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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22
Prominent Jesuits
at Pa1l-American
Scientific Congress

The Society Of Jesus was we'll rep.
resented at the Pan-American Scien.
tific Congress: Rev. Mariana Cutter.
rez-Lanza, S. j., sub-Director of the
Belen Observatory, Havana, Cuba, and
Rev. Simon Sarasota, S. j., Director of
the Observatory of the College of
Montserrat, Cienfuegos, Cuba, were
present as official delegates of the
Cuban government. Rev. George L.
Coyle, S. j., represented Holy Cross
College, Worcester, Mass; Rev. John
F. Fitzpatrick, 8. j., Boston College;
Mr.. Geo. F. Strohaver, S. j., Fordham
University; Mr.: Richard B. schmitt.
S. j., Canisius College; Rev. John J..
Gipprick, 8. j., st. Louis University,
and Rev. Francis A, Toudorf, s, j.,
Georgetown University. During the
sessions on Astronomy, Meteorology
and Seismology, many interesting pa
pers were read by the Jesuit Fathers.
Rev. Francis A. Tondorf, 9. j., was
appointed by DR.. Robert 8. Wood
ward, President of the Carnegie Insti-
tuition of Washington, as member Of
the Committee of this section.
1t may be of interest to note that
DR.. Henry X. Arctowski, Librarian OF
the New York Psihllc Library, one Of
the foremost autAot1ties on Dynamic
Meteorology in the States, and DR.. H
H. Clayton, Chief Of the Argentine
Meteorological Observatory, paid pub
lie tribute to the notable investiga
tions of the Jesuit Fathers in the
Americas.
At the close Of the session, Rev
Francis A. Tondorf, s. j., of George
town University, was appointed q
member of Committee of five to
formulate a Pan-American Meteoro
logical and Seismological Association
for the Americas.
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MOST iNHuMAN ACT OF WAR.

MOST INHUMAN ACT OF WAR.
In published interview, Miss Ma.
bel Boardman, president of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, says:
This latest decree of the British
Privy Council, in prohibiting the dis
patch Of relief supplies of any sort
to Germany and her allies. is the most
inhuman act of war. 1t is a crime
against humanity,
I'VE shall appeal to the Chief Elk.
ecutive and the State Department to
have this order rescinded. Ever since
the beginning of the war we have had
trouble in regard to sending relief
supplies. not only to Germany, but to
other countries-some Of them Great
Britain's allies.
Great Britain's decree prohibiting
the sending Of rubber goods to Ger.
many prevents the supplying or the
field and emergency hospitals with
rubber gloves and rubber materials
so essential in hospital work. Hun
dreds have died of infection. Some
have been physicians and nurses. The
latter included some volunteer Red
Cross workers from America.
I'VE are acting for humanity, but
God knows what the English are act
ing for.
I'VE shall continue to send relief
material to Great Britain"
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the proposed lecturer securing place
in which to speak on her religious
topics. not quite in accord with the
Roman Catholic religion, citizens of
the Protestant faith and denomina-
tions emphatically opposed and decid-
ed that Albion was not the place for
Anna M. Lowry to give her views on a
subject that might not interest the
general public. and cause a feeling of
unrest In now harmonious and peace.
full religious community.
A number of our leading citizens
did not approve of a lecturer coming
here discussing subject that would
naturally stir up strife and a bitter
feeling among certain ones in q COM
munity where fraternalism among the
different churches now reigns su-
preme.
1t might be fitting at this time to
say that Rev. Francis Sullivan, rector
of st. Joseph's Church, on Sunday last
at two masses alluded briefly to the
advertised Anna M. Lowry lecture, but
was pleased to announce that men,
bers Of the Protestant faith put stop
to her coming here, members of st.
Joseph Church not having anything to
do in the matter.
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CARLOAD OF BABIES.

