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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-06-15
Elm ttftnrrnfs Grrz

e5 NIT letnen magern, nl1fgeIprunge=
nen Sdnoen oas liebe Gbriitfinoletn
aus Dem Strob beral1S unb Ihaute es
cine gSeile an. l1no auf einnol iob
idh OuB Elm paar Srdnen aus Yus.
plunts Iugen auf oas GbriItfinoletn
nieoerfielen. gs pil6te lie nit bem
Idmar5en, oiinnen GodGrmel ab uno
legte Oas 8ilo pieoer in Die &rtppe
5uritf.
ltno iest tat es mir arg Ieio, BOB
oaS guspluni 10 arm mar uno 10 alt
uno oaB td BON ibm geoo6t bate, es
beI1Be eln 9er5 bon Stein, uno ooS
mir WdOden allemol, I'M oas 8ue=
plunt 5u argern, oie 9oher fir oos
&lgelIpiel unO oie giSbabn auBer
om S6ulbofgitter fnapp neben Oem
Gtngang, bart an ser @ren5e, mo es
nidts mebr 5u befeblen bate, ange.
brabt batten, lpenn eS 1tn5 aus oem
Sofe lpeggeIdtft bate.
9lls mir aus Ser Stride beroustru-
ten, fraste if Sante, porum oas
Bnbpluni getpeint babe, als es ooS
Gbriltftnolein in Sen SGnoen belt.
ltno lie anttuortete: ~@eiBt 0u, oas
Bnbplunt bat leinen Soter faum uno
Ietne Wtutter ME gefonnt uno bat fei-
ne 8eldDiiter uno feline &inoer, 0ie
fir 0ie alte Wfutter iorgen, uno bat
nlemano auf groen, Dem es Iein 2eio
tlogen fonnte, als oen Iieben Set
LAMB unO Ole Welttter @ottes."
ginige Sabre ipGter, als ser 9en3
ms SanO 5u 5teben begann, oa begru5
man ooS arme, einiame Subpluni.
ltno nun er5dblte mir ser ulte
Bfarrer unleres SorfeS, oaB emit por
olelcn Sabren Elm armer italieniIher
gater nit ieinem ein5igen, n1utterlo-
len atnoe aus ser lonnigen Seimat
na6 Dem falten 9toroen 500 un0 in
unlerm 9orfe 9lrbeit uno 8rot iudte.
ST itorb balo tnfolge eines I'm
glitdsfalles, unO iein arnes, oer-
l6upftes aino 1puroe bon fremoen
Seaten er5ogen, sic iein Sonnenae-
n1llt NIT fl10derner, falten SSinaern
onfaBten ltnO lein feuriges glut nidt
begriffen.
ltno ais 6as &ino nad freuoloIer
&inobeit 5ur Sungfrau berongeuad)=
len mar, reichte iie einem armen
Stelnbre6er ibre Sanb, tpuroe aber
lhon na6 menigen Sabren 8itlpe.
0ttt @aiden 1lno 9iigeln miibte lie
ltd nun Gag 11no 0adt ab, INN II ib
uno ibren ein5igen &na6en ourhs 2ez
ben 5u brtngen. ltno nls oiejer groBe
Salente 5um Stuoierel1 5eigte, per-
ooppelte lie ibre Mnitrenguna, Inn
lbm Die Vftttel 5u ieiner Nusbilounq
SIT periGaffen.
sl6er oa geriet er in IeiG1tlinniae
8e1eu1daft, uno zines Cages panoer-
te er nah lmerifa aus, obne BON Iei-
ner Wfutter sIbIdteo 5lt nebmen 11no
lbr le ipteoer ein 2ebens5 s5eifen at qe.
ben.
Mus garmber5isfeit iibergob oann
Die 8emeinoe ser alternoen 4polonia
Die STEELE eines Beoeus inn Sbul-
bauie.
gtun tpuBte i6, pnrum oas Gub-
plum on ienem Gbriittase eepeint
batte, als es oas 8elo oes @ottes=
tinoes in Ben Sdnoen sebalten bate.
gs mar oas einsise Sinh, bon mel
dem oas arme 8eiblein geliebt muir.
De. uno es itieg ieoe @eibnadt oufs
neue aus benz Simmel ouf Die groe,
INN Sid an 0as berItoBene Mutter-
bers oes Yuspluni legen 5u laiien.
llno NOR es bart nit uns &inoern,
10 meinte es Dob( in suten Sreuen,
es miiiie 10 bart iein, peil oas 2eben
ltd 10 bart Tim iein Ser5 seIest bate,
10 iteinbart.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-06-15

