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Show Mm Flag 'on Ir. ioyle's lawn Democratic Candidate for Governor Is, However, Not Suspected of tlie Larceny. , The American flag, by vandal hands ruthlessly (orn from Its fastenings at the home of Mrs. Jesslu D. La Forgce on Halloween, Hal-loween, hos been found. It was found yesterday morning by M. II. ICrloblcr, on lho lawn In front of tho resldoncf. of James II. Moyle, Democratic candidate for Governor. No special significance- Is attached to tho circumstance of Its having hav-ing been found In the front yard of tho Democratic candidate for Governor. Mo was probably out of town when tho flag was taken down, nnd his sons positively deny having had anything lo do with It. And ns tho flag was 1101 In tho Philippines It Is not behoved that any DPinocrnt would have been particularly Interested In tearing It down. Tho flag bnd been Homing since last Fourth of July from a rope suspended between two trees at Mrs La Forgco's place, 413 East Firm South street It was a handsome flag, about ton foot long, and whon on Tuesday morning Mrs. Iji Forgce discovered that It had been torn down she was naturally and patriotically patri-otically Indignant. She enrod not so much for the Intrinsic value of tho flng as sho deplored tho unpatriotic Bplrlt which would permit Young America to commit such a heinous act. Sho promptly prompt-ly offered a reward of 520 for tho appro-honslon appro-honslon of tho traitorous vandals and this offer doubtless led to tho flag's being be-ing loft where It was found. Tho flag was returned lo Us ownor, but as thorn Is no cluo lo the culprits tho rowanl haB not been claimed. |