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The Irish standard., 1917-11-17
WHAT is A BABY WORTH?

A learned professor recently set the worth of
born baby at the exact total of $6943-a bargain
counter value which, the editor of the Trained
remarks, is insult to every baby We styled
dollar nation and the sordid calculation of the chds
value would far to confirm the impression Literature
education and the personal worth of
are most frequently rated at money value Why
then should not apply the standard babies?
For those who have cast aside revealed truth the value
OF child is matter of sentiment only with perhaps the
expectation of future financial return From national
point OF view the worth of child aside from its possible
civic military value is rated by the surplus
may be able to produce for the country after deductng
the cost of its rearing schooling before
reaching maturity it would be financial loss An
average value only therefore be assigned baby,
and hence the various estimates down ridiculous
sum here quoted.
In the of pagan society it least desirable
ke so the pressure of great may give it, for the
enhanced value; but experience has shown
that patriotism itself crying
of birth control and suicide Why should women
before all Others the unChrsan mother Indignantly de-
mands to know be called bear the
nation?
BY turning to the Gospel teaching what, truth,
is baby worth? What, to be definite, is the worth
Of the child laid fresh the baptisma font into
it's happy mothers arms? More, answer than all the
wealth contained in the treasure the
value is not to be measured in terms of sentiment
ars but by the price of the Blood of the Lamb that
ain by the greatness of it's spiritual sonshp child
If God by the glory of the impersabe Inheritance laid
Up for with Christ in the kingdom of the Father This
babys worth in the eyes of the Catholic mother
The Irish standard., 1917-11-17
THE ELECTIONS.

The result of the last elections were satisfactory
at least in one particular vz that they offered aid
comfort to the public enemy There was no break
where in the patriotic front line California
that might bring grin of satisfaction the Teutonic
junkers There scntilla qualification for the
La Toilette band of maefcent muddeheads There was
no setback to genuine and solid Amercanism at any
point of the battle In many instances the lines of
political cleavage ignored lest any advantage might
accrue to the recidvist poltroons who America
but not of it. has been made that neces
sity for it arises neither Republic
but Americans Party quarrels can wait for future
adjustment but the nation must first be safeguarded and
preserved That the lesson which Tuesdays contests
ought to make clear the hckestpated loggerhead
whose percious activities have so long abused our ma
tiOnal patience.
The Irish standard., 1917-11-17

The Episcopal Church in the United States numbers
562 ministers. and 1O51696 members Recently it raised
by contribution and subscription the nearly
million dollars pension fund it's retired minister's
The Catholic Church in the United States has
million more members, and ten thousand more min
istering priests few, if of w are retired MANY
and disabled ror them no general or
pension fund exists.
The Irish standard., 1917-11-17

In Wyandote County, Kansas, the Y M. G. A. and the
K of c. conducted their camp campaign Jointly
Inc Commercial Club of Kansas City the move
ment which covered the whole county. The Y NJ c. A.
were out for $4,000 the knights for 5OOo The So
icitors received subscriptions both organizations the
contributors designating which they desired their
subscriptions credited We have that both quotas
will be oversubscribed, they should be- And all the
because those in charge the canvassng have
given exemplifcaton of good cooperation that
will strongly appeal to those who asked contribute
to the welfare fund.- In this line work. at least comb
nation is far better than competition In this connection
pleasant to note the fact that Cardinal Gibbons is always
pleased to visit the at the canton
ments.
The Irish standard., 1917-11-17
GERMANY's suRsTIrurIoNs.

1t is announced that in Germany 10000 substitutes for
one thing or another use 1000 of them being
substitutes for food At the beginning of the
number was only 1000, of which 1000 food subs
tutes The figures pertain material substances and do
not include the substitutes that adopted for
international honor the obligations of treaties the
ordinary human of reasoning Command
ments and the whole moral code has come down to
us from the dawn Of history direction of human
affairs.
The monster thus put together and in
the end encompassed the destruction of maker With
all its substitutes Germany has yet failed to adopt the
one great substitute which the civilized opn
ION demands she must makethe substitution of respon-
sble for that present irresponsible and
nondependable onethe people rather than the Kaiser
and the Junkerbund.
The Irish standard., 1917-11-17
A CLEVER TRICK THAT WORKED.

