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SPAIN SWEPT BY REVOLUTION OF ANARCHISTS Barcelona and Zaragoza Centers of Planned Uprisings. COMMUNICATIONS CUT Bombings, Riots and Wreck of Express Train Mark Trouble. (Copyright. 1933. by United Press) MADRID, Dec. 9. (Via telephone to Gibralter)—A long planned anarchists revolution broke out in the northeastern provinces and after spreading rapidly to a dozen towns over a wide area seemed to have passed its height. A state of alarm, which precedes martial law, was declared throughthe country this afternoon as the government mobilized police and civil guardsmen to send to affected areas. Centering at Zaragoza and Barcelona. the revolt had been planned to spread to the entire country. Authorities, though hopeful the revolt had failed, were watchful, fearing strikes that might become of revolutionary character. Bombings Mark Outbreak Bombings, street fights and a railway wreck marked the outbreak, of which the country had been in fear for days. There was serious loss of life .but no casualty lists had been tabulated, so fast did reports multiply. From Barcelona and Zaragza, important industrial towns, the revolt spread to smaller ones around and later broke out in Cuenca, southeast of Madrid; Linares, down near the Mediterranean, and the Island of Minorca, according to reports. Telephone and Telegraph wires connecting Madrid with the northern and eastern districts were cut by revolutionists and for a time the capital was cut off from a large part of the country and with northern Europe. Communications W'ere being restored rapidly this morning. At 9 o’clock the general situation seemed more quiet. General Strike Longest The anarchists sought to effect a general revolutionary strike at Barcelona, aimed at overthrowing the government in favor of a libertary communistic regime. As reports came in from the provinces during the morning the government became more confident and it was said semi-offlcially that loyal forces were dominating the revolutionists. Madrid was normal except for the continued strike of case and restaurant workers. Additional reports showed the extent of the revolutionary movement to be even more widespread than had been indicated and disorder was reported from more points. At each, however, the authorities seemed on top. Express Train Wrecked Authorities mobilized police and civil guardsmen to be dispatched to scenes of the rebellion, particularly tj four or five villages between Logrono and Haro—minor revolt centers —to which civil guardsmen had not been able to penetrate. Casualty lists from Barcelona, Zaragoza and Logrono showed seven revolutionists and three civil guardsmen killed and ten civil guardsmen and five civilians wounded. More than sixty were under arrest at those towns. The BUboa-Zaragoza express train was wrecked, apparently by saboteurs, at Zuera. Relief workers found none had been killed. Ten persons, including civil guardsmen escorting the train, were injured, three gravely. Outbreak at Zaragoza The first disorders occurred at Zaragoza late yesterday as the anarchists were mobilizing for today's revolt, which began soon after midnight. ' Members of the civil guard came on a gang of twenty men at Zaragoza. flying a red flag. They were found to be guarding two sacks containing thirty bombs. ,a rifle and revolvers. The guardsmen were fired on. Two of the anarchists fell, one d?ad, the other wounded. Several were arrested as the gang fled. The signal at Zaragoza for the revolt came just after midnight when a bomb was exploded in Virtud street, near a motor truck carrying storm police. Five persons were injured, two being policemen. Firing broke out between police and civilians, with unknown results. As at Zaragoza, authorities at Barcelona, on the east coast, were warned of the anarchists' plans. All available police and civil guardsmen were mobilized. Bombs in Church Early this morning the revolt was proclaimed with bombs. Five were exploded, two in the San Francisco church. Police at once raided an anarchist headquarters and arrested Buenaventura Durruti, Barcelona leader. The anarchists countered with a proclamation, apparently long prepared, calling a revolutionary strike for 9 a. m. The handbills, thrown in the streets, urged people to join a general revolution. The mobilization point for the Barcelona anarchists seemed to be the hamlet of Hospitalet, four milfes southwest On the wav to Barcelona they began attacking automobile*. As they approached Barcelona the anarchists barricaded the road with all sorts of conveyances to prevent food supplies reaching the city.

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Founder of the Schala Cantarum of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral and former manager of the Indiana Catholic and Record. BY HUMBERT P. PAGAN! In the death of Bishop Joseph Chartrand, the American hierarchy has lost an outstanding figure. In my years of local Catholic newspaper work and in my musical work at the cathedral, it has been my good fortune to know him closely for more than twenty-five years, since the time when he was merely ‘Father Chartrand,” the zealous pastor of the Cathedral parish who knew every member of his flock by name. He had the faculty of picking out strangers who came to the Cathedral, making himself known and endearing himself to them almost at sight by his gracious and engaging manners. Keen of intellect and always full of wit and humor, his thundering eloquence always held his audiences spellbound. The philosophical vein of all his discourses was the admiration of scholars. His frequent historical references and anecdotes of famous personages and events made his sermons a delight to hear. But in his ruthless denunciation of current evils and what he called "the subversive trends of modern society.” he would strike many a quivering dart in the hearts of his listeners. Deeply Interested in Music Bishop Chartrand's congenial dignity was especially in evidence when discussing church music in which he was deeply interested. In his early love for music he played the organ acceptably. Later, his love for music was manifested in she deep concern he took in the

