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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-01
SOME INVENTOR.

OOmE INtGN SfNs - we nave
laughed so much at people with new
ideas that many a person has con-
cealed practical ideas that would
prove blessings to humanity. In
ventors have always been considered
more or less crack-brained because
people are so used to the ancient, es-
tablished order of things. It is time
we quit laughing at the inventor and
begin sitting at his feet to acquire
knowledge. Every one of us has
ideas. Let us submit them and har-
ness them if practical Why not?
Here are few punk ones:
Let us remove all the center-pier
bridges in the Chicago river and wild
en- the stream so that boats of so
foot beam and over may enter and tie
up. The removal of these center
pier bridges will lessen the swift cur
rent at Clark ST., which helped to
overturn the Eastland.
Let no boat of 1000 passenger ca
pacity sail into Chicago unless she
has a 50-foot beam or over, instead
of a narrow 388-foot.
Dredge out the Chicago river to a
depth of at least 80 feet as far up
as the La Sale st. tunnel, so that all
big passenger boats may permanent
ly leave their water ballast in the
hold of the vessels.
Study the design of the whaleback
and see if she is not the safest boat
On the lake. She has carried as
rnanv as 600 Whv then can't the
Eastland carry 5000?
Now here is what suggest to boat
designers: Build all staterooms and
berths separate units, on tracks, so
that when a boat goes down in deep
water one side of these staterooms
will slip right out into the water and
float with the contents. If then the
boat continues to sink she will turn
The menace., 1915-11-20
ROME FEARS THE Y. M C. A.

mentality and morals Of one who
can not survive the kindly innu-
enee Of the average Y. ~ Q. A
Htmospherei
But listen TO Cardinal Farley
agains
Moreover. We need a rAllying
point for the forces a. our CON-
mAnd. We need q distinctly Cath.
ole building where the various
organizations promoting Catholic
interests can meet. This will
bring us more in the public eye
and create in the general CAtholie
body a more intelligent interest in
the special work which the church
Is carrying on in this city"
Do you get the import Of those
statements which come from q
member Of the official family OF
Romef "A RALLYING POINT
FOR THE FORCES AT OUR
COMMAND" A place in which
Rome may gather her henehmen
away from non-Catholic interfer
enee. away from interruption. A
SECRET MEETING PLACE
which no Y. NJ. c. A. ever was-ir
which plans may be laid and con
spiracies hatehed for the over
throw Of American institutions
and the capture Of America by
J the power Of Rome. That is the
I business Of the Knights Of Colum
bus and they, and the Federation
of Catholic Societies, Of which th,
Knights are an active part, ar,
1.-THE FORCES AT OUR COM
| MANI"
As far as getting into the pub
lie eye" is concerned, Rome ano
her nefarious organizations, ques
tionable institutions and PERM
cious methods. are too much IN
the public eye as il is. Catholics
may go and come without hind
rance in any Y. NJ. c. A. building
hut IL this Catholic building which
Cardinal Farley and the Knights
Of Columbus are so anxious to Sc
cure is built, its doors will b,
closed TO Protestants and non
/ Catholics. 1T Is ONLY FOR THE
FORCES AT OUR COMMAND
| SAYS FARLEYl
The menace., 1915-11-20

the convent girls. and all the
paihos Of the sisters' farewell are
brought into view. The ain Of the
mother Is presented when she
wants her daughter 'to come
home for a year, and II she don Z
like Il she may return 10 the con-
vent and is quiet and peaceful
life and devotion. The girls are
given in both eases q eros and q
rosary; these are expected to
break the power Of temptation
and keep them from ain. The
pictures are designed 70 impress
with the safety Of the nunnery,
aud the perils Of home and society
life.
The young women brought up
in the nunnery went out from the
walled home 20 the freedom and
JOY which comes 10 the heart Of
youth, full Of faith, hope and love.
II their training has been good
and the foundations Of character
are well laid, all will go well but
alas for convent training, and
papal instruction, they have no in
fiuence upon the choices Of the
soul. its religion is an outside per-
formanee, instead Of an inward
experience, one is Of faith, the
other Of works. The young women
have been taught TO rely upon
beads and crosses. The devil SHES
at these, and in the picture he
breaks the chain Of beads, the
rosary. The facts are that con-
vent training is utterly useless
and weak, and both girls go the
limit in sin and folly.
Character full Of resisting
power is not built up, away from
temptation by shut in prison
doors. Gods way is the free life
by daily resistance under sweet
home influences, therefore the sin
Of the mother was TO put the
young daughter in a nunnery that
weakens the power of resistance
and causes the child TO put its
trust in masses, priests, crosses
and beads, instead of faith in God,
n present help. faith that works
by love and purifes the mind.
The papal pictures teach the folly
of aceticism and that seclusion in
a walled building with bolted and
barred doors has no saving power
there is no virtue where there
is no temptation. The cloiSter is
a broken staff that picrces its
victim through. This is the reason
why the two convent girls sold
their souls TO the devil.
Think of this when you see the
papal movies.
The menace., 1915-11-20
Papal Picture Shows

