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TEMPERATURES TODAY
Boston, 5 a. nu.. 58 Portland, 4 a. m..63 ,v
Washton . .83 Marshfield ,.40
Charleston "..Majeattl " , .68
Hnr Toik f . 66 Boise ! , .46 ,
Chicago, 7 ft. m.. 62 Ban rraa. . " ..88 '
St. Paul " . .40 Koaabarf " , 48
Kan. City - .58 Spokane . ,.4
Portland humidity, 6 a, m. 87 -
Rain tonight '
and Sunday;
with windi '
southerly.
VOL, XII. NO. 174.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 19,13 -TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES.
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RIVERS' IS
CITYTO CONTEST
RIGHT OF APPEAL
MAYBE APPOINTED LORD
LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND
PRACTITIONER IS
BAGS OF COIN TO
ST. HELENS OK
PORTLAND PEOPLE
OPEN SESAME' TO
GREAT PROSPERITY
BRUTALLY KILLED
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CHRISTIAN
COUNTING 6010
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MEETING
EMERGENCY BOARD
ALLOWS FOR
FRANCHISE PROBE
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MINOR LIASES
Mrs. Rebecca P. Gay, Leading
Healer of Los Angeles, Is
Found in Her Office, Head
Beaten In With Gaspipe.
WAS DIVORCED WIFE OF
SAN DIEGO MILLIONAIRE
Robbery Not Believed to Have
Been the Motive of the
Murder.
(United Press Leaned Wire.)
Los Angeles, Sept. 27. Mrs. Rebecca
P. Gay, a Christian Science practitioner,
was found murdered in her office In a
downtown office building early today.
She had been beaten over the head until
her brains exuded, with a piece of
three quarter inch gas pipe wrapped in
brown paper. The pipe lay beside her
body.
The murderer evidently had tried to
drag the body to a window opening Into
an air shaft, to throw it to the court
below. Failing, he had covered it with
books and Christian Science literature
pulled from a table.
The body was found by, a charwoman,
who screamed and then fainted. Jani
tors hearing her outcry, notified the po
lice. v
Walls Spattered With Blood.
The floor and walls of the office were
spattered with blood. Tables and chairs
were overturned.
According to police detectives, no ap
parent anarch of the office was made
by the ' murderer. They do not believe
robbery was the motive.
Coroner Hartwell examined the body
and said life had been extinct at least
10 hours. Night watchmen at the build
ing declared no one had entered or left
the building since 7 o'clock last night,
to the best of their knowledge.
Woman Was Well Known,
Mrs. (Jay was about 65 years of age.
She was among the best known Chris
tian Science practitioners of Los An
ge.es. According to her friends, Mrs.
Gay came here some time ago after a
divorce from John Gay, a wealthy citi
zen of San Diego, who since has re
married. Mrs. Gay was last seen alive by her
friends when she left her rooms .at the
Magalla apartments early yesterday to
go to her office. She said sha would
return before night.
About to Lmt Office.
Her hat and coat were found today
on a table in the office, lying beside
her handbag. Detectives -believe she
was about to leave her office when the
murder was committed.
- On the door had been pasted a-card
which read: "Office closed Saturday.
Mrs. Gay will return Monday."
The practitioner's desk calendar
showed that she had had eight appoint
ments in her office Friday. Another
was scheduled for her home today. Of
ficers are trying to locate the eight pcr
sona who en believed to have consulted
her yestcrcfiy.
Patient May Have 'Killed Her.
Detectives who went carefully over
Mrs. Gay: office are of the opinion that
she was struck down while she sat in
a little wicker chatr at her desk, talk
ing with a person she believed to be a
patient.
Because the woman's eyes, in spite of
the awful beating she received, re
mained closed, they even believe she
may have lind her eyes closed in prayer
for the patient when the first blow whs
struck.
All of the woman's wounds were on
the left side of her head and face. An
overturned chair stood beside the one
she always used. Indicating that the
alayer in leaping to his feet, overturned
his chair, to complete his work.
Church Headquarters Hear. ,
The fifth floor of the building where
the murder was committed is given over
almost entirely to Christian Selene
practitioners. The southern California
headquarters of the church are also lo
cate J there. Another practitioner must
(Continued on Page Two.)
