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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-21

: Los ANGELES. Aug. 21.--Los An
Sacramento, to L. Crawford made
to players in the ninth made the run
which saved them from being shut out
Nails was ordered off the coaching
line for mocling Umpire Anderson.
The game was halted for five min
utes at $3.50 while players and fans
stood with barred heads as a tribute
to Ray Chapman. Cleveland American
shortstop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-21

club has purchased Pitcher Lambert
and Shortstop Ginglardi of the Spo-
kane international League.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
.BERCDOLL CAPTURE
RELIEVES DANIEL
Department Of Justice Chief
Says 1t Removes
Strain

Todd Daniel chief of the bureau of
in estigation of the Department of JUS
tlce here, today told of the plan of op-
Grafton preliminary to the capture Of
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
Mr.. Daniel is frank in his gratifca-
ton at having at last brought to justice
the man who for more than two years
has defied the federal authorities
throughout the country. 1t is a burden
lifted from his shoulders, he said, and
incidentally will relieve certain ten :
sion under which his Office has suffered
because of charges of incompetency
whenever Bergdoll was concerned.
Telling of the experience of today and
the steps that led up to the capture, Mr..
Daniel said;
Realizing that Bergdoll must be
caught at all hazards we went about the
business of apprehending him in a quiet
but efficient way. Mr.. Kane, the
United States district attorney, and ]
sent to Washington for a good man to
be assigned exclusively to the Bergdol
case.
Spent Months on Case
"The man came in the person ol
Joseph O'Connor. This operative spent
several months on the case and inally
learned that Grover Bergdoll and his
brother Erwin, both made frequent visit,
to Philadelphia.
Having good reason to believe tha
Bergdoll was in the city last night, W,
took advantage of the fact that we hat
number OF extra agents here OF
account of the Red raids and set abou
to search the various premises wber,
the fugitive might be found. Tn,
places searched were the home Of Mrs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
CLASH OVER DEATH
OF GIRL IN jersey
Bethlehem Police Suspect Marv
Margitics, Shot at Haddon
Heights, Was Slain
SUICIDE, SAY N. J. OFFICIAL 3

A detective from Bethlehem. Pa u;u
be sent to Haddon Heights, n. J.. todo,
to investigate the death of Mary Mo,
CITIES, seventeen years old, who wa,
found Saturday in the home of her en-.
ployer with bullet hole in her head
The body of the girl was sent to b.,
relatives in Bethlehem, after the an.
thorities of Haddon Heights and Cor.
oner Holl, Of Camden, had declared i,
verdict of death by suicide.
Chief of Police Myers, of Haddo,
Heights, said today that the RetbIebo.aa
detective will get "warm reception"
when he arrives.
"The girl killed herself" he so;a
"and everything about the investipat;or
was regular. The bethlehem % nolico
have no business comiRg up here n,oS
ding into the affair. / know the neoni,
who employed this girl, and tbev Op.. ars
fine people. If the truth were know u,s
] think the girl killed herself because Oh.
did not want to go home" '''
The Bethlehem authorities take n do
c!dedly different view of the situation
When the body arrived at Bethlebsn,
the girls relatives had Chief of Polios
William Halpeman look at the body ly'
After an examination he was of tbc
opirion that death had not been inflicted
by the girls own hand.
The girl was employed by Frank 7
Miskey, 1104 Prospect Ridge, Haddon
Heights.
Mr.. Miskey said today that he would
do all in his power to see that every
engle of the case is brought to llpbit
and that he would CO. operate with fbs
Pennsylvania authorities to the fullest
extent.
Coroner Holl,, of Camden, said TO-.
day he investigated the case and wa,
convinced it was suicide. There wers
powder burns on the girls neck, show.
ing that the pistol had been held close.
The weapon had been fired three times
the first two bullets being found lodged
in the attic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07

