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Show MANN ACT DEFINED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE John C. Pollock of the Kansas DIs trlct Disagrees With Call. fornla Brother Wichita, Kansas, Sept 22. An In turpretation of the Mnnn whlto slave net by Federal Judge John C. Pollock that Bcomod nt ar!auco with that of Federal Judgo Van Fleet of San Francisco Fran-cisco In tho Maury Dlggs and F. Drew Camlnottl trials, caused Leo Baker of Peabody, Kansas, who was arraigned hero today on a whlto slavery chargo to chango his plea from guilty to not guilty. Judgo Pollock sold tho Mann act applied only to commercial features of tho lutorstnto transportation of women. Baker, through his attorney bad pleaded guilty, when tho Judgo asked: "Do you baso this plea on the Interpretation In-terpretation of tho law In tho Dlggs caso?' Ilakor'a attorney replied that bo did, and oxpected tho samo ruling In this caso. "Under tho law as I construe- It," tho Judgo said, "tho commercial fca-turo fca-turo muB.t bo proved. It was not tho aim of congress to provent tbo personal per-sonal escapades of any man. If tho government cannot provo this man took tho girl to nnotber state for a commercial purpose, I shall Instruct tho Jury to acquit him. Tho Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion of tho govorumont In cases of this kind Is based on tho commercial laws." Baker then pleaded not guilty nnd tho caso wont to trial. |