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Show GOVERNMENT WINS ON SPRUCE CONTRACT FKATTI,K May 1J. An echo of the pruce railroad controversy. In connection con-nection with the government's wartime war-time airplane program, was hard here today In the announcement of a Judgment for $8!.7I0.I0 in favor of the Vmted (States agHinnt '. K. KrU-knon. Seattle contractor, and hia bondsmen. bonds-men. The award was made In a suit brought by the government as the result re-sult of a contract taken by Krickson to salvage timber along the right of way on the sm-alled npri.ee railroad, built In Chilian county during the wr to get spruce out for alrplanea. The plaintiff charg'-d that Krickson failed to complete hia contract. |