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defendant submits that where the words
1 published" or publication" are used In our
law, The English language is meant, unless the
contrary appears.
Certainly, a dead language is not meant
even though it should beheld that.the statute
would cover a book printed in a living foreign
tongue.
Over Defendant objection, an expert was
placed on the stand to translate the Latin.
Professor Pulliam testified that the Latin was
practically obsolete, and unintelIigibEe to
Latin scholars without special study He
said that the number of people who could read
this dog Latin" Of the monlxish Middle Ages
was negligible; and that he himself had had
to. reconstruct the text, and correct the pune
tuation; and that even then he would not
have been able to read it, had it not been for
the fact that he had recently been reading
"P8ych0path5a Senuazis," a work In which
similar Latin occurs.
Very earnestly, the defendant argued that
The Latin should go to the jury, Just as it
had gone to the general public.
Watson had not translated it, nor mailed
any translation; and therefore the testimony
of Professor Pulliam was the putting into
the case Of something that the defendant had
not put In his books, or his papers,
Defendant contended that the statute con-
templated books, pamphlets and papers which
the general reading public could understand,
and not something that only one man, or, at
best, a very few men, could possibly read.
So far as the evidence against Watson went,
Professor Pulliam was the only scholar whose
mastery of dead language enabled him,
after "hard work "--as he said-to translate
that obsolete Latin into living English.
Professor Pulliam stated-what all collegi-
ates know-that the Professors teach Virgil,
Horace, Juvenal, Ovid, &c, classic textbooks
which abound in obscene passages.
And defendant called attention to the fact
that St. Augastine's Getty of God" DR..
Robertson's "Charles W.. Froude's ''Short
Studies of Great Subjects" Hume's History
OF England, Hallam's History Of the Middle
Ages, all contain passages which were left
buried in the Latin, because they were too
obscene to be translated into English
Defendant protested against rule which
would penalize the publishers and book deal
ers who mail out such standard works and
he showed that the Union Library Associa-
ton of New York was not only advertising
those works for transmission through the
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How the Liberty of the Press
Is Attacked In The
Watson Case.
E4EE FOUR
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE.)

