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The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-06
TAN TO YIELD S50O,0OO

Washington Alaska Territor- iaI license tax laws upon fishing an mining corporations were put into eftec- by 9 supreme court ruling Jun. b, 1917. Appeals in test sui,s from the lower courts decrees uDaoldiug the territorial legis- latUre's tax acts were dismissed.
 The decision of the supreme cour in upholding the Territorial eour3 iu the taxation cases generally Uleases Alaskans, because of the fact that it means a guarantee of a, additional income to the territory cf nearly $5OO,OO0 annually. This income from the cannery tax of from l to cents a case on sal mon, a saltery tax Of 21a cents per 1OJ pounds of fish, a fish trap tax of $JOO per year and a gill net tax of $1 for each 100 feet, as well as mining tax of per cent of the net income in excess of $5,OOO.
 The suit was commenced by re- preseutauyes of mining and fishing interests at Juneau, following the demand Of the territorial officials fer taxes as imposed by the Legis- Iaturse of 1913 and 1915. The com uanies admitted the facts and the amounts due in the test cases, and the territory agreed to accept taxes and accrued interest at the rate Of s per cent and waive achievements of the penalties provided by law, In case the decision resulted faYorao4y to the territory.
 Penalties in the statutes for non Laymene of taxes include a 10 per cent interest charge as 9 fine, Wlth each month a separate offense.
 Fish packers and mining men VII objected to the payment of the ter !itoriaI tax did so on the ground that it was an additional tax, as they were already paying a federal tax. Their point was that the Organic Act which was passed by Congress in 1912, and which gave Alaska her Territorial form of gov ernment, specifically provided that khe territory should not legislate on fish or fur laws. The act Of 1906, which exempted the salmon canneries from the federal tax of 4 cents a case, by the release of sal non try from private hatcheries, al so was brought into the case, be- cause it specified that the federal tax shall be in lieu of all other license fees and taxes"
 The territory contends that the organic act, passed in 1912, should mot operate to prevent the legisla- lure from imposing other and addi- tional licenses and taxes" The ter ritorS&l point Of view was that this section of the law repealed the act Of 1906 and made canneries and miniGg companies liable for a terri torial tax which would be "other and additional" to the federal tax
 The first territorial tax imposed
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-06
OFFICIAL CTTY PAPER
 h 8. KELLER, Publisher

Admitted 'es second class mail matter July IS, 1898. at ths skag. way P. O.
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Subscriptions Rates

Subscriptions And Advertisements
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The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-06
Picture Frames.

In the early parts of the fifteenth century carvers and gilders in Venice were permitted to attach their names to the frames of pictures by famous artists.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-06
Dirty Windows.

A German professor has ascertained that.in industrial cities windows which have not been '...shed for ten days ex- clude from = , -i5 per cent of the light. If noi bed for four weeks they may e::,...-- as much as 80 per cent of the ligGt.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-06

Glass, china andreputatiOn- are easily cracked and never well mended.- Franklin.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
Fifty CONVERTS
IN one Year

Such has been the spiritual harvest
of the Rev. Laurence CosgrOve, who
has been in charge of the Darwin
Forest city parish in the Archdiocese
of st. Paul past one year. This CLEAN
ing is at the rate of one convert per
week, which would be very remark
able If Father Cosgrove had not been
equally successful in his former
charges in the past The converts
drawn from an area which embraces
only one hundred Catholic families,
represented many races and denomi-
nations and were typical of the many
peoples who have settled down in the
Northwest.
A Dovay Bible bound in Egyptian
seal, with the fifty names inscribed,
including inquirers class, in gold let
tiers was presented to the Right Rev.
erend Bishop by Joseph Miller Of the
convert clan who made q brief but
felicitous address. Father Cosgruve
deserves praise for q zeal which a.
though ardent has never been narrow
or sectarian. -. Y
October, A. d. 1917.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
BISHOP BUSCH LEADS
SOLDIERS TO DEPOT
Of German Descent, He Is True
Blue American.

