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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-10-17
Religious Exercises.

The law of the state of Massachu-
sets requires every convict to attend
some one of the religious exercises
that are held Oh Sundays within the
prison walls. The fact that Father
Murphy has about ninety per cent of
the prisoners attending Mass can be
taken as evidence of the love of the
men for him. Lest wrong inference
be here drawn, attention is called to
the fact that more than ten per cent
attend the religious exercises of other
denominations. Some of the men go
to chapel twice on Sundays. While
the men file in and out of the chapel
the prison orchestra plays. During
Mass a prison choir of forty voices
sings from six to eight hymns. This
choir practices three times a week.
The entire congregation is encouraged
to join in singing two or three hymns.
Announcement is made by the chap
lain of the hymns that are to be sung
by all. Needless to say, the music
furnished by the choir is of very
high order. The effect of this singing
especially the congregational sing
ing-on convicts is very uplifting.
Close attention is paid to the sermons
and wonderful results are achieved.
Some become devout Catholics and
exemplary inmates. There are two
general communion Sundays during
the year, at Christmas and Easter
time. About twenty confessOrs, who
speak about ten languages, are Sc
cured Care is taken that each man
is we'll instructed as to the nature
and efficacy of the sacraments, that
he makes good confession and
worthily receives Holy Communion
There are some who are monthly com.
municants, a few receive Holy Com.
munion once week.
The charity of prisoners is deserv.
| ing of notice. On the occasion of the
Salem fire Father Murphy took up a
collection among his congregation that
amounted to the very generous sum
! of about $500. The donation ranged
from two cents to five dollars and
were paid in regular prisoners
| checks.
Good Results.
Some times the good accomplished
is not apparent 1t is consoling tc
Father Murphy to see hoped-for re
suits. He takes a deep interest in
men who have passed out of the
prison doors. He corresponds with
| them and sometimes meets them after
they have re-established themselves
in favor with society. While attend
ing the st. Paul Convention one o.
his former spiritual children came tt
Father Murphy to boast of his success
in life. He has secured an excellent
position and has completely LIVED
down the erring past.
i Every Catholic reiOiceS when hC
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-10-17
The Lumber Industry.

numbering methods up to the pres
ent have been destructive. The
amount of timber cut each year is
about three times the annual growth.
If such methods are followed for fifty
years more, there will be no forest.
The disappearance of the forest would
be nothing less than a calamity for
Minnesota, for the wood-using indus
tries are second only to agriculture,
the chief industry of the state. The
lumber consumed in Minnesota in 1911
was over 95S million board feet, and
considerably more than one-half of
this was produced in the state itself.
During the season of 1911-12, there
were in Minnesota, 1900 lumber
camps in which nearly 100000 men
were employed. Thousands of others
were engaged in the manufacture of
lumber products. The reforestation
of waste areas, which amendment No.
8 authorizes, will give employment to
10000 more men, with profit to the
state.
The practice of forestry methods in
the public forests cannot be without
good influence upon the owners of
private timber lands, and methods will
be adopted by them that will insure
the life of the lumber industry and
of all the industries dependent upon
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-10-17

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
JUSTICES GATHER
TO PERFECT BILL
Executive Board Of State Asso-
citation Meets to Revise
Measure for Legislature.

Vice presidents, all OF whom con-
stitute the executive board, Of the
West Virginia Justices and Constas
bles' Association. recently organized
at Parkersburg. gathered Tuesday
afternoon in the Office Of Justice wiz
liam p. Starcher on Hewes street, this
icity, for the purpose Of revising ana
amending bill the association Is to
present to the Forthcoming iegisla-
! Iture.
This bill, preliminary draft or
which was made at the Parkersburg
meeting. is designed to readjust the,
fees and certain jurisdictions Of MIN
or court officers in West Virginia to-
conform with the modern laws. No
such change of the kind has been
made in the state for thfrty-four'
years.
Justices A. /. Foreman and a. a.
Butcher, both Of Parkershurg, were.
the nrst to arrive here for the meet
Ing. There are eight vice presidents,
or members Of the executive board,
and all OF them were expected to BE-
here Tor the meeting except Justida
G. w. Darling, OF Charleston, who
sent notice that 1t would be imp0s7
sible for him to attend The Others
besides those mentioned are a u
Hughes, OF Weston: r. Lee Fleming.
Of Faifmont: Lee F. Dobbs, Of. wheel
ing; G. A. Balllef, OF MorEahf6Wn,
and G. W. Cossin, of Point Pleasant
All are justices oe The peace. kfr.
Fleming Is the president and 1Ii.
Butcher the secfetai'f ol The 1ssocie.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
BRIDGE CONTRACT
GOES TO THE COLES
Over Several Other Bidders
among Whom are Some
ciarkshurg Concerns.

