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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13

Close to the heart of the Shep-
herd of Christendom is the anxiety
for the growth Of the Church.
This vast organization was found
ed by Christ without ordinary hu-
man aid. Tt was conceived in the
bosom Of Cod, and it came into
the world surrounded and
strengthened and fortified by the
miracles and charity Of the Saw
Jour. Having completed His work,
He returned to the Father, leav-
ing the continuation Of the huge
task to His followers.
In the nature Of things the ex-
pansion of Christianity depends,
one might say, entirely on the
clergy. They are the officers who
induct new members through the
|sacraments. To them alone has
been committed the duty and
the power to dispense the graces
which God bestows upon the faith
full members Of His Church. With
out a numerous, jealous and dill
gent clerical body the growth of
the Catholic Church becomes well
nigh an impossibility.
Now, priests are not born in
heaven and deposited upon the
earth. They are taken from the
body Of the faithful, nurtured by
special grace, tnained by long and
arduous study and discipline, i'm
pressed with the seal of ordina-
ton, and then sent forth to preach
and tc teach.
The grace of a divine vocation
to the priesthood is wholly the
free gift of God. He does not
force this privilege upon any man;
but gently and sweetly does He
seek to draw those favored souls
upon whom He has deigned to
smile. Many heed the call, while
others harken for a time, and the
cares and allurements of the world
soon harden them to the choice
Invitation. :
| This divine reckoning of Ger
tain human beings to the service
Of God amounts in a way, to {
command. Some are selected tx
stand at the altar Of God, like
Moses, acting as intermediary be
tween the Almighty and sinfu
man. Others are called to exer
else the spiritual or corpora
works Of mercy in various capa
cities. Men and women in thi
great service are consecrated il
the hottest of vocations.
i The Holy Father asks all Cath
| olics to pray in an especial man
ner that those who are chosen b,
IGod for this sublime work ma,
| fully recognize the seriousness o
the step which leads to create
perfection, and that they ma,
have the courage 10 surmount ev
cry obstacle, to overcome ever,
difficulty that may lie in the wa,
of full and complete accomplish
ment of the apostolic ministry il
its various branches.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13

A man whose knowledge of re-
ligion is only that Of a child can
never be safe against attacks on
religion which are made by ma
ture and rejecting men, notes an
editor. Even if the form of the
attack is only insinuations, sneers,
human respect, or joking, an ig-
norant Catholic who cannot form
clear ideas of his holy religion is
made unhappy, or perhaps comes
to feel ashamed Of the convictions
of his childhood. Therefore, we
should keep well informed about
our religion by reading good Cath.
Ollie books and papers.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13

At a dangerous curve on a
downgrade road near Poplar Bluff,
Significant name) Mont, is the
advertisement unique Warn
ing automobiles that unless they
turn successfully they will plunge
several hundred feet to a river
below, billboard bears the fol
lowing caution, in huge red let,
ters: Danger! Collins and cas-,
kets at Blanks
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13
AclDIANs TO GATHER

Acadians from all parts OF Canada
and the United States will meet q,
Church Point, N. 81, on August II, Is
and 49,. Features Of the convention
will be pontifcal high Mass cele.
brated by the Right Rev. Edward Al.
LIE Blanc, Bishop OF st. John, with
sermon by the Right Rev. Patrick IA
Chiasson, the newly appointed Bishop
of Chatham, and . pilgrimage to Grand
Pre-. N s., where the site OF the old
Catholic chapel has been acquired.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13

Marriage in San Francisco is a
gamble with the odds one to two
divorce will follow, according to
the report of County Clerk Null
chrevy. During the fiscal year
ending June 30, there were 1855
marriages and 3,67S suits for di,
vorce in the county.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1921

ga man who gives his fiancee an
engagement ring and does not give
his wife an insurance policy on his
life, needs a GUARDIAN says the
Catholic Record. There is more
truth than poetry in this remark.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13
PASTORS AND POPE

