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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-22
MANN CR|T|C|SES
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
Republican Floor Leader
Makes First Purely Political
Speech of Session.

WASHINGTON. April 21.-Discuss-
ing Democrats, past and present, Re.
publican Leader Mann set off some
political fireworks today on the floor
of thc house. Thomas Jefferson, Will
liam Il. Ecarst, Speaker Ciark and
Secretary Bryan were referred TO by
Mr., Mann in the course of caustic
criticism Of the house Democrats
Representative Willis Of Ohio
wanted printed d recent letter of vii
ham Il. Hearst. discussing President
Wilson's visit TO the house and let
ter Of Thomas jefferson on the sane
subject. Representative Fitzgerald OBJ
jected.
HThe gcntlcmsn- objects, :" shouted
Mr. Mann. "to printing n letter of
Thomas Jefferson, the putative father
of Democracy. Democratic doctrines
have evidently wandered far from
those Of our fathers
"Doesu t the gentleman think" in
terrupted Representative Bartlett of
Georgia, "that it is Democratic heresy
to connect Jefferson with Hearst9''
"You Democrats" continued Mr.
Mann, "are not afraid of Thomas JEFF.
ferson, because he's dead, but you are
afraid Of Mr.. Hearst because he is
alive. Some day we will read in the
papers, suppose of another recon
ciliation, in which Mr.. Hearst Will fig
ure. But it will not be a real recon
ciliation. 1t will be Clark Bryan
reconciliation.
A roar Of applause came from the
Republicans. Speaker Clark pounded
the desk with his gavel.
The house will be i'll order,' he
shouted, but the words were lost in
another round Of applause in which
both sides Of the chamber Joined.
"This side Of the house, continued
Mr.. Mann, sympathizes with the
speaker in the recent struggle, and we
are not afraid to say so, because we
are not seeking the influence Of the
secretary of state In the selection of
Jobs. -
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UNABLE TO SWEAR
POISON WAS USED
PathOlOgist on Stand at Trial of
DR.. A. B. Smith, Accused of
Wife Murder.

SPRINGFIELD, O., April 21--Dr, P.
M. Brundage, a pathologist of Columbus.
O., who was witness here today In the
trial of DR.. Arthur B. Smith, charged
with the murder Of his wife, Florence
Cavileer Smith. by poisoning. testified
that he thought the woman's death could
not have been due to natural causes. as
he found nothing In his post mortem ex-
animation which would Indicate sud-
den death from internal complications.
He admitted, however, that he could not
swear that Mrs. Smith died as the result
OF poisoning.
The courtroom was crowded to Its Ca
pacity when, at the request of the de-
Tense, suitcase containing part sof the
body OF Mrs. Smith was opened In order
that an examination of the heart might
be made. The gruesome display caused
some To gasp and shrink back in their
seats, while the morbidly curious stood
on their chairs to gain better view OF
tho exhibits.
The greater part Of the gathering In
the courtroom today was composed Of
fashlonably dressed women.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-22
STATE REFUSES TO
PAY FOR KNOX TRIP
Former Secretary Accused of
Boosting Taft Instead of San
Francisco Exposition.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. April 2l.-
Through the. Panama Pacific exposition
commission the state has refused to par
ticipate in the expenses of ex-Secretary
Of State Philander. G. Knox, who Wis.,
tied California last May, ostensibly to
boost the exposition. on the ground that
that official used the occasion to aid
President Taft's political aspirations,
The exposition commission IS the body
specifically delegated with the duty OF
governing the expenditure of $4,000, 900
which the state Is raising for the i915
fair. The commission Is headed by Gov
ernor Hiram w. Johnson.
The bill presented by the Southern Pa
cifc company for the Knox trip calls for
Si3S7.18,
Governor Johnson said today:
81 believe the exposition commission
turned down the item because Its mem
bers did not believe that the state should
share in the expense of a trip that was
transmitted into political boost for
President Taft.
at was stipulated before MIR. Knox
came to California that there should be
no politics on the trip"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-22
HELD AS A WITNESS
AGAINST KIDNAPERS

ST, JOSEPH, Mich. April 2l,--Mrs.
Winfield Schafer. % years old. is being
detained at the county jail here as prin-
clpal witness against four men ana two
women. who. she declares. kidnapped and
detained her four days in a tent. The
seph river. was raided by the shcriH's
officers today and the inmates were cap
tured,
was badly treated and escaped only after
a hard tight. She told Sheriff Franz that
while bound hand and foot, she heard her
captors discussing q plot to sell her into
white slavery in Chicago
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-22
DENY REHEAR|NC OF
SLOT MACHINE CASE
Death knell of ''Nickel-eaters'
Contained in Decision of
Supreme Court.

