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that in the person oi Mrs. Thoinp-
son, very active IN that move
ment, he has met his Waterloo.
Quite embarrassing 10 a man uho
has ron ne name of bring a LADY,
killer llcng's gallantry will not
win tie ladies vote because 81 his
rccord on woman suffrage qucs-
tions. aud il Is equally certain that
other parts Of his record are equally
as obnoxious 90 many of AriEonas
best ciii;cHs. though the twenty
seven nuns and five priests who reg
istcrcd in Tucson on October 10th
can be relied upon 10 vote solidly
for Henry. Mr.. kibbcy. Ashurst's
opponent, however. Is a man who
will receive the suffrage Of the pco-
pie Of Arizona who do not need a
priest 20 tell them how 10 vote. The
Knights Of Columbus. and others of
R0mc's Organizations. are lahoring
hard Tor Henry. but Il is time for
the good people Of Arizona 20 retire
this man 20 private life. Rome Is
certain he will be elected. hut pa
trlotS have an opportunity to show
her that the day Of falsd prophets
has not passed forever. SCRATCH
ASHURST AND VOTE FOR
klBBEN.
Another. NORTH DAKOTA
John Burke. candidate for L. =.
Senate, at the present time treas
urcr OF the United States. a man
whom Rome believes she can rely
thoroughly upon TO further her in
tcrcstS in press muzzlc legislation.
Indian and Scctarian school appro-
priations etc. Having succeeded in
scooping Si.09l ,25GG3 out Of our
treasury for her scctarian nstitu-
tions, with her hands already in
the treasury up TO the elbows. by the
election Of such men aS Burke and
others too numerous to mention she
hopes 10 thrust them in TO the
shoulders and 10 succeed in not only
eyading the congressional inyesti-
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04
PRISON POPULATION and ROMAN
CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS (?) TRAINING
Further Object Lessons in the Fruits Of Paoch SehoongPeus
Statistics From Over TWenyons States Show That Foryseysn
Per Cent Of Criminals Are Roman Catholic Who REPRESENT
But Fifteen Per Cent. of the Total Population

TI4Tl ERE are some further facts
Of a fundamental nature
ES showing from statistical data
- from twenty-one states scat
tered from ocean to ocean and from
the Lakes to the Gulf, that Roman
Catholics furnish 47.9 per cent OF
the criminals in our penal institu-
tions.
The Roman Catholic church's es.
innate for 1916 gives the Roman
Catholic population as 100000
and total population as 1O2, 2,007,712.
That is TO say the Roman Catholics
claim 1876 of the population.
The prison data therefore indi-
Gates that Rome has very nearly fire
times as many criminals per capita
in our penal institutions as the COM
bined Protestant, Hebrew, pagan
and infdel population.
The population representing the
product Of our splendid non-sec-
tartan free schools which Rome de-
nounces as "God-less" and as gates
Of hell" has about five times less
criminals to its credit than the Ro-
man Catholic religious training
about whose excellence the Roman
hierarchy makes such ertrdrdqdnt
and Uhoily baseleSs claims.
The prison statistics suggest con-
Ederations Of grave importance to
tar payers. II the nation should
become wholly Roman Catholic and
the present rate Of criminality were
to continue, the public expenditures
for jails, penitentisries, law courts.
and the machinery Of justice would
be about five times as much as a
non-Catholic state would require.
This economic aspect. however,
sinks into insignifcance before the
moral damage, the irreparubls spir-
itudl loss and national decay in
moral fiber that obtain under Ro-
man Catholic training not only as
illustrated in our prison population
and elsewhere in America, but in
Mexico, Spain, and indeed the
world over in proportion as the Ro-
man Catholic system has become
dominant.
Furthermore, We must not lose
sight Of the facts that the appalling
result Of Roman Catholic training
seen in our prison population is but
one Of the many evil aspects Of Ro-
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04
Voters of Louisiana, Attention!

