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The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
By HIGHWAY.

History ofttimes repeats itself on
the turf, and this is just what hap
pened at the gala inaugural of fall
racing in Maryland at Havre de
Grace yesterday afternoon when
Edward 3. McLeans The Porter
duplicated the same sparkling race
he ran to win the Hartford County
Handicap last fall in the fourth
event and again took down this
renowned purse exceedingly handify,
this time from COmdr. ]. X. L. Ross
pride, BOnifaCe.
Despite the fact that more than
half Of the horses scheduled to start
in the feature race for The Graw
opening were scratched before post
time. the race between the four that
started was a spirited one in which
Boniface appeared the likely winner
in the early going, but after half
the route had been run and The
Porter had been let down" by
Jockey Butwell, it was only ques-
ton Of by how far he would win.
Won Purse Last Fall.
Last fall The Porter won the
Hartford County Handicap, defeating
Coba. paying the rich mutuel price
Of sl3 for 81 Yesterday The Porter
went to the post in this event an
odds-on favorite, winning by four
or five lengths "eased up"
Boniface stole jump on the
other three starters at the rise OF
the barrier and this feet-foOted
star in the Ross barn made the pace
for the first half mile. On the back
stretch. however. The Porter brought
himself up upon even quarters
with BOniface, whereupon BOniface
readily responded to the urging
of Jockey Nolan and drew away
again. A few seconds later, how
ever, Jockey BUtweu made another
move on The Porter and this time
it was evident that BOnifaCe would
never be able TO catch him.
Whatever disappointment Com
nander Ross might have had over
the defeat of BOnifaCe in the Har-
ford Handicap was doubled by the
showing of his prize, Lion Dor, a
clever 4-year-oId, who was jusr
nosed out Of the Fall Inaugural
Purse by J. b. Dunn's consistent
bread winner. st. Quentin. st.
Quentin broke more alertly than
usual and was at the heels Of Lion
DOT the entire route. taking the
lead within a few yards of the wire.
Ross COIorS Lead But Once.
In fact, the only time that Com
mander J. h L. Ross coIors
showed in front during the after
noon was in the Salute Purse. the
opening event, whe nhis expensive
baby Muttikens won this dash de-
spite the fact that she was ridden
all over the track A II. Morris
two juveniles, Dark Horse and
Transient. ran second and third. re-
spectively. making the show price
double that of the place.
Jockey ButweII was the real rid
ing star of the afternoon in that
he rode the winners in the two
most important purses. St. Quentin
in the Fall Inaugural and The POr-
ter in the Hartford Handicap. In
fact, the victory Of St. Quentin was
largely due to the jockeyship of
ButweL Jockey HeupeI promises
to ride in great form this fall. He
pilOted home two winners also yes
terday in Short Change. the long
shot Of the day. and Title, the win
ner of the niEhtCap.
Fourteen horses went to the post
in the fifth race and as the average
raCegOer pays more attention to
quantity than ne does to quality,
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
MARYLAND HAS
FINE PROSPECTS
Many of Last Years Team
To Be on Hand for Foot
ball Practice Monday.

The University of Maryland, for
merly Maryland State College. fac
ing one Of the most ambitious
schedules ever attempted by any
school in the South Atlantic sec
tion, begins football practice Mon
day. In successive weeks. October
? and October 9. Rutgers and
Princeton, two Of the leading
Northern institutions. will be en-
cOuntered. Later in the season the
University Of Maryland will meet
both the University OF North Caro-
lima and Syracuse University away
from home.
The other schools represented on
the schedule embrace Randolph
Macon, Catholic University Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute. Wash
ington College. st. Johns. and Johns
Hopkins. All in all. the University
Of Maryland will have ITS hands
full for the next three months.
1t loses Knode. Edel and Riggs
Of last years squad, while sixteen
members will return. The men TO
report TO Coach Byrd on Monday
are Gilbert. BoSIey. Smith. Groves,
and Mcdonald OF the baCkfeld; Pol
lock, Epley. and Moran. ends;
Mackcrt. Neshit, tackles; Moore
sullivan. guards. and Bailey, cen
ter. Wardell, Brewer and paEa-
nucCi will also return.
Leroy NaCkcrt. star tackle OF
last year, will return after working
all summer to get in shape. Mack
ert is weighing 1875 pounds at pres
ent and is feet tall. He is one
Of the best linemen in the country
and hits them like a ton Of brick.
Capt. Mcdonald will do a lot oi
the offensive work. and be a great
running mate for Gilbert.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