Denying the application Of b. F.
Doran for rehearing Of his appeal, the
supreme court yesterday laid down the
law s last word in the slot machine
case. Nothing now remains but for
the slot machine owners to withdraw
them and abide by the city ordinances
which they have fought against fo1
more than a year.
Mayor Samuel G. Park said last
night that he would give the chief OF
police no order to close up the slot ma
chimes unless such action should be-
come necessary, The city will proceed
on the assumption that the matter
having been finally and absolutely set
tied, the slot machines interest will
succumb to the law without any ac-
tual enforcement by the police.
81 do not believe any order to the
chief of police will be necessary, said
the mayor. CT understand some Of the
machines already have been taken off
the counters or else turned to the wall,
and I can see no reason why all of
them should not be withdrawn as soon
as the supreme courts final judgment
has been published in the papers,
The ruling of the court on the petit
tion for rehearing was made orally. 1t
was entered Just a few minutes after
the city attorney had filed reply on
behalf of the city to the petition for
rehearing. The city's reply was brief
1t follows:
If the appellant had made in his
position for rehearing Of this case
any new argument Or citation OF
authorities which would seem to
us in any degree calculated to
cause the court to revise It's opin-
ion already rendered, we should be
glad to reply to such at any length
which might be necessary; but in
asmuch as his opinion merely re-
states the views which he has hith
erto presented to the court in an
elaborate brief, and which has
been argued by both sides with
great fullness, we do not deem it
necessary to burden the court by
reiterating the arguments pre-
viously made Oh behalf Of the re-
spondent.
We regard the devolution Of pow
er to the city authorities to enact
the ordinance in question rs COM
plete and unbroken, and We feel
that the decision Of the court in
this cause is in accordance with
the overwhelming weight Of the
authority. In fact, wo are firmly
convinced that whatever might
have been the result years ago,
there is now no state in the union
whose courts of last resort would
ender the same decision upon
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Wilson's View.
PA Y.NE INTRODUCES
COMMISSION BILL
IS International News Service.

by International News Service.
WASHINGTON, April 21-Presenting
the necessity for special tarir experts to
assist the president In negotiating re-
ciprocal trade agreements with foreign
countries, Representative Payne OF New
York today introduced bill to create a
tariff commission.
Avoiding the chief objections made by
the Democrats To the last tariff board
Mr.. Payne provides In his bill that the
commission shall make annual reports to
congress as well as TO the president and
shall make special Investigations and re-
ports on tariff subjects at the direction
OF either the house or the senate
The Republican tariff board that the
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DIS Objections.

*P ooJectlon expressed in the su-
4 courts opinion of January 6. 1918.
+Pfe' Is absolutely avoided, for III.
mon Pacific stockholders. TO whom
TIC oo1ection pertained. Instead OF
enliLIeu as their pro rata shares
per cent OF Southern Pacific stock,
oeIng theoretically able 10 incrca Sc
rolding by acquisition OF rights from
lmailer Shareholders, are not entitled
Equire one single share uf Southern
|1c stock to be distributed. but arc
'tiyally DISQUALIFIED from such acaui-
|e amended plan continued:
~ oven II IT be assumed that any
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Cabinet Considers the Ques.
ton of Manhood Suffrage;
Matter VIII Come Up in
Parliament Today.
BUSINESS BAD ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY
Diamond Workers Go Out at
Antwerp; Dockers Quit at
Bruges; Little or No Dis
order Reported.

