The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-05-09

Affairs, to touch a single drop o
any sort of intoxicating liquor, ant
this regardless of my attitude on tn,
Prohibition question.
1T is my great desire that ever,
employee in the Indian Service shall
realize the tremendous Importance O.
the liquor suppression work, and ex
ert his best efforts and influence fol
the protection of the Indian from
this, his worst enemy"
Honorable Joseph H. Choate. late
United States Ambassador to Great
Britain, in writing to Commissions,
Sells, says: you are absolutely right
in your position that if we can save
the American Indian from the curse
of whiskey we can save him from
pretty much all the other ills that
threaten him."
Congress appropriates 100000 a
year for the suppression of the liquor
traffic among the Indians.
Oldest and Youngest Catholic Con.
gresSmen,
The other day on the floor of the
House of Representatives, there was
seen standing together Representa-
tives Thomas Gallagher and William
=. Murray. perhaps the oldest and
youngest Catholic members of the
house, respectively.
Both of these gentlemen represent
districts of two of the big cities. i.e..
Chicago and Boston,
Mr.. Gallagher was born in Con-
cord. N. H., in 1850, and moved to
Chicago in 1866; was educated in the
public schools; learned the trade of
Iron molder. in 1878 he entered the
hat business, and is director of the
Wendell State Bank.
Mr.. Gallagher has taken a verv
active part in politics and has served
as president of the County Democra-
cy. He is now serving his third sue
cessive term in congress-.
Mr.. Murray, who for long time
was known as the "baby of the
House" is perhaps now the young
est Catholic of that body. for he was
born on Sept. z. 1881. at Boston. and
was educated in it's public schools.
graduating from the Boston Latin
School in 1900. He received the de-
gree OF bachelor of arts from Har-
ward College in 1904. and gradual
ed from the Harvard Law School in
1906. and has since practiced law in
Boston. During the Spanish Ameri-
can war. and when only 16 years of
age, he served in the United States
Volunteer Signal Corps.
Before his election to Congress.
Mr.. Murray was elected successfully
to the Boston City Council. the Mas
sachusetts House of Representatives
and the Governors Council of Mas
sachusetts.
Both of these members have most
important committee assignments
and reflect credit on the districts
which they SO ably represent.
Helps Men Get Work.
Representative Victor Murdoch. of
Kansas. the Progressive leader, has
asked Congress in a bill introduced
by him in the House last week. to
establish a bureau Of employment
In the Department Of Labor, the DUR
pose being Gas stated in the billy ITO
lessen the amount of unemployment
in the United States"
The proposed bureau would be in
charge of commissioner of employ
ment and authorized to study the
causes and extent of unemployment.
with a view to regulating interstate
business of private agencies. Bring
Ing together workmen seeking en-
ployment and employers seeking
workmen would be one of the chief
objects Of the new bureau.
The central agency of the institu.
ton would be in Washington and,
this would be augmented by a system
of free labor exchanges at important
industrial and commercial centers
throughout the country, the latter to
be in charge of superintendent. Such
exchanges would co-oprate as fully az
possible with state, municipal and
private agencies.
The bill. it is understood, will have
the active support Of several nationa,
organizations.
Bishop G. w. Currier, of Matanxas
Cuba, in Washington.
Bishop Charles Warren Currier
D. D.. of Matanzas. Cuba. spent tn,
past week in the national capital.
During his stay in the city he de
livered a very interesting lecture o,
Cuba. before the faculty and studen
body at the Catholic University.
MCDONNELL HAULED THE STARS
AND STRIPES ALOFT.
Ensign Edward Orrick Mcdonnell
brother of the Rev. Eugene De L. Nc
Donnell. 8. j.. pastor of Saint Aloysi
us Church and president of Gonzag
College, Washington, D. c., pulle
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