Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 12, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 206 POLAND TO SEEK CREDITS FROM AMERICA POPULATION 29,685 " FOR PURCHASE OF MATERIALS FOR WAR Polish Diplomats Are Encouraged by Note Defining Position of the United States—As Poland Has Been Pressed Al- most to Last Ditch, the Aid Must Be Immediate—House of Commons to Remain in Session Because of the Un- certainty of the Polish Situation. ‘Washington, Aug’ 11—(By The A. P.) Poland. its back to the wall in its fight against Soviet Russia, will ask imme- diate material aid of the United States, it was announced today by Prince Lu- bormirski, the Polish minister. More than that, it will seek to develop precisely what the American government meant By the announcement in its note of yes- terday to the Italian government that it would employ “all available means” to maintain a free Poland. Expressing complete satisfaction with the American note. the minister declar- ed he was convinced that it would in- spire Poland with “a new spirit of hope.” He added that his country was sorely in need of war materials of all Kinds and that it probably would first seek credits from the United States with which to purchase them. Simul the minister's an- nouncen: jon made public 2 Polish coun- Warsaw warn- new_world war ssued by defense prociamatios ags over the world” and that if Po- and should bLe crushed by the bolshe- viki it wouid be due 16 the “indifference f 2 worid which calls itself democratic.” Copies of the Amer note to Ialy. it was said foda the state de- sartment. have delivered to the ed and asso- dGisdibuted to world. prom- dissemination, even in appeal to the masses in Russia to throw off the boishev yoke and establish a constitutional ~govern- nent : Third, e influencing of other nations to refra: om recognition of the Soviet ~egime. The dispatch of the note to Italy fol- owed a series of informal conversations Mat had been in Drocress for several veeks between officials of the state de- partment and the jtauan embassy. Ear- y in the course of the negotiations b the H: Lioyd George and M government had made der no circumstances would to into any engagemen! h Sovis thus by own act exeluded Htself from participation in the Hythe conference, the Italian government was said to have matarally turned towards America as the one great power associat- he war which had not hetween Premiers rand, the Italian it known that un- be ready to go to partic: m the division of Russian erritory nor committed itself to hostile ¢ the boisheviki that regard srted by the workmen in favor of n socialist the establish- ment of friendl: tions with the So- viet regime. the Italian government had not finally decided upon 2 line of policy beyond the determina not to be forced into war wi ssia. While Ttaly had sent 2 commission to Moscow and was sbout to receive a Soviet commis- sion to Moscow and was about to receive a Soviet commission I R« it was ex- plained that the purpose was simply to ascertain by original investigation the exact conditions prev Russia and the Italian go sommitted itself to a pol tion of the Lenine administration ANl these matters had been under in- formal discussion between the state de- partment and the Italian embassy, which had kept its government informed, and it fimally was concluded that the time was ripe to gather up the varions phases of the complex subject in the shape of 2 rmal note definitely expressing the po- sition of the United States. LLOYD GEORGE HAS HEARD NOTHING OF GEN. WRANGEL London, Aug. 11.—Premier Lioyd George said in the house of commons to- day that he had received no information, official or otherwise, that the French government had recognized General Wrangel. 24r. Lioyd George said that at the Hythe conference no proposal was sub- mitted for recogmition of General Wran- gel. He added that neither the foreign fice mor the French embassy had re- seived any information that recognition had been given and he could only assume that the report was incorrect Mr. Lioyd George's announcement was regarded as deepening the mystery of the reported recognition of General Wrangel by France, news of which reached London from Paris in a news agency report. The matter was raised in the house of commons by Sir Donald MacLean, the liberal leader, who de- clared if this was the actual position taken by France that that country must #0 on alone. He said he did not believe Great Britain would allow