them for 96x1OO. but cant stop
here, he wished to apologize for the
other four. FlinchiRg.
Lost. strayed or stolen-is what
We thought had happened to r. d.
"klOndike" Morgan, when he did
not return from the Grand Amer
lean with the rest of the boys. but
latest reports have it that he did
not get enough shooting out in
Cleveland so he went. on to Lin
coin. Nebr. He won the Glass A
event out there. The purse must
have been healthy one. as he is
in no hurry to get back to D. {.
Pretty tough. when a fellow rolls
up big score and there is no one
around to get it in print for him.
Ask Albea, he knows.
1t is rumorcd that W. O. Morgan
and c. B. Albea will stage a two
man shoot. The event to be known
as Merry Feast" Entrance fee
will be IS to win.
The fourteenth annual trapshout-
ing tournament of tho Wcsty Ho-
gans will take place on the At
lantic City, y. J.. fyiug field on
September Il. Is. 16, i and Is. be
ing the last of the big clay target
shoots of the year. and second only
in size to the Grand American
Handicap. The HOgans shoot has
always been held in Atlantic city
and as it has always done well
there, there is little likelihood or
it ever being moved anywhere else.
Eight traps will be in operation
and the same feature events that
were on the program last year will
again be shot.
In the open competition for the
Hazard Doubles Championship Tro-
ply at Mason City Iowa. Charlie
spencer made new professional
record. The best previous score on
so pairs in a competition was 90
out of the 100 targets. This was
first made by Bill Ridley, of What
Cheer Iowa. at Denver. Col, Sep
tember II. 1912. c. &. Platt. Of
Bridgeton, y. j.. tied the record at
Chicago, August -. 1917, in the
amateur championship at double
targets. Messrs. Ridley and Platt
are amateurs and their records still
stand as the amateur record
Spencer broke OF out of his 100.
In the weekly shoot Of the Wash
ington Gun Club yesterday, G. c.
Fawsett was high gun, breaking
As targets out of so. Dr a. v
Parsons led the field at 100 targets,
breaking 90, while r. p. Livesey took
second place with 81 out Of 100
The scores follow:
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Collyer S Selections for
Monday S Races
BELMONT SELECTIONS.


First Race Idle Dell, Conine,
Dough Girl
second Racc-Rupica. Surf, InfideI.
Third Rnce-Abndane, Pickwick,
Tom McTaEEart.
Fourth Rnce-Cirrus, AudacIous,
Best Pal.
Fifth Race-Ponty Pridd, YunE
Ching. Capt. AIcock.
sixth Race-Marianne, Cauboon,
Sea sinner.
Best Bet-Abadnne.
HAyRE DE GRACE SELEsTIONs.
First Rnce-CIopton Entry, Love
Tap, Due de Morny.
Second Race-kinE Simon, DOrcris,
NigIIante.
Third Race-He VIII, Beauty
Sleep, The Masquerader.
Fourth Race-ROSs Entry, Gath,
ManOeYrP.
Glenwell-
sixth Rnce-FiEer. Capital City,
Tom Brooks.
seventh Race-TenOnS Bon, james,
Brink.
Best Bet-RoSs Entry.
MONTREAL SELECTIONS.
First Race-OakIIng, Bertha 8,
Dora.
Second Race-The Decision, Amer
iCsn Eagle, King Worth.
Third Race-Flame, Fair and
Warmer, Gold Galore.
Fourth Race-Ikey T., Heath Belle.
Fair LaSsie.
Fifth Rnce-GIen liver Entry, Al
Eardi. Jim o.
sixth Race - BIaEOnry, Prunes,
sJlYnnO.
Seventh Observation-Disclosures Sans
Peur, All AmiSs.
Best Bet-The Decision.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
ANNUAL TENNIS
TOURNEYBEGINS
Preliminaries and First
Round Played Of on
Dumbarton Courts.

