St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 17, 1927

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Correspondent of the Post- Dispatch. ~ERSON CITY, March 17. situation has developed, in : tion with the severe ar- nt of Gov. Baker's State Board yesterday in the ma- and minority reports of the eworth investigating of the State Senate, indicat- pihbat the Governor before to- urn io him the names of the board members so that he f other nanies. 1 e is no certainty that the or will take this step. He is staunchly stood by his ap- tees in the face of the dain- the cor- testimony before He announcer Y s ago that he would not ask any resignations and that he confidenee in his appointees several Enive Wil- GEORGE McMANUS miiona of Ur. Cortez 't. tor of pena! institutions: _B. MeGregor, commissioner TOLD YOu NO { GOPPRSON BOARD Likely to Act Be- Caucus of the Dem- -- Senators lomor- com- | w night will ask the Senate. reorganize the board and sub- | -_- Federal Court at Fort Worth, Tex., Holds Presidential Action Unnecessary — Ex- plorer and Promoter Sentenced in 1923. By the Astociated Press. FORT WORTH, Tex., March 17. —Dr. Frederick A. Cook. explorer and 0i/ stock promoter. was grant- ed his release on probation today from the Federal penitentiary at) , at | | | Petroleum Association, was tried with about a dozen othe: oil men Fort Worth in 1923. He spent year in jail at Fort Worth before he was sent to the Federal prison “It appears to the court harsh and unjust to keep Dr. Cook in the penitentiary,’’ said Judge ‘ilson in announcing his. decision. abou* Dr. Cook has been in poor health. the applied for a ' District ‘Leavenworth, Kan., by Judge | Wilson of the United States Dis- itrict Court. Cook was . sen- | ; tenced in 1923 to 14 vears for mis- ; use of the mails in promoting oil /companies. He will be released as | soon as the order reaches the; |} prison officials, probably ig about , five days. It was Said here that action by | | the President of the United States , approving the Court’s not necessary. ,Erskine Fort Worth churchman Williams, and lavw- ver, was named as parole officer. ° ee ee ee. ul it ie understood that the res- | ¢ i ~ | BY GOL Y' ani the other members of DUGAN 1 |/ TO LET ANY nal Board have been in th » A, SAILOR SEE WOU WU or’s hands for several weeks. | ON “THIS OUT YOUR te-Ouster Almost Certain. mhough there is a strong minor- confirmation, it a alinost CAUCUS Mal} the Democrats , that all wil! avcus rule and that the deci- B will be to oust the entire pris- eerd. The Governor's friends the Democratic side have inade pest fight but they are f mat the end of their rope. . me guestion, said to have been ap to the Go. ernor by some oft st friends. whether, tn mete Of alrnost certain defea! pfoing to embarrass his friends the Democrats further by ms that they keep up the losing m when nothing can be gained ong run that tomorrow “ til bv certain CONnVeTes iz 5 boune De PeReeei eee ee wossible, is SO ere ceees Governor has been told. ac- mie (0 reports, that there is an P*ay Out. and that he has & besides Enloe to consider ane Reports Against Board. Phas been pointed out to th etor that majority and minor- eePorts alike held that board should not be mat the prison, the report of pre Democratic Senators the re. should ) the Immediately. reorganize hese “minority reports. maz in many respects with the 'Y report who made OUstineg the in the Denioc y might the Democratic the fight prison offi- ratic conterence rene have little on 3 sec a ontinuation of PPosition to the maiority. 100, pressure fae sto beat on the insurcent | ate in the form of letters “legrams from their home Rites. and from leaders in OCratic State Ccrganization, ® has been a noticeable €& in the strength of their been - es 'HOW ABOUT TY-YEAR LEASE THIS PLACE 2. _/ 4 : “a tion is anticipated tn the 3 returning the names 'o hor if he asks for them. ™ Delleve i; would be a solu- ,e Problem which has con- them and which at the Caucus threatened tor a ~ S '@rious disrupt.the majority On of the Senate. | ert against the Prison S Mbers are on file. The Ris to-oust the board mem. M that if the names are by the | Governor it 8Mount to discharging th. and that tf they tende: on Ration, they would