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development of his Cathedral male choir, of which I had the honor to be the first director. His monumental zeal and vigorous enthusiasm were unceasingly spent on two principal aims and ambitions- which dominated his life career. They were the advancement of education in his diocese and his advocacy for veneration and frequent reception of Holy Communion. His interest in the advancement of education resulted in the establishment of a number of free Catholic high schools in his diocese, the principal one being the splendid Cathedral high school in this city at Fourteenth and Meridian streets. He thus insured to the young generation the proper mixture of religion with education. The bishop was brought in close personal contact with thousands of youn„ people whom he personally instructed every week to his very last days. In this manner he endeared himself inseparably with countless young men and women whom he helped with moral and material means to conquer life’s battles and troubles. In church, in his house and in the school, he always was surrounded by them—he was the central luminary around whom everything moved. During his reign of eighteen years as bishop of the diocese of Iridianapolis, he succeeded in linking the elementary schools of his diocese with the great Catholic colleges and universities of this country, thus completing the circle of education in all the territory under his jurisdiction. In his veneration for the Holy Eucharist and his constant advocation for the frequent reception of this sacrament, he became known

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throughout the United States as “the Bishop of the Blessed Sacrament,” and his own parish in this city earned the distinction of having more daily communicants than any parish in the United States. The greatest recognition of Bishop Chartrand’s outstanding ability came early in 1925, when the news flashed from Rome that he was appointed archbishop of the Cincinnati province, the largest province in the United States’, comprising the states of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and lower Michigan And having eleven suffragan bishops. In the natural course of events it was expected that Bishop Chartrand would go to Cincinnati, but due to his declining health and his aversion to leaving his own diocese, he declined the honor, which declination was something almost unprecedented in ecclesiastical procedure. I remember on that occasion that I told him that if he did not go to Cincinnati as archbishop that would preclude the possibility of his being created a cardinal. He grasped my arm fervently and said: “I have no desire to become a cardinal. I want to stay right here among the good people of my own diocese. That means more to me than a cardinal’s red hat.” Known All Over World The refusal of Bishop Chartrand to go to Cincinnati finally resulted in the appointment of Bishop McNicholas of Duluth to the exalted post—the very prelate who had been chosen to succeed Bishop Chartrand here as the Ordinary of the Diocese of Indianapolis. In all gatherings of bishops and archbishops which have occurred in Indianapolis at great ecclesiastical functions in the past tw'enty years, Bishop Chartrand's distinguished figure always stood out because of his noble and stately mien and his finely chiseled intellectual features. He was a great churchman and his knowledge of conditions and Catholic personages throughout the entire w'orld, especially in America and Europe, was amazing. Members of the American hierarchy, when passing through Indianapolis, always sought the opportunity to visit him at his residence on North Meridian street, to pay their respects to him and to exchange views. He w’as the sixth bishop of the diocese of Indianapolis, formerly known as the diocese of Vincennes, one of the oldest in America and created in 1834. Just before his death, he had completed the arrangements for the celebration of the centenary of the founding of the diocese, which will take place in May of next year.

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BISHOP CHARTRAND, FAMED CHURCH LEADER, IS DEAD

MASON JURORS BERATED IN BITTER TIRADE BY JUDGE ON FAILURE TORETURN VERDICT Court Cites Inability to Reach Decision as Reason for Wide-Spread Mob Spirit, Contempt for Law: Talesmen Dismissed. BY JAMES A. CARVIN Times Staff Writer NOBLESVILLE, Indi, Dec. 9. Mob spirit—that hysteria which recently has swept the country with the lynching of prisoners in widely separated states—was cited by Circuit Court Judge Fred E. Hines last night as he angrily discharged a jury deliberating the fate of William H. Mason, charged with murder.

