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and submission, and prevent as far
as possible the destruction of prop
erty and the murder of the whites"
Accordingly he set out for the Upper
Missouri, interviewing thousands Of
Indians on his way, and receiving
delegations from the most hostile
tribes, but before the peace commits
sion could deal with them, he was
obliged to return to Saint Louis,
where he was taken seriously i'll.
In 1868, however, he again started
on what Chittenden calls "the most
important mission of his whole career"
He travelled with the Peace Commits
sioners for some time, but later de-
termined to penetrate alone into the
very camp of the hostile Sioux. Gen
eral Stanley says Cibid): Father De
Smet alone Of the entire white race
could penetrate to these cruel savages
and return safe and sound" The
missionary crossed the Bad Lands,
and reached the main Sioux Camp of
some five thousand warriors under
the leadership of Sitting Bull. He
was received with extraordinary en-
thusiasm. His counsels were at once
agreed to, and representatives sent
to meet the Peace Commission. A
treaty of peace was signed on July
2, 1868, by all the Chiefs. This re-
suit has been looked on as the most
remarkable event in the history of the
Indian wars. Once again, in 1870,
he visited the Indians, to arrange for a
mission among the Sioux.
He died at Saint Louis, Missouri,
May %, 1873.
On behalf of the Indians, Father
De Smet crossed the ocean nineteen
times, visiting Popes, Kings and presi-
dents. and traversing almost every
European land. BY actual calculation
he travelled 100000 miles on his er-
rands of charity.
His writings are numerous and
vivid in descriptive power, rich in
anecdotes, and form an important con-
tribution to our knowledge of Indian
manners, customs, superstitions and
traditions. The general correctness
of their geographical observations is
testified to by latter explorers. Al
most childlike in the cheerful boy.
ancy of his disposition, he pre-
served this characteristic to the end,
though honored by statesmen, and
made Chevalier of the Order of Leo
pold by the King of the Belgians
That he was not wanting in personal
courage is evinced by many events in
his wonderful career. Though he
had frequent narrow escapes from
death in his perilous travels, and
often took his life in his hands when
penetrating among hostile tribes
he never faltered. But his main title
to fame was his extraordinary power
over the Indians, power no other
man is said to have equalled. Even
mont Catholic writer's declare him the
sincerest friend the Indians ever had
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AMERICA LEADS IN TALc AND
soAPsToNE.

The United States produces more
tale and soapstone than all the rest
of the world combined. Moreover, &C.
cording to ]. S. Diller, of the United
States Geological Survey, our produc-
ton has nearly doubled in the last
decade, increasing from 91,1S5 short
tons, valued at $94O,731, in 1904, to
1926 short tons, valued at $685.
O87, in 1914 OF tale alone the United
States produced 151,OSS tons, and of
soapstone, 81 1908 tons.
Tale is simple mineral of which
soapstone is an impure massive form.
Few people are aware how much we
owe to tale and soapstone. 1t is one
of the softest of minerals. 1t is so
smooth and slippery that it has be.
come a great panacea for friction in
many branches of human industry.
There are nine states producing this
useful mineral. New York continues
to be the leading producer, yielding
| uAOAO Suoh ~ pol COuI VI SHC SOId
production of tale in the United States
and far outranking all other states ex
cepting Vermont, which has in recent
years SO greatly increased its produc
tion that In 1914 its output was about
three-fourths that of New York. o.
soapstone, Virginia holds the greatest
supply. and backed up by Vermont il
meets the great demand for washtubs
sinks, and fireless cookers.
Tale is used in making talcum tot
let powder, the tailor uses it to chall
fabrics for new suits, and tale "slat'
pencils" and crayons have enabled
many scholars to solve knotty prob
lens. Tale bleaches our cotton clotl
and in paints we see it everywhere
but its chief use is as filler in pape
of many kinds from roofing to new
paper.
