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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25
Rum and Romanism United

The following clipping from Tbs
Brewers Journal Of March first tells its
own story without comment:
1.-THE fact that the OLD American Pro-
tective Association has been revived BY
a number of latter-day knownothings, is
Of interest 20 the trade insofar as Il de-
notes the quavering fear in some quar-
ters of the rapid spread and growing
social and political power Of the Catholic
church in the United States As we all
know, the Catholic clergy, as a whole, are
sensible in regard to the customs and
habits Of the people BY whom they are
surrounded. Their attitude is not dom.
ineering and they have not identified
themselves with the Methodist, Baptist,
Presbyterian and other sectarian move
ments in favor Of prohibition. From the
Catholic church as such the trade has
nothing to fear, nor need the Catholic
clergy apprehend that the attempted re-
vival of the nativist A. +. A. viii result
in any serious retardation of the progress
Of the Catholic church on American soil,
because that church represents an organ
ization and a fixed purpose never attained
nor aimed at by any other religious body
on earth, and all attempts Of its scat
tered and puny rivals to wreck and dis
organize il have resulted in dismal fall
ures. II is with increasing interest that,
as students of sociology, we may watch
and record the vigorous growth Of tho
Catholic organization in this country.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25
GIRLS HUNTED BY
SLAVE CATCHERS
Clothes IN Rags and Shoes Worn
Out, Two Girls Surrender 10
Officers and Return 20
Rome's Slave Pen.
Escaped From Convent
The Torture and Suffering Innict-
ed Upon Innocent Girls in the
White Slave Pens Of Rome
Must Be Dreadful When
They Risk Their Lives
70 Escape.

SANTA BARBARA, April lo.-Er.
haustcd from their hide and scck among
the mountains. LcnR Oarha aud her 10.
year old companion, Helena Powers, who
escaped from ~. Cathcrines convent
Monday afternoon, were taken today by
Deputy Sheriff Frank shepard near Ship.
ards inn AZ the mouth Of Casiias PssA
-Four nights and three DAYS the girls
eludcd the most skilled officers and rang.
crs and only lack Of food and fatigue
were responsible for their hnal capture.
They explained that the hrst night
they wandered all night long, hiding In
the daytime, and that several times the
officers were within n few feet Of them.
but the dense brush concealed their hid.
ing place.
AZ one point the officers for half an
hour held a council Of war within ear
shot Of the girls who took advantage Of
the information thus gained. Their
clothes were in rags and their shoes worn
through when taken.
Tntaxed, and with an absolutely de-
fant attitude toward all efforts Of the
state 10 pass inspection. bills which will
enable the o0irials Of the state 20 ex.
anime the inside workings Of their in.
stitutious. the Roman Catholic converts
and slave pens Of this nation offer the
next problem for the solution Of the
American people.
The torture aud suffering inflicted up
on innocent girlhood in these hell holes
Of iniquity must be something terrible
when they are willing 20 take their lives
into their own hands and brave the tor.
ments Of hunger aud the inclemencies Of
the weather for days in an effort 70 make
their eschpe.
You can hardly pick up q daily news
| paper in which you are not RECALLED with
heart touching stories Of girls who have
either lost their lives In an effort 20 g.
cape from these ecclesiastical iails or
who have made their escape only TO be
captured by public police officials who
seem always willing 20 neglect the legit.
/ innate duties Of their Office in order to
constitute themselves slave eatehers for
| the pope OF Rome.
some day the Protestant people Of this
nation NAV abandon the mad scramble
/ for the almighty dollar long enough TO
take some action looking 10 the prcser-
vation Of virtue and the womanhood Of
the nation, but it seems that II must
be after the flower of our womanhood
has been sacrificed to popish lust and
| greed and the fairest maidens Of the land
fed to the beast Of lust that has the
manhood Of the American nation at its
feet eringing in the dust.
Would 10 God that we even had 4
hundred REAL men on American soil
/ today!
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25
The DemGgogue and the Mob