MORGANToWN. Dec. 29.-When
the bids on the proposed bridge over
Deckers creek were opened yesterday
afternoon by the county court the
figures of Cole Brothers, Incorporated,
OF Baltimore, Md, were found the
lowest. at $53,330.7O, with the next
lowest. bidder about $4,000 above
and others ranging high in the
thousands above that. The bids were
not made in lump sum but were
made on different parts of the bridge.
at SO much per.foot. per span and per
pound.
The bids were opened at q O'Clock,
and at 4:30 Engineer Robert D. Hem
nen reported TO the court that the
bids were found to be in the following
order: Cole Brothers. Incorporated.
$5S, S,330.70; r. J. Landor, $55,01O. .43;
H. ]. zevely, $61.5O9.25; H. G.
Brooke Company, incorporated, $685.
1850; Keely and Gilmore, $66,6O4;
Drago Construction Company, $67,-
|25S.2S; Concrete Steel Bridge Com
pany, $70,913.22; Farris Bridge
Company, $71, ,3O5.35; Luten. Bridge
Company. S71,4s6.77; John r.
Casey Company, $7S,457.5s, and 1.
N. Weaver and Company, $S7, ,9O5.5O.
Mr.. Hennen recommended that the
contract be let to Cole brothers, who
had complied with the terms of the
contract. and who seemed to be finan-
cially able to take the burden Of the
contract. This was done.
Bids were received from Cole
Brothers. incorporated, of Baltimore,
Dravo Construction Company of
Pittsburg. Concrete Steel Bridge
Company of Clarksburg, H. ]. zeve-
ly Company of Morgantown, Luton
Bridge Company of Clarksburg,
John F. Casey Company of Pittsburg,
Edward ]. Landor of Canton, o.,
Farrls Bridge Company of Charles
ton, H. c. Brooks Company, incorpo-
rated, of Martinsburg. 1. N. Weaer
and Company. Morgantown and Keely
Brothers and Gilmore.
The Cole brothers are we'll known
In Morgantown, as Harry and Otis
Cole formerly resided in this city.
Harry Cole was in Morgantown
looking after his bid, and ready
to sign the contract for the work if
his company was chosen TO do the
work. Both of the Cole brothers for
merly tended the university Harry
Cole had charge of the structural
steel work on the Pacific side of the
Panama canal, and at one time had
1000 men under his charge at that
work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
FRENCH ARMY ARE TAKING
GERMAN TRENCHES EASILY

ARRAS. Northern France, Sunday,
Dec. 81. via Paris, Dec. 29.-That
portion Of the French army which is
holding the lines near Arras today
attacked the Germans on front
twelve miles long. They carried half
a mile of German trenches near Lens
by assault and tonight they are hold
ing these positions in force.
The way for this attack was pre-
pared by violent artillery and ma
chine fire. which swept the German
positions from point north OF Lens
to the suburbs south of Arras. The
German batteries everywhere re-,
piled heavily to this French fire.
While the Germans were thus en-
gagged along the entire line of this
part of their defense works the
French fire opposite Lens suddenly
ceased. Instantly French infantry
men leaped from their trenches and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
BOYS SUITS
Are to Be Manufactured by the
United Woolen Mills Com
pany Hereafter.

