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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24
"POT or GOLD" TALE
TRUE. SAYS ,CIBBONEY
La,crcr Repeats Confidence in
Story Told BY ConriCt

n. Clarence Gibhonev asserts thr gold
SAID n have been buried hv Grover
Bergdoll was not myth
Mr. Glhhoney asserted tho gold aid
10 have been buried hv Rorgdol was not
myth.
RorgdoI satisfied mo in every 70
spect that he had buried the gold .
Gibhorov declared In fact a third
person actually saw SlnT.Oo0 of the
gold. which vas drawn from n bank
while Grover was being hunted tho first
'rro n, a draft dodGer don't doubt
rha' EcrgdolI obtained tho remainder ~
tho $50 600 later The gold was nut
IN $40 600 packages, enclosed in two
ron containers
Gibhoney would not Disclose the name
~ the third person who ACTUALLY saw
S1n1 900 of the gold
Former Magistrate James e Romig.
like Mr Gibhonev, expressed tho heiof
that without doubt Grover would
have boor rrloased within 2 few weoks
hv the adju,art general. when that Of
icer finished his review Of the case
Mr. GIhhonev expressed his vewa r.
that effrC' Saturday.
IF i were 50 certain that Grover
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JOhnSOn'S Funds
Amount to S6S,I3O
Continued from PaEe One

Nontlnueo from rage Une
League. which has GO. 900 members or
so all over tho United States, has had an
independent fund collected in its own
way. / dom know about that at all as
] have had no connection with il or its
expenditure.
After Mr., Hitchcock had identified
himself as 'onn Of the managers of
General Wood campaign" Chairman
Kenyon asked: who are the others?"
William e. Proctor is tho general
manager, the witness replied. while
include Representative Norman Gould.
ot New York; Thomas e. Miller and
Senator Moses. Of New Hampshire.
Committee of Eighty in New York
In New York q finance committee Of
eighty took charge Of efforts to raise
n fund. the witness said.
who is at tho head Of IT, asked
Senator Reed.
"A LAWYER. Mr. Freeman, at 12C
Broadway. was the reply. Mfr. John
Iscln is treasurer. don't know many
Of tho members" Herbert Sattcrleo
head Of the New York City WOOD
| committee, ho said could give all the
details
"Now, as to this second fund rails
ing body. the Wood league" Senator
Reed resumed, who is at tho head o
that in New York;
II lust cant recall the gentleman
name, Mr. Hitchcock replied. "al
/ though is been mentioned 10 me sew
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FREIGHT RATE RISE
IS ASKED OF |. c. c.
Carriers Claim Increase Is Nee
essary to Meet 6 Per Cent,
Return on Properties
In. RS ARGUMENTS HEARD
Nc tho Associated Press

Washington, May 24.-Argument on
the applications Of the railroads for a
general increase In freight rates to al /,
ford the per cent revenue guaranteed
by the transportation act began To-Day
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. .
The road owners have claimed that
in order 70 meet the G per cent return
on their properties guaranteed by the
recently enacted transportation law II
will bc necessary to increase the earn
ings Of all the roads by 81 ,017 900 600.
To provide this sum the carriers have
recommended that rates in the eastern
rroup OF roads be increased 3O.4 per
cent those in the South 30.9. and those
in the western group $50 per cent.
This S1.O17, 900 900 additional reve-
me does not take into account any in
crcose in wages which the railroad labor
hoard may grant the 1000, 900 railwss
employees. Howard Elliott. of the asso-
citation of railroad executives, stated to
the commission.
Events of the next few months or
weeks will determine whether govern :
ment ownership of railroads will come
again. despite popular opposition. Fred 4,
Crick Strauss. of New York. warned
the commission, contending that the
main thing at present Is to establish
feeling OF security in the minds OF in
vcstors.
Government guaranty would neces-
sarily be followed by government owner
ship" Mr.. Strauss declared. But the
peoples aversion to government owner =
shin is of no avail unless such policies
are adopted as will preclude it.
Railroads at present can offer no
induccment to the investor combining
safe bonds with speculative value" Mr..
Strauss said. Calling attention to the
| mcager number of railroad stocks that
sell above par. Mr.. Strauss pointed out
| that in order to have railroad stocks
sell at substantial premium the earn
| ngs of the roads must be large enough
to permit the payment of dividends
which will compare favorably with
| dividend rates on stocks of industrial
and other concerns.
The recent remedial legislation is
good SO far as it goes" he concluded
THE return of 6 per cent per annun
will. | believe. turn out to be wholly in
adequate, but beginning has beer
made on sound lines. and as time goes
on Congress will realize that the rate o
return on railroad property will have
to compare favorably with the returns
to be had in other industries. or els'
government ownership will inevitably
| result.
In opening the hearings Chairman
! Clark announced that the commission
would hear the railroads arguments il
the order of the eastern group first. tn,
southern group second and the western
group last. He added that three stat,
commissioners had been invited to 81
| with the commission because the new
tariffs would affect intrastatc as we'll a.
interstate commerce. The state com
missioners are J. A. Geycr. of Iowa
X. c. Dunn, of Florida, and W. D. b
Aincy. of Pennsylvania.
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"Hi" Johnson Wins
Opening Round
Continued from Pase One