OF German Descent, He Is a True
Blue American.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Busch is receiving
much recognition in all patriotic dem
constructions, not only in st. Cloud but
also in surrounding counties. During
the past week he has given no less
than six addresses, speaking chiefly
on loyalty to Country, and giving
practical and sincere heart to heurt
talks to the drafted men from the To-
cal districts. At Belgrade he organ
lied a branch of the Red Cross and
spoke on Red Cross work.
When the selected men of st. Cloud
marched down to the Great Northern
depot to entrain for cantonment,
Bishop Busch marched at their head,
carrying an American flag, thus eff
cialiy giving the church Endorsement
and the clerical blessing to thuse
members of his church, and they con-
stituted a majority and to the eau Sc
in which they were enlisted.
Himself a German by descent, sp.r-
itual advisor and director of more men
of German birth and descent than ally
other man in the United States, rove
high above nativity, consanguinity
and nationality and openly, unquali-
fiedly and courageously proclaina.d
his allegiance to the United Stat4s
and the cause of humanity.
In the years that lie before, high
among the names of great Americans,
who rendered the highest service to
America when America needed SER
vice will be written the name of the
Right Reverend Joseph Busch.-Min'
neapolis Journal.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
SERIOUS SHORTAGE
OF CLERICALS
6eminaries and Novitiates Report
Great Decreases in Number of Stu
dents Studying for the
Priesthood.
MANY co AS cHAPLAINs.

That a marked shortage of Catholic
priests in the United States will be
one of the consequences of the war is
indicated by reports from various Sec
lions of the country. In several do
ceses the ordinaries have found it nee
essary to shorten the customary course
in theology and to ordain the students
before the time originally appointed.
The situation will probably become
even more serious when the various
chaplains to the national army have
been appointed. The number of stu
dents at the various seminaries is
considerably reduced this year, owing
to enlistments and to the draft. Stu
dents at recognized theological semi
naries are exempt from military SER
vice, but exemption is not being grant
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
THE KINGS.

The kings are dying! in blood and
flame
Their sun is setting to rise no more.
They have played too long at the an
cient game
OF their bluer blood and the bolted
door,
Now the blood of their betters is on
their hands
The blood of the peasant, the child,
the maid;
And there are no waters in all the
lands
Can battle them clean of the dark
stain laid.
They have sinned in malice and crav-
For the sake of their tinsel have
To the hate-built trench and the death
drop sheer,
But the day will come when the
kings are gone.
The kings are dying! beat. o We
drums.
The worldwide rule of the demo.
O bugles, cry out for the day that
comes
When the kings that we're shall be
marvelled at!
Hugh ]. Hughes. In The Hibernian
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
HIS PoLITENEss EXPLAINED.

The spirit of young America is
we'll illustrated in the following:
A Sister of St. Joseph, about to
return block or so to her convent,
looked around the street for com.
panion. A polite boy passing at the
time tipped his hat to her. The nun
smiled and Immediately called him
to escort her to her convent. Where
dc you go to, school, sonnie?" she
said, smiling to the gallant youngster.
Il go to the public school," was
the ready answer.
What church do you attend?" was
the next question, and the boy an
swered quickly. II don't go to a
church, l go to synagogue, for I'm
Jew"
Much astonished the Sister re-
sponded, We'll, this is wonderful
that you, a Jewish boy, should be SO
gracious as to tip your hat to a nun.
How does it happen?"
The boy smiled knowingly and said,
Sister, l always tip my hat to a sis
ter, because if didn't do so the guys
on my street would knock my block
off."-The Brooklyn Tablet.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
SIGNS OF lIBERTY's
Dawn IN: IRELAND

Four Expressions Indicating Trend Of
the Times-The Convention Gaining
in Prestige-Thomas Sinclair Writes
Another Good Letter-Dean O'con-
nor Advises Against Sein Fein
Extraordinarily. Maccrory Proud
Of the Convention-The Castle
Working for it's Failure.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
De LA SALE INSTITUTE.
"You Should Be Other, christophers or
Christ Bearers"

Rev. T. Cullen told his youthful
hearers, in an address given to the
student body assembled in the school
hall, to honor the admiral of the
Ocean Seas" After short sketch of
the trials and triumphs of Columbus,
the speaker developed this idea in a
touchingly eloquent address during
cooperation in the great work which
Columbus had so much at heart. ITO
bring all men to Christ" In conclud-
ing, Father Cullen pleaded most earn
estly with his attentive audience that
there be no slackers in De La Sale
when Gods or their country's honor
calls them to action.
Malcolm Jose recited love of Coun-
try" with feeling and force. After
this recitation the newly organized or
chestra gave a good account of itself
by rendering in a pleasing manner
several choice selections
The Senior Literary Society present
ed Columbus Day program. Thomas
Coskran spoke on "The Crisis in the
Life of Columbus" treating briefly of
the help which he secured from Queen
Isabella through the influence of Prior
Juan Perez. Allan Gomez. who spoke
on the boyhood of Columbus, dwell
particularly on his indomitable will
which manifested itself even in his
childhood. The orchestra concluded
the program by playing "The Star
| Spangled, Banner"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
DEATH OF NOTED CATHOLIC
Mrs. Thomas Fortune Ryan Had Given
20 Millions to Catholic Projects.

