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The Irish standard., 1920-03-13
According to Figures by tho Govern.
ment, Catholics Constitute About
80 Per Cent OF the Total
Church Membership In
This Country.

The United States government is
just sending out its report on the reli-
gious census gathered in 1916, and it
contains the following interesting
statistics:
There were in the United States Tin
1916) 227,4S7 churches, attended by
41,926,S54 people, making an average
membership Of 1874 persons to each
congregation.
There were 17,4s4 Catholic churches,
attended by 16.721.s15 people (too low
an estimate according to Catholic
Directory authorities) an average
membership Of 904 persons to each
parish.
The Methodist Episcopal church
with 3.717.7s3 members-126 people
to each congregation-had 29,349
churches.
According to the Government CEN
sus. Catholics constitute 37.5 of the
total church membership in the United
States, and this membership is almost
evenly divided between men and
women; to be exact, 1t consists of 4S.9
male and 51.1 female. The general
average for all churches is 43.9 male
and 56.1 female.
The value Of all church property in
the United States in 1916 was $1,676,.
600, 0,5S2-an Investment equal to only
one-half Of the smallest Liberty loan
drives during the war.
The Irish standard., 1920-03-13
Have Arrived at That Point, says He
Emlnenoe, Cardinal o'connell, Of
Boston, In Commenting on
English Evaslveness.

s Following Is an address delivered
by His Eminence, William Cardinal
( SO'Connell, at Boston, Sunday, Febru-
ary %. before the Catholic Women's
League. His Eminence said in part:
I'VE have heard so often that the
irish question is an emotional one,
one that stirs the sentiments only,
and that q meeting like this of people
OF Irish bleod listening to the Irish
question being defined is very apt to
be q very stormy one. I defy anyone
-any0ne-no matter how cooled his
blood, no matter how unsentimental
he may be. no matter what may be
his philosophy. to say after listening
to the question as set forth by Judge
Cohalan today and beholding the per-
fectly level-headed way In which the
audience took 1t and followed It, al
though there is plenty Of emotion and
plenty Of sentiment, as there should
be in every great question Of truth,
that either the Judge in his presenta.
tion of the case or we as his audience
were moved primarily either by emo
tion or sentiment. Since the
English or Anglo-Saxons pride them
selves upon looking at matters in q
purely white light of reason and Of
wishing by these differences to treat
the question entirely without senti-
ment, very we'll then, we present this
case to you In that way, without senti-
ment. and on that basis, defy anyone
living to take exception, and I may
say to disprove any one statement
which Judge Cohalan made here to.
day. It simply cannot be done.
Therefore, we are in the presence
of this statement that is absolutely
unassailable from any point of view
as stated by man who personally
has nothing to gain no matter how
the question is finally decided, the
man who before all his fellow citi-
zens came and gave and whose life is
under the constant judgment of all,
and yet who presents case, and the
only thing we want is simply an hon
est, straight answer and that answer
as yet has not come,
I'VE get evasions as the Judge said,
from this statement and that. We
get a coloring Of the question, but
never the direct answer. But we have
now arrived at the point where we are
insisting upon direct answer, and
we can and we shall take no other.
Either they must simply state we
never intend to do this, which is
clearly just, on the contrary we in
: tend to hold by might Of force against
right the possession of this Ireland,
this nation, which by no right except
by the force of might has come into
our possession
EITHER that or admit the Judge
Cohalan is right, that the Irish ques-
tion Is question not of Ireland only,
certainly not of England only, but,
hold, of all mankind, because it is a
The Irish standard., 1920-03-13
MRS. MICHAEL. GAVIN.
Chosen First President Of the National
Catholic Women,s Council.

