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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-30
THE LAST CALL!

raise One Hundred Million Dol
lars in America as a fund with
which to carry on the work of
the Red Cross. We are deeply
interested in the war and its
outcome. Every patriot should
be. This is no time to question
the wisdom Of the war. No
loyal patriot can do other
wise than sustain the govern
ment to the fullest extent.
Therefore, we say to those Of
our readers wLc feel like con-
tributing to the Free Press De-
tense League If you can only
give to one, either the Red Cross
or the Free Press Defense
League, do not hesitate, but
make your contribution to the
Red Cross instead Of to us.
American soldiers will soon be
suffering in foreign lands for
the relief that can be brought to
them only by generous contri-
buttons Of money to the fund
which will supply medicines,
nurses and delicacies that can.
not ba had with the regular
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-30

soldiers fare. If you can possi-
bly, give to both without fnan-
cial distress, do SO, but If you
can give to but one, remember
the sick, wounded and suffering
soldiers.
We will do our very best to
keep the torch Of Freedom burn
ing even though many Of you
cannot afford to help us. To
those who have given to the
League in the past and to those
who will do 80 now and here
after, we give our sincere
thanks. We want you to know,
that the membership of the
Free Press Defense League is a
Roll Of Honor, containing the
names Of men and women who
by this contribution have made
it possible for us to meet and
check to a large extent the
vicious attacks of Rome upon
our free institutions. So for the
last time in this campaign, we
say:
Read the Bulletin and send, il
vou can, vour rlAd~o.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-30
IN March 4th, we started a
campaign to continue until
midnight Of July 4th, dur

luk WIIICl pcL1Ou VIC AlVpcu
to secure One Million Dollars in
pledges to our Endowment and
Sustaining Fund. Soon after we
launched the campaign, our
country became involved in the
European War. So many things
have arisen to absorb the minds
Of the people that we have not
made the showing we otherwise
undoubtedly would have made.
This is the last issue Of The
Menace that will go to the read
ers before the campaign closes.
It is important that each one
read carefully this announce
ment. Every pledge that is in
the mails on the way to us be-
fore midnight Of July 4th will
be credited to the contributor on
the Endowment and Sustaining
Fund.
We realize that at the time
this is being written, the United
States government is trying tc
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-30
A BITTER ASSAULT
ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Romanlsts Attack on BuIman But
an Incident Of Their lntoIerant
Acts---Attacked Schools in '72

The intolerance Of Rome in Walla
Walla, Washington, where A. D. Bull
man was recently murderously as
saulted in his hotel because he re-
fused to forego freenan's right and
cease his discussions Of the Roman
system, did not begin with that as
sault, and neither did Rome's dislike
for our free institutions and that
most noble bulwark of liberal democ-
racy, the public school system, orig
mate at any late date. Indeed, we
find that on May 8, 1872, the spirit
of Rome as the avowed enemy Of the
public school was expressed in no w
certain terms. A school law had been
passed at q session Of the legislature
Of Washington Territory forbidding
promulgation Of any religious doc.
trines in the public schools in order
that all children might be sent to
those schools and the parents know
that efforts would not be made al
proselyting them. Whether It was thu
desire Of the Roman constituency oi
Walla Walla county to have the Ro
man Catholic religion established al
the religion to be taught in th'
schools, or whether It was Inerel,
their desire to disorganize and dis
rupt the schools while at the sam,
time they gained financial recognition
for PRONUNCIATION Of parochial school
is matter not altogether clear from
the resolutions adopted as a protes
against the enactment into law Of ,
measure forbidding the teaching O.
religious doctrines in the schools
Those resolutions, 50 typical Of tn
enmity Of Rome for the public schoo
system, read as follows:
A meeting Of citizens Of wsIls Wall
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-30
The HIGH DEMANDS OF PATRIOTISM

