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Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
IGNORANCE RAMPANT

When that sturdy old 1rishman,
Alexander Campbell, born In the
County Antrim, started the Camp
bellite or now so-called Christian
church. little did he think that
short-haired women and long-haired
men would ever be allowed to ascend
the pulpit in one Of his churches to
display their ignorance.
Mrs. Anna Atwater, OF lndlan-
apolis. was allowed to speak In the
interest of the "Men and Millions
Movement" at the First Christian
church on last Sunday. This move
ment is for the purpose of collecting
millions Of money to send mission
aries to benighted countries ike
italy. Mexico and Africa, to con
vert" the population, which is now
mostly Catholic.
Among other things, Mrs. Atwater
told her auditors, according to the
published report Of her sermon in
the daily papers, that South America
was a neglected continent and had
not yet seen the light Of Christianity,
though any encyclopedia would have
advised Mrs. Atwater that there are
millions of intelligent Catholics in
every country in South America. OF
these people Mrs. Atwater SAID
"they worship the Virgin Mary"
Where was the Rev. DR.. Powell,
pastor Of the First Christian
church, when Mrs. Atwater made
that statement? Manifestly he was
not preesnt, for he would have con-
tradicted this statement, for DR.
Powell and every intelligent member
of the Christian or Campbellite
church know full we'll that Catholics
In no country worship the Virgin
Mary. They simply pray to her to
intercede with her Divine Son to
send the Holy Ghost to remove from
the minds of such as Mrs. Atwater
and other illiterates the darkness
which obsesses their minds.
There is much illiteracy in Ken
lucky. Indiana is credited with
many free schools, and also main
! tains night schools. We suggest
that Mrs. Atwater take a course at
Ame night school either in Indian
apolis or in New Albany. She
speaks of Indians in Canada who
worship the Great Spirit. Why,
Mrs. Atwater, that's what we are
all doing. Leave the Indians alone
and send some missionaries to the
mountains of Kentucky and to the
Knobs of Indiana, who will preach
Christian charity, and not bear
false witness against their neighbors
by accusing them of idolatry. We
really feel sorry for Mrs. Atwater.
She should study the history Of the
countries she essays to Convert" /"
Alexander Campbell, God help him,
would hybominate a woman q Mrs.
Atwater's intelligence. And she is
a 'missionary," Lord save the mark.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
ADVENT.

Advent is a time of preparation
for the coming of Christ at Christ
mas. 1T is not a mere make-believe
preparation for an event now long
past. 1t is a real getting ready for
a real coming of the Saviour. The
Word was made flesh, indeed, nearly
twenty centuries ago. His birth
into the world once accomplished
can take place no more. But his
mere birth into the world will do us
little good unless We make it possi-
BILE for Him to be born into our
hearts. The spirit of the church
during Advent may be summed up
in the two words-penance and ex-
pectation. In the words of st. John
the Baptist, every mountain and
hill shall be brought low. We must
clear away the mountains and hills
of our sins by tie most substantial
of all penances, good confession.
Then there are the valleys tQ/be
filled, the valleys of our many de-
fects. This filling in process may
be just as painful penance as the
clearing away OF sin. We may find
It hard to be more patient, more
kind, more unselfish, more attentive
to our prayers. But Advent is a
time of penance, and our little eff
forts will be magnificently rewarded
by the newborn King There is,
however, no more effective way of
filling in the valleys" than by
employing the forces of the King
Himself In daily communion. We
must also be full Of expectation
during Advent. Nothing so ins
creases our appreciation of a gift a
to have waited for II long and ank-
iously. That friend is most
heartily welcome whose coming was
looked for eagerly. A great gift is in
store for us each Christmas. Our
best friend is on his way 20 our
hearts. Four weeks is not too long
TO look forward to his great coming.
Not day should pass without our
thinking often of our Visitor aud
calling on Him from afar that He
may hasten his coming. Then on
that eventful midnight We shall be
ready at the door to give our
Heavenly Guest real welcome. And
we shall not, like the inhabitants
of Bethlehem. turn Jesus curtly
away because there is no room"
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
FALSE ALARM.

Many persons we're puzzled and
some alarmed by the British Chan
oelIor of the Exchequer's statement
to the House of Commons that al
the outbreak Of the war this country
owed Great Britain about five bill
Ions Of dollars which she was unable
70 collect. This brings from the
New York Herald refutation,
which says that what Lloyd George
had IN mind doubtless was the total
amount Of British capital invested
N ne United States. which some
1fnoe has been estimated 1t the sum
~ mentioned d--investmsnts IN mines
1n1 u<IIs and railroads represented
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
MINsTRELs.

