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LOUISVILLE, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919.
VOLUME XLII.-NO. 22.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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GOV. DUNNE
Irish-American Delegate States (lie ,
CI :i! in of I rein nil For
Freedom.
Hnibors on Gateway of 'Atlantic
That-'shoiild Be Open to AH
Nations.
Overwhelming Majority of Ireland
.Stands United For Self-
Government.
QUOTES W1I-SO.VS GUARANTEE.
Edwaid P. Dunne, foimer Gov
ernor of Illinois and one of the
thiee Irish-American delegates
abroad in behalf of Irish freedom,
states the views of the committee a3
follows:
It may be appropriate at this
Junctuie to review briefly the origin
and purpose of our mission here.
n.,i iJ .ini ' i unueu,
States declared war on Germany, '
r,.i i,on f i, TTit.i a-,
On April 6, 1917, the United
entered more heartily Into the war
than did American citizens of Irish Instead of being monopolized by
descent. The purposes of the war England. Today these harbors are
were outlined by our great Presi- empty and idle solely because the
dent in many public utterances. English policy Is determined to re
, Among those puipo3es he declared tain Ireland as a barren bulwark for
were: English aggrandizement, and the
, "The right of all peoples to self- unique geographical situation of this
determination. island, far from being a benefit and
"Absolute freedom of navigation a safeguard to Europe and America,
upon the seas outside -of territorial is subjected to the purposes of Eng
waters alike in peace and in war. lish policy of world domination.
' "Mutual guarantees of political Ireland today reasserts her 'historic
Independence and territorial integ- nationhood the more confidently
rity to great and small nations bofore the new world emerging from
alike." the war because she ibelieves in
Along these same lines Lloyd freedom and justice as the funda
George, 'British Pjime Minister, also mental principles of international
declared, "Equality of right among law; because she believes in franlc
nations, small as -well as great, is co-operation 'between peoples for
one of the fundamental Issues this equal rights against vested privl
country and her allies are fighting leges, and ancient tyrannies; be
to establish in this war." He added, ! cause permanent peace In Europe
"Government with the consent of can never be secured by perpetuat
the governed must be the basis ofjing military domination for profit
any territorial settlements in this of empire, but only by establishing
war." ' (control of government In every land
The war begun by America for , upon a basis of the free will of a
such purposes, among other pur- free people, and the existing state
posed, has been won, and the vie- of war between Ireland and England
torious nations have discussed the can never be ended until Ireland is
terms of settlement. definitely evacuated by the armed
Tne wnoie or ireianu, connumg
in these declarations qi tne pur-
poses of the war, including self-de
termination of the-weaker nations,
ffiffi.."!? oPPrtunUy. of the gen-
ei'arTmnmoirTjrTWctimiHrrrMi
declare -unmistakably its national i v
will. .Only In twenty-six out of 105 day aiglit pn the strainer Pilgrim
constituencies of the country was Mslc for dancing will be rendered
England able to find enough "ioy- by Swann's jazz orchestra The com
alists" to return members favor- mitteein charge will look after the
able to the union between Ireland comfort of the excursionists and
and Great Britain. For the remain- promise an enjoyable boat ride. Ow-
inir seventy-nine seats uie electors .
chose as members men who believe
ed In self-determination. Of these,
seventy-three who now represent
an Immense majority of the people,
eought election as Republican can
didates, and each of these Republi
can members has pledged himself to
assert by every means in his power
the right of Ireland to complete in-
dependence which she demands, un-
der a national government free from
S ;;!!' I? kthnd had
not y rt"nto X? .M tne
Irish capital in a National Assembly
and, as the only Irish Parliament
ti.ln fiiivi " tinqn mmlD V vnfoil ffl flf.P.