The solemn demands patriots land where
in
e1oe great has entered the voluntarily
bted blood and
treasure stint f making the world democracy
republic
hold the tho
the great against sua and mm and the same time he must doub
guarding freedom within that
and distinguishing gr@ Of liberal democracy cherished and preserved
while the conflict for a larger freedom wged abroad
The United States stands for certain mighty fundamental issues which have made her the
OF
kd lands but the token she has been and is the
uphdders liberty
frf symbols
be
and
held the realization
andno
the foes the ibeyhe
determined
today
&erng double call Of the hour Patriots
the
defend those and distinguishing go that have made
might
mnment fore in the
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-30

Jesus Of Nazareth came into the
world to break material as we'll as
spiritual fetters, and set the captives
free. Popery came into the world To
invent religious prisons, and lock up
monks, nuns, and penitents. Where
Christianity prevails each can take
his choice Of the two, but where
popery Is dominant there is not SC
much as q choice.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-06-30

Papist teachers and publicists try
to reduce the idea Of freedom to an
absurdity by confounding equal lib
erty with absolute liberty. There 10
no such thing as absolute liberty In
society, but equal liberty is not only
possible and practicable. but nsees-
sdry.
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Gentlemen:-
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BULLETIN BOARD

Total number Of Endowment and Sustaining
Fund Pledges received by The Free Press
Deiense League. ...................."...21 .21%S
Amount Of money paid on Endowment Fund
@AeuHco ''.........s.s..........S .SSlUjA1U.1O
Amount OF money unpaid on Endowment
Fund Fledges. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$1b,SOS.7O
Largest amount contained In one pledge. $4,000
Total Amount Pledged to date ......... .$25,7l9.s5
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 me this 21st day
Of June, 1917
(SeaO j.. {. MITCHELL,
Notary Public.
My commission expires January 10th, 1921.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-20

On anuary 1915 the subscription pnceo The Leon Reporter
will be advanced $500 year The increased everything
connected with the publishing Of newspaper makes this increase abb
soey necessary You SO cents your subscription by
renewing january s Until allow you
the Old price $5O per year. and you for
than years advance this price Here chance
so cents year your old home newspaper Everything else has
advanced price and the newspapers compelled get in
creased price of business and The Reporter
go business and does believe patrons it
But please remember that you take advantage of this offer
the paper the old price must do before January ls
and after JANUARY 1913 The Reporter will everyone $500
year, and do your renewal the old price after
that date will be compelled to refuse you
all alike
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
A PROBLEM OF RETAIL TRADE.

A merchant on being asked what he consid-
cred the greatest difficulty in retail trade, re-
piled he thought it was the lack of the spirit Of
unity among the merchants. He felt that they
did no take competition in the right spirit. If
they found themselves undersold by a competi-
tor they conceived crouch against the man
who underbid them. They considered him a
trade cutthroat and were disinclined to work
with him for the upbuilding of the city.
No man who is fit to serve the public through
retail trade ought to resent healthy competi-
ton. A little rivalry spurs man to do his
best. No man who has good grip on his call
ing will complain about it. He looks at it as
part of his training. Every time he is worsted
in fair competition he feels that something has
been added to his business education by which
he will profit next time.
If merchant finds himself undersold, let him
study the costs of his business, the problem of
securing new trade and of buying right in
stead of complaining at the activity Of a COM
petitor. Then he will be able to build up his
own lines Of trade secure from competition
Unfair competition? Businessmen will find
they can head off unfair competition best by
cultivating the friendship of each other and
make an effort to establish basis for mutual
cooperation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
SALEM.