PARKERSBURG, Dec. 2s.-An-
nouncement is made by w. A. Hersch
president of the United Woolen Mills
Company, Of a new departure in their
organization.
One Of the problems which has con-
frotned the enterprise is to keep Its
entire working staff together through
out the year. 1t has been. the policy
of the company to keep its employees
in their situations during the dull sea-
sons, but how to, take up the slack in
the work rooms has been a problem
to solve.
In order to keep the full organiza-
ton working normally all the time
the company has decided to make
boys ready-made clothing. suits and
oyercoats, during the dull periods.
These garments will be distributed
through the company's fifteen stores.
The clothing will be made in the
work rooms In the factory here In
Parkersburg by the same organization
and from the same materials, trim
;mings, ETC., as are used for mems
clothing. The new move, therefore,
means increased business and in
creased prosperity for the company
and incidentally for Parkersburg.
Announcement as to the exact time
that this clothing will be on sale will
be made in newspaper advertisements
later.
Announcement is also made Of the
sixteenth store in the United Wooden
Mills chain, to be opened at 729
Wheeling avenue, Cambridge, O. Prep
arations for getting this new store
in shape are under way.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
In Parkersburg to Discuss and
Act on Matters State Board
of Trade Desires.

PARKERsBURG, Dec. 29.-The
executive council Of the state board
OF trade is holding conference in
this city today to discuss matters of
importance and to take probable ac-
ton. The sessions are being held az
the rooms of the board OF commerce.
One of the most important issues is
that relative to Industrial peace,
which came in for much attention at
the annual convention OF the board
at Wheeling some weeks ago.
It will be recalled that at the
Wheeling meeting two bills were pre-
sented. one by G. Burgess Taylor and
the other by William p. Hubbard,
both of Wheeling. Both bills when
presented secured divided support
of the convention. Both the bills
have as their object the same thing
that of the peaceful settlement OF
industrial disputes-but the methods
to be utilized in arriving at this end
differ. 1t is recognized that the
adoption Of a bill of this sort by the
council is most timely, owing to its
need in this state.
The council will consider both of
them and II one is adopted at this
session it is probable that it will tse
recommended to the legislature for
enactment into law. The proposed
Legislation directly affects both capi-
tai and labor and for this reason, in
view Of the industrial unrest the
state has experienced. will no doubt
be one of the principal measures to
claim the attention of the law-mak-
ing body when it convenes shortly.
Included in the state council arc
the following: Judge Louis Bennett
of Weston. new president Of the
board; Hon. Henry G. Davis, DR.. I.
C. White of Morgantown; ex-Gov-
ernor Fleming of Fairmont; Hon.
W. P. Hubbard of Wheeling; w. @.
McConnaughey and Ex-Governor A.
B. White OF Parkersburg. past ,presi-
dent: George w. Lutz, w. B. Irvine
and r. b. Naylor OF Wheeling; John
W. Ruff of Bluefield; Hon. John
Marshall. T. Z. Graham, A. E. Ken
ney OF Parkersburg; II. A. Zeller OF
Huntington, and others.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
METHO[)|STS
Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension of State
is Holding Meeting.

A meeting of the Board OF Home
Missions and Church Extension of the
Methodist Episcopal church Confer
ence OF West Virginia is being held
at Parkersburg. Several important
matters are to be considered and
action will be taken on some OF them.
One Of the things to be considered
is the extension of aid to churches,
which are unable to meet their full
quota Of expenses. There is fund
for this purpose that the poor
churches may be able to maintain
their work. There is a surplus in
this fund at present, and the board
will take some action regarding it
and also making an appoortionment
of the money.
Another matter which will come up
will be the extension OF aid for build
ing OF churches. There is a. fund
from which donations and loans may
be made for the building OF churches
that are maintained by the general
board at Philadelphia.
The West Virginia branch through
the board meeting will make recon-
mendations regarding this also. The
board consists of fifteen ministers
and fifteen laymen.
One of the important things on
which 1t is expected that action will
be taken is the Recommendation Of
a successor to the late Rev. G. w.
Bent district. superintendent of the
Huntington district, who died recent
ly. All the district superintendents
are members Of the home board, and
are at Parkersburg in that capacity.
They will then meet as separate
body and 1t is expected they will make
some recommendation to Bishop
Cranston at Washington, regarding
a successor to the Rev. Mr.. Bent, in
charge Of the Huntington district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
DIVORCE La WS ARE
ENT'IREL Y roo LAX
To Suit Some of the Members
of the West Virginia Bar
Association.

