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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-04
and SubVersiVe LegisIs

II any doubts that Roman Catholic politicians
allegiance to Rome that the papal theory in direct opposition
the spirit teachings and practices of Democratic let him
study the present wagd by the representatives Of the
Dic hierarchy national upon the patriotic press
America Here he will the papal forces in backed by the
oman press and the Roman Catholic organizations ARE AGGRES-
SIVELY ATTACKING TWO PROVISIONS OF OUR DEMO-
CRATIC GOVERNMENT, TRIAL BY JURY AND THE CONSTI-
TUTI0NAL GUARANTEES OF FREEDOM OF PRESS AND
FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION. This is startling is it
not? Yet is absolutely true.
As Rome public schools she sUarng free
press and also she IS Uarng trial By jury Here the simple
facts.
Our government provides that in alleged ofenses
forth the Fitzgerald bill the accused shall be tried before Judge
and of his peers That sound democratic
tHo that dp0t rulers governments and herdr
posed and this mquitou bill would the arbitrary
bueaucat to the postmaster general by which he could
legitimate business and which might vital
the life of free institutions WITHOUT THE WR0NGED PART
les HAVING FIRST THE OPPORTUNITY To PROVE THEIR
INNOCENCE.
This bill not only in perfect accord in spirit letter with the
dpotc of the old world but il with
the theory Of held by the papa sons the Tber
before the days Of the qun down to the present hour
other hand il in direct opposition democratic government
which ray do rant our government to face, OWdrd
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More MeddIing

Chicago Knights Of Columbus
seem to be profoundly interested in
Legislation affecting the District of
Columbia. We have a circular let
ter issued from that city and signed
by L. J. Steiger, recording secretary
Of Tonti Council No. 1867, Knights
Of Columbus, in which the recipient
is urged to write congressman and
senator's urging their support for
bills already introduced to make
Oct. 12 a legal holiday 10 be known
as Columbus Day in the District Of
Columbia.
And so il is that Sir Knight
Steiger, Of 1920 Warwick Ave-,
Chicago, is busy boosting legislation
to make a papist holiday legal in the
seat Of the national government.
But the beloved knights Of popery
are not in politicsl They say
they're not, and such worthy gen.
tlemen could not err in a statement
Of fact
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-04
Our Leader on Guard at Washington

Mr. Nations able lawyer CAREFUL conservative and
tous with mind trained weigh Evidence sturdy
patriot Of the Lincoln type He deyotng his entire time combating
political Romanim nations capital and doing splendid
in the high interest Of popular rights and fundamental democracy
tho deadly peril Of the present hour and calling you do your
duty Are GnsTeng that call in the spirit Of HaHoo adams Otis
end WdrrenP
In great crisis like the present sacrifice too great to make for
the Now listen After have written your congressman and
senator's and at least two Of your influential friends who
ee in jealousy maintaining free institutions and their
pledges Immediately write TO their congressman protesting against
these bills
This most urgent for the Roman Catholic papers
snt their efforts to make that there general demand
for this legislation by urging their people everywhere
DO not let be said that failed your duty
Republic at this grdUe
Now let consider the Fitzgerald IR6l6s) Bill The Siegel
Bill while containing The ofnSre duodc features
bald absurd that
introduced by the Brooklyn the
ocs apparently concentrating their Fitzgerald
Bill will ourselves with this
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-04
HighbroW Hoodlums

The kind Of respect for law and
property rights inculcated by the
papal systems educators was exem-
plifed at South Bend, Indiana,
Sunday night February s, when a
mob of students from the papist
university Of Notre Dame drove the
crew from a trolley car at the point
of reyolvers, wrecked the car, set
fire to the wreck, and totally de-
stroyed il.
Worse than the act Of vandalism
on the part Of the young hoodlums
is the elaborate attempt Of one Cav
anaugh, c. s. c. whatever that
may be) and president Of the al
legged university, to explain the act
as reported in the South Bend
Tribune Of Feb. Z.
He says that though his student:
had been provoked by street car
employees, these prodigies produced
by parochial schools had resorted
but once to physical violence prior
% the burning Of the Hill Street
ar. 1t seems that they had beaten
Up only one employee Of the rail.
way company, and therefore should
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-04
Despotism or Democracy?

