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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
CHAPEL OF ST. BONIFACE

of st. Paul. Your position as editor
of Der Wanderer," the weekly visitor
to thousands of families in the
Northwest, your familiarity with the
views and feelings of our German
Catholics, entitle you to speak with no
small degree of authority in their
name. You have spoken-as l should
have wished you to speak, as, indeed,
expected you would have spoken.
The success of the project of endow-
ing the Cathedral with a chapel, SYM
bolical in all parts, of German faith
and German generosity, is now as
sured. l am most pleased for the sake
of the new Cathedral, and I gladly
add, for the sake of our German Cath
olics themselves, who, by this act of
faith and generosity, will have taken
an indisputable place as devoted
of the Diocese of st. Paul.
In planning the new Cathedral, l
had in mind to make it truly dio-
cesan Cathedral, built by all the Cath
olios of the Diocese, of all, symbolical
of all. Hence the idea of the nation
al chapels, circling the sanctuary
where thrones the Master, continuing
and expanding the chapels of the first
chieftains of the Christian apostolate,
ST. Peter and st. Paul. Did 1 not
assign among those national chapels
an honored rank to him, who was
the great instrument of Providence in
bringing religion and civilization to
German lands, l should be accounted
ignorant of history, ignorant of pat
ent facts in our own Diocese of ST..
Paul. To speak only of the Diocese
of st. Paul, Catholic immigrants from
Germany and their descendants have
borne a very notable share in the
tolls and sacrifices that have made
of it one of the most prosperous and
most hopeful portions of the Lords
vineyard on the soil of America. Not
to praise our German Catholics,
priests and people, for what they have
done, not to make public acknowledge
ment of their value, when l call the
roll of nations contributing to the
growth of the Diocese of St. Paul
were an act of ignorance or of in
gratitude of which l, the Bishop of the
Diocese, must not be thought capable.
The appeal is made to the Catholics
of the German race in the Diocese
of st. Paul to unite with me in en-
dow ing the Ee"- Cathedral, the Mother
Church of all Catholics in the Diocese,
with a monument to the great story
of German faith in Europe, and in
America-more particularly in the
Diocese of st. Paul. The appeal,
there can be no doubt, will receive a
prompt and whole-souled response,
much of which, am pleased to have
the assurance, will be due to DER
Wanderer," and it's worthy editor.
Very sincerely,
+ JOHN IRELAND,
Archbishop of ST. Paul.
Mr.. Joseph Matt,
Editor Der Wanderer."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28

The first prize in the contest inaug-
urated by the Perry Victory Centen-
nial Association of Ohio for the best
essay on "The Navy and It's Heroes in
the War of 1872" was won by Miss
Anna Jane Fritz, pupil of the Acad-
emy of the Sacred Heart, Cincinnati.
The competition was open to school
children in the State of Ohio and sew
eral thousand essays were handed in.
The decision of the judges was made
known on February IA and the first
prize, a check for 5000, was awarded
to Miss Fritz.
The success of this young girl-she
is only thirteen years of age-reflects
great credit on her teachers in the
Academy of the Sacred Heart as it is
quite an honor for one of it's pupils to
win the first prize in competition with
pupils from all the schools in the
State of Ohio. 1t is another evidence
of the thoroughness which character
ICES the teaching in our Catholic
schools.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
The Archbishop's Reply.

The Most Reverend Archbishop sent
the following acknowledgment to Mr..
Matt's letter:
st. Paul, February 21, 1914.
Dear Sir:
1t is with great pleasure that 1 ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter,
and with it that of your cheque for
one hundred dollars, the first subscrip-
tion towards the Chapel of st. Boni-
face in the new Cathedral of st. Paul.
For the letter and for the cheque
send you my cordial thanks.
1t is much for the Chapel of ST.
Boniface that your personal interest
in the undertaking is secured and
proven, and that the first contribu-
ton in it's behalf is one of such gen.
erous proportion. The letter and the
cheque, however, mean much more
they are a significant token of the
good will with which the Chapel of
st. Boniface is viewed by the Catho-
fcs of German origin in the Diocese
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
GREY NUNS LOSE CHAPEL
QUEBEC SISTERS SUFFER LOSS
ESTIMATED AT $4,000.

