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The menace., 1916-01-29
Priest to be Sued

From Cape Glrardsau. No. Tribune. Jan. Is
Marie Cook, the young Cape woman
who charges Father Joseph Siebert, q
well-known Sc. Louis priest, with break.
ing a promise 10 marry her, yesterday
stated that she had requested her at.
torney, Harry Z. Alexander, TO file suit
for $4,000. He declined to discuss the
case, but said he had evidence in his
possession which led him to believe that
his client would be able to substantiate
her claims before a jury.
"I have nothing to say 70 the news.
papers at this time" he said yesterday
afternoon. "I am going to let the other
side talk now. Ny side Of the case will
be presented TO the jury which tries the
case. l will not say when the suit will
be fled or where it will be fled. That
seems to be Of no concern Of the news.
papers or the public"
Miss Cook called at The TribuAe Of.
fee yesterday, after she had read the
interview with Oscar A. Knehans, at.
torney for Father Siebert, in which he
charged her with attempted blaekmail.
al am not afraid Of the charges now
being made against me, /" she said. al
don Z fear prosecution and / am not
going TO let Father Siebcrt. and his law.
yers scare me. He wronged me under the
promise Of marriage and / am going 20
force him 10 keep his word"
The menace., 1916-01-29

In refutation of the base claim
of the Romish press that THE
MENACE is so foul that decent peo-
pie will not take It into their
homes lest il deprave the minds
and corrupt the morals Of the chill
dren let us state here that hun
dreds Of letters of congratulation
upon the victory at Joplin have
come to this Office in the past few
days from ministers of the gospel
and church workers who rejoice
with us in the outcome of the
persecution and prosecution.
These fine American citizens take
THE MENACE and are not afraid to
have it come into their homes,
openly, for all the family to read.
Truth does not deprave if the
heart is clean and the cause is
just.
The menace., 1916-01-29
Fight Among Themselves

At Dupont, Pa, there is dissen,
sion in the ranks Of Rome and the
bishop has been defied. NJ. J.
Hoban, bishop of the Scranton
diocese, appointed a new priest to
take charge of the "Church OF
the Sacred Heart of Jesus" but
for some reason the appointment
was not pleasing 10 a portion of
the parish and the bishops au-
thority was objected to with
vicious vigor. The dissatisfied fac.
tion lost sight OF the sacred heart
of Jesus and began riotous protest
with the result that one man is
dead, two others fatally injured
and a dozen more suffered lesser
injuries. Eleven state troopers are
among the injured.
For six weeks this church has
been the scene of riot at each time
the newly appointed priest has
attempted to hold services. the op-
posing faction preventing him
from entering the church by force
The reverent awe in which the
children of the Roman Catholic
church are supposed to stand be-
fore the bishop and priest was
sadly lacking. the blind obedience
to the authority of the church had
The menace., 1916-01-29
A Salary Raise Blocked

An attempt was made in st
Louis to put over a salary raise
in the interest of three engineers
in the board Of public service. A
bill authorizing a suspension of
the rules and granting the in
crease was introduced in the
board of aldermen on January IA
and had the approval of Mayor
Kiel and Comptroller Player as
members of the board of estimate
and apportionment.
One of the engineers whose pay
was to have been increased is c.
w. Sammelman, an active knight
of Columbus and of st. Barbara s
Catholic church, and the increase
was to have been from $500 to
5000 for engineer in charge,
Clinton +. Fiske, and from 50, 500
to $4,000 for Sammelman and
Owens, his assistants.
The proposition met with the
disapproval Of the independent
Voters League and opposition was
Immediately pressed with success.
full results. Any attempt to put
over a proposition so apparently
inimical to public interests as this
appears TO have been, or which
seems TO be solely for the purpose
of advancing a person in pay or
power for political or personal
reasons only, can be effectually
circumvented if properly ap-
preached and handled in the light
Of public welfare.
Rome seems to be using Mayor
Kiel in her reach for power in st.
Louis.
The menace., 1916-01-29

