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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
CHURCHES AND THE WAR
VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS ARE
ACTIVE IN PROVIDING FOR
SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF SOLDIERS
-CHAPLAINS FOR CATHOLICS,
PROTESTANTS AND JEWS.

Catholics and Professionals have
together taken in hand the welfare OF
the soldiers and begun to provide re-
ligious service for them, says the
Literary Digest Officers of the
Federal Council of Churches and rep
resentatives of the Catholic arch
bishops are laying plans in connec
ton with the government looking
toward religious and moral work for
enlisted men of the Army and Navy.
The Boston "Transcript" points out
that the arrangements will be wholly
THE council officers state that they
have definite plans to be modified to
some extent according to the govern
ment's movements of armies and
battle-ships. More definite details
can not yet be made public They
desire, however, that the people
should know that they are assum
ing their responsibility in this crisis,
and will make public announcement
of details as early as possible. They
say also that they will cooperate at
all points with all agencies, but that
the churches themselves have def
mite task in this connection, and only
churches must perform it. Just be-
fore starting for Washington the head
of the Federal Council of Churches,
and his new assistant, the Rev,
Charles S. Macfarland and the Rev
w. M. Tippy, respectively, stated that
the recent increase in the number of
government chaplains needed on
other grounds has been amply justi-
fed in the present outcome. 1t is
found, they say, that the government
is far better equipped to deal with
and enlist spiritual work for enlisted
men than it was at the entry of any
other war. This preparedness is due
in large measure to the planning and
the cooperation of the chaplains, and
to improved relations between Protes
tants and Catholics. In the p ans now
making full cooperation is to be had
it is stated, with the Jews, in order
to care for Jewish enlisted men.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
WAR WAS MEANS OF AZTEC SUB.
SLAUGH-
TER OF HUMAN VICTIMS-FALSE
NOTIONS OF MEXICAN libra
RIES."
(By Eber Cole Byam)
PART III.


For the Aztec confederacy especially
war was means of subsistence, for
by it they obtained not only a gener-
Gus supply of food and clothing, but
also forced labor for whatever serv-
ice might be required. In addition,
war was for all the tribes of Mexico
| a religious duty, for thereby they OBJ
tanned the supply of victims for sac
rifice to their numerous deities whose
spiritual existence was dependent upon
| their affairs. Incidentally, the meat of
the victims bodies served to please
the palates of the victors, for the Mex
lean Indians were cannibals.
Not all the tribes enjoyed the album
dant feasts of the allies of the Valley
1t is recorded that in 1887, at the dedi-
F! cation of the great temple in the is
land city of Tenochtitlan, to which
all the surrounding tribes were invit.
| ed, twenty thousand men were sacrific.
ed in a four-day carnival of killing
1t has been estimated that the deaths
| by sacrifice in ancient Mexico far out.
| numbered all the deaths from all
other causes combined.
That men were killed and eaten was
| not enough. The Indian delight in
the physical suffering of his enemy
has been described at length in Amer.
lean stories of the frontier and early
colonial days, where the savage tribes
of the forest compelled their victims
to undergo frightful tortures before
being burned at the stake. Amongst
the Mexican Indians these tortures
were systematized into religious cere
monials in which each deity was dis
| tinguished by some particular detail
different from the rest. One cheerful
preliminary consisted in decorating
| the victim with black speckles made
by dropping melted and burning rub
Der on his naked body. The usual
method of sacrifice was to chop open
the victim and tear his beating heart
from his living body. Victims offered
to the God of Fire were bound and
thrown into bonfire, where they were
allowed to become we'll toasted, and
we're then raked out before life was
extinct and their hearts torn out
Some of the victims were flayed and
their skins worn by certain individuals
who were looked upon as especially
holy men while encased in these en-.
velopes of hideous corruption.
In the great temple enclosures were
scores of wooden racks upon which
were spitted purifying heads of the
| victims. At the time of the first visit
of Cortes to the City of Mexico, in
1919, Andres de Tapia, an eyewitness,
declared that he had entered the tenn
pie enclosure with companion named
| Gonzalo de Umbria, and the pair of
them had counted one hundred and
thirty-six thousand of these grisly
horrors without even then arriving at
| the total
Had Dante known of Mexico he
would have had the monster Geryon
carry Virgil and himself across the
| sea to an actual Inferno more hideous
by far than the poetic version in his
Commedia.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
Where Woman is Despised
IN HEATHEN AND NON-CATHOLIC
COUNT RES THE LOT OF
WOMAN Is MOST DEPLoRABLE.