Elm &edt bo5u! :. 9o6 tpieoiel beI.
Ier udre es, feinen @ebralt6 oapon
51 maiden! 9enn bienieoen Iou ser
Oteni6 bel aa ieinem Gun uno 2ai.
Ien itets oie eigene 8erpoIlfomnnltng
i'm Iuge baben. @ebe bemienigen,
Der in oieIer 9lrbeit Der SelbItoer.
Doqfoumnung einen Iugenblid inne.
bdlt! Sogleib miro feline Seele iiber-
mu6ert bon 11nniitem ODER I6dolihent
ltnfraut, oas aus ben Giefen unierer
geatur feline Rdbrung 5iebt uno 10 Die
innerIte 2ebensfraft zines @eI6opfeS
fir iein 1tnfru6tbares 9aiein in 8e-
l6lag nimmt!
gtlt6e Gage lit 2ucie idpa6 ge.
peien; tie bat iib gon5 ibrem uners
parteten S6ner5 bingegeben, uno
Oaour6 in ibrer Seele oas @efiibl Ell
ner 5uuor nidt geabnten l1nenoli6.
felt ertpedt, in Ser Ibgriinoe oeS 2ei-
Oens uerborgen iino. SIT eS nur cine
iiberlpannte Ginbiloung :? Soer
lit es ser idlidte gusoruf elmer er-
greifenoen @abrbeit . . ? @eiB man
iemols bienieoen, Of mon Ser 2tebe
ooer oes 0eitleios tpiiroig lit Of
uniere bitterlten Srdnen nidt Oft
mails in Oen gugen 0esienigen Ser
Die @irfli6feit ser 0inge abtp6gt,
sic Srdnen zines fleinen &inoes iino,
oelien Spiel5eltg 5erbrad? Sa,
lie muB Oiele geiebergei6lagenbeit ob.
iGiitteln, Inn SOS 2ebensperf ibrer
bingeldieoenen Sante fort5uIeten!
0os @ute, 6as man tpirfen fann,
lit ltets ein 8runo, 51 leben, 1lno oft
miro es oa5lt nod Elm Wittel oeS Ser
geIiens =. Sic muB auf ibrem barten
@ege borpGrtsi6reiten @obin ober
fitbrt oieier 8eg? 9lrmeS @aiien-
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-06-15

