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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18

pire and all the minor pagan king
doms Of the earth were ruling in
triumphant dreadfulness over the
bodies, and the minds, and the
very souls Of nearly all mankind.
Frightful poverty mingled with
even more dreadful and destruc-
tive luxury. The world was
stepped in sickness Of supersti-
ton. The symbols of the deadli-
est sins were set up as idols and
worshipped as God. Wars and re-
volts, pestilence and famine, min
gled in a dance Of death with the
pomps Of power and the naughty
professions Of the proud who
ruled the humble folk as slaves.
But the Holy Child, the little
helpless Babe of Bethlehem, over
turned these mighty empires,
swept away the pomps of tyranni-
cal power, and Christianity sue
ceeded Paganism. Sometimes it
would seem that the world today
is much the same as that world
two thousand years ago. Some
times it would seem to be even
worse. But such thought is only
whisper from the dark spirit of
depressing doubt. It is especially
false at Christmastide. The two
thousand years that have elapsed
since Ous Lord lay in the lap of
Holy Mary, His Immaculate Moth
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18
Lloyd George says: $50

Lloyd George says: "Some-
times we criticize the Roman Cath
Ollie Church very severely, but
there is no Church that has made
a surer and deeper search into hui
man nature. The Roman Catholic
Church, the greatest religious Or
ganization in the world, conducts
its worship i'll a common tongue.
The Roman Catholics conduct
their worship i'll a language of
worship. Their Church utilities
every means of taking people
outside everyday interests, and
seeks to induce them to forget
what is outside. Thus the Ian
gllage of commerce and everyday
occupation is left outside, and the
people are taught the language of
worship. That shows a shrewd,
deep insight into the human
mind" Mr.. Lloyd George, re-
member, is himself a Baptist min.
lister.
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THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

The giving of gifts is a charac-
teristic custom of Christmas. Dur
ing Christmastide generous ims
pulses gain sway in every heart
susceptible Of affection for fam
lily, friends and fellow man.
There is no other day in the
whole year during which happi-
ness and content so generally pre-
vail among the men, women and
children Of Earth. And the ex-
PLANTATION Of this universally diff
fused felicity is to be found in the
fact that on this day all men Of
good will let love and kindness
dictate their attitude toward 9TH
ers. Selfshness, if not entirely
banished from their being, is put
under the subsection of a truly
Christian spirit.
On Christmas day no man of
good will asks, Am | my brothers.
keeper? He is willing to concede
for the day at least-that he is.
With many the feeling Of the re-
sponsibility Of brotherhood is so
strong that they seek out the un-
fortunate to bring them good
cheer; but even among those in
whom the inclination to show
kindness to others is not SO CON-
pelling as to induce them to 60
out of their way to do a kind
deed, there are few who reject an
opportunity thrust upon them to
make fellow being at least a lit
tie happier. And according to the
measure Of happiness they give to
others does joy fill their own
breasts.
It is a profound truth that no
one has truly learned to live until
he has learned to give. Giving is
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18

er, have not gone by in vain. God s
work knows no failure. The un-
counted millions Of Saints who
have glorifed God and proven the
great capacities Of mankind; the
foundational changes for the bet
ter that have become part Of the
structure of human society since
that first Christmas Day, and the
present strength and power and
unfaltering faith Of the Universal
Church throughout the world are
part only of manifold considera-
tons which give defiance to pessi-
mism, and which bid us listen to
the same great song Of joy which
the angels sing this Christmas,
even as they sang across the skies
Of midnight two thousand years
ago.
Let us kneel, then, at the Ora
die Of the Holy Child, the wise and
the great, the rich and the power
full, and the humble toilers Of the
poor-all partakers Of the peace,
the happiness, and the love prom
Used to all men Of good will, and
held together in that true Broth
erhood Of Man which is only pos
sible when we acknowledge and
live under the Fatherhood of God
the Fatherhood everlastingly
proven by the birth of Jesus
| Christ.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18
Lesson 2.
1. @. What are the city courts?

