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The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Ownership of Buildings.

With the amalgamation of Cootehill
Union with Clones and Cavan, a ques.
ton arises as to the ownership of the
.workhouse buildings. The Guardians,
having discussed the question of the
disposal of the furniture, bedding, etc.,
referred the whole matter to a commit.
tee. Some held that the buildings,
ETC., were the property of the local
government board, while others as.
serted they belonged to the people.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Food Supplies Insecure,

TUUu supplies INSECURE.
The DoWnpatrick Board of Guard
ians have failed to get tenders for the
supply of butter, margarine, and milk
to the workhouse. Dealers can no
longer guarantee supplies and it is
feared that before many weeks the
people will be face to face with star
walton.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
A Form of Conservation.

The local government board refused
to sanction the appointment of DR.. T.
G. MCGOWAN for Brideswell dispens-
airy, Athlone as young medical men
were wanted for war service but the
Guardians decided that DR.. MCGOWAN
should continue duty. The Guardians
should, in every instance, oppose the
designs of the castle bureau to en-
force a form of CONSUMPTION.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
GALWAY.
Irish Patriots Released

The following men from the Athenry
district, who had been sentenced by
courtmartial to Imprisonment with
hard labor for alleged participation in
the rebellion, have been released, a
portion OF the sentences having been
RENTED for good conduct: Patrick
Kennedy. Slieverue; Murty Fahy, Tai
lyho; James Murray, Derrydonnell;
and Charles White.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
ANTRIM.
MiIitarism in Belfast.

In the Belfast Police Court James
Dobbyn. national school teacher. was
charged under the Defence of the
Realm Act with writing statements
likely to cause disaffection. The
statements were alleged to be in let
tiers written to persons in Reading
Barracks and Frongoch Camp He
was sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment. The case was appealed.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
FERMANAGH.
Death of Mrs. M'QuiIIan.

The death of Mrs. E. M'Quillan at
a very advanced age has taken place
at her late residence, Altinoher,
Brookborough. The funeral was the
largest witnessed in the district for
many years. Rev. l.. O'Kieran, as
sisted by Rev. ]. O'Connor and Rev. A.
niece, ofticiated at the cemetery.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Five Years Pena, servitude

Five Years Penal Servitude.
Patrick Fleming was sentenced to
five years penal servitude by a gen.
eral courtmartial held on March 8, in
Cork City. He was charged with at
tempting Ito prejudice the discipline
of His Majesty's forces by attempting
to purchase arms and ammunition
from soldiers" 1t was also stated
that he had "seditious documents in
his possession.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Death of Political Prisoner.

The funeral of the late Mr.. John w.
Wallace, well-known Newbridge ath-
lete, and son of Mr.. Edward Wallace,
town councillor, was largely attended.
The members of the st. Conleith's
Club marched in professional order.
He did not enjoy robust health since
his return from Frongoch, where he
had been imprisoned on suspicion.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
WICKLOW.
Shoneenism Dying Hard.

oteSH1oH Oy1Hy t1dTu.
The shoneen element has fallen on
evil days in county Wicklow. For
many years the West Britons had
their own way in the home of the
O'Byrnes, but the intense national
spirit which has swept all before it,
has relegated to the rear the anti.
Irish Irishmen.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21

Coal Development Scheme.
A sum of e36S, representing 1,472
shares, has been received in connec-
ton with the Kill Coal Development
scheme. This does not include 500
shares from another district.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21

Congratulate Count PIunkett.
The Gin District School Board, and
have passed resolutions congratulate
ting Count Plunkett on his election.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
LoUTH.
Petrol Prosecution.

Daniel Leary, Dundalk, who was
charged at petty sessions with having
a greater amount of petrol than was
required for immediate use. with stor-
ing over 200 gallons in place with
out retaining wall, and with making
false statements to the Petrol Control
Committee, was fined los. with costs
on the second charge, the others being
dismissed.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
MAYO.
Death of Father Lynch.

Death Of Father Lynch.
Much regret is felt in Ballyhaunis
and parish at the death of Rev. John
Lynch. He was attached to the Angus
tinian Community in Ballyhaunis.
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Gaelic LEAGUE Protests.