Washington, March &. with the
election Of omcers, the conference Of
Roman Catholic club women, held
here to organize tho National Catholic
Women's Council, adjourned today.
Mn. Michael Gavin, Of New York, vas
chosen president: Mrs. W. +. Dono-
van, St Louis, first vice president; !;
Miss Agnes Ragan. San Tfancisco,
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ime Has Come For
A Direct Answer

question Of Justice, and, also hold.
especially an American question. It
is q question, above ALL, in which
Americans az Americans must be
doubly interested and on the side
which has been presented here today.
mo need now to repeat the argu-
ments that were stated so clearly, so
limpidly, so irrefutably that no one
no one-can answer except in one
way: either America and Americans
are to play the game. Of hypocrisy
which the British government has
continued to play until this day, or
else it must come out Straightforward
ly and say: We went to war for
right and Justice: we must insist logi-
cally and in conscience upon the lib
erty. the independence Of the Irish
nation
rs It q matter merely OF passing q
pleasant hour to come and review this
tremendous situation which involves
the honor. the liberty, the decency of
whole race? Certainly not. No; It
is because we have the undying hope
now. almost the feeling Of certainty.
that the goal is finally in sight. A
tremendous force will bring it to you,
a tremendous force Of tremendous
power that will liberate finally this
question where it belongs in the realm
of justice and truth.
"That power must come first pri.
marily Of course from the Irish race
itself, not only in Ireland, but the
Irish all over the world, and l think
that 1t seems nothing short of a mir.
acle that today more than any other
time in all the past history of the
agitation of this question the Irish
race, both in Ireland and all over the
world, are today, chiefly by the stand
ing and the voice and the attitude of
Judge Cohalan, more united than
ever before.
"And the reason of that is because
now by some mysterious act of Divine
power it seems that finally after every
thing else has been tried. after COM
promise after compromise had been
suggested and almost accepted by the
Irish people, they have made up their
minds that hereafter there can be no
more compromise The root of the
question is Justice. The root of the
whole question is the right of the
Irish nation to its independence. If
we shall begin to compromise that
question, then I do not know where
we are going to stop, or what there is
left for US to say.
mo. We feel that Ireland as a
nation will soon stand where she be-
longs by the right of a nation, free
and independent. When that day
comes, to no one of this generation
will that wonderful boon be more due
than to the gentleman who today has
given us the pleasure and the privi
lege Of hearing him once more on the
Irish question.
"And so, ladies and gentlemen,
know voice your sentiments when
I ask the Judge to take back to New
York with him our affectionate greet
ings and our eternal gratitude"
The Irish standard., 1920-03-13
"ARRAH NA-POGUE."

"Arrah Na-Pogue," three.act Irish
drama, by Dion Boucicault, will be
given at the st. Anthony Auditorium,
Wednesday, March II, by the st. An
thony Dramatic Club. Under the
direction of Mr.. s. e. Shannon.
Col. Bagenal O'Grady (com. lead)..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .Eugen KilrOe
Beamish McCoul Juvenile lead)....
..................O ..Orra Armstrong
Major Coffin (an English officer).. ..
................... John Mason
The Irish Secretary of State. .......
Owen McConville
Sergeant ...............C .Chas. Hadley
Michael Feeny. Ed Harrigan
Winterbottom "a valet) Willis Herbert
Shaun the Post "a Wicklow carman)
....................Joseph Butler
Irish Peasants
Oiny Farrell. ...... Harold ]. Barry
Andy Regan. Win. Hanlon
flanagan Sylvester Smith
Patsy. N. Nu9ent
Tim Cogan (dancer) er)...............
...............Ba Barney McConville
Arrah .Melish Character lead)......
........... Elizabeth AcConville
Fanny Power. r......... Nell Harrigan
Katy dig dancer) .Catharine Cooper
Violinists in. wedding scene
Marion Hurley, Catherine Hoy
Rose Shannon
Singers in wedding scene
Anna Irving, Grace Shannon
The Irish standard., 1920-03-13
SETON GUILD.
To Hear Talk on National Catholic
# Momen's Council, Monday Evening
/: st. Patriet's Day Dancing
Party and Program.

r. During the dinner hour, Monday
Svening, Mrs. D. b. Virtue will give .
,report4o the National Organization Of
Catholic Women, which was effected
sat Warrington, D. c.; last week. Mrs.
Virtue went to Washington as dele
'ento from the Seton Guild. Following
ss1his talk, Mrs. w. J. o'Toole will give
#tho last Of the series Of citizenship
'lec4ures.. Her topic VIII be The
q Ilectoeate: Problems Of Education,
TIC.
sass q PatrjelSs Day.
musical program comprising Irish
4 snsaodies vill Be, given in the Guild
osns wednesday during the dinner
{ = Shamrock emblems VIII be
yliii q 70 csnts each. proceeds used
~ ~ - Irish bond.
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Dancing Party Will Be Given In the
Lake Street Auditorium on
Wednesday Evening.

