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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27
ROANOKE

Roanoke, March 26-( Especial l)-Inter- views with numbers of leading farmers throughout this part of the state brings the information that the acreage in cotton will be reduced this year from one-fourth to one-third. A great deal of blowing has been done the past several weeks, and the farmers are in better spirits than they have been since the outbreak of the war in Europe.
 pr. W. G. Floyd, one of Roano<e's old est physicians, was thrown from his buggy Wednesday afternoon and seriously in- iured. His left shoulder was disocated and deep gash cut above his eye.
 While moving cotton house on his place some miles north of town one day this week, Jasper w. Fincher, one of the best citizens of the county, was killed by the house falling on him.
 Revs. W. E. Foust and. E. M. Glenn, Messrs. l.. NJ. Stevenson, J. P. Radney and w. c. Lane are attending the session of the Roanoke district conference at Goodwater
 Rev. J. A. Duncan of Decatur has been chosen to preach the commencement ser mon of the Roanoke schools May Is, while the annual address will be deliv cred May 20 by pr. George H. Denny, president of the State university.
 George A. Sorrell, member of the legis- lature from Tallapoosa county, delivered the Memorial Day address in Roanoke to- day.
 Dr. F. E. Meriwether representing the state board of health, has just completed successful six weeks campaign of Ran dolph county delivering lectures and making free examinations at various points.
 Weyman Snuggs and Leonard Vann, representing the Roanoke High school, will go to Dadeville, where they will meet in debate Friday evening representatives of the Tallapoosa High school, the sub ject being Woman Suffrage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27
wHY. so MANY FEEL TIRED

Spring fever usually Is the result of sluggish bowels and torpid liver. Aft CT months indoors. you are not .1ikely to feel vigorous and sprightly. Foley Cathartic Tablets are worth their weight in gold"- for that over-full feel ing. biliousness gas on the stomach, bad breath, indigestion or constipation. Their action is quick, comfortable and complete-without nausea or griping. Stout people say they are blessing. Sold everywehre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27

including Mrs. W. J. Lassiter Mrs. w F. Moughon, Mrs. L. B. Frazier, Mrs. ]. B. Roberts Mrs. Ira j. Sellars. Mrs H. D. Williams, Mrs. W. B. Hillhouse, Miss Lawson. Mrs A.. NJ. Mcintyre and Mrs. Woods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27
MISS MORTON TO
 COMPLIMENT VISITOR

Miss Hattie Morton will entertain the Study Circle this afternon at o'clock al the Louie Compton seminary in honor of her guest, Miss Rounsdeville. All the members are cordially invited to be pres ent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27
MISS WEAkLEY'S PARTY
 IS POSTPONED

The buffet supper which was to have taken place last evening with Miss Eula Weakley as hostess for Miss Mary Le- Master, the guest of Mrs. Sterling Eos. ter, was indefinitely postponed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27
MRS. WOODS LUNCHEON
 FOR VISITOR

Mrs. F, R. Woods was hostess at an informal luncheon yesterday for her guest Mrs. J. c. Floyd, Jr., of Clayton. A bas- ket of jonquils centered the table and Easter cards marked the guests places
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27
FASHIONABLE AUDIENCE
 HEARS DIR. DRENNEN

The lecture given by Dr. Earle Dren- nen at the Jefferson theatre Thursday evening was social event of much in- terest The house was crowded with Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27
LITTLE MISS ALLEN
 TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY

Lois Allen, the attractive little daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. c. M. Allen, will cele- brate her birthday this afternoon at their home in Norwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The regular monthly, meeting of the Temple Emanu-El chapter has been post poned until Monday, April 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27

HEAR GOV. GLENN. ORPHEuM,
 SUNDAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27

George A. Sorrell, member of the legis- lature from Tallapoosa county, delivered the Memorial Day address in Roanoke to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27

While moving a cotton house on his place some miles north of town one day this week, Jasper w. Fincher, one of the best citizens of the county, was killed by the house falling on him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-27

Revs. W. F. Foust and. E. M Glenn Messrs. l.. NJ. Stevenson, J. P. Radne, and w. C. Lane are attending the sessior of the Roanoke district conference a Goodwater.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
BILL TO MAKE OCT. IL LEGAL
HOLIDAY IN DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA

Senator Salisbury of Delaware has
introduced bill in the senate to make
Oct. IL, Columbus Day, legal holi-
day in the National Capital. This day
has already been made holiday in
many states.
The bill has been referred to the
senate district committee, and SEN
ator Salisbury expects favorable &C.
tion upon it, since more than two
thirds of the states represented by
senators on that committee have made
Oct. IL legal holiday.
A total of 33 states has already pro.
vided for the observance of Columbus
Day as legal holiday. Those states
are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Della
ware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada "a judiciary
holiday, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Okla
homa, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Texas, Vermont and West Vir-
ginia. ......
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25

Mr.. John Mcdonald, the winner Of
the first prize in the Irish Standards
Contest has been a sue
cessful business man of South st. Paul
for the past seventeen years. He
helped to organize Division No. 3 of
South st. Paul thirteen years ago. He
has been President of the division
ever since 1t was organized, with en-
certion of the first year of its exist
ence. In 1914 he was elected County
President to succeed Judge Moran of
Hastings when the latter retired after
filling the position for many years.
Last Sunday MIR. Mcdonald was elect
ed County President for 1916. Mr..
Mcdonald is also a charter member
of st. Augustine's Court Number 947
of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and
holds the position of Deputy Chief
Ranger in the Court. Through the
Irish Standard, Mr.. Mcdonald wishes
to thank his friends for the valuable
assistance given him during the con
test just closed.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
RStANs ORDAINED

yeryy h1Que and interesting cere.
took place last Saturday morn
mesfn the Chapel in Divinity hall at
the Catholic University of America,
when Rt. Rev. Thomas j. Shahan,
bishop of Germanicopolis and rector
of the University, ordained to the
priesthood five Mexican Franciscans.
These young men were ready for
ordination for some time, but owing
to the religious prosecutions In Mex
leo. and the fact that the Catholic
bishops were unable to perform any
of their Episcopal functions, the
provincial of the Mexican province
(who is now in this country detailed
one of the Franciscans of the Monas-
terry at Washington to go to Mexico
and rescue these religious (twenty in
alD who were in hiding, unknown, in
that unfortunate country.
There were twenty in all; five came
to Washington, and the others went
to California to continue their studies
Those ordained were: Rev. Philip l.o-
pez, c. F. M; Rev. Jerome Garibay,
A. F. NJ, and Rev. Fideles Zasquez,
c. F. M. Rev. Philip Lopez, C. F. NJ,
celebrated his first solemn high mass
last Sunday at the Franciscan Monas-
terry, and the others will sing their
high mass on various days between
now and the first of the year. They
will be stationed at the Monastery.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25

All human affairs must have an end
ing, and The Irish Standards big sub.
scription-getting contest, in harmony
with this immutable law, came to
close Saturday evening, the polls clos
ing promptly at s o'clock. The ballot
box was then placed in the hands of
the judges, Attorney T. J. Doyle,
state president of the A. o. H., st.
Paul; Attorney N. M. Cronin, past
state deputy of the Knights of Colum-
bus, Minneapolis; Judge T. P. Mo-
ran, Hastings, Mimi, and they pro-
ceeded at once to the work of count
ing and tabulating the ballots.
Fairness Of the Contest.
Disinterested parties everywhere,
business men and the contestants
themselves are praising The Irish
Standard for the impartial treatment
accorded every candidate. Every
thing was done to facilitate the work
of the contestants and their friends,
and the result is that everything
turned out in the most gratifying man.
ner. Some became discouraged and
doubtful as to the outcome of the final
count, but giving the management the
benefit of the doubt, which was great
ly appreciated, they had personal in
terviews with the contest manager and
learned by the method of checking
and counter-checking, and the fact
that the records of the contest were
open for inspection of the public, a
fair and square deal was positively
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25

assured to each contestant. Because
of this fact the great interest and en-
thusiasm were greatly increased. 1t
caused the contestants to. put forth
their best efforts so that they might
be declared winners in the race for
popularity-and prizes.
Support Appreciated.
The Irish Standard desires to ex-
press its appreciation to all who con-
tributed to the success of the contest.
Mr.. T. J. Doyle, Mr.. N. M. Cronin, and
Judge T. p Moran are deserving of
special mention for the thorough man.
ner in which they canvassed the votes.
Their work was SO careful that none
but words of praise were heard. There
was not a candidate but who was sat
isfied with the count. To the various
contestants The Irish Standard wishes
to extend thanks for their loyalty and
steadfastness. 1t is to them that the
paper owes the success of the contest.
True, all who entered did not win
prizes, but The Irish Standard trusts
that in the effort made by the less
fortunate, strong bonds of sympathy
and cooperation have been formed
which will last as long as life itself
To those who assisted the contestants
by their subscriptions, and they are
legion, The Irish Standard says
THANK you'' with feeling that comes
from the heart. TO the papers thanks
the contestants desire to add their
All those taking part in the race fol
prizes and glory are grateful to theil
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
THANKS THE "WAsHINGToN
POST"

