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Show PAN MOTOR TRIAL EVIDENCE CONTINUES CHICAGO, Nov. 26. Defendants today continued to testify in the trial of thirteen thir-teen officials of the Pan Motor company of St. Cloud, Minn., accused of using the mails to defraud in stock-selling operations. opera-tions. Fred Schilplin. one of the defendants, said that directors of the company gave all the time possible to its management, but added that it was impossible for them to be In close touch with all details. de-tails. He said that an expert accountant, with some assistants, was put to work to audit the books of the com pan v in November, 1917, but that the full audit was not completed until October, 191S. C- F. Ladncr, another director and a hardware dealer of St. Cloud, testified also. Both he and Mr. Schilplin said that they had signed notes for considerable amounts at various times when the company com-pany needed money. H. E. Ervln, Jr., head of tjie Ervln Milling company and a director, also took the stand. |