Show lEss JESS WILLARD 4 f GIVEN CLEAN SLATE BY COURT Discharged Without Need of Testimony for Defens Defense Gave Wood Away Avay Kansas City Mo Io Jan 3 Jess Jess Wilard Wi- Wi lard former tOlmer heavyweight champion was cleared of or of or profiteering In the time sale sae of or cordwood and was discharged discharged dis dis- charged by United States Commissioner Commission Commission- er cr O. O Q in Kansas City K Kan i today oday without an any an witnesses for the defense being heard It ha had been beon charged that V Willard III 11 reI had violated provisions of or the time Lever act In charging an no excessive price for tor cord corll wood cut from tram his farm tarm near To To- peka elm Kan Witnesses 1 for the government fied that Willard VUlar had at tt t first set a price o of 5 5 5 a cord in inthe iii th the for tor the wood but when told that was t too loo o high had hall directed the Topeka city db commissioners rs to go ahead and t take ke the thc wood wood anyway Witnesses quoted Villard Willard as telling them If It need needy perSons persons persons per per- sons were found who could not pa pay for tor the wood to deliver It ft anyhow As Aa Asa Aaa a a. result It was brou brought ht out at nt the he hearing nine of or the seventy ono cords sold from irom the Willard farm turm were verc given away awa Wo We not only gave s aWa away nine cords cords S but we have not paid any o of the bills yet te testified J. J E. E Wilson a a. member of ot the Topeka fair price commission Willard illard has not received any pay pay- antI and we dont don't know how much h he will g get t. t Commissioner Claflin discharged Willard before the tho defense defenO offered any testimony Willard himself did not take tako the stand |