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AS tue bldCkIeeC were q constant
menace to other Indians for whom De
Smet was laboring, he determined to
influence them personally. This he
accomplished in 1S46 in the Yellow
stone Valley, where after battle with
the Crows, the Blackfeet respectfully
listened to the BLACK robe" He &C.
companied them to Fort Lewis in
their own country where he induced
them to conclude peace with the
other Indians to whom they were
hostile, and he left Father Point to
found mission among this formid-
able tribe. His return to st. Louis,
after an absence of three years and
six months, marks the end of his res
idence among the Indians, not from
his own choice, but by the arrange
ment Of his religious superiors who
deputed him to other work at st.
Louis University. His coadjutors in
his mission labors, made his founda-
tions permanent by dwelling among
the converted tribes.
De Smet now entered upon a new
phase of his career. Thus far his
life might be called private one,
though crowded with stirring dangers
from man and beast, from mountain
and flood. and marked by the sue
cessful establishment of numerous
stations over the Rocky Mountain re-
gion. But his almost inexplicable and
seemingly instantaneous ascendancy
over every tribe with which he came
In contact, and his writings which had
made him famous in both hemi.
Government to look to him for help
in its difficulties with the red men
and to invest him with a public
character. Henceforth he was to aid
the Indians by pleading their cause
before European nations and by
becoming their intermediary at Wash
ington. In 1851, owing to the influx
of whites into California and Oregon
the Indians had grown restless and
hostile. A general congress of tribes
was determined on, and was held in
Horse Creek Valley near Fort Lara
mie and the Government requested
De Smet's presence as paciicator. He
made the long journey and his pres
ence soothed the ten thousand Indian.
at the council and brought about {
satisfactory understanding.
In 1858 he accompanied Genera
Harvey as Chaplain in his expe
dition against the Utah Mormons, a
the close of which campaign tn
Government requested him to accom-
pany the same officer to Oregon an,
Washington Territories, where, it wa
feared, an uprising of the Indian
would soon take place. Here agail
, his presence had the desired effect
for the Indians loved him and trustee
him implicitly. A visit to the Siou
country at the beginning of tn
} Civil War convinced him that SER
, GUS situation confronted the Govern
ment. The Indians rose in rebellion
in August. 1862, and at the reques
, of the Government De Smet made
: tour of the Northwest. When h
found that punitive expedition ha
been determined, on he refused t
: lend to 1t the sanction of his presence
!. The condition of affairs becoming NOR
critical, the government again al
/. pealed to him in 1867 to go to, tn
, red men, who were engaged by whit
, mems perfidy and cruelty. and zen
deavor to bring them back to peac
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AN1|CONSCR|p1ON MEETING IN Ireland

A public meeting to protest against
the application to Ireland of the pro-
visions of the new Registration Bill
was held on Sunday, July 4, in Beres-
ford place. The speakers were Messrs.
O'Brien, Trades Council; Alderman
T. Kelly, Sean O'Kelly, T. c.. and
Connolly, Secretary Irish Transport
Workers Union.
The following poster, bearing no
imprint to indicate the place whence
it proceeded, was issued calling the
meeting:
REGISTRATION MEANS CONSCR1P.
TON,
A PUBLIC MEETING
To protest against the proposed act
for compulsory registration being ap-
piled to Ireland will be held on to.
day, Sunday, July 4,
At
Beresford Place It IL noon.
Several prominent speakers will ad-
dress the meeting.
Irish Party's Declaration-"We de-
clare that any attempt to bring into
force system of compulsory military
service will meet with our vigorous
resistance"
GOD SAVE IRELAND.
Mr.. O'Brien, who presided, said the
Registration Bill had yet to become
law, and they were entitled to fight
against any bill until it did become
law. II that bill became law they, as
workers and as Irishmen, would, he
said, resist it (applause). II they
had conscription in Ireland they
would have no mind of their own, and
such little liberty as they had would be
taken from them.
