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Show IRAN SALESMAN ' WOULD MAKE FORD LOOK LIKE DEUCE CHICAGO. Nov. 3. Methods employed em-ployed by a Pan-Motor steel: salesman In selling htm five shares of utock were described by A. Enos, city statistician sta-tistician of l.r-s Monie.-. a. In the trial of thirteen officials of the Pan-Motor company before Federal Jude Landi today. The officials are charged with, usinc thf mails to defraud. "We're going to make Ford stock look like a dirty deuce in a new deck." the salesman told him. according accord-ing tc hi.'" testimony. "I asked him how he could ask an intelligent man to pay 510 foi slock with a par value of $5," the witness said "He replied by telling me what a wonderful busiru-ss the automobile business is and he said thai even if the Pan company never made a car. in.- tractor would make the propsitlon a success " Mr Enos testified that the salesman sales-man told him the surplus $5 was to be used for advertising and promotion. Ht also said he understood that the company was ready to begin produc iion of tractors immediately. The company was m.iklng about eight cars a day at that time, accord ing to the salesman, the witness said. oo |