Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1922, Page 3

URGE ESTIMATES FOR PLAYGROUNDS Columbia . Heights Citizens Ask School Board’s Aid. Committee Named. The hoard of education was asked to include in their estimates sufficient sums to buy available land for school playgrounds in Columbia Heights, especially the vacant land on Park d adjoining the playground of the re Abe Martin Says: 5 2 ~ THE EVE SAYS CARE LACKING INPROBING HOMES Woman Deplores Way> Chil- dren Are Taken From In- dustrial School. Charges that proper Investigation has n6t been made of some houses to which children were transferred from the Industrial Home School by the board of children's guardians were filed by Mrs. Edmund Brennan, G STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE JUSTICE McCOY FLAYS A BRIDGE FROM CAPITAL GERMANS APPLAUD WHEN YANKS ARE SENTENCED Bergdoll Chase Goes On as Trials Are Concluded on Charge of Attempt to Kidnap Him. BY CHARLES R. FEHRLIN, Formerly Corps of Intelligence Police, Ameriean Forces in Germany. l This is the final installment of the continuing pursuit of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, told by an American Army man who was arranging to decoy the| Marine Band Gives Concert for famous slacker out of Gérmany last year when two sergeants of the army of oc- 192 EMPLOYER OPPOSING JURY DUTY FOR HELP The employer who threatens Lo discharge an employe summoned to do jury duty is a “bad citizen.” Chie{ Justice McCoy so announced from the bench of Criminal Divis- lon 1. The court excused the talesman. “Go back and tell that man,” said the chief justice, “he Is a bad citizen.” The talesman had given as a reason for not serving dur- ing the month of June that his employer has declared he would 'ljose his job if required to do jury uty. AIDS BELLEAU WOOD FUND Benefit of Memorial. TO ARLINGTON CEMETERY The Ideal Memorial to Those Wio Served Civilization in the Late War. To the Editor of The Star: On Decoration day I read the edi- torial in your paper entitled “Two Memorial. and the reading of this after the very impressive ceremonies in the afternoon at the dedication of the Bincoln Memorial and a visit afterwards to Arlington cemetery made me think, ac a friend of the United States, an intermittent resi_ dent of Washington during a period | SureRelief FO| ESTION ELLANS Hot water of over twenty years and an admirer of its beauty who hopes to see that beauty enhanced in every possible way, that the proposed memorlal to commemorate the illustrious men who, by their heroic sacrifice, were instru- Stop Paying Rent L-ANS 25¢ and 75¢ Packages Everywhere Johnson School, in resolutions adopt- chairman of the citizens’ committee| cypation upset his more diplomatio plans by invading Germany on their own mental in turning the scales in the || We can sell you an apartment ed by the Columbla Heights Citizens’ for the preservation of the school, at | initiative and attempting to kidnap the slacker directly. They were jailed by the | ’l;he 3.““21? Sll‘u.leu rM:rlnle ‘ganl«_i‘. lal(_v"wnlll' for htheldnrheservatloh of our || with five rooms and bath, steam St e g at St. . ss of Mothers i under the direction of Capt. W. H.|civilization, should be a great viaduct || heat, for Association at a meeting held at S & meeting of Lo Congr e O tton ac | | Tan uthoritics and this officer was sent by the commanding general of the |5y icimann, gave & concert on the |and bridee constructed across the Po- | $335 Cash and Stephen’s parish hall last night. The and Parent-Teachers' Association army of occupation to observe the trial of the two sergeants by the German court | grounds of the Woman's National | tomac river connecting the Lincoln | resolutions were introduced by Mrs. the Langdon Scheol today. and to report what took place. The previous installments have reviewed the Berg- Folundmmn. lsmtsl;zet a;atd Connectl- M_-I-_vhn'orm with Arlington cemetery. $50 a Month % T Mrs. Brennan read an open letter; g,y t hi = put avenue, yesterday afternoon for viaduct and bridge, of an ap-!|| Facing on large park in the Lucy R. Swanton. : : R D e caso. from s escape at Philadelphia to his triumphant entry into Germany, | by, penefit of the Belleau Wood Me- | propriate design and with suitable!