destrians in the section near his home.
In February, 1912, he was arrested on
the charge of beating and threatening
to kill a policeman.
The lure of fast motorcars gave way
to Sest for airplane racing later. In
July, 1912, Grover raced n Devon horse
show train. beating the train neatly.
Has Had Exciting Career
In August, 1913, Grover Bergdol
flew from Llanerch to Atlantic City.
1t was in that same month ne was
warned to quit flying over the beach at
Atlantic City and over rooftops in this
city. The year following, he began ex =
periments with the N-ray. The father
of small boy sued him for $4,000 for
burning the child with the powerful
ray.
In December, 1915, a jury declared
MIN mentally sound and able to take
care of his own affairs.
Both Bergdoil fugitives were reported
to be trapped in their mothers home
last August. 1t was said Grover, driv
ing an open touring car, had visited
his mothers home three times in the one
day. Erwin was said to have come To
the house in the evening of the same
day.
Demands Search Warrant
When on the following morning, Fed
oral agents tried to gain admittance tc
the house they were held at bay by the
mother, who asserted the officers could
not enter without a search warrant.
Bench warrants for the arrest of both
brothers, classed as deserters from the
army, were later shown TO Mrs. Berg
doll, but she persisted in her refusal.
AT length, after a search warrant had
been obtained, the mother suddenly
changed front and invited the Fedora
agents to search the residence. But
neither fugitive was found. 1t was be
lieved they had fled through a STRIP
of woodland in the rear of the house.
Mrs. Bergdoll subsequently was ar
rested on a charge of assisting her sons
to eyade military service. She was ac
quilted in the United States District
Court here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
MOORE PRESENTED
WITH DRAFT FLAGS
CoIors Were Carried to Camp by
$3.50 Men Inducted
Into Army

Mayor Moore was presented with two
large silk flags bv Local Draft Board
No. 6 and the South Street business
Mems Association in his reception room
this morning,
These flags were given by the Business
Mems Association to the local draft
board when they completed their war
work and were carried to training camps
by the $3.50 men drafted from this dis =
trict.
The presentation was made by Harry
Levy, president Of the association
George w. Long, one of the members
of the draft board, also spoke. The
other members of the board John
Hinckley, Graham Woodward and DR..
Francis Taylor, were also present at the
presentation There We're about fifty
in the party.
. The Mayor in receiving the flags teS =
titled to his appreciation and declared
that he would place the flags in prom =
inent place near him at his work.
Among those who visited the Mayor
today were Rear Admiral c. F. Hughes
commandant at the navy yard. and ff
teen members of his staff. They assured
the Mayor Of their unfailing support.
Mayor Moore replied that he had al
ways been a friend of the navy yard
as he had been friend of deeper water
ways and said he would continue to be
such a friend in his new office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
CAMPBELL DENIES
HE'LL QUIT MOORE
Magistrate Asserts His Absence
From Inauguration Was Due
to Fear Of Meeting Smith
SAYS THIS BIRDS TOO WISE

Magistrate William +. Campbell,
Republican Alliance leader Of the
Twenty fifth ward, today cmphatically
denied The rumor that he was about
to split with the Moore forces and
join the Wares.
mo. SIR, Positively not. This old
bird knows too much to do anything
like split with Iampy Moore" said
Magistrate Campbell. "Thercs moth
ing in that rumor."
1t was suggested to the magistrate
that the ruTor probably grew out of
the fact that his chief lieutenant.
James Connolly, failed to receive the
appointment as assistant director OF
public safety.
PERHAPS said Mr.. Campbell. But
that wouldn't make me sore. Those
things happen. Part of the game.
Maybe the rumor started because
| didn't show up at the inauguration
on Monday. We'll. didn't show up
then because ] was afraid to run into
Tom Smith. If l had ] would prob
ably have punched his face. I owe it
to i'm. ! owe it to i'm
Il expect to call on Mayor Moore
today. and there won't be any chance
Of running into Smith. This new
Mayor has made an elegant cabinet. !"
Mr.. Campbell was asked what he
thought would happen TO the Wares in
this administration.
THE Wares II come out all right.
Il don't know just exactly what |
mean by that" he added quizzically.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07

