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...wish facts back of newspaper articles (accompanied in case of Minneapolis Journal, evening edition, May 30 by photographs of three children). Statement is that three children of Charles Feagan called on President Hoover, asserted their father was innocent of a crime writh which he was charged; that within an hour of the children's interview with Hoover, the father was released on personal bond...
TIME cannot discover that the Feagan children were inspired to go to President Hoover by anything but their desire to help their father. A bus line gave them free rides, paid hotel bills. Publicity followed naturally, encouraged by the White House because, though he is no baby-kissing politician, a conspicuous feature of President Hoover's legend is his fondness for "kiddies...
...famed feature of President Hoover's legend is his fondness for children. Last week, shepherded by the manager of the bus line which brought them from Detroit, Clifford (10), Irene (n) and Bernice Feagan (13) arrived at the White House. Their father, a refrigerator mechanic, was held in Detroit on a Federal charge of stealing an automobile from a St. Joseph, Mo. piano tuner seven months ago. The father's plea was that he had taken the car to Detroit with the owner's consent to sell...
Admitted to the President's office, the Feagans stated their case, told how they had persuaded the Governor of Michigan to defer extradition. They wanted President Hoover to use his influence to release Father Feagan...
...Department of Justice ordered Father Feagan released on his own recognizance, pending investigation...