laratlon of independence. The Na
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tional Assembly also caused a de
tailed statement of the case of Ire
land to be drawn up and appointed
three members, Edward De Valera, tucky IrishrAmerican force, was
Arthur Griffith and Count Plunkett, dischaiged from, service this week at
to 'represent the statement to the Quantico, and his discharge papers
Peace Congress and to the League from the Marine Corps bear the fol
of Nations Commissions dn the name lowing excellent testimonial:
of the Irish people. Up to the first i "Joseph N. Higgins, expert rifle
ot February, 1919, as far as the man, of the A. E. F., wounded in
news published in the public prints action In line of duty, gun-shot
indicated, Ireland's case was not wound, served in Belleau Woods of
even considered or even mentioned the Chateau-Thierry Sector, partici
at the Pans Conference, despite the pating against the enemy in our
Irish request for hearings. (taking Vierzy, served in the Mar
Alarmed at this ominous silence bache sector, served in the Toul
In reference to Ireland, a convention sector, St. Mihiel sector, Oham
of American citizens of Irish blood pagne sector, sub-sectors Soualn and
was called at Philadelphia February suippe, against the enemy In battle
23, 1919. This convention, attend- 0f Bianc Mont Riuge( served in re
ed ny t,i3s aeiegates num m
parts or ine unuea aiuiea, -uuum-mously
adopted resolutions declar
ing for Ireland's right of aelf-deter-
minauon ana . m u. t """
Cardinal Gibbons an executive com-1
mittee of twenty-five was appointea . " " " -." uic
for the purpose of offering such as- long expressed by the Daughters of
sistance as necessary to the dele- the Confederacy and Catholics of the
gates of the new Irish Republic in South when a memorial tablet to
their effort to present the case of the late Rev. Abram J. Ryan, the
Ireland berore the Peace Confer- poet priest of the South, will be un
ence of the nations. Frank P. veiled in .front of St. Boniface
Walsh, of New York; Michael J. church, in the anonastery of which
Ryan, of Philadelphia, and myself . Father Ryan died. It was expected
were ' appointed commissioners to this handsome bronze memorial
proceed to Paris for this purpose, 'would have been ready for this cer
and we have accepted the conimts- emony during the recent meeting of
sion with sincerity of purpose and the D. A. R. In Louisville, but it
confidence In the Justice or ireianns
claim for self-determination. Na
tionally, the race, language, cus
toms and traditions of Ireland are
radically distinct from the English.
Ireland la one' of tho most ancient
nations of Europe, and sne has pre
served her national integrity vigor
ous and intact through Beven cen
!..( nf fnrolcn nnnression. She
has never relinquished her national
rlehts and throughout the long era
of English usurpation auo
everyeeneraUcmoefiantly proclaimed
her inalienable right of nationhood.
Internationally, ireianu io wnuira, uuem ui v-ui. uiu,um u.
gateway of the Atlantic, ireianu is
the last outpost of Europe toward
the-West. West Ireland is the point
on which the great trade routo be
. v -wt and East coavwre.
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tB Iretoa of the sea. Her ret j
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MACKIN'S MOONLIGHT.
Mackln Council, Y. M. I., will give.
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boat will leave at 8:30 o'clock from
the foot of Fourth street instead of
First, as has been advertised.
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
On Sunday morning, June 8,
members of St. John's Branch.
CathoHc Knights of America, will
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in accordance with the constitution
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that all members be piesent. Very
" JWh-r Suhnnn, the pastor.
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JOE HIGGIXS IHSCIIAItGKI).
Joseph N. Higgins, of the Ken-
Berve poaltlon in Argonne forest."
FATHER RYAN TABLET.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock
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wua iuuhu uupuastuie. oi. rraun
A. Geher and the Knights of Colum
bus have taken active part in the
arrangements, assisting Airs. John
L. Woodbury, representing the D,
A. R. In every possible way Mrs
Woodbury has prepared an Interest
ing and appropriate programme and
Judge Matthew O'Doherty and Gen.
William B. Haldeman. will deliver
addresses. Tho choir of St. Boni
face church, fifty strong, under the
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graft, will sing, and the unveiling
will be done by little Miss Eileen
Clines, Grand Knight of the Knights
of Columbus of Louisville.
Capt. John H. Leathers, who .was
one o! the first workers for this
bronze tablet, will preside "and do-
liver the opening address. The his-
tory of the memorial will be told by
.iwua.,.
CTRIOALLY HEATED SUITS
re worn by the aviators when they
Major J. C. P. "Wood left and his
t Curragh, Ireland,
REFORM
Administration Wants Two Million
Dollars of Taxpaei.s' Money
to Spend.
Racing Ends and Near Major and
ltcfonn Guai dinns Oiler No
- Protest.
