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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-14
CONVENTION ELECTS GUARDIANS OFFICERS

The last Guardians Of Liberty held in
Chicago June h the most notable conventions in the
history the organization The convention opened by Chief Guard
ian Nelson A. Miles and for effective campaign
presented and vorab considered General Miles announced that
owing other public duties would be impossible for him
his former capacity during the next He however, elected
chairman Of the advisory committee committee which will
@ of hundred prominent patriotic people who will be called
extremely work promoting the patriotic
It deemed advisable the national headquarters to
Chicago of that % central location The officers
elected follows:
Chief Guardian Cnas Young prominent attorney and member
Of the Chicago school board Chief Attorney VIM Bgeo prom
Chicago attorney and State Guardian Of Illinois, Chief Re-
Order DR. VIM Russell Collins of New York City prominent pa
oc lecturer and editor of The Guardians of LIBERTY He will act
Field Secretary Chief Custodian Sgmund Stern prominent broker
of New York City, Chief Vant O. Gray past State Guardian Of
Wisconsin Hughes has been appointed act as Of the
National Executive Committee with headquarters at 1907 Masonic
Temple, Chicago, I'll. Correspondence solicited.
reception held in the Forene Room Of the Congress Hotel
Thursday 12 successful and will long be
remembered with delight by the four hundred patriots who attended
made by General Miles, Chas Young Chief Guard
and Miss Burke McCar of California w. Bigelow acted
chairman.
beautiful bust of General Miles by Frederick Pease
member Of Columbia Court No. 16 unveiled and formally
nted the National Court being received by Chief Custodian Sig
who spoke toucngy Of the noble character Of General
Several hgncass musical numbers rendered
Boy acted usher and formally saued the General he
his seat on the platform.
convention notable and is believed that
great good will result for the patriotic cause
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ried does not 20 any higher than that Of brutes,
nor are they less interested than the caresses
Of dogs who wsg their tails In quest Of bread.
And the worst ID. that these dogs In human
form often come under the influence Of an
angovernabIe rage no less terrible than
hydrophobia, with which they break their
pretended eonjugal relations. All the world
knows full well the comedies Of these legal
concubinages, which end only in tragedies as
lamentable ~ they are scandaious. In which
the disgraced and dishonored woman and her
children play the sad role Finally, after
leading the lives Of dogs, they nlso die like
dogs. without any sacrament; and thus they
deserve to be buried in q corner Of the ceme-
terry where any dog or horse can be buried.
"You have therefore already seen the quail.
ties which these sad Outeasts. as people used
to call them. have in common with dogs. Let
us not then think anSwOre Of them, because
as they have renounced the Catholic faith, Ia
speak to them on the sacred matrimony would
be equivalent. as Christ said. to giving sacred
things to dogs, or throwing daisies to the
pigs"
No one who has read Senate Docu-
ment 100 would be inclined to doubt
the truth of the charges and implica-
tions Of Senor Soto as given in the
following outspoken criticism:
The foru, In which the brothers NJ Father
Lancina endeavor to discredit civil marriage
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married couple with the following
astounding note attached:
N. D. No Catholic parties can be married
by ministers who do not belong to the Roman
Catholic church; but only by Roman Cath.
Ollie priests. Otherwise THE MARRIAGE
WILL BE VOID AND THE PARTIES RE.
MAIN FREE TO BE MARRIED TO SOME
OTHER PERSON. AND THE CHILDREN
WHOM THEY MAY HAVE ARE LOOKED
UPON AS UNLAWFUL, THIS LAW IS FOR
ALL THE WORLD AND FOR EVERY Ma
TON.
1t will be remembered that we pub
lished the stinging rebuke admins
tered to this disloyal priest by Ches-
ter Harding, acting governor; a re-
buke that is so sound and clear in
its enunciation that we reproduce it
below:
The above note contains several statements
which conflict with the law Of the Canal
Zone upon this subject which 10 a. follows.
"Any judicial oficsr Of the Canal Zone or
minister Of any religious association or de-
nomination In good standing shall be author-
ized to celebrate marriages within the Canal
Zone; provided that contracting parties shall
first have procured 4 marriage license Of the
Circuit Clerk Of the Circuit in which the
marriage is to be performed. etc"
It Is, Of course. clear that all priests and
ministers Of any religious association or de-
nomination In good standing may perform
the marriage ceremony. and this ceremony IL
legal and binding. The marriage Is legal
and valid regardless Of any religious dsnomi-
nation to which either or both Of the parties
may belong. and the children of such mar
riage are not looked upon a. unlawful. but
as altogether lawful; and neither Of the
parties to the marriage 10 at liberty to marry
again, except after divorce. under severe legal
penalties.
! So far as your statement may he intended
M an aspersion on marriages performed BY
other ministers and priests Of other religious
denominations in good standing as distinct
srom an exposition Of the tenets of the Cath
ol,c church, It is an improper one for an
om.,sl or employee Of the Panama Canal.
Tn. Clerk Of the Court was In error In issu-
-. . second license under the circumstances.
Respectfully,
ts,pu.d) CHESTER HARDING.
( Acting Governor.
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FINAL REPORT ON ENDOWMENT
AND SUSTAINING FUND CAMPAIGN
Csg Week Brings Largest by Far Any Like Period Since Campaign
BeganRne Has Been Exceptionally Liberal Considering Conditions That
Have Thrown Country Unsettled SateCampagn Against Aggressive
Political Romanism to Go Forward Without Cessation
helpless to combat this great enemy
of mankind.