| northwest, ideal location for! Resolutions were adopted requ }to the organization shortly al i and told how the two American sergeants who attempted to kidnap him narrowly | morial. embellischments, would form a mag- )n,mn\» with children. Full com- | the Senate and 1Hu‘usf‘ (‘Ifll e meeting started in which she Cll‘elflicacaped lynching at the hands of the infuriated populace of Eberbach, where Berg- dA;ler ';m large c‘mwd hafi zlalht':{ nificent highway linking the Memorial { || misson to brokers. See [ mmittee not to accede to reques % = . specific cases of the removal of chil-14o1 had become a potentate. An attempt was made at first to try the Americans | € or the entertainment te red, i to the great emancipator fith the' “ i wnze the name of Hiatt place tof “T think I'll jest save this,” : 4 Y. white and_blue buttons bearing the|hallowed burial ground—a new and || R. E. L. Yellott Co. 1 h street. Among those who ad- id Tell Bi kIJ' "d h’ g“’" fr(_'!"l one h;r?; squ-;nOlher mAany | for attempt to kill Bergdoll rather than an attempt to kidnap. Bergdoll himself | words, ~Belleau Wood Memorial, | fitting . gateway e Nedioa 1517 H N.W. Main S118 | ted that the name Hiatt ;vg\ncx{(b! sai e inkley, tday, as he ’!!‘,"L‘!‘:"n“‘lf‘ rfi‘uz“_“s{:r The District,” | 100k the stand and told how he had evaded service in the American Army and|June, 1918" were sold at cents | Capital to the nation's cemetery over e Depaniment | threw a buggy whip up in a 1oft, | ars. Brennan said, “to_take interest | how he cscaped from the United States. In the present énstallment the defense of gach. The protesdsiolitie afterioon which would pass all the corteges, o€ surgeon. > ¥ e P 9 childten of our 3 i 8 2 3 ation y and other of the Potomac. G. A. R. as I've allus been sorry I threw L'i‘u-fhe'n:i,"{:,':.t.‘:?“i‘;nfiren cn Of Qur |the two sergeants commences French villagg of Belleau as a me-| processions. It would be a memorial | Grateful to Senator. jation adopted resolutions ‘nator Poindexter for pre- of the association The thanking senting the pet asking for a hearing on the proposed a. changes in taxation in the District, and for securing the printing of the same in the Congressional Record. A resolution was adopted recom- mending that the inspector of the traffic_bureau of the police depart- ment be authorized to act in conjunc- tion with the public utilities comm sion in recommending street car stops. The resolution was presentea/ by J. Clinton Hiatt. The association decided to meet on the night of July 4, and also to take part in the celebration to be held in the morning of that day at the B. F. Keith Theater. New Members Elected. The following new members were | elocted: Pe S. Parker, Paul Grant. | Harry C rs. Louis F. Post. Solomon Bailey, E. W. Whitehead and Dorsey W. Hyde, jr. President Speelman announced com mittees for the year as follo Publio utilities, Charles T. Clayton, chairman; Frank M. Barnes, Clinton R. Colvin, Lewis W. Hattern, Need- ham O. Turnage and Roy Hurnham. Public safety, Mrs. Mary Wright | . Johnson. chairman; G. B. Thomas and J. W. Heider. Parks and lawns, C. Carroll Dimond, chairma Her- hert L. T Harr: Nichols, Prof. R. L. Haycock, Mrs. T. J. Holz- berg. Gilbert M. Eiseman and C. E. Matthews. 1 Public Health—Dr. Seneca B. Bain, chairman; Dr. Frank A. Hornaday. Dr. James McKee, Dr. H. Nuftinz. Dr. J. A. Flynn, Max Kobner. Irving Hall Aaron Johns and John S. Hodgson. | Law tion—George A. Fred J. Rice, Judge . . C. Lancaster, H.! L Swan- | Community centers—Alton B. Carty. | Willlam Fleming, Miss holow, Miss Agnes H. Thorpe, Mrs J. R. L. Deane, William Resser ‘and Dr. L F. Kobler. Taxation—Edgar C. Snyder, chair- an: Danfel W. Edelin. Arthur C. on, Aubrey E. Taylor, Willlam | William M. Wailes. Charles tt. John Crilly and Robert S. R’R.W T. Clage Stunz. Recreation and amusement—Lucy R. inton, chairm Miss_Maude F. nkine Judge Wiillam R. Day, Dr. I'. Chapman, Miss Maud Fellheimer, | Miss Muda E. Eastlake and O. T.| E my corkscrew away.” Some folks seem t’ git more pleasure out o’ thinkin’ they're indispensable than they could git on a dozen vacations. (Copyright fonal Newspaper Service.) STILL LACK $15,000. Amount Must Be Raised by Satur- day to Gain Shrine Session. Owing to the limited space of time for those working to raise the necessary $100.000 guarantee fund to insure Almas Temple in its efforts to bring next year's Imperial Council session of the Mystic Shrine to Wash- ington, a special request was issued today by Harry Standiford, acting chairman of the finance committee, that all signed pledges be turned n immediately. ' The grand total of subscriptions re- ceived to date is close to $85,000, ich leaves but four_more days in @ the remaining $15,000 can be olicited, as word must be sent to San Francisco by Saturday night at