Continued from Page One
johnson is satisfied that he has had
every chance he will accept defeat
gracefully and ''be good. :" But the
same policy with regard to the treaty
ended in giving Johnson a great deal
more than any one intended at the out
set to give him and perhaps the process
is not yet ended.
Johnson's Tremendous Grip
there is no doubt that in his investi.
eating committee johnson has tre-
mcndous power. u Is his now, to use
right up to and through the meeting Of
the national convention. If the in
vestigation should make Wood unayail-
able as a candidate, n state Of confusion
would result at Chicago that would
operate to the advantage of johnson. II
Penrose's health should break and be
should have to give up leadership at
Chicago, johnson with his committee
might be in n strong position 10 take the
leadership of the organization forces.
The desire of the organization 70 got
rid OF the Wood candidacy il one of the
dlmcuit things to explain. One motive
is dislike OF Frank II. Hitchcock. the
former national chairman, who has been
WOODS political manager. The or
ganization Republicans do not like
Hltcncock. They see in the Wood
candidacy an effort of Hitchcock to ride
INTO control Of the Republican national
organization, not a difficult thing To do
IN the illness of Penrose, the retirement
leadership. A u party
organization Wants to End Hitchcock
The organization does not want q
resident with Hitchcock as his political
dispenser. The hope of the Kenyon com
mittee is through an inquiry into his
activities in the South to smirch and
dscredlt Hitchcock. 1t seems to be n
question OF Hitchcock's leadership Of the
party or at the worst .Johnson's. The
rgnnization hopes to end HitChcork and
at the same time TO escape johnson. As
beginning II has put it's tail in John .
sons hands
The only strong leadership in sipht
is the johnson -Penrose leadership. Sc
long as the two CO. operate and Pen
rose keeps his health, or like President
wilson, his outward appearance of ca
pacity. it has fair prospect of domi
mating the convention at Chicago. John
son may split the combination by in
sistng on his own ambition to be Presi
dent. Orshe may co operate fully so as
to establish himself in Penrose's place
a. the most powerful leader in the
party. No one knows just what John
son is fighting for. the nomination OF
party leadership, Much depends on the
| 81 hat
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HAVERFORD FUND GROWS
Ten Alumni Subscribe $4,000 Each
In Endowment Drive

Ten men have joined the Five Thou
sand Dollar Club at Haverford Col
lege. bringing the total subscriptions tc
the endowment fund campaign to SlS6,
201.
These latest large donors are G. c
Morris. J. Henry Scattergood. J. Stog
dell Stokes. Robert J.. Baily. Edward
NJ. Wistar. Francis r. Strawbridgc
Frederic Fl. Strawbridge. John NJ
Whitnll. Parker s. Williams and Wal
ter e. .Tanney. There have been 37i
subscribers in all, and many Of tn,
100 alumni have not yet been heart
from.
OF the total raised to date. S125, ,00C
has been set aside for the Francis Bar
ton Gummere chair in English litera
ture. Walter Swa in Huchman. o
Groton School. has been chosen to fl
this professorship. Doctor Gummcre
whom Mr.. Hinchmsn succeeds. also
went to Haverford College from Grotou
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UESCOTT DENIES
HE " As RETAINED
RetmeS AnSelrs Statement He
Vas associate Counser'

