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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-20
THE NORMAL INSTITUTE
The 30th Annual Session of the
Decatur County Normal Institute
is Holding Two Weeks Session.

The Both annual session Of the Deca-
tur County Normal Institute opened
Monday morning in the Leon High
School building, and while the attend-
ance is somewhat smaller this year than
usual those who are attending are
almost without exception active teach
ers OF the county, the few who are not
now teachers expecting to engage
in teaching as profession.
The institute is in charge of County
Superintendent j. A. Mcintosh as con-
ductor, who has engaged an exception
ally able corps of instructors, the best
talent it was possible to secure. The
instructors and the branches they have
charge of are as follows:
Prof. r. A. Hardness, of Fairfield, who
has taught in every institute ever held
in this county, and is one of the best
instructors in the state, has charge Of
the classes in grammar, arithmetic and
algebra.
Prof. S. w. Stookey, OF Coe College,
Cedar Rapids, is in charge of physical
geography, and physiology.
Prof. j. H. Drake, of Leon, is instruc-
tor in physics, algebra, grammar and
penmanship.
Prof. Tillman Smith, OF Churdan, is
instructor in economics and algebra.
Prof. A. L. Lyon, of Garden Grove, is
teaching didactics, and pedagogy.
Prof. 4. P. Reed, of Van Vert, is in
charge Of classes in civios and geog-
raphy.
Prof. J. r. Cash. of New Market, is in
charge of classes in history.
Mrs. Della B. Davies, musical instruc
tor at Graceland College, Lamont, is
teaching music.
Miss Mabel Horner, of Lamont, an
elocutionist of note, is special instruct
or in reading.
There have been number of promi-
nent visitors at the institute this week
among them Prof. J. d. Chsrryholmes, Of
Clearfield; Prof. j. f. Mitchell, of Drake
university, Des AIoines; Prof. j. W..
Long, of Ellston; Prof. Ed. Conwell, of
Montrose, S. d.; Prof. Simon Conwell, of
Ogden, Utah; Prof. J. M. Pierce. of
Redfield, Iowa.
! The main work of the institute is done
i'll the forenoon, the afternoon being
l
devoted to study. The morning session
opens at 1880 and closes at 1890. In
the afternoon there are classes in PEN
manship, and reading which occupy the
time from 2:3O to $3.50.
Miss Mabel Horner is arranging for a
special entertainment which will be
given at the M. E. church on Thursday
evening of next week at which the best
talent from all the towns represented at
the institute will appear on the program
in literary and musical numbers.
On Friday afternoon of this week
there will be ball game at the Leon
ball park between mines made up from
the institute and the famous court house
rats, which promises to be good one.
There will be no admission charged to
the game and everybody is invited to
come out and see good game of ball.
The total enrolment this year is 1872
as against 1913 last year, the list of those
in attendance with their grades being
as follows:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-20

Money to loan on improved farms at
6 per cent interest for 5, 9 to 10 years.
time. s. VARGA.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-20
Mrs. kohler Entertalns

! Mrs. Kohler proved herself charming
Hostess to a number of her friends Mon
day evening. The party was in the ma
ture Of a surprise to her relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. Bowsher, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowsher, Jr., who are visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Kohler from the east. Cards.
were indulged in until late hour. The
prizes We're souvenirs of Cripple Greek
and were awarded to Mr.. and Mrs. Bow
Isher. A delicious luncheon was served
to the following: Mr.. and Mrs Crowder,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, Mr.. and I
Morrell, Mr.. and Mrs. Bowsher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Schenk, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bow
ser, Mr.. and Mrs. Kohler, Mrs. Fisher
and Mrs. H. Crowder. Cripple Creek,
Colo. Times.
Members Of the Eastern Star are re-
quested to be present at the meeting
Monday evening, August 24th.
MARGARET HURST,
Secretary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-20
POST GRADUATES.

