The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-24

dubois, Fa.-IhlS progressive
little city in the hills Of western
Pennsylvania is torn with conflict
ing emotions and suppressed feel
ing over the concerted and per-
sistent attempt to put its new hos
pital on Maple avenue out OF
business.
Rank discrimination against
what is by far the best hospital in
the city, and in favor Of the local
Roman Catholic annex to a ceme-
terry, is unquestionably inspired by
papist influence, but is also aided
and abetted by physicians and
others who are nominally Protest
estants and Freemasons.
Why Protestants, whom popery
denounces as "heretics;" and
members Of the Masonic fraternity,
which recent popes have called the
source of all iniquity; take part
in this attack upon, and discrimi-
nation against, so worthy an en-
terprise as the Maple Avenue Hos
pital, is one Of the mysteries con-
nected with the semi-Secret but
relentless war being waged.
The hospital history of Dubois is
much like that Of other American
communities. There was first a
city hospital which was originally
non-sectarian and available to all
classes here, where it was needed
on account Of the hazard due to an
extensive mining industry and
railway business which includes
the B. R. and P. Railroad shops,
But, by means of such manipu-
lation as is best understood by
those who practice Vt, the pope's
"sisters" got into The municipal
hospital where their somber garb
was scarcely less conspicuous than
the Roman-collared "fathers" who
futtered about intent on their pc
culiar business.
This change was the less well
come because Of the fact that of a
population rated at approximately
10000, not more than a fourth are
papists. At q rough but reason.
ably accurate estimate there are
about 1900 subjects Of Pope Bene.
diet in the town where there are
5000 Protestants and 1000 who
are affiliated with no particular re.
ligious or professedly religious or
ganization.
1t is the old tiresome story o1
how a papist minority thrusts it
self into mwelcome and unde
served control of municipal affairs
and its black-robed tools into tht
only available refuge for the sicl
and convalescent of all faiths.
The New Hospital
1t was then that q patriotic citi
zen made it possible for the sick tt
receive comfortable care amiC
agreeable surroundings. John E
Dubois, captain Of industry, who's
ancestor gave the town its name
made the gift which made a nev
and adequate hospital possible.
Mr.. Dubois Conveyance pro
vided for the construction anc
erection of a hospital for genera
public use to be noB-sectarian ant
free from the charge, custody, O
regulation of any religious demon
ination. 1t also required that n
person, wearing a religious gart
should be employed in or about tn
property or in or about the hos
pital building to be erected there
on.
; The result of this gift, and tn
sacrificing work Of other promot
ers, is the Maple Avenue Hospita
which stands upon 1 beautiful sit
overlooking q bsead sweep 0
meadow; and which in every dc
tail of its superior construction
situation, equipment and manage
ment, is by far the 3est of its kin
in the vicinity.
. The new hospital was a God-sen
to the community, and was az
cepted at its true value by all say
papists and the few others whor
they could identity with their ow.
, selfish interests and enterprises.
These pope-serving elements Q
, Dubois showed their hostility t
. ward the community enterprise b
Immediately establishing a Roma
Catholic hospital bs help Of tn
lpope's clergy and ruch funds a