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+ Joseph AcDevftt. or the Department
of Justice. heading q party Of seven
agents. was met at the front door
of the Bergdoll home by Mrs Berg
doll, who threatened him with q 0is-
toll. McDevitt grew impatient with
her, declaring: This woman Is bras
enly defying the law, and We will get
in IL we have to burn down the houss.
II she IL so foolish as to shoot oneof
our men she win have to take the
consequences"
The officers, despits the threatsnins
attitude Of Mrs. Bergdoii. then broke
into the house. and arrested her son.
Bergdoii IN tho son OF q wealthy
brewer. He formerly was an automo-
bile race driver.
The Department Of Justice today
announced that Cleveland Bergdoll,
known ~ tho--smillioAaire draft
doaser' was arrested Ia hiisdslphis
The departnent announced that
Mrs. BerEdoll. mother of the man, had
shot at the agent who made the ar
rest. but missed HIM 2s. 10
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Mrs. Bergdoll 10 alleged 10 have
threatened the detectives with q re-
volver. but the weapon was wrested
from her hands. In the meantime the
house was being searched and q man
wrapped in q blanket was found
hiding in a closet.
The policeman recognized him a.
Erwin BergdolL but the prisoner
claimed that he was the other brother,
Grover. They look much alike
The Bergdolls are very wealthy.
The draft dodging case gained ma
tionai notoriey when the brothers
disappeared. Search failed to reveal
them. They were reported to have
gone to Mexico, but all trace Of them
wps lost Upon previous occasions the
BsrxdoIl residence hbs been. raided,
but without result. A
The raid was made foitowing per
sjstent reportr flat 8fyfn Bss1dofl
ind Grover C.esclsnd Befgdofis s0ns
OF the wealthy brewers widow. wers
back In the city after having given
the authorities the slip repeatedly.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-Fifty-eight
persons were added to the group Of
alleged alien radicals At Ellis Island
during the last twenty-four hours.
bringing the total held there for de-
portation up to 4Ss.
Department of Justice agents con-
tinued their raids yesterday. Top
ping the days activities was q sud
den descent upon the Novy Mir. or
gan of communism, at one time ed
tied by Leon Trotsky.'
Fourteen Arc Arrested.
Fourteen men and one woman and
a large quantity of literature were
seixed. DR.. Victor Pachacksky. alias
DIR. Paige. an associate of Trotsky,
was among those arrested.
Pachscksky was connected with the
revolutionary movement in Russia In
1907, and was exiled to Siberia He
escaped and made his way to Ger
many and South America He oama
here with Trotsky in 1916, after
working with Lenine in Switzerla nd.
He Is known as a lecturer on radical
subjects.
Hundreds of "Red" organizations
were reported to be fleeing from this
city today to escape arrest by Fed
eral agents. Some were said to be
headed toward the Canadian border.
A fund Is being raised for the de-
fense of the prisoners. Elizabeth
Curley Flynn, who has charge of II,
said today that enough money Is on
Continued on Page ., Column ~
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SMOOT GOES CUNNING
FOR SERVICE OFFICERS

Senator Smoot of Utah Is going
after the scalps OF army and naval
officers who have been holding office
Jobs In Warrington during the war.
lie procured the adoption Of a reso'
luton in the Senate today, directing
the Secretary of War and the Secre-
tary OF the Navy to report to the Sen
ate the number of commissioned Of
ficers who are not performing line
duty. along with their pay and their
allowances for living expenses in
Washington.
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Democrats To Offer
Resolution Indorsing
Presidents Activities

