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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
The sir nroceeaed to the Address az.

The six proceeded to the address Sc.
cured by Peter and the two young men
leaving the detectives outside and,
agreeing on a signal, were shown up.
stairs to BentleyS rooms.
That individual, who had returned,
was waiting for Peter and, having
gathered several of his men about him,
retired with them to the fire escape,
from which vantage point he could
watch the proceedings within and wait
for the psychological moment to seize
the intruders.
If Bentley had been a mind-reader
everything could not have gone better,
Peter and Dick looked about the
room-the latter winking at Peter.
"Well, the bird has flown; let's wait
for him; what do you say?"
"Right," answered Peter, sinking in
to chair by the table and removing
his hat. Hello, here's q decanter-
do you suppose It's good whisky?"
Bound to be-" said Dick. Bentley
wouldn't have any other kind Here's
a glasS-and here's another"
Now, then" said Peter, "say
when" and he poured out a gener-
Gus portion for his friend and one for
himself.
Here's to the confusion of the So
cial pirate" said Peter, poising the
glass, and they both drank heartily.
Bentley, on the fire escape watching
this performance, chuckled with glee
and indicated to his men that Hale and
AnnesSley would soon be where he
wanted them. This exultation was in.
increased when Peter poured out q
second drink and passed it over to
Dick.
The effect Of the potion seemed to
be sudden and conclusive. The two
men yawned. II feel sleepy" said
Peter, and he closed his eyes. An
nessley Sprawled out in his chair and
did likewise. To the 0bservant Bent
ley both appeared to have succumbed
to the drug. He cautiously opened
I the window and stepped into the room,
reckoning his men to follow. Then
creeping up on the motionless figures,
they prepared to seize them. Sudden,
ly both AnneSSley and Hale leaped
from their chairs, and with drawn re-
vOlvers faced the intruders. Bentley
started back, but quickly recovering
his poise jumped for Peter. The 9th
ers closed in on Annessley.
Peter fighting hard and threatening
| to shoot, reached the window and
thrusting his hand through the glass
} fired two shots into the air. This was
the signal agreed upon with the de
tectives, and they now rushed into the
house and up the stairs-it was only
a few moments before the social pi
rates men were taken. But when the
captOrs came to look for Bentley HI
was nowhere to be seen.
AS matter of fact he had taker
advantage of the melee to slip int
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
PROCLAMATION.
"a Of Louisiana.

gats Of louisiana
r,scutive Department
saton Rouge
whereas, by Act of Congress
c.nreil of National Defense has
s..u established in the interest Of
..tonaI security and welfare; and,
whereas, this Council deems it
ni,e and essential to secure a Gen.
i, Of the woman power of the ma
|soo-which census shall serve to
nform the government
m as to the present state Of
,rsUaredness of women along indus
nal lines;
%, as to the training that is de-
s,sd BY those wishing to equip
hsmselves for industrial, philan-
hrouic or social service;
(S) as to those who are home
makers, and who, by registering.
automatically place themselves in a
ashton to be reached by the Coun-
i Of National Defense when its
program demands their cooperation,
lA) as to actual service, volunteer
Ar for remuneration, that may or
nav not be counted upon in time o.
emergency; and,
Whereas, on account Of the fact
hat this information will be OF
treat permanent value to the gov
rnment, the Council Of National De-
suse has asked that the aforemen-
toned census be taken state BY
tate; and,
Whereas, the legislature of the
State of Louisiana has empowered
me State Council of Defense to re.
mire such a registration; and,
Whereas, the State Council Of
Dsfense has decreed and required
aat such a census be taken unde,
NE ersCnal supervision of the Gov
amor Of Louisiana,
Now, Therefore, !, Ruffn G
Pleasant, Governor Of the State Of
louisiana, do hereby proclaim
Wednesday, October Seventeeth
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
Nineteen Seventeen as RsgIstra-

Nineteen Seventeen as RseIstra-
ton Day,
N the State of Louisiana, and do
hereby require that, on the above
appointed day, every woman in Louis
ana OF the age Of sixteen complete
Or more, shall appear at the regis
Fration booth in her political pre-
met to register such information as
'he State Council Of Defense re-
quires.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto
set my hand and cause to be affixed
the great seal Of the State Of
Louisiana. at the Capitol in the City
IT Baton Rouge, on this the four
zenith day of September, 1917.
tSigned) R. G. PLEASANT.
(Seal.l
By the Governor:
tSigned) JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SYNOPSIS.

