Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-16
HOUSES FOR IRISH WORKERS
Campaign for Decent Dwellings is
Being Pushed.
WATERFORD is TAKING LEAD
Congestion of Population In wales
brings Delegation to Ireland to
Investigate Methods of
Meeting Problem,
is TAKING LEAD
BY THOMAS EMMETT.

DUBLIN, oct 15.-(Specal to the ~
The task OF building tenantable houses
FOR laborers is being pushed vigorously
The loan OF f142tO sought for by the Wa
terford corporation with view to carry
ing out a housing scheme has been sane
toned by the local government board.
At recent meeting Of the Rural District
Coleraine it was stated that of siXty-three
requests received fifty-nihe were from la
bOrers residing in houses which had been
condemned twice by the health officers
In this connection It may be said that
the land act has made 10000 tillers Of the
soil owners of their farms and patches. A
government official announced in a recent
address that for the first time for many
years tillage has increased in Ireland by
something like 10000 acres.
Welsh Population Problem.
Wales is suffering from congestion of
population.
A party OF Welsh visited Castlerea on
visit to the congested districts board. and
conducted by the Franciscan Sisters, which
are recognized as the best training schools
in the west r. Hedger Wallace of Gla-
morganshire Agricultural department said
that the party visited Loughglynn district,
| to pick up information, as they were
troubled with congestion in Wales, and to
see what the congested districts board has
done for the congests.
The party drove to Castletehen and Boho
districts to see the operations which had
been carried out by the board where
| eighty houses have been erected, and
holdings allotted to immigrants
slippery soldier At Large.
Private Frank Cartridge, who was ar
| rested as a deserter from the Royal Artil-
lery, while awaiting court-martial at New
bridge Barracks, wriggled throgh a window
and again made his escape.
Prior to his last capture he managed to
live in the Rosebsrry bog five weeks, a
portion of which time he hid in tree.
Cartridge obtained food through the me-
dunn of faithful dog which carried
messages attached to his collar to a neigh
boring house, and returned with a supply
Of ratiOns to the runaway.
Loyal to Gaelic Tongue.
There is a man in this city who re-
fuses 70 recognize the English language
in any shape. He calls himself Michael
oFoghludha, the English of which is
Michael Foley. He has been sent to
Mountjoy prison for refusing TO pay fine
inflicted on him in the name Of Michael
Foley. Stopped for riding a bicycle with
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as Michael O'Foghludha and declined to
receive any summons issued against Mich
ael Foley. A fine was adjudged against
Michael Foley by magistrate, but Mich
ael declined TO answer TO the NAME" and,
after three months of hesitation, the police
have imprisoned him. OFoghludha is
treasurer of the Heating branch of the
Gaelic league. He said IT, and said It in
Irish, that he would pay the fine If papers
contained his name in Irish, but not other
wise.
! Denies Being Dead.
The case of man supposed to be dead
whose name was about to be stricken from
the list Of voters because of his supposed
demise, has furnished food for laughter
The incident happened in Limerick court
where a nationalist lawyer declared that
James Kelly had his vote struck off on OBJ
lection by Mr. Doran, an anti-natonallst
who stated that the claimant was dead
The dead man was in court Kelly then
proved his claim, which was allowed by
Judge Smith. VINO complimented him on
being still I'm the land of the living.
Faith" said Kelly, 1T won't go well
wild the man who killed me II 1 lay hands
| on him."
Irish Industries Active.
The national industrial conference held
at Cork passed upon a number of inn
portant Industrial matters.
The ship building industry is brisk Six
passenger liners are under construction al
Belfast. They are the Maloja Themistocles
and Demosthenes, Eneas, Ascanisu and
Anchises.