The following letter has been re-
ceived by the Washington Post, viz:
Editor Post: At meeting of the
board of the council of the Superior
Council of the United States, Society
Of st. Vincent de Paul, was directed
to thank you in behalf of the members
Of the Superior Council for your kind
cooperation and assistance in giving
publicity to the proceedings Of our
council at its inaugural meetings in
Washington on Nov. 20 and 21 last,
ana to assure you that we appreciate
very much your kind assistance on
that occasion.
THOMAS INQUIRY.
President.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
ANTLcArHoLIc LONDON "TImEs."

ANTEcATHoLIc LONDON "TIMEs."
A campaign is being started by the
Northcliff Press. always an enemy Of
Ireland and of everything Catholic,
against the Holy Father. The Pope's
recent allocution to the members of
the Society for the Defense of the
Faith, in which he spoke plainly
against the Methodist propaganda of
the Via Venti Settembre, a propaganda
of souperism, has been hailed in the
Times as an occasion on which Ben
edict XIV forgot again to hold his
tongue. Now another newspaper is
repeating the lie that Won Buelow is
negotiating in Switzerland to obtain
the adhesion of Catholics all over the
world to Germany because the latter
empire is prepared to restore the Tenn
poral Power.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25

friends and ask the paper to express
through its columns.
A large crowd of anxious people was
present during the evening and wide
spread interest was manifested In the
result. The telephones in the office
were kept busy answering calls from
people all over the country, and this
kept up until after 12 O'clock. So anx-
ious were the people for the result
that 1t reminded old-timers of presi-
Dental election night the whole world
desires to know how the battle went.
AS fast as the results were made
known there was general expression
of satisfaction, all agreeing that the
prizes had fallen to deserving candi-
dates. One of the most interesting
features of the contest was the friend
Hness of the rivalry between the con-
testants, and the good will was in
strongest evidence when the winners
were announced. The leaders were
proud of their success and those who
made so aggressive fight for leader
ship and failed have every reason to
agree that every move was fair and
honorable, as the strictest construc-
tion of the rules and conditions de
mand.
In results this contest has been
highly satisfactory to The Irish Stand
ard. 1t has added to it's lists the
greatest number of new subscribers
ever put through a contest on Catho-
lie newspaper and it has demonstrated
the loyalty of its thousands of old
subscribers already on It's lists.
Many Are Benefited.
After all, the business men and ad-
vertisers of Minneapolis, St. Paul and
vicinity-the men and women sending
weekly messages to the reading pub
lie through the columns of this paper
are the ones who will receive the
more lasting benefit from the contest.
Everybody Satisfied.
That everyone might have an equal
chance, no matter where they lived,
the territory was divided into districts,
and each one knew that reasonable
amount of effort would bring a hand.
some reward, for their were three
prizes in each district in addition to
the grand capital prizes. In this way
everyone was satisfied, which was the
chief desire of The Irish Standard
Slowly at first the votes began to
come in. Then as the interest warmed
they soon rolled in in such numbers
that the totals soon amounted to enor
nous figures. The friends of the con
testants desired to see them win ant
made the fact public by voting fol
them and getting their friends to dt
likewise. More than one man stole
an hour or two from business to max.
a personal canvass for some friend
More than one meal was late, as th'
mistress of the household went he
rounds, looking for votes.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25

Mr.. Connoy, known to his friends
as candy" was the winner of the
Regal automobile in the Irish Stand
ard Contest which closed last Satur-
day evening. Andy has a host of
friends who came to his assistance in
royal fashion during the contest, and
who were glad to see him among the
winners. Mr.. Connoy is in the insur-
ance business and is member of the
Ascension parish and belongs to the
Hibernians and the knights of Colum.
bus.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
BILL INTRODUCED

