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UNIONTRADES LABEI COUNCIL

LOUISVILLE KY SATURDAY JANUARY 17 1903

A QUEER CHRISTIAN

Our attention has been called to

1ya clipping from America or

Rome purporting to give tbie

nationality and religion of deserter

irei ¬

ment at Washington thusNatives of the United States 5 per cen

Germans 10 per cen

IRISH CATHOLICS 72 per cent

British other than Irish 7 per cent

Other foreigners 7 per cent

Irish Catholics in capitals and

their number disproportionately

large indicates the character of the

statement the usual venomous

slander based on absolute false-

hood at that Statistics of deser ¬

tions from the army are kept in the

War Department not in the Pen¬

sion Department nor is there

j any Pension Department but a

Pension Bureau generally re-

ferred

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to as the Pension Office in

Washington no statistics or records

in any department at Washington

show the religion of officials sol ¬

diers sailors or employes of the

GovernmentProfessorStarbuck a Protestant

wrote the Commissioner of Pen-

sions

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sending him a copy of

America or Rome The Com ¬

missioner replied that there were+ no such statistics it would be im-

possible

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for any statistician to tell-s

how many Irish Catholics or

American Baptists there were in theknows noth-

ing

¬army the Governmentof the religious inclination of

soldiers no such information ema-

nated fro n the Pension Office the

figures are simply somebodys

guess and entitled to no considera-

tion

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To put it briefly the statement

and the book is a willful lie and

deliberate slander against Irish

foreignersthe Rev John T Christian a Bap-

tist

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minister and its publisher the

Baptist Book Concern a religious

publication houseTo Louisville people this is no

surprise however The Rev John

T Christian formerly of this city

while here was more prominent in

A P A than religion more zeal ¬

ous in villification than charity

more earnest in patriotic than

church work and more eloquent

in urging condemnation than sal¬

vation more devoted to preaching

hate and contention than the love

and peace of Christ whose minis ¬

ter he claimed to be Like others

of his kind he found it convenient-

for lithe Lord to call him to work

in some other part of the vine ¬

yardThe Baptist Book Concern es ¬

tablished and maintained to publish

and circulate religious publications

has issued and disseminated many

libels like America or Rome

for the enlightenment of the Chris¬

tian and conversion of the unbe ¬

liever

STIRRED UP THINGS

There is a soul of good in

things evil We often doubt it

but it proves true and is verified

from unexpected sources Every-

onez

deplored the anthracite coal

strike There was evil for thou ¬

sands of every class surely no good

in it beyond relief for the miner

c from injustice in future if he won

r if he lostbut he didnt lose and

the good is already in sight not

only to the miner and the con ¬

sumers of anthracite coal but to

the consumers of coal and it may

be of everything else in thecountry It is no less than thesolving of the annual winter puzzle

Why is it that the price of coal

goes up and down the reverse of

4-

Sa

the thermometer regardless of

supplyThe

anthracite miners in theicontention were firm and explicitin statement of charges against theoperators claiming they had proofThe evidence before the strikecommission establishes beyond dis-

pute the miners charge of combi

nation between operators railroadand dealers that the two latter fix

the price and whatever the pricethese two pocketed 65 per centleaving only 35 per cent to theoperatorsthe combine operatorbeing interested with the railroadand dealersonly the independentoperators and all the miners being

the sufferers at one end because of

the small per cent of the price

received for coal and the public atthe other end because of the higlprice paid for coal that the priceis kept up by limiting the supplyeither by suspending work in the

mines or failing to take the coal tto

market that while the miner de

spite an apparently fair wage andhigh prices of coal does not make

a living and independent mines

fail to pay dividends the combination railroads and dealers have iabonanza the public is fleeced and

often made to suffer for want of

coalWhileevery one has believes

such a state of affairs to exist few

thought the gruff and uneducatedminer would be able to do whathas baffled public officials legislators merchants and manufacturersprove it But the minerdeficient in education knowingnothing of law or business ethicspossessed what the more learned

lackedthorough practical knowledge of coal miningand solved

the worrying problem Acting on

this clew and urged by the cold

snap with its usual scarcity and

high prices of coal merchantsmanufacturers City Councils Leg ¬

islatures Congress and grand juries

are digging coal throughout thecountry with the astounding development that not only in anthra ¬

cite coal in the East but in softcoaleverywhere this combinationmethod of robbing the miner andplundering the people is in vogueeven here in Louisville With thousands of acres of coal lands withineasy reach and thousands of bush ¬

els of coal sidetracked in cars ormoved in barges out of sight theprice was advanced four cents abushel in the past week on the pleaof short supply

