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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10
MUTES AS AIR FIGHTERS
ENROLMENT IN FLYING SERV-
ICE OFFERS NEW FIELD FOR
DEAF,

Army officers of the Mineola Avi-
fighter has been found-the deaf-mute.
AS result of tests made with recent
graduates it is believed that the War
Department will soon authorize their
enrolment in the flying service and
that new field of war endeavor will
be opened to thousands of young men
all over the country.
Curiously enough, it has been dis
covered that deafness eliminates one
of the most dangerous factors in the
training of military aviators. The
man who was born normal, but who
has lost his hearing, has no sense of
motion. AS result, he loses the fear
and the feeling of dizziness which a
great altitude often causes in the
normal man.
Added concentration is obtained by
the deaf aviator because of their in
ability to hear the engine explosions,
it was explained, and lack of dizzi-
ness renders them particularly in
trepid almost Immediately they take
to the air.
The idea of trying deaf and dumb
mute as an aviator is said to have
originated at the War Department,
and a young man named Radcliff was
first experimental with. The result
was so successful that others were
taken to Mineola,. and in every in
stance the deaf fiers astonished their
instructors.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10
GOING TO CONFESSION.

1t was very warm evening in
July, 1918, when the thought Of
gong to confession required to
the mind of a man we'll advanced
IN his maturity, muses. an editor.
lie did not feel inclined to go, par
ticularly as he had been there the
previous week, at which time the
priest told him to come often and
also to receive Holy Communion
as often as he could. Finally,
this man went and in the church
he found four long lines Of peo-
pie who We're standing in order
Z near the confessionals, each await
ing his turn.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

President Wilson says: / have
called upon the nation to put it's
great energy into this war and it
has acknowledgements with a
spirit and genius for action that
has thrilled the world. | now call
upon it. upon its men and women
everywhere, to see to it that its
laws are kept inviolate, it's fame
untarnished. | can never accept
any man as a champion of liberty
either for ourselves or for the
world who does not reverence and
obey the laws of our own beloved
land, whose laws we ourselves
have made. He has adopted the
standards Of the enemies Of his
country, whom he affects to de,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10
THE PRICE OF LIBERTY.

1t is a fundamental tenet OF
sound logic that all men are born
free and equal. Upon this basic
principle is built up the whole
structure, internal and external,
Of what we call the United States
of America. Equality is under
stood in the sense of birthright
opportunity, protection and the
pursuit Of happiness. Common
sense as well as logic shows this
truth to be self-evident, although
for many centuries common sense
and logic were held in bondage
by human wickedness.
Liberty truly understood is the
goal of every human being. Be
tween the individual, however,
and this legitimate goal there are
constantly opposing obstacles
large and small. These barriers
are erected and defended, manned
and maintained by the perversity
of Ubiquitous despots. The tyrant
who rears his throne upon the
stronghold Of slavery endeavors
by the height and breadth Of the
structure to obscure the goal OF
liberty. He places himself and
his Internal devices before his fell
low mortals, and bids them forget
that innate warming for the true
goal, and to center their aSpira-
tons in himself and his gilded
tyranny.
In every age have appeared
men whose longing for true lib
erty could not be satisfied by the
tinseled glare of tyrannical servi-
tude. They have gone forth to
battle the tyrant and to hurl him
from his throne. 1t has been an
endless struggle between the pow
ers Of evil and the forces Of good,
Frequently, to paraphrase Cos
pei utterance, the children Of in
EQUITY have been wiser and more
powerful than the children of lib
erty. Whenever in the history of
the world freedom has been de
MED a people, it is an indication
that the forces of despOtiSm have
been stronger than the dictates OF
human nature.
The boon Of liberty in every
land has been dearly bought. In
iquity dies a slow death. and only
the most heroic opposition can
overcome it. In the case Of the
individual, liberty of soul and of
intellect has been bought at the
price of personal suffering. Even
lawful authority may, at times, be
diverted to infamous ends when it
is found in the hands Of an ire
sponsible or ignOble subject
Many a nation has fought and
bled for centuries and still groans
under the heel Of tyranny: many
a man has suffered and wrought
for the price Of liberty, and has
been crushed by the hand of ty.
ranny or the shortsightedness OF
even legitimate authority.
The price Of liberty is indeed
terrible at times; but even the
battle therefor is more noble thar
the sO-calIed satisfaction derived
from servile subservience to up
start arrogance.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

The Cincinnati Enquirer has no
use for "pasteboard PATRIOTS" of
whom it says: For years the
current of affairs in the United
States has been ruffIed by tenn
pest Of false Americanism. 1t has
been popular in the cheaper form
of politics to employ charges OF
disloyalty against candidates and
TO form associations and factions
to guard the flag against purely
imaginary dangers. Now that reaI
perils confront the nation these
pasteboard patriots are disinte
grating"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10
Jour COUNTRY AND OUR SCHOOLS
Church Teaches Liberty.