Apropos Of the outrage committed at
Denver a few days ago on the person Of
Otis L. Spurgcon by a mob Of Roman
Catholics, We consider the following edi.
torial from Lcslic's Tccliy Of April 9th
very timely. II is headed, "The Dema.
gogue and the Mob" and follows;
"a mob kills the wrong man" was
flashed in a newspaper headline lately.
The mob is an irresponsible, unthinking
mass IL always destroys f'lt never con.
structs. IL criticizes but never creates.
Utter a great truth and the mob will
hate you. See how II condemned Dante
to exile. Encounter the dangers OF the
unknown world for its benefit, and the
mob will declare you crazy. II ridiculcd
Columbus, and for discovering a new
world the mob gave him prison and
chains.
Write a great poem 10 thrill human
hearts with pleasure, and the mob will
allow you to 90 hungry: The blind Homer
begged bread through the streets. Invent
a machine TO save labor and the mob viii
declare you its enemy: Less than a hun.
dred years ago a furious rabble smashed
Thimonier 5 invention. the sewing ma.
chine.
Bull a steamship 10 carry merchandise
and accelerate travel and the mob will
call you fool: A mob lined the shores
of the Hudson River TO laugh at the
maiden attempt Of "Fulton's Folly"
as they called his little steamboat.
Emerson says: Z" A mob is a society
.RN l.aAs.a ,.,l,.,s,-gu.- l.-a..-g...-
selves Of reason and traversing its work.
The mob is n man voluntarily descended
TO the nature Of the beast. Its fit hour
of activity is night. Its actions are in.
sane, like its whole constitution. 1t per.
secutes a principle-it would whip right.
II would tar and feather justice by in
flicting FIRE and outrage upon the houses
and persons of those who have these. "
Much truth in a few words.
The spirit of the mob stalks abroad in
our land today. Every week gives a
fresh victim 10 its malignant cry for
blood. There were IS persons killed by
mobs in the United States in 1913; "a in
1912 and II in 1911. Among the As last
year was a woman and a child. Two vic.
tins were proven innocent after their
death.
In 500 B. c. a demagogue appealed 10
the popular mob to have Socrates put 70
death and he was sentenced TO the hem
lock cup. Fourteen hundred years after.
ward a demagogue appealed to the pop.
ular mob and all Europe plunged into
the Holy Land to- kill and mangle the
heather. In the seventeenth century a
demagogue appealed to the ignorance Of
men and twenty people were executed at
Salem, Mass, within six months for
witehcraft. Two thousand years ago the
mob yelled Release unto us Barabbas, %
and Barabhas was a murderer
The demagogue is the leader and In.
stigator Of the mob. He appeals to the
passions and ignorance Of men. His
stay will not be long, for be fills the land
with diseord, but he never fills q pay en-.
velope.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25
The Case of The Menace

Fr0a cottoa's Fsstiy, coraAsriiis, p. O., Con.
THE MENACE Is an anti Catholic pub
lication at Aurora, No. Il hits hard. 1t
does not mince matters about that or
ganization. In less than three years ex-
istenee il has obtained paid circulation
of 100000 copies.
It is displeasing to the Catholics and
our Canadian Postmaster General, L. p.
Pelletier barred THE MENACE from the
Canadian mails. He wrote the Post
master General at Washington a letter,
IN which he stated, "I have to inform
you that THE MENACE, 4 weekly paper
published at Aurora, Missouri, has been
placed on the list Of publications which
are prohibited from circulation by mail
in Canada, on account of its offensive
contents"
1 wrote TO the Postmaster General,
asking why THE MENACE had been ex-
eluded, and received the following reply:
"Ottawa, 23rd March, 1914.
"Sir.-I beg to acknowledge receipt
ef your letter Of 2lst March, and in reply,
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25

destruction that for centuries has
walked up and down Staying the
saints, numbering the innocents,
and leaving nothing but desola-
ton in its pathi
IL the people OF America are
not base slaves, fit only for the
rule of Rome, let them arouse
now before il is everlastingly too
late. Let them rally now to the
defense Of their freedom while
there is yet time 10 avert the enc
my that has stalked civilization
across the ages and now prepares
the eonsummation of its crowning
crime against all that is noble and
Of good repute.
Let every American Of discern
ment recognize the foe in each at
tack on those vanguards and SEN
tinels Of civilization, the press and
the platform. Let such as are of
lawful age lay hold Of the ballot,
that weapon Of truth and progress
that falls as gently as a snowflake
but with all the power Of united
effort, and so WELD that potent
privilege that none but true Amer
leans can be placed on guard in
public Offices and positions OF
trust. There is yet time to fore.
stall the papal argument" OF
muscular Christianity" if those
whose homes and happiness are
threatened, heed the call and rally
TO the colors.
If the people Of Colorado had
wisely driven the papist politi
clans from power in that great
state, much Of the turmoil anC
bloodshed that has disgraced that
commonwealth would have beer
averted. Had the great city oi
Denver been protected by loyal
police the mob that on April 9th
kidnapped and manned Otis l.
Spurgeon, an American citizen
and a Protestant minister, and es.
capped without identification
would have been an impossibility
The one thing that reduces Den
yer to the level of the Jungle and
exposes peaceful sojourners there
in TO the fury of the Romish rab
BILE is a city government that
takes its orders from Rome anC
| ignores the plain provisions of tho
law when they conflict with the
program of the pope. And Denver
is not the only American city sc
debauched by reasonable truck
ling TO the historical imam oi
sin.
Wherever Rome rules, there j,
ruin. Many of the larger cities
crammed with ignorant colonie,
from the slums of Europe, bunch
ed and herded under the shadow,
of parochial schools and papa
temples, are so manipulated by
Jesuit politicians bs to dethronC
American sovereignty and raise
to power a horde of papal spies
agents, traitors, sycophants anG
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25

