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MEDFORD, ORKOON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1922
NO. 289
DEMOCRATIC
SOWN LEADS
PACT FIGHT
Senator Underwood Declares
Yap Pact Grants U S. All
She Asks Fear of War
With Japan Groundless
Opposes Stand of Our Party
Leaders Debate Lively.
WAHHINrlToN, Fib. 17. Today'a
dlw UMliiu if llm Yap pact open
ed by Mriiator I'ndurwood. who fa
vured ratification, but doi-lared li
disagreed with th rmlM on which ,
the treaty was negotiated. Tho full-
TO maioo, no uni.ii i j n-..-
acquired tho "undlviuod one-flflli
sovereignty over Yap, a claimed ly
the state department and tlwrrforo
urn nt aurrvndvrlii that listil undor
thr proaont settlement.
II took lite poalllon that when
0rmny renounced her overawaa poa
nwluna to l ho five principal allied
power, nit save Una power noth
ing mors than i "Joint truateoalilp"
with wlil.it (ltd Yap aeitlomont I tn
harmony.
Hetiator Kolilnnoti mill Honator Pitt
inan, democrat, Nevada, look lauo
with that position.
Won't to War.
H nator Underwood aalil the Unit
ed Ntatrs would not "go to war with
Japan to oust her" frm Yt and tho
treaty, he arguad, would not confirm
Japan's tit I.'.
"Japan grohts ua nil wo aak and
Wit wt need." . mid Henator Under
wnod. "and If wo reject tola treaty w
III ha vi. a m ruble, H could
ordered off tho Island If we don't
make Ihla treaty and wa Would nut
have ttio right to onun.t with China
ua wo want to do."
Hnatur Underwood dutilod euggoa-
tlntii by Honator liftman that tho
Unlle.1 Htatra was "begging for con
reaotona" (mm Japan,- '
Hiiinloir liftman aald "fear waa the
kU if tho treaty faar o tint Rot
ting in bin right without Japan
ataifnt
Mr. Underwood aald that tht "for",
of Japan waa confined to the, TacKiO
roani rrwion rum whs no irwvi'in
among Americana elwwhere. 'Thero
never waa any fear held generally ly
tho A morion n people." ho suld. of w-ar
with Japan resulting from thu Yap
quest Ion.
(niniltu Work Over1.
WAWHNOTON. Kh. IT. Commit
to consideration of tha arroa confer
ence trrallea wna completed today
today when tho orimto forelKn rcla
tlotm coiiimltteo ordered favorably
rportod without reaeivationa tho a"n
ernl Kar Kaaiern and t'hlnoa tariff
treaties. In both cma tho uctlon
wna uiianiinntia.
Th commlttae ai-tad tlrtually with
out dlacuawton utter a statement re
garding thn propoaed Cilnean riinloiua
revialona aad tMen niado ty Hnntor
I'nderwond of Alabama, tho demo
rratlc leader and head of tho apoclal
nrnia ronforrnro romniltlun which
draftee ho tariff pact.
Aa a result n iconoral report rm
bodying tha committee's recommen
dations regarding tho four-power l'a-
clfio treaty, tho Nubniarlna and gas
polwin treaty and thn two treaties fa
vornlily acted on today was prepared
for MubmlHHlnn to the aenntn sq Hint
It could )r In dehatn on the pact a ns
son aa n voto la reached on thu acpn
rate treaty relating tn Yap.
INmvr Tnmly Tiivrrow.
The lenders hoped to concludo tho
Yap debate during today's seaalou and
to bring up the four power puct to
morrow. WASHINGTON', Kt-b. 87 While
dobalo on tho Yap treat) was proceed
ing on tha senate floor, tho first pro
poned reservations lo the four power
Continued on pats eight
MICHIGAN STARTS
OREGON AS APPLE PRODUCING STATE
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 27. Michigan
which has slipped to fourth pluco as a
fruit growing stato, 1h Hooking to dis
place Washington and Oregon and to
struggle with Now York for leader
ship. C. A. lilnghmn, head of the agri
cultural division of tho board ot com
merce, said toduy.