The following bill was introduced
into the house of representatives on
Thursday afternoon, Dec. 16, by Hon.
orable Ambrose Kennedy of Rhode
Island, and is officially known as
's9use Joint Resolution, No. II, viz:
= >olved by the senate and house
o. esentatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled:
That permission be, and is hereby
granted the Ladies' Auxiliary, An.
cient Order of Hisernians in America,
to erect monument in the Arlington
National Cemetery, Virginia, to the
memory and in honor of the members
of the various Orders of Sisters, who
gave their services as nurses on battle
fields, in hospitals, and on floating
hospitals during the Civil war, rec
ords of whose services are Muthenti-
Gated and in possession of said ladies'
auxiliary; and that the secretary of
war be, and he is hereby authorized
and directed to select a suitable site
or location upon which to erect said
monument.
Provided, That said monument shall
be erected at no expense to the gov
ernment and shall be presented to the
people Of the United States by said
LADIES' Auxiliary, Ancient Order of
Hibernians in America.
The bill was referred to the COM
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
BAR PASSENGERS FROM NUM-
TIoN. SHIPS.

Washington, D.sC.-The question of
the expectation of munitions of war
was approached at another angle by
Senator Kenyon. who introduced bill
to require all vessels carrying exports
of that character declare to that ef-
feet and to prevent the carrying of
passengers by vessels with munitions
in their cargoes. The bill provides for
the imposition of q severe penalty for
attempted concealment of munitions
in the cargoes Off passenger-carrying
ships. Il 1T
The Senator from Iowa is the author
also of the proposed plan to raise rev.
enue for national defense by taxing
the e1nanufacture of munitions of war.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
REPORT OF THE JUDGES OF CONTEST.
Minneapolis, Minn. Dec 49, 1916

REPORT OF THE JUDGES CONTEST.
Minneapolis 49, 1915.
o
We undersigned judges final
winners follows:
awarded Mcdonald 5as4a5oo
Second Grand Prize, awarded A. A. connoy 2ae76ooo
hauIln
Prize, Mary Mccoy,
DISTRICT PRIZES AWARDED FoLLows:
$4,000 Merchandise Order
11e1e150.
Diamond Ring awarded to Peter Leheney, ss7o1oo
$1,000 Merchandise Order, Mays Hospital
45s9,s50 votes.
Suit Of Clothes awarded to F. 422eo5o
Diamond Ring awarded to Mrs. oeLs
Diamond Ring awarded to Miss
A Gold Watch, awarded to Irene Sullivan 3so5oo
Gold Watch, awarded to Lorne 2eooo
Gold Watch awarded to Kathryn s75o
(signed)
MORAN,
T.. DOYLE,
M. CRoNN,
Judges.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
PoNTIF,cAL ANNIVERSARY.

The Holy Father has fixed that the
anniversary ceremony Of his pontifical
coronation will be celebrated on De-
cember 20, date of his episcopal con-
secration received at the hands of
Plus X. 1t is the day after the an
niversary of his sacerdotal ordination.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
POPULAR IRISH PRIEST
REMOVED FROM PARISH

The Dublin Daily Express of Nov.
12, contained the following account of
the extraordinary situation that ex-
lists in Cliffoney, County Sligo, conse-
quent on the removal of Father
O'Flanagan from the curacy of that
parish by Bishop Coyne. 1t is the be-
lief of the people that the Castle Bish-
op removed Father O'Flanagan be-
cause of his patriotic announcements
and his warning to the people to hold
the harvest.
AN extraordinary situation exists
in the little village of Cliffoney,
County Sligo.
1.-The inhabitants are entirely Ro-
man Catholic. yet for the past three
weeks none of them have attended de.
votions in the local church, in con-
sequence of a disagreement with the
bishop of the diocese.
"The church itself has been bar
ricaded. The doors have been nailed
up, and logs of wood fJiled against
them. Sentries have kept guard
night and day.
Each Sunday morning the par
ishioners have assembled outside the
church, and kneeling in front of the
door, have recited the Rosary.
''The reason for this state of af-
fairs is that the bishop of the dio-
cese, Most Rev. DIR. Coyne, three
weeks ago removed the officiating
curate, Rev. Michael O'Flanagan. The
people strongly resented this, believ-
ing 1t to be in consequence of certain
speeches delivered by Father OFlan-
agan.
'Cliffoney is situated in the middle
of large bog, and Father O'Flan-
agan has been curate there since
1914, when he returned from Amer
ica, where he had been in charge of
the Gaelic League financial mission.
The people of the district state that
they and their forefathers have cut
turf in the adjacent bogs since time
immemorial. The Congested Districts
board bought the estate and wished to
hand over the turbary rights to other
purchasers. Turf is the only fuel used
In the district, and the people refused
to recognize the right of the Congested
Districts board to dispose of it. One
bank of turf had been usually set aside
for the curate In speech, Father
OFlanagan recommended the people
to cut the turf as they had always
done. This was done, and there has
already been litigation regarding the
matter. While the local farmers were
Saving" Father O'F1anagan's turf, ef-
forts were made by the police to stop
1t. The authorities, however, were
defied.
"The next incident of importance
seems to have been speech made by
Father O'Flanagan at Sligo at a meet
ing held under the auspices of the de-
partment Of agriculture. Mr.. r. w.
Russell having spoken of the necessity
for increasing tillage, Father O'Flan.
agan said that Mr.. Russell did not un-
derstand what he was speaking about!'
! The practical consideration was to
| provide against scarcity in the summer
Of 1917"
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25