A carload" of infants from 18
months to three years old from the
New York Founding and Orphan asy-
lum were given to childless couples in
Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota as Christ
mas gifts. The children in charge of
two Sisters Of Charity passed through
Iowa on the Illinois Central last Fri.
day. A portion of the children were
left in Chicago. Others were distrib.
uted In Iowa, All of the infants are
of American born parents and were
neat and clean. They had been in the
institution since they were two weeks
old. Placing such infants in good
homes is the best way of dealing with
foundlings, most of whom would get
into evil ways II cast into the world
at the age of fourteen.-Buffalo Echo.
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What's in a name? Not much any
more. Thomas Mulry, president Of the
Emigrants' Bank of New York, tells
of going to the Tombs prison and, see.
ing an Irish Catholic name over cell,
stopped to speak to the prisoner.
Judge of his surprise to find the own.
er of the name typical Jew, Of New
York. Indignant, Mr.. Mulry said:
"Say, friend, don't you know that the
two races, the Irish and the Jew, are
the only ones in New York that are
suffering from prejudice? Why did
you give an Irish Catholic name? It
is an injustice to the race!" That's
so," said the Jew. "The next time l
am arrested will give good Yankee
name." This incident explains to a
certain degree the presence of SO
many Catholic names in unenviable
roles. The prize-fighter and the crook
invariably will choose Celtic names.
They believe that they are more pop
ular. Many supposed Irish warrior
is disguised Hebrew. The late
Principal Keeper Connaughton, of Sing
Sing, once told us of the practice of
prisoners in giving Irish Catholic
names when entering the prison. The
reason was that more freedom on &C.
count of religious services was enjoyed
by the Catholics than by tho others.
This practice has led to the false i'm.
preston that has gone abroad of the
great numbers of Catholics that are
in Jail says Valerian in the Tablet.
Recently uninformed individuals
have been making some rash state
ments. One bigot so far forgot him.
self as to say that "over 80 per cent
of the prisoners at Sing Sing were
graduates Of the parochial schools. u
Now, by "parochial schools" are meant
the American Catholic schools, fol
parochial schools are practically un.
known outside of the United States
Such a statement is malicious and
false and is the utterance of one who
is not really bothered by the desire OF
bSng truthful. We are in a position
to know the real facts of the case
In Sing Sing prison careful statistics
and records are kept. Upon his en-
trance every prisoner is questioned
minutely as to his relations, occupa
tion, nationality and religion. This
record is faithfully kept. We have
seen with our own eyes the official
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DIVORCE STATISTICS.

William N. Gemmill, Judge of the
municipal court of Chicago, has pub.
lished a very careful analysis and a
thorough study of genius and euge'
MICS. A perusal of this will be of in.
terest to every student Of sociology
and of our modern, complex social life.
Under the head of divorces we find
some interesting figures on the mum.
ber of divorces granted in the various
countries. The following will indicate
the situation: Germany, $3.50; Prus
sia, 5,2s1; France, 1884; Hungary
2,130; Italy, S19;. England and Wales
56S; Scotland, 176; Sweden, 800;
Switzerland, 1858; United States, IS,
502; Japan, 93,949; Ireland, 1. For 9
complete list see Judge Gemmill's pub
lication.
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IRISH RACE CONVENTION

The national convention Of the rep.
resentatives Of the Irish race from all
sections Of the country has been called
to meet In New York City on March 4,
and 5, 1916. A previous call was made
for this convention to be held during
the present month at Washington, o.
c. The date and place, however, has
been changed. The condition Of affairs
in ireland, the suffering which ireland
has endured on account Of the present
war, make It imperative that Irish SEN
timent be expressed through conven-
tion Of the Irish race as soon az pos.
sible.
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PRISON RECORDS ASSUMING IRISH NAMES

