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President Signs Measure Which Cath
olics Supported—Fine and Impris
onment for .'Showing Inde
cent Films.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Washington, D. €., May 28.—Cath
olic organizations had a conspicuous
part in the campaign which has cul
minated in the passage of a bill by
Congress to Include immoral motion
picture films in the category of "ob
scene, lewd, lascivious or filthy "•mat
ter or other articles "of indecent char
acter" forbidden to be imported into
or transported through the United
States and its possessions. The bill
has been signed by President Wilson.
This amendment to the Federal pen
al code, which until now contained no
prohibition against the transmission of
Indecent films, will enable the agents
of the Government to prosecute those
who ship such pictures by express or
any other carrier. The penalty pre
scribed by the statute is a fine of
$5,000 or imprisonment for not exceed
ing five years.
With this amendment as an addi
tional recourse, it is expected that the
Catholic and civic organizations
which have been conducting crusades
against unclean "movies" will be
greatly strengthened. They can here
after appeal to the federal as well as
to the state and municipal authorities
to punish offenders.
In St. Louis the fight against^ im
morality on the stage was rewarded
toy a signal triumph last week over a
particularly offensive exhibition. A
company of "bathing girls" whose ab
sence of sufficient costume was their
chief appeal to a certain class of the
atergoers became a dismal financial
failure when, at the Instance of the
Morals Committee of the St. Louis
{(ranch of the Catholic Federation, as
sisted by representatives of the Lu
theran Alliance, they were compelled
to don more clothing.
This "production" was to have con
tinued for three weeks, but was com
pelled to cut short its engagement
when business declined after the
young women were respectably clad.
"Bathing Girls Show Forced to Close
(N. C. W. C. Social Action Depart
ment.)
Washington, D. C., June 4.—The
United States Public Health Service
has just published the results of one
of Its studies made to find out wheth
er the 8-hour day is more efficient
than the 10-hour day. Two plants,
each of high standard, were investi
gated, one working on an 8-hour and
the other on a 10-hour basis.
In the 8-hour plant, the output con
tinued at a steady rate and work be
gan and ended on time, while in the
10-hour plant much lost time was ex
perienced and production as a rule
declined in the later hours of the day.
The work in the 8-hour plant depend
ed upon Individual capacity while in
the 10-hour plant there was some
limitation of the output. Recess peri
ods were found to be of value, parti
cularly in the afternoon, and holidays
added to production on the following
day.
The 12-hour night shift, which is
common In factories that have the
10-hour day shift, was learned to be
.especially Inefficient, the output pro
gressively ^declining during the night
and falling abruptly in the last two
hours of work. It was also found that
the shorter day had an influence upon
the number of accidents.
Enormous Burden of Profiteering.
Washington, D. C.—An interesting
feature of Mr. W. Jett Lauck's Im
portant report to the Railroad Labor
Board, showing that profiteering and
not increased labor costs caused the
high cost of living, Is the examination
made of the Incomes of corporations.
Corporations receiving one-sixth of
the corporate income of the United
States made $800,000,000 more a year
during 1*16-18 than during 1112-14. If
all the corporations did as well as
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Unclean "Movies"
Banned by Statute
8-Hour Day More
Efficient Than 10
Vol XXXV. No. 27 Minneapolis, Mian., Saturday, May 29. 1920
Here" was the way a headline in a
St.- Louis secular newspaper chron
icled this failure.
The Morals Committee of the St.
Louis Branch of the Catholic Federa
tion has accomplished most of the
good with which it is credited by
those familiar with its work not so
much by punitive as by preventive
measures. In all cases where moral
suasion can correct in advance any ob
jectionable feature in a theatrical per
formance, picture exhibition or pub
lication, that method is adopted, and
both publicity and prosecution are
thus avoided. It is only as a last re
sort that the police department is
invoked.
