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PORTLAND, OEEGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1907.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
"V'OIj. XLVI JfO. 14,396.
POSTAL AX AIMED
AT DAILY PRESS
Powerful Censorship
For the Government.
FIX SIZE AND SHAPE PAPERS
Limit Advertising and Say How
It May Be Used. -
PROPOSED BY COMMISSION
Iolley of Paternalism in Proposed
I,aw More IrasMc Than Was Ever
Dreamed Of Would Lop Off
.All Sunday Supplements.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. (Special.)
The bill or the Joint Postal Commis
sion, just completed, If enacted into
law, would create a. press censorship
in the hands of Government employes
to determine what information the
reading public wants, and extend a
paternalistic guardianship over the
counting-room by limit 1 ng the amount
ot advertising and specifying' just how
it shall be printed in the pages of daily
newspapers.
The Joint commission started work
on the hypothesis that second-class
mall matter is carried at a loss to the
Government, and does, not pay its pro
portionate share in reventie. One of
the main results ot its pondering la the
discovery that the newspaper, espe
cially the Sunday edition, has expanded
too much in the direction of the mag's,-
zinc, Ttie members of the commission
avow that the miscellaneous matter
contained In the Sunday Issue of a
newspaper lacks the "quality to malce
it socially and educationally valuable"
They would reform everything by abol
ishing the Sunday supplement or else
make It so innocuous that nobody
w ould care to read It.
Limit on Advertising Space.
A. glance at the a bo v provisions, of
the bill frill fully convince any one of
the radical nature of the law the com
mission proposes. It would limit the
amount of advertising; it would elimi
nate all legitimate advertising matter
from supplements, and It would pre-
vent the publication In the supple
ments of all Action, of all matter of
general and useful Information' regard
ing: the affairs of the world, and make
the supplement merely an overflow for
the news of the main sheet.
The thought of the commission In
drafting; these provisions regrulatln
postal matter of the second class is
embodied In a dissertation forming
part of the prelude to the bill Itself.
The commissioners tell the country
what a newspaper should be, and. In
nccordanco with these views, they
would have the Government adopt a
policy of paternalism more pronounced
than anything'hitherto dreamed of. '
Clieek Vse of Fiction.
Instead of proceeding to wipe out the
supplements containing: fiction and mis
cellaneous information at one fell
swoop, the commission proposes to
"check the use of fiction as a mas
querade for advertising: matter, or mat
ter not periodical in its essence."
It would do this by prohibiting all
advertising: matter in the pages of a.
newspaper supplement, whether it
knows or not that daily newspapers
could not grlve their readers the in
teresting and instructive articles that
compose the greater part of the space
In their supplements, If they were de-
prived of advertising: patronage. The
commission proposes a system of pen
alizing weight to prevent the undue
devotion of periodicals to advertising.
It is suggested that the increment of
postage for the Increment of weight
above the first four ounces shall be
one-half-cent for each additional four
ounces.
SWEEPING CHANGES PLAXXED
J'ostal Commission Recommends
Drastic Measures for System.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The report of
the joint Postal Commission, authorized
at the last session of Congress to invest!
gate and report to that body its conclu
sions on the operation and effect of the
existing laws relative to second-class mall
matter and what changes, if any. should
he made, was made public today. Xhe
Commission makes a number ot sweep'
lug recommendations looking to a re
form in the postal service and has draft
ed a measure embodying such changes
as It thinks ought to be made. Among
the most Important additions to existing
laws as regards second-class mail qiat
t -i- embodied in this measure are the
following:
A newspaper or other periodical may
lie In part composed of advertisements
which are permanently inserted in or at
ta filled to. but such advertisements shall
not constitute more than SO per cent of
the superficial area of any issue of the
publication: nor shall any advertisements
be printed on card, cloth or any sub
stance other than paper, nor upon paper
if any greater weight than the text of
such publication.
Freak Snppleraenb Excluded
An issue of a newspaper or other peri-
mnrai may composed of parts or sec
tions, 'hut all such parts or sections shall
be made of the same size, form and
welrht of I paper, and shall, when taken
together, form one complete and identifl-
able whole. Provision of law applicable
to a newspaper or periodical shall apply
equally to each axid every section
thereof.
