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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-06-14

play He added that TO permit the attacks to 90
challenged would be eowsrdy, and that oenuneiaton
was In the cause Of truth and justice. He observed
that u the postal authorities have the power to bar
the report Of the vice commission from the mails,
they have the right TO eliminate the Menace and
others.
The Rev. Father James Dalton, pastor Of Our Lady
Of Mount Carmel Catholic church, said s&Attornsy
General Wleksrsham had ruled that the Menace could
not be barred from the malls under strict nterpreta
tlon Of the postal laws. Father Dalton proposed
that the statutes regulating such matters should be
changed TO give the desired relief He promised to
get the Holy Name Society Of his parish to Join the
movement
I'm this report you will observe that they make
no bones Of designating the Menace by
- name-IN FACT THE WAR is TO BE
WAGED ON THE LITTLE OLD MENACE
ALoNE-for the Romans know that If they can
hang its hide on the fence the rest Of the cam
paign Of suppression will be easy.
You will notice that Joseph p. Gaffney, one Of
the bright and shining lights in the crusade to
slaughter the Menace in cold blood, states that
REPR E SEN TATIVES s ]. HAMPTON
MOORE, j. WASHINGTON LoGUE AND
REPRESENTATIVE LEE, OF STERLING
COUNTY, HAVE GIVEN ASSURANCES
THAT THEY WILL USE THEIR INFLU-
ENCE TO GET THE AUTHORITIES TO KEEP
THE MENACE AND SIMILAR PUBLICA.
TI0NS FROM USING THE MAILS"
WILL YOU PATRIOTS OF PENNsYL-
VANIA PLEASE KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE
SAID MOORE, LoGUE AND LEE7
Gaffney also states that the Menace is sent
unsubscribed for and unpaid for to Catholics
in Philadelphia, which statement is bare faced
falsehood. Catholics may receive sample copies
Of the Menace-we have no way Of knowing
about that-but nobody in the United States or
elsewhere is great enough or rich enough to get
on the subscription list Of the Menace until that
subscription is paid forl
He states further that the paper is composed
entirely of false charges and attacks upon the
Catholic faith, its clergy, religion and members
If that statement is true (and Gaffney knows
that it is not) why do they not bring lawsuits
for libel7
Why do they wish TO have the paper arbi-
trarily suppressed, from Washington
Is it because they know Of no other way Of
fighting than that Of assassinsting-or stabbing
in the back3
THE Rev Father James Dalton pastor Of
Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Catholic church,
said ex-Attorney General Wickersham had
ruled that THE MENACE COULD NOT BE
BARRED FROM THE MAILS UNDER A
STRICT INTERPRETATION OF THE
POSTAL LAWSl"
Why. then, carry the asht to Attorney Gen.
eral McRsynolds7
Do they think MORsynOlds is crooked, and
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What Rome Tkinks
Aboui Public Sehoob

-Ed1estioa. eusslss Of
TIE cntholle church, 10 q
esmnsbis hsresy.--Pops
Plus ~.
The public school aye
tem 10 q disgrace 10 the
civilization % the nine
teenth eentury."-Blshop
Hughes.
= frankly confess that
the Catholics stand before
the country ~ the enemies
of the public sehoola"--
Mgr satoill.
"Ths public schools have
produced nothing but q
Goddess generation Of
thieves and blaek9uards."
Priest chaueer
Swearing, eurJna and
profane expresslons are
distinctive marks Of public
school ehlldren."- Second
Provincial Council Of Ore
son.
The public schools are
nurseries Of Vice; they are
aodless, and unless sup
pressoo Will prove the
damnation of this eoun-
try"-Fsther Walker
"They who send thel-
children 20 the public
schools eannot expect the
mercy of God. They ought
not TO expect the saera-
ments of the church In
their dying momsnts"-
Father Walker.
"The time ls not Far
away when the Roman
Catholics az the order Of
the pope, will refuse 10 paS
their school tax. and will
send bullets 20 the breasts
Of the government agents,
rather than pay. II will
come a. a click Of the trla-
ger, and II win be obsyed
as u coming from God A..
mighty Himself" Priest
Chapel.
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hsh these revelations to over half million read
ers. The secret that many of our pure and holy
priests and virtuous nuns, though not allowed
TO marry are the parents Of large families, has
been exposed, and for some reason or other the
public has no more sense than TO believe that
there is something wrong with this manner o.
living, and as result these holy places are be;
ing depopulated, and If the thing Is not stop
ped our converts will sooner or later be At for
nothing but the roosting places Of bats and owls.
I'VE have accused the editors Of this vile
sheet Of everything from petit larceny TO mur.
der; our holy Catholic papers have been ac-
cusing them In cold type Of murder, but for some
reason the ignorant asses who take the Menacs
cannot be induced to believe what we say, and
In spite Of It all the circulation Of this dirty
rag continues TO grow by leaps and bounds.
In spite Of the fact that the laws Of the coun-
try have been such that we have been unable
to burn non-Catholics at the stake for over two
hundred years now, this 'green-eyed midget at
Aurora has the brazen temerity to print stories
from the Inquisition and has the nerve TO pre-
dict that we would do the same thing today II
we were powerful enough. We admit that our
holy doctrine never changes, but you know that
It Is wrong 10 hold rs responsible for something
that happened over two hundred years ago. You
also know that II is wrong to poison the mind
Of the youth with stories from such damnable
sources as Ridpath's History Of the World and
DowIng's History of Romanism. We should let
the dead bury the dead, and let bygones be by
cones. The American Of the present day has no
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-06-14

