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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-26

"The committee has his name" said
Chairman Kenyon, referring to MT.
Sterling.
Mccormick Gave $1,000
"Mr. Carlin fixed the total of the
campaign fund for Palmer Mt S59 ,6lo.
Vance Mccormick, of Pennsylvania, he
said. gave $1,000, and others named
were =. +. Nelson. Minnesota. $500 ;
Fred V. Lynch, Minnesota, $3.50; +.
NJ. Branchtield. Pennsylvania, $1,000 ;
while a number Of others gave amounts
ranging down to So
Senator Edge asked about Georgia
and Michigan primary elections. Mr..
Carlin said $4,000 had Been contributed
to election expenses under the state law
In Georgia. Clark Howell. of Atlanta
he said. assisted in the campaign.
In Michigan. he said $1,000 had been
authorized by the national organization
for advertising.
"The Democratic party is having g
love feast and not money feast. Mr.
Carlin said when the committee bcgar
going into state affairs.
Perhaps there is nothing to contest
about" Chairman Kenyon interrupted.
In Georgia the contest against Mr.
Palmer was "accidental." Mr.. CarIir
said. while in Pennsylvania ne crasset
il as unexpected.
During partisan tilt within thu
committee ranks Senator Reed sale
that in the history of the Democratic
party no man has started out to get c
presidential nomination by the process
of spending S4OO 900 of his own money.
Mr.. Carln reported ,$15,212 spent
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Bryan Dominant
Assembly Figure
Continued from Page One

Ton.I.-, ,.a.., p.-u n.-
'o"'''"e" ''o'' ''Se 'ne
En-. Wyoming. a converted jew. to en- =
gage actively in efforts to tighten tho
lot of Jews in the Near East and east
ern Europe. particularly in the Ukraine
He as ked that protests be made against
the alleged masSacrcs OF Jews.
Wanna, >J,Lo p.o
-. ''s'eSH
MISS Margaret Lodge n"wl y elected
president or IN" woman board OF
iore'gh missions; told the assembly OF
progress made by the women in the
laSt tweIN" monthS. y year ago. she
sala; ; A LlrA N't Ior lhelr goal pq l'2o;
Sooo,ooo IN dohauohs' a onc-third
membership increase; ana loo young
women Tor the lorelgu missions neld'
Actually tnry contributed No,o'ooo;
carried thelr membership iar beyond
their expectations ana got nearly, @oo
young women ZOE missions; y,,, -,
me rev ~. n'nllHro Mnl'e' no.ru
missionary Lu!clH oacN rom syria,
warned ,onihlSsloners !n", NE war
would NOT De t, oNeL "n''i tue Eastern
question was s't.leu' '.;ar,. ..,.
IL" Sald the oh'H 'T S".Isi"t'"rE Nrtt.e'
ment Woula come thTTuSh 'nris'ian
lzing me inulVlu"ai. 10 90 lhis you
must 'hriStiahi%e % ms t environment, rnI Sno ana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-26