With a regular issue of a newspaper
or other periodical the supplement may
be inclosed or folded. The supplements
shall not be printed on other substance
than paper nor, except In the case of
maps and plans illustrative of the text,
shall . be of different form from the main
body of the publication. To supplement
shall be composed of or contain adver
tisements, but the same shall be confined
to matter germane to the regular issue
and supplied in order to complete matter
left Incomplete in the main body of the
publication.
The proposed change shall refuse the
second rate to periodical publications con
sisting wholly or substantially of fiction.
With each issue of a newspaper or
other periodical the publisher may mall
at the second-class rate of postage sam-
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K U !
'! f I
Emperor William II of (ierznany Who
Celebrated Hie 48ttx Birthday Ye-
tertlay,
pies of such Issue, but "not to exceed 10
per cent of the total number of the
copies of each issue mailed by htm to
actual subscribers, as the same appears
by a sworn statement of such issue re-
quired to be submitted to the postmaster
at the office of mailing."
The appointment of a Postal 'Appeals
Commission in the Fostofnce DePftrtment
is provided for to consist of three mem
bers, at least, one of whom shall be a
person who has had actual experience
in the condfict of the publishing; busi
ness, and at least one of whom shall
be learned in the law and a member ol
ten years standing at the bar of the
highest court of some state Or territory
of the United States or the District of
Columbia. The Commission is to enter
upon its duties July 1 next.
The object of this Commission Is to
allow the proprietor or publisher of any
newspaper or periodical publication, the
application (or the admission of which
to the second-class mail matter hag been
denied by the Postmaster-General, to ap
peal to it. and. which Commission shall
hear( roisIJer and determine such ap-
peal with respect as well to matters (ft
fact as matters of law.
Authority la given the Postmaster-Gen
eral to require an opinion of the Com
mission regarding questions of law, re-gftf-dlne:
the classification ot mail matter
and the rUrht to admission to the second
aoa.
If, in the Judgment of the Postmaster
General, the class privilege of any publi
cation should be suspended, revoked or
annulled, he must submit the case by
petition or by information to the Com
mission. Publishers and proprietors are
to be given due notice of application to
the Commission. together witU the
grounds on which such, suspension, an
nullment or revocation shall be made.
Persons to -whom such notice Is given are
required to answer such rule, petition or
application, and the Commission is em
powered to hear the case and render a
decision.
Its Decisions to Be Final.
The findings decision, determination or
Judgment of the Commission on any ap
peal from the refusal to admit second
class publications, or for -the removal
from the second class or the suspension,
annullment or revocation of its second
class privilege, sball be final and conclu
sive. The construction or application of any
law or statute relating to classification of
mail matter 'made by, the Commission
(Concluded on Page 3.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Hie Weather.
TEPTERDAT' S Maximum tetnperatur, 35
degrees; minimum, 3H. -
TODAY'S ;Raln; tresh to brisk southeast
winds.
Foredjcn. -
French pross comment on defeat of German
Socialists. Fage 2. - -
German-American tariff eommlreion con
eludes its labors. Page 2.
. . . TaUonal.
.Contract . for dUrglnf? Panama , canal will
ro to W. D. Oluver. Fage 1.
Recommendations of postal commission; dras
tic In the Extreme. Pago Jl. ,
Catholics have left their mark on -.American
history. Page 1.
Domestic.
Chairman Gripes will not. publish contribu
tors to Democratic campaign. Page 2T-
New York woman brands her children .with
red hot stove litter, fage 4.
Harry Thaw angered at treatment by Sun
day newspapers. Page 3.
American woman surgeon after examination
or Japanese arms', ntroticiy urges resto
ration of canteen. Page 2-
Sport.
Ten thousand spectators we fight between
DuixaJo and bull. Page 3.
President Bert, of Faolflc Coast League,
eve of resigning. Page 9.
radflc Coast.
Pioneer burned to death at Prtneville. Page
Bill may be presented to X.egialatTire per-
uiiiunp rrsmenia oi remote districts tO
vote by proxy. Page 8.
Cold weather thouicht to be responsible, for
slide rf rock covering O. It. & N. tracki
Solons see joker in Jones' bill to construct
state ship canal at Oregon City. Page 3.
Portland and Vicinity.
Cliarlen A ndcron itnd Vrmnlr W.n. n
wood robbery suspects, believed by police
to d mm wno muraerea vv. f, E, jonn
son on Ford-street bridge. Page 1.
Colonel IT. T3. Dosch urires appropriation by
irrKuu lamiujo ior tamest own j-air.
rage i
City officials welcome co-operation Of Mult
nomah Club In establishment ot chll
dren's pi ay k rounds. Pasre 8.
