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Show FILIPINOS WILL AVOID GALLOWS Riot Loaders' Sentences Will Be Commuted to Life Terms MANILA. P. I Nov 17 (By The Associated Press). Tho death son-tences son-tences of 11 members of the Phiiip-pino Phiiip-pino constabulary convicted of mur-i! mur-i! in connection w.t'n rlotln? December Decem-ber i", 1920, when eight persons, including in-cluding seven members of the Manila, police force, were killed, may be commuted com-muted to life Imprisonment. Tru lo;irl nf pardons appointed by Governor ;:! ral Wood ha recommended recom-mended (hat the di-ulh sentences of these men be commuted to life Imprisonment Im-prisonment and that lone prison sentences sen-tences meted out to 6G other members mem-bers of tho constabulary for their part in the affair be reduced to 17 years, four months. It is understood the fTo-rn.ir general will follow the recommendations of the pardon board. |