PARKERSBURG, Dec. 29.-One
of the proposed changes in court pro-
cedure to be presented to the con-
vention Of the West Virginia Bar As
sociation which opens here today is
that governing divorce. Judge John
T. Graham of Huntington, Of the
Sixth Judicial district, who arrived
in the city last evening to attend the
convention. is one Of the champions
of this proposed change.
Last night Judge Graham stated
that the present la wgoverning di-
vorce proceedings in this state is per-
haps the most lax of any state
in the union. He declared that
the grounds for divorce here are
substantially the same as in other
states but that under the present
procedure the statute is subject to
abuses.
The jurist pointed out that with one
years residence and small bit OF
perjury 1t Is but little trouble to Sc
cure a divorce in West Virginia. He
is an advocate Of public testimony and
trial in divorce proceedings and fav-
ors the appointment by the state OF a
divorce commission such as is done
In other states who participate in all
proceedings governing divorce. He
also fayors law by which divorced
person viii not be allowed to marry
within a year or more following d.
yorce, and that certain other restric-
tions shall be exacted by the court up
on the guilty party.
Mr.. Graham stated that he had
known Of cases In which the man had
provided money and the excuse to
counsel for the wife that she might
bring suit for divorce.
Another matter to be taken up at
the convention will be the plan for a
general court procedure uniform In
system.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
RED APE
In the Administration of Affairs
as Shown by a "Man with
out a Country.

Correspondence OF Associated Press)
PARIS, Dec. "a remarkable in
stance of red tape in the -administra
tion Of French affairs is furnished by
Louis Dumont of Velizy in the de
partment of Seine and Disc. He de
scribes himself as the man without
a country"
Dumont was born in Geneva
Switzerland, thirty-three years agr
OF French parents, though the officia
registers Of France declare them tc
be unknown" Eight days after hi.
birth he was brought to France and
has lived here ever since. When he
applied to be placed on the recruiting
lists. th council of revision declared
that he was a foreigner.
Very WELL" thought Dumont, "I'l
have myself naturalized."
But the naturalization bureau also
has It's red tape. To be adopted as q
citizen of the French republic 1t Is
necessary that one prove that he Is 9
foreigner. Dumont went to Switzer.
land and though no one doubted that
he was born on the banks of Lake
Leman, he could not produce any of.
fetal document proving his Swis:
nationality.
Dumont finally y;succeeded in getting
a certificate Of birth on Swiss terri.
tory, but the Swiss administration
added 1.-the words "still he is not q
Swiss.p
Dumont came back to velizy with
this document and presented it to the
magistrate of the commune who de.
manded declaration from him as
foreigner.
Declare something" the function.
ary demanded. "even if It's Chinese .
Dumont thought he could accept
this official advice SO he declared him.
self a. Chinaman. Shortly afterward
he was arrested for false declaration
He has since been able to prove his
good faith to the transaction but he
was fined sixteen francs, and is still
unable to get himself recognized as
either Swiss or French, and conse-
quently is unable to join the regular
army or the foreign legion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
BY England is the Contention
of the President as to Hold
ing Up Cargoes.
HONESTY BY SHIPPERS
viii Aid Materially in Handling
the Subject Properly Says
the Chief Executive.

