The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-03
DR.. KRUGER
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tried simply and earnestly to do my
duty and to be worthy of the fullest
confidence of my fellow citizens. I
have not sought position or distinction.
but I have not Stunned or shirked my
share in anything that felt was for
the best
Hands in Resignation.
'"These charges are doubly hurtful
and humiliating in that have had no
opportunity to present due explana-
ton. feel that l am the victim Of
persecution, but these times forbid the
resentment of personal wrongs.
my resignation as a member of the
local consumption board has been for
warded to the governor OF the state
for his acceptance. l leave the board
to which have given my best services
with regret, yet I feel that harmony
must prevail, and that the work is
more important than the individual. l
shall continue to serve the country as
best l can in every way l can, and
shall hope for an charging share
toward that surely coming day when
America and her allies shall have won
the war, and to this shall continue as
in the past to pledge all that I have
and am
Puts Three Questions.
John M. Lontz, member Of the de-
Tense council said DR.. Kruger should
answer yes or no as to whether he
said:
First-United States government
bonds are no good.
Secondly-Soldiers go to Hatties-
burg to play and not to go to France.
Thirdly-The Kaiser will be in
Paris before we get a chance to get
over.
Copy Of Affidavits.
Following are the two aff1davits
filed with the department of justice:
Personally appeared before me, Mi
chael w. Kelly, clerk of the Wayne
circuit court. Of Wayne county, state
of Indiana. Clement V. Carr, who, upon
his oath deposes and says:
That on Monday the 25th of March,
1918, in the Office of the CONSUMPTION
Board, or local exemption board No. 1,
in and for the county of Wayne, state
of Indiana, located in the court house
of the city of Richmond, Indiana, DR..
F. w. Kruger, member of the said
local exemption board, did, in the
presence of Michael W. Kelly, clerk
of said board, Clement V. Carr, chair
man of the said board and Marjorie
Morgan and Grace Stubs. the clerks
of said board, make disloyal utterances
as follows:
THAT it did not make any differ
corning registrants of this local board,
nc ho h1 Do,.
is within a week"
Later in the same evening in the
presence of the affiant, Clement "
Carr, DR.. F w. Kruger stated that
Secretary OF War Baker has said that
we had Ave hundred thousand men in
France. and that the said Secretary
Baker was liar" because as a mat
ter of fact we did not have two hun
dred thousand"
THAT said Secretary Baker had
said that we had lot of airplanes in
France, when as matter of fact we
did not have any there
THAT said DR.. F. w. Kruger fur
Their stated, that our turn was next.
that We would need all our men at
home; that we are not training our
men; that he had talked with a SOL
der from Hattiesburg, and that they
were not working the men and it was
only play for them"
THAT the said DR.. F. w. Kruger
further stated. that, l told some peo-
pie today that l would have to be
careful or they would think l was
The said Clement V. Carr further
deposes and says that the facts as
set forth in the above affidavit are
true in substance and in fact.
Signed,
Clement V. Carr, sheriff and mem
Der of selective service board |
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this Goth day of March, 1918.
Michael W. Kelly, clerk Wayne
Circuit Court
Second Affidavit
Before me, the undersigned, a Not. |
airy Public, in and for Wayne County,
Indiana, this 25th day of March, 1918, |
personally came E. J. Weidner. Treas
urer of Wayne County, Indiana, and
I. ALL, who being duly sworn |
by me upon their oath, and said:
That DR.. F. w. Kruger, member of !
the Consumption Board for Wayne
County. Indiana, said we could never |
whip the Germans. that our invest
ments were no good, that the Germans |,
with their submarines would destroy |