Voters Of Louisiana, we appeal 10 you fV
the honor of your state and for the ehidreA
in your homes and those who are yet unborn
to vote against the proposed amendment r..
ferred to above. Work as you have never
worked before to defeat this iniquitous al.
tempt to strike a deadly blow TO the most
popular institution in louisiana
1t has been one of the chief glories of our
republic that through our splendid free school
system, we have from generation to genera
tion decreed priceless heritage to the young,
and in proportion as our people have genes.
system of non-sectarian secular education fac
moral standards of society have been raised.
the percentage of illiteracy has been reduced,
the young have been taught robust morality
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04
TRAIL OF THE SERPENT IN THE PRESENT CAMP PAICN

American practices before the
scarchlisht Of democracy. Her un-
willingness is evidenced by present
activities which include smooth
trades, not unmarked by withdraw
ais here and there. and a diversity
Of methods and courses, (none the
less single in purpose because Of
their many anglcsl, slowly showing
the cunning Of Jesuitical tactics a.
never before and all else but the
skillful campaign for political con-
troll being directed by the hidden
hand is being sacrificed that an un-
suspecting public may be lulled into
tranquil slumbcr.
IL is a well known fact that when
mention is made Of Rome's political
aspirations that her chief and al
most her only defensive rctort is
that the children Of the church
are TO be found in all parties" Re-
cent utteranccs Of the papal press
claim that this is true today "morc
than ever before"
We would alter that assertion
and saw that 'thc children Of the
church" are more in evidence in all
political parties, but that their at
tempts 10 20 speak and act as TO
convince the world that the hier-
archy is not behind a concerted po-
litical move which il is attempting
TO further through these children"
is not sufficient in itself, for il is
merely another case wherein actual
facts and practice belle the prctcnse.
In the present status Of affairs.
in this crisis, so unfortunate for
Rome in that il has occurred at a
time when she is planning more
extensive action than ever before
the election Of a president sub.
servient to her interests. though de-
sirable, is not absolutely necessary
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04
The Roman Catholic Political Machine Making Desperate Attempt to
Control the Senate and Entench Papa Power in the HouseCa
forna, Minnesota Arizona North Dakota Are Typical Examples
OF Jesuit IactcsPatriots Duty in the Present Crisis

to the furtherance Of her political
aggression II a congress aud senate,
particularly a senate. which will do
her bidding can be elected; and for
that matter, all else can be lost
sight Of IL sne can obtain a MAJOR
" in beth ,ioIsls who viii ret ir
yor the investigation. THAT IN
NESTIGATI0N MEANS THE
EXPOSURE OF THINGS ROME
KNOWS MUST BE KEPT FROM
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE II
SHE Is 70 81 ALLOWED To
PROCEED WITH HER UNDER
MINING, UNDEMOCRATIC.
and UN-AMERICAN AGGRES-
SION.
The president has the vctoing and
nominating power, n secondary mat
ter since The house and senate have
the privilege Of ratifying and re-
iccting and Of passing over vctoes,
and in the light Of this fact il is
not difficult TO understand the un-
prccedcntcd trading duplicity and
deceptive tactics being employed.
Proof is not lacking that Rome
is taking and has taken precautions
TO fortify herself in such an cmer-
gcncy. Lack Of space forbids an
extended resume Of the situation,
but We give YOU here a few in.
stances that should put every pa
triotic voter upon his guard, whcth.
er the cases mentioned affect his
state or not. There is doubtless
some place in the political arena Of
your state where you must be just
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04
STARTLING DATA RELATING TO
ROMAN CATHOLICISM and CRIME
Almost Five Times Many COncts Per Capita Than Found in CON-
bned Protestant Hebrew Pagan and Hde POpuatonPopu
hOnSecaran Education Lessons Economic Burden by Promot
ing Sound Morality and Strengthening Moral Fibre Of Nation

man Catholics increases as the number Of
unknowus decreases. -Four states, Penn.
sylvania, New Hampshire, Connections
and Rhode Island have no doubtful cases.
The religion of every prisoner is given.
The prisoners of these states are $50
per cent Roman Catholic, while the re-.
naming seventeen states with 3,S37
prisoners Of unknown faith, show only
4I7 per cent Roman Catholic. II is like.
~ then, that IL the number Of unknowns
were smaller, the number Of Roman Cath.
olic prisoners would increase, with a cor.
responding increase in the percentage Of
Roman Catholic prisoners.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