manner pleasing to his holiness, the pope, king
of earth, heaven and hei', and strictly in keep
ing with precedents established by our houor-
ed sires on st. Bartholomew's Day, 1872"
This may not be the exact language the Ro-
manists will use when they arrive at Washing
ton about June 18th" but the meaning is
just about right and just about as the president
will interpret it if he is fortunate enough to re-
main in his right mind until they get through
with him.
But with all levity aside, the fact remains
that the Romanists are out for blood, and that
they are going to leave no stone unturned in an
effort to accomplish their purpose.
The Philadelphia Ledger, also OF June I'd,
gives quite a different, and to say the least,
more elaborate report of the Catholic meeting.
We reproduce the Ledger's report herewith:
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that he win help, aid and assist In the suppress.
sion Of the paper when IL could not be dono BY
Wickersham "UNDER STRICT MTERPRE.
TATIoN OF THE POSTAL LAWs7"
But what's the use TO wonder7
Romanism rampant knows no law hut that
Of tooth and fang, and anything 10 avoid ex-
posure is sufficient. The end justihes the
means-and they will resort to anything. They
are exactly in the position of Aesop's mice.
certain Cat that lived In large country house
was so vslant and active that the Mice, finding their
numbers srievously thlnned, held council with
closed DOORS to consider what they had best do. Many
plans had been started and dismissed when young
Mouse rising and catching the eye Of the President.
said that he had proposal to make that would meet
with the approval Of ALL "f" said he, "the cat
around her neck little bell every step she took
would make u tinkie; them ever forewarned Of hes
approach we should have time to reach our holes BY
this simple we should live In safety and defy
her power" The speaker resumed his seat with a
eomplacent air and murmur Of applause arose from
the audience. An old Gray Mouse, with q merry
twinkle In HE eye, got up, and said that the plan
Of the last speaker was admirable one; bot he
feared Il had one drawback. He had not told them
who should put the bell around the Cats neck.
So it is with the ROMANS, they want the
Menace belled and they are in quest Of some
one who is willing to do the job.
They tried Wickersham over year ago, AND
HE BALKED.
They also tried the postmaster general under
Taft 8 administration, AND HE BALKED.
Now they are to try Attorney General Nc
Reynolds and Postmaster General Burleson.
But the men on the Firing Line have the
same chance at McReynolds and Burleson that
the Romanists have.
LET THEM USE THAT CHANCE TODAY!
Thousands Of you have pledged yourselves to
stand by the Menace to the finish-if you are
willing to keep that pledge, write the Post
master General a short, courteous letter. setting
forth your reasons why you think the Menace Is
a necessary publication, and why, in your judg.
ment, it should not be suppressed unless It vio-
lates some law.
''The right to think, to know, and to utter"
as John Milton said, is the dearest Of all hber.
ties Without this right there can be no liberty
to any people; with Il there can be no slaveryl
only by unintermitted agitation can peo.
pie be kept sufficiently awake TO principle not 10
let liberty be smothered in material prosperity"
said Wendell Phillips and the statement Is as
true today as IL was when IL fell from the lips Of
this immortal apostle Of freedom.
Justice is all the Menace wants-in fact II
would spurn anything else-but TO get justice
we must keep the pot Of agitation boiling. Are
you willing to do your share?
II you are, food this Office with new subscrip-
tions, and back up the faith that is in you by
telling the postmaster general why you did isl
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CATHOLICS CONDEMN
ATTACKS ON CHURCH
Movement Started to Bar scurrilous Publica-
tions from the Mails

