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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04

Tottori we shall not be able to under
lake the erection of this most neces-
sary structure. / am sure the. men,
Epers and friends of the Propagation
Of the Faith Society will understand
nv call and most generously respond. :"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

In twenty more the prairie hen was
smelling like something good to eat.
Fougert, the disinheritcd waiter,
came back to announce that the
prairie hen had been obtained and
to dwell elaborately on the wondrous
system which kept the hotels and
sweller restaurants of the city sup
piled with any kind of trick poultry
at any hour.
The ldahoan was not alone. One
lonesome man from Kansas and an
other from Neponsit. Long Island,
who had missed the last tram. were
with him. They were aa:matedly
discussing places and things they
had seen and the marveis of the
metropolis. They were coztented.
blase and debonair, in the comfort
of numbers and the warmth Of new
found friendship.
Your prairie hen viii soon be
served the waiter SAID.
Prairie hem" repeated the Ida
hoan. "Now, you take thai stfingy
relic of the bushes back to where il
came from and bring me some SQUAD
on toast. When a guy comes from
a place where prairie hen Is the ma
tlonal dish you'd think tha, you
people would have enough sense not
to offer him any"
He turned scornfully from Foul
CERT to better hear from the kansan
the story about the stupid hotel
clerk and the deaf old lady from
New Orleans.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

Army claims to own the best cooks
in the world, whether in their hotels
the trenches of France, or their
Bowery saloon, men eat and drink
mostly in silence. Doughnuts and
coffee are not the only things served.
There is real homemade ice cream,
foaming amber beer guaranteed to
contain less than 2.75, complete
array of soft drinks, sandwiches, ice
cream soda and ever so many things
to tempt the hungry and the thirsty,
all strictly at cost price.
But to give food to the hungry.
drink to the thirsty and recreation to
the pleasure starved are not the only
activities Of the Salvation 4Army's
drunkless saloon. 1t performs one
other function, which runs counter
to all the oldest and choicest tradi
tions Of the barroom; it does en-
ployment work on the side!
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a subway and bevy Of varicolored
trolley lines make Idaho seem ap-
proXimately three and one-half mill
ion miles away
He would try the versatility or
something Of this great city, he
finally resolved, after he had failed
to be more than passingly interested
in double -decked trolley car. He
walked rapidly east on Thirty fourth
Street to one Of the oldest and most
renowned hotels in the city. He
stalked angrily through the revolv-
ing door, fought successfully to re-
tain his hat at the entrance to the
dining halls and finally settled him
self in gilt chair at table by
the window.
He glanced through the carte du
jour, so called in all ,hostleries where
they charge 35 cents or more for a
cup of coffee, tiny cup with no
milk. His eyes raked through the
array Of subsistence. There was no
reference made to prairie hen.
The waiter, who looked like re-
porter with notebook all primed
for recording, hoped the hick-look-
ing guy would give his order so that
he could run off and wait on some
more profitable looking customer.
"Got any prairie hem" asked the
1dahoan. Il bet you haven't
he added, with as much triumph as
disappointment.
The waiter, whose father is a bar
tender on Eleventh Avenue and
whose name is Fougert, being un-
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East Broad1uayPark

this particular location, so that
when one requires a glazier,
plasterer or locksmith he can be
found here. They have their tools
ready for any summons, but retire
frequently to nearby saloons and
tea houses to forget the exigencies
of this world.
Alongside the iron picket fence
on Hester Street and overhowing
the curb into midgutter is a crowd
of old clothes pedlers trafficking in
the cast-off garments of the middle
and upper-lower classes. Their
haggling makes continual hubbub.
They use the methods Of the curb
stockholders in selling and buying
old clothes, by swapping garments
among each other, buying apparel
for which they have ready Glen
tele.
Occupying the centre Of the park
is large athletic field, where the
East Side boys are at their sports.
The foreigners, most of whom hail
from little towns in Russia, are at
loss to understand the antics of
American athletics. Some of them
laugh mockingly and criticise the
waste of energy. But often a stoop-
backed shopworker will watch the
boys with feelings Of envy for their
straight backs, clear eyes and ruddy
compilations, as they charge stren-
uously through their games of Soc
Ger, basketball and football.
On the West Side is an esplanade
which is devoted to frequent mu-
sical concerts during the summer by
a community band. It is also
popular place for women with ba-
bies, where they are in session all
afternoon.
Near this esplanade is a large
hut built by the Jewish Welfare
Board for soldiers of this section.
1t has been discharged from war
service now and is used as a recre-
alton and club room by the young
men Of the neighborhood.
On the east side Of the park and
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dPoultryAny Time