1. Q. What are the city courts?
A. These are courts established
in most cities instead of justice courts
where cases of persons who are
charged with breaking the city laws
and lesser crimes are heard.
2. @. Who decides the cases in the
city courts?
A. Most cases are decided by the
Judge, though jury may be demanded
in certain cases.
3. @. Do persons tried in the city
courts have the right of appeal?
A. Yes, any person who does not
feel that justice has been done him in
the city courts may appeal to the high
er courts.
A. @. What is the next higher
court?
A. The next higher court is the
county court, sometimes called the
circuit or district court.
5. O. What is the purpose of the
county court?
A. It's purpose is to try more i'm
pol tctAI SdoCo "ulCu w uOt ~ DSlOlc
the justice of the peace or city court.
6. @. How is case brought into
the city or county courts?
A. Complaint must be made, and
the person complained of is notified
by an officer of the court to come to
court on a certain day when the case
will be tried.
7. @. What are the criminal courts?
A. They are either city or coun-
ty courts provided to try all cases Of
persons accused of crime.
8. @. If man is accused of crime
is he summoned to appear in court on
certain day?
A. No, he is arrested and brought
into court, though he may be released
on bail until the time of his trial
9. Q. How is a man tried who is
accused of crime?
A. He is usually tried by jury.
The judge sees that the facts are
clearly brought out on both sides ard
fixes the sentence if the man is found
guilty.
10. Q. Why is the right of appeal
given to a person tried in these
courts?
A. Because the people do not
| want to punish any one unjustly. and
they have always been careful to SEC
that every one can get justice by ap-
pealing to the higher courts.
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SECRET OF CHRIsT's WORK.

The birth of our Blessed Lord
was known to a lowly and UNI
known few. Today the cave and
the cradle, the Mother and the
Child, are exalted in. song and
story all over the earth. The
Child has become the living Saw
ior. The knowledge and love of
Him have revolutionized the
world. He came in lowliness He
lived untrumpeted, unadvertised,
unknown. He died in shame. Yet
He is the greatest Force and Pow
err in the world today.
Much will be written and read
about Christ and Christianity and
the Christian spirit. Our practi-
cal Christian faith and love may
be tested by our belief in His ex-
ample. Do we believe that if we
remain unknown, unheralded, UNI
praised we also will achieve most
To shun praise and adulation, to
forego hattery, to give up selfish
ness-seem to court Ineffective
ness and failure, and the world be-
lieves they do. The modern cleo
trio display is to the .progressives
of the day advancement and sue
cess: the star of Christmas night
is a stumbling block and foolish
ness.
Advertisement is the order of
human nature. 1t is characteris-
tic Of business. It is also charac-
teristic of the human soul. In,
deed the hardest thing for us ia
do is to remain unknown. Try
it and see. Not to be thought well
of, not to be prominent among oul
own for some gift OF talent, not to
be praised and admired--why
when these be not, life seems hard
ly worth the living. And to be
denied credit that is justly due us
to be misrepresented-these are
unbearable. So the sweet lesson
Of Christ's emptying of Himself is
not altogether sweet-for us who
would follow it. 1t was given in
the darkness; in secret and in the
interior of our soul it must be
learned and lived. To live in any
thing like cave when there. are
so many inviting open places runs
against our grain. To let oul
works speak for themselves an6
ourselves to keep silent is the Sc
cret of Christ s work and Christ :
perfect achievement. Our life
must be hidden in Him. The larg
err, better life which every ONT
yearns to possess cannot be founc
in publicity, in fame or in friends
1t can be found in Christ. Anc
that is why all humanity can &C
claim and know Savior on Christ
mas day.
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4 GENEROUS lAYMAN

In the city of New York, there is
modest, unassuming man, not rich in
the things of the world, but who has
done great things for the Negro Mis-
sions. This man pays the salary of
one Sister every year. He donates, at
Christmas time, 5000 to furnish a
Christmas gift to the poorest Negro
children of the South. In addition,
he has given to the new Seminary at
Greenville, Miss, $1,000, and has
promised annually $500 to educate
two Negro boys for the priesthood.
The only condition that he places to
his gifts is that his name shall never
be published. What an example to our
wealthy, Catholics Of the United
States. @
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CITIZENSHIP COLUMN
CHAPTER VIII.
The Courts and Their Work.
Lesson 1.

