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The menace., 1916-07-22

"R have in the pasi treated the
M public school question from
H many angles and oft-timcs
@ in q thoroughly aroused and
very indignant manner, but never
has the pres recorded 20 vivid q
picture of detection and utter dis
appointment a. IN the quotation Of
a child's utierance Immediately
after . representative of the Neu
York TnbuHs investigated certain
conditions in the public schools Of
New York AZ the insiigaiion Of the
Guardians Of Liberty.
II had been charged By the Guard
ians that Catholic teachers in the
public schools in certain instances
were slapping and otherwise pun
ishing Protestant children who did
not wish TO form in line AZ q certain
time each day 10 march 10 nearby
Catholic property 20 receive ostech-
lem.
A reporter for the Tribune under
took TO verify the charges and found
that such accusations were not with
out foundation. After quoting
quite a list Of conversation, in which
Il Was charged that Catholic teach
en- and principals were using very
persuasive means 20 force Protes-
tant children TO attend certain SER
vices and cateChismal classes We
come TO the quotations responsible
for this article.
We want you 10 think over this
as We have done-looking back into
the days Of childhood, can't you see
the little school surrounded at noon
and recess, by a rollicking eare-free
horde Of boys and girls?
The sight Of school and teacher
in that day incited a thrill, second
only, in intensity and loving reyer-
ence, TO the sight Of home and
mother. The common aim and
predominant issue as we unani.
mously viewed it, was to mould
true loyal citizens Of America and
GCd-fearing men and women. j:
| it different now?
The little lad we are about q
quote as he stands before his ques.
tioners-we imagine, with onC
hand thrust elbow deep in a ragged
trousers pocket, while with The
other he toys and twists an already
much battered pencil, being vicious
| ly chewcd, and by an occasional shak,
Of the head answers eyes" or mo
while he thoughtfully ponders what
it is all about. Almost simultan,
The menace., 1916-07-22
Interest Grows Intense

We are probably more intensely in
terested than any Of or millions Of in
tensely interested readers in what the
next few months are going 10 bring
forth, chiefly because re hue in an at
mosPhere Of proof-proof proof, that Rome
is trying in every way 60 subvert Ameri-
can politics and place the papal interests
in a position where they viii be the real
poror behind the throne, IN both state
and national governments.
We cannot publish everything that
comes 70 hand but we have recently pub
lished three propositions that you must
read, Judge Gilbert o. Nations Rome
in Congress-" is q powerful indictment
Of Romish activities In the Gath con-
gress. "The Real Message" IL q worth
while answer to the pamphlet being cir
culated by the thousands by the so-called
Romish "Religious Prejudice Commit.
tee. " The eight four-page leaflets which
we have just published, each depicting
separate phase Of political Romanism
Tin a most able manner), are all authen-
tic little documents that you should own.
We offer you the eight leaflets and the
two pamphlets for thirty cents, postage
paid. Get your order in at once II you
would know how 10 best make up your
mind on how, and for whom, TO vote, in
November. Find out yourself then tell
your friends. Ask for the Political Com.
bination; price thirty cents. THE MEN
ACE, Aurora, Mo.
The menace., 1916-07-22

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truks ~ . tent mesfiHg oc1t1riei 90
Frisass prcuis-s, an "a ~ Psr-.ssi1n
aat ccaaitazcs q tks ko1aaiti T.olics
faral hu. not Ansrtoan lnu, ainila
isrrt ~ parisi o1ciAls thfusi N hss.
wtlsca inio sail fer sstcn dayt Sih q
An q go azi q furtA~r 3an sentence
n ~ dns s 30 paid Tkai h proeirsly
kgu ne rigkt q FREE spcccA . uain.
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The menace., 1916-07-22

Ciercrly tucked away in an incon.
spieuous paragraph Of the plank on
Americanism OF the national Democratic
platform adopted at ST. Louis is a vic.
Ious and unmistakablo thrust AZ the
great body Of patriots who actively seek
70 protect our liberties. Tho provision
referred TO Is couched in the following
words:
WHOEVER BY ARoUsINC PREJU-
DICEs OF RACIAL, RELIGIOUS on
OTHER NATURE CREATEs DISCORD AND
STRlTE AMONG our PEOPLE - a. 10
ebstruct the vhelesoms proeess of indication.
n faithisss % the trust uhich the privileges
e eitlssnshiP rsposs In hin and disloyal 10
bis oountry.-
No Jesuit or knight Of Columbus
could have expressed with greater pre-
eision Romes familiar AnAthema against
the patriotic press and patriotic citizens,
Rumors are current in political circles
at the capital Of the nation that pa
triotic Democrats who expressed their
displeasure with the foregoing provision
were told by those authorized TO speak
for the administration that they wero
The menace., 1916-07-22
GET IN YOUR WORK AT THE PRIMARIES

reaches primary elections
offers
candidates both leading tickets then matter
wins
mpossibIib for Menace tab
tieal situation locality and advise It's readers whom to vote for
affadon candidate
and scratch papists all tickets.
attended the primaries,
the right kind OF the general election
vote
but Americans guard!
The menace., 1916-07-22

