Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-23 | Page 1 | Disparaging Words About President Even in Jest, Illegal

I DISPARAGING RA GING WORDS rr Ii A ABOUT B BO BOE 0 PRESIDENT PRES LI EV EVEN E El 1 1 IN 11 l' l JEST 1 ILLEGAL Chicago o Jan 22 Interpreting the tho law relating to disparaging remarks re- re marls marks about the thc President Jo Federal Judge l I K M. M I. I Landis tol told 1 a R Jury that a man may mar not lIot so speak about in Jest the nations nation's chief cheif even e The case was that of or Walter a It CI Ila- Ila gansky a Lithuanian convicted con on three c counts the maximum penalty for each I of or which Is the five years yearn car Imprisonment lie Ie admitted d that hat he made the statements attributed to him hits but sl ld they the were made In iii jest na was teas the second cond of the kind tried trie in the United l' l ease case e States Stati-H It was said sall tho first being tried In St. St Louis