Arizona republican., 1917-06-13

AS the Russians were passing along
the corridor one of them looked into
the federal court room where dozen
girls We're engaged in Classifying the
registration returns. He waved his
hand at them gayly. smilec. said some
thing in Russian and passed out.
Then another consignment of them
was brought over from the Jail and
still another until all had been disposed
of. Commissioner Henke had no diff
Guilty in calling the roll of Russian
names including such patronymics as
Popoff, StrogOff, Knockemoff, and all
the Offs. A couple of hours later the
bail of all of them had been arranged
and they were released from jail. One
group of them paraded the streets,
singing supposed religious rungs just
before their departure for Glendale.
As they left the Jail the murderers.
the bootleggers and lesser criminals
breathed sigh of relief. Life was
again worth living.
At the hearing before Commissioner
Henke Attorney Albert D. Leyhe. who
with number of other prominent citi-
zens who have had dealings with them
and had been trying to induce them to
change their attitude and register was
present in court and resumed his eff
forts to get them to register, but again
failed and after they had all been ar
raigned Attorney Leyhe then took up
the matter of arranging TOR bonds for
the men, and both he and Commission
er Henke were in the room until late in
the evening drawing up and approving
the bonds.
The Molokans gave their names and
ages as follows:
John Kulikoff, 21 Ternry Prohoroff,
26: Morris Shube, %: Alex. Evinoff, p;
Leon Gregoriff, %; Isy Bogedanoff, %:
Jake Conovaloff, 30: William Popoff,
81; Alex Valoff, "a; John Slefkoff, ZT;
/ Willie Sekaloff %: Joe KulikOff, %;
William Orloff, "a; Willie Burnoff, 2S'
A. Shuben, %; William Pavloff, 2S;
Nicholas Papan, 21; Ivan Suseoff, %;
John Papoff. 25; James Botiff, 80;
Alex Papin, 26; John Botiff, p; Jack
Stupin, "a; Poel Popoff. 21; Mike Ge-
orgoff, %: Joe Takuoff, "a; Willie
Kishirsky, 2S; John Delmatoff, q;
Alex Kulikoff, %; Mike Butchiner, 2S
William Slifkoff, 2S; Jack Popoff, y;
Fred Uren, 80: David Miloseroff, p,
and Pete Tolmaschoff, 90.
United States Attorney Flynn,
they were charged with wilfully, un-
/ lawfully and wrongfully, on the fifth
of June, 1917, failing and refusing to
present themselves for registration and
! submit thereto as required by an act
of congress, entitled: AN act to au-
/ thoriZe the President to increase, tenn
porarily the military establishment of
/ the United States, approved on the 18th
of May. 1917
Attorney Flynn also told them that
i the government wanted to treat them
! fairly and could have made the bond
| several thousand dollars in each case.
/ He told them that they came here as
residents of this country and expected
the government to protect them anc
/ their property and that they should
/ perform what the government requires
/ of them, just as it requires of all its
! citizens. The government, he said, would
! prosecute them just the same as it
would one of its own citizens for a
violation of the law. He also told the
! interpreter to ask them if they desired
/ to change their mind and register. or if
I they would waive examination and be
! bound over to the federal grand jury.
They all chose the latter and their bond
! was placed at 800 each which they
! furnished, v r. kuhlikoff, John Toll
I mischoff and Josef Veloff going on the
! bonds of some while several American
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