Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, August 15, 1916, Night Extra, Page 2, Image 2

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MATE'S AMENDED
TAX MEASURE PROVIDES
$205,000,000 REVENUE
Bill, Completed After Acrimo
nious Debate in Committee,
Adds $7500,000 to
House Total
SURTAX ON BIG INCOMES
WASHINGTON, AUgr. 15. Completed
after (lays of acrimonious debate, which
threatened party solidarity, tho Senate Fi
nance Committee today was ready to re
port to tho Senate tomorrow the amended
Administration revenue measure, which, tho
leaders estimate, wilt raise a total of $205,
000,000 annually, This Is $7,600,000 more
than the measure was expected to carry
when It waB passed by tho House. Tho
changes made In It by the Senate are cer
tain to be bitterly fought In the House.
Among- the Important provisions of tho
measure as now agreed on are!
rlrt A surtax on Income.
Second A. 10 per cent tax on net profits
of war monition manufacture.
Third A 5 per cent tax on manufacture
used In munition manufacture.
Fourth License tax of 80 cents per thou
sand nn corporation capital Mock.
rifth Continue the tax on still wines
at S cent per wine gallon and mnke the
tax on crape brandy nnd ptrll used In
the fortification of weet wine 85 cent
per proof gnllon Instead of 10 cent pro
poned In the Home bill.
Sixth Suspends dutle upon all dye
stuff during the period of the European
war and approve the House dycsttiffs
tariff to become effective when the European
war end.
Seventh Eliminate stump tnxe on ex
pre and freight bill of lading nnd tele
phone and telegraph messages, but retain
the stamp tax on bond, debenture, l'ullman
neat nnd berth, Insurance pollcle Menm-
hip ticket, certlllcate of Indebtedne.
Eighth Create a nonpartisan tariff
commission of six member at salaries of
B1S0O annually.
(GIRLS AUCTIONED OFF
AT A DOLLAR A POUND
Confessions of Agents of White
Slave Trust Show Amaz
ing Conditions
NEW YORK. Aug. 1G. One dollar a
pound is tho rrlco actually paid In several
Instances for Immature young girls auc
tioned off by white slavers to proprietors of
disorderly resorts In New York, Assistant
Attorney Smith, prosecuting tho vice trust,
declared today.
From men i.nd women now under arrest
and awaiting trial. Smith hna obtained the
most nmazlng confessions of the workings
of tho white alnvo gang. Not only did they
systematically oet about to obtain school
girls for resorts, but on East Twenty-second
street they maintained a house where young
girls were sold to the highest bidder.
"We learned today that In one Instance
agents for two houses got into n dlsputo
over the value of a girl who had been put
up, for sale," said the Assistant District
Attorney- "They Anally agreed upon- a
price of a dollar n. pound. After that It
became a common practice to weigh all
girls and announce their weight to bidders."
Elkton Marriage Licenses
ELKTON. Mi, Aug. 15. The following
marriage licenses wcro Issued at Elkton
today: Martin Hlckcy and Kathcrlne
Qulgley, Benjamin N. Itoberts and Sarah
Epprlght. Harry H. Reeves and Jennie M.
Habcht. Jack M. Craig and Rose Keen, nil
of Philadelphia. Charles Williamson and
Pearl Chnpplc, Ollberton. Pa; Harry J.
X.lvcngood, Atlantic City, and Virginia M.
Taneyklll, Baltimore; George Mayseller and
Emma Mctzgcr, Lancaster; Joseph Wahl
nnd Anna 31. Mlngln, Harrisburg; Floyd J.
Madles and Elizabeth V Adams, Hamburg;
Thomas Symington. Gloucester, and Violet
Schafer, Camden; John W. Woodrow and
Ida II. Moore, Pleasant Hill, Md and George
Anderson and May A. Johnson. Cecllton, Md.
News at a Glance
lIAIEIUSnUItO, Auc. IS. The State
Highway Department Is taking a lively In
terest In the proposed tours of Governor
Brumbaugh and other State officials over
Pennsylvania In the interest of agriculture
next month.
lIAIUtlSIlUHO, Aug. IS. Attache In
the State Department of Agriculture are
engaged In making up the schedule of
farmers Institutes which will be held
throughout the State this fall and winter.
DETntUTrJIIch., Aug. IS. Within a few
minutes after J)elng , rammed by the steam
boat ChnMfaper off .Sandwich today, the
steamboat Topeka aank in the Darret
JUver. The Christopher, which was little
damaged, stood by and picked up the mem
bers of the crew. It Is believed all were
saved.
OENOA, Aug, IS. The Italian steamship
Tetl has been sunk by a submarine In the
Mediterranean. Part of the crew was
landed here today, but 17 men are missing.
The Tetl displaced 2868 tons and was built
In 188 J.
