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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-11

But worse than his comrades pain was
the dumb anguish in the woman's face,
the blended look of hopeful, hopeless
query. Little was said. Those of the
northland are early taught the futility
of words and the inestimable value of
deeds. With the temperature at 65
below zero man cannot lie many min
utes in the snow and live. SO the sled
lashings were cut and the sufferer,
rolled in furs, laid on a couch of
boughs. Before him roared fire,
built of the very wood which wrought
the mishap. Behind and partially over
him was stretched the primitive fly
a piece of canvas which caught the
radiating heat and threw it back and
down upon him, a trick which men
may know who stu5y physics at the
fOunt.
And men who have shared their bed
with death know when the call is
sounded. Mason was terribly crushed.
The most curSory examination reveal
ed it. His right arm, leg and back
were broken, his limbs We're paralyzed
from the hips, and the likelihood of
internal injuries was large. An occa-
sional moan was his only sign Of life.
No hope. Nothing to be done. The
pitiless night crept slowly by, Ruth's
portion ne despairing stoicism of her
race, and Malemute Kid adding new
lines to his face of bronze. In fact,
Mason suffered least of all, for he
spent his time in eastern Tennessee,
in the Great Smoky mountains, living
over the scenes of his childhood. And
most pathetic was the melody OF his
long forgotten southern yernacular as
he raYed of swimming holes and coon
hunts and watermelon raids. 1t was
as Greek to Ruth, but the kid under
stood and felt-felt as aeDly one can
feel who has been shut out for years
from all that civilization means.
Morning brought consciousness to
the stricken man, and Malemute Kid
bent closer to catch his whispers.
You remember when we foregath-
cred on the Tanana, four years come
next ice run? / didn't care so much
for her then. 1t was more like she
was pretty, and there was smack
OF excitement about it, / think. But,
d. We know, I've come to think a heap
of her. She's been good wife to me,
always at my shoulder in the pinch.
And when it comes to trading you
know there isn't her equal. D. We rec
oIlect the time she shot the Moosehorn
rapids to pun you and me OF that
rock, the bullets whipping the water
like haiIstones, and the time of the
famine at Nuklukyeto, or when she
raced the ice run to bring the news?
Yes, she's been a good wife to me,
hetter'n that other ore. Didn't know
I'd been there? Never told YOU, Ell?
We'll, l tried it once down in he
States. That's why I'm here. Been
raised together too. / came away to
give her chance for divorce. She
got it.
.But that's got nothing to do with
Ruth. l had thought of cleaning up
and pulling for the Outside next year,
her and hut it's too late. Don't send
her back to her people, Kid. It's beast
lv hard for woman to go back.
Think of it-nearly four years on our
bacon and beans and flour and dried
fruit. and then to go back to her fish
and cariboo! It's not good for her tt
have tried our ways, to come to know
they're better,n her peoples, and then
return t. them. Take care Of her, Kid.
why dent you-but no; you always
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fought shy Of them. and you never
told me why you came 10 this country.
Be kind to her and send her back TO
the States as soon as you can. But
fix it so as she can come back. Liable
to get homesick. you know.
"And the youngster-it's drawn us
closer, Kid. | only hope it is a boy.
Think of it-fiesh OF my flesh, Kid
He mustn't stop in this country. And
If it's girl. why. she can't. Sell my
furs. They'll fetch at least five thou
sand. And I've got as much more
with the company. And handle my in
terests with yours. think that bench
claim win show up See that he gets
a good schooling, and, Kid, above, all,
don't let him come back. This coun-
try was not made for white men.
s'I'm gone man, Kid. Three or four
sleeps at the best You've got to go
on. You must go onl Remember. its
my wife. it's my boy-O God, hope
it's a boy! You can't stay by me, and
l charge you, dying man, to pun on
give me three days. pleaded Male
mute Kid. You may change for the
better. Something may turn up"
"No."
just three days.
.'You must pun on"
Two days."
Its my wife and my boy. Kid. Yorl
woald not ask it."
Zone day
mo, no! / charge
"Only one day. We can shave It
through on the grub, and / might knock
over a moose
'No-all right-one day, but not a
-imute more. And, Kid. don't-don't
leave me to face it alone. Just shot,
one pull on tile trigger. You under
stand. Think Of I'll Think Of i'll
Flesh of my flesh, and III never live
to see him.
s'Send Ruth here. want to say
goodby and tell her that she must
think OF the boy and not wait till I'm
dead. She might refuse to 60 with
you if / didn't. Goodby, old man.
kid. say-a-sink a hole above
the pup, next to the slide. ! PANIED
out 40 cents on my shovel there.
sAnd Kid"-zhe stopped lower to catch
the last faint words, the dying mans
surrender Of his pride "Im sorry-for
you knOw-Carmen."
Leaving the girl crying softly over
ner man, Malemute Kid slipped into
his parka and snowshoes, tucked his
rife ander his arm and crept away
into the forest. He was no tyro in
the stern sorrows of the northland,
but never had he faced so stiff prob
lem as this. In the abstract it was q
plain, mathematical proposition three
possible lives as against one doomed
one. But now he hesitated. For five
years, shoulder to shoulder, on the riY-
ers and trails, in the camps and mines,
facing death by field and flood and
famine, had they knitted the bonds of
their comradeship. So close was the
tie that he had often been conscious
of a vague jealousy of Ruth frtm the
first time she had come between. And
now it mrst De severed by his own
hand.
Though he prayed for a moose, just
one moose, all game seemed to have
deserted the land, and nightfall found
the exhausted man crawling into camp
light handed, heavy hearted. An up
roar from the dogs and shrin cries
from Ruth fastened him.
Bursting into the camp, he saw the
girl in the midst of the snarling pack,
laying about her with an ak. The dogs
had broken the iron rule of their mas
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-02-16
CATHOLIC WoMEN's LEAGUE
CAMPAIGN FOR Membership
Seek to Bring Total Number Up tc
,0OO-Range of Its Manifold
Activities.
The Social and Economic Welfare Of
Girls and Children Its Princi-
pal Objectives.