Last when political ROmansm working desperately
the passage of the Fitzgerald BILL another Catholic
similar general character Congressman E. Finley of
South Carolina opposed the bill before the committee post
post roads bverve in character and opposed popular rights
democratic theory In the Of his broad and like
marks he said:
in Of the
o. onem
10 he
IT. nsguIng
sscuton
. Is
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At the hearing Congressman J. A. Faconer of the state of
Washington opposed the bills because, pointed out
Hteur.
Of bSkE
Perhaps nothing at the hearing Illuminating than some
Of the questions by Hon. j. A. Moon of Chairman
the committee, to the author of Of the bills
As for example the following:
for that
fre
by ypuhlca
of
for
The
Here these brief statements and questions three conpmen
emphasized the startling difference between the Representatives
and those buu
ra who loyal the system Of the papa sovereign on the ber
Patriots Of Amea are ne ready to exchange trial BY for system
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-04
SERIOUS WORK FOR THE
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Of the great Protestant bodies OF
America in Rome, liars" "Aisres"
and "smissanss Of Satan"
Now IL Il had been q fourth de-
gree knight Of Columbus, q Ro-
man Catholic bishop or even q card
inAl who had thus indulged in LAM
guage-we almost said billingsgate
the situation would not be so en-
barrassing because the good knights
and their Jesuitical companions
could urge. as is their wont, that
only the pope, when he speaks a.
the pastor Of a flock, is 'infallible
and irreformable." But alas, here
was Pope Benedict speaking as Tie
pastor Of The flock and using Lam
guage that might not have been sur
prising il il had come from Lon
don fishwiyes, but certainly is not
what we have a right TO expect from
religious leader who pretends 20
follow that One who taught that all
men we're brothers and that he who
called his brother a liar was in dam
ger Of hell fire.
"LIARS," THIEVES" and
"EllISSARIES OF SATAN
There is language that reveals most
eloquently the spirit Of Rome.
There in this 'infallible" and "irre-
formable" utteranee Of Pope Bene-
dict We see The same spirit Of intol-
Grant bigofry whieh famed forth
during hs days Of ue Inguisition.
Liars" There's" and "emissar-
les Of Satan" there is language that
should arouse 10 instant and indig-
nant protest every Christian man
and woman worthy Of the great
leaders OF Protestant Christianity,
Martin Luther, John Calvin, John
Wesley and Roger Williams.
Now at the risk Of being regarded
impertinent, by the knights Of Co
lumbus, we can not refrain from
suggesting, seriously suggesting,
that they forthwith send to Rome
Bourke Cochran, Cardinal 0'Con-
nell and other distinguished lights
who have been so studiously labor
ing to prove TO America that the
Roman church is not tainted with
bigoty, intolerance or religious
prejudice. And that these gentle
men be instructed to labor with his
Holiness, Pope Benedict, and strive
10 show him how difficult he is
making the work Of the Knights
and the Jesuits by speaking his
true sentiments at 80 inopportune q
moment.
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The press dispatch printed herewith should give the
candid reader conception Of tho influence and effect Of
Catholicism and it's meddng priests upon American
home life Here is couple, legally married who might
lived happily had IL not been for the oeiou inter
Of these peteoated bachelors who told the husband
that marriage according 10 American law is marriage
whatever They insisted the takers Of their profession
always do that 70 be married. he must have the ceremony
performed by an agent Of Rome.
And the man, IL IL be proper to call him a man, had
probably been prepared from youth for such peicious
counsel II is likely that his bewdered mind had been
effort become dutful child Of the ony faith he
renounced and had become incapable Of thinking
for himself He had reached that stage Of papist peec
ton in which obedience to the priests greater virtue
than loyalty to legally welded wife; and in which the
rank regulations Of Rome take precedence over the law
Of he land
with good faith and good in not less than three par
tcuars rs by adherng honestly and faithfully TO her
legal marriage as long as possible; second by refusing to
participate in the mockery Of second weddings and third
ly seeking legal separation from the fahess duPe who
shamefully abandoned her.
All this may astOnsh those who are acquainted with
the real nature Of the soaed church Of Rome The coward
y acts Of husband and priests brutal to
the resentment Of all honest and conscientious people But
should be remembered that in doing they did the dupe
and the agents OF oe were consistently obeng the laws
of the monarchy whi,h they imagine to be church
It is dogma fundamental to Romsh teaching and
practice that marriage sacrament and that saeaments
can be by no other authority than that Of the
Roman Catholic organization This organization is ruled by
pope who claims authority from supernatural to
dictate infallbly concerning faith and morals.
Once admit the validity of such extavagant claims and
the pope through his bureaucratic subordnates becomes
dictator in matrimonial matters well in practically
everything else since the term morals is inclusive
embrace practically everything II is difficult TO conceive Of
anything any which cannot be classed moral or
immoral and therefore subject approval rejection by
moral authority.
This little incident at Macon, Georgia, is only uf
million instances in which Romansm and Amercanm
elAhing every day in this country had given
Mrs BOifeuiet husband whom Roman took away from
her. American aS had then 10 its act 20 relieve
the lady from intoebe condition for which neither she
the law Of the land blame The trouble came
from the interference Of Romish law and priests
Win some apcOgs for popcry please rise and tell Us
what Z 10 be The Outcome Of meddng thisf Can
ne law Of Russia Japan be set up in this country 10
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-04