herself to be pledged to unlimited military adven- tures in Russia. This declaration was loudly cheered by _the labor members. Mr. Lioyd George proceeded to admit somflict of views between the French and British government respecting Gen- sral Wrangel, but he added that neither government was under any obligation with respect to General Wrangel, either to each other or to Russia. “T feel sure” said the premier, “if Premier Millerand bad had it in mind to proclalm a resoiution recognizing Gan- eral Wrangel he would have intimated it to the allied representatives. Therefore I must come to the conciusion that some unfortunate mistake has occurred in the report, giving through a ~wey reliable agency, (Reuter's), and (™%t the French government has not authorized it FEOPLE ©F WARSAW ARE PANIC STRICKEN Warsaw, Aug. 10 (6:20 p.m)—A feel- mg of intense apprehension has spread through the citty as reports circulate ‘Wat the ememy is gradually drawing aearer. and is attempliog a huge circle novement. Crowds are striving to leave e city by all available means—carts, the few what is to be dome. There; arrangements to Iween the entente powers preliminary w* after individuals seeking to escape from the threatened envelopment. The for- eign legations are gone, so that foreign- ers must shift for themselves. Travel by train is almost suspended owing to the glut of military operations and the derangements caused by the en- cmy cutting branch lines. Great crowds of people surge about the station night and day. It has been a physical strug- gle for dags to gain entrance to the rafiways platforms. The tic.# office is beseiged by dense masses ol ppup_le. Guards hold back the struggling, gestic- ulating masses. The few trains give precedence to military and Government requirements, leaving scant accomoda- tions for the public. People fight for standing room on the trains, or for piaces on the roofs of cars, or for the priviiege of hanging on to the car couplings. It is a grim picture of tense conditions as ie enemy draws near. POLISHQSITUATION TO KEEP COMMONS IN SESSION London, Aug. 11.—In view of the un- certainty of the Polish situation and in response to the urgent request of liberal and labor leaders, Premier Lloyd George has consented to have the house of com- mons reassemble Monday instead of ad- journing tomorrow until October as had been arranged, it was learned late today. i FRENCH GOVE RECOGNIZES GEN. WRANGEL London, Aug. 1l.—According to the Press association the decision = of the French government to recognize General Wrangel was taken two or three Weeks ago and has no connection with the Polish crisis. It is added that the British gov- ernment ha snot been notified of the de- cision to recognize Wrangel. SLAGKER SUICIDED IN HARTFORD POLICE STATION Hartford, Conn., Aug. 11.—Conrad T W. Janke, the Waterbury and Bridgeport slacker who surrendered to the New York police Monday night, and who arrived at the Hartford police station in custody of a federal officer Tuesday evening, commit- ted suicide by hanging in his cell this morning. 3 In each of the cells is a wall couch and over the doo- are several short bars. Janke adjusted a black handkerchief around his, neck, knotting his tie over this and slipping it through the bars over his head. Then he jumped off the cot. Janke was 30 years old and was on leave of absence from Panama, where he had been working for the Panama Rail- road company for eleven months. Janke, according to Federal Azent Barbera, who arrived with him here Tucsday night, was very despondent on the trip up from New York. He walked into the West Forty- venth street precinct station York Monday evening and surrendered h elf, telling the police officer t he had been unable to sleep because he fear- ed the police were on his trail and that he would have to go to jail for draft avasion. 000 AUTO TIRE WORKERS LAID OFF TEMPORARILY Akron, O., Aug. 11.—Production of au- tomobile tires, chief industry of this city, has reached low ebb of the vear, and 5,000 workers have been laid off, accore ing to rubber company officials. TI say the upward trend is not expected b fore Nov. 1, and until then hail iime shifts will be the ruls. Railroad and coal strikes, tightening of credits and lesseninz of demands fol- lowing weather not encouraging to tour- ing, are among reasons ci'.d for de- craasel production. No surplus labor problem is reported in Akron, as workers laid off have gener- ally found employment clsewn< AROOSTOOK POTATO CROP FORECASTS 22,595,000 BUSHELS Wakefield, Mass., Aug. 11.