The following appeal has been issued
by the Minneapolis League of Catholic
Women in connection with it's cam
paign of Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, Feb. 10, 20, and
21, for an increase of membership to
1000.
The Minneapolis League of Catholic
Women. is completing plans for cam
paign for members among the Catholic
women of the city and for sustaining
members among the Catholic men, to
be carried on Feb. 19, 20 and 21.
The League was organized in Nov
ember. 1911, and has the approval OF
His Grace, Archbishop Ireland. 1t it
an organization for all the Catholic
women in the city. 1t numbers among
it's activities St. Mary's Hall, board
ing home for girls; the Margaret Barry
Settlement House, located on Pierce
and Broadway, N. E.; the Cafeteria,
720 Marquette, where girls working
down town may secure wholesome
meal at reasonable price; the Catho-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-02-16
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WORK
TO "CARRY ON" AS BEFORE

The following is the report of the
meeting of the National Catholic War
Council, held at the Catholic Univer-
sity of America, January 16, II and
1S, as prepared for the Catholic press
of the country by the Administrative
Committee of Bishops.
Bishops Report.
The Archbishops of the United
States, after consulting all the Ordi-
naries, organized the National Cath
olic War Council. This War Council
appointed an Administrative Commit
tee composed of the following:
Rt. Rev. p. J. Muldoon, D. d., Bishop
of Rockford, Chairman; Rt. Rev. Jos.
Schrembs, D. d., Bishop of Toledo; Rt.
Rev. Patrick j. Hayes, d. D., Auxiliary
Bishop of New York; Rt Rev. William
T. Russell, D. D., Bishop of Charles
ton, and Very Rev. John Fenlon of
the Catholic University, Secretary.
The Board of Archbishops delegated
to this Administrative Committee
their authority to act in their name"
The letter of appointment recites that
C1l1o Cdoh VI Iu0 SOAA-
mittee "will be to direct and control,
with the aid of the Ordinaries, all
Catholic activities in the war"
The Administrative Committee met
at the Catholic University, Washing
ton, January 16, and for three days
consulted with the old National War
Council and the Knights of Columbus.
1t was finally decided that all funds
collected by the Knights of Columbus
and the old National War Council be
placed under the control and direction
of the Administrative Committee. This
decision was very generously and
heartily agreed to by the Knights of
Columbus and the old National War
Council.
The Administrative Committee ap-
pointed Mr.. D. j. Callahan of Wash
ington and Mr.. John G.. Agar of New
York City as treasurers. The follow
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-02-16
CAMP Welfare WORK CENTRALIZED