At general meeting of Archbishop
M'Hale branch of the Gaelic League
arrangements were made for addition
al classes in preparation for the Dub
lin Feis examinations. A resolution
OF protest against the deportation of
three members of the governing body
of the league was passed.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
RoscoM MON.
Cost of CIearinu Snow.

Cost OF Clearing Snow.
The Roscommon County Council
were presented with a demand for
81 200 for the payment of laborers
engaged clearing the recent snow off
the county roads. For over week
the secretary remarked, traffic all over
county Roscommon was completely
dislocated. 1t was decided to pay the
amount.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Diocesan Changes.

Most Rev.. DR.. Foley has made the
following changes: Rev. T. Prender-
CAST, C. c., Allen, to Hacketstown, and
Rev. p Bennett, G. c., to Allen. Mas
old age pensions committee passed a
resolution regretting Father Prender-
CASTS transfer, and expressing CRATE
full appreciation of his work.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
KINGS.
PIoughing Matches.

Some very interesting ploughing
matches took place at Arden, near
Tullamore, recently, and the first prize
winners were Michael Morris, Kill
leagh; Patrick Walshe, Thomas
Dunno, Roscore; Andrew Walsh, Tin
nycross, and Edgar Hurst, Killeagh.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Compulsory TiIlage.

Compulsory IIIIage.
An inspector of the department of
agriculture visited the farm of the
Warehouses of Winchester at Sillo-
que, near Navan, and took over pos
session of sc acres for noncompliance
with the compulsory tillage order.
This is the first use of the compulsory
powers in Ireland.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Jay PEGS to Burn.

Middleton rural council has four
members on the county council and
three are magistrates. In all there
are five j. P's on the council.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Paraffin Lamps Again.

The people of Kiltimagh are passing
through an unpleasant experience.
The supply of carbide for the public
lighting scheme has been exhausted.
and the possibility of getting fresh
supply is very remote. They have
only to fall back on the paraffin
lamp.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
LEITRIM.

No Tender for Supplies.
For the third time in succession the
Carrick-on-Shannon Guardians re-
ceived no tenders for tea supplies. 1t
was agreed to allow the master to
purchase a supply for the week.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Sale of Farm and House.

kilcreane, Kilkenny, the residence
of the late Mr.. E. Smithwick, with
about 100 acres attached, the land be-
ing subject to an annuity of G1O9
odd, has been sold to Mr.. Isaac Bell
for G4,7O0.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
M EATH.
Sale of Farm BY Auction.

Sale OF Farm BY Auction.
P. O'Connor and Son, auctioneers,
Dublin, disposed of to Mr.. Toole for
$4,000, Sothern Farm, near Ash.
bourne, containing 1873 statute acres
held subject to e266. The adjoining
farm of Cookstown, containing 64h
acres, held subject to 95S las. was
sold to Mr.. Clarke.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Reduction in Rents.

Killarney urban council reduced the
rents of % of their cottages from IS.
I'd. to rs. 3d., and passed a resolution
requesting the households in the town
to reduce the rents of the houses.
The councils rates for the coming
year are lbs. sgd, an increase of Is.
on last years amount
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Dr.. O'Dwyer Congratulated.
Limerick Corporation have unani-
mously passed vote of congratula-
ton to the Most Rev. DR.. O'Dwyer, on
his golden jubilee in the priesthood.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Irish Political Prisoners,

Cavan Urban Council and Board of
Guardians have endorsed the protest
of the Cumannam Ban in reference
to the treatment of the Irish prisoners
in England.
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prominent member and an all round
athlete.
Increase in Rates.

The increase of sd. in the G in the
Kildare and Queens county portions
of the Athy Union is stated to be due
to the large increase in the price of
coal, flour, meal, medicines, sugar and
milk.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Irish Language Collection.

irish Language Collection.
A street collection was made in Dub
lin on st. Patrick's Day in aid of the
fund for the preservation of the Irish
language. The collection was very
successful in spite of petty police an
noyances.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Clerical CHANCES.