~
WASHINGTON, Dec. a.. PreAi-'
dent Wilson, referring today to the
American note to Great Britain in-
|sisting on better treatment for Amer:
lean commerce. declared that large
damages eventually would have TO-
be paid by England for unlawful de-;
tention Of American cargoes.
The president coupled contrtnaS
ton of this mornings publication Of
the sending of the note and Of itsS
contents with the statement that the;
government could deal confidentiRlly
with the subject only when supported
by absolutely honest manifest. He
said the great embarrassment to the
government in dealing with the whole
matter was that some shippers had
concealed contraband IN the cargoes
OF non-contraband articles for ex=
ample, under a cargo OF cotton. So
long as there were instances Of that
kind, the president said, suspicion
was cast on. every shipment and all
cargoes were liable to doubt and
search.
The president pointed out that
many protests previously had been
sent in, specific cases and that II the
contention OF the American govern
ment was correct as he was firmly
convinced 1t was, plans for indemni<
ficatipn ultimately would have to be
met by Great Britain.
Supplementary to previous protests
the new note. the president explained,
represented fully the position OF the
Unite dStates, saying that so far rs
theory was concerned there really
was no debate on the point arised,
because England herself in previous
wars had taken exactly the Americars
position.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
nice | [. ORDER FOR
COAL RECEIVED
Consolidation Company Lands
Contract to Supply Egyp-
tian Railways.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Dec. 29.-The
Consolidation Coal Company has se-
cured the contract to supply coal to
the Egyptian railways. The order
Gals for 10000 tons OF Fairmont
! l-2-inch double-screened West Vir-
ginia steam coal. The Consolidation
coal won out in competition with
Welsh coal.
Mine No. "a Of the Consolidation
Coal Company, located at Hutchin-
son, w. Va, is the latest mine Of the
company to be put into operation.
All the equipment is Of the most
modern type. The Pittsburgh seam
at this point is in Its very best de-
veopment. The coal is eight and one
half feet thick and OF the very best
quality. There are several thousand
acres at this working.
The mine workings are located on
the opposite side of the river from
the tipple and the coal lies above the
river level and Is reached from a
slope about $50 feet long. A steel
bridge connects the tipple to the
slope. The endless rope haul Is
equipped at the top with a car stop
and the bottom with a car feeder
and the arrangements are such that
one man at each point can readily
care for the handling OF the mines
production.
Mines No. so and 81 OF the Davis
Coal and Coke Company at Beryl.
which have been closed for seven
months, have resumed operations.
Superintendent Orestes Tibbets, who
had gone to Florida to spend several
weeks with his family. was hurriedly
recalled to put the plants in shape.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
Russia is Once More Master Of
the Passes in the Carpath-
ian Mountains.
GERMANS ARE STRONGER
In Their Foothold in Flanders
as Result of Taking Trench
es South of Ypres.
tsY AssocIArEp .arss,

LONDON, Dec. 29.-British observ-
ers OF the progress of the war point
this morning to the admission in the
Austrian official announcement that
Russia Is once more master of the
passes in the Carpathian mountains
and that the troops along the entire
Austrian front seem to be falling
back. This means the withdrawal of
virtually all the forces which swept
across the mountains to form the ex-
treme right wing in the concerted
Austro-G German attack on the Russian
armies and 1t marks another surpris-
ing reversal of form on the part OF
the Austrian soldiers, whose battle
fortunes since the outbreak of hos
tiuties have been conspicuously err
ratio. Elsewhere in the eastern arena
OF the war little change has been re-
ceiyed while on the western front the
slow and tedious trench warfare goes
on interrupted with only slight gains
on either side.
The British press comedies the i'm
portance OF the trenches south OF
Ypres which have been taken by the
Germans and points out that the
strategic value OF these positions has
been emphasized recently in des-
patch from Sir John French, COM
mander-in-chief OF the British forces
They command an important crossing
of the river Lys to which the Germans
have been holding tenaciously. The
taking Of these trenches gives them a
stronger foothold.
Fear of a Zeppelin raid over Eng
land, which recently has more or less
subsidized. has been replaced by the
possibility Of raid by German aero
lanes. The comparative ease Win
which English airmen reached Cux-
haven has driven home the idea that
a retalitory visit would not present
any greater difficulty. The official
warning as to the best step to CIR
cumvent danger heretofore issued
only in coast towns is now being cir
culated In London.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
WILSON DISERESSfB
Over the Shooting Of Two
American Hunters by Cana
dian Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The
shooting of two American hunters by.
Canadian soldiers on the Niagara
river near Fort Erie yesterday Is
viewed by President Wilson with deep
distress. He told callers today hh:
had received no formal report ON the
incident and hoped the accounts Of
the circumstances had been exagger-
ated. s.
/ Secretary Bryan instructed the
American vice-consul at Fort Erie to
take possession Of the body OF the
man killed and do everything possible
for the man wounded. The state de-
partment has reported the incident to
Sir Cecil Spring Rice. the British ain-'
bassador here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
LAWYERS ACT
In Connectionwith the Death Of
the Honorable John Basel,
Prominent Lawyer.

A meeting of the Clarksburg Bar
Association late Monday afternoon
for the purpose Of action in .connec-
tion with the death Of the Honorable
John Bessel. member OF the organ
ization, John ]. Davis presided and S.
G. Jackson acted as secretary. The
following committees with the first
named lawyer chairman was appoint
ed 70 draft resolutions in memory of
Mr.. Basel: Q
George NJ. Hoffheimer, John ]. Da-
Wis. Harvey w. Harmer. Judge Hay
mond Maxwell. E. G. Smith and ]. e.
Law.