~8te9" i6reit Ser olte Bauer uno
tuenoet ii6 nit ger0tetem @eltdte
mieoer ieiner Sdniegertodter 5u !.
~9ie &inoer iollen alio nidt mebr NIT
mir fommen? 0as lit NAL mas
Heues!"
~Sie ioaen nidt BEL Sbnen oer.
adtli6 bon ibrem 8ater benfen ler-
nenl"
SD liebe i'm nidt uno peradte
tim nidt."
u8as Damn 2"
sd femme i'm nidt."
~uno i6, t6 liebe uno berebre ibnl
+. Sic iino Der @roa, id BIN Die
Ger5eibungl Sic iino ser SOB, id
bin Die 2iebe! Meine &inoer ge-
boren mir uno i6 nebme lie nit."
.Nimm bid in abt!"
0ob Barla bri6t in Sr1nen aus ::
~anoertbalb Sabr lang babe i6
MIDI 5ulnmmengenommen uno alLes
ertragen slnOertbalb Sabr lang
baben Sic mein Ser5 NIT SiiBen ge-
treten nno if babe in Ssbrer gliid-
Itrablenben Miene Die 9lnfiinoigung
aller meiner bittern Stunoen gelelen.
Sa, i6 5ittere, iooft i9 Sic 5u-
frleoen iebe, uno id frage mid TO-
glet6, tpas fir ein ungliid tpobl mel.
mem Manne 5ugeltoBen lein mag {.
Sest aber balte i6 es ni9t mebr lam
ger aus! ). Sbre Sdrte emp0rt midi.
Sb, i'd eritide! Saeen Sic mir ood
elm Bort! 2aiien Sic mid ni6t 10
fortgeben! Md, aus tpel6em
Stoffe limo Sic ood gemadt o.. q"
&er5engeraoe aufgeri6tet, betrad.
tet Mtatburin oie arme Srau, oeren
Iuge, oeren Sdnoe, oeren ganae Sal.
tung etne flebentlide 8itte ausoriif,
fen ginen glugenblif glaubte
Baula, er tperoe itd erpeihen lalIen
:, iein barter Sinn tperoe pl0tli6
breden, nie cine giIenItange ent5mei-
bri6t; bod Ser alte Bauer faBt ii6
I6nea mieoer uno gebt unter oen bos
ben gdumen Iteifen 5drittes peiter.
slls er INN sic gde ser aaee biegt,
brt6t Gaula, oie trob alleroem bis
gum letten augenblide gebofft batte,
ebenfaas auf uno lterbensn1iibe
i6lagt lie Sen I6malen Soblneg elm,
Der ourd 8ieien uno Seloer bin
bur6 ben 8auernbof NIT ibrem Saus-
den per6inoet. god aitterno Dor gluf-
regung uno nieoereei6mettert BON
Den ioeben geborten 0robporten,
idreitet ite boripdrts, inoem tie an
BEN Sanoen sic beioen &leinen fiibrt,
Die gang Itiq iino uno NIT eri6redten
ausen frageno our Weutter auf-
Ihauen. Smmerno6 flingt ibr Ser
unperiobnlide ausipru9 in SEN Sb-
rem: ~gs lit beiier fir oen Baum,
oaB Der faule alt abfGIt!" @as bat
Ser Batter nit bieien @orten iasen
nollen :? 8e5ieben tie it9 auf
Srn. Sc Saint-agilbert ooer ouf
Claude !. Z? l1ebrigens bat oies nibt
piel auf ii6; oenn mas bon Dem ei-
men gilt, oas gilt allb bon oem an-
bern gs ntiiiien in Baris @e-
ibitten porfallen, Die ibr unbefannt
iino Siderlif berbeimlift man
ibr ettpas ;. :, aber mas lit es 2"
Sn ser i'm beaen @lan5e ser Cont
merionne eritrablenoen tpeiten 2ano-
idaft idaut ite NIT trdumeriiden Mu-
gen nad ser blauen 8ellenlinie Ser
Siigel, bie in Der &i6tung BON Ya-
ris BEN Sori5ont abidlieBen, uls Oh
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-06-15