Negro Burglars and -Holdups- Reap.
ing Harvest, and Kejsloiiers
Helpless.
PETTY CAMOUFLAGES PUBLIQ.
Well, the poor old "refoim" ad
ministration is slipping badly these
Mi's, lpsing. prestige wifiu the pea.
pie or Louisville, but there Is one
asset that the near Mayor and his
associates cling to, and that is cold
blooded nene. At the last meeting
of the General Council an ordinanm
was adopted providing a bond Issue
oi -, ooo.ooo for sewers, the people
to vote on it this coming November
and, the commission spending the
two million to ba appointed by
Smith. You certainly can't beat
that for pure castiron nail fiom an
administration which now serves us
with dirty streets, a "hick" fire de
partment, a pay-as- ou-enter City
Hospital and a Keystone police
force. Only a few days ago the
Boaid of Works, appointed by
Smith pleaded that the street clean
ing appropriation was about done
for, and the only chance we will have
for clean streets until fall is to pull
and pray for plenty of rain. The
first year after the "reform" admin
istration went into power the Board
of Works came out with a tearful
plea explaining their many faults
and neglects and saying that the
terrible snows of 1917-1918 ex
hausted their appropriation, but this
past winter we didn't even have the
semblance of snow and the Board
of Works pleads it is broke again.
Just imagine what like appointees
of the near Mnyor would do with
$2,000,000. Here's where the worm
will turn. It takes a two-third vote
to pass this bond issue and the big
asset of the "reform" administration
here the colored voter "dunno
much about dem bond issues."
Today marks the closing of the
spring racing season in Louisville,
and we only refer to It sadly be
cause it marks the failure of near
Mayor Smith and the apostles of re
form In the Men's Federation to de
nounce the wicked sinners who
were playing the races and the rac
ing game in general. The complete
laydown of Smithy and the little
group of "holler than thou" follows
In the Men's Federation is enough
to make the angels weep. Just con
tiast this situation once again:
Lnst fall near Mayor Smith de
nonncetL, the racing game from tho
housetops, mincing no words Is his
tirade against the racing game and
"the train of scarlet women and
gamblers that followed In Its wake."
(Smith's statement.) Hoys were for
bidden to sell racing form sheets on
the streets, news dealers were not
permitted to expose the "dope" pa
pers on their newsstands. One luck
less fellow was pounced on by the
Kej stone cops and locked up for
daring to read n form sheet in pub
lic. In nlj of Uils the near Maor
as heartily applauded by tho little
gioup of politicians in the Men's
Federation, ho only look for ilckr
cdness and vice under Democratic
administrations. But what n fall
from -tlrUie this year for the "re
fonn" Mayor and our guardians of
virtue. Bight off the, bat we find
tho near Mayor In a Ikx on Derby
day, tho Keystone police in their
seedy uniforms are out there dally,
although the track is outside tho
city limits, and saddest of all night
and dav boys and men aie hawking
ami selling racing fc-juns, "dope"
sheets and tips on the streets and In
OHi- hotel lobbies. After viewing
this remarkable change of front oho
mut wonder if Ue nettr Mayor and
hte associate reformers had been
influenced by the fact THAT A. T.