Full and entire approval OF Presi-
dent Wilson's Administration, from
the time he entered the White House
until the present, including his trip
to Europe and his efforts at the Paris
peace conference, will be made the
subject Of a resolution tomorrow.
when the Democratic National Com
mittee meets here to make prepare
tions for its coming campaign.
CunminEs Makes Aanesseenent.
I'VE are behind the President"
Chairman Cummings repeated with
emphasis when the question was put
to him as to wether the Democratic
national committee would take any
action with regard to the peace
treaty.
"The President is reported to be
strongly opposed to accepting any
reservations whatever to the pact" II
was remarked. "Wiil the committee
express it's approval Of that stand7"
eve will undoubtedly support the
President in all be has done to bring
permanent peace to the world" Chair
man Cummings replied. "His position
ought to be we'll known, for after he
returned from the conference he
made q tour Of the United States and
spoke very plainly. Still, / am
amazed at the misinterpretation Of
the Presidents speeches.
Amazed At Slaader.
."I am amazed. too. at the compaign
of Islander which has been going on
against him. 1t is one OF the most
shameful incidents In the history Of
American politics. II we live = dec
ade. we shall see the day when we
will all be pround OF what he has
DONE"
Chairman Cummings said the Demo-
Gratis were going to win this cam
paign, which, in his opinion. would
be one Of vital importance to the
country. He said that during the
contest between the Democrats and
Republicans the country would nnd
out whether II wanted the kind Of
leadership which the Senate had de-
veloped Of late or whether 1t pre-
ferred to follow the bigger and Amer
Americanism of President Wilson.
The Democratic chairman was ask
ed IL the national committee, when IT
meets here tomorrow, would appoint
a subcommittee to take up the Ques-
ton of a platform.
Smiling, he replied:
"The Democratic party does not
consider 1t necessary to appoint .
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SENATE TO HUNT REDS
IN U. 5. TRADE BOARD

Appointment OF subcommitts OF
the Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee to investigate the Federal
Trade Commission was authorized at
a special meeting OF the committee
today
The investigation will 20 into al
legged activity OF extremists IN the
commissions office. A resolution In
troduced by Senator Watson, Repub-
liosn, OF Indiana, and passed by the
Senate ordered the investigation.
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MINE WORKERS APPROVE
COAL STRIKE COMPACT

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. limited
Mine Workers OF America, meeting
here today. ratified the plan under
which the recent coal strike was end
ed by n vote OF 1899 TO 22i.
The vote came at the end OF a
stormy session, In which the radical
element OF the union sought TO block
approval OF the project. Under terms
OF the settlement. President Wilson's
commission OF three men will hx n
basis OF wages for bltuminous min
crs
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a M0RER
CAUGHT|NRA|D
Communist Organ in New York
Suppressed by Federal
Agents.
So MORE At ELLIS ISLAND
Force Urged by Radicals In
. Detroit to Advance
Soviet Aims.

A warrant for the. deportation
Of L. c. 4. X. Martens, sclf-
styled soviet ambassador to the
United States, has been issued,
Department Of Justice officials
said today.
Officers Of the rcpartmept said
they would serve tho warrant -
soon as they could And Martens.
s. Nuorteva, one Of Martens
aides, told . reporter that Mar.
tens was st the Lafayette Hotel,
snly . few dssrs frsn the de-
parfweak, .sssS.s----s,-- --,---e~---
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Senate Marks Time Pending
Result Of Jackson Day Pow.
WOW OF Democrats.
WILSON AND BRYAN DIFFER
Executive Expected to Urge
Pact as Campaign Issue II
Not Ratified as He Desires.

Senator Underwood in the
Seuste today served notice ON
those working. for a Treaty com.
promise that II they do not speed.
lily reach an agreement, he will
call up his resolution for con.
ciliation committee.
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DIPLOMATS OF ITALY
CONFER WITH BRITISH
Nitti and Associates In Farley With
Lloyd George In Downing
Street.

