The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 12, 1920, Page 3

| BESIDE LATEST a THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 1920 PONZI A PIKER FIRMS STARTED He Will ‘Enter Field Again, ‘However, With-a New. York ‘Brokerage ‘Firm | MANY HAYE WORKED IT BY JAMES HENLE, New oYrk, Aug. 12.—This city is about to become the center of get: rich-quick exploits in foreign ex- cbange that will “leave Ponzi far in the rear, Anew company to enter the field claims to have ‘made 400 per cent ‘in cne week upon a preliminary venture ct $5,000. This is-at the rate of 20,- 000 per cent a year. ‘Don’t take the next train to New York, however. The company -has row announced that it has obtained $500,000 from a wealthy investor and needs no more capital/ - iNew ‘System. It will meet sharp competition ‘any- way, as Ponzi and new ‘associates of his will probably start operations here in a few days. But they will work.on a new system. _ R. 1. Johns, vice president of the Commonwealth Trading and Security Co., 25’ East ‘43rd ‘St., who yesterday attended ‘a conference in Boston with Ponzi, said the latter had offered his company ‘a “proposition” which is un der serious consideration. No ‘Deposits. ‘| But if business is opened here— and indication are that it will be— the public will not be~asked-to de- posit money. Instead, it will be in- vited to buy stock in the company. This‘ will completely change the char- acter of the operations. a The new concern to°enter the for. eign exchange field is Montgomery, / Macdonald &-.Co., Inc., 1482 Broad- way. It began in biffbang style bs sending out alluring circulars to 4,00! clients, promising them 30. per ceni profit, in 60° days, to be made in for eign exchange operations. But “A, H. Montgomery, of the corporation, has’ now announced that ro money would be taken from the public, as-a wealthy investor has promised to advance $500,000 and .in return is to receive profits on a “58 50” basis. ‘At no time did we intend to ac- cept ‘any money through -the ‘mails,” said Montgomery, “Now that we have half a million in sight we don't need any more, and that amply ex- plains our new attitude. Many Doing It. “I have reason to believe that var- iéus persons ave making an untold amount of money in a quiet way through foreign exchange operations Several times the millions Pon named has been made. Every’ poin of contact we came across in our pre liminary operations showed ‘signs 0. wear. “We could get plenty of money from the public if we wanted to take it. We have been besieged by cli- ents who wanted to invest amounts from $1,000 to $50,000.” SLACKER ‘LIST WILL DIVULGE 173,911, NAMES War Department Plans Soon to Post the List—Men May Save Faces Washington, Aug. 12.—The roll of war slackers is soon to be posted ‘by the War Department. It ‘will contain the name of every American eligible under the draft who evaded the call. There are 173,911 names now on the list. The department today issued the following appeal: “The War Department is most anx- icus not to place upon any man who served his‘country honorably the! hu- nudliation of having his name appear as a slacker, and for that reason is seeking the widest publicity of the} HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED © Eye. defects manifest themselves in. - various ways. Persons with normal eyes . gee to-read with greatest. distinctiveness when ‘they hold ‘the book ‘from ‘twelve to fourteen inches from the ‘face. reading, you find it necessary to hold the book much ‘neafer to the face or much farther from it than the normal ‘twelve or fourteen inches, or if you see only in- distinetly, whatever the position of the book, then you should at once consult us. /Most people are extremely _eyes. the trouble. We do our own'grinding; can duplicate any lense. When in néed of glasses see FOLSOM’S" The ‘fact is that optical defects occur in such varying degree and in so many combinatiogs that only the competent eye specialist with a complete eye-testing equipment is qualified to discover the exact nature of Warsaw, Poland.