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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
PASSING OF JOHN
BARLEYCORN CELEBRATED

Atlanta. Ga, Jan. 16.-With n
triple airplane funeral to mark his
passing, the ashes of John Barley
Corn were scattered broadcast over
Atlanta from the air Thursday after
noon. Thousands of persons stood IN
the streets and craned their necks 70
see the funeral cortege, led by John
Barley Corn funeral special, giant
Curtiss biplane, sail over the city
scattering the ashes of the late un-
lamented in the form Of propaganda
which has been used so effectively
by the Anti-Saloon League in the
fight against the license liquor traffic.
In the funeral special were John
Goldstrom of the Southern Publicity
Association and Robb Oertel the pilot
of the Augusta Aircraft Corporation.
In the second plane were o. B. Keel
er of the Southern Enterprises Inc,
and Capt. W. C. Lambert, the pilot
formerly of the Royal Air Force OF
Canada, who were the official pail
hearers and chief mourners In the
third plane, piloted by Bob Shank,
was a moving picture operator who
took views of the start OF the funeral
procession, including Uncle Sam
pouring a bottle of booze through q
huge funnel. and also shot the dis
tribution of ashes over the city. Fol-
lowing the funeral procession Mrs.
Elizabeth Tyler, publicity director o.
the prohibition enforcement campaign
flew over the city scattering campaign
literature. Wilbur Simmons posed as
Uncle Sam during the airplane fu-
moral and earlier in the day rode
through the city on the official water
wagon on the sides of which were
signs reading 'Uncle Sam is on lhe
Water Wagon The sign on the wa
ter wagon also carried an inVitation
to Atlantans to attend the dry eli
forcement mass meeting and parade
Thursday night which served tne
double purpose of marking the au-
vent of prohibition under the elsh
zenith amendment effective at miu-
night Thursday and also to give lm'
petus to the weeks campaign for
funds, starting today, to assist IN thf
enforcement of the prohibition Jaws.
The davis celebration was closed WIZ
big bonfire in the center OF tnt
] citv in which big corper still ana
barrel of mOonshine liquor were
, burned The John Barley Corn an
. plane special will leave SATURDAY -,
, tbousand-mile tour Of the southeas,
With Mr.. Goldstrom as passenger an'
Mr.. oertel as pilot .z
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
PO|NT Com.
D TRACE jfI FRONTIERS
SAARE BASIN
Toys OF IRISH GOVERNMENT
bDGE PROTEST. WITH COUN.
(By Associated Press.l

|aris, Jan. 16 Representatives
France, Great Britain, Italy,
Ice. Belgium, Spain, Japan, Por-
hi and Brazil, members of the
|ncil of the League of Nations,
at the French foreign Office ar
o'clock this morning for the first
bting of the League. The Council
organized at 1890 by electing
IN Bourgeois chairman and con-
hing the choice of Sir Eric Drum
nd. of Great Britain as secretary.
first official a.< of the Council
the appointment of commission
trace upon the spot the frontiers
the territory of the Saare basin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16


gard and unkempt, wearing only shirt,
trousers, shoes and socks, rose from
his cramped place of concealment.
and, raising his arms above his head
to show that he was unarmed, sur
rendered. He was manacled and TAX
en- to an automobile, and the search
was continued for his brother Erwin,
who is wanted on the same charge.
This search, however, was fruitless
At the Federal building, where he
was taken in an automobile, he was
quizzed by Todd Daniel chief of the
Department of Justice, and posed for
newspaper and motion picture pho
tographers. He told of visiting vari-
GUS cities in all parts of the country
and said that he had met his brother
Erwin In Cincinnati about six months
ago. This was the last occasion on
which he had seen Erwin, he said
Accompanied by Captain CothrelI. Of
the Military Intelligence Section of
the Army, and two local agents OF the
Department of Justice, Bergd0ll left
on the eleven O'Clock express for New
York city and his cell at Fort Jay,
where the final act in the drama will
take place.
Mrs. Bersdoll was also arrested
charged with attempting to kill on
GERS Of the United States government
and with conspiracy with her son.
Grover. to prevent the execution Of
Continued on page 81
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
EAGUE Of NATIONS COUNCIL
| FORMALLY ORGANIZED WITH
BOURGEOIS CHAIRMAN
AND SIR DRUMM0ND, SEC.
Considering Inquiry
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 16.-Investiga-
ton into the recent special election
in the Ninth North Carolina Congress
sional district in which Clyde Hoey,
Democrat, defeated John Moorhead,
Republican, is being considered by
the Republican congressional COM
mittee. Representative Fess, commit
tee chairman, said today that final
decision will he made after the COM
mittee's attorneys decide whether the
committee funds may be legally ex-
pended for purpose of inquiry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
philadelphia Press.l