The building containing the chapel
of the Grey Nuns Convent, Quebec
Canada, was destroyed by fire on
February 20, together with many val.
liable paintings. The adjoining con.
vent was seriously damaged. The
property loss is estimated at $4,000.
The firemen fought their way up
to the fifth floor through the smoke
and rescued an aged sister, who had
not escaped with the other inmates.
Half century ago the Grey Nuns
chapel was destroyed by fire. At that
period it was being used at times as
parliament building. About fif
teen years later another fire wrecked
the structure.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
PHILADELPHIA CATHEDRAL
TO BE RENOVATED FOR GOLDEN
JUBILEE.

In commemoration of the fiftieth
anniversary of it's dedication the
Cathedral of st. Peter and st. Paul,
Philadelphia, will be renovated and
beautifed
Archbishop Prendergast has decid-
ed to make extensive improvements
in it, and recently called meeting of
the priests of the diocese to discuss
the matter. An executive committee
to arrange the details of the work
and carry it to completion was ap-
pointed at the meeting, and the work
will soon begin.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
c INVENT BU R n { D
SACRED HEART CONVENT, GRAND
cOTEAU, La, DESTROYED BY
FIRE-EREcTED IN 1921.

Not long ago fire destroyed the old
community building of the Sacred
Heart Convent, Grand Coteau, La,
which was erected in 1921. 1t was
the first Sacred Heart Convent in
Louisiana, and the second in Ameri-
ca. The fire also destroyed all the
outbuildings at the rear of the con-
vent. The loss was heavy for the
community as most of the corn, hay,
and other food stuff was destroyed.
Many recent improvements also were
burned.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28

NEW CHURCH is A MAGNIFI-
CENT STRUCTURE COSTING $4o,.
ooo-A DESCRIPTION OF THE
BUILDING.
The ceremony of dedication of the
new Church of st. Dominic, North.
field, took place on Tuesday, February
"a.
On the previous evening the new
building was thrown open to the pub.
lie for the first time when. the Most
Reverend Archbishop Ireland .-ae1iv
cred lecture on "The Religion Of the
Future-the Religion of the Past
Nineteen Hundred Years Jesus
Christ Yesterday, Today 3and For.
ever" In the audience which taxed
the capacity of the church were many
non-Catholics, among them members
of the faculty and student body OF
Carleton College, of st. Olaf's GolEeee
and veterans from the local G. A r.
Post.
On the following day the dedication
ceremony took place at half past Ten
o'clock, the Most Reverend Archbish.
op being the officiating prelate. II
was followed by Solemn High Mass
celebrated by the Rev. P. F. Meade
pastor of the parish, assisted by
Father Jung of St. Matthews Church
St. Paul, and Father Gleeson of ST.
Johns Church, st. Paul. Father
Luby, assistant pastor of st. Dominic's
Church, was master of ceremonies.
After the Gospel the Most Reverend
Archbishop preached a sermon in the
course of which he complimented the
pastor and people on the magnificent
church which was the visible express
sion of their zeal for religion and for
the glory of God. At the end of Mass
Father jung preached in German.
Fifteen priests attended the dedica
tion service and the church was
thronged with members of the parish
and their non-Catholic friends. After
Mass the women of the parish served
dinner to more than one thousand
people in the spacious dining hall in
the basement of the church.
In the afternoon at three o'clock
the Most Reverend Archbishop admin
istered the Sacrament of Confirmation
to fifty children and preached a ser
mon. On behalf of the class he was
presented with a check for fifty dol
lars to be added to the building fund
of the new Cathedral.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
CHURCH IN AMERICA
CHAPEL OF SAN MIGUEL, SANTE
FE, WAS BUILT IN 1850.