The thirty-second annual Dis
trict championship tennis tourna-
ment got a good start yesterday
on the Dumbarton Club courts, as
nearly all the singles in the pre-
liminaries and the FIRST round were
played OF. There was not an up
set in the dope and those who were
expected 10 come through did not
disappoint the gallery.
In the preIiminaries. steIlwagen.
playing through. champion Of the
District last year. won his match
by default. Arthur Hills and Har-
old Seldom, two former stars won
their matches, the latter putting
out Ed Dowd, Of the Racket Club,
Bsllinger and Buckingham, Of the
Holmead Club in the Suburban
League. staged a great match. the
former winning after a hard night
shorty Price, Bates, Capt. Gore.
John Graves, jrr Mangan and Ar
thur HELEN won their matches and
are expected to last through the
next couple OF rounds, 81 not 10 the
finals. HELEN had a hard time
time beating the youngster Fowler.
] it taking him three sets TO fnish
the kid. Capt. Gore and Bates OF
the DumbsrtOn Club did not allow
their opponents a game.
Drawings This Afternoon.
The drawing for the mems ana
women's doubles and mixed doubles
will take place at o'clock this
J afternoon.
Summaries:
Nen'T Singles.
Preliminary Round - NordIinEsr defeated
II. Z. Staurer Sc. 60; Mai Elliott DE-
/ feated l. X. Franklin. T-5. S.. Crsroe
defeated A. B. Dickinson. s.. 6-5: y J.
I 4-6. SO. W. N. Baker defeated d. =
/ NanderEucht, ny default. J keliAer de-
{ fes ted Or. Mclaughlin. 81. g. n. y.
Heisen defeated F. SteIlWaFeu. by default:
X. b. Bragg defeated Il. C.. James. @.
I6-3: T. {. Chsrshee defeated J. v Dowd-
|G-I. s.: ? B. Robertson defeated C. n
Newkirk 6-l -. - r. b BurreI
defeated z Brown. C-l. 6. 2. o. Benton
defeated Little. 6-3. s-3. Bergwln de-
D feated Flournoy. SO - e Arthur
1 Hills defeated Taylor. g. G-3, Harolc
Selden defeated 2. J. DoVd. -. 6-I;
F"ote defeated Lama, 60. 60; B7IlnEeF
defeated Buckingham. 6-2. Is. g
I First Round. JPPer BravEet-Grisking de-
/ fested Fenton C-4. -. -, Herrick de-
. feated B C. Fl0urnoy. 6-l, IS: Price de-
fested EnEli-h. e. G-l; Col. Yenkin de-
] feated Col GUllion. e. 81. Bates De.
+ fcsted Gardner, CO, 60; McCathran de
feated T0Wson. G-l, g, Capt Core d.
fested 7. R Flnunoy. 50. 90 SedrtIr
defeated s. N. Simpsou. 81. 6-4. Graves
defeated Dowd, by default
7 First Round. Lower Observation-Disclosures de-
fea ted Taylor. G-3 4-G. Go. HeIIgn de-
feated Fowler. "a 81. g. Ksmrap.
gong defeated J. n. Slmpson. - - A
B W Dudley defeated Grove G-l g.
Davis Cc'ssted Constantine. 60. 6-5.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
BELMONT PARK ENTRIES
FOR MONDAY

fOh MONDA1.
First Raoe-Five furlongs. Light Rose,
100; Fluf, 10; Clare Frances, 1O5. Idle
Dell. no; Jesava, 1O5: Dough Girl, 115;
Iamarisk. ll5; Mavehona! lO5 Thoughtless
Beanty, 105; Bacchanalinn, IO5: seraphine,
ITO; Play Canny, 1l0; Conine, 1O5.
Second Raoe-About two miles Rupica
l45; surf, 13s; Inhdel I'd, 145; 'Prince Hal,
I'd, 40.
Third Race-one mile. Mai Parke. Ill;
Pickwick. lis: Sundial I'd. III; Tom Nc.
Taggart, liz; RsIco. 100; Abadane. ITO.
Fourth Race--one mile. Auda cious, l19;
Cirrus. l26; Best Pal 112; Lunetta, 100
Fifth Race-one mile. Yung Ching, III;
sea Mint. III; Lunetta, III; pontypridd,
ia; Capt. Alcock, III.
Sixth Raoe-Slx furlonEs. Sekket, 100;
CaEbeen. 100; Doubling Thomas, lI5: Gen.
Cadorna, III; Sea Sinner, ll2; Marianne,
lO9; Curytiba liz: Frank B., lis; Liquid
Fire, 1l2; Joe Joe, 1l5; wInooski, lis; Victor
s., liz; sena Day, 1i3.
'Apprentiee allowance claimed.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
The Social Triangle By Q. HENRY