tons from the Mails.
movement was started last night to bar from the
mails those newspapers and magazines that have
been publishing what the Catholics consider belous
seurrIIous attacks on The Catholic church and lts
members. A meeting was held last night In ST.
MonIeas Hall Seventeenth and RItner streets, by
delegates representing all ths Catholic parishes south
Of South street Resolutions adopted protesting
against the circulation Of the Objectionable literature
and calling all the parishes In this city to send
committee to Washington June 18th or 18th TO lay
their protest before President Wilson, Attorney Gen.
eraI MeReynoIds and Postmaster General Rureson.
In calling the meeting 70 order Joseph p. CARNEY,
attorney Of this city said that copies Of the Men,
ace, snti-cathoe papsS pf Aurora, No., have been
sent. unsubseribed for and unsolicited, through the
malls 70 Catholics Of PhiIsseIphIa. He declared that
the paper s composed entirely Of false charges and
attacks upon the Catholic faith, Its clergy, religion
and members.
Al meeting Of the Federation Of Catholic Societies
Of Philadelphia, held last night az t4t4 Arch street.
the same publications also were denounced. pamph-
let was distributes to the members. denounelns the
Menace. The brochure announced the Catholic
church had not taken any action against the period
IeaI because the church dig not care to notice u.
8. Edwin Mssarsse. president Of the society, was
appointed chairman % a committee Of fifteen men,
bers that will be sent TO attend the forthcoming
VentIon Of the Pennsyivsnla Federation Of Catholic
Societies.
Mr.. eaffney explained that Representatives }.
Hampton Moore and J. Washington Losus and Repre-
sentative Lee Of Sterling county. have given sssur-
anees they will their influence to get the sutho
ties 10 keep the Menace and similar publications from
using the malls.
The Rev. Father James Timmins. pastor of st.
MenIes's Catholic church, said Catholics are making
their protest In the interest of vstss truth and fair
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-06-14

NHt the fourth page of last weeks isrue you
remember we pubtshed On article from
the May 26th issue Of the Philadelphis
Inquirer ~ follovI:
Pretsstinp against stacks made upon their creed
ane psrsons ssntnsd with n By the hsnses. psred-
issi pveshsd IN ths west several hundred csthoIls
men held meeting iass night In ths parish hall o. o.
henleas Church Rltnsr street, near Seventeenth ta
prepare for meeting of representatives of every
csshoIIs soasrssstlon In PhIsdsphIs 70 demand the
Suppression of tire pUblleatlon.
Joseph p. oafiney, . member of the bar was sp-
polnted ehalrmaa of q eommlttse 10 walt upon Sen
stor PsnrOss and PhIlsdslpha eonsrsssmsn TO rs-
qusst them TO their influence with the postmaster
general to prevent the elrovstlon of the psriodeai
through the malls.
% 10 proposed 70 hold . naa meeting ot parish
representatives next sunday, and many welLknown
csthelle laysn are expected to actively participate
lnn
That the program was carried out 10 the letter
and that the officials Of the present administra-
ton are going TO be besieged with petitions ask
ing that the Menace be excluded from the mails
IL evidenced from the following news item which
appeared In the Philadelphia Record Of June I'd
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that he win help, aid and assist In the suppress.
sion Of the paper when il could not be dono by
Wickersham "UNDER STRICT MTERPRE.
TATIoN OF THE POSTAL LAWs7"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-06