The men of st. Charles Bor-
romeo's congregation will give an
other minstrel show at st. Charles
Hall, Twenty-seventh and Chestnut
streets, on the evenings of December
I28, 20 and 80. Every effort will be
made to give the public their
moneys worth and the indications
are that the coming entertainment
will even surpass all previous affairs
of the kind given at st. Charles
Hall.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
COUNCIL MUSICALE.

Prof. Leo A. Schmitt has arranged
a vocal and instrumental musicale
for the benefit of the local Knights
of Columbus at the club house next
Tuesday evening. The next social
affair of the council will be a re-
ception and dance on New Years
eve, and the day following, New
Years day, open house will be held
from to IL p. m. At the last meet
ing in this month there will be a
reunion of the Past Grand Knights
M. ]. Winn, r. A. Watson, Charles
]. O'Connor, p. M. O'Reilly, Charles
F. Taylor, AL S. Smith, Matt
O,Doherty, Thomas A. Bohan, s. NJ.
Ratio, Z. J. McDermott, J. William
Klapheke. p. III. Callahan and c. W..
Decker.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
PICTURE OF BELGIUM.

The following is an extract from
the writings of Cora Harris, a
writer in the Saturday Evening Post,
describing her impressions Of the
effect of the war in Belgium:
The Belgians, like people who
have had the very world in which
they live literally destroyed, are
reduced to their faith in God-the
last resort for the hard-pressed soul
of man. One of the most pathetic
sights l have witnessed in England
was a crowd of Belgian women and
children standing in the railroad sta
tion of an old Sussex town, where
they we're met by English women
who we're to conduct them to homes.
These pallid-faced Flemish peas
ant mothers, with the eyes of cruel
fed Madonnas, with wailing children
clasped to their breasts and clinging
to their skirts, craved another
shelter. Their first question was:
Where is the church," And by the
church they meant the Catholic
church.
So they were led there, already
shriven by the mighty sorrows OF
war and sacrifice, stripped of their
worldly goods and often of every
earthly tie, to make their prayer to
the Prince of Peace, who is the
Kaiser's God of War. Their faith
was not shaken; 1t was intensified.
They fell on their knees before the
Mary Mother in this little village
church-fifty women, with their
eyes fixed on the passionless faces
of their dear saints. 1 could not
bear the sight. l waited outside the
church door with the Protestant
women who had taken them there
We stood with bowed heads. Not a
word was spoken. Not sound came
from within. Even the famished
children had ceased to cry, in won
der at the peace and silence of that
sanctuary. l thought of preacher
l had seen, crazed by the scenes Of
carnage through which he hat
passed, walking with his hands
lifted in horror and repeating ovel
and over this dolorous refrain: "Tht
God that failed! The God tha
failed!"
Presently the women filed out
strangely comforted, their face'
sweetly calm. They had been fec
and clothed in that place by theii
faith, by the evidences they some
how retained of things hoped for
beyond the vision of this awful mo
ment in their lives. They had pro
jected themselves into that peaceful
future. of believing souls. They hat
prayed, sat last, before an altar fol
their dead sons and husbands ant
fathers. These were now safe. The
priest-they had seen him. H'
promised also to pray-not fol
them, but for their dead at Malines
who had not even been buried, ant
who had been trampled beneath the
feet of the German soldiers.
The trouble with us is we thinl
always of the providence of God II
the terms of time, with the morta
sense of limitation. AS ] watched
these simple women l understood
that this war and the horrors II
brings are only moments in the fate
of these people. Beyond the moment
of death, beyond these swift years
of poverty and privation for those
who survive, there remains Eternity
in which to live and to accomplish
! righteousness and peace.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
JOHN BULL MAD.

"Whom the gods wish to destroy,
they first make mad" seems to apply
to the situation in Ireland at the
present moment. This week the
Irish Freedom, publication in
Dublin, was confiscated because ii
did not approve of young Irishmen
joining the English army. The dis
patches further state that there is an
agitation in England for the sup
preston of these and similar Irish
publications.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
ORPHAN SOCIETY ELECTION.