tw J ae fire. Either alter- | Senator said, would be © a8 the rejection of the| dents on a world. tion. be confirmed, but tha: the | " Use of the committee! is regarded} when tion. ALL ERIN WEARING THE GREEN i 'Clear weather brought out unusual- be | (nan — District Attorney Zweifel filed a formal! notice of appeal from Judge Wilson's decision, but at the same time said he would not stand in the way of Dr. Cook's liberation. Dr. Cook, head of the Producers’ ruling was | . . . i probation who had begun serving his sentence. The order granted _by Judge Wilson placed Cook on the reasons why release on proba- This was one of tion f I’ nhis opinion, Judge Wilson that ‘‘the probation act gives Judges pardoning . power, in some senses not enjoyed by the President.” In this case. it was explained, no action by the President was neces- sary. as the hearing was to deter- mine whether the District Judge had the right to put.a prisoner on sald probation for five vears. PARTLY CLOUDY, COOLER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW es err re 3 Seg ee 50 “2 a: m, Be Oka Seas 49 Oe Mh ke. ee eee oe .48 S| 3 eee oe wo ees + > - SRR > oe Se, o4 > 2. Wi. Og OS ee »& 7: oe .63 3 Pp. mw o8 A ee Yesterday's high 75 (4 pm!, low 49 (6 am Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; cooler tonight. but lowest NATURE IS WEARING THE GREEN freezing. Missouri: Most- iv cloudy tonight tomorrow, showers southeast somec- | and probably in the poriion; what cooler to- night in the ex- treme southeast portion. [llinois: cloudy and possibly Mostly showers ihe Democratic caucus which |} in the extreme south portion, some- what cooler tonight in the east por- Free State Devotes Day to Church) Services and Celebrations. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN. March 17.—Al! Erin is wearing the green today for St. Patrick. All business activities in the Free State have been suspend- ed and the day is given over to re- and celebrating. ligious services ly large congregations to early morning misses. The principal feature of the Dub-| lin celebration was the parade of the Saorstat troops of the Eastern command. Marching through streets lined by vast crowds the Sermons in and a fine showing. the Protestant ehurches were in Gaelic. Timothy Michuel Healy. Governor-General of the Free State, President (oOs- grave and ceeveral members of, the high outside Dub- Cabinet and other AVIATOR FLIES the | tempera- | ture will be above |} | i ronud-the-world | tonight | tomorrow: | guese Guinea, on the African coast. O00 MILES OVER SOUTH ATLANTIC Maj. Sarmento- Beires Com- pletes Greater Part of Trans-Oceanic Flight to | = ‘mond, Brazil. Br the Associated Press. FERNANDO DO NORONHA, Brazil, March 17.—The Portuguese plane, commana- ed by Maj. Sarmento Belres, ar- rived at this island at 10:15 o'clock this morning, compieting tne major part of the transatlantic hop from the Bissagos Archipelago, Portu- The aviators will take off for Port Natal. or the Brazilian maihland, tomorrow. They left the archijel- ago, neat Bolanma at ie De yesterday. The distance of today’s flight Its about 1500 miles. He ieft Lisbon day flight around Bolama rise for the cross-ocean flight, each time found his fue) load heavy " a a 90- At on world. Dec. the 1oO but tou Maj. Beires’ flight from the Biss- 'agos Islands to Fernando do Nor- } /|De Pinedo Ff i army of the Irish Free State made | Commander both | Catholic | ‘the most officials | i Ool Di went to Ballsbridge, line. to attend a concert of works of Irish composers played by Irish | i mmusicians FAILED TO DECLARE LIQUOR’ on Mittee being that all five f Of the board should be confirmation, th« report of pe Bates (Rep) being that should be ry fused confirma- pQid the re port of Senator | Ts (Rep.) being that all | Frederick Almy Fined $635, Disclaims Ownership. ia the Assancha les hires q “NEW YORE. March 17.