Baptist churches. But the pope's knights
evidently refer to q bigger bolt.
Whatever thcse soldiers Of popcry may
have had on their minds, Il Is evident
that ''bolts" to be thrown W part Of
the proposed program. Are these
"bolts" nero figures Of overheated
Hibcrnian oratory, or do they refer TO
some proposed assault more lswless,
more extensive, and moro consequential
than those Of the pasti
Whatever may have been the thought
or desire back Of the sentiments so ex.
pressed, their effect is 20 inspire more
Of the crime and terrorism that seems to
be Rome : fayorite "bolt." Some day
the American people will awaken 10 the
situation and stop these "bolts" by a
Judicious use Of bolts and bars.
The menace., 1916-07-22
= Are All Teachers Catholic?

eously With the asking Of q qua n
which vill require q verbal Gns-t,
q thing which he has pond J
much and often recurs 10 him Z
10 use the words of the Tnbuas y
quote:
"Bus. % hs sa8ed. ''a va, vorrs n
Puhlic school 40. There tAsy u,ed %
hep us In an The tine Just becauss Ne
uOuidn 4 ~ 20 their ekurch."
His fare becane very solcnn, and ne
asked grarsly, "Ars al teasAsn Cath
olieip
Think Of it-you inhabiten Of
free America, the awful condition
Of lethargy that exists when the
public schools become 20 infested
with parochial trained teachers that
our Young, innocent, unsuspecting
children, bufeted about from pillar
10 post and from one school 10 an
other, are acquiring an experience
that leads them 20 ask ~are all
teachers Catholic" Is your child
pondering that question: Maybe
not, but many children are and the
very question itself, coming from
the lips Of a child is a greater in
dictment Of the Romish attitude to-
ward public schools than any oratofy
or yituperation from an adult. This
simple, directly put question og a
small lad shows sufficient cguse
without further investigation for
the removal Of conditions that per-
NIT the Romish domination Of
school boards with the attendant
Catholic trained teachers.
"If We knew the little fingers, pressed
against the window pane,
Would BE- cold and still tomorrov-neycr
trouble ne again
Would the bright eyes Of our darling
catch the frown upon our browi-
Would the prints Of rosy fingers yeH M
then As'they do nowi
"Ahl those tiny little fingers, how they
point our memories back
To the negligence Of aetiOnl strewn
along our backward track
How those little hands remind us a. in
snowy grace they lie,
Not 10 scatter thorns-but roses-for our
rcaping by and by"
How about it2 When il is 100
late to remedy conditions, after
your child is sacrificed on the altar
Of the papal system will you wish
for time to turn backward, so YOU
may take cognizance and remedy
conditions? Scatter roses for your
reaping by selecting school boards
that select American trained teach
ers, such as you had, when Ameri-
canism and not vaticanism was
taught in the public school.
The menace., 1916-07-22

Dsunis BusA. RomKn Csikohc, And
street eomminiotcr q ihtiAnaPolis a.
he tine hat RAipA Z. RioknAn q that
city was aa.aiica ahd boaisn up tuo
ycan Ago bccauss bs vAs supPored 20
have Distributed ntipapal hssrtiare,
vas indicted With 0tksrs July ; f0f par.
ucipaiioa In the crime. Tha Il . par
ticalafly hngrAni osss 81 motbing on The
part Of pApisis and Knights of Colum-
bas; and win receive farther attentiou
a. Tn trial dcveloPos and reveals The
details
The menace., 1916-07-22
Black Case Again Continued

Galveston, Tex.-Judge Briggs Of the
10th District Court has continued the
case Of the state against some knights
Of Columbus, charged with the murder
Of VIM. Black at Marshall, and sent to
Galveston on a change Of venue. The
case will be tried in October term Of
court. IL will be remembered, too, that
Copeland, Ryan, and Others are said 10
have gone armed to Blacks room, where
he was shot 20 death.
Justice has leaden shoes in Texas
when a patriot Is killed. However justice
will find a murderer sooner or later
whoever he may be.
And one thing is very certain, and that
is, the Black case confirms many things
THE MENACE has been saying for FIVE
The menace., 1916-07-22
THE BATTLE Is ON---ARE
YOU READY FOR SERVICE?

