Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-16
S|DELIGHTS ON
"BOyLAND' RAID
What Los Angeles Papers Say
About GreenfieId's Arrest;
Details of the Raid

Under a striking likeness of the
Reverend George II. Greenfield. for.
merly of this city the Los Angeles
Times details the story of the raid
on "Boyland," in which Greenfield
and several associates were taken in.
to custody by the federal authorities.
Some of the excerpts of The Times
story doubtless will be of interest to
local readers and we therefore give
them below:
The prisoners, in addition to
Greenfield, are Mrs. Mollie Price
Cook. superintendent of "Boyland."
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Burck.
hardt Officers acting under the di.
rcction of Special Agent Turner of
the department of justice. searched
the residences of Hopkins, Mrs.
Cook, Burckhardt. Greenfield and
half a dozen other alleged sympa-
thizers with anti-war propaganda.
"Boyland" was turned topsy-turvcy.
The dictaphone records are said to
tell much regarding the activities
and correspondence of Hopkins and
his associates among the socialists
and so.callcd Bolshcviki of the Pa
cific coast. In the private residences
an immense quantity of literature was
seized.
Several hundred volumes Of The
Ethics Of Murder were taken from
the Greenfield residence, besides
considerable correspondence indi-
eating the extent of the pacifist ac.
tiviJies of the Greenfield. Hopkins
Hardin group, which apparently has
ramifications extending into every
section of the United States.
Spectacular Raids
The first place visited was the
Greenfield residence in the fashion
able Rivera district. The officers
had kept tab on all telephone com
/ municatiOns to this place for hours
before the descent. Greenfield made
no resistance. merely asking to be
allowed to get his Bible and inquir-
ing if he could give bail. The big
stock of The Ethics of Murder and
a large bundle OF paCifist CORE
spondence. including some letters
from Hardin, were seized.
In the raid on 'Boyland,' the Of
fiCcs of Hopkins and Mrs. Cook were
thoroughly searched as well as the
quarters occupied by Hardin while
there.
Among the evidence seized was a
large number Of editorials attack
ing the governments war policies.
clipped from the Los Angeles Exam
incr and with their principal points
undcrscored in pencil. Hearst edi-
torials on the Mooney case also had
| been preserved.
The officers say Hopkins and
Greenfield have spent $4,000 dur
ing the past year trying to defeat
/ the war 'Boyland' last night was
in charge OF lone woman educator
and the janitor, while eight small
boys are in their care.
Tho arraignmcnt occurred yes
tcrday and It included Rev. George
II. Greenfield and Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick A. X. Burkhardt Of Santa
Barbara, along with Mrs. Cook. Bal
in each case was fixed at 10000
upon recommendation of w Fleet
Palmer. assistant United States dis
trict attorney Greenfield and the
Burkhardt couple were unable tC
secure bail and were held in the
county Jail pending the preliminary
examination which will be con
Quoted on the 10th inst
p During the arraignment Green
field intimatcd that he wouldn't br
q able to attend a preliminary hear
ing on the 10th because he ha
been summoned to appear as n wit
T. ness in civil suit at ElkO. Nov
] on the 2ist. Commissioner Ham
mack intimatcd that II would b
4 necessary to postpone the civil suit.
II