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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-20

In spite Of press censorship and masterful
Jesuitical mendacity, truth is leayening and
Transforming public sentiment. Significance of
the papal throne and crown, the canon law every
where set up in defiance of national law, the pa
pal treaties that ext0rt tithes from unwilling
and destitute peoples, more than hundred pre-
lates of Rome sitting on thrones of arbitrary
power in this country and thousands in other
lands can no longer be disguised.
Thrones and crowns and involuntary extOr.
tons and defiant and arbitrary power are the
weapons of empire. No clerical mendacity can
give them any place in the church. For thou
sand years the papal empire has masqueraded
in spiritual robes, but the fierce light of truth
now discloses that it is the most autocratic DO
litical establishment that ever encumbered the
earth.
How long will the papal censorship and dis
honesty beguile the American people? How
long can the most ruin0us political empire of all
time hide its guilt under clerical robes? Though
majority Of both Protestants and Roman Cath
0lics in this country still regard popery as re-
hgion, substantial and growing number recOg-
nize it as the last surviving empire.
The world is face to face with the problem
which this empire presents. What disposition
will democratic civilization make of it? Shall
its deluded subjects continue to enjoy citizenship
and the franchise under other governments?
Either the autocratic head of the papal empire
must be overthrown or its subjects must be ex.
cluded from the ballot box in this great republic
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-20

read only with danger of learning
that which is absolutely false. It
was bad enough to spoil the good
paper on which it is printed with.
out spelling young minds with the
foolishness that it is filed with.
1t seems that the pope's X. C.
politicians have a lot of the money
left which patriots contributed to
the united drive for war relief
funds; and they are now paying
themselves out Of that sacred
money that has fallen into unhal-
lowed hands for these books that
are worse than worthless in the
hope that they may influence pa
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-20

triotic young Americans favorably
toward the papacy.
No one can prevent their giving
their literature to those who win
accept it; but it is well for those
who are interested in this coun-
try's welfare to know what is go
ing on. The kaiser of Germany
was as intent few years ago on
scattering his printed poison.
Those who understand the nature
and purpose of foreign propagan-
da will not overlook this attempt
Of the Roman kaiser to trap the
mwary and turn American heads
with false teaching.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-20

Papst Scheme Place the Catholic Encyclopedia in Each
Lodge Room of the World War Interesting
Correspondence Concerning Papist Propaganda

TKT1 ERE IS additional evidence
II! that Rome never 8 lumbers
~ and never misses chance
to thrust its literature into
every place where it may prepare
the way for making America Cath
oic.
The American Legion is the ma
tional organization of veterans of
the army, navy and marine corps
in the world war. 1t embraces all
branches and grades Of the service
so that millions will be eligible to
membership, and the Legion will
probably be another Grand Army
of the Republic but as much larger
than the Civil War organization as
the recent army was larger than
that of the sixties.
We are familiar with how the
pope's Knights Of Columbus
thrust themselves into war relief
work, how they secured millions Of
dollars contributed by the public,
and how, through them, the Ro-
man Catholic sect was the only one
to carry on its own independent
sectarian operations from which
all other denominations, as such,
were rigidly excluded.
That was a triumph, in itself, OF
such magnitude as no other organ
ization on earth has been able to
achieve; but it is only a beginning
of what popery hopes to get out
Of the war and what follows it,
The effort to bribe honest and un.
suspecting soldiers with the gift Of
cigarettes for which the American
public paid is to be followed with
the injection of Jesuit literature
into the soldiers peace-time asso.
Citations. The following CORE.
spondence is self explanatory:
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Roy Kinard Post, Ell Dorado, Ark
El Dorado, Ark, September !, 1919.
THE MENACE,
Aurora, Mo. ,.,suStSaEas~
Dear Friends:
/ am submitting you herewitll q letter
received from the Encyclopedia Press
Inc, Of New York City together with !
copyIof ourlletter to the National Chair
man Of the American Legion.
Right now is the time to put this mat
ter right square up before the American
Legion in order TO ascertain whether OF
not we are going to have an "Americar
Legion" or "Catholic Legion" II
we are going TO have an organization Of
this nature and one that stands fol
Americanism, pure and undefled, w
have got to fight for IL even as we have
TO fight TO keep tho public schools.
We Of this Post Of the American lie
gion desire that this matter be given tn.
widest publicity. Permission Is granted
to make public all letters enclosed, ant
in connection Herewith you should pub
hsh the preamble to our constitution
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-20