—The condi- tion of the Aroostook county, Maine, po- ato crop is now 90 per cent. of normal and forecasts 23.895,000 bushels against 24,480,000 bushels last yvear, according to the New England crop report issued today by V. A. Sanders, field agent of the bu- The crop elsewhere in Maine and New England, with the exception of Rhode Island and northeastern Massachusetts, has grown weil. July drought in the lat- ter section and too much rain in Rhode Island hurt the erop in those places. HIGHER PRICES IN THE CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET Chicago, Aug. 11.—General demand with but limited offerings led to higher prices today in the wheat market. Houses with eastern connections were conspicu- ous in the buying. On the upturns in price, however, selling became of larger volume, and the market had a reaction. Initial quotations, which varied from 1-Z¢ decline to 3 1-2c advance, with December 240 to 240 1-2 and March 241, were fol- lowed by moderate upturns all around, a setback later to slightly below yester- day’s finish and then fresh gains. S e ey BIENNIAL SUMMER OUTING OF LEGISLATIVE CLUBS New Haven, Conn., Aug. 11—Political gossip and campaign prospects inter- ested members of the legislative clubs at their biennial summer outing at Cosey Beach today, but there were no formal speeches. Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, United States Senator Brande- gee and many others of state prom ence attended. Speaker James F. Walsh of Greenwich, as president of the 1919 club, presided. ~The attendance was not as large as expected owing to the threatening Weather of the early day. SUMMER MEETING OF % PROBATE JUDGES OF STATE New Haven, Conn., Aug. 11—Federal and inheritance taxes were discussed in their many phases at the summer meet- ing of probate judges of Connecticut, at Cosey Beach today, where there was a dinner and later at the Union League in this city. Judge Marvin of Hari- ford presided. The November meeting will be held hers and that in February in Hartford. in New | CABLED PARAGRAPHS Strike Riots in Argentina Buenos Aires, Aug. 10—Aregiment of cavalry has been ordered to proceed to the Province of Chaco, where strikers are 1eported to have attacked police and other persons guarding establishments of the La Palmas Developments Company. A request for aid was sent to the Min- ister ofg the ntelrior by the Governor of Chaco. Therc have been reports of firing, but no details are vailable, as telegraphic communication has been cut. HARDING MAKES SPEECH AT WORTHINGTON, OHIO Worthington, Ohio, Aug. 11—To get “back onthe right track,” natioelly and internationally, was_declared by Senator Harding in a speech here late today to be the supreme problem facing the world. ‘There is just as much menace in_the world today” said the nomineé, as there was in the turbulence of the war. Civ- ilization has not yet settled down. 1 want America to settle down and to stand a sa barrier to revolution and dis- order ‘throughout the world. “I beg to speak this afternoon seri- ously and solemnly, my countrymen. Let us hold fast to the firm foundations, certain that we can always go on safe- ly and let us make certain, since we've been on a long detour, to get back on the right track and then go ahead.” Making his first speech away from Marion since the campaign began, the candidate also pleaded for a better und- erstanding among individuals and among nations and declared that because he sttood for order and stability he was “not looking backward but just clinging to necessity.” The address was delivered to a birth- day gathering here in honor of Senator Harding’s brother, Dr. George T. Hard- ing, Jr., and the guests who crowded Dr. Harding's lawn and cheered the speech were members of the Harding family and of the Worthington chaniber of commerce annd the Kiwanis Club of bus. Senator Harging and Mrs. ng made the forty mile trip here auttomobile, going by way of the Scioto Club, where the candiate played 18 holes of golf. ! While her husband was on the golf links, Mrs. Harding paid a visit to re- blican state headquarters in Colum- where she talked over details of the of the campaign work with State Chair- man George, 1L Clark and Miss Georgia Hopley, secretary of the woman's divi- sion. In his reference, to “the torn-up con- dition” of world affairs, Senator Hard- ing mentived his brother's profession and said he felt that “maybe