Show REED FINDS QUICK WITTED WIlTED WHEN GRILLED CHILLED Fitful Clashes Mark Maik ark Rather Rathel Dull Dun Day r In Libel Trial OPS CO-OPS REVIEWED Organizer Refuses to Admit Groups Yere Vere Failures Mich April 1 B 1 B 1 The he Associated Press Pres 20 was vas paid Aaron for obtaining loans at Washington for operative co farm organizations he testified today to a In his Jl libel suit sult against Henry Henrj Ford Tord The time actually spent at the thC capital appearing before the tho war finance corporation Sa said was several s ral days In the fall fait of 1021 HI 2 1 He lIe represented presented rc 13 cotton wheat and tobacco associations a Alter After establishing the amounts collected bj by b who for tor 15 jeara t yea TIt has lias been organizing op co cooperatives and the approximate time he ho spent In floating the th loans Senator James A A. A attorney for Ford Tord sw switched Itched his ILlS cross cross ex ex examination to the Mississippi Growers Grower association The witness who claims claims- his reputation with the farmers was injured by articles in III the owned lord L Dear Dear- Dearborn car car- born Independent says his fees from fron that thal group for 1921 23 totalled 1750 i ion rOH S. S when questioned as to to work with the Texas Te cotton colton grow growers Sro I ers era admitted ho he h had demanded a I 2000 fee Ceo and t ellin expenses from New lew York Vork to Dallas Daltas to matte make speeches and explain Contracts to lo the farmers Before you jou ou went farther than making speeches jou ou had an nt that you be bc rained for all commO co op slices stives in 1 the state slate didn't t you jou ou 1 U ed naked iJ I i I JL pill t nay fI the s n j-i j bu b J I ww o bo be- made e ecO J. J cO s ator lle d was was' cross exam ning as to tho the Georgia Co ton association a which when noon re- re ress ss as was taken laken S PHiO IS KlUN InC DETROIT April 1 13 B ll The TIle Associated Press lre Shades Shades of oC de tlc- departed parted operative co associations s t liked Aaron aron f-apiro f 8 through a a. dreary an st stretch of testimony t Thurs Thurs- Thursday Thursday I day In his lils h s 51 nou libel lb 1 suit against Henry ord Associations o 0 farmers which for Cor one reason or o another have ha haeC C to 10 exist were rei kept continually continually ally before the plaintiff by the the persistent chief Ford orl counsel Son Sen Senator S n- n na ator a or James Jaines A. A Heed Sa iros iro's i ac- ac s In organizing and counsel counseL- counselling counseLling ling operatives co-operatives co were carefully traced from Oregon to Alabama ant and Texas as to Canada Seldom could coald the tongued sharp tl senator gain an slon from the quick fitted witness wit neos however I that tin thi organizations had huf hadnot not been boen a 3 success before passing out of existence sn The Tho d d day of cross examina tion Uon WItS was exceedingly dull and was vas enlivened only by the fitful clashes between Senator S Reed need and who claims Ills his reputation was in injured In- In Injured injured by b a a. series of or articles in inthe Inthe inthe I the Dearborn Independent a 11 week week- weekly ly Iy owned 0 ned bj by t Ford Tord was too quick quid for his questioner who had difficulty In remembering the tile long and nu- nu ContInued On Page Twelve REED QUIZZES S AARON S 'S Continued from Iaco Pago 1 O I. One as titles The nit nit- n il- il ness himself a a. lawyer smiled in indulgently in in- indulgently as he h prompted time the white haired veteran et ran of o the sen- sen ate atc In ono one Instance 1 he e even which ho fiG ho ge led a question question- thought would help l Reed need bri g out the point he ho had hl In mind The senator however ignored the prof- prof proffered pro proffered aid ald persisted p in adding como com comment ment to his Ills answers In ht In an ap ap- apparent apparent parent arent effort to clarify a and l Reed eed appealed to lo Judge Judge Judge d. d to o stop hm Facts Facts' Facts ind and figures rolled from the Iho UC Un tip o oC oe g tongue with confusing rapidity f f t J- J The wL NorU jW JI ea a Growers Associated tho o- o Texas Tomato Growers Growers arm Bureau U Mel Mel- Melton ton on on Exchange Texas hits Fa Bureau I Potato Exchange c arid and O d the Texas Wool and Mohair Exchange have haye ceased ceased to exist admitted 1 f. f After 1 time f q o the ors or- and functions of ot each association Senator Senator- Senat r Reed need stopped I Ln and ind asked Is It H dead or alive t. t 11 FAILURE r. Averting dir dif ct answer admitted d to the best of his knowl knowl- knowledge edge e the association lallon was not tune Cune functioning t at t t the present time wasn't it H It 15 was a failure allure Reed Recd asked 1 Jt The answer was always nega ncSa tive tuc mme Senator Reed n cd devoted ot d' d a a greato great dial oal o 1 al of time to 10 S piros work in n organizing the nOrthwest cat wheat I growers ro and loans he was Instrumental mental l in obtaining for or them Ulem Sa piro tc testified he ho obtained from the th War Yar Finance corpor corpor- corporation corporation and for tor his services charged The Time growers at the price and offered him which he took tool The association Is dead 1 now flow a a. failure Reed Re d d a askew apiro began a a. lengthy len explanation tion ilon of Its It merger n th the Amer Amer- American Amerlean lean ican i an Wheat heat Growers |