Show IGNORANCE OF LAW EXCUSE EFFECTIVE SAN FRANCISCO March 31 Vp- Vp IP- IP P Charged with bringing Mediterranean can ean fruit fly into California Mrs William Wil Wil- liam Ham P. P Denegre of Germantown Pa toddY thanked a generally supposed futile excuse ignorance of the law for her freedom Mrs Denegre pleaded she was without knowledge of committing an offense when she arrived from Hawaii Hawaii Ha with plant infested larvae of the fruit fly California spends spend thousands of dollars annually to guard against possible entrance of the fly into the state She brought the twigs for relatives in the east cast Mrs Denegre said The district attorneys attorney's office accepted her explanation The larvae were exposed to a five five- hour fumigation of Mrs Denegres Denegre's baggage A |