the world needs a nerve specialist or the brother of one,” to straighten and.stabilie its relations. PROHIBITION NDIDATES ACCEPT NOMINATIONS Germantown, Ohio, Aug. 11—Before 1 enthusiastic crowd of neighbors ad- mirers and party adherents that ove flowed the athletic field at Miami Mili- y Institute here tonight, Rev. Aaron Watkins, standard bearer of the pro- Colvin, his | running mate, formally accep their nominations, both asserting enforcement of prohibition laws, and especially the Volstead act, are vital issues of the cam- paign. ‘To us the supreme questtio of the lyear is not equal sufirage, the League of Nations, labor, Mexicg or Armenia, nor any of the minor quescoM on whihc all agree, but the entire extinction of the liquor traflic,” said Rev. Watkins, in-his acceptance speech, Notwithsanding that we have prohibition in the constitution both political party conventions have re- S, hibition party, and D. Leigh fused to assume the responsibility for the maintenance of the Volstead en- forcement law without which the con- stitutional amendment is impotent,” de- clared Mr. Colvin. ATTEMFT TO SMUGGLE LIQUOR OUT OF LAMBS' CLUB New York, Aug. 11—An alleged at- tempt to smuggle fifteen cases of liquor out of the Lambs' Club during a elec- trical storm here early today became known when United States Commissioner Hitchcock this afternoon held in $500 bail each two men charged Wwith having violated the Volstead act. The prifoners were rnest Smith, a club employe, and Charles Bertney, a taxicab river. According to the police, the liquor was taken from the rear en- trance of the club, an actors resert at present in the limelight because of the investigation of injuries received by John *. Slavin, 2 musical comedy actor. Slavin was found unconscious front of the reau of crop estinates of the United Sy States depariment of sgriculture. | The (1S, O SO Gl St B had ack: five-year av is giv 23 the s, he had act- bushels. EESNT SAETER, WRe 20,303,000 ed as peacemaker in a frac: at the club in which McGraw was alleged to have been a principal. BUILDING PACIFIC ARCH ON CANADIAN BOUNDARY Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 11.—Work has been started on the Pacific ‘arch which is to stand at the crossing of the Pacific j bighway at the international boundary. cording to the men in charge of the work, the structure will be completed in time for the official opening on Oct. 20, when the Queen of Rumania, her daugh- ter, Princess Marie, Marshal and Madame Joffre, representatives of the Canadian and United States governments, of the mikado and of the president of China are expected to be present. The arch, it is estimated, will cost about $50.000. It will be of steel and concrete and will stand 100 feet high. The simple inscription, which will be raised in bold letters for all the world to see, is: “Children of a Common Mother.” ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF $118,000 LIBERTY BONDS New York, Aug. 11—Robert Gardner, a dancing instructor, and an alleged principal in thefts from a New . York brokerage concern of Liberty bonds and other negotiable securities totalling $118,- 000 was arrested here today. He was trapped by a detective who is said to have gained his confidence at a dancing academy by posing as a prospective bond purchaser. Gardner, the detective said, gave him $55,000 worth of negotiable securities for $20,000. SOLONS OF N. C. WILL NOT RATIFY SUFFRAGE Raleigh N. C. Aug. 11—Sixty three lof the 120 members of the lower house fof the North Carolina legislature to- night sent a telegram to the Tennessee legislature assuring that body that North Carolina would not ratify the federal suffrage amendment and asking that the amendment be not forced upon tht peo- ple of North Carolina by Tennessce. Wilbur { gram, to ‘extend an ffer of the faciliti of s_ymhathizers E land, Scotland Pl ks London, Aug. Mannix of Melbourne, Australia, who arrived in London yesterday after hav- ing been technically arrested on board the White Star liner Baltic and taken ashore at Penzance today was over- whelmed with messages from sympa- thizers throughout England, Scotland and Ireland. These communications con” tained, besides expressions of indigna- tion at his arrest by the governent, many invitations to address meetings, accord- ing to a statement by the prelate’s sec- retary, ather Vaughn, to the Acsociat- ed Press. Father Vaughn added that none of the messages were answered, as the archbishop is