Alderman T. Kelly proposed reso'
luton strongly condemning any at
tempt to enforce CONSUMPTION on the
people of Ireland; and stating that
the proposed Compulsory Registration
Bill really meant the introduction of
the thin end of the wedge of con.
scription. They at that meeting
would register their determination, he
said, not to have the thin end of the
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British Honduras presents the in
congruous picture Of natural green.
house. capable of growing almost
every ordinary edible people desire,
importing all of its food from oversee.
Its natives know nothing whatever
about agriculture.
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70 UNVDL monument SUNDAY

On Sunday, August 9Th, a new
church will be dedicated and me-
mortal tablet unveiled at Greenwood,
s. D., IN nonor of the 18th annivers-
airy of Father De Smet's coming |
among the Indians. especially the |
Sioux. All the tribes evangelical by |
him will be present and many high |
dignitaries of the church from far
and near.
Father De Smet, whom 1t is said,
was the greatest Indian missionary
the world has ever known, was born at
Termonde, Belgium, January 80, 1901,
and emigrated to the United States
in 1921, through desire for mission
airy labors, and entered the Jesuit
novitiate at Whitemarsh, Maryland.
In 1923, however, at the suggestion Of
the United States Government, new
Jesuit establishment was determined
on and located at Florissant, near st.
Louis, Missouri for work among the
Indians. De Smet was among the
pioneers, and thus became one of the
founders of the Missouri Province of
the Society of Jesus.
His first missionary tour among the
red men was in 1888, when he founded
Saint Joseph's Mission at Council
Bluffs for the Pottawatomies. At this
time also he visited the Sioux to
arrange peace between them and the
Pottawatomies, the first of his peace
missions. What may be called his
life work did not begin, however, until
1910, when he set out for the Flat
head country in the far Northwest.
AS early as 1881, some Rocky Noun
tain Indians, had made trip to St.
Louis, begging for "black-robe" {,
and at the time their request could
not be complied with. Four Indian
delegations In succession were dis
patched from the Rocky Mountains to
Saint Louis to beg for BLACK robes"
and the last one. In 1889, composed
of some IrOquois who dwelt among
the Flatheads and Nez Perces. was
successful. Father De Smet was as
signed to the task and found his life
work.
He set out for the Rocky Mountain
country in 1910, and his reception by
the Flatheads and Pen d'Oreilles
was an augury of the great power
over the red men which was to char.
acterize his career.
Having impaired instruction, sur
veyed the field, and promised per
manent mission, he returned to Saint
Louis; he visited the Crows, eros
Ventres, and other tribes on his way
back, travelling in all 4,S14 miles. In
the following year he returned tc
the Flatheads, with Rev. Nicholas
Point, and established St. Mary's Mis-
sion on the Bitter Root River, some
30 miles north of Missoula, visiting
also the Coeur-d' Alenes. Realizing
the magnitude of the task before him
3 De Smet went to Europe in 1843 tt
solicit funds and workers, and in 1874
with new laborers for the mission
among them being six Sisters o.
II Notre-Dame de Namur, he returned
IF rounding Cape Horn and casting an
Choir in the mouth of the Columbis
5s River at Astoria. Two days afte1
q De Smet went by canoe to Fort Van
s9g couver to confer with Bishop o
III Blanchet, and on his return founded
ST. Ignatius Mission among the Kal
Sispels Of the Bay, who dwelt on Clark's
Fork Of the Columbia River, 40 miles
above it, mouth.
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wedge of CONSUMPTION driven in upon
them without protest. The British
government had the whole weight Of
authority, and the influence of the
Irish party on their side. They had
all the members of parliament and
some of the clergy
A Voice-Unfortunate
Alderman Kelly-They had plenty
of money, and everybody with in
fuence in Ireland forming commit
tees and societies. According to Mr.
Redmond, the English government
had 10000 Irishmen with the colors
and were receiving recruits at such q
rate per year that the manhood OF
Ireland would be drained.