IIKIIT, THE BIG KEPUHLICAX
BOSH, IS NOW A HEAVY STOCK
HOLDER AND BACKER OK TJIK
KENTUCKY RACING ASSOCIA
TION,
It was remarked in the col
umns of the Kentucky Irish-American
six months ago that with the
gradual disappearance or the leal
police the tough negro element In
. this town would take advantage of
J the motprmen and conductor police,
and this" prediction is being -.Drilled
I nightly The negro gamblers and
crooks hold the Keystone police In
utter contempt,' and in addition feel
like they are entitled to rob, burgle
and gamble for'the big aid given tho
Republican machine in defeating
Swagar Sherley for Congress. Well,
the prediction has come through
with a vengeance. Negro crooks
and holdup men' have' taken posses
sion of the streMs at night and the
dally stories ofliobberles and as
saults by negro Ihugs re. but a few
OF TH MANY ALLOWED TO
GET OUT 0EO20L. '.PETTY'S OF
FICE. Out of 1 1,100 arrests here
last month only 354 were negroes,
1.08G being white, -while it Is an
established fafttthat in CRies of this
size anu me same proportion oi ne
gro population jthe arrest of negio
offenders average 60 per cent In
stead of 25 per cent., as here. It
proves concluslj-ely that the Key
stone police are; afraid to arrest ne
groes and the colored- gamblers are
looking to "Mrl'Chesley" for pro
tection, as Qneof them, said some
time ago. ,
In the handling of the police de
partment Chief of Polipe Petty is
making a remarkable lecord, not as
Police" Chief biftfor.hls ability to
throw out a camouflage screen when
the public beglnsto take too much
notice of the sdedy cops. One day
the Chief throwsVout a lot of the
old bull about what a dandy police
band we are going to have, hires a
musician to tn iiT the "hicks" and
thus far it is believed the band con
sists of one "turkey Jnrthe straw fid
dler," two "gll'ar .performers and
three boys from near Hardinsburg,
who are right smart performers on
that notable and tuneful instrument,
the jewshaiip. Some band! Then
when the populace murmurs again
Petty lays down, a barrage about the
wonderful school vof psychology he
has established for the Kenstone
boys. Of course', the poor "hick"
police don't know "whether psychol
ogy Ik something .o eat or not, hut
It 'furnishes copy; for Petty's press
agent and 'dofcsh't Jfurt anyone,
least of all he Keystone cops Even
the near Mayor' tried his hand at
gulling the comedy cops, and the
Herald tells us that Shnlth in a
heart-to-heart talk lntbe Council
chamber, told the Keystone boys
that "he was constantly hearing cit
izens -say thai tile police depnt tment
of Txmlsvllle ' is one In which they
take great prldf4,' and I hope before
this administration Is through e
will have a deiiai-tinent thai will be
1r model to c1Wfl'citlcVofi:thoicomi-
tiy." Can yof)eat that? Tne near
Mayor Is sonwf sweet little kidder
himself, Isn't he'
But right on top of Petty's bar
rage and Smithy's joshing cornea
the announcement from tho detec
tive office that Chief Deforrester had
ordered out his entire force for
night work, to try if possible in
stopping tho epidemic of holdups
and robberies Then the negro
burglars engage in a shoot
ing duel with the Keystoners,
getting away with It, and to rub It
in on Petty and Smithy the daring
and nasty slickers steal about 'steen
more automobiles. There's one cit
izen in business at Second and Guth
rie that the near Mayor didn't have
in mind when he was telling of the ;
citizens who piaise the Keystone
boys, and that is Mr. Mattmiller, tho
tailor, and, by the way, a life-long
Republican, so his testimony ran be
accepted without piejudice. as the
court would say. Mr Mnttmiller's
show windows have been broken six
oi more times by enterpiising bur-
glars, aqd In desperation he has had
olaced in both stoie windows two
large placards Teadlng as followa- I
"Bniglars and Robbers, Attention!
Please do not break or smash these
windows again. Thee goods In the
windows nro only samples, as our
real goods an locked in a safety
ault." No, dear leader. Chief Pet
ty will not publish this story In the
Police Bulletin.
Here's another littlo testimonial
that we will glvp free to Chief Pet
tv's press agent for publication, the
clipping being taken from the
Charleston, S, C. News:
"There are many fine policemen
on tho Charleston force, and It
would be a pity it a Keystone re-
gime such as exists in Louisville
should bo established here. The
city will not always have tne ma
rines to call upon in case of trou
ble." The LouiBVllle Herald or the Col
onel's press agent should answer,
this "smarty" and cite him one rec
ord that Keystone police have
been making the past week. From
one end of the town to tho other,
the motormen and conductor police
have been bringing In plunder that
they have obtained from law viola
tors, the plunder consisting of bats
and balls taken away from kids who
dared play ball on their beats. Ne
gro burglars and crooks may fright
pn ihn Kevstone police, but they are .