one OF the released Sim Feiners tells folowing
While he in prison his wife wrote and said that she
was IN great trouble the difficulty experienced in
getting her land dug up.
The prisoner his opportunity of getting his
own back at the of the Saxon replied telling
her to ask certain neighbors to give her helping hand
but to be careful not to dig Deep arms and
ton were buried in his land.
AS the prisoner well knew the letter would be read by
the authorities who at land to be dug up
by the police They dug and dug but no arms and
at last their job in despair The next letter he
received from his wife informed him that the police had
oeen out and dug up his farm ilgant" and what was
more to the point they asked one penny for
their labor
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-10
THE PUBLIC FORUM

have through custom and by law the
right to sell munitions Of war to any
nation that can buy from us. But
would it not be much better and more
humane if this great republic would
drop this custom and technical rights
and say to poor, suffering and bleed
ing Europe, I refuse to sell to any OF
you instruments that cause so much
misery and bIoodshed, for the chill
dren in your lands are the same as
the children in my lands.
If America was a weak nation she
could hardly take this step. 1t is be-
cause she is so big and so powerful
that she can afford to get out of the
beaten path of custom and prece-
dent If America would do this, after
the war is over and the wounds are
healed the whole world would thank
her and look upon her as the nation
of nations.
A great many of you will say Ger
many sold munitions to the FilipinOs
in 1898. And England sold to the
southern states in 1862. What Of it?
Cannot this big, powerful nation set
a precedent, or must we remain mar
row and UnprOgTessive and follow
presidents? To advance, nations,
like individuals, must set precedents.
Only those nations and individuals
stepped in tradition follow prece-
dents.
If some of our ancient ancestors
had not been a little holder than his
millions of companions and set a pre-
cedent by getting down on the
ground we would still be living in
trees and dark caves. If it hadn't
been for such men as John Huss,
Bruno and Calico, ETC., we would be
afraid to move very far, as we had
been taught that the world was fiat
and we would fall off, and we would
still be looking up in the clouds for
help. It was such men as these that
-o+ d, ,,roooJo,f oooi1Cf tho dOofTiU &c
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-10

tiOns that is fast destroying the white
race. Rights are right just so long
as they do not destroy human life
and the liberties Of the masses to live
in a rational way.-H. n. Blanchard.
GIVE GIRLS MILITARY TRAIN
ING.-Au over the United States a
general topic of conversation is the
new military training plan Of Capt.
Steever's. But girls, as well as boys,
should have similar drills. Every girl
should know how to care for a
wounded person and be able to han
die a rifle.
Most girls don't even know how
to treat a snake bite, and how could
they be useful in case of an emer-
gency call for nurses? 1t wouldn't
hurt any girl how to know how to
handle a rife. I am girl OF II and
can handle a rife as well as any sol
der. My grandad taught me.
am a pupil of the Lake View high
school, where the boys are being
taught military tactics. I never saw
a more sissifed lot. They are afraid
of fre-crackers, to say nothing Of
rifles. They aren't all like that, but
the best in the bunch are not these
idiotic seniors, who only think Of the
part in the middle of their hair and
of bullying the freshies. Iwish was
a boy. I'D show 'em.
It is too bad there are not more
Irish in this world. Just imagine
what would happen to the unpro-
tected women and girls if this coun-
try were invaded: Of course, the
men wouldn't allow anything to hap
pen as long as they had breath in
their bodies, but it would be better if
the girls could protect their homes
in time of war.
It makes my blood boil when see
all the advantages the boys are get
ting while the girls must sit back and
twiddIe their thumbs. If European
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-10

dent and stop traficking il
tions that is fast destroying tt
race. Rights are right just
as they do not destroy hun
and the liberties of the masse
in a rational way.-H. n. Bla
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
To Show U. S. War Views.