still without definite plans for the future, No one at the Nazareth House con- vent, where Archbishop Mamnix and Father Vaughn are- residing, would ids- cuss reports published in London that the archbishop will be secking legal ad- vice to determine his chancesin a suit against the government. Authorities on the subject, however, told the corre- vondent that from a purely legal view- point it was believed that Archbishop Mannix could have little hope of win- ning. The reason given for this opin- fon was that the government enoys wide powers under the defense of the realm act, adopted during the war. Archbishop Mannix's habit of sudden- Iy leaving his quarters for. short auto- mobile rides is furnishing much action to detectives detailed to observe his movements. NEED FOR MODERN HOTELS AT MODERATE PRICES Chicago, Aug. 11.—Demand for private rooms, with sunshine and hot and cold running water, has supplanted that for a dime “flop” among wayfaring working men, accqpding to the observations of the Ivation Army. Lieutenant Colonel Emil Marcussen, head of “the industrial department of the army for the states west of the Mississip- pi, said today: he day of the dormitory, or, more ac- curately, the ‘flop house' has passed. The kind of men who used to come to us, seekin gfree beds, or glad to get them for a dime, now ask for privaté rooms. Since prohibition became effective, I have closed several of our workingmen's hotels, inoluding one in Chicago and another in Kansas City. “There is a real need for good, modern hotels for men at reasonable prices and those which we have are run along such lines. Our Workinghen's Palace in C cago has 571 beds. Three years ago we would have found ten or twelve men in he Palace with bank accounts. Last month there were 312 men in that hotel who carried bank books. “As for the industrial homes, they used to tontain many younz men who ceased to be producers and who Had to be made over, sometimes by a longaandmainstaiing process, into good citizens and wage earn- ers. Today there is hardly an ablebodied man in any industrial hone in the United States. “The men who are there are nearly all permanently disabled to some degree or they are convalescents from hospitals who are unable to do an ordinary day’'s work. #Dese men are not only able to take care of themselves but even to save a little from their earnings. “There is room in every industrial home. The Chicago home is not half full. 'hat is why the Salvation Army is able this year, through its home service pro- s of these homes to every small commun: in the west.” FRENCH SCENARIO WRITER FINED FOR SHOPLIFTING New York, Aug. 11.—Three justices in the court of special sessions today re- fused to accept the plea of Miss Gastain Lachangez, 21, a French scenario writer, that she practiced shoplifting merely for the purpose of gaining admittance to some prison where she might get “at- mosphere” for picture plays. The jus- tices branded her defense on the charge of stealing from a department store as “rot and ridiculous.” Justice Freschi, in imposing a fine of $50, which was paid to avoil a ten day jail sentence, told Miss Lachangez that another woman had been before the court earlier and pleaded guilty to shoplifting. This woman told the court, the justice said, that she stole because she had seen another woman do the same thing and “get away with it.” “Perhaps the example of your stealing encouraged this poor mother,” said the court. “I believe that women like you should be severely punished.” PROHIBITION OFFICERS ON WORCESTER-LEICESTER LINE Worcester, Mass., Aug. 11.—Prohibition enforcement officers, armed with ioaded revolvers and red lanterns, maintained an all-night vigil last night at the Worcester- Leicester line on the automobile route between Boston and New York and held up every car that passed them in a search for liquor. Two ars were found to con- tain contraband dnd their drivers were ordered to appear before United States Commissioner Dresser for hearing. One car, identified as a machine from Greenfield, was driven away from the trap at a speed of sixty miles an hour after it had been stopped and the. officers gave chase in another car they commandeered, firing three shots in an effort to stop the speeding machine. The latter car sue- ceeded in getting away but the officers said, just before leaving for Boston to? day, that the end is not yet for the owner of the car. The officers maintained their watch from 11 last night until 