All tbo old orchards Uuvo boon rav
aged by pests, ho said, and tho state
win have to plnnt new ones and grow
on a scientific basis. Pouches, for In
stanoo, will bo dlscardod except for
certain luko territory, but Mlchigun
appluH, ho said, nro umong the finest
Brown and thore tho now drive will be
gin. Then will come pears, plums and
cbjinies, which thrive all over - tho
stitts,
VALKT OF MURDERED FILM
DIRECTOR SOUGHT AS WITNESS
I no ponce in txm singciea aro im.h-
lull Kdard F. Baiicla, former volet ; . -
and aecretury of Wllllani smond .
Taylor. tno film director who wa The grand Jury that cloned IU work
alain In lil homo In tho California Saturday fllod a rort. In which Bher
city. Hit la wantod as a witness and iff TerrM waa taken to tank. charglDK
It In hi llovod that ho could ho of
aroat al.l in aoivmir tno mymory.
Royal Bnde-to-Be Has Scar
cely Time to Try On Wed
ding Gown Rodman Wan
10111-" fiivp5 Pftlinlp ilVPr
amaKer uives uoupie aiiver
CandleStlCkS. l
PRINCESS
SWAMPED Wl
WEDDING GIFTS
. LO.IX)X. F.U. 2IBy the Aao.,chlM(I fc ipwWri Wno gol awtr trora
rlatud Press.) .Princess Mary and ug ,aij sheriff Terrill. We went to
Vlwount Uisrellvs spout tbo last the Rex Cafe together and had a bowl
mornluaT, before tliflr wedding
J re.
la and'
ft..lwll. . .,...) . t l,.,lll-JlMlri
depuiatlon. whom, offerings swelet,
(h. vast ttilliirtfnn of alfu which la
rBt(y, nverllowliig the statu rooms
of lliirkingtiaiu palace. , i
To ich visitor bringing a present
thn princess expressed her thanks.
During the laat fortnight she has
voiced dorena of these acknowlodge
nittntii ilutlv. rimlilnc from tha re-
reiving rooms from timo to time to
give her dressmskers opportunity for
(he necessary trying on of her many
l.ew gowns.
Tho demands upon her time have
been so great that hundreds of per
sons have been obliged to leave thotr
gifts with her aorretwrlos of thn
pa lure sltendunts, and to such per
sons written su-knowlcdgnuients will
bo sent.
Amour thn irlfls received toduy
waHa pair of silver csudlostocks from
Hoduiun Wanamaker of New York,
presented for him by Colonel GtMirge
WimmI. a personal npresentativo In
Loudon.
LONDON, Keli. IT.- Tli AastM-int.
ed I'reaa) toveral hiiiuliiHl men,
women and slila of the V' -.led KIiik
ilom nro proud of hnvbi Ind s'tiia
Kiuiill part In tlio ilislBnliit; ntvl tnnnn
fact uro of various aitli ma of I'r.nrefi;
Mary's trousHt'iiii for her wedding
tomorrow to Vlacount Ijii"lln.i.
Tim trades and crafts thev repre
sent ratiKu from liin'i oolKn'n embroi
derers who li'olped muko the Himerlo.
to gold mine ot Hnuth Wales who
"punned" the niet.il from whlon thn
wedding 'ring wus nimbi.
Many artidus ot tho bride vrd
ding uppurel and travelling tutlru
were tendered as tjlft from various
guilds and indualrloa. llvou thu
(Continued on Pacs KimM
DRIVE TO RIVAL
"Oue of tho strnngo things about
fruit production," said Mr. Ulnghnra
"is that city folks In Michigan arc
eating applns from tho west coast and
tho choico Michigan products go to
Chicago and other outside uiarkotH."
TRAVIS lis CITY, Mich., Fob. 27.
Tho Michigan applo bolt, snowbound
slnco lust mld-wook, was a sorry spue
tuclo today when cities and towns had
broken through the frozen crust and
ro-OHtabllshnd communication. Thou
sands of trees were down, wlro IlnoB
wrecked and tho loo stilt ranged from
2 to 0 inches in thickness. Some of
tho wildest fowl aro seeking shelter
and food In barnyards, tholr wings fro
zon stiff and clumps ot ice wclghtlii
down tlinlr tails,
JURY
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Sheriff Terrill Declares Every
Charge Brought Against
Him Was Refuted May
Make Statement Later;
Woman in Wolgamott Case
Indicted New Jury Called.