Roman pastors. answering the
Pope's discourse on the Venerable
Fournet, in the course OF which he
praised parechial life, have sent their
thanks and promises Of cooperation In
making the parish what the Holy
Father desires 1t to be.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13
BISHOPS CONSERVATION

Bishop Prud 'homme, the new head
of Prince Albert diocese, Canada, will
be consecrated in the cathedral at st.
Boriface, Manitoba, September Fl. He
succeeds the late Bishop Pascal who
died July 20, 1920.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13

Rev. James MI. ReardOn, EditOr-in-Chtef
Rev. C. F. McGinnis, Phi. D.,
Associate Editor
Harry LOcheed, Advertising Manager
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13

JERUSALEM A CITY OF GAYETY
UNDER EXISTING CONTROL
WHOLE ASPECT HAS CHANGED
FOR WoRsE-MANY CATHOLICS
ABANDONING HOLY LAND
DUTY OF AMERICAN CATHOLICS
IN REGARD TO CONDITION OF
HOLY CITY.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-08-13

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uary IL, 1911, at the post office, St
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 2, 1873
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
CALIFORNIA REPORTS XMAS
 ORANGES ARE PLENTIFUL

Los Angeles, Dec. 16.-The annual report of G. Harold Powell, general manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange. showed that dur ing the 192021, season closed Octo- Der 31, California shipped 6O,147 car loads of citrus fruits. Of this amount 4S,350 cars were oranges and grape fruit and 11,797 cars were lemons.
 The O.500 grower members of the exchange. shipped for the same period 33, 677 carloads of oranges and grape fruit and 9,915 carloads of lemons, making a total shipment of 43,592 cars, or 72.5 per cent. of the entire citrus shipments from the state.
 According to the latest figures available there are at the present time approximately 11S,S21 acres of bear ing orange trees and 47,75S sScres of non-bearing trees in California; which within a few years will start produc- ing. In addition to the 161,579 acres of oranges there are 50,554 acres de- voted to lemans.
 With early navel shipments run ming into the hundreds of cars, there should be plenty of oranges for the Christmas stockings of everyone this year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
CROWDS WILL SEE ILANDRU
 GO TO GUILLOTINE.

Paris Dec. 16-Trenendous crowds will be on hand to see Henri Landru, Rluebeard of Gambais, beheaded by the guillotine for the murder of ten women. While the whiteheat inter est in the fate of this man. who won the hearts of more than 250 women small fortunes, has subsided following will want to know how this cavalier will meet his end.
 Landru may have mass said for him if he so desires. and he can have what he wishes to eat and drink within reason. Then he will be shaved. not on the face, but on the back of the neck and skull, for it is argued that the interpositiOn of even one hair may rtard .he action of the fatal blade.
 Next he will be marched to gull 1otine. strapped to a. long. stout plank. face downward, and the plank tipped forward until his head is placed in the half moon. hollowed out in the cross piece through which the knife works. When everything is ready the Monsieur de Paris as the ofh- cial eXecutioner is known, will press the button which will release the blade, weighted with 12O pounds of lead. It will fall a distance of ten feet through it's fixed grooves, across the murd erer's neck The head will drop into a wicker basket out of sight. Attendants will gather up the body and then workmen will come for ward and scrub away the blood.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
FAMINE CHIL LDREN
 WAIT FOR SANTA CLAUS
Riddles in Foodless Districts Expect Real American Christmas, With Bean Soup and White Bread But Neither Expect Nor Desire Toys.

confidence. It is true that the long siege of hunger has left the people i'll and without much spirit-this is land of crushed anlbitions-but the average man or woman feels that Americas crusade for humanity must bring a return to prosperity. Wheth CT they will live to see it is a question with which they are little or not at all concerned; they do not know thetr children are being nursed back to health and, because of this assistance from America, should be useful c1tl- zens when they attain majority.
 The Christmas season of 1921 will live forever in the hearts of these sufferers It marks the dawn of new era in Russian affairs, the affairs of a people who had been reared to fear all government and now have learned to respect and admire that greatest Government of all, America
 It is true that Santa Claus will car ry a strange pack through this deso- late country on Christmas Eve, but with the bounty of America, its source of supply. it will bring joy to millions of hearts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16