A general meeting of the mem
bership of the Catholic Orphan
Society will be held Sunday after
noon. December 13, at Bertrand
Hall, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for central officers to
serve during 1915, the following to
be nominated: President, Vice Presi-
dent, Recording Secretary, Financial
Secretary, Treasurer and Core
spending Secretary. This will be
the first general meeting of the
branches since the permanent or
ganization of the society, and the
following Sunday the election OF the
Central officers will be held in addi-
tion to the election of branch Off
GERS.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
EUCHRE, LOTTO, SUPPER,

The Ladies' Sewing Society have
secured Phoenix Hill for their an
nual euchre, lotto and supper for
the benefit of st. Anthony's Hos
pital, to take place on the afternoons
and evenings of January 27 and 2S.
Many of the leading ladies OF the
city are interested in this worthy
charity event and will award a
large number of handsome prizes.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
BARRY JOINS FIRM.

John ]. Barry. the well known
Democratic leader of the Fourth and
Fifth wards, has entered into
partnership with the finn Of Reagan
& Imorde, wholesale whisky deal
ers, who have offices In the Paul
Jones building. Mr.. Barry's many
friends wish him success in his new
venture.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
LOSES IN COURT.

Word was received here Thursday
that the $175,0O0 damage suit in
stituted against the Sisters OF Mercy
of Dubuque, the Bishop of Indian
apolis and a number of residents OF
Jeffersonville by Mother Mary
Regina Kerr. formerly head of the
Jeffersonville Mercy Hospital, had
been dismissed by the Federal Court
at Dubuque.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

bination book awardS Punch set,
Mrs. Y. T. Underwood; Brussel rug,
Miss Mary Barron; vacuum cleaner,
NJ. Rittenauer; load Of coal, John T.
Malone; gents stick pin, George
Fitzgerald; ladies' gold ring, Mrs.
p. F. Button; clothes brush, John T..
Malone; infant set, Charles e. DON
nelly
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
ARCHBISHOP RECOVERED.

The thousands who were sorely
srieved TO learn OF the serious Ill
ness in Chicago of the Most Rev.
James III. Blenk. Archbishop of New
Orleans. will be equally pleased TO
learn OF his recovery. His admiring
friends wish that he may be spared
many years TO continue his good
work for God and country.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
TAKE RIGHT STEP.

The proposal of the Supreme
Council of the knights of Columbus
to spend $4,000 in spreading the
truth and correcting falsehood is a
long step in the right direction. The
Knights are doing big things and
doing them we'll.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
soDALITY RETREAT.

A iridium or three days retreat
for the Young Ladies' Sodality OF st.
Frances of Rome church will begin
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock and
close next Tuesday evening, the
Feast of the Immaculate Conception,
the closing exercises to begin at
Z30 o'clock. The retreat will be
Conducted by Rev. Father u. A. Bax-
ter. OF the Dominican order.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
oRAcKER PUDDING.

Half pint of pieces of cracker
broken, four eggs. three-fourths cup
OF sugar. piece of butter size OF an
egg, salt, plenty raisins, pinch OF
soda, half teaspoonful OF cinnamon
and same of nutmeg, one quart OF
milk. Soak crackers in milk about
half hour. Bake about an hour In
moderate oven. Eat with . plain
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
FEDERATION.

! The Jefferson County Federation
'of Catholic Societies will hold its
last session of the year next Thurs
day night at the Knights of Colum-
bus Hall, Fourth avenue. President
CAM urges a large attendance OF
delegates, as the annual election Of
officers will then take place. In ad-
dition several committees are ex-
pected to submit interesting reports
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
ST. PATRIcK's AWARDS

The following are the awards in
connection with the recent euchre
held at st. Patrick's church: Hand
some center piece, Mrs. p. w. Dom
nelly; handmade Battenberg lam
breQuin. Miss Margaret keenan,;
hsnd-embroidered quilt. Mrs. n.
Horan; Morris chair. Miss Mary
Tyrell. The following are the COM
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Members OF the Catholic Choral
Union are delighted with the at
tendance at the Thursday night
rehearsals at Baldwin Hall on
Fourth avenue. Their next concert
will be for the benefit OF st. Law
renee Working Boys Home. and
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
SACRED HEART ACADEMY.

Prof. Patrick O'sullivan. Il .
noted Louisville pianist and con-
poser, will give a recital in the audi
torium Of the Sacred Heart Acad-
emy, Crescent Hin, On the aftern Jon
OF December at $3.50 O'Clock. This
will be indeed = musical treat. and
the patrons and friends Of the ilsti-
tuition are invited.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

1t is a pretty good idea to get the
thought firmly fixed in our minds
that charity begins at home. We
have plenty of people all about us
who need our assistance.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
RECENT DEATHS.