the latest, informing the Washington delegation of the status of the cam- paign, and, as there is considerable work still to be done to put thel amount “over the top.” co-operation by team captains in the way of im- mediate return of all pledges will greatly facilitate matters, according to Mr. Standiford. Included amgng those to subscribe last night were the Standard_Coal Company. John S. Blick, L. B. White Coal Company, W. H. H. Allen and A. Zimaman —_— D. C. TO BE REPRESENTED. Credit Men Send Delegation to Na-; tional Convention. { Washington will be represented at the sessions of the Retail Credit Men's national convention in Cleve- land. June 12 to 15, by delegates from the Washington Associated Re- tail Credit Men. The delegation will leave this city Sunday morning‘on a special train designated “the presi- den’s special” The members who will attend the convention include Harry V. Oster- mayer. president of the assoclation; E. W. Whitehead, vice president; Miss ! ce1q. | Elsle M. Lee. treasurer: Stephen H cts and alleve_Ivan & weld!Talkes. seeretary: David Sanger, | : Skt i R RN rles M. Keefer., Abe Coonin, Syl- e ter Storace W Barber, B.|Yan Powdermaker. Eugene Beatty,| 5 S S + B p 1. McMullen, Mrs. Lo J. Cox, K. J. 5 i Blundon, Mrs. Sylvan Powdermaker, in and school facilitfes 7 A e Teny 3w, | Mark Lansburgh and Léo Baum. Mis! Tvanl € Weld A M) Robert J. Bovd., Miss A. M. |[J. W. McGinnis, M. H. Stevens, Mrs. Michael Dowd, Miss Eliza- | Frederick Rice, Mrs. Susie Root Hayd S. MacKenzle, Dr.| Rhodes. Mrs. Mary Wright John- ter. A. A. Doolittle. son, ) Margaret Bradt, Mrs. K. n membership and en-| Mindeleff, Carl H. Donch, Maurlce Ciinton Hiatt. chair-| Sclosberg, Henry Latterner, John man; Robert M. Tolson, William B.|D. Longlev. S. H. Waters, Percy S. ells, Fred H. Hayn, A. Stuart|Parker. Maurice Roberts, W. F. Berg- | Vipond, C. B. Cummings, Dr. J. W.|man, Henry Evans, Capt. C.' P. M. Gidley, Arthur J. Bibb, E. H. DeGroot, | Lord and Dr. R. J. Stratton. | - { SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. i NO. 12194, TREASURY DEPARTMENT. OF- | RRENTWOOD CITIZENS: SHALL WE RE-| fice of Compiroller of sogton, D. C., May 3, 1 isfactory evidence presenies ed. it has_been made to appear that *The | Hamilton National Bank of Washington,” ia| e City of Washington, in the District of Jumbia, has complied with all the provisiona of the Statntes of the United States, Yo be complied with before an association shall be authorized to commence the business of banking. Now, therefore, I, D. R. Crissinger. ‘omptroller of the Currenicy, do hereby cer:ify The Hamilton National Bank of Wasii- ington,” in_the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, is authorized to commence the busigess of banking as provided in section ffty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Ktatutes of the United States. Conversion of the Hamilton Savings Bank, with a main office and three branches located within the limits of the city of Washington, District uf Colum- Tn festimony whereof witness my hand seal of office this FIFTH DAY OF MAY, (Seal) D. R. CRISSINGER, Comp- r of the Currency. u KOTICE I8 clal meeting o National Bank of Wa held on Jue 8, 19 the purpose of voting on a resolution ratifylng and confirming the action of the board of di- rectors of the Riggs Naflonal Bank in enter- ing into an agreement with the board of direc- fors of the Hamilton National Bank of Wash- ington, providing for a consolidation of those two associations under the charter and title of ‘The Riggs National Bank of Washington, D C" SRT V. FLEMING. Cashier. NOTICE 1S H Y GIVEN THAT A SPE- cial meeting of the sharehiolders of The Ham- fifon” National Bank of Washington will be held on June 8, 1922, at 2:30 p.m., for the parpose of voting ou a_resolution 'ratifying 904 confirming the acilon of the board of direc- | fors of the Humilton National Bank In enter- {ng into an agreement with the board of direc tors of The Rtiges National Bank of Washing: fon. D. 