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rob me of my work and my very
name will not even be mentioned. !"
1t is regrettable that he should
have felt that he would be forgot
ten; and yet we cannot deny the
truth of his premonition. No
mention was made of Martin l. j.
Griffin, the historian of Barry,
by the speakers who extolled Bar
RVS prowess at the recent cele-
bration in his honor. If Mr.. Grif-
fin were alive he would rejoice
more than any one else at the
honor done to Barry, because it
was through his efforts that "The
Father of the American Navy"
came into his own.
From a leadet issued by Will
liam L. J. Griffin Of Philadelphia,
son of the noted historian, we
learn that the life and career of
Commodore Barry was his father s
hobby. 1t was Mr.. Griffin who
suggested that statue Of Barry
form part Of the monument erect
ed in Fairmount Park, Philadel-
phia, on July /, 1876, by the Cath
olic Total Abstinence Union OF
America it was he who called the
attention Of the public to the
dilapidated condition Of Barry s
tomb and suggested it's restora-
tion-a work undertaken by ST.
Mary's Institute; and it was he
who supplied a copy Of the orig
inal inscription on Barry's tomb
after it had become indeciphera-
BILE. Until Mr.. Griffin published
his History Of Commodore John
Barry" in 1897, practically moth
ing was known about the "Fathel
Of the American Navy" At his
suggestion also the Friendly Sons
Of st. Patrick erected a monument
to Barry in Independence Square
Philadelphia, and it was because
Of the interest aroused in Barry s
career by Mr.. Griffin s book that
the movement for an appropriate
national monument to him was in
augurated-a movement which
was brought to a successful out
come when his statue was unveiled
in the National Capitol.
1t is to be regretted that Mr.
Griffin was not given due recogni
tion for his labors by those who
took part in the unveiling cere
mony. 1t is the irony of fate that
he who made Barry's achieve
ments known to the world and Sc
cured for him his proper place IL
American history should be him
self forgotten when his hero came
into his own. Perhaps a later gen
GRAFTON Of the sons Of the Gael will
take steps to acknowledge in {
fitting manner Mr.. Griffin s claims
to recognition for what he has
done to perpetuate the memory Of
one of the most distinguished
Irishmen Of Revolutionary times.
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SURGEONS "HOODLUM"
CONDUCT.

Our readers will recall that one
Otis Spurgcon of Des Moines, Ma
tional Secretary Of the Knights OF
Luther, received a severe beating
at the hands of a number Of Den
yer Catholics because of the SLAM
derous accusations against the
Catholic Church made by him in
the course of lecture delivered
in that city. At the time, we con-
demned these men for taking the
law in their own hands, although
we had to admit that the provoca-
ton to do so was very great.
Surgeons unprincipled con-
duct was condemned by all right
thinking people. Many non-Cath-
olic papers were very outspoken
in their disapproval Of his unwar-
ranted attack on Catholicity. The
St. Louis Daily Times, one of the
great secular dailies Of the coun-
try, commented editorially on it
and criticised Spurgeon even more
severely than any Catholic paper.
Under the head Of "Bigotry," it
says:
"Rev. Otis L. Spurgeon, Of Des
Moines, Ia, who went all the way
to Denver to make deliberate
attack upon religious denomina-
ton having churches in Denver,
and who was roughly handled by
men of the faith he attacked, has
taken his grievance into the Den
yer courts, and group Of men
have been indicted.
1T is too bad the courts cannot
resort to good plain sense in such
cases.
"What the legal authorities in
Denver should have done, if GER
tain red tape might have been dis
pensed with, would have been to
invite Mr.. Spurgeon to leave Den
yer, and to suggest that he attend
to his own business hereafter, par
ticularly in Denver.
eff Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon is identi-
fed with religious organization
which is superior to the organlza-
ton which he went to Denver to
attack, he ought to spend his time
in singing the praises and pro-
ducing the good fruits of his own
organization.
"The United States Constitution
insures to all men the right to
worship God in their own way.
The charge, occasionally heard,
that Catholics are not good Amer
leans, becomes singularly f1imsy In
view of the conduct of this Prot
estant minister of Des Moines, who
went several hundred miles out OF
his way to abuse an organization
of people who merely claim to be
worshipping God in their own
way.
"Rev. Mr.. Surgeons conduct,
after all, was far more in keeping
with hoodlum standards than was
that of the men who waylaid him
and gave him beating.
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PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.

