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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06
DIVORCE COURT AT
THE VATICAN BUSY
Three American Women Con.
Cerned In Cases Pending

Rome, Nov. 10 ASSOCIATED Press -
Three American women are concerned in
application for annulment Of marriage
now being considered by authorities at
the vatican.
Mrs. Dorothy McCombs, formerly Miss
Williams, Washington, has requested an
nulment Of her marriage to the former
chairman Of the Democratic National
COMMITTEES, William +. McCombs,
Duke Heinrich RoTwin Won Mecklcn-
burg-Schwerin has asked annulment Of
his marriage to the widow of Count Gas
quet.J lam s, who formerly was Miss Eliz-
abeth Pntt, New York.
The Princess Radziwill. formerly Miss
Dorothy Deacon, Boston, has based her
plea for annulment Of her marriaEe to
the Russian Prince on the ground that
she was forced into the marriage.
This news item from the Louis
vile Courier Journal Of Nov. 20
may be surprising to Americans
who have heard the pope's priests
rant so long about the American
divorce evil. The American divorce
court is paraded for religious dis
approval as the destroyer Of homes
and discover Of the matrimonial
sacrament; and now we find that
in the vatican, the home Of the
pope and the very heart of popery,
another divorce mill is in opera.
ton.
The Z" "infallible" pope must
grant divorces or those who seek
release from matrimonial bonds
would not apply to that source.
The divorce evil, if it is an evil,
does not seem to be wholly. Ameri-
can, but also holy Roman. The
longer we live and read the news.
papers, the more we discover.
1t also suggests the question as
to why divorce seekers go so far as
Rome when what they want is sup,
piled in Nevada and other places
nearer home. Perhaps Roman di.
vorces are of superior quality
maybe as infallible as the potentate
who runs the Roman mill.
Solution of the problem is indi.
Gated by the titles of persons in.
volved. American courts are toe
democratic, for princesses and
duchesses to employ, so they take
their troubles to a royal court.
The probability is that these al.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06
FROM THE FRONT

a
WASHINGTON, D. g. l am enclosing
my mite for a silot at Rome, / hope i
win make a bull 's,eSg, hit somewhere. If
this one does wen, T>hope that ! can
find some more ammunition somehow.
ses
DENVER, COLO. I am senMRg you a
check for $3.50, and may God bless you
in your good work.
RICHMOND, IND. / send You this
$500 to help you in this fight, / hope
that you will win and may the Lord bless
you and when you are done with this
life, that you will be able to go and live
with Him.
MARYLAND: I take pleasure in
handing you herewith my check for $500
for your million dollar drive. hope you
will 60 over the top with big surplus
to your credit.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. Enclosed find
order for $500 to be used for the good
Of the cause, | am with you.
sEDALIA, MO. ! glory in you and
am sending q check for $500. / wish
could send hundred but this Is the best
that / can do. i wish you all the sue.
cess that you deserve.
ST. JOSEPH, MO. / am with you in
| this glorious effort to down the Beast Of
Rome. Being very poor man, / can
not do much, but will do all that 1 can,
49,
JASPER, IND, / am sending you q
check for $1,000. This is my part to the
million dollar fund.
! ILLINOIS: Enclosed find s10o from
your humble servant, to help in the mil.
| lion dollar fund. God bless you,
oRLAND, IND. 1 suppose l an
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06
Ulstermen Coming

Belfast, Nov. %. ~ william
Coote, member of Parliament for
South Tyrone, accompanied by a
deputation Of six prominent cler-
gymen representing various
churches in ireland, is sailing for
America today from Liverpool for
the purpose Of putting before
their churches in America the true
position and the dangers which
threaten their churches in Ireland
by the adoption Of the Sim Fein
program
The party comprises: Presby-
lterians, the Rev. Wylie Blue and
! the Rev. William Corkey; Method
lists, the Rev. +. e. Harte, Edward
Hazelton and G. w. Maguire
Episcopalian, the Rev. Louis
Crooks. All these clergymen OFF,
ciaIly represent their respective de-
nominations, which number ap.
proximately 100000 Irish Prot.
estants.
The Methodists Of Ireland com
prise some home rulers, but all are
agreed on opposing the plans for
an independent republic. The Pres
byterians have been more active
than the Methodists in Irish poll.
ties, and IN opposing home rule
Mr. Coote and the Rev, Mr.. Corkey
are vigorous Carsonites.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06

