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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-13
THE BALL-PLAYER's APosroLATE

The lovers of baseball in the Twin
Cities and the Northwest are familiar
with the initials M. OFT, and
since the hero of many game of
the st. Paul team has been playing
in the National League his friends of
Minnesota have followed his fortunes
with increasing pride. But there is a
side to his character which the aver
age baseball ''fan" thinks little about.
It was indicated about three years ago
when the great pitcher, before the
opening of the season, made novena
that his arm would not fail him in
his coming games. Again his religious
earnestness is indicated by Reverend
T. w. Drumm of the Dubuque Apos-
tolate, who writes the following de-
lightful bit of biography in the current
number of the Missionary" under the
heading: "The Ball-Player's Apos-
tolate"
was sitting in the confessional one
afternoon lately, and a number of per
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-13
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN.
(The Christian Advocate of New
York;

Some Professionals affect to be
greatly disturbed by the announce
ment that a movement to Sc
cure religious instruction for public
school children has been started by
teachers in New York City, who are
Roman Catholics. The work will be
carried on after school hours and will
be confined to children of Catholic
parents, according to reports which
appear to be authentic. The proposal
has the approval of the president of
the board of education and the super
intendent of schools and the enthusi-
astic endorsement of Cardinal Farley.
More than a thousand teachers who
are Roman Catholics are enrolled in
the organization. Assurances are
given that no PROSECUTING will be per-
mitted.
We are glad that some agitation
has arisen in the breasts of Protes-
tants because of this very astute per-
Torrance of the Roman Catholic
teachers. Our satisfaction, however,
is not due to any disaffection toward
Romanists, nor to any desire to pro-
woke an attack upon this movement as
a. Jesuitical artifice to secure sectari-
an advantage. These Roman Catholic
teachers are, at large sacrifice, doing
precisely what they ought to do, if
they propose to give the last ounce
of their loyalty to the Church The
thing that makes us glad is the pos
sibility that their action will stir up
Protestants to realize how superla-
lively stupid they have been concern
ing the religious instruction of chill
dren.
The Roman communion is always
setting, us an impressive example in
this respect, which the blindest of us
cannot fail to note, but which the ma
jority of us treat with amazing disre-
gard. Under the limitations of our
public school system, religious in
struction as a part of the curriculum
seems to be impossible. The conse-
quence is that the majority of Prot
i. estant children, especially in the great
cities, receive very inadequate relig-
ious training, and many of them do
not have any which is worthy of re-
spect. Religious teaching in the home
is by reason of our complex and rapid
life reduced to slender amount and
thinned to the consistency of cruel.
Our children spend an hour or an hour
and a half at Sunday school once a
week. Other agencies are employed
by the Church to reach such children
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-13

sons were waiting Outside-some
kneeling, some standing, some sitting.
Through an opening in the curtain |
detected little disorder. A young
man, in rather a Sporty" check suit,
with his hair combed pompadour, was
turned about with his arm over the
back of the pew, and was talking to
another boy in the next pew in rather
too loud tone for the edification of
those preparing for confession. pull
ed the curtain all the way back, looked
him steadily in the eye, and was
about to reprimand him, when luckily
l had more fortunate inspiration, and
returned to my impatient penitent.
The young man quickly settled down
to prayer He looked back towards the
confessional occasionally. Finally he
got up, came back, and in another mo-
ment opened the door and came in
He had been asking how to get in to
me. When / drew back the slide he
was kneeling rather awkwardly-ner
vous, shuffling, and blowing his nose
f"When did you make your last con
fession?" / asked. Not needing my
question, or not understanding it, he
said, just as he had rehearsed it tC
himself, no doubt: II want to take de
| Fate, Fader, and I want to take il
privately" A convert come to the
confessional! Quickly l realized what
l had to deal with. So, after asking
him few questions, requested him
to step out of the confessional, telling
| him that l would bring him into the
house, introduce him to one of the
priests, and have him instructed as
privately as he would wish.
On the way to the house took him
| by the arm, and asked him what queer
freak had struck him now. Then he
told me that he was newspaper man
a member of the Episcopal Church, but
that his father was a Catholic. Lately
he had a difference with his minister
and for year had been going to Mass
with M. OFT, the baseball player
who is a great friend of his. We found
the young man very clever, and al
| most sufficiently versed in Catholic
doctrine to be baptized. He was re-
| ceived at Easter.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-13
PRODUCTS OF CATHOLIC FAITH.