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High Grade Window Shades—to Order at Factory Prices The Kind of Printing You Need —XNo job too large for effigient, execution. The National Cdgiga.l Press 12101213 D ot. from their parents usually on account of poverty. Much money is given each year to keep familics together. These family problems are usually investigated by young social work- ers who have far too many families to visit to give proper attention to each individual case and have not the knowledsge of the great responsi- bility and obligation of parents, or knowledge of child psychology. “Workers Too Young.” “The great number of social work- ers who come in close touch with the home are much too young and in- experienced. They lack the judg- ment which comes only to those who have had actually experience: mnot enough parents are in the work. “When social workers become dis- couraged or at a standstill with a case or family problem, they appeal, or rather recommend, the case to the Board of Children's Guardians. The case is then brought before the court and the judge will naturally consider the testimony of tho: bring the charge, no matter how hard the parents try to convince the court, they are being taken advantage of. The judge has no way to investigate these cuses personaly. “These children are then plaecd in homes little better, nine cases out {of ten, than the homes they are taken from. Perhaps made beiter finane- cially by the money paid for the child's board. “If the parents had a square deal and the same money was put into the original home. many other prob- lems would be eliminated, also waste of energy. Expenses Too High. At the present time in the Dis- trict_of Columbia consider ' the re- sponsibility of housing. feeding and clothing four or six children. The price of every n is much too ity high for the av person on a ary, and I am not considering the added expense of illness or death which may come to any' family. “The housing solution Is the great- est problem of today. 1 know of whole families living in one room, one case in particular, a_grandmother, mother and three children- in _one room with one widow, and I have begged for help to find suitable qua ters for this family, the mother pi tically self-supporting. “The suggestion was recommend this case to the board of made to All of the witnesses for the prose- cutlon having been heard, the defense introduced a character witness for Naef and Zimmer, 2 German detec- tive from the police force in Coblenz, who had been on many cases with Naef, co-operating with the American authorities on the Rhine in the trck- ing down of military and civil crimi- nals. This witness testified that he had known the -Americans for two years, that they had performed excel- lent work, and that the Gérman au- thorities had always lent them a will- ing hand in their endeavors to bring noted criminals to justice. Another witness for the defense was a police inspector from Coblenz, wno testified that Naef and Zimmer hud | been furnished with passes by the| German police authorities in Coblenz to go into different towns in the State of Baden in the search of a certain military offender, whose identity, of course, was not known to them. The inspector, however, believed that they would not act alone, but that they were to seek the co-operation of the [German police in the apprehension of the criminal. He said he had no knowledge of the status of the case, | and was not anxious to know it, be- cause he had on different occasions furnished the American de(ecll\‘vsl With permits to go into the interior of Germany for the purpose of bring- ing deserters back to the occupied territory, and so when he issued their permits’ to go to the state of Baden he did not think this was anything out of the ordinary. All of the evidence for the prosecu- tion and defense having heen heard, | the court announced its readiness to| hear the statements of Naef and Zim- mer and their German assoclates. Serst. Naef Takes Stand. Sergt. Charles O. Naef, a detective jof vears of experience, a man who had handled the most important cases in connection with the American Army on the Rhine, and to whose | credit is placed the convictions of the { Worst criminals, Knowing the German language to a | high degree of perfection, he clearly and unhesitatingly, with a voice that jbore testimony” of shrewdness and ! [ | i | court, after cz must come to a conclusion that the defendants are guilty of a gross in- fraction of the laws of this state—viz., unlawful assumption of state author- ity—and under the provision of our penal code I propose that they be given the maximum sentence author- ized—l.e., sixteen months for Naef and nine months for Zimmer.” Dr. Hugo Schrag, the defense counsel retained for Naef and Zim- mer by Paris Post, No. 1, American Legion, Paris, France, then presented his plea for the defense, in which he stated that, based upon the evidence submitted by the witnesses for the defense to the effect that Naef and Zimmer were equipped with proper papers for entry