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friendships with sundry priests, the
following telegram was sent to Mrs.
Collins:
Washington. D. c.. June 4. 2;A5 .. m.
To Mrs. A B. Collins.
lO7 Dewey st.. Chester, s. C.
Knislsy has had residence with you since
January let II not be questioned.
s:2o p. m. FRIEND.
Mrs. Collins had received a letter
signed by Knisley, 32 E Street, An
napolis, Nd, on April 17th asking
that he might use her home as his
permanent address so that he could
stand his examination, and stating
that her address had been furnished
him by a priest, residing in Colum-
bia. 1t also stated that Father Ken
nedy at Annapolis had phoned Father
O'Hern at Washington that Knisley's
appointment was o. X. and that he
must get Mrs. Collins street address,
so he could state where he lived, as
his appointment was from Chester,
s. G. That he probably never would
be there, but he must claim her home
as his home. Stevenson got possession
Of these facts and then asked Mr.. Nc
Corkle if he appointed Knisley and
why. Mr.. McCorkle replied that he
did not, and knew nothing of him and
so wired the Navy Department. In
vestigation there disclosed the fact
that on February l26th, Mr.. McCorkle
appointed Mr.. Whitaker, principal,
and signed his (McCorkle's) name in
ink in his own handwriting. The al
legged appointment of Knisley was
made on March 1st, and Mr.. Nc
Corkle's name is attached to it with
his rubber stamp. Mr.. McCorkle is
blind, but writes his signature splen-
didly and did so in appointing Mr.
Whitaker. On consultation with Mr.
Gist Finley, Mr.. McCorkle became
convinced that he authorized the ap.
pointment and had informed Mr.
Stevenson that a priest, Father
O'Hern, he was told, came to his Of
flee several times to see him about it.
and it was represented to him that
Knisley lived in the Fifth District
and on such representation he had the
appointment made. Lately Mrs. A.
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NEW YORK LAW ON CONFESSIONAL SHIELDS THE MURDERER Of RUTH CUGR

tion into the acts Tor failure to act)l|
of officials in the Cruger case would
indicate that there are officials in New
York state who believe that Coechi
was purposely shielded by officers
for the purpose of allowing him to !
escape. The same reports also in
dicate that officials do not think it at
all unlikely that Cocchi might have
been one Of a number Of white slavers
working with the knowledge of the
police and under their protection to
the extent that they could be negli-
gent In making arrests. With these
facts in mind we can only ask what
does the silence and the unwillingness
of the priest to tell all that he knows
in reference to Cocchi indicate? Ger
tainly New York officials will have no
excuse to offer the sovereign people of
the state of New York If they do not
employ every possible means to ascer-
tain Priest Moretto's true connection
with Cocchi for he has either falsifed
in more than one respect as to his
dealings with Cocchi after the mur-
der, either that, or the New York pa
pers have lain themselves open to suit
for libel.
AS before stated, we have in the
Ruth Cruger case an illustration Of
the depths Of depravit~ to which those
who have had inculcated into them
the parochial training Of Rome, can
stoop. Cocchi, q Roman Catholic, was
reared under the influence Of that
church which denounces the public
schools as gates Of hell" and as be-
ing founded on infdelity." Moreover,
had Cocchi been q Protestant and a
graduate Of the public schools, Rome
would have gladly seized upon the op-
portunity to attempt an illustration Of
her claims just as she would have
gladly seized on the opportunity to
bring forward such an illustra-
ton in the case of the assassina-
tion of Mckinley and in the case Of
the attempted assassination Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, but in each Of these
three cases perpetrators of the crime
have been Rome's own product reared
and trained in her parochial incuba-
tors.
The Cocchi case is likewise an in
dictment of the confessional. Roman
Catholics firmly believe priests can, a.
the representative of GcA, divinely
forgive their sins, and here We find
Cocchi going to the priest to seek that
forgiveness and be made clean again,
while at the same time he sought shell
ter until such time as his passports
could be arranged, and the penalty ef
the law avoided.
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Cocch Confessed Priest eo Before Fleeing Country But Statute Emps
ahes From DNugng Confessional Secrets and Thus Protects Criminals
Result Granting Demands of Romnquy Into Priests Possible Activities
Necessary Inquiry Into Official Neglect

