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Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

In Elkdom everything is awaiting the elections which will be held on Tuesday of this week Interest is on the qui yive and the various can didates are all busily engaged in aligning their friends. The result will be a bumper attendance at the cleo ton and undoubtedly the largest vote cast in the history of the order Meastime. everything else is waiting on election. Later in the month will come the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the installation of an Elks lodge in Bisbee which is to take the form, it is said, of smoker IL is possible, though improbable that at the election meeting some ac- ton may be taken relative to joining the proposed state organization of Elks. So far as can be learned. 671 has no intention Of entering into such an organization at this time. though convinced that it's objects are excel lent It is therefore probable that there will be no official delegation Of Bisbee Elks at the convention in Tucson. but that there will be a mum Der from Bisbee who will go as indi- yiduals and for the sake of the re union that will be offered. Tucson is making great preparations for a big gathering, and a jolly good time is assured to all who are in the old Pueblo at that time, judging from the proposed program that has been tentatively announced. Advices here are to the effect that already halt of the rooms Of the principal hotels of the city have been reserved. and that those from Bisbee who would attend would do well to make imme- diate reservation Of accommodations for themselves
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

At the meeting last week in Pyth. ian Castle ten applications were act. ed on favorably by the Knights of rythias. and as a result there will be zen candidates for knighthood on Tuesday sight, when the next meet ing is held. and when limitations will be a feature There are several ap- plications pending. and the dispensa' ton which has been obtained is show ing it's popularity. An added reason for this is that there is time for Knights who now join to take the necessary degrees before the D. O. K. K. is organized in this city this spring. and a large proportion of the local lodges are preparing to take the opportunity offered here to enter into this branch of the order.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

The Loyal Order of Moose is con tinuing it's rapid growth. At the meeting on Friday night limitations were again in order and another class will be ready for the meeting on Friday night of this week. The lunch con that was served al the home last Sunday was so great a success that there will be a repetition today, and it is further planned when the cook Ing arrangements have been complet- ed. to make monday luncheon a fea- ture al the Moose home. A number of members have expressed a desire for this, and the innovation is soon 10 be started and if it shall appear that there is the demand for it and the patronage warrants it these noon- day lunches win be made a feature of the home.
 IaGf Sunday witnessed tha return
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

Woodmen are still actively en- gagged in securing recruits and are succeeding in their efforts, with the result that a splendid increase in membership is being obtained and a strong bid is being made for the winning of the prize offered for the greatest increase in any of the camps.
 Odd Fellows are still engaged in preparations for attendance on the state grand lodge that is to be held in Douglas. Delegates are to be elected and it is certain that there will be a large representation from this city. in addition to the official delegation.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

Last Sunday witnessed the return
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

St. Catharine's Aid society and the Catholic Ladies Altar society held their regular business meeting with Mrs. w H. Brophy Thursday after noon
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

The Ladies Aid society of the Meth odist church held its regular mission ary meeting Thursday afternoon.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-03

The missionary society of the Meth odist church will have a sale on the evening of March 14
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

literature have not found a ready de-
mand for it. and, being dependent on
their own exertions for their liveli-
hood, they revert to the kind of writ
ing that pays. AS, in all probability,
the taste of the reading public is as
dependent on the tone of the litera-
ture as the tone of the literature is
dependent on the taste of the read
ing public, it would be possible to
create a demand for good Catholic
literature If it could be produced in
sufficient quantities and sold for a
price that would induce the curious to
buy.
But that time is yet distant. Money
Will have to be spent in advertising
Catholic books. Catholic publishers
will have to assume risks and make
sacrifices and Catholic authors will
have to be ready to accept the pos
sible good they may do as a large
part of the remuneration for their
efforts.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06
AVIATION FATALITIES.