LONDON. Jan. THE conference
between Premier Nitti, foreign min
lister sclaolia and Marquis Imperiali
OF Italy and Premier Lloyd George
and other British officials was re-
sumed In Dqwning street today,
Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar
Law. the government leader IN tho
House Of Commons. will leave for
psrk Thursday.
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sh Tells Bankers Finance Bankrupt Eop
Wealthy Draft Dodger
Caught By Detectives
After Two Years Chase

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7.-One Of the wealthy Berg
doll brothers, who have been sought for nearly two
charges of evadng the army draft arrested here
day, when detectives raided their home
Detectives surrounded the Bergdol residence early in
the morning and broke in from the front and stimuli
taneously.
Saw shs Threatened Detectives
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APPORTlON ACCUSED
GERMANS FOR TRIALS

PARIS, Jan. THE intorallied
eenmission, charged with fixing
methods OF procedure in the trials OF
Germans guilty OF war crimes, was In
session today TO assign lists OF the
accused Germans TO each country for
trial Full lists havo bocn completed.
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with true Oriental shrewdness, his
every word uttered with deliberate
ness, Ziang Sung Wan, Chinese stu
dent on trial for his life before Jus
tice Gould and jury in Criminal
Division No. /, District Supreme Court
today baffled United States District
Attorney John l.. Laskey in the lat
ter's attempt to wiring from him in
eliminating admissions of ont only
killing Ben Sen WI, but DIR. Theodore
Il. Wong and c. II. Hsie, members OF
the Chinese Educational Mission. who
were found slain last January.
Admitting that he had told the
police he shot and killed Wu after the
latter had slain DR.. Wong and Hsie,
Wan declared, while under the
searching cross-examiI.ation,t that any
such admissions he had made had
been extorted from him through force
and suggestion.
Admits Ordering Food.
In an attempt to contradict VANS
statement that he was deprived OF
food, District Attorney Laskey pro-
duced checks he had signed for eat
ables while a guest of tho Police
Department at the Dewey Hotel.
"Did you order this food?"
"Yes, but l was so sick that could
not eat It,"
"Did you not tell the detectives
that you returned to New York on
January 81, and when confronted ty
Kang 10, repudiate tnst' ana saS
you left on January 2e7
mo. not that remember. When
the police came to my room they
pointed pistol at me and my brother,
was SO excited ] might have sald
that, but / don't remember.
wanted to Get ria OF Police.
Did YOU not tell Detective Burlin-
game YOU and Van went 10 the
Riggs Bank 10 get the check cashed
that you waited outside In the taxi
cab7"
"Yes, told them that, but 1t was
not true"
"Then why did you say it?"
"Because they had told me about
the taxicab. and said SO to get rid
OF the detectives"
"Did you not say that after Van came
out of the bank that he said they
would not cash the check--it was no
good-that he would have to De iden-
titled, you put the check In your
pocket and destroyed II on the train
while YOU and your brother we're
going to New York;"
"If l said that l was forced to-"
Judge Questions Him.
Justice Gould took Wan In hand
after District Attorney Lsskey had
asked him about tho telegram wan
sent to his brother Van In New YORK.
Wan said. "If I had intended to XIII
these men i would not have sent a
telegram TO my brother: wanted
him 10 come because ] was SICK
why didn't you get nurse here J
81 didn't want to be bothered about
nurses here"
Al this time Justice Gould leaning
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ADMIRAL BAKHIMEFF
EXECUTED BY SOVIET
Russian Officer Charged With
Plotting Overthrow Of
Government.

BERLIN. Jan. THE Russian
newspaper Prisyne, a copy OF which
has been received here, contains re-
port OF the execution of Admiral
Bskhimeff. who fought brilliantly
against the German feet in 1917. The
admiral, says the newspaper, Was ac-
cused of plotting against the soviet
government.
Admiral Bakhimefr commanded tho
Russian fleet in October. 1917, when
the Germans achieved a victory With
rreponde rating tonnage in the vicin-
ity of Riga against what were de-
scribed as old type vessels, forcing
the Russians to retire into the in
terror of Moon sound and then to
withdraw from the fghting. Admiral
Bakhimeft had hoisted his nag over
the cruiser Bayan. which II was as
serted. was unsucccssfully attacked
by submarines.
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BY ]. BART CAMPBELL.
International News Service STAFF
COprARnOndpnf