Re-v- T'arjl Rider. statu a(tf-mr e A l
Kalooa Lcaguo faces uglj charges. Page
Liquor Interests will not oppose Shepherd
uiiiiiimitc imams; wiiogn IICAUM fro;
$500 to X8OO
Dr. "W. O. 35ilt denounces child labor sry
torn tu, ynttari&i churcb, faou
CANAL CONTRACT
GOES TO OLLIVER
Is Officially Announced
from White House,
IF HE GETS THE RIGHT AID
Required to Complete Plans
in .Next Ten. Days. ,
BANGS. IS - NOT INCLUDED
Partner's Financial Standing Insuf
ficient McArthur and Gillespie
Asked to Join Olllver ia
Undertaking.
WASHINGTON", Jan. 27. Fallowing a
conference at the White House tonight
It was officially announced that the con-
tract for building: the Panama Canal
would be awarded to William ID. Olllver.
who, with Anson M. Bangs, was the low-
est bidder In the recent competition, pro
vided that within the next ten days he
and bis associates, wltli at least two in
dependent contractors whose skill and ex-
perience are known, shall cover the en-
tire field of the work to be performer?
under the contract.
The- official ennouncement "tonight con-
firms the Associated Press statement of
last Friday night. President Roosevelt
then took -the -position that since Air.
Olllver had met all the requirements of
the Government, it would be unjust to
reject his bid of 6.75 per cent of the
construction of the canal, or even to re
quire him to submit a new bid. for the
contract. Mr. Olllver had informed the
President that It was his 3sIreto sub
mit an independent "bid for the work, and
that when th,e canal Commission officials
informed him that It would be necessary
to form a partnership with some other
financially responsible -contractor. ' they
even went so far as to suggest that he
enter into an agreement with Anson M.
Bangs of Xew York City. , Mr. Olllver
said that" after receiving this auxsestlon
from - Clmlrniaa. Blionte, rhe vlslied tlKi
War Department and was informed that
Mr. Banes would be entirely satisfactory
to the Government. Mr. Olllver told the
President that with this assurance as to
the reliability of Mr. - Bangs, he im
mediately- entered into an agreement with
the New York contractor.
Effort to Get Xew Bids.
Powerful influences were brought to
bear on the President and Secretary Tart
to reject all bids and advertise for new
proposals, but the President insisted tliat
Mr. Olllver should be given a. reasonable
time In which to make a satisfactory at
tempt to substitute some other contractor
or group ot contractors to take the place
of Mr. Bangrs.
At the White House conference on
Saturday night the friends of the Mc-Arthur-GUlespie
syndicate argued that
the contract figure should be increased to
9 per cent of the total cost of construe-
...-.
GIVE HIM THIS MEDAL AND THEN LET US FORGET THE INCIDENT
,i
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EVENTS OF COMING WEEK
Much of the business of the Sen
ate which was - scheduled for last
wmk wa.s i necessarily posrponna on
account of tbe.doath ot 6entor Jtl- X
ger. IncludedMn-the deferred bust- c-J
nem are the speeches of Senator 7
Carter nd Herburn on the public J
land question; the ulogles on the f
late Senator Gorman and the con- t
tinuation of ; Senator '. Beveridge's I
speech on th child-labor Question. . a
Mr. Beveridge will resume - his ' re
maining remarks Monday. . .
a
Hey burn Announces Speech.
Tueiday, Senator Carter will make
the speech on' the public land ques-
tlon; of which he had . given notice
last weelc and if he concludes tn
time he will" be followed by Senator
Heybura and by other Western Sen
ators on the same subject. Several
of them will discuss the Administra
tion's policy on the withdrawal from
entry of public lands for forest reti-
ervatton and other purposes, and
some of them will express sharp op
position to that policy.
In addition to these questions, the
Senate will have under considera
tion during the week the fortifica
tions and diplomatic appropriation
bills, and It is probable that there
aJso will be some discussion of Sen- ,
a tor Lodge's Congo free State reso
lution. It is expected that if there
should be debate on the Congo Free
State resolution It will take place
beblnd closed doors.
f Wants Vote on Smoot.
Senator Burrows has given re
newed assurance of bis Intention of
asking that time be fixed tor -voting .
on the Smoot resolution, and this
will probably be done before the
clone of the week.
