The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-19
PERSONA NON GRATA
Herr Buddecke Quarrels With
His Neighb0rs.
An Attache of the German Legation at Wash
tngtOn Persists in Drying the Family
Washing in the Front Yard.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-His thrifty in
stinct has got Herr H. w. Buddecke.
chancellor of the German legation, into q
curious quarrel with his neighbors. Herr
Buddecke lives at ITO l street, N. W., and
has In front of his house one of those
pretty, but small parked enclosures CON-
mon In Washington. In this enclosure
poles and lines have been erected, and upon
these lines the Buddecke family washing
is hung out to dry once a week. AS regu-
larry as wash-day comes the Buddecke
garments, large and small, men tionabe and
unmen tionable, taun5 in the air, aud mer-
rlly swing in the breeZes. When the wind
blows hard these various garments are in
Hated into rude balloon-like caricatures OF
the Buddecke households various figures.
These, in swelling outlines, are the neither
limbs of the chancellor himself, rudely dis
membered from the official trunk, which
appears upon another part Of the line in
bulglng magnihcence. There are pitiless
etfgles Of the Buddecke ladies, done to
shameless perfection in many colors and
textures. There, too, are the figures OF
such other members of the family as may
have the privilege Of being hung on the
line.
Herr Buddecke's neighbors made fire.
quent and courteous protests against the
exhibitions, partly upon grounds of pro-
prlety and partly because the volumlnous
family wash cut off the street view from
nelghboring windows. But the chancellor
was unmoved by these protests. None OF
his nelghborS used the little parks in such
fashion, but that was their lookout and he
kept up his thrifty habits with due regu-
larlty. AT length the Disguised heighbors,
tired OF vain protests, began to look up the
law. 1t is difficult matter, however, to
deal with an attache of foreign legation.
international law guarantees foreign repre-
sentatlves from arrsst In most cases, and
they are really almost law unto them
selves At length, however, steps were
taken to obtain q warrant for Herr Bud
decke. 1t has not been issued as yet, how
ever, and meanwhile the aggrieved neigh
bors are talking to the reporters. Or. b.
Nelson, who lives in the second house from
the chancellor, said: This in an old mat
ter with US, and MIR. Murphy and myself
talked over the drafting of bill TO be
presented to Congress to give US re-
lief. You see, MIR. Murphy's view down
New Jersey avenue is thoroughly cut of
wash days, and 1t is regular habit for me
to pull down the blinds every Monday in
order TO keep out of sight. L have no ward
of any consequence and am forced TO send
out my wash to "a laundry. If should at
tempt to hang out clothes in front the peo-
pie would quickly stop Inc. But the chan
cellor can do as he pleases. 1t seems tt
me he should be amenable to the law, as
he owns the house and lot and pays taxes
on them"
One of the district officials said: "This
may lead to an international question. The
complaint will most likely be investigated
ana perhaps note sent TO the chancellor
with an intimation that the hanging Of
clothes in the park is Objectionable to the
nelEhoors. Then if the chancellor refuse:
to abate the. nuisance letter might be-
sent to the German minister reciting the
facts in the case, and calling his attention
| TO such 81 pronounced breach of the pro
prieties on the part of his subordinates
If the minister fails to come to time anC
admonish his CHANCELLOR the next steI
would be an appeal to the secretary O.
state to exert his diplomacy in securiDe
the required concessions. II promises tx
become celebrated case before the end il
reached"
Everybody is amused at the thought O.
international complications over questior
OF drying linen, but the sturdy German
| stands by what he believes to be his rights
and is determined TO have his Washin!
done at home, so long as his superiors d.
not interfere. 1t has been pointed out tina
the chancellor's neighbors are lucky il
that the Buddecke family do not cling L
the rural German custom of having a mon
ster wash-day once in three months, insteat
OF little one once week.