Most Rev. DR.. Cohalan has appoint
ed Rev. J. Coakley, c. c., Bandon, P.
p, DrimOleague, and Rev. ]. M'Swin.
ey, chaplain. Little Sisters Convent,
to be C. c., Bandon.
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kILk ENN NY.
Creamery chamnion.hir

Creamery Championship.
Very Rev. Canon Doyle, P. p, V. F.,
Thomastown, has been elected chair
man of the More Valley Cooperative
Creamery, in succession to the late
Mr.. William T. Ellsworth, Grennan.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
LIN ERIck.
Dr.. O'Dwyer Honored.

The Canons of the Limerick Dio.
cesar Chapter, on their own part and
as representing the general body of
the clergy, presented an address to
the Most Rev. Dr. O'Dwyer, bishop of
Limerick, on the completion of the
tiftieth year of his ordination to the
priesthood.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
WESTM EATH.
Thief Joins Army.

IHTet JUIHS Hrmy.
Telling the magistrates at Mullingar
that he was willing to join the army,
John Cleary, eighteen, who had been
convicted of the larceny of two postal
orders, value SIS. and 3s was let off.
The English army is very largely
made up of criminals.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Death of Father Barry.

The death has occurred at Middleton
of Rev. James Barry, c. c., seventy
one. A native of Lisgoold, he held
curacies at Freemount, Glanworth,
Ballycotton, and Lisgeold before his
retirement owing to infirmity some
years ago.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
CORK.
Firearms Returned.

The firearms which were recently
seized by the Youghal police at the
rooms of the local dramatic corps,
have been returned to their owners.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
KERRY.
Recalled to Kerry.

The Rev. William Behan, assistant
priest at the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament, Aintree, Liverpool, has
been recalled to his native diocese of
Kerry.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
No Case For Hearinu.

AT Ballintubber monthly petty ses-
sions, held recently, there was no case
for hearing, the only persons present
in court being the resident magistrate,
the clerk of the petty sessions, and
two policemen.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
DERRY.
Scarcity of Bread.

When Derry Guardians were in.
formed that the bread contract would
expire at the end of the month and
under existing circumstances, it would
be impossible for the contractor to
renew at any price, they decided tn
ask the Local Government Board for
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
County Free From Crime.

Judge Kenny, opening the Derry
County Assizes, said that the county
was free from crime There were only
five cases to be tried and they were
of secondary character.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Death of DR.. Knox.

The death is announced of DR..
Thomas Knox, for thirty-five years
medical officer of Lisnaskea dispen-
sary district.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Defy Castle Bureau

Drogheda Guardians have decided to
continue the services of DR.. Lynch,
Notwithstanding that the local govern
ment board declined to sanction him.
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KILDARE.
Regret Gael's Death.

The Kildare county committee of
the Gaelic Athletic Association have
expressed regret at the death of Mr.. j.
w. Wallace, Newbridge, who was a
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
LoNGFoRD.
Increased Taxation

Increased Taxation.
Granard Urban Council have been
notified by Longford County Council
that the latter's demand for the COM
ing year will be $3.50, an increase of
E1Sl on last years demand.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
TIPPERARY.
Sunday Labor.

ouuody LABOR.
Archbishop Harry has instructed
his parish priests to announce that
farm laborers in the archdiocese may
during the current year.. till their own
plots on Sundays or holidays. The
pastors may grant further dispense.
tions which the circumstances de.
mand.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Electric Plant Sold,

Electric Plant Sold.
The electrical plant at Carrick-on
Shannon, owned by Messrs. Telford,
Grier and Mackay, Ltd, Glasgow, has
been purchased by Mr.. P. A. Bowles,
Boyle, for G2,5OO.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
CAVAN.
Death Of Landlord.

The death has taken place of Mr..
Young, Gortinardress, at the age of
thirty-nine, after few days illness.
He held lands in Cavan and Monag-
han.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
LANGUAGE COLLECTION STONED.

The Clonmel Poor Law Guardians,
at recent meeting protested against
the interference by the police with
street collectors for the st. Patrick s
Day collection for the Irish language.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21

Employees to Be Laid of.
Owing to the government restric-
lions on brewing, the Clonmel Brew
cry Company have given notice to
over twenty of their employees.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
Land for TiIlaue.

the congested districts board have
acquired the Carrowkilleen farm, Bal
linrobe, $50 acres, for tillage pur-
poses.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21

to proceed with works costing $4,000
to counteract coast erosion at Ard
more, Youghal, which threatens to
sweep away the sea wall, roadway,
and the Catholic Church.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
News from Ireland

permission to obtain bread from The
present contractor from month to
month at the current market prices.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
WATERFORD.
Coast Erosion

County Surveyor Bowen has been
directed by Waterford County Council
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
DOWN..
Peaceable County.

