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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21
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PRo-CATHEDRAL DEDICATION,

lighted by five large windows on
either side. Granite blocks set in the
pediment of the facade have been
carved into a magnificent statue of
the Blessed Virgin Mary being as
sumed into heaven.
The dome, which rises directly
above the sanctuary, is surmounted
by large bronze cross, the top of
which is two hundred feet above the
floor. The dome is forty feet square
at the base and it's ceiling is one hun
dred and thirty-eight feet high. It is
lighted by sixteen large windows.
The sanctuary is forty feet square be-
tween the pillars that support the
dome.
The main nave is the widest of any
church in the world, the distance
from support to support being
eighty-two feet. The auditorium, to-
gether with the encircling ambulatory
accommodates three thousand people.
The roof is supported by six trusses
which rest on piers four feet in thick
ness. Each truss weighs seventeen
tons.
The building is masterpiece of
architectural skill. 1t exemplifies the
best that money, modern building
science and skill can produce. 1t is
a source of qualification to all the
people of Minneapolis to know that
they have within their city Pro,
Cathedral that will compare with the
best church buildings in any city in
America.
Pastors Letter.
In letter to members of the Pro
Cathedral parish, sent out some time
ago by Father Cullen, the significance
of the dedication was stated, in part,
as follows:
IN the Old Law, Jacob, Moses and
Solomon set aside a hallowed place
for divine worship, with ritual and
ceremony, and the modern custom OF
church dedication was consecrated by
apostolic usage. To us the church edi
flee is holy, because therein the word
of God is preached, the sacraments
are administered, the faithful gather
in public prayer, but above all because
therein rests the tabernacle of the Eu
charist God. The abiding presence Of
God with us is the dominant note Of
our religious symphony. To us the
teaching church is the union of the
human and divine. On the human side
it consists of an apostolic succession
the original units of which we're Petel
and the twelve, and on it's divine side
it is the abiding presence of the Holy
Ghost, the spirit of truth, who came
on Pentecost day in the form O.
| tongues of fire To teach men al
truth and to abide with them forever.
May God be praised in all Hi.
works but especially in his bestowa
of the gifts of divine faith, hope an6
charity. May this temple which will
soon be dedicated to His honor be al
earthly center from which the wore
of God will be in perpetuity preached
the sacraments holly received anC
public and private worship faithfully
and uninterruptedly offered. May thu
cross which tops its massive dome
preach constantly to all our citizen;
the significance of Calvary's TRACED!
and the love which through it was at
firmed for men, and may the Hol!
Sacrifice be daily offered, as long a!
/ our city lasts, for the living and fol
the dead"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21
OR CALVARY?
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
George Benson HeWetson.)

Not by the sword, though men its
|. might acclaim;
No shouting cohorts can from earth
expel
Hates monstrous brood. the progeny
of hell
That feast and fatten on the sicken-
ing shame
Which men call war; no arm OF fiesh
can tame
Those pampered fiends which In mans
bosom dwell,
But only His who doeth all things
well,
And in His cross. by His Almighty
Name.
That cross by Roman legions unwith-
stOods
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21

Christening to silence the loud hosts
of strife,
Shedding glad visions on each heart
that grieves;
For by the dewfall Of its victims
blood
That sapless cross became the tree
Of life,
The healing Of the nations in its
leaves.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21

in the present translation of the
Catholic catechism.
For ten years before Father Ketch-
am came to Washington, he was q
missionary among Oklahoma Indians,
so that an experience of twenty-five
years or more among the Indians, has
made him one of the best informed
men in the United States on Indian
questions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-21

The name "Areopagus" was given
to the Hill of Mars, which was situat-
ed near the Acropolis at Athens; and
also the court which was held upon
this hill. 1t was before this council,
vested with as great judicial power
as it had ever enjoyed and having to
pass final Judgment in matters of re-
ligion, that st. Paul preached (Acts
XVID, with the result that one of the
members of this venerable tribunal
accepted Christianity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
HOWLAND DRY GOODS CO.
SALONIKI IS HUMAN BEE HIVE,
NOT A CITY AT ALL BUT SPOT
WHERE THOUSANDS CONGRECATE
Bears No Semblance Of Being Communications Of Wars
~ lessons IS mat IN Balkans, Character
May Be Changed Almost Over Night