2fA8ir.VII.U3. Tenn., Aug. IS. The
Southern Methodist Episcopal commission
to confer with a similar commission of the
Methodist Episcopal Church Includes Bish
ops A. W. Wilson, E. E. Hoss, Collins
Denny, F. D. Mouzon and W. A. Candler,
The Joint commission will meet in Decem
ber to outline a plan for union.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. IS. Members of the
International Photo Engravers' Union, In
Convention here, hare been asked by news
paper publishers not to press for increased
wages because of the threatening print
' papejr situation.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18v Ilepablleau lead,
era opposed to the renomlnatlon of Gov
ernor Whitman meet here today and to
morrow with a view to organizing to fight
the Governor In the primaries. It was
intimated that former State Senator Harvey
D. Illnman will be the opposition candidate.
WASHINGTON, Aur. IS. Inquiries liar
(teen addressed to Great Britain as to the
caeo of Frank B. Doring, who had been Im
prisoned at Liverpool by the British and re
cently committed suicide In Boston. Por
ing vraa arrested on suspicion of being
spy, and though released shortly after
ward, hta suicide upon his return to Boston
was said to have been caused by a fear that
bet was being persecuted by English agents.
XBW YQKK. Aug. 15 A strike or paper
tax makers here has been called by leaden
w the Box Makers' Union, who say that
tUmund for hither wages and better
iitiltary conditions have been refused by
tS "employers. The leader say 10,900
workers have quit
CLPMHl.TS, Ohio, 4ug. IS, Columbus
ssJfiR Jy advanced U Prta of all grade
o dur fJ eeftta barrel, Prevailing prise
ni "Miter- 7-S9 Md,
tUli at mi, iM,
RUSSIANS AGAIN .MASH
LINES OF THEIR FOES
Continued from Pate One
oral von BoehnvErmolll are under continu
ous pressure.
At some points the Teuton lines have been
drawn In until they are only About forty.
flvo miles from Lemberg, tho chief objective
of the Russians In Gallctn.
It Is estimated that approximately one
fourth of Gallcla Is now In possesion of the
Russian armies of General liruss loft.
By their repeated readjustments me
Austro-Hungarlnns nnd Germans are now
holding a line that roughly runs ns fol
lows: From n point west of Bcresteczko, In Vol
hynla, through the districts of Stnnlslaw
cstyk, on tho Styr Itlvcr, Olesko, l'omorznny.
Brezezany, Znlalow, on tho Zlotn Llpa
River, and thence acres the Dniester Itlvcr
near Hnllcz to Sololowlnn nnd Into the Car
pathtans. '
LONDON, Aug. 15. Von Bolhmer Is
continuing hU flight over the whole front
from the Seroth River to the Dniester. The
armies of Generals Sakharoff, Letchltsky
and Cherba'ohcft nre drawing closer to the
retreating Austrian every hour. Already
they have struck at the Austrian flanks
along the railroad to Potutory nnd appar
ently have cut deeply Into the enemy's
forces.
Yesterday the Russians swept forward
across the Zlota Llpa tit several points,
mnklnir It n mrllous position for the Aus-
trlani to attempt to hold, and pressed
southwest from the 'Serein district nnd
northwest from the Stantslau region.
Hnllcz Is now within range of tho heavy
Huslan guns, and u bombardment of tho
southern gateway to Lemberg Is expected
within a few hours.
Military critics here are nlrcady discus
sing tho possibility of nno'.her Sedan. It Is
firmly believed that neither von Bothmer
nor Pflanzcr can escape from tho Russians
with the'r nrmles Intact, nnd some ob
servers forcseo the capture or destruction
of the main part of both forces.
Reports reached London last night from
unofficial sources that von Dothmer had
nlrcady lost half of his nrmy of 180.000
by the swift Hank advances of the Rus
sians immediately after tho Strlpn line was
abandoned.
Thli report rece'ves partial confirmation
In tho summary of the prisoners taken by
tho Czar's troops published yeBtcrday In
the Reeh of Pctrograd. Thin newspaper
estimated that during last week's operations
In Gallcla 8.1,200 men nnd 1720 olllccrs
wcro bagged by the Russians. The esti
mated booty of the week Is nlso enormous
342 machine guns having been swept Into
the Russian ranks, according to the Rech.
FRENCH GREXADE FORCES
CAPTURE TRENCH ELEMENTS
UL'ON THE VERDUN FRONT
BERLIN, Aug, 15. It is officially an
nounced that the Kaiser has left for
the cast front.
PARIS, Aug. is.
On the right bank of tiw Meuso (Verdun
front) n series of brilliant actions conduct
ed by French grenade forces north of
Chapelle Salnto enabled the French to cap
ture Oerman trench cl"inenl8 on n front
of 300 yards nnd to a depth of nbout 100
yards, the Wnr Olllce repoita this after
noon The enemy attempted a counter-offensive,
but his attack was shattered by a
curtail, of fire, tho report adds. There was
a rather violent bombardment In the sec
tors of Flcury nnd Vaux-Chapitre. In tho
others the night passed quietly.
