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Editors do not put judges in jail for contempt of press, but they are not helpless?as judges know...
...editors were defended by Newton D. Baker, ex-Secretary of War. He pointed out that they had expressed no opinion of the guilt or innocence of the alleged murderer; that they had simply told the facts about the man on trial. Mr. Baker insisted that freedom of the press is as important as the right of free speech. Judge Heflin replied that the court was higher than the newspaper, and that liberty of the press was secondary to human liberty. So he sentenced the three newspaper men to a day in jail without leave to appeal their case...
...Memphis, Tenn., Gold V. Sanders, editor of the Memphis Press, fell into contempt of court and was fined $300 and costs by Federal Judge J. Will Ross...
...During the Past Week the Press Gave Extensive Publicity to the Following Men and Women. Let Each Explain to You Why His Name Appeared in the Headlines...
Marchioness Curzon (wife of the British Foreign Minister): " I wrote letters to leading dressmakers saying that I am buying my clothes in London instead of Paris this spring by order of ' a very high personage.' ' Queen Mary wants to encourage home industry!' commented the press...