record of the prison for this n s.
of November. We were curious t.
find out how many parochial school
pupils were on the list and the result
was very consoling. To begin with
there are actually 1897 prisoners in
the institution of all races and creeds
OF these 1893 claim to be Catholics, or
about 56 per cent. Out of this appar-
emily large proportion only So prison
ers had ever been in a parochial
school.
This means that about 3.3 per cent
of the total population and SO per
cent of the full nulnbe: OF Catholic
prisoners received their training in
parochial schools. Thirty.two of the
fifty-two Catholics graduated from pa
rochial schools, which brings the Cath
olic school graduates to 2 per cent of
the entire population and S.6 per cent
Of the total Catholic population. Thus
it Is that fact and fancy differ. cover
80 per cent" says the bigot without
the knowledge. "But per cent" say
the official statistics. This speaks vol.
umes for the good work of the paro-
chial schools of the state. A careful
investigation into the personal records
of the prisoners calling themselves
Catholics" would, we believe, find
many of them not really of the house
hold of the faith, Many of them are
Of the poor and illiterate classes who
come from Europe, ignorant of oul
laws and customs. They fall easily
into the hands of the police and, not
being acquainted with the language o1
the country, they give but poor de-
fense of their actions and suffer in
consequence. Money keeps many 8
man out of Jail. The lack of it sends
many an unfortunate to Jail. The well
known tendency Of foreigners from
Catholic countries in staying away
from Church when they arrive on oul
shores hardly justifies their claim tc
be called Catholics" No church, nc
Catholic school education and no reli
gfous instruction in their homes, are
natural preliminaries to prison. life
Calling such men Catholics" is T,
shocking misuse of the name.
1t is interesting to note that in thil
State prison Of New York more thar
half of the Catholics were born II
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Notorious Anna Lowry
Could Not Get a Hearing

AT the writing of this, a storm of
against the murder of
Americans in Mexico, coupled with
condemnation of the admins
tration's Mexican policy, is raging in
sthe national Legislature. The most bit
ter attack upon the Mexican policy
of the administration fell from the lips
of Senator Borah, who declared that
If the lid could be taken of the State
Department, and the people permitted
Ito know what outrages had been COM
!: mitted, they would determine for
: themselves what should be done"
President Wilson has announced
= that General Carranza and the de
j facto government of Mexico are to be
given full opportunity, without inter-
vention from the United States, to
Z. demonstrate ability to restore order
and protect foreign rights in the
southern republic.
His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons, i'm
an interview, says: with religion
outlawed in Mexico, there is no hope
for the people there.
Cali that has been done in Mexico in
. the past tor civilization, for progress,
for humanity, has beer done under
the guidance of the church. Today
the church is cut of from all COM
munion with it's people in that sorely
distressed land.
I'VE would give them material aid,
but our agencies for assistance are
shattered, our bishops exiled and our
clergy without abiding places. We
can see nothing in the immediate fu.
ture but continuance Of the domina-
, ton Of the forces of irreligion, athe-
ism and anarchy in the Mexican coun.
try.
with no desire to embarrass Presi.
, dent Wilson, but rather having every
wish to aid in all endeavors to bring
peace and quiet again to the people
of Mexico, I cannot be blind to the
fact that the ultimate destruction Of
:, all authority in that land is the logi
cal result Of the policy Of this admin
istration from its very inception. We
cannot apply to the Mexicans the
principles upon which our OWL gov
ernment is founded. Simple, illiterate
unframed for participation in even the
humblest functions of government
they have been unit to be suddenly
called upon. to~-organize their stats
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22

CATHOLIC SETTLERS WANTED.
The community In and around Mack,
Itasca County, Minn., offers unusual
opportunities to Catholic settlers and
many Of the leading citizens Of that
place are interested In encouraging
Catholic home.seekers to visit that
vicinity to look over the opportunities
offered in the way Of securing homes.
The citizens Of Mack interested In on.
couraging Catholic settlers are In no
way connected with real estate COM
panies and have but one interest, that
Of building up the community with a
substantial Catholic population. Com
municatlons may be addressed to
Louis G. lie Vine, or Mr.. Hulehan
Mack, Itasca County, MINI.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22
DEGREES eRITAIN's ACTS.

