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Show I ALASKA LAND FRAUD CASE OX IX CH TCAGO K il !! I Attorney James H. WUkcnon (top) and Jndc Krorun St. I.mrtl. The leading figures in tbe Important Alaska land traud case now i.clng tried lo the United States District court at Chicago are Judge Kenesaw M. Landis, the presiding Justice. U. 3. Attorney James H. Wilkeraon, who Is handling the case for the government, gov-ernment, and A. C. Frost and flvs .other defendants who are chnrged u it h conspiracy to defraud the government govern-ment out of JIO.OJO.OOO worth of Aliisknn con I lands by the use of ' dummy" names. The government Is endeavoring to show that the alleged al-leged conspiracy was one of tremendous tremen-dous proportions and involved pro-.moters, pro-.moters, financial groups and Investors Invest-ors In Chicago. Seattle. Toronto, and Alaska, |