among the first to respond to the million
dollar fund, and l only wish the amount
was twelve with three cNpnerS On 'he
right.
KANSAS: / send you $25Ao !" nelp
in the fight for homo and countfS iree
public schools, free press, and the III ~, -,
to worship God without fear. Go to il
We are with you. y
JACKSON, MISS. Your letter ex-
planning the contemplated campaign, was
forwarded to me. l am sending you
$1,000, and hope that you will give some
telling service.
METHODIST HOME ------- MICH.
Enclosed find check for $l15.00
$4,000 for myself, and $500 for q
member of this home. We wish you sue
cess.
I LOUISIANA: Enclosed ihfd 500 {
hope you reach the goal and If there is
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06

attended a dinner at which Knapp
acted as toastmaster,
Knapp is Catholic, and a mem
ber of an old family. He is de-
scended from Pierre Laclede and
is grandson of George Knapp,
founder Of the Missouri Repub,
lican, now the st. Louis Republic.
His wife is a daughter Of Dawson
Dawson Watson, painter, who is
English by birth and related to
members Of the British aristocracy.
Mrs. Knapp is an Episcopalian.
Although Knapp told her the
question of religion would never
make any difference to him, he'con-
stantly reverted to the topic, Mrs.
Knapp alleged in her petition. He
told her that he had lost caste in
the eyes Of his friends because he,
a Catholic, had married a girl not
of his religion, and was eStranged
from his family, it is alleged.
AS to the point Of dress, Knapp,
who had admired his wife's artistic
temperament and love Of the color.
full before they were married, weni
into bursts of fury after marriage
when she donned the same gar
ments, it is charged. Dress and re.
ligion were the sole topics Of his
conversation, Mrs, Knapp alleges.
Mrs. Knapp further alleged thai
Knapp told her they ,Uere not real
Ily married, since the ceremony aUa,
performed BY a justice Of the peace
She said he constantly told her how
much he had lost recently in a bus
mess way by marrying a girl no
Of his religion.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06
Beach Municipal Band taking part
lin the De Valera parade.

=
in the De Valera parade.
''The Association Of Nature
pathio Physicians Of California de-
clared De Valera's coming an at
tempt to spread propaganda
against England. Yesterday the
directorate Of the Associated
Chambers Of Commerce Of the San
Gabriel Valley, representing seven
teen citrus belt cities, adopted res
olutions protesting against resep-
tion to De Valera. The Fathers OF
Soldiers and Sailors League, COM
posed Of men whose sons were in
the military service during the
war, yesterday sent resolutions Of
protest to the city council declar-
ing the coming Of. the Sim Fem
Leader an insult to the men who
were in uniform.
"Among those, who made indi-
vidual protest was, Attorney Oscar
Lawler, who declined to accept an
invitation to take part in the cere-
monies. Mayor Snyder also de-
clined to have anything to do with
the reception, parade or banquet
to be held here for DE Valera"
Even San Diego, where popery
and priestcraft are always con-
spicuously in evidence, seems to
have suffered a change Of heart; /;
for its mayor positively refused to
take any part in the proposed Of
fetal reception to the Gaelic-speak-
ing imitation of a president.
Refusal of the Pasadena mus
clans, composing the cencert band
of that city, and of the Long Beach
municipal band to play in DE VAL
era parades, together with similar
action by various organizations
throughout southern California,
show that the frost has set in good
and hard throughout the warmest
end of the longest state in the
union.
AS might be expected, De Valera
got the most of what he wanted in
San Francisco which has SO long
been a Jesuit center and a veritable
hotbed Of popery and papist trea.
son. Such characters as the notori-
GUS Priest Yorke, whose papist
sheet was among the first sup
pressed because Of its pro-German-
ism in war time, inspired the pa.
pist mob to faunt its green flags.
When loyal citizens of San Fran
cisco protested against public dis
play of the rebel rag with the flag
of the United States, Yorke de-
clared that no power on earth
should remove the Sim Fein col
orS; and the approval OF that SEN
timent by San Francisco police
shows to what extent that city has
been Romanized.
1t is very plain that the substan-
tial citizens and loyal Americans
Of California have no use for Sim
Fein-De- Valeraism, and what pa,
thence they have shown in the face
Of reasonable affronts oft repeated
is waning with every appearance
of that imposter and his rabble in
public.
Why, in the name Of peace and
common sense, does the federal gov
ernment not put stop to this pa
|rading and agitation Of sedition be.
fore serious trouble results2
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06
. 1. Begins ,HousecIeaning

San Diego, Caly Nov. %. The
executive board Of the local post Of
the American Legion last night
adopted a resolution asking the
resignation Of its vice chairman, q
u Kelly. who acted as chairman Of
q meeting addressed yesterday by
Eamonn de Valera, president Of
the Irish republic"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06
TOO MUCH POPERY
BREAKS UP FAMILY
Papist Ayers His Marriage by
Magistrate Is Void
FrOm rhe st. L0uis star (NOv aO.)