—How the Poles have wrecked bridges leading to Warsaw from the east in the effort-to stem the westward rush of the Bol shevik armies, is shown by this photograph. The railroad tracks have been ripped up and the brid ge-end blockaded by logs and excavations. Polish soldiers are on\guard. fact that a list of deserters will be published, ‘and that the man whose { name appears on that list will be ar rested and brought*to trial before a military court. oy i ‘Any man, therefore, who is not Positive that his record.with his lo- cal board was complete in every de- tail should at once avaihhimselt. cf this opportunity to clear his record and avoid the probable publication of his name as deserter. “Once the list of deserters is posted means at the disposal of will be-brought into p about the arrest and suilty. ‘The tremendous public sentiment slack will cause the wher« ‘bouts of most of them to be reveai 2d, and it is-not expected that -any guilty man will escape.” AIRPLANE MAIL LETTER BROUGHT TO THE TRIBUN The ‘Tribune is in receipt of a lei ter mailed “via airplane post” at Chicago, Ill. Aug. 10, the lette’ reaching the ‘city by the North Pacific from Minneapolis, airplane delivered the first aeria mail from Chicago to the Twin Ci ‘ies. The letter reached Bismarck one earlier than it would have if arried from Chicago to the Twin Ci ties by train, according to WSL. vur dy, postmaster at Minneapolis, write: of the letter. The letter reached thc city yesterday. “Save the letter,” is his injunction “Someday it may be a valuable his toric document.” Daily aerial mail service will be in stituted between Chicago and the Twit Cities, 2 to bring tr of the GERMAN AIRSHIP Paris; Aug. 12.-—Zeppelin§ L-72 which was recently turned oyer tc the French: by Germany, flew ove) Paris on its way from ‘Maubeuge tc the ‘Mediteranean service station Traffic in the streets:\was at a stand still for a time, and the people cheer- ed, remembering German air raids on this city. The Moscow fire of 350 years is the “world’s record.” In it 00 persons perished. JUST OPENED—A new and second-hand furniture store, where .you will get a square deal.—S. C. Thompson, on cor- ner ‘Fifth and Front streets. If you have any stoves: or: furni- ture to sell, phone 593L. Gi ago 200, Tf, in negligent in regard to their * Barley, $.88 to $1.10, HONOR ACCORDED | RETURNED BODY | OF GEN. GORGAS New +York, Aug. 12.—Impressive ; erctiony! marked the return today ot the body of Major-General William C, Gorgas, former surgeon-general of the United States, who died in Lon- don last month, Borne back to home shores on the United States transport .Pocohantas,, the casket was met at Hoboken by a guard of honor from the 13th in- try, lowered to the pier and car ied through a lane of army welfare vorkers, best capt: Richard H. Gorgas, the-gen- eral’s youngest brother, stepped for- ward and draped over,the coffin an American flag. That ended the cer- emony. ‘ The casket then was taken on a fer- ry to New York and placed in a special room in the Pennsyfvania station to lie there in state until the ccparture of the train to Washing- ton. With the Movies ELTINGE H Matt Moore, who easily holds the itle as ampior. ex-brother-in-law of voted motion he leading role in Marshall atest production, “Don’t Ever Marty. if My. (Mi three brothers had f& owéth this injunction, Matt, hims would not now he the ex-brother aw of Mary Pickford, Alice Joyce < irace Cunard, ‘ The picture is ‘a.comedy, produ with the same constmmate maste ftsmanship which Mr. Neilan al- shows in the pictures he di- It will be the attraction at the inge theatre, beginning tomorrow SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK South St. Paul, Aug. 12.