Do the aviators who lose their lives
tempting the elements deserve SYM
pathy? Are we to condone with or
chide those who are willing for the
sake of fame or fortune to make ven
lures that at best are known to be
terribly perilous?
Every day the newspapers tell the
stories Of aviation tragedies. Ad-
vances have been made in the science
Of aeronautics in the past half dozen
years. But with the increased sue
cess in making sustained flights the
craze has spread. Competitors for
honors have increased. The securing
OF honors has gradually grown to be
more and more difficult matter.
People are no longer satisfied with
just plain sailing. They expect the
aviator to dip and glide and cut fancy
figures in the air. The time has
passed when an ordinary aviator is
an attraction. There has grown to
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

The present year will be remem-
bered in history as year of political
revolutions. It will be known as the
time when the death knell of political
bossism was sounded. The time is
at hand when the plain people will
express their views in matters Of pol
itics with a freedom hitherto I'M
known. The voice of the masses will
no longer be drowned out by the
clink of bride money. A premium is
being put on honesty and the dis
honest man is being watched by 80
many eyes that 1t is impossible for
him to silence the voice of reproach
Disregarding and overriding the ex-
pressed will Of the people is being
properly looked upon as an unpardon-
able procedure. The day when a man
may buy through bribery and patron
age the right to speak for constitu-
ency Is past. Henceforth the indi-
vidual will speak for himself.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06
"lrish Ganssters."

The New York Sun, in an editorial
on the recent gun-fights of gangsters
in New York, makes the following
comment:
1.-THE names Of the gangsters are a
poor index Of their nationality. Lom-
broso pointed out the fondness of
criminals for nicknames. and these are
easily recognized. In this city the
Irish have suffered unduly from the
assumption of Gaelic names by men
of other races. Many gun men are
Jews. The Italians contribute not a
few notorious bad men, and the
Greeks are not unrepresented. Gangs
are recruited from all races, and no
single family bears the responsibility
for their production"
We might we'll ask these days
What's in a name? The Sun says
truly that the Irish have suffered in
reputation for the sins of those who
never knew the Mes and the O's till
they landed on these shores. Nor can
every one entitled to an Irish name
be classed as Catholic-more's the
pity!
The Irish Catholic in this country
may, however, be proud Of his name
and his record. The kind Of fight
that he dearly loves is the fight for his
rights. It was rough going for a
while for him in this country. That
he has won out is evidenced by this
usurpation of his name.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06
No One Got OF.

One of the oldest conductors on the
Springfield Consolidated Railway COM
pany's cars said: All the jokes you
read in magazines and papers are not
faxed up, by any means; some of
them are mighty true.
THE other day an Irishman with a
dinner bucket in his hand stood on
the crowded rear platform of my car
and at each street crossing the car
stopped to take on and let off pas
sengers. The Irishman would lean
over, poke his head inside the door
and look long and carefully through
the car, trying to find vacant seat.
After going some distance. many
stops were made without developing
a vacant seat. He elbowed his way
through the door. and into the car
and yelled:
".For the love OF Mike, have none
of yes honest"
Springfield News.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06
A SENSIBLE HOME RULER.

Rev. ]. M. Robinson. the Anglican
rector of Avoca. County Wicklow. is
an avowed Home Ruler in spite of the
opposition of his church to the cause
of Irish self-government. In SER
mon in a Protestant church in Bos-
ton recently he said that Americans
owed it as a religious duty to the
people of Ireland to help them in their
struggle for Home Rule. You owe
your freedom in this country to Ire.
land" the speaker said, something
we have not got. Half your soldiers
in the fight for freedom were Irish;
third of your generals who led your
army to victory were Irish. It is in
deed a great debt you owe to the
Emerald Isle"
Such words from the lips of man
who comes fresh from the scene of
action, who knows the situation and
who is in a position to know the at
titude of the Catholics of Ireland to-
ward their Protestant brethren. will
go far toward stemming the tide Of
prejudice against Home Rule. A little
less passion and prejudice and little
more straightforward honesty all round
and Home Rule would have no oppo-
sition. If the feeling of brotherly love
instead of brotherly hatred were more
general among the non Catholics of
the north Of Ireland much of the
trumped up proposition to the move
ment would fall fiat. But great
changes are affected slowly. 1t takes
more than conclusive arguments to
break down a prejudice once solidly
fixed. The change comes when 1t
comes at all. only by evolutionary
processes. The desired result cannot
be attained in one generation or two.
1t may take many. But one thing Is
certain: II the forces are kept con-
stantly at work the result will come.
In the case of Home Rule the forces
have been working for many genera
tons. The results are becoming more
and more apparent. To find a Pro-
testant clergyman who feels 1t his
duty to champion the cause Of self
government for Ireland Is to find an
evidence of this.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