Brother Botolph, president of st.
Michaels College, Sante Fe, New
Mexico, in speaking of the chapel of
San Miguel at Sante Fe, of which
he has charge, said that it is the old
est Catholic church in America. 1t
is supposed to have been built by
Spanish missionaries in 1850, but in
1880, with all the rest of the main
buildings of the city, it was burned
by the Indians. The chapel was re-
built in 1710, and the greater part
of it still remains as it was originally
built, except the tower, which has
undergone some changes. The date
of erection is carved on a beam of
the roof and can still be seen.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
To BEG D N { A NJ n
MRS CHARLES EMORY SMITH
ENTERS CONVENT IN
NEW YORK.

Dedicating the rest of her life to re-
ligion and charity, Mrs. Henrietta
Nichols Smith, widow of Charles En-
ory Smith, at one time Postmaster
General of the United States and Am
bassador to Russia, and at the time
of his death in 1908, editor of the
Philadelphia Press, has entered a
novitiate, preparatory to taking the
veil as nun in the Institute of Our
Lady of Christian Doctrine, New York.
Mrs. Smith is daughter of DR.. Wash
ington Romaine Nichols, noted law
yer.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
RECENT CONVER 7 S
EPISCOPAL MINISTER AND LAY
READER RECEIVED INTO THE
CHURCH.

Linson de Farrent Jennings of May
vile, N. Y, formerly lay reader in
st. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
Church in that town, was received
into the Catholic Church on February
II by Rev. Father Harrigan, pastor of
the Sacred Heart Church, Lakewood,
N. Y.
Rev. F. P. Williams, NJ. A., rector of
st. Margaret's Episcopal Church,
Aberdeen, Scotland, has resigned, and
entered the Catholic Church. He will
study for the priesthood.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28

MEETING OF GERMAN PRIESTS
TO INACCURATE WORK OF COL
LECTING FUNDS FOR CONFLICT
ING THEIR NATIONAL CHAPEL
IN THE NEW cATHEDRAL-cOM
MITTEE FORMED TO CONDUCT
CAMPAIGN FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS
FIRST CONTRIBUTION FROM
DER WANDERER"-LET OF
MR.. MATT-THE ARCHBISHOP'S
REPLY.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
CATHOLIC CHAPLA|Ns.

SIXTEEN IN THE ARMY, SIX IN
THE NAVY Y-QUALlFlCATION
FOR ENTRANCE AND PROMO
TION-MORE NAVY CHAPLAINS
NEEDED-W AR DEPARTMENT
REFUSES PERMISSION TO ERECT
CHAPELS ON MILITARY RESER-
VATIoNs-FATHER o'HERN, c.
S. P, REPRESENTS AMERICAN
HIERARCHY IN SELL EcTING
CHAPLAINS.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH
WILL ERECT ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING NEAR ST PAUL's
CATHEDRAL.

The present year will witness the
erection, at cost of $4,000, of an
administration building in the rear of
st. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburgh. The
structure will be of white stone, sim
liar to that of the Cathedral. and will
be three stories high.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
SUE u8ELLER
ACTION AGAINST CANADIAN EDI-
TOR WHO PUBLISHED BOGUS
OATH.

The Knights of Columbus of Sydney,
Nova Scotia, have brought action
against the Rev. Edwin Burgess, edi-
tor of the Canadian Commonwealth, y
for printing the libellous oath circu-
lated by ''The Menace" The case will
be heard at the coming session of the
Supreme Court, and promises to be
rather interesting.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
FOR ORPHANS
PRIEST WILLS $4,000 TO DIocE.
SAN oRPHANAGE.