German artillery, both north and south
of tho Somme River, was very active all
night, carrying out a vigorous bombard
ment of British nnd French positions.
French posltlbns, south of the Somme,
were under a particularly heavy fire. In
fantry attacks were made by the Germans
southwest of Peronne, the French War Of
fice states In Its dally communique, and the
Teutons were successful In penetrating a
smnll salient north of IJjtrces. French
counter-assaults were delivered Immediate
ly afterward and the Germans were ejected
from their freshly gained ground. At Bet-ter-et-Scnter.
northeayt of Estrees, a Ger
man reconnaissance vas dispersed.
BERLIN, Aug. 15. General Bothmcr's
forces completely repulsed strong Russian
attacks between Zbora and Konichy, on the
front cant of Lemberg, the Russians suffer
ing heavy losses. It was officially announced
this afternoon. Between Luh and Graberka
other Russian attacks failed.
ITALIANS CAPTURE MORE
POSITIONS EAST OF fiORIZIA;
BAG 1630 MORE PRISONERS
ROME, Aug. 15. Tho capture of 1639
more Austro-Hungarlan prisoners was an
nounced today by the Italian War Office.
The battle uhlch has developed east of
the captured fortress of Gorlzla is still
In progress.
The Italians have captured strongly de
fended Austro-Hungarlan Intrtnchments In
that area, the official report says.
On the Carso plateau, southeast of Gorlzla
the Austro-Hungarlans made strong counter-attacks,
but they broke down under the
Italian fire
The newly captured Austrian trenches
are west of San Grado and Mount Pcclnka,
It was officially announced today. In these
operations 1450 prisoners were taken. -
East of Gorlts heavy fighting Is going on
before Austrian lntrenchment3 In these
encounters 225 prisoners were taken.
The Austrlans made unsuccessful demon
strations for the purpose of diverting Ital
ian troops In the region of Mount Pinta,
Forame, Colombra, Monte Clmone, Selugglo
and Pasublo.
ALLIES' OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
IN BALKANS FOLLOW NORMAL
COURSE, SAYS STATEMENT
SALONICA, Aug. 15. The operations,
begun by the Allies at Lake Dolran, are
following their normal course, says an offi
cial statement Issued by the Anglo-French
headquarters today.
Refugees from the Lake Dolran area,
where the Anglo-French and Serbian force
are attacking the Bulgarians, reached Kit
kltch today and asserted that the Bulgars
have suffered heavy losses.
The bombardment of the Bulgarian posi
tions was terrific. The populace of the
nearby villages have sought refugo behind
the allied lines, where they are being suc
cored by the British and French.
BRITISH RECOVER POSTS
LOST TO GERMANS SUNDAY
IN FIGHTING ON THE SOMME
LONDON, Aug. 15 Nearly all the
trenches captured by the Germans north
west of Pozleres on the Somme front dur
ing Sunday have been recovered by the
British, the War Office announced this
afternoon.
In spite of the deep mua resulting from
the heavy rainstorm on Monday, there was
furious fighting along the western slope of
the ridge north of pozleres last night.
Strong attacks were delivered by the Brit
ish troops after the German positions had
been subjected to a vigorous bombardment.
Germans resisted desperately, but the
British were able to penetrate the -Teuton
position, occupying Important trenches,
which they had lost 16 hours earlier.
BERLIN ADMITS BRITISH
AGAIN GAIN A FOOTHOLD
IN FIRST-LINE TRENCHES
BERLIN, Aug. 15. British troops again
gained a foothold In the German first-line
trenches between Tbiepval and Pozleres last;
night, the German War Office admitted tida
afternoon
It wa frou these position that the British
had b&. ejected yeaferday taorniny.
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FRANCIS X. O'BRIEN
Started from City Hall today to
hike to Chicago over the east
ern end of the Pike's Peak-Ocenn-to-Ocean
road, under tho auspices
of the National Highways Asso
ciation. GOES WALKING TO CHICAGO
National Highway Association Starts
Frances X. O'Brien on Way
He's off I Francis X. O'Brien, pedestrian
nnd life member of tho National Highway
Association, nmtd cheers from the crowd
on hand to hid him "bon voyage," left City
Hall this morning to walk from Philadel
phia to Chicago, a distance of 956 miles.
He expects to make tho trip In 61 dnys.
Tho "hike" is being mnde under the
auspices of the National Highway Associa
tion, of which General T. Coleman du Pont
Is chairman, to nrouso interest In good
roads. O'Brien carries a letter from Mnyor
Smith to Mayor Thompson, of Chicago. His
equipment consists of nn extra set of light
clothing, an nlumlnum cooking set nnd
notebooks, In which he will record condi
tions of the road.
O'Brien in scheduled to walk IE to 20
miles n day. The first lnp leads through
Gcrmantown nnd Chestnut Hill to Norrla
town. Tomorrow ho will leave for Potts
town. O'Brien will pass through 222 cities,
towns and villages.