lie in 6en1 unbeItimmten 9unIte, ser
Die Sernen oeri9leiert, ettpas iiber
oas S6idlaI oesienigen lelen fonnte,
Dem tie ibre 2ie6e seuetbt bot.
@eraoe in bieiem slugenblid tau6t
in Ser ourd oas 2aub1perf bes @dB-
dens gebiloeten engen umrabmuna
cine tpeiblibe SrauergeItalt auf; es
lit SRI. 2ucie, Die aus ser Stride
fomn1t.
Seit oem Sooe ser 8oronin oer-
lpiirt Die iunge 0ame ienes 8eoiirf-
nis Der giniamfeit, Dos ii6 10 letdt
BET oenienigen einItellt, oie aummer
baben. Sic permeioet ous 9orf; benin
obl6on tie iid Der aagemeinen Sell
nabme erfreut, fiiblt tie ii9 oo6 pein-
lif beriibrt our6 bie 5oblreifen slu-
gen, Die itets all5upiel erfabren mod-
ten. uno 10 tpdblt 2ucie iest Soiles
ebemaligen &ir9peg, ser BON ser
abbaDe mttten our6 bie SSeloer, ourh
Die Sfue 8aiie, oie @ueremour uno
oaS BfarrbausgaB6en fiibrt uno
Sleurines linfs liegen laBt.
0esbal6 NOR 6ie iunge Game, ols
tie Eaula ibr entgegenfommen iab,
5uerit piaens, Sen &irhbof at betre-
ten uno 10 Die paar @orte 5u permei-
ben, Die man nottpenoig in bieien
Soblpeg austauI6en muBte, binter
oeiien Seden oie 9orf6etpobner in
ibren 8emiiiegarten arbeiteten.
Iber au6 BaltIa lit bonn unaliide
beimgeIuht, uno 2ucie fiirdtet i'm
ooraus, ourd Die i6einbare 6ludt
Der iungen Srau peb gu tun.
uno 10 fommt ite benn ihneG bon
1brsm erIten gntidluiie 5uriid; obne
mebr on elm Musmeihen 5u benfen,
gebt tie langlam SEN 8fao binunter,
pobei iie ibr langes Srauerfleio oes
@raies megen NIT ser Sano aufrafft.
"@nten Gag Baula!" iagt iie, in
Dem lie 5uerit griiBt.
ltno tie umarlnen it6 ber5Iif.
GlauOes Srau bat li6 BON ser BE-
gegnung NIT ibren S6tpiegeroater
nod nibt erbolt uno ibre augen lino
nod gerotet. 2ucie betnerft es, un0
oa tie Die Ibtpelenbeit oes @otten fir
Die ein5ise uria6e oaoon bGlt, fragt
lte:
~8ie gebt es Srn. Goutier?"
r3ienlt6 gut, mie es ibeint :.
uno wie gebt es Sbnen?"
80 mir ebenfans 5iemlid quit"
8aula bat felt Ser geeroigung GU
Gle nur lelten geieben; iest fiiblt lie
itd, obne ibren ginorud 5u serglie=
bern, ourd al oas betroffen, luaS
ibr in oteIem iugenolihen @eien I'M
beilbar gebroben 5lt iein i9eint.
Sucie fommt ibr Dor ais Elm 2eib,
oeiien innerIte 2ebensfraft unter
Sdpeigen erlildt, als cine 8lume
obne @aiier in ionnenloier groe; baS
lit nidt mebr cine unter &egenihau-
ern tueinenoe ober pom Sturmtpino
5erdauite Bflan5e, ionoern cine Iolde,
ote gefnift, perseIien, abgeitorben am
Wegesranoe liegt
Die iunge Dame ertuedt oieien Gin=
ornd in 10 bobem @raoe, Dab 8aula
tpabreno oes @eiprddes faIt INNER
Die Mugen nieoeridldgt, INN nidt oas
MusIeben 5ll baben, als Oh tie BON
oieiem @eiihte ettpas ableien tpollte,
mas oie 2tppen ni6t gu iagen min.
f9en.
0ie 5tpei illngen Grauen legen ge-
meiniam einige Shritte 5uriif uno
geben, tpie BON einem unbepuBten
Orange getrteben, 6em airhbofe All.
Sier miro oie saene nod ber3ergrei.
fenoer. Muf elm @rabmal geitiist, bort
2ucie 5u o0er l1Bt Dielmebr Naula
reoen, inoem iie iih aus @oblpolIen
bemiibt. einem nnoeren als ibrem Ell.
genen @eoanfengang at folgen; nur
ourd auf6ietrng ibrer gan3en 8il-
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(Sortfesune bon Sette g.