From The ST. Louis Star (Nov 20.)
A divorce was granted this morn
ing to Mrs. Hilda Rosalynd Knapp,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Dawson
Dawson Watson, from G, Prather
Knapp, publicity manager for the
Mississippi Valley Trust Company,
by Circuit Judge Davis.
The court, on Mrs. Knapp's petit
tion, restored her maiden name.
Hilda Rosalynd Dawson-Watson,
The suit was not contested by
Knapp, The petition was filed No
vember 10.
Too rigorous censorship Of her
wearing apparel and constant crit
icism Of her religion we're the
charges made by Mrs. Knapp in
her petition. The couple separated
June 80.
The Knapps were married April
10 of this year after courtshir
lasting twenty days. The ceremony
was performed at Clayton by JUS
tice Of the Peace Werremeyer ir
Sthe late afternoon between matinet
Md evening performances of
nloysea the Art League, in which
/ Knapp Md his bride had leading
parts. At ar the marriage they
particinated !, the festivities ant
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06

N1y1T IS HENCEFoRTH the permanent policy Of this
paper to support candidate for public ONCE unless
1 such candidate publicly makes his position clear and
satisfactory on the subject Of political Romanim and
preference favor viii be given any political party
which does not make like satisfactory declaration in its
pI8orm Politicians viii time and expense by under
standing that this papers influence is not for sale.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06

shevist program into action IN Ire
land the same as the independeAE
Bolsheviks have done in Russia
When it is remembered taha9
Sim Feinis1n is the creation a
popery and that its ''presiddnt"
gets his support from the pdpe's
priests in this country, what ab0pt
Rome's alleged opposition toI Boil
shevism in papist press and public.
ityY
Every Roman Catholic sheet ia
America is holding Bolshevisin up
as9he terror Of terrors--as the one
thing which must be discredited,
and defeated if America is to b4
saved; and here is Walsh tellinN
how the pope's Irish win put Bog
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06

Five posts Of the
gion protested againa
the Irish rebel flag al
era powow in San IA
which action they were s.
the San Francisco branch
Free Press Defense League /
such protests were ignored d
be expected from a muni'
which is bankrupt as a re
giving the city's last fund
nance a Hibernian con'
Popery has San Francisco
throat.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06

The Los Angeles Times
tention to the fact that
President Lewis Of the coal
union is a Sim Feiner
even a naturalized citizel
United States. Is this the
leadership honest Americd
wantsY We think hOt.]
Observer. 7
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06

Priest Foley, the
mouthed Irish bigot who
trates the papal sheet at !.
ILL.,, which calls itself the
Catholic, declares in big HI
1t is up to Admiral Sims
he is not ro-English. +"
rather up to Foley and I
fanatical fraternity Of
pists to show why they
always have been, pro-G9
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06
Sim FEIN sow
.PpEDICTEDBYW VA
BOlshevist Tactics Three
by SeCesSioniStSl 4,

Frank P. Walsh, the n
papist who has earned part
notoricty as member Of a
appointed labor commissi
part as chairman Of the
American Commission on
dependence. - 1kz
of an infhm
Nov. IA lin
Tribune iih
killing thf
revolutionl
More than
terical apHea
and frenzi@d
paragraph wi
connection WI
ton Of pop
Speaking of Il
is doing for s
land, he says;
They are atte
traditional trade
lief Is not extend
ly, many Of thei
defense of their
set up local SOW
fuse longer Ia,
oppressors,
In other
Of Irish scce
Valera for
dition, are il
who will mt thy 3i0si, 1
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-06

less they can
by other med
1t looks as
tion of irra
ready to do
anything Of
which they il
lie opinion
as to keep d
1t is queef
cy is not appa
sponsible catt
listen to it.
AS a matter
even the begin
practical Bolshsv
try though the
press is howlia
ously. But t
Walsh, is virt6S
shevism as som
Fein will set up
the papist press
ism at any cost.
Isn't that a fir|
tureY Figure it
and see if you can
ency in such pre-
Bolsheyistic. sovietl
to use them. The
oncile such contra
ments is through
that Rome's preseI
stir up strife by all
able.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-09
COTTON FARMERS Or
SOUTH ORGAN |Z|NG To
FOACE EMBARGO LIFT
TENAS CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
DECLARES WHOLE WORLD Or
GANIZED AGAINST COTTON

