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Show COUNTY JUDGE IS ORDERED TO JAIL SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 2 -Jndge Arba S. Van Valkenburgh, in tho federal fed-eral court here today, ordered JuU J. S. Evans, a member of the county court of Dallas county. Missouri, confined con-fined to the Jackson county jail until such time as he gives assurance that ; he will obey the mandate of the court! and order a tax levy in Dallas county I to create a fund to meet the old rail road bond Judgments. ' Judge Evans was arrested when a force of United States deputy marshals, made a dash into Dallas county early I last Saturday morning charged with contempt for ignoring the order to make the levy. Tho defense of Judge Evans in court ! today was that he stood between "love for the citizens of the county and duty in obeying the federal court order and chose to stand by the people." After judgment of the court was passed, at-I at-I torney lor the defendant filed a writ of error and appealed to the United I; States appellate court. Bond of $10,- 000 was furnished ' |