The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-08-03
AUTO SUPPLY man
THREATENS ASSAULT
Would Put Menace Man Out Of
Business If He viii Walk
Into His Trap

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We are just in receipt of a cur
ious and amusing communication,
under date Of July II, from one
Edwin F. Willett, of Detroit,
Michigan, whose rather elaborate
and well-printed stationery indi-
Gates that he is dealer in "auto-
mobile material" and whose place
Of business is 1905 Woodward Ave.
Mr.. Willett Is as mad as the
proverbial wet hen because Of the
fact that some one unacquainted
with his caliber did him the honor
to send him recent cony of THE
MENACE.
The man who sent him THE
MENACE evidently hadn't read the
Biblical injunction not to cast pearls
at swine, and unless he has cooled
off since the 18th of July Mr.. Will
let's temperature is about 110 in
the shade as the following epistle
will show:
July II, 1918.
The Free Press Defense League,
Aurora, Mo.
Dear Sirs:--
am in receipt Of copy of your
paper called "THE MENACE"
If you will send your solicitor to
my Office will give him such 'help"
that / assure you he will be unable
to leave this Office when am through
with him.
Due to present conditions of our
country and the work done m our
army and navy by men and women
of the Catholic faith, a publication
such as yours together with those
who publish 1t, should be treated the
same as the rottenest German spy
ever caught in this country.
Very truly yours,
EFW-LH E. F. WILLETT.
Willetfs effusions are typical Of
the average Roman Catholic mind
so prevalent in Detroit, where the
city council recently passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting the sale Of this
great patriotic weekly on the streets
and news stands. Detroit is sur
feited with citizens of the Willett
type; their influence predominated
in the election Of the present city
administration, and until it is brok-
en- at the ballot box the city can
hardly hope to stand at par as a
truly patriotic, loyal and progress
sive metropolis.
Our fight to clean up this great
: city and help the truly patriotic
} citizenship rid themselves Of the
} evil influences Of the Roman Cath.
olic nuisance has stirred the pope's
yellow jackets to a frenzy that is
to say the least, amusing to men ot
calmness and sober intelligence. Oul
: mail has been flooded for severa
t days with dirty communication
from Detroit showing that TIL
E MENAcE's shrapnel has penetrate(
4 the dark recesses Of Rome's fort
i resses.
\ Another popularity that distin
! guishes the Roman Catholic bacillu
e is that he is stingy. As these line
T were being penned another lette
9 from Detroit was laid on the writ
e er's desk, this one from DR.. J. G
g Walker, 1874 Blaine Ave. The doc
o tor didn't threaten to take us to
e trimming, nor did he compare II
!. to a German spy, as did Willeti
t He simply wanted THE MENAo
n stopped. It is getting under hi
8 Roman Catholic epidermis and h
y can't stand the gaff. The docto
didn't get very nasty, but ne cheat
% Uncle Sam out Of one cent by re
n turning his last copy Of The MEN
l. ACE. wrapped, enclosing pei
> scnal letter in the package an
i mailing 1t for two cents, The goy
Il eminent may not prosecute the doc
r tor for the theft Of a one-cent STAMP
e, and we have no idea Of bringin
,e about such a result, as this mentio
IL Is made for the purpose Of proyin
B. that the average Roman Catholi
" is not only ignorant, thin-skinne
It and unwilling to hear the trutl
< but that he is also dishonest.
% There are many Willetts an
it Walkers in Detroit and unless v
lie miss our guess they are all goin
ct to tread the hot sands Of uneas
ID ness before we get through washin