8ir i6ritten beroor CUR &rippens
oaritelung. Wtein Ser5 flopfte frelt-
big. Gtele berrlt6e &rippe!
gttpas Sdoneres eab es getpiB
ni6t auf groen!
Sd fannie lie nod gut bonn Ieeten
Sabre Der: es NOR Elm groBes, ges
I6nibtes GbriItfinolein nit rotten
@angen 11no btn1melblauen Nugen.
Otan fon11te es aus ser &rippe bers
al1snebmen, menn man mollte.
l1no oie Wt1tter @ottes uno Ser FL.
Solepb batten einen golOenen Seilis
genl6ein um oos Saupt. llno piele,
piele @ngel i6pebten in Ser Suit.
llno ein Dds uno Elm giel paren
audi Oa uno cine groBe CRIME 8ieie
nit bielen S6afen un0 Sirten Oa.
rauf.
ltno oas &0nigsi6loB oeS Sero0es
mar au6 oo. llno SeroOeS itano mil
ieiner Srau am SenIter uno lab uui
Die 5luren binaus.
1lno auf ser peiBen 2ano ItraBe ia.
men Oie fl. orei &0nige Oaber init
ibren 9ienern uno &amelen, 1no aQe
neni6li6en Siguren batten nunoers
I6one &lei0er an, rote, blaue, fiber
ne uno goloene.
&ein @unOer, oaB Ser Sont 2ainl,
Ser in Die &lolteridule inn Sberlano
gegungen mar, 5tpei Sabre bintereinz
anoer na6 Sarie gei6rieben bate,
baB Die @eibnadtsfrippe in ser
Bfarrfird6e Oabeim oo6 biel, bel
lf)oner iei ol5 iene inn &loiter. un0
Die iei Ood getpiB i6on. Wan oenfe
| lt6 ood, in einem &lolter!
Sic Sante gtng NIT mir in Die
allererite 9anf berpor. Sort iab man
ales 10 nett.
gs mar i6on cine alte 5rou oarin.
Gas Suepluni!
ginen @ugenblid iab if es balls
perbliifft, bolb eri6roden an. Damn
uber erfaBte midi cine lebbafte Sic
gesitimmlng, Elm @efiibl oes @ebor=
genIeins, 1tno id oriifte oie Sano ser
Sante feiter: bier mar fein S6ul.
baus; in ser Stride bate oas Bus-
PLUM nifts SIT befeblen; oa ourfte
es nift idimpfen uno feline &inoer
pegiagen!
limo tapp, tapp, erpreB ein biBden
laut, trat i6 in bic 8anf.
Nun oad]te t6, baB es gleid) Sen
&opf Oreben, etuas Dor ii6 bermur-
rem uno MIDI re6t boS ani6auen per=
oe.
9lber ous 8uspluni tat oas aIes
nift. gs merfte nidt einn1al, BOB
i6 gefommen mar, Ionoern ifaute
MIR an einem fort auf oie &rippe nit
oem Seiusfinolein.
Sd ifaute bie sllte berItoblen an.
Sic trug bellte feinen grauen &od
lnO feline blaue S6iirse, ionoern mar
gang ihnar5 ange5ogen. glber oas
aleio mar gang oiinn 1,no faoeni6ei-
mig
ltno oas @eii6t i6ien mir pIotli6
nidt mebr eilt Stiif bon set Grat1tt-
platte Dor Dem Sdulbaus 5u iein. gs
lag iest ettpas 10 @ei6es, @utes
orauf pie Elm tpei6es, ionniges Sd
deln. ltno id iab iebt aud, oaB oas
Bubplnni groBe, braune augen bot
te ipie meine Mutter, uno lie i6auten
10 lieb uno 10 onb1htig ouf sic Scrip
pc bin.
Deir mar allf einmal, als pdre oas
elm gan5 anoeres Bubpluni als ienes,
oas iG bisber gefannt bate.
Go6 nein, es mar oas gleihe, i6
bate es MIR ME 10 ean5 nabe seieben.
l1no id badte, baB id Dos Butpluni
boh lieb batte.
Sest Itano es ploslid) auf uno bog
(iid iiber sic 4anf sesen ben Mltar,
uorauf Die Rrippe itano. Damn nabm
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Gortiet,ing)

