Show LAYS BLAME ON THE BOARD OF TRADE I II I HELENA Mont l Aug IS That That If there W was 3 any padding of tho the census tho the Great Falls Fails chamber of commerce is responsible will be the tine defenso raised by Joseph Thompson on former enumerator whose hose trial ted started In the federal court late yesterday on a e of or having made mado false fals fictitious and fraudulent re returns returns re- re turns In the figures returned b by him Th The nature of the defense defenso was outlined outlined outlined out out- lined In a n petition filed nIed by H. H S. S Mc- Mc attorney for Cor the defendant In substance t Thompson contends that he was wal given Il to understand that all slips containing names that were sent to him b by the tine Great Greal Falls chamber of or commerce were cre to lo be accepted as ns official and that having this understanding ho lie hoso hoso lieso so accepted the names and was there- there tore not responsible |