—Frea- erick Almy. wealthy former COwW- was fined $635 today for not ; t 137 ; 2 i t | —_ ; ; | i the Senate leaders are of | ; « ; ‘ 4 i | itary bev, declaring two cases of liquor which taken was proved were in Europe the liner [.eviathan part of his baggage. He disclaimed ownership of the liquor and ihe penaity wus imposed solely for fail in ejion or transportation of lquor The tiqguor was found in of the liner when it docked two days ago and bore Almy’s pame Part of the suite was occupied Dy arch Selwyn. theatrical producer, but he also said he had no knowi- edge of the liquor and was not fined. Almy was returning from -ope with his bride, a former Paris mannequin Aimy charged that stewards onthe Leviathan sold liquor and that it was drunk fn the main dining saloon not far from the captain's table. He said one man paid $50 for six bottles He finally intimated the in his suite as a of beer champagne was fa\ortoa riend March 17.—San- have ROTTERDAM, authorities notified that two suffering from bubonic were removed from the university’’ steamer Ryndam when it touched at Venice. Italy. The Ryndam arrived here yesterday flying a quarantine flag and was not allowed to dock pending an investigation by health authorities. The ship is carrying American stu- cruise around the > m ; 4 -# here coal plague, * { are ¢ for posses-_ > to declare and "ot fe : heist j}authorities on a suite | The ' ‘ onha covers a slightly longer route that taken by Commander Francesco de Pinedo, Italian avi- ator. in his recent crossing of the South Atlantic. lies Over the Jungles of Brazil. DE JANEIRO, francesco March 17— de Pinedo, yesterday accom- what considered her? daring feat of his great four continent flight. which is to touch Europe, Africa, South Amer'- cea and North America Leaving Asuncion, Paraguay, at o'clock, turned his plane across the atretches of over which no nad flown (Corumba, RIO Italian fiver, plished is he northward Brazilian man evel He passed jungies before over bra- zil. his announced destination, and lat 2:45 p. m., landed at San Luiz ide Caceres, about 200 miles north of | i'Carbon Monoxide Used in Enforc- abourd asi} Corumba, having flown about 625 miles 060 DOGS GASSED BY AUTOS inz Quarantine in Pittsburg. Sv the Associated Press PITTSBURG, Pa... March 17.— Upwards of a thousand dogs have death here by carbon monox- the first offensive of State unmuzzied animals was begun vyester- met ide iT 1) campaign day. following a quarantine placed been | trimmers, | “floating | eee see —_— | Plague on “Floating University.” | '" in effect bv the State tn Allegheny County because of an epidemic of rabies The State agents, using four au- tomobiles in their roundup, placed the captured animals in a com- partment at the rear of each ma- chine and asphyxiated them by meane of the car's exhaust cases DE AUTREMONT BROUGHT BACK SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.— Hugh L. de Autremont, arrested in Manila recently as one of the three brothers responsible for the Siskiyou tunnel holdup in Oregon 1923. in which the train -crew was killed, arrived here today on the transport Thomas. Hie was heavily guarded by post- office inspectors, who took him to the military prison for examina- tion. Mrs. Coolidge Wears Green Scarf i» hs A ae gtr-e irem« WASHINGTON, March 17.—Mrs Calvin Coolidge wore a green scarf which stood out prominently against her white evit as she v10k her walk today on St. Patrick's day. wll... he made several] attempts _— a DR. COOK ORDERED RELEASED |2°¢s F##21Nc FROM PRISON ON PROBATION PINCH OF WAR IN SHANGHAI All Dog-Biscuits and 40,000 Umbrellas Requisitioned. for the Army. By the Aveociated Press LONDON, March i17.—A 4dis- Patch to the Daily Mail from Shanghai savs urgent demands by Gen. Chang’s forces have had a disastrous effect on European- owned dogs. These have been compelled to go on short rations | in cOnsequence of the Shantung commissariat buying all available Supplies of dog biscuits in Shang- hai to feed the army. The only ray of comfort in the somewhat depressing situation. the Correspondent adds, is that, des- pite the joss of Hangchow, which | is the center of thé umbrella in- | dustry, Chang's Quartermaster- General succeeded in placing an order for 40,000 umbrellas for his troops. Chang Tsung-Chang ts com- mander of the Shanghai defense | force. ; ' ? ; ROYAL RUSSIAN JEWELS BRING $400,000 AT LONDON AUCTION Catherine’s Naptial Crown Sold for $30,500. the Polar Star Diamond for $59,000. By the Associated Press LONDON, March 17.