like Mrs. Fogarty's other sons that
way. spoke in slightly foreign ac.
cent-like Dago. his father nroh.
ably would have said before falling
upon and killing his offspring. The
waiter said that he would see q
prairie hen could not be obtained for
the gentleman.
The waiter went TO the chef and
the chef went to the telephone. Ha
called up a poultry house which
deals in spccialties in fowl Of all
kinds and got the night manager on
the wire He explained that il was
important to obtain prairie hen for
an out-oftown customer. II must
be remembered, he said, that ,he
reputation of the hostlery hung in
the balance.
Prairie hen" said the voice on
the poultry speciality end of the wire,
sis SO much like guinea hen that I
think we should send you guinea"
He said, however, that he would look
N the lcebox In few minutes he
was back on the wire to announce
that one of the special messenger
boys attached to the firm WAS on his
way to the hotel with an approved
prairie hen. He reminded the ci.ee
that the firm of A. Silz, of GA West
Fourteenth Street, was always ready
to dispatch on a moments notice
any kind of fowl anywhere within
messenger sending distance. A boy
in a green suit with gold stripes ar
rived at the hotel in ten minutes.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Park Benches Scarce

cludes only the infatuated pair.
Under the green shelter the couple
saw the edge of bench. and hur-
ried for it, but too late
The two parts of the i'ncrsnt
couple gazed at one another, dazed
sort of and angry They passed en-.
passed a long row OF pairs plecglns
away their independence. each pledge
taking up one bench. Inside the PARK
the congestion was as acute. with
scores Of couples alert 10 pounce
on each vacant bench. Finally, m
der a large, low oak, an empty hench
loomed up like the we'll known OASIS
to the equally we'll known desert
traveller. They rushed for II. 20
did young man in Khaki and ms
future proprietor. T.ierc MAS some
bickerlng. The young man said no
had been in France for twenty-fouF
months and his girl lived III a"
apartment and her father was an
invalid and always remained in tns
parlor. He Won the seat when the
other couple decided tho movies
would do. y
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The B07very Brass Rail Stands Pat

prohibition lure, all the old ante
Sheppard fascination, everything
except, of course, the drinks, for
the United States, within whose fair
domain it exists, and the Salvation
Army, under whose auspices it is
managed, are both opposed to the
use of spirituous or malt liquors.
When the Salvation Army does
anything it does it thoroughly.
When help was needed overseas the
Salvation Army responded to the
limit Of its none too large resources.
There has been call for help,from
the Bowery. The old saloons are
closing because they cannot make
expenses on soft drinks, and the
hundreds of men who are only able
to stand up when one foot is rest
ing on the rail are being deprived
Of their only means of diversion.
There was a call for help and the
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