Peaceable County.
At the County Down Assizes, held
recently, the chief justice said the
county was in peaceable and order
ly state.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
CARLOW.
Irish Political Prisoners.

The Carlow Guardians passed the
Cumannam Ban resolution, demand
ing better treatment for Irish political
prisoners.
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SERVICE OF THE
NO PEACE while TURKEY STANDS
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS
It Is the Anarchist Among Nations.
Traveller, Author, Publcist.

from the Chaldeans TO the kurds,
from the Armenians 10 the Zoroas-
TRANS. the peoples OF the Ottoman
Empire have been worse off, instead
Of better, because of the rule of the
Turk.
Turkey has produced nothing. Not
a single law or usage or invention or
painting or piece of architecture or
literature has come TO mankind from
the Turk. Instead, he has been the
great despoiler OF the artistic legacies
Of the ages. a cruel fate having made
him custodian OF the ruins OF anti
guilty.
Turkey has not been an upholder
of international law and well-being,
but violator of It. 1t Is the anar-
chist among nations. A hundred
crimes-the latest and. worst being
the present Armenian atrocitics-have
forfeited Turkeys place amid the fam.
lily Of nations. 1t is an outlaw, and,
as such. SHOULD be sumarily executed.
So long as Turkey lasts, interna-
tional peace will be menaced. The
maker. From his strategic place at
the crossroads OF earth, he can make
mischief for the whole world. 1t Is a
precauton of self-preservation TO ex.
terminate him politically. His inclu.
sion as a continuing empire in any pro-
Iposas for peace Is sufficient cause for
rejecting them.
No mistake and mawkish sentimen:
tally should be permitted to plead
for another chance for the Ottoman
Empire. The Turkish people. under
1.-THE oversight and control Of civiliza.
ton, should be given every opportuni.
~ to develope a national life for them
lsalves in old Anatolia. They will be
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WATTERSoN's MUSINGS

Henry Watterson took day off"
from lampooning the Prohibitionists
and became Retrospective and intro
spective On the rise, fall and decline
Of political parties. If we cannot sub
scribe to all the accomplished editor
OF the Louisville Courier-Journal
says We cannot escape his charm OF
utterance and the earnestness OF his
convictions. He goes back to the
trials and tribulations of the old Fed
eralist and Wing parties and their
passing, the sundering Of the Demo-
cratic party by the civil war and the
rise OF the Republican party. Just now
Mr.. Watterson claims it is the Demo.
cratic party's night TO howl" and he
affects to see the corrupting moths
eating the life. out Of the Republican
party. Well. at least, the Republican
party is warned by a luminous pro-
phet, and If it. Is wise 1t will immedi-
ately invest in moth balls and other
protective remedies to save the gar
ments Of its principles.
One thing about Henry is that he IS
fair in his retrospective reflections
While he wounds the Republican
heart he does not spare the arrogance
OF the present day Democracy. This
is the way he let's go Parthian shaft
at the Wilson administration:
For the mo.aent the Democrats ap
pear to have the world in a sling. It
Is the nature Of parties thus situar;
to fancy that there Is no hereafter,
riding headlong for a fall. Little 9TH
er than the Democratic label being
left, nobody can tell what will happen
to the party in power.
Progressivism is the cant Of the
time. Accumulated by the vote in the
National election. and heralded by an
ambitious President who writes HUI
mainly bigger than he writes the
United States. and aspires TO world
honors. anything except Democracy
Unterrified and Undefiled - The
Democracy of Jefferson. Jackson and
Tilden-may be expected. The Cour-
ier-Journal speaks in this adVisedly.
1t very we'll knows that to use such
terms is to consign ones self to the
effete-to confess the Anticipated and
obsolete-to be an old fogy, a back
number. a has been. Yet our officials
still swear to Constitution. We have
not abolished the States. Home Rule
is not wholly dead
That is q rather neat dig under the
fifth rib. and is distinctly Waltersonl-
an, the antithesis of the cryptical Will
sonian uttcrances. Henry is plain IN
everything-speech and Democracy in
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Gerlnany's peace proposals set the
public to considering the big factors
in the case. II this world war Is not
to have been fought in vain. there
must. ensue great gains for humanity.
One of these, the inevitableness ana
Importance Of which grow more ap:.
parent by contemplation, Is the flhai
elimination Of the Ottoman Empire.
Turkey must go-not merely "Iur-
key in Europe" but the entire Otto
man Empire. Long ago it would have
collapsed by its OVID weight or lnet.
ficiency and corruption. had it not
been artificially kept alive by the con-
tepding powers of Europe. For dec
AIDES there has been no adequate rea.
son for the continued existence or
Turkey. II has wrought harm to us
own people and hindrance to civil
cation. AS stale, It. has been an ob,
stacle TO the concord Of nations ana
10 The prosperity Of its own subJectS;
II has impcded justice and strangled
progress. Nobody and nothing nave
hnen the better for its existence; and
many people and things have Deen
worse.
The case is obvious. The Turks
have misgoverned diversity or neo-
ples, each with Il historic civilization
and entitled. to self-government. PEG.
pies far Communicating the IurKs
themselves. Law and order and we'll
being and good will have not been
promoted among these people. which
is The only warrant for one nation S
controlling another. On the CON
,irary, the subject races have all been
made to suffer. From the !Albanians
10 the Yezidis, from the Arabs to the
Svrians. from tho nrn7na Tn thu 1aws
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TO SAVE CARRANZA!