The will of the late Rev. William
Baily, who for fifty years was pastor
of st. Mary's Church, Galena, ILL.,, be-
queathed $4,000 to Right Reverend
Bishop Muldoon, of Rockford, to be
used for the benefit of St. Vincent's
Diocesan Orphanage in Freeport.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
ORIGINAL PAINTING FOUND
ENGLISH VILLAGE CHURCH HAS
PRocAccINPs ~HoLY FAMILY"

In the village church of Twineham,
Sussex, England, has been found the
original painting by Camille Procac-
cini entitled 'The Holy Family" 1t
is said to have been bought some
years ago in poor condition for the
sum of $50 and given to the church
by patron, but remained unrecog-
nized until the present rector made
inquiries.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
HONOR FOR CATHOLIC PUPIL

MISS FRITZ, A PUPIL OF THE CON-
VENT OF THE SACRED HEART,
CINCINNATI, WINS FIRST PRIZE
FOR ESSAY IN PERRY CENTEN-
NAL CONTEST, PARTICIPATED
IN BY SCHOOL CHILDREN OF
OHIO.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28

Their SCHlRMERS.
The Right Reverend Mgr Wendell.
in M. Stulz, pastor of the Church OF
st. Mary, Help of Christians, Sleepy
Eye, Mimi, passed away rather un.
expectedly after a brief illness in the
early morning of February 21. Al
though he had not been in the best of
health for some years, he was able to
attend to his pastoral duties up to a
few days before his death when a
slight attack of pneumonia aggravat-
ed his chronic ailment Realizing
that the end was near he made i'm
mediate preparation for it and passed
away peacefully, retaining conscious
ness to the last moment and joining
in the prayers for the dying. No one
dreamed that the end was so near and
the news of his death was a great
shock to all.
The funeral service took place in
the parish church on Tuesday, Febru-
ary "a. The Most Reverend Arch
bishop had already promised to offici-
ate at the dedication of the new
Church of st. Dominic, Northfield, and
was, therefore, unavoidably prevented
from attending the obsequies of the
deceased prelate. He was represented
by the Right Reverend Bishop Trobec
of St. Cloud.
The Office of the Dead began at
half-past nine and was followed by
Pontifical Requiem Mass, celebrated
by Bishop Trobec, who was assisted
at the throne by Father Schirmers of
Cologne, and Father Losleben of St.
Paul. Father Rant of Arlington was
deacon of the Mass, and Father Fleck
of Sleepy Eye, subdeacon. The assist
ant priest was Father Schott, G. PIP.
S., of New Ulm, and the master of
ceremonies was Father Kern of Lor-
etto. The sermon in German was
preached by the Right Reverend Mgr.
Wurst of Wabasha, and Father Schir-
mers preached in English.
In addition to those already named,
Mgr. Guillot of Minneapolis, and Mgr.
Plut of Shakopee and about forty
priests were present. The capacity of
the spacious Church of st. Mary was
taxed with a devout congregation who
came to pay the last tribute of re-
spect to one who had been their spir-
itua1 leader and friend for more than
a decade of years. After Mass the
Reverend Clergy and members of the
parish marched in procession to the
local cemetery where the remains Of
the beloved pastor of Sleepy Eye were
laid to rest in the blessed hope of a
glorious resurrection.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
Mr.. Matt's Letter.