Saloniki. Greece. Dec LETT is one
OF the daily lessons of the war in the
Balkans that the character of no CITY
or district is SO definitely fixed thar
it cannot be altered almost over night
Few things have become more wes1.f-
some to students of Balkan politics
than the historical monographs, charts
of race n1igratfons, astrological maps
in several colors (the maps, not the
race3. constantly being issued by one
Balkan state or another to prove that
virtually all the Balkans as well as a
Considerable share Of the rest OF the
world is and for centuries has been
inhabited almost exclusively by Greece
Serbs, Bu1gars or "A ustrians, as the
case may. be.
The Greeks are probably the. worst
offenders at least in respect of the ex-
tent of their claims. Acc ordfng fo
them, certainly all of the litoraI and
all of the Islands of the Aegean, and
probably a very large part of the
Eastern Mediterranean basin as we'll
including by all means Alexandria.
should be Greek. Towards the north,
more than half of Albania is ci:a4med
and a goodish bit has already been
seized Old Serbia. including even
Uskub; Roume1ia out CT Bulgaria:
and as for Turkey in Europe, the
Greeks laugh at the idea that the lit
tie that is left of the Western Otto
man Empire should fall to anyone but
the Greeks, from Kirk-FSilisse ana
Adrianop1e to and including Constan-
tinople. For in the Greek mind, any
othe disposition of Csonstantinople
than to place the Moslern city under
Greek rule would be the rankest in
justive under which Greece would
never. cease to complain--until prop
erIy compensated.
In view of the extravaganza of these
national claims, it Is most interesting
to watch the change worked in saIoni-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
COAL SHORTAGE is
UNI IkELY NOW SAY
WATER 'FRONT.' MEN

Storm conditions are abatfng IN this
city today Railroads, shipping, tell
egraph and telephone communication
is opening up and viii brobab1y be in,
semi normal condition by nightfa11
The danger from milk and coal FAM
inc has been avefted by the partial
opening Of the railroads and shipping.
facilities Milk arrived over the Berk-
shire and Naugatuck divisions In suf-
f1cient quantity today
The opening of navigation on the
Sound to barges today is said to pre-
c1ude coal shortage for it is expected
that at least six toWs, Wen loaded
with bituminous coal. will be locked
before dark.
The first through freight from New
York to Boston since the storm passed
Bridgeport station at 10 O'Clock this
morning and is said to be followed by
a continuous string Of western cars,
Bridgeport, having been held up at
way stations, the Harlem river yards
and In Jersey city.
+ Passenger trains were running about
one hour and a half behind schedule
time throughout last night and. today.
No electric signalling devices are
available for use, but crews Of men
fare all along the line making repairs
| Nearly 100 are engaged in this section
Te1egrapfic communication along rail-.
road lines is expected by tomorrow
morning.
Mail has been dispatched from,
Bridgeport and it is not expected that
great postal delays will again be en-
| countered- Express matter is moving
freely.
The harbor opened up this morning
and the six tugs picked up their toyvs
and departed. The torpedo boat de-
stroyer A1lwyn still remains at. anchor
in the basin
Through telegraph wires are now
available for New York and Boston,
with constantly opening communities
| tfon TO outlying points In Fairfield
county. No lines yet reach through to
Danbury or WATERBURY.
The Western Union is rapidly re-
building its burned cable structure on
Walt street, with a testing gang re-
pairing the 500 wires burned out at
that point.
<The s. N. H. Telephone Co. ID re-
storing local ana toll communication
to a normal condition, with much OUT
lying repair work set to be done. Full
service is expected BY Saturday
The Connecticut Co. rc~srts that
through transportation to NorwallS
viii be opened later this afternoon,
the many damaged poles at Turkey
Hill near Westport having been re-
placed.
The most desperate condition vet
encountered is that Of local factories.
which await supplies and machinery
parts by freight. The bulk tracks IN
Bridgeport are now In such condition
that unloading may proceed with as
much rapfdity ais slushy conditions
lsunder-foot viii permit and expected
car arrivals will relieve this suspen-
sion Of activity In soneelocal factories.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
Nice dresses
suffer in price.
Goods coats too!