The long, strong arm Of the United
States government reached down into
the mansion of the Bergdolls at
Wynnefeld yesterday and plucked
from under window seat, where he
was hiding swatched in blankets,
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, accused
as a draft evader and deserter from
the United States army, and placed
him few hours later in Cell No. II.
solitary confinement, Castle William,
Fort Jay, N. Y, awaiting trial by
court-martial.
At the point of pistol Bergdoll,
holding his hands above his head,
like kamerad," as his captors ex-
pressed it, came out Of hiding and
gave himself up to the law. And thus
came to an end the search of two and
a half years which started when Berg
doll failed to answer his call to SER
vice in the army.
Planned to Flee Country
And the end came none too soon /,
For evidence. in the hands OF the De-
parument Of Justice here shows that
Mrs. Bergdoll had been disposing
of all her property in this country.
had dismissed her house servants
several weeks ago, and had made ex-
tensive preparations to flee the coun-
try and return to Germany. She in
tended to take the man who was ar
rested yesterday and another SON.
Erwin, also e draft evader, but who
is still at large, with her, it was said.
In order to prevent any possibility
of habeas corpus proceedings which
would remove the prisoner from the
hands Of United States District At
torney Kane and afford him an oppor-
tunity to jump any bail which might
be set and escape, the prisoner was
sent to Fort Jay, on Governors Is
land to await trial by court martial
on charge of desertion This action
was taken on advice from Washing
ton, which, predicted that the prison
er's transfer would insure a speedy
trial.
Trailed for Thirteen Months
The story of the capture reads like
a movie plot, replete with thrills. re-
volvers, secret hiding places and all
that goes to make up the modern
"five-reeler. Bergdoll had been
trailed for more than thirteen months
by woman operative of the Depart
ment of Justice it became known af
ter his arrest yesterday. He had been
! in Philadelphia for the past ten days
at least, and al. his old haunts were
Checked up" including the Bergdol
estate in Chester county, near Broom
all a house at Mount Holly, n. j..
and saloon on Market street. neal
Thirteenth, ~. - "a
A raiding. rarty arrived at each. Of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
DETAILS Of RADICAL RAID IN
WHICH LEON {. HOWE, Of
LAKELAND, HAD NARROW ESCAPE

the three places simultaneously short
ly after 6 o'clock yesterday morning
The party which went to the Bergdoll
residence at Fifty-second street and
Wynnefield avenue, was headed by
Leo German. assistant division su-
perintendent of the Department of
Justice. In the party were Deputy
United States Marshal P. F.. McDe-
witt, j. s. Wismer and Leon H. Howe
special agent of the department. Pa
trolman Carroll. Cassidy, McCready
Patterson, Fitzroy and Hutton, of the
Twenty-ninth District, were also at
the house at the time the capture was
made.
The party now entirely armed ar-
preached the house, and the grounds
were surrounded. German rang the
bell intending to present the search
warrant. Nobody answered. The
agents and policemen raped on the
door, and on the windows, but still
there came no response. Realizing
that 1t would be necessary to force an
entrance, German telephoned to the
Twenty-ninth District for detail o.
police, who came ON double-quick.
Finally Mrs. Bergdoll answered the
summons. She did not open the door
butt stood in the hallway. and cried
What do you want?''
German told her that the men were
agents of the Department of Justicy
and had come to present search
warrant and execute it.
Threatens to Shoot
II don't care who you are or what
you want" she replied. Il will shoe,
the first man who tries to break in ;
Recognizing one of the patro1mer
Mrs. Bergdoll cried: Policeman
take them away; they're robbers y
1T was then decided that strategy
would be necessary to gain entrance
German, Howe and Wiser went to the
rear of the place, and McDevitt, Bale.
and Busha to the front. AS the mer
went up the steps to the back porch
Mrs. Bergdoll shouted: Don't come
in I'll shoot-I'll shoot Go way from
here" And she poked formidable
looking 44-caIil1er Colt at the intrud
ers.
German and Howe made a rush fol
the door. With log he had found
German smashed the window pane
Mrs. Bergdoll thrust the revolvel
through the hole and warned the meI
of the grounds. The agents re
treated.
A council was held. and com
bined attack was decided upon. Dur
ing the intermission. a loud conYer
sation was heard between Mrs. Berg
doll and her aged mother, who di
rected the battle. When Mrs. Berg
doll was in the rear. and the from
was threatened. her mother would tel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
WOODMEN CIRCLE