the notification Of our own staes9 Would anyone stand
for such thingi And vet this Italian gentleman with
three tored crown is privileged 10 hand down DEGREES from
what he calls the throne of 81 Peter thai not only conflict
with tho laws Of this nation and these states but also
aeuaata wives fron THAR husbands and NAV ehcrt evils
serious in Romish power becomes greater.
Tha A,,.v;..r .;,,,., r,r., h ao., ah .a hl,rd
~, a, Re-. 80 "a ns.,o aSs;,, - - i,;on 1 y, I'M
yiSh,s NV t1rc eoror.,ion ,s"I
80 q, o., "a ,,o a. ,orij IN. - .fr.n, rs.I
syst MA nid ro, - NJ, "a NJ potsoItas 60 tsf a.
live n peaoe AZ man and wife h also hrustipg its medde
some agents in between the pope Of this country and their
system Of publie education.
Tho.o .s,nor.,,, h.,.ho, =. ,,,Ia l.. ,r,., - a..
,o,d - -, sa 60 - ", a. Si,s~ Ii ~. ~ -
are no, obI sca an ,he .en.r,; 80 th;S ~.
sso striving srennousIv 40 naya,o ,bs klrc.r nsonl
from ponas, esucst;ou And an 10 the end ,hst All mp
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-04

not be blamed for the boyish prank
Of destroying property after chas-
ing employees away with firearms.
Motormen and conductors had
not conformed strictly to the re-
quirements Of the young dukes from
Notre Dame, and the officials Of the
railway company had not soothed
the peeved pupils by Furnishing the
offending crews. The crafty Mr..
Csyanaugh made plain how natural
it was for tho religious students
under his charge to take the law
into their own hands and adminis-
ter punishment according to the ap-
proved methods Of the Knights Of
Columbus.
His remarks on the subject will
no doubt prove wholly satisfactory
to those who wink at everything
bearing the brand or approval Of
the papal system; but neither the
act nor the apology is any credit to
an Institution that poses as an edu-
Gator Of American youth.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-04
.HE KNIGHTS OF CO.
I'LL LUMBUs had hardly fair
Ihl ly launched their nationwide