Worthy lot of dresses with prices ranging from SIS
$40, gets new price for each dress of S115O
Warm style full handsome coats, with prices from $40
to $3.50 drop to S17. so
Serge and satin and combination dresses lately priced
at $50 and $3.50 drop to SIS g. $3.50
The coats include number Of attractive odels such
number that each may feel of finding one
accord with her taste.
Black broadcloth corduroy in rich dark shades wool
plush of fine quality wooden with sparkling life;
such fabrics.
Each thoroughly tailored fits in the loose but
graceful fashion Of this will be true protector
against Winters cold.
Until now $40 to. s27. $3.50
Finer dresses of velvet combined with taffeta
Of taffeta combined with serge of glowing messaine
fancy striped taeta in splendid effect Of soft beautiful
crepe de chine
They marked by true beauty and excellent style.
Prices have been until now $15 to 500 S11 50
Serge and satin and combination dresses in seasonabe
dark colors and of late Styles well made attractive thor
oughly desirable.
Lately $75o,-$5 Lately $3.50 $3.50
Friday morning at the opening of the stord-REA DYl
noor.f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
SAYS BILLIARD
EXTENDED HIM
$4,000 CIF |

New York. Dec. 16-There was no
record on the books Of the BLIZZARD
Company that would show the stock
Of the Metropolitan. Steamship Cons
pany was ever sold to the late Cover
nor John f. Fiji. OF Maine, according
to Testimony adduced by the govern
1nent today at the trial Of Edward D.
Robbins and other other former direc-
tors o. the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad.
The testimony was given by Samuel
Hemingway, president Of the Second
National Bank. Of New Haven. treas
urer of the Billiard Company, and
brother Of the defendant, James Il.
Hemingway.
Witness later stated that Billiard had
made him gift OF SIS, 900. in 1908.
Mr. Osborne wanted TO know if this
money was not part OF the sits, 900
compensation that John t. Billiard
got from the New Haven road for
services In holding Boston & Maine
railroad stock for the New Haven for
a year.
II couldn't say was the answer.
ssDo you know any reason why he
should make you a gift Of SITS. 00O?st
asked Mr.. Osborne. Because it was
in his heart replied Hemingway Tno
witness denied that it was ne VINO
brought Billiard and MelIen together.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
AUTO TRUCK IN
RUNAWAY RAMS
DERBY TROLLEY
Shouts of Crew Save Pas
sengers From Impending
Catastrophe.
Especial to The Farmero


Stratford, Dec. ia heavy auto
mobile truck that failed to make the
top of Rocky Rest, near Derby, at z
o'clock last night, slid on the trolley
tracks about 100 feet, travelling back
ward and demolished the front end
Of a Derby bound car.
The truck was wrecked. Nobody
in the trolley was injured as the crew
saw the truck coming and warned the
passengers.
1t was shortly after Z o'clock last
night that both the truck and trolley
were endeavoring to climb the Rocky
Rest, making slow time because Of the
condition of the road The truck pre-
ceded the trolley. Approaching the
crest of the hill, the truck ceased to
make progress, while the trolley stop
ped below.
The skid chains Of the truck slid
onto the trolley tracks. Immediately
thereafter the truck started to roll
down hill on the tracks, the wheels
half turning and sehalf sliding.
The crew saw the truck and shout
ed to the passengers of the trolley
smashed into the front of the trolley
and crumpled IT,. destroying the front
platform. Glass was broken in the
car.
The driver OF the truck jumped. His
machine was smashed by the impact.
The trolley was taken back to Bridge
port Connecticut Co. officials were
trying to place the ownership of truck
this afterno on Tt has the number
37S7. which is not listed in the auto
mobile register
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16

k1 IN the course of compares lively few
weeks since the allied troops have be-
gun to land there. 1t is .rue that
Greeks, also, have poured in in even
greater numbers than the allies, but
the original population stood at about
100, 600 inhabitants, of which number
$4,000 are Jews of Portuguese and
Spanish descent, still speaking "a sort
of bastard Spanish. in which several
newspapers are printed though
strangely enough, the Hebrew eEarac-
tiers are employed to spell out these
Iberian words. Next in number came
the Greeks themselves, totalling with
officials, garrison and everything, only
10000 or less, while the Turks ran
them a close second with between 30,-
600 and 10000. The remaining pop
ulation of normal times was that cos
mopolitan mixture so characteristic
of every port but especially of q port
like Saloniki or Rotterdam. where the
territory served by the port and the
port itself are in different countries.
Here, however, instead of simply havA
ing one other country as hinterland,
as Rotterdam has Germany. Sa1oni1xi
has two; Serbia and Bulgaria. There
were always, therefore, many Serbs
and not a few Bu1gars to be found
in Sa1oniki. For the same reason Aus
TRANS were frequent in normal times,
though less so since the war has cut
Austria Hungary off from Saloniki as
a port of outlet.
To population so divided there
was first suddenly added about 200,-
900 Greek, Macedonian and Tracian
refugees=more than double the nor
NAL population of the city itselfA A
new city was built in the shape Of
brick barracks out at the edge of town
where the refugees are housed in the
utmost squa1or and the most incredt-
bic conditions of crowding. Natural
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
WOMAN CLAD IN
BLACK PLIERS
TEACHERS Cash
Mysterious Figure Loots
Wardrobe While Normal
School is in Session.