Inc Woodman Circle met Thursday
nlght, the 18th, with a good attend
ahce One new member was re-
oelved. Business was transacted sat
'stactory A vote was cast for Q
pound supper for the next meeting
ana request that each member be
present. REPORTER
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
REAR ADM. SIMS
APPEARS BEFORE
SENATE COM.
(By Associated Press,

Washington, Jan. 16. Rear Ad-
miral Sims, whose letter to Daniels
recently. declining the distinguished
service medal awarded him precipi
tated controversy over the award
of naval wartime honors was the first
witness on the list of those to appear
before the Senate subcommittee to-
day, Chairman Hale announced. It is
expected the Sims testimony will take
two days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
ATTENTION Of (.
BRITISH FIXED
ON NEAR EAST
(By Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 16.--The attention of
the British people is fixed on the near
east, where the recent Bolsheviki
successes have carried the Red Rus
sian armies almost to the thresholds
of India, Persia, Mesopotamia and
Asiatic Turkey. Cabinet members and
chiefs Of the British army and navy
met today in Paris, where they were
hastily summoned yesterday and con-
ferring with Premier Lloyd George on
military and naval matters in connec
tion, 1t is believed, with conditions in
southwestern Asia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
To Continue Its LabOrs
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. Jan. 16.--The Ma
tional legislative conference, de-
scribed as clearing house for legis-
lative efforts of various dry" or
ganizations, voted today to continue
it's labors until details of prohibition
enforcement were completed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16

Candidate
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Jan. 16.-Premier ClemeE-
eau today announced that he would
Fithdraw as a candidate for the pres
hency of the republic and asked his
Importers to vote for President Poin-
'are for reelection.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
Marines Repel Bandit Attack
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 16.--United States
marines and Haitian gendarmerie yes
terday repelled an attack on Port Au
Prince, Haitian capital. by three hun
dred bandits, more than half Of whom
were killed, wounded or captured.
Two marines were wounded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
Reports Of Meeting Not Confirmed
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, Jan. 16.-Reports that the
French naval forces and troops at
Toulon have mutinied are not con-
firmed and nothing relative to the
disorders there is known at Mar
seilles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
Only B Escaped
(By Associated Press. }

Paris, Jan. 16.-So far only AZ
persons of 474 on board the steamer
Antique which foundered in the Bay
of Biscay last week. are known to
have escaped.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
ODESSA IS
OCCUPIED BY
BOlSAEVs1s
(By Associated Press.)

Basil, Jan. 16.-Odessa, the chief
port of Russia on the Black Sea, has
been occupied by Bolsheviki, accord
ing to newspaper dispatches received
here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16

The grand total of all the gold ore
produced in the United States since
1872 is but about half of the amount
OIL the last United States Victory Bono
issue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16

Of the 40 Sultans who have ruled
the Ottoman Empire since the con-
quest of Constantinople by the Turks
81 have died violent deaths.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
NOTICE, COUNCIL MAsoNs

There viii be the regular assembly
Of lakeland; Council Nc. Ii R. & s, NJ.
'onisht 1889 at Masonic Hall. Ten
candidates will be on hand for. the
ROYAL Master and Select Master Dc
srees. All Companions are urged to
be16t1 band. 's''iou s''
aHs w W. CHASE, T. I'M
~ .cx-. ssst Ser9ges9E ~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16

