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Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20

I IRELAND has many surprises for the
i traveller whose opinion OF the Irish
has been formed from his visits TO The
theater, where Pat Is always dressed
In some impossible style, apeall.
ing a harsh and dlsagreeable tongue.
and always ready to obtrndo his im.
portance upon the audience. II such
type ever existed. II has left ireland.
for the brogue OF the Irish Il pleas
ant diversion to those who visit the
land. There II Is recognized as the
accomplishment Of those who have
preserved their cwn native Gaelic
tongue. and who speak Il In soft. pleas
ing voices. Perhaps Il is because the
other races have generally failed to
understand the people Of ireland that
the inhabitants Of the land. although
cordial. assume a reserve with
strangers. n. however. a tourist
boasts OF a relationship with one OF
their countrymen he Is at once taken
into the hearts OF the people. who
love 10 feel fellowship with their
guests.
The traveller who selects the city
OF Dublin for his sightseeing in Ire
land win never feel that he has seen
the land Excepting the fact that one
hears there the soft, musical voices Of
the people ana sees at the hotels arls-
tocraiic old ladies' often wearing long
white vcils extending from the backs
Of their heads to the trails Of their
dresses in the style worn by Queen
Victoria, and excepting the fact that
one eats corned beef and cabbage
served at good class hotel In the
middle Of very hot summer and yet
enjoys Il, one would hardly realize
that he is in Erin's isle.
Happily for the tourist, ST. Patrick's
land is mostly peasant Ireland. In the
rural districts one finds gems Of
scenery, and It is there too, that the
attractive characteristics OF the peo-
pie are portrayed Southern Ireland
Is 80 poor in farm lands that the trav-
eler wonders how the peasants live,
surrounded In many places by rocks.
heather fields and peat bogg, with
here and there only a little patch Of
reclaimed land, where a few potatoes
or some green's may be grown.
Even pigs are scarce. Unless these
little grunters are really kept in the
parlors Of the one or two roomed
cabins, they are noted more for their
absence than by their presence The
beautiful heather fields Of the island
are snare for the stranger who starts
to gather bunch Of the pretty weeds.
aB'thefe is aptto be a particularly
.beautifal spray a little way on from
tho road i. But woe U7to him who
takes his first step fr1 th highway
His feet sink TO e q ala ths
marsh. Another ~. enl /; .c dlh-
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20
HIS GREAT LOVE
FOR HIS PEOPLE
st. Patrick's Confession Shows
How Ardently He LOnged for
Their Welfare.
Eplssie Has Been Declared Worthy Of
The Greatest Of the Teachers Of the
wort-Breastplate Of Prayer
Short Lltany--His Synod.

II oW yearningly ST. Patrick loved
Al Ms people may be learned from
he following passage IN his Confess
sion. worthy OF ST. Augustine or St
Paul: 'li have ever done any good
for the sake OF my God. whom love.
beg him to grant me that mag
shed my blood with these proselytos
and captives for his sake. even though
! should never receive burial. or each
member Of my body should be most
horribly thrown 10 the dogs and Wild
beasts. or the birds OF prey should
feed upon H." (Pqr. 2h
His Confession ends with these
words; And this Is my confession
before ] die (Par 25)
For its humility. sweetness. faith,
love and selfsacrincc Il must be ad-
mired by all who read il.
The 'proastaiate OF Prayer OF 81.
Patrick Is a sort OF short lltany pro-
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20


