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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06

in his county at least four times in
each year and such sheriff shall have
accompanying him or in case the visit
shall be made by the grand jury they
shall summon to accompany them
competent physician or the chairman
or q member Of the board Of health
of the city or district in which such
institution is situated, whose duty
it shall be to make and file with
said sheriff or grand jury a COM
plete report showing the sanitary
conditions of all buildings, all rooms
of buildings, and all surroundings
connected with such institution and
of the condition Of health Of each
and every inmate thereof, and shall
particularly inquire into the work
ing and living conditions Of each
and every inmate. And said ply
sician or member Of the board Of
health shall make such recommen-
dations as he may deem necessary
for the preservation of the health
and morals Of each and every said
inmate. 1t shall also be the duty Of
any person or persons who may be
appointed by the judge Of court Of
record Of the district in which said
institutions are situated to visit un-
announced any and every such in
stitution and either they or the
sheriff or the grand jury, upon
making such visit and inspection,
shall interrogate each inmate there.
of out Of the hearing Of any Official
or servitors Of said institution sep
arately to ascertain whether or mol
the inmates Of said institution Of
institutions are in fact the subjects
of involuntary confinement ant
servitude or forcible detention, i
being the purpose Of this section tt
afford every person within the con
fines Of said institution the fulles
opportunity to divulgs the truth a
to their detention therein withou
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its operation, and the truth about
what causes inmates to take such
desperate, and often fatal, chances? ?
This simpering about the police
investigating certain case, after
the worst has happened, is about as
thin as the holy water and other
holy humbuggery utilized on the
same premises to fool the foolish.
Probably the next thing heard
from this case will be the usual
story that the girl was mentally de.
ranged. This is the ever-ready ex-
cuse when such inexcusable trag-
edies occur in q papal institution
but her desire to escape testifes as
elOquently. to her sanity as the de.
sire to enter such q place proves
insanity.
Where do these Roman Catholic
jailers get the authority to lock girls
up in their workhouses? If they
do it without authority, who wink,
at the law which forbids it, and who
conniVes at such q perversion o.
justice?
But this House of the Good Shep
herd is a religious institution. 81
was the Spanish Inquisition. Th,
asylums exposed by the New Yorl
Board Of Charities last summer wer,
also religious and charitable insti
Itutions, if you take the word Of theii
managers for it.
Charity is a convenient cloak 70
graft; and committing crime in thI
II
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06

refuse to carry out The proyisions
Of this act shall in addition to the
penalty herein imposed, b imlne-
diately removed from Office.
Section X-Any person, whether
acting as official, agent or employee
of any such institution or Id any ca-
pacity whatever, who shall refuse 10
permit such inspection d provided
herein to be made or shall interfere
in any manner with the inspection
of any such House Of the Good Shep-
herd or like priyately-owned institu-
tion including reformatory homes,
detention homes, converts, monas-
teries, sectarian seminafies, schools
or institutions by the sheriff Of the
county In which such institution is
situated or by the grand Jury there
OF or any person or persons duly
appointed or authorized BY ! court
of competent jurisdiction within
said county in accordance with the
terms OF Section VII Of this oct
shall be deemed guilty Of . felony
and shall upon conviction be pun
ished by q fine Of not leas than
90vO n0r more 'nan So,Vuu ana I'M
pliSonnens % 1or n0' Leg IMAM one
uof more 'nha nse years
Section XI-Any person 81 psr-
sons who may be appointed BY ths
judge Of court Of competent juriS-
diction as provided in, Section VIII
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06
Legal Department OF Free Press Defense League Prepares
inspection Bill That will Prove Protector of Liberty Wher-
ever 1T Becomes Law--Sdch Law Needed Throughout
the Unlon--Let Everyone Demand Action in His State