ETl0 the uninitiaied the present
IH campaign presents none but
lM- the usual complex questions,
little more compiler per-
hsps, than in some former cam
paigns but on the whole, TO the un-
Informed, this is merely one Of those
"gOt me guessing" campaigns; how
ever TO the students Of Roman actiy-
ity in American politics this cam
paign presents all the phases Of a
vast nationwide movement fraught
with political fakery, and sinister
designs.
Shifting and twisting with the
agility Of the all-wise serpent, Rome
is writhing for release from the in
dictment forcshadowed in the Lind
bcrgh Resolution. Fully realizing
the gravity Of the situation, and
wishing as ever TO escape an un-
masking which would seriously him
der the campaign TO make America
Roman Catholic, the hierarchy is at
tempting to so cover up its present
and former tracks and TO so man
ipulate its political activity as. to
confuse and deceive the unwary.
And in this attempted Covering
up" We fiud prcsumptive evidence
Of guilt, for, il innocent Of the
charges set forth in the Resolution,
would not such innocence be accom-
panied by a demand from Rome
herself for an investigation, instead
Of the present frantic effort to elm
mate the footprints Of the Jesuit
that the investigation may be
avoided?
But Rome has no desire to place
her despotic, monarchial and un-
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

as careful, as the man who votes in
the states from which the examples
are taken:
CALIF0RNIA-Jolnsoa aud
Patton. candidates foT L. :. Senate /:
johnson has during his tenure as
governor been exceedingly kind to
Bome's aspirants for appointivc
preference. and Il is utter folly 10
believe that with Johnson's record
he could be displeasing TO Rome.
However, We find Phclan. Romc's
dutiful son, intrcnched in the senate
until l92l-who has been a central
figure m the attempt TO Romantic
the postoflices Of not only Cali
fornia, but Alaska, frankly cndors-
ing Patton, which also clearly in
dicates that Rome would not be
displcaSed NTH him. Do you grasp
the situation? Rome is fortified
for the emcrgency-shc IS in 10Th
parties and IN thus state cau rest on
the oars unless a dark horse in the
third party candidate should de-
yelop unexpected strength.
Another incident Of double deal
ing, MlNNESOTA-Larlcr and
Kellogg. candidates for L. ). Sem
ate; Lawler, a true son Of the
church, is actively in training with
the Tumulty-Lynch X G. aggrcga-
tion and cannot bc displeasing 10
Romc. Kellogg, his opponent, has
in the preson OF Chas. VI. Moos, an
ardent knight Of Columbus, a very
able political ,gler who boastfully
asserted after the primary, "Why,
We knew Kellogg was bound TO re-
ceiye the nomination. lie had vets
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

and the Importance of exercising their God
given reason, and they have been equipped to
successfully compete in the struggle for ma.
terial livelihood while their intellectual hori.
zon has been broadened and their grasp of
the moral verities has been markedly
strengthened.
Our system Of public education has done
more than anything else TO promote intellect
ual hospitality, and discourage religious pref
udice. bigotry, and intolerance which mark all
lands where the blight of union of church
and state prevails. VOTE FOR THE LITTLE
0NES-that is important but it is not enough.
Work as you have never worked before to
arouse every person within the scope of your
influence TO vote and to work against this in
famous proposed amendment.
tB. O. FLOWER, Chairman Editorial Board.
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Thus in the institutions Of 81 states
scattered well throughout the nation,
from California 20 New Hampshire and
from Louisiana 20 North Dakota, the
Roman Catholics, numbering at the most
generous estimate but l5.6 percent Of the
total population, furnish 4I.e percent Of
the criminals Of the country, or very
nearly five times as many per capita as
the combined Protestants, Jews, Pagans
and Infdels. That Is. II the nation were
TO become wholly Roman Catholic AMI
the present rate Of papist eriminality
were 70 continue, the expenditure
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

throughout the nation for iails, Law
courts, and police, would be nearly Ave
times what a non-Catholic state would
need.
Twenty-Five percent Of Romanisis, with
the rate of criminality now prevailing
among them, would furnish 6a.7 percent
Of the criminals Of the country. This
estimate is well borne out by the words
Of a high representative Of the church
itself, no less n figure than Judge Cor
nelius t. Collins, Of the New York City
Children s Court, who said in ST. Bor-
romeo church, New York City, last
winter: "ln the Children 5 Court, l45,-
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

