Show MR ROOSEVELT SHOWS MERCY TO WOMAN WITH BABES WASHINGTON Sept 4 As As a Ii result of or an appeal In behalf of or children In need or of the care of or a mother President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt has hall granted a a. commutation of or sentence sen lien tence In th the case of ot Mrs lira Adaline Ross Boss Rossor of or Jackson county count Ken Kentucky tuck Mrs Ross Rosa was convicted con In the United States court for tor the eastern district of or Kentucky of or making and selling whiskey In violation of or law She was t sentenced d to P pay a fine of or 1000 and for six months The friends of or Mrs Ross petitioned the tha Department of ot Justice re reciting reciting reciting re- re citing that she sho was al a widow with eight children Being unable as 85 she beHaved to support her hel children In any other wa way Mrs Rot Ross resorted to making and selling whisks whiskey The Tho children aro are In a deplorable deplore deplore- ble condition and scattered among the neighbors On a promise b by Mm Mrs RoEs Hoes that she would woud not make or sell elt an any more moro whiskey Attorney General Bonaparte r recommended rec to President Roosevelt a commutation commutation com corn mutation of ot sentence to expire September Instead of or November XO 17 17 which the President President President dent has approved |