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Show COURT GETS NOTICE OF BURTON DECISION WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. The mandate man-date of the Supreme court of the United States in the case of former United States Senstor Burton, under conviction and sentence for the violation of his oath as a Seriator, was issued today by the clerk of the court. The document is directed to the United Unit-ed States Circuit court for the Eastern district of Missouri and merely notifies that court of affirmation of its judgment judg-ment bv the Supreme court. This is the usual method of procedure in such cases, and is a notice to the trial court that it is at liberty to execute exe-cute its sentence. |