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Show Fulled to Secure Conviction. Portland, Oro. Ex-Stnto Sonntor It. A. Booth of Eugcno nnd his brother, James II. Booth, ox-recolvcr of the land ofllco at Rosoburg, nnd Thomar E. Singleton, who havo been on trial for sovoral days In tho United States district court on a chargo of conspiracy con-spiracy to dofrnud tho government ol 1C0 ncrcs. of public Innd In Douglnr county, wero acquitted by tho Jury on Sundny. Tho Jury was out nlnoteon hours. It is stntcd that largely bo-causo bo-causo of tho fnlluro of tho government govern-ment to Bccuro a conviction a numbor of other complaints will bo dismissed |