bordering the central plaza are to
be seen little groups Of shopwork-
ers assiduously discussing the gen.
eral evils Of the economic system
of the country and the particular
ills of their shop and Matching little
plots to strike and remove the op-
pressive features. They are intense
in their speech and gestures, and
often their voices rise to loud
pitch, which attracts a policeman,
who disbands the protest meeting
unceremoniously
The park is not failing in the
usual inhabitants Of benches-the
idler and drunkard, the latter now
fading into the limbo OF forgotten
rnlngs, although the drunkard, even
in ante prohibition times, was an al
most non-extant object on the East
Side, whose people, while not tee
totallers, have an inherent inclina-
ton for sobriety.
Just outside the park, in the
northeast end, a new activity has
been added. The government has
trundled camoufage tank to this
section and set up its recruiting
shop. The business is not so brisk,
however, because the people here
have temperamental aversion and
reasoned opposition to war, and the
tank service, least of all, would ap-
peal to them.
Seward Park is deficient, how
ever, in the one great attribute of
parks. At night no lovers are to be
seen at their world-old diversions
There are no secluded hooks here,
or thick, black shadows cast by
canopies Of foliage. Romance can
not hold court here. 1t finds bar
ren SOIL The East Side youth prom
enade, arm in arm, up and down
East Broadway, fronting the south
side Of the park, willing to forget
for the moment their tcnets Of radi-
calsm in the conservatism Of love.
They cast longing glanccs toward
Seward Park, wishing that it would
transfgurc itself in a forest Of
branching trees, with grassy downs
and cnvcloping shadows, but all that
meets their gaze is the few thin
leaved trees and narrow spans Of
4rass.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

One Mile Coffee House Is the
answer.
Glance about in this new Bowery
institution. In one corner there is
a piano. A crowd Of men are play
ing checkers, reading newspapers
and eating and drinking a variety
of appetizing things. Around the
mahogany-topped bar one encoun-
ters very much the type Of men one
would expect to meet here. Slowly
they crowd their way up to the bar,
bowing to acquaintance and elbow
ing strangers in their effort to find
room.
That which won the hearts of
nearly three million in France-hot
coffee and dougbnuts-can hardly
fail to touch the vast army of the
Bowery in an exceedingly vulner-
able place. Except for the audible
smacking of lips-for the Salvation
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THERE are some benches in
Central Park which were evi-
IDENTIFY placed there for mar
ried people or those interested in
economics, metaphysics and less ro-
mantle subjects. These line the
Mall or the other points where the
lustre of the neat yellow lights
would take the JOY out of lovemak-
ing. A bench must be at least twen-
ty-sX feet away from any kind of a
glow to be worth anything to two
persons determined to convince one
another they are each others other.
The clock at Fifty-ninth Street
and Fifth Avenue was calling it
1880 when a couple sought shelter
from other presenccs. They started
along the path which parallels Fifth
Avenue and which at times slips un-
der canopy of arched trees and
other overhanging green things. The
night was moonless and for lovers
This business Of loving under the
moon is not for City consumption. 1t
- Tor places where the population in
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

state, both national and interna-
tional. They wrangle for hours in
this forum. The graybeards are for
the most part reactionary in their
attitude, their hoary views stemming
from Talmudic lore, and the impa-
tient youths Of radical tendencies
at times become exasperated when
they see the futility Of their per-
suasion and come perilously near to
tweaking the old mems boards. The
arguments shuttle back and forth,
weaving chaotic viewpoints, with
now one and now another Of the
most outspoken taking the centre of
the group and by vehement declara-
tlons directing the concentrated fire
of the others upon himself.
Unmindful of the presence Of
these statesmen, near by is a play
ground filled with shouting, romping
children at their games, hanked by
benches with very old ladies summing
themselves. They are all dressed
alike, with 'kcrchief on head and
shawl around their humpy shoul-
ders, looking like so many birds on
q branch, and they sit blinking in
the sunlight as they watch the
movements Of the youngsters at
play, images Of their own childhood
trooping through their memories.
Some Of them are the inmates of q
neighboring home for the aged, and
a number are grandmothers Of the
section.
1t the other end Of tho park,
around one Of the main entrances,
is a sort Of labor exchange. Hero
congregate carpenters, masons,
plasterers, key and lock smiths and
glaciers waiting for an employer to
happen along. Many Of these are
Ut scmi-eVicicnt type and some
are averse TO steady work, their
tempcraments prcferring odd jobs.
They stand here through the day
waiting for aome one who needs
their services TO come and pick
them out Their constant presence,
With tksir insignia OF implements,
has hxA tho effect OF advertising
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
A MAN with a Stetson hat. a
~ large income and home,