federal judge and resigned to 70 with
the alien property custodian's Office
when Mr.. Palmer had that office, WASH I
he2" asked Chairman Kenyon.
81 don't know exactly" was the
reply.
"And the size of the fee Mr.. Coving-
ton got at the time caused public com
ment," Chairman Kenyon continued.
eve only heard little about that, y
Mr.. Carlin said.
Rcsuming the reading from his list
Mr.. Carlin said John +. Crosby, Hart
tford. gave $1,000; o. Michaels. $500 ;
William G. Dewitt, Pennsylvania
$1,000: +. ]. Barrow. New York city,
$500; W. n. Caldwell. $500; Robert
Law. Jr.. New York city, $1,000: F.
=. Garvip, assistant attorney general,
$1,000.
Keeps or Pennsylvania
Committee members sought to get
details about the Pennsylvania, party
fight over the Palmer candidacy. Mr..
Carlin said he had not participated.
"Let me tell you something, not in a
personal way said Senator Reed,
Democrat, Missouri. "This committee
has had too many managers who have
no information about things like this. "
~ would have known, but ] was in =
structed to keep my hands off Pennsyl.
vania because the men there would
handle the situation themselves" Mr..
Carlin replied.
"Who told you that" asked Senator
Kenyon.
mfr. Sterling and the committeeman
there" Carlin said.
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vania, his ambition being rudely crushed
at the distate Of the Pittsburgh ore
magnate who had lately assumed the
seat of the mighty in Democratic coun-
ellis.
Mr.. Guffey was q millionaire several
times over in those days, and although
something OF a dent was said TO have
been made in his fortune some years
back, he retained his grip on the party
organization until the Palmer McCor-
mick uprising of perhaps half score
Of years ago, when, under the slogan
of reorganization" those leaders sues
ceedcd in seizing the whip from the
Guffey grasp and retiring that Demo Z
cratic chieftain from the palitical gaze !.
The "Reorganizing Democracy OF
Palmer and Mccormick became the rul-
ing power after a lively scrimmage, In
which Mr.. Guffey fought,a steadily los
ing fight which eliminated in his defeat
for national committeeman by the very
same Palmer whose campaign for the
presidential nomination IL now appears,
he has now boosted with a $40, 900 con
tribution.
For the last several years Mr.. Guf.
fey has been an eclipse, although his
nephew. Joseph +. Guffey. only last
wee kwas elected to succeed Palmer as
national committeeman. Joseph f., it
has been supposed was not in sympa
| thy with his uncle James NJ. but with
| the news that he has come to the scratch
with n $4,000 check. il Is not impos
siblc that the latter has been taken into
the fold by the Palmer cCormick ere
organizers"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-26
BERGDOLL BAKES
AND CHATS OF SON
Says Crouer Is Like Cleveland
Because Neither Vent to
Fight for U. S.

Mrs. Emma G. Bcrgdoll. baking
cheese cake, pound cake and crullcrs
in the kitchen of her home at Fifty
second street and Wynnefield avenue
today. talked of buried treasure. of gov =
crnmcnt agents. and of her Stacker son.
Grover. now a fugitive from justice.
Tho buried treasure. she thinks, is
somewhere in California. and not in
Maryland. .
The federal agents. she says, arc per
scouting her. and won't let her alone.
Her son, she declares, may possibly
be like Grover Cleveland, the President
for whom he was named.
Grover Cleveland" she said. was
one of the best Presidents we ever had.
In the Civil War he didn't go to war.
have II book upstairs that tells me.
And later he was made Prcsident--one
of the best we ever had. We never had
any bloodshcd when he was President
or any wars or anything"
Mrs BcrgdOll was asked if the coun =
try did not experience hard times
during the Cleveland administration.
'Well, look at now" she said. 1--WE
have hard times now. Look at the taxes
and the protiteers and everything.
who knows she added. Grover
may turn out to be like Grover Cleve
land"
The slackers moth6r~was asked again
about the treasure her son is reported to
have buried.
Breaks Into Sobs
II don't think it is in Hagerstown. -
she said. 81 think it's further away
than that. perhaps in California. I
don't know. though. but ! think it out
in California mayhp ~
Then Mrs. Bergdoll spoke Of the
search of her home last night by tn,
police and government agents: What
am going to do" she sobbcd. mo
peace for me now. They won't let me
alone"
She said the searchers went through
every part of the house looking for her
son, who they thought. might be in hid =
ing there. In the basement they found
uniform of United States soldier
and rifle. Mrs. Bergdoll said they
were the property of Edward Stringer
one of the employees at the Bergdoll
home. who has been working there for
two months.
The uniform. she said. had been worn
by Stringer while serving with Com
pany l., 315th Infantry, in France.
The rife was brought home by him, she
said.
Proves She Is Good Cook
The federal agents took the uniform
and rife away with them. Mrs. Rcrg
doll said, announcing that the owner
would have to call for them at the
Federal Building.
Mrs. Bergioll first finished the pound-
cake. She cut it. gave piece to each
interviewer and took some herself.
While they ate she told of Stringcr.
He went to Camp Meade. May %.
1918, and sailed for France with the
315th Infantry. In September. 1918,
he was gassed in the Argonnc Forest.
Later. after he recovered he was sent
back to this country and was discharged
January 8, 1919.
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"escOtt Accepted
BergdOU Case Fee