Though Bu1wer-Lytton chad no
time" to talk about religion in the
tempestuous years of his early mar
ried life, he had, in the later days of
many infirmities, time and inclination
to dip into Catholic book. Writing
to his great friend, Lady Sherborne, in
the January of 1873, few days before
his death, he says:
81 read last night in bed the life of
ST. Francis de Sales. That Roman
Catholic faith, between you and me,
does produce very fine specimens of
adorned humanity--at once so sweet
and so heroical. We members of the
Protestant Established Church are al
ways bringing Heaven into our parlor,
and trying to pare religion into COM
nonsense. Who can pack the infinite
into the finite, or the ocean into a
silver teaspoon
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-13
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS THE GREAT
NEED IN TEXAS.
Missionary in That State Says They
Are Foundation of Faith.

Catholic schools for the conservation
of the Faith of our Catholic Mexicans
in Texas are not only commendable
agencies for preserving the Faith in
these people, but they are absolute
necessities. Without schools for this
generation the next will be lost to the
Faith. The Protestant denominations
wiser than the children of light, have
realized that schools are the bait to
draw them away from the Church, and
their schools and academies are stu
ated where our Catholic schools and
academies should be, but are not
Our missionary Fathers and Sisters
are constantly crying to the Catholic
Church Extension Society to send
them the means to build schools, and
the society is unable to supply even
one-tenth of the demands. Great
amounts of Protestant money are an
nually expended for one purpose-to
poison the minds of Catholic Mexicans
under the guise of nonsectarian educa-
tion, but which in reality is Baptist
education or Methodist education or
Presbyterian education. And our
Catholic people, Unfamiliar with the
great sacrifices of the priests and
Sisters to keep alive the flame of
Faith in the hearts Of these people,
allow them to struggle along in the
huts they call schools and. in the
shanties they glorify by naming them
churches.
The crucial moment in which Cath
olicity for the Mexican people is to be
decided is now. Now is the accepta-
BILE time to help these missionaries.
They are not asking for luxuries nor
neven necessities.
"As far as the question of salary
for our Sisters is concerned said Fa-
Their Serodes, an Oblate missionary
laboring in Texas, I'VE shall of course
make every effort to collect the
amount that is necessary for the main
tanence of each Sister, $4,000 a
month, but whether or not we shall
get it is another matter. The Sisters
are here, but the school is not, and
absolute starvation is the only force
that will drive them away. We must
trust to Providence for this assistance,
but it is the school that we need. We
must have the school.
''The principal point, and one in.
deed upon which depends entirely the
success of our work among these poor
people is Catholic school A Cath.
Olic school is our greatest need"
Father Serodes, O.. NJ, l., has ap.
pealed to the Catholic Church Exten.
sion Society, whose offices are located
at 1873 Mccormick Building, Chicago
for s., 50Owith which to build a. school
He can put up a little edifice for the
sum of $4,000, and when finished he
Loan furnish It for $780, Then even
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-13

his hands. Madam pressed her finger
to her lips in token of secrecy, and
then the policeman began to suspect
some pleasant conspiracy. He asked
why Johnny was so happy, but the
lad only clapped his hands the more
and laughed.
While all this mystifed Sheridan he
saw there could be nothing in the af-
fair to worry about, SO he laughed too
Then the lady remarked that she had
not before seen the policeman in his
ordinary dress and asked why he did
not wear his uniform as usual. He
stated that it was day off duty with
him, land you can understand" said
he, "that it is a relief to dress like a
Christian and put aside the brass but
tons and club when he might do So"
And then the lady completely aston
ished him by peal of merry laughter
which was heartily shared by the boy.
Now for goodness sake" said he
good-naturedly, eff there is SO much
healthy mirth abroad let my poor wit
get some of it,
''Ah, but you are not ingenious and
cannot understand our mirth," she re-
joined. you said your last business
had not the character of happiness in
it,
"Then you know about that thin af-
fair do your"
"And pray in what way did you find
it out, my dear Mr., Sheridan?" she
cried, sit was while standing in my
automobile that l saw you earn your
glory; it was also standing in that
same car, through the station window,
| saw you receive your reward And
that was the business" whose purport
he had not guessed which called him
from the bedside of his little charge,
and he had truthfully told the wealthy
woman that it was not a happy event
for him.
At the station he had asked what
was wanted of him, and had noticed a
great many policemen and superior Of
ficers present When it was announced
to him that he had earned distinction
and promotion he had said: Non
sense! is mans plain duty done a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
"HAPPY DUST KING"
FALLS INTO A TRAP
Alleged Head of Cocaine Traffic
Caught Off Guard and
Arrested.