—Women fought for admission to Christie's ‘showrooms yesterday to attend an | ' ee ee —- ~~ ' ; — auction of a coltection of Russian jewels, total of £80,561, 000. The nuptial crown of Catherine 1¢ Great, as it is described to dia- Roval Which brought a or almost $400,- be — > eo lation crown, was sold early to a Paris firm for £6190 ($30,500). It has double rows of fine brilliants set in borders of smaller stones and is surmounted by a cross of. six large brilliants. The largest stone of the collec- on, the Polar Star, a 40-carat dia- sold for £11,800 ($59,000), which was the record for a single stone. ‘MORE COTTON SPINDLES IN SOUTH THAN IN NEW ENGLAND Mills in Dixie Said to Have Con- sumed More Than 70 Per Cent of Raw Material in 1926. the Associated Press ATLANTA, Ga. March 17.— Dixie now has more cotton spindles in place than New England, fig- ures made public today by the Southern Railway’s textile derictory show. Southern cotton By mills also were said to have consumed more than 70 per cent of raw cptton manu- factured into finished goods in this country in 1926. The South had spindles in operation as of March 1, 1927, than did New England miills, the directory said. while the South’s present spindleage is esti- mated at $17.936.264. or 47.95 per cent of the nations total spindleage. 184,738 more The South gained 189,140 spin- dies in 21926, while other sections | lost approximately 656,604. i firm yt aa ail le eet ni ‘the retired BROKER KILLED IN HIS AUTO WHILE DRIVING WITH WIDOW ee eee eee Georgia Woman Says Wealthy Cot- ton Firm Member Begged - Thieves for His Life. the Associated Press MACON, Ga., March Br 17.—E. Hogan, wealthy bachelor and senior | brokerage | member of the cotton of Hogan & Levie, was shot to death on a lonely road near this late last night while driving Mrs. Eva Tanner, young oxan 32 vears old. told the police who drove and city with widow. She Wayriemg, tormnobile chine, ot her esrort manding money and after pleaded for his life J. D.. Weaver, Macon youth, was identified later as the slayer by Mrs. Tanner. Weaver was placed in jail. RETIRED NAVY OFFICER HELD Accused of Wrongfully Having Sub- marine Plans, Refused Bail. the Associated Press LONDON, March Lieuten- ant-Commander Colin Mayers, on list of the navy, was arrested and charged in Bow Street Police Court today. under the offi- cial secrets act of being in posses- sion of plans and documents relat- ing to the submarine service. No details given, but the case was so serious the magistrate refused bail and remanded Mayers for investigation. The officer was Hi was in an al their ma- after de- he had up stopped sh ") «i By l were in the submarine service for five vears and retired at his own re- quest. NEW U.S, ALCOHOL DENATURANT BR tbe A ~/~ cjyatecd Prese WASHINGTON, March 17.—De- natured aicoho!l henceforth will smell] something like overheated automobile oi! as a result of the new denaturant. “aldehol,” pre- pared by Government chemists Compulsory use of the denatur- ant will commence Apri] i, Dr. 4 H Doran Treasury chemist. an- nounces. The process will be used in the &0 denaturing piants scat- tered over the country. Aldebo! is described as “non-poisonous but nauseating.” nguish it from the.imperia! coro- | B. | three high-| SHADOW REACHES ~QUTFORINSULL AND OTHER Sinclair’s Conviction Omi- Ee nous for Magnate, Who Refused to Answer Sen-| ate’s Questions. ~— 'MAL DAUGHERTY ALSO TO BE TRIED Oil Man Plans Appeal to Supreme Court—Maxi- mum Sentence Year in Jail, $1000 Fine. eeeseeidiaieees cena ae By PAUL Y. ANDERSON, | A Staff Correspondent of the Poest- Dispatch. | WASHINGTON, March 17.—~—A (cell in the commen fai) awaits | Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire oil mapnate, who defied a committee of the United States Senate when attempted to question him against his will. He was found guilty of contempt by a jury last night. After a trial lasting 10 |days. Only the Si sreme Court of the United States can save him from imprisonment, and a reversal of the vérdict is not expected. Sinclair was convicted of the four counts remaining in the indictment. Each count set forth a question which he refused to answer. The jury, composed of mechanics, clerks and small mer- chants, Was out for eight hours ana 20 minutes, of which about six hours was spent in delibera- ion. The taw