Mrs. Anna Hozer, of Muskegon, Mich., had eleven children. Several months ago she violated the Volstead Act, and was committed to the county jail. President Harding commuted her six months' sentence before its completion, because of the impending arrival of a twelfth Hozer. The twelfth Hozer arrived duly, and was christened Warren Harding. In celebration of the event Mrs. Hozer again violated the Volstead Act. Mrs. Hozer and Warren Harding Hozer went again to jail. She said that she hoped again for Executive clemency. After a few days she complained to the jail authorities of being ill. They allowed her...
National Affairs: Executive Clemency
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