mittee on library y N y!
which are HonorableS JaHaes ylats
of Texas, Honorable Frank Clark &
Florida, Honorable William B,s. MI
Kinley of Illinois, Honorable ,ThEn<
G. Patten of New York, and ,EDSb !
able Edward W.. Gray Of New Jersey.
Representative Kennedy plans to have
a hearing on the bill some time in
January.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
"EMANcIPATOR" BARRED FROM
MAIL

Word comes that "The Emancipa-
tor" an anti-Catholic paper published
at Hicksville, Ohio, has been barred
from the mails temporarily awaiting
instructions from Washington. This
action was taken because of certain
articles appearing in the October 16 is
sue Of that paper.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25
eoo1 1woRk.

The Archbishop of st. Louis says
the new 100000 cathedral has no
debt. He started, a 100000 school,
and the first day a meeting of men
gave him $25,O0O for it.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-25

but it seems to be intensely unjust to
leave Englash shirkers by the millions
go free and then coerce small rem
nant of the Irish race into war which
they do not understand"
1t is time to inquire-nay, time to
demand-in the name of the millions
who have provided the sinews of war
is the status of affairs in Ire
land. 1t is time to ask what has been
done-to call for some definite out
line of the future. Redmond has told
us that the Home Rule Bill would be
put in operation in Ulster, Munster,
Leinster and Connaught. Others tell
us that it will go into operation sub
ject to an amending bill that will ex-
clude Ulster. But Carson has assured
us all along, consistently and conf
dently, that it would not go into op.
Grafton at all.
Carson's opinion, imperialist and
loyalist though Redmond has become,
counts for more with the Asquith
coalition ministry than does that of
Redmond. This appears to be the way
it impresses the astute, learned and
conservative Bishop O'Dwyer - a
scholar and patriot who knows Ire
land-the Ireland of the past and pres
ent-as we'll as any man in it or out
Of it.
England, from the massacre at Wa
terford in the invasion of Strongbow,
to the recent cowardly treatment of
young farm laborers at Liverpool, has
made record in Ireland that it might
be truly said "cries to Heaven for
vengeance"
Henry Ills fifty-six years reign in
the thirteenth century, which was a
reign of massacre and pillage, is a
fitting epoch to recall to the memory
of Irishmen. The appeal to history is
an argument of terrible weight when
the arraignment is made for Ireland
against England. It was specially pro-
vided that Ireland should have the
Magma Charta, just as it is now spe-
cially provided that she should have
home rule. Broken faith then was
followed for a whole century, CEN
tury so full of blood and strife as to
excite the horror of the writer's of the
middle ages.
AS far back as the reign of Edward
III any alliance of the English in Ire
land with the Irish was high treason
Englishmen could not acknowledge
the brehon laws, adopt the customs OF
the Irish people among whom they
lived, or allow the cattle of the "mere
Irish" to Craze upon their land.
In the closing years of the fifteenth
century the Pale was established by
Poynings lava law which compelled
all English colonists to exclude the
Irish from the counties, or parts o
counties, in which they had elected t.
reside. The English did not want III
then. Why should we want to figh
for them now?
Our young men fight for England
What a stinging insult to the land o
Emmet, of Tone, of Mitchell an
O'Brien! Out upon the fawnine
cringing towards who advocate sue
, shameful treason to the heroes of tn
past, and such spineless meekness i
the scenes which still are gloriou
with memories of victories and swee
with the fragrance Of martyrs. N
circumstances of expediency-no col
tingency contrived by politicians ca