Show DIEHL CALLS HALT ON FOREIGNERS AND THEIR INTERPRETERS GRAFT CRAFT f Thrifty Thrift foreigners who have made a practice of pretending to be unable to speak English so that one of their coun conn countrymen countrymen can pocket the fee paid to inter interpreters interpreters interpreters have met with a check from Po Pe Police Police lice Judge Diehl Diehi The Judge has grown restive because of the frequent demand for interpreters from Crom men who to all appearances could speak clearly clearl enough for themselves This feeling that the city was being plundered was strength strengthened strengthened strengthened I I ened by the dally daily dall coincidence of oC the appearance of an Interpreter of ot the he t exact brand required and the alacrity with which the interpreter competent or in incompetent incompetent incompetent I competent would demand his fee Yesterday the storm broke Four Greeks Jerrod 1 Bostic John George and John Hansa were arraigned on the charge of ot steal stealIng stealIng stealing Ing coal from the Oregon Short Line yards ards F Each when asked to plead shrugged his shoulders and disclaimed all working knowledge of English Judge Diehl DIehi test tested tested tested ed them finding that they readily under understood understood understood stood what he said to them while oh ob obstinately tely refusing to utter more English than was necessary for A d 1 denial denla of ot all I knowledge of the language I I I This system of paying fees to inter interpreters interpreters Interpreters in cases eases in which the defendant seems unwilling rather than unable to speak English is an unnecessary expense exp se seto to the city he said The four defendants listened attentive attentively ly W shrugged their shoulders and dis disavowed disavowed disavowed avowed guilt ot of keeping from the court their knowledge of the language I 1 am convinced that at least two of ot the defendants understand English said Judge Diehl Diehi Then he h called the railroad watchman Charles Hines who stated that he had conversed with the reeks in English Engish at the time of their arrest Judge Diehl surveyed the four defend defendants defendants defendants ants with a determined face tace These cases will be continued until tomorrow he said The rhe defendants will be held under 25 I bail each At that a man elbo id his way from the crowd He was the waiting inter interpreter interpreter interpreter preter He offered his services It was the usual police court coincidence of oC the right sort of oC an interpreter being present at the psychological moment His offer to interpret was ignored and the four for Greeks were taken back to the city elt jaiL x |