''"''"ued from Page One
wanted mo to meet Mr. AnselI and see
'"", .,, thought of him.
Nh W. Tlbboncy told me he thought
bo NhS'il brilliant man, and that
,ros.,'d m"nt'd To see how | would he i'm.
biiH"n SbiH by him. As matter of friend
My accompanied Mr.. Gbboncy to
An,OMtN MtNnSrII office. There | met Mr..
his on, ! was very pleased to make
man "alntance and ! thought him a
wv exceptional ability.
and conferred on various subjects
had '""h " up the brief which Mr.. AnseII
TSIo m prepared. He handed il 70 me
thon"bt III" TO- read it and see what |
Nr OF it: After reading it / told
micr NnS'll ! thought it IA very able
thar ,n "n exceptionally able bricf-and
out tbmtr" were several points brought
'"rhaat were unanswcrablc.
That w upShOt of the conversation wos
cejIort ,oId them the brief was so OK
it himyo,iMsat Secretary Baker should see
Baker H. ! dictated the letter to Mr..
HVr' lnclosing the brief. 49,
,yr, Was Not Engaged In Case
and W. wa. case was of national interest
there ""S % very unusual. That is all
eeiyod as L0~0ur conversation, l re.
did nv sither money nor retaining fee.
in An LAY lay consider that | was retained
might lsva''y capacity in any way. IL
80 ave peen that Mr.. Anseil re.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-26

meter of participation referred back TO
the executive committee. which first
submitted it with an adverse rccommen-
dation. to find some grounds whereby the
Presbyterian Church might aid the
movement.
DR.. Mark Matthews. Of Seattle,
Wash. pastor of the biggest Presby-
terinn church in the United States. and
known as the tall cedar Of the Sierras,'
admitted that the movement was
stronger among the commissioners than
he had thought possible.
But he was confident Of better sue
cess when the fight is resumed today.
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border. and the Department Of Justice
mas asked the informant continue the
investigation of the tip and make q
more definite report Friday to Harry
-. Fierce, supervisor of the bureau of
investigation.
a former s@dicr who says he has in
formation that will lead to the capture
II the Stacker has been promised n re.
ward of $1,000 il his Tip" brings re-
.ults.
The promise was made by Gibbopey
3ttcr Anscll and Bailey agreed to share
n payment of the seward.
The ex- service man. whose name and
present occupation are not known. was
aiken to Gibboney's Office by Ma ior
William q. Murdock. of the American
Legion. who had charge of the selective
iratt in this state. Major Murdoch was
= witness at Bcrgdoll's court martial
asst March.
Romig TO Testify Again
Judge" James Il. Romig. former
,ity magistrate, lifelong friend of the
Bergdoll family, and Gibboney, the
family lawyer. will be summoned to
appear at Fort Jay. n. Y, next week
to attend the court martial of the two
sergeants from whose custody Bergdoll
escaped. it was announced today.
Romig was quizzed for three hours
Yesterday by United States District
Attorney McAvoy and Colonel n. @.
Donaldson. of the inspector generals
department Captairs John r.. O'Hare
and =. T.. Grady, of the military intel
ligcncc division.
Wide discrepancies were found be-
tween the tale of the escape told by
Romig and Gibboncy's testimony the
day before. Romig's testimony was
characterized as "''indcfnite, evasivc
and clusive.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-26
GUFFEY REAPPEARS
AFTER LONG ECLIPSE

James VI. Guffcy's temperance in
the political arena as an "angcl" Of A.
Mitchell Palmcr's presidential boom is
one of the ironies Of fascinating game
that might be denominated ''out agin. in
agin." Mr.. Guffey's exit from the stage
as Democratic boss Of Pennsylvania was
far more dramatic and exciting than his
re entrance in the form of a money
bags for the man who more than any
was responsible for his custer from the
place of party power he occupied for
about score Of years.
FIX Judge James Gay Gordon was an
early victim Of the Guffcy steam roller
back in the 00's. when tho philadelphian
was a\ candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Pennsyl.
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More Contradictions
in BergdoH Case