this she protested, though less vigor-
"Why Am 1 Arrested?" She Asks
What am i arrested for?" she
asked.
There was no answer. For a few
moments she sat in the hall, her hands
in her lap as before, her face pale and
drawn and a vacant look in her ewes.
What am l going to do about my ole
mother-she lives with me and she is
eighty sne? Who is goin gto take care
Of her if ] go?"
She was advised to telephone to some
of her relatives and get them to CONF
TO her home.
At her request one Of the detective:
called up Erwin's brother in law. Hall
at Mount Holly. and asked him to come
to town and put up bail for her, Sh'
went to the telephone herself finally
and held brief conversation with him
She did not seem to be greatly surprised
at her arrest, judging from her words
She simply said:
They have arrested me. Come down
to City Hall with bail"
She did not tell Hall that Grover had
been arrested.
prepare to accompany the policemen.
She had been arrested by the city and
rot the federal authorities. on a charge
of assault and battery with intent to
KILL because she had pointed the re-
volvcr at them.
Feeds Cow Before Dressing
At the time of her arrest Mrs. Berg
doll, who is short and stout woman.
had been dressed plainly in a faded
house dress. She put on a very plain
blue dress and black plush coat with
a white fur collar, and small black
hat with a white top. She also changed
her shoes. Then she announced she
was ready.
Before dressing she had insisted or
going out to the barn to feed and water
the COW and she got herself a little
breakfast in the kitchen-some cereal
bread and coffee.
All the while that Mrs. Bergdoll was
getting ready to go with the police hel
mother, who is stout and hale in spite
of her eighty one years, stood at thC
window of the dining room,, looking
out at the crowd which surrounded
the house and smiling to herself. Mrs
Bergdoll went and sat beside her wher
she was changing her shoes, and con,
versed briefly with her in German. Th'
older woman did not seem much per.
turbed
Crowd Laughs at Prisoner
Mrs. Bergdoll bore her arrest as she
had borne the arrest of her son, without
flinching. She cried little while she
was eating her breakfast, repeating thai
her son had not been treated fairly
and telling the patrolmen who guarde;
her that this was only one of man!
troubles.
"Erwin's wife died only eight month.
ago." she said, ''and | have tina
trouble, too, to face"
When Mrs. Bergdoll left the house
escorted by two detectives and Gordon
of patrolmen, the crowd outside laughed
and jeered. She was hustled into ,
patrol.
a negro chauffeur nearby remarked
There's her limousine"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07

Bergdoll, at Fifty second and Wynne =
field streets; the home of Charles
Braun, of Broomall. Delaware county
the farm belonging to Erwin Bergdol!
the other fug tive brother; the home
of William Parker at Broomall that OF
Eugene Stechler at Broomall ,and also
the home of Charles Hall. brother in
law of Grover Bergdoll at Mount
Holly.
Several Squads Organized
Squads were organized under
Agents McDevitt, Tevis, Ford, German
and myself They separated and each
went to one of the places to be
searched.
1T happened that Germans squad
searched the Bergdoll home on Fifty
second street and captured the man this
morning.
"On my return to my Office, feeling
disappointed at my failure to find any
thing ! telephoned to the Bcrgdoll home
TO lind out what Gormar Lad done and
Mrs. Bergdoll answered the phone in a
sad sort of voice.
'l' asked for German and he told
me on the phone that he had his man.
was so surprised | could hardly be
ileve 1t. as ! had expected to capture
him at the farm at Broomall.
They brought the prisoner to my
office, and then I turned him over tc
Captain Jesse S. Cottrell, of the mill
tary intelligence service, who took hin
to Governors island, New York, tc
await general court martial on the
charge of desertion. We shall later
take action against him in this depart
mcnt on the charge of evading the
draft"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
ARMENIANS ROUT TARTARS
Aaaressors Sustain Heavy Losses In
Four-Day Flight