Suffern, N. Y, Oct. 1S.-Mrs. Thorn
as Fortune Ryan, whose death at her
country home near here was announc-
ed early today, was perhaps one OF
the most generous benefactors of Cath.
ole philanthropies in America. 1t is
estimated by close friends that she
had given $2OO0o,0OO to various OBJ
jects connected with the Catholic
church. Because of her benefactions,
Mrs. Ryan was made a papal countess
in 1907 by Pope Plus x, but she never
used the title At that time she and
Countess Anna Leary were the only
women i'm this country entitled to use
that title.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
MRS. p. L. COLLINS CONDITION
IMPROVED.

The many friends of Mrs. p. l.. Col
Inns, former Minnesota State Presi
dent of the Ladies' Auxiliary A. O. H..
will be glad to learn that she has par
TALLY recovered from the accidental
Injuries sustained by her about one
year ago. Since that time she has
been unable to leave her home. With
the aid of crutches she is now able
to resume in part her normal activi
ties. The membership of the Ladies
Auxiliary holds Mrs. Collins in higf
esteem for her past services to the
organization, and many letters of con
graduation are being forwarded to
their former president.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20

ed students of Catholic colleges who
intend studying for the priesthood. In
view of the decreased number of stu
dents at the various seminaries, bish.
ops in the eastern states have issued
statements to Catholic students, ex-
horting patriotism, but at the same
time calling their attention to the need
of keeping up the ranks of the clergy.
In spite of these appeals the two great
religious orders with novitiates on the
Hudson River-the Jesuits and the
Redemptorists-as we'll as the houses
of study surrounding the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington, have reported
reductions of from 20 to 80 per cent
in their enrollments, according to one
authority. The Commissariat of the
Holy Land at Brookland, District of
Columbia, where American young men
are trained to serve the Franciscan
shrines in Palestine, reports that it
has not been able to obtain as many
volunteers as is desired for service
The situation is even more serious
as far as the Protestant church is
concerned Hundreds of denomina-
tional churches will be compelled to
remain without pastors, as there are
not enough ministers to fill the vacan-
cies More than 1000 new ministers
are needed by the Protestant churches
annually to repair losses by death and
to provide for new churches, but in re-
cent years the supply of pastors has
never quite equaled the demand.
This year, the reports from the SEM
inaries show, the situation threatens
to become so serious that the heads of
several theological seminaries have is
sued appeals to prospective students
not to enlist in war work unless con-
WINGED that there is actual need for
their services. Notwithstanding these
appeals, the returns from the semina-
ries for the opening classes show that
instead of the approximately 4,500
young men who usually begin their
studies as freshmen each autumn, the
number of entrants this year may fall
below $500.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20

