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The evening world., 1911-11-21
BAD MORTAR MADE WALL
COLLAPSE, INQUIRY SHOWS.
Department of Buildings Blames Ma
terials for Observation-Disclosures
Say Falling Beam Caused II.

The west wall above the third story
Of q six-story apartment house being
erected at No. 3i2 West I'orty-eighth
street, collapsed last evening. narrowly
missing q score OF workmen. A pre-.
liminary examination by the Depart.
ment Of Buildings to-day shows tho
mortar used In the construction 10
lacking In adhesive qualities.
The apartment house IL owned by the
Forty,eighth street Realty Company OF
No. sc5 West Forty-third street. At the
time Of the accident to-day . con-
tractor who said he was o Of the
welnstsin Bros. doing the brokwork
In the building. stated tbs accident was
caused by the sudden releasing Of an
Iron sirder. az II was being hoisted
into place.
The evening world., 1911-11-21
SPENCER UPSETS
COURT, CALLING
WITNESS liar"
Accused Slayer Attempts At.
tack on Head Of Asylum
Who TeStifies.

sPR1NGFELD. Mass., Nov. 21.-"You
lle!" shouted Bertram q. Spencer, who
Is being tried for the murder of Miss
Martha II. Blackstone. during the testi-
mony OF Or. Alfred Elliott. Medical Di-
rector OF the state Insane Asylum at
Bridgewater, a. the opening OF the SEES
sion to-day.
Crying and lighting on half o dozen
sherirs. the prisoners effort to attack
the witness caused such a commotion
that a recess Of fifteen minutes was
taken.
Spencer raved like 9 mad man n II
took the combined efforts Of three po-
lleemen to subdue him.
DR.. Alfred Elliott had said 1t was nee
essary to place Spencer In another
ward, and that he became snsered be-
cause he was not permitted to go into
the yard during the recreation hour
with the other prisoners.
wlid-eyed, painting N shaking like Q
leaf, Spencer icaped to his feet, shout
ing wildly: you iie!' He repeated The
words 90 often and 90 loudly that Judge
Crosby and the deputies could not re-
store order.
S~penoer's frall little wife placed her
arms about him n begged him TO be
quiet. But nothing would stop his raw
Ing. Three officers drassed him into a
consultation room. where he had a vio-
lent attack OF weeping and hysteria.
The attitude Of young Mrs. spencer
h one Of the mos pathetic parts OF the
trial. She alone has shown the power
to prevent the prisoners o~utbursts Of
passion. There seems no theatricaiism
about her a. h kisses tho prisoner
and triss 10 comfort him.
The Irish standard., 1911-01-14
Cardinals Greet Holy Father.

All the Cardinals Of the Curia,
which means those living in Rome
went on Fdday Of last week. to lay
their homage at the feet of the Head
of the Church, and to exchange the
compliments of the season. Although
the gathering was most intimate
one, and there were no formal ad-
dresses, as in the times Of Leo XIII,
the scene was most picturesque one,
with the bright robes Of their Emi.
rences surrounding the white-clad
Pontiff and the characteristic uni
forms of the Swiss Guard. Plus x
reciprocated the hearty wishes to- him
by the Sacred College and had kind
word for each member.
The Pope, in the course of his con.
versation, expressed satisfaction that
the First Commandment question IN
France had been happily settled. His
Holiness announced that the year
1911 would probably see the issue Of
the first volume of the codification Of
Canon Law, which is being prepared
by Cardinal Gaspart.
The Irish standard., 1911-01-14
Plan Church Colonies.

A colonization project, one of in
ternational scope and which not only
will attempt to turn the tide of i'm
migration from the cities Of the coun-
try, but in a measure to control i'm.
migration to the United States, is be-
ing pushed quietly by an organiza-
tion of the Catholic clergy, according
to news article printed by the Chi.
cago Tribune. The object of the or.
ganization is three-fold: First, to
search out the most available agri-
cultural lands in the United States
which are open to colonization, and
direct immigrants to these lands; sec.
ond, to check undesirable immigra.
tion to the United States through CO.
operation with the local clergy in
those foreign countries from which
the great bulk of immigrants come;
and, third, to establish church and
a school in each Of the colonies
formed in order to give permanence
to the community.
The Irish standard., 1911-01-14

