Philippine Mahogany Side Will Present Testimony Before F. T. C. in November

And now the Philippine Mahoganv side of the matter is going to be presented before the Federal Trade Commission.

Last spring the Commission heard the other side of the proposition in a series of sittings on the Pacific Coast'

Since that time the Philippine folks have been girding up their loins, preparing to tear to bits most of the evidence presented by the other side. The hearings rvill commence on November 3rd in Seattle, and sittings will immediately follow at Portland and San Francisco. The big hearing rvill be in Los Angeles, where the Philippine defendants are preparing to fire their biggest guns. They will show by actual demonstration that Philippine will do the things they claim, and that most of the counter claims are based on ignorance, prejudice, and hear-say. That there will bc fireworks at the l-os Angeles hearirig needs no professional prophet to anticipate.

Wallace Martin, of New York, chief attorney for the Philippine Mahogany interests, has been in Los Angeles for the past rveek rvorking with Walter Scrim, President of the Philippine Mahogany Association, and with the other leading Philippine adherents who will be active in presenting their case here. Daniel Forbes, of Washington, who will be associated with Mr. Martin in this case, will go direct to Seattle, but will be in California for the hear' ings. Mr. Martin has also left for Seattle.

The Los Angeles hearing will probably begin about No vember loth.