Though admitting that Cocchi came
to him to confess, the priest has
denied sheltering Cocchi or aiding him
to escape, unless we take his Jesuit
ical statements under consideration
for what they may mean, but this
denial is no surprise for if he denied
having seen COcchi to prevent the
church being brought into the lime
light he certainly would deny helping
him to get away for the same pur-
pose.
One of the most interesting utter
ances which the priest has made un-
der insistent questioning on this case,
however, is revealed in a quotation
purporting to be the exact words of
the priest and printed in the Evening
World New York; on Tuesday, June
26th. That publication says that in
reply to a question as to whether or
not he had been instrumental in OBJ
tanning a passport for Cocchi the
priest replied:
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sional and in this respect the New
York statute is in perfect agreement
with the law of the Roman Catholic
church and its teachings which claim
that matters which are confessed to
a priest are confessed to God, and the
church teaches that even when the
statute does not provide protection as
is the case in New York that priest
can deny any knowledge of a crime
confessed to him inasmuch as the
confession was not made to him
as man but as the representa-
tive of God. This case in this re-
spect should teach the people of New
York state and other commonwealths
that there is usually a reason for
Rome's demand for legislation that
agrees with the Canon law and the
teachings of the papal church.
1t is likewise an illustration Of how
q man can commit crime, seek COM
fort in the confessional, and the laws
be such as to leave officials powerless
to ascertain his guilt from probably
the only citizen (?) besides himself
who knows for certain the details Of
the crime. This New York statute is
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fest in their Washington pussyfoot-
ings and dabblings in the appoints
ments Of officers and cadets. It is
further stated that O'Hern was sent
some years ago to complete his studies
in Rome so he might be perfectly
equipped to teach dogmatic theology.
After studying there for two years he
was made Doctor Of Divinity and
Doctor of Canon Law, and sent back
to the United States. Says the willy
cardinal: l
dogma to the Paulist seholasties In the Col
versity, leeturinR In the Apostolic Mission
House, experimenting the appointment Of
Catholic ehaplains TO the army and navy,
on special occasions In Washington. Balti-
mere, and New York. HE HAS BEEN
SPECIALLY SUCCESSFUL WITH ARMY
AND NAVY CHAPLAINs.
But not quite 80 successful in per-
petrating this latest fraudulent at
tShPb WAhCh 10 PdHt VI tno kcIcIdi
scheme to load down the army and
navy with papists in every position
where they may sacrifice America and
serve the pope. But these priests are
very p-a-t-r-i-o-t-i-c men If the un-
sophisticated are soft enough to take
their word for It, and to believe the
buncombe now printed in the papist
press in frantic attempt to give the
pope's local agents the appearance Of
desirable citizens.
It is worthy Of notice that all pub
licity in connection with this Knisley'
affair has been kept out Of the Wash
ington papers, for reasons apparent'
to those who note the trend Of affairs.
In the meantime, Rome is filing the
army and navy with papist officers as
we'll as the schools where such officers
are educated. Is that not q rather
queer line Of activity for what pur-
ports to be a Christian church,
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My residence 10; lO7 Dewey street, Chester.
s. c., care Of Mrs. A. B. Collins. Trusting
you will find this satisfactory, l remain,
Yours very truly,
A. WARD KNIsLEY.
This letter in Knisley's own hand
is evidence of what knis young man
he is, and shows what an accession
he will be to the classes at Annapolis,
and to the American navy in case, he
ever secures a commission. AS to the
pope's political wirepuller and lobby
ist, Priest Lewis j. 0'Hern, who did
his bit toward filling the Navy Acad-
emy with such Of his friends as Knis-
ley, the following excerpts from a
front-page article in the Catholic
News of New York for June 80, is in
forming. Says the NetUs:
The Catholic hierarchy Of the United States.
headed BY three cardinals. have appointed the
Rev. Lewis J. o'Hsn, C. 8. P. Of the Col
lege Of st. Paul the Apostle. Catholic Uni
versity lat Washington) ss their ofieial rep
ressntatiye in all that pertains to the spirit
ual welfare Of the Catholic soldiers In the
! National Army.
So it is the official representative Of
the Roman Catholic hierarchy who is
promoting this sort of work in the
city of Washington-not only schem-
ing for the appointment of priests as
chaplains in army and navy; but to
fill the naval and military academies
with young papists or near-papists
whom they choose to railroad into
such positions by cooperative fraud.
The NeWs also quotes Cardinal Glib
bons as saying that:
No member Of the Catholic clergy 10 better
equipped to take up this work (of securing
the appointment Of priest ehaplains) than
Father 0'Hsrn whose career has been q COM
bination Of religion and patriotism, and who
10 universally known and popular with the
officers In both arms Of the service.
So we are especially edited by the
kind Of patriotism which the hier-
archy and Its representatives mani
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clearly a case where the law protects
and shelters and allows "confessors"
to shelter and protect even persons
who have committed crimes against
not only the law, the nation, humanity
and Christianity but against the most
sacred institution in the nation, the
home.
Suppose this man was spy whose
intrigues has caused the death of hun
dreds Of thousands Of our soldiers and
otherwise imperilled the nation; how
would this government then excuse it
self for having thus given to GRIM
inals the protection of its law in evad-
ing the penalties of the law and for
having given a church within the
sovereign state the right to have
poured into it's ears the details Of
heinous crimes committed against the
law and yet hold the church superior
to the state by giving it legal license
to withhold its knowledge from the
officials.
Is this government going to acknowl-
edge Rome's dogma that the "con-
fessor" as such, hguratively speaking,
stands in the place of God? If so it
is time to make Catholicism the ma
tional religion!
Such laws as the New York statute
giving this protection to church en-
ployees (confessors) and criminals,
cannot be done under the guise of
granting freedom Of religion worship
for It is not such, it is protection to
criminals granted by law itself, and
further, it is in direct contravention
Of the constitution in this, that il
places the church above the state. This
unwarranted, most deplorable state OF
affairs is the direct fruit of yielding
to the demand, Of a church that state
laws be passed in conformity with
church dogmas. Such cases as this
should dispel all illusions as to the
results Of deviating from the straight
unmistakable attitude of the fathers
who framed our constitution, anc
should end the suhserviency of oui
officials to hierarchial dictators anc
their underllngs.
If Rome has the same alignment
and the same control over appointivt
officials such as comprise police anC
detective forces In New York as she
has in other cities, IL is easy to Sc,
how Priest Moretto will be shielded a
every turn from making admission!
that would be either damaging II
himself or to the church. and in turI
It is not unlikely that the machinery
Of Rome would be glad to endeavor Il
whitewash even the negligent officials
Il Published reports Of the investiga
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E1 CHARACTERISTIC piece of
IM crooked work by Pope Bene-
IN diets anointed agents has re-
ESl Gently been uncovered by Con-
gresham W. F. Stevenson,
the new representative from the Fifth
South Carolina District.
Congressman Stevenson's predeces-
sor, Mr.. McCorkle, suffered the mis-
fortune of a defective eyesight, and
used rubber stamp for the signature
of correspondence. That stamp was
used by some unknown person to
forge the appointment Of one Andrew
Ward Knisley to a scholarship in the
national Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis.
While the perpetrator Of the fradu-
lent document has not yet been re-
vealed, not less than three priests and
other papist accomplices figure prom
inently as accessories and abettors of
the fraud. Chief among these is
Priest Lewis J. O'Hern who vibrates
between the CATHOLIC University at
Washington and the capitol where he
conducts the lobby which busies itself
securing chaplains' commissions for
Roman Catholic priests.
The essential parts of the story are
contained in the Chester Is. C.) Re-
porter of June rs, and are as follows:
Some time ago it was announced that
Knisley, of the knis name but of ,1,-
knis practice and associations, had
been appointed alternate to Annapolis,
His appointment was charged to the
Fifth Congressional District of South
Carolina and his address given as
Chester Of that state.
No one knew of such a person re.
siding in Chester, and it was at first
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-21