DALLAS, Texas, April S.--Supplement.
ing resolutions adopted by the Texas
cotton conference declaring that the
secretary Of agriculture of the United
states has assisted in forcing down the
price Of cotton and that the control
movement and marketing of cotton by
Bernard Baruch was antagonistic to
the interests of the cotton growers,
y. A, Shaw. chairman of the conference.
announced today that a movement had
begun to organize southern farmers
to force the removal of the cotton EN-.
barge
The situation is that the whole
world is organized against cotton" said
Mr. Shaw, "and our own government is
giving aid and announcement to those
who are trying to force down prices
The farmers believe that cotton has
not had a fair deal and that the reason
they have not had fair deal is that
cotton is grown in Texas and other
southern states rather than in Ohio
Iowa, or Connecticut
For the first time since the wal
between the states conference com
posed of more than 400 farmers whC
have been unanimously voting the dem
ocratic ticket all their lives have met
and almost unanimously expressed then
great dissatisfaction with the way
things are being run in Washington as
far as they relate to their own inter
ests and industry"
The conference was attended by dele
gates from every part Of the state from
the Red River to Medina county ant
from the panhandle to the gulf
The cotton conference was convo
cation Of cotton producers of Texas sen
out during the last legislature by {
conference of farmers composed mainl!
uf farmer members Of the legislature
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-09
TRIAL OF EX-EMPEROR
AND SON IS DISCUSSED
BY COUNCIL OF -FOUR
COLONEL HOUSE REPRESENTS
PRESIDENT, WHO Is NOT YET
ABLE TO ATTEND

Paris, April S--President Wilson did
not attend the morning session of the
council Of four today, but hoped to be
present at the afternoon session.
The first question taken up at the
forenoon SESSION of the council, at
which Colonel House represented prosi-
dent Wilson. was that of procedure.
This was considered i'm an effort to ac-
celerate the work of the council. 1t
was planned t. devote the afternoon
session TO the subject of responsibility
for the war. including the questions Of
a tribunal to try the former German
emperor the former crown prince and
others ON which divided reports have
been presented.
II was said by American members of
the peace conference that the general
situation was improved somewhat today
because of the agreement reached by
the commission ON rcparations ON the
main features of the rcparatious dues
ton, leaving only a few unesseuual de-
tails for adjustment
Generally a more hopeful tone pre-
vailed i'm conference circles, as the
day went ON. Members of the American
delegation declined To give an eNplana
tion of the many rumors in circua
ton, that the conference would com
plcte its work shortly. one member
when asked for definite Information
said:
you know the George Washington
/ t., is .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-09
F. ". WOOL WORTH
DIES SUDDENLY At
LONG ISLAND HOME
FAMOUS 1O-CENT STORE MAN
STARTED BUSINESS 10 YEARS
AGO ON CAPITAL OF $50

- -,,--I- ,,,-I I,.-,,I- ~ lVD.I
~
worth VINO started I'e''nu lucent
store at Utica, n. Y, 40 years ago ON
a capital of $50 and eventually became
r,, r,m,o,,,r. ,r,,ri.t,r of o. sre,t
,....,
'na'n "' 'n'7' 7'o''' '' '''' O''''''
states Canada and ENGLAND, died sud
denly early today at his home at Glen
.Co,, I,,,. island I'm ,llifion to os.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-09
FINE MILLION PEOPLE
IN POLAND ABSOLUTELY
DEPENDENT ON ALLIES

Warsaw Sunday, 6.-Before depart.
ing today for Paris. DR.. Vernon c.
Kellog, a member of the American food
administration who investigated the
food and health problems in East POI.
and said the situation there had i'm.
proved, partly as a result Of the receip,
proved, partly as a result Of the re.
ceipt Of American food shipments, but
that they We're ia rfrom being solved.
"It will take a year to get Poland on
its feet" Dr Eellog added. There are
at least 10000 people scattered over
10000 square miles who are worse off
than the Begians, because they hav>
been without any help whatsoever for
nearly four years They are absolutely
dependent on the allies for food, cloth
ing, and hospital supplies
II do not believe the allies have a
more importars duty than to hasten ell
available assistapce to POLAND. We
have shipped $4,000 tons Of foodstuffs
to Poland. but that is not enough. We
must send that much each month"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-09
BY FOREIGN SERVICE
THESE FOUR BOYS MADE
GOOD WITH THE COURT

New York, April s. Three
Brooklyn youths appeared in the
county court here to redeem a
pledge made a year and a half ago
that they would return to face a
charge of grand larceny if they
were permitted to sail for France
IN answer to their couutrys call
to- arms. Three of them fulfilled
their pledge, but when the name of
fourth was called, a grayhaired
man stood up to explain his sons
absence. lie explained that the
boy had been killed in action.
The three who appeared We're
Michael McTigert 20 years old;
Joseph Modigan %, and Thomas
Calow. 23. The missing youth was
James McNeigh, 20.
The quartet enlisted in the l06th
infantry early in the war one
night they took an automobile.
When Wralgned their case was
postponed until after the war and
today three survivors pleaded
guilty and We're promptly dis
missed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-09
THREE ACQUITTALS OUT
Of THREE TRIALS IN
COUNTY COURT TODAY.