And in all parts of the country it is

the same Supply short prices ad¬

vancing industries shut downpeople suffering for coalin acountry with millions of bushelsheld out of the market and an in ¬

exhaustible supply easily accessi ¬

bleTheinvestigations have only be ¬

gun They should be pushed vig¬

orously to a thorough finish Thebusiness interests legislative bod ¬

ies State and national officials

should be urged by public petitionto do their full duty under the lawto relieve and protect the people

Where corporations are guilty for ¬

feit their charters as it is the rightand duty of the State to do whereindividuals are guilty prosecuteand punish them The law isample but it has not been observednor enforced It is time to vindi ¬

cate the law punish the culpritsand give to the people legal pro ¬

tection against systematic plunderand periodical distress

Our Board of Trade city courtand State officials as well as thoseof other cities and States havethis duty to perform Will theydo it Or docs the railroadcoalcombine control them as in Penn ¬

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sylvania and Western Kentuckyfor instance If they do nothingafter the uncalledfor advance iin

the price of coal the past week

that settles it and it is up to thepeople to grin and bear it or elecofficials to represent them insteadof the combine Which shall it be

It is claimed that 75 per cent of

the fourteenyearold boys andgirls of this country are out of

school snd working at various

employments The parents andthe States that permit this all reapthe curse sure to follow and theemployers who hire children may

prosper in a way but always seerto lack something The place for

children is in the home and school

and keeping them there tends tto<

the natural result of healthfulmoral and useful maturity a viola

tion of itwellwe see and read of

it every day the world overKentucky is one of the States most

in need of more stringent laws restricting child labor

The disorder and political trickery in connection with the electioiof officers of the Central Labo

Union is alike disgraceful to all

concerned and the cause of labor

Union workmen are indignant and

though reserved till the guilt can

be placed will in due time be

heard from in no uncertain way

Some time ago we advised to keeppolitics nut of labor unions antlabor unions out of politics and iitmust be strictly observed to avoid

such rackets as in Central LaboUnion and worse Politicians in

and out of labor unions must becompelled to confine their politicto politics

The frequency of street car acci

dents has excited inquiry as to thecause The vestibule and frost

atmosphere are suggested by anofficial but it is hinted that thecompanys desire to evade the recent advance in wages by dismiss

ing on pretexts old employes en

titled to highest wages and a suiof clothes and hiring learnersat the lowest wages iis the realcause Be this as it tray Cf reen

ers were in charge of most of thecars in recent accidents

The Rev Jernegan whoseswindling and other rascality causethe climate of this country tobecome oppressive to his healthhas been sent by the Boston

patriots as a missionary to thePhilippines to teach the Filipinoyouth the mysteries of Americascivilization and morality Hiwill doubtless keep a lookout andpost our trueblue Americans OL

the oppression cruelty and immorality of Rome in the Philippines

Catholics need not worry over thefake excommunication publishedonly recently in the CourierJournal It is in keeping with theTimes article upon the relics atSt Martins The wonder is thata paper desiring Catholic patronagewould allow itself to print as Catholie dogma or doctrine the foul slan ¬

der of a crackbrained novelist

which every intelligent personknows to be utterly false

Count Campello formerly Canonof St Peters in Rome who apos ¬

tatized became Bishop of theIndependent Catholic church of

Italy and was destined to re¬

form the Roman Catholic churchhas returned repentant to the foldpublicly recanting and renouncinghis errors

SISTER VERONICA IMPROVES

The many friends of Sister Veronicaof Immaculate Conception Academy Oldinsbnrg Ind will be pleased to hearhat she is convalescing from the severe

