El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-29

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Helps the IIIiterafeS.
Soon he saw that the unfortunate
llliterates needed only education and
so he began the foundations Of Oneida
university His first board Of trus-
tees was composed partly Of men
who could not sign their own names,
and the first stones were cut and put
in place by his own hands tt was
labor Of love and now, nine years
after the work started, there are 16
teachers and 500 students. he said.
Sons of rival families, no longer
carrying siNshOoters. attend together
and have forgotten the old feuds, and
happiness is reigning in the old corn
and tobacco hills. where IL is now i'm
possible to start feud battle.
This was The story told by Burns
Of the Mountains in simple. unaf-
fected language that won the admira-
tion Of the entire audience.
These people Of the Kentucky
mountains are the real Americans. %
said the speaker -Iuiterare as they
have been the census shows s. per
cenr OF them direct descendants Of
the heroes Of the revolution They
moved into these mountains after the
revolution, and. Isolated as they were.
became people apart from the rest
Of the United States. They were vic
Tins Of circumstances and surround
ings.
Concert Company Plays.
The EeuWick Newell Concert COM
pany furnished the musical features
Tor Sunday afternoon and evening
FenWick Newell, tenor soloist, gave
several good numbers. Miss Lillian
shank. violin cellOist. rendered num-
Der of instrumental and vocal solos,
with Miss Mary Jane Grigsby accom-
panied on the piano.
saH-
company gave an entertainment, and
judge George D. Alden spoke on --,rhe
Needs Of the Hour" Tonight the
same speaker viii be heard and the
Aorrison-Smith Players viii again
entertain.
The superintendent Lectures.
Monday morning Supt bingham
talked on community Development. his
subject being The Challenge Of Pa
triotism; OF. The Community ana
You Tuesday morning he talks
on the subject OF Nuggets OF Gold
or, The Nation and Its Literature"
and on Wednesday morning his sub
Ject is The Making Of the Fabric;
OF, A Duty Of Democracy TO Its Boys
and Girls"
Supt- Bingham urges the public TO
hear judge Alden tonight In his lee
Jure on The Needs OF the Hour"
Gives Striking Comparison.
The present war is a fight between
Prussianism and Americanism." said
DIT. C.. j. Bushnell, who appeared in
The Uniform OF the Pennsylvania mill
itary academy at the Chautauqua
sunday afternoon and was well re-
cetTeu- -Prusslanism as stated in
the orders TO the German soldiers is
make yourself as terrible as you can,
as terrible as the hun who said
where our footsteps fall let no grass
grow for 1000 years" Americanism
is exactly opposite, as expressed in
Gen. j. J. Pershing's orders to mis-
soldiers, BE soldiers, but help all who
are poor and weak. be courteous to
women; abstain from liquor, be kind
TO little children, fear God. honor
your country. and win the world 70
liberty.
Dr. Bushnell is travelling on the
chautauqua circuit at the request OF
the United States government TO pre-
is an instructor at the Pennsylvania
military academy and special in
structOr al officers training camps
DIT. Bushnell said. in part.
Standing on Divide.
we stand on the greatest divide Of
history today, between despOtism Of
the past and democracy Of the future.
The Prussiau autOcracy is trying 10
turn us back into the middle ages, IL
is trying TO shut the gate Of Oppor-
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10 rule the world in the interest OF
the few
Democracy is trying to get the
gate open and the people Of the civ
iliZed world are organized TO get TO
the field Of nlenty. Millions of young
men representing the democracy Of
the earth are over there offering
their an for the freedom Of the world
In Gods name we are going to stand
by them for that cherished democracy
which the despOts are today attack
ing.
In this great fight we have great
leaders and a great government and
Woodrow Wilson is good scout.
finding a way ahead always. and we
can all help out Liberty and union
are inseparable. Let us stand to-
gether in this, our destiny. for the
triumph of civilization
The Opening.
The "Old Soldiers Fiddlers" opened
the Chautauqua Saturday evening and
drew an appreciative audience. Al
though the wind had rendered it dir
ficult TO raise the tent during Satur-
day, the job was completed and
enough seats were in place to ac-
cOmodate all who attended by the
time for the opening, and the pro- /
gram started on time, superintendent [
g. ~ Bingham being presented and I
introduced to the audience by G. A. 1