On the committee Of arrangements
for this party are the Misses Anas.
tatia Barber, Loretta Shea, Emily
Ward, Annie Burns, Mildred Venie,
Harriet All, Grace Shannon, Katherine
Kane, Winifred Henry, Irma Gatsche
and Veronica Mahoney. Messrs. Pat
rick Kelly, Oscar Blakeslee, Clifford
Coleman, Joe Morcieau, J. Ross Muir.
name, John Schafer, George Thompson,
John Witte and Austin Gullespie.
Other classes az usual.
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Gard Social.

On the committee Of arrangements
for the card social in the Guild rooms
Thursday 1t $3.50 p. N. are Nesdames
n. r. O'Connell, p. Wiedgand, p. n.
Roberts; I. 8. Ganley, r. A. Friedrichs,
Grant Evans, Julia c. Nester, n. A.
Araeson. L. L. Cooper Smith, A. G.
Lentx.
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Sinzers in wedding scene
Anna Irving, Grace Shannon
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-09
Two Sets OF Brothers On The Rutgers Eleven

forward passing Washington and
Lee gained 81 yards to only "a Tor
West Virginia. On running back
punts and kickoffs. West Virginia
got SO yards to but 81 for Wash.
Ington and Lee. These combined
figures show that West Virginia
gained 1893 yards to 297 for Wash
Ington and Lee, or almost the
length OF the field further than
the Generals.
In fact, rather than having been
outplayed, West Virginia should
have scored another touchdown but
for fumbles and penalties. Once In
the fourth quarter Beck fumblSd
after a great rush had been made
to the very shadow OF the w. & L.
goal and once earlier in the game
Dawson Tumbled when the Noun
taineers we're making great ad'
vance. w. & L. getting the ball on
both occasions. Twice in the game,
too, West Virginia was penalized
for oEfsidc after having held toi
downs and forced w 4 L. to kick
giving the Virginians first down
when the Mountainers really should
have gained possession OF the bah.
or course, too, West Virginia got
one big break when llarrlck block
ed and recovered SIlverstein's at
tempt at a punt for touchdown.
West Virginia suffered 70 yards
in penalties to 46 for W. & L. and
those for the MountalneTs were eX'
tremely costly. coming at stages OF
the game when they stopped big
advances.
In only one quarter did W. & L.
gain more ground by rushing than
the Mountaineers. This was in the
second period when they gained AZ
Yards to &c for West Virginia. but
in the final period West Virginia
gained no less than 100 yards from
running with the ball while w. d
l.. gained but five yards.
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outlook GOOD
FOB The TEAM
Much Interest in Contest
To Be Played at Nor
gantown

MORGANTOWN, Nov. 9.-With
but three games remaining OF the
1920 football season, the West Vtr'
ginia eleven stands even in games
won and lost, and has one tie game,
but when the record thus far is
analysed it is seen that the two
main objects OF a season which was
not expected to be productive OF
victories over either OF the mem.
bers OF the big Three" or Pitts
burgh, or perhaps over w. & J.
has nevertheless accomplished its
two main objects, /. e., the defeat
OF West Virginia Wesleyan and
Washington C Lee Universities.
The history OF football relations
with Wesleyan and Washington
and Lee is turbulent one and the
Mountaineers 1920 triumphs com
pletely wipe out the bitter feeling
that many supporters and some
alumni have had over the 1917
Wesleyan defeat and the 1915 for
felt to w. & L. In the last games
with these teams,
Rutgers, Bethany and W. & J..
are yet to be met and the Noun
taineers will have a strenuous bat
tie in each of these engagements.
The prospects Of winning from
both Rutgers and Bethany are
good, but victories are by no means
to be taken for granted and against
w. & ]. West Virginia will have
to play the best football OF which
she is capable to escape defeat.
In some quarters the report has
been spread that though the Noun
taineers won from Washington and
Lee at Charleston Saturday, the
Generals really outplayed the West
Virginia team. The official figures
on the game do not bear out this
contention.
At rushing the ball, West Vir-
ginia gained total OF 279 yards to
l49 for Washington and Lee. These
figures are the net after losses on
attempts to rush are deducted. At
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..|II.'..|E.|l...P FOR
l.g GAME
GIVEN OUT
Main Objectives of the
season Reached Says
h. 1 4. Stansbury.
:.
.pJFyy. BRUNSWICK, n. ] Nov