Mrs. Mary Christ Ernst, sixty-one
years of age, yielded to apoplexy
Sunday morning at her home, 632 e.
jefferson street. She was the widow
of william B. Ernst, and leaves
three sons, five daughters and two
grandchildren, by whom she will be
conducted Wednesday morning from
st. Martins church.
Miss Matte Mills, twenty years
old, died Sunday night at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Gus Myers, 1902
Portland avenue, following a short
illness of pneumonia. Her parents
are dead and surviving her are two
sisters and two brothers. Her fu-
neral took place Tuesday morning
from st. Patrick's church, of which
she was a lifelong member.
The funeral of Miss Margaret
Dooling, the sixteen-year-old daugh'
ter of Martin Dooling, of the Louis
willie fire department, was held Sun
day afternoon from st. Johns
church, Rev. Father Schuhmann
conducting the solemn services. Miss
Dooling died Friday morning from
burns received Thursday when her
clothes caught fire from an open
CRATE at her home, S39 East Main
street.
Clarence w. Curran, we'll known
clerk and popular in marine circles
from Cincinnati to the Gulf, died at
the Marine Hospital here after a
brief illness of pneumonia. Surviv-
ing him are his mother, Mrs. Isabella
Curran; two sisters, Misses Annabel
and Isabel Curran, and brother,
Charles Curran. The funeral took
place Sunday afternoon from the
residence, $40 South Seventeenth
street.
Funeral services over the remains
of Charles Eddie O'Brien, the six
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. B
O'Bryan, 1853 South Sixth street,
were held Sunday afternoon at st,
Louis Bertrand's church, attended
by many relatives and friends Of the
bereaved. parents. The little fellow
was the victim of a gasoline ex-
plosion that occurred while he was
playing in the yard of his home with
his younger brother and sister, who
we're in a playhouse and thus es
capped injury.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05
Rectanus Drug Store
Preston and Market Sts.
INTO TRUE FOLD.

The names OF sixty clergymen Of
the Protestant Church of England
who have become Catholics since
1910 are printed In the London Tab
let. They make q strong company
OF converts.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Next Tuesday is the feast of the
Immaculate Conception and holy
day of obligation. All Catholics
must hear mass on that day.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

"Honeyboy" Evans, the minstrel
man, very truly states that IL
Roosevelt was President the war
would be over-over here.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

that II will be a musical success is
already assured. Any who desire TO
become members OF the Choral
Union win be welcome at the re-
hearsals.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Wathen
are home from a two weeks trip 10
New York and Baltimore.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Miss Loretta Conway, Flora
Heights, had as her guest last week
Miss Lillian Heidenrach.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Mrs. A. w. Nickel, Deer PARK,
has as her guest her sister, MISS
Lena Flanagan, Of Virginia.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Miss Marguerite Hughes, OF Chi
cago, arrived Monday to be the guest
of Miss Maggie Judge.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Lynch and
little daughter were recent visitors
with friends at Clark.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Mrs. J. H. Hanley, of Crescent
Hill, was a recent visitor with Judge
and Mrs. Dennis Dundon at Paris.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Miss Mary Power, Of Frankfort
Is visiting in Beechmont as the guest
OF Miss Ann O'Keefe.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Mrs. J. ]. Burns spent the week
end with friends at Lebanon juno
tion. 0t
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

Miss Mary Hagan has returned
from Thanksgiving visit to rela-
tives at New Haven.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

plumbing Inspector James Nc
Grath. who has been i'll at st. 10
seph's Infirmary, is improving rap
idly.
Kentucky Irish American., 1914-12-05

A delightful surprise dance w2e
given at Miss Eunice Watterson'
home in the Highlands to Bernard
O'Connor in honor OF his birthday
Those present were Misses Freda
Bannon, Bessie Watterson, Margaret
Dickerson, Bertha Sinclare, Lula
Jenson, Virgia Bewyer. Josephine
Bewyer, Elizabeth Adams. Mary
Dawson, Margaret Setback. Stella
stubaker, Elizabeth Anderson, Car
Isle Rihms, Margaret Fiibern,
Eunice Watterson; Messrs. Bernard
O'Connor, William Baker. Roy Dom
aid, Edward Tompson. Clarence
Hays, Henry Ballard. Robert Claire,
Arthur Juncker, Lawrence Warren,
Ray Marks, John Lambert. William
Barrett, Leo Adams, James Bryton,,
Archie Gilbert.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-05-14
GOOD ROADS MeETlne
HELD MONDAY NIGHT