SOUTH SEA PIRATES
TAkTNRVII C PIITTTP
inilLM Ul U. U. UUI IL.lt
' AFTER FIERCE BATTLE
Gang Ruled by. Beautiful Span
. ish Captive, Is on Way to
San Francisco for Hanging,
Special to fbe Journal, t
San Francisco, Sept. 27. The chase
fdr a pirate crew that haa been' terror
ising the smaller islands of the South
Seas, haa ended, according to a wire
less message received tftday at Hono
lulu from Captain Tapham of the
United States revenue cutter Keokuk.
Every man of the band of 25 was
captured, Captain Tapham said, after
a hard, fight. The prisoners will bo
brought direct to San Francisco, where
the oaptain will recommend that every
One of the men be hanged.
Among the pirates. Captain Tap
ham found a beautiful young Spanish
girl, Estella D'Orfea. She, the reports
aid, is adored by the freebooters.
V Estella was five years old when aha
fell Into their hands. Her father waa
the captain of the trading - schooner
Santa Maria, which sailed from Ma
nila 10 .VAflra nun. Nnthlntf vm vai
heard of the craft. The chief of the
gang confessed to Captain Tapham that
hi band sank th V)nr. and Mavnd nnlv
the beautiful child.
Substitution of Iron Washers
foj Silver Coin in Frisco
Mint Makes Checking of
Vaults' Contents Necessary.
ESTIMATED SHORTAGE
IS $30,000 TO $75,000
Weighing of Coin Shows Discrepancy-
in Weight, Re
vealing Robbery.
(Cnlted Prew Leaied Wire.)
San Francisco, Sept. 27. That It will
be weeks probably before the exact ex
tent of the shortage which has been
discovered in the mint here Is known
was admitted today by officials engaged
in the investigation. There are 60,000
bags of gold and silver coin stored in
the mint vaults and they all will have
to be gone through to determine how
thoroughly the thief did his work.
More than this, it was practically Im
possible to learn from the local mint of
ficials, who replied to nearly every
question that all information concern
ing the case must come from Wash
ington, i
It is known, however, that the short
age is estimated at all the way from
130,000 to J75.000 and that It may run
still higher than the latter figure.
It was also clear that the government's
loss might have gone undiscovered for
a long time but" for a slight miscalcula
tion as to weight, on the thief's part, In
the substitution of the iron washers
for gold coin in the money bags he
rifled.
The moment It was noticed that one
of the bags did not tip the scales at
exactly the correct figure, the bag was
opened and the theft discovered. The
opening of more bags followed, but
while it la certain that others had been
tampered with, the exact number dis
covered thus far was not known outside
the mint.
To the thief's Identity. It was said.
thero was not yet the slightest clue.
Even the time of the thefts was uncer
tain, beyond the fact that there was a
count of the coin something over a year
ago, and that there was no shortage
then.
vThls year's count was to have been
begun in July duc was aeiayca swell
ing the appointment or Mint superin
tendent T. W. H. Shanahan, a Wilson
selection, who took office August IS.
The count had, however, been started
before that date under the administra
tion of former Superintendent Frank A.
Leach.
Responsibility for the shortage would
consequently, persons familiar with the
mint said, fall upon the past admlnls-
Jtratlpnj
The count is being made by so clerics.
under the supervision of Superintendent
Shanahan, ex-Superintendent Leach, Aa
sayer Frederick P. Dewey and Charles
S. A rms, W. H. Kelly and J. J. O'Conner
of the treasury department.
Seven Washers Found.
Washington, Sept. 27. At whatever
figure the San Francisco mint officials
may estimate the shortage In the inBtl
tution's treasure, all that they absolute
ly know, It was stated at the treasury
department today. Is that seven Iron
washers have been found scattered
through four sacks of coin In place of
as many silver dollars.
It was admitted, however, that Direc
tor of the Washington Mint Roberts has
ordered a piece-by-piece count of the
government's entire reserve silver sup
ply on the coast, a total of $61,000,000.
The task will take weeks.
Inasmuch as the seals were unbroken
on the sacks in which the washers were
found, Roberts believed some sleight-
of-hand artist among the workmen w-ho
did the sacking was responsible for the
thefts. He added that he did not be
lieve the loss would prove wry large.