A MAN with a Stetson hat. a
~ large income and home,
with wife, in Owyhee County,
Idaho, was lonesome on Broadway a
few nights ago. He had discussed
his business trip at the rooms Of
the local board of trade with a num-
Der of sly winks, indicating that he
was to be the centre about which
gay doings would revolve. Those
with no business in New York envied
him and wrote to the highways de-
partment that Main Street needed
repaving.
He was in New York, but he alone
seemed aware of it. He was thirsty
for stiff, red drink and was hun
CRY for somebody to talk to, and for
some prairie hen. Out in Idaho, it
is reported, the prairie hen is the
Four Hundred in poultry circles
The meat is sweet, this man in the
Stetson said, and the'bones are soft.
Every time somebody passed him
he would grow hungrier for prairie
hen. He wanted to be near or
around something he knew. Here
were thousands Of people, he pom
dered, with every one Of them going
somewhere and not one willing to
recognize his presence or existence
except by occasionally stepping full
force on his toes. He was standing
at Broadway and Thirty fourth
Street, where Sixth Avenue noses
into the picture, and an elevated,
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
w 7HEN one considers the wide
wv expanscs Of meadow and
broad cfrotoboe

w HEN one considers the wide
" expanscs of meadow and
broad stretches of wood
that are won't to make up the
original conception of "park," it is
keen irony to see that name applied
to this bare spot on East Broadway
and Essex Street. The trees and
grass are so sparse here that Nature
must also smile satirically at being
asked to include this place in her
verdant realm. Perhaps these few
strips of green and score of trans
planted trees are cultivated to keep
the ground within the legal meaning
of the term and possibly to Justify
its retention in the municipal
nomenclature.
Nevertheless, the people Of this
congested region, with the houses
closely hugging each other like
drunkards in embrace, are very
grateful for this breathing space
despite it's horticultural deficiencies.
They repair to Seward Park after
hours spent pent up in shops and to
escape the close air of the tenement
rooms. In the terrific heat of sum-
mer the people make the park their
bedroom and the place is filled with
sleepers of all ages, suggesting a
plague stricken city.
All through the day the frequent
ers find a varied use for the park,
and an airplane view would give an
interesting panorama of it's simul-
taneous activities. Until midnight
the place is buzzing with people.
In one corner a group of gray
boards and striplings are trying un-
consciously to live up to the spirit
of the parks namesake by engaging
in a discussion of the affairs of
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
IT IS at 225 Bowery, opposite
the first milestone ON the Bos-
ton Post Road, which marks