the three different degrees OF fruit
fulness OF the gospel seed. declaring
that those who are TO reap a hun.
dredfold reward are the bishops and
doctors. who are all things to all
men; those who are TO have the sixty
fold are the clergy and widows: the
thirtyfold shall be received by the
laymen who are faithful He also
places monks and virgins with those
who shall have the hundrcdfold.
He who does not receive commun.
ion at Easter Is declared to be not a
faithful canon 22).
II Is interesting 10 note that the
synod forbids man to take his dead
brothers widow to wife. and declares
that she shall be to him only sister
(Canon 25).
Littlo aympathy was given to avar.
Ice amoag the clergy, according to
decrees w, VIII. and Kill, while de
cree XIV. is interesting In showing
that for murder, evil living or con
suiting auspices the sinner shall do
penance for year and afterward he
shall be absolved by the priest.
After these follow few other
canons attributed TO st. Patrick" then
the Charter Of St. Patrick" on the
antiquity of the Church of Glastonbury
IN england. very quaint and enter
tanning. Next we have The Book OF
st. Patrick the Bishop on the Three
dwellings, profound yet practical
ana unctuous sermon on heaven, hell
and this world.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20


cult to set out To attempt to cros>
tho bog would BE- serious. and so tho
traveller comes to understand wis tho
peasants do not clear these fields and
plant crops.
Among the peasants there are many
good Irlsh songs sung and many tales
told OF The "ould days" whom dis
casslons with stIcks' were the FASH
len. In few old homes the bis. aIcnt
ehil|siahs which have either loaf Or
won battles have bean preserved TOR
generations. defending with their his
tories from Oldest son 70 oldest 1on-
Few tourists return ifom Ireland With
oaf a stout bludscon, but shat 10 a
souvenir made only for the traveller;
lis length ls only about one'hnll that
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20
ST. PatrIek's UnseIfishne,s.

Like st. Paul. so. too, st. Patrick
seems to have practiced the New Tea.
lament Injunction: Freely have yon
received, freely give" Matt. 10. sl.
for he says; Though have baptized
so many thousand people. dld / ask
halfpenny (dimidlum scrlplulao)
from any one OF thomg Mention h
and viii give It back to you Asa
when the Lord ordained cIrrIes
through MS pnpoihlness lmrdI.|Ia
tem) and H.IIN snFe ordinations
freely i Itas|ed 1I one I1nm
even The price 81 H4 a111.| |.|i n..
charge me with t a01 81 r. Ia.
"a lo ycn.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20

Interior Of st. Patrlck's cathe dral.
land alone kept the lamp Of learning
aliEht. Her schools were the resort
OF students from All parts OF Europe
aiii Britain her hearthstones the ref
ugo aud asylum OF learned men. Al
frld. king OF Norihumbrla, and Da
COLBERT II. king Of France. we're stu
dents az Clonmacnoise.
During this period OF four or Ave
centuries. from the death OF Patrick
until the Danish invaslons. the mon
astorlos were unmolestcd Learning
was cultivated and brought 70. the
highest state OF perfection. Law aud
philosophy, architecture and sculpture,
music and science fourishod and we're
encouraged. Irish teachers were IN
demand throughout Europe Al the
court OF Charlemagno they were de.
scribed as men incomparably skilled
IN human learning"
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20
A PRAYER.
10y ST. Patrick. Apostle Of Ire
land, at Tsra's Hill

AZ Tara today, the strength
of God pilot me: the power OF
God preserve me; the wisdom OF
God instruct me: the eye OF God
watch over me: the ear Of God
hear me; the word Of God give
me sweet talk the hand OF God
defend me: the way OF God
gulde me. Christ be with me;
Christ before me: Christ aiior
me; Chris, IN me; Christ under
NE: Christ over me-: Christ on
my right hand: Christ on my
left hand: Christ on this side;
Christ on that side; Christ at
my back: Christ IN the heart
Of every person 10 whom
speak; Christ IN the mouth OF
every person who speaks 20 me;
Christ IN the ear OF every per
son who hears me. AZ Tara. to-
day. I invoke the mighty power
OF the Trinity. salvation IS the
Lord's-salvation Is the Lords.
salvation Is Chrlsts. May Thy
salvation. o Lord, be always
with u.s.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20
CHARM CT RURAL
IRELAND IS GREAT
Traveller Must Leave City Of Dub
lin if He Would Really
Know Country.