Illness that has kept her a patient at StEdwards Hospital New Albany Ind

PRETTY LEGEND

The Germans have a tragic story toell about the pretty river forgetmenot

song years ago a lady and her true lovewandered by the side of a river the lady

etching sight of the bluestarred blos-

soms cried out to her lover to pluckome for her Obedient to her wish hedid so but leaning forward to pluck yetmother spruy the unfortunate man lost

his balance and fell into the river Hewas carried away by the strong currentbut not before he had flung the flowersto tits lady crying out as he did so for

et me not the name by which theloMoma have been knows fiver since

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LSOCIETYSS

II-rhJMrs William Hosier entertained at

Icards Thursday in honor of Mrs T1Ilee of Boston

Miss Vine L Grogan who has beenill with tonsilitis for the past week 1Isnow entirely well and able to receive herfriends

Mrs Michael J Tracy of New Yorkformerly Miss LucyKavanaugh in visiting her sisters at 1139 East Broadwathis city

Mr and Mrs J TV Welsh entertainedat their home on Barrett avenue lastFriday evening Euchre was the featurof the evening

Miss Lula Mae Brown who has beenspending the holidays with her parentsMr and Mrs P J Brown returned tcLoretto where she will be graduated inJune

Edward F Toomey is contemplatingtaking a trip to New Orleans about Feb-

ruary 1 to accept a position there MrToomey is quite well known there andwill no doubt be successful in his newfield

Emmett B Kennedy a Louisville boywho is attending Mount St Marys Col ¬

lege Maryland is one of the associateeditors on the Mountaineer a monthlymagazine published by the college stu ¬

dents

Will and Bertrand Graham left lastWednesday for New York to acceptpositions with the Metropolitan LifeInsurance Company of that city TheMessrs Graham have the best wishes oftheir many friends here for success intheir new home

Raphael Cunningham fourteen yearold son of Mr Joseph and Mrs AnnieNeviu Cunningham has been appointedone of the special delivery messengers atthe postoffice Young Cunningham is

much pleased with the appointment andit is hoped It will only be a stepping stoneto something better

Miss Elizabeth Tarpey arrived homethis week from Newport after an ex ¬

tended visit with Mrs Oscar Coldewaywho was Miss Muyme Shelley of thisThe fair visitor was the recipient ofmuch social attention in Newport andCincinnati and the reception given inher honor by Mrs Coldeway was thesociety event of the season

Louis Abel Captain of the watertower is happy these days It is a boyand the first one It was baptized lastSunday The new comer is namedLouis Bishop Abel Charles Abel anuncle and Mrs Abel the grandmotherwere godfather and godmother respect ¬

ively Messrs and Mesdames JosephSchupp John Lankawerth Dan Scheererand others attendee the reception at theAbel home after tlfi baptism

The Heale Social Club entertained witha bowling party at Haagers alleys lastWednesday evening Those present wereF M Heale Albert Rich Herbert RichJ Frank Charles Netherland C SchaoOllie Gore James Malley John MaheyT H Coldeway E A Margon A LBoardman Joe Bates Charles EggersGeorge Kilcourse E Wass HermanObrecht Mesdames Heale HuesmanRich Wetherland Misses MattinglyKatie Rich Bertha Rich Edith FerrisNina Smith I Clark Charlotte GregoryPearl Lindley Margie Swan FrancesHertz E Clingman Rosa Lutz and EssieNetherland

The next dance to be given by theZenda Dancing Club will take place nextThursday evening at the New AthleticClub From its past social events theZenda has gained quite a reputation forgiving very select and enjoyable dancesThe members are working hard to makethis coming event surpass all that havebeen heretofore given Kuehrs orchestrawill be in attendance and refreshmentswill be served The members of theclub are John J Barry D J HartnettJohn J Grogan Joseph Melxsel Mal

Shaughnesy Walter Adams J Pendergast William stiller laugh J Higginsand Thomas Furlong

Mr and Mrs L J Kieffer gave a surprise party at their residence 2535 WestJefferson street last Monday evening inhonor of the twentyfirst birthday of theirson Louis Euchre was played the firstpart of the evening The prize winnerswere Misses Viola Keller and Irene Holtman and Messrs Will Daly and HughHiggins Refreshments were served anda pleasant time was bad by all Amongthose present were Misses Nannie DalyIrene Holtman Geneva Meehan AliceBurke Viola Keller Mae Higgins HattieHiggins and Mary Pirie Messrs WillDaly Frank Burke George KeifferErnest German Bayless Keller ThomasClines Hugh Higgins Louis KiefferMr and Mrs Lilly and Mr and Mrs LJ Kieffer