Every year. when the apple trees
put on their pink-and-w spring
dresses. Betty and Polly went to I'm
Gle Johns farm for long visit. Betty
and Polly were Just the same age and
the same size. and each had blue eyes
and red lips that parted very often
to let q bubbly laugh come through.
But Betty's hair was curly and brown.
and Polly's hair was Gully and yellow:
II you didn't notice this. II was hard
to tell which was Betty and which
was Polly.
Each morning they went together
and fed the chickens. and then Betty
went to feed the pigeons and Polly
went to feed the ducks. The chickens
soon grew used to them. and would
come and take the grains OF corn
from their hands. But the ducks and
the pigeons were shy. and always
waited until Betty and Polly had gone
away before they would come and eat
their breakfast that had been brought
to them. Betty and Polly often wish
ed the pigeons and the ducks were as
tame as the chickens.
But one warm day. as Brown Wing,
the mother duck. was floating about
in the shade of the bridge with her
Fluffy and Topsy. she said to them:
"Duckie. dears that seems to be 4
very nice little girl who brings you
such q nice breakfast every morning.
think 1t would be quite safe and
much better manners for you to meet
her politely when she comes instead OF
waiting for her to go away before you
eat the food she brings you. u. ,s.,..,... ~
Just then one OF the pigeons was n.y.
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LIST OF NEW MEMBERS

Annie wallace. Chase City. Va
Inez Hester, Chase City, Va.
Violet Hester. Chase City. Va
Fay Rails, Chase City. Va.
Helen Jackson, Chase City. Va
Rosa jackson, Chase City. Va
Alice Jackson, Chase City. Va
Emma McElrater. Chase City. Va
Maude McElrater. Chase City, We
John McEirater. Chase City, Va
Robert McElrater, Chase City. Va
]. Watkins Goode. Chase City. Va
Elisabeth Finch. Chase City. w.
Mary Finch. Chase City. Va y
Harry Phillips. Richmond. We
Cabell Phillips. Richmond, Va
Leila Dey. Chase City. Va.
George Vaughan. Ciarksville. Va
Virginia Andrews. Chase City. Va
James Andrews. Chase City. We
Annie Perry. Chase City. Va
Clara Willis, Chase City. Va.
Blanche Willis. Chase City, Va. 3
Harold Denmead. Chass City, Va
Margaret Finch. Chase City. Va.
Lena Hall. Chase City, Va
Frank Bolinger, Chase City. Va
Hilda Chandel. Chase City. Va
Philip Bolinger, Chase City. Va
Brittle Matflet. Chase city. Va i
Kate Mattiet, Chase CITY, Va
Leila Mickey. Chase CITY. Va
Charlene Haster. Chase City. Va
Lucille Davis, Sebrell. Va. R r. q.
Stafford v. Camp. Jr. Eebrell. Va.
!. r. D.
Viola McNamee, Farmville, Va
Vera McNAmee. Farmville. Va
John Meeker. Farmville. Va
Louise Wilson. South Richmond.
Mamie Wilkervon. South Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-06
WHEN THE TWINS RAN AWAY

1t fell to my lot last summer to
mother" the twins while their pa
rents were enjoying a vacation in
italy. A real labor of love 1t was. to
be sure; for Betty and Peter are the
dearest little pets in the world-even
allowing for auntie's being prejudiced.
They, too, appeared equally delighted
at having Aunt Madge on a visit. in
expectation, no doubt, OF some jolly
times to follow.
On tho first morning Of being in
stalled. was coaxed into the library
to watch, from the window. the river.
winding down through the meadows.
to whore the yachts stood out clear
against the fieecy clouds, and to tell
stories, and turn over for the chill
dren portfolios OF engravfngs and
on seeing the places through which
Pop and Mummy were likely to pass;
and when we came to a reproduction
of that lovely picture. THE Wedding
Of the Adriatic,"' they were greatly
excited and wanted me to tell them
all about it So we were soon deep
IN the history OF beautiful old Ven
ice We followed In Imagination the
gaily dressed ladies and gentlemen,
When neAo04 tIE utSS, VI CHAcA
magistrate, they were rowed out In
gondolas TO the middle of the sea to
drop a gold ring into the water as q
Sign Of their. love for it. for at that
time the Venetians had the finest ships
In the world, and It was by way OF
the Adriatic that ivory and gold and
precious things were brought Into
their own and other cities of Italy.
Thus the story ran on till the nurse
came to fetch the little ones away.
was too busy after luncheon to
much startled when Maggie, the
maid, who was doing duty while nurse
was out shopping, came to ask for
them, as the nursery tea was waiting.
Il thought nurse left them with
you. ma'am," said Maggie. Il have
not seen them all the afternoon"
There was much looking and call
ing over the place without finding the
missing children. went one way and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-06
He Learned on
Clutches