City News in Brief
i:inhf j-fle elilldren, rnnglng from 3 yeur
to 14 years of age, members of tho Bryn
Mawr College Summer School for Children,
which Is annually conducted at the German
town Boys' Club, 21 West Penn street, Ger
mantown, left for Ocean City this morning
for an all-day picnic Tho picnic was to
havo taken place teveral days ago, but tho
ordinance barring children under 16 years
of age from going into tho State of New
Jersey without a health certificate caused
a sudden halt in the plan.
AugitKt Klnklry, 33 year old, shot him
self in the head today In his home, at 717
South Third street, and died soon afterward
In the Pennsylvania Hospital. HIb wife,
aroused by the report of a .33 caliber re
volver, found her husband lying on the
dining-room floor unconscious. The police
were unable to ascertain why the man had
ended his life.
IMminl O'Neill, a pollreman of the
Brnnchtown station, was beaten up about 4
o'clock this morning by two negroes, whom
he had placed under arrest after two negro
women complained that they had been at
attacked In a side street. O'Neill Is at St.
Luke's Hospital, his scalp badly cut. The
women assaulted are Mrs. Maud Watts, 509
North American street, and Mrs. Dottle May
Wright, of the same address. William Hill,
21 years old, of 3514 Smedley street, was
arrested today. He Is accused as one of.
tho assailants.
Despondency over the loss of Ills position
Is said to have caused James J. Rush, 47
year old, of 1518 North Twenty-second
street, to attempt suicide at h,a ho.no by
swallowing poison. He was found lying on
a couch In an unconscious condition early
today by his 9-year-old daughter Mary.
Dr, Lee Boyce. 111!) Jefferson street, had
the man removed to the Women's College
Hospital. Ho Is In a critical condition.
I ntrlck FllzRllibons, 33 years nl.l, 1002
South Second street, fell dead while In the
bathroom of his home. He had been In 111
health for many months.
Patrick Kllroy, SO years of age, of 3218
North Second street, was found dying In
a cell at the Front and Westmoreland
streets station early today by the turn
key, Adam Deubel. Deubel had him re
moved to the Episcopal Hospital, where
he died a few hours later. Kllroy was ar
rested last night. Physicians at the hos
pital said his death was caused by al
coholism. Director MacLauihlln, of the Department
of Supplies, has announced his Intention
of seizing, for the city, coal within the
limits of Philadelphia In the event of a
railroad strike, and City Solicitor Connelly
Is looking up the law on the subject. It
Is Director MacLaughlln's purpose to In
sure a supply of coal, so that the water
works, hospitals and other public Institu
tions will not have to suspend operations.
If the waterworks were to atop running
It would mean a general cessation of busi
ness throughout the city. At present the
municipality has a supply of coal sufficient
for 40 days.
Mayor Smith has leased a cottage owned
by Senator Bdge at 2823 Pacific avenue, At
lantic City, N. J., for tire remainder of the
summer and fall. The Mayor has arranged
to bring Mrs. Smith and his children to the
shore aa soon as the co(tage is ready. They
probably will take possession before the end
of the week.
Bwarthmore College I the beneficiary to
the extent of S10.000 by the will of Jonathan
K. Taylor, who died yesterday In Baltimore.
The money la to establish a scholarship
under hla name. Many Friends' institutions
were remembered.
A gift of I 00 baa been received by the
University ft Pennsylvania from an
anonymous friend to bo used to light in
fantile paralysis. Provost Smith has de
cided that the gift can best be used by
spreading through a formal publication the
result of a food survey made recently by
the Henry Ptupps Institute. The publica
tion is a study of condition in the city
under which perishable foods are handled
and marketed. The. survey w4i t bfcr
the pubUo wlttln two -week.
HIBERNIAN SPLIT FOLLOWS TTncim
CHARGE MADE BY PRIEST
Ctyitlnned from Pnte One
Hon, which Includes State Secretary John
O'Dea. and Municipal Court Judge Eugene
C Bonnlwcll, Is being sounded by both
factions before they decide upon any def
inite course of action.
father MeDetmotl's attack upon the Hl
bernlnns, In which the A. O. II. was ac
cused of countenancing, fostering and even
planning outrages committed by the "Mollle
Magulres" In Schuylkill County 40 years
ago, wai referred to only once during to
day's proceedings of the convention, and
then only Indirectly.
Tho Hibernians offered their defense of
the "Molly Magulro" charges in their offi
cial program. Issued this afternoon. The
program reads!
"Tho miners were foreod to combat the
hostility of Inimical races surrounding them
and tho dlvlslon.i wcro stimulated to earn
est activity through, tho senso of self-protection.
The order In this territory wns
also forced to nnsume the characters nnd
duties of a trade union In guarding its
members against the oppressions of the
mine owners.
