The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-02-25
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Cody, n. NJ, to take pOS~ eSSlon or the
hospital there which 5elongs to the
government. The tr>A.sfer from the
government to the Sisters will take
place soon, it is hoped.
Requests to Charity-The probation
Of the will of the late B. H. Rohde OF
Newport, Ky, father of Rev. A. }.
Rohde, S. j., discloses requests OF
$500 each to ST. Joseph Orphan asy-
lum, Cold Springs; st. Elizabeth hos
pital, Covington, and the Good Shep-
herd home, FIT Thomas.
ST. Louis Rector CaIled.-Rev. John
L. Gadell, pastor of st. Engelbert par
ish, St Louis, and 50 years old, died
at 1880 p. M. Wednesday, February
Is, having been sick with pneumonia
for about a week. Father Gadell was
one of the oldest priests who were
born within the precincts OF ST. LibOr-
JUS parish He was ordained Decem-
Der q, 1879. Having served as as
sistant for some time in Salisbury,
Mo-, he became pastor at st. Peters,
Mo, and in January, 1919, rector of
this parish.
Admits Death Threat to a Priest
4 confession that he sent a printed
"eXtortiOn" letter to the Rev. H. j.
Vaicunas, pastor of the st. Valentine
Lithuanian Catholic church, Chicago,
has been made by Joseph Judawaitis
of that city. The letter demanded ST.
600, under pain of death if the money
were not forthcoming. The pastor
was directed to place that sum over
the doorway of a garage in Cicero.
Police found that Judawaitis kept his
automobile in the garage and on
searching the room found scraps of
other "black hand letters.
Aim to Restrict Number of Priests
in Yucatan.-That religious liberty
has not been restored in Mexico is
indicated by the report from Mexico
City, stating that the Yucatan legis-
lature has under consideration a bill
which would reduce the number of
Catholic priests in the state to six.
This number is wholly inadequate to
care for the religious needs of the
population. The federal Constitution
places a jurisdiction over houses of
worship in the central government,
but state legislatures have the power
10 determine the number of priests.
Nuns from Seventeen Kansas Cath
oIic Hospitals Met.-The second meet
ing of the Kansas Conference Of the
Catholic Hospital association was held
in Providence hospital, Kansas City,
Kan, Thursday morning of last week.
Bishop John Ward and Father Charles
Is. MOulinier S. j., the latter regent
Of Marquette university medical col
lege, Milwaukee, Wis, and president
and organizer of the Catholic Hospital
Association of the United States and
Canada, we're the principal speakers
Bishop Ward celebrated Mass at
o'clock, at which the resident and Wis
iting members of the association were
present.
Paderewski Has Praise for Pope
Plus XI.-High tribute was paid tc
L L
famed pianist and former premier OF
Poland, who is spending the winter at
Paso Robes, Cal While Paderewski
was premier of Poland, Pope Plus
was Papal Nuncio of Warsaw. while
l was performing the duties of a prime
minister in my country, in my official
intercourse l could not but unreserv.
i'm; of ho
affability of character and the incom.
parable tact of the Apostolic NunciO
In his social relations, his high, uni
versaI culture, irresistible personal
charm and, above ALL his kindness
and generosity of heart were compel
ling to the affections of everyone,
SAID PaIareWsili.
CoodfelIowship Clubs for Strangers.
Catholics coming to Chicago from out
side towns to become acquainted with
other Catholics and 10 identify them
selye with Catholic activities, is gain
ing city-wide momentum in Chicago.
A series Of meetings are being held
simultaneously b. groups in different
parts of the city to work out plans
especially adapted to that community,
with the purpose of eventually coming
together in organization that will en-
brace the entire muni cipalitE. One
community on the south side III the
vicinity OF the University Of Chicago,
at which there are many Catholic stu
dents from OutSide the CITY and about
which large numbers of Catholic work
ing girls and young men live, is set
ting the pace under the direction OF
Mrs. Isabelle De Guzman Garrison.
Fire Chief Fisher Praises Sisters
Chief Joseph Fisher bi2Aly commend
ed the Sisters of the Immaculate Con
ception academy, Dubuque, for the eff
ficient manner in which they handled
the students during the recent fire
causing a damage of $4,000. ut goes
to show that the Sisters have been
educating the students in fire drills
said the chief. Il never saw a more
orderly movement of persons thar
that of those that were being march
ed from the burning building. | have
been advocating fire drills in all the
schools and, above everything, fire
escapes and the elimination of all pos
sible fire hazards. The Sisters are tt
be complimented for their work in the