The first official motion, pictures OF
Americas actual entry into the Euro
pean war arrived yesterday and were
viewed by the President, the menu
bers OF his Cabinet and leaders Of the
Senate and House. They show the
scenes Of wild enthusiasm that greet
ed the United States soldiers as they
went ashor" at a port somewhere in
France" Closeup OF Pershing and
his stan intersperse the scenic views
The film was taken by a representa-
tive OF the Universal Finn Company.
detailed to Pershing's stan and was
rushed back to Washington by special
courier. This remarkably timely film
will be disclosed to the public for the
first time this afternoon and this even
ing at Loew's Columbia Thealcr, and
will continue on exhibition at that
house tomorrow, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, as a part Of the regular flm
program for the first four days OF
this week.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
JUSSERAND ORATOR
INDEPENDENCE DAY
French Ambassador to Address
Gathering at Park View.

Ambs ssador Jusserand. OF France.
will be the guest OF honor at the
celebration by the Park View Citizens
Association. starting at 3 O'Clock in
the Soldiers Home grounds on In
dependence Day.
Among the speakers on an ella borsts
program are: Senator Robert d.
owen, OF oklahoma, and p. P. Can
ton. United States Commissioner OF
Education.
The section Of the Soldiers Home
grounds near the Park View entrance,
will be reserved especially for the
people OF Park View.
Following the speaking. which viii
be first on the program. an exhibi-
tion in rhythmic dancing will be given
by the girls and young women OF
Park View. who will appear in sp-
propriate costumes. During the past
season they have been IN training for
the dance 10 be given at the celebrs-
ton.
The dancing will be followed by an
old-fa shiOned Family picnic. at which
the Park View families will follow
the good Old custom OF bringing their
own supper ana eating 1t collectively
on the lawn.
A fund has been raised, however,
by the citizens association TO provide
extra refreshments at the picnic. but
this will be entirely supplemental 70
the real supper.
The Ambassador Of France was
induced to attend the celebration as
a result Of the intsuest shown by the
association in taking Up the work OF
using the school house FOR war ser
vice. The people OF France were the
pioneers in this line OF war service
work.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
ROW ABOUT RABBI
In DISTRICT COURT

Part Of the Hohov Scholom COnsre-
CATION. at F'ifth and ! streets north
west, have asked the Supreme Court
Of the District OF Columbia. 10 put an
end TO the controversy. which has
been going on for several weeks. and
that II be decided who is 10 be the
Rabbi for the coming year.
Yesterday David Notes. leader Of
the element who contested the alleged
election Of Joseph Glushak to be
rabbi. asked the court for an injunc-
tion 10 prevent Max Mavo. leader Of
the element behind Glushsk. from in
terferinE with the activities OF the
congregation. Notes claims that Rabbi
AbramsOn Is the legal rabbi having
been elected by vote OF s. to
June 3.
GlUshak and his friends led by MsIo
dispute this. on May a a paddock
appeared on the door Of the synagogue
and Notes accuses MazO OF having
put 1t there. Justice IitE issued .
rule requiring Mazo TO show why he
should not he restrained from inter-
fering with Rabbi Abramson. and
with the general activities OF the con-
gregatIOn.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
GREEKS IN CAPITAL
WILL join COLORS
Plan Picnic Before EnIstins 10
Enter War with Allies

Greeks Of Washington. now unit>t
in common cause on the side Of the
allies. are planning a monstreus pic
. mic or excursion 20 be held soon before
Greek reservists OF this city leave for
their native land TO hght against
Germany.
Sorterious Nicholson. a washinFtos
attorney. has been appointed chairman
Of a committee OF seven to arrange
for the picnic. II Will be a gala event
In which the RoySlists and the follow
ers OF Nenizelos. long divided into TIVE
bitter factions. will all Join.
The committee expected TO arrancs
cn excursion down the river" ssi1
Nicholson last night. but found that
We could not charter a boat for some
time. so that affair had to be postponed.
If We can obtain a boat, the en-
cursion will be held on some HOLIDAY
soon, or on Sunday. when church serv.
ices will probably be arranged on
board the ship" said the Greek leader.
The declaration OF wsr against Ger
many proclaimed Friday by the regime
with Eenizelos again in power a.
premier, will result in the return 20
their native land. OF probably no
Greeks in this city, 20 take up arms
In the fight for democracy, Greek lead
ers estimated yesterday.
"A great many Greeks have already
Joined the American troops" said
Nicholson. Some will prefer 10 night
under the American flag because they
have lived here q long time. but many
others viii return TO fight with their
own countryrnen in the same cause.
IL plans for an excursion DOWN the
driver fail TO materialze becs use Of
the difficulty in procuring a boat. il
is probable that a trip to Chesapeake
Beach. Great Falls. or some other
resort will be arranged
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
DISTRICT SIS SHORT
OF QUOTA FOR ARMY
Recruiting Week Causes Big Slump
in Enlistments Here.