"The prosecution of this line of work nf-
"THE WORST IS YET TO COME,"
DECLARES FATHER McDERMOTT
The Rev. Daniel I. McDermott, pastor of
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Fourth street
above Spruce, today returned to the charge
against tho Ancient Order of Hibernians,
In n statement Issued this afternoon, Father
McDermott explained that "his ammunition
Is by no means exhausted," nnd predicted
Hint "the worst Is yet to come."
Tho statement follows:
".My resignation was not tendered to em
barrass the Archbishop or to gain a coign
of vantage In any controversy that might
arise. On the contrary, my resignation was
tendered to deprive mo of any support my
position as pastor cuold give me, nnd to
leave me entirely nt tho Archbishop's dis
position or mercy, if ho felt constrained to
dlsclpllno me.
"The pastorship of St. Mary's would give
an cvll-dlsposed priest great advantage in
n contention with his ecclesiastical su
perior. This li a corporation which, accord
ing tu civil law, has the right to retain or
rcjtcl a pastor Independently of tho Arch
bishop's wishes.
"Any pastor who would fall to observe
tho commandments of his superior would, of
course, be deprived of nil ecclesiastical right
to hold tho pastorate nnd bo guilty of griev
ous sin If ho Bhould excrclRO tho ministry
In violation of Inhibition to do so. Just now
thero would bo no quorum without me, con-
Hecmtntly the trustees themselves could
neither approvo nor oppose the Archbishop's
action.
"I shall nlways be obedient to my su
perior unless the Justification of St. Peter,
'Wo must obey God rather than men,' calls
upon me to do something contrary to his
prohibition. Even In such a case, If
adjudged as nctlng from a mistaken notion
from duty, I shall unhesitatingly submit to
any punishment my superior may inflict. In
this controversy I need no adventitious sup
port, my position is founded upon truth nnd
facts.
"WORST IS YET TO COME."
"It Is true no canonical reason was given
for my resignation n week ago. but the
Archbishop has been given heretofore
canonical reasons to Justify him In accept
ing my resignation; the reasons nre both
personal and parochial. It Is an Illusion or
delusion to suppose that my ammunition
haa been exhausted. The funny cartoons
often have pictures of 'the worst Is yet
to come.'
"The newspapers have placed great stress
upon my relations with the prisoners con
fined In the Pottsvllle Jnll In the '70's
and have led people to tnfer that my op
position to the A. O. H. Is based upon the
Information obtained from tho condemned
men. On my first vlhlt to tho Jail, after
expressing my sympathy and regret that
they were In trouble, 1 Insisted upon two
things: that tho chargcH pending ngainst
them should not be discussed and that their
confessions would not bo heard until they
were acquitted or nil hope of pardon had
vanished. In the latter caso I assured them
that they could select their confessors, and
that I would bring them, no matter what
tho distance or expense might be.
LEARNED NOTHING FROM CONVICTS.
"As a matter of fact, I never learned
nnythlng from them, except In the case of
one who was not convicted and who sought
my advice through Captain Linden. Three
times I refused to see him In the Jail, tell
ing Captain Linden that, while It was com
mendable In the olllcers of the law to bring
FATHER McDERMOTT
BUT WRONG,
Luke Dillon, president of the Irish-American
Club, Spruce street near Eighth, who
spent seven weeks in Chicago Investigating
the murder of Dr. P. II. Cronln. whose
death Father Daniel I. McDermott, of St.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church, says was
plotted by a former president of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, believes Father Mc
Dermott Is "sincere and consistent."
"Father McDermott, I know," said Mr.
Dillon at his home, 1413 South Thirteenth
street, today, "could not do otherwise thnn
object to the opening of the A. O. II. con
vention In Pottsvllle with a mass. He has
alwajs been against the A. O. H. and every
other secret society within the church, and
in thli ho is only being consistent.
"I believe, of course, that Father Mc
Dermott Is wrong, but we must take into
consideration that he has good reason in
his own heart for the stand he has taken.
He heard the confessions of the men who
committed the crimes In the days of the
Molly Magulres and he muBt have been
deeply impressed. He probably never can
forget. .. ,, ,,
"Those days are gone. The Molly Ma
gulres are gone. The Ancient Order of
Hibernians. I believe, had nothing to do,
as an organization, with the crimes of the
Molly Magulres. Members of the Molly
Magulres might havo been members of the
A. O. H., but that cannot be held against
the A. O. II. any more than we can con
demn a church or any organization for the
misdeeds of a few of its members."
PRIEST BOWS TO ARCHBISHOP.
Father McDermott, when he learned
today that his resignation from the rector
ship of St Mary's Catholic Church will
not be accepted by Archbishop Prendergast,
said: , ,. ,
"Then I will have to remain. I can't In
sist upon It. I must obey the higher au
thority." Dillon's release from prison In May, 1914,
after 14 years' Incarceration at the hands
of tho Canadian authorities, for his alleged
complicity In the world-famous plot to blow
un the Welland Canal In 1900, is well re
membered. He does not like to refer to
that experience, but it furnished a sensa
tional revelation to his friends apd family
when the newa of his release was made
public. Dillon had been convicted under
an awumed name and never revealed his
Identity during the long period of hla lm-prlsonmeut-
He was believed to be dead,
and It was generally thought that he had
been done away with by antl-Irlsh sym
pathizers for his part in the Cronln murder
mystery.