by the whole country In such a way
that our leaders in parliament will be
recognized as speaking and acting
with the force of powerful, highly
organized body behind them, not only
in Ireland, but in the greater Ireland
beyond the seas. Our friends and foes
abroad will measure the earnestness
of the Irish people by the way they
stand by the National organization,
and by the dimensions OF the war fund
they compile. 1t is not bad test to
apply-that of the war fund. Tested
by it this year no man can cavil with
the Irish people. They have done
we'll, but they must continue to do
we'll and even better in the year that
is ahead. This is no time to ground
arms. Remember. that while Home
Rule is certain, it is necessary that
our forces should be In such con-
dition of offense and defense as will
ensure that when the treaty of peace
between the two countries is being
drawn up they will be able to exert
a powerful influence on the terms,
the nature and the scope of the ar.
ticles. This can be achieved if the
country stands firmly by the United
Irish League, keeps the war chest full
and stamps out faction. If this be
done we will be able to enjoy thor.
oughly the tinpot preparations of our
Ulster friends for the rebellion that
has so often been threatened, but will
never break out.
The Irish standard., 1911-01-14
IRISH COURAGE
Heroism of Race, as Pictured in the
Recent Chicago Fire Disaster.

Heroism Of Race, as Pictured in the
Recent Chicago Fire Disaster.
The following editorial appeared in
the Buffalo (N. W Enquirer:
When the telegraph operator who
received the story of the Chicago fire
disaster over one of the Enquirer's
wires Che was an Irishman himself)
handed the list of the dead fire fight
ers to the telegraph editor, he re.
marked: "Well, that looks like the
roll of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
nians" - = - - -, .'.'t'.' :
That, same list has. moved the St.
Louis Republic to comment on the
high level of physical courage of the
Irish race and to wonder that it is so.
The three great cradles of heroism
in the history of the world, says the
Republic, have been the desert, the
mountains and the sea. The Irish
have been trained in none of these
The home of the race is fertile. The
Irish mountains are only benignant
hills. While Ireland is an island, its
people are pastoral rather than mari
time.
Nevertheless, the Irish race has
such an affinity for danger that when.
ever bullets are flying, rocks blow.
ing up, trees falling, fires blazing, wa.
ters threatening to engulf; wherever
bad men are to be controlled or ma.
ture defied, there in the front rank
is the Irishman.
The Republic believes that a race
reared in smiling island "ought to
be low in courage and ready to sacri.
flee anything rather than face danger
or provoke strife" 1t enquiries:
"What is the key to the mystery?"
Beyond question, there is some
thing in the blood OF the Irishman
which makes him daring and daunt
less. If that something is a mystery
perhaps the key is that the Irish
blood has not been vitiated by toe
much prosperity.
The Irish standard., 1911-01-14
JEWESS HONORED
BY the Freedom Of the City Of Dub.
lin

A unique ceremony took place not
long ago in Ireland, when the free
dom Of the old historic city of Kill.
kenny was conferred on the Countess
of Desart.
1t was unique for two reasons. The
recipient of the honor is lady, and
in religion she Is Jewess. She went
to Kilkenny ten years ago as the bride
of the Earl of Desart, now dead, and
since then has been munifcent
benefactress to every good work for
the uplifting of the people. She is
brilliant with tongue and pen, and an
efficient platform orator. A few
weeks ago she donated to the city of
Kilkenny beautiful mansion with
its surrounding grounds, to be used
as hospital for the cure of consump-
tive patients. These two things-her
benefactions and her brilliant talents
have made her a most popular figure
in the county.
Kilkenny, the old city of the FEEDER
alton, is one of the most intensely
Catholic and Nationalist communi-
ties in Ireland, and it is for this rea-
son I record this ceremony and the
testimony of this Jewish lady, wife
of Protestant landlord, says the
dublin correspondent Of the Buffalo
Catholic Union and Times.
The Irish standard., 1911-01-14
Great Irish Tenor.

Ireland is proud of the fact that
she can claim the greatest operate
tenor as one of her sons.
Mr.. Mccormack is quite a recent
star. He was born in Athlone 26
years ago, and was educated in the
parish school and in an Irish college.
AS his great voice developed he gave
up his earlier ambition to be priest
and turned to his true field. the op'
cratic stage.
The Irish standard., 1911-01-14