Former Judge John W. Wescott. who
was said 10 be an associate counsel for
Grover B"rgdoll. declared today mention
Of his name in that connection was i'm
proper
Mr.. Wescott. a former attorney gen
eral of New Jersey. was reached in New
York city where he had gone on a bust
ness matter.
II may hunt somebody's scalp for
the mention of my name as associate
counsel for Bcrgdoll." the former
judge asserted. 1T ought not to have
been done
Were you interested in the case in
any way" he was asked
II was interested as a citizen. but
not professionally, he replied.
Did you make an effort to have
Bcrgdoll released temporarily from Fort
Jay?"
NO. | did not | have no interest
in the case" he replied.
What knowledge have you of the
story told the War Department that
Bergdoll had n fortune in gold buried
and that he wanted to recover it,
No knowledge except what | have
seen in the newspapers.
will you confer with army authori
tics on Governor s Island while in New
York."
Certainly not. Why should |? !
have nothing to do with the case.
General Ansoll declared YOU were
an associate counsel for Rergdoll Have
YOU written 10 him regarding that state
n,rnt which You denv?'
Not yet, ." he replied. II am a very
busy man.
General Anscll was told of the dcniaj
by Judge Wcscott.
You will have to see Judge Wescott
about that" said General AnseI.
WAS nc retained as COUNSEL
II stand by my statement of yes
, trrday. That statement is unaltcr-
ably. nnmitigatingly. unConditiOnally,
inscrutably. entirely and absolutely
true. | will stand behind that state
mcnt
who retained Judge wtscott:"
That is another question YOU will
have to ask Judge WescOtt. | presume
1t was the same person who retained
mn-Mr. Gibboney.
Judge " pscort is Of known political
Influence IN Washington. He twice
nominated Woodrow Wilson for the
presidency at tho Democratic national
convention. When Mr.. Wilson was a
candidate for the govcrnorship Of New
Jersey. Judge Wescott went into the
convention opposed to him.
When the sentiment doomed strong
for Mr.. Wilson. Judge Wescott swung
the entire South Jersey delegation for
him.
Anscll and Bailey. in their first ot
ter ~ Adjutant General Harris asking
permission for tho Bcrgdoll treasure
hunt. wrote. in part:
"Of counsel also in consulting ca
racity is Judge Woscott. Of New Jor,
spy. whom doubtless the secretary vel
knows "
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Give 5000 to Memorial Fund

The family Of the late Rev. Or. Jacob
Fry, who died recently while occupying
the chair of sacred oratory at Mt. Airy
Lutheran Theological Seminary. has
College Fry memorial fund being raised
by Reading Lutherans. Doctor Fry was
pastor Of Trinity Church for thirty five
years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24
Police Shoot Escaped Zoo a.,