Edward V. P. Schneiderhahn, a
prominent Catholic attorney, has for
several years marshaled the forces of
decency in St. Louis. He has obtained
the co-operation of the Lutheran Alli
ance and the Church Federation, an
other Protestant organization, in prac
tically all the Morals Committee's
efforts for clean conditions in St.
Louis.
The committee has not restricted its
activities merely to the theater and
the picture show. It
haB
done much
to prevent the circulation of immoral
pictures and publications, to remove
improper displays from drug stores, to
"cleanse'' commercial advertising, to
inspect and reform dance halls and to
correct many other evils.
In a large number of instances, a
report of the organization shows, com
plaints of impropriety and positive in
decency in theatrical and like perform
ances resulted in corrections by the
management. Protests were ineffec
tual in only a few cases.
Chairman Schneiderhahn is now at
tempting to bring about an interstate
organization which would co-operate
in the exchange of information and
actual assistance to purify the stage
and the "movie." It is Mr. Schneider
hahn's idea that if reprehensible fea
tures in plays originating in New York
could not be eliminated by the New
York branch of this organization the
branches in other sections of the coun
try could continue the endeavor as
the production appeared in their re
spective communities.
these, they received $4,800,000,000
more a year in those three years than
during the pre-war period.
With 110,000,000 people in the
United States or 22,000,000 families of
five each, every family paid $240 per
year more to these corporations dur
ing the- war than they did in the years
before the war. Mr. Lauck, however,
contending that the figures for profits
are much less than the real profits be
cause of various methods used to hide
from the public the real gains, de
clares that an average of $1,200 for a
family of five in the three years 1916
18 is a highly conservative estimate
of the actual cost of profiteering.
This means that an average of $400
a year was paid by each family of five
to make up, not the total corporate
profits during the three war years, but
only those profits in excess of the pre
war gains. Elsewhere in the report
Mr. Lauck shows that the total prof
its of 1919 were almost as much as
those of 1916-18.
Output 8lump Small Not Due to
8lackers.
Washington, D. C.—The New York
World is beginning a series of articles
on the slump in production of the
last year. It has found, on the author
ity of the Federal Reserve Board, that
raw materials decreased only 10 per
cent in 1919 below tbe 1918 point.•
Grain, coal and pig iron fell the
lowest among these and brought
down the general average several de-
Manufactured goods such as
and textiles fell off about 15
per cent, with 25 per cent as the high
est estimate for fabricated goods. At
most about one-fourth of this amount
is reported to be due to the slscking
up of the workers, or about 5 per cent
of the
"Oh, you who love Ireland
Be Ailed with delight,
Her day's golden ray
Breaks at last on our
Hope springs eternal in the Irish
breast. Patriots die to realize it.
Poets sing that it may live.
"The nations have fallen, and thou
still art young
Thy sun is but rising, wlien others
are set
And tho' Slavery's cloud o'er thy
morning hath hung,
The full moon of freedom shall beam
round thee yet.
Erin, O Erin, tho' long in the shade,
Thy star will shine out when the
proudest shall fade."
Ireland's hopes have been the sub
ject of prophecy. In the order of
TOM FRANKSON,
Candidate for Governor on the Repub
lican Ticket.
From reports throughout, the state,
friends of Tom Frankson are working
studiously for his nomination, and
their work has been so successful that
even his most sanguine opponents
have conceded his leadership, with the
result that they admit that Mr. Frank
son is the only candidate who can or
will defeat Dr. Shipstead, the non
partisan League candidate. Mr. Frank
son is no doubt the choice of the
people as is evident from the result to
date.
Municipal Hiking Club to 8pend Week
End at Seton Club, Lake
Minnetonka.
The Municipal Hiking Club number
ing about 60 people, will spend the
week end at Seton Club, Lake Minne
tonka, and return to Minneapolis Mon
day. Tbe members of tbe club will
take tbe Great Northern train to Crys
tal Bay and "hike" to Seton Club, a
distance of about 8 miles.