| BRUSSELS, April 21.-While up
wards of 100000 men are on strike
throughout the country, according to
the estimates of the Socialists, both
anticipation Of the debate in the cham
! ber of deputies tomorrow on the mo-
| tion of the Liberal leader, NJ. Mason,
looking TO a compromise on the suf-
fragc question.
The cabinet met this afternoon to
consider this subject, but nothing as to
the result of the deliberations was
youchsafed to the public.
The retail merchants associations OF
Belgium, with a membership Of 120,-
900 small traders, have sent an appeal
to all the deputies in favor of a
solution insuring permanent peace. The
savings bank officials report that there
have been no more Withdrawals than
usual which is considered significant
as indicating that the strikers have
not yet begun to use their savings and
would be able to make long fight.
Theaters Losing.
Business in the tbeaters here
dropped 30 per cent during the week.
The lamphghters have decided to
strike tomorrow night. but all prepara-
tions are being made to insure the
lighting Of the streets,
Essential parts of the machinery OF
the municipal efuse-destroying plant
were carried off last night, putting the
plant out of action, and it is announced
that the workmen at the plant, as well
as the refuse collectors, will join the
strike tomorrow.
Batches Of strikers children con
tinue to arrive here from the provinces,
More Men Out.
ANTWERP, April 2l.-The strikers
at the port Of Antwerp were reinforced
today by about 1000 men, bringing the
total number up to $4,000 men. This
was due to the adhesion OF the dia-
mond workers and the shutting down
Of several minor industries. Several
hundred diamond workers with bands
and banners paraded the streets in an
orderly manner.
More ships arrived here today than
on Saturday, owing to notification hav-
ing been sent out by the steamship
companies that no trouble had occurred
and that they could procure the SER
vices Of sufficient number of dock
ers to load and unload the vessels.
A big firm engaged in building au-
tomobile bodies has notified all it's
employees that those who join the
strike will be Instantly dismissed,
Unable to Unload.
BRUGES, Belgium, April 2l.-The
dockers struck here today Two freight
steamers were unable TO unload and
were obliged to proceed to Ostend.
Work Resumed.
NAMUR, Belgium, April 21.-All
the strikers here have resumed work
today except those employed in the
glass factories.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-22
TARIFF BILL To
STRIKE A SNAC
IN THE SENATE
Democratic Forces in Upper
Body Show Signs of Weak
ening on Free Wool and
Sugar Propositions.
CONCESSION MADE.
TO WESTERN MEN
Finance Committee to Hear
Arguments by Senators
Whose Home Industries
Are Threatened.

w ASH NGTON, April 2l.-Demo-
cratic forces in charge Of the tariff re-
vision in the senate, slightly yielded to-
day to the demands for hearings upon
the tariff schedules. In addition to
the permission given all interested par
ties to file further statements with the
finance committee Senator Simmons
conceded today TO a group of western
senators the right to appear and state
their arguments against the free wool
and free sugar provisions that have
been agreed to by the Democrats of the
house.
A full meeting of the senate finance
committee is TO be held tomorrow. Re"
publican senators viii renew their de-
mand that general open hearings be
given The attitude Of the majority OF
the Democratic members of the com
mittee is against this, however.
Bill Appears in House..
IHc tnhcIWuOQ ldiIlJ Diil d. - many
approved and revised by the caucus of
house Democrats, was rcintroduccd i'll
the house today by Representative In
derwood and referred back TO the ways
and means committee. Tomorrow it
will reappear with favorable report
from the Democrats on the committee
and with a dissenting report from the
Republican committee members.
The senate Democratic leaders have
given up hope of having the bill
brought into the senate in the form
Of separate schedules. The hearing to
be granted to the senators from Rocky
mountain aud Pacific coast states,
upon, the wool and sugar issues, is ex
pected to develop the full strength of
the opposition to the bill; and to give
the finance committee definite infor~
nation as to whether it will be neces
sary to restore any Of the duty on
either of these schedules.
According TO information tonight,
the Louisiana, Kansas and Nebraska
anti-free sugar forces had not been in
finance committee hearing.
May Limit Debate.
The house rules committee is consid
ering resolution to limit the time for
discussion and the number Of amend
ments, aiming to put the bill through
to it's passage as rapidly as possible.
nff he
would limit debate to eight legisla-
tive days, the number Of amendments
to each schedule to two and permit
only two amendments to the bill as a
whole,
With reintroduction of the bill to-
it were presented the house by Rep
resentative Serene +. Payne and his
Republican colleagues Of the ways and
means committee. They maintained
that the bill is uncalled for, that its
provisions already have alarmed the
will bring down wages to the level Of
those in foreign countries.
Wilson's View.
President Wilson told callers today
he believed the low rates of the tariff
bill justified even though not permit
ting Of many further cuts FOR recipro-
city agreements. The president told his
visitors the primary consideration was
the advantage Of tho consumer and
not necessarily the retention Of tacti-
cal advantages for future negotiations
of reciprocity treaties,
DA YMR IMTP PODTIGES
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-03
Decatur County Boys May Secure
Cadet Appointments.