provides a fine of not less than $1090 nor more than $1090, and imprisonment in “: each 494) a common jail” for not less than 30 days nor more than one year. Both fine and jail sentence are manda- tory. To Sinclair, one of the richest men in the world, the fine would mean precisely nothing, but fail is something else. “End of First inning.” His hope for a reversal in the higher courts was sufficiently tn- dicated immediately after the re- ceipt of the verdict, when he said: “That's the end of the first in- ring.” His conviction was the first to re- sult from the crimina! cases arising from the leases granted on naval oj] reserves by former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall. Sinclair and Fall wil] be tried here next month criminal conspiracy to defraud the lease on the Teapot Dome (Wryo.) reserve, secretly granted by Fall to Sinclair in 1922 This is the second instance in history in which a man has been convicted of contempt of the Sen- ate for refusing to answer ques- | tions propounded by an investigat- ing committee. | was that of Elverton R. Chapman, New York stock broker, who de- committee in the 1896, A atlanta ni | fied a Senate (sugar trust inquiry of Others in the Shadow. Sinciair’s case will not be ‘the last. An ominous prospect now faces Samue! Insull, the Chicago utilitv magnate; Daniel T. Schuyler, his attorney: Thomas Cunningham, |Pennsylvania politician. and Ma! | Daugherty, brother of former At- | torney-Genera! Harry Daugh- erty. The first three defied lreeent efforts of thé Slush Fund iCuinmittee, headed by Senator Reed of Missouri. to question them about expenditures in the Republican prit- maries in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and PDaugherty ignored a subpena from the Brookhart committee. All four undoubtedly will be certified } | jand $100 fine. | But } Attorney of the District of Colum- bia for prosecution under the stat- ute under which Sinclair was con- victed. The r2cent fashion of defy- ing senatorial committees seemé destined to enjoy a short life. Sinclair's counse) have four days in which to file a motion for a new trial. ft is a foregone conclusion that Justice William Hitz, who pre- sided over the trial just ended, will deny the motion. Then he will pronounce sentence. An appea) will follow, and the case will not be finally decided unti]) the Supreme Court passes on It. Offense Three Years Old. The cffense of which Sinclair was convicted occurred three years ago next Tuesday. The Senate Pub- lic Lands Committee, of which Senator Thomas J. Walsh (Derm.), Montana, was the dominating fig- ure, had been engaged for several months in an investigation of the leases granted by Fal! to Sinclair on Teapot Dome, and to B. L. Do- heny on the Elk Hills (Cal.) re- serve. Sinclair had t te Se tn Contineed on Page “ight. —_ eatified before the Nt et ER EIR a ae “COMMON JAIL” by the next Senate to the District | een = ne | on a charge of | } Will Be Sentenced to Imprisonment "Aw > Cope ete AE Oe ey es ae ips aes > For Contempt of Senate Committee ’ ; ; a : *. | : pe “* o*e” 7 | , $ f i | COOLIDGE’S RIGHT WRIST SWOLLEN AND BANDAGED Physician Advised Him to Wrap Forearm After Soreness Had Lasted Several Days. iv the Associated Prese WASHINGTON, March 17.— President Coolidge appeared at work today with his right wrist bandaged. He made no explanation and White House officials merely said he had found the wrist swollen and had applied the bandages. Recently Coolidge abandoned the custom of shaking hangls daily with the crowds who call at the White House daily for this purpose. It developed later, however, that the President had heen bothered by soreness in the right wrist and part of the hand for several days and that the bandages were applied om the advice of his physician White House officials said there was no infection nor broken bones. Although the wrist is consider- ably swollen, the President is able to sign the numerous papeis which come before him daily MELLON EXPECTS SURPLUS OF HALF BILLION THIS YEAR Not Certain Yet, However, That any Reduction of Federal Taxation Is Justified. By the Aseociated Press WASHINGTON, March 17.—Sec.