NEW. BRUNSWICK, N. ] Nov
9Rutgers has two sets Of broth
ers 4S;iaythg on its football team and
the father OF two OF these boys
.was d member OF the Scarlet eie'-
en- before them.
Iortimore and Herbert Redmond
OF Brooklyn, are regular varsity
players, and will both graduate
this year. The former Is taking
good care OF the fullback position
having won his letter for the first
time last season. This year he has
developed into an excellent punter
and drop kicker. Herbert became
a varsity player In 1918 and since
then hns always been one OF the
regular wings. In the event OF in
Jury TO Captain Gardner he be-
comes the teams leader.
John Scudder has been used as
both d tackle and guard. He en-
tered college last year and prompt
" mada the team. His brother
Dana, is in college for the first time
this year, but, while playing with
Rutgers Prep last year, he was
picked rs tackle on the mythical
All=Eew Jersey State eleven. While
he Is not first string player with
the present Rutgers squad, he has
been used ct tackle i'll several
games. These boys are sons OF Wal.
ter Scudder, who played football
at Rutgers in the early nfneties
and who is now missionary III
india, where his family nave been
carrying on the work .'E nearly a
century.
There is much Interest n the
game to be played at MorEart2wn
this Saturday with the West Viz
Rinfa eleven ana it IS likely that
large number of fans will maize
the TIP with the team.
The ptpbabie lineup for the game
with West Virginia follows:
Left aendi Winner; left tackle,
Raub left guard, Augustine; cen
ter Rahle; right guard, Sliker;
right tackle, LeutZ; right end, Herb
Redmond; quarterback, Maloney;
left shalfabck; Voorhees,; fullback,
Mort Redmond,
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Record Crowd

Advance general admission tick
ct sales for the Pitt-Wash'Jeff
game at Forbes Field Saturda in
dictate that the greatest crowd that
ever swarmed into the enclosure
will see the two teams in their
annual clash for the football cham
pionship of Western Pennsg!-
vania. Glenn Warner and Dave
Morrow. and their helpers are
driving the two rival elevenS
through the final preparations for
the battle that means SO much to
the contending elevens, and when
the whistle blows on Saturday TWO
teams will be keyed up - their
highest pitch. A half 'io2ea cCaGlles
TrC wo: king with the Red and Back
trying to whip them into condition
to knock the Pitt Panther cold on
Saturday, while Coach Warner is
working on a system of defense
that will stop all efforts to use
the forward pass against Pitt with
the deadly results that Penn used
it on last Saturday at Franklin
Field. This being the big game OF
INC SCASULt w al 4GA AALAS L&AoO "a AAA e
out 4 few new stunts in the mat
ter OF attack. although he needs
little along this line rs long us Da-
vies and HolIeran are in the game
and are given the needed inter-
ferrntr. which is seldom lacking u
Pitt backneld man. Betting on
the game should be even money, de-
spite the edge Pitt has on records
for the season to date. Compare
tive scores mean nothing, so any
bird who gives odds ON either team
in the ttular clash is, fit sub
ject for the insane ward. Just bet
it will be some battle all the way,
and may the team that plays the
better football take the honors OF
the day. We have not talked to
Lawrence Cunningham for a few
days, but this expert said Wash
JeT would be defeated by Syracuse
by two touchdowns and that Pitt
would beat the Red and Black by
three markers. His dope was all
to the good on the Syracuse CON
test, and we hope he has the right
dope on the clash this Saturday.
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TECH is READY
FOR BIG FIGHT
Will Have Good Team to
Send Against Fast
Bethany Team

