The Lying, Malignant Menace.
but in spite of these things. Let be the above-mentioned obliga her of Commerce. J. E. Chil-
us be fair. Truth and Justice tion. The latter is a blasphe berg is vice-president of the
never require the defense of lies. mous and horrible travesty upon Scandinavian National Bank and
Take a glance at Missouri, the real oath and as fair-minded of the best known business men
Walker’s own state. Here are citizens of this city, we cannot in Washington.
Corner Court and Liberty StB.
the figures showing the inmates allow an attrocious libel upon the
Many non-Catholic clergymen
for 1908 and their religious large body of our public-spirited and others who have inquired
affiliations:
Catholic fellow citizens to stand into the situation do not hesitate
Call and see us when in Salem.
We have one of
Baptists
488 undisputed. We declare further, to denounce the purported ‘oath’
Methodists
346 that the obligation taken by the as a malicious slander and as
the moit up-to-date Drug Stores in the city. No
Catholics
324 Fourth Degree Knights of Co calculated to create a religious
effort will be left undone to please you.
if Walker was looking for lumbus is one of loyalty and pat prejudice that is hurtful to any
light, had he wanted to be fair, riotism to our flag and nation, community and is positively with
why did he select a County Work and that the said obligation binds out the least foundation.”
This ought to put an end to
House and Inebriate Asylum in those who assume it to the ex
Pennsylvania and ignore the ercise of the highest type of that miserable canard and silence
Walkers mudgun batteries for
prison records of his own state? American citizenship.
“'Signed at Seattle, Wash., ever. Still ignorance is dense,
Why did this lying slanderer
Total
3,674 print in his issue for April 12. this 31st day of October, 1912.
prejudice strong and many long
You will notice that the Roman 1913, that idiotic screed on the
“ ‘H. C. Henry,
to be humbugged. On the other
ists have more than all others same subject by Frank C. Gon
“ ‘J. D. Ixjwman,
hand there are millions of Pro
combined, even counting those zales? This blatant bigot pre
“‘J. E. Chilberg. ’
testants who have been deceived,
H. C. Henry is a railroad con but are anxious to know the
who claim no religious affiliations tended to give “official figures”
with 358 to spare.
MOVING
for the Iowa State prison located tractor and president of the Met truth. To these we appeal in
__ _____
This report Is an official docu at Fort Madison. He placed the ropolitan Bank. J. D. I^owman i the
name of liberty, justice and
PICTURES
ment, issued by the officials of total number for the year 1910 is president of the Seattle Cham-1 fair play.
the institution, and without fear at 356, while the official report
™
NT zitf /»»» ( Info I
of contradiction, we can state for that year gives us 775 in
that it is on a par with all crim mates. Of this number, there t
ENJOYED BY ALL CHILDREN AND GROWN FOLKS
inal statistics which we have ex were 347 Protestants and 129
amined.
Catholics. One cannot accept
•••
Instructive and Educative.
Notwithstanding these facts the unsupported statement of
and figures the Romanists are the these fanatics on any proposition
I make a specialty ofHamess and Shoe repairing
people who want the various without danger of believing a lie.
Guarantee Satisfaction or money back. Harness
Htates of the Union to turn over There never was a slanderer who
to them a portion of your good, was not also a liar.
made to order.
H ilst C lass W ork
hard-earned tax money for the
So much for The Menace mud
support of their criminal factor gun number two. When its
ies which they are pleased to editorial gunner states that the
PROMPT WORK. GOOD GOODS. RIGH TPRICES
designate parochial schools.”
figures of the Allegheny County
If we accept these figures at Work House either prove his con-1
the value placed upon them by tention, or that they “are on a
The Menace, they stand as a par with all criminal statistics.”
SOUTH SIDE LEWIS STREET, NEXT TO RED FRONT BARN
terrible indictment of all Christ he uttered as deliberate a lie as
ian churches.
The Christless ever wriggled through the lips of
S ilverton , O regon .
Jews are represented by only 29 man.
inmates, while the thousands
Since the publication of the
We <1«> all kinds of painting
who make no profession of re alleged Knights of Columbus oath
and finishing. House paint
ligion in Allegheny county, have in the Congressional Record. The
If you use the Excelsior, the
H STELZIG,
ing, paper hanging, tinting
only
88 representatives in this Menace editor has been firing
Proprietor,
only wire fence that will
and revamishing furniture.
penal institution. The criminali his third “big” gun with such *
Call and get our prices.
stand up under all condi
ty of Catholics is charged to the rapidity that he almost melted
tions.