I not afraid for a minute to go after
these desperate offenders piaying
ball, and one of these efficient cops
at Sixth and Kentucky brought a
nine-year-old offender to his home,
and told the criminal's family that
"By gum, if that boy dfdn't behave,
he'd put him in the town lock-up
and see that he was sent to the De-
Itentlon Home." At a meeting. of
Bocial conference workers tho other
night, a school teacher in address-'
ing the meeting complained of the
I Keystoners flirting with the quaran
tined women in the City Hospital,
'the women and tho comedy cops
exchanging note3 on a siring. One
of the "hick" police up there is
getting to be a regular cutup with ,
these ladlw, too. un one oi iu
notes he wrote: "Boees are red, vio
lets are blue, sugar is sweet and so
are yoa." 'Once more, "Hoiw you
are you."
IN MEMORY OF
Upper half of photo shows a hu
water while a sailor is playing taps
commemoration of tho sinking Lusi
the Queen of Roumania placing flo
roes while Her Majesty was on a, v
DEMOCRATIC
Outlook In Kentucky Is Improving
Daily and Pnitj Success
Assured.
Republican Machine Trjing to Keep
the Coloied Republican Fight
Quiet.
Democratic Voters Wise to Hush,
whacking .Methods of Bing
ham Press.
GOV. BLACK SHOWS STRENGTH.
' '
Dqsplte tho attempts of the 'Hert
Hiirgh:im papers, the Courier-Journal
and Times, to create dissension
in Democratic ranks things aie shap
ing up nicely for a fair and orderly
primary and the selection of a
strong ticket in November. From
present Indications the Governor's
race Is a free-for-all one. with the
odds in favor of Gov. Black, who is
in a position to Increase his
strength not only in the primaiy,
but can by ihis short administration
win strong support for the No em
ber election. Judge Carroll to date
has pretty near the entiie legal pro
fession for his following and organ
isation, while it is hard to predict
Col. P. J. Noel's strength, he being
the dark horse iu the race. As
stated -before, Lieut Col Denhard
seems sincere in Ihis candidacy, but
It la believed when ho leallzes that
his chief support conies from men
who supported Morrow before, and
will likely suppoit him again, he
may drop out of tho race. Some
seem to think that Col. Denhard is
trying out Ills strength with the ex
pectation of getting in the Con
gieaslonal contest In his hlstrlct
next year.
Added Interest was given to the
contest for Lieutenant-Governor this
week by the entrance of W. H.
Shanks, of Stanford, who is popu
lar throughout the State, and his
followers claim he is the logical man
ta add strength to the ticket In No
vember. Although only an an
nounced candidate of several days,
he has already met with many
promises of support from all sec
tions, and belies the fact that a
prophet Is without ihonor in hla own
country, judging by the way tho
people of his district have gone to
work In his behalf. Henry M. Bos
wortb, who is a stake horse in a
primary, seems to have the nomina
tion for Auditor cinched, not even
rumors of opposition being heard.
R. S. Fairbanks, of Lexington, is
making a hustling canvass for the
nomination for Superintendent of
Public Instruction, and his friends
predict him a winner Prof. L. E.
Foster, of Versailles, and John Ce
cil, of Danville, are competing for
the nomination of Commissioner of .
Agriculture, and Judge Frank
Daugherty, of Bardstown, and Ry
land C. JIusIck, of Jackson, are '
rivals for Attorney General. Mr.
Muslck Is a late entry, and he and
his friends Bay that if given the
nomination It will moan much
strength from the big Republican
district in which he lives, many
voters in that district being more
than willing to be given an excuse
to get away from the G. O. P. i
Matt Cohen Is making a wiae
canvass for the nomination for Sec
retary of State, being opposed by
D. E. McQuery, of McCreary coun
ty, and although the latter is a
newcomer In State politics he has
already developed considerable
strength. Rodman Keenon is the
only announced candidate thus tar
for State Treasurer, but it Is rumor-,
ed that at man friendly to Senator
Stanley and all his followers will
announce in the next few days. For
the Court of Appeals Clerkship AJ
vln Steger, of Owenton, seems to
be making a runaway race, being
popular with all factions In the
Democratic party, and there is not
a man mentioned in the field of can
didates just now who is more popu
OUR DEAD HEROES,
ge wrath being lowered into the
from a captured Get man U-boat in.
tanla. Lower half of photo shows
wers on the graves of soldier he
islt to France.
lar and deservedly so with the vot
eis in the ranks. Gates Young, of
Owensboio, and William B. O'Con
noll, of Newport, aie also candidates
for this office. '
It can be seen from the above list
of candidates that the Democratic
party will be moie ably represented
In the Noember election than the
Republicans with the Hert-Searcy
hand-picked ticket at Lexington.