helpless to combat this great enemy
of mankind.
Our country is engaged in the
greatest struggle the world has ever
known. The outcome will not be
doubtful if every patriot does his
or her duty. While our soldiers go
to foreign land to fight for world
democracy, we must not forget that
out duty is to sustain democracy
here at home. The battle is going
to be fierce both abroad and at home.
See to it that there is no faltering,
no wavering andsthat brave front
is always shown to the Roman hier-
archy. The least weakening, the
least cowardice on our part and they
will overwhelm us. We have re-
ceived in the course Of this cam
paign thousands of splendid letters
Of encouragement from the patriots.
These seem almost as good to us Us
the money that came with them, We
receive curses and abuse enough
from the opposition and SO the kind
words which accompany the pledges
are sweet indeed. They make us
know that all over this great land
there are splendid men and women
that appreciate our work and are
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Insulting EHon and Disregard Rome for Civil Marriage Law Her Efforts
Substitute the Pap Law for the Laws Existent Under American Rule Clearly Shown
by esu BooketThose Officiating Civil Marriages Characterized Hogs
Manila Journalist Unmasks Actual Practice of CaIumniaors

in their effort to stab democracy in
the back. In a recent issue Of The
Independent Senior Sotto publishes a
luminous editorial entitled "Jesuitism
in Action" in which after describing
the pictures on the covers Of the
Jesuit pamphlets which we reproduce
in this issue, he says:
As we see, both drawings jointly con-
stitute threat against the sacred institu-
ton OF Marriage threat which the duly
constituted authorities ara in duty bound 10
suppress and punish. The Jesuits of Illigan
are strangers who conspire against one Of
the most venerated Of public institutions. thus
paying with basic ingratitude the hospitality
extended to them by this country and which
they enjoy without any restriction whatsoever.
Let the reader Judge a. to the gravity Of
the insults contained In one of these little
pamphlets against the institution Of civil
marriage, and against the Thousands Of citi-
Gems who have married and are marrying in
the civil manner BY reading the following
paragraph:
'Tn effect, educated men notice In those who
marry outside of the church certain qualities
which belong more to the race Of dogs than
to the human race. The religious sentiment
IL fatal to them % II 10 fatal to dogs. Those
who marry after the civil manner do not ever
remember God and implOre his blessing. And
never believe that they show themselves mort
religious at other times because In their owr
homes, they lie down and rise like dogs. They
eat without giving thanks to the Lord. They
never enter the church unless attracted to d,
30 BY the "turba multa," and when they entel
the church. they act like dogs; they do moi
say even = single "Padre Nuestro" or "Av,
Maria" and In short, on things about re
ligion, they remember nothing save to barb
, against them. II seems also that they lack
the sense Of honesty and shame, because Just
a. dogs care nothing for their wild actions
they, In like manner, are not ashamed oi
their infamous tricks, and 1t matters not ia
them that good men point to them with the
finger Of seorn, and exclude them from Ger,
tain social circles, for being strange and de.
graded beings. Likewise. that rational Low,
which unites with indissoluble bonds faithful
husbands and wives. are fatal to them, be-
cause the love Of those who are civilly mar
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-14