New York. Jan. Z. - Armenian
troops, after four days of fighting end:
ing November s, defeated forces q
Tartars, Kurds and Turks and inflicted
heavy casualties. in the region of Ian,
gazur, according to an official state
ment issued at Erivan, the Armenia
capital. and made public here BY
the American committee for the inde'
pendence of Armenia. ,,,o
"A regular Tartar force of 1O'NO
infantry and cavalry, assisted by bands
of Tartar and Kurd irregulars, at
tackled us on the morning of NovemSs, fs.
4, in the region of Zangazur, on front front
Of twenty versts (thirteen miles,
while the Turk, HALL Bey,, attacked Us
in the region of Nachitchevan," the
statement said. ct.
After four days of continuous fight;
ing, we defeated the enemy. who 1Meo M
beyond his frontiers, leaving on the
field of battle 500 killed, several nun
dred wounded, fourteen machine guns
two pieces of light artillery, other mu'
nltions, horses and provisions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
moore FORCES WIN
ON COUNCIL RULES
Varieties at Meeting Of New
Body Accept Defeat and Vote
With Majority
TO NAME COMMITTEES SOON

With but few minor alterations,
rules drafted by friends of Mayor Moore
for the conduct of business in the
Council of twenty one were adopted by
City Council last evening.
The Ware followers accepted defeat
rules.
Under the new regulations Council
will meet every Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock and special meetings will be held
at such times approved by majority
vote. A quorum shall consist Of ma
jority of the members elected
The term of President Richard Veg
lein shall be for four years and he has
the power to appoint all standing com
mittees for the councilmanic term. lie
is also given power to appoint all en-
ployes of Council With the exception Of
the clerk and sergeant at arms, who
were elected some days ago.
The standing committees. with the
number of members comprising each,
shall be: Finance. IL: public works. 81;
city property and service. 7 lighting
o; city planning and zoniug. =; law
and municipal and county government
y; public safety, {; public works. { ;
public welfare, I commerce and navi-
CATION, Z; transportation aud public
utilities, Z, and celebrations. >. A
quorum of each committee will consist
of majority of members.
Mr.. Weglein is at work on the per
sonnel of the various standing com
mittees and the lists will likely be
ready for public announcement before
the next session of City Council 1t is
understood that majority of members
of all important committees will be
named from the friends of Mayor Moore
so that he will have control of every
branch of Council as he has of the city
government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
BERCDOLL SEARCH
LASTED TWO YEARS
Both Crover and Er,Uin Haze
Had Exciting Careers Be.
fore and During Var

Both Grover c. Bcrgdoll and his
brother Erwin Bergdoll have been
veritable "will of the wisps" for more
than two years.
The former, in particular, was the
subject OF numerous reports. He was
reported as appearing in a number of
cities and was said to have visited his
mother S home several times while DO .
lice and Government men held fruitless
vigil nearby.
Grover Bergdoll has had a penchant
for the spectacular for many years
The son of a wealthy brewer, he is said
to have been supplied with almost un
limited means. Frequently, before the
war, he clashed with the authorities
over his mania for speed.
In 1911 he paid $3.50 fine for au :
tomobile speeding. He became known
as terror to other motorists and pc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
Doings Of the Day
in Busy City Hall

Director Cortelyou informed all
olice captains and lieutenants that
he Department of Public Safety
Tyill be run from within and that the
.,olice must remain out of politics.
Edward Buchholz, Ware leader,
called on Mayor Moore.
Admiral Hughes and staff paid
visit to the new city executive.
colors were presented Mayor
Moore by draft board No. 6 and the
South Street Business Mems Asso-
eiation.
City directors start survey of all
city enployes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AIDED
Will of Daniel Gallagher Gives Sums
to Institutions

Catholic organizations were the bene-
ficiaries in the will of Daniel Gala
CHER, 1916 West Passyunk avenue, ad-
mitted to probate today. The items in
the will were as follows Ore thousand
dollars to st. Johns Orphan Asylum,
500 to the Society for the Propagation
of the Faith. $4,000 to st. Johns House
for Homeless Industrious Boys; 5000
to the day nursery connected with St
Monica's Roman Catholic Church; 5000
to the Society of st. Vincent de Paul,
and $500 to st. Joseph Orphan Asy-
lum. The remainder, ST150, was left
to relatives.
Relatives were also the sole bene-
ficiaries in the following wills: Fanny
Lisle, Wayne. $40, 900; Martin Straub.
3574 Frankford avenue. $j6.3O0 !;
Charles A. Hoffman. sos Gilman street,
$500; Mary H. Walters. 6029 Rem
shaw street. $1,000; Margaret G. West,
2227 South Forty second street,
S14 900
The following inventories of personal
property were made: Woolston Brown,
SG5. .529.03, and Miles Seltzer,
S3T ,5921S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
MRS. LEWIS IN KENTUCKY
Philadelphia Woman Aided Success
fuI Flight for Suffraqe There