Tokio, Dec. 16-The boy building the fire in our office, at s:3O o'clock the evening if the Hara assa ssination, looked up, paused with the stick of wood he had just used to poke the fire, half mumbled, half spoke, "Pre- mfer Hara-," at the same time going through the gestures of a man who might have been fainting. When we called for an explanation, the Japan csc fire-builder said, with added ges- lures, that the Premier of Japan had been stabbed. That was the way that this plain citizen of Japan looked up on the assassination of the Premier of a world Power. We went down stairs. where could be heard the call of the youthful gogat (''extra") mer- chant on the street.
 I asked a Japanese in the office, 30 minutes after the murder, why there existed the lghtness about the murder in cold blood of the first sub ject of Japan. It seemed that nowhere could we find among the lower class the spirit of sadness which had come over official Tokio. "It is not for the Japanese working people to be sad over Hara's death," he answered. There are more hard times in Japan today than there have been for long time. And the poorer people blame the Premier, because he is head of the government. They are only honest when they fail to. mourn the Premiers death."
 The night of the murder I talked to one boy who has the reputation of be- ing a "Bolshevik" He has learned enough about the dangers of radica
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
DRY-EIPPED HONOLULANS
 POOLED BY HEADIINE,

Honolulu. T. H., Dec. 16-Honolu- lans were startled and dry lips were moistened in anticipation when head lines in a local paper announced. Hawaii Distillery to Produce 500 Gallons Pure Alcohol Daily
 Further reading brought out the disappointing fact that the pure alcohol" is to be ethol alcohol, useful as a motor fuel. but not recommend ed for beverage purposes.
 The new distillery Is one which has just been installed at Hawi sugar plantation. on the Island of Hawaii, for the purpose of experim enting with the manufacture of motor fuel from the by-products of sugar man ufacture. It is one of the few dis tflleries now in operation under the Am eTicau flag which has the full ap- proval of dry proponents and the h. ternal Revenue office alike.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
HOSPITALS" RELIEVED POSSIBLE
 BY \ SPECIALIST
London Physician Says Airplane Trips Would Greatly Benefit Pull monary Cases. but Flying Still Too Uncertain for Nervous Persons.

London Dec 16-Hospitals estab- Iished in airships in high and germ free attitudes are quite possible, ac- cording to prominent nerve special ists attending a convention here.
 American doctors have long been interested in such a possibility Of them for trips in an airplane. A specialist here said flying is hardly safe nough at this time to make It suitable as a cure for patients whose particular disa bility is due to nervous disorder, however.
 II frequently prescribe motoring for nerve patients, said the doctor. but generally short runs of forty to fifty miles. do not think people suffering from nerves would wish to fly at the, present time'
 Flying Hospital
 The doctor pointed out, however, that to prescribe flying for tubercular patients and others suffering from diseases accompanied by malnutri- tion was altogether a different mat ter
 He was of the opinion that airship hospitals were a practicable possibil- ity Of the near future
 Patients would probably be taken LID to a height not exceeding 5000 to 10000 feet at first, and in the first case for few hours only a period which might gradually be extended to twenty-four hours
 eve have not yet, however" said the doctor, t'very much Information as to what the effect of resting for a considerable time at a very high altl- tude may be on the human organ ism
 SunbathS.
 t'It seems certain. however, that so- jour-n in the germ-free air will by in creasing oxygenation, improve and purify the blood and the modern school of medicine Is tending more and more to recognize given disease as a local effect of unsatisfa ctory blood.
 "wonderfu1 things have been done by a famous Swiss doctor with wha1 is known as heIio-therapy-cure by sunlight. It should be possible tc make the wonderful light which would play on an airsf1ip hospital take the patients now seek in Switzerland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16