Neighbor-Is any one sick over at
your house, Johnny? RI
Johnny-Dad's ailin' some.
Neibhbor-Is he very sick?
Johnny-Not yet. Th' doctor only
started t. come this mornin'.
The Irish standard., 1911-01-14

terview with him how gently he bore
his great honors and noted how deep
was his sense OF the tremendous re-
sponsibility of his office. 1t has come
to my notice from sources which are
indisputable that all of the honors
which have come to him have been
literally thrust and forced upon him,
and in this latest honor, when the
portfolio of the Papal Secretary Of
State was handed to him, the shock
caused him to swoon, and, after his
resuscitation, when he begged the
Holy Father to relieve him of the re-
sponsibility, the good Pope replied:
mo, my son. Any one who is humble
enough to realize the responsibility
as you do is the one most worthy to
fulfill the duties Of the Office and, un-
der Holy obedience, ] command you
to accept the post"
Pope Easy Of Access.
Recent events in Rome seem to have
brought Cardinal del Val into still
further prominence, and, owing to the
peculiar press agencies through which
the American Associated Press OBJ
tains its information, some false i'm
pressions may have been created in
the minds of the uniformed non
Catholics, and possibly have attracted
the attention OF thousands within the
fold. 1t would be we'll to remember
that whoever the parsonage who de-
sires an audience with tho Holy Fa-
ihcr, it can bo very readily obtained
by fulfilling the ordinary rules which
govern admission to the society OF
any gentleman. Time and time again
have ! abused my personal relation
ship to Cardinal del Val to present to
his attention men and women of OBJ
scure origin, some of them not Of the
fold, who requested the privilege of
an audience with the Holy Father,
and invariably, one and all have had
this great honor conferred upon them
without any difficulty and without tho
least annoyance or condition imposed
upon them that would reflect upon
their manhood or womanhood, or upon
their American principles. 1t is need
less to say the Vatican's idea OF eti-
quette may not comport with the ideas
of others, but any one who has al
lowed his peculiar view of etiquette
to prevent him from the privilege of
an audience with the sanity and ven-
cradle father of tie Catholic world is
himself only the loser by such a cir
cumstance. Plus X is no time-server,
neither is his illustrious Cardinal Sec
retary of State, and they cannot af
ford to Pw any spasmodic attempt
10 court popular favor to swerve them
from the duty they owe of respect to
the sacred Office Of the Vicar of
Christ; and, however humble both
may be las undoubtedly they are mod
els Of that great virtue), not only the
Holy Father, but likewise his immedi-
ale representative, Cardinal del Val,
must regard with feeling akin to
awe the sacred responsibilities that
cluster around the Vicar of Christ
/ and the august dignity which is his.
10 those who love title, glamor of
popularity and cater to the whims of
the passing moment, or cover be-
meath that substitute for regal author
ity, to-wit, public opin on, the poise
and calm ard resignation of the Vat
lean during the storms and stress that
whirl about it, will be Incompetent
sible.
The Irish standard., 1911-01-14
set of politicians, and never has a
game of political bluff been so ig-
ANONYMOUSLY and so utterly coufound-


game of political bluff been so ig-
ANONYMOUSLY and so utterly coufound-
ed
The only achievement on which Mr..
O'Brien can pride himself after the
election battle is over, is that with
the assistance Of the Unionists, he has
succeeded at this most critical hour
in the fortunes of Ireland in almost
completely paralyzing the great Coun-
ty Cork as an element of strength in
the National army, turning it into a
hotbed of faction, and putting it out
of action at time when Ireland
needs most urgently the services of
every one of her sons. And secondly,
that by raising mutiny in the Ma
tionalist camp he has succeeded in
keeping the members of the Irish par
ty occupied in Ireland at time when,
had they been free to work in Great
Britain, the majority against the
House of Lords would have been at
least twenty more than it actually is.
This is a work, which has made him
naturally great hero and favorite
with the London Times and with all
the enemies of the National cause.
But it is work which has made Irish
Nationalists throughout the world
come sorrowfully to the conclusion
that William O'Brien, the apostle Of
faction and the hero of the London
Times, is very different man from
the William O'Brien whom they all
knew, loved and trusted in the old
days.
A Complete Triumph Of IreIand's
Cause.
Now that the smoke of battle has
cleared away, we can survey the field
and are in position to say how we
stand For the Irish cause both in
Great Britain and in Ireland this cleo
tion has been decisive victory. The
veto OF the lords has been sentenced
to death, and soon the last real OBJ
stacle to the passage Of a Home Rule
measure will be swept out Of 1reland's
path. It has been said by some crit
les in Ireland that Home Rule was
not made an issue at this election.
At no time during the election was
this statement true. The government
put forward as the dominant issue IF
the election the abolition of the alb
solute veto of the House of Lords.
But it was always clearly understood
that one of the very first measures
TO be passed in this parliament when
the veto of the lords was dealt with
would be Home Rule for Ireland.
The Tory leaders took good care
that there would be no mistake on
this point. The fact that votes given
for Liberal candidates were votes
given for passing Irish Home Rule
in this parliament has been emphat-
ically asserted on every Tory plat
form by the leaders OF the Tory par
ty and by all the Tory press. The
prime minister on the first occasion
on which he addressed his constitu-
ents in Fife during the present elec-
tion, had the following question put
to him: els it the case that if the
Liberal party are returned this time
they intend to grant Ireland a meas
ure of Home Rule?" Mr.. Asquith re-
piled: "My reply is: It is." We are
proud of the Old Country, and rejoice
beyond expression to feel that once
more in the hour Of Ireland's need the
, men of Mayo are united and true and
| in the van of the fight.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
ATTORNEYS DIFFER
IN BRIBERY CASE
Turner Declares Hye, Not CraW-
ford, on Trial.

