PAGESLower Court Decisions-fa*Against Joshua SykesAre Allowed to StandII v ( nlfrtt Vrenm.WASHINGTON, January 17.—Decisions of the lower courts holding Joshua Sykes. A. M. Deant John Ferguson and Jos Crosby of Berkeley,*| California, guilty of violating the es-| pionage and other war laws, were al-1 lowed to stand by action of the sti-t prcme court today. 'ir ! Sykes. Ferguson and Crosby, two of his elders, were sentenced to serve 18 months on McNeil's island for espionage. They were denied a rehear-, ing in the district court of appeals oft . j San Francisco and served their terms.!'i-t-tcrefactiesSacSan Francisco and served their terms. ~ Sykes is now being investigated in ( po Denver for alleged fraud and imvnor- ^ ality.foifla