nJ(Hn, QueS Treut ltcD OdrfDer
Wan tpeiB oft mirflid nidt, ipie mn
in Baris ben Sonntag totidlasen
ion :. @ir 5dblen alio barauf oaB
Sic na6Itens einmal Sbre Sreunoe
einlaben iperben.
CLAUDE aber oa6te BEL lid:
u8enn id ie au6 nur oie seringIte
Suit beripiirt bitte, mild in Der lln1'
gebung anaufaufen ooer ein5umieten
10 pare ib iebt bon oieier Seriudune
grinoli6 gebeilt!"
XXIV.
Sros ibrer getpobnten SeelenItGr.
fe uno ibres Stol5es fonnte Baulo
Dor ibre1n S9niegerbater Die 8e,
fiirbtungen nidt perbergen, Die
Glaubes 8rief in ibr pabgerufen
batte.
u@enn einmal alles bunbsl1le6t
gebt," anttportet ibr Wutburin in Der
naG 2es Boutrelles fitbrenoen 2in-
oenallee, voann lit oie &ettung nabe!
-. gs lit fir ben 8aum beiier, baB
Ser faule glt abfdlt; Damn lit bieier
tDenigltens al ettpa niite: gum Sii,1s
gen ooer gum 8erbrennen!"
son bas, mos Sic 90 iagen, aui
CLAUDE eemiin5t iein, gater 2"
User lit bies Glauoe?" fraet
Der alte, inoem er ieine S6pieeer.
to6ter nit ienem unoerlobnIi6er1
8lif ani6aut, 6en er 5u getpilien
3eiten our Sbau trGgt.
u8enn Sic Sbren Sobn niht mebr
fennen, 10 berseiie i6 feinesfans mei-
men Wann! l1no tpenn i6 5ub0-
rem muB, Die er berleuntoet miro bon
oemienigen, Der i'm 81 allerlest i'm
Sti6e laiien iolte, 10 lit bies bas
iiderlte Mittel, mid mitten ins Ser5
5u treffen!"
SD berleumoe ni6t, i6 itelEe NUT
felt ln0 - tparte."
Limb tporauf tparten Sic oenn?"
fragt Eaula faIt grin1mig.
uSSd ertparte einen Gag, Ser ni6t
mebr fern lit; oenn miro meine 8ro,
pbe5eiung ibre i6redlife grfuIung
finoen, uno ib neroe 6en IusreiBer
als einen gebro6enen uno beliegten
Meniden auriidfommen ieben, Inn
Die S6oae nno ale oieienigen, oenen
er 6nr6 leinen tori1ten Ibfon Mer-
GERMS gab, oen1iitig Inn 8er5eibung
5u bitten !"
nno Watburin i6leuberte nit lei-
nem ¬enitod oie &ieIelTeine bes
8eges fort.
~Iber bas geibiebt nien1als ;. !"
rSpri6 bies 8ort nidt aus, tnei-
ne &leine!"
uNiemals! CLAUDE bat oas
8ort seiproden, uno oamals NOR er
gan5 allein :. Seut5utage aber iino
mir infolge Sbrer Sartberaigfeit un-
Ter 5pei, Die es ausipreden 5. Nie-
mails! Sic boren es bod, 8a-
ter 2 2ieber auf Ser 2anoItraBe
Sungers iterben, als bier bel Sbnen
Inn 8rot betteln! Sbre 56aoen,
frenoe tpdre Ans Elm at teurer Yreis
oafiir!"
1&ommt, &inoer!" ruff iebt Wea-
tbnrin Sean unb Mnnie 5u, Inn Elm
@eipra6 ubaubreden, oas bereits iein
gan5es 8eien in Waaung bringt.
"yeein, nein! :. 9ie &inoer oiir-
fen niht NIT Sbnen geben!"
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-06-15