Mgr. Alfred Baudrillart, orator and
author, Vicar General of Paris, honor,
airy canon of Notre Dame, rector of
the Catholic Institute and second high
est dignitary of the Catholic Church in
the French capital, gave the following
interview to Henri Balm, the wells
known writer on the position of the
clergy in the French army:
II am very proud" said Mgr. Baud
rillart, "of the part played by the
Catholic clergy of France in this ter
rible war. Nearly $4,000 priests have
been modified since the early August
days of 1914. More than $4,000 are
now serving the country and the army
in one of three capacities, and about
1000 have given their lives for
France.
I'm all, our clergy have been cited
in more than 1000 orders of the day,
and many have received the Croix de
Guerre, the military medal, and the
Legion of Honor, with more than 900
receiving the entire three. l have a
fund of personal records, each story
in itself, that, when time permits
shall be combined into a book showing
the heroic, the simple, the beautiful,
the Christian deeds of these ordained
men, either under fire or in circum-
stances of exceptional character.
Educated for the practice of a pa
cific profession, many very humble
and unknown save to their Bishops
and in their own communities, they
have each and all risen to height of
sublimity and Christian heroism; risen
in countless ways during the last two
and a half years. These servants of
Christ and servants, too, of France
are divided into three modified class
es-chaplains attached to battalions
and regiments, priests serving as non.
combatants in hospitals or some es-
sential administrative capacity yet
under military jurisdiction, and the
of all ages, from twenty-One to sixty
five.
"The chaplains, or aumoniers, have
been constantly under fire, aiding in
bringing in wounded men from a field
of blood to a poste de secours, con.
soling Worally, materially and spirit
ually the soldiers of France, and per-
forming their religious duties under
circumstances without precedent, in
many cases celebrating Mass in the
open or underground. Their influence
upon the men about them has been
high and ennobling from every point
of view. The fighting priest is in the
ranks, a simple poilu, a non-commis
stoned officer, or graded. Some com
panies have as many as four. They
exercise a genuine moral influence
also, and as soldiers are the equal OF
any in other walks of life.
France Always Christian.
France has always been a Christian
and Catholic nation. I make this
statement fiat, and since it would in
volve too much detail of statistics to
demonstrate it, to show conclusively
that during the twelve years preceding
1914, despite the separation of 1905
she remained so, l ask you to permit
me to lay statistics aside and let the
Continued on page s.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
FOLLY OF PRO-
TESTAhT SECTS
The Scandal of Christianity, Says Car
dinal Gibbons-sixty Per Cent OF
Population not Connected With Any
Church - Home EvangeIization Is
Needed.

is Christianity gaining ground IN
the United States or not? What are
the great issues the Church of our day
is facing? DR.. Washington GLADDEN.,
a prominent minister, supplies the an
swer to these questions in manner
that indicates how thinking Protes-
tants are realizing the truth OF the
Catholic idea. He says:
1.-THE main force that is working to-
day for Church unity is the common
sense of the Christian business man,
who realizes that it is a waste of time
and money to multiply rival means for
establishing the Kingdom of God.
What possible need have we for thir-
teen different kinds Of Baptists, twelve
kinds of Mennonites, eleven kinds OF
Presbyterians, seventeen kinds of
Methodists and twenty-three kinds of
Lutherans? When one sees such COM
petition-even within single denomina-
tions-one is tempted to agree with
Cardinal Gibbons, who, in commenting
on the situation, writes, The multi
plicity of Protestant sects, with their
mutual recriminations, is the scandal
of Christianity, and the greatest OBJ
stacle to the conversion of the heath
en- The reunion of these scattered
branches of the church in spirit of
friendly cooperation is the first great
problem of the American Church.
"The second problem is the evan
gelization of the unchurched masses
I0r q Il.
ready spoken of the encouraging
! growth of the Church within the past
century, but what an appalling fact
it is that three Americans out of every
five-sixty millions out of our one hun
dred millions-reported themselves to
the last census as having no connec-
ton with any Church, either Catholic
or Protestant.
"In Pennsylvania, the last census
reports that twenty-five per cent OF
the population is protestant, seventeen
per cent Catholic, and that fifty-seven
per cent is connected with no church
whatever. There are only six states
in the Union where even one-half the
population is affiliated with any church.
In five of the six connecticut, Louisi-
ana, Massachusetts. Rhode Island and
New Mexico) it is the Catholic Church
which is responsible for this showing,
and in the sixth state (Utah) it is
the Mormons who have brought the
total over the fifty per cent mark. In
not single state where Protestant.
ism is dominant has the Protestant
church succeeded in bringing even one
half the population to join any kind
of religious organization.
| AZ to Church Attendance.
1.-The estimates OF church attendance
bear out this conclusion that the
church is reaching only fraction of
the population. Naturally it is i'm
possible to make anything more than
| an estimate on this point. but DR.. Jo-
| NContinued on Page y
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
DANCE By DIVISION NO. I, L. A

A dancing party will be given by
the Glee Club of Div. No. ], L. A.
O. H.. at their hall, II S. Seventh st.
Monday evening, Oct. 22nd. 1t will be
conducted by the following:
Mrs. Julia Dempsey, Mistress Of Ger
emOnies.
Bessie and May Murphy, Chairladies
Committee-Catherine Coughlin, Alb
bic Mahoney, Misses Ryan, Alyce Nc
Carthy, Misses Hannah. Era How
Misses Pepper, Helen Suppel, Marie
Black, Gertrude Hanson. Margaret OH
YER, Mrs. Mary Foley. Rose Lahaney
Mrs. Theresa Jordan.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
Meeting OF irish
LITERARY ssvcIE1Y

