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Show PROVO SHOWN IGI0KEJHIEIIE8 TROVO, Fh. 2S. "When the trial of the indicted Butchers & Grocers association as-sociation members was resumed thlB morning Judge Greonwood overruled the motion made b' J. W N Wblte-cotton, Wblte-cotton, attorney for the defendants, at the conclusion of yesterday's proceedings, proceed-ings, that tho taking of testlmouy be not In order, aud the caao was proceeded pro-ceeded with. John Saxey, secretary of tho association, asso-ciation, was the first witness called. Ho said that aB secreWiry of the association asso-ciation lio 1b not required to koop minuses min-uses of tho association mc-otlngs. He said that tho members of the association discuss prices at their meetings, but that to tho best of his knowledge thoy nover dccldo upon prices to prevail in the markets gen orally. He said that at a meeting held Novombor 15, 1910. the prices of turkeys was considered, and that, It being reported that turkey was selling sell-ing In Salt Lako City for 30 cents a pound, tho members of the association decided to sell for 27 1-2 cents a pound, Just to be below the Salt Lake price Saxey was not sure, ho said, whether thiB price prevailed among all the Provo members of tho association or not. Saxey said also that at a meeting hold December 15 1910, tho flour mills were asked bj the association associa-tion lo refrain from selling flour to dealora who were not willing to mnlco 25 cents a sack proHt on It Saxey sold ho did not know whether the mil-leru mil-leru complied with this request or not. P C. Thompson testified that he was a member of the asRoclation about two and ono-half years ago, at tho time of its organization He objected to answering an-swering questions put to him regarding regard-ing the business meetings and was not compelled to mako Buch answers. Ralph Poulson, also" a former mom-bcr mom-bcr of the association, was excused from answering questions |