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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

You didn't know that the whole
Church Of God in heaven" Is tiekled
when you procure" the celebration
OF q mass for $50. did you? Well, the
Jesuit Coleridge knows Just how Il
feels and he tells US In the following:
1T must BE- remembered that any one
who procures the celebration of a
mass which would not otherwise be
celebrated. does not benefit alone his
own soul or the soul for whom the
mass is offered or that OF the priest
who offers Il but the whole church Of
God in heaven, on earth, and under
the earth Cgophers, alternating things,
etc.O This Is good deed which re
ioices God and the Saints and the an
gels as wen as the living and the
dead. and IL is no wonder II the
prayers and interests OF such q person
are assisted BY the intercessions Of all
heaven" You'd think that the priests
would want to rejoice Cod and the
saints by offering mass night and day
but no. the rejoicing comes only
when someone proeures the celebra-
ton OF nnass." See?
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

Several Catholic papers have lately
referred TO the great 50. Dominic.
who, armed with the rosary. subdued
the Albigensian heresy in the 18th
century" ARMED with the rosary"
is a fine example OF prisstly half.
truths, You are not told that the
rosary was REINFORCED by the Ak.
sword, and fagot in the 9o-yoars'
bloody butchery which completely ex-
terminated the people Of Albigeois.
province Of southern France. The
Alblgensians did not agree with the
church In all points but stlil called
themselves Cathoilcs-as q holy hypo-
crit says, "they were like the modern.
lists Of our day" Town after town
was burnt and the inhabitants put 20
the sword without distinction OF aga
or sex, $4,000 being butchered In ono
town alone. Pens were made with
stakes and filled with straw aud
crowds Of heretics were driven IN and
burned: in one pen 1S3 we're burned
IN the presence OF an archbishop aud
II other prelatcs. Draper says that
although 600 years have passed.
southern France has never recovered
from the blow. And this was tho
work OF good st. Dominic and his
rosary" (You need not look In the
Catholic Encyclopedia or on Catholic
bcok shelves COR the above facts-you
won't find thom.l
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

Ever hear Of a hospital With board
of directors whose business Il In 70
declare at the end Of the season how
many people were cured? There have
been this summer many pilgrinages
20 che slriae-of Our La6y OF LonFGes,
France, and according 10 the Southern
Meseenger There were several par.
tial cures, but pending the decision OF
the Official bureau AZ Lourdes, II would
be imprudent TO speak Of them" An.
other paper announces, about 20 cured
and a greater number miraculOusly
improved" Il seems, however, that
Our Lady's cures are only for the
common people-Cardina Bourne was
treated at Auvergne for laryngitis and
Cardinal Vanutelli had an operation
elsewhere for oataractl Why didn't
they try the shrine?
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

EIHE avengisu Nemesis Of Pate
,ruthlesaly and unafraid II
~ ueadinG the windinG trail o;
TIE Catholic orimeScnvcngers
and thsir Romsscarsd partnsrs IN
uims vho have hidden little Viola
Martens away trom the sunllGht Of
Iesdom IN that socailcd Academy
NJ Il Grunge. m Justice is treading
|ard upon the heels Of this choice ar
rcEntion Of Chicago home-vreckers.
ne Menace Army has responded
1obly 10 this twentieth century call
b arms and from every nook and
1ornsr of the United states have come
he ansvering words OF encourage
nent and ringing pledges Of loyalty
md support In this battle 20 free this
little girl-chlld from the iron grip OF
the bloodstalned hands OF the
Romans And with these splendid
letters has come In almost every in
stance the -sinews Of war" until az
his writing the Viola Martens Rescue
Fund Il large enough 10 justify us to
open our FIRST leeal battle IN this war
fare that shall never cease until Rome
releases the last one Of her countless
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

