Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-10
so DAYS
TO REPORT ALL
fallen ESTATES
Administrators, Lawyers and
Others Must Furnish Infor-
nation to Washington.
HEAVY PENALTY FOB FAILURE
County Court Judge Receives Letter
From Custodian Telling of
the Laws.

Within 80 days all alien property
that passes through the hands OF
either the Judge Of the county court
or of the probate court must be re-
ported to the alien property Gus
Stodian.
Judge n. A. Larson OF the county
court received a letter today from
La. Mitchell Palmer Of Washing
ton. custodian OF alien property in
fthe United States, containing infor-
mation concerning the laws regu-
lating the disposition of property OF
aliens. It is requested of all law
yers, administrators and others
Ecounected with division estates that
they report Immediately all cases
where alien property is involved.
The letter to Judge Larson is ap-
pended:
4 am addressing you on behalf
OF the United States government
asking your assistance and cooper
htion in the winning OF the war.
EOur country and all it stands for IS
&menaced.
war as waged today is fought
On the economic field hardly less
than upon the field of battle. Con-
kTess recognizing this truth has
E.ue its part in passing the trail
r. with the enemy act l am re-
eponsible for the sequestration and
administration Of all enemy prop
erty reported under that act, but
the duty to discover and make
known such enemy property is
9on the citizen, official and IN
smcial alike.
Penalty Attached.
TN the line of duty you are
lcalled upon daily to appoint fdu-
diaries (by whatever technical
name they may be called to ad-
minister estates and properties in
which enemy interest may be in
Folved. These fiduciaries are obIig- |
Eed under the severe penalties Of |
&he law to report to this office all |
Ing on Oct. 6, 1917, reports should I
have been made not later than |
Dec. 90 last. In all cases arising 1
Since Oct. 6. the report should have |
been, and as 10 future cases must |
be. made within so days from the /
pay the property came into their 1
bands, actually or constructively. /
They may not wait until time for /
distribution arrives before report
ing property of persons of enemy /
character under the law.
Briefly, all persons are Of en-
emy character who:
"(a) Reside. even though tenn
borarily in Germany, Austria-Hun-
Eary, Bulgaria. or Turkey. or in I
territory OF any other state or 9th
er country occupied by their armed
Forces The question Of birth, ma
tionality, or citizenship is inmate
rial so far as the duty to report IS
concerned.
"(b) Being OF enemy nationality
[German or Austro-Hungarian /
resident IN this country have been,
Dr may hereafter be interned un-
Her presidential warrant in the
custody Of the war department.
For the proper and effective ad-
OF the act in respect
70 property Of enemies as above
defined, It is necessary that this
pmce have the following Informa-
ion:
a The names Of the estates or
matters in which enemy interests
appear.
2. The names and addresses of
PIE enemies.
g. The names and addresses Of
he 1duciaries administrators, ex-
bcutors. guardians, trustees, and
he like).
Adopt Amy Method.
IF It entails too great personal
|abor on your part to furnish US
Fith this Information in all mat
|ers now pending in your court, OF
which may in the past have been
before your court, and out Of which
Existing active trusts arose, 1 sug-
eest that you Immediately appoint
committee Of loyal and active
|nembers OF your bar VINO, I am
|ure, Will be willing to perform
|he labor necessary to give the
government the information II
DEEDS. l do not mean the method
suggested TO be exclusive. You
pay adopt any other method you
believe will be effective in getting
|he information desired; but ] do
FAINT you TO undertake the respon-
1ibility Of seeing that your govern
5nent has the required information
Ind reports.
IN cases or matters arising IN
Ehe future, where on the hearing II
Eppears probable that enemy in
Eerests are involved, I would re-
tuest that IN the order OF appoint
6ent. by rule Of court, by other
personal notice from the bench, or
lhrough the official approving
Eonds and actually issuing letters,
Ihe fduciaries be compelled 70
bake and file reports with Office
Eithin 30 days.
If, in addition to this service,
Iou viii send me lists or memoir
Enda Of the names and addresses
the f1duciaries appointed by you
Blowing the date of the appoint
bent, we Will, by proper follow-up
Pc that the necessary reports are
Occurred IN every case"
The foregoing letter will be pre-
tented and read TO the Rock Island
Var association at the next meet
hg. Temporarily the letter will
Il given TO the probate court
FACES CHANGING.
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