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erty of the Press.
(2) Therefore, Congress did not intend to
outlaw the great mass of English literature
by closing the mails to it,
(3) 1t follows, that it is not unlawful to
re-pu6}tsh, and to mail the standard books of
English literature.
az To the books which are accepted as
Legitimate, honorable, and standard works,
ere must took, for oar guide, test, and measure,
IN iudg5ng any particular book.
(5) Wherever book shows for itself that
the author intended it as an honest contribu
ton to the literature of biography, of history,
Of polemics, Of science, or Of sociology, it is
to be Judged by the current standard works
on the same subjects
{G) No book IS unavailable, unless it shows
Tor itself that, taken as q arho2e, it is calcu-
lated to inhame lusts and deprave morals.
Hence, no author can be indicted for mail
ing his books, unless the Government charges
that the book itself is obscene, &c
The fact that the book is of an unlawful
character may be proven by one extract or
bY many, but the indictment must charge that
tie book is obscene, lewd lascivious and filthy.
When a citizen mails book, his act is one
complete thing, and cannot be divided into
several. He mails a book in its entirety; and
the Government should prosecute him for the
book the thing mailed.
The press of the whole country is in peril.
and book-dealers Oh dangerous ground, if the
L. s. Courts so construe the recent acts of
Congress as to make it unlawful to mail
such standard works as Shakespeare, Con-
greye, Dryden, Pope, Dean Swift, Moore,
Byron, Carlyle, Hume, Gibbon, Smolett,
Fielding, &c.
If Watson can be indicted on quotations
rom a book o1Y bo0h-deaIcr can be inflicted
for mniJing q copy Of Shakespeare, which
cont1ins "Venus and Adonis,'' .Troilus and
Crtssida," THE Merry Wives of Windsor"
and the Rape of Lucrece."
The obscenest term [ ever saw in book,
is in Shakespeare's "Othello." We all know
what can be found in Byron, Dandet, Balzac,
Victor Hugo, Flaubert, lola, and Guy de
,Jaupassant
We also know what sort of pictures are
printed in the Sunday Supplements of the big
daily papers: and we know what sort of Sex
stories are favorites of certain magazines.
Likewise, we know what can be found in
the Bible, where the rawest obscenest pas
sagos occur, again and again.
Now. q neaU rule of construction which, If
applied to Bible Societies, would penahze
their circulation of the Book mast Of qseces-
&iy be 2rr0ng 0nd an Infringement of the
liberty Of the Press.
When [ stood before the u. S. Court, in
dIcted ON several pages taken out of three
books, and one editorial taken out of 12-page
paper, being required to Limit my defense to
those selected passages, my position was pre-
cjsely the same as that which a Protestant
Bible Society would occupy, were some mali
cious Catholic Federation to indict it for
mailing the following passages:
Tsaish, So -.
Soio@o1s's Song, Z: /, 3, 3, 4.
Sarouel, II: /, Q, 3, 4, =.
p,fI q. & = q
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Hebrews, 49,
Revelations, 81: s, and %: Is.
In the first book of the Scriptures, and in
the last, there are terms, expressions, words,
and suggested mental pictures that are as OBJ
scene as anything IN profane literature; but
who would dream of penalizing the circula-
ton Of the Bible?
that rery thing, for, as we all know, the law
of the Roman Church forbiCs the reading of
the Bible by the common people
What was it that gave birth to Protestant
churches, to Protestant laws, and Protestant
governments!
The reqding Of the Bible; the Old Tesla
ment, particularly, giving courage to those
who we're oppressed by tyrannical kings and
corrupt priesthoods.
1t ought to be apparent to every Protestant,
that if Watson can be outlawed and suppress
ed, because Of extracts culled from his volum-
nous writings, the same rule can hereafter
be applied to all Protestant literature.
Watson has written and published many
books, containing thousands of pages: if he
can be destroyed because of few pages al
legged to be obscene, what will become Of the
works of Martin Luther? of John Calvin? of
John Knox? of Erasmus?
What will become of DR.. Leas monumental
work against the unmarried Romanist priest
hood!
What will become of the great histories
which faithfully describe the mental dark
ness and moral debasement brought upon the
Western world by the system Of Papal Rome?
Euery one Of these immortal acorzts can be
suppressed, If each IS to be damned because of
q fer obscene passages.
Tell me that the Watson case does not in
volve the freedom of the Press?
Tell me- that the condemn alton of 81, an
thor. because of q dissected paragraph, is
not matter OF concern to all authors?
Hall Game himself could not safely un-
dergo such d test, for in his widely-read novel,
S'The Woman Thou Gavest Me- there are a
few pages that would never escape the law
as applied to Watson.
Before Judge Lambdin, the defendant
argued, as follows:
Defendant submits, that the Government
cannot arraign the citizen for several pages
out OF several books without first alleging in
the terms of the law that the books themselves
are obscene, &c.
Whether or not an obscene extract might
faint whole book, or paper, or give a las
clvlous character to the whole, is question
OF fact to be determined by the jury; but
there IS nothing to go to the jury, until the
Government has charged the Defendant with
having mailed book, or a paper, which is of
an obscene, lewd, filthy, lascivious character,
calculated to excite lust and deprave morals.
This indictment, failing to so charge De-
PENDANT, is fatally defective
The Indictment fails to allege that the three
books and the newspaper, which Defendant is
charged with having mailed, were of lewd,
lascivious, filthy, obscene character.
Defendant submits that it is necessary to
the validity of an Indictment under the
statute, that the book, or books, mailed
be obscene, &C., and that the indictment should
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-12-09
4 Book All Young People Should Read

You hear so much about Cesar
wouldn't you like brief, up-to-date
sketch of his marvellous career, his
creation of the Roman Empire, his
murder and his great funeral?
Wouldn't you like to know about the
noble pair of brothers, the Graceful?
And about Marius and Sylla? And
about the Great instruction of White
Slaves led by Spartacus9
Also the immortal love-story of
Antony and Cleopatra?
All this, and much more you will
find in
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-12-09
THE JEFFERSONIAN

Genesis, 10; 81 and following verses to ends
Of chapter
Genesis, So: the whole chapter reeks with
the rawest possible obscenity. Read it, and
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11
R. p. TINsLEY DEAD.