We may unhesitatingly put it down
as a general and valid fact, that, only
in Christianity is woman considered
the equal of man, and respected and
honored by him as his friend and COM
panion. Nearly everywhere else, in
the Mohammedan as we'll as in the
heather countries, she is in the most
favorable event the servant of the
husband, and not seldom, only the
slave, and like a beast of burden
despised and maltreated Women
have no SOULS is the view of the
Mohammedans as well as of Con-
fucius in far-off China. Women have
no intellect according to the books
of the Hindus in India One boy
thus runs Chinese proverb, lis worth
more than ten girls" and when you
question a Chinese father in regard
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
THE HISTORY OF MEXICO

AND these are the horrors which the
sentimentalists and socialists of the
present day would have preserved and
perpetuated in the name of human
ity,' shedding meanwhile many croco-
ollie tears and uttering much twaddle
in mourning the destruction of the
blood-spattered Indian idols and the
demolition of their fetid temples.
Misplaced sympathies.
The sympathy OF modern "humani-
tarians' expressed for the destruction
OF these fetid Mexican temples and
hideous idols. besmeared with coagu-
lated blood, is much misplaced, be-
| cause the Mexican Indians seem to
nave had little regard for temples or
| images as such. Their forays upon
each other were murderously destruc-
| tive, and the temple, because of it's
elevated position, was the last rally
ing point of the defenders, and conse-
quently the point where the combat
| reached it's greatest fury. Victory
was Invariably marked by the burning
| OF the temple. In fact, the Indian sign
of conquest was the picture of burn
| ing temple.
This brings us to the matter of the
exaggerated libraries said to have
been destroyed by the Spanish con-
| querors. 1t is claimed that the Indian
temples were the repositories of these
| Pn11nPtinnc
frequency with which they were all
| subjected to destruction first and last
by their marauding neighbors, would
| preclude the possibility of the preser-
walton OF any great amount of such
material The Indians occupying the
site of the present city of Mexico were
the ones who perhaps were the long
| est immune from such attacks, and
there Indian tradition tells us that
ltzcoatl, who was the chief from 1927
to l440, caused the destruction of all
the picture writings in existence at
that time. Such documents, therefore,
| belonging to the great library of the
Montezumas," as were in existence at
| the time of the conquest by the Span
1
lards, must necessarily have been Gre
ated since the rule of Itzcoat1, or with
IN a period of less than 80 years.
Inc missionaries were anxious to
I learn the history of the Indians and
were Jealous in searching for and pre-
EserVlng every scrap of picturewriting
that might shed light upon the sub
Ject. They rescued and preserved for
us a number of very interesting docu-
ments, but, unfortunately, the greater
part OF them have to do exclusively
with the Indian astrology and are
worthless as history. Such few docu-
ments as may be said to be historical
are In reality but collections of crude
drawings illustrating certain events
ana bear no relation whatever to writ
ten history.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
History Not Lost.

NOR was the history of the Indians
lost with the Conquest. What little
was known by them was written by
their own historians soon after that
event. There were not lacking intel
llgent men among them who seized
upon the alphabet of the white man
and with it recorded the deeds Of their
ancestors, which they had been taught
10 remember and reverence. 1t is by
the study of these and other contem-
poraneous records that we are enabled
70 describe more or less accurately
the social organization of the ancient
Mexlcans. The many villages varied
only In degree and the study of one
Oh them will serve for all.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19

ooo 10 the Cardinal last November.
The letter is dated Feb. IS.
You have had the touching and
uellcate thought of making a special
appear to the generosity of your fell
low citizens of Philadelphia on the
occasion of my birthday the Cardi-
nal wrote. q have been deeply
moved by this kind attention and
wlsn to thank. the committee most
sincerely.
Il IS a great comfort to us to feel
ourselves thus supported financially
anu morally By the noble American
people,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
What is the meaning of the letters

What IS the Meaning OF the letters
al. N. r. l.?"
These letters are always found at
tached to crucifiX, placed over the
head of the figure of Christ. They
are the initial letters of the words that
PLATE wrote and had fastened to the
cross of Christ, namely, Jesus of Naz-
arus, King (ReX) of the Jews"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
Sends First Ambulance

The first ambulance to be sent by
an American convent to the Allies of
Europe will be that of ST.. Marys
Notre Dame College club. It will be
known as 'sSt. Mary's Ambulance and
will be sent to France within few
weeks.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
Cardinal Expresses Thanks
BELGIAN PRELATE WRITES LET
TER OF APPRECIATION TO GEN
ERoUs FRIENDS IN PHlLA.
DELPHiA.

