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Pré-Nazi Maid Gets $6,714. tor Exposing Burns, Benny, NEW, YORK, April 6:—() — The pro-Hitler huff that -led’ Rosa Weber, a German maid, to turn in- former - against "a~satSogling. con- to aia piracy which involved Jack Benny; and George Burns- will net her at| least $6,714 in. United States Gov- ernment reward, it was disclosed todays an " The maid, employed in the house# hold of State Supreme Cotrt Justice! Edgar JALauer, quit her job, vowing! “reyenge,” at the height of a dinner! party at which the Lauers’ guests voiced anti-Nazi remarks, °° - “Ladies and. gentlemen,” the maid! was quoted as ‘telling the -startled' dinner guests, “I ath a true German: T 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- ,Bler, who had been one of the dinner ‘guests, thereby opening the trafl 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 leent of the total fines and 25 per lceng of the 100 per cent penalty imppsed on the smuggled articles ~—0% 25 per cent of the grand total of $26,816. . wo : | ANditional sums may “be fbrth- coming next Tuesday when Ci ape- rau.and Mrs. Lauer are: schelluled to be. sentenced, .