The authorities, who have been cam
paignlng against the sale OF cocaine
and other drugs regard as especially i'm
portant the arrest made yesterday by
Lieut.. Honest Dan Costigan and his
special squad, acting under orders OF
Commissioner Woods, OF young man
who, the police say. is known as king
OF the Happy Dusters." the head OF the
cocaine traffic In New York.
or almost equal significance with the
arrest IL the discovery that cocaine has
been smugged into this country through
the mails, a simple method and sure
one, though never tried before. 30 far as
the police know.
The prisoner IL Gustave Weldeck, 23
years old, OF 9l6 Sixth avenue Costigan
and his men. learning of the king" as
other prisoners called him. had been after
him for several months. Finally the aid
of Harry Glson an employee In the Dis
trict Attorneys office. was called.
ellison, pretending to be coke user.
became acquainted with Weldeck and
made an appointment 20 buy some or tho
stun at Fiftieth street and Seventh ave-
nue. yesterday.
Costigan and Detectives Hickson and
Christie hid while Gibson and Weldeck
met. Then at a signal they arrested their
man. Getting his address from letters they
went there and found, painted on the
door OF "A combination apartment office on
the third floor. this inscription. "Gustave
Weldeck, United Drug and Remedy Com
pany."
Inside were several packages or a white
powder supposed TO be cocaine, worth
$500, some tablets marked "antiseptc," q
notebook and eighty-one letters, post
marked Berlin and addressed to Herr
Charles G. May. 9l6 Sixth avenue, New
York. This showed them how the white
powder had been brought into this coun.
try, for every letter was Identical and
there was evidence they had contained
| such a substance.
In the notebook were the names OF
about fifty men. most of whom have beer
arrested In the drug crusade. Apparently
they were all customers of Weldeck. for
he had marked opposite their names the
date of arrest and marks to indicate thai
they wouldn't be Of any further profit tc
| him.
ellison passed $3.50 In marked money tc
Weldeck and got for II small package
of the stun supposed to be cocaine. Th'
salesman had similar packages In hi
clothes. He Is prisoner at the Yves
Forty seventh street station charged by
ellison with selling white powder ant
having a bottle OF the same in his pos
| session."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23

Lincoln Beachey. who quit flying for
good year ago because. he said. the
death OF several young avlators had come
through a desire to emulate his fool
lshly daring exploits In the air." was
back at his old tricks at the Brighton
Beach racetrack yesterday afternoon.
He Topped four times. cut his initials
In the air with a series of tall slides.
loops and corkscrew turns. and lost a
mile race BY three seconds to Barney
Oldfeld. oldneld drove his 800 horse
power Christie around the track In SO 2-5
seconds.
II was the cleverest exhibition flying
New Workers. have ever seen, but there
were only 1900 OF them there to see II.
He Flies In Disguise.
Beacheys machine. little biplane
that he built himself. was trundled on
the track at $3.50. Few persons recog-
nized the understood young chap IN q
neat blue suit and linen collar, who stood
with his hands pocketed watching the
mechanics fuss with the motor. They
were looking for the leggings, goggles ana
canvas brooches that usually go with an
aviator. Beachey dsguishes himself as
a spectator and the disguise Is efectual.
The band played This Is the Life.
which was the signal for the little sandy
hatred man TO strap himself to the bi-
plane and speed across the track. soon
he was doing an arlal waltz 300 feet
In the air. swaying from side to side win
the music. In this stunt Beachey mes
straight and swings the machine from
side TO side by swaying his body-ah
aerial frolic. he calls II.
A dozen moving picture men ana
photographers stood on the field IN Iroh'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
GIRLS ACCUSE FIVE
OF BANKRUPT FRAUD
United States Attorney Makes
Another Move Nearer Swim
ding Ring of Lawyers.