foSl uhADOAIM5.
Mrs. Mettie P. Lindsey, Leon.
A. M. Smith, Weldon.
Nellie Merrill, Leon.
LAME Meek, Leon.
Maggie Mullen, Weldon.
Maggie E. Conwell, Grand River.
Silvia Vandel, Pleasanton.
81. L. Cosner, Pleasanton.
Harriet Kirkpatrick, Leon.
Addie Crawford, Leon.
Emma G. Cash, Decatur.
A GRADE.
Cleo Bryson, Woodland.
John Burkhart, Grand River.
4. o. Coontz, Woodland.
Lennie Burkhart, Grand River.
Aurelie Zichy, Garden. Grove.
Elsie Durnal, Weldon.
James Cozad, Lineville.
Kate Ashbach, Davis City.
Kate Hull, Leon.
Lenna Stevens. Woodland.
Lottie Cozad, Lineville.
May Caster, Leon.
Mary Sears, Decatur.
~ w. Aulll, CfOWu.
Vida keown, Lamont.
Clarence Sprague, Leon.
Lennie Beavers, Garden Grove.
B GRADE.
Lorne Long, Leon.
Ella Conrey, Leon.
Martha Lester, Lamont.
Bertha Knapp, Lineyille.
Alta Hauenstein, Grand River.
Grace Wallace, Leon.
Blanche Leeper, Pleasanton.
Louise Lindsey, Leon.
Daisy Ross, Leon.
LYDIA Epperly, Leon.
Laura Strohn, Van Vert.
Fannie Jackson, Davis City.
Sada Johnson, Leon.
Bess Gardner, Decatur.
Anga Sears, Decatur.
Alice Zook, Garden Grove.
Mary Coffey, Weldon.
Katie Coffey, Weldon.
Lulu Adair, Woodland.
Myma Cesler, Leon.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
Member of Dun s. Co. Arrested with
Etrn's Counsel.

Member of Dun 81 Co. Arrested with
Ftrm's Counsel.
New York, Feb 24.-Peter r. Gatens.
counsel for the corporation known as
r. G. Dun & Co., and Francis l.. Min
ton, a member of the concern and also
one of its counsel were arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Breen in the Tombs
court this morning, having been arrest
ed yesterday afternoon by central office
detectives.
The men were held on a short affida-
Wit, sworn to by one. of the detectives,
which charged them with conspiracy
and which, in part, read: las deponent
verify believes from the fact that one
Charles A. Henderson, of 346 Broadway
assistant manager of the International
Mercantile Agency, caused the arrest
of defendants on the charge above men
toned"
Henderson did not appear in court
this morning, and the case was set
down for tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, so that a full complaint might
be made.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
The Howe & StetsonCo.
STRIKE IN TORRINGToN.
Company Would Not Discharge Man
Who Owed the Union.

Torrington, Conn, Feb. 24.-Because
the officials of the Turner & Seymour
Manufacturing company refused to dis
charge man who owed the Foundry
Workers union $3.50. 11O men in the
foundry department of the company
went on a strike just before quitting time
this afternoon.
The case has been under the consider
alton of the union for some time. This
afternoon Frank Russell, the state man.
ager of the union, held a consultation
with the men by telephone, and as a re-
suit the men went on strike. , 80
The company officials declare that it
is impossible for them to discharge the
man. He is under a two years con-
tract with the firm and the question of
his dues in the union Is something over
which they have no Jurisdiction; neither
would they be justified in deducting the
amount from the mans salary, the Off
Gals of the company say.
At present the strike has not affected
the other departments of the company.
but should the strike be prolonged it
will undoubtedly be the cause of closing
other departments.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
WATERBURY In DARKNESS
TROLLEY COMPANY FAILED TO
LIGHT CITY LAST NIGHT.
New Men Brought 10 the City to Trim
the Arcs Quit Work on Learning of
the eStrihe-COmpany Promises to Havc
Lights Burning To-night-SeveraI
Free Fights-Car Stoned.