designating any member of the bar
Of this state in good and regulas,
standing to assist the county attor-
ney in the prosecution of such ac-
tion. Upon the designation Of such
attorney by any such injured party,
he shall be recognized by the court
and prosecuting attorney as an at
torney Of record in such action and
no compromise or dismissal or other
disposition Of such action shall be
made effective except by the written
consent or stipulation of said desig-
mated attorney. Provided further
that the fees to be paid to such
designated attorney shall be fixed
by the court before which the action
is tried at reasonable amount, the
same to be taxed against the de.
fendant individual, organization OF
corporation as costs in said action
and shall be paid by said defendant
in addition to the compensation
and damages assessed.
Section Who contract o.
agreement, whether in writing Of
otherwise, entered into by any in
mate Of any House Of the Coco
Shepherd, or reformatory home, de
tention home, convent, monas
terry, sectarian seminary, schoo
or institution, to release such insti
tuition or to contract away or to as
sign any rights accruing to such in
mate by reason Of the provisions o
this act, shall be competent as evi
dence in any court Of law in thi
state until it shall have been mad
afirmatively to appear that the en-
tering into such contract or the Civ
ing Of such release or assignment
was done voluntarily by such in
mate, and at time when the per
son SO contracting was not an in
mate Of such institution or con
templating becoming such inmate
Section VII-All damages recoy
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law to come in competition with
free workers; but it is worse when
q foreign corporation sets up its
sweGtshops on American soil and
operates them in defiance Of law and
decency, with slaves supplied by
some trucking municipal court, or
with unwilling dupes tricked into
such servitude and held against
their will.
The very least that can be done,
in fairness to those who are now or
who may be SO trapped and ex-
plotted, is to establish inspection by
legal enactment so that the truth
concerning every inmate may be OBJ
tained and redress granted to all
who are illegally imprisoned or
wrongfully detained.
Every American citizen is entitled
to the protection such a law would
give; and our civilization is farce
if that protection is longer withheld
or denied. The Legislatures Of most
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06
AN INSPECTION BILL FOR SECTARIAN INSTITUTION
Prohibit sertude FI Shepherd
Other Institutions Owned Either Privately sectarm institutions

fine Of not less than $4,000 nor
more than $4,000.
Section III-Any person who
shall violate Section / Of this act
either by himself or in concert with
Others, or any person who assists,
encourages, aids or abets another in
the violation Of such section, as ac-
cessory before or after the fact,
shall upon conviction thereof be-
deemed guilty Of a felony and shall
be confined in the state penitentiary
at hard labor for a period Of not
less than 10 nor more than 25 years.
Section IV-All persons or indi-
vidusls and all corporations collec-
tive or sole and all organizations,
sectarian or otherwise, who shall be
convicted Of a violation of Section
l Of this act shall, in addition to
the penalty provided in Sections II
and III hereof, be liable in damages
to the person injured by such un-
lawful imprisonment, involuntary
servitude or forcible detention, in a
sum equal in amount to three times
the reasonable value Of all services
rendered by such person so unlaw-
fully or forcibly detained and in
addition thereto three times the
amount Of reasonable damages that
may be shown to have accrued by
reason Of such unlawful imprison.
ment and forcible detention; but in
no such case shall the recovery fol-
damages, and compensation, botF
taken together, be less than $4,000
| Section V--Actions for damage,
and compensation arising out Of the
violation of Section / of this act
may be brought in any court Of
competent jurisdiction within thu
state and shall be brought in tn,
name Of the state by the prosecut
ing attorney Of the county wherein
the cause Of action shall arise ant
be prosecuted at public expense
provided that in every such case tn
person or persons alleged to hav'
been injured by such imprisonment
involuntary servitude or forcible de
tention shall have the privilege o
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cred or assessed as herein provided
@hall become lien upon all the
property owned by the organization,
corporation, person or persons found
guilty Of a violation Of the pro-
visions Of Section l Of this act.
Provided, however, that If the prop
erty Of any organization found
guilty Of such violation shall not be
sufficient to cover fines, costs, dam
ages, compensation for services that
may be assessed, then the judg-
ments for such fines, costs, damages
and compensation for services shall
become a lien upon the property Of
the individual. members Of the or
ganization wherever the same may
be found within this state.
Section VIIIA-For the purpose
Of vigilantly enforcing the pro-
visions Of this act, it is hereby fur
ther enacted that every House Of
the Good Shepherd or similar pri-
vately-owned institution, including
reformatory homes, detention homes
converts, monasteries, sectarian sem.
J inaries, schools or institutions shall
be open at all times to the inspection
of the sheriff Of She county in which
such Institutions are situated or tt
the grand jury thereof or to the in
spection ofany person or persons duly
appointed by judge Of a court o.
record Of the district in which suct
institution is located upon a peti
ton .sing presented to him signed
by twenty citizens of the said coun
| ty or district or by the volition o.
the said Judge. 1t shall be the dut.
Of each and anyisheriff Of his coun
ty or the grand jury thereof to visi
unannounced every House Of tn
Good Shepherd, orsimilar privately
owned institution including reform
atory homes, detention homes, con
vents, monasteries, sectarian sem
J inaries, schools or institution
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06