Five bankrupt merchants were arrested
Yesterday by the United States authori-
ties charged with concealing assets and
United States Attorney Marshall took a
step nearer the ring OF lawyers who are
said to have aided in defrauding creditors
out of about s5,000,o00 in the last few
years.
The men were arrested In two groups
and both groups owe their plight to the
testimony OF girl bookkeepers.
Borah, Harry and Morris Gradinger.
one time silk merchants arrested In an
East Side saloon frequented by gunner.
have as the principal witness against
them Bertha Werselthier. an eighteen
year-old bookkeeper. while Louis Ungar
and Max Zweibel, one time cloak and suit
men. owe their prosecution to the testl-
mony OF Dora Ungar, daughter OF one OF
the defendants and bookkeeper for the
firm.
Assistant United States Attorney Ray
mond Sarfaty, who has been prosecuting
the bankruptcy cases. said yesterday that
the procedure In both cases was identical.
II was along the line OF advice known
to have been given out by the bank
ruptcy ring" close association OF seven
or eight lawyers dominated by a man
who Is not a lawyer.
Borah Gradinger was In the silk busi-
ness at II East Twenty-third street. He
went into bankruptcy May ~ and the
following day his brothers In BUSINESS
as Gradinger Bros, followed him.
The authorities did not lose much time
with this case. There were 80 many ear
marks OF the ring in 1t that when Miss
Werse.thier was called before Bank Com
missioner Gilchrist she was examined
very sharply. She told plausible story
| for several hours. but broke down at last
| and testified that shortly before the bank
ruptcy Borah Gradinger had sold $780,
900 worth OF stock and had paid the
money in checks to alleged creditors who
were In reality employees. They cashed
the checks and gave her the money. She
gave the money back. The Gradingeri
were held In $4,000 ball before United
States Commissioner Houghton.
ungar and Zweibel were in bushes,
at 100 West Twenty-first street and wen
into bankruptcy. When their hearing,
came on Miss Ungar finally broke dowr
and told of selling $4,000 stock befor,
the failure and of making out checks e
supposed creditors, One of these creditor,
was her brother George. salesman for tn,
concern. who could not be found yester
day.
| Tho cloak and suit men were held II
5000 bail each for the Grand Jury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
100000 NEEDED
FOR BRONX PARKWAY
Commission Tells Of Land Pur-
chases in Annual Report
to Mayor.
MANY GIFTS OF PROPERTY
System When Completed Will
Be Greatest in World,
Members Declare.

The Bronx Parkway Commission, which
is to acquire for the city q strip OF land
600 feet wide on both sides OF the
Bronx River from Bronx Park to the
ksns'co reservoir, distance OF fifteen
miles. has Just made its annual report
70 tho Mayor and the Board of Estimate.
Tho commission announces that II has
acquired plots of land which. II Joined
would make a strip four and one-half
miles long and has options for twice as
much more at less than the market rates.
The commission expresses It's belief that
the land necessary to be bought for the
project and all measures necessary for
tho creation OF the parkway and for ssnl-
tary purposes will be s4.000.0Oo. The
cost has been iessened because. the re-
port says. a great many property hold
ers are donating waterfront properties.
while other owners are selling at less
than cost.
The commission has not resorttd to
condemnation proceedings. They think
this can be obviated because by purchas-
ing properties Mt different points OF the
route they establish a market price which
does not give landholders who want high
prices much hope by litigation.
The Bronx Parkway Commission grew
out OF a proposal made in 1905 by tho
New York Geological Society. The
Bronx River was rapidly becoming a
menace 20 health because OF the sewage
run into It. The valley through which II
flows was becoming unslghtly and II was
draining n territory traversed by New
YorlTs great new water supply.
Madison Grant, James c.. Cannon and
Dave Hennen Morris were the original
commissioners but since then William w.
Niles has been substituted for Mr.. Nor
ris J. Warren Thayer Is the engineer.
There IL no doubt that the commission
is enthusiastic. because In 1907. when
there were no funds for them TO go ahead
themselves. They assert that when II Is
finished 1t will be the greatest parkway
system In the world. as we'll as the
longest.
The plan is to purify the Bronx River.
which winds picturesquey stop. all
sewage and pollution and make II supply
good water for Bronx Park lakes. The
strip will be pierced by highway OF per-
feet construction and will become In time
a continuous grove. There will be land
scape gardening wherever 1t will not In
terfere with nature. There will be larger
parks at interyals--for instance, there is
a line hemlock grove between Scarsdale
and Hartsdale. which will break the wind
ing line.
When the park Is completed. Inside of
four or five years. the lakes. reservoirs
and dams OF the city's water system now
Inaccessible will be opened for travellers
by automobile or other vehicles and for
picnic parties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23