be working class Of birdmen. The
demand has ceased to be merely for
a man who can fly. People now-a-
days demand experience and efficiency
as prerequisite, just as the business
man wants. not man who can write
on the typewriter, but a man who
can strike up a certain speed on the
typewriter.
The demand is SO urgent and the
offers so alluring that it is bringing
forth a supply, even with the perils
so great and the odds so heavy against
the aviator's life. The glitter of fine
offers attracts men, and even women,
as the arc light draws the flies of a
summer night. And like the dumb,
unreasoning pests of the air, aviators
are led by the dazzling attraction to
buzz and flutter about while one by
one they drop, to their doom.
The aviator knows the risks he is
taking before he ever enters the
game. 1t is even possible now to de-
duce from statistics the probability
of fatality on any specific fight.
And yet the greatness of the odds
against which the aviator must work
to win the desired wealth or fame
does not deter contestants from en-
tering the lists. Their purpose in the
great majority Of cases is not the de-
sire to perfect the art or to do any
worthy public service It is purely
quest for applause.
Should we then condone with those
who meet with the inevitable acci-
dents of their chosen craft? There
seems to be no valid reason why we
should. Public opinion should oppose
exhibitions of fancy flights. Avia-
ton is in too barbarous state Of de-
velopment to be made a sport. We
should have little to say about the
horrors of Spanish bull fights. while
we gather in grandstand and watch
a man fight with death. Let the men
who are interested in the science Of
aeronautics develop it with prudence
and care. But let us have less Of the
public exhibitions of suicide by drop
ping from air ships.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

Race suicide is not finding a foot
hold among the French Canadians.
During the fifteen years between 1890
and 1905 the number of families in
the province of Quebec, to receive the
government premium offered to par
ents Of twelve children or more was
5.414. In many of the families there
were more than twelve children. OF
the 5.414 to receive the government
premium $50 contained from fourteen
to eighteen children. France, which
is facing serious danger of depopula-
ton, could learn @ wholesome lesson
from the French of Canada
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06
CATHOLIC TONE IN LITERATURE

There are approximately fifteen mil
lion Catholics in the United States,
there are numerous Catholic schools
universities and academies, and at the
same time all the public institutions
Of learning are open to Catholics. And
yet the output Of literature Of a Cath
Ollie tone is not noticeably great, nor
Is the quality noticeably high. Why
Is it that we do not have more and
better champions Of the tenets of the
Church in the field of fiction, poetry
and the drama? Is It because we have
SO few Catholic writer's capable Of
high class work in these departments,
or is it because the labor does not
pay?
The first alternate does not seem
tenable because Catholics have as
good or even better educational ad-
vantages than many others. They
have the same means of gaining an
education that others have and addi-
ticnal means of gaining knowledge
of their faith. There is hardly any
doubt but that there is proportion
ately as large number of Catholics
engaged in literary work as nom
Catholics. Neither is there any
doubt that in ability the Catholic
writers rank as high. What then is
the cause of the lack Of books Of a
Wholesome Catholic tone?
The reason is probably to be found
in the fact that these writer's who
have tried their hand at that kind Of
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