Lesson 1.
1. @. Why do we have courts?
A. We have courts to see that
justice is done between man and man.
2. @. How do the courts maintain
justice?
A. They try cases of persons
who are charged with breaking the
laws, and fix the punishment of those
who are found guilty.
3. @. When may man call upon
the courts to protect his rights?
A. If man is harmed by an
other, if his property is unjustly taken
from him, or if he needs assistance
in securing his just share of property
by inheritance, he may appeal to the
courts for aid.
4. @. What other work is done by
the courts?
A. The courts decide whether a
man who is charged with crime really
did break the law, and if he did, they
fix his punishment
S. Q. Do we need courts to enforce
the laws?
A. Yes, because there are always
some who do not play fair, and when
laws are made they are useless if not
obeyed.
6. @. What are the justice of the
peace courts?
A. They are courts where the
disputes over small amounts of prop
erty, or small debts are settled, and
cases of persons charged with lesser
| crimes are heard.
7. Q. How are these courts estab-
| lished?
A. Justices of the peace are
elected by the people as their repre-
sentatives in settling small cases.
8. @. What other officer is neces-
sary to carry on the work of these
courts?
A. The constable or other officer
who serves the warrants on people
against whom charges are made to the
justice of the peace.
9. @. Does the justice of the peace
alone determine who is guilty?
A. Not in all cases. A jury may
be demanded in many cases.
10. @. If person loses his trial in
a justice court, can he secure another
hearing?
A. Yes, he can appeal his case to
a higher court.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18

At the last annual rally Of the
English Union of Catholic Moth
ers the following resolution was
unanimously passed: "This meet
ing declares that the proposed Di-
vorce Bill is an open reputation
of the authority of God over mar
riage and is based on principles
Slibversiye of Christian morality
and the best interests of family
life. We therefore protest against
this Bill facilitating divorce, and
pledge ourselves to refuse our
votes to any member of Parlia-
ment who favors such Bill in
the House of Commons.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18

1t may be useful here to recall
what President Wilson said about
the Church: "The only reason
why Government did not suffer
dry rot in the Middle Ages under
the aristocratic system which then
prevailed, was that most of the
men who were efficient instru-
ments of Government were drawn
from the Church-from that great
religious body which was then the
only Church, that body which is
now distinguished from other re-
ligious bodies as the Roman Cath
Ole Church was then, as it is now,
a great democracy. There was mo
peasant SO humble that he might
not become priest, aud no priest
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18

In a recent article by Father
AIartindale, the great English Jes-
nit, we find this on a Catholic
weekly press: 81 believe" he
says, that if Catholics could be
relied upon to buy weekly Cath
Ollie paper and read it, they could
safely get their general news from
the present daily papers, always
holding up their judgment on
points where there seems to be
the slightest reason for suspicion
till they get their Catholic weekly
and can rely on finding the point
properly treated there"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18
CATHOLIC SCHOOL WINS

In the report of DR.. Geo. II. Jones'.
secretary of the Missouri State Board
of Health, on the recent examinations
for license to practice medicine in the
state, the Medical School of st. Louis
University is awarded the unusual
credit of carrying off the fifteen high
est honors. The total class of forty
men representing this unendowed
Catholic institution were passed by
the board with the exceptional high
average of Sc, in addition to the indi-
viduals ranking first, second, and SO
on down to fifteenth. IS students
from twelve great universities took
the examinations. =
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18
IN CztCHO-slOVAK|A

(By N. Nv. G News Service)
Graduates of Pardubic College are
now travelling throughout Czecho-Slo-
vakia lecturing to the masses, and in
this way are paralyzing to consider
able extent the efforts of organizers
working in behalf of the new national
church, and restoring the morale of
the Catholic population. These young
men are members of the Academician
League which recently has been
sa"med among the students of Pardu-
bic College.
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when the proposition is Oh

"When the proposition is OH to
tax the Churches, who comes to
the defense? The Catholic paper.
When bigotry wants to inspect
the converts, who invokes public
opinion against the measure? The
Catholic paper. When the candi-
date for office is blacklisted be-
cause of his religion, who parties
the assault? The Catholic paper.
And so you may answer as to a
score of like emergencies" The
quotation is from the appeal of
the Catholic Press Association to
the Bishops of America urging the
adoption of Catholic Press Sun
day.
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SATURDAY, DEG. IS, 1920