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her and she would 60 to the front.
In this way she was able to hold the
Department of Justice men at bay for
several hours. ,a
German again approached the house
and called: Were coming in. Mrs.
Bergdoll, If we have to come in shoot
ing. We want to come in peacefully,
With that two pistol shots were fred
in the air as signal, and Bales ap-
preached the front door. Howe went
to the rear and shot off the lock. Cor
man and Balese broke open the front
door and found eight bolts to keep 1t
closed Mrs. Bergdoll forced German
and Bales off with her revolver, and
then her mother told her men were
entering by the rear
Jumps from Behind Door
She fastened to the rear where
Howe was hiding behind door. Sud-
denly he jumped out and at her. Mrs.
Bergdoll pressed her revolver into his
stomach, but Howe locked his thumb
in the trigger Of her revolver so that
she could not fire. Policeman Cassidy
then disarmed both Mrs. Bergdoll and
Howe. Mrs. Bergdoll threw Howe,
who is Of slight build. to the floor OF
the kitchen pantry, where the en-
counter took place. He fell against the
refrigerator According to the De-
partment of Justice operatives, Mrs
Bergdoll pulled blackjack from her
belt and dealt Howe few blows be-
fore she was disarmed. When she
was searched the agents said she also
had dagger on her person
The scuffle was really tragedy of
Gnrequited mothers love. 1--WE had
always thought of Grover Bergdoll as
a person with some nerve" said one
Of the Department of Justice agents,
but he proved himself welcher
yesterday. While his mother put up
a great fight single-handed against
overpowering odds he was upstairs
hiding When Howe was graphing
with her and had his gun pointed at
her, she cried out Grover. Grover
come help me; they're killing me
But Grover never stirred.
Submits to Search
Mrs. Bergdoll, once disarmed. SUBJ
mitted to the search by the govern
ment agents. Every nook and cor
ner OF. the large place, reminiscent of
a medieval fortress, was searched.
until Patrolman Carroll opened the
lid Of window seat at the top OF the
flight OF stairs leading to the second
floor. which was piled high with pill
lows and blankets. He knew instantly
that he had discovered the man for
whom the search had led over the en-
tire continent and even to Europe.
Here he, Is: he cried.
he, drew his revolver and called I'd
Bergdoll to come out And Bergdon
no longer the debonair auto speed
fiend and man about town but bag
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16
OEk0VEN, WELL
KNOWN OPERAT|C
COMPOSER
DIED TO-DAY
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Reginald De-
Koven, American operate composer
and conductor, died here early todav
of Apoplexy. He was born in Mid
dletown, Connecticut, in 1851.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16

With the exception of the British
Parliament, the Swedish Riksdag is
the Oldest legislative body in the
world.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-16

il sxae 4 s9'la'lf2-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-24
TAPS
VIZ ELL, Old Year, good-bye-Tapl
w while you diel

WI ELL, Old Year, good-bye-Taps
w while you diel
You brought lot Of new things
to us. You have told Us lot Of our
failings and helped US to step better.
You have tripped as up and knocked
us down and talked cross to us, at
times. But we understood, and didn't
mind, because we knew you thought
lot Of US.
So Taps to you, AZ you steal away
into q past strewn with the efforts OF
The mighty.
We made lot Of mistakes while you
were with us, Old Year. But Taps to
them. We went ahead and did things
without thinking them carefully out.
| And then you told US afterward OF
these blunders. So, you see. We
learned. Thank you. Old Year.
How many times we were disap-
pointed What great things passed Us
byl But Taps for them, now, too.
Life, after all, Is but an unfolding
sowing and a reaping. q going to
| D0O Ut nighttime anu SCttAS w -
the morning, tears and laughter. WORK
and rest. while Time plays about u
But now you are going away, Old Year
Good luck to you with what we have
given to you. Taps!
For all that we have lost or FAILED
in-Tapsl
But no regrets-just gladness TO
chances, and million prods OF ever
. sort hidden away in the somewher
, to find us all anew In the glad Nev
} Year that will awaken us on the MOI
row. We tried, we failed-we won.
While you 60, we smile, and fe'
Q tears touch our smiles. But we bio
. our Taps Listen to them, Old Yea
i And goodbye Detroit Free Press.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-24