Mr.. Seagham O'Kelly, T. c., sec
onded the resolution, speaking first
in Irish. He was not sure, he said
that the British government would try
to enforce consumption in Ireland. But
it was wise, at the same time, to lei
them know definitely and clearly that
there was a large body in that city
at any rate, who would pledge them
selves to resist conscription, and who
would act steadfastly and courageous
ly up to their pledges. They would
not follow the traitors path mapped
out for them by Redmond and his
people. They would not have the
banquets of Joe Devlin to Mike o:
Leary and his class.
Mr.. Connolly also supported the
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Bulmer Hobson states that al
their meeting at headquarters the
general council of the Irish Volun
teers reiterated the declaration of the
policy declared at their convention ir
October to resist any attempt tt
force the men of Ireland into military
service until free national govern
ment is empowered by the Irish PEG
pie themselves to deal with it; ant
declined to take any step, orally or II
writing, to facilitate any form of com
pulsory service"
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Aletster Crowley, who is said to be
the foremost Irish poet living, writing
In 1.-THE International" on English de.
generacy, states that the Reformation
was the moral ruin of England. It was
not at first obvious" he says. that
giving up Rome meant giving up God.
sooner or later. Indeed, the Puritan
was hickory; and the spirit survived
sporadically until recent years in the
savage professionalism of Autram.
Havelock, Nicholson and Gordon. But
they were the rear guard; their repre-.
sentative today is Cheltenham COL
onel who plaintively advertises in the
Morning Post" that England cannot
hope to win the war while idolatrous
practices like having 'Billiken'-or a
'Touchwood' continues! Pro.
testantism led to infidelity. Indiffer-
ences swept over England. Material.
ism reigned mammon became God"
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The River Jordan, which empties
into the Dead Sea, is only about forty
feet wide and 100 miles in length, but
1t is the most noted river in the world.
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The help should be greatest where
the need is sorest.
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Summary ompoa eecng labor and social service occurring
the religious atena unions industrial legislative
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Of society promote industrial prosperity
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Sir David Hennessy, the Lord Mayor
of Melbourne, Australia, is a Catholic.
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Edited by Peter Dez Service Commission the
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ASA' All INJURY UT Wcdhu0SS VI any
member is the common concern of
the entire organism. There are peo-
pie in every community that require the
help Of others in one or many ways.
This is especially true of the great
industrial centers of this country, with
their foreign colonies, where the Ian
guage, customs and American stand.
ards of life are unknown or ignored.
Body, mind and posterity of the tre-
mendous immigrant population are ex-
posed to many dangers in the process
of acclimatization. The sudden
change from the peasant conditions
of Europe to the industrial workshop
or factory life of American cities is
fatal to many who do not find under.
standing, sympathy and relief. To
discover the needs of community
and to provide the remedy is the bust.
ness of the social survey.
Friendly Visiting.
Catholic charity must find way to
reach every Catholic family in need
A co-ordinated system Of friendly Wis
iting shall classify the needs and dis
tribute the functions of relief. There
may be unsanitary conditions and ig'
norance Of home-making; dependent,
defective and delinquent children;
child labor, disease and drunkenness:
unemployment. old age and irreligion
Not only is goodwill and kindness re-
quired here, but also knowledge, tact
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-09
GOVERNMENT OWNED SHIPS
WOULD GIVE OUR SHIPPERS
BETTER Rates and PROFIT

cised over Yates of transportation
in order that conditions like
these existing shall become i'm
possible.
Freight rates have advanced
to all portions of the globe. The
least advance amounts to 10 per
cent; that on Asiatic business.
The depression in the steel bus
mess is due in part to the fact
that rates on steel and iron
goods have advanced ten, twenty
and thirty per cent. All South
African rates have advanced
twenty per cent; South American
twenty-five per cent and the
rates to European ports have ad-
vanced all the way from five to
one thousand per cent, depend
ing on the character of the mer-
chandise carried and the port of
destination.
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BY ellison Gardner

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--High
ocean freight rates due to the
lack of an American merchant
marine is responsible in a large
measure for bad times. Cotton
does not move from the south to
find its foreign markets in part
because freight rates on cotton
are almost prohibitive. The pres
ent rate on cotton from Calves
ton to Bremen is ten times that
which existed year ago. This
in spite of the fact that cotton Ia
not contraband and that the bel
ligerent governments are sup
posed to permit its free passage.