The Clinton avenue Training
school was thrown into an uproar
yesterday afternoon following the visit
OF g., xrayste FERROUS woman thief dressed
IL black, who after inquiring about
the building Tor a. pupil apparently
ransacked the wardrobes of teachers
and teachers-in training. consid-
cradle amount of money was taken by
the thief, al well as many trinkets
of intrinsic value which the owners
wish they could find today.
Among those who lost heavily was
Miss Bessie e. Howess principal Of the
school, living at 10 washington ave-
nue. She lost cash which she had
in cloak for Christmas shopping
Many of the scholars lost small
amounts which had been entrusted
to them by their families for the
purchase Of evening meal supplies.
presents and the like.
Z When the discovery was made there
was an uproar and an indignation
meeting was held because at that time
it was supposed one Of the pupils was
and a qmiet search of all made when
some one recalled q mysterious woman
in black who had been from room to
room earlier in the day inqufring for
an unlisted pupil
She had been seen to enter one Of
the ward rooms but nothing was
thought OF the occurrence at the time
as she readily explained her I1nfani1-
iaftty< with the building and asked to
be directed to the principal
Though police Investigation was
made it was soon abandoned as little
hope remained Of tracing the respon-
sib1e party
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
Knapp Cohorts Insist
He Is President Of
Sixth District Club

Alfred j. Knapp, for a number of
years an active Republican worker in
the Sixth district. was elected presi-
dent of the district club last night by
a majority Of "a and will be named
for the position. This is what the
members the Republican town COM
rnittee from that district say.
Members of the club who voted for
Louis G. Willis say there will be re-
count and If Knapp, president pro
tenn, refuses to consider recount the
to J. Alex Fl. Robinson, chairman of
the toWn committee. Up to press
hour today the disputes had not been
carried that far. Mr.. Robinson, how
ever had been told there was some-
thing in the works. Until he is off,
scia11y notified of the dispute he does
not feel that it is his business to
interfere.
The election for president of the
club lasted until midnight. The con-
test was really an effort of the fol-
lowers OF Taller Patrick O'Briens to
secure control Of the district Since
the last election when the RepubIi-
cams elected the only alderman of
the district, Isl members have Joined
the club.
Just prior to election a drive was
made against Charles Kingston who
was district chairman, and he was de-
posed in favor of Thomas C. Cum
7nfngham. The officers, whom the
members of the club accept as having
been chosen last night are: Presi-
dent. A. C. Knapp; vice president, Jo-
seph Reilly; secretary, Herbert Stowe;
treasurer, Benjamin Thorpe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
Playsuits for
fun-a1d econoTnv

Playsuit gives Boy a lot Of
genuine flnand it is a
great saver Of laundry work.
Plays1lt saves money too: it
takes the place of wooden
suit whicheould not so well
stand up under the strenu-
Gus playtirne hours.
Yet a boy welcomes one
with a .whoop at Christmasi
Indian, cowboy, sheriff,
policeman, soldier, Boy
Scout He can be whichever
he wishes.
And Sister may have a
coWpunching or an Indian
costume too.
Front basement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
Comfort clothes for
Mr. Homebody

Gail it housecoat or smol-
ng-jaeket as you please;
that loose but trim short
jacket appeals to Mr. Man
when he sits down to his
evening paper or book or
smoke.
This season s are mighty
attractive;# have collar and
cuffs and pocket of plaid or
stripe, are soft but firm wool
en- in handsome light Or dark
gray or brown or, wine color.
And there are ve1veteens for
men who want coat with the
artists touch, 80 TO
$40.
Blanket bathrobes have a
splendid air Of life and com
fort. Mighty good ones for
the money cost but So; are
green blue red brown gray
or tan; and their patterns
are tasteful.
The finer bathrobes are
made with cord edge and
have tasseled girdle. What
la display of color and pat
tern they do make &! IS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16