The principal subject for consider
ation in tbe House during the week
will be the rivers and harbors ap
propriation bill, and It is expected
to consume several days' time. The
naval appropriation bill will be taken
up next, bit. It is somewhat doubtful
whether that order of business will
be reached during the present week.
Bome of tbe time Monday will e
devoted by the House to tbe consid-
eratlon of legislation pertaining to
the District of Columbia, and the
Agricultural appropriation bill will be
disposed of Monday or Tuesday.
Noted Murder Trials.
The trial of Harry K. Thaw for
tbe killing or Stanford White will
be resumed Monday in New York
City. So far, seven Jurymen have
been sworn, and It Is thought that
the talcing of testimony will begin
this week.
Another murder trial of interest,
that of Dr. James W. Simpson, a
New York dentist, will be begun at
Ft Ive rh ead . 1-.. X . , on Monday. He Is
charged with the murder of his
father-in-law, Bartley T. Horner, a
wealthy resident of Northport. I.
I., on December 27, 1S05.
tion. and tha.t the contract te awarded
.to OlUveiv XI.-A rtjic. and Gillespie. -T1f
suggestion, tToweveT," did not meet,' with
the approval of the New York Arm. who
insisted that tlaey couW not undertake the
work tor less than 12.50 per cent of the
total cost, the figure mentioned In their
original bid. The President. Secretary
Taft and the Canal Commission officials
then decided to award the contract to Mr.
Olllver, provided he could make satis
factory arrangement with at least two
other financially responsible contractors.
Conference at White House.
Secretary - Taft and R. R. Rogers, gen
eral counsel to the Canal Commission,
were in conference, with the President for
two hours tonight and the whole matter
was again gone over. At the direction of
the President, ' Mr. Rogers prepared the
official statement for the press.
When informed of the statement issued
(Concluded on Page 2.)
FIND EVIDENCE OF
A BLACKER CRIME
ice Suspect Pris-
oners of. Murder,
LIGHT ON JOHNSON TRAGEDY
Charles Anderson and Frank
Wane Stumble Into Net.
ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY
But Rumors Are That Detectives Will
Attempt to Jjhj Oiabolioal Kill
ing of Prominent Physi
cian at Their Door.
Charles Anderson, one of the ten men
caught in the police dragnet recently in
a raid on a Front-street lodglng-htfuea,
and Prank Wane, under arrest for the
Sell wood post off Ice robbery, are suspect
ed by the police of being- the men who
murdered Dr, Phillip Edwards Johnson
and threw hia body from the Ford-street
bridge. It leaked out yesterday, in plte
of the efforts of Captain of Detectives
Bruin and Detective Hellyer to Keep the
matter secret, ' that when Anderson's
room WU9 searched evidence was found
that points to Anderson as one of the
men who committed the fiendish crime.
Just what this evidence consists of? Is
not known, but from, all accounts it must
be strong:, for both the officers have
striven ever since Dr. Johnson's body
was found under the brldere to prove that
be committed eulcide. The fact that tbe
friends of the murdered physician have
Increased the reward for the arrest and
conviction of the men who committed the
crime from lO0O to $3000 may have bad
something to do with the activity of the
polico.
Anderson was removed from the city
Jail and placed in the county Jail, together
with 'f. S. Rankin, another of the sus-
peots. It was given out by the police
that Anderson and Rankin, whom Sheriff
Taylor, of Umatlll County, had failed
tr-iclt:ntry aa taen-iit wajited, foe a crime
committed In Eabter'n Oregon, were takin
to the county Jail at the request of the
Federal authorities. This may he -true.
for Anderson was identified by Conductor
L. L. Morgan, of the Oregon ' Water
Power line, as one of the men who rode
on his car on January 18, the night of he-
SellwooJ. robbery.
The fact that Assistant Mstrlct Attor
ney Cole, together with Postal Innpectors
O. C. Richea, E. C. Clement and Camp,
had Captain Archie Turnbull, another
mispect, brought from, the county Jail
yesterday and "sweated" him from 3
o'clock in the afternoon until after 6
would indicate that they wanted Ander
son and Rankin. At the same time, how
ever, it does not 'mean that the police
are not trying to connect Anderson and
his "pal" with the murder of Dr. ; John
son.