The Republican leaders are alrendy
busy apologizing to some of the dis
appointed ones, saying that they
had to make such selections for geo
graphical reasons. In other words,
no two good eligible men for office
could live In the same zone accord
ing to tho machine logic. The
Ijand-picked selections aio not
meeting with popular favor of the
voters, and the Republican leaders
and press are having a busy time
trying to explain the machine meth
ods mid purposes. One other fea
ture that Is causing much wony Is
tho colored brother vote, the big
asset of the Republican party in
Kentucky. Just previous to the
ponye-ntion at Lexington there was
another convention held that the
daily preas did not tell of, and that
was ther colored Republican conven
flon, which adopted strong resolu
tions asking if Williams Warier, the
Louisville colored man, was not go
ing to be nominated for the Leglsla
tuie by his party. Warley's district
la 75 per cent, coloied. and natural
ly Republican, and the Hert-Searcy
machine Is busy working overtime
trying to convince the coloied broth
er that the time is not ilpe to tack
a colored man on the ticket with
Morrow. The coloied Republicans
fall to be convinced and the lead-pi-s
of the race throughout the State
sav emphatically that the party must
take Warlev or defy the negro cle
ment. Thus it can be seen that if
the Coutier-Journal and Times were
bent on discussing rows and strife
in political parties the Wailev case
In the Republican fold would give
them ample opportunity. The con
vention of the colored men at Lex
ington was completely Ignored by
the Bingham press and no word of
this st'rilng low has ever appeai
In in oither paper Warley was In
dorsed by the strongest negro body
in the State, the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Color
ed People, which is composed of the
leading men of the colored race, and
they are out flatfooted In saying
that the fight la not being made for
Wniloy personally, but fontho. piin
ciple of being recognized in the Re
publican ranks. Incidentally it
might be remarked that the bush
whacking tactics of the Bingham
press Is leceiving wide If not fav
vorable comment, and protests are
foming from one end of the State
to the other from Democrats call
ing on the Courlei-Journal and
Times to state wheie do they stand.
AH of the toadying to Hert, the big
Republican boss, and the sly help
given to Morrow is not unobserved
by the followers of Democracy, and
tho suggestion made In tho Times
this week for National Committee
man Haldeman to explain tho sit
uation in Kentficky can be trans
posed by many, who will want Gen.
Haldeman to explain, if he can,
to the National Committee why the
Courier-Journal and Times seem
bent on knifing the Democratic
party in Kentucky.
CATHOLIC WAR COUNCIL.
Miss Mary O'Brien, Field Secie
taiy of the National War Council,
left this week for a short visit to
her home in Winona, Minn., before
going to attend the National Confer
ence of Socal Work at Atlantic City
June 1. Miss O'Brien will also at
tend the week's conference for
Fiejd Secretaries -of the council to
be held In Washington, beginning
June S.
ST. BONIFACE OflUHCIT.
Never was there a more Impres
sive and brilliant scene at St. Boni
face church than last Sunday morn
ing and evening, when large classes
received their first holy communion
and the sacrament of confirmation.
At the hieh mass at 8 o'clock in the
MndBg thlrty-elr girls and twenty
nine boys formed the clasa that ap
proached the altar for the first
time. This class and a number of
others of the congregation assem
bled at 7:30 In the evening and re
ceived the sacrament of confirma
tion from Right Rev. Bishop O'Don
aghue. The church was crowded at
both servicee.
HOLY JUNE
i
Month Consecrated In Special Man-
nyr to the Sacied Heait of
Jesus.
Special Feast obsened Klllla.
Following Octme of Corpus
Chi isti.
Dciofimuii Feelings Aie Jtcrhnl hj
Kmjiiciilntlon of the Holy
Sacrament.
IVDLLGEXCKS MAY BE GAINED.