Assayer Dewey has telegraphed that
the gold coin is safe.
P. R L 8 P. CO. FILES
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FOR PAST FISCAL YEAR
Valuation of Physical Proper
ties! Now In; Work of Check
. ing 'Schedules Begins.
T'.ie valuation of the property of the
Portland 'Railway, Light and Power
company by tho state railroad commis
sion took a forward step today with the
submission by the public sorvlce corpor
ation of Its financial statement for th
year ending June 30, 1913.
The company's valuation of Its physi
cal properties Is now all In and the,
work of checking over the schedules
will be begun by the commission's ex
perts. I '
While this Is going on the Pprtland
Railway, Light and Power company will
prepare and submit to the .commission
its valuation, of intangible properties,
such mm water rights, expenses of organ
ization and development of businegi.
original cost data and the division of
earnings and expenses, as between dif
ferent classes of properties and utility
services. -
Formal proceedings in the investiga
tion will be resumed by the commission
In the near futuro upon five days no
tice to Interested parties.
In tho statement of earnings filed
today thjt revenue for the year ending
June 80 from .utility operations was
given at .1,998,2S3.3. , :. .
The number of customers served waa
87.461.' V , . J
Large Delegation Goes From
This City by Automobile to
Aid Movement for Highway
to the Coast.
IMPORTANCE OF ISSUE
IS FULLY EXPLAINED
Speakers Tell Columbia Men
That Easy Means of Travel
Is Essential to All.
"Good Roads Day" waa observed yes
terday at the Columbia county fair and
the annals of St. Helens were made
memorable by the attendance of a large
delegation of good roads boosters from
Portland.
One hundred or more enthusiasts left
this city in automobiles at 1:30 p. m.
and arrived at St. Helens at 2:30 p. m.
without serious accident.
Strict accuracy requires, however, th
statement that most of them arrived.
There were a few that were delayed en
route, as is indicated by the following
telegram addressed to the "Coast High
way Convention Assembling at St. Hel
ens," ' and received after the meeting
was all over.
"Gentlemen We are on our way but
delayed by short circuits and cleaning
our carburetor. We are with you in
spirit and wish you success. Dorr E.
Keasey, William H. Mall. Carl R. Jones,
Charles Hegele, Henry W. Fries."
A large number of residents of Co
lumbia county had gathered on the fair
grounds when the Portland party ar
rived. There was a great disappoint
ment when it was announced that the
convention hall was not large enough
to permit the exhibition by Samuel Hill
(Continued on Page Flv.
TO
T
Only American in Rheims Race
Fly in a French
Machine,
Rheims, France, Sept. 27. Aviator
Provost was declared winner today in
the French elimination contests prepar
atory to the riice Monday for thaJames
Gordon Bennett trophy. The judges
placed his average speed at 118 H miles
an hour. Aviators Vedrlnes and Gilbert
were respectively second and third.
The only American pilot who will fly
In the race Monday is Charles Weymann,
who, much to the French contestants'
amusement, the aviator's art being an
American ivfiaMlon, has entered a
French machine, lie has made consid
erably better than 100 miles an hour in
it, however, and his chances were to
day considered even with Provost's. The
best judges expressed the opinion that
one ol these two would win.
The present holder of the trophy is
Vedrlnes, who won it last year at a
speed of 11 1 miles an hour, and will
try Monday to win it again.
.English, Belgian, Italian and German
aviators also will compete. Altitude
contests, slow races, short speed races,
passenger carrying competitions and
other events are scheduled, for tomor
row. Tome 25 aviators will participate.
VED1E
SECOND
PUS
MOT
Governor's Request for Funds
to Carry on Law Enforce
ment Campaign Is Delayed
Business.
PETITION FOR PRISON
PATROL OFFICER DENIED
Money Is Allowed for New
Building at University of
Oregon.
(Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
fc'alem, Or., Sept. 27. The emergency
board, called together today to pass on
Governor West's request for funds for
carrying on his law enforcement activ
ities, spent the entire morning session
in disposing of minor requests for defi
ciency appropriations, putting off the
main issue until the last. It is pre
dicted, however, that this afternoon the
bard will authorize a deficiency appro
bation for the governor's use in his
crusade work.