The rights and liberties on which
our constitution is based have long
been embodied in the teachings of the
Church and have often formed the
basis of her actions. The ideals, NOR
ais and laws which have moulded our
civilization are the heritage of the
Catholic Church. Catholic patriotism
is written on every page of our coun-
try's history. The one sentiment that
animates the breast of every Catholic
citizen of this land is devotion to the
government, the constitution and the
flag. That is the patriotism that is
taught in our Catholic schools, and of
it's sincerity our schools are now CIV
ing the strongest practical proof. In
this hour of our country's supreme
trial, there stands forth conspicuously
the splendid devotion of the sons of
our Catholic schools. Thirty-five per
cent at least of the army and navy are
Catholics. The blood of our Catholic
boys has already generously believed
the fields of heroic France, and mil
lions more stand ready and eager to
take their place under the Stars and
Stripes, and if need be in it's honor
and defense to lay down their lives.
Makes Republic Strong.
In our schools is found also all that
makes for the strength and the per-
petuity of the Republic. The strength
and safety of the Republic are not in
wealth and material prosperity, but in
the virtue of it's people; and unless
that virtue is inculcated in the youth
of the country, unless a remedy can
be found for the evils which show the
decay of that virtue, the knell of our
country's destiny has sounded. The
state system of education, excellent
as it is in other respects, has ban
ished Christ and His teachings from
it's door; and secular instruction is
poWerless to provide a solid found
alton and a sufficient sanction for
| morality. There is no morality with
| out religion. The only remedy then is
to give the youth of the nation to vir-
tue in the adamantine rock of religion.
And this remedy is found in our Cath
Ollie schools. They stand a bulwark
against the tide of evils that threaten
to overwhelm us. In them is found
the living fountain whose saving
waters are for the healing of the ma
| ton.
What incentive more powerful could
| move the heart of the Catholic and the
patriot to renewed energy in the cause
of our Catholic schools. Liberty of
Education is our watchword in the
face of the present tendency of the
national government to encroach upon
the rights of the states; in the face of
the still more alarming tendency to
place all education in the hands of the
| government. 1t is against the dearest
and most fundamental principles of
Our Republic for the government to
take away from parents the God-given
right to the education of their chill
| dren, or to use an educational system
as a means of directing or controlling
the cultural and industrial life of the
| nation. Let this educational associa-
| ton be true to it's trust; let us cover
! the land with our Catholic schools,
both for the welfare of the Church and
the liberties and glory of our country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

Our man felt like going outside
again, but something held him and
he took his place at the end OF one
line. While examining his con-
science for the week he had few
distractions. In one of the lines
he noticed an old colored woman,
piously reading in her prayer
book, on either side of her white
people, old and young. Our man s
thought was about how truly dem
ocratic our religion and Church
are and causes us to be.
One of the priests left his con-
fessional for short while and
went outside, looking weary and
almost faint, for the weather was
quite oppressive. This incident
caused the reflection that the
priests have a hard task in hear
ing confessions, one far more dis
agreeable than that of the person
who confesses.
There were men and women,
rich and poor, old and young, min
gled together there, without any
distinction except that Of all be-
ing poor sinners and all seeking
the same remedy for their souls
and making the same effort to OBJ
tain the help of Gods grace
through the Sacrament of Pen
ance. These thoughts flashed
through the mind of the man dur
ing the half hour or so before he
arrived at the confessional door.
Just next to him stood a wom-
an who appeared to be very de-
vout and he guessed she was the
mother Of children. Three young
girls passed and whispered to her
that they would wait for her out
side. Presently, however, one of
them came back and whispered
again to the sweet matron. She
said that they were "going,' add,
ing that they were to visit the
movie show on their way home.
Our distracted man thought that
the mother, if such she were
might have offered some remon-
STRANGE to the girls announce.
ment that they were going to the
movie show, but she did not say
anything, she only seemed to
smile her consent, if not her ap,
proval. Perhaps she was too at,
tentive to the business of going
to confession to listen attentively
to the girl or to fully understand
her turn" being next.
After he had gone to confession
the man who was so much dis,
Etracted went straight home; he
did not wish to go to any place fo1
mere enjoyment, such as that
found at movie; he considered
that it would be best to spend the
evening more quietly, since he
would be approaching the Holy
Table next morning. Several
times during the succeeding days
this man has wondered why the
girls mother did not forbid he1
to 60 straight from confession tc
the movie show that evening, but
he has not found a satisfactory
answer.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

tering: it would be a collapse.
Thank heaven, such hollow idols
usually at some time or other are
subjected to the particular test
which tries their genuineness.
When the placid mask Of hypocri-
sy is snatched from their painted
features we behold the hideous
form of the traitorous wretch or
the self-seeking bigot.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