willing to sustain us in it. God will
surely bless the patriots who are so
loyalty standing by the Free Press
Defense League and The MENACE
in this great struggle.
We wish we could personally meet
every member Of the League and
become better. acquainted, but that
is impossible. The most we can do
is to convey to you by this printed
page our appreciation and our hope
that we shall be able TO uphold in
America the liberties which our an
cestors established.
The balance due on pledges will
be paid by October 31st, Immcdi-
ately thereafter we will make a
written report of the work of the
Free Press Defense League to our
members showing in detail the
money collected, since the last re-
port, the amount expended and
what expended for and the amount
remaining on hand,
On August lst, we will commence
the greatest educational campaign
that has ever been attempted in
America, A full and complete ex-
PLANTATION Of this educational plan
will be given In the next issue Of
The MENACE,
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-14

earlier (see MENACE of Aug. 26, 1916,
No. 279) Roman priest by the
name of Father Morris visited a
Protestant woman who had married
a Catholic and on that occasion, in
the presence of witnesses, made the
following declaration according to the
sworn statesment of the wife:
Do you know that you are not married tC
Janluei which is the cause of all your trouble
sickness and unhappiness. and II Janluc
should come to me tomorrow with Catholi,
woman and want me to marry them woulS
do SO instantly as you are not his wife. Yov
are vile woman and living In adultery, an,
no better than q filthy prostitute Of III,
street. and God has cursed you and you can
not have any children and will be forever
damned unless you repent your mortal sir
and become 4 Catholic.
II representatives, priests and
Jesuits in good standing can thus
fiaunt the laws of the United States
Its theory and system of government
In the interest of the papal system
AT THE TIME WHEN OUR LAWS
ARE THE UNQUESTIoNED LAl.
OF THE LAND and when the sub.
jects of the pope are vastly in the
minority, phat must lVe enpect wil
be the result should the Roman Cath.
olics, through their Jesuits ann
knights and By means of the Roma,
Catholic inde1 and boycott succeed il
making America dominantly Roman
Catholic?
The jesuit war in the Philippine,
on our civil marriage, or the mar
riage recognized by our nation. i,
merely part of Rome's deadly wal
on our marriage system wheneve,
and wherever under our flag sh,
dares to strike blows against it, On,
readers will remember that in OH,
issue Of January 20, (No. SOO), w,
cited an astounding exhibition of thi,
defiance OF our own laws as exhibited
by the Roman Catholic priest DAME
QuiJano, of the Canal Zone, When OF
October %, 1916, he returned a mar
riage certificate where he had re
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-14

before the eyes Of the ignorant masses 10
necessary to lie cynically, after the style of
the Jesuits because 1t is not true, in spite Of
clerical domination, that In any part OF the
world, not even in the country Of Ignacio de
L0yola, and Of the majority OF the Jesuits
who reside here, those who marry civilly are
pointed out by the masses with the finger OF
scorn. In the Philippines, a free and pro-
gressive country, this thing does not occur.
The ones who are pointed out by the public
with their fingers are certain economically
married women, who, In spite Of the sacra-
ment, pass their days visiting churches and
converts, and daily confess especially to the
priests with whom they commit adultery.
These women, married by priests. and who
always frequent the abodes Of the friars and
the Jesuits, completely abandoning their do
mestic affairs these idle women who only
busy themselves in masses, "novenas." con-
fessions, etc.,-they are the Suspicious char
acters, the ones pointed out by the finger and
excluded from the social functions Of educated
men and women, and from society In general.
For "' with the friars there Is little
honor"
In the Philippines. neither is any human
being buried "in corner Of the cemetery"
In every part Of the archipelago. there are
decent cemeteries for all citizens without dis
tinction Of religion or social position. This
may happen In some towns Of Spain, but in
this country, never. Here the dead are buried
In the cemetery. or in the place where 1t Is
desired that they be buried.-not in a corner
of II. In the cemeteries Of the Philippines.
there Is plenty Of room even for the Jesuits
and for the women who commit adultery with
them. A decent sepulchre within the ceme-
terry Ia also reserved for the priests who ssduce
and dishonor little damselS, or perturb the
peace Of uncounted homes with the perversities
Of their abominsble character. They are not
buried In a certain corner Of II, because
death redeems the greatest crimes Of ones
life. and the civil society. more Just and pious
than Jesuitism, does not persecute the guilty
beyond the confines Of the tomb.
Jesuitical attempts to set at naught
the laws of this republic have not
been confined to the Philippines alone.
In Chicago, Illinois, some months
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-14