,ht "the ahorlff la far from dolug hla'
dll(y , Belu(iiiy allowln wrong-
doora to eaca, and atatoa that It hud
apiwaled to the governor for aid in
their probe and that It bad been their
intention to hale Sheriff Terrill Into
court to defend malfeasance charges.
The governor In response pointed out
that conditions did not warrant state
action, and that "a remedy was fur-
j nlahed in the recall." The grand Jury j
al wimplalna that thoy were unable
to work harmoniously with District;
Attorney lUlos Mo)rc, and recom
mends that the sUto law be changed,
jo "a grand Jury may obtain legal as
sistance aa it may desire.
Sheriff Terrill said Ihla morning
that he had no statement to make on
the report, as it related to Mm, but
that he mlKht make one later. He
claimed that the charges against bim
were the result of "aplte work," and
that every charge brought against bim
hadteen refuted. One of tho accusal
(om ih m tali w tbat ..lneyi
V me drunk out 0,r dmc !
at Kingsbury Springs.
" ,
Prohibition Enforcement Officer Ban
Attmm fkl Kllht . n fl trfciri.thAr WA
of chill togtUer, and that's all there,
M lo ,t'' A,cortl,, sheriff.'
?afd,fef M l h.1'
before the grand Jury, but that the,
speeder ' they chased refused to ap
pear. : . 1 .;
The sbertft also charged "that this
whole mess dates back to tho liulgin
meetings."
Girl Is Indicted
Four secret Indictments, three of
them said to Iw In connection with the
failure of the Dank of Jacksonville,
er returned by the grand Jury last
i minima) , bjiu inn uiu wu rviui uou
against Nona Dunlap alleging lewd co
habitation. The other Is for a minor
criminal offense.
Tho secret indictments will be turn
ed over to the grand Jury drawn this
morning for investigation, snd no
action will bo taken upon them until I
they report. Tho Indictments were!
oslotJ. and tho report on the grand
jury records of those Indictments and
tho crime charged were covered with a
ploce of paper. County Clork Floroy
whs cRiKK-lally admonished to socrecy.
The ludiclment against Nona Duulap
Is an outgrowth of tho recent liquor
raid on tho home of Krnest 8. (Dud)
Wolgamott, who is named in the in
dictment as tho party of tho second
part. She will be arraigned this after
noon. The now grand Jury was drawn this
morning, and Its iiersonnel is as fol
lows
Ray Offenbachor, farmer, Ruch.
M A. Flemlnff, orchardlst, . Jackson
ville. II. A. Carlton, stockman, Prospect.
J. II. Atwcll, machinist, Med ford.
Mary K. Klelnhommor,
Jacksonville.
housewife,
Lulu May 1'onlond, Jiotiscwife, Talent
Frederick L. Champlln, miner. Gold
Hill.
Tho court appointed Mrs. Mary IS
Klolnbammer of Jacksonville, foreman
ui me BiTtou jury.
. in us instructions 10 tno new grana
iry, outlining tholr duties, the court
Instructed thorn to "Htoor ' closr of
trlvlal casos," and to those who might
seek to use. the) irranil Inrv for nrivatn
ends. The. nnw Inrv will mnvnn
Mnrch lath ami .hn.,1 -a mi,-
scheduled to bo called to tholr atten-
Thu grand jury report follows:
Hon. F. M. Calkins, Circuit Judgo,
Jackson county, Oregon:
In these presents tho grand jury
vibmits to tho court and the public
inci r iiuai rnpori. we nave glveu
our bost'effort tn such matter.,
havo como before uu, and wo think
that tho evidence and the law fully
sustains tho facts as statod in this
report.