:
Correspondent
The treaty situation remained dead
locked today while the senate con-
tinued to mark time pending the out
como Of tho Jackson Day banquet
OF Democratic leaders tomorrow
night
Interest was divided between the
important message President Will
son would send to the dinner and
the address William Jennings Bryan
would deliver there.
Two Leaders Differ.
Republican and Democratic Sena-
tors appeared to take 1t for granted
the President would not only deal
with the treaty in his message. but
would urge the Democratic party
unite in making 1t q campaign issue
unless the Senate agreed to rat!fy
II without reservations which he con-
sidered would "nuIlify" II.
Bryan was expected to assume a
different attitude. He was reported
to favor Immediate ratification with
the Lodge reservations IL the So
called preamble" providing for writ
ten assent to the reservations by
three of the four powers the United
States was associated with In the
world war be modified.
Rryan Sees Danger In Issue.
Bryan was said to have taken the
position the Democratic minority had
NO constitutional, or other. right to
dictate to the Republic majority Of
the Senate as to the form ratifica-
tion should take. Senator'S of both
parties who said they shared Bry-
ans reported view quoted his declara-
tion that the party. which by insist
ing upon unreasonable demands
makes the treaty vital issue in the
campaign. will invite the wrath OF
the voters"
Bryan was given credit fora set
Of new reservations emanating from
the Democratic side, to which the Re-
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~ nELu-ANs REYoRE MEALS ssd
nbs good Digestion makes yoo feel
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18
KEEP TROUBLES TO YOURSELF
The World, as General Thing, Has
Little Use for the Man Ad-
dicted to Sef-Pity.

The trouble with the man In n little
trouble Is that he is inclined 10 pity
himself and imagine that he is the
only man who ever had n trouble.
All he can see in the moment Of his
irritation is his own burden. 1t seems
not 10 occur to him TINT at the very
moment he is wrestling with his diff
Guilty thousands of people around him
are fighting against far greater odds
and in much greater danger.
Trouble. anyhow, is part of the
game of life. Nobody ever went any
where or did anything worth while
without meeting ii in one form or an
other. Let Others pity you If they
viii, hut don't waste any time pitying
Yourself. The chances are that your
next door neighbor would he tickled
10 death If such troubles as you have
were. all he had to worry about.-EN.
rh'uIyc
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18
Hard Boiled Eqqs.

J. Lester Hym,n, II farmer near Lo-
.ansport. says that on Easter morning
hc heard one of his Black Lnnyshan
hens cackle in the hennery of his
far 3. He hurried to the place. and
there on .the floor lay n nice brown
egg. 1t WAS still warm. The man pro
cce,led to the house to fry the egg for
breakfast.
Giving it to his wife. who was at
the stove frying other eggs. he asked
that this fresh one be cooked for him.
On attempting to crack the egg to
place the contents in the skillet IL was
found to be hard-bUiled. Hymnn's
hopes Of having II hen that ibid hard
boiled eggs We're shattered when his
wife remembered that she had just
placed egg shells tnken from boiled
eggs in the hennery and that the hard
boiled egg found had undoubtedly hren
left among them.-Indianapolis News.
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18
Improved Living Conditions.

Perhaps. as the luxury taxes njl
cate, not far from SS,JO,WO.OoO haTs
been spent on indulgence since ih,
nsmisticc; yet there are signs that th,
masses are not wasting all their t
creased income. Living conditions I'd
the lnboring man have improved, 40,
he will never go back TO the condition
of the past. A Cincinnati company
lhe iron trade reports that there Isl
demand today for - baihtubs when
there was demand for one ten year
ago. Certainly that Is an indcata
of better living conditions and sls
OF progress in the forward march
civilization Work.
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18
Mint Coming Gold Again.