.ETl HE KNIGHTS OF Co
.Ir LUMBUs had hardly fair
IS ly launched their nationwide
@ campaign to chloroform the
intelligence Of the more than eighty
million non-Roman Catholics in
this land by making il appear that
the Roman Catholics are singularly
free from bigotry, intolerance and
religious prejudice, when Pope Ben
edict who seems 10 have an un-
happy faculty for doing things at
inopportune moments, gave the
world a horrible example" Of re-
ligious bigoiy. intolerance, and
reckless disregard for the feelings
Of TIE ircniy million MsihOdists.
Bdptists. PrcsbyterdHs and Luther
ans Of America.
The pope on his siKty-frst birth
day, which occurred on the twenty
fst Of last November, in the course
Of a pastoral address to the Society
for the Preservation Of the Faith
took occasion to denounce the IL
lustrious scholars and God fearing
men and women whom the Protes-
tant churches Of America had sent
to preach the Word in Rome as
LIARS" THIEVES" AND
"EMISSARIES OF SATAN"
We can well imagine the conster-
nation that must have reigned in
the councils Of the Committee on
Religious Prejudice Of the Knights
Of Columbus when il was found
that The Plot, the Roman Catholic
organ Of Cardinal 0'ConnelPs do
eese, had spread before the Ameri-
can people the rerbatim utterancC
Of Pope Benedict embodying the
above Characterization Of the great
Protestant divines, who have beer
sent 10 Rome by the leading Chris.
tian denominations Of America, fol
il was not e1actly the kind Of al
example Of religious dmity, tolerd
ton and the street. spirit Of brother
hood which the lecturers Of tn
Committee on Religious Prejudic,
had been striving to make the Prot
estants believe was Characteristic ot
Rome.
Think for a moment how. yor
would have felt had you been 9
member Of the Roman Catholic
Chloroform Committee, alias Com
mittee on Religious Prejudice, wher
You found that Cardinal O'Con,
nel's paper had published the fac
that the present pope in so many
words had called the representative
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MORE LETTERS TO CONGRESSMEN
Pending Bills Lay Papa Knife to Throat of LberyEvery
Patriot Should Write Strong Protest
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Dear Friends last week called your attention 10 Romss three
great armies that fighting in the interest Of poeo-ecccsaca Ro-
nAnEm America tOdayThe Knights Of Columbus The American
Federation Of Catholic Societies and the Jesuits
This week wish the supreme political
making 10 strike down the patriotic press by legislation that would
lodge depoc power the hands Of appoye officer thus sub-
tng the utoccy Of bureaucratic rule dear to the pope Rome and
the Russia for the honored democratic system Of
Judge and jury.
Before pointing out how fatal character this blow at popular
rights wish TO ask written your congressman
Nations your leagues Ucpdent urged YOU
for February 18TH II do fail his stirring this
issue and then actw without an hours delay.
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THE Menace, No. 251---S SIsssj's 9s4 'i gs :Ssshf
Sheppard and John |.
McNq Joplin Mo- The Menace should be the hands voter No
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ever made addresses
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ORDER BUNDLEO OF 500 TODAY
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One Of our best poets declares that
The world is progressing, and we're
moving fast aheadl" IL surely Is, for
look here,--on the subject, Fees for
maSses." the priest editor Of the Tablet
says: 1.-THE rendering Of such peeuniary
offerings seems at times 20 excite sur
prise, and even 10 scandaliEe. Why any
Catholic should take ogsAsS, Il is dificult
to sec, " etc. BY this, you sec Catholics
themselves are objccting 30 the mass-free
graft, honce this remonstranee. Even
though the priest "is debarred from com
merce and many other ways Of self.
maintenance by his sacred character (D
and occupations" as the Tablet thinks he
is, why doesa' z be get out from under
the papal yoke and, like a NAN, shift
for himselfi IL takes a poor widow
with l3 children TO show these droncs
how to remove the bar Of self-msin-
tenAnee. But the widow is q product Of
nature and the priests of poperyl Seef
What's the matter here, The Catholic
Citirea says There are pinheaded,
purseproud Catholics who turn down
Catholic colleges" {" Il may be that sOne
Of those Catholics have outgrown their
reverence for priesteraft and are looking
hack at France when she turned away
from the Catholic church, or at Italy
when she expelled the priests from the
schools. They may have been studying
history behind the priest e back. Anyway,
IL Catholicism is 50 good a thing, vhy
are its patrons "pin-hsaded" and purse
prOudi"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-04
MEDDLING PRIEST BREAKS UP FAMILY

Husband Too Good Past to Abide american LaWDesers Bride to
Comply With Pesty DCtatODOrce the Only Recourse of Aban-
dOned Mfeiome Wrecked in the Clash Of American Law With
the Matrimonial DEGREES Of Papa Rome
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Continued on Page 2, Col. D
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-26
Americas Mightiest Athletes In
Annual Struggle at Harvard Today

legiate. national or international hon
ors on the field and track are:
Cornell-Shiverick. Shelton, Wind
magic, Potter. Ilofimire, Starr, Rich
ards. l'es and McCutcheon.
Leland Stanford-AIurray, Lynn,
Aupperle, House, Lachmund, Wilcox,
SisSon and Caughey.
Observation-Disclosures, Meredith,
Lennon, Berry, Newsletter, Dorizas.
Harvard-Techner, Minot, Wilcox.
Michigan-Smith, O'Brien, Tier,
Carol, Cattlett and Cross.
California-Preble, Baker. Nichols,
GildersIeeve and Richardson.
Iale-TreadWay, Overton, Lcisen-
ring and Oler.
Princeton - Moore. Barrett and
F'OtO.
y Miner.
Syracuse-Curtiss and White.
Pennsylvania State-EIamnitt and
Brown.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-26
Twenty-Five Gents
for Nevada Wool