The papist population Of the country
at large has been estimated by several
authorities during the past five years. OF
these the most worthy Of consideration
seem TO he that made by Mr.. Steiner in
1910, the census made by the Federal
Council Of the Churches Of Christ in
America, and the estimate made by the
Roman church authorities in the current
wear. These estimates are as follows:
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

600 eases are brought up every year.
Sixty percent Of these are Catholic chill
drcn, 80 Jewish and the remainder Of
all other faiths. And this, despite the
fact that one fourth Of the population Of
this city is Catholic. Sixty-ive percent
of the boys in the reformatories are
Catholics. - Similar statements by Car
dinal Farley AMI Monsignor Wall have
aroused intense feeling among both the
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

edly many in column 4 who are Roman
Catholics.
a glance az the table shows that Mis-
sissippi has the lowest percent o. 10.
msnist prisoners, while Rhode Island has
the biggest Also, Mississippi has the
highest number OF prisoners whose re.
lgion is unknown while Rhode Island has
none at all Roughly, the percent Of Ro.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

be Protcstants, Romauists, or Pagans az
well rs lnfdels. Those known 20 be un.
believers are included in column 3.
Column shows the total number OF
prisoners in the institutions from which
the reports were received and column
shows the proportion Of Roman Catholic
prisoners TO all the prisoners.
Thus, Of 65,772 prisoners in the jails,
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

clergy and the more intelligent lsity.
Priest Crumley, chaplain of the Illinois
state penitentiAry, attempts TO minimize
the number Of ROmanist criminals by the
assertion that they are not all practical
Catholics,'' that is, that they do not all
make their Easter duty" BY eliminAt-
ing all who fail TO make this yearly re-
port at the confession box, Crumley sue
eeeds in reducing the prison population
Of $50 Roman Catholic criminals to go.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

penitentiaries aud worihouscs Of 81
states, 3l,5la, or 40 per cent arc Ro.
man Catholics. This represents the ire.
dueibls minimum. All cases in which
there was doubt o. to the prisoner re.
ligion was assigned 10 the unknown
column. Every one ~ the 2l,5l5 prison.
sfs has snnounced himself as a Romanist.
In addition 10 these there ATE undoubt.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04
An Appeal to Voters of Louisiana


welfare children PUBLIC SCHOOLS
providing
debts
CITY s
inevitable
building S060O
buildings
PLEASE
sELFVoTED
LOUISIANA the
n
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

man Catholic training and paroch-
nal education in our midst. The
criminal lawlessness inaugurated by
the Molly Maguires in PENNSYLVANIA
nifty years ago and continued
throughout the nation by the
knights Of Columbus and the mem
bers of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians during recent years: the
infamous Roman Catholic boycott.
one of the evil weapons Of despot-
ism entirely foreign TO the genius
OF free government and the nation
wide effort to secure a complete
press gag or muzzle in order TO pre-
vent all discussion Of Rome's war on
our FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
aud the safeguards and buludrks Of
free institutions are alike illustra-
tions Of Rome's inherent antar-
onism to our fundamental democ-
racy, and the deadly menace Of the
Roman Catholic political machine
to the civilization inaugurated BY
the Protestant Reformation and
furthered so markedly by our lib
eral democracy.
The following has been prepared
for THE MENACE by a
careful thinker Of the east, and com.
plements the series Of first page
editorials we are publishing from
week to week dealing with Rome as
a menace to democracy's progress
and advancing civilization.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-04

During the latter part Of the year
1913, Mr.. Franklin Steiner, Of New York,
mailed about seventy-fve letters to the
wardens Of the penitentiaries Of the
United States and Canada, asking about
the religious affiliations Of the prisoners.
Sixty.tive answers were received, Of which
forty-three were in the shape Of the latest
reports of the institutions addressed.
Twenty-one contained data showing the
number Of Romanist prisoners in various
penal institutions Of continental United
states. The figures refer to the number
of Roman Catholic prisoners in these
twenty-one institutions only, and are not
to be regarded as showing the total mum
Der Of Roman Catholic criminals in the
whole country.
The table given in this article recapitu.
lates the information.
Columns /, ., and 3 are self-explana.
tory. Column shows the number both
Of those whose religion was unknown and
OF those who held some religious belief
but were not NJ the time identified with
any church. These are not to be con.
sidered unbelievers, however. They may
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Continued on Page 5, Column q
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Percent OF ROmAnists

