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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-03

upon one theme-the Illicit in sexual
frelations, fornication, adultery and
marital faithlessness. Briefly review
the themes or incidents depicted in
present plays. One deals with white
slavery; another tells of a young wo'
man who consents to be the mistress
of wealthy man; in another is told
the liaison of famous character; the
spicy part of another pictures young
man and woman spending the night
i'll the same house; another tells Of a
young woman who wishes Ito be ruin
ed: another mocks at marriage and
womanhood; another of a woman's
unfortunate past; another of the lib
ertlne and the woman of loose morals;
another OF the illicit relations between
an employer and his assistant; an
other of a faithless husband and a
suspected wife; another pictures a wo-
man who is fiirt and a blackmailer:
another is openly suggestive; another
is picture of the unprincipled bache-
lor and the adventuress; another of
how a man falls in love with another
mans wife; another discusses misceg-
enation and another treats largely of
eugenics. All these have been pre-
sented since the beginning of this
season.
dents, side lines of activity in the
plays, but altogether the list shows
how tainted and perverted the modern
stage is. 1t must bring home to Cath
olics the necessity of fighting more
strenuously for public standards of
morality. We are in a position to be
leaders in such a crusade. The
chronic introduction of the vicious
and the vulgar, in word or action,
has led many to accept both and to
think themselves prudish if they OBJ
ject. Prudery may be made the friend
of vice as we'll as the enemy of virtue
A clean, upright love of the pure and
poor; manhood that finds it's stim-
illus in the nobler acts of human
nature and a womanhood that seeks
it's inspiration in duty and sacrifice
these are the basic truths on which
the greatness of America depends and
every patriot in this hour of danger
should seek to keep his country at
her best.
The White List additions to Oct.
Is, 1917, are: "a Tailor Made Man."
Business Before Pleasure" "Hamil-
ton," ga Scrap of Paper" "Lasso,"
Polly With a Past" The Rescuing
Angel Mother Carey's Chickens"
1t is advisable to keep on file every
issue of The Catholic Theatre Move
ment Bulletin. Such file will con-
stitute detailed guide to all current
plays, and be of particular value to
priests and others who have occasion
to speak or write of the stage of to-
day. For further information address
The Catholic Theatre Movement, 1870
West Sixteenth street, New York, N.
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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-03
A NEW CATHOLIC HYMN BOOK
Edited by Hans Merx - Publishers
Benzige Bros, New York
and Chicago.

There is nothing that stimulates re-
ligious fervor and enthusiasm and in
cites as we'll spirit of prayer and
true devotion as the chanting of in
spring hymns in the vernacular by the
whole congregation. Martin Luther
recognized the psychological effect of
congregational singing and was quick
to take advantage of it by translating
into the vernacular the old Latin
poems of the church and then building
about them melodies based upon the
Gregorian chant. 1t is we'll recog-
nized fact that the deep meaning of
the solemn feasts of the ecclesiastical
years assumes more definite form in
the minds of the faithful when asso-
ciated with certain hymns that are
identified with the feast and in the
rendering of which they take active
part on each recurring festival.
The New Hymn Book for Church
and School," by Hans Merx, recently
published by Benziger Bros, ought to
prove strong factor in bringing about
the desirable results in congregational
singing. The melodies have been in
use for centuries in other lands where
they were originally intended purely as
congregational hymns. The English
has high literary value, each hymn
is little gem of poetry, and the aptly
chosen words fit so smoothly to the
melodies that the crudeness usually
found in translations is entirely alb
sent.
Because only hymns of artistic and
musical value have been chosen the
little book appears in desirably con-
densed form. It may be disappointing
to some to find but one or two verses
of a favorite hymn in this charming
selection, but it seems to have been
the object of the author to facilitate
the memorizing of these venerable
chants and to make them at once the
common property of the faithful.
We recognize with delight several of
the old Latin hymns that have been
associated with the church from the
earliest centuries, as "Lauda Sion" Ito
Thy Savior); the "Veni Creator"
(Come Holy Ghost); the 'Te Deum
Laudamus" mighty God we Sing Thy
Praise); the "Flos de Radice Jesse"
(There was Rose Unfolded).
Another point that strongly recon-
memds this New Hymn Book" is that
the conciseness of it's form has made
it possible to add an appendix of ap-
propriate prayers, making the little
book a combination of Hymn and
Prayer Book, the first and only publ
cation of it's kind in this country.
| For a small book the musical notes
and text are unusually clear, standing
out boldly on the page making it very
easy to read the hymn even in a dim
light. The publishers are to be con-
graduated upon the excellence of their
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-03
Romantic Story Of Mayo \
Foundation at Rochester
Said to Have Its origin in the Vision of
Pious Nurse-A Tornado Disaster
Alleged to Have Inspired Dream in
the Mind of the Mother Superior of
Order of st. Francis.