Even since the men were arrested In
the lodglnfr-hoiJse, Anderson and Rankin
have been held at the city Jail. It was
not until very recently that the police
learned where Anderson roomed. They
Knew, however, that . he had a mietresa
arid ehe had been constantly under sur
velllance by the police ever since the ar
rest of the men.
Evidence Was Found Later.
The fact that Wane. because he
claimed to be a steamfltter in hard
luck was released, would indicate that
at that time the police were not In
possessfbn of the evidence that they
now say they have against Anderson.
The search of Anderson's room placed
this evidence in possession of the po
lice, and the fact that Anderson was
Wane's partner and tha.t Wane is the
leader and the "brains" of the gang,
Rabhl Stephen 8. Mine. Who Advo- T
cstfl Free Synogorue in ew X
York. i
has led the authorities to believe that
the pair were Implicated in tfce murder
of Dr. Johnson.
The mere fact that Anderson was
turned over to the Federal authorities
and that "Wane i8 already In the cus
tody of the Government agents, does
not prove that tTie two are not sus
pected ot the murder. All that will he
necessary in case the police evidence
i strong; enough to convict the men,
is to present; it to the Federal authori
ties and the prisoners will he turned
over to the police,
Whether the sweating of Captain
Turnbull yesterday afternoon threw
any light upon the murder case, or
whether the member of the fire de
partment has confessed his connection
with the robber gang is not Known.
The request ot the Government officials
for Ranliln ana Anderson would indl-
cate that perhaps Turnbull has told
all he knows. -. it he Has Ht. another,
ordeal aucii. as he underwent yesterday
afternoon is likely to inake him tell.
Turnbull Breaks Down- .
When Captain Turnbull was first
taken before the officials, he was In
clined to bo stubborn and indignant.
But he was not bullied or threatened.
He' was Informed as to his rights, but
he was subjected to one of the most
rigrld cross-examinations imaginable.
For two hours Turnbull st6od up under
the searching cross fire. Several times
he lost his temper and showed fight.
but filially "he broke down, and when
he did the collapse was complete, for
he wept bitterly and his voice, shaken
with emotion, could be heard in the
hallway outside the investigation
chamber.
From all accounts. Captain Turnbull
is not connected in any way with the
highway robberies that have taken
place In and around Portland. Of late,
he has been investigating fires that
have occurred in the North End, and
It is believed by, the authorities that
while making these investigations he
fell in with the gang headed by Wane
and Anderson. A man like Captain
Turnbull,, who had full run of the Po
lice Station would be a valuable man
for the gang.
Liquor Causes Downfall.
It Is understood that they became
aware of Captain Turnbull's fondness
for liquor, and after providing it for
him. suggested that he dispose of the
BUmpa which they had secured In the
Poatofflce robberies. It Is said that
on account of Captain Turnbull's ex
cellent reputation in the fire Depart
ment, there is no disposition on the
part of the Federal authorities to pun
ish him in case he will tell what he
knows of the thugs be followed. The
fact that Turnbull has never been in
trouble before and that he has a wife
and an aged mother is much In his
favor. .
Turnbull's father. Tom Turnbull. was
a pioneer. Before his death, about ten
years ago, he was one of the best
known of Portland's contractors. He
also served a term in the City Council.
Banker Gave the Tip.
The arrest of the men now in custody
was undoubtedly due to a visit Charles
E. Rumelin paid to Postmaster Mlnto
several days ago. Mr. Rumelin called
upon the Postmaster and asked If It
would be a crime to buy stamps for less
than their face value. He was told there
was no law against It, but that it was
not customary. Mr. Rumelin then told
of the offer made htm of about $200 worth"
of stamps for $1 GO. Rumelin is one of
the partners in a Stark-street bank.
Mr, . Rumelin ia not the only man to
report that stamps had been offered for
eale to him for less than their face value.
The agent of the Southern Pacific, at the
foot of Jefferson street, reported that a
man had tried to sell him stamps.' The
moment this was learned Postal Inspect
ors Riches. Clement and Camp were noti
fied and began working on the case.
Turnbull is said to have been the man
who offered stamps at the bank of Ash-
ley & Rumelin and he was shadowed by
the Federal authorities. Because of the
eroocr record that Captain Turnbull had
made In the fire department the Postal
Inspectors moved slowly In the ease and
no arrests were made until they were
thorouehlv convinced, that Turnbull s.nI
the others in the case were guilty, not
only of. the Sellwoofl robbery but or
others, and they hoje before they fret
1
AJJa Paieu other, .Washington iowm.