ration Mrs. William Darrsrb
McMsEaa tremhled with ,Cstacy.
SO that her diamonds srote the
eve almost with pain And NV
IL was apparent that al many Ia
les there were IhC~s who SD
denly remembered that they n
yoNed Mr. McNahan's aDquaIntaale-
he saw smlleS and bows before
Elm- He became enveloped IN the
aura "f u.zzy Ereatnes HIS
campaign CoC.reSs desert ed him
Wine for that ganE o" he com
manded the waiter pointing .s-s
ms tGEer. Wine over there
Vine for those three gents Iv
that green bush. Tell en- IFS on
me. D-n il, Wine Tor .ele-y-
body"
he Wa ter veutured 10 vvhisner
that II was perhaps inexpedieut
10 carry out the order. IN corsid-
Grafton Of the dignity Of the house
and It's custom.
All night" said Billy. IL rs
AGAINST the rules wonder tn
l""lld 90 to send my friend Van
Iuycklnk a bottle No Wen.
IL u flow all night al the cary to-
night. just the same. It'u a.. rub
ber boots for anybody who ONES
in there any time up to . d N
Silly NcNahan was happt
He had shaken the hand u
CortlanuI Van DUyckink.
The big palC-Eray auto with its
shining metal work looked out OF
place m0viuE slowly among .rg
puSh-Carts and tTash-heaps IN the
lower East Side So did CortIsn6t
Van DuyCkInk. with his arIsto-
cratic face and white. thin hands,
as he stoered carefully between
the SroupS Of ragged ScUrryfnE
youngsters in the streets And
SO did Miss COnstsncc Schuyler,
with her dim. ascetiC beauty. seat-
ed 1T his side
"Oh. Cortlandt." she breathed,
isn't it sad that human beings
have 20 live in such wretchedness
and poverty And yoU-how no.
bic il is Of you 10 think of them
to give your time and money 10
improve their condition"
Van Duyckink turned his SOL
cmn eyes upon her.
1t is little he said. sadly,
that ! can do. The question Is
q large one. and belsn-s 10 So
ciety. But even individual effort
Is not thrown away Look. Con-
stance, on this street ! have ar
ranged 70 build soup Kitchens.
where no one who is hungry will
be turned away. And down this
other street are the old buildings
that l shall cause 10 be torn down
and there erect others in place of
these death-traps Of fire and dis
ease"
Down Delaney slowly rrert
the pale-Cray auto. Away from it
toddled conveys OF wondering.
tanEle-haired, bare-footed. un-
washed children. II stopped be-
fore a crazy brick structure foul
and awry.
Van Duyckink aliEhted to ex-
anime at a better perspective one
Of the leaning walls Down the
steps OF the building came
young man who seemed 20 eDiL7-
mize its degradation. squaIor and
infelicity-a narrow -vhested. pale,
unsavory young man. putting al a
cigarette.
Obeying a sudden impulse Van
Duyckink stepped out and warm
ly EraSpcd the hand Of what
seemed TO him a living rebuke.
II want to know you people"
he said sincerely. u am going to
help you as much AS I can"
We shall be friends"
As the auto Crept carefully
away Cortlandt Van DuyCkink felt
an unaccustomed glow about his
heart He was near 70 being a
happy man.
He had shaken the hand ot
1key Snigglefritz.
1870, By Wheeler sysdie.s.. LA
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
SILVER SPRING AND
DREADNAUGHTS PLAY

Silver Spring will be the Dread
naught's opponents over in Alex
andria today at y. m. on the
high school grounds Gaines, the
Navy Academy star left-hander, has
returned home from the summer
cruise and will be seen on the
mound for the Big d before his re-
turn to the academy. Silver Spring
will more than likely start Ludwig
with Gill a second choice.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Mohawks Practice Today.