Rome has spoken, and Rome
has acted. The brutal mobbing and
attempted murder of Otis l.. Spur.
geon is logical TO the teaching Of
Priest Jansen; and the Denver
crime, following close upon the
preaching Of muscular Christian
ity," is just such a result as one
would expect.
On Sunday morning, just seven
days before Spurgeon was mobb'
ed, kidnapped and nearly killed,
Priest Jansen rose before his pa
gan altar at Elkhart TO preach the
new crusade against those "here-
tics" who oppose the meddling of
Rome in American politics. Whose
saith that the pope of Rome is not
the ordained ruler Of all the world,
let him be accursedl Whose OPP
poseth the pope's purpose TO Rom
anize America and make the Unit
ed States a papal province, let
him he accursed! As for those
heretics who set up the Constitu-
tion and American rights in oppo.
sition TO papal encroachment, let
them feel the force Of q little
muscular Christianity.
Such was the crusade preached
by Priest Jansen against the Prot
estant heretics; and the Denver
mob, rising like the Paris mob on
the night of st. Bartholomew,
went forth to slay for the glory
of Rome and under ROme's inspir-
alton.
The doctrine Of applying mus
cular Christianity at the right
time and place is by no means
new. The dogma is as old as
papal pretentions. Though not
preached so openly since the dark
days of the Inquisition. the prac-
tice has never been discouraged
or neglected where desirable re-
suits might be achieved through
its use. Legal and illegal mobs
have wrought the papal will by
torture and murder down TO this
latest outrage and the recent mob
bings of Crowley at Oelwein,
Iowa; Tharp at Pittsburg, Penn
sylvania; Wilson at Carbondale,
Pennsylvania; and Boles at
Springfield, Illinois.
But to Priest Jansen must be
accorded the distinction Of reviv-
ing the doctrine on American soil
and preaching it with such fervor
as to produce immediate results,
Heretofore Rome has slipped into
American politics and public af.
fairs like the serpent into the Gar
den Of Eden, worming and wrig-
Cling silently on her belly. Hith-
erto the pope's tactics have been
that of the cunning fox, active
but silent. But now, with spies
in the White House and in every
federal department, with Jesuits
in the army and navy, with
Knights Of Columbus in control
Of the great cities, and with. dupes
everywhere to do the bidding OF
those higher up, this determine.
ton TO Romantic America by
brute force need no longer be
whispered; but can come forth
on American soil in st. Vincent Z
church at Elkhart, Indiana, Sun.
day morning, March 20, 1914, to
preach real Romanism as it did
in the days of the Spanish Inqui.
sition, and nerve the arm that
sought to slay Spurgeon few
days later.
Rome knows well enough that
her absurd assertions and silly
sophistry will never stand the
light of reason or survive the in
spection Of intelligence. She
knows that the perfection of pop.
ular education will leave no mind
dark enough to receive the mum.
meries of the mangod. But Rome
also knows how she once brought
II N n
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25
P0TSDAM POLICE
NOW UNDER BAIL
Charged With Neglect Of Duty in
Failing 10 Protect Ex.Prisst
Clearmont Who Was Kid
naped by Roman Thugs.
Prosecution and Discharge Of Po-
hicemen Who Fail 70 Protect
! Citizens Of the United States
in the Exercise Of Their
Rights the Only
Remedy.