The resolution the Free Press Defense League introduced
the Congress the United States the 18th reprinted
the first page Of this of The Menace beginning
history making epoch in this country.
For the first the history Congress taken
cognsnce of the political activities the Catholic hierarchy
and of the battle that has wagd for between
citizenship standing for the fundamental principles
democratic by the republic
and embodied the Declaration Independence Constu
on the other seeking TO overthrow these principles practices
and substitute therefor the political principles and practices the
Church Of Rome.
This the bode step taken by patriotic organization
the land and marks the beginning aggressive campaign
stamp out papa meddg politics secure forever
the people the right to @ liberty and the pursuit happiness
without the fear Of persecution and the boycott
The work agitation and education should not wane for
single instant yet believe has been waged long enough
has been thorough enough the adoption
campaign and a definite program
Every American citizen who fair play (and the ma
y Of them the fairness Of our propositions
they embodied the Congressional Resolution and we
help but believe that they viii lend possible this
masul effort to convince the whole people of our
charges and the justness Of our
not certain that investigation would defeat the
political aims the ba her campaign Make America
Dominanty Roman Catholic do than anything
that has been done enten American people
and thereby make possible for them strike that will
set them free
You the Firing Line wanting something
do have the opportunity your you You have
the chance here TO render service your country equal to not
greater than that rendered by the fathers Of the republic dark
est hours Of is history.
The question for you decide whether or not you win grasp
the opportunity and measure up to the tsskl
History only be made when and the hour meet
THIS Is THE HOUR
What TO do and how to do win be made plain who runs
may read.
Many wiz be called only those win be chosen who are will
ing 70 stand At Armagsddon and battle for the Lord
The menace., 1916-07-22

The dedication % = Roman Catholic
church near Mott. \. D., on July > came
nearly being q dead.druuk isation due "a
half-caT ~ beer dispensed GA ths
premises. sueh is the morality fusisrc.l
BY this corporation that has Tho impu.
dsnos 20 oan itself religious North
Dakota is supposed 10 h. under Prohibi'
tions But what does the Roman Cath.
ole church care for state lausi
The menace., 1916-07-22

IL is reported that a. the primary eloc.
tiuns, held In wheeling, w. ", June 9,
the Eve papisis seeking nominations on
both the Republican and Democrats
tickets, were all elected 10 private life,
Another clean swcep-not In the back
woods but In the "front bricks" and
shanty environs where Roman Catholics
are numerous.
The menace., 1916-07-22
Our Senior Editor

As for The Menace, lis senior editor,
the Rev. Theodore G. Walker, served his
enlistment Of three years in Battery 4,
First Ohio Light Artillery, participating
N two dozen heavy engagements which
included Gettysburg, Charlottesville,
and the series Of battles eliminating in
the capture Of Atlanta. Have any Of
our pricstly critics a superior record Z
How many Of them can duplicate iti
How many of our papist contemporaries
have contributed three Of their force 10
the present dcfensei
As n matter Of fact, ths great mas,
" the National Guard Is composed Of
young men from fdmdies uhlch hduo no
connection wiih, Or use for. the so-odilod
Roman Catholic church. That fact docs
not dctraei IN the least from TIE soldier.
" qualities Of their papist comrades.
Due honor 70 TIC soldier UhO docs his
duty; but that honor does not extend 20
the aristocratic agents Of Rome who are
trying 10 make glory for themselves and
their foreign corporation while comfort.
ably housed az home and principally On.
gagged in characteristics SCHEMING
AGAINST SUCH NATIONAL DE.
FENsEs AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The menace., 1916-07-22

and has socn more military service In
behalf q the United States than any
papist Of the past or prcscut And Jet,
thc Guardians u libcrty do not plead
General Milos brilliant military record
10 justify their cause. They leave 90
papist publEisis the diversion Of shout.
INK themselves hoarsc over thusc they
choo.c 90 designate as father u the
navy" father of this, and father Of
that
Speaking of fathers, how many Of the
papist fathers have gone 60 the front
Just as many as can corral a job with
the salary and rank Of chaplaiA- that
many and no more. The rest are max.
ing a prodigious disturbance from hun.
drcds 10 thousands Of miles In the rear.
The menace., 1916-07-22

years respecting Jesuitical Romanism,
the villain Of history, and the betrayer
Of liberty and free institutions
The menace., 1916-07-22
General Miles

