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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

An urgent efficiency bill passed
by the House of Representatives
last Monday contained an item of
$554,371 to cover unexpected ex-
penses incurred by the army as a
result of the occupation of Vera
Cruz. In other words, it cost the
United States that amount to try
to bluff Huerta. whom it refused
to recognize as Provisional Presi-
dent of Mexico, into ordering a
salute of twenty-one guns as a
PREPARATION from Mexico for an al
legged insult to the American flag.
The salute was never given.
1t may be added, that this
amount does not cover the ex-
pense of sending Lind and Hale
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26
THE WELFARE OF CATHOLIC
SOLDIERS.

There is a host of Catholics
fighting on each side in the bloody
conflict in which the leading ma
tons of Europe are now engaged,
and the great powers are show
ing their goodwill towards the
Church by making provision for
Chaplains to minister to Catholic
soldiers in the ranks, in prisons
and in hospitals.
A few weeks ago at the request
of the German government two
priests-the Very Rev. C. j.
O'Gorman, Assistant General of
the Augustinians, and the Rev.
Thomas Crottys Dominican
were sent from Rome to the Ger
man concentration camp in which
all the Irish Catholic soldiers,
heretofore held as prisoners of
war in various places, have been
gathered together in order that
they may the more readily re-
ceive the ministrations Of religion.
The German government is doing
all it can to show its goodwill
in this important matter. This
is in keeping with the action of
the German Emperor who, by
solemn decree, has brought about
cessation Of the persecution
waged against the Catholic Poles
who, up to the present, were not
allowed the use Of their own Ian
guage in school and in cateche-
teal instructions. He has also
given his consent to the appoint
ment of the Polish prelate, Mgr.
Lokowski, as Archbishop of the
Diocese of Gnesen and Posen
which has been vacant for sever
al years.
In Great Britain, also, the ques-
ton of Catholic Chaplains for the
forces has been satisfactorily set
tied. The Bishops of Ireland and
of England have expressed graft
fication at the action taken by the
English government in providing
sufficient number Of Chaplains
to minister to the Catholic SOL
diers at the front and at home.
The French bishops have like
wise expressed their satisfaction
at the manner in which the
French government is attending
to this important matter. It indi-
Gates a practical interest in the
welfare of the Catholic soldiers
on the part of the government
which is very gratifying to all
who desire to see more amicable
relations established between
France and the Holy See.
In this connection, the attitude
taken by many of our Catholic ex-
changes towards the French gov
eminent is to be deplored. They
are continually harping on the
way in which ''infdel France
is prosecuting Catholics, while,
as a matter of fact, there is not
word of truth in the facts
which they allege in justification
of the charge. One of the most
recent charges made to substanti-
ate the claim that France is still
infdel at heart, is that the gov
eminent has attacked and repri-
manded those mayors who have
been present at acts of consecra-
ton of their cities to the Sacred
Heart, or at Solemn Requiem
Masses for the brave dead, or
Masses for victory" How untrue
this is is shown by the fact, which
is a matter of common knowl-
edge, that the President of France
and his Cabinet attended the
funeral services for the Count de
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26
SPANISH CARAVELs
CHICAGO WILL KEEP THE REP
LIcAs or THE SHIPS OF
COLUMBUS.

Chicago has won her fight for pos.
session of the replicas of the Colum.
bus ships, which had been in that city
since the Worlds Columbian ex-
position in 1893 until last fall, when
they started on a projected trip
through the lakes to the Atlantic
Ocean and then around Cape Horn to
San Francisco, where it was proposed
to exhibit them at the Panama-Pa.
cific Exposition next year.
Chicago knights of Columbus start.
ed the fight to prevent the Santa Ma.
ria, Nina and Pinta from being taken
to San Francisco. They have been re.
turned to their old place in Jackson
Park, Chicago.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

The Roman correspondent OF
the Liverpool Times is authority
for the statement that "Rome, .
a weekly journal published in the
Holy City, has resumed publica-
ton under the direction Of its
former editor, Mgr. O'Kelly. Its
temporary suspension was due to
conditions over which the editor
and his assistants had no control
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