The recruiting week. set by the
President for 7O.o00 men to volunteer
Tor the regular army. ended last night.
The quota of Washington was $50
men. About fifteen bona fide residents
Of Washington and the District wer.
accepted during the week. This per-
centage was almost a low record for
the country.
As a matter OF fact, there were
about sixty men accepted at the army
recruiting station during-the week.
but at least forty-flve OF them were
from Virginia, Maryland and other
States. and were not I'm any sense
residents OF Washington.
The smaEing part Of II all Is"
said Recruiting Serst W. c. Eunl.
yesterday, that we had been stttinE
about Is to % recruits a day untfl
the President issued his proclsma tion
and set this past week for a special
campaign. Just as soon as he issued
his proclamation the recruiting began
to drop on. and in seven days We
have only obtained sixty men.
Probably next week the recruiting
will grow brisk. because of the sp-
preaching time OF the draft. Men are
tAptCleO 10 Dc Chit0 DN lue 0Fdtt W.
several weeks and il isn't likely that
they will have the option Of selecting
the service branch they prefer 70
serve in"
To interest boys in the nearby
towns in army service, Capt. Nc.
Kenney and Ssrgt. Hunt. who are in
charge OF the recTEiting station at
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street. are sending out a truck each
night with q moving picture machine
and a detail OF men. The pictures
shown life in all the branches Of the
army and the performance lasts for
several hours. The pictures are sd-
vertised in advance. the town band
is invited TO play and large crowds
have seen the pictures SO far. Last
night the pictures were shown at
Rockville.
The men who enlisted In the army
Yesterday were Malcolmn Reed, Lewis
Love. Robert NJ, Mordeis. Leon NJ
Lubkin, Henrik MoldrCp. Herbert
Warren. Louis q. Anderson ana
Raymond Conger.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
TO SPEAK AT CAMPS.

Rev. Jay T. Stocking, accompanied
by Chaplain Arthur L. Smith. OF the
Third ID. c. Infantry, will hold a series
OF meetings for the men in camps
along the Conduit road. this morning.
At the camp al st. Asaphs. DR.. Ali
son. OF Alexandria. will speak at
O'Clock in the morning and Dr. Black
well at o'clock.
DR.. Wallace A. Radcliffe, pastor ~
the New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church. will speak at a meeting 10
be held at the Y. NJ. c. A. Building.
at the Ohicers' Reserve Camp. at
Fort Myer. at o'clock this evening.
At University Park camp. Rev. YER
non Braskamp. pastor OF Gurley Me-
mortal Church. will speak this morn
ing at s o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
NAVAL EXPERT TO LECTURE.

Arthur II. Pollen. considered the
foremost British naval expert and the
successor 20 Admiral Mahsn in the
field Of naval strategy. will lecture
upon The Navy at War" at the New
Willard Hotel on Monday evening at
Sis under the auspices OF the Navy
League of the United States.
Mr.. Pollen recently delivered an sd-
dress upon the work OF the British
navy in the war and regarding the
problems that now confront the United
States navy to the naval ofiicers on
duty at the Navy Department. His
lecture At the New Willard will be his
first address to a civilian audience
since his arrival IN the United states
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
Stork's Impending Visit
Saves Father from jail

4 fiutter OF wings, caused by the
approach OF the stork was all that
saved Coreen Kicker from serving q
term OF sixty days at OccoQusn.
Kicker. employed by a local railway
conn Iany, appropriated 40 OF the COM
psny's csrtickets and $3.50 in cash.
He pleaded guilty, and also informed
Judge Pugh that the stork would
pay his home a visit long before he
would get out OF jail. His previous
record was good and Prosecutor Given
prevailed upon judge F-ugh to parole
him. The court sentenced him 20
sixty days and placed him on proba-
tion
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01

Table full Of Swiss embroidered
collars, some of which have
hem and are embroidered all
over.
First FIOor-Lansburgh a Bro.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01

That come in a large variety of
novelty effects as well as plain
crepe de chine. All new mer-
chandise, at 25c and soc.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
LOANS BRITAIN sI0,00o,0oo

A new loan of sloOoO,ooo was made
to Great Britainsby the Treasury De-
partment yesterday afternoon. The
loan was made d IL per cent.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
Charge, Wife with Fraud.