The Mohawk A. c. will hold their
initial football practice this morn
ing at 10 o'clock on their grounds
at Seventeenth and d streets south
east. Coach Paul CohilI requests
that all members of the club in
terested in football report in uni
form
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Letters Await Owners.

The manager of the Rex football
team and Joe Turner are requested
to call for letters addressed in care
of the Sporting Department Of The
Herald.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Trinity Midgets Win.

Trinity Midgets defeated the Lin
worth Juniors yesterday, 10 to 4 ,
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ROTARY CLUB IS SANTA CLAUS
TO FOUR THOUSAND CHILDREN

| -FOUR thousand orphans and other
| children were made glad yesterday
| with the gIadness that comes to al
! children but once q year. and to those
! who have lost their parents perhaps
| not that often.
1t was the great Christmas party
given by the Washington Rotary
club at the New Willard Hotel T.
| the little ones Of the asylums in al
iparts of the city Wherever there Wa.
| Il child who might have missed The
| 10Y of Christmas. missed seeing Of,
Santa Claus, failed to receive toy
! or stood in danger of being over
| looked in the hustle of these busy
days. to it the Rotary Club stretched
bout benevolent hands.
There were two Christmas trees
! if you please: gifts for all. with candy
and a horn; real Santa Claus. VINO
wore his own whiskers and paid not
tribute to the cotton fields for his
snowy foliage; a live pony. pigeons
NAT did stunts a Punch and Judy
show. the Boy Scout Band.
But the one thing that is certain
IS that in the years to come there
will be scores of children in Wash
'ngton who will believe that 'Rota-
nG from the happiness that beamec
from the faces of the children who
poured in and out OF the Willard yes
terday.
ballroom q FairyIand.
The great ballroom on the tenth
floor of the hotel was turned over
by Frank S. Hight. manager. and
member of the Rotary, for the use
Of the new members of the club, who
in, ntay nf hn q Id 10 " iSf
mas party. Under the leadership OF
Hr. and Mrs. Fred Lincoln. assisted
by c. J. O'Neill. president Of the
Washington Rotary Club. the ballroom
vas turned into a fairyland that en-
ertained children Of the city from
in the evening.
Each asylum had an appointed hour
to visit the party. the children en-
tering at~the north end of the ball
"oom. the boys going to the right and
the girls to the left, each child be-
ing presented as it entered with a
great stout bag containing three toys
suitable to it's age and sex. box of
candy and tin horn.
The different contingents of chill
dren were in charge of wives and
daughters of Rotarians. AS the chill
dren went down the hall. hug'gin &
their precious bags of gifts. they
nassed two Christmas trees brilliantly
lit. An orchestra or the band enliven-
d their steps.
Gee. There" exclaimed one
fve-year-old, pointing to the pony.
Look at the Punch and Judy"
9hrilled a twelve-year-old.
Jaw, here's Santa Claus
Pony a willing Burden bearer.
Every child was right, and none
wrong. a most fortunate fix" for all
children. The pony bore hundreds
upon it's patient back: the Punch and
Judy fought and were swallowed by
alligators amid screams of apprecia
ton; Santa Claus patted flaxen and
dark heads. mingling with his pats
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wise moral precepts. But he never
said BE a good little girl for
mammals sake"
Even the toys were made here in
Washington. The Rotariens found a
local toy manufacturer who had
warehouses full of toys, so many that
when they went to inspect them the
members had to walk single file
through great stacks Of Noah's arks,
dolls. horns and gameA
Nurses In Attendance.
Two nurses were in attendance all
lay. but the children were too ex-
cited to become i'll BOOTHS around the
room We're marked with the names of
the various asylums of the city. and
when children got lost they rallied
to these points. Although the charity
was under the management of the
new members of the Rotary Club.
there were few ~"old members" who
did not drop up some time during
the day to watch what proved an al
together inspiring event
SO successful was the great party.
carried through on a scale believed I'M
equaled in this city. that members of
the Washington Rotary Club say 1t
VIII become the first annual Christ
mas party to the children of Wash
ington," destined as an annual event.
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ORDERED TO DUTY HERE.