into unoccupied Ger- many, and the fact that Zimmer was scen running in the direction of the police station, these men could not be judicially found guilty of the of- fense of unlawful assumption of state authority. He therefore pleaded for tho acquittal of Naef and Zimmer or the imposition of the minimum sen- tence. Dr. Schrag's plea was received with boisterous hissing by the audi- nce, and from all sides the shout, “Dirty traitor!” could be heard. . The court thex adjourned to deliber- ate on the verdict, and after two hours resumed their scats. Verdict Is Announced. The audicnce was fevérishly await- ing the announcement of the verdict of the court. Naef and his associates :lmly and with an indifferent smile stened to the president of the court, »ho now. in a tone that bespoke of | satisfaction and evident arrogance. began to announce the verdict and sentence: “Sergt. Charles O. Naef of the American Army on the Rhine: reful and judicial con- sideration of the evidence submitted during the trial, finds you guilty of the offense of ‘unlawful assumption of state authority. and in view of the ess of th, »se the maximum sentence of nineteen months' confinement at hard labor, confinement to be served at the jceed in this Bergdoll's extradition 10| ¢ New Y state workhouse. Sergt. Frank Zimmer of the Amer- n army on the Rhine: The has seen fit to take part at Eber- bac! The three Germans who had accom- panied the two detectives were sen- in the hold-up children’s guardian. Now, why should | Strong will, told the court of his side | tenced to three months each. this mother be separated from her family, which would be the result? She is a good mother than most of us w same circumstances). Why should these children be deprived of the mother’s love and attention, they are entitled to. Just because men are so greedy they will not furnish the de- cent living quarters for the people in moderate circumstances at a price according to their means, . Moved Five Times. “It is true that one group of chil- dren committed to the care of the board of guardians have been moved five times since January 11. I ask You, Mr. Citizen, how you would like to be moved, without notice, from suld do under the residence and bed five times in five | months? “Sure the proper Investigations of the houses were not made, or these changes would not be necessary. Now these children are in the Industrial Home School, the first time they are according to my and this school—those in trying to close. By all judgment, power—are means this eiving school. Any citizen » will take the trouble to visit thi itution will decide that at once. hen if homes can be found where the people are willing to take chil- dren in to the privacy of their home, for the sake of humanity and not the almighty dollar, for you cannot ex- pect a paid worker to be as as a volunteer, who is prompted by interest and ‘love only, with no thought of financial gain. “Then and only then should these children be placed in private homes and limited to three children to a home, and not in numbers of a dozen | or more. Tells of Advantages. “I am told the social agents all over the country have decided to do away | with the institution. Surely they must mean the old institution of twenty or more years ago, and not the properly equipped institution of today, and proper recreation’ besides the home comforts and necessitics. “What home compelled to take chil- dren to board would be able to fur- nish books and recreation and chap- all times? “Doing away with the institution of today seems just as reasonable to me as doing away with hospilals. There was a time when we would not in- trust our loved ones to the hospital, but today we know things have changed. “As a citizen, you can help if you will become interested and, having an understanding, you can prevent the individual and the organization from making mistakes by their being handicapped in many ways.” Board Meeting Today. The board of charities is meeting this afternoon to consider a report on an fnquiry into the situation in the school as the result of “farming out’ of children by the board of children's guardians. Mrs. Whitman Cross, chairman of a committee of three, presented a re- port on the committee’s inquiry into the situation when the meeting open- ed at 1 o'clock. The contents of the report were not made public. Upon the action of the board, it is believed, will depend the action of the Commissioners in the situation. The big question at oresent is: “To whom are the board of children’s