Genuine symptoms Of apoplexy MAJ
be seen in nearly every paragraph written
by the priests. In writing Of Catholics
The Tablet says; "we, too, have lost
our mental poise and unfortunately some
Of our shame. IL sometimes happen,
that some Of our school girls with the
permission Of an unsuspecting teacher
will enjoy a play that is not on the White
List, !" etc. Another priest in his maudlin
way says, "when you see the lighted
candle, bend your right knee TO the
ground, down TO the ground, rememberi -
The archbishop Of San Francisco saws:
The Catholic paper is the mirror Of
our Catholic teaching, discipline and ser
vice; in fact Of our entire Catholic life.
BY il we not only keep up the interest
Of our people, but we convey 10 the out.
side world the record Of our activities,
our hopes and thoughts. Thus they
would enrich the world with the poverty
Of their intellect
The menace., 1916-01-29

misscd drc and Tie loyal ale
gisnce uas mnch Eur,. Evidently
thc seeds of doubt had germinAted
and courage 10 defy a deSpotie
power had taken the place Of "a.
pcxiitious fear IN the minds of
The parishioncrs
On January i6 arrangements
were made % say mass under the
protection Of the sheriff who
called upon the state police for
assistance. A detail Of a dozen
troopers WaS on hand when ser.
vices were "a have opened. bat the
attitude Of the dissenters was omi.
nous and ne-enforeementS were
sent for. Two dozen troopers re.
sponded 90 the call hut before
their arrival the fight was ON and
guns and knives brought death
and injury in the fury Of the
fray.
After the arrival Of re-enforce-
ments a second riot ensued which
was spectacular and determined.
One question arises in the mind
Of the innocent but interested by.
siander; II the Roman Catholic
church, through It's bishops, ear.
dinals and priests, will use armed
force 10 bring it's children into
subsection 90 the authority Of the
church in the matter Of how and
when and under whom they will
worship, may we not expect the
church 10 use armed force and
brute strength TO secure recogni.
tion of or subsection TO its power
in other mattersi
Isn't il a fact that Rome is drill.
ing and equipping a stupendous
fighting machine, recruiting from
the ranks in the Knights Of Co.
lumbus, Ancient Order Of Hiber.
mans and other societies existing
under the rule Of the church,
Have we not seen unquestion.
able evidence that such n spirit of
despotism and such an obedient
and loyal military organization
does exist and is ready and will
ing to fight, in the dark or in the
open, singly or in squads. when
occasion arises in which the in
famous power and iniquitous pur-
pose Of the church is threatened
with exposure and defeat?
The authority Of the bishop
seems to have fallen into disppute
in Pennsylvania and to disobey
the bishop is TO disobey the pope.
The sunlight Of truth will dispel
the darkness of Rome's mental
midnight and bring the oppressed
children of the Roman Catholic
church into paths Of knowledge
which will bring them out into the
broad highway which leads on to
life and liberty.
The menace., 1916-01-29
what The Menace Is Worth

A fev DAYS 40 q eh-ck drifsri
into THE MExACE oficc and With
Il there Wss the following rh0rt, but
extraordinarily cXpNssivc. letter:
"PhilsdolphiA, Pa
~THE MENacUs-I an srnding
you cheek for sl0.O0, being uhai l
think q years subscription 10 your
paper l. worth.-W. c."
II AZ any time there we're the
least feeling In our heart that our
efforts IN defense of the welfare Of
American citizens against the arrO-
CANT and cruel trcacheries Of politi-
cal Rome were ineffective. this let
Ter would arouse IN us ncw hope,
new courage and new ambition.
No doubt there are hundreds,
perhaps thousands. who feel a. this
subscriber feels toward The MES-
ACE Not all Of them are in a po-
sition 10 do a. he has done, nor
would We have them do likewise II
they could-it Is the occasional hail
In passing, the one voice among the
many silent vet earnest souls who
do their mite and lift no ''ebcnczecr"
Tor the ears Of men 10 hear. that
doeth good like a medicine and
brings solace 10 weary hearts.
Out upon the far hills, wherever
man Is toiling, We know there are
hosts Of friends and we rejoice in
the knowledge that our fight for
freedom Of the press and Of speech.
for the free schools and for relief
from the grinding pressure Of the
papacy upon our courts, legislatures
and congress is meeting with APP
proyal. This subscriber speaks his
approval in terms Of dollars and
cents-far in excess Of requirements.
Others give us the glad hand and
the cheering word. But remember
this: whether we have the cash or
confidence, or both, Of our readers,
il is the unity Of purpose and spirit
that will move the obstruction from
our forward path and take the des-
potic heel Of Rome from of our
nations people. We thank you,
friend, for the check, Of course, but
we are a thousand times more CRATE
ful for the sentiment expressed in
your few words.
Upon such solid rocks Of Ameri-
can citizenship and such unflinching
loyal courage is the defense OF
American principles and institu-
tons founded and no foe, however
well organized and however covert
in its attack, can successfully assail
the ranks massed against the in
famies Of Rome.
IL is the steady flow Of subscrip-
tions, in large clubs at 25 cents
each, that is to make THE MEN.
ACE effective. The multitude Of
little things, with unity Of purpose,
will save the nation from Romish
ruin.
A dollar bill and four names
brings cheer TO THE MENACE.
The menace., 1916-01-29