CATHOLIC CLUB MEETS

The Catholic Club held its monthlymeeting at the Louisville Hotel on Tues-

day night During the evening officers

for the year were elected as followsDiUon Maputher President John L

eppen Vice President John J Hinesrersurer Joseph Schildt Secretary Theisual dinner was served and during the

evening several matters of interest tolathollcs were discussed

VANISHING PAPER

A paper very suitable for love lettershas been invented In France It is treatedwitha weak solution of sulphuric acidwhich destroys not only the writing butthe paper itself M the end ofa certainperiod longer orI shorter according tothe strength of acid used Plaintiffs inreach of promlwi cases may be put to

great dlseppolntsMJet through this paper

ales they keep qertlfi< copies of theirlovers letters I

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HONORED

Edward J OBrien Chosen toSucceed Himself by t lie

Tobacco Exchange

One IrlsliAmericnu Who hasMade a Record to Be

Proud Of

Largest Buyer of Leaf TobaccoIn the World Highly-

Complimented

IS KNOWN AT HOME AND ABROAD

Mr Edward J OBrien has been re-

elected President of the Louisville LeafTobacco Exchange The election was

EDWARD J OBRIEN

held Monday and Mr OBriens electionwas unanimous No other name was

presentedMris a figure of not only na

tional but international importanceLouisville is the largest tobacco markein the world The sales of leaf tobaccohere are quoted by every daily paper Inthe world and Mr OBrien as Presidenof the Louisville Leaf Tobacco ExchangeIs known wherever tobacco is bought orsold One year ago he was elected President of this important body and so welldid he meet the requirements of theoffice that the members of the exchangedecided to reelect him without opposi

tionMrOBrien is the largest buyer of to-

bacco in the world He buys for manufacturers of tobacco in every part of thecivilized globe-

Twentyn1ne years ago when a smallboy he accepted a minor position withthe firm of C A Bridges Co withwhom he remained for ten years andnine months by whom be was rapidlypromoted in recognition of his honestyand Integrity Progressive and energetichis next step was to engage in businessfor himself doing stripping and redryinguntil about twelve years ago when thepresent firm was formed and has sinceenjoyed perhaps the largest and mostsuccessful brokerage business done inthis market He was one of the organ-izers of the exchange of which he is nowthe chief executive

Besides his active business career hehas devoted much time and means toworks of charity and to the advancement of worthy young men He is atpresent President of St Patricks Con¬

ference of the St Vincent de Paul So¬

ciety and prominent also in the GeneralConference which usually meets at theCathedral To his great executive abilityis due much of the success of the twobazars held for the Catholic Sisters overboth of which he officiated as chairmanthe last one held at Liederkrand Hallbeing the most successful ever held inLouisville the sum of 19600 being net ¬

ted in the six nightsMr OBrien is proud of his Irish pa ¬

rentage and takes an active interest inIrish affairs He also takes an active In-

terest¬

in politics and on several occasionsserved as Chairman of the CampaignCommittee from the Eleventh ward TheKentucky Irish American wishes to congratulate the Louisville Leaf TobaccoExchange on its choic-

eSOCIETY LADIES

Who Will Be Patronesses atThe IrishAmerican

Ball

That the ball of the IrishAmericanSociety to be given at Liederkranz Hallon Monday evening February 23 will bea social success is an assured fact A largenumber of society ladles have becomeInterested and have expressed their desirelobe patronesses on the occasion of thecelebration in honor of Washingtonsbirthday and the following is a partialthose who will attend as patronesses andchaperones Mesdames Joe Nevin TomTarpey John J Flynn Tom KeenanWilliam M Higgins Thomas D ClaireJohn Ryan Thomas Clines Dennis JHeffernan James Welch Dennis Minogueand John Hargadon They will beassisted bya number of well knownyoung ladies in receiving and altogetherthe outlook for the ball is all that can behoped for Tickets may be secured atthis office or from any of the members

KNIOIiTS Of COLUMBUS

Louisville Council Knights of Colum-bus

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has arranged for a big initiation toake place here on January 25 when

it is hoped to confer the degrees of thatgreat Catholic organization on a class of-

at least fifty members many of whom

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1 DANCE AND RECEPTIONSGIVEN BY THE

MMAthletic ClubZendaNew and Zone Sts

Dancing IThursday

Kuobrs OrchestraC1I Ub =IiSZ MEMnIIRSjohn J Barry D J Hartnett John J Grogan Jos S Meixsel =

