The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-05-06
Secular News Of the Week.

Secular News OF the Week.
Two blue pennants flying from two
war vessels lying at the same an
chorage, have compiled story of
naval pride, offended dignity, an ap.
peal to Washington, and Solomon
like decision of the navy department
When the flagship Connecticut steam
ed into the Brooklyn navy yard few
days ago for an overhauling, the blue
pennant, signifying that it had on
board an "officer of the highest rank, !"
was flying from the masthead Rear
Admiral Leautze, Commandant at the
yard, was aghast. He knew Rear
Admiral Schroeder was aboard, but
he also knew that he was Schroeders
superior in rank, despite both being
rear admirals. Leutze demanded that
Schroeder lower his blue pennant
Schroeder refused. Leutze dictated a
dispatch to the Secretary of the Navy
at Washington. The Navy Depart
ment was puzzled over the dispatch
Both men are rear admirals. So this
dispatch went back to Admiral Leutze:
Both pennants may fly. Schroeder is
the ranking officer afloat and you are
the ranking officer ashore"
The Muscatine, Iowa, pearl button
factories, which have been closed
down since February 25, have resumed
operations. Following series of con-
ferences between State Labor Com
missioner Van Duyn and the manufac-
turers and representatives of the but
ton workers, mass meeting of the
union workers accepted a proposition
that the workers return to work in
the various factories Thursday morn
ing, April 20. Each department of
the several shops will select COM
mittee of workers to take up the adj
justment of weights and counts and
other matters in dispute.
Assistant State Engineer ]. w.
Bliss, of Bismarck, N D., is prepar.
ing to commence work on the Mouse
River survey, of which he will have
charge. The purpose of this survey
is to determine whether the project OF
draining the Mouse River into Devils
Lake would be feasible, and, if so
what the probable cost of such al
undertaking would be. 1t is known
that Devils Lake is drying up rapidly
for as the land around it is cultivated
it absorbs more and more moisture
taking just that much from the lake
The only remedy is to draw water
from the Mouse River, and an ap
preparation for survey to see wheth
er this could be done was obtained
from the last Legislature. Mr.. Bliss
will first survey from Leeds to Devils
Lake and northwest to Wildon City
II this course is not encouraging he
will survey across from Wintering
River, small tributary of the Mouse
River, emptying into it just north o.
Velva. Somewhere between here anG
the Mouse River it is thought there il
an old river channel which, if found
could be used to advantage in drain
ing the river into the lake.
Orders have been received for prac
tically the complete rebuilding of tina
part of the Iowa and Dakota division
of the st. Paul road between Masor
City and Mitchell, S. D., with eighty
five pound rails and for the rebuilding
and Strengthening of all bridges. Thi!
section of the road which is locally
known as the middle" division i.
now equipped with sixty-five pound
steel. It's bridges are obsolete, ane
the entire roadbed needs general over
hauling.
The first gasoline tractor, seeding
and cultivating outfit ever seen il
Polk county, Minnesota, started oper
atoms on one of the farms owned b.
w. H. Rounseville, of St. Peter, 10
Gated four miles southeast of Crooks
ton, and operated by j. M. Mcmillan
last week. It is 80 horse power en-
CINE and following it is disc harrow
Hitched next are two 22-shoe drills
and in the rear was dragged two tim
bers to smooth the surface The out
fit has capacity of SO acres a day
seeded and dragged, or rs acres i
run over time. 1t is operated by tw,
men and the cost is less than hal
that of doing it with horses, and whel
the ground is in the condition it L
now, the results are ideal.
There are many disquieting rumor
in circulation concerning trouble il
the Brazilian army. The dissensiol
is attributed to legal procedure arts
ing from the court-martialing of arm.
officials growing out of the lombard
ment of Manaos last October
The last word in insurance wa
sprung recently when the Temper
ance Insurance Company was organ
lied at Dallas, Texas. The compan.