It must be surprising 70 many
that such fair and just law ahorld
be opposed by Roman Catholics. II
the Cssr Of Russia were building
and operating privats prisons With
workshops attached in this country,
they would probably Be IS ready 81
anyone to demand q showing. Why
be 50 gingerly about looking into
such places, no matter whose they
arer
When It Is reported that q county
jail or a state prison IL being nis-1
managed, the legialaturs Of tbs
state in which the mimanagument
Is alleged to srist Is generally ready,
to probe the matter to the bottom.
II not It Is because the opponents
have SONS interest in the alleged
crookedness.
These pretended ~charities ars
either public or private Institutions
If they are public. they should bs
under public supervision; If pri-
vate, they should pay taxes.
Whether public or private, they
should come under the regulations
appropriate to their nature. Under
no conditions should they b per-
mitted to immure young women
and keep them in enforced servi-
tude hidden from their friends and
denied the justice due every citizen
from the weakest to the most poH-
erful.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06

being deferred by the force Of such (
punishment within the institution
as they might bring upon them
selves if their disclosures were COM
mitted to the person or persons who
are responsible for their confne-
ment or who have authority over
them in such institution. And in
case it appears upon an examination
Of such institution as provided
herein that any inmate Of such In
stitution Is held in involuntary
servitude or against the will Of such
person, 1t shall be the duty Of the
sheriff or the grand jury or the per-
son or persons making such e1ami-
nation to Immediately remove such
person from the custody and con-
troll of such institution and deliver
him or her into the custody Of par
ent or guardian il any there be in the
county and if not to place such per-
son in the custody Of the sheriff Of
the county until such time as a
proper home can be found where
full protection Of all the rights Of
said person can be protected and
preserved. And it shall also be the
duty Of the sheriff of the county or
the grand jury or any person or per-
sons who make an inspection Of
such institution as provided herein
to file with the clerk Of the court Of
the county or district in which such
institution is situated a full and
complete report Of the results o.
such inspection not later than ten
days before the meeting Of the cir
cult or district court of such county
for the inspection Of the grand jury
thereof and of the prosecuting at
torney.
Section IX--Any sheriff, grant
juror or person or persons appointed
by the Judge Of said court who shal
fail or refuse to carry out any o
the provisions Of Section VIII o
this act shall be deemed guilty o
a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished by q fine Of no
less than $500 nor more than $500
and any official, who shsll fail Q
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06
Typical Illustration Showing Urgent
Need for Vigorous Inspection Laws
I-T7lLSRWHERE on this page

fSTlLSEWHERE on this page is
reprinted the short story of
lAM recent occurrence which
supplies an eloquent reason for the
official inspection Of these miscalled
Houses Of the Good Shepherd.
ANY other place, so conducted that
its inmates frequently injure them
selves in trying to get away, would
not escape q thorough oyerhauling
to determine its real nature, and to
discover what is going on inside.
We read 1the police are inyesti-
gating.' It does an immense
anolsnt Of good to investigate a per
con Whose neck is brokenl Such a
person would naturally be able to
tell}sil about why and how it hap.
pentdi What . farce.
Better Investigate those city gov.
eF5ments which permit papal peni.
ftniisriea to operate in defiance Of
l American law and common decency
I WHO dare call this 4 free countr,
sith such incidents occurring near.
] tysrg day in some Of our larger
eitiess
sperhaps the police win in
s ssssigaIs this girl's jailers. And i
ths5 l what win they learnR Doe
any sa,bs person expect that the per
s0,4 s. persons. ho would run sucl
J plcs would sIl the truth sbOui
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06
AN ACT T7~'