1t is painful to note on so many
OF the tombstones in our Catholic
cemeteries the absence Of inscrip-
tiOns indicative Of the faith of
those who erected them and re-
questing prayers for the repose Of
the souls of the dead whose final
resting place they mark. Former
ly it was customary to place on
headstones such expressions as
pray for the repose of -"
"Of your charity, pray for the
soul of -" "Requiescat in
Pace;" MAY he (or she) rest in
peace" or similar expressions of
Catholic belief in a future life and
in the efficacy of prayers for the
dead. Of late, however, this truly
Catholic custom seems to be more
honOred in the breach than in the
observance, and one may examine
the headstones in not a few ceme-
teries and fail to note any prayer
for the soul of the departed or any
petition for remembrance on the
part of the living.
Coupled with this dearth of
Catholic inscriptions, it is not
at all edifying to note the alb
sence Of the cross which for
merly marked the graves of
Catholics either as a headstone in
itself or as part Of one. Seldom
was monument erected which
did not have cross carved upon
it. The place formerly occupied
by the cross has been taken by an
urn or other ornamental design
entirely devoid of any religious
signification worthy of Catholics.
To such an extent has this pagan
custom obtained in many places
that it was found necessary to
make strict ruling forbidding
the erection in Catholic cemeteries
of monuments which do not bear
the cross as an evidence that they
are erected by Catholics over their
Catholic dead. This regulation
should be enforced in all our Cath
olic cemeteries, and an effort
should be made to prevail upon
Catholics who have erected urn
bearing monuments to discard this
pagan symbol for the cross of the
Redeemcr.
No excuse can be offered for
Catholics who fail to show their
religious belief in the tombstones
that mark the graves of their
loved ones, by placing above them
the sign of the cross and carving
on them inscriptions indicative of
their belief in a future life either
in the form of prayers for the hap
py repose of the departed or of
requests for such remembrance.
This custom is as old as Christian
ity itself. In the Catacombs, where
the bodies of the early disciples
of the Master rest, there are num-
erous inscriptions which attest the
spirit of piety of those who placed
them on the tablets that mark the
burial-places of the dead. How
expressive they are may be judged
from the following examples: "He
gave up his soul to Cod" Sweet
Simplicius, live in eternity" )"
MAY thy spirit be in refresh
ment; !" May the well-deserving
rest in peace" ''He gave up his
soul to God;" q beg of you.
brethren that yet re-
member to think on your loved
Agape, that Almighty God may
preserve Agape in eternity =
The grave where she
rests in peace;'' Her body rests
here in peace until it shall rise
again in God"
These, or similar expressions,
! should be found on every Catholic
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tombstone. The least they should
bear, in addition to the Sign of the
Cross, is the phrase "Requiescat
in Pace May he Cor she) rest
in peace" or the letters "R. l.
P" Such inscriptions give edifi-
cation to those who read them by
indicating the faith of the living
and suggesting the efficacy of
prayers for the dead. The least
that Catholics can do is to see that
everything about the cemetery,
and especially the tombstones, are
in keeping with the sacredness of
this hallowed place which is not
inappropriately named Goods
Acre. I"
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-06-13

Ex-President Taft, in the course
of an address at New Harmony,
Ind, on June s, discussed the rea-
sons for the failure of expert
ments in Socialism. Among other
things he said:
"The most notable experiment
at New Harmony, that of Robert
Owen, failed, as all socialism must
fail, because it found no substi-
tute for the motive essential to
arouse and make constant human
effort, that is furnished by the in
stitution of private property and
the shaping of reward by compe-
tition and natural economic ad-
justment. The plan was based on
the assumption that man was a
different being from what he is. !"
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-06-13
NEW ZEALAND BANNS THE
MENACE.