Struggled through the German lines
In Belgium, letter from Cardinal
Mercier, the Belgian prelate, has been
received by the local Belgian relief
committee of Philadelphia, thanking
that city for its birthday gift of ST.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
BLACK HAND GANG"
COMMITTED TO JAIL

The three self-styled members of the
Black Hand Gang" Wilfred Tetu,
David Cloutier, Jr., and George Giroux,
Jr., who were on Wednesday afternoon
held in the sum of $1,000 each for ap-
pearance at the April term Of the su-
perior court to answer to the charge Of
robbery, were committed to jail
Thursday noon to await the sitting of
the court. The commitment was made
really in accordance with the wishes of
the boys, as the families of at least
two of the youngsters were ready
Wednesday evening to furnish the re-
quired bail, but because of the spirit
of bravado shown by the youngsters
and their persistency in treating the
was withdrawn. The boys passed the
time of the stay at the police station
in the same care-free manner which
was shown by them at the time Of their
hearing, and laughed, whistled and
sang all the time when they were not
sleeping. They were also on the look
out to play a trick should the oppor-
tunity offer, which one citizen found
out at his expense as he passed along a
driveway at the east side of City hall.
A window in the cell room of the police
had been opened and as the man
passed the window one of the boys let
him have the contents of a pail of wat
er, soaking him to the skin. much to
his disconforture.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
Charles r. Frizzell

News has been received here OF the
death of Charles It. FriZzell of Chi
cago, Ill. Mr.. t'rizzell was the son Of
the late Lois Hcvey and George Friz-
zell of Milo. Me, and vas nearly 65
Years OF age. when a young man he
entered Painc's Furniture CO. Of Bos-
ton, Mass. and later was promoted to
head salesman, which position he held
until he went west. He was we'll and
favorably known here and his many
friends viii be grieved to hear Of his
death. He is survived by q widow and
a daughter, a brother, B. f. Friz-
zelf of Hollywood, Cal, formerly Of
Oakland, Med q sister, Mrs. Ellen
Arnold Of Los Angeles, Cal, a half
sister, Mrs. F. II. Bailey and half
brother, George Smith, both of New
Sharon, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
OPERA HOUSE,
Evening, January 24th,
"Verv Good Eddie"


VERY Good Eddie" the Princess
Theatre, New York. success of the past
year, will be brought to the Opera
House for one performance on We'd
nesday night, January Gath. with an
important cast, headed by Burford
Hampden, Dave Ferguson, Madison
Smith, Jack Squires. Jules Epailly,
ValEe Martin, Loretta Marks, Lottie
Brunette and Georgia Harvey. 1t prom
ises to bring TO musical comedy lovers
something unique, inasmuch as a we'll
connected story is told during the ac-
ton, that of two bridal couples who be-
come confused on the day Of their we'd
ding trip and the boat on which they
are to depar. pulls away from the dock
carrying ar odd husband and an odd
wife. Matters are further complicated
when several friends of the parties on
the boat insist on mistaking the two
for husband and wife. Matters are
further complicated when the two
leave the boat at the Rip Van Wrinkle
Inn and attempt to stay there for the
night. Again the hotel clerk insists
that they are husband and wife. Philip
Bartholouae has told delightful story
and Jerome Kern has written much
catchy and pretty music. Tickets on
sale Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Tel.
190.-Adyt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
COLONIAL THEATRE

William Fox Presents the Favorite
June Caprice, in "The Ragged Prin-
cess" Winsome Story of Waits
Adventures; "A Soul at Stake" Imp
Drama; international News; Come
dies; Others
In VIM. Foxs latest production The
Ragged Princess" featuring June Ca
price, a little girl who ran away from
an orphanage. She ran as far and as
fast as she could until she reached
what she thought was the end Of the
world. Then she stopped, not because
it was the end, but because there was
a man standing in her way. And she
liked the man. This is the charming
love story that forms a background to
the exciting incidents of the life of "a
Ragged Princess
"A Soul at Stake" is a strong two
part Imp drama and tells a wonderful
story in powerful manner. The Inter
national News contains something Of
interest from all parts of this country
and Europe and with the comedies and
other subjects make up a fine pro-
gram.
In addition to the regular program
the Colonial will present the Launch
ing of the u. S. S. Pennsylvania" the
the L. S. War department.
Matinee &C and 10c. Evenings Bal
cony 10c; orchestra 15c. Frank McIn-
tire in The Travelling Salesman" to-
morrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
jan1Sd1t

