hundreds
of sightseers from entering the dan
ger zone.
Danger to life is practically
passed. The greatest danger now
is from the recklessness Of tourists,
who are besieging the authorities
with demands for passes through
the lines in order to get a nearer
view of the eruption.
So little fear was displayed by
the tourists that the troops were
compelled to establish a deadline
and threaten to shoot any person
who passed ii without permission
The presence of the troops pre-
vented many deaths of persons VINO
advanced to one or the other of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

craters. Many persons were res
cued by soldiers after they had
been overcome by sulphurOus
fumes or partly suffocated by the
vapors.
Women tourists were particular
ly reckless, and the soldiers had tC
use force to prevent them from
crossing the danger zone after a
struggle with the sentries.
The main flow of lava gradually
is widening and the edges are cool
ing. This has resulted in a check
to the flow and possibly may save
many of the vineyards and groves
at the southern base of the noun
tain from destruction.
The peasantry believe that the
checking of the lava is the result
of their prayers and entreaties.
Many risked death to cast cruel
fixes and religious relics into the
stream, and they believe that theil
sacrifices caused slackening oI
the flow.
Religious professions We're helt
today in many of the villages
Mournful throngs passed throug!
the desolate streets of the towns
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

The liberallabor party is then to
introduce bill giving Ireland home
rule in all Irish affairs, to make it
an administration and not mere
perfunctory measure. and, if un-
able to pass it. to go out of office
and have a fresh election with
home rule as its main issue.
With majority of considerably
more than 100. including liberals,
labor members and Irish in parlia.
ment, it would seem that home rule
could be passed by the three cor
nered alliance at the coming ses-
sion.
The fact is. however. that Pre-
mier Asquith cannot control all the
liberals. A good sized minority
among them Will surely secede
when the home rule bill is intro
duced. This secession will prob
ably be sufficient to give a ma
jority against the administration
and TO force another election.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
(Ey United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
CATANlA. Sicily, March 26.--
The internal fires or Mount Aetna
suLsided slightly today, the vio-
lence of the eruption from II crat-
rs decreased in intensity and the
flow of lava from the riffs in the
mountain began to slacken in their
progress southward.
Scientists announce that the
greatest danger is over for the pres
ent.
The volume of the lava flow has
increased slightly, but the great
depressed area over which the head
of the snalte-like mass is passing
has caused a decrease in the rate
of advance.
Scenes throughout the night on
the mountain and its vicinity were
awe-insriring and the skies were lit
by flames from the open craters,
while cavernous rumblings and
sharp detonations broke the silence.
The molten flood, CONCEALED and
rock-like by day, was alight with
the red glow of its internal fire
and lambent flames played over the
mass.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
TARIFF FIGHT
IS ALL OFF
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire)
. WASHINGTON, March 90 Z
. The settlement of the tariff Z
. negotiations between Canada Z
. and the United States in a Z
= manner favorable to both ma Z
. tions is assured. Secretary Z
= of State Knox today gave out 4
. an official statement declar- Z
. ing that the matter would be 4
. settled and that friendly un- Z
. derstanding had been reached. Z
= Negotiations between Pres {
= ident Taft and Canada's rep Z
. resentative, begun in Albany
= and resumed here, were con- Z
. cluded today" Knox's state 4
= ment said.
= The negotiations have TAX
= en- form assuring a friendly
= understanding will be reached
= Immediately"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

the payment for the Is days, the
one bill about SIS. The gas bill ex-
tended from January 2S to Febru-
airy "a, or less than a month. In
addition to the gas bill the library
used electric light to the extent of
$1S.05.
~. The credit of the municipal cor
poration, eXpending S1,500,000 an
nually, seems not to be good with
the gas company for Is days, caus-
ing the penalty to be placed on the
bill
The fault Is not so much with the
gas company, which Is out TO get
every dollar it can. but with the
city officials that permit such in
defensible business methods.