4 hate found telI tacceasful hone turttmcut
Dc that terrible dssats ralisa Iyofrhea az Hrs
drsaa q TN runs Mat drnihts tell their pa
tisnis thert 4 fof a. that there b no curr
fuf ioc-s teeth. hiseains. sPonsy. SHRINKING gums
and dfopriAg out q tecth bit many Who have
used my homs treatmsut say there r. AND FRONE
Dout have thnsc teeth pulled You mar nvs
sseD 90 n hsn'-taaie them eOad arm. hsahhy.
sound tseth assln.
Huaareds q paiisHs say Dr wmarfs HON,
tfseiHsni saps The testh iron psnG looss uubhiy
and thai has done n eassa where the patient
couh Almost pull hh teeth cut with n fnrtrs
Nlsrrs the eaua uere soft and sponay. heedtng and
thrinfing avay from the teeth You may mats
thcss conditions posiiissly AMI sbsnlusiy disappear
and snd Jour ryorrhsa- Thsv Il no pain. no
fn-~ ne. waste 81 time
TIE letisu I vnl ssnd yoa frum pscrie IN all
parts q the country vtl tel you that ths torturs
and expats ~ dsuitts work-am na grinding
uhirrinE. ismmins and neuc-touchinE aEuny srr
Fope forsser. No mov plates and bridess Thsy
enjoy snod teeth, Ecod chswinE and a sod stomach
once more. II you have any u the tymrtorns
hsniiensd thcn Pyurrhta. soastines called Rien
dlscase. o. the way-Tou bound 10 lnse
your teeth and have to wear those awful false
teeth. you don't md q cure for Il nov. Rimply
send your name and address cuupon hrlow and
Nin tel you an about this dreadful disstss ana
Shg mg atnpls hons treatment may ssrr yuur teeth.
Nhhout pain 90 etprnss ~ the dental chair
The menace., 1916-01-29
Well. II HayeI

In textbook used in the Chicago
schools the old memory aid for the
months begins Thirty days have Sep.
tember. "-CAioago Daily Ners.
This is one of the accurate and
admirable textbooks for which that
noble nesr-Roman and fine old
false-alarm, the late Ella Flagg
Young, was responsible.
The menace., 1916-01-29
sr rHEo G. uaIKn

I.rI hnA eaIA. A4AANNAA - AAAa
.lIr dAy, lawsuits and Law pro
~ oecdingk have Interested
~ me. | find, however. there
l. a difference in beng an on
locker and q defendant Al the bar
charged with the violation Of the
Federal law. But do what j
would, make the most searching
inquiry az the door Of my own
conscience. I could not discover
guilt and the peace Of innocence
remained with me, q comfort BY
day and an easy pillow by night
Court trials have been the be-
ginning Of great political move
ments in the interest OF the people,
because the issues joined AZ these
epoch making trials have repre-.
sented in some way the people as
against privilege or regal power.
Long before / could vote became
familiar with the Dred Scott
decision rendered by Chief JUS
tice Taney on a joint vote Of seven
20 two, which declared that taking
negro into a free territory or
state did not necessarily make him
free, 80 that he could sue for free
dom only under the state Of his
master and that congress- had no
power to keep slavery out Of the
territories.
IL Is a coincidence that this
famous case whose roots are deep
er than the mere freeing Of Dred
Scott, was a Missouri case. The
decision shocked the conscience Of
the world and helped TO bring on
a crisis in American politics that
eliminated in the strife Of states,
a fratricidal war whose wounds
are scarcely healed. We try 20
forget il while we stand with
clasped hands each year and
mingle our tears over the graves
Of the slain.
Suppose the men of the North
and the men of the South had
listened TO Thomas jefferson, as
THE MESAcE wants them TO listen
today, and done their duty when
the great commoner tried in heroic
fashion 10 secure the passage Of
a bin in the first continental con-
gress which would have stopped
the slave trade with this country
and wiped out the bondage of man
to man in all the colonies? But
alasl New England slave dealers
and Southern slave owners would
have none Of il and the conse-
quence was awful.
History is repeating itself and
we walk the bloody trail but with
a CLEAN Of hope that the nation
is waking to the knowledge that
a greater foe to free institutions
and liberty shadows the president,
sits behind the judges and directs
legislation Just as slavery did
more than fifty years ago.
To uncover the plot Of Rome at
Joplin was one of the strong
points in the hands of the defense.
The Jesuit trap set for THE MEN,
ACE, representing a free press,
with great skill and cunning, was
sprung and caught Bakewell and
his confreres and held them fast.
No incident of the trial was
more dramatic than when the
government called to the witness
stand +. p. Schneiderhohn,
Landry Harwood. boss Of the
Knights Of Columbus of Missouri,
and Miss Wilson, Paul Bake
wells stenographer, and revealed
the plot. To squeeze this testi-
mony out of the prosecutions
witnesses was a great feat of legal
skill. To uncover the deception
The menace., 1916-01-29
Dramatic Incidents of the Trial