Reuben Porter Tinsley, so years
old died at his home on West Love St.
Wednesday morning. Short funeral
services will be held at the home
Thursday at 1880 and the body will
be taken to Thompson for burial.
R. P. Tinsley was born in Franklin
county, Kentucky, Jan. goth, 1885.
On April 10th, 1856 he was married
to Miss Martha C. Wright, of Shelby
vile, Kentucky, who survives him.
The following children also survives:
j, 0. Tinsley, F. NJ. Tinsley, Mrs. II.
L, Franklin, all of Mexico and am ad-
opted soH, Sid Geary, of this city. Mr.
Tinsley came to Missouri in 1858.
settling on farm near Thompson
where he resided until two years ago
when he came to Mexico.
He was fine Christian gentleman
with host of friends in this commun
ity. His death will be great loss
and many hearts will be saddened
The Ledger joins other friends in ex-
tending sincerest sympathy to the be-
reaved
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11
PROPERTY OWNERS PRO-
TEST PAVING {. JACKSON

1t looks as il the plan to pave
East jackson Street from Calhoun to
Lowden St., has been defeated by the
property owners on that street. A
protest against the paving was read
at the City Council, Monday evening.
Those who signed are as follows:
Miss Mary French, George Pearson,
Nina Pearson, Rufus $. Pearson, d.
W, Butler, Anna v. Wright, Mrs. Et-
taRohlfing, G. F. Rohlfng, ]. o. Ed
monston, Miss Emma Bass, Mrs. E.
S. Cave, A. J. Stacey, D. c. Stacey,
J. D. Mckee, H. C. Mcclure, Mason
Creasey, o. E. Tucker, Mrs. o. L.
Tucker, F. w. Llewellyn, ]. G. Kunkel,
Julia Craddock, Mrs. W. ]. McLoney,
T. A. 1hrelkeld, E. F. Kunkel, D. Ed
wards, Fannie M. Coons, Mrs. Ida
Byrns, Mrs. w. C. Barkley, w. ]. Nc
Loney.
Mayor Dry appointed committee
composed of Messrs. Atkinson and
Hanly and City Engineer Ketter to
investigate the protest and report at
the next meeting.
Mr.. Atkinson of the Finance Com
mittee read the financial statement of
the City as follows: Balance in gen.
eral fund on Feb 3rd, $3459.63; bal
ances in other funds on Feb. 8th--li-
brary, $634.70; cemetery, $256.91; /;
sewer, $4,000. Bills to the amount
of $1,529.15 were allowed.
Mr.. Johnson, Of the committee to
investigate the fire alarm system re-
ported that his committee had decided
on a plan to have a bellat the firehouse
and one at the power plant, to be
rung only in case of fire. The fire
men will be called by the power plant
whistle and the bell in the City Hall
will not be used for fire. The new
system will cost about SIS, the COM
mittee reports says. The matter was
left to the discretion of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Johnson called attention TO the
bad condition of the jefferson St.,
railroad crossing and notice was or
dered served on the railroad COM
panies to repair the crossing.
On motion of Mr.. Atkinson, Mayor
Dry will appoint committee to in
vestigate the matter of the City
sprinkling the streets during tht
coming summer.
| F. M. Williams, sexton of Elmwoo.
cemetery reported IL burials for th'
past month"; white and colored.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11
FORMER MExICoAN SLATED.

jefferson City, Mo-, February o.
Vance J. Higgs of Charlottesville and
Henry Woodward of St. Louis are
slated of assistant United States attor
neys at st. Louis, according to auth
oritative information obtained here
Monday. Mr.. Woodward formerly
resided in Mexico, Mo.
An announcement by United States
Attorney Oliver is expected in a few
days.
Higgs is the choice of Senator
Reed, while Woodward was selected
by Senator Stone. The fight for the
minor positions in divers office was
hotly contested.
Under a recent order of the at
torney general the United States at
torney in st. Louis is to have three
assistants. One, Benjamin F. White,
was appointed recently. White is
classified as first assistant. One Of
the others will be known as second
assistant, while the third will be q
special assistant.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11
SAW LINCOLN KILLED.

DR.. 7. d. Bancroft, a very interest
ing old gentleman, who travels over
the country lecturing, was in Mex
leo, Tuesday and talked to the stud
ents of the Mcmillan High School.
DR.. Bancroft says he was in Ford's
theatre at Washington when President
Lincoln was assassinated by John
Wilkes Booth. He told of the assass-
nation and of the troubles in Kansas
during the the Free-Soil fight He was
also in this fight, he says. DIR. Ban
croft has had very interesting life,
he says. At Lincoln's first Inaugural
tion he was one of the ITO Kansas
men who guarded the president until
the Federal troops took up this duty.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11
PACKERs FINED sl25. .ooo.

jefferson City, NO., Feb. 1O.-In an
opinion written by Judge R. F. Walk
er in the Supreme Court en- banc five
of the large packing companies do
ing business in Missouri have been
found guilty of violation of the anti
trust laws and fined each $25, 900 and
the cost of the litigation. Charters
and franchise rights were also de.
clared forfeited, but the judgment of
custer is suspended conditionally.
II the companies pay their fines in.
to the State treasury by March IL,
1915, they may continue to do bus
mess in the State SO long as they OBJ
serve the laws.
The packing companies fined are
Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Morris &
Co., the st. Louis Dressed Beef AMI
Provision Company and the Hammond
Packing Co.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11
JUDGES AND CLERKS FOR
CITY ELECTION NAMED
The Democratic City Committee Met
Monday Afternoon and Named
Judges and Clerks.
CANDIDATES ARE TO PAY $500
All Candidates Must File Their An
nouncements Before Friday
At Noon.