crecy Of their dark and hidden rooms
and locked and doubly.barred doors.
Mrs. Corkelfs appeal was golden; re.
member. Corkell had but recently sold
his property NJ 2622 n. Western A"e!
The plot began 70 thioken. The game
OF life must needs now be played with
a marked deck And the cards that
were dealt TO Henry Martens were
ominously dark.
As told in last weeks Menace Mrs.
Corkells petition demanding that
Viola he placed In some suitable
CATHOLIC educational INSTITU.
TIoN" was fied about the twentieth
day OF the following April. This case
was heard by Judge Charles NJ. Walker
May Z, 1912. From this petition, drawn
mp by Mrs. Corkell's Catholic lawyer.
s. d. Hurley, Of Chicago, I quote the
following paragraph:
Your petitioner further shows that
the said Viola Martens Is now aged
thirteen and one-half (13 1.2l years.
That che has been raised and edu-
Gated In the Catholic faith, has made
her first communion and been con-
frmed. and Is deslrous OF remaining
a Catholic. That the said defendant.
Henry Martens, and the wife OF said
defendant Katherine Martens, are non.
Catholics and are continually urging
and pleading with the said Viola Mar.
tens 70 abandon the faith in which she
has been reared and become a non.
Catholic. That the said minor child.
Viola Martens, is compelled TO aud
does hide the emblems Of her religion
from her stepmother, and is compelled
to keep them in hiding and out Of the
sight OF said stepmother, Katherine
Martens, nee Weber.
Your petitioner further shows that
said minor child, Viola Martens, was
baptized. reared and educated a Cath
olic by and with the consent OF said
defendant, Henry Martens" CD
Contradicting these remarkable
statements find the following to be
the facts as set forth In Henry Mar.
tens answer TO the petition In oues.
tion, from which answer ] quote:
This respondent admits that the
said Viola Martens Is now about thir.
teen and onehalf years OF age; but
be denies that said child has been
raised and educated in the Catholic
faith, and alleges that until after she
was ten years Of age SHE ATTEND.
ED THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE
CITY OF CHICAGO.
Further answering this respondent
denies that said minor child. Viola
Martens, was baptized, educated and
reared a Catholic by and with the con.
sent Of this respondent, as in and by
said petition set forth"
These quotations may be verified by
any one in chieago by looking up the
original records IN case number 272..
131. general number) in the circuit
court, In chancery. OF Cook county.
case Of Mary Martens vs.. Henry Mar
tens.
And so. on the seventh day OF Nay,
1912. Judge Charles 81. Walker, hav-
ing been acquainted with all the facts
and evidence which have brought be-
fore the readers OF The Menace, even
10 the betrayal OF little Viola by Cor.
keli, which the father charged In open
court, adjudged. decreed and ordered
that Viola Martens be committed 20
the custody OF the Romish nuns OF
that Nazareth Academy" at Ia
Orange. Ill and that Henry Martens
pay 20 HE former wife. Mrs. Corkell,
twenty dollars each and every month
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

There's q hole In the wall erected
around the Catholic young people and
through Il the young men are escap-
ing and running right over TO the Y.
NJ. q. A. Holy church stands al the
breach alternately shaking her fist ut
her rival and trying TO an up the gap
with the Young Mems Catholic lnsti.
tute. The following condemnation Is
from the Catholic Union and Times:
In the Y. NJ. @. A. there IL a thorough.
going spirit Of Protestantlsm, inde.
pendent judgment and Interpretation
and goodness emphasized as n merely
natural virtue. Catholics in a Y. NJ.
c. A. are IN the midst OF insidlous
dangers TO the faith. They 20 In for
gymnasiums and swimmlng.tank priv.
leges. They get IN touch With Bible
reading classes, and such words az
duty, obligation, faith and good works
for divine purposes are left out" Still
another holy adviser declares, "No
Catholic who has q grain Of self.re-
speot for bis Christian character. OF a
spark ef love for his roligion viii
under any circumstances contribute a
cent 70 or accept tho physical culture
course or anything else az the hands
Of the Y. NJ. G. A."
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

In itE November Issue. published Be-.
fore the election. Extension. q Roman
Catholic magazine publlhhed In Chi.
cago. announced hat Tho Menace
would Issue an edition OF a million
copies luat previous 10 election IN op.
position 10 Taft and remarked that
other papers did the same thing four
years ago and that every COPY 20 Ia.
sued represented an extra vote for
him. Judging from the results az
hand wo don't believe The Menace
helped Tafts chances very much.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