\ memorial booklet on Terence
MacSwiney, late Mayor of Cork,
Ireland, has been issued. 1t is a
grateful tribute to the Irish pa
triot. The booklet sells for 25
cents, rates on quantities, and is
published by the Gaelic Booklet
Society, Boston. 1t may be pro-
cured at Catholic book stores.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18

SO obscure that he might not be-
come a Pope of Christendom; and
every Chancellery in Europe, ev-
cry Court in Europe, was ruled by
these learned, trained and accom-
plished men-the priesthood, and
that great and dominant Church. y
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18

Rev. James Nj. Reardon. Editor-in-Chief
Rev. @. r. McGinnis, Phi. D.,
Associate Editor.
Harry Locheed, Advertising Manager.
Printed by wiliwerscheid & Roth.
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Remittance may be made by Draft,
Post Office or Express Money Order, or
Registered Letter. addressed to
THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN,
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ITS AFFLICTED FOUNDER TELLS
OF ITS INSPIRATION, FIRST EF-
FORTS, AND ITS PRESENT
NEEDS AND HoPES-SocIETY
HAS GROWN LARGE AND POW.
ERFUL-MlsS MERRlck NOW A
HELPLESS INVALID.
BY Dan Doran.

(Written for N. G.. w. G.. News Serv
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
THREE GANGSTERS ARE
HANGED IN CALIFORNIA
Mob Takes Men to Cemetery and
Strings Them TO Tree.-lmpossi-
BILE to Identity Mob Members

Santa Rosa, Cal, Dec. f1.-Throngs
Of the curious, many Of them wearing
little bows of hempen strands which
they said were from the lynchers' rope,
viewed the bodies yesterday of George
Boyd, Terrence Fits and Charles Val
ento, alleged gangsters and murderers,
who were hanged to a lone tree at
Rural cemetery, on the outskirts, early
yesterday. More than 5000 had pass
ed through the morgue by shutdown
last evening, the coroner estimated.
In front of a newspaper office, where
a flashlight picture of the white cloth
ed bodies of the hanged men, dang
ling from their nooses, was exposed to
public view, the three young sons of
Sheriff James A. Petray, killed last
Sunday by Boyd, studied the grewsome
print closely for half an hour, and
then passed on without comment.
Knots of men and women, more or
less excited, formed on the streets to
talk of the lynching.
The bodies of Fits and Yalento
were claimed by relatives, the coroner
announced. Valento's body Is to be
taken to San Francisco for burial. No
one came to claim the remains Of
Boyd.
The forces of the sheriffs and dis
trict attorneys offices were set at
work to round up the lynchers, but
District Attorney George Hoyle said
that the task appeared to be nearly
hopeless one.
A coroner's jury yesterday inquired
into the cause of the death of the
three officers killed here Sunday. Sher-
iff James A. Petray. Detective Ser
geant Miles III. Jackson and Detective
Lester Fl. Dorman. 1t placed the
blame on Boyd, Fits and Valento.
The jury exonerated the sheriff and
deputies in returning a verdict that
Boyd, Fits and Calento were 'hung
by the neck by a lynching mob of I'M
known persons"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
Pure Seed In Abundance

In the 1920 crop improvement cam
paign of the Fremont county farm
bureau, seven cars of certified seed
potatoes were produced directly under
farm bureau supervision. Ten modern
storage houses were constructed, five
cars of seed potatoes were marketed
through the farm bureau and a potato
growers association was organized.
There were 200 bushels of certified
seed wheat produced and sold through
the farm bureau. Legume crops were
introduced in the rotation system OF
arid lands and sunflowers were intro
duced for use as ensilage.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
Circus Fat Man. WEIGHT $40. Dies.