The first step towards removing
prejudice against the Church is
to make it and its doctrines
known, says a writer. But that
YOU cannot we'll do if you are not
up to date in your knowledge of
Catholic matters. Often we see
Catholics apologizing for some
thing that does not exist, and
which is a mere invention Of the
enemy.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

The army chaplain is every
where hailed as hero. To his dy-
ing day he should. after his re-
turn. be source Of lawful pride
to the parish so fortunate as to
secure him.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10
IN RETURN FOR LIBERTY, OUR
SCHOOLS HAVE GIVEN THE
STATE LOYAL SERVIEE-DAN-
GER OF MONOPOLY IN EDucA-
TON.

At the Catholic Educational conven-
ton in San Francisco Rev. r. H.
Smith, S. NJ, delivered the following
address on Our Country and Our
Schools"
Our Catholic schools are essential,
not only to the propagation and glory
of the Church, but also to the welfare
and prosperity of our beloved country.
shall sketch their mutual depend
ence-the debt which each owes to the
other.
Standing out conspicuously among
the nations of the world today rises
the distinctive nationality of our glor-
ious republic. It's greatness does not
depend on material triumphs, but on
something higher and nobler. The
glory of America is that it is the home
of freedom. Ours is a nation built up
on the recognition of the fundamental
rights of man to their fullest extent.
1t rests on the broad foundation of
popular rights and individual liberty.
That liberty we hold dearer than our
own lives. 1t is the true source of all
our prosperity. 1t is the cornerstone
of American civilization. On it de-
pend our existence as free people
and our destiny as a great nation. 1t
is to the principles which the found.
ers made the basis of the government
of our republic that we owe the mar.
velous progress the Church has made
in this country.
We Have independence.
Catholics rejoice in the independ.
ence which is ours by the guarantee
| of our constitution. Perfect liberty OF
action, unhampered by government al
| lance or state support, is more favor
able to the progress of the Church
| than the most powerful despotism in
her behalf. 1t was due to this consti
tutional freedom also that the Church
has been able to accomplish such
| splendid results in the important work
| of Catholic education. In spite of OBJ
Stacles and difficulties of all kinds, in
spite of the heavy financial burden
1ApOoOu VII pal SnIS ny pay VI IIl6
| double tax, Catholic education in this
country has grown and expanded I'M
til we have today a system so com
plete and successful that it challenges
| the wonder and admiration of every
thinking man of the day. And all this
would have been impossible without
| the principle of freedom of education
guaranteed by the constitution and
| handed down as one of the essentials
of our civilization and a condition OF
| our national greatness.
We gratefully acknowledge the debt
our Catholic schools owe to our coun
try. But they have rendered in return
transcendent services. They are nur
series of the purest patriotism; they
stand strong bulkwark against the
| evils that threaten the nation; and
| they are, after the Church itself, the
surest hope of the perpetuity, of the
Republic and of the maintenance OF
| it's free institutions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10
Mark Jewish Graves

Third Assistant Secretary of War
Keppel announces that Gen. Pershing
has been directed, by cable, to have
the graves of Hebrew soldiers who die
in France marked with a double tri-
angle instead Of q cross
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

The National Catholic War
Council is engaged in a wonder
full work. 1t is fortunate in pos
sesSing the brilliant executive ca
pacity of Bishop MuldoOn.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

1t is reported from Milwaukee
that "Ex-Priest" p. A. Seguin
died June 20 at the Advent SAM
tarium. Madison, Wis, in his sew
enty-sixth year For years he lee
tured against the Catholic Church,
yiIifying her priests and institu-
lions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918.

Thursday. August Is, the Feast
of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin is holy day Of obligation.
Every Catholic is expected to
hear Mass on that day.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

The government is showing
wonderful business judgment IN
marshalIing vast army. If the
war must be won, then the larger
the army the sooner will victory
crown our efforts. For the army
is the means to the end.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

Never before, perhaps, has an
army had 50 many spiritual helps
and various forms Of clerical as
sistance as the American forces in
this war. The Church should be
grateful to the government.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

Apparently Duluth will not wit
ness the conservation of its new
bishop. He has planned to re
ceive the episcopal dignity from
the hands of brother Dominican,
Cardinal Boggiani, i'll Rome.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

1t is we'll to remember that
when this war is over it is the
veterans who will have the decid-
ing voice in all our deliberations.
If .they can manage a war sue
cessfully, surely can they be de-
pended upon to manage in times
of peace.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10
Nuncio to China