II ls useless 10 tell Roman Catholic
10 think on any religious subject. for
he n not allowed 20 think. lie has
accepted the thoughts OF a lot OF dead
men, who knew little or nothing. and
has sworn 10 have faith In their
thoughts AZ long as ho lives. Such a
person counts for nothing outside Of
the ecclesiastical organization which
controls him, and be has no voice In.
side OF this organization. lie Ia only
dead wood, cut and put In a pile with
other sticks 20 be reckoned as the
Of Romanlsm.-Truth Seeker.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

The Mcnacs OF Aurora. Ne. oon.
tinues 10 speak With viEor % the en-.
croachments of Rome. and the people
like H. evidently. A recent week
showed an Increase Of twenty thou.
sand In the sabsoription list. and up
20 date. When our report vas sent.
there had been seventeen thousand.
This is growing With q vengeance.
Write for a bunch Of samples. and get
up = olub.-The Christian Standard.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

commentary on the Rsmish convsai
aystem 90 know that this Chioaeo
-flouse of Good 6hopherd- Il rated
ana known among The catholic -fAith-
ful" a. th ~sat cenvert % ita class IN
a.;5iS:, a. sts: Z - God have "'F'' ..
Itis~g possible that Misc Niehois
viii vs. her sxperisnoes Ane The
story p ser life 10 book form and The
Mens may publish u In the near m
ture . a I can truthfuily say after
hea'| this entire story from her
OWE pa story { am only sorry ~
Ia not the space 10 publish entire
In The Menace--that her book win
be undoubtedly not only a thrilling.
soulEripping life.story Of one of
Romo's girlelAves but viii also be =
living terror TO both nuns and priests.
for every chapter viii BE- another
sledgehammer blow that win make
the already crumhllng walls Of the ac-
cursed Catholic convent system OF the
United States tTembie and culver 70
the very foundationsi
In conclusion. Miss Dorothy Nichols
n q very real. a very much alive.
auu WY ltuuNu NouuN Nal Ctte
a no mere image Of hction. nor does
she lay buried somewhere In the
musty past She 10 In Aurora NOW.
she can be sen AZ The Menace oticcs
every day. Born and reared and en-
shaved In Catholicism, she has passed
from the darkness Of image-worship
20 the daylight Of freedom. Dorothy
Nichols is with The Menace heart and
soul. II might interest you 10 know
that she IL a member Of the staunch
old Presbyterian church.
Again, Dorothy Nichols n a young
lady OF courage. For years since she
was liberated from her awful Chicago
Catholic prison she has been followed
and bounded and dogged nom place
20 place, from town 20 town. and
from city {. city by the Romans To
live clean and straight and pure when
every human hand seems against that
life. 10 sufter deceit and Catholic per-
sceutlon and malice unhlnchingly,
these are the things that prove
Dorothy Nichols high moral courage.
As another proof OF Miss Dorothy's
sincerity and courage I would call at
tontion 20 the following affidavit:
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

Romanism is an organic fossil from
the Roman empire Of the long ago.
II Is an ecclesiasticism built on the
model OF the Roman empire even 10
the names OF rs ofilcials and functions
as well as its performances. n you
want TO sec the nageantry Of Rome
Pagan then oil you have 20 do Is
watch n Roman procession I'm these
days. see the altar boys and the nj.
tendants holding up the purple skirts
OF the pettlcoated functionaries az In
ostontatlous display they act again in
initiation Of the Caesars OF Universal
emplre.-Sword a Trowel.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

50 many Roman Catholic dsnocratie
poiiticians ueru elected ~ the recent
election that ore correspondent UuE.
rests that the emblem ~ the head of
the ticket be changcd hereafter from
the rooster % ne erona Ia crder that
the priests nay Be saved the Necessity
% rsitins out sample hati0a. etc
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

