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January 18, 1927

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CONGRESS CAN FORCE WITNESS TO TESTIFY, HIGH COURT DECIDES; Sweeping Opinion Says Senate Has Right to Punish Mal Daugherty for Contempt. OTHER CASES ARE AFFECTED Reed Will Proceed Against Insull and Crowe for Silence on Primary Funds. SINCLAIR ALREADY CITED Supreme Bench Unanimously Holds Power Over Witnesses Is a Needed Legislative Aid. CONGRESS CAN FORCE WITNESS TO TESTIFY

By Special to The New York Times

U S Supreme Court, in decision in M S Daugherty case, rules Cong has right to force witnesses to testify or be cited for contempt other cases affected

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BAUMES LAW TEST DEFEATED BY A JURY; It Overrides the Evidence and Finds Simmons a First, Not Fourth, Offender. LEGAL FIGHT ON HIM OVER Responsibility of Life Sentence Under Act Is Removed From Judge Taylor. BAUMES LAW TEST DEFEATED BY A JURY

By Unknown Author

Kings Co jury decides that Simmons is first, not fourth, offender; test case ends; comment by Sen Baumes; W F Bleakley on laws; trial of R E Jordan in Rochester to determine legality of sentence as 4th offender

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Notable Births

S. Balachander

1927S. Balachander, Indian actor, singer, and veena player (died 1990)[†]

Sundaram Balachander was an Indian veena player and filmmaker. He directed, produced, and also composed music for a few of his films. Balachander was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982. He died of a heart attack at the age of 63, while on a music tour of India.