iSs
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-02-23
DOCTORS BILLS

Your doctors bill, as a general
rule, reads, For professional
services rendered." That means
that you are to pay for work
done and not for miracles per-
formed. If you hire a doctor to
attend you in sickness you en-
ter a contract to pay for his ex
pert services, whether he sue
ceeds in curing you or not. It
would be unfortunate for both
parties in the contract if the
terms were otherwise.
Two things are not yet clearly
understood by some people
first, a doctors fee is collectable,
and, second, a doctor is not
legally bound to attend any one
under any circumstances unless
he wants to-. You can't make a
doctor work for a contingent
fee, and you can't make him
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-02-23

Mrs. VIM. Virgins had the
misfortune to break her arm in
a runaway accident last We'd
nesday. Accompanied by Mrs.
L. A.. Virgins she started for
town in a sleigh, when the horse
became frightened by the sleigh
striking his heels and got be-
yond control, tipping over the
rig and throwing both the ladies
out into the SNOW. She is re-
ported as progressing favorably.
Emery Culbertson has been
entertaining his father and
mother from the southern part
of the state for the past week.
On Sunday they went to Eagle
Lake to visit with other relatives
before returning to their home.
The directors of the Farmers
Elevator Co. held meeting Sat-
urday and voted to purchase the
upright part of the middle ele-
vator and repair it to be used
as overflow storage to take care
OF what grain cannot be handled
in their present house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Take
spent Sunday with Mrs. Takle's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Brudei.
b. A. Nelson took charge of
the dray line Monday morning,
and Mr.. Grammar will at once
start to get his goods in shape
to move to Window.
Mrs. Albert Johnson, of Lam
berton, who has been visiting
the past week with the Flick fam
lilies returned to her home Sat-
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur Cohn went to
Chicago Monday for an indef-
mite visit with her parents.
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fortably reached by the splen-
did daily train service Of the
Chicago & North Western Ry.
and its connecting lines. All trains
arrive in the new passenger ter
minal at Chicago.
Escape the cold and disagree
able Winter and early Spring
months. Enjoy the fishing, mo-
toring, golfng, tennis, hunting,
surf bathing and all manner of
other outdoor amusements amid
the balmy breezes of the Gulf
Coast.
For tickets and full Informal
ton apply to ticket agents Chi
cago & North Western Ry. 3O-2t
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work at all if he chooses to re-
fuse his services.--Chicago News.

Retribution does sometimes
come in this world. When ST.
Louis lawyer was making the
plea that acquitted his client of
theft, the latter stole his watch
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-02-23
WHY NOT FLORIDA AND
THE SUNNY SOUTH
THIS WINTER?

Low Round Trip Fares are
now in effect to Florida and the
Gulf Coast-quickly and COM
Evening star., 1916-08-05
BOUND BY THE NEW OATH
TO SERVICE OF SIX YEARS
Interpretation of National Defense
Act Under Which Many National
Guardsmen Enlisted.

Enlisted men Of the National Guard
who have subscribed to the new oath
and enlistment contracts. subsequent
to the passage of the national defense
act become bound for six years serv
ice. This Is the War Department in
terpretation of sections SO and 70 Of
that act.
The first three years are to be served,
as interpreted, Gin an active organiza-
ton" The remaining three years are
to be served "in the National Guard
reserve" Credit will be given for the
period already served under the old
enlistment contract" with the priv
ilege of continuing in active service
during the whole Of the enlistment
period and OF re-enlisting in said
service"
The act confers no authority. it is
hold, to hold the enlisted man in the
active service without his consent be-
yond the three-year period Of service
In an active organisation, unless the
call of the National Guard into the fed
eral service shall be regarded as en-
bracing the National Guard reserve
which It evidently cannot, since no
mention was made OF the reserve In the
Presidents recent call to the colors
Enlisted men Of the organised militia
who have not subscribed to the new
oath shall be discharged upon expira-
ton Of their enlistment period.