Pope Benedict has appointed the
Most Rev.. Joseph Petrelli, former
apostolic delegate to the Philippine
Islands, as papal nuncio to China.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

Rev. James NJ. ReardOn, EditCr-in-Ch1ef
Rev. c. F. McGinnIs, Phi. D.,
Associate Editor.
Harry LOcheed, Advertising Manager.
Printed by WiIlwerscheid & Roth.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

Heroid said that before the Temple
of Virtue the gods had placed Labor,
and the way TO it was long and steep.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10

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uary u, 1911, at the post Office, St
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 8. 1879
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-28
RUSTIC COTTAGES PRETTY LAWNS,
X FOR HUNS AT ST. MIHIEL

profitable kind of business for the
postoffice department. 1t follows, Of
course, that it is good business to in
stall air mail routes all over the
country as rapidly as it is possible
to get the planes. The predic-
ton that all first class mail will
eventually go by airplane is based not
on sentiment, and not on wild dreams
of aernoautic enthusiasts, but on cold
dollars and cents figures. Not only
will the service be speeded up from
one to five days on every first class
letter, but it will pay Uncle Sam mon
ey to give to this kind of service. That
is why coast to coast air mail service
is inevitable.
A plane carrying on the average 500
pounds of first class airpane mail, at
16 cents an ounce would bring in
IsS19. OF the Washington-to-New
York trip, or $6lS.S6 clear profit on
each trip. The longer trip to Chicago
from New York will not only about
$500 trip; and the coast.to.coast trip
would lose money, 80" ~ is planned
to use double motored planes capable
of carrying vastly larger loads Of mail
than the single-motored ships now in
use An addition to the lOng-haul high
costs will be compensated for by the
short-haul profitable business, and
the net result will be profit to the
pOStOffice department.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-28
BY FREDERICK M. KERRY.
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK

? ALI first class mail will eventually
be carried by airplane. The present
service has made, that 'ccrtain, be
cause it not only pays for itself, but
yields a handsome profit. AS soon as
the air mail goes across the continent
the volume Of business will enor
mously increase.
These facts are based on an in
vestigation of the departments. cost
sheets for air mail-carrying between
New York and Washington. 70 per
sons accustomed to think Of air-plane
operation as a costly enterprise, they
will come as a surprise. Oh
The operating cost of the present
air mail line is only GO cents per mile
This includes not only the salaries
CT all pilots, hangar man and mechan
les, but gasoline. grease and Oil, 'Oftlce
force, motorcycles, trucks, rent, light
fuel, power, telephone, water, repairs
accessories, miscellaneous charges
and in addition, depreciation, interest
on the investment and plant, and de-
partmental overhead charges! 1t in.
cludes every item that a business firm
would charge against the cost Of the
service. The department has put the
air mail on a thoroughly business
basis.
The distance from New York to
Washington is 21S miles-as the bird
man flies At GO cents mile, the
total cost of each trip is therefore
$137,34 At 1G cents per ounce-the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-28
1.!sB0IlMHT![ SCHOOL

After the situation in the city
has returned to normal the pub.
lie schools will open a night
school for the benefit Of those
regular day. school. Courses will
who are not eligible to attend the
be offered in English, civics,
manual training, cooking, sew
ing and commercial subjects.
classes in any subject will not be
formed unless there is a reason
able demand for the instruction.
Prospective students should
hand name and subjects desired
to Supt. J. NJ. Martin, phone
1876 or call at 10 Fourth street.
st
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-28
ALL FIRST GLASS MAIL TO
GO BY AfRPLANE SERVICE
ALREADY SELF SUPPORTING

airplane postal charge. which in
cludes special delivery-there would
need to be carried $50 ounces, or SO
pounds, of mail per trip to meet the
cost
. But. as a matter of fact, for the
% flying days during September, the
aviators carried an average of 500
pounds of mail Only a portion of
this was airplane mail; the aviator
always fills up" with ordinary mail
when he does not have a full load of
airplane mail, and much of it was
only paid for at the rate of three
cents an. ounce, instead of Ii cents.
=. But the surprising thing is that at
3 cents an ounce. 800 pounds OF mail
yields-a return of $153.6O "trip And
it costs $13734 per. trip to carry ,ha
mail! Z. ~ =:
This is why the postage rare on cir
mail was reduced from "a cents an
ounce|to 16 cents an ounce by the
postoffice department. This means
cents postage and 10'cents for special
delivery, for the airplane mail is not
only collected by special motorcycle
man but it is given preference over all
other mail in handling and delivery.
The only reason why the postofficc
department does not drop the rate
from cents to 8 cents is because
eligible for airplane carriage between
New York and Washington. The de-
partment has not enough planes to
carry all the first class mail.
But the point of Importance is mail
carrying by airplane paws for itself.
In fact, it promises to be the most