At soon as the meeting was called
to order, with all members present, the
governor presented a resolution citing
the provisions of the constitution and
laws imposing upon his office the duty
of seeing that the laws are faithfully
enforced, and asking: fur an appropria
tion of not to exceed $5000, not to e.i
eeeu one half of which Is to be used in
the employment of Hpeclal agents, the
balance to be used for the payment of
rewards offered by the state.
State Treasurer Kay Immediately sug
gested that he preferred to take up the
smaller matters first. A prolonged
silence followeda regular "Quakers'
session" then Senator Dan Malarkey
said he also favored taking up the
smaller matters. This met with a
number of murmured approvals, and
it was the order.
Oas Franchise Up.
"I want to call up the 'gas fran
chise Investigation matter first," said
Senator Malarkey. Thrte of tho Port
iajid nieinbeis of the bnarci vcre partic
ularly interested in that, and desired to
get an appropriation authorized for
that before any serious constroversy
arose in the board. ; -
"The legislature instructed the gov
ernor to make this investigation, and
it doesn't concern me how it is made
or how It ends, he ought to be provided
(Continued on Two.)
TARIFF SIGNING AM
A
Democrats Plan to Complete
Their Report Monday, Af
ter Conference,
(t'lilterl Press leaned Wlru.l
Washington, fcept. 1", Democratic
tariff conferees plan to complete' their
report today and hold a final confer
ence Monday with Republicans before
introducing the report In the house. It
Is not believed, however, that the meas
ure will be ready for President Wilson's
signature beforo the end of next week.
Democratic senators claimed victory
in two thirds of the items over which
there were controversies, asserting that
most of the lower rates were accepted.
The conferees, however, are expected to
disagree on the cotton futures tax.
a sure: SIGN OF FALL,!
(WWBflllSl) )
Speakers at Columbia and
Snake River Waterways As
sociation ' Convention Ex
pound Development Ideas.
PORTLAND CHOSEN AS
NEXT MEETING PLACE
Teal and Lewis Explain Pos
sibilities of Harnessing
Streams for Power.
By Fred Lock ley.
Kennewlck, Wash., Sept. 27. Portland
Is to have the next annual convention
of the Columbia and Snake River Wat
erways association.
The most successful meeting ever
held by the waterways association was
brought to a close by an illustrated
lecture by the secretary of the associa
tion, W. R. Struble, showing the pros
pective traffic and commerce of the
Columbia river basin.
One of tho addresses that was con
stantly referred to by the other speak
ers wns that of J. N. Teal. In intro
ducing his subject Mr. Teal referred to
the prophetic vision of Robert Mills, in
engineer who, in 1S19, nine years before
the first rail for a railroad was laid in
the T'nited States, said:
"Would it be too extravagant to look
forward to the period when our East
India trade shall take this course and
the Mouth, of tho Columbia river as the
head of its ship navigation to the grand
depot of articles coming and going?"
"His idea was to have a road con
structed from the head of navigation of
the Missouri to the head of navigation of
tho Columbia," said Mr. Teal. "Would
(Continuod on Page Five.
AFTER FALL IN M
Claude McDonald, Freshman
at State University, Injured
Last Night,
(Special o The journal.)
Kugene, Or., Sept. 27. Claude Mc
Donald. 19-year-old son of Mr. and KTs.
Hurry McDonald, 461 KastJTenth street,
Portland, freshman In the university,
died at 3:05 this morning at the Eugene
hospital.
Dr. J. Eberle Kuykendall, who at
tended him, says death was due to an
Injury to the bane of the skull, prob
ably sustained last evening when Mc
Donald fell on the cmnrnt floor of the
gymnartlum. McDonald had been taking
outside gym work with other members
fit the freshman class.
His parents arrived here this morn
ing. Tho body will be taken to Portland
on the 4 o'clock train this afternoon.
JOEL MAY NOT OWN AUTO
UNTIL HE BECOMES MAN
Lus Angeles, t.'al., Sept. 27. Court re
fuged to alter the terms of the will of
10. iioppersteud, who left his son Joel,
17, U'0,000, with the stipulation that
lie shah not own an automobile until
he becomes of age.