Samara, Russia. Dec. 16-Children of this city and Samara Province, probably the most severely stricken of all those in the famine regions, are a little people of a, world apart.
 Starvation has left an indelible inn print on their fran bodies, and they carry themselves dejectedly, appar- ently not at all concerned with what of the world they are wise. for until the American Relief Administration entered this country to feed them they were compelled to forage their food or die. But
 They still believe in St. Nicholas.
 The implicit faith of these hunger victims that their Santa. Claus will not forget them has inspired the re-
 lief workers who have been feeding them. There is a vast difference be- tween a rocking horse and a loaf of bread, and walking and talking dolls have little in common with bean soup. Doulbters in America might try the bread and soup on their family Christ mas trees and note the contrast.
 But the youngsters of this once prosperous town, nearly all of whom have known the joys of peace and plenty and, perhaps. the devotion of mothers who since have died that their children might live will not be disappointed if their gifts are ex- clusively of food. The business of staying the bangs of hunger is a seri- ous problem even for grown-ups and one can readily imagine the profound impression it has left on those of the new generation.
 A Christmas morning filled with toys, games and sweets would be wei come indeed to these, unfortunate lit tie men and women. but Christmas morning marked by extra. portions of real white bread-ah, there is a Christmas!
 The American Relief Administration has made no announcement of it's h -iefr1 rOIl fnr- is | forming to it's set policy of springing surprises on it's wards but many have | been the whispered conferences of the | last few days and hurried the prep natal days of the-Prince of Peace | What matter if the population is divided in creed? What matter if l Mohammedans of Kazan and those of the Jewish faith are fere in strong numbers as are those of the Ortho- | dox Church? :? Christmas has come to have its significance among all the nations of the world, and Russia is nc exception Nor does the fact that by the Russian calendar Christmas fell l some days before our own matter. ! Russia.
 1 Not only will the children of Russia remember the Christmas of 1921, but their adult compatr:ots will have cause for rejoicing. The food renaittances sold to relatives and friends of grown ups of Russia, by the American Relief l Administration at their offices, No. 4 | Broa dway, New York city. U S. A. are being received here already, and it Is anticipated that thousands more will be distributed to distressed Rus sians by Christmas Eve.
 A comparison of the situation now prevailing here and that of three months ago Is almost startling. Al
 that time the population was hope less. ~Men, women and children had grimly settled themselves down to await the living death Of starvation l Epidemic was rampant throughout the region, and the stricken were dying | by thousands. Now thArA Is atnniosphere
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
SNEEZES IN THEATRE,
 FINED SEVENTY DOLLARS

Wheeling, W. Va. Dec. 16-Watch yourself when you sneeze in & mo- ton picture theatre. If you are a hay fever victim or if you try to be undignified by sneezing you may be out of luck. A man who sneezed in a. motion picture theatre here was fined about s7o for it.
 Joseph R. Nagel, a resident of this city, is the man. He was arrested and taken before Police Judge Ritz for sneezing too frequently in the theatre. Nagers lawyer declared his client was afflicted with 8 severe cold but the court ordered a medical ex- animation, which disclosed that he was in perfect health. The judge announced that he knew of nothing more annoying than sneezing in 8 picture house and fined Nagel $50 and costs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
Tries To Enlist For
 Service In France

Nome, Alaska, Dec. Is - An ; Arctic adVenturer, B. D. Seaman. sailed into Nome from the frozen > north this month and, not know ing that the war was over, tried to enlist in the American army so he could fight in France.
 Seaman said he had been three years getting to Nome from the Coronation Gulf country, which lies far east on Canada's Arctic, and during his journey had re ceived no news from the outside world He left the gulf. he de ciared, in October, 1918. when he first heard the United States had 2 entered the war Seaman was formerly a member of the then Royal Northwest Mounted Police.
 Soon after Seaman started for Nome the small schooner on which he was journeying was wrecked in the ice, he said, and he and his companions were fore ed to walk 27 days before they came to an Eskimo village. On their way they lived on roots.
 Seaman gave an interesting de- scription of the life of the Eskt-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
JAPANESE MIDDLE CLASS IMPROVED
 BY DEATH OF PRIME MINISTER LARA
Man in Street Held Premier Personally Responsible For High Living Costs and Military Activities of Govern ment; Hara Was Real Democrat, However Standing For All Reforms.

