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Show GOVERNOR DEFERS EXTRADITION MOVE SACRAMENTO, CaJ . Fe-b. 11. The I matter of extradition of John J. Hastings, Hast-ings, former secretary of the nonpartisan nonpar-tisan league of North Dakota and former for-mer president of the Scandinavian bank of Fargo. N. D was tak-n under un-der udvlsemcnt by Governor Stephen today after a hearing. The decision will be rendered Tuesday. February 14. Hastings, charged with Smbesale- ment In that he loaned 13.000 of the j bank's funds to the I'nlted Slates slpal trust without authority, asserted at today's hearing that the action was a political conspiracy, brought to discredit dis-credit him and the nonpartisan league He declared he loaned the money to the slsnl trust on secured noit-j In addition to the bank's funrl. he declared ho had loaned money of his ow n to the trust. The L'nlted StaU-s sisal trust is said to be connected with the nonpartisan league, of which A C Townley is president Townley also is under 1 1 : l r u- similar to those Involving Hasting.- |