This rate is due chiefly to the
fact that our commerce is car
ried by foreign ships almost ex-
clusively.
In reporting the ship-purchase
bill to the senate the commerce
committee said: I'VE stand
hopelessly at the waterfronts and
let others do our business for US,
to their own great gain, subject
to their own risks. They do 1t
in their own way as to time,
place, and character of transpor-
tation and no one will pretend
they have extended to us in all
respects equal facilities to those
they have furnished their own
people. Control should be exer-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-09

John A. Watts. who appears at
the Tacoma theater Sunday mat
inee and night with Richards 4
Pringle's Famous Georgia Min
strels. Is Justly styled THE
Grand Old Man Of Minstrelsy.'
Mr.. Watts, who is now In his
seventy-fifth year. has been con-
nected with this company for
twenty-three years. and during
that time has sung but two
songs. those old time gems. dear
to hearts Of those of us whose
hair IL sprinkled with gray. "Sil-
yer Threads Among the Cold"
and when You and ! Were
Young. Maggie"
This old gentleman has voice
of truly remarkable range and
sweetness.
He will positively appear and
sing these old time successes
with this company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-09
Japanese Jiu JitSu is
Feature at Panta6eS

For the first time Tacoma vau-
deville patrons will have an OPP
portunity of seeing the Mikado's
Own Jiu Jitsu- troupe, clever ex-
ponents of the Japanese art Of
self defense, on the new Pan
tages bill. There are fourteen
of these wonderful athletes and
the manner in which they display
their skill in the art of Oriental
wrestling is said to be extremely
interesting. No less expert than
the men are the women members
of the troupe.
For comedy the new bill will
offer Danny Simmons, "the mill
tary hobo" Danny is no stranger
to Tacoma. With his military
and Scottish monologue, he is as
funny as ever.
The Jules Marceau act is new
to Tacomans. There are two
men and a woman who do some
juggling and balancing decidedly
out of the ordinary, but the big
hit is made by two wonderfully
trained dogs in as clever and
funny bit of canine acting as
has been seen on the Pantages
circuit.
Martoll and Hatch are two
girls who appear in stirring
dramatic sketch of, a sensational
type, called THE Test"
Armand Wright and Henrietta
Lane are modern society dancers
presenting "A Terpsichorean
Cocktail.' Ted and Uno Bradley
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-09
Empress Juvenile To
Have 'sFreCkleS" Role

For the first time in Tacoma,
the dramatization Of the widely
known and popular story of
"Freckles' will be presented on
the stage at the Empress theater
beginning with matinee Sunday.
Thousands of readers through
out the country have read Gene
Stratton Porter's charming book
and 1t still continues one of the
most popular pieces of fiction in
the shelves of the public library.
Two years ago, with the assist
ance of the author, the play was
made by Neil Twombley and was
presented in eastern cities with
decided success. Last season it
was sent on tour but it's route
did not bring it to the Pacific
Coast. This season the business
has been VIGOROUSLY bad for
touring companies and . second
tour of the play was not at
tempted. Knowing the interest
the story aroused, Manager
Richards obtained the play for
his company and its first per-
Torrance will attract no little
attention.
As the readers of the book
may Judge, the staging of the
play makes no mean demands in
the way of production for two
of the scenes are in the great
forest, known to the readers as
"The Limberlost." where the
most interesting incidents of the
story take place.
Neil McKinnon, juvenile of the
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Continuing its policy OF ex-
hibiting the very best first-run
pictures. with change OF program
daily. the vaudette theater. nth
and X street. has signed up an
other all-star movie bin for Sun
day.
The Girl at the Lock- q two
reel Lubin drama. Is the Sunday
feature film. With II IA pre-
scented ''The Rose and the
Thorn" q two-reel vttagraph
feature. with Naomi Childers and
Darwin karr IN the leading roles.
For Mondays program the