Papist eagemess 10 shed its venom on
the patriotic orderF can Z resist such .
shining mark as General Miles who Is
the veteran Of too many wars 70 mention
The menace., 1916-07-22

~ GILBERT o. NATIONS.
ylos-Prssidsnt Pre- Pres Defense Lsafus.
81 Bliss Building. - n Street n. W.
WashinEton. u. {.
The menace., 1916-07-22

sc,cral National Guardsmen at the front
Who arc not papists. SCrsuiy of tics
EcHi fhSrs from 1urord, No, fis Aoms
81 THE MESAcE. Three Of Acm utHf
from thc MENACE PiaHL Indicative of
their temperament and feeling, the fol.
lowing is submitted a. received on a
postal card by our managing editor, Mr..
Marvin Brown!
The menace., 1916-07-22

NJ. Marvin nrouh.
Aurera. Ne. ....
frisRd Marvin We are sa ne trails some
vhsrs IN Oklahoma on eur uay 10 Laredo
IsHas- csngsnE n has On ~ car IN hlI
lsttsrs READ THE MENACE" Hsps Thi
Menace vili reaeh the tsn-million mari
seen. ] an yeur friend
The menace., 1916-07-22

nATEs TO NHwsDHALERs-ss osas ~
hunArrt. eash vitk ord9r. unuoid pspsrs
act rsturnalaa
The menace., 1916-07-22

-HE border furry and mobilization
of the National Guard have not
.lH yet consumed much powder; bot
lh. they have surely touched on the
49, Ergworka of fnuirt UrCarhmcnt
The menace., 1916-07-22

Assr:.. an ssS=Ssas.usn. sS "a a.l' Al
intlvituaL
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-08
French Army Helmets.

There are slxty.tour distinct opera,
tions necessary IN turning out one OF
the plain steel helmets worn by French
soldiers, The hrst step Is stamping
out disks from large sheets OF steel A
special machine Is used Tor this pur
pose. exertlng u pressure OF 100 tons
and capable OF cutting out 5000 steel
disks day, Each disk Is placed un'
der a shaping machine, which presses
the disk into tho form OF helmet with
a broad rim, Polishing and cutting
machines remove all Irregularities In
the helmet, after which II has holes
punched In the crown. some for ven
tilatlon purposes, others for fastening
on the regimental crest, Each helmet
is cleaned and dipped In special mix
ture which makes II duh. inconsplc'
uous blnish.gray. A lining and leath'
er chin straps are then fastened ON.
and the helmet N complete. .-Pearson's
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-08
GERMAN VESSELS
ESCAPE FROM KEEL

New York. May S,--Two German
submarines, accompanied by u COM
merce raider. are believed to have
escaped from Kiel and are reported
at large In the Atlantic today,
The report circulated said that or
ders had been issued for the sub
marines 10 torpedo the Cunard liner
orduna. carrying tremendous cargo
of war munitions and 500 passengers.
II is rumored that Germany would
seek to prove by this act that sub
marining could be carried on legi-
'timately. the plan being to unload the
passengers and crew before sinking
the steamer. Cunard line officials
denied having any such information.
There have been no wireless messages
from the vessel since II sailed. May 2.
The story that the submarines were
sighted and the belief that they were
headed for America was based on an
account OF q mid-ocean attempt OF
two apparent raiders to capture the
French liner venezia 100 miles from
Bordeaux, en- route to the United
States.
The pursuing boats steamed to-
ward one another. meeting far astern
OF the Venizia. and conversed for a
few moments, AT the same time two
pale streamers OF smoke were seen
rising from the side OF the second
pursuer. This was believed to be
from submarines. At this point the
larger and faster Of the raiders gave
up the pursuit. The smaller follow
ed until dusk. occasionally firing
shot. but none OF the projectiles fell
closer than 500 yards away, The
chase was abandoned at dusk.
According TO British naval re-
serve officer. four raiders escaped
from Kiel on February 2s. The Greif
was sunk. The others have not been
heard OF since.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-08
The Riuht Not TO -auah.

II one were to accuse you or poison
Ing your grandmother you would pre-
sumably smile In unruf,ied fashion and
60 about your affairs without feeling
any burden Of accusation. But IL one
accused you Of lacking sense OF hu'
NOR You would first OF all resent II In
dignantly, and. Furthermore. for an In
definite time TO come you would be
conscious OF desire 10 disprove the
charge. scrutinlzing anxiously every
phrase that might conceal some subtle
hidden test emitting now and then
forced laughs on suspicion. Perhaps
you boast your emancipation in many
fields where public opinion customarily
rules. You wear straw hat when
you please: you object to the insignia
Of mourning; you haunt your readiness
to discuss any subject In mixed com
pany; you do or do not serve butter at
your dinner table. Yet you are afraid
you may not laugh in the right places.
Many a one who proclaims his right to
individuality Of opinion fears to assert
an equally inalienable right not to
laugh Deep In his heart he breads the
whitening accusation that he lacks
sense Of umor.--Burges johnson In
Harper's Magazine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-08
The WeslaY Oak.