The month of June is consecrated
In a special manner to the Sacied
Heart of Jesus, in order to pro
mote this devotion pnnn m.,.. TV
extended to the whole Catholic
orro me celebration of a special
feast in honoi of the S.icred HeaU
of Chr st to be observed the Frl-
Chrisu! S thJ CtaVe f Corpus
It was a timid, humble little nun
lu a small village In the south of
I-ranee that heaven marked out to
be the apostle of h Q,n,,i tt .
At first the devotion was scoffed at
au lunoyation. it met with a
Btorm of opposition, some coming
tioni neison.s In .hiri, ni,.u , ...
thority. Blessed and fostered by
the chuich it ultimately spread t
every land -and the fruits which It
produced aiA hocf n. -i ,!., ...
heavenly oilgln. All the devotional
iceuuKs oi mo early church are re
vived in the fienunntntlnn nf ti,
sacramentj, and especially frequent
wiuiiiuiuuii, n-iiicn is tne great ob
ject and center nt rlovntinn n...
Sacred Heart.
This devotion appeals most touch-
Ingly to US. It rpininiU no f n.i
weening, sorrowinc. inhnrin. .i
dying for us. It is consoling devo
tion. It shows that our own sor
rows existed long ago in the Sacred
Heart of Christ Wo -m- n ...!
iar with the wonderful promlaes that
uur .ura maue tnrough Blessed
Margaret Mary to -those who would
hae a special devotion to His Sa
cred Heart. While private revela
tions must be received with caution,
the fact that the Blessed Margaret
Mary Alacoque, to whom this reve-
juuon was maue, nas been elevated
( to the honors of the altar, places
mo uiiici.u auiiup oi ecclesiastical
aODTOVal. W run nt lo-ncf ho nnf-
it-lln thntjLbere la nothing jn these
promise mat is opposed to Catholic
faith or to sound moials.
The Sacred Heart of Christ claims
our devotion. It is the living Heart
(if Rod HiltlSplf nnrl its rnlnHrtn in
I us is unutterably the kindest and
most loving neart on earth It is
the Heart of our Savior, our King,
our Friend and our Brother. It is
the Heart of Jesus, still filled with
those feelings of mercy to which we
owe our redemption. When we look
upon the Image of the Heart of
Christ it awakens in our mind the
love which He bore humanity in be
coming man for us and in dying for
us. If we would ride safely over
the troubled sea of life we must live
in the Heai t of Jesus.
I In older to inciease devotion to
the Sacred Heart of Jesus during
the month of June, the saintly Pius
X., on August 8, 1908, graciously
conceded many great indulgences
The faithful should tiy to avail
themselves of those that they can
locelve. In all those churches in
which special devotions are held In
honor of the Sacied Heart during
this month a plenary Indulgence,
toties quoties, applicable to the
souls In purgatory, may be gained
on the last day of the month. Mind
ful of the fact that the ordinary oc
cupations of many of tho faithful
might prevent them availing them
selves In the full of this wonderful
piivllege, by a second decree he
granted that the same Indulgence
might be gained on the last Sunday
of the month. All that is required
for the solemn observance of the
j month, according to the mind
of the Holy Father, Is that there
shall bo a sermon each day, or at
'least on eight days of the month, in
the form or a mission, no uiso
grants plenary indulgences f6r the
communion received during the
month of June by those who shall
perform these pious exeiteises. All
these Indulgences are applicable to
the suffering souls in purgatory.
In Louisville there will be special
services all the month at the Sa
cred Heart church, Seventeenth and
Broadway, where all these Indul
gences may be gained.
CONCURSUS,
The Right Rev. Denis CDonaghue,
Bishop of Louisville, has called a
concursus to fill vacancies as irre
movable rectors of St. Stephen's
church, Owensboro, and at Si
James church, ElizabetHitown. Thl;
anniiinromfint states that those de
airing to entor must file applications
with the Rev. George W. Schumann
before June 4.
INVESTED WITH SCAPULAR.
Sunday morning Rev. James As
sent, the pastor, celebrated a special
high mass at 8 o'clock In St Eliza
beth's church, EaBt Burnett avenue,
during which one of tho largest
classes of the year received iholy
communion. In the first communion
class were twenty-five little girls
and thirty small Jboys, augmented
by thirty-five larger boys and girls.
In the afternoon there was solemn
vespers, when the first communi
cants wore Invested with the scapu
lar and the larger oes were re
ceived into the sodalities.