Columbus, o., June Prosecuting
Attorney Turner, in addressing the
jury in the case of Representative
Nye, declared that the testimony OF
State Printer Crawford that DR.. Nye
had solicited bribe of $500 from
him stood uncontradicted. The effort
to impeach Crawfordis testimony, he
said, had been unsuccessful. The
motive of DR.. Nye in approaching
Crawford, he declared, had been es-
tablished by evidence concerning
other solicitations of bribes. Refer
ring to the considerable testimony Of
fered to impeach Crawford, the pros
ecutor asserted that it was DR.. Nye
not Crawford who was being tried.
Attorney Conrad J. Mattern Of
Dayton, speaking for the defense. de-
clared that the assertion of Crawford
that bribe had been solicited from
him was not corroborated.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
Big Revision Downward

Indications are that the Democratic
House will reduce the tariff on raw
wool by one-half. This would be car
rying out the promise contained in the
national Democratic platform OF 1908
which was that gradual reductions
should be made in such other sched-
ules as may be necessary to restore
the tariff to revenue basis"
The consideration of the revenue
needs of the government was what
caused the bulk of the Democratic
majority to decide upon cutting the
raw wool duty in two. The tax on
raw wool last year brought $21 100000
into the treasury and the government
cannot afford to give up that sum
while there is no income tax.
The Democrats will purge Shedule
X of every one of the iniquitous jokes
and no duties on manufactures OF
wool will be above so per cent ad val
orem. This means a sweeping reduc-
ton of the tax on woolen clothing
blankets and all articles composed in
whole or in any part of wool.
The duty collected on manufactured
wool last year amounted to O,OO0,OOO.
The average rate under the Payne-Ald'
rich law amounts to the equivalent OF
80 per cent ad valorem, and in the
proposed Democratic bill this rate will
be decreased one-half. This reduction
of duty should have the effect of both
increasing the revenue and reducing
the cost of woolens to the consumers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
COMEDY
To Be Given By The Dramatic
Club At Cooper Theatre

If you have never learned to laugh,
come to Ills Model Wife," the come.
dy, to be presented by the Dramatic
club at the Cooper theatre next Mon
day night. You'll know how before
you have listened five minutes, and
you'll get excellent practice every sue
ceeding minute of the performance.
You can not afford to Miss Patsy.
whose mother Washes" and who IS
as delightfully."- frank and outspoken
as most of us would like to be IL the
conventions of society and shallow po.
likeness did not forbid, or Mary, Ever
ett's maid, who throws over the milk
man in her devotion to Mr. Everett.
Then there is Bella, who is climbing
the steep ascent into society circles,
who looks like soap advertisement"
whose father admits that her nose
may be "retoussy" but not turned up.
and insists that her left eye Is better
than he right. Mr.. Potts himself is
beef-packer with more wealth than
grace, and a weakness for Mrs. Muir
ford-Wells, an attractive widow. And
Miss Macpherson. She Is the one who
makes all the trouble, whose attempt
to manage the private affairs of her
nephew, Arthur Everett, has driven
him in despair to deception. But the
deception is not long-lived The ev-
er-present Patsy, with no regard for
those involved in an embarrassing sit
uation, is piteously honest and exposes
everyone.
Yes, you will learn to laugh if you
have never learned, but we warn you,
If you don't like to laugh, if it wearies
you, don't by any means come, for in
that case you will go home dead tired
Tickets are on sale at the Arnold
company and at Henley C Company's
jewelry store.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
VITAL WASHINGTON NEWS
TAvENNER, "WRITER AND THINKER" GIVES US THE
FACTS AS THEY REALLY EXIST.