DILLON DEFENDS A. O. H.
Mr. Dillon was prosecutor in the Clan-na-Qael,
when Doctor Cronln was mur
dered In Chicago early In May. 1889. The
clan was accused of plotting the murder,
and charges and counter-charges wre made
back and forth among various organizations.
"Doctor Cronln was a member of the Clan-na-Qael,"
said Mr. Dillon, "and there would
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""state President P. A. K.lgai.en. of Pitts
hurah during tho public program which
opened tho convention, suddenly went
at n tangent during his speech of appro
clal?onnonrthe welcome that had been pre
vlously extended to the A. OH. J I V "
F. Pierce Mortimer, of Pottsvllle, ami
""Evw'y loyal Hibernian should remember
tha the Ancient Order of """'"" w,flys
nourished and encouraged In this county.
It requires courage to '",llV",nfolrll 'J!
principles today, Just as It did In those
The official mass for the order, which
led to Father McDcrmotfs attack, will be
celebrated at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning,
nt St Patrick's Church. The Roy. Francis
J McGovcrn will be the celebrant.
criminals to Justice, It was no part of n
priest's duties; that my ofllce was to
visit those In prison nnd to prepare them
to die well if they should be condemned.
I told him that my usefulness as their
spiritual guide would be ended If I became
Identified with their prosecution. As n
matter of fact. I never met Mr. Gowen or
the other lawyers for tho prosecution until
nfter the convictions.
"Two lawyers Hecured statements from
thoso executed June 21, 1877. which were
recalled when I learned something of their
contents. Tho men mado ntatcments to
me, which were carefully rewritten after
halng been submitted to them n second
time. They desired these ntatoments pub
lished at tho time ; they were not published
because tho wife of ono of tho condemned
naked her husband to withhold her state
ment for three years. She did this under
tho misapprehension that the statements
would Involve tho punishment of others and
expose her to persecution. These state
ments were sealed by tho clerk of the
courts nnd havo nccr been opened since.
"THE TEN COMMANDMENTS."
"I needed no Information from the con
demned. As far back as '70 I gave a
hearing In church to two men who were
trying .to Induce young men to Join the
A. O. II, Tho scenes at that Illgli aiass
havo never been forgotten by thoso who
witnessed them; their children and their
children's children havo been terrified with
a. description of them. In 1874 I published
what the A. O. II. Journals sarcastically
called 'Tho Ten Commandments, signed by
nlno priests to show that an nrtlclo pub
lished In the Freeman's Journal In 1874 was
true In nil Its statements.
"Tho A. O. H. Journals fired broadsides
at the article, devoted pages to proving
'the Mollies were tho best peoplo In the
world,' etc. An avalanche of letters fol
lowed, only one of which was from a
friend. Ho wrote: 'i'ou will bo suspended,
you ought to be, not becauso you've done
wrong, but because you havo no fear of tho
"Frcemasonnry" among bishops, which leads
them nil to call for tho punishment of
tho priest who attacks one of them.' The
'attack' was n discussion of tho question,
Is It safer to follow tho bishop who dis
approves of tho A. O. II. than tho ono
who npproves of It?' In proving my con
tention, I paid my respects to two bishops
who had been betrayed by A. O. II arti
fices, the ono into tolerating, tho other
Into strongly approving of tho A. O. II.
DID NOT COURT SUSPENSION.
"I did not, of course, court suspension,
and waited the action of Bishop Wood with
no little anxiety. Wo had nover spoken
together of tho A. O. II., though I had
his pastoral letters condemning the order
nnd asking pastors (not, ns tho papor said,
to leave It), but to warn their people against
It, Notwithstanding tho 'Freemasonry' that
Is said to exist nmong bishops, my bishop
wrote Introductions to the 'Ten Command
ments,' and the article for publication In
the Catholic Standard, and sent copies of
that Issue of the paper to every priest and
bishop In the United States, Canada and
Australia. Without reflecting upon his
action, I am convinced that It will faro
better with me, so far ns my conscience la
concerned and with my fate In eternity, to
act under the npproval of Bishop (after
ward Archbishop) Wood."
SINCERE
SAYS LUKE DILLON
bo no reason why the clan should want him
done away with. Ho was a lino man, well
liked In the clan. It could never bo learned
who committed tho murder because the
police were mixed up In It. That was why
I went to Chicago. Wo wanted an Investiga
tion that would bring tho guilty to Justice.
But they were never found.