There the Attractive Characteristics
Of the People Arc Porlraycd-eoncs
and Tales Of tho Days When Fac
ton Fighting Was the Fashion.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20

Of the old threefoot fighting stick
which was used BY a friend to crack
his neighbor's skull In tho days OF
faction fighting the followers OF both
sides welcomed the opportunity to get
"clean kilt" as they called IT. II they
were beaten or to murder. which meant
beat, another. Despite the fact that
the law was opposed to this form OF
amusement. II was powerless in the
hands Of judges and iurIes who them.
selves took part in this favorite sport
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20

Tossing belief in and invoking the
blessed Trinity. Our Lords incarna-
tiOn, resurrection and ascension; /;
calling on tho powers Of heaven, OF
earth, etc, invoking Christ for himself
aud all OF his.
= From other works not surely com
posed by st. Patrick, though probably
sefecting the beliefs and practices OF
his times or those soon after him IN
Ireland, the synod OF st. Patrick y
composed Of 81 canoua. The tweifth
III entitled: on car Obligation toward
tie dead. All d 'i eighteenth is
giyon AZ istssaft'aton VI
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"TA.NMANY NOT ~ IT."
So Says Man Acquainted with Orr
RaniyatiOM's Affairs.

Charles +. Murphy was not available
yesterday for questioning regarding
Charles :. Mel!en's intimaton that the
late Inspector Byrnes represented Tam
many politicians in the exchange OF New
Haven shares for shares IN the West
chester road. y man who knows the
workings OF Tammany said yesterday:
III you should ask Mr.. Murphy abou,
the deal described by Mr.. Moilen he would
say he doesn't know anything about It.
which is the truth As for what Big Tim
sullivan may or may not have done on his
own hook--that's another matter. about
which | have no opinion.
Tom Byrnes never was IN any posi-
ton 20 carry on any mportan, affairs for
Tammauy and certainly was never an In
tsrmedarN between Tamnany and Mr.
Mcllcu in the transaction that Mr. Mellcr
speaks Of FOR Tammany figured in no
such transaction.
~ the idea is that Byrncs was acting
for Big Tim sullivan that is queer too foI
Byrnes and sullivan were bitter enemie,
for many years
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MEuEN PUT GRAND TRUNK
DEAL UP TO THE DIRECTORS

would have recessitated an enormous
amount of unnecessary railroad Construc-
tion in New England through the Ill
feeling. hostility and the railroad fight
that was inevitable as a result
lie said that this was later appreciated
by Mr. Hays himself. as II MAS far beyond
the financial ability OF the Grand Trunk.
This. said Mr. Mellen. was the situation
at the time of the laundering OF the
Titanic and the death of Mr.. Hays
Mr.. Mellen said that after the death
OF Mr. HAYS he learned of the letting
Of the contracts for the construction OF
the line. Mr.. Melien declared the project
was 80 Wild that he still did not believe
the construction to be seriously consid-
cred or possible. H. added that when
the knowledge reached him that Mr..
Chamberln had been selected as pres
ident OF the Grand Trunk 10 succeed Mr.,
Hays he wrote him a personal autograph
letter of Congratulation. TO this letter
he received a very cordial reply.
The personal letter OF congratulati ton
which | wrote TO Mr. Chambeyltn was
dated June I. 1912. That began the ne
gotiations with him which resulted In
the indictment OF December 20, 1912"
says Mr.. Mellen.
In the negotiations Mr.. Mellen says
there occurs paragraph In which he
serves notice that he intends 10 have the
directors of the New Haven share the
responsibility with him in this case. tina,
the negotiations were all between the
dates above mentioned. were without an,
attempt at secrecy. were all well known 10
my subordinates and TO my associates on
the board of directors and were partioi-
pited IN on one or moro occasions by MIR
Morgan and Mr. Smithers and l.. 6.
Smith. and at no time contemplated any
cessation OF activity thai might seem
advisable In the interests of the Grand
Trunk Railway N the construction OF any
OF the lines II had under contemplation
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yesterday. were reached BY THE Sun last
n!snt and asked what they thought Of
Mr.. Mellen's testimony
l.. F, Haffen, WAC represented The
Bronx as Borough President and was re-.
moved from office under charges. talked
very briefly but very empha,ically. Il
don't care to speaa on the subject" said
he. because I'm not acquainted with the
facts. Further. | haven, read Melien's
testimony. and still further don't re-
member now any of the details about that
franchise
Mr. Haffen was a member OF the fran
chse committee OF the board.
Joseph Bermel, the President OF
Queens. who resigned his Office while the
Queens county Grand Jury was investl-
eating the sale of some park land TO the
city and after charges had been filed
against him with Gov. Hughes. had thi. to
say.
Il don't remember anything about the
franchise In question. was from
Queens and naturally the territory COW
cred by "A Westchester franchise was
really out of my jurisdiction"
Bird :. Co.er president OF the Boz.
oueh OF Brooklyn. said he had read Mr.
Mellen's testimony with much interest
but had never before heard of the due bill $
in question or the matter OF the West
chester stock being exchanged for stock
of the New Haven
The members OF the board in 1908 were
Mayor George b. Mcclellan. Herman A
Metz, Comptroller; Patrick r, MCGOWAN.
President of the Board OF Aldermen, and
the Borough Presidents. John r. Ahearn
Manhattan, T.. +. lIaffen. Bronx Bird
:. coler Brooklyn; Joseph Bermel
queens George Cromwell. Richmond Tn,
secretary TO the board was Joseph Ilaag
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SIX GIRLS IN SILENT STRIKE.
Parade Before COnrad's Bakery Car
rying PiRcards Bearing Dema nd..

