The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-06
AMERICAN NEWS.

Catholic Press Association Incorpor-
ated.-Announcement of the incorpor-
ton of the Catholic Press Association,
to include all the Catholic papers in
the United States, was made by its
president. Edward J. Cooney, of Prov
idence, r. l. The head office will be
in New York. The corporation is the
outcome of meeting held in Colum-
bus, Ohio, in August, 1911. The in
corporations are: Mr.. Cooney, Will
liam A. King, Buffalo, N. Y; Claude
M. Becker, Brooklyn; Charles J. Jag
gle, Pittsburgh; the Rev. John J.
Burke, New York; the Rev. Edward P.
Spillane, New York, and James J. Car
roll, Columbus, Ohio.
Gift from The Pope.-The Holy
Father has presented the parish of
St. Johns Chapel, Brooklyn, N. Y,
with a silver statue of the Blessed Vir-
gin, in recognition of the efficient work
accomplished by the congregation
under Auxiliary Bishop Mundelein.
The statue is about three feet in
height, with gold trimmings. Bishop
Mundelein announced recently that the
Chapel's new $18,5OO organ would be
dedicated in honour of His Holiness,
the Pope.
Polish Papers Condemned. - The
Polish priests, who recently assembled
at Detroit in convention, condemned
thirteen Polish newspapers as coun-
tenancing open opposition to ecclesl-
astical authority, debasing the faith
and morals of the faithful, and as alb
solutely unfit to be admitted into
Catholic homes.
Cathedral Sues Water Works.-The
trustees of the Belleville Cathedral
have brought suit against the Philadel-
phia Company which owns the water
works of Belleville, ILL.,, for $3.50, 900,
alleging that there was not sufficient
pressure to combat the flames which
destroyed the Cathedral on January 4.
The Belleville officers of the company
say the fire hydrants were frozen at
the time.
First Catholic Mission in Kansas
The old Catholic church at Kickapoo,
Kan, is being demolished and will be
replaced with a new and modern
church structure. The passing OF the
old building recalls that the first Ca
tholic mission in Kansas was estab-
lished at old Kickapoo more than
three-quarters of a century ago by
Fathers Christian Hoecken and Van
Quickenborn. The mission they
erected there was the first Catholic
building to be erected on Kansas soil.
From this mission grew st. Mary's
College, now thriving institution at
St. Mary's, Kans.
Mayor Barry Observation-Disclosures J.
Edward Barry has been reelected
mayor of Cambridge, Mass, by prob
ably the largest plurality any candi-
date for the mayorally in that city
ever received-2,769 votes over his
nearest competitor. Mayor Barry re-
ceived a grand total of 1916 votes.
Mr.. John w. Bradley was elected
school committeeman at large, defeat
ing Prof. Joseph H. Beale by plur-
atty of 604 votes.
Hibernian Church Extension Fund
Compieted.-The National Board of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, has
notified Rev. Dr. Kelly of the Catholic
Church Extension Society, that the
fund collected for that society,
amounting to $4,000, will be present
ed during the week of the national con-
vention in Chicago.
Detroit Church Burned.-Fire of
undetermined origin destroyed st.
John Nepomucene Church, Detroit,
Mich, recently. The property loss is
100000
Catholic League Helped Press
About five years ago there was estab-
lished in Uruguay a League of Catho-
lie Women, says The Sacred Heart
Review. The objects of the League
were manifold, but the first step they
took to attain their aims was to
strengthen the Catholic press. They
canvassed for subscriptions for Catho-
lie magazines and papers, knowing
that these publications would bring
home to Catholics the need of the very
reforms the League was working for.
Jesuit Superior Arrested in Juarez.
Rev. C. M. Pinto, S. J., superior of
the Jesuit missions in Ell Paso and VIC
Unity, while visiting Juarez on March
2, in the performance of his sacred
duty, was taken into custody by the
rebels under Col. Rojas, and held for
a ransom of $4,000. Father Pinto is
an Italian by birth, but a naturalized
American citizen. United States Con-