— Hog re ceipts, 3,04 40 ta 50 cents lower, Range, $13.50 to $14.50. Bulk,’ $14.00 to $14.10. N Cattle receipts, 4,000, to 25 ¢ Fat steers 5 Cows and ers. $} to $12.50, Calves, steady, $4.25 to $14.00. t Stockeds and feeders, slow to weak, $4 00 to $11.50. Sheep receipts, 1,500. cents lower; sheep, 50 cents lower. Lambs, 00 to $11.50, Wethers, $4.00 to $7.50. Ewes, $2.50 to $7.50. / CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, Ill, Aug. 12.—Cattle re- Top]; ipts, 11,000. teers, $17.25. Hog receipts, 19,000. cents lower than yesterday's average. Sheep receipts, 23,000. Lower CHICAGO GRAIN Slow to strong. Chicago, Ill., Aug. .12.—Wheat, read || No. Co: Corn No. 2, yellow, $1.66. Barley, $1,10 to $1.18. Rye, ‘No. 2, $2208 ‘to -$2.10. Timothy seed, $8.00 to $11.00. MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR Flour 40 to 75 cents higher. Ship- ments 42.291 ‘barrels. $18.60 to $14.75 a bbl. in carload lots. 2,, $2.59. Rye No. 2, $2.08 to $2.09. Bran, .42. Wheat receipts, 119 cars, as com- pared with 122 cars a year ago. Cash (No, 1 northern, $2:80 to $2.90. $1455 to’ $1 B34 to .74 9-4. \ | & FOR RENT—Furnished room; al stove for sale, 317, 8th St. Phone inner Store. CHRISTIA ern room Call room h ‘private family, Soo Hotel afte D—Young man who h pol education at Cowan's INT—Furnished room. —Furnished eae work. Call at 1216 Broadway. Big 8-1 < Finder return to Rewatd received. . $-12-1t. LOST—Black leather suit case which was checked at N. P. ticket office. Gave some boy check and told him to put same on train but he failed to do so. Will the boy return the suit case to the Tribune office and receive reward? f S-12-3t, LOST—BLunch keys. \vestern Union. Killers weak |: Lambs 50/) Steady to 10}; , mixed INo. 2, $1.57 to $1.61.]| } 4 ANIA EAUALLUEU EAA | i *||O°CLOCK FRIDAY, ‘|AUGUST THIR- Mr. Woodmansee Improves y Col. Joff Woodmansec, who is in the hospital, whére ‘he underwent am: vutation of the leg above ankle, is improving, and now is able to be moved about in a wheel chair. Aba Dies Here Homer Karlywine, 46 years old, died here yesterday. He is a resident of Glenco and.the body was sent to Haz, elton last night. His wife and fivq children survive him. son; Visits Mrs. Davis. t Miss*»Mary Sabraw, of Hazelton left terday after a visit at the home of Mrs. ‘"lorence Davis, 411 ‘Third street. Miss Sabraw goes tc Shoreham, where she will be the house guest'of Mrs. Lenhart, of Haz elton. have Mrs. Miss Helen Lucas, 48 Avenue A st, entertained at the Countr b Tuesday night in honor of M Dorothy Tracy. The club house’ was attractively decorated with flowers Dancing was the main entertainment yf the evening. Later ments were served to the 40 young peopic present. 3 Baby Dies Adta. McClure, five months child of Mr. and. Mrs, Karne: McClure, 404 South Tent died Tuesday, following.a short ness with whooping cough, Th neral was held at Webb Bro: taking parlors at 2:30 th afternoon Capt, V. Huffman conducted tl services, and buria) followed in F view cemetery. olc play ured K. of C. Meeting Bismarck’ Knight lumbus are expecting a large attendance at (heii regular meeting in) the Parish Hal! E All the ‘big ‘stars in {heir ‘latest pictures ‘exclusively at the El- , this coming Friday evening, when Mrs. Gus "Liebelt | number of, important’ matters will be naries in connection with the com- ing ‘election of ‘officers, which will take place next month. are planning a big drive for members his fall, and it is probable, that the first class ‘will be initiated about Oc- ‘ober F2. iam A. Miss Nettie Steil, of ‘Kintyre; Lucille Radkg, of Bentley; iam McMurrick, of Glencoe; and Mary Sheckan, 607 Sixth street, been admitted to St. Alexius hospital. a charged from St.-Alexius hospital, LT KODAK THE / ‘CHILDREN— Brownies $2.86 up Catalogues ‘and- information glad- ‘Mail orders’ promptly ‘filled. 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