Some time age we took occasion
to commend the Dominion Of Can
ada for the prompt action taken
by the postal authorities in de-
priving the Menace of the privil-
ege of the mails. Not only that,
but the Customs authorities refus-
ed to permit its importation across
the line. This action on the part
Of the Canadian officials effective
ly closed the door to the dissent
nation Of Menace filth among the
people Of the Dominion.
1t is pleasing to note that the
action of the Canadian authorities
has been taken as precedent by
far-off New Zealand. 1t seems
that copies of the Menace were
sent through the mails to New
Zealand. Among those who re-
ceived them was the editor of the
New Zealand Tablet, a Catholic
weekly. According to the Catholic
News Of New York, he at once
wrote to the Postmaster General
at Wellington, New Zealand, beg
ging him in the interests Of good
citizenship and common decency
to exercise the powers conferred
upon you by the Post and Tele-
graph Act in regard to prohibited
articles and take such steps as
may be necessary to prevent the
dissemination Of such matter
through the post" He marked
advertisements in the paper that
were unlawful. The New Zealand
Tablet editor also called attention
in his complaint to the fact that
a Protestant gentleman Of Well
ington, unknown to him personal
ly, had forwarded to him a copy
Of the paper with this remark: 81
think it very unfair these should
be allowed to come to our country.
do not belong to the Roman
Catholic Church, but as we all
seem to get on very well in New
Zealand | think these papers
should be left outside of our Do
minion. have had many of these
sent to me. "
The Postmaster General Of New
Zealand was not long in acting on
this complaint. He notified the
editor of the New Zealand Tablet
that copies of the Objectionable
paper received by post in future
which contain advertisements of
any immoral business such as
those in the copy will be destroy
ed" and he further declared that
he had prohibited the issue Of
money orders and the transmission
Of correspondence in the Dominion
to certain firms advertising in the
anti-Catholic paper as their ad-
vertisements gave reasonable
grounds that they were engaged
in immoral businesses.
Commenting on the decision the
New Zealand Tablet says that it
amounts to a judicial finding, by
a competent, disinterested, and
unbiased tribunal that the paper
objected to is an immoral publica-
ton, unfit for circulation amongst
decent people. Our New Zealand
contemporary truthfully remarks,
in commencing New Zealand S ac-
ton to the notice Of Catholics in
other lands, particularly in Amer
lea, that if the vile paper is not
good enough for circulation
among New Zealanders it is not
good enough for circulation
among decent Americans.
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1t is pleasing to note that all is
quiet in Ulster. There has been
no demonstration against Home
Rule since the passage Of the bill
by the House Of Commons on May
25. The month allowed for a dis
cussion of the bill by the House of
Lords will expire on June 25, and
then it will become the law of the
land, no matter what action the
Lords may take. After that it
will require about a year to put it
into practical operation.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-06-13

Those who failed to make their
Easter Duty before the close of
the Paschal season on Trinity
Sunday ought to take advantage
of the first opportunity to remedy
their mistake. The obligation to
receive Holy Communion at least
once a year binds even after the
close of the Paschal time.
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FRENCH ORGANIZE TO COMBAT
ALCOHOLISM.

An organization for the promotion
Of temperance in France has been
founded by M. Schmidt, deputy for the
department of the Vosges. A feature
of the new body is its catholicity. 1t
includes every shade of political and
religious belief, and all classes of So
ciety- politicians, professional men
and workmen. A meeting, addressed
by doctors. lawyers, and deputy, has
just been held in Bordeaux. The
new association, which is called
'L'Alarme," iustifies its name by call
ing attention to the rising food Of al
coholism in France.
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DRINK AND SOCIETY.

There are men of intellect and
talent, men-aye, and women, too,
more's the shame-of prominent so
cial standing, who know the head
aches and nausea that over-indulgence
in strong liquor brings inevitably.
They call themselves bad names
whenever they yield to drunkenness,
but they'll begin again and again,
though they admit they feel infinitely
better when they observe total abb
stinence.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-06-13
SATURDAY, JUNE 1s, 1914.

The Home Rule Bill will prob
ably come up for it's second read
ing in the House of Lords about
June D. 1t is one of the first bills
to be considered after the sessions
are resumed on June Is.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-06-13

On June 8, the jury in the case
of Robert Owens, one Of the ten
defendants charged with abduct-
ing and beating Rev. Otis L. Spur
geOn of Des Moines, after an anti
Catholic lecture in Denver, Col,
disagreed and was discharged.
Owens was the first to be tried. 1t
is probable that the evidence
against him was as strong as
against any other of the defend
ants.
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-06-13

Our readers will be pleased to
learn that His Eminence Cardinal
Falconio, formerly Apostolic Dele
gate to the United States, has been
raised to the rank of Cardinal
Bishop by his nomination to the
suburban Diocese of Velletri. This
appointment was made by the
Holy Father at the recent Consis-
tory. The suburban dioceses, So
The Catholic bulletin., 1914-06-13

Last Sunday evening the Rev.
w. P Canine preached at the
Philadelphia Baptist Church of
this city, on the subject: els So
ciety Going to the Bow-wows? %
a verysappropriate topic for a min
lister of that name.
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Live, as it were, on trust. All that
is in you, all that you are, is only
loaned to you Make use of it accord
ing to the will of Him who lends it;
but never regard it for a moment as
your own.
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stake can come the great national
moral impulse. without which the
government war ministers, or even
their navies. can do but little We
have enormous Advantages In our re-
sources Of men and material and In
that wonderful spirit Of ours which
has never understood the meaning Of
defeat. All these are great assets. but
they must be used judiclously and ef-
fcctlvcly."
Beyond doubt, the banquet at
CuldhQll VIII do much toward arous-
ine the active patriotism OF the Brit
18Th people. who have largely been list
less In the past While three million
ifrenchmen and four hundred thou
sand Helgians are on the fighting line.
the British now have only about one
hundred and fifty thousand In
France. and few mon IN the field
anywhere else. They have depended
upon their great fleet. which has been
Of comparatively little service against
the German navy except 10 bottle
the greater part Of It up In the Kiel
canal
Also the fleet has done invaluable
service IN preventing the Germans
from breaking through the allies lines
and reaching coveted points on The
channel
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Santa Fe, Nov. 10.--The tax re.
ceipts for the month of October have
been turned in by fifteen counties tc
date and State Treasurer O. n. Mar
ron has acknowledged the receipt oil
total ss,6i3.25 from that source to
date this month. The remaining
counties Will hardly increase that TO
above $4,000, as the heaviest tax
paying counties. so that pickings. es-
pecially out of the salary fund viii be
slim. The heaviest remittance comes
from Eddy county s2,231.6i: San Mi
guel county second, with $2,07T.71,
and Chaves country third, with
81 .603.35. Bernalillo fourth. with
$534.2g and all the other counties
having sent in less than $500. How
ever, the big end of the first half of
1914 taxes is to come In during this
month and will be poured into the
state treasury next month. Close tab
will be kept on every county treasury
to prevent any of them holding over
any funds collected in November, as
has been the custom and the penalty
will be charged up against the treas
turer for the amount not turned in
between December | and December
Ii
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Buying Offers
Far Outnumber
Offers to Sell