Before another issue Of The
Catholic Bulletin reaches its
readers and patrons we shall
have entered upon the year 1915.
We take advantage OF this OPP
portunity to wish them a happy
and prosperous New Year.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

Since the British Government
commissioned Sir Henry Howard
as Ambassador to the Holy See,
France and Turkey are the only
nations engaged in the present
war which are not officially repre-
scented at the Vatican.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

Then his fOrtitude gave way, and in a
feeble voice he promised to tell all,
but his secret was of such intimate
concern to the King that the ear of
Minister alone could be entrusted
with it. With all speed horsed mes
senger was despatched to bring Cecil
to the Tower, and the confession was
written down Guido" the broken
man wrote at the bottom with quiv-
ering hand, but he could write no
more.
Father Gerard's Escape.
The place is bare-horribly bare.
There are no inscriptions carved by
prisoners on the walls such as those
within the Beauchamp Tower, which
lend to it such human and pathetic
interest. Few of those whom Fate
brought to the Tower dungeons OBJ
tanned life or liberty to tell their story.
One narrative we have, written by
Father Gerard, whose rare good for
ress. Gerard, Jesuit priest, was one
of many hunted down in Elizabeth's
reign. The Lords of the Council re-
quired his confession of plot against
the Queens life. Failing to get it.,
they ordered him to the torture, ito
be prolonged from day to day as long
as life may last"
fWe went (says Gerard) in a sort
of solemn procession, the attendants
preceding us with lighted candles, be-
cause the place was underground and
very dark, especially about the en-
trance. 1t was place OF immense ex-
tent, and in it were ranged divers
sorts of racks and other instruments
of torture. Some of these they dis
played before me, and told me
should have to taste them. They led
me to great upright beam or pillar
of wood, which was one of the sup
ports of this vast crypt" The torture
applied was that of the iron gauntlets,
the man being swung up by his wrists,
upon which the whole weight of his
body was thrown. A second day the
prisoner and his gaolers went down
to the chamber with the same solem-
nifty, and the torture was renewed,
and again a third day; but no word
escaped the lips of the semi-conscious
priest. Sir William Waad was Lieu
tenant of the Tower, and supervised
the torture-'that beast Waad,'' of
Raleigh's familiar description.
A Lic%a rio cno%
Tt is well that the public should be
permitted to see more of the Tower
of London. There is no other spot in
England that so strongly fires the
imagination. Much there is that can
not be shown so long as the Tower is
maintained as military station with
its present large population of sol
diers and officials. Besides the dun
geons, it is contemplated to throw
open parts of the Bloody Tower, so
soon as arrangements can be made
for housing elsewhere the ward
ers now resident there under Royal
warrant. This tower, dating from the
reign of Edward III and Richard II,
shares with the Beauchamp Tower, to
which access is already given, some
of the saddest memories of this place
of sadness.
London's Norman keep is less lofty
than Rochester. 1t does not cover so
much ground as Colchester. Sentinel
over the capital, the Tower of London
may not occupy site SO fine as Bam-
borough. But for richness of histori-
cal associations there is nothing in
England that stands comparison.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

The case against certain citi-
zens of Denver accused of mob
bing an anti-Catholic lecturer in
that city last spring, has been
dropped for lack Of prosecution
Two trials were held during the
summer and resulted in a dis
agreement on the part of the
jury.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

The Hobson resolution to sub
nit a constitutional amendment
for national prohibition to the
state legislatures was defeated in
the House Of Representatives on
December % by a vote of 1877 to
189. 1t required an affirmative
vote of twO-thirds to adopt the
resolution.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

to Mexico as personal representa-,
tives of President Wilson. Their
mission was just as successful as
the other.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

not a soldier himself, was the "a
Their of three soldiers. Is it likely
that the government will repri-
mand minor officials for doing
what the President and his cabi-
net do9 Let us be fair to all the
nations, especially in giving the
facts in regard to their attitude
towards the Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 1914.