The Wesley oak, according TO the Al
lanta (Ga) Journal. stands on 81, 81
mons island, less than milo from
Fort Frederick. II Is 200 feet high,
and Its cool shade rests like bene'
diction over IN area OF several acres
According 10 local tradition, this tree
marks the exact spot on which the
Wesleys preached. Charles Wesley en-
gagged himself to oglethorpe ms private
secretary before leaving England. But
he afterward took orders and devoted
much of his time TO preaching near
Frederick. From time 10 time John
Wesley came down from Savannah to
Join him. This famous oak stands at
the gateway 10 the chnrhyard OF
Christ church aad several generations
sleep within the Enclosure that II
guards, Mosses hang down from its
limbs. and II ~ solemn and beautiful.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-08
PLEDGE SUPPORT
TO Mr., CUMM|hS

Portland, May S.-The American
Neutrality league was on record to-
day in favor of Senator Albert B.
Cummins for president. Its support,
however, was pledged to no candi-
date.
The administrations foreign policy
was denounced at yesterdays con-
vention, held in the Germania hall
here. Resolutions were adopted fav-
oring nationalizing Of the war NUM-
tions industry, freedom Of the seas,
and open, instead Of secret diplo-
macy.
The movement for the establish
ment OF a naval base at the mouth
Of the Columbia river was endorsed.
p. H. Darcy. Of Salem, presided
at the convention. at which there
were 21o delegates from various
parts Of the state.
Dissension broke out In the con-
vention when socialist members at
tempted to secure the passage Of a
minority report against military pre-
paredness. The opposition was
squelched, and the convention went
on record in favor Of preparedness.
The Neutrality league plans a Wig
orous political campaign.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-08

Any one having acute Information a.
10 what the social scale " will kindly
communicate with thls Office instanter.
Although favorite expression In tho
best OF authors families. diligent rc-
search fails 10 reveal its true character.
its limitations. denotations and como
tations. The dictionary IL very pains
taking ln telling us what scales arc--
not only scales In general. but numcr-
GUS varieties OF scales In particular. Il
n similarly minute In defining tho
word social. but there IL never hint
an 10 what the social scale In. How
In Il establishedl It must measure
something In connection with society.
But what IL It's unit OF measurement
Is Il dollars per stratum. ancestors per
century. shirt sleeves per generation.
idleness per family or what7
without these and other accurate Do
tails We must all remain at sen. Many
of US at this very moment may think
we arc ascending the social scale when
NE are really travelling rapidly In tho
other direction. Life.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-08
Qaath and Life Maaks.

In the preparation Of death masks
the usual method is to cover the face
Of the dead body with oil and then ap-
ply plaster of paris. The oil prevents
too close adhesion to the skin and
makes 1t possible to remove the plas'
ter when 1t has hardened. A mold Is
thus formed, into which fresh plaster
is poured. The resulting cast is the
death mask. Death masks are or
course exact resemblances OF the faces
from which they are made, and their
value is impaired only by the changes
Of contour which may have been caused
by death itself. The custom Of taking
death masks is very ancient and wide
spread as well. The Romans made
them Of wax. the Egyptians OF thin
gold plate. A few specimens have been
found among the American Indians.
Life masks are similarly made, but
mobility OF expression Is necessarily
sacrificed. York Times,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-08
A..onIshlru Ii. Chinese.

"when ! was IN China" n frewcrks
nan said, II was astonishcd TO find
how little the people know about pyro.
techny beyond their own Chinese
crackers, They can make these crack
ers much more cheaply than they could
be produced In America. but Of set
pieces, rockets and such like, tho Chi
nese know practically nothing, and
their attempts to make them are crude
In the extreme,
"a Chinese cracker maker living near
Hongkong challenged me once TO com
pete with him In fireworks display,
and friendly mandarin was called In
TO act M Judge, My Chinese opponent
set OF lot OF gigantic crackers and
made a terrifying noise, but the man
DARN had been used to that from In.
fancy and wasn't ut all impressed. My
show, however, astounded him. al
though II was really mean exhibit
for I wasn't going To waste my best
pieces on private competition. got
the award easily enough. Washington
Star.