Waterbury, Feb. 24.-Waterbury is
almost in total darkness tonight, as
far as electric arc lamps are concern
ed, as the result of the strike of the
trimmers in the employ of the Connec-
ticut Railway and Lighting company.
Superintendent Meth and a helper en-
deavored to cover the city and furnish
some sort &C service since Sunday, and
yesterday several new men were
brought into the city by the company
to trim the arcs.
The pickets on duty from the Central
Labor union soon succeeded in prevail
ing upon them to quit work, and the
men, five in number, were entertained
by the central body all day. They
claimed that they had been told by
the agent who hired them that there
was no strike in the city. They left
town on the p. m. train.
A short time before their departure
several others entered the city by an
other train, and the company promises
to have the lights burning better to-
morrow night.
The cars are running on schedule
time and are we'll patronized as COM
pared to past conditions. So, also, are
the carryalls manned by the striking
trOlleymen.
There have been reported several free
fights in which the strike breakers
have figured. 1t is thought that the
act Of a non-union conductor at Wa
terville last night who dared the crowd
to DO him up" had much to do with
this state of affairs. AS Consolidated
railroad train passed the West Main
street crossing tonight the crowd
which jammed the platforms, stoned a
trolley car so that the crew had to find
shelter inside. Another crowd outside
East Main street pulled a motorman
off his car and administered to him a
severe beating.
The board of public works met to-
night to discuss the application of the
trolley company for permits to extend
their tracks. Nothing was divulged
for publication. The board passed a
resolution after the consideration of
that matter appointing committee to
ask the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting company why the lights were
not burning more fully.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
BOWEN SUGGESTS THE CzAR.
Latter May Name the Arb!trators In
Venezuelan Adjustment.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Mr Bowen, the
Venezuelan plenipotentiary, has propos-
ed to the allied powers that the czar of
Russia be asked to name the three ar
bitrators who, as The Hague tribunal,
shall decide the question of preferential
treatment. The suggestion has been
approved by the state department.
Mr.. Bowen to-day submitted a draft
of the protocols which he hopes will be
signed by the allied powers, specifying
the conditions under which The Hague
tribunal will be called upon to settle
the question of preferential treatment
in the payment of the Venezuelan in
IDENTITIES, to Judge Penfield, the solici-
tor of the state department. After the
latter had suggested a few changes,
which were readily made, Mr.. Bowen
prepared to submit the document to the
representatives of the allied powers.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
SUSPENDED FROM 'CHANGE.
Camille Weidenfeid Supposed Insti'
gator of Peter Power Suits.

gator of Peter Power suits.
New York, Feb. 24.-Camille Weiden-
field, member of the Stock Exchange
since 1890, was to-day found guilty of
acts detrimental to the welfare and
interest Of the exchange" and was sus-
pended for one year. This decision was
reached unanimously by the governing
committee after an executive session
which lasted almost six hours, during
the greater part of which time Mr..
Weidenfeld was under examination.
The nominal complainant at the trial
was William Mcclure, secretary of the
exchange. The exact character of the
Charges and specifications against Mr..
Weidenfeld were not disclosed but it
was accepted as matter of fact that
Mr.. Weidenfeld was regarded as the au-
thor and instigator of the Peter Power
suits, and that the stock exchange be-
lieved these suits to be conceived in bad
faith, if not in fraud.
Mr.. Weidenfeld was formerly a part
ner in the brokerage firm fLawson,
Weidenfeld & Co., the senior member
being Thomas w. Lawson, the copper
magnate Of Boston. Reports also con-
meet Mr.. Weidenfeld with close associ-
alton with J. Edward Addicks, now of
Delaware.
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No TRUTH IN STORY.
saloonkeeper Has No sideboard Form-
#-&'gt u
+ erIy Belonging TO Mrs. Hayes.

Washington, Feb. 24.--Colonel Theo-
dore A. Bingham, superintendent Of
public buildings and grounds, has con-
cluded an exhaustive investigation into
the statement recently published
throughout the country that side
board presented to Mrs. Lucy Webb
Hayes while she was mistress of the
White House by women of the w. c..
7. U. has passed into the hands Of
Washington saloonkeeper. The state
ment was made that the sideboard was
presented to Mrs. Hayes out of regard
for her determination not to permit
wine to be served at White House din
ners. ... 49,. .. ..s. 4
Colonel Bingham's investigation dis
closed clearly the fact that the pub
lished statements practically have no
foundation in fact. So far as the rec
ords go no such sideboard ever was
presented to Mrs. Hayes by members
of the w. c. T. U. or by any other
body of women or by any individuals.
With respect to the criticism that the
portraits of former mistresses of the
White House were hung in the cellar
of the mansion, it is stated by the
same authority that the portrait are in
the corridor on which is the presidents
private Office.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
A VICTORY FOR ADDTCKS.
Bill TO Repeal Voters Assistant Lnyv
Defeated,

Dover, Del, Feb. 24.-The attempt to
pass in the house of representatives to-
day the bill to repeal the voters assist
ant law, a bill which the democrats
claim enables Addicks to maintain his
grip in Delaware, failed to-day by
vote of II to Is. Messrs. Holcomb and
Ross, democrats, changed their votes so
as to move for reconsideration.
The defeat was accomplished by
Messrs. Aspril and Derrickson, regular
republicans, joining with the Addicks
forces in voting against the repeal bill.
The thirtieth ballot for United States
senators to-day resulted as follows;
Long ternl-Addicks 10, H. A. Dupont
s, Higgins 2, Salisbury, dem, 10.
Short ternl-Addicks II, Higgins 8,
Harry A. Richardson ?, William S.
Hilles 2, Kenney. dem., 10.
No election.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25