Six mattresses. who are on strike n
Conrad Bros. bakeryrestauraut N''
Broadway. against what they asscr' =
cut in wages and an alleged new I.
by which they get no breakfast w I.
restaurant, have started silent rro-
test movement by parading for several
hours n day in front OF the restaursn'
While parading they carry placards Boar.
ing the following words:
I'VE are striking for s. wee and
meals. Please help us"
During the march in front Of TIC res
taurant yesterday sign wordcd rs fo'-
lows appeared in the window
Three disconnected girls have .'tt -
There In no strike"
The striking girls are Dean Stor' = o
came here from Chicago last ! r..-v
and who took u leading part N tie 500 -
OF Mattresses in that city; Emma Scr'rh'r
Anna Callahan, Dorothy Lockavitz Mar
| )ory Sweeney and Amanda Lind.
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issued In fact. the bulk II these que
bills were presented for REDEMPTION a''er
my resignation from the Ne" Haven az,
,oad vas announced In other woods.
think that the large proportion If 'nese
due bills were redeemed oy ne In July OF
August last year.
AS fast as / got a due bill It Vet
into the dump right off All wanted
was 10 know that all things that pore
my name we're cancelled and ~h"" t'"'
were ont II the way did not want 20 ever
think OF them again. am sorry 10 nave
TO repeat II now"
Mr. Me.len added that he had made II
a practice with papers OF that kid 10
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ADMITS MILITIA SHOT
AT CHILDREN'S TENTS
Colorado Officer Tells Court.
Martial Strikers Had
Fired First.
SOLDIERS AFTER REVENGE
State Senator Demands Retire.
ment Of Gov. AmmOns. Char.
ing Incompetency.
SOLDIERS AFTER REVENGE