New York. May "a. -. ria,
Prince" most valuable bear IN "'ss' Az
Bronx Geological Park. was shot .ns ~,
killed by police early yesterday aftor Iuu hv
ing at large for seven hours Tbs The a.; "
mai, SAID to have been the finest speci.
men OF short Legged, Canadian blscl
bear in captivity, climbed out OF ii,
cage during the night and kept a lsrs,
force OF police on vigil until daybrssI
when he was cornered in a remote ssc.
tion Of the park. Black Prirc,, ",y,
weighed 300 pounds. ''
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and joking. They were in high spirits.
II is foolish to say the guards were in
toxicated, for all there was in the house
was little wine. and that was half
sour. The Department of Justice agents
could easily have seen that the ser
geants were not intoxicated.
We'll, left the house about . 30
o'clock and went to the Twenty ninth
street house to plant flowers. | told
them | would be back in time for sup
per. They told me they expected to 60
for little automobile ride and would
return about the same time.
Il left the Twenty ninth street house
about ) O'Clock. and when | got back
! was met at the back door by Mr.. Glib
honey and Mr.. Romig with blank faces
They told me Grover had escaped. II
was big surprise to me.
Mrs. Bergdoll spent the morning
doing the family wash.
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ter, who, for several years was Mrs
Emma Bergdoll's maid, said today she
had not seen her brother since Wedncs =
day.
She would say nothing about the rc.
port that her brother was at the wheel
of the motorcar in which the wealthy
deserter was last seen.
81 have known Grover for long
time she said "but have not seen
him recently. He was always wild,
Mrs. Bcrgdoll is a perfect angel "
From ncighbors. II was learned that
Stecher had been in the employ Of the
Bcrgdolls for many years. lie first
served as a chauffeur for Charles Berg.
doll. mad later became driver and
mechanic for Erwin Bcrgdoll, who
entered several auto races in Fairmount
Park.
Back to Bergdolrs Thursday
When Erwin disappeared following
Americas entrance into the war,
StCcher obtained a job in Philadelphia
as an automobile mechanic. Neighbors
say he worked in this capacity until
Thursday.
Stecher went to school with Erwin
and Grover Bprgdoll. il was learned.
Mrs Bergdol always called him Ike,
because. she said she could not master
the English pronunciation of the name.
SteChcrs wife is about twenty six
years old and is described by neigh
bors as attractive.
Neighbors assert Mrs. Stechcr told
them her husband had announced his
intention Of going away for several days
He reassured her. they say. and told
her not to work. if she did not hear
from him.
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was to be released within such a short
time. why couldn't the search for the
$3.50 900 in gold have waited till then
Why did he have to be taken from
prison to retrieve the treasurc?" Romig
was asked
Mr.. Gibboncy refused to discuss the
question. but not so Mr.. Romig.
Says Grover Was 'Erratic"
Well. you see. was his ready reply
Grover is n very erratic chap. He
was always very impatient. He was
always wanting to do something like
that"
but understand. Mr.. Romig
hastcned to add, II didn't know any
thing about this money business until
after it was all over. didn't know
what our special mission was to be.
Mr.. Romig was questioned as to his
connection with the case.
house when Bergdoll escaped Friday
afternoon: Were you invited there by
Mrs. Bergdoll?"
mo. | was there on Thursday and
Thursday night I just told them | would
be back the next day.
How did you happen to be there
Thursday"
Called Up Gibboney
"NIr Gibboncv called me- up. asked
me TO be at the North Philadelphia
station at and something odd o'clock
| Thursday morning; that Grover, under
guard, was coming over from New
| York. He said they were going on
some kind Of mission and I was to be
one of the party that was to SO on that
mission. didn't know what the bust
ness was. They just told me it was
some kind Of special mission" "
Then YOU were an agent for Mr.
Gibboney|'
Yes. ] went along to help him. -
/ Then we drove down Broad street, Just
as said yesterday. and left Mr.. Glib
honey at Broad and Arch streets. When
| Mr.. Gihboncv got out of the machine
he said to tho guards: The judge will
! 60 along with you boys and show you
where the Bergdoll house is. He'll take
care Of YOU suppose Mr.. GibbOncy
! thought they didn't know the way.
| And maybe, too. and he laughed as he
spokc) Mr.. Gibboney thought that the
| chauffeur was going to run away with
| him and maybe he thought the chauh =
eur didn know the way
"Who was the Chaufeur:' was
asked.
HaZy as TO Details
'.Wctl now. don't just remember.
| There have been so many little detail.
! that ! don't Just remember them all.
Rut | believe Ike Stecher was driving
! the car at that time.
"Arc YOU Mrs Bergdolls business
agent" Mr.. Romig was asked.
NO. I'm not her business agent.
You sce I'm sort OF family connec-
I tion.
"What do YOU mean by family con
nection': Are YOU related TO the Berg
/ dolls"
"\o. I'm not related 10 them. In
family connection in q business way
Mrs Bergdoll generally tonsults me, or
important matters Whenever she ha'
something important she wants done
she calls mo in and ! do il.
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DEATHS

:, kUNB,ERGER...on May %, 1920. Carl
Kunberger. aged 8. Relatives and tTIspdst Lten' a.
vited 10 funeral, on Wednesday, at ii aus a. N n'
from his parents residence. Belleyu. ays wa
evening. Interment Greenmount Cems,syvs
LoUGHLIN. AT her residence iSiT Is
Gratz st, on May "a, 1920. KATHFRyy
DoRNAN LoUGHLlN. Notice OF funeral
later.
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BergdoU Sold Land
Here Worth 500, 900
Continued from Page nus

from prison, j. IN clos" 'o,rr w'1
everything that T. being done 10 arpro
bend tho Smoker. and !, urdorsrood to
be directing t1e army s invest CATION in
accordance with Secretary Baker, in
EtruCtInn
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or charge account--or settlement
may be arranged through the Hoppe
One Year Rental Payment Plan'
which leaves you free to return the
Victrola or to purchase 1t at any
time.
The spectator., 1920-10-05
GREETING CALLED BY D'OLIER
Legion Commander Recalls Sixth An niversary of Great Brtain's En-
 trance Into World War.

