The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-01
NEW|CER SHOULD
LEAVE C|Ty,SAyS
v|C|LANTE HEAD
Alleged Pro-German Gets Lii
lie Sympathy Here,
GRANTED A NEW HEARING
Defense Council Will Hear Him
Publicly Today,

Undoubtedly the stage has been
reached where DR.. Alfred w. Newiger
the dentist, would do we'll to close up
his personal and business affairs in
Oklahoma City and remove to some
other community where his loyalty Of
which he asserts he is full, would have
opportunity to grow and thrive among
. people who would be upprejudiced by
certain facts in the possession Of the
vigilance committee Of the County
Council OF Defense, which show Dr..
Newiger has been guilty Of saying
things savoring so much Of disloyalty
to America that most Of our citizens
abhor them" was what John r. Board
man Of the County Council OF Defense
said this morning in regard to the
wrscking OF DR.. Newiger's office, il715
West Main street early Sunday morn
ing.
Boosted Of German Army.
Saturday afternoon at go another
"court" was held at Chamber OF Com
merce, under the auspices OF the vigil
ance committee. At this court witnesses
were heard who went into detail about
acts nom regardsd by the vigilance
committee as having constituted dis
loyalty on the part OF Dr. Newiger.
One OF these men who gave testimony
was. Joseph +. Hoffman, assistant
cashier OF the Farmers National bank.
n wss brought out in the testimony
< q This court" that on account OF his
sNsQ,e. q, nme such ~ mzny persona
! q German ancestry bear. Newiger had
Gsse to particular extremes to try OF
impress on Hoffman the great invinc-
Utility Of the imperial German army.
This was with full knowledge OF
Newigers part, so il was testified, that
Hoffman is in the draft age.
Other testimony related to II being
alleged Newiger had Dragged about be-
ing the recipient Of All Iron Cross per-
sonally sent to him by the Kaiser. The
importance OF this story rather dirnin-
ished when other testimony seemed TO
point Newiger had never had an Iron
Ctoss sent him but the only cross he
possessed OF German origin was the
cheap little tin cross subscribers to the
German Red Cross fund were given
some time ago.
Meeting To-day.
Whether the evidenc, brought out at
this meeting Saturday afternoon brought
the Indignation against Newiger to a
head and provoked the unknown persons
10 ruin his office is not known, The
County Council Of Defense today has
madesit plain Il has never considered
Newiger's case in executive sessions
and its consideration of Newiger and
' Shat II was alleged he had done OF a
disloyal nature, was done at meetings
10 which any and all persons were in
vited IL they wish TO attend.
This afternoon at o'clock, on re-
uuest of DR.. Newiger the vigilance
committee of the County Council Of De
fense will allow him to appear before
n at the Chamber OF Commerce, in order
that he may make a public statement
OF his position in this community with
direct reference to his standing as a
ioyal citizen. The committee has an
nounced II desired a full attendance
Of patriots and that beside testimony
10 Be given by DR., Newiger, the com
mittee would feel il also had righ,
10 again publicly announce as was done
Saturday, the accumulated proof against
Newiger.