Sacramento. Cal, Dec. 9.-Joseph B.
Krebeck. known throughout the state
as Sacramento joe" died here yester-
day while being made ready for an op-
GRAFTON to remove 100 pounds of fat in
order to prolong his life. Krebek, form
erly restaurant man here, weighed at
the time Of his death about 60 pounds
He had Travelled with a circus when
he was weighing around 900 pounds
but recently. because of his rapidly
obesity, had spent about 20
hours day sleeping 8, his home In
this city.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
T0WNLEY QUITS LEAGUE,
SAYS SEATTLE DISPATCH

Seattle, Dec. ia special to the
Post-Intelligencer last night from Far
so, n. D., says A. G. Townley, presi-
dent and founder of the National Non
partisan league. has resigned his North
Dakota leadership to William Lemke,
member of the national executive COM
mittee of the league and attorney
general-elect of the state, and will de-
vote his time in the future to league
organization work. The announcement
of the changes was made yesterday.
according to the special. by Senator
Christ Levang in an address at Lang
don, N. d., in explanation Of Mr.. Town
ley's continued absence from the coun-
ellis of the league. which, it Is said,
has caused comment throughout the
state.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
FUNDS FOR ARMENIA.

New York, Dec. 9.-The executive
committee of the Near East relief yes
terday appropriated S2.131 ,269 for re-
lief work and made 1t Immediately
available TO meet the emergency caus-
ed by the Turkish invasion of the Ar
menian republic and the distress incl
dent to she approach Of winter. The
committee announced it assumed re-
sponsibility for 100000 of this sum
until the money could be raised, as that
amount is in excess Of the present az
sets of the organization.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
Want Farm Machine ProfItsers probsd

Washington, Dec. 11.-Institution OF
judicial proceedings against five organ
izations of farm implement manurac-
turers and dealers, and reopening of
the governments antitrust prosecution
of the international Harvester com
pany was recommended to congress
yesterday by the federal trade commits
sion. The commission in a special re-
port to the senate in response to a res
olution ordering an inquiry, asserted
that during 191e1s inclusive, more
than 200 manufacturing concerns had
combined to fix prices.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
News Of Idaho
Farm Bureaus
Gain $4,000 ON Beets

Estimates by the Jefferson county
farm bureau indicate that farmers of
the county received $4,000 more for
their beets in 1920 through the con-
tract they obtained by negotiating
with the sugar company, than they
would have received under the s12
flat rate contract originally proposed
The estimate is based on 10 ton per
acre crop on 1000 acres, the advantage
in the new contract being 81 or $3.50
a ton
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
Franklin Saves s4O.44s

Savings from rodent control work
conducted in Franklin county in 1920
are estimated to have amounted 10
S40,445. The cost of poisoned oats
distributed was s1.595. In seven COM
munities organized for similar work
in 1921, 100 per cent eradication Of
ground squirrels is planned.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14

In the 1920 poultry improvement
campaign of the Elmore county farm
bureau, 5S15 birds were handled hv
specialist, county agent, project leader
and owners. OF this number. 1499
were found to be non-layers. Nine
persons have adopted breeding meth
DDS recommended by Prem Moore ex-
tension poultry specialist. and IA have
adopted proper feeding methods. The
estimated value OF the work to the
county is $29S6
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
S2O5.aaO In One Conntr

Idaho county's savings of crops this
year from the farm bureau grasshop-
per campaign are estimated at s2O5-
800. There were $4,000 pounds of
poisoned bran mash distributed over
10000 acres, in 10 communities.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
$4,000 Rabbits Killed

In 10 rabbit drives conducted by the
Gooding county farm bureau in seven
communities in 1920, covering a total
area of 1880 acres, $4,000 rabbits
were killed There were $4,000 rabbits
killed by poison on 100 farms in Is
communities
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
1920 Acres Poisoned

In Fremont county in 1920. 1920
acres of land were treated with 1920
pounds of poison bait for squirrels. In
this work, 100 farmers cooperated.
The expenditure was about 20 cents an
acre. Savings totaled approximately
S21 1000. One thousand acres of wheat
land were treated with arsenic for
crickets, preventing destruction Of 10
bushels an acre of wheat on 500 acres
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14

Gem county farmers this year pooled
$4,000 pounds of wool, representing
125 small flocks. They pooled with
the Boise Valley Wool Growers asso-
citation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-14
Horses Bring $4,000

Five carloads of horses, valued at
$4,000, were shipped from Gooding
county this year, under auspices of
the farm bureau.