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...went to prison of his own accord???before orders for his commitment could be prepared?and paid a visit. He had been in prison before when he was a boy of 22, for deserting from the Army. Since then he has won the Distinguished Service Medal and Croix de Guerre in France. He said to the warden: "I shall do my best to obey every rule of the institution, and I do not expect to be shown any favors over other prisoners. If I am assigned to shoveling coal, I shall not make the slightest complaint. I am willing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Forbes Punished | 3/29/1926 | See Source »

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