Maj. William S. Shields. Medical
Corps. stationed in New York city. has
been ordered to this city for duty in
the office of the attending surgeon.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-05-25
WEALTHY STACKER
FLEEs FROM GUARD
.,ovER BERGDOLL, CONVICTED
rvApER, ESCAPES FROM TWO
ARMY sERGEANTs
SERVING LONG PRISON TERM
..Js 10 Answer Phone Call and
Disappears in High Powered Auto
robIIe.-Police Close Avenues
of Escape for Fugitive

philadelphia. May 22-Grover Cleve-
,.nd pergdoll, convicted draft dodger,
'.aontly sentenced to serve five years
governors Island, N. Y, escaped
,-om army guards at his mothers
10 here Yesterday and last night
: sill at large. The wealthy Phila-
"',nbian. who evaded the government
Nsthorities for more than two years
store he was captured at his home In
sensational raid, disappeared in his
aur motor car while two ~sergeants
sron Fort Jay, N. Y, his guards, were
,Ittlng in the drawing room Of Mrs.
esredolrs palatial home. The machine
vas driven by Bergdoll's chauffeur,
according to the police.
According to information received
from Fort Jay last night, Bergdoll
came to philadelphia Thursday on a
,bree-day furlough to attend to i'm
oortant business matters" 1t was said
~ the military authorities that he had
,aft Governors Island on competent
military instructions and was suppos-
al TO visit a city other than Philadel-
phla.
The nature of Bergdoll's business,
the military authorities said, was con
fidential.
If was said the two ~sergeants had
ment the night at the Bergdoll home,
which is on the outskirts of the city.
Yesterday afternoon Bergdoll was en-
tertajning the sergeants with recita-
tions from Shakespeare, according to
James E. Romig, a friend of the Berg
doll family, who was present. A tele-
obone bell rang and Bergdoll said he
would answer it. He left the room and
as the bell kept ringing, the two SER
seants became SUSPICIOUS and investi-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-05-25

Special Optical Service This Week.
Optical specialist in charge. o. F.
Howe, Jeweler and Optician. adv.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-05-25

FOR SALE-New Eldridge sewing
machine at S45.00; will sell on in
stailments. Reid's Department Store.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-05-25
PEACE RESOLUTION Is
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Measure Now Ready for President vii.
son, Who Is Confidently Ex-
pected to Veto 1t

Washington, May 22.-The senate
resolution repeating the resolution by
congress declaring a state of war
with Germany and Austria, was pass
ed yesterday by the house and made
ready for immediate dispatch to the
president, who is expected to veto it.
From the size of the Republican vote
it was clearly indicated that the res
olution could not be passed over the
veto of the president. The senate vote
on passage last week was 43 to 3S.
The house total lacked II votes Of
the two-thirds necessary to override
the veto.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-05-25
Lawn Mowers

Large easy running machines, adjustable and self sharpenl
All sizes and prices.
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gated. His car, wnicn naa peen srano.
ing In front Of the house. had disap-
peared, and Bergdoll with it. The
draft dodger Was dressed in olive drab
denim, the army prison uniform.
The two sergeants teelphoned police
headquarters and every avenue Of es.
cape around the city was covered.
Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll, the fugi-
lives mother, was not at home when
her son escaped, but returned shortly
afterward.
Military and city authorities last
night were making an investigation to
ascertain whether there was any col
fusion and whether Bergdoll was aided
In his escape.
Bergdoll was convicted of deser-
ton by army court-martial at Cover
nor's Island March 30 and sentenced to
five years in the old prison at Fort
Jay. The trial began March 4 and was
featured by efforts on the part of Berg
doll, through a corps Of attorneys, TO
prove he was mentally deficient and
not responsible for his disappearance.
Bergdoll's record with the police of
this city and suburbs is a long one. He
began a sensational career as a reck-
less motor car driver in 1911, when he
was Is years old. He is now 2S. He
paid several thousand dollars in fines
for speeding and fighting with police
men who attempted to catch him. He
later branched out into aeronautics
and amateur science.
Bergdoll's brother, Erwin r. Berg
doll, a well known motor car racer,
still is a fugitive from justice. He
also disappeared instead of answering
the draft call.