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Show 1LU ACTED II GOOG FAITH SEATTLE, Feb. 17 Counsel for Clarence Hillman, tho millionaire town lot seller, on the charge of using the malls to defraud, mado the opening open-ing statement for tne defense today, Ho promised to prove that Hillman acted In good f3lth in tho Uoston Harbor Har-bor and Birmingham townslte promotions: promo-tions: that he had intended to mako all the improvements ndvertlsed, but could not raiso the money needed. As the selling of the samo piece of land to several purchasers some limes ass many as six persons buying the same tract In a single day, counsel explained ex-plained that there were many salesmen sales-men on the boat that savo free rides to tho homescekers, and unwittingly they had duplicated sales, but Hillman had always been willing to rectify mistakes. |