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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-09-14

the directions contained in the letter
accompanying it. In all cases, the
recipient is asked to copy the prayer
a number of times and send it to
others and if he fails to do this, he is
threatened with some great misfor-
tune. An intelligent Catholic need not
be told that this is not the way in
which the Church sends forth her
authorized prayers. They are found
in prayer books, and they suffice for
all purposes. The chain prayer, how
ever it originated, is a veritable nuis-
ance and nc Catholic should assist in
disseminating it.
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RIM Store building, fully

equipped with shelves and counters,
location, one of the best n town,
located in county seat town in Southern
Minnesota; population 1900; splendid
farming community with good territory.
Town has two large Catholic churches,
one German and one English, and one
large modern Catholic school, just COM
p1eted. This is a splendid opportunity
for a Catholic to engage in the clothing
or general merchandise business. For
further information address IN. l." care
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Destiny has two ways OF crushing
us-by refusing our wishes and by
fulfilling them. But he who willis only
what God Wills escapes both catas-
trophies.
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Il ID.

100 Catholic farmers and business men
in German Catholic settlement. Large
Catholic church and sister school. Good
land, good water and land is cheap. Write
for price list and maps. Erpelding Bros.
Hoven, So. Dakota. Reference: Rev. A.
G. Helmbrecht.
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THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, SEPT. "A, 1912

We're joined by many Christian sol
diers, and they were all banded into a
religious order in 1113.
At their inception the Hospitallers
were not warriors-at first they were
not a fighting community. ITO re
lieve the hungry, weary, ~houseless,
and sick of their own faith, whom
piety had brought to that far-off land,
was their especial vocation" But the
kindly offices of these good monks
were not limited by the boundaries of
creed; the infdel, were he Arab or
Turk, was also welcomed whenever
dire necessity brought him to their
door. At first the Crusades had no.
influence in altering the character of
the Knights of st. John and in trans
forming these peaceful, charitable.
monks into the turbulent soldiers
they subsequently became. The Cru
sades broke out; the Saracens were
driven from Jerusalem, and Godfrey
de Bouillon was elected it's first
Christian sovereign; but the Hospi-
tallers remained essentially the same
more prosperous, but not more mar
tial. In fact, their ambition seems
to have been to become still more
charitable in their charity, still more
humble in their humility, still more
self-denying in their religious disci-
pine; for in 1920 the Serjiens Cor
Servientes) of the hospital, formed
themselves for such purposes into a
separate monastic body under the di-
rect protection of the Holy See.
Knights Templars.
But at the same time a little band
of Knights, nine in number, began to
distinguish themselves by their zeal
and courage in the performance of a
duty self-imposed, but of the most
dangerous and important character.
They had devoted themselves, life
and fortune, to the defence of the
high roads leading to Jerusalem,
where the Christian pilgrims were con-
tinually harassed and injured by the
Warlike ~onslaughts Of the Mussulmans,
and the predatory attacks of robbers.
Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Jesus Christ"
they called themselves, and poor
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Two Military Orders.

These two great and glorious re-
ligious military Orders were the off
spring of the Holy Wars, says a writer
in the Ecclesiastical Review; they
were born of the Crusades. All that
Christendom held dear and sacred in
the Holy Land was being either ruth
lessly swept away or shamefully desc
Grated by the unbelievers; and
throughout Europe the cry went up:
What can we do? What shall we
give?" The Crusades were the an
swer, and out of the Crusades o
that noble and mighty army, those
unique orders of Red Cross Knights
the Hospitallers and the Templars.
It is as impossible as it would be
unfair to try to draw any comparison
between the merits of these two Or
ders. Both formed the flower of the
Christian army and were the especial
dread of the Saracen hosts. "The
kmi1itary annals of no country or time
exhibit deeds that can surpass, few
even that can rival, the prodigies of
valor continually performed by these
warrior monks" bravery, chivalry,
moral and military discipline were in
them personified in a high degree;
and not until later, when wealth and
temporal power had been thrust upon
them, was it that luxury, jealousy,
and corruption set in.
The HospitaIIers.
The Hospitallers, or Knights of st.
John of jerusalem, we're somewhat
the older of the two orders, since
they date back to the erection of the
Hospital of st. John at Jerusalem,
about the middle of the eleventh GEN.
fury. The hospital was founded for
the accommodation of. Christian pill
grims, in connection with the Church
of Santa Maria de Latina. built by the
Christians of commercial Italy, with
the consent of the Mohammedan Gov
ernors of the Holy Land. The Hospi-
tallers had their origin about 1048,
when some merchants of Amalfi built
in Jerusalem a hospital for the r
and cure Of pilgrims to the Holy Sep
ulchre. After Godfrey de Bouillon
had captured Jerusalem in the first
| Crusade, 909, the hospital servants
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FOR SAlE-120 acres, los acres cult
waited, IS acres wooded. Black loan
clay subsoil. Two miles from church
and market. Write Frank Raway,
Dent, MINI.
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GOOD TOBACCO SALES.
100000 Pounds of the Weed Sold at
Three kingStrcc Warehouses.