For the first time in four years ID
coinage of gold was resumed duri1
May at the Philadelphia mint, the oa
put having been 1900 double eays
with n value of x3OO.0O0. Thong
working ON one shift of eight hoan
instead of two, the mint also turna
out S.S9O.OO0 pieces OF minor coins I
the value OF 81. .42I 600. This Include
100000 half-dollnrs. 2.lSG.000 quarier
4,0OO.0OO dimes and 3,399,0OO peunie
In addition l1,0I0.o0 pieces Of Slly'
and nickel were turned out for the .
public of Cuba.
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18
WASHINGTON

Federal DEGREES rendered in San
Francisco denying Knock Jan Fat ad
mission to this country on his return.
from China were set aside by The Su-
preme Court The Supreme Court or
dered that writ Of habeas corpus be
granted and that there be retrial Ot
the case.
The Supreme Court has refused t.
interfere with decisions Of the NOrtI.
Dakota Supreme Court declaring con
stitutiOnal series of state COnStitu
tiOnal amendments and statutes to car
ry into effect an industrial program II
North Dakota and permitting stat,
bond issues TO finance the enterprises
A "get-tOgether' meeting of the head
of the accounting departments of the
United States railway administration
preparatory to winding up the affairs
Of the railways during federal control,
has been held.
AllOcatiOn of TWO passenger steam.
rrs, the American Legion and the Sea
girl, to the Munson steamship line for
operation in the South American sery,
ice has been announced at Washington
by the shipping board.
President Wilson has made recess
appointments Of Henry Jones Ford ol
New Jersey, Mark W. Potter of New
York and James Duncan of Massa
chuNetts 10 be members of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Upon completion Of his investigation
Of the national airplane fund, Assist
ant District Attorney Kilroe intends Il
call Henry WoodhOuse, II governor o
the Aero Club OF America, before til
grand jury to explain an allege
charge of wholesale grating from til
government by aircraft manufactures
during the war. This contemplate
action follows Mr. WOOdhOuse's n
legged refusal to answer such ques
tions at an informal hearing recent.
The State Department was notifie
from Antilla, Cuba, that Captain StOL
Of the American steam yacht Delphi
shot Claude Moore, seaman aboar
the vessel, in the port of Caya Amb
May 25th. Moore died in hOspiti
two days later. The captain said h
fired IN self-defense. He was arreste
and he'd under $500 bond.
The District Supreme Court ha
granted several large packing compaI
les an extension Of sixty days to sui
nit TO the court plan for divestin
themselves of activities held not to i
nI'ied with the meat business.
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18
GENERAL

Five persons were killed and more
rhan 100 injured in an explosion at the
plant of the Mason Tire and Rubber
Company Mt Kent, Twelve miles from
Akron, Ohio.
The torpedo boat destroyer Satterlee
broke all American records for speed
IN her standardization trials off Rock
land, Me, when she made "a mile at the
rate of 5S.2jI knots. The best previous
record of 3T.O4 knots, was held by the
deSrroyers Dent and Wickcs
DIR. Edward Herman Sell, the last oi
The seven physicians who organized
the American Academy of Medicine in
1876, is dead. He was known widely
for his discoveries in connection with
the treatment of the alcoholic and drug
habits. He was born in Pennsylvania
eighty years ago.
Arthur E. NewbOld. member OF
the firm of Drexel x Co., and of j. =.
Morgan x Co., dropped dead in his of.
flee ut Philadelphia. He had just fin.
ished his luncheon He was 81 years
old.
The country home of Enrico Caruso
tenor, at East Hampton, n. Y, was
burgiarized and jewels valued ut 5000,
900 were stolen. The stolen jewels in
Guided diamond necklace valued al
| $4,000.
vas elected president of the Nationa
Editorial Association at the last ses
sion of the annual convention at BOs
ton. Other officers elected included
f. +. Brodie of Oregon City, Ore, vic,
president, and w. w. Aikiens o
Franklin, Ind, treasurer.
Provision is made for the establish
ment of home for respectable bach
elOrs and widowers" in the will o
Marcus l.. Ward, son of New Jersey
Civil war governor, prObated, and dis
; posing of an estate valued at nor
) than $3,OOO,OOO. Men applying for
place in the home "inust be whit
bachelors or widowers who hav
through misfortune lost the mean
T. they once had for support"
Joseph M. Quigly of Rochester, n
Y, was reelected president of the In
ternational Association of Chiefs Of Pc
lice at the closing session of the or
ganization's convention at Detroit. n
Louis was chosen for next years con
vention, winning from New York by
j vote of 85 to r.
Sleeping sickness" caused the dealt
of Midshipman Clinton Hodges of tn
: lare, Calf, member of the third class
+ at the naval hospital at annapolis
Md. He had been Ill about week
This Is the first fatality from The dis
ease that ever occurred there.
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18
Friend Father.