'''7'' ''''' ''' ''''0 ''io''
Jury IN the county court up to noon
today and not q conviction has been
secured. Ten or eleven cases have
t....,, .,.,,,,,,,......i ... ....,.,.. o.. ..,.,
j" '''' ''S'S "' '''' ''''e VS. ''u
Houghton, possession of liquor; state
VS.. D. l.. White. King Liudley and
Cb.stor D,lI,s rossassiop of Iioror.
.,..... r
'''' '''
Ii' Iolo"lhh ORDERS nave Deeh eN'
''r'u III inns court lo-"iI'
state VS.. ""i""h troop assault AN"
battery oond I''I''led' NIH's warrant
ISSUED rms case was 'I'oheousiy 'e
ported as u's'ui'seu.
H''l' vs.. 'i'"t l'e'' 7''1ns HPuof
oouu IorIe''t"' 'i''s warrant ISSUED.
''''' VS. N''""n Nhu'ISoui lIauu ]"
securing u'''"' "si'''7S''' ON II' ooeN
ct ,'l'uEn error.
'''' Vs. N''"" Games lr"ud lh sD
'"','' "'',"' oo''' l"'I''''u' o''aS war
'"u' lSSu'"'
''"'' vs.. Amer lu'lFelI' aDal'u"h.
'''eu' o' ",''' oonu Ior'''l'u' a'aa war
ran, ISSUED -
''''e vs. ''"'Ie w "l'"illa' ll"uu III
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-09
GEORGE WASHINGTON SAILING
DATE ADVANCED THREE DAYS

Washington, April Sin announcing
today that the presidential transport
George Washington would sail from
New York for Brest are Friday. instead
of next Monday, the date originally
fixed for her departure, Assistant Sec
retary Roosevelt disclosed that the
change had been made as the result Of
cablegram yesterday from Admiral
Benson, at Paris, inquiring when the
ship could sail
The Transports sailing hour is fixed
at 4.3O p. IN. She should arrive at the
French port about Aprn Il.
Yesterday, when word came from Par
is that the president had determined
there must be an end to delays at the
peace conference and had ordered the
transport to France. navy department
officials said no new orders had been
issued and that the ship was preparing
TO sail according TO schedule ON Mon.
day, April II. Then Henson message
changed this situation very quickly
Communication with the New York
navy yard, where the ship is under
going oycrhaulng brought q report
that she could ho made ready Tor sea
by Friday and she was ordered out
then
MIR. Roosevelt said today Admuu
Renson's message did not go into TN,
purpose of the inquiry, but simply ask
ed about the date Of departure. So fan
as could be learned today no informa
tion has been received at the Whit,
House or in other official quarter.
about the situation which dispatche,
| from France indicate had arisen there
Officials confidently declare their be-
lief that the president has no idea O
leaving Paris prcmaturcly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-09
Senator Tucker Meets All Corners Tonight;
Road Question: Unlimited Argument Free

If you think that the proposed state system of hard-sur
faced roads deuson and the proposed bond issue pay
for it is snare you welcome to your belief But at any
rate around to Convention Hall tonight and air your
objections
Argument free at the Hall tonight Senator Tucker will
take all comers regardless of weight political belief
SO leave your temper home bring citizenship and
your logic and decide what's to be done about Okahomas
future road problem
Remember tonight at o'clock, at the Convention Hall
Come, whether to listen or to object.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-09
OWEN TO OPEN VICTORY
LOAN CAMPAIGN TALKS
At MUSKOGEE APRIL Z.
ARDMORE STILL LOOMS IN Gen
ENIN OPPOSITION" WITH STATE
LOAN COMMITTEE

urOm State Victory Loan Committed
Oklahoma city April S.-unlied
States Senator Robert l.. owen will
open his speaking engagement in be
half Of the Victory Liberty loan at
Muskogco April a.. This will be fol-
lowed by public address at Tulsa April
IA, the third and final date being April
~, at oklahoma city These are the
only occasions ON which Senator owen
viii be available TO the oklahoma