THEIR MARK LEFT
M OUR HISTORY
Work of the Catholics
in America.
CONQUERED WITH THE CROSS
Carried Early Civilization to
the Indians.
LEADERS IN REVOLUTION
Catholic Architects Planned the Cap
ital City Prominent Men In the
Senate Numerical Strength of
Church in Cnited States.
Washington'. Jan. 22. (special cor
respondence.) Some one has said that if
America ever had a monument to rt-
lilous enlightenment it should be the
figure of a lone Catholic priest with bared
head, cassock faded by wind and rain,
and sandaled feet torn and bruised from
contact with briers and stones. From the
worn, wan face, the eyea should look out,
determined and unafraid, as when they
gazed Into the dangers of untried forests
and unexplored plains. At the base of
such a statue rnig-ht be set a tablet con-
tainlng the names of the early evangels
of Christ who came this way when wil
derness was kins: who entered eagerly
and fearlessly upon the long1 marches
through a primeval land whore only ton
often the way led. on to death. On such
a iit the names would be legion. 1 1
would include tbe zealous but misguided
seekers for the Seven Cities of Cibola
and the wonderful Fountain of Youth ;
It would include scores of princely ad'
venturers and hundreds of ardent cru
saders who met their fate while carry -
Ing the emblem of the Cross into the new
world.
What a story it is! At first It is al
most as dim and Incredulous as mythol
ogy. Ip the old. Stiafi there -is the story
of pious St. Brendan who sailed wltb .his""'"
followers from ihn west roast of Iretynl.
across unknown eeas to And and Chris
tianize other races. Their boats were
fashioned of wooden frames and ox hides:--.
They met wonderful floating palaces !i .
which all the rooms were crystal, but in
whlch no one lived. They landed on a
small flat island, which resented the
lighting of a fire and Immediately sank,
hardly allowing them time to re-embark.
At length they landed on another Island
which hurled fire at them and emitted
streams of hot water from fissures in
the soli. Later they returned to Ireland
and astounded and delighted the credu
lous people with these atorles of their
wonderful voyage. In the light of today
we can see nothing in these fantastic
accounts but the meeting- of icebergs, the
possible landing on the back of a resting
whale, and the seeing of volcanoee, fiey
ers and hot springs in Iceland.
Catholic Priest Came With Cabot.
It is claimed that a Catholic priest
came over to the new world In John Cab
ot's fleet in H9S, but the first record of
the recital of the Catholic liturgy in
America was when the priests of Ponce
de Lion's party said service amid the
everglades of Florida in 1521, A colony,
was established there, but the Indians at
tacked it so fiercely that It had to be
abandoned. The very year the Pilgrim
Fathers landed at Plymouth Hock a
Franciscan priest crossed the Niagara
River from Canada and preached to the
Indians of. Western New York. Two
years later there were Jesuits as far west
as Sault St. Marie, and the Capuchin
Fathers in the early seventeenth century
had preached from the Kennebec to the
G-af pe. .
In the far West there were Viscayno
and hia Carmelite monks, the Jesuits,
and then Father Junrpero Serra trav
eling overland from Mexico to found
the mission of San Diego. Soon there
was a string of missions set a day's
Journey apart, reaching- from the Mexl- ,
can border to San Francisco The en
terprlse of Father Junlpero Is shown
by the story that he once captured a
redman from the forest and forcibly
baptized him Into the new faith. The
bell that rang out the tidings was sus
pended from the branches of a tree,
and the only church was the open air.
First Colony la Maryland.
The first English Catholic settlement
tn America was in 1634. when George
Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, es
tablished a colony In Maryland. He
not only guaranteed religious freedom
to all. but built chapela for whatever
denomination asked for them. The
first Catholic church was In charge of
Father Andrew White, a Jesuit. It is
claimed that this was the first Amerl -
can colony that offered religious free
dom to all and kept its word, although
the same has been claimed for Roger
Williams Baptists.
Previous to this
settlement there had been English
Catholic services among: the settlers
on St. Clement's Isle, and in 1706 the
German Catholics celebrated mass in-
Philadelphia, In 1755 the remnants of
the exiled Acadian colony, driven from
Nova Scotia by the "British King, found
refuge in Baltimore, some going on
further to Louisiana to be the progenN
tors of the 'Cajans there today. At this
time the Catholics in Baltimore were
ICvnciuded on fage 2.)