Of Rome and drag into the light
papai plo;unrs against THr MrN-
AcE. Sighting the baiilos Of q frce
pres. Nas an incident Of the trial
never TO bs forgotten.
OF eourse. the government dis.
claimed any connection with the
prosecution, q very unusual thing.
a. the government attorney al.
ways avails himself OF whatever
information be can securc concern
ing the violation Of law. But no
one was in doubt as 10 who was
behind the suit, seeing that the
Roman Catholic papers had given
credit 10 Atty. Bakewell. urged on
by the Federation Of Catholic So
cieties.
Another incident in the trial.
dramatic and sensational in con-
nection with the Bakewell Incl
dent, was when his stenographer
testified that she had sent the
Crowley book through the mails
by the direction Of Mr.. Bakewell.
This action on her part became
charged with criminal electricity
that exploded when she was re-
called by the defense and asked /:
How did you send the book 20
And she replied, "by mail. "
(Sensation in the court room , All
this came about because the prose.
cution insisted upon il that il did
not matter as 10 the motive OF THE
MENACE, its good intention or why
the paper was published, the sole
and only question was were the
words used by THE MENACE in the
paragraphs mentioned in the in
dictment, obscene and filthyi II
30, it is guilty! This ruling Of the
court was so specific and inclusive.
the packed court room could not
resist the impulse 10 smile when
the trap snapped and caught
Bakewell. Ii should be said here
that Judge Van valkenburg mod
flied this narrow view and adj
mitted much Of the context Of the
articles so that the jurors could
judge of the intent of the writer
and render a just decision.
Mr.. John l.. McNatt gave his
attention TO this phase of the case
and spoke clearly, eloquently and
convincingly, showing that strong
words must be used when occasion
requires and that the press, the
mightiest force in public life 10
cure evils, social, political and re.
ligious, must be free and unham.
pered.
The chief counsel, Mr.. J. l.
Sheppard, set forth the fact of
papal intrigue to destroy THE
MENACE and tore the mask from
hypocritical papal politicians
reaching from behind the court
and slashing THE MENACE with
vicious strokes.
II the papacy wants to prose-
cute THE MENACE let il do so in its
own name. Let il bring suit IL
it dare and THE MENACE will be in
court with the proof. If Rome
refuses, then "The Searchlight"
must hunt out every dark corner
and subterranean passage and
drive out the enemies Of freedom.
plotting against a free press and
free school, the two great nil.
lars upon which rests the temple
Of liberty.
Our victory will not he complete
until the truths crystalized by this
famous trial at Joplin are brought
to the attention Of the American
voter. Will you get behind this
patriotic movement by placing
two million copies Of THE MENACE.
in the hands Of the voters that thew
may do what our fathers failed TO
do when Jefferson tried to take the
thunderbOlt of slavery out of the
cloud that over-shadowed the young
nation?
God save America by giving us
courage to meet the crisis that is
upon us!
The menace., 1916-01-29

No man ever helped the world into
light and liberty by shutting himself NJ
in a monkish cell and putting on a hair
shirt.
The menace., 1916-01-29

True Americans viii not take their pol
ities from the vatican.
The menace., 1916-01-29
Our Joplin Hustler