Peter Hale meets and falls in love with
Phllippa Brewster, the supposed girl Of the
Double Cross whom he believes he Is to
marry. Bentley, his rival, seeks by every
means to put Hale out of the way and to
prove whether Philippa is the girl Of the
Double Cross A masked stranger be-
comes Hale's ally as does Annessley, q
newspaper man. Together they foil Bent
ley's plots and plans Philippa puzzles
all by her failure to remember the situa-
tons which she evidently passes through.
Bentley surprised in the act Of robbery
shifts the accusation to Hale and Anness-
ley, who are arrested but escape nightly
and worry Bentley. They force him to
confess and he is placed in their cell while
they are released. Bentley attempts to
retrieve his lost standing and Is proved
TO be a criminal He is unmasked by one
of his henchmen, who proves to be Phil
ippa's father in disguise. Bentley escapes
after his plans fail
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

nv local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There ~
only one way TO cure catarrhal eeatnese'
and that Is BY conssitutienai semeos.
fiamed condition OF the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube 10
infamed you have rumbiing sound or i'm.
nerfect hearing and when II is entirely
Closed. Deafness lie the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced ana t9is tups
will be destroyed forever. Many cases %
deafness are caused by caterrh. whicn -
an infianed condition Of the mucous suf.
faces Halls cstarrh Medicine acts tnru
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF tne
We VIII give One Hundred Dollara Tor
ans case Of Catarrhal DeafneEs that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine Cir-
cutata free. All Druggists. fbcxt 4. j.
s. ,. ]. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. Q.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
Excentional.
rs your how Josh enlistedT"

'Has your boy Josh enlisted?"
EYES," replied Farmer Corntossel,
can he has distinguished himself oil.
ready as soldier an a patriot"
"HowW
"He's the only young Teller In the
township that has announced hisse;f as
perfectly willing to go to war as pri.
Vate."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-28
Has a High Opinion cf Chamberlain's
Tablets.

81 have a high opinion of Cham
berlain's Tablets for biliouSness ana
as a laxative" writes Mrs. c. A.
Barnes, Charlie 3ton, III. 81 have never
found anything so mild and pleasant
to use. My brother has also used
these tablets with satisfactory re-
suits"
The menace., 1917-09-08

papers and effects against unreason-
able searches and seizures shall moi
be violated; and no warrants shall
issue but upon probable cause, sup.
ported by oath or affirmation, and
particularly describing the place to
be searched and the persons OF
things to be seized" (The italics
are ours.
This inexcusable outrage against
the person and property of Mrs.
VIM. Mowthorpe, under the pretense
Of law, furnishes most striking ad.
ditional evidence Of the truth Of
THE MENAcE's contention that the
Roman Catholic hierL;chy and ht
Kaights of COLUMBUS GRE sctginJ
s'cntless Var upor the constitution
of the United States and the fundd.
mental law of the lGnA.
2 By no stretch Of the law or pos.
sible construction Of its meaning
was it given its constitutional ap.
plication when the governments
special agent searched the home Of
Mrs. Mowthorpe and carried away
American flag emblems and Other
natriorir literature.
The right of the people TO be s"
cure in their papers shall not b.
The menace., 1917-09-08

not relate directly or indirectly to
anything contained in that measure.
The only thing seized was some anti
-papal literature which in the nature
of the case could not have anything
to do with the espionage bill, said
literature having been freely circu-
lated long before any espionage bill
was thought. Of.
1t is known that such q law exists
with reference to sending through
the mails matter which "obstructs
the recruiting or enlistment service
to the injury of the service or of the
United States," but that doesn't
mean that a man can arm himself
with a search warrant and encroach
upon the premises of American citi-
zens and confscate literature that
only criticises foreign potentate
who seeks to destroy the free insti-
tutions of our republic.
The fourth amendment to the
constitution was designed to protect
the citizen from unjust molestation
al the hands Of busy-bodies and
meddlers and is very specific in its
PROVISION for search warrants. 1t
says; "The right of the people 10
be secure in their persons, houses,
The menace., 1917-09-08
TO BURN THE Bible
IS TO Obey the Pope
How the Children Of Rome Burned
Thousands Of Bibles In CompIi-
ance With PapaI Teachings