TTl HE Cocchi case calls for special
t4l notice for several reasons. If
IS at any time person who has
LII formerly been pupil of the
public school is caught red
handed in the commission of crime
the Roman press is quick to charge
the offense to the Goddess" public
schools, and yet, as we showed some
weeks ago, by the statistics from the
Mil,oaukee Reformatory, a vast ma
jority of the young criminals came
from the parochial and not the pub
lie schools. .o ,,
So here in the Cocchi ease as in a
vast number of instances where GRIM
inals have committed heinous crimes
we find the criminal was reared in the
religious training Of the Roman
church and not the product of the
sounder morality and higher ethical
ideals Of the non-sectarian public
schools. The murderer in this case
had been to the confessional many
times before as we'll as after the COM
mission Of his awful crime.
Here are the facts which call for
a searching investigation: Alfredo
Cocchi, the self-confessed slayer of
Ruth Cruger is an Italian Romanist.
It will be remembered that this un-
fortunate but innocent Christian girl
suddenly disappeared from her home
last February. The police and de-
tectives refused, or neglected to fol-
low the facts which the family and
friends Of Ruth Cruger insisted af-
forded q true clue to the girls dis
appearance.
That the relatives knowledge oi
Ruth Cruger was more to be relied
upon than the theory Of strangers
(ohicials whose duty II Is to prevent
and apprehend crime) is shown con.
clusively and borne out in every re-
spect by details Of the crime which
are now fast coming to light and by
Cocchi's confession.
An appalling aspect of the cas-,
that demands equally as vigilant ar
investigation by either the district at.
torney's Office or the grand jury az
has the possibility Of criminal negli'
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THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CENSORSHIP OF THE NEWS