S Mal Shaughnesy W T Adams Hugh J Higgins Tom Furlong Wm Miller =iLUilliil1Uiiliili1UUliliiliiiiilAiLiiiiiilillUUlliillllLL llliliil

NO flDVflNGE IN PRICESCollars and Cuffs ISc Per Dozen

HIGH CLASS LAUNDRY WORBBest equidped laundry in Louisville Remodeled entirely and facilities more

than doubled We solicit your work with a guarantee that it cant be excelled

DOMESTIC LAUNDRY COBoth Phones 1720 517 Fifth Street

IHIHIIHooI+++ I 1IIHII+I+HIIHHIHI1TO THE PUBLIC

I with the assistance of my sons will continue the

Undertaking Business of my late Husband andunderthe same firm name at 838 East 1Main Street

IIMRS JOHN J BARRETToH+HHIIIIIH +IHHHIHHI +I+HIIIIIHIHIHIHENDS =rtEducates Young People

For Business Good Employment and SuccessCALL OH WRITS von rule INFORMATION

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LOUISYILLEkY Business Collegewill be from the larger cities throughoutthe State A banquet will follow theceremonies which are said to be grandand impressive It is gratifying to notethe success of the Louisville councilwhich is conceded to be one of the strongest and most influential in the countryincluding in its msmbership about threehundred of our most representative Catholie citizens

GOOD TIME

Enjoyed by Pioneer Division-of Ancient Order of

Hibernians

Jollity and good feeling abounded aHibernian Hall last Tuesday night whenHibernians from all parts of the cityassembled in large numbers to witnessI

the installation of officers of Division 1

the pioneer of the order in JeffersonI

county President Tom Dolan occupiedl

the chair until the arrival of CountaPresident Sullivan who Installednew officers

When all had been obligated PresidentTynans administration was given a goodsendoff five applications being pre-

sented¬

Attorney Newton G Rogers re ¬

ported as delegate to the Catholic Feder ¬

ation and then he and Mark Ryan wereelected to represent the division in thatbody for another year

Among the visitors were the State andCounty Presidents and their eloquentwords aroused the greatest enthusiasmFollowing the routine business thosepresent were invited to partake of abounteous collation prepared by the Lit ¬

erary Committee and when all declaredthemselves satisfied cigars were lightedand a hour given to short talks from exPresident Tom Dolan President MikeTynan Dovid OConnell Martin CusickJames Barry and others The history of

the division during its twentyeightyears of existence was reviewed and thestatement by Secretary Pete Cusick thatit was never more successful than nowwas received with cheers The outgoingPresident and officers particularly TomDolan and John Mulloy received muchdeserved praise from all the speakers

Division 1 starts the year under favor ¬

able conditions and the assurances givenby the new officers indicate continuedsuccess for the parent society

LOUIS STRAUB HONORED

The West End lodge Ancient OrderUnited Workmen had an enjoyablesocial session at Schaefers Hall Twentyseventh and Portland avenue Wednes ¬

day evening The affair was gotten upin honor of Past Master Workman LouisH Straub as a token of esteem from themembers Pat Beaman Charles Whiteand F A Stoepler composed the com ¬

mlttee which arranged the entertainmentDuring the evening President Straub waspresented with a handsome gold watchcharm Louis C Miller made thepresentation speech in behalf of themembers Other addresses were madeby Louis H Straub Thomas D Osbornetud William Becker Misses JuliaWeldhaus Ray Belle Ayers LillianRitchie and Messrs Joe Lenahan F ASteepler and John McGuire furnishedrocal and instrumental music

Glass covers for platters are sometimesised instead of metal They equally pre-

serve the heat of the dish and have theadvantage of not hiding it

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FIFTH COURT PLACE

Open Daily until 3 p ntj Saturdaysuntil 3 p m

JMACAULEY =SMonday and Tuesday Nights and Tues ¬

day Matinee

MRS LEMOYNEin her latest comedy

Among Those PresentHOPKINS TEMPLE THEATER

MATINEES 218 EVENINGS SilOWEEK COMMENCING JANUARY 18

Clay Clement < Company-in The Barons Love Story

CARON and HERBERTThe Marvelous Onri Family

CHARLES A LODERARTHUR DENNING

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