T]TlT IS HENcEFoRTH the permanent policy Of this
paper to support candidate for public Office unless
l such candidate publicly makes his position clear and
satisfactory the subject Of political Romanim; and
no preference favor viii be given any political party
which does not make like satisfactory declaration in its
platform. Politicians viii time and expense by under
standing that this papers influence is not for sale
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-20

rT1HIS PAPER STANDS for national unity--one coun-
IE try, allegiance fag language, school,
M With due regard for the religious convictions Of every
person. it is opposed to political Romanismthe dead
est to American civilization to the persistent
meddng Of the papa monarchy in the public affairs Of this
country by Of its clerical agents and emssaries who
are better known the Roman Catholic clergy.
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w
religious Encyclopedia in our organi.
zation.
We would be pleased to hear from YOU
in regard to this matter at your very
earliest convenience.
Yours very truly,
'Sar ]. H. SMITH,
Post Vice Chairman.
True Copy By ]. j. BABB,
D. ID. y. Secretary.
The preamble to the constitution
of the American Legion, which
Mr.. Babb requests that we print,
is as follows:
For God and Country we associate our.
selves together for the following pur.
poses:
To uphold and defend the Constitu.
tion Of the United States of America /;
to maintain law and order; to foster and
perpetuate one hundred per cent Amer.
icanism; to preserve the memories and
incidents Of our association in the Great
War; to inculcate sense Of individual
obligation to the community, state and
nation; to combat the autocracy Of both
the classes and the masses; to make
right the master of might; to promote
peace and good will on earth; to safe.
guard and transmit to posterity the
principles Of justice, freedom and de-
mocracy; to consecrate and sanctify our
comradeship by our devotion to mutual
helpfulness.
To say it with brevity the Cath
olic Encyclopedia is a collection of
sixteen large volumes which are
written for the specific purpose Of
boosting popery and befuddling
human minds. 1t is the gist of
the Roman Catholic propaganda.
Whoever accepts what it teaches
must repudiate that part Of the
national constitution which separ-
ates church and state. Whoever
accepts what it teaches must lay
aside the essentials of Americanism
with which it necessarily conflicts
The object Of those who would
have those volumes read is to re.
place Americanism with the Ro,
manism they contain and cham,
pion. A real encyclopedia is filled
with authentic information on
many subjects; but the Catholic
Encyclopedia is a partisan plea
for the absurdities of papal dogma
and teaching.
There is more in it about de,
cayed saints and the efficacy Of
their bones than one can find on
any other subject. Relics, super.
stitions, mummeries and the like
are played up with all the art Of
fanaticism, while the substantial
realities, such as occupy the mind,
of students and enlist the research
of scholars are ignored or giver
slight attention.
1t is just such a set Of books a,
can be dispensed with without tn,
! lslightest loss, and which can b,
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BASIC TRUTH IGNORED

y GILBERT NATIONS President Fres Press Defense League
81 Blss Building Washington @
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-20