The recent gift of DR.. William and
DR.. Charles Mayo of Rochester, Mimi,
to the University of Minnesota, recalls
the story of the beginning of the
world-renowned hospital at Rochester
The dramatic incident which led to
the founding of The famous medical in
stitution was told by the, 'Old Doctor %
father of the Mayo Boys to a group
of convalescents who gathered one
day at the Kahler Hotel, Rochester.
The most noted surgical institution
in America was founded on nuns
dream-a vision she called it.
More than thirty years ago the lit
tie town of Rochester, Minnesota,
was swept by tornado. Scores of
the inhabitants were killed or in
jured.
At the edge of the town in white
house set in the midst of blooming
orchard, lived DR.. William w. Mayo,
not the famous DR.. William Mayo of
today but his father The country
doctor possessed exceptional skill as
a surgeon. He used to cut off limbs
mangled by reapers and mowers and
he performed other difficult opera
lions when they were required. He
never took his cases to better known
surgeons in the larger cities. He felt
competent to handle them himself.
But there was small need for surgery
in that country Doctors practice and
he had not half a dozen major opera
tons in a year.
Then came the tornado. For close
on forty years Doctor Mayo had driven
from house to house in the neighbor-
hood of Rochester caring for the sick
He had presided at the birth of near
ly half the population. The men and
women mutilated by the storm were
his friends.
His own house was outside the path
of the storm. No member of his fam
lily was injured. A messenger came on
the run - Most everybody's killed,
DOCTOR" he cried, "and there isn't a
house standing"
The statement was exaggerated,
but the truth was bad enough.
All that night DR.. Mayo performed
miracles of surgery on the long oak
table in the old town hall. All night
long he piled his little-used surgical
instruments, and through the long
hours of that night of half hundred
operations four women helped DR.
Mayo. They were women he had
never known before. They wore the
habit Of the Order Of ST Francis The
,, four fastened to the shambles from
their small convent school in Roch'
ester. They never had done any
nursing, but their vows of poverty
and service made 1t imperative that
they offer themselves to care for the
injured. The mother superior was one
of the first to offer herself as a nurse
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-03

work, for they have. made a book
which is pleasing to the eye and de-
light to the artistic sense.
Taking the New Hymn Book for
Church and School," as whole, we
unhesitatingly recommend Its adoption
by all those who have the cultivation
of congregational singing at heart
His Grace, Archbishop Mundelein, has
made it the official hymn book for the
Archdiocese of Chicago, to be intro
duced in every parish, school and col
lege of the archdiocese.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-03
Her PART.

HER PART.
Be this my part
Until he come again:
To keep the hearth-fire lighted
And his name
unsullied from all stain;
To keep mine own and other hearts
in mind
The debt we owe the humblest of his
kind
Who have gone forth, yielding their
life, their all,
In their swift answer to their coun-
trys call.
Be this my part:
To hold my courage high,
To falter not, nor finch, although the
cry
OF sorrow may not pass me by;
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-03
Is Dr.. lccartan n
Touch With Carson?
Carrier Of Sim Fein Petition To Pres
Ident Wilson Seriously
Accused.