Parochial schools, but The Men his gun carriage. This oath was
ace failed to tell us what caused printed in the Congressional
A »k for Catalogue and Prier»
all those Methodists, Presbyteri Record in connection with the J
Phoae 1184
ans and Baptists to go wrong. contest brought by Eugene Boni-
Would it be fair to blame the well against Congressman Thom
Public Schools for their derelic as S. Butler of the Seventh @ ®o@@@®
tion? Would it be just to brand Pennsylvania District The Men
these Protestant churches as ace has tried to make its dupes
“fountain heads of crime?” Let believe that, since the oath has
GO TO
us be fair to ALL. Criminals, been printed in the official organ ar
whether Methodists, Baptists, of Congress, it must be genuine.
Presbyterians or Catholics are Its editor deliberately ignores
such, not because of church in the fact the Election Committee
stitutions, preachers, priests and which ordered it printed, as part
schools, but in spite of them. of the records in the case, de
No outing is complete unless you visit this old reliable seaside
resort which offers to the summer visitor a charm of environ
Crime is due to greed, jealousy, clared it “could not stigmatize
ment not found elsewhere. Delightful points of interest in
lust and revenge. These things too strongly the false and libelous
the neighborhood, deep-sea fishing, surf bathing, boating, hot
exist in Protestants and Catho article referred to, which was
sea bathing in the new Natatorium. Cottages, room houses
lics. The object of education the spurious Knights of Columbus
and tents at reasonable rates. Ample hotel accomodations,
abundance of sea-food, oysters, clams, crabs —milk and vege
and religion is to make the in oath.” The evidence also shows
tables, absence of formality and a homelike welcome for all.
dividual master of these passions. that Butler was found guiltless
The
presence
of
people
in
penal
of circulating it and not only
Sunday Chicken Dinnera Specialty
institutions is not always an denounced the oath as spurious,
evidence of guilt. A vast ma but repudiated those who caused
jority of all criminals never get it to be circulated. These facts
Leave Albany Daily 7:30 a. m. and 1.30 p. m. Ex. Sunday
Arrive Newport “ 12.40 p. m. and 6.30 p. m. Ex. Sunday
caught. Men often go to jail, The Menace carefully conceals
not because they are guilty, but from its readers.
because they are poor—too poor
LOW ROUND TRIP FARES
In a recent issue of The Icono
to hire a good lawyer. But to clast. I demonstrated the utter
Season, Week-end and Sunday.
show how unfair, unjust and absurdity of that oath, and its
ridiculous are these charges, con impossible application to any
clusions and arguments advanced modern fraternal insurance so
CLEANED, PRESSED, REPAIRED
by The Menace, I now call atten ciety like the K. C. But the
Tickets on sale daily until September 30th from all main and
branch line points to Eastern destinations ope way through
tion to some criminal records, as fraud has been further exposed
California or via Portland. Return limit October 31st.
shown by official reports from in an effective manner in Bell
vorious state prisons. These are ingham and Seattle, Washington,
vastly more significant than re where the A. P. A. movement
For illustrated booklet on Newport, or copy of
ports from some County Work has become very active and
•‘Vacation Days in Oregon,” call on
House and Inebriate Asylum, aggressive. The story of their
nearest Agent.
Opposite Drake Bros* Studio
like the Allegheny Institution. discomfiture is told by the Bell
Here are the inmates of the ingham Daily American Reveille,
0GDEN»
ROUTES
Arkansas state prison, for 1906, in an able editorial, under date
J ohn M. S cott ,
classified religiously, with refer of May 25, 1913. Here it is:
<• • • ..................
• •
»4 ence to three principle churches:
«■S
General
Passenger Agent,
JÍ“During the past week this
Baptists
166 city has been pretty well cov
Portland, Oregon.
SAVE MONEY BY BUYING YOUR GOODS AT
Methodists ............................ 75 ered with a circular headed
Catholics
40 ‘Congress prinks Knights of Co
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Non-believers.........
526 lumbus Oath,’ which contains
< >
Here we have the reverse of what is purported to be an obli
the
situation as shown by the re gation which
fourth degree
< ►
port of the Allegheny County Knights of Columbus take.
SHOES, CLOTHING, DRY GOODS, GROCERIES.