ing is the entire form of organization
of the National Catholic War Council: {:
Organization.
The Board of Archbishops, who will
be assisted by the following commit
tees:
l. The Administrative Committee
OF the four Bishops named above.
2. The Executive Committee, which
will consist of the four Bishops and
twelve other members, namely:
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward A. Kelly,
Ill. D., Chicago, Ill.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Henry T. Drumgoole,
LII d., Overlook, Pa.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael ]. Splaine,
D. D., Boston, Mass.
Rev. John ]. Burke, c. S. p, New
York, N. Y.
James A. Flaherty, Philadelphia, Pa.
Col. p. H. Callahan, Louisville, Ky.
Charles l. Denechaud New Or
leans, La.
Jos. G. Pelletier, Boston, Mass.
John G. Agar, New York, N. Y.
William G. Mckinley, New Haven,
Conn.
James j. McGraw, Ponca City, Okla.
ID. ]. Callahan, Washington, d. G.
g. The General Committee, which
will be composed of two delegates, a
layman and cleric from each dio-
cese; two representatives from each
National Catholic organization; two
representatives from the Catholic
Federation of Societies; two from the
Catholic Press Association; and other
individual Catholics as the Committee
from time to time may deem neces-
sary.
The National Catholic War Council
therefore, touches every diocese and
every National Catholic agency, and
the hope is that through the diocesan
committees and the National societies
every Catholic in the land will be i'll
terested and informed. 1t is the de-
sire of the National Catholic War
but also in every parish in the coun-
try. Catholic War Council Committee
be established. The Committee of Ad-
ministration endorses and approves
most heartily the present drive for
funds by the knights of Columbus and
hopes that those sections in which
.::.e drives have not yet taken place
will be as generous in responding to
the call as have been those parts OF
the country where the drives have
been completed The knights of Co.
lumbus have worked most assiduously
and have most loyalty offered their
services and all the power of their
great organization to the Church.
Program to Be Outlined Soon.
No worthier cause has ever been
proposed to the Catholic people of
Continued on Page 81
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high Class Entertainments
At Pro-CathedraI IN March
Passion Play on Passion Sunday,
Which Is St. Patrick's Day, and
Sacred Concert on Palm
Sunday.

Two interesting entertainments are
to be given at the Cathedral par
ish on Two successive Sundays. the
first on March II, which is ST. Pat
rici. $, day and also Passion Sunday,
and the second on Palm Sunday 1t is
proposed to sell coupon tickets OF adj
mission to both attractions for one
dollar and the sum realized is to be
given to the Pro Cathedral fund At
present it is possible to make only
the announcement of the principal
feature of each of the programs, but
details will be given later.
The evening of ST. Patrick's day
will be chiefly devoted to the Passion
Play OF Oberammergau. This is a
Pathe film production of all the events
of the crucifxion with completeness
of detail that has surprised all who
have seen it, The color effects are
said to surpass any former work of
the kind in clearness and beauty.
Seven reels of film are shown COM
prising total Of 5000 feet The pict-
ures will be shown under the super
vision of the pastor, Rev. T. e. Cul-
len, at the sub-auditorium. There will
also be musical and other features to
make up delightful evenings enjoy
ment, as we'll as Instructive.
The principal feature of the Palm
Sunday Sacred Concert will be the
production of Rossini's "Stabat
Mater" by the Pro-Cathedral choir,
under the direction of Prof. Edward
T. Joncas The choir will consist of
seventy-five voices, and will have an
accompaniment orchestra of twelve
musicians of the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra. The sacred compost
tion is being carefully rehearsed and
its presentation promises to be gen.
uine treat and notable achievement
from the artistic standpoint. Details
of the concert program will be an
nounced later
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-02-16