Representative Simeon D. Foss of
Ohio held the attention Of the House
last week during an hours speech in
which he demanded that American
rights on the seas be upheld without
reference to the identity Of the foreign
country that might be effected; de-
nounced British interference with
American neutral trade and offered q
resolution for an immediate inquiry
by Congress into interference with
neutral rights.
Mr.. Foss said he believed retalia'
tory embargo on the shipment of arms
would bring England to terms, and he
would vote for it as a necessary
means to compel warning nations to
respect our rights.
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along the democratic line of our own.
The strong man has been needed in
Mexico. The long and energetic rule
of Porf1rio Diaz demonstrated that.
But since Diaz no strong man has won
the favor of our government.
$50 far as the United States
committing itself to the recognition
of Carranza is concerned, Senator
Lodge expressed precisely the views
I hold. He asked whether the Ambas-
sador Of the United States should pur-
sue Carranza to present his credentials
whether to the hasty campaign
place of an irregular soldier on the
march or into some ruined village
held only for moment and unworthy
the name of capital.
"since Huerta," the Cardinal con.
tinued, mo really strong man has ap.
peared at the head of any Mexican
faction. When considerations which
apparently were to be all.controlling,
made Huerta's recognition impossible,
all that has followed came logically
ana inevitably.
Mexico today is in worse shape
than ever before. The whole truth
about the outlawry, the robbery, the
wholesale assassinatiors in that un.
happy country is not being told. There
are many affidavits in existence cor.
roborating not only the reports Of
cruelty to priests, but the outragea
rerpetrated upon holy women. Unfor
tunately, too, these cannot be looked
upon wholly as incidents only of q
lawless past which the Carranzistai
are trying to correct today.
There is much evidence that the
same atrocities are being perpetrated
now, particularly In Yucatan, to which
the power Of Carranza has recently
beer extended.
Indeed, they are only the sort o.
procedure that may be expected from
barbarous forces, who. from theil
leader down, are animated by ferc,
hostility to all forms Of religion-no
only to my church, but to yours, ant
to all others.
II do not believe that Q government
founded on atheistic principles vii
last and it 10 for this reason. amonl
others, that I have no confidence II
this latest expedient Of the admin
istration for restoring order In Mez
ico."
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eIoors TO MEET.

A mass meeting will be held on
Thursday. January 20, at p. m. at
Cooper Union, Astor Place, New York
city, under the auspices of the com.
bined Local Courts, Guardians OF
Liberty" Of New York city.
The meeting will be for the purpose
Of protesting against the religious
features of the Gary plan. Many
speakers will be present. among them
Chief Guardian Lieutenant.G General
Nelson A. Miles.
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ORDINATIONS At CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITY.

A very solemn ceremony took place
recently in the chapel of st. Paul's
College, Catholic University, when
hea young Canadians were clothed
9 SE O. habit Of the missionary
plSab;< <0ci.c,int Paul the Apostle.
They WQ1 David of Montreal,
and Austin'> and Basil Doyle
of Toronto, Cana
Very Rev. John ]. Hughes Of New
York, c. S. p, Superior General of
the Paulist Fathers, conducted. the
ceremony, assisted by Very Rev. Wal.
ter Elliott, c. S. P, of the Apostolic
Mission House. Among those present
was Very Rev. George M. Soarls,
c. s. p, ex-superior general of the
Paulist Community.
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MORAN IS REELECTED.

MORAN IS REELECTED.
At the largest annual meeting Of
the Washington Chamber of Com.
merce in several years, held last week
at the New Willard, P. T. Moran was
unanimously reelected President, and
presented with gavel, made by
Franklin A. Whalen superintendent
of the Washington estate at Mt. Yer
non) and carved from a magnolia
purpura tree planted near Washing
toms home by General Lafayette in
1924.
Mr.. Moran is we'll known through
out the country, being President of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians in the
District of Columbia.
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kNioHTLY WORK.

A club house for Catholic young men
was opened at the beginning of the
fall semester Of the Oregon Agricul-
tural College at Corvallis, Ore. It is
modern and comfortable in every de.
tail. The local council Of the knights
of Columbus hit upon this plan Of
keeping Catholic students together and
diminishing expenses.
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ARRESTED At CHURCH FAIR.

ARRESTED At CHURCH FAIR.
Eight men we're arrested recently at
a Catholic Church fair in st. Louis.
Gambling with a "chuck.a-luck" wheel
was the charge. Church fairs are q
nuisance anyhow and the sooner they
are abolished the better. Catholics,
anxious to do their parish duty, ought
to put their money in the collection
box and not on gambling wheel. We
have little sympathy for the arrested
octette.-Wichita Advance.
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MARYLAND AUTHORS SISTER
DIES.

Miss Fannie r. Randall, sister of
James Ryder Randall, author Of Mary
land, My Maryland" died recently at
her home, 1904 John street. Baltimore,
from paralysis. She was stricken sud-
denly on her return from mass in Cor
pus Christi church. It had been her
custom to attend daily mass there for
many years. She had been in excel
lent health up to that day, and when
stricken was busy with her crochet
ing needles.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22
ESTATE ENR,cHEs NUNS.