Monday Nights Gathering Proves One
Of the Best Ever Had by Society
Excellent Paper Treating Of Dublin
and Easter Rebellion Read by Mrs.
Anna K. Bryant, County President
Other Features Of the Program.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-10-20
1000 PRIESTS have
PAID DEATH TOLL

$4,000 Still in French Service-Heroic
CIericaIs Have Been Cited in 1000
Orders Of the Day-over 900 Have
Achieved All Three Of the Military
Honors-Mgr. BaudriIIart, Vicar Gen.
eraI Of Paris, Pays Glowing Tribute
to Their Deeds of Sacrifice and En-
nobling Influence.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

were eating were Made in Germany"
The crash. Of china which followed be-
trayed the indignation OF his audience.
y case Of like significance is pre-
sented in 4 story that comes. from the
Fort Niagara Reserve Officers Train
ing Camp. An earnes, patriot OF over
draft age and under draft experience
was painfully sewing a button on his
cotton drill pants. When the job was
completed he reached for pair Of
scissors included in the housewife"
which 4 proud parent had given him
Suippirg OFF the thread. he looked at
the scissors and was diSmayed to find
that they were made in Germany.
Prior to tackling The artillery. this
daisy" as the student officers are
called. had for six years fought for
tho cause OF protection 10 home indus
tries. His curiosity was now aroused
In his battery were l0t students, about
30 OF whom were provided with
housewives and scissors. and he
found % pairs Of scissors with the
German brand on them, or 70 per cent
of the number in the battery. Prob.
ably search Of she entire camp OF
HOO men would have given a similar
result.
To the thouehtless This might seem
small matter, but 10 that student
who through research and actual ex-
i'erience had acquainted himself with
the industrial disaster which invari-
ably accompanies 4 Democratic tariff
law. and whose overweening ambition
was TO snip the points from the kai-
$er'$ muStache. it WAS a matter for
serious reflection The Republican
tariff law gave to scissors and shears
l protective duty ranging from Is per
cent for the lower 10 81 per cent for
the higher grades. The Democrats
put all grades down 10 80 per cent,
and in the brief ten months between
the passage of the bill and the out
break Of the war importatjonS of these
goods increased over 81 per cent. The
German manufacturer. employing Ger
man workmen al one-third The Ameri-
can worklnan's wage. was pleased be-
yond expression. That law is still in
force. German competition after The
war under such law Is certain. 1t
is the Republican party and prntrc-
ton. or the Democratic party and
ruiuouS competition. The choice is up
10 the voter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

can b. done about the matter hut ~
hope for the brst. TIL" North Am"rl-
can Review. with accustomed IRONY
sums up the case with fin" flash
when il says:
Will" fully approaching Ia" apparent
r.rlin: Of IL. President iha' only those
who have. w"n the personal regard al
both himself uud his S'"r"iArl'S' ar "h"
AT least hav, not gwen "ftrnSc ny IN
xl<ting too cautiously. - undoubtedly
both General Wood and ADMIRAL FISK"
did insist. upon preparedness. should nc
irStrust,.tl witt. h'gh r"mI:lHndS. we can
no: rSraIr" IA" CONCLUSION that. in 'hiS
instance. ~ any rutr. tn" han;"hinS ~
most uufurrurat" md may easily pro-"
Ia hpy. been cala.nitnUs. Nevertheless.
since. - W unmarked in S.pt"nbrr IN"
"rrnrrrd virtual Hbdicati"n "i Congress
placed ;;p"n lhn President undivided r.
sp0uSihiIity for N. conduct of IN" war.
!, is right ami proper that h" should NJ"
his own best Judgment in making I'M
pnrtant assignments. and L is n gravity
ing circumstance that. however IN" r. Ia
.,iyr merits ~ those mentioned may
,,..rn Ia balance ne evidenced his aprr"-
station If ;hr tr0mcntuuS character -:
rhc conference. 10y retaining Rear Ad-
rl.ral i:rayS"n On shore duty and mani
ing IS thr Representatives Of the United
SEAT. abruah ,h' iitulHr heads OF the
army and Iii" navy.