TO PROHIBIT INV0LUN-
I'LL TARY SERVITUDE AND
D.. FoRcIBLE DETENTION
IN HOUSES OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD OR LIKE PRI-
VATELY OWNED INSTITU-
TI0Ns INCLUDING REFORM
AT0RY HOMES, DETENTION
HOMES, CoEVENTs, MoNAs-
TERIEs, SECTARIAN SEMI
NARIEs, SCHOOLS OR INsTI-
TUTI0NS; AND PROVIDING
A PENALTY THEREFOR AND
FOR THE INSPECTION OF
ALL SUCH INSTITUTIONS BY
THE SHERIFF OF THE COUN-
TY IN WHICH SAID INSTI-
TUTIoNS ARE SITUATED OR
BY THE GRAND JURY THERE
OF OR BY ANY PERSON OR
PERSONS APPOINTED BY A
~ -s.
JUDGE OF A COURT OF REC
ORD WITHIN THE DISTRICT
IN WHICH SUCH INSTITU.
TIQNS ARE LOCATED UPON
A PETITION SIGNED BY
TWENTY CITIZENS OF SAID
COUNTY OR DISTRICT OR BY
TIE vOLITI0N OF SAID
JUDGE.
BE it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of---:
Section lit shall be unlawful
lto incarcerate, imprison, conine, o.
conep confined within a House of tht
gIaGS Shepherd or similar privately
prisosd institution, including reform
W., W. homes, detention homes, con
yoHls, monasteries, sectarian semi
PrisSss, schools or institutions an,
fStinan being against the will ant
bsithout- the continuing consent o
Sus|uch individual.
4 Section livery corporation
collective or sole and every organi
ration sectarian or otherwise whicl
Shall be convicted Of a violation 0
Section ] Of this act shall be deeme'
guilty Of a felony and shall pay
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06
Girl LEAPS FROM CATHOLIC SCHOOL WINDOW

believed bea novice eaped from third story win
dow of the West Philadelphia Industrial School Of the Sisters Of the
Good Shepherd Thn and Pine Streets early today and prob
ably fatally injured Whesshe found in the below
the window both her legs were fractured and her neck thought
have been broken.--The police are investigating.
-Philadclphia E0ening Ledger, Dec. 70, 1916.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache
Sideache, Baekache, and Weak
ness, Relieved by Cardui,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales, Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil,
pot, Of this place. writes: Five years
ago was taken With q rain In my
left side. II was right under my
left rib. 1t would commence with I'm
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and on down into my back.
By that time the pain would BE 30
severe l would have to take TO bed,
and suffered usually about three days
81 suffered this way for three years.
and got 20 be a mere skeleton and was
SO weak | could hardly stand alone
Was not able to go anywhere and had
TO let my house work go. II suffered
pwful with pain IN my back and
had the headache all the time. | Just
was unable to do a thing. My ll.e
was misery. my stomach got In an
awful condition, caused from taking
30 much madeline. l suffered so much
pain. ! had just about given up all
hopes of our getting anything 10 help
re.
One day n Birthday Almanac was
thrown IN my yard. After reading
its testimonials l decided 10 try Car.
dui, and am so thankful that | did,
for | began to improve when on the
second bottle...I am now q well
woman and feeling fine and the cure
has been permanent for II has been
two years Gince my awful bad health
] will always praise and recommend
Cardui." Try CaIdui today. Els
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
A Recipe.

To double your troubles and lessen
your friends, talk about them
Youths Companion.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
GUMS CHAPEL.
ir. Jake Hurt continues very III.