Although the good roads meeting
at the disterict court room Monday
night was not as largely attended
as II would otherwise have been on
account Of the unfavorable weather
it vas very interesting to those pres
ent- / r. Stockton Of the Canon
City Chamber Of Commerce presided
and splendid talks on the subject Of
the Improvement Of the public roads
were made by Hon T. ]. Ehrhart- Of
salida. state highway commissioner.
Chas R McLAin OF Denver and 9TH
ers. The matter Of the proposed one
half mill levy on all Of the taxable
property of the state for the purpose
of procuring n fund for the improve
ment of the highways OF Colorado
was discussed at length and endoss-
ed as an enterprise worthy Of the
of the heartiest cooperation and
support
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-05-14
FIRE m SOUTH CANON
EARLY THIS M0RHlMS

The frame cottage At s3s South
Fifth street. South Canon. owned by
Higgins Brothers and occupied by
Mrs. ober and family. caught are
from a defective rue between eight
and nine o'clock this morning and
was damaged to the extent Of. per
haps. one hundred dollars. A call
was made on the fre department for
help and a prompt response was
made TO the appeal; the run TO the
scene OF the trouble being made In
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-05-14
BEAVER PARK RANCHER
COMMITS SUICIDE

Jacob Schmidt, a well-to-do rancher
of Beaver Park. committed suicide
at his home there last Saturday
night by shooting himself through
the head with a double-barreled shot
gun. Schmidt. 1t is understood. had
threatened to take his life on a num-
Der OF different occasions, but his
friends did not think he was sincere
in doing so and paid but little atten-
tion TO the matter.
He was alone in the house at the
time and his death was unknown until
Jim Hayden discovered the body a
couple Of hours later. Schmidt plac-
ed the muzzle of the gun in his
mouth and pulled both triggers. Mat
ter. bits OF blood and brains were
scattered over the walls of the room
when Hayden entered in search of
the old man. Hayden reported the
matter as soon as possible and the
body was taken TO Florence to be
prepared for burial. Schmidt is
said to have been quite wealthy. He
owned three hundred acres OF land
on Beaver Park. fifty OF which is un-
der cultivation. For a number of
years he was engaged In the saloon
business at Colorado City and is re
ported to have extensive interests
tere At the time Of his death.
The remains were taken from
Florence TO Colorado City on Monday
for interment- Schmidt was about
sixty-fve years Of age
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-05-14
HAMROCK
COURT
MARTIAL
OPENED
(BY UNITED PREss).

Denver. May 13.-Today's session
of the court martial at the state
rife range near Golden was occupied
with the trial of Major p. J. Ham,
rock. who commanded the militia at
Ludlow.
Ordinary rules OF such trials have
been abandoned and the court mar
tial is open to the public.
Hammock pleaded not guilty to the
charges In the first specification OF
the said trouble are two charges In
the first specification OF the said
trouble are two charges OF arson.
and one Of violating articles 5s Of the
code Of war. Tie second two charg-
es against Hammock were of murder
and the third contains three charg-
es of mansiaughter
1t is expected that Lieutenant Lind
erfelt WI he tried NEXT specinca-
tions against all of the accused men
were fled when the court convened.
They carry sixtytvo charges. invol-
wing thirty-nine officers and militia
men
Colonel W. A Davis 10 presiding at
the court martial.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-05-14
CONDITIONS QUIET
m THE COUNTY

Major N. p. Mcclure Of the Fifth
United states cavalry. commanding
the federal troops In Fremont coun-
~. vss in tsuA this morning h
connection with the publication Of
the proclamation that appears else
where in this issue Of the Daily Rec
ord The proclamation Ia in conform
ity with the order Issued BY the sscS
retary Of war on May Ind. and al
all persons. other than tie
government troops. within the strike
district of Fremont county from barr
irg arrns. or having In their possess
ion amJunition or e;her explosives
on. or after. Friday afternoon May
18th. unless specially authorized to
do 50 by the proper authority. The
applies only to that por
tion OF Fremont county. In which Is
located all Of the coal mines Of this
district
The mines At Chandler. Radiant
and Wolf Park are the only ones In
operation In this county at present
and they are being worked only by
n small force Of men Conditions in
the strike affected district of Fre-
mont county are reported to be quiet
by Major Mcclure and he expresses
the hope that they will remain so.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-05-14

Today We were taken down ts
Galveston for the day. Il was 4
very interesting day full OF new en-
perienccs and thrills.
Galveston IL worth q story an,