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HYPNOTISM CASE
Brings COURT
UNDER fire
Assistant District Attorney Sc
yereIy Criticizes Admission
of Testimony
JUDGE CLEM0NS TAKES
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF IT
Says Course of Defense Mat
ter to Be Decided by Jurors
Themselves
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\ by. two immature youths, and it \
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Matters reached an acute crisis in
the u. S. District court this morning.
The war cloud which has been gath
ering ever since the verdict of the
jury Wednesday In the strange Lee
Hin Jou murder case burst upon the
court when Judge Clemons took the
bench to pass sentence upon the Chi
nese boy whose defense, as presented
by Lorrin Andrews, created such a
sensation because it was based upon
the unusual plea that the assassin
was hynotized by the man he shot.
Before giving to Jou the maximum
sentence allowed under the verdict of
the jury-ten years Imprisonment at
hard labor, and costs-Judge Glenn
ons opened the fireworks by deliver
ing an explanation of his course n
admitting the testimony of hypnotism
TO be seriously considered by the jury.
Lorrin Andrews then fell into line
in an attempt to throw the hypnotism
plea overheard, declaring that it was
his information that the jury was in
fluenced by the fact that the murder
ed man goaded Jou on to commit the
deed and that Jou did the deed after
q sudden quarrel and in the heat of
passion. AS a direct result of these
happenings, Assistant U. s. District
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other words, plan to find out just
how much money is being spent in Ho-
nolulu yearly by the tourists. There
were several suggestions offered on
this plan, one being that it would be
easier TO ascertain this amount from
the banks. There were objections to
this, however, and it was decided TO
propose some other plan whereby this
point could be gained.
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KAlULANI ON REEF
BUT DAMAGE SLIGHT
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ISpeClaI SliT-ISUIItIIU WIItItSSI
HILO, Hawaii. Mar. 15.-The steam
er Kaiulani in leaving port struck a
reef off Cocoanut Island and was
hnng up for over two hours, the coral
holding her amidships until she was
pulled off by the Keauhou The dam
age is slight. The accident is said to
have been due to the deceptive glare
on the water.
The supervisors today named Byron
Baird assistant in the auditors office.
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Hawthorne's Son To Jail

Y, March Sc onyietsd Of knoay permitting M q.
England
lilies promoting that proved to be rank fakes
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Mexicans In Hot Battle
Associated Press cahlel

15nformed American forces that
United States citizens there would be prompt the
entrenched took his into the u dpsrats
enemy
the The danger Americans
past present
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Hartman 'Unmerger' Fails
fAssociated Press cahlel

ST. LOUIS, 15Judae g. s. Lovett predsnt Of the Ha
the
sion Of the plan relating
California
entire for dssolng the merger VIII fa
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AGU|NALDO BOBB|NG UP
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xnSurrecto Cheftan Believes Study of Relations Of Cana
da and Mother Country viii Show Way to Future of His
Country and United States-May Visit Dominion Soon
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MANILA 15-Emiio Aounado coming
for tn problem Of Independence for
Philippines.
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Poker Barred From Baseball
rAssocIated Press cabIel

YORK NJ " Of the
New York barring
Chance gambling the leads to s
ousd which mperI its sue cess
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OIney Declines Big Post
TAssociated Pres. cablei

