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Show j THAT WLASKA COAL CASE. Justices Begin Consideration of Fraud Charge Against Munday and Shiels. Washington. The federal supremo court on Tuesday began consideration considera-tion of the famous Alusgan coal land case, In which Churh-a M. Munday and Archie W. Shlela were indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government govern-ment coit of Alaskan coal lands, estimated esti-mated to bo worth $10,000,000. The point to be decided la whether the United States circuit court for western Washington was correct In dismissing the Indictment against Munday and Shiels. The couit did tbla oi the ground that the land laws, fcHillcablo to Aluskn, did not limit the number of entries a person or association might make of coal lands. The government took the op-posilo op-posilo view. |