lie Infant Home, located at 4e1 North
Dale ST., st. Paul, which is supported
by the Minneapolis League of Catho
lie women, and the St. Paul guild of
Catholic Women, Relief Department
which co-operates with the different
parochial societies; a Juvenile Court
Department which has been in active
operation since August, 1912; a Trav.
elers' Aid Department, which looks
after the unprotected girl who comes
into the city in search of employment.
The League has well-deined pur-
pose and it meets recognized need in
helping the young people to help them
selves.
During the seven years of it's or
ganization the League has enlarged it's
circle of friends and supporters, but
it needs the support and cooperation
of every Catholic man and woman in
the city. The amount and scope of
work which can be done by this or
ganization, within reasonable bounds,
is limited only by the amount of money
placed at it's disposal and by the num-
ber of Catholic men and women active
ly interested in the work. The in
terests of the League are city-wide.
The work should not be carried on by
a limited group. There is almost no
limit to the good that may be ac-
complished if every Catholic in the
community would recognize his re-
sponsibility and accept the opportu-
nifty to assist in the good work being
done by the Minneapolis League of
Catholic Women. This is all age of
social service. We are being taught
to think in large terms-in terms of
a service that will go down through
the years.
The aim of the campaign is to in
crease the membership by 1000 men,
bers. The membership dues for women
are three dollars year. The sustain
ing membership dues are any amount
the contributor desires to give. A
small group has been giving stated
monthly sums to the different activ-
tiles in the League, and it is hoped
that this method will be adopted by a
large number of Catholic men and
women.
Miss Mary Chute, president of the
League, and Mrs. o. A. Zimmerman.
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, are in charge of the general
arrangements for the campaign. The
executive board of the League is sup
plemented by an advisory board in
Guiding Messrs. L. P. Chute, F. A.
Cross, J. H. Mccarthy, P. J. Kennedy,
F. e. Kelly, E. A. Prendergast, w. p.
Devereux, F. A. Hallet, Morris Nc
Donald, j. J. Regan, j. A. Mcdonald,
j. M. Gleason, j. F. MCGEE, Hubert
Kelley and DR.. R. E. Farr
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ULSTER UNIONIST VIEW.
An Important Pronouncement.
The "Newry Telegraph" Unionis1
organ, speaking on behalf of "all mod
CONTINUED on page 81
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National Catholic War Council the Su-
preme Administrative 6ody-Admin-
istrative Committee to Consist of
Bishops MuIdoon, Schrembs, Hayes,
and Russell, With Rev. John Fen
Ion, Secretary-These to Be Assist
ed by an Executive Committee Of
Twelve-The General Committee
Will Consist Of Cleric and Layman
From Each Diocese, Two Represent
atives From Catholic Press Associa-
tion and the Catholic Fedetation and
From Each National Catholic Organ.
ization, and Individual Catholics to
Be Selected by Committee-Compre-
hensive Plans to Reach the Whole
Catholic Membership.
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". P. kENNEY, PRESIDENT OF
GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD

tions in the railroad world and head a
system that has nearly 5000 miles of
road in operation.
The railroad history of the United
States shows few men who ever
reached the presidency of great sys-
tenn before the age of 80 Mr. Kenney
is 4S.
Mr.. Kenney is of the type of practi-
cal railroad men who has risen from
the ranks. From being a telegraph
operator he turned to railroading and
the positions that he filled we're many,
including freight department jobs of
one kind and another. Traffic, in all
that the word means, appealed strong
ly to him. While he became familiar
with every phase of railroading, i'll
cuding construction, operation and
maintenance, it was the study of traffic
that he gave his closest attention.
Became Traffic Authority.
From being a traffic clerk, work in
volving a knowledge of the intricate
rate fabric of the country, and later
an expert on rates, he developed finally
into an authority on traffic in the larg
er way, including an erstanding Of
the origin of tonnage, it's flow and dis
tribution. He mastered the great facts
relative to production of crops, the
farms and mines and forests of the
states through which the Great North
ern system operated and of the United
States as a whole.
The late James J. Hill saw in Mr..
Kenney such ability as was valuable.
Yet Mr.. Kenney had no sudden rise.
His progress was slow, but is was con-
tinuous He reached the presidency
not by big jump in any period of his
career but by constant advancement,
one year after another. as new duties
we're put upon him and he proved able
to handle them.
Louis w. Hill when he succeeded
his father as head of the Great North
ern, came to value Mr.. Kenney's abil-
tiles quite as much as had his father
Mr.. Kenney and the younger Hill were
associated closely as executives of
the road, and when Mr.. Hill lays down
the double duties Of chairman of the
board of directors and president of the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-02-16
road, Mr.. Kenney will succeed him in
the presidency.
Family and Social Life.

