Word: trial
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...reputation for fairness: a big, bluff record which includes life-sentencing the kidnappers of Charles Urschel, bluntly telling a local company to pay no attention to the late NRA, restraining the U. S. from collecting coal taxes under the late Guffey Act. Last week he presided at the trial of Lonzo Carl Giles, onetime Federal Relief administrator in Oklahoma, charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government by countenancing "phony" bids for the purchase of FERA mules...
Question arose at the trial as to what law or regulation requiring competitive bidding Defendant Giles was accused of breaking. Said Judge Vaught critically: "I have investigated here now for nearly a week to find out just exactly what is contained in the first executive order made under the Emergency [Relief] Act. . . . I also tried to find orders made by the persons to whom the original power was delegated by the President. I couldn't find them. I think I have a pretty good library. It is a strange thing if there...
Next morning Judge Vaught was half an hour late in appearing at the trial. He promptly addressed the jury...
...Harvard first boat was clocked in its trial on Saturday in 20 minutes 34 seconds, a time that is considered by experts as promising for the first trial on the Thames...
...racing starts against the Freshman boat. In the rougher water of the New London course, the Yardlings and the Jayvees have been experiencing some difficulty in keeping the boat level, but have been increasing their power at a padding stroke. The program calls for a two-mile time trial for the Freshmen on Thursday with the Second Varsity boat furnishing the opposition...