~ may hunt somebody's scalp
for the mention of my name as as
sociatc counsel for Bcrgdoll. ! have
nothing to do with the case. -
Judge Wescott's statement on Mon
day.
Mr.. Gibboncy introduced the
Judge to us in our offices AS such
counsel, and he had conferred with
us upon the case twice, once very
fully and once very briefly. The
brief which we filed with the War
Department was submitted to Judge
WescOtt, who went over it care
fully, approved it and submitted
copy of it to the secretary of war
inclosed in letter which was die
tated by Judge Wescott, copy, of
which is on file in our office. -
Ansell & Bailey.
N'I am interested in humane
way, Judge Wcscott today,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-26

on salaries by the Palmer organization.
who managed your Georgia bat
tle?" Senator Reed incurred.
~ should say Clark Howell and Mr..
Stovall. former minister to Switzer-
land" Mr.. Carln said. adding that
"Mr. Dunbar, formerly Of the alien
property Office" had been sent in.
Wasn't there somebody else who
held government Office down thereF'
asked Senator Reed.
NO" was the reply. "AIr. Dunbar
resigned n few days before he'wcnt to
Georgia"
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Woods Manager
Advanced S5OO,OO
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
atty claims pending" Mr.. Carlin re-
piled.
And you are willing in behalf of
your client to pay 1886, 900" Senator
Reed asked.
Yes"
Has Attorney General Palmer had
anything to do personally with the
truciblc Steel or the Dul'uX tax mat
tcrS: senator Reed asked,
Mr.. Carlin said it had been taken
NJ with Mr.. Palm"r'S assistants. but
that il was largely up to the collector
Of internal revenue, who was Mr.,
Roger"
Law Permits Comprise
The statute expressly allows the In
tcrnal Revenue Department 10 COM
promise al these matters, even after in
dictmcnt has been found the witness
added.
WAS Mr.. du Puy crowded our Of
Crucibc Steel on account Of this false
rcturn?' Senator Reed asked.
II don't think he had anything to
do with it, Mr.. Carlin said. "lIc was
taken sick and the control passed out
of the hands of his friends,
Tells Of Contribution
Frank l., Crocker, of New York. was
the second largest contributor to the
Palmer campaign fund, giving S25OO.
Mr.. Carlin said in his testimony on
campaign contributions. Former Federal
Judge j. Harry Covington. treasurer
OF the Palmer organization. gave $4,000.
Mr.. Carlin read from list Of con-
tribut6rs. a
This man iCoyington was formerly a
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
TOBACCO DEMAND STEADILY
 GROWS IN AMERICA
Per Capita Figures Show Increase Each Year-I9I7 Figures Highest

fBy International News serviceD
 Washington, April 22.--The com puted per capita consumption of to- bacco in this country has been stead fly gaining since 1865, according to compilations made by the Bureau of Crop Estimates of the Department of Agriculture. Before that time, back in 1889, it seems to have been about 33 pounds Following the Civil War the computed average is as low as ? pounds, and this was followed by a climbing movement that reached GA pounds in l905-f914 and 8 pounds during the following four years.
 Tobacco consumption in l790, the oldest year for which it can be esti- mated, appears to have been nearly 29 900 GOO pounds in this country. In 1917 it was 1000, 100000 pounds, while in 1918 it dropped back to BPS, 100000. rising to 914.000,000 pounds last year
 Pre-war consumption was eight times the consumption of forty years ago, and in the war years apparently ten times that quantity.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
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The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
ASK CONFERENCE
 WITH THE SON0RANS
Carranza Ess..nissaries Would Under take to Settle All Differences With
 Rebellious State.

] Agua Prieta, Sonora, April 22.--A conference between Gen. P. Elias Gales with eastern military leaders of Sonora and reported approach of a federal mediation commission, were the outstanding feature today in So- ara's secession movement.
 Gales was expected last night, but lis arrival was delayed. He is ex- pected here today for the conference.
 The federal commission was report ed al San Antonio yesterday. No word has been received in addition to that report.
 In the meantime indications of a pending attack by Carranza troops on the Chihuahua boundary was not lack ing. Gen. J. M. Pima, in command here, said scouting party of federals had been reported near a pass close to the American border. State troops have been dispatched to guard this as we'll as all other passes in the mountains separating the two states
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
COHRltIkI WON
 ANTITRUST SUIT.
Supreme Court. by Narrow Margin. Declared Against Reading Company in So-CalIed Anthracite Coal
 Cases-Dissoluti0 Ordered.