From all indications il is very
evident that Roman Catholics
have inaugurated a reign of terror
throughout the United States in
the belief that il is the only meth
cd by which they can intimidate
public speakers, drive them from
the platform and silence all crit
icism Of the holy humbug sailing
under the flag Of religion.
To Offset these terrorist tactics
and preserve our liberties it
devolves upon the American
people to come out into the open
and fight for law enforcement and
demand that the thugs who per-
petrate these stunts be brought to
swift and adequate justice.
In last week s issue Of The Men,
ace we gave an account of the as
, Sault by Roman thugs upon the
, person Of Benjamin Clearmont at
/. Potsdam, N. Y. The tactics en-
lployed were similar to those used
by the mob which attempted to
rtake the life Of Otis l.. Spurgeon
, in Denver on the evening of April
9th, but not so severe. II seems
that the officers in Potsdam are
endeavoring 10 do their duty in
this particular case, and it is the
duty of every patriotic citizen of
the community to show the off,
cials that they have the support
Of the best element of people and
that the people are determined to
bring this reign of terror to a
close in America, and put out of
business policemen who refuse to
protect the people and enforce the
law.
The following are further devel-
opments in the case as conveyed
in q press dispatch from Potsdam
under recent date
Jerry Sullivan, c. NJ. Collins, Henry
c. Fox, Z. l.. Lenney and Jay Morgan
were arraigned before Justice Clark to.
night on a charge Of riot, alleged to
have been committed in connection with
the seiEing of Benjamin ClearmOnt here
on the evening of March "a. All were
paroled in the custody of their counsel,
G. A. Murphy and w. II. Mccormick.
The arrests were ordered by District
Attorney John @. Crapser on depositions
taken by him here during the past few
days. Thirty.two depositions have been
taken. April IL was agreed upon as
the date for an examination.
A warrant was issued last night for
the arrest of Officer Gotta of the local
police force on a charge of neglect OF
duty. The warrant was also the result
Of testimony taken during the District
Attorneys investigation. Bail in Gotta s
case was fxed at $500 and furnished
He has retained @ A. Murphy 10 repre-.
sent him. A village official said today
that the case against Gotta would not
affect his standing in the department at
present.
Mr.. Clearmont arrived here this noon
with his counsel, r. II. Sturtevant OF
Gouverneur. His deposition was taken
during the afternoon and he left to.
night. presumably for his home at Pill.
lar Point. He declined 10 make any
statement for the newspapers.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25
INSPIRATION FOR RomsH MoBs.

I'VE have in churches do not expect 10 take
up arms but do believe that little muscular Christianity Ap
piled the right time 10 the foul mouths Of Of fellow
citizens will have effect than all argument Roman Cath
oo Priest T. Jansen, in St. Vnoents Church Elk
hart, Indiana, Sunday morning, March %, 1914
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25

President Wilson has appointed
Charles P. Dunn, Roman Catholic, as
postmaster at Springfield, Ohio. Wilson,
or rather Tumulty, never misses an op.
portunity to select Roman Catholic for
postmaster where there is a vacancy. BY
the time the administration Is through
with the present term very few Protest.
ants viii remain as postmasterA
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25

Commence with the next man
you meet after you have laid this
paper down, and do not stop until
you have secured q club Of at least
four subscribers to The Menace.
It's easy to do, and we are de-
pending on YOU.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25

New York City-Thongh flliterate,
Matthew Mcintyre made $1,000, 900 rails
ing hogs on Long Island and made n
cross on his win leaving il all TO support
q parOchial school 10 Catholiely train
recruits to mob and murder hereties.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25

With q list Of five million sub
scribers TO The Menace, such
atrocities as disgraced Denver on
the evening Of April 9th would be
unknown IN America. Are you
doing anything to give US the five
million7 II not, why not7
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25
BRUTE FORCE BETTER Than ARGUMENT

So Says Roman Catholic Priest Jansen at Eha Indiana Sermon De-
nouncing The Menacehe Application Of Muscular Christianity is
AppoVde Encourages the Mob and Murder Tactics Such We're
Employed by the Springfield Rioters and the Denver MdnaperS
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25

Your religious faith "ready made or
"made to order" Eternal life sold on
easy terms Beware Of limitations. Local
agents wanted. For fun particulars ad-
dress The Papal Afe Insurance, Joe
Sarto. president and general manager,
The Vatican, Rome, Italy.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25

II the liberties of the American people
are ever destroyed, they will fall BY the
hands of the Roman elergy.-GenerAl
Lafayette
The Princeton union., 1914-10-08
Select Seed Grain Now.