Tor ne uae and eehoof of that Cntholie
inatitutioni
Jusl here Z desire 10 can your a..
teutton % the aucrn statement of Mrs
EiiEabetk tArsen Who vAs IN the coart
ron on that msmorabie day when
Judrs Waiksr lenf the cloak of aeemlng
legality 10 AID And abet q dastardly
case of Catholic conapiracy and gran
In the kitnaping Of = little child and
the systematic robbery OF an American
father 20 tattcn these eerobed victim
snAtehsrs. Mrs. LArssn'a statement
is not only Interesting Sut-iilunf
mating:
~chieatO. m. AuE. 10. 1913.
Mr.. n. @. Martens
Dear sir:-ln answer 20 your re-.
guest about viola viii state the FOL
lowing:
During the short period Of time
Mr.. Martens had Viola he has given
her every consideration and the bene.
it OF a clean and respectable and com.
Portable home Tho SURROUNDINGS. the
kind treatment Of Mrs. Martens. The
love and eare for the child made the
child happy and coutented. When
Mra. Corkell. viola'a mother. made
charges against Mr.. and Mrs. Mar.
tens and he was cited Into court,
Viola expressed sorrow aud fear that
she would lose her new home. was
In court. heard the evidences, and was
present when the sisters or nuns,
who had been waiting for hours, took
the ehildi The poor child hung onto
Mrs. Martens and said, = won't col
Tears were rolling down her cheeks,
helplessly she cast her eyes around
the court room hs n looking Tor help.
Mira Martens and myself were very
much affected and could not control
our emotion. Tho parting from her
parents who had given her a decent
home and 70 whom the child depended
upon for protection. was sad and
touching for the human heart, when
the sisters with q smile took charge
OF the poor girl. ! have been In Mr..
Martens homo on more than one oo'
caslon and know that Viola was well
taken care OF. have heard the his
tory OF the childs past life. thrown
from pillar 10 post. For what reason
l the child was taken away from a good
home do not understand. but can
only surmlse. heard the attorney
said 10 the judge that Il looked 10
him as II the whole affair was . case
Of kidnapping under church protection
In spite OF the evidence given vlnla
was placed In n Catholic institution
against her own viii and against her
I fathers will. On the vay TO tho court
room the child asked me II her father
could not save her from being taken
from him and his home. She seemed
10 be mentally In distress and was
greatly effected from the trouble her
, mother had made for her and by the
fear vi being sent away TO an instilg'
/ tion.
Hoping that justice will come 70 Us
level. ! pray that tho child will reggin
her liberty and be restored TO her
home.
MRS. ELIZABETH LARSEN.
1906 N. Hamlin avenue, Cit'.' =
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this tenth day Of August. 1912.
tSean JOHN n. HASKINS.
Notary Public
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

Poor Dan Cupid is to be harnessed
for Rome's service! The Catholic Uni.
verse gives advice TO Catholic girls
who are loved by Protestant men. The
girl seeing that he really loves her
must demand that he take instructions
in the faith OF the holy mother church
and II he loves her enough be will
agree 10 Il. The editor concludes:
The way to make a Catholic out OF
an American pagan is 20 have him fall
In love with Catholic girl and then
be face 70 face with the proposition,
no church. no girl Catholic girls do
not know their power. perhaps, Then
they should learn Il. and II they do
know Il and do not exercise Il then
they SHOULD BE MADE To-" Boys,
keep shy Of the girl who demands
this Of you, for the priest has her in
tow.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23

The most superficial student OF 70
ligions knows how 10 estimate the Oft
repeated statement, The holy eucha.
rist Is n miracle; the bread Is changed
at the consecration by the word OF q
priest into the flesh Of Christ aud the
wine into his blood. No powor OF man
Is equal 10 this sublime action-it
must be OF our God" The eucharist
is pagan. Long before popes began
10 murder each other. pagans ate wa.
fers, the flesh OF Ceres, the great
mother. and drank wine, the blood OF
Bacchus, while holy water flowed in
the Ganges and the Nile. As Mark
Twain said 10 the guide exhibiting the
mummy, ''lf you've got a nice fresh
corpse. trot II out but don't try 10
palm OF on us an old humbug that has
been dead three thousand years
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23
Nazareth" Academy, La Orange. nL