We have-gone very thoroughly
Into tho records and evidence bear
ing on tho Dunk ot Jacksonville fail
ure. It is a very complicated and
technics! matter Tor lamon to un-
( Continued on Pago Eijhtl
IS
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Two of World's
j.V V-V- 'V . (T7 jj
'1 tiuJt wwJili
Ex Pri'iiiU-r Venlselos of Gnuce on his recent vlnlt to Florida was met by
delegation headed !y Wllllani Jennings Bryan, Miami's most noted citl-
'n and waa etteortod to llryan s home.
I
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The
charges of Senator Smoot, republican,
Utah, and other senators that bor-
rowers from Joint sioca lana Danas m
oro9 CMM had n charged ,!legBl
premiums were declared sustained in
a report made to the senate today fcy
Chairman Lobdell of the federal farm
loaa board.
In reply to a resolntlon of Inquiry
adopted by the senate Chairman
loii, Ib a i0tler dlacuaaing report
of lUesrsil -charges ihetag imposed
I Pn borrower, aaid:
.2
-That such charges
bave :bec - -
ma do, we know beyond question. In
dividual cases have been called to our
attention and investigation has de
veloped concerning ! tbo t number of
loans Issued snd the opportunity for
extortions is surprisingly few."
Chairman Lobdell added that the
board when It learned that borrow
ers were required to subscribe for the
stock of two joint stock banks at a
premium In order to secure loans,
bad Issued an order stopping the
practice snd requiring the banks to
take up the stock and to repay pre
mium plus interest.
E
ALARMS , EAST
NEW YORK. Feb. ST. Tho Coiv
soltdated btoek Kxchango today an
- mounced tho suspension of Mosher
and Wallace, brokers. Suspension of
Thomas K. Cowley of tho firm of
Thomas 11. Cow ley und company wus
announced.
An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was Inter filed In federal court
uimlnat Mosher and Wallace on net I
tion of ono creditor with a claim of
$911.
Liabilities were estimated at $175
000 with tho anHots not listed.
Another involuntary petition in
bankruptcy was fllod ugainst Gamble
tSZ nVad- of the ibliiUes and
and Yates, stock brokers. No estl-
'assets. Threw creditors presented
cluims of $6,450
MIIONTK13AL, Fob. 2TTho brok-
erago house of Tousak, llnrt and An
derson, has been assigned for the
benefit ot creditors. Tho announce
'"'"t was lundo today from tho ros-
trum ot tho Montreal stock exchango,
PHILADELPHIA, Kcb. 27 Tho
brokerage firm of P. K. Guthrio and
company, nieinbora of the Philadol
phta Stock Exchango niado a general
assignment today,
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.
Additional
brokerage
-.'evidence against stock
' . i .i
houses collected in a widespread ' in,
vestigatlng of bucketing and other
irregular practices was laid before
supremo court grand jury today by
Assistant JMstrlct Attorney Simmons
The investigation, started after fall
use of several brokerage firms, already
has resulted In indictment ot nearly a
score of brokers, while ' complaints
against more than thirty firms are
undor investigation,
CHARGE I A
METHODS
AND
VERIFIED
EPIDEMIC STOCK
R
R FALURES
Statesmen Meet
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TO
SAYS MONDELL
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Represen-
PASS
NS
MEASURE
tatlve Mondell of Wyoming, republican j subject to reguUUlon by the fed
house leader and Chairman Fordney of) cr government, the supreme court
the house ways and means committee i today declared. The court sustained
are understood to have discussed the j "e lower courts which prohibited the
soldiers bonus situation with Presi-1 Wisconsin railroad commission from
dent Harding today at the White interfering wtth the Chicago. Bur
House. They were said to have in- Kton and Qulncy railroad in pnt
f,H .h r.riHnt r th. tletion g Into effect Increases In passen-
.h- .nHl rommlttM of the sales
tat proposal suggested by Mr.-Harding.
!" '' ! ''
Heforo' swing the president, - Mr.
Fwrdney conferred with Hanford Mac-
Nlder, national , eoramaader and Jomv
Thomas-Taylor. executive head ot the;
American Legion: i .- - -j
: Mr. MacNider and Mr. Taylor called
at tb White House to see Mr. Harding
. .nformeH that Mr. Hardlnr's .
but were Informed that Mr. Harding's
appointment list for the forenoon was
filled. Mr. MacNider said ihey would
return later.