Seton Club will have its formal
opening week end of June 10th. An
opening program of land and water
sports is befog arranged by the Ath
letic Director, Miss Edith Sonder
gaard. Reservations for week end
and vacation days may be made at
Seton Guild, 21C Sooth 4th St.
Prophecies of Irish Freedom
Padrag U. Murchadha
Bight."
Never perhaps in the history of Ire
land, were the hopes of Irishmen
high and so near realization, as they
are at the beginning of 1920. The
assaults of the Normans, the cruelties
of the Cromwellians, the proclama
tions by the Viceroys, all have failed
to extinguish the Irishman's longing
for freedom. Ireland's is the one "lost
cause" of history, that refuses to ad
mit defeat. This characteristic of our
race was noticed by Thierry, the his
torian of the Norman Conquest, when
he wrote:
"This indomitable persistency, this
faculty of preserving through cen
turies of misery the remembrance of
lost liberty and of never despairing
of a cause always defeated, always
fatal to those who dared to defend
it, is perhaps the strangest and nob
lest example ever given by any na
tion."
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time and Importance the Prophecy of
St. Malachy comes flret. To its gen
uineness, Mabillion, the foremost Ben
edictlne writer, atteBts. The Proph
ecy was to be fulfilled 700 years after
his death. St. Malachy died in 1148.
This is the Prophecy:
Prophecy of 8t. Malachy.
"A few years before the Anglo-Nor
man invasion of Ireland, Mt. Malachy
was stricken with
hlB
fatal illness In
the Monastery of Clairvaux, in France.
In his dying moments he was seen
to shed tears. Those standing by
asked why he thus wept, and the re
ply is thus given: 'Woe is me,' said
try, alas for the Holy Church of God!
How long, how long dost thou forget
UB?
How long, my country, art thou
consumed with sorrow?' A iittle
after, as if someone had spoken to
him. he said: 'Be of good heart, my
son the Church of God in Ireland
shall never fail. With terrible disci
pline, long shall she be purified. But
afterwards, far and wide shall her
magnificence shine forth in cloudless
glory, and oh! Ireland, do thou lift
up thy head. Thy day also shall come,
a day of ages, a week of centuries,
equalling the seven deadly sins of thy
enemy, shall be numbered unto thee.
Then shall thy excedinj great merits
have obtained mercy for thy terrible
foe, yet so as through scourges as
great and enduring. Thy enemies who
are in thee shall be driven out and
humbled, and their name taken away.
Hut inasmuch as thou art depressed,
in so much shalt thou be exalted,
and thy glory shall not pass away.
There shall be pcaco In abundance
withjn thy boundaries, and beauty
and strength in thy defences.' After
this, Malachy was spent for a while.
Continued oa page 5
Had The Largest
Parish in the
World
The largest parish in the world is,
or rather was, Father .John Spann
baner's. Father Spannbauer served
for many months as a Knights of
Columbus chaplain with the A. E. F.
in Siberia, being the sole spiritual
minister to some 70,000 men in an
area of more than two thousand
square miles, for he attended not
only Americans but other forces co
operating with the A. E. F., making
his headquarters at the K. C. club,
Vladivostok.
When Austria declared war, Father
Spannbauer's* fellowmeri, Bohemians,
were drafted Into Franz Josef's forces,
the priest promptly joined them as
their chaplain. For thern, the war
was of short duration. In the first
big "push" against the Russian bear,
the Bohemians were captured, and
herded into gigantic concentration
camps.
When he arrived at the prison
camp, Father Spannbauer found him
self the only spiritual comforter in
a camp of more than 50,000 men.
After a short time, he was offered
his release, but declined to quit his
charges.