Work House. In the Arkansas
“The circular attempts to con
Penitentiary we find four times vey the idea that the oath was
I
Everything at rock bottom prices.
■
more Baptists than Catholics and printed with approval as to its
nearly twice as many Methodists. genuineness by Congress and
Were they educated in Catholic
‘leaving all comments to
Corner Firat and Oak Sts.
SILVERTON, ORE. < < > > Parochial schools? The figures adds
ample opportunity for train
F or T eachers —
our readers.’
ing in every phase of Phys
also knock into a cocked hat the
The
Oregon
Normal
............................................ *................
“Naturally all members of the
theory that no religion is better orders assailed are very indig
School is Oregon’s institu ical Culture.
than any religion, as indicated in nant over this travesty on their
tion for the preparation of E quipment —
the table published by The Men obligation and this indignation
teachers for the public
The school has at present
ace.
schools. The entire time
runs to all citizens who give any-
A certain girl loved a boy, THAT’S HER BUSINESS
Now suppose we take a look at thought to the matter or who
and attention of the school commodious buildings in
A certain boy loved a girl, THAT’S HIS BUSINESS
the Federal Prison, located at have been watching the contro
is devoted to this purpose, whicn to do its work. These
Finally they married, THAT’S THEIR BUSINESS
Atlanta, in Tom Watson’s state. versy in Seattle and other cities
and only students’intending buildings have every appli
Then they wanted a house to live in . . .
The inmates of this institution where the ‘oath’ has been made
to be teachers are admitted. ance for good work and are
kept clean and sanitary so
come from the Eastern and use of.
THAT’S MY BUSINESS
that the students may have
T he F aculty —
Southern portion of the United
“In Seattle, several months
the best conditions for work
The
faculty,
numbering
’
States,
and
on
this
account
the
ago, the matter became so ac-
If you want to Buy, Build, or Rent, See
at
all times.
eighteen
members,
is
chosen
figures are far more significant cute that leading members of the
for the expressed purpose T raining S chool —
than the records of any County Kpights of Columbus brought
of training teachers for the
Work House, or State Peniten the circular and the actual fourth
The Normal maintains a
public schools, and directs
tiary.
Here they are for the degree obligation to the atten
Contractor and Builder
Phone Black 1341
complete
system of training
its entire energy upon this schools from
year 1908:
tion of prominent non-Catholics
’the first to the
one thing.
Baptists....
332 with the result that a public
eighth
grade
inclusive, and
Methodists
...191 statement was made and widely
it is in charge of skillful
D
epartments —
Catholics
122 circulated by the Seattle news
The several departments and professionally trained
Never having attended a Cath papers.
offer every form of work teachers.
Estimates furnished. • olic Parochial school, where did
► Telephone Black 1222.
“This statement follows:
required in the public T erm B egins —
these bad Methodists and Bap
IS BLASPHEMOUS TRAVESTY.
schools, including Super
tists get their inspiration to com
The Fall term begins Sep
vision and School Manage
mit crime? They are products
‘“Honorable Catholic gentle
■
tember
15.
ment and^Domestic Science
of the Public Schools, but this men of this city have placed for i
GENERAL CONCRETE
For further information
and Domestic Art. A well-
does not prove these institutions examination in the hands of the I
WORK
<
equipped gymnasium and with regard to the school
to be “criminal factories.” Like undersigned two papers. One, I
athletic grounds furnish address
Catholics who turn criminal, the actual Fourth Degree obliga
Have your bathroom covered with Composition
these Protestants these Metho tion taken by each person upon
dists and Baptists wandered in becoming a member of the Cath
Flooring Waterproof, Eireproof, Crackproof.
to the paths of crime, not be olic organization known as the
Put on over hoard floor at 50c. per ft. Any color
MONMOUTH, OREGON.
< cause of their education, not be
Knights of Columbus; the other,
cause of their church affiliations, a printed circular purporting to
JS
J BREWER DRUG COMPANY
B y C. A. W indle .
((kmtinued From Last Issue)
According to this official report
there were 3,674 inmates in this
institution last year, religiously
iroportioned as follows:
2,016
Ionian Catholics
529
dethodists
408
laptists ..................
291
’resbyterians
180
Lutherans
(X) (
episcopalians
29
. ewH
78
Other denominations
. 88 ’
No religion
BREWER DRUG COMPANY
Salem, Oregon.
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