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Show BERSDOLL M U N E Y ALL CONFISCATED CUSTODIAN SEIZES ALL PROPER. TY OF QOVER C. BERQDOLL ON ORDER OF RES. HARDINQ Trading With EriemyAcc Is Given At Grounds for Action; Much Money And Land Is Taken In Eastern Cities by Officials Phlludolphlu. All tho property of Dover O. Bergdoll, draft evader, who Is iiow In Germany, was" seized hero Friday by Colonel Thomas W. Miller, Rllon proporty Custodian for the Unl-ed Unl-ed States government by order of President Harding. With It was seized tliv property of his mother, Mrs. Emma 0. Bergdoll, nnd of his brother, Erwln Dorgdoll, now serving u sciiteuco In tho army disciplinary barracks at Leavenworth, Leaven-worth, Kan., as a draft evador. Tho action wn taken under a now ruling which permits tho government to take over the property of those who havo foresworn tholr allegiance. Mrs. Bergdoll wa glvon lift eon days to turn over account of all Grover's property In his country. If this Is done, the remainder of tho Borgdoll property will bo returned to her. If It is not, tho entire en-tire estate will remain In the hands of government officials and In addition Bho will be liable to Imprisonment for contenpt. The value of the seized estate owned by Grovor Bergdoll Is estimated tit $83,220. Bergdoll is. cut off absolutely from his financial rosources in this country. If his mother tries to commlcate with him sho will make horself liable to a Jail sentenco. If he does that, he must go to prison and sorve his torm. Every cent of expense connected with the belzuro of the estato will como out of BorgdoIPs pocket. Mi-K. Bergdoll cannot touch a cent of her awn money or of Grover's or Envln's until she has satlatled tho government gov-ernment authorities of the exact own-crshlp, own-crshlp, and until Grover's possessions have been separated from those of Envln and her owu sho cannot cash a check. When Colonel Miller and a staff of assistants went to "Castle Bergdoll" Friday, and served notice -that her slacker son's estate had been seized nnd that sho must vacate, sho only said : "Well, when do I have la movo?" |