The writer had heard of them
but not until recently had he seen
one. The Jesuit evidently has
been able as a censor to keep from
the screen the crimes of priests.
Though the story of Hans Schmidt
would be a thriller, and the fact
that the holy church can stand be-
tween the arch criminal and
death demonstrates the power of
Rome to control courts and neu-
tralize justice.
Two pictures recently shown in
Aurora. were evidently intended
to glorify the vocation of a nun.
in its saving influence upon the
life and character of the unsus.
pecting young woman caught in
the trap. The titles of the plays
were deeeiving and designed to
mislead the patron. One was
called 1.-THE Sins of the Mothers. "
and the other was an attempt to
use the characters of DIR. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde, with the introduc-
tion of Mephisto, in the person OF
a cunning Jesuit in the guise of
the devil in gentlemen clothes.
Both pictures open with a scene
in a convent. The sad parting of
The menace., 1915-11-20
What Catholics Do to Catholics

The hierarchy thinks the pros
poets for papal advancement and pa
nal politics in Mexico under Carran-
"a are not very good. They don't
grasp the trend of history, that
Catholicism is a blight and a
tyranny. Liberty and advance.
,ment can't dwell with the papal
system, they are Incompatible
The consequences are that when
the people become tired of Rome
they throw off the yoke.
As an evidence of this let me
cite YOU to Italy:
The Parliament, representing
the Italian people, abolished all
religious orders and declared the
creation of additional monks and
nuns TO he illegal. 1t also took
possession of all monastic build
ings, declaring them to be, like the
churches, national property. Are
the italian people bigots because
they don't like Rome's rulei Lis-
ten to thisl
From July Z, 1866 to July |,
The menace., 1915-11-20

dren Of that class or put them out
Of business
This is oil very good as far as il
goes. The MENACE commcnds
Judge Porterfeld on his sudden
awakening TO a sense Of duty and
trusts that his investigations and
regulations will 90 farther than the
small "private homes" conducted
by irresponsible persons.
He shouldn't stop just at the
doors of the House of Good Shep-
herd, which, so far as the law is
concerned, is as truly "private
home" as the one mentioned, and
rs irresponsible, for il denies any
right Of investigation and regula-
tion on the part of state authorities.
This attitude is not only an adj
mission, but a boast Of its irrespon-
sibility To the law of the land. Why
tolerate institutions in America
which reject supervision Of the law
while claiming its protection:
The Houses of the Good Shep.
herd are without substantial back,
ing as is evidenced by their constant
begging, soliciting Of state aid, anC
exploiting Of unfortunate victims il
commercial enterprises.
If Judge Porterfeld has power
to regulate private homes" he ha'
power to investigate and regulate
the II. O. g. :.
So have other judges. The pub
lie will not tolerate the making o.
fish of one class Of cases and fow
of others.
Sometime an awakened publ,
will conclude to hold some Of thes,
judges responsible for their execu
tion Of the laws and il they fail viii
replace them with men who vii
protect the public.
The Kansas City Judge may no
be an exception to the rule.
There's another election in Mis-
souri, in time to come.
The menace., 1915-11-20

The pernici0us and persistent
eonnivAnee Of our courts with the
slave pens Of Rome Is a terrible
traversty on justice and q cruel
infamy. Young girls, dependent
or delinquent, perhaps others who
are innocent but helpless before
the inquitious influence Of Rome !;
mothers with children who need
and should have their eare-these
are the victims Of an infamous
system Of slavery which iourishes
under the protecting shadow Of
so-called church in conflict with
Christian spirit, in violation Of
law and without justice or human
kindness.
The children Of this church
vote as they pray-at the com
mand Of the church-and 80 place
the tools Of the papaey in posi-
tions which enable them 10 aid by
infamous perfdy the perpetuation
Of a diabolical system which gives
youth and innocence into the
hands Of friends 10 be ground in.
10 profit.
No person with a spark of man.
hood can conscientiously defend
or excuse the work done by the
Roman Catholic Houses Of the
Good Shepherd.
THE SHAME or 1T is THAT
SLAVES ARE CAUGHT. KEPT
AND TORTURED IN THE
NAME or A RELIGION AND
UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE
CROSS. No MORE DEVlLlSH
HYPOCRISY EXISTS THAN
THAT OF ROME.
The following letter, taken from
a New York City paper of recent
date. should touch the heart OF
patriots and move them TO swift
action-A CHILD PLEADS FOR
A MOTHERS RELEASE:
"My father is now very sorry my
The menace., 1915-11-20
PLEA FOR A MOTHERS RELEASE