New York, Feb. 24.-Yale defeated
Columbia at hockey tonight at St.
Nicholas rink, in one of the hardest
fought and best contested games of the
season, by the score of three goals to
two. YaIe's victory concluded the pre-
liminary round of the inter- collegiate
hockey league series, and now Yale, by
a. peculiar provision of the intercolle-
giate tournament, will play Harvard
who has not yet been defeated for the
inter- collegiate championship
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
SUNDAY OPENING ELL.
New York District Attorneys Argu-
ment for Hts Measure.

Albany, Feb. 24.-District Attorney
Jerome, of New York, appeared before
senate and assembly committees to-day
in favor of the jerome bill," permit
ting saloons in New York to be open
between the hours of II a. m. and p.
m. on Sundays. He said:
every saloon in New York could be
closed on Sunday, and kept closed, but
it could not be enforced permanently,
for the men who enforced it would be
swept out of office. The mayor of New
York is prattling about the liberal en-
forcement of the law, when there is no
such thing. You must either enforce it
or not enforce it. We are not a law
abiding community, but we could learn
to obey law that we respected"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
DECISIONS VERY IMPORTANT
SIGNIFICA NOE OF
THE LOTTERY CASES.

MeJority Oh the ohhou ss"tos supreme
Court Fully Sustain tho Contention
That the Sherman Antitrust Law
Does Not Exhaust the constitutional
Power OF tho Government -Congress'
: Unlimited Power TO Prohibit Inter-
state Commerce.
Washington, Feb. 24.-The decision in
the lottery cases has occasioned consid-
cradle comment in Washington. Menu
bers of the administration assert that
the majority of the court has fully sus-
tanned the contention that the Sherman
antitrust law did not exhaust the con-
stitutional power of the federal govern
ment over commerce. A gentleman
prominent in the administration said
to-day:
THE Champion decision clearly sus-
tains the contention of the government.
The plenary and absolute power of con-
gress to prohibit any form of traffic
when it deems such traffic hostile to the
public interests,>is clearly sustained.
"It must be remembered in this con-
nection that prior to the presidents
speech of last summer many thoughtful
men were of the opinion that the Sher-
man antitrust law marked the limit
of the federal power with reference to
unlawful combinations. The president,
in his speeches, challenged this conten-
tion and this thought was further i'm
pressed upon the public mind by the at
torney generals Pittsburg address, in
which he insisted that the supreme
court did not decide in the sugar trust
suit that congress was powerless to
regulate directly the participation of
unlawful combinations in interstate
traffic. The facts in the lottery cases
did not require Justice Harlan to ex-
press any opinion directly on this ques-
tion, but the trend of his reasoning
clearly indicates that congress may ex-
clude from interstate traffic any COM
modify deemed by it as prejudicial to
the public welfare and that its motives
are beyond judicial inquiry. Under the
decision, such exclusion is not necessari-
ly limited to articles of commerce,
which were previously regarded as in
nocuous. Such was the public view of
lottery tickets less than a century ago,
and Justice Harlan said in effect that
congress could prohibit interstate traf-
fic in Intoxicating liquors if it deemed it
advisable and this, Notwithstanding the
fact that in the absence of congressional
legislation the introduction into the
states from other states of this class of
merchandise as legitimate subject Of
commerce, may not be prevented by the
states. The logical effect of this is that
congress has the absolute right to say
when commerce in any given commodi-
ty shall be free or prohibited; and it
would follow that between these ex-
tremes it can permit such commerce up
on conditions which it may impose to
conserve the public interests and neith-
er the conditions nor the motive that
actuate them can be reviewed by the
Judiciary
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
TILLMAN ON RACE QUESTION
SEVERELY CRITICTSES PRESI-
DENTS ATTITUDE.
Regards It as HIS Duty to Forever Op-
pose Any Idea of Political OF Social
Equality-PassionRteI Pleads 10 Re-
pubiicans Not to Cause an Acute Sta ge
of Hntred-Mr. Carmack JIhes the
President.