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 9.-Un'
less serious injuries in practice in
terfere with his plans, Coach Stef.
fen will send the same team
against Bethany at Bethany Satur.
day, that handed Allegheny Col
lege a AZ to defeat at Tech Field
last week.
No serious injuries were suffered
by the Techites in the game with
the Methodists and they expect to
present their full strength against
the West Virginians next Satur.
day. Coach Steffen, following the
victory over Allegheny, sent the
Plaid griddens through some Of the
hardest workouts OF the season in
anticipation Of hard struggle from
the West Virginians.
With three consecutive victories
over Bethany, the Scientists are
training earnestly in order to be
prepared to cope with the West
Virginians' offensive prowess. The
reports brought back by the Plaid
scout, who witnessed the Bethany
Washington and Lee games two
weeks ago, was not encouraging in
the least for the Skibos. Their VIC
tory over Westminster by u score
OF Sc to last Saturday makes the
Bethany eleven a foe to be feared.
The Tech followers are pinning
their hopes on Wierman, the back
field flash. who proved to be vital
factor in Saturdays triumph over
Allegheny. Wierman electrified
the huge crowd by his open field
runs against the Methodists. Coach
Steffen is not pressing the star in
practice in order to have him in
fine condition for the game with
Bethany.
That Bethany will be able to stop
the wonderful Wierman is not the
belief of loyal Techites. He has
flashed in every game played this
season and with each succeeding
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already recommended him for top
notch honors, the nightmare he
proved against Penn clinched this
rating for him-and should. AS for
Stein, he has been one OF the best
ceuters in the country for the past
two seasons. He shines particular
ly on defense, when he is in almost
every play and makes far more
tackles than usually fall to the lot
Of man in his position. Holleran
at quarterback is another star UE
the first water but an injured shou!-
der has kept him out Of two games
and parts of others, so that ne has
never had a chance to show at MS
best. He should have great sea-
son next year IL he can seer clear
Of mishaps.
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downs, unless a return performance

downs, unless a return performance
of the Lehigh game is staged. The
only thing in favor OF Rutgers Is
the fact that the dope is all against
them. They are the under dos,
but with long rest period before
this battle they may play better
football than they have played all
season. The Varsity must be u2
and at 'em all the time to make
good two-touchdOwn or better
victory. At the Same time "Tubby
will have to conserve his men as
much as possible, because within
the next two weeks following the
Rutgers game the Mountaineers
must tackle Bethany and Wash
Jeff and victories over these bitter
rivals are much needed to make the
season, somewhat OF success.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-09
Sport Chatter
The Baseball FIoht

! !
: The baseball moguls messed
things up quite nicely at Chicago
yesterday, and we have all the ear.
marks of another baseball war. The
two major leagues have been ten
tatively broken up, and unless some
sane policy is forthcoming soon
on the part of the fighting magnate5
baseball is going to suffer. Down
ut the rock bottom of the whole
AFFAIR Is hatred Of three American
league leaders and the National
league leaders of Ban Johnson.
president OF the American. john
son is known by his enemies as the
soS Basebnll' and is as cor
dtafly iHated by his foes as any man
might wish to be. There are things
atoS be said against Johnson and
things in't1ts favor; but Il appeals
togus that the manner i'll which the
Inqguls have gone after Johnson is
aliswrong. 1t seems to US thu mo-
gus $are following the policy of
Getting on the nose to spite the
face Time alone can tell what
the result win be; but one would
think that the experience OF 9TH
er baseball wars would have guild
ed the moguls to sauer course.
Wfth baseball scandal fresh in
tho minds of fandom, :he baseball
war may mean the death OF pro-
fessional baseball, un.eas some
sane compromise Is brought about.
II We: had our money tied up IN the
basebdtf4 game, we would not be
feeling very happy this morning ct
the turn of events in Chicago, Eut
the baseball moguls and the play
ers are SO accustomed t. looling
with the dear public and getting
away with it, that nothing they do
causes much surprise. Perhaps
they, can put this new stunt over
and perhaps they can not. Just
wait and, see.
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Three More Cannes

The local high school boys have
three more football games to play,
Warrington this Saturday, Clarks-
burg next Saturday and Parkers-
burg On Turkey Day, all the games
to sbe staged on foreign soil. This
is a strenuous windup OF the 6ridir-
on campaign and If the locals can
take two out OF the three games
theS should be very well satisfied.
ClarksbtfE appears to be the hard
est nut of the three TO crack, al
though the showing made by the
Parkersburg lads against tho Pitt
FTeshias shows that the have no
second rate team by any manner
\ Of means. Whatever may be the
uutcuGne of the battles, the high
school season will be a success, be-
cauBesthe boys under the direction
of Coaches Ice and Kahn have play
ed good football and Fought hard n
every game. The locals have done
their best to date, and win do
their best in the remaining games,
more than which none can ask
from any team.