More than month ago an AHlerl-
can paper stated that "the Sim Fein
petitions to President Wilson were
conveyed to America by DR.. P. Nc
Cartan, Carrickmore, to which he es-
capped, the petitions being artistically
written on linen handkerchiefs so that
they might be struggled out of the
country" In last weeks official Sim
Fein paper it was stated that Rich
ard McGhee, M. P, had said at Ma
tionalist meeting in Greer CASTLE Co.
Tyrone, chat Mr. McCartan was a
SPY in the pay of the English Gov
eminent; that he got away to America
through the help Of the Castle author
tiles, and that he is in America doing
Government work." =.
Mr.. McGhee, referring to this at
Mid-Tyrone, U. I. L. Executive In the
Foresters' Hall, Omagh, on Saturday,
said that "the statement that he had
charged DR.. McCartan with being a
paid spy of the British Government
was absolutely untrue. When he was
in America in 1908 and 1909 he was
supplied with information by two
members of the Clan ma Gael Society
that were at that time we'll organ
lied body of Canadian and New York
Ulster Orangemen, or, as he then
called them, Ulster Unionists' sup
porters and sympathizers, who were
furnishing supplies of money for the
purpose Of fostering in Ireland disaf-
lection and building up secret socie-
ties. They always knew that secret
societies had always amongst them
traitors.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-03
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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-03
Catholic Theatre White List

Most Recent Issue of Bulletin of Sea-
sons Plays That Are Ciean-Ameri-
can Stage Has Little to Be Proud of,
Much to Be Ashamed of-Over-pro-
duction Of Licentious and Suggestive
PIays-Sexual Appeal Characteristic
Of Many Offerings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19
SERVES TWO HOURS
FOR AIDING SOLDIER
Light Sentence for Lynch,
Trapped Into Getting Lii
quor for Fake Sick
Man.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Two hours
detention in the office of United States
Marshal Mccarthy was the punish
ment given yesterday by Federal
Judge A. y. Hand to Joseph Lynch.
who thought he was a good Samari-
tan when he gave whiskey Tuesday
night to soldier who claimed to be
very i'll and asked him to get it.
Assistant United States Attorney
johnson explained TO Judge Hand
that it was apparent to him that in
the eagerness of the military police
to stamp out supplying soldiers with
liquor the man who arrested Lynch
had gone too far. Lynch told the
story of his arrest after getting the
liquor when he thought Private Bar
ker of the 10th Military Police at
Camp Mills. who approached him at
Broadway and 47th street, was really
in agony.
Because Lynch admitted he violated
the law he had to he punished. The
soldier was not called to appear
against him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19
MUST SPEND XMAS
AT TRAINING CAMPS
Difficulty of Transportation
Main Objection to General
Furlough, Baker Says.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Secre-
tary of War Baker said today that
there will be no general furlough for
men in the army training camps at
Christmas.
I'm the first place." he said "a
majority of the men live far from
their homes. Many Of them are not
financially able to stand the expense
OF the trip home and 1t would be a
heavy charge on their local commu-
mites If asked to finance them.
"a general furlough would break
up the entire training system and
would generally embarrass the work
of getting the men ready for active
fighting.
But the greatest difficulty is the
matter of transportation. The rail-
roads have moved more than 1,000.-
600 men to training camps. If asked
to move them back to their homes
again and a little later return them
to camps. the railroads simpb ", -
break down"
In cases where camps are located
at no great distance from their homes
the men will be let off.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19
STORM BLOWS $1,15O
TO THE RED CROSS
Century Limited Passengers,
Thirteen Hours Late, Give
Rebate Checks Help War.