ST. Paul, February 16, 1914.
His Grace Archbishop John Ireland,
St. Paul, MINI.
Most Rev. Dear Sir
1t is very gratifying to me to hear
that within the next few days COM
mittee of German priests will be or
ganized to collect the necessary funds
for the furnishing of the Chapel of st.
Boniface in the new Cathedral.
If there is anything in the plans of
the Cathedral which l admired from
the beginning, it is your beautiful idea
to perpetuate the memory of the ma
tionalities who stood at the cradle of
the Catholic Church in the Northwest
by dedicating a chapel to each of the
apostles of these nationalities. 1t is,
therefore, with exquisite pleasure
that, in behalf of the Wanderer
Printing Co., l send you herewith
what l presume to be the first dona-
ton for the chapel of the real found
er of the German nation, St Boni-
fatius, Apostel der Deutschen.
At the time when the national
chapels at Loretto were being beauti-
fed by treasures of art, the German
speaking Catholics even of this coun-
try joyously contributed their share
to that end. Count Won Lowenstein,
as chairman of the German Commit
tee, repeatedly testified to the gener-
osity of the German Catholics in
America and especially in Minnesota,
and | am convinced that they will
show the same spirit in still higher
degree towards their chapel in the
mother church of their diocese, and
the same noble spirit which they man
ifested, when they were called upon
to help build the Cathedral.
Begging Your Grace for Your bless
ing,
am, Your Grace,
g Your obedient servant in Christ,
JOSEPH MATT.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28

A large number of the German
priests of the Archdiocese of st. Paul
assembled in the Assumption school
hall Thursday afternoon, February 10,
for the purpose of inaugurating the
work of securing subscriptions for the
completion of the Chapel of st. Boni-
face in the new Cathedral. About
thirty-five priests from the Twin Cities
and other parts of the Archdiocese
were present and, on behalf of their
co-religionists of German birth or de-
scent, took up the project with an
enthusiasm which augurs well for the
success of the undertaking.
A committee was appointed to
formulate plans and to make what
ever arrangements may be necessary
to secure sufficient funds to complete
ly furnish and adorn the chapel dedi-
Gated to ST. Boniface and make it a
worthy adjunct of the great Cathe-
dral itself The committee is COM
posed of the following priests: Very
Reverend Francis j. Schaefer, Rector
of the St. Paul Seminary; Rev. Valeri-
us Nelles, o. F. M, pastor of the Sa-
cred Heart Church, st. Paul; Rev.
Paulin Wiesner, o. S. B., pastor of st.
Bernard's Church, st. Paul; Rev. P.
NJ. jung, pastor of the Church of
ST. Matthew, st. Paul; Right Rever-
end Mgr A. Plut, pastor of the
Church of St. Mark, Shakopee; Right
Reverend Mgr. W. M. Stulz, pastor of
the Church of ST. Mary, Sleepy Eye;
Rev. Robert Schlinkert, pastor of the
Church of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm
Rev. Andrew ]. Rinke, pastor of the
Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Win
sted; Rev. Peter Schirmers, pastor
of the Church of st. BernarE. Cologne.
Tie first contributiola:c4 L. Chap
of ST. Boniface was made by Der
Wanderer Publishing Company
through it's editor, Mr.. Joseph Matt,
who sent to the Most Reverend Arch
bishop a check for one hundred dol
lars accompanied by the following
letter, which was read at the meet.
ing:
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28
DEATH OF MGR. STULZ

PASTOR OF THE PARISH OF
SLEEPY EYE PASSES AWAY
UNExPECTEDLY-BUILT MAG.
NIFlCENT CHURCH AND PAS
TORAL RESIDENCE-MADE DO
MESTIc PRELATE A YEAR AGO
BISHOP TROBEC OFFICIATES
AT FUNERAL SERMONS BY
MONSIGNoR WURST AND FA-
THEIR SCHIRMERs.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28

CHURCH OF ST. DOMINIC BLESS
ED BY THE MOST REVEREND
BISHOP-PUBLIC LECTURE
AND SERMONS-FATHER MEADE
CELEBRANT OF THE MASS
NEW CHURCH is A MAGNIFI-
CENT STRUCTURE COSTING $4o,-
ooo-A DESCRIPTION OF THE
BUILDING.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-23
BY JANE WHITAKER :.

