The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-09-06
NEW WORLD ITEMS.

Los Angeles Catholic Judge.-A
long deadlock over the choice of po-
lice judge for Los Angeles, CAL, re-
suited in the unanimous election of
Thomas P. White, on Monday, Au-
gust IS. Judge White received his
education in the Catholic schools of
Los Angeles He has been prominent
for many years as Knight of Co
lumbus and has recently retired as
grand president of the Young Mems
Institute.
Gift for Iowa CoIIege.-St. Ambrose
College, Davenport, Ia, has received
a large collection of minerals from
Rev. w. Koerner, of Iowa City, for its
museum.
A Denver Charity BIocked.-A city
ordinance of Denver prohibits the
erection of a charitable institution
upon a boulevard without the COM
bined consent of the City Council and
of the property-holders This or
dinance may prevent the erection of
the ]. K. Mullen $250,000 Home for
the Aged Poor.
LIGHTNING Struck Priests Home
The House of the Fathers of the Di-
vine Word at Techny, ILL.,, was struck
by lightning last week with reported
damage of 100000. Fortunately no
one was killed.
Polish Convention at Milwaukee,
The biennial convention of the Polish
Roman Catholic Union of America
will meet in the South Side Armory
hall, Milwaukee, October to IL.
Over 600 delegates are expected to be
present, representing a membership
of 10000. Rt. Rev. Bishop Rhode of
Chicago will be one of the visiting
churchmen. This will be the fortieth
anniversary of the union.
Investiture of Winnipeg Priest
On Sunday, August II, Rev. A. A.
Cherrier, pastor of Immaculate Con-
ception parish, Winnipeg, was
solemnly invested with the insignia
of the new Office of apostolic protho-
notary. He is admitted to member
ship in the college of dignitaries
which has charge of the church
archives Thus all the valuable his
torical and religious documents pre-
served at st. Boniface will henceforth
be under his special care. A privilege
of the new Office is access to the
priceless collection of documents and
manuscripts in the Vatican archives.
Most Reverend Archbishop Langevin,
o. M. l., oficiated at the ceremonies.
Bohemian Athletes in Meet.-The
Bohemian Catholic Gymnasium So
ciety held a convention in South
Omaha at Stanek Hall, starting Au-
gust 20, and continuing to September
2. Delegates from all parts of the
United States were present, number
ing about 5000 in all. New York,
Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, st.
Louis, and other large cities sent their
best gymnasium teams. Bishop J. M.
Koudelka of Superior, Wis, was among
the distinguished visitors.
Catholic School in Old Methodist
coIIeee.-Cath of Dodge City
Kan, are to open a new school in the
old Soule College, founded about
thirty years ago by the Rochester
millionaire who dreamed of making
Dodge City the seat of learning in
Western Kansas. 1t was conducted
as a Methodist school for number OF
years and then closed.
CHICAGO Wants Columbus CaraVels
"A protest has been made against
the removal of the Columbus caravels
from Jackson Park, Chicago, to the
Panama Exposition in San Francisco
1t is said that the privilege of re-
moving the Pinta, Santa Maria, and
Nina, given ostensibly to Harvard stu
dents, is a commercial proposition
and will not be done in the spirit
represented to the south park commits
sioners. The promoters of the pro-
iect say they intend to take the cara
wells to the Panama exposition in San
Francisco. The models, which have
been at Jackson Park since 1893 were
presented to Chicago by the Spanish
government. The replica of the
famous fleet of Columbus has been
one of the big show features of Chi
cago.
New Polish Church in Detroit
Members of the clergy from Michigan
Ohio and Indiana, to the number OF
sixty attended the dedication of the
new Polish Church of st. Stanislaus
Detroit, Mich, Sunday morning, Au
gust II. Right Reverend Edward D
Kelly, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
of1ciated.
Old Denver Tangie Ended.-Judge
Lewis of the Federal Court in Denver
has rendered a decision that puts al
end to a controversy of many years
standing in the Denver diocese. The
late Bishop Machebeuf, owing to the
financial difficulties of his diocese be
fore his death, organized the Catholic
Loan and Trust Company, of which
the trustees were a number of priests
and Iaymen, to hold in trust large
share of the diocesan property, tt
guarantee the payment of certain
claims. The administration of this
fund gave rise to much bitter con