Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1927, Page 6

SAPIRO TO RESUME - STAND TOMORROW Further Moves in $1,000,000 Suit Undecided—Ford Resting Easily. By the Associated Pross. DETROIT, April light of cross-examination which for a week has played over the eventful life of Aaron Sapiro was dimmed to day during the week end adjourn- ment of his §1,000,000-libel suit against Henry Ford A story of struggle and veward, from orphanage days on the Pacific Coast to unusual success at 42, has been carefully pleced by the young organizer of co-operative farming as- mcm:ms" te in the pictu i ints in ) by Sonator James A. Reed, chief of Ford’s imposing array of counsel, have revealed remarkable accomplish- ments in a virgin field. Blunt ques tions and insinuations have been an- swered readily, without signs of Wrig- gling by the quick-witted Sapiro, who says his reputation was injured by articles printed in Fords Dearborn Independent. Resumes Stand Tomorrow. Sapiro faces further cross-examina tion Monday. Senator Reed indicating he could mot tell when he would fin ieh with him. The next move in the tria), after the plaintiff leaves the stand. is still in doubt. W illiam rv Gallagher, Sapiro’s attorney ;:;.:“;im\uum'rd Le would ask the de fense to proceed with their side .of the case if Ford was unable to take the stand when Gallagher wanted him. Jut the defense have indicated: they Would be unwilling to do thi Tonight Ford rested easily - cording to his doctors, was well on the road to complete recovery from injuries received when his little coupe was sideswiped and forced from the highway last Sunday night. There was no indication, however, of when he might be expected to be able to make his first appearance at the trial. The manufacturer, still splinted and bandaged about the chest and back. remained prostrate in bed under or- ders of his physicians. ; All probability of official investiga- tion of the mishap, passed today when Robert M. Toms, prosecuting attorney of Wayne County, anneunced that he ras satisfied to accept the report of Ford detectives that their efforts to fix responsibility had convinced them Mr. Ford was injured in an unavoida- ble accident. Attempts on Life Denied. Toms said that Harry Bennett, c of the Ford investigators, had g him to understand the two. men who drove the large car which knocked Mr. Ford's coupe from the road were known, but that there was no inten- tion to charge anybody with an at-| tempt on the manufacturer’s life or with reckless driving. “He did not give me any names or any version of the incident except that it was an accident,” Mr. Toms said. “This closes our m\'esn‘gaflo? If they decide no!: to d? (fln}'Lhmg we drop it at that point.” mg:‘natorpkeed. in questioning Sapiro about his work with co-operative asso- ciations, has varied lttle frou. a set . form of questions, “Did you make speeches in that State? W hat were your fees? How long did you work for them?” He apparently has heen trying to bring out that while Sapiro frequently professed little desi for money for aiding the farmers, he nevertheless was more than well p2 4 The circuit of the cotion :ussoci * tions had been madé by the Se and the witness before the court ad- journed for the week. Iees and the nature of Sapiro’s speeches in cam- paigning for members engrossed the Ford counsel in his questioning. Rebuked for Wrangling. He gained an admission th had been discharged coun three cotton associations, hut slso that two later rehi he is now counsel forthe Cotton Growers' Association, which all State organizations allied. 2 The co-operative associations, many of them, were badly in need of money about six years ago and Sapiro went to Washington to borrow mouey from the War Finance Corporation. His fees for obtaining the 5, Sapiro testified, totaled approximutely $20. 000. Judge Fred M. Raymond paved the way for more progress next week when he rebuked the witness and cross-examiner for wrangling, side commerfts and splitting hairs “It .is natural that proceedings should be more than ordinarily argu mentative,” he said, “because both witness and questioner are attorney but it does not make for progres: . HAMMOCK HELD RELIEF IN FRENCH APARTMENTS Bwings Suggested to Relieve Crowded Conditions in Paris Homes. i' the Associated Press. PARIS, April " touched nd, il American with are he hammock s being discovered in France. Relief for crowded city apartments is seen in the hammock as a bed. City authoritles are considering | their use in public institutions. rious | periodicals propose the general use of the-hammock in modest homes and apartments, where each new ‘baby | means, eventually, another bed, less room to move about and heavy ex- pense. Sailors prefer hammocks to beds, argues a city alderman. He reminds | the public that the cheap mesh ham- mock {8 not one at all &nd that ham mocks may have rigid frames and be as comfortable as they are inex pensive. The French use elaborate. costly beds, and the hammock would save space and money for crowded familles Several of them could be piled to make & couch in the daytime and quickly | swung into place at night WILL GIVE 4-ACT PLAY. | St. Peter's Players to Present “The | Rosary” April 25 The St. Peter's Players will present ““T'he Rosar a play in four acts, by idward E. Rose, on April 25 In their parish hall, Second and C streets southeast. ‘This will mark the first time that this play has ever been pre sented in this city by amateurs The production is under the super vision of Rev. James Murphy, and the includes Blanche Lothrop, Mildred Repetti, Catherine Davis, Thomas O'Donnell, Francis McGar- raghy, Ernest Conly, Willlam Kelly and Alfred A. McGarraghy. Special , Stage settings are being handled by Charles Richter, Charles Walker, Chris San Fellipo, Thomas Beach and Bart Diggins. The St. Peter's Players Orchestra, under the direction of Justin Me Carthy. is preparing several special musical selections. Whether the scended fr domestic dog or ucbaged by " Chinese dog owners .. THE SUNDAY NTAR, WASHINGTOX, D. C Smallest Paid Employc of Government Asikin bin Mian, native messenger for the United States consulate at Batavia in the East Indies, undoubt. edly receives the smallest compensa- tion of any employe of the United States Government. Twenty-five years ago he was regularly appointed an | Receives at Consulate in. Undershirt |BEAU BRUMMEL SAYS LONG TROUSERS TO GO rlin Fashion Forecaster Sees Early Advent of Knee Breeches. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, April Adolph Loos, a Viennese Beau Brummel, believes that APRIL The speaker's advocacy of a colorful and variegated male attire, | with even such eighteenth century furbelows as laces and embrolderies, was also recelved with serious ap proval. Herr Loos explained how all men's | | fashions. had evolved from eighteenth | century England, and had been great- {1y influenced during the nineteenth | | century by the practical Scotch | clothes, especially for walking and| mountain climbing. The day was not | far off, he concluded, when men would | more 3. 1927—PART 1. night to the King of Rumania. {was found in a chair facing a "( ait of Prince Carol i He por {DEATH DUE TO CARD GAME Fraudenau was the first valet Prince VALET’S DEATH IS LAID TO CAROL’S ESCAPADES - Carol had. He served him until the | | Prince renounced the thronme of Ru Grief Over Master's Misfortunes| ,niz for Mme. Lupescu. From the Du Font, shot and |day of Prince Carol's departure the |killed Corpl k' Weaver, 43. of old retainer was changed. It is said | Mount Vernon, Tex.., at the barracks here that until his death he did not |early today as the aftermath of a card | speak, even to members of the royal |€ime, in which the two with ather {family, of his feelings where Prince soldiers had been .engaged. Carol was concerned. He hdped for| The slayér was. captured several | the young man’s return until the end. [hours later near Fort Penn, Del, by Del., April 2 () . of Camden. N. Reported as Causing Demise of Servant. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 2.—The death in Bucharest of Fraudenau, valet for {long ibeen increased gradually until it now “oppa” (Malay for messenger) at the Batavia consulate at a salary amount- ing to $6.08 a month, but during his | service his compensation has the daye of long trousers are num-| bered. He advanceg his ideas before | Vie with women in tasty color Jarge audience a® a Berlin fashion | Schemes, graceful lines and elaborate show and got a big hand. | hosiery and tootwear. *He predicted that in the near fu - {15 years to Carol, former Crown | Prince of Rumania. is ascribed here | to the grief and disappointment of a ! faithful retainer over the misfortunes | but “became less optimismc day by | In Indi a detachm: Szpyrka, one “brol a rickets is more prevalent |a rifle. ent of troops. . Who was sald to have ke." left the room after the |game, but suddenly reappeared with He eéxclaimed “Hands up'’ amounts to $10.05 a month. His duties consist of greeting all callers at the consulate and carrying messages- for the officials. ® Only on great occasions will he sub- mit to wearing a coat, apd the ordinary is received on the front by Asikin attired in his undershirt, a pair of pajama trousers, and a sarong (apron) held in place by a leather strap. He does not speak English and the visitor has to write his name on small writing pad carried by Asikin before he can go inside. ‘Living in the rear of the consulate the mes- senger is always on hand, his only holiday being on the native New Year day when he goes to the Mosque. De- spite his modest income, Asikin is classed as a rich man by the natives, as he owns a small house and some- times appears in public carrying a gold watch and chain with an Ameri- can $20 gold plece as a charm. GOLDEN BOTTLE MARKS INDEPENDENCE OF BANK Fleet Street Insignia Calls Atten- tion to Refusal of Merging with Powerful Factions. | ° | By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 2-—American vis. | itors to London, when passing down | Fleet street, the home of English | newspapers, often pause and wonder why a golden bottle is suspended over | the door of No. 37 It marks the last bank in London | to stand out against amalgamation | with more powerful rivals. The exact | date of the bank’s foundation is un- | known. It is so old, this bank of the Messieurs Hoare, that books and other documents that would determine its age were destroyed in the great fire of London in 1666 At that time numbering of houses had not developed—most people could not read—so the golden bottle was used as its trade sign. Pepys -and Lady Fairfax were among its earliest clients, Inside the bank at present an old- time atmosphere prevails. Quill pens ' everyday .use and. the top- oated bank messengers r white ties. A member of Iy of Hoare always resides in the bank, thus maintaining the custom of the olden days when city bankers and shopkeepers always lived over their business premises. GERMAN KULTUR FAILS. | Decline of Classics .;or Jazz Dersl plored in Berlin. BERLIN, April 2 (#).—Further evi. | dence that the kultur of old is fast | succumbing to the jazz age is sub-| mitted by the German Book [’lll)“lh.‘ ers’ Association. which in its annual | report deplores the fact that “trashy” | novels are supplanting the classics. While the rumber of books pub- | lished or republished decreased on slightly last year, the report states, | there Was a decrease of from .20 to | 30 per cent in purely literary works, | books on art, réligion, theology, his. | tory and geology. A corresponding | increase is reported fn works of mod- ern fiction, sex problems, psychology, | medicine, law and technology. Sixty per cent of all translated books were | om the English, with Russian o fro se we are offering our high-grad special price and upon excenti; $205 cash. an $15.9 I'he TROQUOIS embodies t art of reirigeration ASIKIN BIN MIAN, Messenger of the Batavia Consulate WOMEN WIN VICTORY WITH CITIZENSHIP BILL German Great Step in Passage of Rights Measure. 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