The Irish standard., 1914-01-24

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of classified employees shall not be
less than SO day, or if employed by
the month, not less than $50 month,
or if employed by the year, not less
than $1,000 year.
The measure provides further that
all persons in the government service
who are receiving compensation at a
rate of more than $1,000 a year, shall
re eive an increase of 5 per cent.
The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on reform in the civil service.
Chaplain Joyce Requests Duty Among
Mexican Refugees.
Out Of the distressing news from
the horrors of the Mexican situation,
comes the information that one OF
our Catholic Chaplains of the United
States Army, Rev. Francis P. Joyce
4th Field Artillery, now stationed at
Texas City, Texas, has requested the
Secretary of War to detail him on
temporary duty, with some 1000 refu'
gees on the Mexican border.
These refugees are men, women and
children who have escaped across the
border with nothing but their lives
numbers of them are Catholics in
need of advice and words of consola.
tion at this trying time, and it is hoped
that Father Joyce will have his re.
quest granted, and be given the oppor.
tunity to do Gods work among these
unfortunates.
Chaplain Joyce is a New Yorker and
was born on Saint Patricks Day in
1875. He was appointed from Kan
sas an Army Chaplain on March 21,
1905, and has served with the 14th
and 5th regiments of Cavalry, and was
then transferred to the 4th Regiment
of Field Artillery. On March 21, 1912,
he was promoted to the rank of Cap.
tain.
Another Catholic Chaplain on the
Mexican border who is seeing much
OF the insurrection, is Father Francis
B. Doherty, 3rd Cavalry, at Fort Nc.
lntosh, Laredo, Texas.
After the battle across the stream
early in the new year, in which the
casualties, killed and wounded, were
perhaps 1000, about 1875 wounded were
brought to Laredo, and Father Doherty
has been visiting them regularly. A
branch of the Red Cross has been es.
[ablished there, and Colonel Blocksom
and Father Doherty have been placed
ON the committee.
Our National Air,
From the number of inuuiries roach.
ing the War Department regarding
the Star Spangled Banner" and other
patriotic airs, there appears to be a
wave of patriotism going over the
United States or it may be the antici-
patton of the centennial of the writing
of that anthem.
Many writer's ask whether a legally
recognized national air" has been
adopted by the United States. The
department informs, that since 1898,
the War Department, by general or.
ders and regulations, has recognized
"The Star Spangled Banner" as the
national air of this country.
No law has been passed by the Con.
gress giving legal sanction to this des
ignation, but the War Department ap
pears to have recognized what by com
mon consent has been selected by the
people of the country themselves
Long may it wave!
Clergy May Check Aliens.
Ambassador Dumba, of Austria Hun
gary. after discussing with Secretary
Wilson of the Department of Labor
who seeks to prevent immigrants who
cannot be admitted to this countr,
from leaving their native shores, has
given the suggestion his hearty an
proval.
Next to Southern Italy, Austria nov
furnishes most of the immigrants tt
this country.
Ambassador Dumba says that in his
country the clergy could impress upo1
the people that the United States /.
not entirely an open country.
Plans Revival Of Ancient Burials.
A revival of the burial facilities EN-
ployed by the ancients in disposing O
their dead will be seen in Washington
in a proposed National Mausoleun
Park, to be located five miles from
the national capital, where a ten-acr
park has been secured by the Mause
leum Construction Co. of America.
The building scheme includes tw
buildings, representative of the Pro
estant and Catholic denominations, i
the park. Winding roadways and lant
scape gardening, conventional to tn
setting, will be laid out in the su
rounding hills.
The tract overlooks the Potomac
and has over 700 feet frontage; tw
colossal granite buildings will be bull
The interior will be ornamented wit
exclusive marble introductions, and q
arrangement of Gothic fixtures. The,
will be cathedral windows at each en-
of tho h,,i1diu~ pool,oS 40 A. -.