EHE MENACE America
I the trails the ratcaH which hd the po prats chamberlain
IE the fullest and authentic la
ng the plans and details conspiracy
the full the
dAonsgnOr G~ H tmpOnms T
rprsf hh most haperdOu and ar CD Why did
American silent
Europe has un1f There but wTE ROMAN CATHOLIC CENSORSHIP
In america
should be
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AGENTS Of HIERARCHY CO0PEERD FRAUDULENT EFFORT To LAND APPOINT MEN
CANDIDATE FOR FREE NAVAL ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP AND PPM nmMuB CAUGHT MMMH2

Three Priests Including Lobbyist OHn Of CanApponng Fame Shown Have
Taken Part Series of Misrepresentation EndOng Show Man Resided
Catholic He Had Never Seen Effort Land Scholarship From Fifth District
Of S. Cgor Knsley, Friend of Hierarchy
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Congressman Stevenson noeS Fraud and Shows That KsIey Him
Fafed His Place ResienCe sy Has Since Been Allotted the Coveted
Appointment ResenO Charleston by Congressman Wy and Qualifying
-Herarchys Approval of 0Hen Cited
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-03
West Virginia Preparing for the War

Governor John ]. Cornwell on Monday
last made the following statementin regard
to the enrolment and CONSUMPTION OF men
for the army, as worked out by our State
officials
"The regularly appointed registrars in
each precinct will be delegated TO act as
enrolling officers. The enrolment cards
and registration certificates will be sent
direct from the War Department 10 the
sheriff OF each county, and the registrars
must obtain them from the sheriifs before
the day named by the President in his
proclamation as the day OF enrolment
'In each country there will be created
board OF military census and enrolment
composed OF the sheriff, the county clerk,
a physician and one citizen from each o
the dominant politicalparties. This board
will supervise the enrolment and elimin-
ate from the list those who will be ex-
cluded under the law-and the Presidents
proclamation because OF physical dis
ability or for other reasons named in the
act of Congress.
Zone or two things wish to empha-
size:
First. The men, registrars, sheriff and
others who are called upon to perform
this work, are being called to the service
OF the State and nation i time of war.
They cannot be excused from service.
and correspondence to that cEd will be
useless.
Second. The young men who are en-
rolled will understand that while, in a
sense, they are volunteering for service
when they present themselves at their
respective precincts for enrolment, only
such OF them as may hereafter be drawn
will be actually called to the colors. That
TO seek to eyade enrolment will not only
brand them in their communities but sub
lect them to severe penalties.
Third. That this work must be done
with the utmost speed and accuracy and
with absolute fairness.
instructions will 60 by mail to all
registrars and the members OF the county
boards from here at once. Instructions
will finally 90 with the enrolment cards
from Washington to the sheriffs and must
be obtained by the registrars from them. "
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-03

BOTH houses OF Congress late last
Saturday night passed the bill urged by
President Wilson and his administration
providing for the raising OF a great army
by the selectve draft plan. The PROPOSE
ton to create an army by the volunteer
system was earnestly advocated by influ-
entail Representatives and Senators. but
was overwhelmingly defeated. On the
final vote the Senate passed the draft bill
by 81 TO 8, while in the House the vote
in IFS favor was 279 TO 9S. The Senate
measure provides for the drafting of men
between the ages OF 81 and q years,
while in the House bill the age limits are
fixed at p to 40 years. There are other
differences in the measures which are
now in process of adjustment, and there
Is no doubt that the bill will quickly be
passed and sent to the President for his
signature.
As soon as The bill is signed the War
Department will start the machinery by
which every man in the United States of
The age agreed upon will be required TO
register and which will result in the en-
lI'tment OF al army, probably, of two mil
lion men.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-03
sHARpsBuRd NEWS.