Declaring that their failure to reach a verdict in the case of Mason charged with the machine gun killing of Indianapolis police Sergeant Lester Jones tended to breed contempt for the law, Judge Rines reviewed recent lynchings in California, Texas and Missouri, before discharging the talesmen at 8:30 p. m. In a thirty-minute tirade, Judge Hines scored the jury relentlessly for their failure to bring in a verdict after a little less than thirty hours deliberation. Displaying great emotion as he began his lecture to the jury, Judge Hines’ voice choked several times during the course of his address to the jurors. Breeds Contempt of Law “There have been lynchings in California. Missouri and Texas during the last few days,” he declared. “Only yesterday a mob in Texas, with bare hands, tore out the heart of a prisoner and paraded the streets with it. “The people say they are afraid the criminals will be acquitted, and they are justified in that fear. The guilt or innocence of this man was laid before you like an open book,,but you failed ti read it.JThe nonenforcement of urn law breeds contempt of the law and we are not enforcing the law today. “Mob violence is running riot in this country. There isn’t going to be any mob violence in Hamilton county, though, even if we have to triple our law enforcement forces,” Judge Hines cried. From the taking of the first ballot at 2 p. m. yesterday, jurors in the Mason trial voted nine for conviction while the other three talesmen wrote on their ballots recommendations that Mason be given a life sentence, although they considered him guilty of participating in the holdup of the Peoples Motor Coach Company, Feb. 7, in which Sergeant Jones was killed. Death Penalty Mandatory Mason in the trial yesterday was charged with murder in the commission of a robbery with the death penalty mandatory upon conviction. Recalling, in the course of his address to the jurors, that all of the talesmen had taken an oath to follow the law and under its provisions in the Mason case, could only vote the defendant guilty as charged or acquit him. Judge Hines said. “If two or three of you jurors set your opinions against your fellow jurors, you were not fit to sit on this jury.” Following nearly thirty hours of deliberation Judge Hines called for the jury at 8:30 p. m. and asked Emery Phillips, foreman, if the jury had reached a verdict. “No,” replied Phillips, “but I suppose they can reach a verdict later.” Ratio Same All Day Asking permission to speak Charles Hamer, a juror said, “the ratio has remained the same on all ballots cast by us today.” Judge Hines turned to Herbert E. Wilson, prosecutor of Marion county and asked if it was agreeable to him that the jury be discharged. Mr. Wilson replied in the affirmative and turning to the jury box Judge Hines said. “I am surprised that you have not arrived at a verdict. If the job of picking a jury had been given to me, I could not have selected more representative citizens of Hamilton county. You all came here qualified to sit as jurors and I expected you to make a verdict. I am not going to take any blame for you not reaching a verdict.’ In the course of his remarks, Judge Hines referred to the ‘hundreds of doirars” that were wasted because the jury failed to reach a verdict. “All this money has been thrown away,’,' he declared.

Mason Conce “If we don’t d< this lax law' enj Hines added, “the right the wrong, now in the state mentioned. Mob rampant over the the public believes ing down in the e lflW/* While the Judge Willie Mason, can tions behind th|i sat at the defend Christian, his act Clark, his comma the discharge of! embraced the Cla; Following the jury, Prosecuto r that Mason must during the Januaf

FAMOUS U. S. EDUCATOR DIES Dr. William Oxley Thompson, Former Ohio State Head, Is Taken. By United Press COLUMBUS. 0., Dec. 9.—Dr. William Oxley Thompson, 78, who as president of Ohio State university for twenty-six years became one of the midwest’s leading educators, died here today. Dr. Thompson had been ill a week. He had been in a hospital since Tuesday. Seeking to withdraw from a career marked by spirited service as a minister, educator and business and public leader, Dr. Thompson retired from Ohio State in 1925. He had been president since 1899. The following year he was named moderator of the Presbyterian Churches of America, calling him from retirement. As public enterprises were inaugurated in the depression years, he frequently was named head of community projects. The energy he devoted to such work undoubtedly contributed to his illness. A few months ago, over the protests of family and friends, he accepted chairmanship of the local NRA compliance board. Illness forced him to retire % month ago. Prior to becoming head of Ohio State, Dr. Thompson was president of Miami university, Oxford, 0., for nine years and president of Longmonth, Colo., college for six years.

MOTORIST IS HURT SEVERELY IN CRASH Auto Collides With Truck Near Plainfield. Walter J. Murphy, 906 East Raymond street, was in critical condition at Methodist hospital today as result of injuries sustained last night when an automobile he was driving crashed into the rear of a truck near Plainfield. The truck was^ driven by Earl Griton, 1106 Soutn Belmont avenue, who said he was slowing down to look at his gasoline gauge. Mr. Murphy, who has been in the trucking business here, was driving an automobile owned by the Indianapolis Wirebound Company. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 23 8 a. m 22 7 a. m 23 9 a. m 23

