The Washington times., 1919-02-15
ORPHANS KEPT OUT
OF SCHOOL TO BAKE
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telephone and say Lillian had to stay
at home and worK or that she was
i'll"
On cross-examination Miss Yoder
was asked If it was not true that the
girls absence was due to a smallpox
scare in the school
Yes; / remember distinctly the
smallpox scare" she said. 81 also re-
member that it was only for a day
or two, and I know that the Greer
children stayed away longer than any
others. We had hard time getting
them back in school"
Asked if 1t was not merely her con-
clusion that Lillian German was
poorly nourished," Miss Yoder re-
piled:
"She looked as If she didn't have
proper nOurishment. 1t was a con-
clusion anybody with eyes would
have"
Miss Yoder said she and Mrs. Greer
were mot on very pleasant terms be-
cause she insisted on the children
from the Greer bakery being punctuaI
at school"
The District sought to offer as evil
dence records from the Edmonds
SCHOOL showing aDSGnCGB anu reports
of other children from the Greer
bakery. They were ruled out by the
court on the ground that no children
other than the German girl were
mentioned in the testimony Of Mrs.
Greer.
David Declines Challenge.
You don't like Mrs. Greer, d.
yQu?" asked Attorney David.
ASK me 'why?'" Miss Yoder fired
at him.
The Greer counsel did not ask he-
'why?"
-Four thousand cakes a month was
the output OF the Greer bakery be-
moved from the institution several
weeks ago.
AT Christmas the number would
go much higher" Mrs. Greer testified
last night.
Mrs. Greer, on direct examination.
bad testified that there were never
less than six and sometimes as high
as eighteen tubs OF butter" in the
home; that she bought eggs by the
crate and sugar in large quantities.
She admitted. on cross-examination
last night. that these articles were
intended primarily for the cakes. She
said, however. that the children al
ways had access to them.
Cross examination OF Mrs. Greer
was brief-it consumed less than an
hour. On direct examination she was
on the witness stand about seven
hours.
Real Estate Deals Probed.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Geo.
P. Barsc devoted most Of his stten-
mi
her real estate deals since she began
getting orphans from various insti-
tutions.
From figures given by Mrs. Greer
herself. Attorney Barse figured she
had paid S37.95O for property here and
iT Virginia.
Except for the lot at lie Twelfth
street northeast and the 'Ot you
bought in 1898, it seems that all OF
your property was purchased between
1906 and 1915; is that trLe?" asked
Attorney Barse.
Yes said Mrs. Greer.
The largest purchase was the I23-
acre farm in Virginia for whicn SlO.-I
900 was paid
Mrs. Greer testified. on direct cN-
animation. that she began taking or.
phans in the home in 1900.
You say. as a general rule you
didn't pay wages to children wnen
they went TO school because you
didn't consider they earned as much
Is they ate?" asked Attorney Barse
They certainly did not" Mrs. Greer
admitted.
Some time ago. Mrs. Greer sad.
even before she was charged with
violating the child labor law AMI fail
ing TO provide a suitable nome Cor
rI. IL. l.,
girls in the bakery and not assume
the responsibility for them any
more"
QuIEEed On Cruelty To Animals.
You have said that you never 8p-
peared in court before except when
Louis Lynn was up for s2eedinS?'
asked the prosecutor.
II did" Mrs. Greer replied.
do YOU remember when you were
up in 1910 for cruelty to animals ana
again in 1912 and paid S5 III the
case?' she was asked
No. ! don't remember any hins
about it," she said.
ON redirect examination. Mrs. Greer
said she got about $500 a month rem
tai from various pieces OF property
up 10 two years ago and since that
time had received in the aggregate
ABOUT S4JS q month.
Mrs. Greer said she had never
figured her proits from the cake
business
Have you ever made any big
money at it," asked Attorney David.
Never she said. I just got a
living out Of it,"
She denied that she had bought Z
real estate out OF profits from the
cake business
Mrs. Greer objected to being called
Q baker" saying. 81 don't bake
bread ! make and sell home made |
CaksaH