Mr.. Jake Hurt continues very III.
Recleaned winter seed oats for sale.
Hudson. Hughes & Farnau.
MIR. Lige Hurt is suffering from a
painfully injured foot.
Miss Atrice Noel and MIR. Hugh Noel
were in Nicholasville. Wednesday.
MIR. Lewis McCulley has purchased
Ford car.
Mr.. Harve Teater purchased tract
of land from Mr.. J. NJ. Anon.
Miss Atrice Noel is guest of Miss
Pattie Long.
Mrs. John Land is visiting relatives
in Newport and Cincinnati.
Mr.. Morris Calico is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. elaine Davis of Jessamine.
Mr.. John Land was guest of Mr..
Lige Simpson at Round Hill Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Simpson of Rich.
mond are here with Mr.. John Land
Mrs. Nora May and children OF viii
more are visiting friends and relatives
here.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Stotts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker Locker spent Sunday at
High Bridge.
MIR. George Calico and Miss Wayne
Calico spent Saturday ard Sunday with
friends at Giead.
Mr.. Dee Fothergill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ambrose Calico and Miss Matte Calico
motored to Richmond Sunday.
Vote for A. I. Scott of BryantsvilIe
for Assessor of Garrard Co. Any favor
shown him will be appreciated
Mr. and Mrs. 5. 5. Sebastian and
family spent Sunday at Round Hill
with Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Moberly.
Messrs Ebert Calico. Ambrose Cal.
leo, Dee FothergilI and George Calico
were among those who attended court
at Nicholasville, Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Thompson Davis and
daughters. Mrs. Nora May and daugh-
tiers, Misses Beulah and Stella were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Daley,
Sunday.
Mrs. Dee Young. Misses Alene
Young, Iva and Lenna Hollon ard
| Messrs John Land and Hugh Noel COM
posed u picnic party to Camp Nelson,
Thursday.
Mr. TsIton May spent Saturday and
Sunday with his son, Carl. of Cincin-
natl. who had the misfortune of having
his foot crushed while at work in a
machine shop.
Mesdames Lucy Kidd and Dee Young
and two daughters who have been guests
of Mr. and Mrs. John Land for the
past two weeks returned to THEN home
in Newport, Sunday.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
Birds Restore Old Orchard.

A Massachusetts ornithologlst took
in hand typical old orchard, one
which had suffered greatly from Eeg-
lect. Between 1891 and 1895 he OBJ
served this orchard, at first overrun
with baneful insects, later. when his
efforts to attract birds had been re-
warded. practically freed of insects, so
that with intelligent care the trees
bore fruit, being the only ones OF that
neighborhood to do so.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-07-12
Thursday, July u, 1917
THE RED CROSS STACKER.

Nothing said at the time, but Morrow county had
few slacker in the Red Cross campaign They slackes
of the worst sort too for is well known how these men have
gained their wealth from land of free and easy people, liberty
loving people Years of peace and conenment away from
the aocratc law Of foreign government has failed teach
these the esson the lesson Of appreciation 1t that
the hog spirit sometimes takes possession of mans soul until
there is soul left at ALL if there is it is the soul of greed
The pathetic picture of their country calling for aid for the
who will be wounded the field of battle makes i'm
preston upon their greed benumbed BRAIN What they
for the who giving his life blood to the perpeuaon of
the very principles which these sharks have lived enjoy
these years
1t is very likely that every of known wealth who had
opportunity to aid the Red Cross and did not will be adver
sed far and wide and may the day when the
which has been good to him, will force sufficient
bring him to his knees in repentance His worldly wealth is
dearer to him than all honor He stands good chance of
losing both
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-07-12
COMMITTEE FAVORS BITULITHIC.

The street paving committee has returned from visit
Pendeton and Waa Wala where they made thorough nves
cation Of the various types of street pang which have been put
down in those cities Every member of the committee
seeking information from first hand and they come
back feeling that first hand facts have been received
They learned among other things that bituhic paving
stands far and above all other kinds in the estimation of the
people of the cities visited test of fourteen Waa
Waa street has demonstrated the wearing ability Of buthc
Waa Waa is laying three miles Of this kind of paving at the
present time we are informed by the committee. The State
Highway Commission is using btuthc evidenced by the
work started unit Of the highway in Umata county
One drawback to concrete appears to be- learned by the
ccnnttee that it is liable to crack when laid in large pieces
After cracking the erosion caused by water plays
havoc with the street surface and besides the enormous cost
upkeep from then smooth surface is forever thing of the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-07-12
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY.

Notice is hereby given that the
County Court of the State of Oregon
for Morrow County, did on the 29th
day of June, 1917, make and enter
an order, granting to the undersigned
as administrator of the estate of
Nora McCabe, deceased, license to
sell at public auction the following
described real property belonging to
said estate situated in Morrow Coun-
ty, State of Oregon, to-wt: A one
third interest in and to the VIZ OF
Section 33, Township South Range
20, E. w. NJ; E1aW VIZ, Section 4
Township South, Range 20, E. W.
NJ, said real property is subject to o
mortgage in the sum of $3,500.00.
BY virtue of SAID order | will on
the 4th day of August, 1917, at the
front door of the County Court
House, in Heppner, Morrow, County
Oregon, at the hour of two o'clock P
M. Of said day, sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash the
above-described real property.
Right is hereby reserved to reject
all bids.
FRANCIS McCABE,
Administrator.