WASHINGTON olney, 81
today funshed dscn
said hIs he
responsh tites Of the ohHce
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INFERIOR FORCE WcToRs;, OTHERS RETIRE
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NAco Max Mar f5-Late oleda
huonaists
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= In this territory the reduction =
4 of the price Of raw sugar by the \
4 abolition or serious reduction of y
\ the duty means the difference \
between Profit and Loss. Many, 4
\ possibly majority, of the planta- \
4 tions, will be forced out Of busi- =
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mitted plans for recording and filing
letters, which were accepted.
After some discussion it was decid-
ed to issue bulletins of arguments ac-
cumulated from time to time, to be
entitled "Broadsides" and numbered.
These will be furnished for the use of
those desiring material for letters,
also sent as follow-up literature to the
addresses of the letters. 1Broadside
No. /" will be issued next week.
A. L C. Atkinson was called into
the meeting and requested to take a
special assignment of work, and after
giving his views on the methods of
campaigning he accepted the commits
sion
With George R. Carter, chairman,
the members present were ]. p.
Cooke, E, A. Berndt, w. H. Babbitt,
F. l.. Waldron and Ed. Towse. The
meeting adjourned till Monday at IL
o'clock.
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i DAkOTAN NOMINATED FOR U. S. TREASURE

/ Is Cabe1
WASHINGTON c, 15.- q Nori
nominated for Of the United States
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Insurance Men Line
Up To Guard Sugar
SHOTS 10 FIRE

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China-Lurlinc, is.
From Vancouver:
Zealandia, Mar. rs
For Vancouver:
Mariana, Mar. %
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
A PARTY KEEPS IT'S WORD,

1t is a distinct novelty for a politi-
cal party to mean just what it says
in it's convention platform.
For years the republicans of Iowa
have been resoluting for revision of
the tariff downward and then send
ing men to Washington to keep the
tariff up. The resoluting was to
catch the vote of the people who pay
Washington was for the benefit of
the big guns who put up the money
that creased the wheels Of the
Grand Old Party machine.
In 1908 when Taft was nominated
at Chicago the republicans enthusi-
astically Endorsed platform calling
for downward revision of the tariff
and the removal of the burden of
taxation from the people. If we re-
call rightly this platform also called
for the adoption Of an income tax.
Then Taft was elected and he and
his republican colleagues proceeded
to palm off on the public the worst
tariff bill that has ever been design
ed.
What a different situation now.
The democratic administration was
elected on a pledge to revise the
tariff downward. 1t was elected on
a promise to give the people an in
come tax and to provide a better
currency system so as to make
paMics impossible. And here we
have the democratic majority stand
ing solidly behind a great demo-
cratic president carrying out to the
very letter the promises made in the
platform upon which Wilson made
the race for president.
"ruly we are developing a new
political conscience.-Sioux City
News
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18

& It is evidently against the law to
settle theThaw case legally.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
BRYAN ON MAINE ELECTION.

Secretary of State Bryan says:
THE Maine election, while disap-
pointing in the failure to elect our
democratic candidate, who is a very
able and progressive democrat, is
not at all discouraging, when we
consider the figures. The democrat
ic candidate received about 100 per
cent of the vote cast for the presi-
dent last fall. This is a remarkable
good showing when we consider that
it was a special election. The repub-
lican victory was due primarily to
the return of large number of pro-
gressives to the republican party At
least the republican vote gained over
5000 and the progressives lost that
much as compared with the returns
last fall. The democratic candidate,
Mr.. Pattingall, in an interview refers
to some defections in the party
There were two or three local in
fluences which tended to reduce our
vote, but all things considered. it
seems to me that the democratic vote
was as large as could be reasonably
expected and the result certainly
cannot be construed as disappearing
of the presidents administration or
policy"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
KEEPING THE FAITH,