The M. E. Aid society will meet
afternoon, May Q. Invitations have
aldson Chapel Aids to meet with Sa-
lem society. .
Mrs. G. H. Cook went to Fairfield
Tuesday evening to attend the twenty
fifth annual session of the p. e. o.
At the Salem w. C. T. U. silver
medal contest held at Hillsboro We'd
nesday evening. Mrs. T. r. Gray won
the medal. There was a good aud
fence and fine music.
High school comm encement will
soon be here. Glass play May II, bac-
calaureate sermon May 10, graduating
exercises at the M. e. church on the
evening of May Is.
Women's Foreign Missionary society
of the M. e. church will hold their
next meeting at the home of Mrs. G. I.
DeLashmutt
The body of Mrs. Bessie Spar
Wright, who passed away at Mt Pleas
ant, was brought to Salem Thursday
morning for burial.
Rita Spillman entertained a num-
Der of her little girl friends from to
4 Saturday afternoon. The celebration
of her third birthday anniversary.
Ross Kester has been making i'm
provements about his new home The
latest is llne new barn.
Mrs. Corsbie came from FIT. Madison
to visit her daughter, Mrs. A. H. Mil
Ter and family.
Mr.. Vegalins has been station agent
during the illness of Leon Smith.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
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Karl Kemper closed an eight
months term of school here last Fri
day. A picnic dinner was served
and program given in the after.
noon. A good many Of the parents
and friends were there and all en-.
joyed the day. Mr.. Kemper will re
turn to his home in Earlham, Iowa,
some time this week.
We are having the much needed
rain now and if the weather would
warm up there would be plenty OF
garden truck to eat Your scribe has
had home grown lettuce already
Who can beat that?
Mrs. George zVannatta went to
Pennington last Saturday morning.
w. W. Bradshaw Of Athens was
caller in Croton last Thursday and
also went to Pennington that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Saltzgaver OF
Eldon were over Sunday visitors
with their parents in Croton and
| Athens.
| George Storms of Bentonsport
visited at the J. A. Camp home last
week. -
| The Scotch preachers were here
again last "Wednesday evening and
preached to a good sized crowd
Jim Sherrick was doing some feed
grinding last Friday.
| Mrs. Charles Wells entertained
the Baptist Ladies Aid last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Marie Bryan will entertain
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
Torpedoins Hospital Ships.

New York World: If it is the Ger
man desire to destroy whatever
shreds of sympathy for the cause nf
autocracy may still linger in odd cor
sers of civilization. the deliberate
sinking of hospital ships should serve.
In a Hague treaty signed by Ger
many the safety of such ships is
guaranteed To mark sacred char
acter which until now has always
been respected they are conspic.
uously painted and well lighted at
night and fly the Red Cross flag.
These lawful precautions have not
safeguarded British hospital ships
from submarine attack, but have made
it easier, more certain and more
deadly.
In their proposed and avowed tor
pedoing of vessels bearing helpless
and suffering men the Germans have
sunk one which bore not only %
British wounded, but 1877 of their own
men. Accustomed to the ruthless
ness of their officers, these Germans
became panic stricken, evidently fear
ing that they might be abandoned.
This made rescue difficult, but the
valor with which British seamen have
ever worked to save life, did not fail
All but fifteen of the Germans were
saved; of the British wounded and
the crew, nineteen persisted.
The murder Of hostages, the depor-
tatfon of French and Belgian work
men, and even girls of tender years,
to work as slaves, the nameless OF
lenses against humanity and decency
in occupied lands, had well defined
German kultur. But it has won fresh
laurels now; hereafter hospital ships
must go unmarked. and at night I'M
lighted. The wounded, Germans and
British together, are safer so than
under the flag of mercy the world has
been taught to honor In the day OF
reckoning this will not be forgotten
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
POOR YEAR FOR PROFESSIONAL SPORT