ly, they prefer to spend most of their
time trying to- pick up q few pennies
around the streets of the city to sit
ting idle in the stencil and filth of the
barracks all day,
Scarcely had the population of Sa-
loniki in a way disposed of this sud-
den influx of strangers, when the
Greek. mobilization was ordered and
soldiers from all over Greece began
to arrive at the appointed trysting
p1ace--none' other than Saloniki.& Fol-
lowing the last two Balkan wars
Greece had increased her population,
by territorial acquisition, over so per
cent. 1t is doubtful If even the
Greeks quite realized what this in
crease would mean in the shape Of
the increased number. of troops nobil-
led In a few weelxs-a1nlost IN a
few days-the population Of Salonik1
which had been first 10000, then
$50, 600 suddenly became 100000. AS
many as possible of the eW7comers
were quartered on the. inhabitants or
the city, the remainder erected a tent
city at the edge of town-but all spent
their time in the narrow. hl-paVed
streets of Sa1oniki which began TO re-
semble a county seat during fa1F week.
And then. out of clear sky, French
and British troops began to join the
throng. At first the number was
EosSoS%k
thousand It is true that most of
these have gone on up into Serbia; but
all the necessary commtssary service
must be directed from Saloniki; all
the work of debarking not only the
newly arrived troops but the supplies,
must be handled there and in dupli-
cate, for the British have their own
machinery to this and quite distinct
from the French.
Naturally. there simply were not
enough shops in which to bake the
bread necessary for 50 great an in
crease of much less was
there enough wheat from which to
bake it. The same was true of every
other commodity necessary to life
and still is. Serbs, refugees from
their war-ridden country. began to ar
rive in such great numbers that the
Greek government suspended the rail-
way service with Monastir trying to
prevent this last peaceable invasion.
Nevertheless, some 10000 to 10000
have arrived. The population of Sa-
loniI<i in a few weeks has jumped from
100 900 to almost a million. And the
most rudimentary means of taking
care of such an increase are absolute
ly lacking even to water supply and
drainage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
Little bags
for shopping

A bit Of color CLOVIS out
from the dark tones Of the
leather shopping bags. 1t
is the velvet bags. in the gay
ETY. of the new hues. How
charming
Yes, there is black velvet too.
Prices range from $1.25 to
So.
Leather shopping bags are
not dull by any means.
cleaning. The leather it
self is full Of life-and
strength. Shapes are taste
full and attractive. Nearly
all the bags are fitted with
purse; some with mirror,
some with little toilet need
fuls.
Incisive values at 81 $1.50
and So.
I4ittle-shopping bags for
little folks. Cute and taste
full, SOC and 81.
Travelingvcases to go into
ones grip; fitted with all the
brushes and other articles
needed for toilet, So. 80 to
SO.
Music rolls of durable
leather, to So.
Left aisle front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
The joy of
Toy1and

much older folks for boys and girls And they
sharing in it.
Is there woman who doesn't delight in dolls?
Is there man without interest in little railways?
Toyland brings these to childrenand it brings them
to women.
Christmas will be Fathers Day and Mothers Day be-
they will share with the children in these very
things and in the hundreds of other delight giving things
that Toyland holds.
No; we are not sold out-though we've been far far
buster than before.
We don't intend to be sold out We shall have toys
here for folks who have hunting the very last thing
But folks who should do that hunting They
will do it with pleasures they will find choosing bet
ter; they will get personal these simply
because each member of the staff will have time
than later.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
TURKISH

s. Constantfnop1e, Dec 16-The fol-
lowing Turkish official statement was
given out here today;
ssNfessop otannian theatre: the fur
tfest houses of. Kut-Hl-Amara, sftuat-
ed on the right bank of the Tigris.
were. taken by storm Dec. "a One
of the hostile monitors was sunk.
Caucasus front: nothing of import
ance has occurred.
'.Dardanelles front: there have been
artillery engagements and conflicts
with bombs and aerial torpedoes."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-16
HOWLAND DRY GOODS co.

AS for the general aspect ofthe city;
it never was Greek indeed it As IAore
so now than it ever has been. But
it might be 8 sort Of greater Fort safd5
it might be Rdarseilles or 1lendon or
Alexandria. 1t is anything great
bazaar. human hive. But it is
not a Greek city It is not a city at
all. It is merely a spot on the map
where hundreds Of thousands Of hu-
man beings have congregated 4-and
where, few of them who can help it
will remain.