Not before in nearly seventy years
has a tariff reform bill been steered
through the senate with SO slender a
party majority behind it. Not before
in this time has so slender major
ity SO firmly resisted all temptations
to break the partys pledges and
faith.
Whether the Underwood bill has
been greatly improved by the SEN
ate's amendments is debatable
question. Some Of these amend
ments, such as the one taxing cotton
futures, seem to have no legitimate
place in this kind and ought to be
eliminated in conference. The in
creased duty on modern art we re-
gard as indefensible. None the less.
the democratic majority in the SEN
ate deserves vote of confidence
and congratulation from the Ameri-
can people.
1t has done what the party set out
to do. 1t has helped the house re-
wise the tariff downward. With only
one vote to spare after the sugar
democrats had taken their proper
place with the republicans, the dem
Ocratic democrats held together re-
CARELESS of all external pressure
from sections that demanded special
privileges and from interests that
demanded special privileges. There
is no Gorman-Smith scandal to blast
the reputation of the party and give
the lie to the verdict at the polls.
There is no tariff bill that demo-
cratic president is compelled to de-
nounce as 'party perfidy and dis
honor
Senator Simmons has done in the
senate what Mr.. Underwood has done
disposed of the myth
that a democratic congress is incap-
able Of keeping it's promises or Of
legislating intelligently 1t is no in
justice to either of them to say,
however, that this work could not
have been accomplished without the
leadership of President Wilson, He
has weathered the decisive test of a
president and can lay before the
country the conclusive proof that he
has a united working party back Of
him. This is something that no
democratic president since Jackson
has been able to do. And Mr.. Will
son has done it without threats or
or buster and without
brides of patronage. His victory is II
the victory of an unwavering appeal
% principle, fortified by honesty, in
.elligence and sincerity.
On the other hand, it is no in
Justice to the president to say that
re could not have accomplished whl
las been accomplished except for the
Intelligence and patriotism of house
md senate democrats who were de-
;ermined that their party should
wipe out the stain of the German
Smith tariff.
1t is great party victory that has
)een won, but it is infinitely more
han great party victory 1t is a |
great public victory. 1t is a great
'ictory for responsible, representa-
i've government, and it ought to give
he American people new faith in the
of their institutions.-New
Y ork World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
THEIR VOTES EXPLAINED.

After the vote on the tariff bill in
the senate Senator LaFOllette said:
Il realize what l did was a politi-
cal sacrifice, but that within me COM
PEELED me to vote for the bill. The
tariff act of 1903, was but little short
of crime; the bill passed today is
protective measure. Every change
made by the finance committee was
made by way of an adjustment to a
protective basis except such as free
wool and free sugar, which were de-
termined upon outside. They treat
ed the agricultural schedule, l re-
greet to say, on free trade basis, and
| would have retained more duty on
cutlery and some other articles on
which there is no data in order to be
sure not to ruin American produc-
ton. Give the democrats time and
they will put everything on free
trade basis, but they have not done
it in this bill
Senator Poindexter said of his
vote:
Il voted for the senate tariff bill
because it is as whole a better
bill than the Payne-Aldrich law now
in force. Furthermore, it contains
an income tax which we have been
trying to get for twenty years.
Some of it's rates are too high
and some are too low-but it's gener-
al average on manufactures is high
enough. Its classification is far
from scientific, but not more SO than
the existing law"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
TWO CABINETS.

Republicans are enjoying them
selves starting rumOrS about Presi
| dent Wilson's cabinet. They have
| intimated on several occasions thai
Secretary Bryan would not last long
They have all but announced the re,
tiremcnt of John BassetC Moore, the
man next in Importance to the score.
tary in the state department, and
times without number they have con-
signed the attorney general to pri-
vate life. The secretary Of war has
not yet been ranked with those who
must leave Washington, but much
has been made of the statement that
on account of his frequent appeals
for a stronger army. All of this
strife is attributed to differences of
opinion among the members of the
cabinet and between the president
and the members.
Assume for a moment that there
is a great deal of contention in the
cabinet. Does it prove that the ad-
ministration is going to pieces? A
chapter from the history of the re-
publican party throws light on this
question: 1t would be hard to
imagine a more discordant set of
cabinet ministers than those who sur
rounded Abraham Lincoln. He built
the cabinet out Of men who had OPP
posed him and each other for the
presidential nomination. Seward,
the secretary of state, held Lincoln
in contempt. He even intimated to
the president that he would take the
duties of the presidency off his
shoulders. Welles. secretary of the
navy, was war democrat and diff
fered radically from the other men,
bers as to how the constitution
should be interpreted in various
emergencies. He and Stanton, sccre-
tary of war, hated each other cor
daily. Chase, secretary of the treas
ury, and Seward were both casting
longing eyes at the presidency. The
jealousies and Screenings
of all the members were so unceas-
ing that they form the subject mat
now famous diary, but there is one
other thing that stands out above all
the strife and meanness which the
book reveals. That was the fact that
Lincoln could drive all these men
in harness.
The Republic has no intention of
likening President Wilson to Abra-
ham Lincoln in general terms. They
are not much alike, but thus far in
his administration President Will
son has proved himself consum-
mate master Of the art of handling
men. This is SO conscipuous that
republican journals complain he is a
dictator. They only forget his skill
in that direction when they begin to
amuse themselves with tearing up
his cabinet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
WHAT THE MAINE ELECTION
SHOWS.