The war is curtailing or stopping entirely in
tercolegiate games and sports; and it may al
so have effect to lessen interest in all athletic
contests, exhibitions and spectacles, including
baseball.
This might not be regrettabe. There are
some who think we have gone as far as we can
profitably go in hiring experts to play our
games for us, as Rome did when the day of her
downfall was near, and as Spain with her bull
rings is doing now. When country is grow
Ing so rich and populous that hosts of it's peo-
pile work under roofs at sedentary occupations
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
! THE M. e. Ladies Aid next wednea

the M. e. Ladies Aid next Wednes|
day.
Mrs. James Roe visited with
friends near Revere, Mo-, recently.
Mr.. Joe Cox and children visited
Monday between trains with Mrs
Steve Cox of Bonaparte.
John Harr and wife of near Farm
ington visited their mother Mrs.
Camp, last Sunday evening.
Mrs. r. Beggs and daughters and
Mrs D. Ballegoine were shopping in
Pennington last Saturday.
Mrs. yina Simmons of Pennington
spent few days of last week in
Croton with her mother Mrs. Frank
McOmber.
Word was received here Of the
marriage Of Mrs. Viola Batten and
Will Grant of Donnellson, Sunday
evening, April %. Mr.. and Mrs,
Grant were former residents at Gro
ton and their many friends here
wish for them long and happy
married life.
Mr.. and Mrs Mckinley Mcpherson
on route 8. Donnellson, were visitors
In town Sunday.
Mrs. o. H. Saltzgaver visited in
Athens Tuesday afternoon Of las
week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

games and sports which allow for exercise IN
the open are highly desirable
Our national need is for more golt, more
tennis, more horseback riding, hiking, more
amateur baseball playing. sports and games ana
less of the paid professional kind. There IS $
something absurd in the idea that thousands OF
spectators should pay twenty athletes Tor
keeping strong and fit and having an ENJOY
able game of ball each pleasant day There
probably are few men at the wicket in England
nowadays. The energies Of the nation are ind
ing other outlets; and with hosts of our young
men drilling or making gardens or munitions II
bids fair to be poor year here for professional
sport.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
A NATIONAL EDUCATION.

There probably will be considerable waste OF
seed in the backyard gardening which city
dwellers are engaging in; there will be de-
creasing energy as the real business OF making
a productive garden becomes matter OF per-
sonal realization. Home gardens are, OF course,
valuable as means of family thrift and saving;
if the grden costs more than the cost OF its
products if bought, there is no economic gam
After the garden stuff is grown there is still It's
conservation to be looked to. All these factors
to counterbalance the fine response OF the city
publics to the call for planting Of heretofore I'M
productive land are now being put forward by
those who know what good gardening involves.
But there is one asset from all this activity
which is certain whether or no city gardens do
all that has been hoped from them. This is an
education of city jewellers to the cost, the Ia
Dor, the intelligence and routine OF producing
garden foods 1t must be that so much atten-
ton turned to growing food products will re-
suit in greater interest and intelligence in the
homes of the coutry regardig foods, their pro-
duction, preparation for use and conservation.
All this ought to be potent enemy to the
heedlessness with which our foods have been
so generally bought and prepared. Moreover,
there may come from it a greater respect, born
of understanding for the farmer and his work
and liking for work on the land. This would
be the greatest gain of all to the future Of the
country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

No other business gives so much of its COM
modify to the government as does that of news
paper publishing. The newspapers print glad
ly and free Of charge constant appeals for army
and navy recruits and in other ways favor the
administration of law and finance But now at
Washington is being discussed the ACCESSIBILITY
of increasing the postoffce charge for carrying
the newspapers through the mails and incident
ally the withdrawal Of the very wise provision
which enables, not the publisher, but the reader,
to have his local newspaper carried free in the
county To be fair, advertising for the mobili-
cation of men for the military and naval or
CARNATIONS of the country and for the raising of
money by the sale Of bonds should be undertake
en- by the federal government on business
basis Advertising is a commodity which the
publisher has for sale, as the merchant sells
his stock in trade and as the farmer sells his
products, and the publisher should no more be
expected to contribute his merchandise than
should the storekeeper or the farmer This gov
eminent should follow the example of England
and pay for the space that it takes from news
papers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
The Waxerina Jeannette.