guardians responsible?” The Commis- sioners’ stand s that they have ad- visory powers through the board of charites. Police Judges Dubious. The two judges of the police court and the judge of Criminal Division No. 1, of the District Supreme Court, have ' the appointive power for the board members, but they do not defi- nitely understand the limitations of the power. Whether their appointees are responsible to them or not is the question which the committee of cit- izens supporting the Industrial Home School want answered. \ Sentiment for. the seeking of an injunction to restrain the: board of children’s guardians from “farming out” children from the Industrial Home School was growing today, and members of the committee of citizens informally discussed ways and means of bringing the injunction into act- uality in conversation this morning. Would Prevent “Disruption.” Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, Mrs. Ed- mund Brennan eand three other rep- resentatives of the Parent-Teachers' Association of the District, called yes- terday on Judge John P. McMahon, one of the three jurists holding the power of appointment for the board of children's guardians, to ascertain if there would be any way>to pr¢- N (doing better | hool should be left open | sincere with | of the case. “Bergdoll,” Nsef began. “in the ves of every American patriot and | man who wore the uniform of the | United States Army and Navy during | the war, is the incorporation of the | highest degree of cowardice. A man {born and raised in America, whose father even was born in America, is jabove everything an ~ American. | Bergdoll was, is and will ever be a {coward. His actions are the best | i proof for my assertion. “He never evaded the draft be- cause. as he has heralded it through- jout Germany, he did not wish to { fight against his people: no, simply and only because he was afraid, he thought he was too good to fight be- de the laborer, the foreign-born tizen, and in general side by side { with men of lower social standing | | than he occupied. So when we de- {cided to get him, and we had fully | {counted upon the’ co-operation of the erman police, our action, as we now know, encountered the heartiest ap- | proval of millions of Americans tol ! whom Bergdoll is a cowardly traitor. and whom the American people wish {10 _see punished. H “We made no attempt at his life, and 1 brand the testimony of the| witness for the prosecution as out- | right lies, and 1 may say that. had | they testified before an American { court, every one of them would have |had fo face a trial for perjury. “I need not say any more about the hold-up at Eberbach. The events have sufficiently been clarified, and 1 only wish to add it was_our serious {intention to call upon fthe German authorities for assistance in deliver- jing Bergdoll. and that our intentions {were genuine is evidenced by the {fact that we had proper papers, is- sued by the German police at Cobienz, which ‘papers are now in the hands ri” “Dirty Pig!” And as Naef finished his plea the entire audience simply went wild, and houts as “Big llar!” “Dirty | pig: Ignorant rascal!” etc, filled the house until the president called for order. Zimmer, partly in English and part- 1y in German, a little more hesitant than Naef, had little to say, and in every instance corroborated Naef's statements. The district attorney then rose and { presented his argument, and in brief stated that the case with which the prosecution had been intrusted was. indeed, one of the most sensational cases they had ever handled. In its issue not only the people of Eberbach, the state of Baden and Germany were concerned, but the world was 100king | forward to this event as one of the most notorious trials of international importance. He went on: “The in- | ternational side of the case has found a gettlement in that the American | authorities on the Rhine had sent a . iformal apology to the German goOV- ernment, and this court was only con- | cerned with the case in 8o far as the | infringement of state laws was con- cerned. “From the evidence presented by the prosecution and the defense I ———e vent the threatened disruption of the Industrial Home School by the policy | of “farming out” children to private homes. They explained to Judge McMahon that they sought to learn to whom the board of children's guardians were responsible for their actions. Mrs. Jean Fuller Winter, Mrs. L. D. Smoot and Mrs. E. R. Kalmbach ac- | companied Mrs. Rafter and Mrs. Bren- nan. Mrs. Winter, who is in charge of the juvenile éourt committee, of the organization, explained that she wanted to know whether the board | of children’s guardians had power of transfer over children who were com- mitted to the Industrial Home School ¢ directly by Judge Kathryn Sellers in | | the Juvenile Court. She took the point that such children were the wards only of the Industrial Home School, and wished to learn to whom the board of children’s guardians would be responsible in the case of transfers of children not directly committed to the board. Only Reform School Left. “Unless something is done” Mrs.