European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 11 the stars and stripes wednesday february 22, 1950 Vogeler gets 15 years Sanders 13, 2 doomed continued from Page 1 sentence it considered that most of the defendants were married had never been in trouble before and made sincere confessions. A defendants appealed the verdicts. Hungarian prosecutor Gyula Alapi also immediately appealed saying All except the two death sentences were too lenient the trial started last Friday and ended yesterday after Alapi had asked for the severest punish  Western newspapermen had covered the trial four of them Are permanent correspondents of euro Pean news agencies and newspapers and a . Magazine. Two More were granted visas especially to attend the trial. But five Western newsmen who applied for visas in Vienna failed to receive them. Ten reporters from Abe people s democracies also covered the  three . News agencies associated press United press an International news service failed to receive visas for their Cor  trial was reported for these agencies by native hungarian Cor-1 respondents. The trial was held in the Sam Small courtroom where Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty was convicted of treason last year and sentenced to life  bad prosecuted Mindszenty and Laszlo Rajk former Hun Garian communist minister of the Interior who was convicted and executed late last year on charges of plotting to overthrow this coun try s communist led regime. Confessed treely1 in the traditional last statement yesterday Vogeler said his Testi Mony in which he confessed to All the charges was made freely and openly without coercion and maltreatment i have been treated correctly and fairly throughout the investigation and tile trial he said. I roust be punished but i Hope that the court will consider my plea for clemency Sanders who was an executive of the Standard company declared that i fully realize the wrongs i have done and therefore to make Good some of them under detention acid investigation during which every consideration was Given to me i tried to give the fullest in formation As to my  under hungarian Law Vogeler Sanders and the hungarian code pendants could have been sentenced to  was arrested last nov. 18 and held incommunicado until the Day of Bis trial. T the Arres of Vogeler and san Ders brought retaliatory action from the . And  state department ordered the closing of hungarian consulates in the us and banned travel by . Citizens in Hungary. At the same time. Britain abruptly broke of commercial talks with Hungary All Berlin traffic to West reported near Normal Berlin feb 21 is near normality was restored on Ber Lin s Road rail and waterway links to Western Germany today. British officials reported that thelast of 30 German trucks carrying metals were released1 by Bast Ger Man police shortly after Midnight following their seizure sunday on the Berlin Helmstedt Highway. Most dec roads we Heidelberg feb 21 special the Neucom Provost marshal today reported roads dry at Heidelberg Munich Stuttgart and Wiesbaden. All other roads throughout the scone Are wet and Slippery. Continued from Page a heaven and Earth to give them what they want Billy and Bobby whose first ques Tion to every reporter visiting the Vogeler Home today was did you see my daddy s trial spent most of the afternoon playing in the Yard. Billy was assured his father would be expelled from Hungary before finishing his sentence. His first reaction was but Mommy i will be an old Man before i see daddy again mrs Vogeler was informed of in verdict this afternoon by Henry Scudder. It to official and an associate of her husband. An inquisition1 Morris Ernst new York attorney retained by mrs. Vogeler and he husband s firm to represent him at Budapest told a press conference the hungarian court proceedings weren t a trial they were an in quisition.". Ernst who failed to get a visa to attend the trial even As an observer said for my Money it was worse than a Lynching because it is deceptive. From a purely Legal stand Point if s both false and misleading to Call it a  planned to Fly tomorrow to London and after Brief conferences there and in Paris to go to washing ton to report to Vogeler s fatties and to the state  said he was taking Back with him 12 recordings of Vogeler s confession a s broadcast by Radi Budapest and As much of the trial minutes As were received from the Budapest legation by Cable. Confession memorized these Are the Only things we actually have and know about the trial he said but even a stud of them will show that from the standpoints of evidence Law and due Legal process this so called trial would not bring a conviction any where in the civilized half of the  of the most interesting things about Vogeler s confession is the obvious fact that it was memorized. Ii you listen to the records you will find that in several spots restarted giving the wrong memorized answer backed up and a few min utes later repeated the same sen tence again to completion in the right place. As for the evidence the Only thing i could find on which they based their charge of espionage Wasa map of Telephone installations which was found in the company files. Now where else should a map of Telephone installations be except in the Telephone company files Mere f47 Pilot died in crash i to claims proof Vogeler innocent continued from Page 1 the part of the government. The corporation condemns the Hun Garian trial of Vogeler Edgar Sanders Imre Geiger and others Asa reversion to the i humanities of the dark  us attributes confession to threats or inducements London feb. 2 a a for eign office spokesman suggested today that threats pressure or inducements were used on briton Edgar Sanders to Force a confession that he committed spying and sabotage in Hungary. The spokesman told a regular Dally news conference it is perhaps hardly surprising that the hungarian authorities were not prepared to allow a British lawyer to assist or. Sanders in the preparation of his defense when they had arranged for him to. Denounce himself in this extraordinary fashion. One can Only speculate on threats pressure or inducements which May have been  col Augustus b. O Connell far left Frankfurt military Post Provost marshal inspects the wreckage of an f47 that crashed near Darmstadt yesterday killing the Pilot. The White mass in Foree Roand is molten Metal from the plane. Sis photo by Peon Bulgaria continued from Page t constantly