With the coming of the Americans,
William F. Fox, of Indianapolis, and
Garry McGarry, of Buffalo, in charge
of the Knights of Columbus work in
Siberia, realized the tremendous field
open to tbe Bohemian chaplain, and
enlisted bim in the K. C, ranks. He
carried on his ministrations through
out all Eastern Siberia, tbe only Cath
olic chaplain in that yast expanse of
territory, until tbe last Americans
embarked for home and be was as
sured that the Czecbo-Sknraks would
leave on tbe next transport. Then be
left for America. He baa a record
of fire years devotion to the cause
of Siberia.
rr. PAUL.
Headquarters for Mayor C. Hodg
son, candidate for tho Democratic
nomination lor Governor, bare been
at room 112, 8t Francis hotel,
Bird in charge. Mr. Bird
largely in tho mayor's city
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Baltimore, Md., May 26.—Thirty-four
young men were elevated to the priest
hood here this morning by Cardinal
Gibbons. The impressive ceremony
brought to a close the annual ordi
nations and the conferring of minor
orders, begun last week.
Many different nationalities and
forty archdioceses and dioceses of the
United States were represented at the
exercises, in which the different can
didates including students of St. Mary's
Seminary, Baltimore the Sulpician
Seminary, Washington Mount St.
Mary's Seminary, Emmittsburg, Md.
Catholic University, Washington, and
the Society of St. Joseph for the Col
ored Missions.
In all, one hundred and eighty-two
candidates received tho different or
ders, from tonsure to tho priesthood,
during the week.
Orders conferred on candidates from
middle western states included:
Archdiocese of Chicago.
Suddeacons—The Revs. James 1).
Mishcn, John M. Ostrowskl, Daniel F.
Cunningham.
Four Minor Orders—Francis 10.
Duinpts, Will lain J. Gorman, John F.
Grant, Daniel 11. Harnett, Francis A.
Ryan, Thomas J. Berminghani, John
A. Giusti.
Minor Orders of Exorcist and Aco
lyte—Francis M. Flahi'ily, John J.
Milligan, Raymond J. O'llrion, James
Ij. Itooney.
Tonsure, Four Minor Orders—Stanis
laus A. Roziak.
Minor Orders of Porter and Lector—
Malachy 1'. Foley, John P. ilalligan,
Paul F. Ixeffel, Martin D. McNamara,
Thf.ophile A. Sychowski.
Tonsure, Minor Orders of Porter
and Lector—Donatus J. Kuiawas.
Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa.
Suhdcacon The Rev. John H.
Mayer.
Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Subdcacon—The Rev. Robert Ed
ward Aycock.
Minor Orders of Exorcist and Aco
lyte—Charles F. Heauvais, Moses J.
Habeb, Sydney J. Skiiiington.
Diocese of Covington, Ky.
Minor Orders of Exorcist and Aco
lyte—Subdeacon-Deacon The Rev.
John lialdi.
Four Minor Orders- Oscar L. Pool.
Diocese of Davenport, Iowa.
Priesthood—The Rev. Nell G. Mor
rin.
Hubdeacons—The Rev. Raymond J.
Kef-flier and Ambrose J. Uurke.
Tonsure, Four Minor Orders—James
f. Canity, Charles F. Griffith, Edward
M. O'Connor, Iouls A. Roll ret and
George A. Voltss.
Tonsure, Two Minor Orders of Por
ler and Lector- Raymond J. McGrath.
Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa.
Subdeacon—The Rev. William J.
Kleffman.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Washington, D. C., May 28.—Rev.
Father John J. Burke, C. S. P., general
secretary of tbe National Catholic
Welfare Council, has accepted a place
on tbe War Memorials Council about
to be organized by the War Depart
ment to cooperate with tbe Secretary
of War in formulating policies and per
forming duties in regard to American
military dead overseas. Tbe invitation
to become a member of this Council
was received by Father Burke from
Secretary of War Baker.