Elsewhere in this issue we publish
timely and telling short paper from
Judge Nations setting forth Presi-
dent Wilson's tribute to the Bible and
Bible reading to be pasted in the holy
scriptures distributed among the sol
diers and, the so-called infallible
teachings of the Roman hierarchy in
regard to the Bible translated into
the popular tongue.
This startling and vivid summary
Of the teachings of the two great
rival systems; that of our Liberal
Protestant Democracy and politico-
ecclesiastical Romanism affords an
other impressive example of the NUT
ually exclusive character Of these
world systems of public polity, that
Of monarchial Rome and-our Liberal
Democracy. .t
That Rome has obeyed, in letter
and in spirit the dictates of Plus TX
as foreseen by him when he penned
his denunciation of the people being
privileged to read the Bible, as quoted
by Judge Nations, was "ery striking
~ illustrated, on January 16, 1914
when the officials of the Catholic
church publicly burned in the plaza
of the Vigan, one of the most i'm
portant cities of Northern Luzon
Philippine Islands, $500 copies of the
Holy Scriptures which the American
Bible Society had distributed.
A full report of the public burning
of the Bible appeared in the Rena-
cinsiento Filipino, a morning daily
paper published at Manila in its edi.
The menace., 1917-09-08

sible to the mandates of a foreign
power than to the laws of this land ;
that seeks to carry on its work be-
hind veil of secrecy, as if afraid Of
the pitiless light Of publicity. Be-
fore the shadow of kaiserism was
cast upon the face of the world, we
were warned of such an influence by
Washington, Lafayette and other
forward-looking men Of their time.
Let us be true Americans in every
sense of the word, true guardians of
the liberties Of the people, standing
loyalty by our institutions and pledg,
ing the best of our abilities to crush
out autocracy in this country in
whatever garb it may arise. We, who
have studied the history of recon.
struction, fnd in the examples of YOU
heroes of the Confederacy a most
worthy precedent, and if we but
breathe into our lives the stalwart
spirit that was yours, cherishinp
your victories and emulating your
virtues, I believe that Alabama will
be made and kept safe for democ.
racy, and that this nation will con-
tinue a beacon light Of civilization
and Of Christianity.
The menace., 1917-09-08

material taken from her home, as
the law provides in section twelve
Of the act above referred to; and
since he also failed to leave with
the United States commissioner an
inventory Of the matter taken as
demanded in section thirteen Of the
act heretofore mentioned and. under
which he was operating; and since
the News, the alleged papal organ
of Des Moines, fails to specify or
describe anything but the cards, we
naturally presume that the cards
were what he was after and that it
has come to pass that pictures Of
the American flag and anti-papal
literature such as has been freely
circulated for years is subject to
seizure and confscation, when Rome
is able to make use of the officers of
the law. .
, What the News states as the law
is not the law, with reference to the
matter described, but is merely
phGt Rome desires the law to Be-
in such cases.
In all the material seized by the
officials there was nothing that did
not Gnte-date the passage of the es-
piondge bill and could not and did
The menace., 1917-09-08
THINK HARD AND ACT QUICKLY!

Think Of the recent mobbing Of
the Methodist ministers in Chicago,
OF the long chain of prosecutions
visited upon the venerable old lady
whose sad story is told on the front
page Of this issue, Of the intrigues
of vatican luminaries as told on this
page and then ask yourself "What
am I doing to help in the great
work that will place Americas edu-
Gators, the greatest power for good
in the land, in possession Of facts
that will enable them to readily per-
ceive the purpose Of these hideous
crimes~
Think Of the deadly war that is
being waged on our public non-sec,
tartan educational system and ther
decide for yourself whether or moi
we are right when we say that the
most important work before the pa.
triots at this moment is to place oul
non-Romanist teachers in a position
where they may neutralize the eff
feet produced wherever Rome places
her communicates in our public
schools.
Then, if you haven't already ar
ranged to have one or more of thu
public school teachers of this lant
provided with copy of the Patriots
Manual together with twenty
weeks subscription for THE MEN
ACE you have failed to avail your
self of a golden opportunity to Dc
really constructive work. Remem
The menace., 1917-09-08
An ALABAMA OFFICIAL CHAMPIONS DEMOCRACY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BOLDLY UPHoDS AMERICAS DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