The Steptoe & Land & Livestock
company and the Ok Yoke company
and associates, OF this place, com
posed Of H. \. Agee and associates.
have both disposed of their 1916
clips of wool to the b. Harris Wool
company OF Salt Lake City, the pur-
chaser being Albert Smith, a repre-
sentative of the company.
The sale was made last Saturday,
the company giving Mr.. Agee a check
for a large amount to bind the sale OF
the wool. This sale represents the
heeces from about 10000 head Of
sheep. and is conservativC,y estimated
at 100000 pounds, or eight pounds to
the sheep. and the price paid was =
cents per pound. This is the high
est price ever paid for a large clip in
Eastern Nevada. and is only exceeded
by one or two recent instances in the
western part Of the state.
All the sheep at the Pole creek
pens have been sheared and the
shearers have moved to Cherry Creek
and Currie, at which places they will
finish the seasons work on the sheep
belonging to the companies above
named.-Wells Herald.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-26
Country Fair"
Caught Nickels

A most delightful entertainment
was given by the Rebekal's at Odd
Fellows hall last evening. A Coun-
try Fair was staged and the program
arranged consisted of Rotations,
songs and piano duets which were all
creditably rendered. Those taking
part were Mildred Evans and Mary
MCGEE in Rotations. Marguerite
Hagmeyer and Alma Stem, vocal
solo; a playlet in which Ralph Twad-
die and Miss Evans were featured,
and a piano duet by Zelma Kitzmeyer
and Erma Eason. Miss Kearns aud
Jack Richards did 4 cake walk in a
very pleasing and artists mic
There were no NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
machines, but the fish pond, fancy
work booth, candy stand and fortune
teller caught the nickels just the same.
The fair was a success financially,
and all those present thoroughly tn
jrys | themselves.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-26

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, May 20. -
Harvard stadium'S great grey horse
shoe cncircled the mightiest and best
OF American track and field athletes
today, when more than $50 stars from
twenty-four colleges ard universities
met for the rival events OF the forty
first annual intercollegiate Champion
ships.
Probably no previous meeting of
the !. \. y. \. \. has brought forth
such a galaxy OF sport stars as viii
listen for the starters pistol or com-
pete in track and field events here to-
day and tomorrow.
With notwithstanding performers
here from the Pacific coast and the
middle west, the meet should be more
closely contested than it was last
year, and some dark horse may walk
away with a leg Of the trophy.
The feature OF the meet, scheduled
as the last event tomorrow, will be the
last undergraduate meeting OF Captain
Ted Meredith OF the University OF
Pennsylvania, and Captain Bill Bing-
ham OF Harvard in the half mile.
Tomorrow each man will don his
spikes for his college for the last
time. Both men have figured in some
extraordinary athletic performances
in the season now closing and will run
his heart out to win this climax
event. M~eredith's time of 1:52H,
made in the Cornell meet. makes him
a slight favorite but Bingham will
fight to the last inch, and no greater
fighter than the Harvard leader ever
trod the cirder path.
The Pacific coast stars were the
center OF attraction here today, Tor
these California athletes have some
record-breaking performances to their
credit. In the hurdles and five field
events the westerners IOOk mighty
good. Drew. their star Splinter, is in
eligible and will not enter. Trials in
the shorter runs and field events were
held today, so that tomorrow only the
country's greatest athletes will be left
in the competition. Over 1900 men
were entered IRON the different col
le2es, but less than One-third of them
reported TOR actual competition.
Among the prominent individuals
entrants who have earned intercoI-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-26
Loan lOO,O 900 Trout Spawn.

Efforts Will be made by the mem
bers of California and Nevada stare
fish commissions to keep Lake Tahoe
O. tie Nevada side closed to fishing
up to j"nc /, because Of the spawning
period for lake trout. Members Of
the two commissions met at Tai'ac
Wednesday and Discussed game avs.
At the meeting the California COM
mission loaned to the Nevada COM
mission 100000 rainbow eyed spawn to
be used in stocking Nevada streams.
Representing California were F. w.
NeWbert, George w. Neale and T. w.
Hunt, field superintendent Of Cali
fOrnia hatchcries.