1t was strong republican district
in which the special Maine congress
sional election was held. 1t was a
strong high tariff district. 1t was
also district in which Mr. Roose-
velt's party had been especially sue
cessful last fall in overwhelming the
regular republican forces under his
own personal leadership.
That the democrats should have
held their strength in such district
at this time, even while failing TO
elect their candidate, must be of the
most gratifying significance to
them. Clearly identified with a radi-
cal reduction of the tariff in an cleo
torate strongly prejudiced the other
way, suffering from the long delay
and uncertainty Of the enactment,
and under the disadvantage COM
mon to new administration at
Washington, they nevertheless poll
ed substantially the same vote cast
in the presidential election.
The test which proved the cOntil1-
uing popular strength of democratic
policies proved as we'll the weakness
Of the progressiVes as more than a
one-man party. Their vote of No.
vember fell by more than one-halt
and drifted back to the old republi-
can ranks in shoals. AS in other
parts of the country, it again appears
as a party held together by a per-
sonality and ready to disintegrate
when that personality is not at the
head of the ticket.
If the republicans want reunion,
why must they come over to us
when "we'' are moving over to them?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
HOW WILL THE COURT HOLD?

The question of taxation for the
capitol extension park at Des Moines
will probably be decided by the SUI
preme court soon. There are two
decisions on the case by the lower
courts. Judge Henry holds that the
entire act is unconstitutional. Judge
Apologize holds that a part of the
law is unconstitutional and a part of
it constitutional.
Applegate holds that the legis-
lature has the right to levy the tax,
but has no right to authorize the is
suing of bonds or certificates in anti
CipatiOn of the tax. In other words
he holds that the state may go ahead
collecting the tax, and may eXpend
the money as it comes in, but it can
not raise the 100000 required to
purchase the land by selling bonds
Or certificates and then pay these
bonds from this special tax, because
the state constitution prohibits the
state from creating a debt to exceed
$3.50 900
1t looks very much to us as if the
Apologize decision was right.
Under this decision the state
would go on levying the tax and col
lecting the money and when it had
the amount necessary, could buy the
property, but if the court upholds
this theory, the Des Moines people
will be up in the air, for the state
could not collect enough for several
years, to make the purchase, and
without the purchase is made before
shc next election it will become a
state issue, and the next legislature
will repeal the law. So if the SUI
preme court upholds either Apple
gate or Henry it's effect will be to
kill the measure. If, however, the
supreme court holds that the consti-
tuition can be evaded by issuing GER
tifcates on special fund to be paid
as the special tax is collected and
that such certificates are not a state
debt within meaning of the consti-
tuition, then the people will have to
pay the tax and the grounds will be
purchased from a fund raised by
selling bonds or certificates.-Cres-
ton American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
MCADOO is A DEMOCRAT.