PORTLAND
BOYJES
James Bryre, former British am
bassador to United States.
TO BE ABOUT TO TAKE
Former Ambassador Arrives
in Dublin on Tour of the
Island,
tUnited Preu Lc-aneri Wlre.l
Dublin, Sept. 27. That James Bryce,
former British ambassador to the United
States, shortly will become lord lieu
tenant of Ireland was rumored here to
day. He had Just arrived from Belfast
on a tour of the Island. Lord Aber
deen, the present lord lieutenant, la
about to resign. It is said.
Ulster Volunteer Parade.
Belfast, Ireland, Sept. 27. Tne Ulster
"Volunteers" formed with the' avowed
purpose of resisting home rule forcibly,
paraded the streets today. Thousands
were in line, carrying rlflea shipped to
them by anti-home rulers in London.
"Ulster day" will be celebrated tomor
row. "
Sir George Richardson, an army offi
cer on the active list, led the volunteers,
who were divided into 14 battalions,
seven of them commanded by retired
army officers. Sir Edward Carson ad
dressed the paraders before the march.
It was estimated that 250,000 persons
watched them.
AVALANCHE OF GOODS
WHEN TARIFF IS SIGNED
Washington. Sept. 27. Customs offi
cials estimated today that 1150.000.000
worth of goods are in bonded ware
houses at the country's ports of entry
at present, waiting for the lower duties
provided In the tariff bill. Klaborate
preparations have been made to handle
this rush of business as soon as the bill
has been signed.
FED 300,000 TRAMPS
SINCE HUSBAND DIED
fean Kranclsco, Cal.. Sept. 27. The
number of tramps fed since 1884 by
Mrs. John Parrot t. widow of the mil
lionaire who made his wife promise on
lils death bed never to turn a wayfarer
from her door hungry, has passed the
300,000 mark.
HUNTER KILLS COUGAR
IN WOODLAND HILLS
Woodland. Wash., Sept. 27. A small
building occupied as a feed and hitch
ing stable In the rear of the postofflce
burned down yesterday. The fire de
partment saved surrounding buildings.
The loss was small. The building be
longed to Mrs. Thornton.
Henry Powell, who killed a bear ut
his home lust week, shot an eight foot
cougar Sunday. The bounty on the ani
mal was 0.
$200,000 HAUL MADE
BY Q. & C. ROBBERS
i.
New Orleans. La., Sept. 27. That the
three hagn of money 'stolen In the hold
up of an Alabama Great Southern pas
senger train near Tuscaloosa early yes
terday probably contained more than
J200.000 was the declaration here this
afternoon of John Wogan, assistant
chief of the subtreasury. The money,
he said, was consigned to Louisiana and
Alabama hanks.
Portland Man Will Teat-h.
The Dailes, Sept. 27.--The local school
board has engaged W. J, Luster f Port
land to take charge of the manual train
ing department of the public schoolH,
and classes therein wilt be organized
next week. This is the first yeur that
there has been a manual training de
partment In The Dalles schools.
Spain to Kent! Kshiblts.
Madrid. Spain, Mept. 37. The Spanish
government decided finally today to par
ticipate In the Panama-Parlfto exposi
tion in Ban Francisco in 1915.. Spain,
it was announced, will be represented by
private aa well as official exhibits.
NOTED
DIPLOMAT
AID
ABERDEEN S
Contention Is Municipal Court
Decision ' Is Final, Except
Where Fine Over $500 or
Sentence Exceeds 90 Days.
VOTERS MAY BE ASKED
V TO CHANGE PROVISION
Proposed Amendment Com
promise Between Old Law
and Present Section.
Whether or not the city charter now
in force gives to litigants the right to
appeal from decisions of the Judge of
the municipal court is to be determined
Monday in a hearing before Circuit
Judge Clceton.
City Attorney La Roche and his
deputy, Stanley Myers, have filed peti
tions in which they resist the right of
these defendants to appeal from Judge
Stevenson's decisions on the ground
that the oharter does not provide for the
appeal, except under certain conditions.
