Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1917 — FINDS HIS PAPERS VOID [ARTICLE]

FINDS HIS PAPERS VOID

Innocent St Louisan Is Unknowingly an Allen for 17 Years—Files for New Papers. St. Louis. —William J. Mackie, superintendent of the American Car company, who has believed for 17 years that he was an American citizen, has learned that his naturalization papers were fraudulent and that he must file new papers. Ten days ago Mackie appeared in the naturalization ofilce as a witness for an alien. His status was asked and he said that he had been naturalized In 1900. The naturalization records show that around that time about 7,500 fraudulent papers were issued in an effort to pad the election registration. Mackie was told to produce his papers. These showed that he apparently had been naturalized October 15, 1900. The records of the St. Louis court of Appeals show, that no papers were issued to Mackie. Mackie, an innocent party in the matter, surrendered his fraudulent papers to M. B. Bevington, chief naturalization examiner, and will file for new papers.