On tho sixth anniversary of Great Britaiu's entrance into the World War Franklin DOlier. national commander of the American Legion. cabled the following greeting to Field Marshal Earl Hnig and Admira! Sir David Beatty:
 Honor to the statesmen who had the courage to assume the rcSponsibil- ity of that decision. Honor to the British millions who. with valor uu- surpassed and hearts of oak. executed thnt decision oil Britain's many fronts When We contemplate what would have been the state of affairs In the world today had not Britnln acted as she did and when she did. the trials and difficulties of rhe present hour however vexntious they may seem now to he, sink into comparative inSiynifi canoe.
 United States forces have had the privilege of service on land and sea under British high command. The memories of the associations of those great days will never perish They will perpetuate themselves In oml hearts and thus serve to perneiunt' the lndissouhl. friendship of the Brit ish and American peOOles.'
The spectator., 1920-10-05
Degrees of Resentment.

Why should the Republican tenders pretend 10 be shocked by Governor CoS's charge that they are raising an enormous campaign fund to buy the presidency? They were not shocked when Senator Newherry was convict cd and sentenced to ten wears tn the penitentiary on the charge of spend- Ing fortune in his campaign they neither asked him to resign from nor threw him out of the senate. They were not shocked at the millions stent in the primary campaigns of Generaii Wood and Governor Eowden. hut this latter was a moral and not legal of. fense. Only when tho otfeuse charged might come within the province of the, criminal courts do they See,n to dts r'ay pretense of resentment. What has become of ,he claim that ths C. o. P. Is the por,y of great mnral ideas7"
The spectator., 1920-10-05
NEW TREATY WITH
 JAPAN CONSIDERED
TIVE OF NEGOTIATIONS AT WASHINGTON.

Washington.-It is said in a high quarter that the negotiations between the State Department and Baron Shidehara, Japanese ambassador, in respect to the Japanese land owner ship question, raised anew in Califor- mia by the proposed referendum are in tended to uphold American rights, but also to foster and maintain friendly relations with the whole world.
 Both the State Department and the Japanese embassy are observing the strictest silence concerning the possi- ble solutions being considered, but it has ben indicated that one suggestion advanced by the American negotiators was resort to the courts by the Japan csc in California, who consider them selves injured, q course in which they might be joined by representatives of the Tokio government.
 There is strong reason to believe that Japan is as indisposed to follow such a course as she was when it was proposed in 1915 by Secretary of State Bryan when Japan protested against the enforcement of the Webb alien land ownership act passed by the Cali fornia legislature.
 According to the best opinion avail able here changes of attitudes have taken place on the part of each gov. yagnment since 1913 The State De partment, in eonsenting to attempt to reach a solution of the California ques tion with Japan, departs from MT Bryan's position that all means had been exhausted to that end, under the American constitution. At the same time there is well founded reason to believe that the Japanese government has been informed that the question of Japanese immigration is inextriea' land ownership problem and that both must be solved together.
 If the federal government were able to give positive assurance that the United States Supreme Court would hold adversely to California should Japanese carry up an action against the Webb alien land law and the pro posed enlargement of anti-Japanes csc legislation, declaring those measures to be unconstitutional, solution could be reached that would satisfy the Japanese government, it is point ed out; but such a solution cannot te guaranteed under the constitution and it would leave tho problem of inlsnl grafton unsolved.
The spectator., 1920-10-05

joined the British nursing corps short ly after war was declared in 1914, and served in London. Paris and at the front. AS an American army nurse she worked through two offensives under heavy shell fire.
 The London post rec lived it's char ter from the American Legion on No vember 25, 1919. Previous to that date it had been listed as a unit of the American Legion of Europe, an organi- zation which replaced the American War Veterans association, which was formed in September, 1919.
 l.. E. Anderson is post commander, w. H. A. Coleman, post adjutant, and R. l.. Bland. post finance officer. The work of decorating the 2,5OO American graves in England and Ireland on Me morial day was directed by Don A. Smith of the London post.
The spectator., 1920-10-05

Listing among it's members a former United States army nurse who holds decorations for valor from Great Bri- tain, France and Belgium the London post of the American Legion is active ly engaged in cementing the friendship between the two English-speaking countries. The post, which has no members draws it's personnel from the American embassy, American consul ates, the U. S. Shipping Board, Ameri- can Relief Administration, |. $. Army Liquidation CommissiV, Graves Regis tration Service and from host of pro- feSsions and businesses. In it are law yers. chemists, journalists engineers, statesmen, valets and chauffeurs. all joining in the activities of the first unit of the American Legion to be estab- iished in Europe.
 Miss Alice Emerson Findley is the woman member of the post. She