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Show LUMBER PROMOTERS DENIED REHEARING Men Convicted of Swindle Must Serve Sentences and Pay Fines PHil ADELPIIIA Oct 7 The United States court of appeals here to day refused to g ant a rehear n of the appeal of the con cted pron oters of the Internat onal L mber & De elop ment company an al eged $6 000 000 sw ndle The convctel men are John R Mark ey and lia ah B M er of Chicago the contractors ea h of whom was fined $ 000 an 1 sentenced to one year and three n onths the eastern pen tent a y Charles M M Mahon secretary and treasurer of tho company under senten e of two years n the pemtent ary and a finj of $2000, Will am If Armstrong Jr manager of the company also sonten ed to two years and fined $2000 and Colonel A Q Stewart, spe a o nm b oop an 1 v ce president of tho on i any bpo tenced to ono year and one day a the penitent ary an flnp 1 $10 0 |