ton Post Road, which marks
the spot where weary travel
lers in the days Of old stopped for
rest and refreshment before thew
again resumed their jogging, jolt
ing journey. At first glance it
seems to be nothing more than an
ordinary saloon, for it is the coun-
terpart of the thousands of temples
to Bacchus which dot our pleasant
city and which are fast-but not
as fast as some of US anticipated
becoming matters Of history. There
is the tiled floor, the mahogany bar.
the white-coated bartender, the f1y-
specked mirror, all the old ante
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policy Of passive resistance. that she
would say to us, I'VE can't and won't
do what you ask Of us. but we can't
resist you. Come and take what you
can get" AS long as there is settled
government in Germany l believe this
threat to be blufr. The authorities in
Germany are perfectly aware that this
course would mean the indefinite post
ponement Of the supply to them OF
food and raw materials, which while
highly inconvenient to us. would be
disastrous 10 them. The real danger
that | see ahead is not resistance but
revolution.
AS l have said, / believe that the
great bulk of the German people IL
opposed to the SpartaCists and that the
reign OF the latter, II they did succeed
in Selling power, would he short, but
In the present state OF Europe any
such disturbance might have for a
time very far reaching results. The
way to avoid this danger Is to keep
cool heads, to discount reports of Ger
many's strength to do everything that
is possible to expedite the settlement.
and to see that that settlement is tudi-
cial In spirit, is not actuated by re-
venge and ia made in the interests OF
the worlds peace.
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war material which has been forced
upon her by the terms of the armis-
tice and of the position now occupied
by the allied troops along the Rhine
1t is idle to talk Of Germanys mill
tary power as still formidable. Ger
many is militarily helpless.
Let us, however, DO under no delu-
sions in this matter. Though Ger
many is utterly war weary and ex-
hausted to an extent which Is hardly
yet appreciated by us, she is not In the
least penitent. She Is impotent in
comparison with our strength, but
she will only carry out the terms i'm
posed upon her because she must !;
there will be no voluntary effort on
hor part TO make good the effect OF
her crimes. Therefore We cannot at
ford TO do away with our armies of
occupation until there is no doubt
whatever that Germany will pay up
to the limit of her capacity. Travel
ling along the Rhine soon after our
forces had reached the river found
that there was no question but that
most of the German soldiers and civil
ians whom ] met believed that the
German armies had not been beaten
in the field. They held that 1t was
the collapse OF the Government in face
OF revolution which had compelled
Germany to yield. That this should
be so is not very surprising when one
reflects that the German people were
never told the truth when things be-
gan to go wrcIg for them. Up to the
very end the official communicates and
the reports of press correspondents
with the armies all stated that the Ger
man troops were resisting manfully
in face of overwhelming odds. that
the line had been pressed back, but
that the retirement really put the
German armies in better positions
that they were not broken and would
not break.
The belief OF the Germans in the
truth OF the views served out to then
by authority in spite OF repeated de-
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districts of Germany and among the
well to do there is no real privation,
but that there is an undoubted short
age of food in the poorer quarters of
all the great cities and in the indus
trial areas. II is there that trouble
may be eXper:od to arise. There has
been gross Encouragement of the
food supply in Germany and profiteer-
ing has been rampant
At the end OF February it was pos
sible to get quite good meal at most
OF the first class hotels at prices
cheaper than those prevailing in
Paris. At the Astoria in Leipsio a
dinner consisting OF soup, grllled cod,
roast turkey and an ice cost 10 marks,
say 1925. AT the same time the ra-
ton of n poor civilian adult was
Z ounces Of meat, 5h pounds Of bread
and 51a pounds of potatoes a week and
1t was very difficult for him to pur-
chase any additions to this diet. His
child received ounces OF meat. 81
pounds OF bread and Az pounds OF
potatoes and only babies received any
milk. This is not starvation, but it
means very great discomfort and a
lowering OF vitality which is having
an increasing effect. Whereas the
birth rate in Leipsic was 400 a
week In 1918. In 1918 1t had fallen
TO $50 a week. and the death rate had
increased from 700 a week to 800 in
the same period. OF course the reduc-
ton in the birth rate Is partly due to
other causes than malnutrition, but
there is no doubt that the lack Of
milk and OF fats has had a great
effect upon the health Of children
As long as this state of affairs eX-
lists there is always danger OF popu-
lar outbreak which may upset settled
government. The supply of food to
Germany has been arranged, but 1t
must be slow in taking effect and the
period between now and the end OF
June is the most critical in Ger
pany's food year.
do not believe in the possibility OF
military resistance by Germany to our
terms. Germany knows that We would
Mt once bomb her chief towns and in
dustral districts and lombard her
coasts, and as her thoughts are turned
toward industrial reconstruction she
| is not likely to risk her future posi-
| ton in the world 10y such a bad meas
ure. She has limited that II our terms
! prove too hard she would adopt a
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ceptions is very remarkable. l found
intelligent men in Mainz who assured
me that there was no doubt whatever
but that We British had been the first
to use poison gas and that they had
been forced TO use this weapon re-
gretfully in self-defencc.
You cannot, however, fool all the
people all the time, and as the troops
have been dispersed to their homes ana
mingled with the population the true
state OF affairs has become known. I
found quite a different tone prevailing
in February to that which l had heard
in the previous November. In Feb
ruary there appeared to be no longer
any doubt among these Germans
with whom I came in contact that they
had been really and completely beaten
in the field. They spoke very bitterly
Of the Kaiser. of the militarists and OF
the General STAFF. TO whom they said