but marked the beginning Of the end
OF the rule Of nonarchs Of his stripe
on the face Of the earth. At least
that Is our hope and our prayer, and
in this day Of preparedness we are
not only praying, but are keeping our
powder dry.
SEPARATE CHURCH AND STATE
We must not allow the war, how
ever, to obscure our duties as citizens
in civil life. We must not forget that
eternal vigilance Is the price of lib
erty, not only national liberty but
civil and religious liberty within the
state and nation. So, if we crush the
power Of the kaiser in the contest of
arms, as crush him we will, we must
then look to the affairs of state, and
see that no foreign influence is al
lowed to grow up in Alabama that
will interfere with free speech, with
religious and political liberty or the
independence under state rule Of our
public schools, and we must see that
church and state are kept forever
separate. We should tolerate no
domination Of our public affairs by
any institution or organization, secu-
lar or religious, that is more respon-
The menace., 1917-09-08
He Found Flag Emblems

The return on the special agents
warrant bears three tell tale words
FOUND FLAG EMBLEMS."
Oh, horrors! What an awfu! thing
it must be to find American flags in
the home Of an American citizen in
this age Of freedom When ws arc all
united NTH our president in a struo-
gle to the death # need be to make
The world safe for dsmocracyl
That this is about the extent of
the "crime" for which Mrs. Now.
thorpe is to be humiliated before the
world by this muddled mixture Of
papal politics and governmental ad.
ministration as it is in Des Moines
is testified to by the Des Moines
News in the first column Of the first
page Of its August end issue. The
News says:
"a number of circulars and
pamphlets, together with cards on
which the United States flag was
used together with Objectionable
statements, were found at 1421
Capital Avenue"
And what the NewS says must b.
so-eSpecially insofar as things pa
pal are concerned, for it is alleged
by those in position to know that tn,
Ncus is the undisputed champion
Of Romanism in Des Moines.
Then, too, the News couldn't pos
sibly have been so wise on what j
seems to think is the law in the cas-,
unless in cahoots with the officer
and those behind the scenes, and i
must have been put wise by bungl
erS when, in the same article, i
made the statement that "The Law
provides a penalty Of $4,000 or fiv,
years imprisonment, or both, fo
the sending Of such matter through
the mails"
Since the special agent never lef
with Mrs. Mowthorpe list Of tn
The menace., 1917-09-08

FROM ROME CORRESPONDENT TO ST. LOUIS Pos7-DIsPA1CH

Austria about Italy's military fnan-
cial and political life, his offenses
went further than that.
He paid, urged, and directed the
vast army of spies who infest this
country, so that, willy-nilly, the vat
ican became a clearing house for the
traitors and the informers whom
Germany drills so well. Mgr. Gerlach
had the sense to flee Italy ere his
case was brought up before the mill
tary tribunal Of Rome.
"The pope was so incensed at his
favorite's breach |of faith that he
broke the papal rule Of AZ years and
invited the kings police into the vat
lean to arrest the offender, but he
had fled. Gerlach Is now with Prince
Buelow In Lucerne.
Kaiser Is Beneficiary
"The prelates had scarcely recov-
cred their breath after hearing the
sentence against the fugitive when
another blow fell. Mgr. Gunther, an
other vatican luminary who left
Rome with the Prussian legation to
the holy see when Italy Joined the
The menace., 1917-09-08