Kingstree. Aug. 6.-There was an
unusually good sale of tobacco on this
market today, fully one hundred and
twenty thousand pounds of the weed
being sold in the three warehouses;
at an average of - cents Il pound
OF this amount the Nelson Ware
house leads selling around fifty thou
sand pounds This market has had
good sales from its opening. Last
week and up To this time il has al
ready sold more than was handled
the entire season last year. ConSid-
cring that the bulk of the crop ;s
Yet to b" marketed. there is no roa-
son to doubt that the market will fan
under the expectancy. which is three
million pounds.
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SENATE DENIES BRITISH CLAIM.
After Long Debate, Upper House Adj
jOurns. Having Effected No Change
i'm Measures Standing.

Washington, Aug. by vote OF
"A to IL, the senate late tonight re-
fused to strike from the Panama can
al bill the provision eXempting Amer
lean ships from payment of tolls for
passage through the Panama canal.
Debate on the question had continued
from l p. m. until nearly midnight
The senate then adjourned until TO-
morrow without voting on the bill it,
self
The defeat of the Burton amend
ment was the senateS defiant answer
to the protest of the British govern
ment against the legislation.
The senators who voted in favor
of the Burton amendment We're
Brandegee. Burton. Crane, Fail, Gron-
ma. Lodge. Nelson, Oliver, Penrose,
Root and WetmOre.
During the evening the clause in
question was amended upon motion
of Senator HOke Smith Of Georgia
by making the exemption apply only
to vessels engaged exclusively in
the coastwise trade of the United
States.
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WANT ONE-MAN GOVERNMENT.


Washj < :, August 5.-Demands
for a one-man government of the
completed Panama Canal and Canal
Zone were voiced in the Senate today
when consideration of the Panama
bill was resumed by members of the
inter-oceanic canals committee, which
had reported in favor Of a canal COM
mission of three members. Senator
Brandegee, chairman of the commit
tee. and other members who had been
outvoted in the committee, took up
the defence of the One-man plan
proposed by the House.
Senator Root insited that a divis-
ion of authority at the canal would
be fatal to it's successful operation.
He said absolute authority should
be vested in one man and that the
entire project when completed should
be operated practically on a military
basis.
Senator BristOw led the opposition
to this idea, claiming that sanitation
and civil government should be un-
der separate heads.
Am attempt to fix Friday and Sat,
urday for a final vote was made by
Senator Bailey, but was not success
full.
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$4,000 WORKERS RESIGN.
Walk Out Closes 23 Textile Mills i'm
Mexico.