Charging his wife with fraud con-
ceInIng her affairs before he married
her in Rockville. August. 1870. George
X. Turner yesterday rled a petition in
the District supreme Court asking an
nulment Of his marri r to Mar, R
b. Turner,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-18
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-18
PLAYING THE FIELD
BY Jack Veiock,

New York june lS.-iritz .Iasel
tho diminutiye Yankee inhelder. has
made good nj last
After a four-year battle against
many obstacles in his path as a mem
Der OF the Yanks Maiscl has establish
ed himself as a regular, and Catonville
Nd, his home town, appears TO be firm
~ plastored on the baseball map.
It has been within the past month
that Maisel has come into his own
/ When the season opened there were
4 any number of critics who said he
would never do as second baseman.
Btll Donovan has Paddy Bauman and
Joe Gedcon on the bench both eager
for the chance to grab the second
basing job. and for a time il looked
certain that Maisel would have to be
content to decorate the long timbers
IN the dugout. His fielding was his
big fault, and to say the least he was
4 wabblv actor around second base.
Naturally third baseman or short.
stop, Maiscl found the territory
around tho keystone sack entirely
foreign to him He got into the habit
Of fighting the bali and he found ii
difficult to get his throws away with
ont pulling Wallo Pipp about steen
miles off the bag.
But with Frank Baker holding the
third base lob ana Roger Peckinpaugh
firmly established at shoristop, Maisel
had 10 make a second baseman out OF
himself or he showed out of the spot
light So Maisel buckled down to the
lob, and though he had tough time
of it, he finally won out Bill Donovan
Is satisfied now that Maisel has the
hang of second-basing. and since Fritz
has made good the Yankee inheld
stands out as one Of the very best in
the big leagues
Maiscl had to face the same propo.
sition that Buck tIerzog was M
aeainstwhcn he Joined the Giants. for
although IIoUog played nifty odd
games at second for the Giants back IN
1905 be spent the succeeding years M
to 1916. around third base and the
2hortlield, and he said at the time that
playing on the left side Of the diamond
80 long had made IT imperative for him
10 learn the A b C's of keystone sack
Ing all over aga n Alaisel never play.
ed regularly as q second baseman nm
III this season A. Baltimore he play
ed both third aud short and no came
to the ranks ms a third sackcr for d
price said 10 have boon $4,000,
in 1916 IN injured shoulder was in
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-18
OH, LISTEN TO COFFEY.

That handsome RoscommOn giant
Jeems Coffey. is out with another howl
a long, loud, lurid howl about the
way the scribes have been treating
him since h was outroughed by Carr
Morris in New York ring few
weeks ago.
Jcoms says that he can't under.
stand why the scribcs forget to MN
ton the name Of Coffey when they
write about the heavyweight situation
and the eligible challrngers for Jess
Listen to Ieems just q minute:
"lyc beaten Morris twice" says
Coffey and my name Is never men
TONED in connection with Wizards
OF course, the knockers will say that
Frank Moran beat me twice and that
that settles me, but they don't know
what thhy are taking about Moran's
two wins over me were downright
iukes. In our first fight, after he
picked UP that hammer from the floor
and nit me with It, got up and was
leaning on the ropes thinking how
swectly the thrushes were warbling in
Roscommon when the referee stopped
The fight. That wasn't fair for the ref
cree should have given me time to
think The same thing happened in
the second fight after had been past
ing Moran all around the ring. It
wasn't right. | claim.
In my fights with Morris | think
| won both lines, yet they say I'm
good motorman and talk about
matching him with Willard Can you
heat that
This Is what Coffey told Bat Mas
tcrson, the veteran New York writer,
and Bat seems to agree that Jim ought
to have his chance along with Morris
and the rest