thought to be careful of his speech.
 Are you also glad that the Pre- nier has been assassinated ?'' I asked him.
 Not glad-it is interesting' That was his reply, but there was no dispo- sft1on in his actions to show that. he regarded the passing of the Premier as the national calamity which it was.
 Japan has all of these problems to deal with-the politically dissatisfied, Koreans, Chinese, who reside in the capital and elsewhere and make threats; labor groups who have real reasons for complaints at times; the complaining masses, whose standard of living is reduced terribly because of cramped living and high prices, and finally the breeding class who stand for no government at all and are merely obstructionists in the path of any r-ght-minded governing group. There are times when it is little won der that the controlling political body sees the great need in the Empire of a militarized, centralized government, done which deals sternly against any offense to the nation.
 Premier Hara stood for all possi- ble reform. Ills records show that he advocated the limit that Japan could stand in democratic govern ment. And his reward for his trou- ble was this comment, made by a Japanese to the writer 30 minutes after the murder:
 ''Hara bad man, Price of gohan (rice) too high. Very good dier'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
Si1nonds Concert
 Delights Hearers

Playing difficult works of the old massers, with much skill, accuracy and ease, Bruce Tibbals Simionds de- lighted a large audience at a piano forte recital given l>e evening in the Bridgeport High school auditorium under the auspices of the alumnae ot Vassar. Smith, Simmons, Wellesley and Nouns Holyoks colleges. The proceeds will be divided equally among the local committees for the endowment funds.
 This was the first public appear ance MT. Simonds has made in Bridgeport since his return from Europe, and by the execution of a re- markable program has established a splendid reputation for himself among local music lovers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16

mos of Coronation Gulf. The na- lives, he said, still use the bow and arrow, but are gradually get ting accustomed to the use of firearms, which were introduced recently. The natives live on caribou and seal.
 A rifle in the Coronation coun- try sells for S16O. cartridges for 30 cents each, sugar is S1 pound. butter S3.80 a pound and milk $1 a can, Seaman said. The cost of clothing, however, is lower, a ''parka'' cape being sold for $4, muck1ul<s. CT native shoes, for 50 cents a pair and fine fur m2ttens for three boxes of one cent matches.
 Mounted police in the Corona ton country get mail sometimes three years old. Once, before he left, a constable got quick service on a letter, 1t being delivered from England in l 8 months.
 Seaman said he probably would go back to Coronation Gulf, where a big pot of trouble like a World War doesn't reach us un- til 1t is all over''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
OLDEST MARINE
 SEEKS FURLOUGH

Washington, Dec. 16-The old est Marine in the world has just been found. He is M.~ NJ. Brad ley, now at Leavenworth Hospi- tai, Kansas, and says he is 100 years and three months old.
 Bradley revealed himself when he wrote to Secretary of the Navy Denby for a furlough, to permit him to visit his son, James Bradley retired policeman, who lives in Brooklyn. The letter of application for furlough inclosed a letter from the son in which the father was advised "to settle down."
 Marine corps records show that Bradley enlisted in the corps in 1855 and was discharged in 1859 re-enlisting again and serving un- til 1863 retiring as a sergeant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-16
BOYS STOLE BREAD; GOT
 OFF WITH A REPRTMAND

Syracuse, N. r., Dec 16-In steal ing when you're hungry there's 8 moral, Is the judgment of Chief of Police Cadin. of this city. With father, brothers and sisters-indeed, the whole family out of work, with an empty cupboard and no prospect of even a loaf of bread to relieve that gnawing sensation in the stomach, two youngstersEPhi and Ezekiel, IT and l 4, respectively, of the Logash family here - were caught while stealing bread. Their pitiable story of want 'at home appealed to the chief, who, after investigation, ltber- ated the youths with warning not to steal again,