guarantee of efficiency on the part Of
those who asked for affiliation. Now
that the students of Sisters College
have fulfilled the requirements laid
down by the university there can be
no doubt as to the feasibility of the
plan which is to bring all our Cath
clio schools into direct touch with the
university and to animate them with
it's spirit.
A Genuine Catholic Spirit.
What the university aims at is not
to lessen the autonomy of any insti-
tuition. but rather to secure that au-
tonomy in the right direction, i. e., to
make our schools Independent of nu.
merous influences which would tie
them down to a system and to meth
DDS which leave no room for the gen.
uine Catholic spirit.
During several years past there hon
been much earnest endeavor to effect
un1f1cation Of all our Catholic
schools-to create a distinctly Catho-
lie system of education.
In the discussion called forth by
this subject, there has always been
evident desire to get down to some-
thing practicable a concrete instance
OF unif1cation. This desire is now
realized in the work of Sisters COL
logo. For the Sisters who go out
from the university with uuiversit:..
degrees are just the ones who Under
stand how the child is to be started
on right lines and how the boy ard
girl are to be directed toward the
higher pursuits which are opened to
them by our Catholic colleges and by
the Catholic University. For it is
evidently a waste of energy and mon
ey to build up parochial schools and
Catholic colleges If these have no
other outlet than a university which
banishes religion and aims at destroy.
ing Catholic faith.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

Nine. Navarro, the American actress
whose maiden name was Mary Ander-
son. Is in sympathy with the Home
Rule movement and an interested lis
tener to the debates on the bill in the
House of Commons. Through the
kindness Of Mrs. John Redmond who
denied herself the pleasure Of lis
tening to her illustrious husband lead
/ the debate on the present historic
accession Nine. Navarro has been en-
sabled to secure the coveted admis-
ssion to the gallery.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06
THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE.

guage is used with greater freedom
and greater effect than on the polit-
ical platform. There is no spell
binder who does not appeal with all
the power of his eloquence for the
triumph of the principles of right and
truth and justice. And yet when 1t
comes to applying these principles to
particular case he is often not en-
thusiastic in seeing their triumph. He
appeals for the rights and the rule Of
the people as If it were understood
that the people always acted in har-
mcny and unanimity when questions
of their rights were. being decided.
The rule of the people in a DEM
ocratic country means the rule Of the
majority, whether that majority be
great or small. Without the inter-
vcntion Of political bosses. without
the usurpation of power by any indi-
vidual or corporation, in word, with
perfectly unhampered popular rule,
there would still be the same violent
contests, the same exhaustive debates
about right and wrong. Different
questions affect different interests in
a variety of ways. What would be a
boon to one section of the country
would be the balm of another. A high
tariff on wool might be matter Of
Indifference to a locality which would
fight a high tariff on steel tooth and
nail. But the majority must decide
what shall be done. The majority may
be small, and in that case the rule
of the people means the rule Of but
little more than half the people.
Giving the people the privilege Of
unrestrained rule does not free the
statesman from responsibility or from
the need Of fighting for definite re-
suits. That Is only a preliminary to
his constructive work. The people de-
mand leaders. They further demand
that leaders have platforms. A man
cannot say, Il am going to do just
what you want me to do" because
there is always the question Of what
the people want. In a republic the
sentiment of the people must be
sounded and formulated by the men
who would lead. The success Of the
leader will depend on his ability to
sound public opinion. The concerted
action of the people is confined to
selecting and rejecting.
The people of nation will never
decide a debatable question with a
unanimous vote.
No matter how hard the politician
tries to please he cannot hope to sat-
isfy all. Along with standing for the
rights Of the individual to express his
opinion he must study public ques-
tions without bias and stand for def
mite doctrines. He must be a teacher
as we'll as a leader. He must take
into account the fact that while the
majority is right in the long run, there
Is a possibility Of error in individual
cases. He must be ready to be a
traitor to Union when Union is
traitor to right"
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06
Catholic Growth in Europe.