Should the city's contention be' sus
tained, then the municipal judge will be
vested with a power that In minor
cases will be almost supreme. The
right of appeal, asking for a review of
the case before a Jury in the circuit
court, is not granted by the new char
ter, unless a fine of more than 1500 Is
imposed or a sentence pf more than 90
days in Jail is Inflicted.
Altogether, since Judge Stevenson
took office and tho new charter went
into effect, more than 50 defendants
who have been convicted in the munlcl-'
pal court have applied to have their
cases tried again in the circuit courts.
City Asks Dismissal.
To each of these appeals the city at
torney has filed a cross petition asking
that they be dismissed on the ground!
that th? charter does not give these de
fendants the right to ask for review
of their cases by a higher court.
The first one of these cases to be ar
gued will come before Judge Cleeton
Monday. It is the case of ,the city
against J. "Hat" Hltchlns, a local at
torney, who waa convicted of disorder
ly conduct in connection with an accusal
of being a "peeping Tom."
"The city attorney's office is not ad
vocating," said Deputy Stanley Myers
today, "that the right of 'appeal be de
nied. We are rather taking the stand
that the charter la lacking in that it
does not provide an adequate appeal
specification..
Appeal Bight Waa Aauasd.
"Under thie old charter, the right of
appeal from decisions of the municipal
judge was greatly abused. Especially
was this true in the cases from the
underworld, and much trouble was had
in, securing convictions tn -the -upper
courts. In thaso cases, the defendants
would ask for a jury trial in the mu
nicipal court, and on being convicted,
they would appeal to the circuit court.
"In the Interval that elapsed before
the hearing In the upper courts, the
defendants, or their representatives,
would buy off the prosecuting witnesses
and when the case would finally com
to trial, the prosecution's case would
fall. Not only was this the case, but
these people were given the advantage
of two jury trials, a right that not even
a murderer is accorded.
While the present charter apparently
does not allow the right of appeal in
minor city cases, all such defendants
have the right, under common law, to
have the legal points of their cases
reviewed.
X,egal Errors Only Conrtrnad,
Thi3, however, affects only the legal
efrors that the judge in the lower court
might have made, the testimony not be-'
lng reviewed. This is shown In the ap
peal of cases from the circuit court to
the state supreme court. There the
evidence plays no part other than tho .
effect It might have had in causing the
judge to err in hia legal interpretation.
In 1905 the state supreme court ruled
that a city cannot create appeal rights
by ordinance. That would mean that iu
this case, the city will have to vote an
amendment of some kind conferring this
right at the next election. There la
already talk of drawing up euch an
amendment for the election next No-.,
vember. At any rate it is intended that
the amendment shall not allow such
liberal appeal rigms aa waa me case
before the present charter took effect, -
Two of these cases were to have been
argued this morning., before Circuit
Judge Morrow, but because of the lat
ter's illness, they were postponed, and
it devolves upon Judge Cleeton to maka
the decision.
BANK OF NAMPA IS
CLOSED ON ORDERS
(Siiecl.l to Th Journal.
Caldwell, Idaho, Sept. 27. -The Banlc
of Nampa, the oldest bank in Nauipa,
capitalized at $100,000, closed its doora
today by order of the state bahtj exam
iner. J. VV. Givens, superintendent of the
insane asylum ut Oro Kino, la president
of the closed bank; J. A. Givens, vice
president, in charge of the institution,
and C. E. Lore, cashier. So statement
is available today.
Mrs. Wlborg Pleads Not Guilty,
New York. Sept. 87. "Not guilty? waa
the plea entered here today by Mrs.
Frauk Wiborg, wife of a Cincinnati
capitalists indicted, by a federal grand
jury oh " charge ntxamusflg. Mr.
Wiborg. accompanied : by her . him hand.
entered her plea before Judge Hough. ,
Mrs. Wiborg arrived here September
6 with 20 trunks. She declared they con
tained only 1500 . worth of dutiable
goods. The trunks Were seised and th
Indictment declared they contained f500V
worth of goods. Mra. Wiborg waa fir
en until October 13 to withdraw hr
plea of not guilty. , ,
Mrs. Wiborg is a slnter-lndaw of
General Nelson A. Milos, If ronvlctM
she may bo given a . mntenr vt (wo
yeara' imprisonment. $1000 fin a, or bath.
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