0U0 0VSsdS @uVs
MIR. kenney was a resident of Min
neapolis until a few years ago when
he removed to the Merriam Park dis
trict, so as to be closer to the general
offices of his company at st. Paul.
With his wife and family of six, three
boys and three girls, he now resides
at No. 1864 Portland avenue He was
married about twenty years ago in
Minneapolis to Miss Margaret Fallon,
the ceremony being performed by Rev.
}. Nj. Cleary, the pastor of st. Charles
parish. Father Cleary was and is still
a warm personal friend of the railroad
magnate, and has watched his prog
ress with the greatest interest and
satisfaction. AS a young man Mr..
kenney was an usher in his church,
and could always be depended on for
cooperation in any church activities
He was from his earliest boyhood and
is still an exemplary Catholic. He is
now a member of the church of ST.
Mark, of which Rev. j. A. Corrigan is
pastor.
The boys of the kenney household
are Caldwell, John and Charles, and
the girls are Alice Margaret and Rose
mary. This interesting group of sturdy
children had to be provided for during
the years when Mr.. Kenneys salary
could be written with less figures than
now, but their support and education
proved an inspiration to him rather
than otherwise. Needless to say that
he is a model husband and father and
that the family life is ideal for all
within it's charmed circles. For many
years Mr.. Kenney was a member of the
Minneapolis Council of the knights of
Columbus, but was transferred to ST.
Paul council on his removal to that
city.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-02-16
Save Empire First and
Ulster Second Says Carson
Be Free to Oppose Empire
Policy.
His Covenanter Pledges Paramount
Over Duty to the Govern
ment.
ULSTER ALONE is REASON
ABLE HE STATES
Amazing Narrowness of Vision Which
Amounts Almost to Treason to
the Allied Cause.

Amazing Narrowness Of Vision Which
Amounts Almost to Treason to
the Allied Cause.
Belfast, Ireland.-"My object is to
save the Empire first and Ulster
second, and in every way to act reason
ably in the best interests of the coun.
try, fulfilling my duty to the King, the
Empire and the Province" This state
ment by Sir Edward Carson, at Belfast
yesterday, and another statement, 81
am not the man to be false to my
pledges; 1 have never forgotten my
duty towards Ulster" sum up decisive
ly the Ulster leaders, statement of
policy.
In speech before the Unionist coun-
Gil on Saturday, Sir Edward Carson
said that circumstances had arisen at
the Irish convention indicating the pos
sibility of trouble over the steps the
Government should take if the con-
vention should break down. If he re-
mained in the Government. he de-
clared, he would have to be party to
it's deliberations and support any pol
icy it adopted. On the other hand, he
was not free because OF his pledges
as a Covenanter.
1t was plain that the convention
having been set UP end Ulster having
entered it, the Obstetrics must remain
to the end and consider every proposal
with a view to seeing whether there
could be solution satisfactory to the
people of Ulster.
This he described as zone that
would enable the people to feel that
they still maintain their status as cit
liens of the British Empire and are
protected in their business and daily
lives against the possibility of harm
full interference"
He protested against any attempt
to create an atmosphere that Ulster
is unreasonable, declaring
ulster alone in Ireland has shown
any reason at all. Some of our old
friends and supporters, who are call
ing out for settlement, really mean
surrender. If by settlement people
have in their minds surrender, there
will be no settlement"