| Rafter said, after the interview, “there will be no place to send girls after July 1, except to the reform school or the house of detention. There seems to us there is no reason to send a child to a reformatory insti- tution simply because its parents are not able to provide proper home sur- roundings. ~ We intend to do every- thing in our power to keep, the doore of the home school from closing.” | leave It seldom occurs that upon sentenc- ing an offender the crowd witnessing a trial would cheer the announcement of the court, but in this case the house broke out into an uproar of ap- plause, cheering and wholeheartedly approving the court's action. Above all, Bergdoll and his party expressed their thorough satisfaction by throw- ing their hats up into the air. and one man even was bold enough to ap- proach us by saving: “You'd better tell your American friends to keep their hands off Bergdoll as long as he remains in Germany, for they might not get away with it as easily as these birds did. After we had shaken hands with cur American colleagues. and praised them for the courage and sang-froid maintained during the entire trial, and given them assurances that we would do_everything possible to_in- duce the German government to effect their amnesty and release from con- finement, we made preparations to Mosbach on the next train. Never in my life was I more anxious to leave a town as was the case at Mosbach. and I would advise any American who should contemplate touring that t of Germany not to do so if he wishes to be unmolested and avoid being made the object of|is to come face to face with Berzdoll | all sorts of insults. Sergeants Finally Released. ‘The result of the trial was imme- diately telegraphed to Paris Post, No. 1. American Legion. Paris. France, which in turn cabled to national headquarters in America. Steps were | undertaken by the latter with the State Department to demand the im- mediate release of Naef and Zimmer from the German government. After strong representations had been made to the foreign office in Berlin, the state authorities of Baden finally agreed to release them upon the con- dition that the American government promised a speedy and aggregate scttiement of the claim made by the injured German girl whose hand had suffered semi-total disability. This promise was made and about two weeks after the trial Naef and Zimmer, under the protection of a dozen state policemen. were escorted to Ludwigshaven on the Rhine, where they were met by a delegation of members of the American Army of occupation, who accompanied them back to Coblenz. There they were met by hundreds of khaki-clad Yankees, representatives of the Amer- e New Books 3 on Our Bargain Table At Half Price and Less ? = £ - g L b Local Manufacturer —with old-established mercantile business, about to incorporate, adding a new specialty, will con- sider associates with $5000 or more, either with or without services. . 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Certain | graphical Union was begun here to- | ' M Phone Kensington representations to that effect were - stigated by the State Department, but | Bergdoll being a political fugitive | from justice and not a criminal ot- fender, the provisions of international law make him immune from being turned over by Germany or any other country to the American authoritics, except by mutual agreement between the respective governments, Canada Will Ald Pursult. The Bergdoll case has day by the union’s board of canvass- ers, with indications that only two changes in the results, as shown by unofiicial tabulations, were, possibil- it The board did not expect to complete its work before Monday. | No announcement was made of the complete unofiicial vote, but with only the votes of a few unions miss- ine the unoficial tabulation showed William R. Trotter of Vancouver had a lead of less than 200 over James J. 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