On one occasion the king or francs
is said to have marched up 1ne hii'
and then marched down. An Amer
can army is about to accomplish "
similar feat. Pershing is to withdra"
n ave Csrranza. II 1t were not SO
ser;ous q matter 1t would be mere
opera oouffe. Here we have oeen
dickering for months on a matter tnat
could have been composed long ago.
The first CONSTITUENCIES about souno'
ing retreat after we had practicaly
invaded Mexico was a singular sta'e
of mind for the administration 10 NC
afflicted with after the fiasco OF vera
Cruz. To have kept $4,000 American
soldiers In q corral after senolns
them into a country with orders 10
ret the bandit villa dead or alive
was also an act Of consideration lot
Carranza, lust as much as the stately
withdrawal of the Pershing force IS
now considered to be his salvation
But why was this not done montns
ago, the 1000 soldiers put on the Dor
der. which would have ooviated the
showy and costly exhibition OF canlns
the National Guard out on parade.
The present concern for the staDli-
itv q, the Carranza government Is
rather touching when we consider
how often he has Haunted the Amert-
can government Our purpose IN
sending Pershing into Mexico was 10
helm Carranza capture bandits who
were fighting him and who had muir
dered American citizens on our own
soil. The head OF the de facto govern
ment not only never thanked us ror
this aid, but on several occasions the
-Carranzistas have fired upon our
troops killing some Of them And now
IN consideration Of his tumoiing au-
thority we retire with humble apollo
gies for our intrusion. Was there ever
such a contradictory chapter OF Amer
lean history writ before?
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Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
GIVERS AND TAKERS

We know how cheerful givers look
good, in heavens eyes, when they dis
tribute livers, and coin and Shoes and
pies. Methinks the cheerful takers
deserve, as we'll, some praise, and |
shall hand them acres OF eulogisuc
lays. l took old Billiam Bickle. who's
up against 1t bad, a beautiful dill.
pickle, the finest one / had. | heard
ole Dilliam multer, heard old Billlam
hiss, 81 need some bread and butte,
and you bring me trash like this! 1t
shocked me beyond measure-my ten
der heart still bleeds; such talk takes
all the pleasure from doing kindly
deeds. Today l took ramble where
poor folk live in huts. and gave old
CATER Gamble a pound Of hazle nuts:
The poor old man embraced me. and
thanked me DER and DER, and when l
left he chased me. to thank me YET
some more. He said he'd long been
signing such treasures TO obtain: for
weeks he had been trying 10 steal
some. but in vain. And now at last
be had EN-, and he could die in peace.
and sleep with Father Adam. as slick
as axle grease. am a great believer
in kindly deeds and words, and gieVr
and receiver should both be gay as
birds,