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Show WOMAN ABBESTED FOB . ALLEGED CONSPIBACY. PORTLAND. June 4. Miss Marie Ware, who recently resigned as United States commissioner at Eugene at the request of United States District Judge Bellinger, was arrested here today. Miss Ware is charged with conspiracy to obtain Government Gov-ernment lands by fraud. . Horace G. McKlnley, a timber land locator, lo-cator, was arrested yesterday charged with making false affidavits in the office of the United States commissioner at Eu- Special agents of the General Land office have been Investigating alleged timber land frauds In this State for several months past, and it is rumored that several sev-eral other arrests will follow. It Is said that the fraudulent entries of land in this State will run into the thousands thou-sands and that sensational developments are expected from the Investigation now in progress. |