DENVER. May 1.-THE stat , ...,
fred directly Into the tents u; iII.,r
where eleven children and two women
were suffocsted by FIRE and stroNo ~
| April 20. according 20 the admission 70.
day by Lieut.. Maurice c Bgclow bytoa.
The court-n,srt!al at Golden. Bieclow IL
First Lieutenant In Company y. Colorado
National Guard. He said that the ,.n,s
were notu fired upon until aitcr 'l.
strikers had ATTACKED the militia
BIgelow asserted that at about 6 or.o.F
IN the evening he. Capt. r G. Lind.r
Eel. and Lieut.. r. J. Linderfclt were r-cd
upon b. strikers from the tents the shoo,
.rg by the strikers prior to th,: tou-
having come from a railroad cut ami
hollow
| Then we opened fire on the tert co.ony
proper" said the witness. 1--WE WE
about forty yards from tho irst t.ni
We fred into 1t. then crossed the toad
and used the water tank as cover mean.
while continuing our firing.
| When the tents caught fire heard
several explosions. A woman ran out Of
1.-THE tent screaming Dynamite AS tire.
tents were aiire we ran TO rescue women
anu !IOHi tie NoiOHN'
The witness said that the f.e con.
t.nued until o'clock in the morning VITA
frequent explosions. when every tent had
| been destroyed.
Major Patrick ]. Hammock one Of n.
thirty-n!ne mllItiamen on trial on charges
Of murder arson and larceny. annoIlced
to-day that his defence would be that ;h-
soldiers were compelled 10 fire on ,ae
strikers. lie said that the finding Of the
, mut!lated body OF miltiaman c4used
the soldiers 20 seek revenge.
Gov. Ammons was formally ASKED %.
| day to retire from office in a reso.It o.
presented In the State Senate by Senator
W. c. Robinson. Prog ressive. OF Coiord DO
! Springs The resolution calls not 10.
Ammonss resignation but for his re;,te
ment. II Is demanded, according 10 tns
| terms o! the measure. for the good VI
the state and charges incomplete!
| Senator Robinson does not attack the N.
| tegrty OF the Governor.
The women of the Colorado Peace
| League AT a meeting tonight claborat. i
on their progress To- force Gov. AmuHGs
to close the mines A Grape comm tee
OF mourners,' Il was announced. would Oe
| organized tomorrow to picket the GOV
| ernOr until ne accedes to their demands.
II also was suggested that four ~ the
childrtn who survived the Ludlow t.aI
be taken To- Washington. dressed IN blAch,
to appeal 20 President Wilson to order al
mires closed and thus force the opera
tons To- end the strike.
The women OF the Law and order
League met IN Deny.r tonight and APP
| paudtd a preacher who denounced The
| strikers as ignorant foreigners.
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tear ,hem Up In small pieces ard throw
hem Into the sewer.
= Why? A. Because | do not think
they leave any trace
q So there viii he no hereafter A.
IL could have got hold OF those Ave due
bills there would have been no present
nor any hereafter about these subjects.
MIR. M.llen then asked fog an adjourn
men. until Tuesday so that he could get
al. MS papers
Il shall bring everything tha' has a
mark on II that indicates 1t ever had any
tang 10 do with the New Haven" said
he.
Adjournment then followed
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Mr.. Meiicn's Occupation.

"what is yotir occiluation?' asked So
licitor Folk in beginning the examination
HELPING the Interstate Commerce Com
MISSION" replied Mr. Mellen with
smile.
Tie added then that he was recently
president of the New Haven railroad Al
this point Mr.. Grim Mr.. Melltn's attor-
ney, interrupted with the statement which
disclosed Mr.. Mellen's intention to bare
ell the details of the New Ravens imam
Ing. Mr.. Grim said
"Now that Mr.. Mellcn Is about Ia be
interrouated with respect TO his identifca-
ton with the New Haven railroad I th'nk
that II IL becoming that'I should say TINS,
and parti,ularly In view of his more or
less facctious statement In reply 10 an
inquiry from Gov Folk that he was as
slstlng the Interstate Commerce commas
sion.
mir Meiien during all the time since his
Indictment In the Grand Trunk case mas
been perfectly willing to state fully ana
completely his Identification IN every r"-
spect and his administration OF the ana rs
Of tho New Haven railroad.
'Iic courts an opportunity to give full
and complete history OF that admin'stra-
ton He has not done That heretotor.
because I have insisted that no should
moi, He comes here in obedience to
eubpcpn, and in obedience to the spirit OF
that subpoena is willing and WI TESTIFY
fu,ly and completely with respect TO every
detail and he desires the commission 10
irterrognte him fully In regard to every
phase Of his administration or the Ne"
Haven railroad"
"plcase tell the commission the circum-
stances and persons that induced you To
becor,e president of the New York, New
Haven and HARTFORD Railroad Company,
said Solicitor Folk addressing the wit
ness.
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BOARD MEMBERS FORGET.
Uanen. Kernel and COIcr Don't Re-
call the Franchise Vote.