Menace Friends ~ Joplin-Dont let your
Subscriptions 70 The Menace expire. Menacs
sub cards always on hand Call. OF drop !
card and viii call on yoU. 20 weeks for
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Ave. joplin. No.
The menace., 1916-01-29

II never makes Rome any v-Siter inside
10 uhitewash her outside.
The menace., 1916-01-29

II there is any virtue in a convent it
Is Of the hot hausa variety.
The menace., 1916-01-29
Loose Teeth
Sore Gums

PYoHRHUD
] an q Dsstisl oi rs Tear. EIpsrissos. Have
n Pysuhsa. IL TsTihs ToOtk and
Gun Disease and sll ias Synplsus
The menace., 1916-01-29
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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-02-25

that they had brought it into the state, as most of them did, they will be prosecuted, though the state will have to prove that they intended to sell it.
 The law places no limit on the amount man may bring in for his personal use. Local attorneys say that if a man was arrested while bringing in a barrel of whiskey and claimed it was for his personal use, the state would have to prove otherwise before he could be convicted. Naturally this would be hard to prove unless he was actually caught selling it or it could be proved he had said he was bringing it in for the purpose of selling.
 That the decision has practically nullified that part of the prohibition law that prohibits the importation of liquor, the county attorney admits. From now. on most of the activity of the sheriff's department and other officers after bootleggers will have to be directed against the man who sells liquor This will mean much less work for the sheriff's office, in the opinion of local officers. People won't pay a big price for booze now that they can bring it in themselves.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-02-25

seeing, as was proved eventually, that victory for the colonies could be won only by the long-term organized and disciplined continentals, composing "a small but good army"
 Squabble Over Officers.
 Congress in the winter of 1775, rec ognizing the necessity of raising troops to take the place of those whose terms expired, resolved to provide twenty six regiments, with power to Wash ington to select the officers, which re- suited in many perplexities for him and his general officers, for, as Wash lngton wrcte, Connecticut wanted no Massachusetts man in her corps. Mas sachusetts could see no; necessity for having a Rhode Island man in hers and New Hampshire says it is very hard that her experienced officers should be discarded because her own regiments cannot provide for them"
 November II he wrote: Many of the officers expected promotion, others stood aloof to see what advantage they could make for themselves. The diff culty with the soldiers was greater, if possible, than with the officers. They refused to enlist unless they knew their colonel, lieutenant colonel, major and captain"
 Put Washington in Dilemma.
 Up to November 19 only 966 men had enlisted. By November 2S they had reached 2,500, and they all wanted furlough. Washington wrote: "Our situation is truly alarming, and of this General Howe is we'll apprised, it be- ing the common topic of conversation when the people left Boston last Fri day" In a private letter of the same time he wrote "Such dearth of pub lie spirit, such stock jobbing and fer tility in all the low arts to obtain ad- vantages in this great change of mili- tary arrangement, pray Gods mercy 1 may never see again. What will be the end of these maneuvers is beyond my. scan. I tremble at the prospect. We have been until this time enlist
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-02-25
FATAL ACCIDENT
One Man Killed and Two Injured Near
 Flagstaff f

FLAGSTAFF-John Henry, night watchman on the. steam loader at the Greenlaw logging camp Bob Babbick who had just been engaged as camp cook and Al Larson brakeman on the logging train, were struck by a | freight train just east of Cliff sta tion near the Big Fill Monday night between g and 10 o'clock. @ Henry died a short time after be- | ing taken to the Milton hospital at about 12 o'clock; Babbick was badly cut and bruised, with several ribs broken and possible internal injur- ies. Larson was cut about the head and was injured in the abdomen by being thrown from the track. He was conscious and in his injured condition made his way back to the Greenlaw mill to report the accident.
 Henry and Babbick were brought in on freight train and Larson was brought to the hospital in a buggy ar irving an hour before the others ar and shaken by the accident that he was unable to give any account of the accident except that freight train struck them as they stepped out of the way of the limited They had Egone to Cliffs on No. 10 leaving here at S:15, arriving at Cliffs they started down the track for the log 1 ging camp which is about three miles east of Cliffs station. The accident happened at what is known as the Big Fill about half way to the logging camp.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-02-25
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Shannon Arizona Rail. way Company will be held at the office of the company in Clifton, Ari- zona, on Monday, February 21, 1916 at 10 a. m. for the election of Di- rectors for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come be- fore it.
 By order of the Board of Directors
 c. R. LETTERS, Ate Secretary