Seattle, Wash.-The estate of the
late Malcolm McDougal, pioneer lum-
ber and timberman and founder of the
town Of Orlllia, valued between $780,.
600 and 100000, will go to the i'm.
mediate family Of the pioneer and to
the Carmelite nuns, according to the
terms of the will filed for probate. Mr..
McDougall died in this city Dec. 27
last,
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JUSTICE CHARLES De coURcY
FOR THE SUPREME COURT.

Many of the Senators and Represen-
tatives i'm Congress are requesting
President Wilson to appoint Justice
Charles A. De Courcy of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, to fill the va
cancy created by the death Of Justice
Lamar.
From the record and reputation Of
Justice De Courcy, President Wilson
could make no better selection, nor
more popular one, than to appoint him
to the Supreme Bench.
Justice De Courcy Is one Of the most
distinguished laymen of the Alumni
of Georgetown University; an exem.
plary Catholic; an ardent Knight of
Columbus, and an active member OF
the National Conference Of Catholic
Charities.
There are now two Catholics or the
United States Supreme Bench-Chie
Justice White and Justice McKenna
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22
MUCH AMMUNITION SHIPPED.

Ammunition, not including dyna-
mite, to the value of $121,743,947, has
been shipped to Europe from the Unit
ed States in the fifteen months ended
October, 1915, according to table
prepared by the Department of Com
merce and presented to the Senate
last week by Senator Stone of Mis-
souri,, Chairman of the Foreign rela-
tions Committee. Shipments of car
tridges were valued at $25,175,184;
gun-powder. at $25,972,9O5; other ex-
plosives, $53,581 ,225, and firearms.
$13,413,625.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22

CATHOLIC HEADS MAssAcHU.
8ETTs NORMAL SCHOOL.
The Massachusetts State Board Of
Education has chosen John J. Ma.
honey, assistant superintendent Of
schools in Cambridge. to be principal
Of the State Normal school in Lowell
He 10 the first Catholic to hold such
. post in Massachusetts. Mr.. Mahoney
graduated from Harvard university
and continued his studies abroad.
Later he served as master of the OH.
YER school in Lawrence.
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LOYAL ALUMNI TO RAISE 100000.
Fifty members Of the Alumni Asso-
citation of La Sale College, Philadel-
phia, met at the college recently and
inaugurated . campaign to raise the
sum Of 100000 for enlarging the
buildings of the college and extending
the college work.
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MENACE "ho1 GUILTY."

MENACE mot GUILTY."
The publishers of the Menace who
have been on trial in the United States
District Court in Missouri last week
were declared mot guilty" at the con-
clusion of the trial. They we're in
dicted and charged by the Federal gov
ernment with using the United States
mails for the distribution of obscene
matter.
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WOULD DESIGNATE NATIONAL
ANTHEM.

To make the "star Spangled Bans
ner," words by Francis Scott Key and
music by Samuel Arnold. the national
anthem Of the United States, 10 the
object Of q bill introduced last week
by Senator Clapp.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22
FRANcIscANs FOUNDERS.

A committee from San Antonio,
Texas, headed by the Mayor of that
city, called upon Cardinal Gibbons to-
day. the 8th inst. to invite His Emf
nence to attend threeday conven.
tion preparatory to celebrating the
20Oth anniversary of the founding Of
that city by the Franciscan mission
aries.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22

A METROPOLIS OF THE DEAD,
In the Catholic cemetery Of Calvary,
on Long Island, are more than one mil.
lion bodies, and, on an average, sixty
are added every day.
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ASKS FOR A MILLION DOLLAR
APPROPRIATION.

A bill has been introduced in the
United States Senate asking for an ap-
propriation Of q million dollars for the
purpose of turning Fort Smelling into q
military academy.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22

LONG LIFE FOR PRIEST.
Father Dandurand, Of the Oblates Of
Mary Immaculate, at st. Boniface,
Manitoba, II 81 years old.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-01-22
MEXICO HAD FIRST AMERICAN
HOSPITAL.

st. Martins hospital in Mexico City,
established in 1880, was the first hos
pital in America.
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