what do you think about my 20
gagement to Harold!' asked Gwende
lyn.
81 think" replied her father. 'thi.
I ON getting to be the senatoriil
branch of this family. My advice and
consent are considered only when II,
too late for them to make any differ
ence."
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18

The Yale tennis team won the inter
collegiate championship by defeatin;
University of California four matche'
10 two. Both teams had been unde
feated this season.
Reductions in the wholesale price
Of various STYLES of shoes of from =
cents TO So pair have been an
nounced by officials Of three OF The
largest shoe manufacturing establish
ments in ST. Louis.
The plant of the ManitowOc Ship
building Company was sold TO c. {
West for $4,000. The plant original
Iy cost about Sl,j00.0OO. Mr.. West vii
reorganiZe the concern and continue
operations ut Manitowoc, Wis.
DR.. c. II. Mayo of Rochester, MINI.
has just received the distinguished
service medal. 1t was pinned on hin
by Major General Wood. Announce
ment of the award of this medal to br
Mayo was made some time ago.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette q.
Wisconsin was operated upon at s.
MAJ hbNplldi At iN''ll'HN'is -h'ill
for removal OF the gall sac. The opcr
alton was successful, according 10 an
nOnncement made by surgeons, but was
more serious thar anticipated.
Approximately $4,000 automobiles
will be produced by the ten motor car
Industries in indianapolis this year,
and the total sales value Of these ma
chimes will be Sl67,3 800, according
to B. A. Worthingion, chairman Of the
Industries committee Of the lndianap-
oils Chamber of Commerce His state
ment was made on Il survey of the au-
tUmobile industry.
The United States is in no danger
Of eXhauSting its coal supplies in the
near future, for about 1000 years sup
ply is available, ). NJ. Darling of the
Bureau of Mines told the twelfth an
nual convention of the international
Railway Fuel Association. He est
mated the supply of mlnable coal a;
1858. .63T. 100000 tons. Last years con
sumption, he said, was j3O,OOO,OOO tons
Overlooking of Ievec along til,
ella river, about five miles from Yuma
AriZ, was diverted toward the Gulf Of
California "A part of the elias flow
which otherwise would have gone int,
the Colorado river, which has been nj
flood stage recently. As a result tn,
Colorado gauge fell rapidly and flood
danger is believed past. There are M
merous farms in the district where III,
ella Ievee gave way, but no reports OF
damage had been received
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18
How About YourCatarrh?
Do You Want Real Relief?

porarily clear them away, they
will promptly re-appear until their
cause il removed.
S. S. S. is an antidote to the mil.
lions Of tiny Catarrh' germs with
which your blood is infested. A
thorough course of this remedy
win cleanse and purify your blood
and remove the disease germ,
which cause Catarrh.
For free medical advice write to
Chief Medica, Adviser, 10l Swift,
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Dolores star., 1920-06-18

Agree with contentious man and
keep on talking: and pretty soon you
will find lif is arguing with yon.