Washington, Feb. 24-The Indianola,
Miss, postof1ce case occupied the ma
jor portion of the time of the senate
to-day. Mr.. Tillman spoke for three
hours in continuation of his remarks,
begun yesterday, on the race question,
and was followed by Mr.. Carmack, of
Tennessee.
Mr. Tillman, in dealing with the In
dianola postoffice, said that the post
master-general and the president trans
cended their authority and resorted to
methods which were both tyrannical
and unconstitutional. He wanted to
know if in figuring up the purpose of
their newborn zeal this cold-blooded,
calculative, advisedly-taken action
was not prompted by a low motive.
He charged that 100000 negroes are CO.
ercing 5O,OOO0OO of white people in the
north to deal with 100000 white men
in the south in the interest of the eight
million ignorant negroes in that Sec
tion.
Mr.. Tillman referred to the cost in
lives and money on account of the race
problem in this country, and, address,
ing the republican side, called to them
to meet him upon the same plane of
patriotism, of race pride and of civili-
cation, and not to fall into the pitiful
cesspool of partisan politics" He read
extracts from the letter of the presi-
dent, written some time ago, giving his
views with respect to appointments of
negroes to office. He wanted to be just
to the president; he said, but the views
were superficial. "How little and small
and infinitesimaI," he said, ''is the
knowledge behind such view?" He
added that the people Of the north have
no more use for the negro at close
quarters than he has. He cited in
stances of assaults by negroes on white
women, and declared that the more the
northern people find out about the ne
gro the less use they have for him. The
ballot of the negro, he maintained, was
menace to good government, and the
people of the north are coming to real
ize that the enfranchisement of him
bordered on crime.
Reverting to the presidents utter
ance that he was unwilling to shut the
door of hope and opportunity in the
case of a worthy and competent colored
man, Mr.. Tillnlan said at first blush
there is not man alive who would not
agree with that sentiment, but he in
quired if it ever occurred to any one
that in opening that door of hope 1t
fContinued on Third PapeA
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British War Minister Escapes by Vote
of gel 20 145.

London, Feb. 24.-When the debate ON
Mr.. Backett's proposed amendment to
the address in reply to the kings
speech at the opening of the parlia-
ment was resumed in the House Of
Commons to-day the attack on War
Secretary Brodrick was continued.
Winston Spencer Churchill (conserva-
tive), declared Mr.. Brodrick's expecta-
tions had only been realized in two di-
rections, namely, in the decrease in the
number of volunteers and in the in
crease Of expenditures. There were,
Mr.. Churchill said, 'fewer bayonets
and sabres in the British army in pro-
portion to the number of generals than
in any other army in the world, except
the Venezuelan" The speaker further
declared that the whole army corps
scheme was ''humbug and sham, and
was only introduced with the object of
militarizing England" He asked where
the government expected the three ar
my corps intended for foreign service
to operate? 1t was not in South Africa
and such a force was not needed on
the Indian frontier and the government
certainly could not contemplate the
three army corps operating in Canada,
for the United States was no more
prepared to invade Canada than Great
Britain was prepared to invade the
United States
Mr.. Churchill added amidst cheers:
And long may that salutary neglect
continue"
The House finally rejected by 261
votes to, las Mr. Beckett's amendment
to the address, the terms of which were
tantamount to censure on the war
secretary, Mr.. Brodrick.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
Gix-Dny Walking Match

Philadelphia, Feb. 24.-Of the thirty
four original starters in the six-day
pedestrian race at Industrial hall TWEEN
ty-one are still in the race tonight.
The score of the ten leaders at mid
night follows: Cavanaugh. 221 miles;
Dineen, 216; Click, 1893; Hegelman, 1S9;
Carroll, 1877; Davis, 1856; Barnes, 1S1;
Golden, 179; Dean, ITS; Herty, IT'S.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25
For Woman Suffrage In Holland,

The Hague, Feb. 24.-The democratic-
liberal party introduced in the states
general to-day a bill to amend the con-
stitution of the Netherlands SO as to
extend suffrage to all men and women
over tWenty-One years old, with the ex-
ception of lunatics. The bill also pro-
vides that the electorate shall be the
same for both chambers.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-25

Camden, N. j., Feb. 24.-The Inter
national Wireless Telegraph company,
with capital of $7,500,00O and $1,000
paid, filed articles of Incorporation here
to-day. The objects of the corporation
are to purchase or acquire the letters
patent for the United States granted
TO any person or persons covering the
discovery of wireless telegraphy and
telephony, and the invention, improve
ment, manufacture and use of appara-
tus.