The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-05-30


4, in the big class of Ill. This h1e>
standing entitled him to assignment
as second lieutenant to the select
arm of the service-the Corps of
Engineers. Promotions have come
rapidly to Captain O'Connor, for he
was appointed First Lieutenant on
February 81, 1911, and exactly three
years from that date, or on Febru-
ary %. 1914, he was appointed a
captain.
Catain O'Connor was born in
Michigan, and entered West Point
when only II years of age, as he is
one of the youngest officers for his
rank in the service. He has had a
wide experience and has seen duty
first, after graduation at Camp Col
umbia, at Havana, Cuba, for two
years; then he jumped to Fort De
Russy, Hawaii Territory, for tour
of 8 years; then back to the United
States for assignment at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas, and then for duty
at the Engineer School at Washing
ington Barracks. D. c., where he
graduated in 1913.
Should Captain O'Connor not
leave the services for any other
cause, he will not retire for age un-
til July 10, 1949, so he should have
long and most successful career
before him. His present assignment
at Washington is one of the choicest
in the army, which required the best
judgment and diplomacy in it's var
led duties.
Ordination to the Holy Priesthood.
The Rev. Jerome P. Donegan, G..
S. P, of San Francisco, California;
Rev. John ]. Buckley, c. S. P, of
New York City; Rev. Benjamin w.
Pipp, o. S. D. of Grand Rapids,
Michigan, and Rev. Arthur r. Mil
Ter, G. S. p, of Toronto. Canada, who
have just completed seminary
course of six years at Saint Thomas
College (the Paulist House of Stu
dies) Catholic University of America,
will be ordained to the priesthood in
Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York
City, Saturday, June the Sixth, 1914,
at 8 o'clock.
Panama's Toll of Life.
Representative Young of North
Dakota, read some interesting statis-
tics relative to the Panama Canal,
to the House of Representatives, last
week. Mr.. Young stated that nearly
1900 workers on the Panama Canal
died from accidents and fevers be-
tween May 1, 1904 and March 81,
1914, and the total of 2,19O victims,
was greater than the mortality from
woundse and on the battlefield in the
war of 1912 and the Mexican War
combined; the revolution or the
Spanish-American War.
Figures which Mr.. Young said he
had been trying to obtain for months
from the Panama Canal Commission,
stated 1,219 deaths occurred in the
Canal Zone from accidents between
May 1, 1914, and March 81, 1914;
743 deaths from malarial fever and
22S deaths from typhoid fever. Be-
tween January 1, 1907, and March
81, there were 98,785 cases of NAL
aris and 1,162 typhoid patients.
Clause Pestored by Senate Naval
Committee.
The clause in the Naval Appropria-
tion Bill, providing for an increase
of Chaplains, which was thrown out
on point of order by Representative
Tribble of Georgia. when the bill
came before the House of Represen-
tatives, has been restored by men,
bers of the Senate Naval Committee.
If no further objections are raised
against it, it will become law when
the bill is passed and signed by the
president.
At a recent meeting of the Ep-
worth League in the District of Col
umbia, resolution was passed COM
mending Representative Tribble of
Georgia, for his opposition to the
proposed increase of Chaplains, be-
cause "the measure was advocated
by only one religious demnomina-
tion." OF course this meant the
Catholic church.
AS a matter of fact. all the Chris
tion churches of the United States
co-operated in advocating this meas
ure, prominent amongst them being
Bishop Cranston Of the self same
Methodist church Washington, D. G.
How the 5000 members of the Ep-
worth League, could have been SO
misinformed on this vital question.
and SO narrow as to pass a resolution
of this kind "passeth all human un-
derstanding."
More Priests Volunteer to Serve as
Chaplains.
On May 21st, the additional names
of the following Catholic clergymen.
who have volunteered to serve as
Chaplains in the event of a war with
Mexico, have been sent to President
Wilson, viz:
Rev. James H. Maloney, Rev. ]. p.
Dvano and Row Thomaa T. Kollav