Samuel Clark paper, Camping Life in
the Maine Woods" Delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. w. H. Bowden, Jan. 81.
Misses Sadie Morrow and Elizabeth
Smiley are the guests of Mrs. Henry
Tupper at Oakland.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. b. Smith Tuesday
evening attended the installation Of the
Rebekah Lodge at Oakland.
Little Charlotte, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Chase, is ill.,
Arthur Miller Is able to be out, af-
ter his illness with rheumatic fever
About 100 enjoyed the skating at the
Taconnet rink, at the club house
grounds Wednesday evening. The rink
was in excellent condition.
At the Ladies' Sewing Circle We'd
nesday, it was voted to change the
date of the meeting and the next meet
ing will be held Wednesday. Jan. a.
at the Congregational church parlors.
A dance will be held Friday evening
at the Taconnet Club house.
Elizabeth Conapt is the leader of the
Junior Christian Endeavor meeting to
be held Saturday afternoon at 2.30 at
the Congregational vestry.
Little Marjory, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Chamberlain, who has
been quite i'll, is improving.
The Missionary Society will hold a
food sale Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Albert Balcntine. Beans,
bread, doughnuts, pies and cake will
be on sale. The public is invited to at
tend.
A lecture under the auspices of the
Lithgow Club will be given Monday
afternoon, Jan. %, at 8 O'Clock at the
Congregational church parlors by Dr.
Desjardins of Waterville. The subject
is Hospital Experience in France"
No admission will be Charged. A cor
dial invitation is extended to the pub
lie.
The D. A. r. will meet Monday af
ternoon at ! o'clock at the home of
Mrs. George w. Patterson, Bay street.
The hour of meeting has been changed
on account of the lecture at 3 o'clock
at the church.
Miss Alexina Pilon, who is employ
ed at the II. s. w. mill, while skating
Wednesday evening at the Taconnet
rink at the club house grounds, had
the misfortune to sprain her ankle and
will be confined to the house for a
while.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
1s QUARTS OF WHiSkEY
Seized by Sheriff McCausIand at Bubar
Camp, To9us Pond

Deputy Sheriff Henry II. McCausland
of this city made a trip out to Togus
Thursday forenoon and searched camp
located on the shore Of Tosus pond and
said to be owned by Odell Bubar of this
city. the search being made for intoxi-
eating liquor. The search resulted in
the finding of Is quart bottles contain
ing different kinds Of whishey, all Of
which was confiscated and brought into
the city. Bubar was later apprehend-
ed and gave bonds III the sum of $500
for appearance at o'clock this morn
ing before the municipal court.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19

Tho rounding up Of the three boys
Tuesday on the charge of robbery gave
to Joseph Blanchette, janitor of City
hall clue to the whereabouts of val
liable revolver belonging to him and
which short time ago came up among
the missing. Mr.. Blanchette kept the
revolver in his room at City hall, and
it was from there that the pistol was
taken. 1t has also been learned that
1t was taken by the Giroux boy when
he with Adonia Cloutier and the Bin
ette boy ran away about a week ago
and stole ride to Portland on one Of
the night trains 1t will be remem-
bered that the three boys were taken
In by the Portland police and brought
before the police court of that city but
discharged. At that time the Giroux
boy had Mr.. Blanchettes revolver. a
big Ss-ealiber weapon and it was ta
ken from him by the police. City
Marshal Tyler OF this city communi-
Gated with the chief Of police of Port
land regarding the revolver, and that
official agreed to express it to its own
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
WEEKS MILLS

