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Show DECISION IN LAND FRAUD CASES Probable End of Prosecutions In Western States. Washington Tho cae of former Congressman J N Williamson, of Oregon, charged with unlawfully cutting cut-ting timber on the public lands In Crook county. Oivgon, In coniplracy with 100 others, was decided by the supreme court of the United Htnte on Monday In fnwir of Williamson The United Htnte circuit court for Oregon lmoed a fine of 1600 and sentenced Williamson to prison for ten months, but the supreme court re-leraed re-leraed that decision. tlntistinl sla. lerseu tuai uectsioii. uuusuni sig-tilllcunce sig-tilllcunce I attached to the decision, In that the decision I expected to apply to proctlcally all of the prosecutions prose-cutions brought In arid land state by thu department ot Justlco for alleged al-leged violations of tho regulations of tho Interior department In timber and stnno and coal land cases, The decision de-cision lrtually sustnina the recent decision de-cision of Judge Lewis of tho United Htnlos court for the district of Colorado, Colo-rado, dismissing the Indictments brought under the timber and atone nnd coal land Inw |