New York, Nov. 10.--For the first
time since the formation OF the un-
official market. which deals in the
more active listed stocks. buying or
ders today far outnumbered offers to
sell. This was reflected In the quoted
prices Of such speculative favorites
as United States Steel. Amalgamated
Copper. Reading. the Hartman Issues
and other stocks of like character. all
of which were higher by four to
seven points than n month ago In
the official market similar conditions
prevailed, the New York city three
year per cent notes attaining a new
high price AT l03h which puts them
on $50 basis
Time Loans In London.
or more importance. however, was
the news that local brokerage houses
had negotiated time loans In London
on very favorable terms. The amount
Of these loans was not large, but the
fact that London was willing to en-
gage In such operations was accept
ed as strong proof of the improved
conditions mt that center
Quoted rates for long time money
were unchanged In the local market.
but the supply was more abundant.
Call money was easier at Az per cent
for special transactions. which estab-
lished the lowest rate since the OUT
break of the war. All grades of
commercial paper were in demand,
short maturities being accepted at as
low as AZ per cent
Loan for Germany.
The activity OF markets at a new
low price in the exchange market at
tested the increasing business being
done here for German interests and
gave currency TO fresh rumors OF
large loan for that country.
Sterling exchange was lower on |
light business and Paris checks and |
drafts were merely nominal. More !
gold was exported 10 Canada, pre- /
sumnbly in connection with the oper
atoms Of the gold pool.
There were some adverse develop |
ments during the day, including a |
large decrease in untitled orders by
the United States Steel corporation |
for October, the largest increase in
idle ears for this period Of the year I
since 1907. large falling off in local l
exports and an unfayorable statement \
of gross earnings for October by the ,
Great Northern railway.
London reported a decided stimu-
lus 10 financial business. The chief (
factor being the naval
news. which was followed by a pro-
nounced drop in marine insurance \
rufqq
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ADVANTAGE

One Of the interesting sidelights on
the Eropean situation n the advan-
tage witch tho Germans have over
the allies because Of their superior
ablity 10 speak foreign languages
With proficiency
An English airmnn il quoted as
saying that one of the greatest needs
Of the allies IL interpreters for both
the French and British troops. He
tells ~ his own SHORTCOMINGS in this
respect
Il regard the inexhaustlble supply
Of men who know local languages az
one of the chief factors Of German
efficiency In the war. The allies need
absolutely all the Interpreters they
can get. and are suffering for lack
OF them. Very few British officers
and hardly any soldiers speak even
serviceahle French. over and over
amin ! have myself boon deliberately
mlslod by apparent peasants who. J
fell sure, werc German spies"
The average German Is far better
Ingulsi thanR the average French
man or Engiishmnn In measure
this is true because of the thorough
ness Of the German educational eys-
tenn, but It also Is true because the
Germans who settle In foreign coun-
tries associate with the natives and
assmlate their habits OF thought and
ways OF doing business. Whereas the
Englishman holds himself nloof and
the Frenchman prefers the company
Of those who speak French. thus re-
flowing him Of the necessity OF learn
Ing another tongue
II has often been pointed out that,
no matter to what part OF the British
empire IN English offlcla may be
sent he will find little England
awaiting him. with cricket or polo
grounds handy and most Of the go
oial customs and distinctions just the
same MS at home. Yet Is Is generally
admitted that the Engllshman has
nude an admirable colonizcr, usually
far superior to the German.
Strange as It may seem, the Eng
llshman's refusal to master a foreign
Ienguage has made him keep from
becoming intimate with the subject
races, and the result has been that
this aloofness has endowed the native
peoples with feelings OF awe and re-
speet