notAsr uns ss.t auay, a. shs loarss fear
nftie ekiltrsa q kcuar vko scsi q
motksf's care al ~ tins" ~ an .
lsftsr reosired ~ Mayer Mis.h.n tstay
fron Jeha J. Dossioa. q Brooklyn by,
no snfrcasrd ths Mayer 10 uccure ki'
mothef's release frun III Hou-s q 0ccd
shePAsrd in Brookiyn- Ths Moiber So.
psrior q tkis insttutios, a. vel a. Nag
istrats Reyboits. No oonmiftet Ma
Doasloa, vcre requested By The Mayer "a
consdcr tn boyb plea-
Tke lstter 81 Jokunie. wko lives II
No. ss Third strcct Brooklyn, follow;
'sTo Mayor of Seu York;
"noaf SRI tAks great interest .
vrifing you this letter 4 is In Referees
70 ny Mother wko 10 pow doinr q tern
0f aI months In The HOUSE q Coed SAsS
lord On complaint Of ny father Who had
q quarrel WITH her and br0ught Der u
Butler Street Court where Judge Renold'
vas sitting.
"My father is nov very sorry sAs uA'
ssnt away, as she leaves four little chill
dren AZ home Who ned q mothers car,
all the tire. They long for her eseA
dAy and always ash when she is coming
home.
"For 30 be without a mother l. enough
10 brcsk anyhody's heart. I am s1r'
you know this, for a mother Il a mother
snd u dos not sccm like home without
our mother, for 10 is an sadness since sh,
has gone away.
"The children are crying and praying
for her return every hour Of the day.
"ncar sir assure you Il is very ad
10 think when your mother is AZ the AZ,
Of thirty. nine years old she must be scnl
away from the. homo with the al
thoughts Of being away from her loved
ones for such a long time.
"You sc 10 IL not a serious charge oI
which she went away, II Il was then
would not expect you 10 do anything.
'But being a simple ohense / do bel
Of you 30 try and parole my mother ans
I promise you that such q thing will mol
happen again.
"Dcar SIR, / hope you wall give striei
attention 10 my plead for mercy a. Il
means very much 20 a poor, sad, mother
less family. Thanking you in advance
remain, Yours truly,
"JoHN ]. DoSEIoN,,
"3S 3rd Street, Brooklyn.
"Plcase give me an answer 10 M
letter.
The menace., 1915-11-20

A movement IL on foot in New
YORK City % secure q $500 900
Catholic building for young men.
the purpose Of which IL 10 provide
a place Of gathering which viii
save the faith" Of young Cath.
olics from "the bad effect" Of the
Y. ~. G. A
The effort "a being made By
knights Of Columbus, and Card.
nal Farley approves Of the pro-
ject In his letter 20 the knights
Of Columbus Building Fund Com.
mittee, which was made public in
the New York Herald, Oct 81,
1915. he saidi
"The Catholics Of New York
need just such q building a. you
propose 20 erect. The educational
advantages and gymnasium faeili-
ties offered by various seetGrian,
or at least non-Cathohe. ins;itu-
tions in this city are sndangering
the faith Of many Of our young
people. / think a Catholic center
under the intelligent direction and
control Of a body like yours can
most effectuAlly counterset this
bad influence"
One Of the things TO be taken
into consideration in this eonnec-
tion is that 20 the millions of dol
lars worth Of untAxed property
which the Roman Catholic church
now owns and controls absolutely
will be added another magnificent
structure 90 cost a half-million
dollars which the citizens Of New
York City, Catholic and non
Catholic, will be expected TO do
nate.
AND 1T Is ALL DONE TO
OFFSET THE "BAD INFLU.
ENCE" OF THE Y. NJ. c. A.
IL Catholic youth is 80 weak and
yielding 10 outside influence as
TO BE LED ASTRAY by such an
influence as the Y. NJ. c. A. exerts
over its members and friends, WE
ARE NOT SURPRISED THAT
THEY ARE FILLING PRISONS
AND ASYLUMS. What a terrible
effect must the methods of the
business world and the associa-
tions Of the street have upon the
The menace., 1915-11-20
Bury Them Three Deep

