Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07
MORMON ELDERS
ARE BANISHED.
...,.o,e Of Two Salt Lake Boys,
IN HANOVER Germany
THEY WERE NOT WELCOME
.,..u consul Unable 10 DO any
m,oe I'm the natter, Except to Get
AN Extended stay

-..r crawson Jr, now on q mis-
germany, writes to his father
sD s,socsr CIawson. from Hanover
r h'1 date Of March H. 1900 as follows
~. melastletter told you Of our al.
" ,rlib tbe police coming 70 a head
,lso said / would write you FUR
. sal sb5ut 10 as soon as l kne" Tor my
ie.t ELI, notice. as said, told me to APP
,tba police office az u o'clock 10
p'tI 'cs,tprisy). Accordingly az nan
cay Zen dt being about a half
s me walk from the house, j
tn 'I mis- ,yercoat and started Tor the
olI,i ,r fine thought OF facing q num-
500 roiirsmen without the ability 10
pr io mem as I would Ike TO have
w." nsrbaps got me q little excited,
e.s' ,,,s5s r1e walk q trlile faster than
tD n.,,,ilv perform that action This,
-.,,.fhing else. was the matter, FOR
y,'..,3 myself at the door Of the police
a. sonavhat earlier than ! had an
g.i,,tsd ] uod up and down the
., irving 10 foretell what the series
ss,Hssti1us was that they were going
.r, to me but could form no deiin-
NJ Nea When ! found myself "t me
ls5r again 10 was time 90 go in, so win
shr look at my notice Co be sure that
was right. ! went ia and up the
sialrs 10 the police department
Piled MANY QUESTIONS.
.Thsre were a number Of doors that
tJ ,1 the different officers ot the de-
rsriment and ] didn't know which TO
~ TImidly I concluded a start had
IN be- made go took the nearest door
and knocked loud enough 10 be heard
tWo or three feet anyway After l got
M door opened / found myself IN the
rriyate office of the head man. who was
s1i6ying a cigar and a sandwich at his
dssk In the center OF the room.
FORTY. EIGHT HOURS TO LEAVE.
He seemed somewhat surprised to
think that such a l0wly mortal as my
taf had gained access to his august
presence without being announced.
opoI0gzed with look as best 1 could,
ana toId him ! couldn't speak German
hlt wished 10 find out where I was
supposed 20 go with the paper which
showed him In view Of the fact that
could not then speak, he kindly
showed me himself where ! was % go.
thanked him very kindly j went 10
DE room De directed me TO. Through
come accident I stumbled onto the man
] was looking for as soon as ] got IN
Die room lie was one of that type that
wore def0rmities on their upper lips In
Imitation Of their kaiser. He seemed
rather a good natured sort and told me
20 be seated. After fumbling amongst
hs papers FOR q time he found what he
wanted and proceeded TO inform me
that my pane was Clarence Clawson
U Caison as they call iO: TO which
answered most politely IN the negative
After ] had shown him my pass and
convinced him Of his error. he pro.
0eded 20 question me, IN every detail
possible The conversation that ensued
proved % be exceedingly amusing TO
aI the listeners In the office OF course
t vas tremendously funny. and I laugh
now as ! think Of Il. The questions
q near as | can remember. We're as
l0I0Hs. When and where We're YOU
porn VINO are YOUR parents and where
were they horn? What business has
your father? What are you doing IN
Germany, and how long are you intend
lg 10 remain? What is your religion?
t'c As | said / appeared TO under
s.lnl almost none Of them. but at times
W'! khe" better and made me answer
Aier The questioning was finished.
polIeIy informed me that ! had two
eAls lof is hoursl 10 get out Of Hano-
II ane me entire province Of Prussia.
asked MN Why, or what had done to