Read the mastery Encyclical of
our Holy Father Pope Benedict
XIV, published in this issue.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

Wealth ill-gotten soon perishes;
goods heaped up by righteousness
waste away: storehouses filed in for
getfuIness Of God are soon emptied.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

Entered as second class matter, Jan
uary -, 1911, at the post office, st
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 8. 1879
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

No light lightens the world without
consuming itself.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

Rev., James NJ. Reardon, Editor.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26
The Place of Torture.

Little is to be told about the dun
geons. They were prisons, but chiefly
in the earliest days were not so used,
for the smaller towers about the fort
ress afforded all the accommodation
required for the victims of Tudor and
Stuart cruelty. Heart-rending expert
ences have been lived through in
these depths of the keep, when even
the little light that now steals into
the place was shut out. Jews were
flung into the dungeons at the medi-
aeval prosecutions; in the year 1878
horde numbering 800 men and their
families, who we're accused of clip
ping and defacing the Kings coin.
Many no doubt persisted in con-
finement. The first Edwards wars in
Wales and Scotland brought other
prisoners to London, whose lives rot
ted away in the Tower dungeons The
place also served for the immurement
of the sub-prior of st. Peters and a
party of his monks, suspected by the
same monarch, on good evidence, of
being party to the forcing of the Chap
ell of the Pyx at Westminster, and
the robbery of the English regalia
stored there. But the dungeons of the
keep have another and more terrible
association. They were the sole place
wherein torture was administered
within the Tower. In truth, it may be
said that these walls have witnessed
more suffering than any other spot
about the fortress, save, perhaps, the
execution ground itself.
In an upper apartment the instru-
ments are shown; thumb-screws, SO
small to cause so much distress, vii
famous bilboes, the ''Scavenger's
Daughter fearful continuance for
producing acute pain-a massive iron
collar studded inside with spikes, the
wearing of which must soon cause
death. There is a model of the rack.
They are today museum exhibits. One
looks upon them quite coldly. In
these dark places they were used.
Guy Fawkes was tortured on the rack
in the dungeons OF the White Tower.
For half an hour he bore the agony.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-30
Al PERSONS LOST
WHEN SHIP SINKS
OLD DOMINION LINER MONROE
RAMMED BY VESSEL OFF COAST

idship and crushed her way deeply
into the doomed liners side and then
stopped her own bows badly crumpl-
ed. For a moment the vessels were
wedged fast. An instant later the
powerful screws dragged the Nam
tucked backward and the vessel drew
off from the Monroe, which began
taking water in cataracts.
With hysterical screams, prayers.
and cries for aid, the night-clar pas
sengers rushed on deck. Many were
hurled from their berths painfully
hurt OF those who died a majority
probably didn't even have time to get
out OF their state rooms, so quickly
did the ship go down. In the vortex
surviving passengers and sailors were
left struggling for their lives Some
seized life belts and in most instances
those were the ones saved. More than
half of them were unconscious when
dragged into the Nantucket's boats.
For two hours the Nantucket cruis.
ed about the spot looking for survi-
vors. At first they were kept busy
pulling .wretched men and women
from the water. Then the rescues
grew less frequent and finally they
became convinced that no more of the
Monroe's company remained above
water
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-30
GROWTH
SHOWS NEED Of
REGIONAL BANK
Washington, Idaho, Western Montana
and Oregon Does Most Of Bank
ing Business With Portland.
NORTHWEST MAKING STRIDES
President 4. l.. Mills OF First Ma
tional Bank OF Portland is Chief
Speaker Before Hearing-If Reserve
Bank Is Needed. Government Should
Help He Declares in speech.

PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. 36.-Presi-
dent A. L. Mills of the First Nation
al Bank and the president also of the
Portland Clearing House was the prin-
cipal speaker today at the regional
bank hearing before Secretaries Nc
Adoo and Houston.
At the conclusion of his address.
setting forth Portland's claims to a
regional bank, in answer to questions
by McAdoo how Portland would over
come the currency acts requirement
for a capitalization of four million dol
lars when the northwest can only pre-
sent about two and one half millions
of capital. Mills replied: II believe
it is almost an insupportable obstacle
but if we are able to show we are so
situated as to need reserve bank
then the government should help US. -
Mills stated that letters received
from bankers in Washington Idaho.
western Montana and oregon. showed
that most of the banking business is
done with Portland.
In his address Mills said: Mature
has set apart the northwest to be a
district by itself If it is not qualified
to receive a regional bank of its own
there is no doubt it soon will be in the
future"
Mills presented figures which he
said showed Portlands industrial and
financial supremacy in the northwest
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-30
CHIEF EnGINEER OF POWER
PLANT KILLED BY CURRENT
ROY SHINN OF WALI4A WALI.A.
DIES FROM EFFECTS OF
$4,000 VOLTS.

WALLA WALLA. Jan. 30.-Roy
Shinn. chief engineer of the Pacific
Power & Light company's plant in this
city, died in st Mary's hospital early
this morning. as the result of shock
he received in the sub-station on
Sixth street shortly after IL o'clock
last night. The city was thrown in
darkness for over half an. hour in or
der that his associates could remove
his body from an oil switch trans
former upon which he had been pin
iened by $4,000 vaults of electricity.
He had been cleaning the switch
connecting high power line from
the river plant and undoubtedly be-
lieved the line was dead for he picked
up the loose end The wire was
charged. He was drawn to the appa-
ratus with Irresistible force and with
such quietness that Electricians
Hughes and Creveling who We're
working about 90 feet away did not
realize what had happened for sew
eral seconds. They heard buzzing
noise as the current burned into his
body and looking around they first
thought that he was leaning over the
transformer to clean some lower part.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-30
About $4,000 Necessary in View Of
Chairman Change in Pipe Line
Plans the Chief Cause.

That the plans of the water board
for raising the additional money need
ed for the gravity system are still ten
tative was stated today by j. T. Brown
chairman of the board Thus far the
only action taken by the board has
consisted in instructing the chairman
to consult with the finance committee
of the council upon the subject. Such
a consultation will be held soon and
more definite plans determined upon
1t is Mr.. Browns view that about
$4,000 will be needed.
That additional money will be need
ed for the new system has always
been stated by the members of the
money has been apparent, they say,
ever since the change was made from
a wooden to a concrete pipeline. At
the time the big bond issue was first
authorized it was the intention of the
board TO lay wooden pipeline. The
change to concrete pipe not only in
creased the cost of the pipe line ma
terial but also added to the length of
the line as it is now a pressure line
1t is also pointed out by Mr.. Brown
that since the project was first taken
UP 1t has been necessary to do much
work in town on account of street paw
ing. on a number of streets new mains
have been laid so as to have geed
mains under the pavement. At this
time the board is planning to lay a
new main under East Court street
from Mill street to Webb if that thor
oughfare is paved The present pipe
on that street has been in use for %
years
Until recently it was the hope of the
water commissioners to get along with
out asking the people to vote any fur
ther bonds Under the charter the
board can sell $4,000 bonds on it's
own initiative and can incur a war;
rant Indebtedness of $4,000. In this
way s25, 00O could be obtained and
special accommodations might be OBJ
tanned for the balance. However with
the contention against the water pro-
ject 1t might be difficult to secure
money that way and it would also be
more expensive and bank loans draw
eight per cent interest whereas bond
money costs but five per cent. Con-
sequently il is more than probable
that the people will be asked to vote
bond issue covering the amount
needed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-30
SAMUEL GOMPERS DEFENDS
FEDERATION FROM ATTACK

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 30.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor defended his or.
ganization and its executive council
in speech before the convention of
the United Mine Workers of America.
against charges made by Charles H.
Meyer president of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners; Duncan McDon-
add of Illinois and others in the CON
vention. Mr.. Meyer charges that II
the copper strike in Michigan should
be lost. 1t would be due to the mac
ttvity of the executive board of the
American Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Gompers asserted that it would
be impossible to levy an assessmen,
for the copper mine strikers of Mich
igan and denied that the organization
is ''reactionary. fossilized. worm-eat-
en- and dead" and that the executive
council is made up of "boozefighters.' .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-30
CITY MOTOR COMPANY WILL
ESTABLISH GARAGE IN
REMOOELLED SNYDER BLDG