Burlington Gazette: Congresslady
jeanette Rankin of Montana sent the
following timid little telegram to the
folks at home: 81 have heard TO
one in the house who is supporting
the presidents CONSUMPTION bill. Do
you wish me to stand alone for this. :"
And the patriotic constituents speed
lily assured Miss Jenny what she
should do. One reply is characteristic
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

The oil fields of the United States are fast be-
ing drained by the enormous and ever-increas-
ing demand. Experts vary in their estimates Of
of the possible duration of the known supply
as at from fifteen to one hundred years. No
field produces large quantities of oil for a long
period, and year by year the chance Of discov-
ering new large fields becomes less. Court
action begun in New York City by the govern
ment to recover from corporations and fourteen
individuals, oil lands in San Joaquin county,
California, for the use Of the navy department,
which it alleged were illegally aienated and
which are conservatively valued at thirty-five
million dollars, becomes of the first public i'm
portance in view of the conditions cited The
future of the national defense may be affected
by the outcome of the suit, for adequate sup
plies of oil necessary to the prosecution of
war operations, as the combatants in the pres
ent great conflict testify.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
Mrs. Rowland Davidson Wednesday,

Mrs. Rowland Davidson Wednesday
April 25.
At the opera house Friday evening,
May 4, the Old Peabody Pew will be
played by home talent.
j II. Ingrin has gone to Arvada,
wyoming, to visit his son Arthur and
family.
T. B. Safer and family of Danville,
recently visited Mrs. Sater's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. Ingrim.
Roy DAVIDSON, wife and two children
OF Stockport, were Sunday guests OF
relatives here.
H. G. Stevens and r. w. Foss made
a business trip to Streator, Illinois
Thursday. They returned Saturday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

With reasonable men, will reason; with
humane men I will plead; but to tyrants l
will give no quarter, nor waste arguments
where they will certainly be lost.-William
Lloyd Garrison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

The excellent suggestion is made that no fire
works be permitted on the Fourth Of July. We
have better use for our powder than to make a
noise with it, besides which no excuse should
be given to ill-disposed persons to have in their
possession explosives of any kind. The coun-
try is having enough mysterious fires ard ex-
plosions nowadays as it is.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01

Every kind of animal pelt, FROM
rat and cat skins to opossum hidesI
sold like hot waffles at the recent
auction in ST. Louis. American and
foreign bidders worked overtime
striving to get enough and paid
fancy prices for common stun.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE

GROW OLD WITH ME.
Grow old along with me,
The best is yet to be,
The last of life for which the first made;
Our times in His hand
Who saith, "a whole / planned,
Youth shows but half; trust God; ALL be afraid
Robert Browning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
White Lights Out at I a. m.

limited Press Leased Wire Service |
NEW YORK, May broadway
night life died early today. Mayor
Mitchers war ukase went forth
cafe lights out at ] a. m.
And as the clocks tolled a requiem
the famous great white way flickere1
into gloom. From midnight frolics
and roof revues, where popping corks
and tinkiing gold used to make he
wee sma' hours gay, the merry max
ers flocked.. The music stopped, anc
the shuttle, shuttle, shuttle OF car.
refugees feet blended in mournfu
symphony with the sad cry OF iaf
taxi driver.
At the hour when the chorus wa:
wont to kick highest, Broadway was
inhabited only by grim policemen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
The distinction and end Of soundIy constituted is

distinction end Of soundIy constituted man IS
his labor Use Is inscribed all his faculties use
which he exists. AS the tree exists Tor IFS rrut 50
work. fruitless plant, an Idle animal does
not stand in the universe. They all toing, however
secretly slowly In the province assigned them ana 20
in the economy of the world; the higher ana more
complex organizations to higher and more catholic serv-
the play, by his instincts and aotv
ty, part that tells the general face or
irrigation, perforates forests and stony mountain
with binders the nroads OF the sea on the
continent as dressing globe for happier racesR
w. Emerson.