thousands OF helpless, imprisoned and
exploited ehild-slaves, until every
Catholic convent now tolerated under
the Stars and Stripes shall be eter-
nally unlocked. until every Romish
monastery. hospital. school and oathe-
dral vault and basement and secret re-
treat shall uncover to the purifying
sunlight Of heaven their too-oft ghast.
~ crimes, until priestcraft covering
and whining and bowling beneath the
lash Of justice shall one day grovei
before Old Glory and kiss with It's
ushen. sensual and unworthy lips her
silken folds In token OF utter renunci-
alton OF allegiance 10 foreign pope or
hierarchy or political powerl
With this installment Of this story
OF the Catholic crime and cruelty and
graft that overshadows the home of
Henry Martens. OF Chicago, and that
will leave an eternal scar in the soul
of little Viola. desire 70 close our ar.
raignment and our review OF that part
Of the convlcting evidence In this case
which we are az liberty TO publish at
this time. Before these words can
reach your eyes and even as you read
them our legal battle will be begun In
the Chicago courts.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23
vioIa--The Girl in Bondage!
cosdBdns scenes tn. Tragedy Of The Grin. seuus.-IsnRs
ArsEnmsHt and ExpOsus Of Catholic chdSssug Conspiracy
coutnusd-Futms Developments


sold the place vas that he vsntsd 20
80 70 California He has also told
Others that were here hooking az tho
house that he had q daughter. and Tor
her ale 60 be vas going 10 take her
70 California 50 you bstter ksep
your eve on the girL To tell tho
truth ] believe he Win carry out bic
Yours truly.
"AI.BioN D. CoRKEL.L.
~26e2 y. Western Ave"
But this very evident ard entirely
natural plan on the part OF Daniel
Corkell 10 escape from the scene OF
hts crime and 10 kidnap the little
girivictim was exchanged for the ap-
parently safer scheme-which vas
nothing more or lees than the cold.
blooded conspiracy which IL thus and
now exposed 10 the eyes Of the world
In The Menace. viola's own Catholic.
reared and educated mother. perhaps
aided BY the monk tCorkell's own
brother). turned IN this extremity 20
those Catholic crimeaoavengors. the
nuns, and invoked the protecting se.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23
Aurora, Mo-. Nov. 9. 1912.

]. Dorothy Nichols, being irst duly
sworn. depoee and say that have read
the above story OF my experiencee
that ! furnished the material facts
for the same, that made every state
ment therein credited 10 me, and
that every statement contained therein
II true IN every particular.
And further deponent sayeth not ~
this time.
(Signed) DOROTHY NICHOLS.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 9Th day OF Nov, 1919.
HATTIE N. OLDAKER.
tSeaO Notary Public.
Ny commission expires March 20.
1915.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-23
MRS. MoRoANs SWORN STATE.
MENT,
Minneapolis, Minn.

Minneapolis, MINI.
Mrs. II. Morgan, being FIRST duly
sworn, deposes and says: That dur.
Ing the year OF 1911 and on the 18th
day Of June she was living az number
1922 N. Western avenue. Chicago.
III, that on this day she ascended 10
the third story or attic porch in
search Of a laundry basket, that there
abe found q laundry or clothes basket
IN the bottom Of which she found a
little girls under garments. that these
under garments were stained with
blood, and that she recognized said
underclothing as that belonging 20
and worn by Viola Martens: and that.
Further, said Mrs. n. Morgan says
that one Daniel Corkell. Viola Mar.
tens stepfather. occupied the garrett
or attic room Of this house, and that to
her positive knowledge said Daniel
Corken enticed said Viola Martens, his
Btep-child. on the occasion Of her
visits 70 him on errands. TO this attic
or garret room and that he detained
The said child. Viola Martens, alone
m his company IN the said garret room
Tor hours AT a time.
And further deponent sayeth not at
Ihis time.
CsiEned) MRS. H. MORGAN.
Witnesses: Mrs. Della Resan, J. T.
Craig.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
his l1th day Of November. 1912.
lSeaD JOHN S. CRAIG,
~ Notary Public
Ny commission expires July IA,
II16.
pwing Henry Martens demand
punishment Of Daniel corkell
for hls indescribable crime against lit
lie Viola Martens came this significant
letter nom corkelrs own son:
FEB. 1s, 1912.
''Mr. II. Martens
Dear Sir:--I wish to inform you
that my father has sold his property
NJ No. 2e22 n. Western Ave. The
PARTY that bought the place has a gro
rery and market on Erie street, a few
<oors west OF Carpenter strest. This
Darty told me the reason my father
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