Charles Kapus, the contractor for the
New York State monument grounds, re-
turned last Friday and has force OF men
and teams at work hauling concrete posts
from Antietam station to near the Dunkard
Church. They are made OF white sand
and each one has in raised letters N. Y.
Several more carloads will arrive this
week, iron piping, etc. Each post has
holes through for the piping. Barb wire
will be at The bottom. When this fence
is up il will make nice appearance.
The next move by the State there will be
a large monument to the soldiers who fell
here.
The Norfolk & Western Railway is now
selling from Hagerstown to Antietan a
5O-cent rouud-trip ticket, good from Sat-
urday evening 10 Saturday night.
Dahlen Johnson was taken suddenly
i'll while at his work on the scow Mon
day morning, and had to be hauled horne.
He is improving slowly.
Ernest Highbarger is at the home OF his
mother here with slight attack OF rheu-
matism.
David Marshall has just finished the
stone foundation work for new barn for
Edward Thomas.
Miss Mary Hines, of Hagerstown, spent
several days at her home here with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Hines.
Floyd Weddle, OF Detroit, Mich, who
left here about twelve years ago, spent
day or so with his brother Reno and Mrs.
John Hoover Floyd is foreman in one
OF the Ford auto departments in Detroit.
He says they turn out a complete car
every minute-sixty cars an hour-and
work eight hours each day. He went
from here to visit his sister near Myers
vile, whom he hasn't seen since she was
little girl
Hiram Snowman has returned home
from Baltimore, where he has been spend
ing the winter with his brother Aaron.
BENJAMIN Painter died at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Clinton Swain, in this
place, OF cancer of the lip, after couple
of months illness, aged 80 years and Is
days. Mr.. Painter was Union Civil
War Veteran His wife died Is years
ago. Surviving are two sons, Clinton and
Charles, and Mrs. Swain. Mr.. Painter
was charter member of the Red Men
and canal boatmen all OF his life. The
funeral was held at the house Wednesday,
services by Rev. A. A. Kerlin, interment
in Mountain View Cemetery.
Noah Cronice spent Sunday with his
sister, Mrs. J.. c. Wilson, and his brother
George.
Frank Cox and some friends, of Smiths-
burg, spent Sunday here with VIM. o.
Cox's family.
Rudolph Eavey, son of J. w. Eavey,
principal of the school, has been on the
sick list but is getting better.
Samuel F. Hebb bought OF r. F. De-
Launey the large wagon shed OF Capt.
Monath, and is erecting a shed on his
property where he moved in this place.
Frisby Smith spent a week with his
daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Waters, at Han
cock.
George M. Slower, of Boonsboro, and
his son and nephew, OF Pennsylvania,
were visitors to the battlefield Sunday.
The DIR. E. M. CARROT drug store build
ing was offered last Saturday, but was
not sold. The overall manager has rent
ed part and moved his family in.
Capt. Monath moved into his home on
Cemetery Hill last week, and is well
pleased in his new home.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-03
ShepherdstownNews.
This Case Has Hint for Many Register
Readers.

A Shepherdstown woman has used
Doan's Kidney Pills.
She has found them as represented.
She wishes her neighbors to know.
She publicly recommends them.
No need to look further for tested
kidney remedy.
The proof OF merit is here and can be
investigated.
Profit by Mrs. Rutherford's statement
Mrs. F. c. Rutherford, Washington, ST.,
Shepherdstown, says: "a few years
ago. was troubled with kidney com.
plant. As had read great deal OF
Doan's Kidney Pills, got box at Hills
Pharmacy. They proved perfectly sails
actory in relieving me. gladly advise
heir use to anyone suffering from kid
ney ailments.
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs Rnther-
ford had. Foster Milburn Co., Props ,But-
falo, N. Y.