Washington, April 26.-The federal government today won it's antitrust suit against the Reading company and affiliated coal companies in one of the so-called anthracite coal cases.
 By vote of four to three, the su- preme court sustained the govern ment's charges that the companies violated the commodities clause' of the interstate commerce act and or dered the dissolution of the companies.
 The Reading and Central of New Jersey railroads, the court decided, must dispose of stock ownership, res spectively, of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company and the Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal company.
 Justice Clarke rendered the decision for the majority, while Chief Justice White, in minority opinion in which Associate Justices Holmes and Vande- vanter joined, said the opinion of the lower court dismissing the government suit should be sustained.
 Associate Justices McReynolds and Brandeis did not participate in the de- cision. Justice Reynolds was attorney general during the time the govern ment prosecuted the suit which was in- stituted in 1913.
 Another of the so-called coal cases that against the Lehigh Valley Rail- road company and affiliated rail, coal production and sales companies--is pending, and when Justice Clarke read his decision in the Reading case today it was at first assumed that this case also had been decided. Examination of the written opinion, however, disclosed that confusion had been brought about by reference in the opinion to the Lehigh and Wilkes Coal company, one of the companies attacked in the Read ing case.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
SENT JTNDERTAKER'S WAGON
 FOR "CORPSE"-J0KER JAILED
By international News servicel

By international News Servier,l
 Kansas City, Mo, April 2S.-A s.deaa wagon" halted at the home of R. L. Stafford the other afternoon. Employes of an undertaking estab- lishment rapped at the door. A man responded.
 We came for the body of R. l. Stafford" one of the men said.
 "Well, I'm Stafford" said the mar who had responded to the knock.
 The corpse seekers fled.
 A young man roomer at the Staf ford home was arrested in connection ygith the joke"
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
RESULTS TILL
There Can Be No Doubt About the
 Results Tn Mena.

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 The testimony of Mena citizen
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The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
wHrsKEY FADING TO A MEMORY
Only 60 Million Gallons Left in Amer
 ica, Government Says.

Chicago. April 2S-According to the prohibition enforcement officers, whiskey is on it's way to join the dodo. The government figures show only 50 million gallons now in the United States. Before the prohibition amend ment became effective the normal con- sumption was 100 million gallons a year.
 Of course this does not take into ae- count the aqua fortis, hair dye, coffin varnish and other dope being labeled out under the name whiskey at the soft drink" parlors, but people who imbibe this stuff are also on their way to join the dodo.
The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
Su
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strayed Brown mare, left eye out
 small scar on left hip. Tad saddle on when disappeared Netss- ]. II. Barnett. R. No. 1, Potter. s6-6t 16-6k
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The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
SMOKERS 10 HELP
 SOLDIER BONUS
Plans for Raising Funds Included ir- e creased Taxes on Tobacco ana Cigars-StOck Exchanges
 to Also Assist

Washington. April 22.--A tax on all stock exchange transactions equal to the brokers commission has been agreed on tentatively by Republican members of the house ways and means committee as one of the new Ievies for raising money for the sol- dier bonus legislation.
 Three other levies for raising the money similarly have been adopted by the Republicans. These are one per cent levy on final sales to con- sumers, a new levy on incomes, prob ably in excess of $5,000, and an in- crease of approximately 10 per cent on existing taxes on toabcco and ci- gars.
 These four forms of taxes would re- main in effect two years and the Re- publicans estimate that they would net about $l ,500,000 for soldier relief. They will be incorporated in the leg islation to be presented in the house May 3.
 Probable Return
 Committeeman said the final agree ment on the relief bill, including the methods of taxation, were open to revision. but they predicted that the four-fold plan of taxation would not be changed.
 Treasury experts working with the Republican committeeman estimate that $400 900, ,000 year will be raised by the sales tax; $200, 100000 from the stock exchange deals; $100,000,- 900 from a two per cent tax on the part of incomes exceeding $5,000, and $50,OO0,O00 by the 15 per cent tax increase on tobacco.
 Insurgents Firm
 Republican leaders after meeting with the insurgents" against the re- liefs plans announced that the party caucus set for tonight had been post poned until April 30 because the sol dier relief measures were not in shape for conference presentation.
 The insurgents" announced that their stand against certain provisions of the bill and especially the tax fea- ture was unaltered, but leaders still predicted that the original plan to bring the bill before the house on May 3.