ton Of Tuesday February 8, 1914.
The article appeared with the follow
ing heading "Vigan Friars Publicly
Destroy 1880 copies of the Holy
Scriptures"
These Bibles had been distributed
by the American Bible Association
and were published in the Filipino
language. Rome, alarmed at having
the people given access to the Holy
Scriptures, knowing as she did and
does that wherever the Holy Scrip
ture is freely read by the people the
autocratic power Of the intolerant
hierarchy is broken, set out. to
destroy these Bibles. This was done
by offering an elaborate public amuse-
ment, no one to be admitted who
could not secure a copy Nof the Bible
translated into the Filipino language.
BY this means the $500 copies of the
Bible were secured. Then they were
taken to the plaza and publicly
burned, proving again the old intol-
Grant spirit Of Rome, her fear Of let
ting the people gain access to the
Holy Scriptures.
The Roman theory Of government
is characterized by the stern and in
sistent demands for censorship, or
the Roman Catholic index, to prevent
the people from reading both sides of
any question which might enlighten
them in regard to Rome and her
theory and dogma. This index is in
perfect conformity with the Roman
Catholic theory which opposes free
dom Of thought, freedom of speech,
freedom of press and freedom Of pub
lie assembly.
This Roman Catholic system of
rule also demands the union of
church and state in all lands as soon
as Rome becomes dominant. Plus
XIII well indicated this in criticising
the American government and in
other Of his public utterances. This
same loyalty to the idea of Union of
church and state whenever Rome is
in ascendency was also voiced in the
Encyclicals Of Plus x. Its spirit was
strongly in evidence in Pope Benedict
XV's sweeping and intemperats
speech in denunciation Of the Meth
odists, Baptists, Presbyterians and
Lutherans who are preaching and
teaching in Rome.
Now the constitution of the United
States and its theory of liberal de-
mocracy, holds as fundamental truths
and principles Of freedom of speech,
press and assembly, (the direct op-
posite of the Roman Catholic CEN
sorship and index), the absolute di-
vorce Of church and state (which is
again the direct opposite of the Ro-
man Catholic theory Of government)
and, intellectual hospitality and en-
couragement Of freedom of the press
and speech which naturally includes
the circulation and wide reading Of
the Holy Scriptures by all who de-
sire to read them. There Is one
other distinguishing glory Of our Lib
eral Democracy and that is popular
non-sectarian education. This also Is
in direct opposition to the Roman
Catholic theory. These two clear
theories Of free and liberal democ-
racy and that Of the monarchial pa
pal hierarchal autocracy are mutually
exclusive. There is the same deadly
opposition between the two as there
is between light and darkness. The
issue, therefore, is fundamental and
inescapable and the point raised in
Judge Nations article only gives
added emphasis to this vital fact.
The menace., 1917-09-08

violated, says the constitution. In
this case such right was unjustifably
violated First, because patriotic lit
erature such as found in Mrs. Now
thorpe's possession is not only per-
missible in this country, but very
commendable. Second, because the
letter Of the law. was not complied
with in the seizure and was unrea-
sonable and unsupported by the
proper description within the mean
ing Of the law and finally because
it is in violation of the amendment
to the constitution on which the
law is based.
Political Action Only Remedy
In view Of the facts, circumstances
and the past persecution Of this
grand old lady can you believe for
an instant that this outrage was not
papal-inspired? We cannot! And
we challenge the Roman Catholic
hierarchy to show a single reason
why the Church of Rome and the
Knights of Columbus should not be
held to strict account for the perpe-
tration of this deed!
Des Moines, county seat of Polk
county and capital of the state of
Iowa, has a population of approx
imately one hundred and ten thou
sand people. Strange as it may
seem in the light Of what has tran
spired, only about twenty per cent
of this population is Roman Cath
olic, yet, like state and county, pa
pal domination in matters official
is the rule and the people foot the
bills in the way of exhorbitant ex-
pense in government, poor service,
and the stigma and disgrace that
follows the publicity of such condi,
tions.
And what is the remedy?
Persuade the eighty per cent Of
the population that it is the rank
est folly to stand in supine fear Of
the twenty per cent who rule by
bluff and buster. Follow the ad.
vice given in last weeks MENACE to
come out into the open and fight
for the preservation Of liberty and
our constitutional guarantees, though
the heavens fall. Elect red-blooded
American citizens to Office and insist
that those who have no sympathy
with our institutions leave them
alone. Then, and not until then
will Des Moines, Polk county and
the state of Iowa be redeemed from
the disgrace from which it is now
suffering and their citizens feel thai
they have a home to protect, a coun.
try to fight for and a life to live
that is worth the struggle.
The menace., 1917-09-08

war and settled in Lugano, Switzer-
land, has been arrested on charge
Of spying. Gunther has been in con-
slant touch with the vatican. He
never failed to meet the papal courier
who leaves Rome for Switzerland at
least three times a week, often four,
and is immune from the rigorous
frontier search.
Gunther has been put into Swiss
prison, along with leading lights of
the German and Austrian spying
systems that flourish exceedingly in
Switzerland. The Swiss police now
charge him with spying in favor of
Germany. His name figures on the
charge sheet in company with Won
Luna, reporter Of the Hungarian
AZ Esh, and four other newspaper
men Of German and Austrian citizen
ship, German woman who combined
the vegetarian cure of Lugano with
secret information and a Swiss who
sold his nationalism to Kaiser Will
liam."-An extract from the ST.
Louis Post-Dispatch for August 26,
1917.