~Ba5 Sen SuooS an S5eIuS fet-
tete, NOR nidt oas @oIo Der 2iebe,
onoern sic 2iebe 0eS @ol0e5" (Seitb).
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-06-15
Be1trllt E11rr zrtt1ng t,td1t ah!

gSenn bn, ber 2ee oer Sage oieaei Menuns fa beue
3enns er6aten % nnb br nid m it, benen Sabresbras
einsaenO beea nt b iOnon rHb bs gras
uee Db ba6ln fannR. iembeu beae tuna mter
Abbanns bbnt ben genf eiues snte, aeu Jrennbes
einen s&abeu fir bic fatboiIde TreFe
On fannf bein Enhancement uf ben Obo ainfruna
pbnnm ~ erneuen eiuen meaen 2eer euubeu auf fol-
genSem 5ermaIar
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1946-06-15

8ir i6ritten berpor 5ur &rippen=
oarIteaung. Wein Ser5 flopfte freu-
big. Iieie berrli6e &rippe!
Evening star., 1946-10-20

ING stnt TWO sOhB 70 world war III lone was
killed in Italy,, Odom doesn't have to reach out
for the veterans viewpoint. He has it.
Some veterans think they are coming up against
bureauc1ats in the VA, who are out to prevent them
from getting what they entitled to-" Odom says
Actually. not single of us has that idea, not
even the messenger boys. We charged with repre-
sentng the veterans 1t is duty to champion their
rights We here not to block their path or make it
difficult but to see that they get every benefit to
which they are entitled
In Odoms Office the veteran always gets the benefit
of the doubt. The biue-eyed. soft spoken Solomon
of the VA believes in the humanitarian way He often
quotes Justice Oliver Wendell Holiness dictum that
the law assumes morality and not immortality, good
faith and not bad faith.
Odom once taught school in town called Fairplay,
Colorado He hopes to make the Veterans Admins
tration 'Fairplay. U. S. A. The End
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COURT CONNECTS
COL. J. A. KILIAN
Former Lichfield Boss
Fined $500, Reprimand-
ed AT Trial

RAD NAUHEIM, Germany, Aug.
% -(P)- A military court Inurs-
dav found Col. James A. Klllan'
former commander Of the U. 5:
Army's replacement depot at
Lichfield, Eng, guilty OF letting
guards hit American soldler-prls-
oners with clubs and fists, then
fined him $500 and reprimanoeo
him for his conduct.
The sentence given the Highland
Park, ILL.,, veteran Of two world
wars was the heaviest yet pro-
nounced on any Of four officers
convicted in the series OF Llch-
field trials that began last Decem-
her. Nine enlisted men have been
convicted and a fifth officer IS
still on trial.
KHAN stood quietly at attention
as the verdict ending the 10
weeks trial was read to the crowd
ed courtroom by Brig. Gen. Robert
M. Montague Of Louisville, KY.
The florid face of the 55-year-old
colonel remained grim but on
trolled.
The seven-man military court,
celebrating for two hours, con-
victed Kilian of permitting cruel
and unusual punishment, includ-
ing the striking. of prisoners with
fists and clubs, kicking them in
the body, and forcing them to
stand with nose and toes pressed
against the wall or in other strain
ed positions for extended periods.
Acquitted of Abetting
The court acquitted Kilian OF
fading and authorizing and abet-
ting" cruelties for which the
others were convicted and clear
ed him of knowingly permitting
them - apparently accepting Kill
ian's claim that if prisoners were
mistreated he knew nothing about
it.
During the trials he had remark
ed there must have been some
thing wrong at Lichfield which was
concealed from me 1t looks like
they have passed the ball to the
old man."
Tears filled the eyes Of 1t. Col.
R. E. Ford of Fl. Pierce, Fla, the
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defense attorney, at the conclu-
sion of an imprisoned plea that
Kilian who contributed so much
to victory" should not be "crucl-
fled" on charges brought by
those who contributed so little"
Kilian's attorney stalked from
the room after an hour-long ora
ton in which he charged that the
case against Kilian was "fabrl-
Gated" out of cultured testl-
mony" by combat-dodging guard
house prisoners and by subordi-
nate officers trying to pass the
buck up as high as they could gel
it."
Scathing Charge
But Maj. Joseph S. Robinson OF
New York city, summing up o
the prosecution, asserted Kl1an
was responsible as commander Tor
"all disciplinary measures taken.
Robinson added:
ut is an outrage when a high
ranking officer TO protect his own
skin blames such events on others.
In all honor this accused should
accept his responsibility as a mar
and an officer and not seek to
WEIGH wrongdoings on to his sue
cessors and subordinates as he is
attempting to do"
Robinson asserted that "the mil
itary justice system itself is in
balance unless, the earlier Lich-
field sentences can be justified on
the theory that orders were only
subordinated to the will OF this
accused"
Kilian commended that most of
the Lichfield beatings occurred at
ter he left but Robinson asserted
that Kilian knew about it be-
cause he inagurated it. He told
his officers to be rough and tough
in the guardhouse. Four of his Of
ficers have testified to that
During the trials more than a
score of soldier witnesses. most
of them former Lichfield prison
ers, testified about cruel punish
ments at the guardhouse.
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1916 Polio Outbreak
Declared Over Peak