T1T7N the Philippines as in every
L other democratic or liberal
IN land in proportion as they
@ dare, the Jesuits, Rome's
handimen and the worlds
trouble-makers, are busily engaged in
a wholesale attempt to discredit civil
marriage, one of the distinguishing
characteristics of our government
and of all liberal democracy.
With brazen elfrontery almost in
conceivable when addressed to the
Filippinos, the Jesuits are seeking to
discredit our system of marriage and
advance Rome's way, as promotive of
morality. Now Rome'S 1Uay, and the
result that followed hundreds of
years of Rome's church marriages in
the Philippines Uere officially and
authenticaLly uncovered in such an
appalling 1ooy in Senate Document
100, submitted by President Mckinley
to the senate on February 25, 1901,
that every decent man and woman
cognizant of the content of that un-
yelling of priestly degradation and inn
morality stood aghast in horror at the
depths of depravity and universally
of immoral contagion therein re-
vealed, as a result of centuries of
priestly rule and ABSOLUTE CON-
TROL OF THE MARRIAGE RELA-
TION BY THE ROMAN CHURCH
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
When our flag was unfurled in the
Philippines the laws and provisions of
our liberal democracy obtained and
with them, Of course, the separation
of church and state and the recogni-
ton of civil marriage. Roman mar
riages were not prohibited but were
placed, as with US, on a par with
civil marriage, or marriage by any
qualified clergyman Or minister of
any church.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-14

WI E have just completed our En-
SVSl dowment and Sustaining
GA Fund Campaign which be-
gan on March 4th and
ended at midnight of July 4th
We submit to the members OF
the Free Press Defense League in
the Final Bulletin published on this
page the results Of said campaign,
1t will be noted that while we began
with the hope Of securing pledges
to the amount Of One Million Dol
lars, we in fact only secured pledges
amounting to $3s,5S9.6O. Although
we fell far short Of the amount
originally planned for, still we are
not discouraged. Under the cir
cumStances we feel that we have
done wonderfully well.
To the noble men and women
who have made it possible for us to
make SO good a showing under such
adverse circumstances we tender our
most sincere thanks, We have gone
into this fight for liberty from the
deepest sense of duty to the country.
We have staked our all upon the
outcome. Without the response
which we have received from the
patriots Of the country, we would be
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-14
GOOD GOVERNMENT

The FIRST requisite intelligence and character
% citizen must intelligent The elements that good gov
pbcschoo, learning
the FORUM and last but the which the disseminate
knowledge
Nelson Miles Patriotic Number the CAan ndan4 Cincinnati Ohio
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-14
FINAL BULLETIN

Total number of Endowment and Sustaining
Fund Pledy.s received by The Free Press
Defense League. ue......................'..' '..'oVGo
Amount of money paid on Endowment Fund
Pledges. .S15,SO7.2O
Amount of money unpaid on Endowment
Fund Pledges es......................$Z .$Zl,VAV'4o
Largest amount contained in pledge. 25O.Oo
Total amount pledges es.................SS SS6,S17.6o
AFFIDAVIT
State of Kansas,
Bourbon County-ss
]. /. Sheppard being duly sworn says, the fore
going statement in regard TO the Endowment and
Sustaining Fund of The Free Press Defense League
is true and correct.
il. SHEPPARD,
Secretary Treasurer Free Press Defense League.
Subscribed and sworn to before this 9th day
of July 1917.
(SeaD ]. c. MITCHELL,
Notary Public.
My commission expires January 10th, 1921.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-07-14
AMERICAS GREATEST EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL FU
HOW THE ROMAN HIERARCHY IS VRRNC AGAINST CIVIL MARRIAGE UNDER OUR FLA
PARTIES MARRIED ACCORDANCE WITH CIVIL LAW PICTURED AS DOGS EuTy PAMPHLET

Real Purpose and Intent Attack V Conditions Existing
Result of Practices of Pestaf Shown Fearless Philippine Pubcs
Incident Parae by Attempt Enforcing me Temere Decree Pope
Chicago and Canal Zone Where Priest Put Rome Lawon Public Record
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-09

lemon juice combined with thia and
logged kidneys and them
to normal activity; also neutraland
the acids the urinary organs
rate thus ending avoiding serious kidney
Giseasa .
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-09
Aucti0x,-MONDAY, NOVEMBER IL