WhASh 20 oAoO OhNAOoOus 1hCt0 10 nO
dle-way ground on this matter, and we
cannot expect the thing to be discussed
freely In the daily press so it Is up to
you to put the Issue ,Jefore the American
people. We have no doubt of the re-
suit. e
Yours for one hundred per cent Amer
icanism,
J.H. SMITH,
Yioe Post Chairman.
BY ]. J. BABB,
Secretary.
The Encyclopedia Press, Inc.
THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
90 EAST 4lst STREET
NEW YORK
August 29th, 1919.
My dear Sir:--
Your name has been given us as Com
mander Of the American Legion Post,
in your City, and we are writing you
with view Of having your acceptance
Of The Catholic Encyclopedias for the
use Of soldiers and sailors.
The knights Of Columbus Committee
on War Activities have placed large
number Of sets on board the United
States Navy Ships, Army Posts, Hos
pital and Cantonme,its, and there are q
number Of sets that gan be placed in var
ious American Legion Posts, and we be-
lieve the books could be used to good
advantage.
We will be glad tn know IL your Post
is established, and If you have in mind
tho forming Of library, as the Ency-
clopedia would be presented without any
expense or obligation on your part.
Thanking you for an early reply, we
beg TO remain
Very truly yours,
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA PRESS INC.
WJCsD
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Roy Kinard Post, Ell Dorado, Ark.
FL Dorado, Ark, August 81, 1919.
National Chairman,
American Legion,
10 West 44th Street,
New York, City.
Dear Sir:
I This Post Is just In receipt Of letter
dated August goth from the The Ency,
clopedia Press, Inc, 23 East 41st St.
New York City, Offering this Post abso.
lutely free set Of The Catholic Ency.
clopedia.
1t is assumed THAI the same offer has
been made to every Post Of the Ameri.
can Legion in America.
We the officers Of Roy Kinard Post
Of Ell Dorado, Arkansas and in behalf
Of the members Of this Post wish to
voice our protest Of the placing of this
set Of books In any af the Posts thruoui
the country. We most earnestly urge
that this matter bg submitted to the
membership of the country as to whether
this Encyclopedias should be accepted.
"To foster and perpetuate 1909
Americanism" il thu very gist, the yery
heart, the one and only reason for the
existence Of the American Legion. Thi:
organization represetts all that is typ,
ically American and will tolerate nothing
that smacks Of antagonism and enmitJ
to our own American Institutions and
Ideals. We have 10 quarrel with the
Catholics religion or the religion Of any
man or set Of men faf that matter, BUT
the very first Fundamental principle o.
our constitution is that all things per
taining to the church and all things
pertaining to the ssste shall be forever
separate and distinct.
We are willing Y submit this set oi
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-20
The Encyclopedia Press, Inc.

THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
90 EAST 4lst STREET
NEW YORK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

Captain Kermit Roosevelt.
recently returned from over
seas duty. pushes the Victory
Loan in an address to the
MONDAY crowd gathered be-
fore the Sub Treasury. use
the Big Stick this time
yourselves" said Captain
Roosevelt.
pdnf Th0uuson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

The equipment of a
British soldier in
arctic Archangel
skis and curious
bulky clothing, de-
signed for maximum
warmth for the be-
low-zero weather of
Northern Russia.
Underwood & Underwood
Left-Thanks to the
Y. NJ. G. A. hotels,
the American soldier
on leave can pack his
few days of vacation
from duty with pleas
ure and relaxation.
This luxurious bill
lard room is in a Y.
M. hotel at Nice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-16
Rex Beach's "The Brand
at the TrianOn

The Trianon theatre offers another
extraordinary attraction this week
when Rex Beach's THE Brand will
be the superfeature. The Brand is
Rex Beachs greatest story, even bet
ter than THE Spoilers, according to
the author, and this seven reel super
picture is expected to prove the sea-
son S distinct hit.
The Brand is a thrilling story of
the Alaskan woods and the eternal
triangle-two men and two women.
How the husband of the northland
treats his wife and her sweetheart
when he realizes the truth is a reve-
alton and a thrilling story.
The Brand" has played to capacity
audiences in all cities where it has
been presented, and Birmingham
theatregoers will flock to the Trianon
to see this wonderful story
1t involves characters strange to
Alaskan scenes-a vaudeville actor
and his girl partner from New York.
She is miserable amid the hardships
of the Yukon and when the man fails
to get her consent to accompany him
into the heart of the country, he
leaves her to whatever fate may be-
fall her. She marries an oldtimer-
man who has been seeking for
gold all his life. Soon she tires of
him when she realizes that he can
offer her none Of the comforts of
civilized life
Eventually the actor returns and is
confronted by the disconcerting fact
of the girls marriage. 1t does not
stay him, however. and he takes adj
vantage of her misery to renew his
relations with her In time the hus-
band discovers this and when accused
Sthe girl admits everything. pleading
her loneliness and longing for the man
who after all Understands her best
Her husband gradually responds to
her arguments and refrains from
wreaking his fury on the inter.oper
But he says the place is too small
for the three of them so he sends
the girl and her LIVER out into the
raging blizzard
Later they come together again.
The husband is in a bar-room when
his wife and the actor are brought
III by men who have rescued them
from the fury of the elements. 1t is
then that the husbands rage kindles
anew and he springs at his exhausted
rival after the latter has defied him.
With his powerful hands on the
throat of the actor there seems to
be but one outcome. The Air fairly
crackles with electricity-an effect
which it is said communicates itself
to the audience.
The tension is relived when the hus-
band releases his hold only because
his wife imp!ores him to be merciufl.
This is only a prelude to the big scene
in THE Brand from which the
drama gets its title. The miner hus-
band fights with his enemy and
brands his forehead with the butt of
his revolver.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-16
'Three Men and a
Girl Strand