y
thing and he was terribly bored. He
looked around the Chicago avenue
police station with an expression that
clearly said: Nothing to this, moth
ing at all! Nothing at all!
Meanwhile his landlady rambled
on without pausing for breath. He
cametomyhousethreew He
hadagirlwithhim. Hesaidtheywere-
married. He gavethenameofMr and
Mrs. Smith. SaturdaynightIheardt
Observation-Disclosures. Ifoundthegirlwith-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. She
getaway. Saskatchewan 'tmarried.
He yawned again. my name isn't
Smith at. ALL" he said, answering
Judge Sabath's request that he tell
what he knew of it. my name is
William H. King. live. with my
mother. l was coming past this place
on Saturday night and heard COM
motion so l went in and was ar
rested" 80, p ,.;. ..-.......
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 'tboughtthe-
groceriesandtakenthemtothatfat for
three. weeks?" ....- @
III you Will keep quiet moment,
l will tell this thing and get it
straight"
The voice was so cross and dicta-
torial that looked for it's owner. He
was a policeman. Incidentally the
landlady was his wife, hence the
cross, stern voice. ,. ....-
II awoke to hear this racket and
went into the fiat and arrested this
young fellow. Itold my wife to hold
the girl because was hurt recently
and wasn't able to hold more than
one. My wife let the girl go else she
would have been here, too"
neutrality-suspicious.
toher."" i...-'
There was a little domestic spat
then and there, but in the end the
case was continued to permit the
housekeeper to come in court and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-23


keeper at SOC NJ State street. The
officer who brought these young
ladies into court was very indignant,
but not more so than Bessie. Bessie
had fire in her eye. 80
your Honor" the officer said, Il
picked these two up when they were
trying to climb out on the new pier at
g O'Clock in the morning. They were
both drunk, and this one here (in--
dicating Bessie) used the most terri
bic language 1 have ever heard"
Bessie glared. TEL what you
done; tell both sides of it." she taunt-
ed. And then Bessie told herself.
She was married; her husband didn't
know she was arrested. No, she
wasn't working, her husband kept
her. She used to work at Mandels.
She and her friend Lou were going
fishing. ..-...s,.
"But you had no fishing appara-
tus," the states attorney said.
Bessie looked her scorn. you kin
rent them there. This officer told us
not to go out there and he better tel
you what he did to me-"
Bessie's eyes intimated that she
could tell terrible story if she but
would, though it simmered down to
the fact that the officer had rudely
squeezed her arm.
81 want a continyance. 1 can get
witnesses" And then Bessie, who
had never been arrested before, dis
covered some inaccuracy in the jury
waiver she had signed and informed
the Judge that she wouldn't make it
right now; she demanded "contin-;
vance"
And though the states attorney
wanted Bessie to get 500 fine right
then, she got the "continyance" to
enable her to become less muddled,
and get her witnesses.
Harry Flynn had been arrested for
sleeping in an empty fiat at tbs N.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-23

MORNING SPENT IN THE CHICAGO AV POLICE COURT BRINGS
TO LIGHT SOME ODD STORIES -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-30
STRIKE MEDIATION
HANGS By THREAD.

Chicago. July 25.-Continuance OF ne-
gotiations by the federal board Of me-
diation and Cancellation In the attempt
to compose the wage differences be-
tween the engineers and firemen OF 90
western railroads and the managers,
committee hung in the balance today.
Since Monday there have been daily
meetings of the board with the labor,
officials and railroad managers, each
meeting separately.
AS matters now stand the federal!
board is awaiting word from the engi-
neers and firemen and on their message
depends the continuance Of the meet
tngs OF the board. Y
The mel seek changes In service
rules and increases In pay principally
in the overtime schedule and declare
their requests are just and reasonable.
The railroad managers insist that to-
comply with the requests would be to
increase h present pay rolls by $S3,-1
O0O, 900.
Arbitration OF the differences hasl
been repeatedly refused by the heads
Of the unions OF the contention that IN:
previous cases the railroads have not.
held themselves bound by the arbitra-s
ton awards.
Nearly 5000 men are directly con-
cerned In the outcome OF the dispute
andAa much greater number would ~
affected should the differences lead III
. Atrikelof b employees.