NEW YORK. Dec. 19..-The At
lantic Coast Military Relief Division
of the Red Cross will be $1150 richer
for the storm that caused delay to
the Century Limited The New
York Central Railroads s crack train,
which left Chicago Sunday noon and
arrived here about thirteen hours
late. The $3.50 was raised by the
efforts of a mining operator from
Nevade. millinery Salesman from
Chicago, a man from Los Angeles
and an army officer.
When it became evident that the
train. which is a special fare train
and refunds 81 for every hour it is
late would reach New York behind
schedule. the Nevada man canvassed
the passengers, asking that they turn
over their rebate checks to the Red
Cross. A telegram was sent to the
Red Cross to have a representative
meet the train.
OF the $50 odd passengers repre-
sentiug all nationalities, only four re-
fused to join the patriotic pool.
On reaching New York the Neva-
da man. the Los Angeles man and the
young lieutenant went through the
train with the conductor taking up
the rebates Between a hundred and
thirty and a hundred and forty pas
sengers signed over their checks
which were given to a deputy Of
John MaEee head of the Atlantic
Coast Military Relief Division OF the
Red cross, who collected also S1O6
in money gifts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19
Orders Issued Making Eff
fective Surgeon General
GOrga's Recommendations
TENTS FOR EVERY S
MEN ARE PROVIDED
Hospital Plumbing Ordered;
Issue Heavy Clothing
Expedited.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-Secre-
tary Baker stated that orders were
issued today making effective Sur
geon General Gorgas' recommenda-
tions for the alienation of the con-
ditions causing disease in American
army camps. Gorgas' statement was
promptly followed by the chief of
staff. Congressional probers con-
template investigating why the con-
ditions existed. Gorgas' statement
that Camp Funston's abnormal death
rate was due to unsanitary sur
roundings. recalls that during the se-
lection of the campsites the depart
ment was submitted to the strongest
political pressure, and apparently
some decisions were affected by this.
One of the main troubles is the In
completeness of hospitals, despite the
unapparent reason why they were
not completed long ago.
Gorgas' recommendations were
executed in the orders issued today
including tent for every five men.
instead of nine, the establishment OF
observation camps, the installation
of hospital plumbing. and the expe-
diting of the issue of heavy clothing.
Chamberlain said, THE conditions
revealed are astounding" Commit
tee members want to know why Ba-
ker several times stated that proper
clothing was being provided for the
men.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19

fear a peace with Russia will per-
nit the massing of sufficient men fol
victory in the west, in creasing the
prestige of militarists and empower
ing them to crush socialism.
Asked for war Aims.
DR.. Weltner, leader Of the Hun
garian socialists. who arrived today
said over 1900 attended the Buda-
pest demonstration at which a gen.
eral and separate peace was demand
ed. The TeutOn powers were asked
to openly state their war aims and
separate peace was rejected as rep
resenting the greatest possible dam
ger to democracy. He said subse-
quently, the Hungarian soldiers con-
Gress passed resolutions urging the
international socialists bureau to inn
mediately call a general conference
Of socialists at Stockholm to prevent
the consummation of the plan. He
said the bureau telegraphed Arthur
Henderson. the British labor party
leader, and also French and italian
socialists were asked to attend.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19