The City Motor Co. is to be the
name of Pendleton's newest bus
mess house and it will conduct a
garage and automobile agency in
the Snyder brick building on Cot
tonwood street, which building is
to be entirely remodelled. The
business will be owned and con-
Quoted by ID. II. Nelson, well
known retired farmer and Frank
Fairbanks. They expect to be
installed by Feb. Is.
In order to make it adapted to
the new business the Snyder
building will be remodeled
throughout. 1t will be equipped
with an electric elevator so as to
make all three floors of the build
ing available for use. A modern
plate glass front will also be in
stalled, the owner spending all
told from s4500 and $4,000 on the
alterations and Improvements to
the building.
The new company will handle
the Hudson car and another make
which will be announced later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-30
NJ DONALD AND
GOMPERS HAVE
. NEAR CONFLICT
Session Of Miners eEnlivened by
Charges Hurled at Head of FEEDER
alton of Labor.
"LIAR" REPLIES eoMpERs
Delegates Keep Two Men Apart
Mcdonald says GOmpcrs Is "COn-
firmed Booze Fighter and Puts
Associates I'm the Same Class.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 30-A clash
between Samuel Gompers and Dun
can Mcdonald of Illinois. enlivened
the session of the United Minework-
ers' convention today.
II just want to say to the delegates
of this convention" said Mcdonald
in a speech, that Gompers has no
right to a seat here. He is nothing
more nor less than confirmed booze
fighter"
Gompers leaped to his feet, white
with rage. and advanced on McDon-
aid. shaking his fist.
Mcdonald Is an unmitigated liar
and he knows it, Gompers shouted
Other delegates kept the men apart
Mcdonald declared all the executives
of the American federation were
hard drinkers.
"They are bunch of reactionary
and fossilized booze fighters" ht
said.
Mcdonald declared that during the
labor convention in Seattle. the reso
lutions committee, headed by Comp
ers, made so much noise in a hote
that his wife who occupied the mex
room was unable to sleep. After a fu
tile complaint to the hotel manage
ment, Mcdonald said he opened the
| door to the room and "saw bunch
sitting around table, with Gomper:
at its head, bowling drunk"
Gompers answered Mcdonald by
| calling him a "liar and slanderer
He also denied McDonald's charge
that the American Federation is ma
chine controlled and that socialists
were barred from all responsible and
effective positions.
President Meyer of the Northwest
ern Federation of Miners, also de-
nounced Gompers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-30
BABIES AND CHILDREN ARE
EATEN SAYS MISSIONARY
CANNIBAIISM EXISTS IN NEW
GUINEA TO ALARMING EN-
TENT AMONG NATIVES.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3o.-Rev.
II. a. Malley, young Congregational
missionary who arrived on the liner
Ventura from the Antipodes. asserts
that cannibalism still exists 10 large
degree In New Guinea. Babies and
little children are the principal VIC
Tins. according to the missionary.
who also brought details OF the death
of the German explorer, Werner. In
the jungle wilds OF the island.
"The fact Is startling. but true"
he said. that nineteenth OF the pris.
oners held by the British government
in New Guinea are confined either for
murder or canniballsm /"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-30
SONS OF VETERANS WILL
OPPOSE FLAG FOR STATE

SPOKANE, Wash. Jan. S0.--Spo-
kane Camp of the Sons of Veterans
has passed resolutions opposing the
proposed adoption of a state flag for
the state of Washington. criticising
what is declared to be tendency to
forget that this country is a nation
of one flag" Copies of the resolution
will be forwarded to the governor
and to the other camps of the Sons OF
Veterans asking the latter to join in
campaign against the adoption of a
state flag on the ground that 1t tends
to decrease patriotism.