Mr. MacNider said the legion was
opposed to any further delay and indi
cated it was his desire to present his
views to the executive. He reiterated
that the legion would not be drawn
into any discussion of ways snd means
for raising tho necessary funds.
On leaving the White House both
. ( . , i 1 1 .1 f I . . nU Vi n
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house would pass a bonus bill at this'
session, Mr. Mondell stated that he
could Lot say whether a measure with
out means of raising the revenue could
be put through the senate.
Asked as to ways ot financing the
adjusted compensation, tbo republican
house loader referred again to expect
ed Bavings in the next fiscal year, but
ho would not give an estimate as to
what this amount would be. He indi
cated that the question of the refunded
foreign- debt as a means of financing
the bonus had been brought up at the
White House conference but declined
to say what views the president had
expressed.
U, S. Supreme Court
Upholds Decision
Oregon Fraud Case
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.
The supreme court affirmed tho
decision of the circuit court ot
appeals for the ninth district !
imposing , upon Willard iN. 4
Jones, a Judgment for $18,204 4
aud costs in favor of the gov-
ernment in a case, brought to re-
cover the value of land entered
as a homestead upon the form-
or Sileti Indian reservation iu
Oregon, patents to which. It
was found, had been obtained by
fraud. -
The government contendod
that Jones cntored into con-
tracts with, civil war veterans
who were located upon tho
4 laud, with the purpose ot pro
4 curing tho lands tor his own
4 benefit.
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Canadian Money at Par
SEATTLE, Feb. 27. Seattle retail
stores will accept Canadian money at
par for the first time in tour years, it
was announced today by the retail
trado bureau ot the local chamber of
commerce, ' '
President of Cole
Motor Company Tries
To Kill His Wife
MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 27 The Uvea
of E. C. Frady, president of the
Cole Motor company of Chicago
and hla wife, are banging by a
thread today, according to aur-
goon at the hospital where both
4 were taken yentcnlay following
Frady'a attempt to kill hla wife
with a gun and then end hla own
life by alaahing bit throat with a
aafety razor blade and a pen
knife.
Mra. Frady arrived about six
weeka ago and Frady a month
later. Other guexta at their hotel
aay Frady seemed to he unusually
jealous and scolded his wife for
accepting Introductions to men.
STATE CONTROL
Supreme Court Hands Down
Decision in Important Wis
consin Case Woman Suf
frage UphelcU-Jones Law
Is Interpreted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Rail
road passenger fares within a state
I" travel authorized
by the- interstate commerce commis
sion. V-..-; -..; -'? -v-jS '.
. WASHINGTON. Feb. ?7. The wo-
ni, ""'age or Sth amendment.
t declared constitutional by
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XV -vfl
Char!e S- archild Of New "York,
who sought to challenge the constitu
tionality of the amendment.
The opinion ot the court was de
livered by Justice Brandels.
Jones Law Cphelil
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The
merchant marine act of 1920, known
as the Jones law, prohibits the trans
portation of merchandise between
Alaskan ports and continental United
States by Canadian rail and water
lines, the supreme court announced
.. . . . . . . .
today in a case brought by the terrl
tory of Alaska and the Juneau Hard
ware company against the collector ot
customs for Alaska. '
The territory ot Alaska contended
the ' law was unconstitutional be
cause it discriminated in favor of the
states and against the territory In
tbat it permitted merchandise to be
shipped to and from the United States
by Canadian ships and railroads
without Imposing a penalty, whereas
merchandise shipped In Michigan to
the Juneau Hardware company over
the Canadian Pacific railroad to Van
couver and by Canadian steamer from
there to Alaska, was ordered con
fiscated. Justice McReynolds delivering the
opinion of the court, announced that
the judgment of the court below was
affirmed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-c-The
North Dakota law regulating grain
Inspection and purchase, today was
declared invalid by the supremo
court In an opinion read by Justice
Day.
RAILROAD RATES.