"Now is the time to select seed
grain for next years planting" says
A. d. Wilson, director of the exten.
sion division of the college of agri.
culture, University of Minnesota.
''To wait until the years crops have
been sold is to get only the 'leavings
for planting. This should not be.
Numerous experiments have shown
that the results are universally ir
favor of good seed.
''lf man owned 100 hogs and was
intending to sell 80, keeping the re.
naming 10 for breeding purposes, he
would not think of selecting his
brood sows by opening the yard gate.
selling the first 90 that came out
and keeping the others. That is very
much the kind of thing that is done
however, in the selection of most
seed grains. 1t pays the farmer tt
get the best possible seed; to plant
the kind of grain he wishes tt
groW.'
The Princeton union., 1914-10-08
Rufus p. Morton ,Withdraws.

There will be only three candi-
dates for the legislature in the Fifty
fifth legislative district to be voted
upon at the general election in Nov
ember. Last Thursday evening
County Auditor Doane received a
communication from Secretary of
State Schmahl, stating that Rufus
P. Morton had filed a statement re-
questing that his name should not
appear on the ballot as legislative
candidate. Mr.. Morton's action
automatically nominated Geo. H.
Deans of Foreston, who was candi-
date at the primaries for the legis-
lature. Mr.. Deans has also with
drawn and the county auditor was
notified to that effect Tuesday.
Messrs. Anton Peterson of Mora, G..
S. Hunt and Henry Holmes of Sher-
burne county>are the only candidates
now, and two of these gentlemen
will be chosen.
The Princeton union., 1914-10-08
Village Coucil Meets.

The village council met in regular
session last evening with all mem
bers present. N. ]. Thompson, rep
resentative of a fire hose company
appeared before the council to see
about selling the village some hose.
M. l.. Wheeler and D. A. McRae
were appointed committee to pur-
chase some more hose. VIM. Drescher
asked to have the southern portion
of the sidewalk adjoining his prem
ises raised. The matter was left to
the street committee. The militia
company was given $3.50 for light
and heat at the armory. After act
ing on numerous bills the council
adjourned. 49,. z>-.. .. 49, -.
The Princeton union., 1914-10-08

a carelessy thrown match may set 1t
afire or a spark come along and
ignite it. See that stove pipes do
not pass through wooden partitions
or come in contact with wood at any
point.
1t is also suggested, as apart Of
the observance of the day, that all
parents instruct their children in the
common household fire dangers and
warm them against playing with or
carelessly using matches. :.
Let public and private institu-
tions be inspected on that day and
local authorities give attention to
better building regulations, fire pre-
vention and fire protection.
Let our people observe the day by
a general cleaning up and let them
be enlightened at civic and other
gatherings. -.,.@ ... e.
The Princeton union., 1914-10-08
Indians Here for the Potato Harvest

1nOlaNS mere 1OT Tie IOCdCO 11arVSSI'
Numerous Indians from Mile Lacs
lake are in this vicinity aiding the
farmers during the potato harvest.
1t is estimated that about so are
here. Some of them are camping on
the river bottoms near the village.
and others are located near the rail-
road bridge. Squaws are almost more
numerous than the men, and all are
industrious. They board themselves
even when employed at a farm, and,
consequently, are not in the least
troublesome. Among the farmers
who are employing them at this
time are, Gus Berg, Walter Holms,
Ole Pearson, Leonard Johnson, John
Nor]ing, VIM. Chalstrom and Will
Leathers of Wyanett, Archie Taylor
of Greenbush, F. W. Manke & Co.
and Fred Libby of Princeton. In
dians come down from the lake every
year and assist farmers in this vici-
nifty with the fall work. They in
rvariably work hard, and earn what
they receive for their labors. VIM.
Nicely, who can converse fuently in
the Chippewa tongue, aids them in
securing positions.
The Princeton union., 1914-10-08
: Don't Miss It.

Since the potato buyers played a
game of ball last Sunday the various
clerks about town have been talking
rather enthusiastically of their ability
as ball tossers. The result is that
the potato buyers and clerks will
clash for supremacy at the fair
grounds next Sunday, and a truly
spectacular contest can be expected.
"Honus Wagner" Plaas is captain
of the challengers, and "Big Six
HotHander is busily engaged in try.
ing out various buyers. The game
will be to a finish and will be a
thrilling exhibition of scientific ball.
Mobilization has already started and
as both sides are determined to carry
off the honors real battle is bound
to result.