Show JUDGE HOWELL ON RIGHTS OF MINOR OGDEN Feb 3 In 3 In a lengthy lengthy decision handed down yesterday District Judge J. J A. A howell Howel holds that an applicant for naturalization papers need not havo have reached the age of 21 years at the lie time h he lie tIles files his declaration of ot intention to t s become a a. citizen of the United States notwithstanding contrary decisions which I other have been filed by the courts of fed states slates F Erich The f t Carl Call case r Theodore before hf joi time the Dittmann court n was Sa Sat a t that native i of i of or Prussia At t the time lime ho lie filed fed his dec declaration declaration of Intention to become a I Citizen dUzen citi citizen dU- dU zen of this country the records show hoW he lie hal had not reached his majority When the application was heard by tn time he cor court several weeks ago A. A II H. Bodie Bodle th tile the naturalization examiner for Cor this tills district government appearing on behalf of the tIme o asked the tho court to refuse the applicant his Ilis papers on time tIp for foregoing grounds m enta live t e I g T p government gc eastern court In iii cited a by an easter ot of hi lila would Judge howell announced that he be In take the matter under tinder advisement mater that his d decision filed today lie ha declares fl d exhaustive study or of the he has made an decisions of other on the subject lOUts of and Is convinced con that although a person ma may be a minor a at the th time iliac this his declaration of Intention to to become a citizen Is posted s t if I he be Iia la leached cached the age of or 2 21 years fars at the tIme fu lion ton of or the time required b by the reora ral statute when the applicant appears to receive his naturalization papers they should not be he denied him In view of the tha Urge lorge number of ot appl app caton for letters leters of or Citizenship which are flied filed each month monto and the conflict of or opinion on this point Judge decision Is an important one Embodied In the decision arc are excerpts from tha the opinions of or other courts on the sub sub- led I |