According TO the Savannah
Morning NeWS, October 20, 1915,
three human skeletons were un-
earthed by workmen who were
excavating for some sewer work
at the home of the Little Sisters
of the Poor" where repairs were
being made. The skeletons were
buried one above another with
eighteen inches Of lime between.
The skeletons fell apart when un-
covered. Police were notified and
the bones were reburied and upon
investigation it was determined,
so the report says, that the spot
had once been used as a burying
ground, and "the skeletons had
probably been there for half a
century"
That will do to tell. The fact
that the bones were found at the
home of the "Little Sisters of the
Poor" and that they were buried
in lime one above another leads
quickly 10 the inference that
there may be much truth in the
stories of secret burials in lime in
Romish institutions. Is there no
way to get at the facts9 An en-
forced inspection law might reveal
some startling conditions in and
around the closed houses of Rome.
-S. o. -
Officials of st. Msry's Industrial
School, Roman Catholic institution at
Baltimore. Md, are considering ways and
means for raising the sum OF sl50,O00
with which TO erect an armory, gym
nRsium and swimming pool. Brother Paul,
head Of the institution thinks the l,6OO
boys who pass through the school each
year should have military training and
IL is said that Adiutant General Macklin
head Of the state militia, will provide the
guns when the armory is built. Is Mary
land furnishing guns for Rome to usc
in training her boys in the art of killing
-. o. s.
When a Romish prclate meets Cath
Ollie laynan he goes at him full tilt with
the touching racket! The Roman
Catholic laity will continue TO b'
touched in the region of the pants
pockets 80 long as mother church stands
that privilege will never be taken from
them, and on the other hand the prelate'
will also continue 10 lie touched ~
was Cardinal 0'Connell when he passe,
the Paddles that knelt in the dirty street
at n. Y. church anniversary. The
touching racket costs the papal dig
nitaries Nothing! When a Roman Cath
olie is touched his pockets collapse
but when a prelAte is touched" hi
! pockets expand. Queer, ism { il, that i
never works the other w0yl
The menace., 1915-11-20
New Trial at Marshall, Tex.

The case of Mrs. John Rogers
VS.. the Fidelity Casualty Com
pany. of New York, which was a
suit TO force payment Of insurance
carried by John Rogers, Knight Of
Columbus, who was killed at the
time VIM. Black was murdered,
will be retired. The first trial re-
suited in a verdict for the defend.
ant insurance company on the
ground that Rogers invited troub.
le and placed his life in jeopardy
by going armed to Blacks room
upon a questionable errand-the
decision Of the jury was that HIS
DEATH WAS NOT ACCIDENT.
AL. (It might be termed suicide,
we suppose, but that is beside the
question:
The verdict put the burden of
responsibility upon the invading
party of X. c. intimidators and
though il deprived the widow OF
money which, morally and in JUS
tice, she was entitled to, ii re-
fiected seriously upon the defense
of the men charged with the muir
der of VIM. Black. SOMETHING
HAD TO BE DONE. Application
was made for a new trial and the
request was granted by Judge
Lyttleton.
In the hearing of the applica
tion, according to press reports
appearing in various papers over
a Marshall date line, the request
for a new trial was made upon tn,
plea that copies of an ti-Cath
ollie paper" were seen in the Jury
room. The NooHdoy Sentinel, pub
lished in Marshall, states that the
Judge predicted his decision for a
new trial upon the fact that one
of the defendants witnesses wa,
armed during the time he was or
the witness stand.
Whatever may have been tn,
grounds upon which application
was made, and upon which the
application was granted, the fact
remains that the result of the first
trial was fraught with grave pos
sibilities and the defendants in IN,
coming murder cases must be re
lieved Of the sinister reflections
left by the jury's verdict.
If ROGERS DEATH WAS
NOT ACCIDENTAL, then the re
sponsibility rests upon himself
and his fellow knights. We viii
await with more than a passinl
interest the outcome Of the second
/ trial.
The menace., 1915-11-20
Why Not Use Existing Laws?