In accordance with the policy of
showing only the biggest stars in
filmdom, the Strand will offer two
of Birmingham greatest favorites
this week, dainty little Marguerite
Clark in Three Men and Girl" a
perturbation of the big Broadway
stage success. "Three Bears" by
Edward .Childs Carpenter, and
brand new William S. Hart feature,
entitled, The Poppy Girls Hus-
band" big western picture with
a genuine Hart" brand of gun play
that you will like.
In Three Men and a Girl Miss
Clark will be seen in one of the
sweetest pictures of her entire ca
reer, for the play is as charming
and wholesome as a June morning,
and Miss Clark lends to the story
an indescribable atmosphere that
makes it even more entertaining
than was the original stage produc-
ton that thousands of New Workers
proclaimed the cleverest play along
Broadway last season.
The story of Three Men and
Girf' is admirably adapted to the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-16

jects all of her suitors. Turning to
a business life, she discovers trou-
bles of a far different source, but
again, in more practical way than
before, the Swami appears and
presents her with the key that
unlocks the door to true happiness.
The solution. however, forms one
of the most interesting features
of this remarkable film and must
be seen to be appreciated.
why / Would Not Marry" was
directed by Richard Stanton, who
won fame for himself by his mas
terly handling of The Blindness of
Divorce" ''Why America Will Win"
and many other famous pictures.
A fortune has been spent on the
settings and some of. the most
striking lighting effects ever
achieved mark the picture. 1t is
by all odds one of the strongest
pictures which have been booked
here this season.
On the same programme will be
seen the latest comedy release
from the Lyons-Moran studio, en-
titled MARY My Wife"
The Alcazar orchestra has ar
ranged a special musical score and
will be heard at their best during
this production.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-16

which comes to Loews Biiou Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday.
And Madame Traverse is the
star! Her beauty has been a sub
jest of usiversal comment in the
motion picture world. Her great
talent in emotional roles, first made
manifest by her work in that Will
liam Fox triumph The CaillauX
Case promptly placed her in the
list of Fox stars. You will re-
call her fine performance in her
first picture as star-"The Danger
Zone" as delightful and clear-cut
a characterization as has been seen
upon the screen.
The enthusiastic recognition ac-
corded Madame Traverse by crit
ical press opinion throughout the
country was among the motion pic
ture sensations Of last year The
exhibitor who falls to book her in
any new picture deliberately turns
his back upon financial opportunity.
Viola Danna, the talented young
Metro star of Satan Junior" ro-
mantle comedy drama, which will
be the feature at loves for
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, is
one of the best known and most
beloved stars of the screen.
She made her bow to the public
at the early age of 5, when she APP
peared as toe dancer and won
instant approval, this she has re-
tanned and added to the subsequent
years of her career. Among her
stage successes are such plays as
when We Dead Awake" RIP
Van Winkle,' and The Poor Lit
tie Rich Girl the play in which
she created the title role and which
proved to be one of the biggest
of New York successes.
Miss Dana soon felt the lure of
the screen, however, and gave up
the footlights for the studio. She
first appeared with the Edison
company, but her best work in this
line has been with the Metro, where
she is starred in such productions
as "The Gold Cure" The Flower
of Dusk" Opportunity" 1.-The
Only Road" The Weaver of
Dreams Breakers Ahead" rid
ers of the Night" Blue Jeans" and
Snany others.
This distinguished young actress
was born in Brooklyn but moved
to New York, where she attended
school until her graduation. Her
dramatic career has been series
of rapid rises which have given her
an enviable position in both
branches of her art
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-16
"Why | Would Not
Marry Alcazar

