Berger
VICTOR L., an American socialist and editor, born at Nieder-Rebbuch, Austria, in 1860. He was educated tria, but early in life removed to the United States, where he was employed at various trades. He later became a teacher in public schools, at the same time studying and lecturing on socialism.
In 1892 to 1902 he was the editor of the Milwaukee "Daily Vorwärts," a Socialist newspaper. After acting as editor on several other Socialist papers, he became editor-in-chief of the Milwaukee "Leader," a Socialist dily. In 1896 he was a delegate to the People's Party Convention at St. Louis and endeavored to organize the support of Eugene V.
Debs at that convention. He was a leader in the organization of the Social Democrat and the Socialist Democrat party of America and was a member of the executive board from its beginning. In 1904 he was Socialist Democratic candidate for mayor of Milwaukee and was also candidate for Congress in the same year. He was clected alderman of Milwaukee in 1910. In 1911 he was elected to the 62d Congress, the in the schools and universities of Ausative. He was re-elected to successive BERIBERI many plays and a volume of tales and sketches. He died in 1888. first Socialist to be elected a represent- also founded the Society for the Prevenyears in the Federal Prison. He ap- Congresses, including the 66th. He had in the meantime, however, been indicted, tried, and found guilty of sedition and disloyalty under the Espionage Act, in January, 1919.
In February of the same year he was sentenced to twenty years in the Federal Prison. He appealed, however, and was released on sentatives he was denied his seat. In spite of attempts to defeat him by a coalition of Democrats and Republicans, he was again elected representative in the special election, and was again denied a seat in the House of Representatives. ployed in the surrounding iron works by rail. Most of its inhabitants are emthe French department of Dordogne, on the Dordogne, 60 miles E. of Bordeaux by rail. Most of its inhabitants are employed in the surrounding iron works and paper mills. The wines of the district, both white and red, are esteemed. During the wars with the English, Berin the religious wars, the place was distrade; but after siding with the Calvinists, and, consequently, suffering greatly in the religious wars, the place was dismantled by Louis XIII. in 1621, while the revocation of the Edict of Nantes drove many of its citizens into exile.
Pop. about 17,000.