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Show IffilKII II SUIT BEGUN 8Y GOVERNMENT Public Lanils Obtained by Dummy Entries. CompSaint Sets Foith PORTLAND, Ore., July 28 Suit foi $68694S26 was filed bv the go' -ernment here yesterday In federal ourt against tho Grand Konde Lumber Lum-ber company of Perry, Ore. In the complaint a dozen or more well known northwest lumbermen are named de-dendanla de-dendanla in the suit which charges fraudulent practices In obtaining titles to vast timber tracis in Uregon More than L'.uoo acres of public lands v.ere obtained by the use of dumxnj entries by the company, it is alleged by AaaLBtant Cnlted States Attorney At-torney John Yeach in his complaint of L'2G pages. Conwplraey to def'aud the govern-mon: govern-mon: )-i barg.-d aftainsit I'l'ed S Stnn-lej Stnn-lej Portland; William 11. Stanley. Salt Lake City; James B. Lovo, J S. Sherman, Sher-man, Stephen P. Hlchardson, L. C. Stanley, timber man, formerly of Wisconsin Wis-consin but now deceased and Samuel C. Putnam , now deceased Amoiin .li" nchci mentioned in the complaint ""' Alexander Sibley, i '. W Nlbley, official of the Church ot Jesus Qhrlgt of Latter L'a SaJnts, of Salt Lake Cits ; James 11. .Mlmnaugh, Charles Mimnaugn. Patrick Alim-naugh. |