Mrs. Lawrence Lewis. of this city,
who was chairman of the ratification
committee when PENNSYLVANIA affirmed
the national suffrage amendment, has
been in Frankfort, Ky. for several
weeks helping the suffrage leaders Of
that state in their ratification fight,
which ended in victory yesterday.
Mrs. Lewis has been working with
Edith Callahan, state suffrage leader
Of Kentucky. Part of the campaign
was the sending of letters from A.
Mitchell Palmer, Senator Cummins aud
other prominent national figures to each
senator in the state.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
BergdoU Faces Death
for DESERVING U. S. Army

Grover Cleveland Bergdbll, await
ing general court martial at Gov
ernor's Island as n deserter from the
United States army, faces any
penalty the military authorities care
to impose. The extreme punishment
for desertion in time of war is death.
Bergdoll is also liable to prosecu
tion in the United States courts as
an cvader of the draft. On conviction
draft dodgcr is subject to d SEN
tence of not more than one year in
federal prison,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
AUTO SMASH INJURIES MAN
Others Have Narrow Escape In
Broad Street Collision

One man was injured and several
others had narrow escapes last night
when two automobiles collided at Broad
and Christian streets, hurling the oc-
cupants out and pinning one of them
beneath the wheels of the car. The
man injured, Samuel Masandino, twen-
ty-three years old, of 915 South Fif.
teenth street, is in the Howard Hos.
pital in an unconscious condition.
The other passengers in the auto.
mobile driven by Masandino, were
thrown out and badly shaken up, but
they refused to go to the hospital and,
the police say, left the scene of the ac.
cident before their names could be
learned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
TWO CAMDEN ROBBERIES
Trousers Taken and Cigar Store Is
Looted

Thieves entered private home and
a store in Camden last night and es
capped with loot consisting of pair of
trousers containing $40, several good
watches aud the contents of telephone
slot machine.
William Crank, PSF Chestnut street
Camden, woke up in the middle of the
night with the desire to have a smoke.
He reached for his trousers to get to =
bacco and found them gone.
Thieves robbed the Mitchell Bros. ci =
gar and fruit store, 1910 Broadway
Camden, of a number of watches. Of
fered by the firm as prizes in a con
test. A telephone machine was also
rified.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
JEWS WILL LEAVE POLAND
100000 Ready to Emlerate to Pal
estine-New Industries Planned

New York, Jan. 7.-(By A. P.)-
One hundred thousand Jewish families.
averaging five persons to n family, are
ready to emigrate from Poland to Pal
estine. it was announced today by the
Zionist organization of America in be-
half of DR.. Jerzey Rosenblatt, Il mem
her of the Polish diet, who is in New
York comforting with Zionist leaders.
Many Polish Jews have liquidated
their property in order to move. Groups
of pilgrims contemplate walking to
Trieste or other parts. In Lodz alone
100000 rubles (nearly $500. .000)
have been subscribed for industrial ur
dertakings in Palestine, it was said.
The Zionist organization is discour-
aging the movement until the Jewish
state is established by the league of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-07
SPRoUL TO OPEN BUILDING
To Dedicate Wing Of State Hospital
for tuberculosis, Norristown

Governor Sproul will offciate TODAY
at the opening of the new tuberculosis
wing of the Norristown State Hospital
for the Insane.
The new structure is one of the finest
sanatorium buildings in the state for
the treatment of tuberculosis. 1t has
capacity of 200 patients. and is fittea
with every modern appliance for the
treatment of tuberculosis,
pital for the insane, The new build
ing will accommodate the tuberculous
patients. DR.. s. NJ, Miller is super
intepdept