New Britain herald., 1927-04-01
SAP|RO Tells OF
SECURING LOANS
Got $4,000 for Several Days"
Work at Washington

~ s.p,uIp vas pam AL vi ih'iO
FOR getting loans at Washington Tor
cooperative farmers organizations,
he testified today in his sl,0op.0Jg
Anal suit against Henry Ford.
The time he actually spent d, the
capita. appearing before The var
finance corporation, Sap.ro said. Was
several days in the fail 0: ls-l.
lie represented - co.'o., wheat and
tobacco associations
AFTER establishing the arappn
collected b. Sapigo, WHO .or - year
Las been organizing ccLp"ratiE
and the approximate time he spe III
il. floating The loans, Senator James
a. Reed, attorney Tor Ford, switch
eli his cross examination % the
Mississippi Growers association. The
witness. who claims that ms rapu,a-
ton with the farmers was inquired
by articles ii the Ford Sned Dear
born pendent, says his fees from
that group for Is@l-22-23 tota!le4
sls.75U.
Sapiro when questioned Us 10 work
with the Texas cotton growers, adj
nlitted he had demanded a $4,000
iet anu lrd' F'!hs s"pei''-7' -"
York TO Dallas, 70 make sQe@ches
and explain contracts TO tn 1affn-
Srs.
hs'oFe YOU went 'a1eN@F .'-'"
making Speeches. yol H4d an agree
nent that you be named couAse. for
al commodity coous RI ives IN this
state d!dn I you heed Ssnea'
"ou4oI' s~E '"''S "19
agreement but vas to be made
eo4Ase.'
senator f'se2 vas cross v@,liil'i'-
iAs Sap!Fo as 10 NJ '@0' a'd '~'''o4'
ASSOCIATION "Aeh the ea'i' "-''' l'oo''
recess vas IaHeh.
'hs"es VIM me-"
S@pifo vas On inc "IH.'''S S.o''1
1858 IMAM - hl4i -i.9 '04"y re-o'o
ne ciashcd again WIN o1""'"' janice
A. Reed chiet ofu co"i'S1', :,
turning ahsrty 10 'u ~ risu 81
raymond the senator s1tI'
Your honor th-s witness Is con-
thNaliy "rah-''''7 o'If -ii'a po'-.''
snd Ahdl'ls -aN'' "'11' lily F1-7~''''7
fathef IMAM a'l'Hip l'"5 ~ AIS -
them.
Reed Aa1 asked 9ap-lo as
speeches inaH' III I'A&' III go ~
peAd!l ol ihe ISN"9 ! al
Cotton association.
You were sun 'Ass9 IA
asked Reed
Sapiro ilcHea MIN up lhslahlIF'
YOU mean / was H.ef' again
he ASKED
our au'stIoI. i"ii'@'e' nos
there inc "14o'v ''int' ,.. :,
"AA r!sht' all Fish'' 81 l"'9 |,
your own Way the senate iep''Su
and turned TO the 1ung9 70 if'ee,,.
SariFo was uph"id ny 'n7 gus.
In thts instance aS J''at'''Su III nv
answering reed hrSl al'S. l",i' -
The tord attorney S}at1'" 'tiS
third day OF cross-e%aHihadoh ~
going INTO the organization OF Hl'
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton aASoei-
alton. Sapiro tes'ifled Lhsre "'ie
Uankers and heads o: other agrlcNl-
t1ral associations on the pre-orsah-
ization committee but no warehouse
men that he could remember.
You started in TO get d million
bales OF cotton contracted Tor.
said Reed.
That vas our goal"
sapiro said he had received no
money for speeches explaining cot
ton contracts. That was considered |
na- OF his work. He admitted he |
related ADVANTAGE. he hoped would |
he realized by the association, and
attempted 70 persuade farmers to |
.o,n
sani,o Identified an account OF |
-, ~. s,.aches made in 1921 !
nrint.d in m. Texas Farm Bureau
,.,., Read read the article which |
ouo,ed saniro as saving he was not |
,n,eres,4d primarily in money but
.ished 70 take the children OF |
80. ont ., The cotton field, and
M, ,hen, In schools and to take the
n,nrre, ,,on, Tho n.lds and put them
4, ,he;- homes.
san,ro said the article. told Of the
1900. -, coone,ative ORGANIZATIONS
IN california, where they had been
i, sx,s-enca for 2s years. He told !
=. The change OF Fresno among the
raisin growers. prosperity following
a 49, =, Inc coopsratives.
s.n,ro followed Reed in the read
,,e and although he had 10 copy
t.,ora rim ,tonned the senator two
-. 1--WE. tn correct him from
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