OF the grand stand 10 snap and grind
at Beachey as he left the ground. His
machine took the air Just before he came
opposite them: then he turned slightly
and shot over their heads with a deafen-
ing buzz. One after the other they
dropped like tenpns. forgetting their
cameras, much to the amusement OF the
grand stand.
OIdaeId Gets the Decision.
In the earth air championship match.
which Is raced from flying start.
Beachey got the better OF Oldheld on the
start and crossed the line ahead OF
Oldfleld's Christie. but the judges gave the
race to Oldheld. who made the fastest
time. At the finish Beachey came down
to within twenty feet OF Oldhelds head.
The death dive spiral and first ex-
ecuted by Beachey In Chicago last week.
was next on the programme. He went
up 5000 feet, headed his machine toward
the earth and swung around and around
like n wabbllng peg top In dive OF a
thousand feet. II Is more difficult than
the loop and more sensational Veteran
aviators, OF whom there were scores at the
track were awed by this performance.
They had never seen II and never heard
of II before.
Alan X. Hawley, president OF the Aero
Club OF America, said he would never
have believed 1t possible II he had not
seen II.
II am willing to believe anything is
possible now" he said. with that man
and that machine"
At the end OF the death dive Beachey
turned his biplane upside down. 80 that
tho name "Beachey." painted on top OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
SUGAR ON COFFEE EXCHANGE.
Committee Investigating whether 20
Admit II TO Floor.

The Coffee Exchange board OF managers
took steps yesterday to Introduce sugar as
a commodity TO be traded IN on their ex-
change a committee OF seven was APP
pointed to bring in a recommendation
which. II favorable. Is to be accompanied
by rules TO govern the trading.
Sugar was bought and sold on the Coffee
Exchange for four or five years some time
ago. II is understood that most OF the
board OF managers think that the addition
OF sugar as a trading medium would en-
large the scope and the activity OF the
exchange. A seat was sold yesterday for
$500. compared with s1,425 at the las,
previous sale week ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
$1o,ooo,OC0 DEPOSITS MADE.
Time for Missouri Pacific NOtehold
ers Expires Monday.

Holders of Missouri Pacific per cent,
notes due June have deposited $4,000
900 of the notes under the agreement for
an extension. The time for deposit Of the
notes expires on Monday.
The serious nature of the consequences
OF failure Of the notehaders practically
as whole to deposit their notes was en-
phaslzed yesterday by leading interests In
the railroad. The holders of the remain
ing s15,000.000 of notes were urged to
cooperate in inc plan. with the alternative
Of the roads facing default with its
results.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23

Pope's Columbia, 20, 20
or 2.-inch frames. for men
or women, $40; with coaster
brake, 345.
Hartford, $50; with coaster
brake. SIS.
The Wanamaker Conti-
ncnt, with non-skid tires.
mud guards, spring saddle,
roller chain and New Depart
ure coaster brake, SIS. so.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
GOLF TO
THE FORE.

What with the British and
the Metropolitan golf is to the
fore in the news Of the week.
The deepening interest being
taken In the game-in the bet
tering of individual games-is
shown by the activity In the
Golf Section of the Sports
Store.
II costs nothing here TO
learn which is the best club
for you and how TO use it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-23
BASEBALL TICKETS

Any day before I O'Clock
before noon on Saturdays
you may get reserved seats.
field boxes and upper tier
boxes for the league game in
Manhattan