SA-ESTARTS AT II OCIOCk-FREEI
tioiyiie. Turn
63HEAD OF CATTLE-63
Treight Hostem all high grade
old.
NOTICE: of Holsen
bulls in the lmei Valley He out of the Wilson bunch
sold of bull
IMPLEMENTS
milk
washing oil
Van is
Nd ne Hsten These all good
herd they
IES Six twelve and eighteen months approved by clerk
drawing date All 0cash
CAS JOHNSON G. BRADLEY and COL WILL
Phone So I'll CnO Bldg
MRS VAN DER LINDER
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-09
STUDENT BODY TO
PRODUCE A PLAY
WILL PUT ON MIDSUMMER
NIGHTS DREAM" SOON.
oARTS DIS TRIBUTED
MISS BUELL. TO DIRECT THE PRO-
DUCTION.
The Director Is Credited With Max
ing Success of Setting
Shakespeare to Music.
'ARTS TRIBUTED
MISS BUELL. TO DIRECT THE PRO
DUCTION.

"a Midsummer Nights Dream, -
that famous Shakespearean comedy,
will be the big dramatic attempt of
the year by the Student Body of the
FL Centre High School.
Parts are already being distributed
for this, the biggest production ever
attempted by the local high school.
The play will probably be given
some time in January, giving ample
time for the preparation of finished
Notwithstanding that Valley
high school dramatic art has never
furnished.
That the play will be capably di-
rected is proven by the fact that Miss
Pearl Buell., chosen director, has al
ready several successful high school
productions to her credit and has
twice before produced this master
comedy of shakespeare
This is Miss Bucll's first year at
the FL Centre High School, and the
fact that she has been given sole su-
pervision Of the play shows the eX-
cellent recommendation she has from
her other productions.
This is the only one of Shake
sreare's plays that has even been set
to music, although even in this case
it has not been done to any great cX-
tent.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-09
MOTHER! YOUR CHILD
|SCR0SS, FEVER|SH,
FROM CONSTIPATION
If Tongue Is Coated, Breath Bad,
Stomach Sour, Clean Liver
and Bowels.

Give "California Syrup Of Figs at
once-a teaspoonful today often saves
sick child tomorrow
If you little one is out of sorts,
half sick, isn't resting, eating and act
ing naturally-look, Mother! see if
tongue is coated.e This is sure sign
that its little stomach, liver and bow
els are clogged with waste. When
cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad or has stomach-a ache, diar-
rhoe, sore throat, full of cold, give a
iteaspoonful Of "Caifornia Syrup of
Figs" and in few hours all the CON
stirated poison, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out of its lit
lie bowels without gripping. and you
have q WELL playful child agin.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this hamless "fruit laxative" because
it never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach, and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for bottle of
"California Syrup of Fis"; then sec
that it is made by the "California Fig
Syrup Company"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-09
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
Take a Glass of Salts to Flush Kid
neys If Bladder Both
ers You.

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces nldney trouble in some form
or other, says well known author
ity, because the uric acid in meat eX-
cites the kidneys, they become over
worked; get sluggish; clog up and
cause all sorts of distress, particu-
larly backache and misery in the kid
ney region; rheumatic twinges, Sc
we're headaches, acid stomach, consti-
patton, torpid liver, sleeplessness,
bladder and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or kid
neys aren't acting right, or if blad-
der bothers you get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any good
pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for
few days and your kidneys will
then act. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-09
At The Theatre
At the Palace Theatre Tonight.

William Fox, film wizard, decided
to make motion pictures especially for
children. He waved his magic wand
Fat the FIX Western Studios and 10
and behold there sprung up, as if
made by fairies, tn ebeautiful spec
tacular age-long fireside tale of "Jack
and the Beanstalk" Everybody knows
the story, which has been handed down
from the earliest days of the Eng
disappearing peoples as heritage OF
delight to the little ones of moderr
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-09
At the L. & S. Theatre Tonight.

Professor La Croix, the worlds
foremost hypnotist, mind reader and
mental telephist, is touring the Pa
cific Cast for the first time since
coming to the United States. He vii
sho wat the l.. & S. tonight and tomor-
row night. Saturday night he will eX-
pose mind reading to the audience
If you are worried, ask him. If you
are in love, ask him.