"The A. O. H., I think. Is a good organi
zation. I don't believe It was responsible
for the crimes In the coal regions, I am a
member of It, but I don't attend the meet
ings more than once a year. The trouble
with it Is that It never does anything. I
think It should not be accused of crimes or
of being a menace to the church. It la
very Inoffensive. It's better for the church
members to have organizations within tho
church than cut of it, for men must have
such things. It organizations are killed off
In the church, men will go to thoso with
out It.
THINKS PRIEST CONSISTENT.
"But Father McDermott has sincere rea
sons. He is consistent. He refused to bless
the Irish-American Club and he has re
fused to bless other organizations."
"If the A. O. II. was organized to do ven
geance, It would turn up the man, Mc
Farland, who gave out the oaths of the A.
O. H., who made it a business to Join so
cieties and reveal their secrets. He Is alive
and Is still at large. If the A. O, H, were
still doing things it would find McFnrland
There was the fellow, Morgan, who re
vealed secrets of the Masons. He disap
peared. His body was found In Lake
Michigan."
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LA LEONARDO DA VINCI
SALTATA IN ARIA OGGI
NEL PORTO DITARANT0
Un Incendio Ha Fatto AlTondare
Una dellc Grandi Dread
noughts dclla Marina da
Gucrra Itallana
1639 NUOVI PBIGIONIERI
PARIOI, IB Agosto.
Un telegramma non ufTtclale rlcevuto qui
oggl dice che la grande dreadnought Italian
Leonardo da Vinci e' saltala lit aria nel
porto dl Taranto e che 300 uoffllnl del sue
enulpagglo sono per t . L'esploslone e ftvve
nutata segulto alio scopplo dl un ncendte a
bordo. Lo flammo furono "P",BrnqnMUa'
gla' esse dllagavano'con grande rapldlta .
L'equlpagglo ccrco' dl Inondan ita Santa
Barbara, ma Vesploslone avvenn ' Prlma
che fosse posslblle ovltare It d sastro,
L'esploslone aprl' una grande ferlta. sui
flanehl della nave che com nolo ft P"de
l'etiulllbrlo e nffondo'. W crede chela
nave cssendo affondata in non grande pro
fondlta', puo' esscro rlmcssa a galla uopo
lo nccessarle rlparazlonl.
La Leonardo da Vinci Bpostava 23,310
tonnellatc ed era armata dl 13 cannonl
da 30D.
ROMA, 15 Agosto.
11 generale Cadornn annuncla nel suo bol
lettlno odlcrno che lo truppo Itallane oper
nntl nella 2onn dell'Isonzo hanno fatto altri
1(139 prlglonlerl nella glomata dl lerl. La
battaglla che e' In corso nd est dl ' aorzia
contlnua con ugunle nccanlmento. an nai
ianl hanno conqulstnto nuove poslzionl
fortemento dlfcBO dagli austrlacl appunto
iella zona ad est dl Gorlzla.
Sull'altoplnno del Carso ell austrlacl
hanno tcntnto vlolcntl contrattacchl cotitro
lo nuove llnee Itnllane, ma 11 fuoco dello
atterlo e dclle mltragllatrlol Itallane II ha
spezzatl prima cho glungessero a ben do
llncarsl. . ...
Lo truppo Itallane hanno nnche progrcdlto
nd ovest del Monto Sagrado e del Monto
PccInVa dove trlcoramentl nustrlacl sono
statt conqulstntl con assatti alia balonetta.
Kcco II tcsto del rapporto del generale
Cndorna pubbllcato oggl dal Mlnlstero della
Gucrra:
Sull'altoplano del Carso lunedl' sera
1'llmo corpo d'armata resplnBe contrat
tacchl vlgorosamente lnlzlatl dal
ncmlco. Nella glornnta dl lunedl' lo
truppo Itnllano nttaccaronp lo Uneo
nemlche nd ovest dl Monto Sagrado e
dl Monto Pcclnkn o conqulstarono
parcccchle sezlonl dl trlnccramentl aus
trlacl fncendo ancho 1419 prlglonerle,
dl cul 31 ufflclall.
Nella reglone colllnosa nd est dl
Gorlzla si sono avutl vlolentl combattl
mentl. Ivl nol nbblamo conqulstato
trlncco nemlche cd nbblamo fattl 220
prlglonlerl, dl cul cinque ufflclall.
Sul rcsto della fronto dl battaglla II
ncmlco ha fntto azlonl dlmostratlvo
contro le nostra poslzionl dl Monte
Plana, Monto Colombara, Monte
Clmone, Monto Selugglo o sul Pasublo.
Qucstl attacchl ncmlcl sono statl
resplntl dnppertutto.
Avlatorl nemlcl hanno bombnrdato
Monfnlcone. Ronchl o Plerrl3, ma Bcnza
rlusclro a fare dannl o vlttlmc.