- Government in connection with the|retary Mellon believes the Treasury pass the half-billion- The surplus will dollar mark this fiscal year. | March collection of income taxes is i i ; [ ' | } and | paid a penalty of 30 days in jail | bY ( ! ‘ ; The last conviction | next year to warrant ‘of taxes, -the successful operation of the act. expected to reach $625,000,000. While the secretary still holds the surplus does not necessarily mean that the revenue act of 1926 will produce sufficient revenue in the a he said it would indicate The surplus, accumulating this fiscal year, which will be increased the failure of Congress to pass the second deficiency bill, will be applied on the public debt. MAYOR WANTS TRAFFIC COURT TO SPEED UP AUTO TRIALS Will Ordinance Similar to One Which Failed. Mayor Miller today announced he would ask the Safety Council to draft an ordinance providing the establishment of a Court to handle all traffic cases, now sent to the two police courts. A similar ordinance failed of pass- age two years ago. Congestion of police court dock- ets, due to traffic cases, and the fact that motorists must pase all or part of a morning in police* court, waiting for other cases to be dis- posed of, make a separate traffic court necessary, the Mayor said He thinks a traffic court might be able to dispose quickly of petty traffic cases by having a system of uniform fines, thus allowing more time for more serious traffic cases. MERGER BLOCKED BY FORD Why Auto Body Makers Failed w Combine Is Explained in New York By the Associated Preas. NEW YORK. March 17.—Henry Ford has prevented consolidation of the Murray Body Corporation and the Briggs Manufacturing Co., two of the most important builders of bodies in the automotive indus- try, the New York Times says Ford's opposition is reported to pe due to his desire that the two companies remain competitors, The Murray an. Brigge comypantes sup- piv the Ford Motor Co with ihe greater part of ite automobile bodies. Abandonment of plans for t merger was announced severa) + ago. t no ae reduction ' i culties ’ ’ (ing Trades Council i , ' Ask Safety Council to Draft. for | Traffic | BUILDING TRADES. COUNCIL REJECTS DAYLIGHT SAVING Vote Lines Up Two Organi- zations Representing 95,- 000 Workmen Against Proposed Ordinance. Organized labor lined up solidly against daylight saving with the vote. 68 to 2, whereby the Build- ing Trades Counci! last night Joined the Central Trades and Labor Union tn opposttion to the pro- posed ordinance. Opposition from another angle was officially expressed yesterday as had been forecast, in a unapi- mous vote of the Municipal Opera Executive Production Committee. Consensus of opinion at last week's meeting of the opera Board of Dt- daylight sav- ing, although no vote was taken. It was explained that either firet have to be played in rectors was against acts would | declared, ‘concerne tion.” said Maurice J. Cassidy, sec- ‘retary of the Buiiding Trades Council. “and if some of them wouls were : daylight, reducing stage ..iusion to TRUTHS BASIS OF FORD DEFENSE NN $1,000,000 SUT FOR LIBEL Courtroom Crowded as Sen- ator Reed Begins State- ment in Reply to Sapiro’s Attorney. TELLS OF $142,000 FEE PAID TO SAPIRO Then Complainant Got $8000 More From Co- Operative Body in Re- ceivership Proceedings. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, Mich., March 17.— United States Senator Reed of Mis- souri, chief of defense counsel! in the trial of Aaron Saptro's $!,- 000,000 libel suit against Henry Ford, begafi his opening statement to the jury today: The courtroom was crowded. “This is a case of Aaron Sapiro against Henry Ford,” said the Sen- ator. “not Aaron Sapiro end ibe Jewish race against Ford, nor are the co-operative organizations con- cerned. “This is not the case of Gov. Lowden, Mr. Lasker or Mr. Baruch. This ia the case, 1 repeat, of Mr. Sapiro, in which he asks $1,000,00v, which he says he lost as a result of these articles. ‘ “I think the evidence will show you Henry Ford never saw these articles, that he has never read them to this time. He heads tiie publication company o* the Dear- born Independent, Jut the hisiness is conducted by the corporation “The case narrows down whether Sapiro was damaged the Dearborn Independent. “There is, we claim, a priviiece that is absotute, that is the right 'o print the truth, whatever it may b=«. The law ruts no Obridle in the mouth of truth. Fruth to Be Defense. “So we will try te shov you that all w tich was printed abot Mr. Sa- piro was the truth. “And ag the case to hy develops we i think «he evidence ‘wi'l show that 't is no libel to say of « iman ‘he tg a Jew.’ This is the same kind of a case that it w wid be if Mr. Sapiro were a member of any race,” “Mr. @apé@o,” Reed continued, “cannot captalize sympathy for the Jewish race. “The excerpts shown you were torn from long articles, the context broken and the words given harsh mearings. So when we get down to trying this case and the words absurdity and attendance to some- think like zero, or openings would | have to be delayed. Operagoers then would reach their homes in’ North and South St. Louts or the county at late hours, and the man- agement would encounter diffi. | with union musicians and workmen, whose working “day” is ended at 11:15 p. m. Kepresent 95.000 Organized Men. Last night's action of the Build- followed simi- lar action Sunday by the Central Trades and Labor Union. They are the chief governing bodies of organized labor in St. Louis. The central body represents 80,000 un- ionists, and the Luliiding Trades Council 15,000, in the most skilled and best paid trades. Cutting an hour from workmen's rest in the cool of the morning was the point stressed by majority speakers at the building trades meeting, as at other meetings A carpenter and a painter, cast- ing the two dissenting votes, point- ed out that daylight saving would cut from the working day the hour of 4 to 5 p. m. Standard time ~the most trying of the day, they because its oppressive when the workman al- tired heliewe that if some of the favoring daylight saving violating the women's nine-hovr taw they would not need to turn up the clock to tet their employes have afternoon recrea- heat ready “We came wos would stop appear in their proper place it will be for you to Judge whether there | Was any libel. “Moreover, if the pla‘atiff has given a meaning to the words they are not é@ntitled to, that must be taken into consideration. Duty of a Newspaper. “The Inde; endent has a circula- tion of approximately 600,000, largely among the farmers. It therefore was in a situation where it had a moraj duty to print any- thing regarding wgricuiture,. And if there were anything oppressing Or defruuding the farmers, it felt it a duty to tel] the public of it. “These articies about Mr. Sapiro were p wnied in gvou faith, -Every effort was taken w «certain the truth of the articre “Mr. Sapiro sas born tn ea city, grew ap 9 the @t7, «new nothing of ‘arm, @ever was in any way connected vith p actical farming. He never did anything that ware ranted his .ctivilies with farm or. ganiza.ions “He was adrnitted to the bar as u lawyer in 191) and oecame as- sociated with an indust:iai «cei. dent board He was Mauc geore- tary and held that position for tee years. “From 1913 to 1916 he practiced law and 1 believe evidence wit! show he had ttle practice tn chat line. “Sapiro was tater named secre- tary to Harry Weinstock. State Di- rector of Markets .n -anfornia. The farmers had dissovered their plan of co-operative narketing didn't work and wanted some help. “Through MM. Wetastoca, Mr. Sspirc got ite jot of drawing up shorten their hours, they would no" only serve that philanthropic ena , but they might also give emp oy. ; ment to sore of the tho isands or | women—and men, too-—who are’ suffering tor tack of tt.” Effect of Oppoettion. No definite campaign of opposl. tion was ialéd out. but in regular course the iegisiadve committee will presenpi the council's oppos! tion at oublic heartnge of _ the Rosrd of Aldermen. ft was a de- cisive factor In 1971 and 1922. when daylight saving ordinances ¥.t-cles for «ne California Prune anu aprivo: Growers’ Association. Sapiro’s Vision “} belleve evidence wil) show you that about shis time Sapiro gained the conception of centrol- ling the farmers ana fruit grow- ers for private gain ii was gbout then that he conceived the ea of layink before the farmers @ plen for marketing whereby they wou'd be able .o contro! th markets en prices. te . “In this way they would perce» 4d }- thelr profita. couk : Jar, A