Judge Porterheld in the Juvenile
Court today directed n severe rap a,
private homes for children which are run
irresponsibly without substantial re.
sources. tx. c. Star, Nov. 5, 1915.
The article quoted from goes on
to mention a fiagrant case Of neg
lect of children in a private home in
Independence, Mo-, which aroused
the ire of the Judge and caused him
to declare that "he would take steps
to regulate private homes for chill
The menace., 1915-11-20

Marie Louise Points, editor Of the
Morning Star, Official organ Of the
archdiocese Of New Orleans, repeats her
rabid assertion that 1--WE hope American
Catholics will give Mr.. Wilson such an
answer at the polls As will demonstrate
that no president can disregard with i'm.
punity the expressed wish and request Of
l6, ,OOO, 900 fellow citizens. All that be
cause this government recognized Gar
rama. We would like TO know when and
how those 100000 expressed their
wish and request. That number Is q
little more than the total number Of Cath.
olics in the United States. Anyone knows
that considerable portion Of the l6,O00,'
600 are infants and irresponsible chill
dren. Another considerable portion are
unfranehised women. Then there is an
other portion who are inmates Of prisons
and asylums and 10 make up the full
10000, 900 there must be quite a chorus
from the grave. How about il, Mariei
The menace., 1915-11-20
Recipe for Gray Hair

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The menace., 1915-11-20

1891, the Italian authorities took
over the property of 64,446 re-
ligious corporations Of which 49,
3s7 were entirely suppressed.
These establishments had an an
nual income of nearly ten millions
Of dollars, and none of them paid
taxes. The confscated property
was used for hospitals, museums OF
art. schools, barracks, etc.
Now all this, mind you, was the
work of a Roman Catholic nation.
Mexico did the same thing, so did
France, both intensely papal, per
haps the most so of all Roman
Catholic countries. Do you ask
me why they did it Just because
they could not endure il any long
er. No taxes and the blood suck
ing of ten million dollars meant
poverty and ruin.
What headway, then, do you
think Rome is going to make when
the American people awake to the
situation, and when they under
stand the crisis that confronts this
nationf
Rome has had easy and safe
sailing under the American flag.
But there is trouble ahead. A
storm is brewing; thunder is roll
ing along the political sky, dis
content with Rome rule and inter
ference with constitutional liberty
is manifest not only in this coum-
try, but the world over, and
Jesuits and Jesuitry is rushing to
certain doom. The Old World
has rejected them, so will Amer
lea. Civilization is moving for
ward. The Menace rejoices in the
privilege of being q torch to
brighten the way and make Amer
lea the beacon light to the whole
world.
The menace., 1915-11-20
American Federation
of Patriotic Societies

We are getting frequent inquiries
about the above named order, its AIMS
ideals and purposes
1.-THE Federation sprung into exist
ence two years ago in response 70 =
demand for the union Of, or clearing
house for, all the patriotic societies, OF
which there are many. The Protestan'
denominations also the Roman Catholic
societies had already realized such nee
essity and took similar action 70 ours
II ia patent 90 every intelligent per
son that IL this great patriotic movement
Is 10 I've effective or succeed, Il must be
,hrouyh harmonious and concerted ae'
ton; that organization, promoting auto
cracy, ignorance, superstition ana treason
can only be answered or checkmated by
organization for democracy, Intelligence,
liberty and human uplift; that the rom
ish organization, openly bossting TO de-
stroy our public schools, abolish every
other mode of workmanship in our fair
land and drag our sacred emblem or no
erty in the dirt, must be met With an
organization like ours, standing sqnarey
on the principles enumerated by our
Declaration OF Independence and the
constitution Of the United states against
ali comers. This tells you, in a nut shell,
what the American Federation OF Patri'
otie Societies stands for. Are you WIN
usi
To supply the demands for more com
nlete information about this great order,
TuE MENACE has Just finished printing
n large quantity Of an excellent fory
fye mage booklet and urges the creates.
POSSIBLE distribution Of these booklets. IL
contains not only the proceedings and res
oIutions of the last national convention
of this grand patriotic order out con
tains, also, the great address delivered oy
ID. j. REYNOLDS, national president on on
,ha, occasion. IL will be rcgrettable u
Won fail 20 get a copy Of this booklet and
address. at is a patriotic classic, and
an inspiration, teaming with informa'
,iop fearless Yankee elOquence and pa
triotism. IL should he read by every
citizen and voter in the land and pre-
served for all time.
Write National Secretary,
aga Plymouth Bldg, Minneapolis MINI
G o. -
A despatch from Rome states that = A
league of Christian nations, headed by
the pope, to insure respect for mora
rTineipies and enforce them even with
arms" is urged by the English Cardinal
| Ga.ouet From the color and quantity
of Catholic smoke IL seems that the no
man Catholic chuch is trying to "en,
force something, "eyen with arms
hut wo have failed to see much tendency
toward peace from the Romish camp
The menace., 1915-11-20

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