Although some of the biggest
pictures which have been released
this season have been booked at
the Alcazar during the past few
weeks, none have attracted as
much attention as the one booked
for this popular house the first
three days of the coming week.
The picture referred to is the
sensational William Fox special
production. why 1 Would Not
Marry"
why I Would Not Marry" is de-
clared to be the most fascinating,
amazing and unusual photoplay
ever produced. 1t is a striking,
timely morality picture which
tells the unique story of the most
beautiful woman in the world and
is said to be the most powerful
discussion of marriage ever pre-
sented on screen or stage.
There are actually five separate
episodes in this one picture, each
of them clearly depicting the story
of married life with the respec-
tive suitors for the hand of Adele
Moore, the beautiful society girl.
-Four men-a lawyer, banker, a
physician and an impecunious
NoulH-HdNe progressed unQVlnS
love for her She believes them
all and does not know which one
of them to accept
While they await her answer in
an adjoining room, an Indian
swami, exponent of the occult and
revealer of hidden mysteries, APP
pears, as if by magic. He sets
before Adele a mystic globe and
bids her peer into it's depths
She gazes and starts in amaze
ment One after another are en-
acted before her the chapters of
the lives she would lead as the
wife of each of the waiting men.
She sees career of misery with the
lawyer, who casts her off for an
adventures. She discovers the
banker is a party to felonies for
which an innocent man is serving
Imprisonment. She lives through
the agonies of a life of lonesome
ness and neglect as the wife of
studious doctor and, finally finds
hedself willingly forced by the poor
youth to sacrifice her soul on the
altar OF his employers greed
Every womanly instinct in her
naturally revolts at the revelations
which have taken place and she re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-16
FROM PLOUGHBOY
TO PARLIAMENT

London, February 16.-From ploughboy
to member of Parliament was the re-
markable rise of Joseph Arch, who re-
Gently died at the age of 80. He was a
unique figure in English parliamentary
life, being in 1885 the sole workingman
member of the House of Commons. A.
that time there was no kind of labor
party in existence here.
Mr.. Arch achieved fame as the champ
ion of the, English farm laborer when
the tiller of the soil reared his family
on wage of 81 a week, subsisted chief
ly on barley bread and hardly knew the
taste of tea or sugar. In 1872 he en-
rolled 200 farm workers in an organiza-
ton that came to be known as the Ma
tional Agricultural Laborers' unioI,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-16

wonderful talents of this celebrated
little star. and is from the pen of
Edward Childs Carpenter, an Amer
lean author who has written a great
number of the most successful plays
of recent years. The picture tells
the story of a girl who foolishly
consented to marry an old man for
his money, but who, when faced by
the ceremony of marriage. realized
THE fearful mistake she was about
to make and fled into night, and
found refuge in country house
owned by her father, but leased to
three handsome bachelors who,
having been disappointed in love,
fled to the solitude of the woods to
escape the wiles of women. I'm
agine their surprise when they find
a beautiful young girl arrayed in
the finery of bride sleeping
peacefully in the guest room From
there on the picture gathers in
terest, and pretty soon, instead of
three women haters, there are three
deadly rivals, all striving to win the
hand of the little intruder. How it
all ends make a charming finish to
a really delightful picture, and one
that will make you a stronger ad-
Marguerite Clark, who has won the
title of the sweetest girl III pic
lures"
The new Hart picture marks the
first release of this big, outstanding
westerner in more than six weeks,
and the time and care that has been
expended in making this one will be
reflected in every scene, for this
time he has wonderful story to
start with. Space forbds review
of the picture here, but take the
word of the management, that this
time "BilP' is going to make things
hum along the border.
Three Men and a Grip will be
shown Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, together with the
Pathe News Reel and clever COM
edy, entitled, 'Damsels and Dan
dies While Hart in The Poppy
Girls Husband" a new Pathe News
reel and a rip roaring Mack Sen
nett comedy, entitled, The Village
Smithy,' featuring Chester Conk-
lin and Louise Fazenda will hold the
screen Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday.
Taken altogether, it's going to be
a week of big stars and big plays
at the Strand. g