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-WD-
The U. S. public health service re-
ported Thursday that the 1916 in
fantile paralysis epidemic, big
gest since 1915, apparently has
passed its peak.
Public health officials said that
the number of new polio cases re-
ported during the week ended Aug.
"a showed the first decline for the
nation as a whole since the totals
started mounting late in May.
There were 1906 new cases -e-
ported last week, compared with
1916 the week ending Aug. II and
1879 the previous week.
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For Newspaper Service Dial 2-3s11
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METAL GUN &

Youngsters will love this Wild
West gun set, which includes
tur-lined holster and metal gun.
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OVER THE NETWORKS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 80

nv OV
Changes In programs as listed are due
to corrections by networks made
too late to incorporate.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS NOTE - All
times PM eastern standard.
To change to eastern DAYLIGHT. add
one hour; central daylight same rs
eastern standard.
On the other hand, for central stand
ard subtract one hour; for mountain
standard subtract two hours.
Times listed are those supplied by
networks. Relay times by local stations
may vary in some instances.
4:15lPortia Facing Life Drama-NBC
Women's Club, Lecture Series - CHS
Dick Tracy Repeat at 5:15) ABC
Superman R'pt at Sis, 6:15) - MBS
4:30-Just Plain Bill, Dramatic - NBC
Cimarron Tavern Serial Series - CHS
Jack Armstrong (Repeat 5:30) ABC
Capt. Midnight (Rqpt $3.50, 6:3o)-MBS
4:45-Front Page Farrell, Serial &c
Sparrow and The Hawk, Serial-CBS
Tennessee Jed, a Riddles skit-ABC
Tom Mix Repeat 5:45, 6:45) MBS
5:30-News Report for IS Minis. NBC
News Period for Is Minutes - CHS
Walter Herman and News-ABC-East
The Sea Hound (Also 6)-MBS-West
5:15-Eehoes of Tropics; Sports-NBC
Report from Washington, News-CBS
5:30-Gordon MacRae Variety - CHS
5:45-Lowell Thomas & Newscast-NBC
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cbarlotte Man Freed
On Bond OF $4,000

DoBsoN, Aug. % R = Car
ence w. seagle, As, of Charlotte,
was free on $4,000 bond Thursday
after being held in the surry
Jail since Sunday on a
charge of aiding and abetting in
the death of Mrs. Annie Mae An
derson, 81, of Charlotte.
Seagle posted bond and was re-
leased yesterday. DR.. B. o. Choate
of Sparta, arrested on a similar