All candidates for City Council at
the City Democratic Primary Feb.
18th were assessed So each by the
Democratic City Committee, Monday
afternoon. To be placed on the ticket
candidates must file their announce
ments by Friday, Feb. 18th at noon.
Judges and clerks for the primary
were named as follows; lst ward,
G. N. Johnson and John T. Crews.
judges; w. II. Coons and T. A.
Threlkeld, clerks; End ward-W. S.
Eller and w. B. Sappington. judges.
Curtis Cauthorn and Roy Wright.
clerks; 3rd ward--C. A. Bast and c.
c. Heller, judges; Charles Craig and
Aylette Buckner, clerks; 9TH ward,
Frank Eller and Ran Kendall, judges;
G. D. Glendye and w. Paul, clerks.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11

.LlDDONIA DISCIPLES HAVE
CALLED BAPTIST MINISTER
The Rev. J l.. Watson, To Preach at
Each Church on Alternate
Sundays.
MOVE TOWARD COOPERATION
Said To Be The One Way To Solve
The Problem OF The Rural
Churches.
MOVE TOWARD COOPERATION

What is the country coming to?
Shades of Alexander Campbell The
Christian church at Laddonia has
called Baptist minister for pastor.
Not an ex-Baptist. but real live
Baptist who breaches in a Baptist
church two times a month. How
some q the iron-clad deacons and
righteous sisters of days gone by must
turn uneasily in their gravesl
The Rev. ]. L. Watson, one of the
leaders in the improvement of rural
conditions has been "caIled" to the
pastorate of the Christian church in
Laddonia. Mr.. Watson by profession
and habit is minister OF the Baptist
church and breaches two Sundays
each month at the Baptist church in
Laddonia.
The call to the Christian church is
for the two remaining Sundays each
month, so that Mr.. Watson will make
his permanent home at Laddonia, in
stead Of visiting the church twice a
month and leaving the town to its
own devises the other % days of the
month. So far as known this is the
first time a Missouri rural church of
Christ has ever made formal "call"
to Baptist minister. Mr.. Watson is
deeply interested in rural problems
and was an interested member of the
rural life conferences held at the Uni
versity of Missouri last winter and
this winter.
Laddonia is town of 600 popula-
ton and has eight churches. The
movement in Laddonia is the first in
Missouri towards cooperation be-
tween the different protestant denom-
nations.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11
10, 20 AND 30 YEARS
AGO THIS WEEK.

30 Years Ago.
Mrs. Annie Violet was clerk for
Laird Bros, in Vandalia.
Mrs. Bruce Madison was postmis
tress at Vandalia.
The hardware firms of Vandalia
were: Winter Bros, Caldwell,
Smith and Chinn and Read and Coon2.
At called meeting of the City
Council, plans for a new City Hall,
submitted by H. d Hunter, were ac-
cepted.
The newsboys of Mexico who sold
St. Louis papers were: Stacy, Frost,
SuggeCt and Shootman.
Mrs. James Finn, of Mexico, fell on
the ice and broke her left arm at the
wrist.
John M. Clark, son of ]. P. Clark,
of this city, was secretary and treas
urer of the Freeman Woodenware
Mfg, of Louisiana, Mo.
j. A. Glandon sold his residence to
William Coons, of Galloway county
for $500
Prof. Dillenbeck taught elocution at
Hardin College.
John Mcintyre and A. F. Romans,
Audrain county boys, were in the liv-
cry business at Wellsville.
Miss Allie Morris, well known in
Mexico, was attacked by two high
waymen in st. Louis. They tried to
tear her diamonds from her ears.
The cperetta, katie Dean" was
given at Hardin College by local tai
ent.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11
Personal MENTION