SO swiftly are the Red Cross cam =
paign committees working and so
quick is the response from the peo-
pie that Umatilla county is today
leading the state in Christmas mem
bershlps. according to a telegram OF
congratulation received by X L.
Bishop, county manager, from G. =.
Chapman. state manager. or 10
counties in the state which have at
tained "a per cent or more OF their
quota, Umatilla county is at the top
Pendleton's first day Eesuted in
practically half of her quota OF 5000
secured Some of the committees
were not able to start out yesterday
and others didn't anymore than get
started. Today the steady rain has
caused a slackening In the efforts.
The iadies' house to house COM
mittees last evening reported s22
members secured. The parent-teach-
ers committee secured the largest
number. $50, and the Thursday Aft
ernoon Club was second with 800.
The mems down town committees
met with equal success. J, J, Ham
ley. who had the business blocks
north of Court secured $50 members
without meeting with a single refus-
nj. a record that challenges compar-
ison. All of the $50 were bona fide
residents.
The banner family so far reported
IN that of T. r. Hampton in which
there are 13 memberships.
Helix Leads the Field
Just as Umatilla county leads the
state. so is Helix leading the county
in the percentage OF Red Cross mem
berships. Campaign Manager Roy
Penland came in this morning after
n new supply of receipt books and
reported that Helix had secured 2O2
per cent of her quota, which was zoo
The campaign workers there have
extended their campaign to Holdman
and north to the Columbia river,
They are overlooking no one and
very few are turning them down. one
of the committees visited IS homes
and encountered not a single refus-
al. In one family ten memberships
were taken.
Fruitvale I'm the east end of the
county stepped into the ranks of
those communities which have pass
ed their quota. Manager Bixby sent
in a. report last night of i76 mem
berships there which is an even rs
beyond the quota, BY singular CO.
Incidence Umatilla which has quo
ia OF $50, reported 176 yesterday.
These three and Stanfield which
passed her quota on the first day,
head the list so far.
Pilot Rock this morning sent In
report OF 365 members enrolled to
date. which is more than half of the
quota assigned to Pilot Rock and the
south end. They will easily reach the
zoo mark. the workers believe. Athe-
ma reported last night that the COM
mittees there had 291 of the 400 quo
ia. No additional reports have been
received from other communities eX-
cept that the progress is highly sat
isfactory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 19.-Interna-
tional socialists bureau officials say
the central powers socialists oppose
a separate peace with Russia, fear
ing the step will strengthen the i'm
perialists so that Germany's social
lists will be obliterated. The bureau
is exerting a strong pressure on both
Russian and German socialists
against such a peace and implored
Scheidenman to return to Berlin and
oppose a separate peace. They
stated central power socialists
would Immediately call a congress to
discuss the formal rejection of a sep
arate peace.
File Formal Objections.
Other German socialists told the
United Press they would soon. for
mally file objections to separate
peace. charging that growing au-
dacity was expressed in the war aims
Of the rulers of the central powers,
and open boasting of the imperialist-
ic press" Central power socialists
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19
GENEROUS RESPONSE
IS MADE TO APPEAL
FOR SYRIAN RELIEF

Pendleton is making the same
generous response to the call made
for funds for the relief OF starving
Armenians and Syrians that she has
made to the call for Red Cross, Y.
NJ. c. A and Liberty Loan funds. So
liciting committees report that citt-
ems have given promptly, many vol
UNFAIRLY increasing the amount re-
quested of them.
Pendleton was asked for S2500 and
by last evening over half that amount
was in the hands of J. S. Johns.
treasurer of the central committee.
though only three of the IL COM
mittees had reported. Many people
had called at the office and tender
ed their check, one lady coming In
With a check for $3.50 made out for
he relief fund
Several of the committees have
not started work yet but will do SO
today or tomorrow. BY the end OF
the week the committee plans to have
the drive successfully completed. So
satisfied was he with the situation
here that p. E. Bragg of Seattle, who
came here to organize the campaign
left on the afternoon train.
The Masonic lodge this morning
agreed to contribute $40 a month for
IL months and there have been 9TH
er similar offers. There are two and
a half million women and children
who have been driven by the barbar-
Gus turks out of their homes into
the deserts to starve and the burden
OF saving the race has been placed
upon the American people. II the
response is as generous all over the
nation as In Pendleton. the task will
be accomplished.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19
RUSS <|<< FIGHT
|. A STREETS

PETROGRAD. Dec. 19.-The Uk-
rainians and Bolshevikl guards are
fighting In Odessa streets. The lat
ter still hold the port. The Bolshevi-
XII sent an ultimatum to the Ukrain-
ians demanding they cease aiding the
Cossack rebellion within As hours, or
war would be declared against them.
The Ukrainian machine guns are
trained on the Bolshevild headquar-
ters in Odessa. Communication has
stopped. The Bolsheviki are advanc-
ing toward Kieff. The Cossacks are
attacking Astrakba.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19
SEPARATION OF
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

THE HAGUE, Dec 19.-Thc Co
logne Gazette says the Budapest mu-
niclpality passed a resolution urging
the government to prepare for a
complete separation of Hungary and
Austria, letting the emperor be the
sole bond of unity between the coun-
tries.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-19
MunitiOn Department
Immediate Necessity

WA WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-COn-
Eressional war probers believe the
United States needs a department of
munitions and unless the administra-
ton acts first, legislation will he in
troduced creating the department re-
gardless of the senate military com
mittee's report of inquiry. Members
of both houses believe this is the only
way to overcome the handicap of de-
lay on artillery ordnance.