Linn is a little boy who has to go
around on clutches. He Is not q
cripple, but he fell one day and hurt
his knee, and the doctor said that
the only way for IL to become well
and strong again was for Linn to use
clutches for q time.
1t was good thing that the acct
dent happened In the summertime,
so that the little boy did not need to
be shut up in the house. But it is
tiresome for an active boy to keep
still for long time, and Inns
mother suggested that It might be a
good plan for him to see that the
birds had water to drink and to battle
in during the hot summer days
Linn was delighted with the idea
So his father nailed a. shelf to the
trunk of an elm tree in the yard. and
his mother gave him a large. deep
dish Inns duty was to see that
the water in It's was kept clean and
fresh. Birds like clean, cool water
just as well as we do" his mother
tcld him.
1t was such fun to watch the diff
ferent families come there for water.
One day a robin wanted to battle at
the same time that a sparrow wanted
to drink. The robin got there first,
and he did not intend to give up his
chance. So he stood in the middle OF
the dish. and every time the sparrow
tried to dip its bill in. he pecked
at 1t.
After a while the sparrow few OFF
for help. and pretty soon three
spunky little sparrows were doing
their best to drive the robin away;
but they did not succeed. The robin
finished his bath, and when he few
off his merr ychirp seemed to say:
You can drink ell you want. now;
I'm through"
One day a beautiful orange-colored
bird with black wings. that Linn's
mother called an oriole, stopped al
the dish for bath. Pretty soon after
that n dear little yellow bird stopped
for drink, Before Inns knee got
we'll enough for him to go without
clutches and romp with the other
boys he had learned to know ten DIFF.
ferent kinds OF birds. 49,.
| He had also learned that birds are
always grateful for water, and thai
they grow very friendly when not
disturbed,
Linn was able to see a great deal more
| than he could possibly have seen II
| he had been racing about the yard with
he went back to school ne had many
amusing and interesting things to tell
| You see, even our troubles can be
our teachers" his mother said, wher
| Linn was telling her some of the Gu
rious things he had learned about birds
while giving his lame knee chance
| to get we'll
! Linn did not forget his little feath.
! cred friends even after he could romr
and play again; and filing the birds
dish with water before ne went &c
school was one of the duties that HI
! never forgot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-06

School was out now. and Carlton
felt that he could do as he pleased
all day long. He spent most OF inc
time playing at the barn or down at
the pasture branch or out at the he!ds
where the men were AT work. lie
seldom came To the house from morn
ing until dinner time. Then he was
always very hungry, and mother al
ways had good dinner ready for him
ard his father and little sister Lula
II he had noticed, he would have seen
that mother always looked tired when
he came in TO dinner; and II he had
thought about Il, he would have
known that ehe had 70 bring IN the
stove wood and draw and carry sew
erai buckets ~ water from the well,
hesides manX- IL thinks -lha1-A-ho
ten years old could do as well as play
Ill the time. MBher knew that II
she waited for Carlton 10 notice and
think, she would have 10 keep on do
ing everything herself all summer.
But she thought about how long he
had been going 10 school. and how
glad he must be to ret out and she
kept on bringing wood and water and
doing other things and let him play
all day long for a whole week.
Then, as Carlton came up 10 the
house one Monday morning, he was
surprised 10 ind a notice written IN
large letters on piece OF white pa
per. pinned 10 the kitchen door: BOY
i Wanted Here"
Carlton did not go in just then.
After while his mother heard
knock at the kitchen door. and when
y ehe opened IT, there stood Carlton in
oreralis and wide straw hat.
.Mornin. lady" he said taking his
/ h.x hat from has head My name In
Tim. came here to get a job u you
want bog. / haven't had any
II breakfaat.
~ am glad you came. Tim said
the lady. Il need boy about your
4 saze very much Are you hungry ~
mo IN, not much" said Tim. Il