In the Washington, D. c., news re-
ceived last Friday, was the official
announcement that Congressman H.
NJ. Towner of this district has chosen
candidates for appointment to the
two cadetships to the Annapolis Ma
val Academy which the Eighth dis
trict is entitled to. Paul Chantry
of Tabor. is chosen for one vacancy,
with Robert Wilson, of Centerville,
as first alternate and Charles Riley,
of Decatur City, as second alternate.
liner Nelson, of Centerville, is chos-
en- for the other cadetship, with Vic
tor Ogilvie, of Leon, as alternate.
Owing to the difficult nature of the
examinations none of the young
men nominated from the Eighth dis
trict for several years have been able
to enter the academy. Both the
principals and the alternates will be
given an opportunity to take the fin
al examination at Des Moines on
May 18th, and the alternates have
about as good chance of securing
the appointment as the principal.
Both of the Decatur county boys
named as alternates are exceptional
ly bright young men and we would
be pleased to see them successful in
the final examination.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-03
Inspected Water Pumping Stations.

City councilmen Morris Gardner
and E. G. Monroe returned Monday
morning from trip to various points
in Illinois where they went TO in
spect the air pressure system OF
pumping water for the city water
works. They visited several towns
where this system was in use and re-
turned firmly convinced that it is the
only feasible way to DO the pumping,
as the machinery is all on top of
the grouna, air being forced down in
the we'll to raise the water, AMI it is
more than probable that this sys-
tenn will be installed at the Leon
pumping station. With the pump
now in use, there is great danger
when break like the recent one
occurs and it is necessary to pull out
the casing that the casing may break
and drop to the bottom, and in that
case the we1t is a4total loss. ,>,-~-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-03
Charged With Henious Crime.

Sherlf Lorey and county attorney
Sharp made trip to Garden Grove
last SATURDAY and as a result Ed
Sparks. a citizen of that town. is
confined in the county Jail, an iNfor-
nation having been tile1 charging
him with the crime OF incest, the
victim being his daughter, a little
girl who will be thirteen years old
in May, who is now in serious con-
dition and signed written state
ment that her father was responsible
for her condition. Sparks has served
a term or two in the penitentiary,
having been sent up the last time
few years ago for forgery. He denies
that he is guilty of the present
charge, and insists that the girl was
induced to charge the crime to him
by other parties who were respon-
sible for her condition. His pre-
liminary examination has not yet
Deen held. There was considerable
excitement at Garden Grove Satur-
day night and open threats Of lynch
ing were indulged in, but sheriff
Lorey slipped away with his prisoner
and brought him to Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-03

Announcement was made in the
last issue of the Lamont Chronicle
that Ray Nicholson, who has been
editor of the paper for the past two
and half years, had sold the paper
to G. w. Blair, w. H. Blair and H.
e. Gelatt. Wallace Blair, who has
been foreman of the composing room
of the Herald Publishing Co., at La
NOM. and Mr.. Gelatt, who is also
a practical printer, will have the ac-
tive management of the peper and
will devote all of their time to get
ting out {, good local paper. They
are both experienced newspaper men
and will no doubt give the people OF
Lamont paper of which the;' Will
be proud. Mr.. Nicholson, the re:;l'-
ing editor, will probably return 10
Chautauqua work in which he was
engaged before taking charge OF the
Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-03
A Seven Course Dinner.

