The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-12-06

Father Houlihan is native Of
Pehhsylvania, and was born on Dec.
s, 1876, and was appointed chaplain
on January 10, 1910, and has been
continuously with the 9Th Cavalry
since entering the service.
1t will be a great convenience to
have Catholic Chaplain at fort Myer
Tor heretofore, the Catholic officers,
their families, and the enlisted men
had to come to the city for confess
kions, to hear Mass, etc.
: With the 9Th Cavalry are many
officers Of Catholic faith, and among
these Is Lieutenant Philip H. sheri-
dan, the son and namesake Of the
Famous "Phil" Of Civil War history.
Irsland's Potato Crop Might Aid.
If Attorney.General McReynolds
ban find an alleged cold-storage
conspiracy, there will be another
Federal investigation into the high
cost of living, promising criminal
prosecutions, but while special agents
pf the Department Of Justice are
sitting charges that eggs, poultry and
dairy products are being piled UP in
cold storage to maintain high prices
and even force them higher. Repres.
entative Britton of Illinois, is pre-.
pairing to ask for a congressional
Investigation into prices Of meat.
7: i. p. Gill, secretary of the board
bf agriculture Of ireland, last week
iendeavored to induce the horticult'
ural board to raise the embargo
against the importation Of potatoes
from ireland into the United States,
urging that the bumper potato crop
Of Ireland would have an effect on
the high cost Of living in the United
States provided the surplus of the
crop should be permitted to enter this
country.
" Potatoes grown in the Emerald
Isle have for some time been barred
from this country, because of the fear
that potato disease widely prevail.
ent~ there, but unknown in this coun-
try might be imported along with
the tubers. Mr.. Gill insisted before
the board that nothing is to be feared
from the disease ana declared that
IL the surplus from 1reland's huge
crop Of the tubers which derive their
name from the home OF the shamrock
waa allowed to be imported into this
country, marked reduction might be
expected in the price of potatoes.
This consideration, he said, should
have weight with the board. espec.
tally when 1t was considered that the
possibility of bringing In the disease
was sorfiswhat remote.
No decision has been reached as
yet in the matter, but the board will
take the matter under consideration.
Papers have arrived at the Don1ini-
can House Of Studies. Washington
from the Master General, Rev. H. M.
Cdrmier, o. p, resident at Rome
making Rev. D. q. Noon, o. p. a
Master IL Sacred Theology. The
papers are to go Into effect at the
close of this year. they require on
the part OF the candidate for whom
they are issued, a theological course
Of seven years, terminating with a
successful examination for the Lee
torate in Sacred Theology, part Of
which now consists iii the defence
of an extensive and original written
thesis.
After this the Lectur must take d
postgraduate course in some special
branch Ut study for two years before
being admitted to teach in a Domini
can seminary. Then eleven years Of
creditable teaching are necessary
towards tn middle of which period
another examination called ad gradus
must be passed at Rome. Father
Moon submitted to this test in 1907
When all these conditions have
been complied with, the mastershil
Is forthcoming. but not directly. Il
must be applied for by the Fathers
81 the province united in chapter. The
nastership is a provincial rather
than personal honor.
The spirit Of the Dominican con
stitutioh in comforting degrees, ami
the, browning one Of them all = /:
not to form an aristocracy,, but tt
enable the more competent to con
tribute the fruits Of long, arduous ant
conscientious labor, more effectually
a1id3 lastingly to the common good
For this reason certain structures are
rpm6ved from masters, and positive
privileges accorded them, which
Yhsn properly understood, entail
greater responsibility to the body al
lsrte than personal honor. At al
chapters Of the province, masters are
ehhtled to a decisive voice without
nxly previous election thereto
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