Show OPPOSE COOKS oos 9 I FREEDOM PLEA I I Government Opposes Le Le- Leniency Le- Le Leniency for Convicted Explorer WASHINGTON Oct 8 S.-Ey S. By The Associated Press Opposing Press Opposing the ef efforts ef- ef efforts forts of ot Dr Frederick A A. Cook Coo the explorer to obtain his release from the penitentiary on probation the government go filed tiled In the supreme court Friday a 3 brief urging the court not to review re his case Convicted and end sentenced sent for using the the- malls to defraud Dr Cook re recently re- re recently recently asked assed the Texas court which tried him film to place him Mm on probation That T at request t tas was as granted but the circuit court of appeals set It aside The government contended that Dr Cook could not be released because the thi th trial court had no power to place placeS a S person on probation aft after r he h had commenced serving his sentence In addition It insisted that the probation act docs does not confer upon the courts the th power to alter the sentence Im Im- Imposed Imposed im- im imposed posed In criminal cases after the term at which the prisoner had been committed to prison had ended |