Puebla, Mexico, Aug. 6.-Fifteen
thousand textile workers have struck.
closing down twenty-three mills in
this state, most of them near this
city. To maintain order and 10 guard
the properties, most of which belongs
TO foreigners, chiefly Spanish and
French, troops We're ordered out and
additional forces are expected tomor.
row from Mexico City.
Recognition of the Textile Work
ers' Union, a nine-hour day and /
seven-hour shift at night, a minimum
revision are among the demands Of
the strikers.
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rective to Socialism and an antidote
to anarchy"
After talking an hour and quar-
ter Col. Roosevelt started to quit. He
had omitted about one-half of the
prepared speech and someone pointed
out that he had forgotten to discuss
the tariff.
That's So" he exclaimed. But /
don't want to take up the time of the
Convention. Copies of the complete
speech will be distributed"
go on; gon on" shouted the dele
gates and the Colonel went back to
his speech.
IL am for a protective tariff" he
said. and a cheer interrupted him. His
tariff views. particularly his endorse
ment Of the tariff commission scheme.
were applauded.
II would disregard any tariff prom
ises made by the Republican Nation
al Convention" said the Colonel "for
do not regard a homily or honesty
ny detected pickpocket as an au-
Ihority."
Then the Colonel shOuted:
Il heard over there Gin the Penn
sylvania delegationD query about
the negro question. There has been
distributed here letter Of mine to
Julian Harris which l wrote three or
In
my views and the reasons back of
my views. But ] can give you by ex-
ample just what / mean. i think the
American people are good people to
lead and poor people to drive. In
Republican National Conventions
hitherto there has been large rep
ieSentation of colOred men. all from
Non-Republican states. The virtue
| Of the Republicans of the southern
states trying ia make the Democratic
states be good ] could not sec
THE cOlorcd delegates all came
from states that never cast Rcpub-
lican electoral vote or elected "a col
orcd man To- office" MIR. Roosevelt
continued.
The old policy Of attempting to
impose ON the Southern states from
without has broken down
II regret To say that every man
who has ever been to u national CON
vcntion knows that the colored dele
/ gates To those conventions were of a
character not only rejecting discredit
on the Republican party. but upon
! their own race"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
YORK MEN HEAR CANDIDATES.
QCIETEST MEETING OF CAM
PAIGN HELD YESTERDAY.
Jones Makes Busincss-likc Speech
with Little Reference to Blease.
while Governor Tones Down Gus.
tOmary Attack on Opponent.

1orkville, Aug. 7.-What is said to
nave been the most quiet and order
ly meeting of the State campaign so
far was held here today. when the
candidates for the several contested
offices addressed a crowd of about
two thousand voters in the Court
House yard. York County political
audiences are noted for their lack
of demOnstrativeness and the crowd
today fully sustained that reputation.
There was some cheering, however,
but mainly spasmodic, even Govern
or Blease, who was in fine humor.
failing to arouse any great degree Of
enthusiasm, except on the part of a
small group of his admirers, who
stood directly in front of the stand.
ready to shout approval when their
champion handed out the Near hot
stuff" But the audience, as a whole.
was undemOnstrative. oout 25 la
dies were present.
Several incidents worthy of special
mention marked today's meeting. not
the least of which was Judge Jones
speech, in which the name of Cover
nor Blease was mentioned but once
and then in connection with Judge
Jones oft-repeated declaration that
Carolina is everything. Only once OF
twice did Judge Jones even Indirect
ly refer to the Governor. Judge
Jones says he has seen enough Of
York County audiences to know that
they cannot be fed on chaff
Judge Jones made straightfor-
ward, business-like, constructive talk,
directing his appeal principally TO
the farmers, many of whom were
present. He went over the things he
advocates for the industrial and NOR
al upbuilding of the State, eschewing
altogether anything savoring Of per-
sonalties and practically made no
reference to the attacks On him by
Governor Blease. He evidently did
know the people whom he was ad-
dressing.
Governor Blease, who followed
Judge Jones, toned down his remarks
considerably, but in effect covered
about his usual ground in assailing
record of his opponent. In fact, prac-
tically the Governors entire speech,
as usual, was devoted to denouncing
Judge Jones for various alleged of
fences against the people of South
Carolina.
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MASSEE RELEASED BY SEASE.
Georgia Man Will Not BE Held.