F. Dunington spent Sunday in
Clark.
VIM. F. Atkinson was in Columbia,
Sunday.
Roy Barnett is home from a visit
in Moberly.
Roy Ferris has been in st. Louis
on business.
Miss Blanche Cottrell went to Full
ton, Monday.
]. C. King went to st. Louis to-
day on business.
A. V. Doerries, of Fulton, was in
Mexico, Monday.
Mark Burrows, of Kirksville, was
in Mexico, Friday.
DR.. B. F. Goslin, of Columbia, was
in Mexico, Friday.
Miss Lutte Pigg, of Vandalia, was
in Mexico, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Nash are in
Chicago buying goods.
Judge Douglass, of Benton City,was
visitor here Monday.
Farmer" and Mrs. Il. w. Rusk
visited in Columbia last week.
G. L. Dry, of Paris, is the guest Of
his brother, Mayor ]. w. Dry.
j. B. Andrews, of St. Louis, is the
guest of Mexico friends and relatives.
Roy Jenkins is in Columbia visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Jenkins.
Pemberton Blattner has returned 10
Columbia after visiting home-folks in
Mexico.
Frank Porawsk of Kansas City
spent the weekend in Mexico with his
parents.
Jack Hamilton attended Il. d.
Moore's sale of fine horses at Colum-
bia, Wednesday.
Bruce Eaton, of Colorado, was in
Mexico, Thursday and went to st,
Louis from here,
Robert Robertson returned to Full
ton, Monday afternoon afer hort
visit in Mexico.
John B. Graham spent the weekend
in Mexico returning to jefferson City,
Monday morning.
Charles J. Woodbridge, of Sioux
City, Iowa is the guest of his brother
J. w. Woodbridge.
A. H, Whitney returned to Jeffer'
ton, Monday afternoon after a short
short visit in this city.
Mrs. G.. C. Prather, of Columbia
spent Sunday in Mexico, the guest oi
her cousin, Mrs. W. H. French.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Brown of Brow
Station are the guests of Mrs. Brown
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Crews
Miss Eta Mcdaniel, of Vandalia
visited Miss Bertha Walker, Sunday
Mrs. C. F. Lange went to Colum
bia, Monday afternoon.
: Mrs. King and daughters hav
| moved to Mexico from Martinsburl
, to reside. They formerly conducte'
; the hotel at Martinsburg.
Ed J. Shobe, of Laddonia, passe
: through Mexico, Monday enroute t
: Excelsior Springs. Mr.. Shobe is bad
} ly troubled with rheumatism.
/, Harry Clay Lane is home frol
> Abilene, Kas., where he was workin
{ for a large lumber concern. Mr.. Ian
J will remain in Mexico until sprin
q when he will return to Abilene. "The
lall come back"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11

RIM. WHITE, the Senior editor of
the Ledger, returned from Florida
Tuesday and was in this city short
time before making a business trip
to Fulton and Jefferson City. While
in St. Louis he had talk with treas
urer Biggs, of the International Shoe
Co., brother of DR.. M. o. Biggs,
superintendent of the State Hospital
No. l at Fulton. Mr.. Biggs said Mr.,
jackson johnson and other officials Of
the shoe company were delighted with
the visit of the Commercial Club COM
mittee recently and that he and Mr.
johnson expected to visit Mexico
soon. An announcement concerning
the opening of the factory may be ex'
pected shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11

THE offer of R. R. Buckner and his
two sons, John and Jake, to give
$2,4OO toward the building of per
manent road between Mexico and
Auxvasse, is a splendid evidence of
public spirit and every progressive
land owner on the road should i'm
mediately come forward and do his
part IN its financing. There is al
ready miles of rock road in that dir
ection leading out of this city. The
road should prove an inestimable
trade artery for Mexico. We trust
the matter will be given immediate
consideration so that its building will
materialize before fall.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11
Ed Buttons Funeral.

The funeral of Edward Button was
held from the home Of ]. w. Rouse
in this city, Wednesday morning at
II o'clock. The following pallbearers
were chosen from his comrades who
enlisted in the Spanish-American vol
unteers from this city: C. G. Woltz,
C. G. Head, L. H. Lowder, j. F. Haz-
zard, C. 7. johnson and Elmer Rut-
ter. The Rev. S. W. Hayne will con-
duct the services.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1915-02-11

The people Of the country should
rally TO those honest citizens of the
cities as the Times suggests. The
great vote east by the larger cities of
1his state materially effects the re-
suits Of the country elections and
many an issue good for Missouri has
lost simply because "the boys" in the
tities wene voted right. When all
1f he honest people, and that means
ihe majority. ID both city and country
work u harmony we will enjoy an
SRA Of cleaner and better social
'ife and hot Until then. By all means
ct Us Of the country stand with our
o. eIlows il ihs city to oust the graftef
ind vote-buyaf