Three of the members OF the 1905 Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment the one
which made the notifications In the West
chester franchise alluded 10 by Mr.. Mellcn
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WASHINGTON, May ii.-Charies
Mellen, ex-president OF the New Haven
railroad. gave out to-day statement
detailing the relations between the New
Haven railroad and the Grand Trunk
Railway OF Canada, which ended IN the
traffic agreement between the two lines
IL was Oh account OF this agreement
that Mr.. Mellen was indicted FOR con-
spiracy in violation OF the Sherman anti
trust law The statement discloses Mr'
Melens purpose to shift the burden
which he has been carrying. partly at
least. to the shoulders OF the New Ha-
ven directors.
Mr.. Mellen says that early in 1870 ne
gotiations were begun between the Grand
Trunk Railway and the New Haven
looking 10 the establishment OF through
routes for the interchange of passenger
and freight traffic, and that while these
negotiations were more or less coniinu-
Gus. something constantly was coming up
to make changes necessary in the basis
OF the arrangement contemplated with
the Grand Trunk.
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Mr.. Mclleu's "Iluncb."

VII. Meiieus ''uuhch.
Again Mr.. Mellen's lawyer objected. but
upon further questioning Mr. Melen
added
when Mr.. Byrnes made this agree
ment with me | had an impression, Il
hunch. that he was man of some CON
siderable influence or that he could reach
people who were OF influence and | knew
of what ! considered 10 be defects in the
charter, things that ] would like 10 have
remedied. ! made "A hist, or rather Mr..
Moulton did, for me-Mr Moulton was
at that time president OF the New York
Westche ster and Boston, made "A list
OF all the things that | thought We're
desirable to have corrected and I said
| would hold the stock until they wero
corrected and did hold II until they were
corrected. They were corrected to my en-
tire satisfaction"
Commissioner McChord-Who was II,
you wanted to reach TO do this? a. do
not know, Mr. Commissioners. never
knew whom ! wanted to reach. but
wanted TO reach a result.
Commissioner McChord--What was the
result YOU wanted to reach? A. The
amendment and changes in the charter
to make 1t satisfactory.
.. Amendments by whom 4. Neces-
sarily by New York. The amendments
to franchises are granted by the city OF
the municipality in which the charter eX-
! lists.
| Commissioner McChord-You wanted to
reach the city authorities and have these
| changes made? A. The changes have Ia
he passed on by. ! believe, the Board OF
Estimate aud Apportlonment Of the city
of New York
Commissioner McChord--Did YOU want
| to reach them? 4. | wanted to reach
a result. Mr.. Commissioner, | did not
want to reach any person-any fellow
the devil or anybody else was entirely
satisfactory to me II got what | needed
did not deal with anybody but Mr.
Byrnss and have absolutely no personal
knowledge of anybody in the transaction
| but Mr.. Byrncs.
q, Mere you willing to pay this 81. 600
00o to accomplish that result? A, No
| paid that to get the stock OF the New
York, Westchester and Boston Railroat
! and | felt they We're anxious To get III,
/ New Haven stock or it's equivalent ant
in the trade ! said: "We will do II afte
these things are done" That was In,
situation, have no reason, Mr., Com
missioner. to withhold any knowledge o.
shield any one. but ! tell you | know
certain things and certain things I do
not know. hut I tell YOU what was In m,
mind TO sc, for the New Haven railroad