Millions of government money fol
business; none for speculation. THAI
is a pretty good slogan for secre
tary of the treasury to sound. 1t is
an improvement on the policy pursu.
ed by his predecessors. But that was
to be expected-McAdoo is a demo.
crat. Moreover he knows where the
loan of government money will dc
the most good for all the people. He
believes in increasing the country's
per capita by making it circulate
when and where needed-not by re-
sorting to wild intlation.-Atchison
County Mail.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
II TO 81.

Bv a vote Of IA to 81 the tarli1
bill has passed the senate. TWO
things combine to make the course
of this measure through the upper
house memorable.
The first is the fact that the bill
instead of losing definite character
as a tariff reform measure at the
hands of the senate, has actually
had its character intensified.
in 1894 the Wilson bill lost con-
sistency, clearness and honesty when
it passed over to the north wing OF
the capitol. There it fell into the
hands of Observation-Disclosures
man, Brice, Hill. Smith-and become
as evidence Of party pertidy and
party dishonor.
In 1897 the Dingley bill had
something of its extreme protection
list character taken away from 1t in
the senate.
In 1909 the senate handled the
Payne bill with both tlmid and
furitive hand. 1t was there that
schedules-the silk schedule, for OK
ample-Were SO hOpelessly compll-
Gated that an expert could hardly say
what changes had been wrought or
what the object of those changes was.
In this jungle of obscure provisions
"jokers' were insinuated into the
measure which have borne fruit ever
since for the interests that placed
them there.
In the present instance. however,
a tariff reform measure has become
more radical instead of more con-
servative at the hands of the senate.
The average rates carried by the
bill have been still further lowered
in the upper house. The free list
has been extended. The incOme-taX
provisions have been made more
radical
What is the meaning of this? The
question is worth careful thought;
but we submit the fact that the in
dividual senator is now responsible
to the individual voter, and not to
a machine ruled legislature, must
not be left out Of account.
The other notable fact is that the
bill was passed easily in a body
where the democratic party has but
fifty votes against forty-fOur republic
cans and one progressive, and where
two democrats voted with the repub-
lcans The progressive-Poind
ter-with LaFollette, republican.
voted with the majority. Burleigh,
republican, of Maine, was absent and
impaired. There were several pairs.
The measure thus commanded a ma
jority of six, one more than the
nominal party majority.
1t seems like an easy victory in
the retrospect But when the observ-
er stops to recollect the strength and
arrogance of the protected interests,
how pressure of the most intense
and personal kind was brought to
bear on every democrat in the SEN
ate to induce him to waver in his
party allegiance, when the fact is
remembered that the presence of
Burleigh of Maine to vote with his
colleague and the disaffection of La
Toilette and PoindeXter toward the
bill would have left but one vote
more necessary to defeat it, then
and not until then is the real signi-
fcance of the solidarity of the party
perceived.
The democratic party is governing
this nation because it is fit to govern
it. 1t is not the largeness of ma
jority that gives power; it is the
quality of tie that unites it's men,
bers. The democracy has won this
fight because it deserved to win
St. Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18

The Waterloo Reporter thinks
that Uncle Joe Cannon, old as he is,
is worth a wagon load of some of the
Would-be statesmen. "And he u.s."
agrees the Webster City Freeman
Tribune, Ito the democratic party.
the Cannons, the Cranes, the Gug-
genheims, the Lorimers, the Penroses
and politicians of that stripe did
more to bring about the success Of
the democratic party at the polls
than all of the democratic states
men now living could possibly do"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18

Although the ballots at the New
York primaries may be as much as
IS feet long, the politicians are
worrying lest some of the people UNI
derstand how to vote
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18

1t is not clear whether Wilson,
Taft or Roosevelt is responsible for
the drought in the corn belt, but this
question will be thoroughly threshed
out in the next election. '..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18

THE man who equips his carriage
or wagon with lamps is insuring him
self against accidents" says the Ce-
dar Rapids Gazette.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18

after Huerta is out and some
body else is in will there be anything
to prevent half a dozen new revolu-
tionists from revolving?" inquiresl
the Sioux City Journal.