Georgia Man Will Not BE Held.
Spartanburg, Aug. 7.-"This prose-
cution has bad look. 1t appears that
it was not brought in good faith, -
said Judge Thomas :. Sease in the
circuit court today after hearing ar
guments of opposing counsel on the
question Of whether or not w. j.
Masesee, the Macon. Ga, millionaire.
who was arrested here July 25, while
passing through on a train. ought
to be eXtradited to Tennessee. II
find as a matter of fact" said Judge
Sease. in his official ruling in the
case, that the reQuisitiOn was not
authorized by the governor of Tennes-
see, but was issued without authority
and is therefore null and void"
The court directed that Massee be
discharged from custody and that his
bond of $4,000 be cancelled The
courts decision caused the attorneys
representing the State of Tennessee
To say that they would appeal from
Judge Sease's decision to the supreme
court though the appeal will not en-
danger Massee' : liberty again. They
made no effort to conceal their indig-
nation. MasSce himself did not appear
at the hearing. 1t developed that Mr.
MaSSec, who was here and who was
taken for w. J. MasSce. was broth
cr of the defendant in the suit The
arguments as To whether or not Mr.
MasScc should be cXtradtcd were
made before Judge Scasc in the grand
jury room at the court house after
counsel for the state of Tennessee
had failed To secure n continuation of
tn" case. They asked a delay until
tomorrow because of the absonC" Of
Mr.. Massec. who, il developed. is at
home suffering from vertigo and UNI
der q physicians care.
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"SYSTEM" TO DEFEND BECKER.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Being Rails
cd for this Purpose.

New York, August "a police
fund of $4,000 is being raised for
the defence of Charles Becker, the
police-lieutenant charged with insti-
eating the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai. according to information in the
hands of District Attorney Whitman
tonight.
The money is being collected. it is
said. by the sO-called system" which
aside from the murder case, is to be
investigated by the district attorney.
who believes there is a corrupt al
nance between the system and the
gambling fraternity founded on
graft and backmail"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
FIRST OFFICIAL lElECTROCUT|0N
ANDERSON NEGRO ELECTROCUT-
ED YESTERDAY MORNING.
Execution Conducted Without u Hitch
and Man Pronounced Dead Almost
Instantly.

Columbia. Aug. 7.-William Reed.
the Anderson county negro convicted
early In the year OF an attempted
criminal assault. was electrocuted at
the state penitentiary yesterday
morning. He was taken from his cell
by two guards at 11.O4 and strapped
in the chair at 11.05. when current
OF 1850 volts was turned on for one
minute and 80 seconds a second cur
rent was turned on for 40 seconds.
and the negro was pronounced dead
at 11.09 by DIR. Robert II. Jenn'~gs
prison physician, and DR.. 5. B. Fish
burne.
His body was removed from the
chair and carried to the autopsy room
where a careful examination was
made. The execution was carried out
without a hitch, death being al
most instantaneous. The current was
turned on by c. j. Robbins. a guard
at the State penitentiary. Mr.. Rob-
bins was deputized by Capt. ID. j.
Griffith, superinten ,nt of the peni-
tentiary. He will very probcbly ACT
as official executioner for the State.
Reed was the first prisoner to be
executed as provided by the law Of
the last general assembly. The ne
gro confessed to his crime to Rev.
Richard Carroll. The execution was
witnessed by "a witnesses, the num-
Der allowed by law. Richard Carroll
acted as spiritual adviser TO Reed and
held service in the death cell yes
terday morning. Several other ne
groes were present with Carroll
The hour set for the execution was
IL O'Clock, and the execution was
under the direction Of Capt. Griffith
as provided in the measure provid-
ing for electrocution. Reed was
brought to the penitentiary several
weeks, ago and placed in the old
prison building. On Monday after
noon he was removed to the death
house, which has been erected near
: the main prison building. He oc-
: cupied the first cell.
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TEDDY GRABS NOMINATION.
COLONEL'S CONVENTION SELECTs
IT'S CANDIDATES AND THEN
ADJOURNS.
Disregarding Custom New Yorker and
Californian Appear Before Delegates
and Announce that They Will Run.
Colonel Gives Details of His Po-
sitiOn.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Singing "On-
ward Christian Soldiers" and THE
Battle Hymn of the Republic" the
delegates to the first national con-
vention Of the Progressive party TO-
night acclaimed Theodore Roosevelt
as their candidate for president and
Gov. Hiram w. Johnson of California
as their choice for vice presj mt.
Marking a new departv the
proceedings of national Aons.
the two candidates imp o W were
formally notified of + sSsSmination
in the midst Of des N/cheers ap-
pearcd before th' - >ates to voice
their acceptanc 60 pledge their
best efforts t |oming campaign.
For seve' - hours during the
morning. y >arly evening the big
crowd in coliseum had listened to
q flow of D. atory in nominating and
seconding speeches in which the
dominant note expressed was the be-
lief that victory would come to the
new party in the November elections.
Raymond Robbins of Illinois pledged
a 100000 majority for the national
ticket in Illinois, ard Clifford Pinchot
predicted a 100000 majority for Col.
Roosevelt and Gov. Johnson in his
home State Of Pennsylvania. These
statements were cheered to the echo.
The party formally christened it.
self "the Progressive party" leaving
out the prefix national" by which it
has heretofore been known, but pro-
vision was made for the recognition
of real progressives in any of the
States by whatever name they should
be locally designated because of State
laws.
The convention adjourned at 7.24
p. m. with the delegates singing the
"Doxology" in lusty voice. During the
three days it was, in session there
was not single roll call nor a ballot
taken. The delegates asked no such
candidates in nomination or in voting
for them. There was not a voice in
opposition either to Col. Roosevelt or
Gov johnson. The delay in nomina-
ting them was due to the large num-
Der of second speeches allowed.
AS has always been the case in ma
tional conventions the bulk of the
work of this gathering was carried
on in committees. The only SEM
blance of a conflict of opposition on
the floor was brief debate today as
to whether or not an hours recess
should be taken. The point was not
material, but as one delegate ex-
pressed it, I'VE just had to fight
about something to make it a regular
convention
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-10
BIG NAVAL DEMONSTRA ATIONS.
Atlantic. Pacific and Asiatic Fleets
to be Reviewed October ii and Is.

