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Show Land Fraud Discovered. A plot to defraud tho stato out of nbont 2,000 acres of stato land has boon discovered through tho confession confes-sion of ono W. C Rnndlo of Salem, Ore., who stated to Governor Chamberlain, Chamber-lain, beforo whom ho hnd boon summoned, sum-moned, thnt ho had boon Induced to sign applications for the lands nnd swear to tho npcossnry affidavits. Ran-dlo, Ran-dlo, It Is snld, confessed to tho governor gov-ernor thnt ho recolved $20 In ensh for his services and was promised a ono-tenth ono-tenth Interest In the property after It had boon secured. |