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Noted Indianapolis Theologian Taken in Rooms at Cathedral at End of Holy Day; Heart Ailment Fatal. DIOCESAN HEAD ILL FOR TWO YEARS School Here Stands as Monument to His Memory; Received Commendation From Pope Pius in 1928. A great prelate of the Roman Catholic church and a bishop internationally known for his vast apostolic work died in Indianapolis last night. The Most Rev. Joseph Chartrand, 63, bishop of the Indianapolis diocese, died peacefully in his rooms at the rectory of SS. Peter and Paul cathedral, 1347 North Meridian street, shortly before 7 p. m. Seated in a chair clothed in the red robes of his office, Bishop Chartrand breathed his last after receiving the last rites of the church from the Most Rev. Elmer J. Ritter, bishop of Hippus and auxiliary bishop of the Indianapolis diocese.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday,* it was announced at the cathedral today, but the arrangements still are tentative. Burial will be in a crypt beneath the building beside the body of Bishop Francis Silas Chatard, his predecessor as head of the diocese. Bishop Chartrand’s death came at the end of one of the greatest days in the calendar of the church—the feast of the Immaculate Conception. He heard confession and celebrated one of the masses and was active about the church all day. Death, according to Dr. Thomas E. Courtney and Dr. Alan L. Sparks, who attended him when he was stricken shortly after 5 p. m., was due to acute dilation of the heart. Bishop Chartrand, who had been ill for more than two years, retired to his room in the evening, where he suddenly became very ill and summoned members of his househeld and the physicians. Chancellor in Attendance Present when he died, in addition to Bishop Ritter, were Afsgr. Joseph M. Hamill, chancellor of the diocese; the Rev. George Dunn and the Rev. James Hickey. The bishop’s death on a feast day was regarded as a singular coincidence by Bishop Ritter, who said: “He died as he would have wanted to die—at the end of' one of the holy days of the church. He was consecrated and ordained on feast days.” When Bishop Chartrand was appointed assistant to the pontificial throne with the rank of Roman count by Pope Pius XI, March 17, 1928, the communication received from the pope stated that the honor was given for “Bishop Chartrand’s great apostolic and constructive labors in promoting devotion to the blessed Sacrament and fostering Catholic higher education.” Strove for Two Goals From his ordination as a priest in 1892, Bishop Chartrand strove for two great goals, the efforts to make 1 holy communion a daily practice of! persons in the Roman Catholic faith and his desire to form a unf- * versal parochial school system. Shortly he became coadjutor of the Indianapolis diocese, Bishop I Chartrand's efforts to promote ( the daily reception of holy communion I were climaxed with the commendation from the pope. Testimony to his efforts were evident daily in Roman Catholic churches in all parts of Indianapolis as thousands of daily communicants, many of them men and women

paign donors will spend approximately $1,009 toward giving needy school children of the city another chance to beat pneumonia, tuberculosis. Who’ll follow through? Who’ll carry the ball today across the ONE HUNDRED line and then on up to TWO HUNDRED. / “Five to go!” Reward! Well here’s the reward! Smiles of a child being made happy and warm for Christmas, a widow, a jobless father, shaking your hand in thankfulness.

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hurrying to work stopped at churches to leceive the blessed Sacrament. It has been said that more than 1,000 communicants filed daily to the altar in the Cathedral. Another great desire of Bishop Chartrand’s —the ambition to equip every church in his diocese with separate boys’ and girls’ grade schools and adequate high school facilities —bore fruit shortly after he came to Indianapolis. Bishop Chartrand opened the first free Catholic boys’ high school in Indianapolis at Fourteenth and Pennsylvania streets in 1917, where a temporary building was used. The enrollment grew so large that anew building was necessary and ground was purchased and a building erected. Later the school was commissioned by the state and anew building erected. Born in St. Louis Born in St. Louis the son of Joseph and Margaret S. Chartrand, descendants of an old French family, on May 11, 1870, Bishop Chartrand later became one of the youngest priests ever to be ordained in America. He began his remarkable career under the careful tutelage of his religious parents. During his school years, he astounded his teachers by his brilliancy. He spoke three languages fluently and was beginning to distinguish himself as an orator. He received his first education in the Jesuit school in St. Louis, from which he went to Milwaukee to receive his theological training. He also attended the Jesuit college at Insbruck, the Tyrol. His first entrance into the church in Indiana came when he returned to this country and entered St. Meinrad’s seminary in southern Indiana as a teacher. At that time he was only 19 and too young for ordination. Ordained at 22 After three years teaching at St. Meinrad’s, he was ordr ned by a special dispensation granted by Pope Leo XIII when he was 22. ThrJ age for ordination without speciai grant of the pope is 24. Following his ordination, he was called to Indianapolis and became first, assistant rector and then rector of the cathedral. On Sept. 5. 1910, he was consecrated titular bishop of Flavias and coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Indianapolis. Following the death of Bishop Chatard in 1918, he was consecrated ordinary of the diocese. Although it was rumored several times that Bishop Chartrand might be appointed to other cities, including Cleveland, he was left in Indianapolis by the Holy See, which apparently recognized fully the great work he was doing in this diocese.

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