We often hear of five course dim
ner parties but not often of seven
course dinners, but that is what was
served at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Griffin, southeast of Leon last
Thursday evening, the guest of honor
being Prince James Daughton, of
Grand River. A number of relatives
and friends were in attendance and
they enjoyed a delightful evening,
the guest of honor proving to the
entire satisfaction of everyone pres
ent that he was equal to the occasion
and could get away with a seven
course dinner as easily as an ordi-
nary meal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-03
GARDEN GROVfLIGnTf
Electric Current from Leon Turned
on Saturday Night and Every
body Pleased with Lights.

Last Saturday night was a gala
night for our neighbOring town OF
Garden Grove, for it marked their
change from the era Of smoky coal
oil lights to an up-to-date electric
lighted town. The electric lights
were turned on by the Leon Electric
Co., who have just completed their
line to Garden Grove, and about htty
business houses and residences have
already been wired and are now en-
joying the luxury of the best cleo
trio lights in southern Iowa. The
town is we'll supplied with street
lights and as a resident OIL Garden
Grove tola us Monday, 1--WE have just
as good lights at Garden Grove as
you have here in Leon" The people
OF Garden Grove are more than pleas
ed, and they have good reason to be
satisfied with their contract with the
Leon Electric Co., for they are assur-
ed of twenty-four hour service for
lights and power, which is something
very few towns the size of Garden
Grove can have. They are much bet
ter off in this respect that the cities
of Osceola and Charlton, which
have no day service, and they have
not had to build an expensive cleo
trio plant to secure the service.
The Leon Electric Co. is getting in
position to be a powerful business
institution in this section of the
state. They are already furnishing
electric lights and power to Decatur
City and Garden Grove, and their big
force of workmen are pushing the
work OF extending their lines to
Humeston, Leroy and Weldon, where
these enterprising towns have voted
to have the Leon electric system in
stalled, and Van Vert is to follow,
while Grand River is also consider
ing getting current from Leon. And
the best part Of it is that when they
get the electric current extended
from Leon they will have the best
service to be had in the state of
Iowa. There is not a town in south
ern Iowa which has the service which
Leon has. The men who are at the
head OF this company believe in Civ
ing their customers the best in eV-
,erything. They are hard workers
and are eXpending many thousands
of dollars in building up their sys-
tenn. The big new All horse power
engine which has been received and
will shortly be installed is the big
gest engine in this part of Iowa. The
Leon Electric Co. is the biggest and
best electrical company in this part
of Iowa 1t is good thing not only
for Leon but for all the towns which
are to receive electric service from
their big central plant at Leon II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-03
Mayors Proclamation.

To Residents of the City of Leon,
Iowa:
You will please clean up and re-
move all debris, ash piles, manure
piles and all garbage of every kind
from streets and alleys about your
premises, and burn the same, or re-
move the same to dumping grounds,
where no one will be annoyed by the
same.
Mr.. w. H. Filical has given the
city permission to dump garbage and
debris into the ditch in his pasture.
You can reach this place by going
directly west on the street south OF
the Exchange National Bank. No de-
caying or offensive material can be
deposited at this place. Such ma
terinal must be burned.
All this must be done on or before
April 10, 1913.
o. w. Foxworthy, Mayor.
Leon, Iowa, April /, 1913.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-03
HOlden-Bethar(lS.

At one O'Clock last tuesday after
noon at the NJ. E. parsonage in Leon,
Mr.. Clair Holden of Huntington, In
diana ana Miss Nora B. Bethards of
Woodland, were united in marriage
by Rev. Guy J. Fansher, pastor OF
the Methodist church. The bride is
we'll known here for this has been
her home, and many of her relatives
live in or near Leon. The groom is
an excellent young man who is en-
gagged in railroad work in Indiana.
The ceremony was witnessed by
Mr.. Orville Brown and Mrs. Brown.
There were also present at the we'd
ding Mrs. Mary c. Bethards, moth
er of the bride, Mrs. a. P. Bethards
and son, Ophie, Mrs. Ivey Bethards
and Mrs S. X. Carmean.
The bride and groom will make
their home in Indiana. Their many
friends and relatives here extend
hearty congratulations and wishes
for much joy to them in their mar
ried life.