Notwithstanding the petty wars
that are being waged here and there
on the Church throughout Europe by
irreligious Governments, puppets Of
International Masonry, what satisfac-
ton one feels in finding an increase
i'll the Catholic population of each
country! The list given in the Annu-
ario Ecclesiastical of 1912 is worth
giving were it only to expose those
sectarian journals of the United
States that falsely cry out "old Eu-
rope" is giving up its allegiance to
the Catholic Church.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06
Did Washington pi. a cathoIies
The New York Times publishes a

The New York Times publishes an
answer to the question, did Washing
ton die a Catholic? as follows:
Much interest has been aroused by
q recent query whether any credence
Is to be given to tradition that
George Washington was attended by
a Jesuit priest four hours before his
death. The Rev. Father John L
Wynne, of the Catholic Encyclopedia.
has been kind enough 70 send W the
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

Senator La Toilette pays Mr.. Roose-
welt his respects in an editorial in
his paper. He says that Roosevelt's
candidacy was an impeachment rather
than a help to the cause of progress
sivism. There seems to be a split
In the cause as well as in the party.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

|. Running for the presidency seems
Ito be the favorite diversion of many
sof our leading statesmen as we'll as
smany of our statesmen who would
like to lead.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

A political convention Is a roofing
contest between temporarily demented
delegates who try to charm each other
into making the same noise, after
which they relapse into sanity and
vote as they said they would before
they left home.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

had his fun without being permitted
to run the risks of the small boy
who celebrated before the new way
of celebrating came in vogue. The
Sane Fourth idea is commemorate
In many ways. We need patriots too
badly to have them commit suicide in
spasm of happiness.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

Mr.. Roosevelt says he is going to
an electoral vote. 1t can't be that
he expects to make very disastrous
fight.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

After long drawn out contest,
lasting over week, Woodrow Wilson
was nominated as the Democratic
candidate for President at Baltimore
on Tuesday last on the 46th ballot
Thomas r. Marshall was chosen as
Wilson's running mate for vice presi-
dent.
The Irish standard., 1912-07-06

authoritative opinion of the Rev. E.
l Dewitt of Georgetown University,
Washington, D. c., which we are glad
to give our readers:
For many years I have known the
report that Father Neale attended
George Washington at the time of his
DEATH" writes Father Dewitt. ut has
been persistent tradition among the
Catholics of Charles County, Mary
land. have tried over and over again
to discover some proof or authentic
testimony on this subject. but without
result up to the present.
There were three brothers named
Neale, Jesuit priests. At the date Of
Washington's death. December IA,
1893, Leonard was President OF
Georgetown College, and Francis was
pastor of Trinity Church, George
town. A sufficient alibi is, therefore,
established for them. Charles Neale
was living at Mount Carmel, near Port
Tobacco, not too far from Mount YER
non, and the report is always connect
ed with his name.
Il conclude that Father Neale was
not with Washington just before
death:
"First-Because none of the Neales.
none of the Jesuits, their contempt
raries. mentioned such a fact. Surely
we should have some record of it If
it were true.
"Second-Because all the histories,
all the biographies Of Washington, are
silent on this point; yet they chron-
icle even the slightest incident Of his
last sickness and death.
Additional improbability is derived
from the facts that Washington was a
Freemason, and was buried with Ma
sonic ceremonies; that he was an
Episcopalian of the old Virginia type.
not inclined to Catholicity; that his
sickness was of short duration, and
neither he nor those about him
thought there was any danger from a
mere cold; that the progress of the
disease was SO rapid there would
hardly have been time to send for p.
Neale. or for him to reach Mount
Vernon had he been sent for.
And this brings me to the probable
explanation of the tradition. There
was a DR.. Augustus Browne, who liv-
ed at Red Hill on the road from Port
Tobacco to Glymont, Charles County.
Md. He had a high reputation as a
physician. When it was seen that the
condition Of Washington was critical
his attending physician advised that
DR.. Browne be sent for. A messenger
was dispatched, but it took time to
cross the river by boat and then to
ride fifteen miles or more. I heard
the story while in the house he once
occupied and where he is buried in
the backyard. He drove SO hard,
1t is reported, that his horse broke
down before he reached the river
crossing. but he arrived too late to
be Of any real service.
II would like to believe that WASH
ington died Catholic, but there is no
convincing evidence in support of the
claim and great probability against 1t.
"E. 1. DEWITT, s. J."