Washington, June AFTER having
worked eighteen years for the admis-
sion of Arizona and New Mexico as
separate states of the union, the Demo
cratic majority of the House found it
a genuine labor of love to pass the
statehood resolution.
In voting for the admission of the
territories as states, the House neith-
er indorsed or condemned the recall
of judges. What the House actually
did was to indorse local self govern
ment and the right of the state to con-
troll it's own affairs.
For so years New Mexico has been
at the doors of Congress for admls-
sion Arizona has also long contended
it's right to statehood. The 1908
Democratic platform pledged the ''im-
mediate admission of these territories
as separate states" This pledge was
carried out before the Democrats had
been in control of the House three
months, which action was in striking
contrast to the jugglery the statehood
measures have been receiving year
after year at the hands of the now
minority of the House.
The debate in the House on the
statehood resolution indicated plain
ly what would have been the result
had the Republicans still been in the
majority. They would have admitted
New Mexico with the gerrymander of
her legislature, and would have made
the recall of judges pretext for keep
ing Arizona indefinitely out of the un-
ion. This is plainly seen by the
speeches and votes of the Republicans
in favor of immediate admission of
New Mexico and against the admis-
sion of Arizona.
The real motive for this was in the
promise that New Mexico would elect
two senators to reinforce the declin-
ing Republican majority in the Sen
ate, and in the certainty that Arizona
will elect two Democrats.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
PIERCED TIE ALPS.
scene When the Two Borinss In the
Lotschberg Tunnel Met.

acene When the Two Borings In the
Lotschberg Tunnel Met.
The colossal task of piercing the
Bernese Alps between the Kander val
ley on the north and Rhone valley on
the south is completedl says dispatch
from Kandersteg. Switzerland. to the
Chicago Inter Ocean. The new tunnel.
known us the Lotschberg tunnel. is
about niue and half miles long. en-
tering the mountains mt kandersteg
and emerging at Goppenstein. near
Gampel. on the Rhohe The tunnel has
been under construc ton for five years
and has cost $10.00U000.
The last dividing wall between the
two borings. which was about three
feet thick, was pierced at o'clock in
the morning. The hole was not de-
tected until the wreckage had been re-
moved. 1t was first seen by miner
from the south side. who set drill
through the hole and then realized the
fact and stopped the boring. There
was then repeated and prolonged
cheering through the entire tunnel. NJ.
Moro. the chief engineer of the south
side. slipped through the hole. followed
by all the workmen and engineers from
the south side. Again there was n
spontaneous Outburst Of enthusiasm.
and the engineers and miners of both
sides embraced and kissed each other
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-02
LITERARY
Society Of Gambler High
School EntGrtainS
In A Most Enjoyable Way
Monday Evening

Gambler, o., June IA most en-
joyable social event in the history of
the Gambler High school took place
in the High school auditorium Monday
evening, May 80, when the Junto lit
erary society entertained the teach
ers, the members of the Delphi liter
airy society and the alumni of last
year. The room was handsomely dec
grated in the High school colors and
the colors of the two literary socie-
ties.
The following program was rem
dered:
Song, "Oh Junto"-Society.
Vocal solo, "They Say Ad.eu'-Jul-
la Parker.
Recitation, Early Spring"-Alena
Metcalf.
Quartette, Sweet and Low"--Ada
Bickle, Julia Parker, Bessie Ayers and
Daisy Frye.
Recitation, "Gratatim' Frances
Helen.
Vocal solo, "Sea Life"-Fred e.
Huntsberger.
Reading, "Six Love Letters" Glad
Us Mercer.
Vocal solo-Stella Fish.
Prophesy-Minnie Sapp.
Song-Society.
At II o'clock fine five-course ban
quet was served. The table decora.
tions we're most artistic, the flowers of
the two societies being used in max
ing the decoration complete.
At the close of the repast the fol
lowing program of toasts was given
with Miss Minnie Sapp as toastmis.
tress:
Whats the Use'-Supt. Paul M
Lybarger.
"There's a Reason -Sterl Brown
Observation-Disclosures Mercer
"Realizations"-P Principal Mary f
Braddock.
The enjoyable event was brought to
close by the singing of Our Name
is Dear Old Junto"