keeper, ana survived her studies away
erom school and classes. All through
her youth she was soneWhat subAued
~ q very strict religious tralningB and
she was . great reader 81 religious and
phllosophlcal subjects, and In later
rears wrote Of then also.
In 1871 the family moved to Coven-
try, and Il was there that Blins Evans
made the acquaintance Of ME-. and Mrs.
Charles Bray and MF. Charles Hennell,
Who became her staunch friends.
In 1851 she became the assistant edi-
tor Of the Westminster Review. She
made several notable contributions to
Inc Review and during the time Of her
connection with Il made the acquaint-
ance Of many distinguished authors Of
that period.
Miss Evans nrst attempted the WRIT
ing of fiction In 1856. and Published In
BIackwood's magazine the hrst of the
sScenes Of Clerical Life" Although
she received much announcement rom
erivnte sources, notably Charles DICK
ems, TIE critics were rather nOncOm-
initial. Then In 1850 Miss Evans wrote
ana published what In the Judgment o.
many In her masterpiece, "Adam bede''
II has been said that In the character
Of Adam Dede she drew q portrait o
her father, and certainly ~Dtnah MOI
ris.o the heroine Of the story was ON
Of her own favorite characters.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-24
NEW YEARS IN MANILA.

To occidental eyes New Years day
IN Manila is strange OLA podrida OF
Christmas, Easter and Fourth of July.
The day is ushered in with early mass,
celebrated in the cathedral, which is
attended by all the women attired In
old clothes. and the poorer class bare
footed, and the wealthy in sombre
black with black mantillas or shawls
shrouding their heads. But immedi-
ately after breakfast everybody be
kins to prink and preen for callers
Raven locks are plastered into elab
crate coiffures with cocOanut oil and
crowned with red or yellow blossoms
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-24
New Year Kissing
Customs
Saluting the Parish Pump

-HERE has always been close
and mystic association OF kiss
ing with the New Year. Every
lover, If circumstances permit, thus
salutes his sweetheart at the dawn OF
the New Year-and some lovers are
not particular whose sweetheart she
is that they thus salute on this aus
picious occasion.
There is an ancient kissing custom
associated with a parish church IN
Lancashire. The legend is that any
one who at the first stroke OF mid
night kisses the keyhole Of the church
door, and then runs right round the
edifice in time to kiss the keyhole be-
fore the last stroke Of the hour, Is Ger
| tain of good luck during the whole OF
| the year.
1t requires a certain arlount Of
| nerve to enter this country churchyard
at the dead Of night. even for such 4
purpose, but rumor hath II that no
new year is born without someone e.
saving the race round the church. The
distance is such that It is impossible
for more than one person to thus court
years luck.
Churchyards have always been favo
rite places for New Year Oscillations
In the Wensleydale district, Ia day.
gone by, all and sundry could kisl
owithout scandal on New Years ev'
in the porch Of the church.
II was largely availed, OF, tDo, a
It is on record that the accot mods
ton fell lamentably short Of ahe O.
mand. and consequently there ~
even more squeezing than sis4sng 4
that were possible.
A. somewhat gruesome kid q
churchyard kissing used to ohtAi
! among the Basques Of tn Pyrenee
. an New Years eve. II was the Gu yol
7 for the maidens to then repair to g
churchyard, and on their tnge1 W
kisses to the four quarters Of y ~
verse. NM
A kiss was supposed to brua O.
lips on return, and II It was -
7 indicated that they would maGl n
I've happy ever after. On the 9th
! hand. II the kiss was colo and 4 4
earth earthly, the infercn.N w a.
y angle 'biessedness" would " tn Y \
I The only means BY which rNt oua'
y could be broken was By rspaN nE
3 The church and kissing thu chnTta n
y gravestone and piece o. -
e wood. This remedy We \ vefs q
= Quently resorted to-: and - sppers
tious were the Basque r,ajdeas a.
q but for the consolation aifordesi sol
= Of them would have lost heir Feast
= In these degenerate days thu iot
" the mayor OF Durham u far fapp
= u than that Of his predecessors ~
n Client times. II tradition can b. rsl'
g On the chief magistrate war Z Iva
~ Il. der an obligation to kiss the nsft g
~ the first sheep md the dmt
o.. brought into the 6rst mafset q
New Tear. III, J. ,,,.,,i4l I,