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Leaknne Riven nelle Fiat Satevtinest ee ate entat iew Hat ts heal nmnanebitell iso oed Coir tcereinay on ash cuanben thn PréNazi J Maid Gets $6, 714 for ‘Exposing Burns, Benny (en NEW, YoRE, April 6: ~@— — The piracy which involved ‘Jack ae Prot that “led Rosalang “George Burns: will net her at| eber, a German_maid, to turn in- east $6,714 in, United States Gov- former : against “S~seseeeling. con] ernment Teward, ‘it was disclosed today.’ ‘The maid, employed in the house: hold of. State Supreme Court Justice| Edgar JALauer, quit | her job, vowing! “reyenge,” at the height. of a dinner} party at which the Lauers’ guests voiced ariti-Nazi ‘remarks. ~ “Ladies and. gentlemen, * the ‘yhaia! was quoted as ‘telling the ‘startled! dinner guests; “I am‘a true German: I love Adolf Hitler,If you" ‘don’t stop’ speaking - against . him, I: will stop: serving the dinner right now.” She went to‘Government authori- ties, with’ the result that customs — agents later raided the Lauer apart- ment and afterwards: arrested: Al- bert. N. Chaperau,: confessed . smug~ igler, who had- been one. of ‘the dinner ‘guests, thereby opening the trail that led to Benny and: Burns. ‘Mrs, Lauer, Chaperau, and: ‘the two radio and screen comedians all pleaded guilty.- Benny paid a $10,000 fine and Burns $8,000. In addition, $8,816 worth of smuggled jewels and clothing were confiscated. ! Under Treasury Department regu- lations, the maid will be rewarded ,for her role of informer by 25 per lcent of the total fines and 25 per cenj of the 100 per cent penalty imppsed on the smuggled articles —oq 25 per cent of- the grand tofal of $26,816, 3 | Afiditional sums may “be fhrth- coming next Tuesday when Cijape- rau.and Mrs. Lauer. are: schefiuled to be.sentenced. - ' E sere an —