The War Memorials Council is to be
created following
the
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Thirty-four Elevated
To the Priesthood
Memorial Council on
Overseas Dead Organized
MWii nil illnn
of Mr. Baker's assistant, RMbh Hayes,
who represented the War Department
in the recent negotiations between the
United States and the French gov
ernment for the repatriation of the
dead whose nest of kin dilrfd their
return to this country, and for the per
manent burial and care of the remain
der in Fiance.
In his report to tho Secretary of
War, Mr. Hayes pointed out ho
for an irpressIon of the nation's
aad sympathy" toward
soldiers who lost their Urea
Minor Orders of Porter and Lector
—Maurice Aspinwall.
Diocese of Detroit
Subdeacon-Deacon—The Rev. Joseph
L. Linsenmeyer.
Tonsure, Four Minor Orders—Sub
deacon-Deacon—The Rev. Charles A.
Roark.
Tonsure, Minor Orders of Porter
and Lector—Robert V. Curley.
Diocese of Lafayette, La.
Minor Orders of Exorcist and Aco
lyte—Moise P. Hebert.
Diocese of Little Rock, Ark.
Tonsure, Minor Orders of Porter
and Lector—FranclB J. Doherty.
Diocese of Louisville, Ky.
Subdeacon-Deacon—The Rev. Fran
clB
R. Cotton, Felix N. Pitt.
Diocese of Rockford, III.
Subdeacon The Rev. Joseph M.
Egan, Walter L. McDonald.
Diocese of San Antonio, Texas.
Priesthood—Tho Rev. James T.
Lockwood.
Subdeacon—Rev. Victor A. Raska.
Tonsure,, Four Minor Orders—Jo
seph A. PuBtka.
Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa.
Minor Orders of Exorcist and Aco
lyte—William J. Sellig.
Diocese of Toledo, Ohio.
Minor Orders of Porter and Lector
—Hilary II. Weger.
Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Tonsure, Four Minor Ordere—Alvin
W. Forney, William F. Oalvin, Edward
N, Sox man and Francis Clogherty.
Diocese of Alton, III.
Deacon—Rev. Philip O'Reilly.
Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Minor Orders of Porter and Lector
—Peter Szymanski.
Diocese of Helena, Mont.
Tonsure, Four Minor Ordere—James
A. Major.
Diocese of Grand Rapids.
Four Minor Orders, Subdeacon, Dea
con—The Rev. Robert Emmett Fits
Patrick.
Diocese of Wheeling, W. Va.
Subdeacon—Rev. Martin J. Egan.
Minor Orders of Ebtoreist and Aco
lyte—John S. Kelley and Paul V. Hels
ley.
Jo8ephite Order.
Members of the Joseph!te Order for
the Colored Missions reeeived the fol
lowing orders
Subdeacon,: Deacon, ^Priesthood—
The Rev. Sabino Gross!, Francis L.
Linton, John F. Neifert, John L. Stam.
Tonsure, Four Minor Orders—Sub
deacon, Deacon, Priesthood—The Rev.
L. Rleth.
Four Minor Orders—Edward V. Cas
serly.
Tonsure, Four Minor Orders—John
J. Casserly.
Tonsure—Thomas J. Brophy, ATthur
J. Flanagan, Vincent Sovorino.
in tbe war. For tbe accomplishment
of that object he urgd tbe appointment
of a "War Memorials Council as an
advisory commission on affairs con
cerning American military cemeteries
and such related matters as may come
before it."
Mr. Hayes specifically recommended
that each of the seven welfare organ
izations which served in the war (in
cluding tho National Catholic jWar
Council) be represented in the council.
Tho other bodies which, it was sug
gested by Mr. Hayes, should have rep
resentatives in the council's member*
ship are the National Fine Arts Com
mission, the American Institute of
Architects, the American Forestry As
sociation, the American Legion, the
Navy Department, the Quartermaster
Corps (Cemeterial Division), and the
War Plana Division of tho General
Staff. Ho recommends also that the
families of the dead be represented.
It Is suggested by Mr. Hayes that
within the council there be a
too oc
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