The Modern Woodmen of America
and Royal Neighbors will hold a joint
installation of officers at Reed hall,
Saturday evening, Jan. 20. All mem
bers are requested to bring pastry. as
an oyster stew will be served after the
installation.
Jebidah Hysom is very i'll with the
grippe.
Mrs. w B. Shuman visited Mrs ]. d.
Quinnum Wednesday.
Edward Seekings Of Wiscasset, visi-
ted his father Reuben Seekings Wed
nesday.
Harry Reed Jr, who is attending
business college in Augusta. passed the
weekend at home
Herbert Weeks Of jefferson, was a
business caller in the place Tuesday.
The Busy Bees were very pleasantly
entertained by Mrs. H. z. Reed, We'd
nesday afternoon. 15 members. one visi-
tor and three children being present.
Refreshments of ice cream and crack
ers were served. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. J. r. Hall. Jan. 81.
One of the beauty spots of the village
since Sundays storm is the ice covered
willow sentenaled intervale where the
school children swarm with their Sleds
during every intermission of school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hammond held
reception Monday evening. Jan. g..
About SO Of their friends and neighbors
being present. The evening was pleas
antly passed with music and social chat.
The wedding presents presented to them
by friends In Lynn. Mass, Mrs. Ham
mond's home. were many and beautiful
consisting Of silver, cut glass, table
linen and other things too numerous to
mention and showed the esteem in
which they were held. At late hour
the guests departed leaving token of
their friendship and wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Hammond many years OF happi-
ness and prosperity.
Little Miss Beatrice Enid Morrison,
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Morri
son. celebrated her third birthday on
Saturday afternoon when "a Of her lit
tie friends gathered to wish her many
returns of the day. jolly games amused
the little people: dainty refreshments
were much enjoyed. birthday cake
decorated with tiny pink candles was
the incest ever SEEN and when after all
this a return to the parlor discovered
Santa with a belated but most beauti-
fully lighted christmas tree bearing
souvenir fruit for all, the cup Of happi-
ness quite brimmed over. In fact Miss
Enid proved herself 50 delightful a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
WINSL0W

The Lithgow Club held its meeting
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Frank s. Dolliff, Bay street, with
a good attendance. The president.
Mrs. Samuel Clark, presided. The roll
call was something of interest seen or
heard in Maine the past summer and
was responded to by the members. At
ter the business the following was pre-
sented: Mrs. Frank G. Pooler, paper,
The Famous Resorts in Maine:" Mrs.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19

Lyman Dunlap who was badly hurt
while working in the woods 10 reported
as gaining slowly.
Allen Owens went 20 Concord TNues-
day where he will be employed ium-
bering.
Colds are very prevalent ax present
The farmhouse of r. NJ Tinkham
caught fire Friday. BY prompt action
and plenty of help the fire was finally
controlled without injury 10 the msan
house. The ell was damaged oonsid-
erehly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
OPERA HOUSE

Quay ana OSIuTodyJ TFinSe NaF-m mIJ
and His Royal Troupe Of Oriental
Nscromarcers; Putnam and Lewis,
the Italian and the Boss; The Mar
lows, Sensational Equiiibrist and the
Fairy; Lateet Fhoto. Plays; Para
mount Orchestra
The vaudeville offering at the Opera
house for the last half Of this week is
one Of the most remarkable attractions
that ever played this city, Prince Kar-
mi and his royal hindo troupe, in a
most beautiful and bewildering novel
ty consisting Of demonstration Of
occult powers and forces Of the spirit
world as practced by the priests and
Yogis of Benares, India. A marvellous
exhibition Of oriental splendor that
you will always remember, the most
awe-inspiring and astonishing series
OF mysteries ever witnessed on any
stage in the world. This supreme ma
gician brings a carload Of special seem
cry and effects. Never in the history Of
magic ard illusions has there been
such a sensation caused all over the
civilized world as this Indian prince
has created wherever he has appeared.
Colossal and magnificent illusions and
wonderful tricks performed by the
entire company and giving US 20 min
utes of horror, wonder and laughter
and proving that the public wants
features such as Prince kar-mi brings
to Augusta.
Putnam and Lewis present a singing
and talking act that goes over with
q punch.
The Marlows billed as the equilibrist
and the fairy are all to the good, in
fact, far superior to the ordinary small
time acts.-AdV.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-19
NORRIDGEWOCK

Mrs. Madge Soule and children who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Holway returned to their home In
Buxton on Wednesday.
Alex Tuttle and Ralph Tuttle MADE
4 business trip to Waterville Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs James Tompkins of
Monmouth are guests Of their son G.
II. Tompkins. ...-4 +.