IS KNOCKED OUT
WEALTHY
MICHIGAN
FOR SHOP LIFTING IN LOS ANGEtES
GRAiND RAPIDS. Mich., Feb. 27.
George L. Warren, wealthy presi
dent ot tho Central Michigan Paper
company,. In a wire to George C.
Clark, secretary of the company, de
nied that be and his wife were tho
persons convicted in Los Angeles
Saturday ot shop lifting in a depart
ment store. -
"I am victim ot false impersona
tion," tho message said. "Not per
son referred to in news item. Matter
under investigation."
LOS AKGELES, Feb. 27. George
L. Warren, wealthy president ot the
Central Michigan Paper company of
Grand Rapids, Mich., and his wife
left yesterday for their home in Grand
SOU IN A
PANIC OVER
THE Fil
Red Army Feels Touch of
Gaunt Spectre and Bolshe
vik!" Leaders Terrified
, Must Get Foreign Loan or
Chaos Certain Willing to
Grant Any Concession.
MOSCOW, Feb. 27-By tho Asso
ciated Press.) The soviet delegation
to Genoa will carry Instructions to .
grant all concessions demanded pro
vided a big re-constrnctlon loan can
be obtained. If this loan cannot be
obtained, then from the Russian
point of view the conference has
only been of moral value of recogni
tion of the present government.
The basis reason for this attitude
is the famine. It Is only within the
last few weeks that the leaders ot the
soviet have realized Just how desper
ate Is the food situation. So long as
the famine starves to death the peas
ants and the remaining borgeoisie
though It be on a sca'e of millions,
the soviet leaders are untouched and
rather indifferent. ,
Monro Threatened
But the famine now is slowly but
surely encroaching on and encircling
their stronghold Moscow and so
viet representatives, sent to every
part of Russia for food, report there
Is less and less to be had. that be
ginning with March, the favored red
army will begin to starve and that
each succeeding month will be
worse, until July when harvests, more
or less scant, may relieve the situa
tion -t -s t B Vrt I
.What may happen between new.,,,, ;
and the summer months is troubling.
the soviet leaders. If a big loan to.r
arranged the situation can be saved,
if not the hundred million br so dol- a
bzra in the. soviet treasury will fcaYe"'!;"'
to go for food and even that may not , .
save the country from anarchy1, ;"'',,.,,.
-The, frightened attitude of the sk, .
Viet is shown, -hy its dally changing ,.,,-;
attitude towards the American relief'
administration. When the Ameri
cans first came in September, they
were received with scant courtesy
but with each month they have been
better treated until now they are not
permitted, but asked to direct food
shipments.
See Doom Without Aid
If Moscow leaders do not obtain
outside help, they realize their
power is doomed. Already the Uk
raine has shown its Independence and
has refused to lend any of Its food
to be Bent to Moscow or the red army'
stationed elsewhere. ' ' V ' v
The Caucasus has some food butlts
attitude is doubtful. In the Kuban.'.
where there also is food, hostility to .
outside shipments has, been attire
since last summer. - , : v n . ,
MOSCOW, Feb. 27. (By the As
sociated Press.) J. B. Murray,' ot
Woburn, Mass., connected, with tho
American reltef administration suf
fered a slight flesh wound when fired
upon in the street early yosteVday.
He was accompanied by a Mr. Calla
han of Fall River, Mass.
Whether the shot was fired by a
highwayman or a street patrol, has
not been determined.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27. Murlin
T. Parks, former teller of the People's
bank, was sentenced today in district
court to four years in the state prison
following his conviction last week of,
embezzlement. Ho was charged with
I taking $721 of bank funds.
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Rapids, following conviction and pay
ment ot fines In the police court hero
on charge of shop lifting;. They aro
well known at the hotel In which they
were stopping, having been annual
visitors there.
"They confessed to the shoplifting
and signed an agreement never to
enter the store again," said Police
Detective Frank Roberts. "They
were seen several times in tho act
and finally , arrested: They are
wealthy and undoubtedly will at
tempt to discredit tho police depart
ment and say at home they were not
Involved in the case, but they con
fessed and were sentenced and spent
one night in Jail before providing the
fines which obtained their release,"
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