Washington. Aug. NAVAL dem
and New York. October Ii and Is
were ordered today by the navy de-
partment. simultaneously with a re-
view of the Atlantic fleet at New
York. the Pacific fleet will rendez-
vous at San Francisco and the Asiatic
fleet at Manila. officials say there is
no political sign rcance in the order
Practically every vessel able 20
review will be at the assembling
points.
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NAMES at h. Nj. {. n. Seen by Good
crowd Tuesday Night-Game To-
night.

The Blues were the victors in each
or the five games of Volley ball which
were played at the Y. NJ. C. A. GYM
nasium Tuesday night, the Browns
gong down in defeat before their op-
ponents despite their hard work.
BY winning the five straight games,
the biues come nearly up with the
Reds in the league series, being only
a few points behind them.
The next game will be played to-
night when the Blues contest with the
Blacks, Smell and Hall being the cap
tains Of the two teams.
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JONES QUALIFIED SAYS T|LLMAH
WOULD MAKE GOOD GOVERNOR.
DECLARES SENATOR.

social Equality Talk .Absurd.-Reply-
ing tn Letter OF Editor Sims, SEN
atOr Tillman States that no Sem
sible Man Believes Jones is i'm Fa-
NOr cf Social Equality-Blcasc Has
Muddicd Waters, Says SenatOr-Ex-
presses His Belief that Jones is Emi-
ncn.ly Qualified 20 Hold Governor
ship of South Carolina.
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Could Learn Something.

South Carolina grafters could get
some good lessons from the gamblers
and police of New York. 1t is said
that the police and men higher up
raked off about $4,000 900 year for
protection. That makes blind tiger
protection look like 30 cents.-Spar-
tanhUrg Journal.
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Vc

hshing such stuff as Grace's attack
on the Governor and the dictagraph
'siush' they will certainly make Blease
Governor again.
Very sincerely yours,
"(SignedD 3. r. Tillman"
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Athens. Greece. Aug. THE Turk
ish island of Nicaria in the Aegean
sea. has proclaimed it's dependence
of Turkey. The inhabitants, number
ing $4,000. seized and imprisoned all
the Turkish officials.