denouncing and insulting the United states and when the bulgarian government was violating its peace treaty obligations ignoring resolutions of the United nations and supporting armed action in Greece. It was the Hope of the . Government however that rela Belgrade feb. 21 a apart from voice of America broadcasts beamed to Bulgaria the Balkan nation has been kept ignorant of the whole diplomatic crisis. The Sofia government s silent treatment of the affair contrasted with the wide publicity it gave to the expulsion from bul Garia of the yugoslav ambassador last month. Toons if not cordial at least might be Correct but the treatment accorded to the american legation in Sofia including crippling restrictions on the entry and movement of american official assigned to the legation and an unprincipled Campaign of persecution against the legation s bulgarian employees left no doubt that the bulgarian government did not accept even the minimum standards of International  Aly feeling better a stand Switzerland feb. 21 a fringe Aly Khan who broke his right leg in three places in a skiing Accident saturday was feeling slightly better today but faced the Prospect of seven weeks in a nearby Hospital. Nine jurors chosen for mercy trial of or. Sander Manchester n. H., feb. 21 ins the jury which will try  n. Sander 41, for the alleged mercy killing of a woman patient suffering from incurable cancer was expected to be completed  jurors All men have been accepted. It was believed Only a few hours would be required to obtain the other three. A tenth or alternate juror also will be  judge Harold e. Wescott excused a number of prospective jury men when they stated they had formed a fixed opinion regarding the Sander Case a courtroom drama virtually without precedent i medical Legal annals of the nation. The moral or euthanasia Issue has not thus far been injected into the trial except inferentially. One tales Man announced he was opposed of mercy  he was excused. After the jury is obtained the defendant will hear the indictment read. It accuses him of the first degree murder of mrs. Abbie c. Borroto 59, of  state charges that Sander murdered mrs. Borroto by injecting air into her veins. Parker to deliver Sermon in Frankfurt today Frankfurt feb. 21is maj Gen Roy h. Parker army chief of chaplains will deliver the ser Mon at the beginning of the forma lenten season at Frankfurt Mili tary Post tomorrow. Parker will speak at Ash wednes Day services at 7 30 pm in Christ Chapel 241 Eso sensheimer land str. Mainz stages Gay colourful Celebration by Harold Scarlet staff correspondent Mainz feb. 21 is fun and foolery engulfed this ancient Cit yesterday As its traditional Rose monday Parade blossomed into the gayest and Audiest mass Celebration since the War. The four mile Parade highpoint in the German Fasching season whipped the carnival spirit of pre lenten revellers to a new pitch. They chanted stinking songs drained wine bottles and engage Din assorted a thinks As the procession of floats and gaily costumed March ers snaked its Way through Down town Mainz. The Parade who cart lasted three hours was a Uny pageant of fes other carnival stories on Page 2 and 5. Toned floats grotesque papier mache figures 10 feet tall a d zen different bands and hundreds of costumed marchers conventions go out the window it was Mainz Way of saluting its Stim Tiung sense of hum Ort for which the City is famous. Dur ing the carnival season sanity is frowned upon and conventions go out the window. Nothing is sacred Joys of drinking most of the Parade s floats simply glorified the Joys of drinking and revelry but some poked fun at occupying Powers. One float labelled the last Dis mantling exhibited Grimy work men attacking a Little steam engine with huge sledgehammers. Another showed a fruit like Globe of the world pierced by a writhing worm with a head resembling Joseph Stalin. Placards bore the caption beware. The Apple is  85,000 see 130 floats in Darmstadt Parade Darmstadt  21 some 85,000 persons turned out her today for the final Day of Fasch  As this City closed offices businesses and schools in its wildest an gayest pre lenten Celebration since the  Parade of some 130 floats sponsored by local merchants and industries began winding through Joetown at 3 pm. Spectators lining the streets were Given ballots on which to indicate their choices for first second and third prizes. Fes Littie were expected to continue into the Early morning hours. Baptism set this weekend for Ingrid s baby Rome feb. 21 a Ingrid Berg Man s baby Renato Roberto will be baptized next sunday or Mon Day in a private Catholic ceremony at the swedish actress Rome apart ment an informed source said yesterday miss Bergman s marriage to ital Ian film director Roberto Ross lieu is still three or four weeks off. Ros Euini s attorney Gino Sotu told a reporter. Federal judge cites ump for contempt continued from Page 1 can Levy heavy fines against the  Union and Lewis paid a total of $3,130,000 in similar contempt actions in 1947 and 1948.a ump team continued negotiations with mine operators yester Day and another was scheduled for today. But there was no sign that they were nearing agreement seizure of mines believed almost inevitable Washington. Feb. .21 Federal seizure of the nation s strike bound soft Coal mines is Al most inevitable a High govern ment official said today. Reports from the Coal Fields indicated that John l. Lewis 400,000 miners will continue their strike despite Federal court orders to re turn to work and the possibility of a multimillion Dollar Fine against their  was reported in Ken Tucky West Virginia and Utah and Large scale picketing was resume Din the big Pennsylvania Fields. Massachusetts rations Coal St. Louis schools Clos Boston feb. 21 up ration ing of soft Coal was ordered through out Massachusetts yesterday As re sult of the crippling nationwide Coal strike. All Public schools in St. Loui closed at the end of classes today until next monday because of theoal shortage. An emergency meet ing of the Board of education voted to close the schools after it was told there was Only three to too Days Supply of Coal on hand. Mercury in . Drops to 5 degrees above Zero new York feb. 21 ins the weather set a record for cold for tuft second successive Day today in a work and the Weatherman said More bad news was in store for tonight with Manhattan s Coal soc pile t scant 15.000 tons the Mercury skidded at 6 30 am to s degrees