Un forte rcpnrto dl truppo nustrlache bat
tute gla a Gorlzla si c' trlncerato sulla col
llna dl San Marco, ad est dl Gorlzla, o reslsto
nllo forze Itallano cho hanno attnecato la
colllna. Ma non puo' sfugglro alia manovrn
iivvlluppanto cho II generale Cadorna Bta
operando In quclla reglone.
Lo suo truppo marclano in dlrezlono
sud-cst da Gorlzla lungo lo buono strade cho
corrono a nord cd u sud-ovest dl San Marco
o piesto saranno Bulla strada che unlsce lo
duo gla' citato o cho passa per Vogersko.
Allora San Marco sara' completamente clr
condata. Icrl la colllna o' stata attaccata
parecchlo volte.
11 generate Cadorna non rlsparmla no'
uomlnl ne' munlzlonl In qucsta sua grande
oftonslva. La colonna Itallana cho occupo'
Oppacchlasella manovra per avvlluppare la
colllna dl San Marco attraversando 11 cos
tone che separn la strada dl Oppacchlasella
da quclla dl Dornberg, Sembra cho gll
nustrlacl slano dcclsl a rcslstero 11 plu'
vlgorosamente posslblle, o a questo scopo
hanno rlcevuto rlnforzl. Essl hanno collo
cato lo loro artlglterle e mltragllatrlcl dlctto
parapcttt dl roccla. Pcro' 1 generalo Ca
dorna non ha portnto ancora la sua grossa
artgllerla a sud dl San Marco, e sul Carso
gll ltallanl hanno avanzato llnora con II
solo aluto dcU'artlglleria da campagna, Gll
ltallanl hanno trovato buI Cnrso plattaforme
dl cemento e lastre dl acclalo per grossl
cannonl, che sembravano imprendlblll Be
non con 1 gross! callbrl.
SI crede che gll austrlacl Intendano dl
opporre una declsa reslstcnza buI plu' alto
altoplano dl Panovizza o nella sclva dl
Tarnova.
Glungono contlnuamento partlcolarl della
vlgorosa offenslva Itallana ad est dl Gorlzla.
Nonostante che slano statl sconflttt a
Gorlzla, gll austrlacl sono tuttora combat
tlvi e plenl dl splrlto. H lo mostra la ostlna
ta reslstenza che essl oppongono all'avan.
zata Itallana ad est della fortozza espug
nata. S nttende perclo' che 1'avanzata dl
Cadorna sara' lenta, glacche' occorro
cspugnaro ognl palmo dl terreno.
11 Mlnlstero della Ouerra ha chlamato
alle arml, per prestaro servlzlo nella
guerra contro 1'Austrla 1 Glovanl Esplor
atorl, I Boy Scouts d'ltalla. Essl Barunno
tenutl In servlzlo flno all'apertura delle
scuole. In ottobre.
I Glovanl Esploratorl saranno dtvlsl in
duo categoric. Quelll dl eta' Buperiore at
qulndici anni, quando abblano II permesso
del genltori. faranno servlzlo nella zona dl
guerra come guardle alle BtazlonI ferro
viarle ed al deposit! mllltarl. GlUaltrl dl
eta" tnferlore nl qulndici annl presteranno
servlzll territorial! negll ospedali, nel centrl
dl mobllltazlone, nelle fabbrlche dl munl
zlonl, nella stazionl dl avlazlone e negll
hangars.
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You know the clothing it cannot
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Wanamaker & Brown
Market at Sixth for SS years
Diazista,
Maderista,
Zapatistaj
and half a dosetV
other "istas
such have been the'
political designa
tions within five briel
Xears of those Mexican
border cities tho onco pic
turesque and now disheart.
ened "Twin Towns of the
Border ' that James Hopper
tells about In this week's
Collier's
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Battleship Rhode Island
Carry Contingent of 379 En
listed Men
Light-hearted and free and looking jpttfc
and span in their brand new uniforms, tit '
379 men who enlisted In the navy for th
purpose of taking the naval Platutun '
training crulBe, left tho Navy ytti ,i 1
1:30 this afternoon on tho United Sut I
battleship Rhode Island. Wives and itt.
hearts were thero In great numbers 4 i
glvo them a fond farewell. The men trill ,'
be gono a month and wilt cruise along tli
Atlantic coast.
Tho lenvctaklng was not marked t.
the sad scenes which attended the depatlnrv '
of tho Pennsylvania Natlonnl Guardsmen '
for Mount Gretna, when tears trickled Atm 'i
tho cheeks of gray-halrcd mothers md
other membera of tho family who felt per. "J
haps that they -were looking upon the ot.
i.. ui Liiui, itiLvubiuii iui itia mat umc
Fire Da m aires Lansdownc Stable
Tho stable belonging to J. C. Mahontr,
In Lnnsdowne, was uamageu several su
drcd dollars by flro today. The second
floor and roof wcro burned away and t i
frame shed outside waa damaged, Sonn
farming machinery, too, was damaged. Tie J
origin of tho flro Is not known, i
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