7 this morning. BRITISH PATROL \ox FIRED CROWD IN DUBLIN Dublin, Aug. 11—Yesterday morning's street fighting in Which one civilian was killed and another wounded, was caused by the refusal of a group of civilians to disperse when called upon to do so by an armed patrol, says an official state- ment on the incident issued here late last night. The patrol was challenged and order- ed to halt by a member of a group gath- ered around a bonfire, the statement says. The man who shouted the chal- lenge was kneeling if firing position, and when the group-ignored the patrol's order to disperse it was fired upon. FINED $50 AND COSTS FOR SELLING SHORT LOBSTERS Soflth Norwalk, Conn., Aug. 11.—wil- liam Rhodes, keeper of the Peck's Ledge lighthouse, off’ Norwalk, was fined $50 and costs this morning for selling “short” lobsters. A traffic in “shorts” has been going on in the waters around Norwalk for some timé, according to Game Warden Smith, who made the arrest. Mannix Has Host IMiners Must Work 11—Archbishop Daalel J.| Prior to Adjustment Board of Conciliation Instructs Strikers to Return to the Mines—10,000 Men Out. Washington, Aug. 11.—Resolutions in- structing striking employes of the Penn- sylvania Coal company to return o work were adopted today by the United States anthracite board of conciliation, which promised to adjudicate the matters in dis- pute when the men had returned to the mines. The resolution was concurred in by the anthracite coal commission which now is working on the antbracite wage award. The number miners on strike is placed at 10,000. They are employes of the Pennsylvania company’s collieries at Pittston, Old Forge, Duryea, Avoca, Plains and Dunmore, Pa. FAIL TO FIND “JOE” COUGHLIN KIDNAPPER of Philadelphia, Aug. 11.—Federal, state and local officials returned here tonight after an all-day search of the country- side in the vicinity of Fgg Harbor, N. J., on a clue they had been led to be- lieve would lead to the arrest of the mys- terious “Joe,”” named by Augusto Pas- quale, “The Crank,” as the kidnapper of thirteen months' old Blakely Coughlin. The supposed clue, however, according to the authorities, proved as false as scores of others run down since the child was stolen from his crib on June . Headed by Major Lynn G. Adams, of the Pennsylvania state police, and Cap- tain A. I Souder, of the Philadelphia de- tective bureau, a large force of state po- licemen and city detectives began their search shortly before daybreak. The country for twenty miles around Egg Harbor was thoroughly gonme over, par- ticular attention being paid to the sec- tion around New Gretna, where Pasquale purchased a chicken farm shortly before he was captured. bout one o'clock this afternoon Pas- quale was taken from his cell in this eity and rushed to Egg Harbor in an mobile. _Although it was information none been the ified and th ) had been fruit- less. The major added that he not so certain now that the child still alive. Pasquale was brought back here tonight and again lockgd George H. Coughiin, father of the missing baby, today filed a writ of at- tachment against ihe personal effects and bank accounts of Pasquale in an effort 10 regain some of the $12,000 which the police say “The Crank” itted hav- ing received as ransom for the return of the child. The articles named in the writ are valued at $952. auto- 10 PAGES—78 COLUMNS BRIEF TELEGRAMS Bar gold in London was quoted at 113s 8d an ounce. Paris quoted the American dollar at 13 francs 96 centimes. Census gives population of Middletown 13,638, increase 1,787, or 15.1 per cent. Unflled orders of the U. . Steel Cor- poration in July were 11,118,468 tons. The Fourth International Fur Market at Luverne will take place in that city Sept. 25. New England’s commercial apple crop is reported heavier than last year in all states but Maine. Baby wolves have become society pets in Nome. People are paying $40 for a cub and training them as pets. Work on docks at Bilbao, Spain, was at a complete standstill except for ‘the unloading of wheat from Durango. Melvin 0. Adams, president of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad since 1891, died at his home in Boston. By a vote of 170 to 48 the Italian chamber of deputies ratified the treaty of St. Germain (the Austrian peace treaty). Gen. Richard Neville Bowerman, aged 90, probably the oldest ranking retired officer of the Union Army, died at Balti- more. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has withdrawn its appiication for mem- bership in the American Federation of Labor. Sonthern headquarters of the republi- can national committee, was opened at Washington, in charge of representative Slemp, of Virginia. Bar silver was qu ounce in London. price unchanged at eign silver was 95 cent: Rear Admiral Charles T. Iutchins, U. S. navy, retired, died of paralysis. was visiting his son at the Ame | legation at Pekin, China. French roilroad men deciare they will strike if called upon to transport troops o roanu, accoraing io resolutions adopted at a meeting in Paris. Dritish government refused grants of $350,000a0 the Dublin council. it can only get the grants by refusing to rec- ognize the Irish parliament. The AmerYan Expeditionary Forces will pass into history Aug. 31, when the only remaining unit of the army that fought in France ceases to exist. ted X: 20 raisin pound to the nts over 1919. The California Assoc n Co., {named prices for the fon a basis of 15 cen | grocer, 2n increase of 5 1 A woman and child taken Into cus-| 1 voo announced at Warsaw the Dol- tody by New Jersey detectives today at|gpeviki have captured Ciechanow, cut- Cape Mayewer rel the aU- | ying the railway betweén Warsaw and sz es aunounc iot the | Dansiz over which the Poles received Coughlin child. Dapole Late fonight Pasquale was again re- au nfbedtggm his cll in City Hall and| Dy, Carl Michel, Tmited States sani fushed away in an automobile. Oeials | tary expert, was named by president de declined to state what they intended do- ing with him. A report that he was being taken fo Norristown to be ar- raigned on charges of kidnappmg and blackmail could be confirmed. An- other report szid he was being taken to’ Harr The prisoner 1s reportcd the autnoriucs wat he Coughlin alive August before he was capiur by the police to have ment in Egg Harbor today identified by Mrs. Mary Fo place, who, according to the poli she saw Pasquale conversing with a wo- man,, who carried a small child, at the Harbor railroad station the day he was arrested. Blake! hou saw a few 1. He made to this COURT TO INVESTIGATE FREACAS AT LAMBS' CLUB Aug. 1l—Assistant Dis Joyce announced tonight McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, and William Meagan, a chauffeur, had been asked to appear at his office tomorrow morning in which New York, trict Attorney that John J McGraw is said to have been badly bat- | tered by another club and the later finding of John C. n, a well known actor; with a fractured Skull in front of McGraw's home. - Slavin is said to have interceded and stopped the fizht at the club. Winfield Ligsett, a retired naval officer, told the district attorney today that later he and lavin accompanied McGraw home in a taxicab. SR who he saif had been drinking, wanted to go home alone. Whew iy iowvoed MoGraw's home, Liggett said McGraw got out of the taxjpab first, Slavin next and himself last. Liggett added that he stopped to talk to the chauffeur and when he turn- ed around he found Slavin lying on the sidewalic. With McGraw's help he carried Stavin ino the vestibule of the house. Liggett added he later took Slavin to a hospital and McGraw went up to his apartment. Liggett declgred he did not see anyone hit Slavin but added that the chauffeur was in a position to see just what hap- pened. Slavin's condition, although mo longer regarded as serious by the hospltal au- thorities, is such as to prevent the tak- ing of his statement at this time. Me- Graw has heen confined to his home un- der a dbetor's care since his fight at the Lambs' Club and has refused to discuss the affair. CABBAGES AND GARLIC BL ET FOR WHISKEY Greenwich, Conn., Aug. 11.—Cabbages and garlic were used to blanket whiskey and other €ontraband spirits on three trucks seized by enforcement officers on the highways here early today. Some of the whiskey packages Were in cases which purported to be used for phono- graphs. In the daylight it was found that one truck was festooned on its sides with bunches of garlic to give the ap- pearance of a heavily laden market wag- on. Nine men were detained and the liquors seized are supposed to be worth about $50.000. Yesterday five men and many cases of liquor were taken off private machines passing through here. AIl will be sent to.Bridgeport for a hearing. 25 HUMAN SKELETONS > FOUND BY CONTRACTORS Corpus’ Christi, Tex., Aug. 11.—Twenty. five human skeletons huve been tound fourteeen miles south of here on the west bank of the La Guna Madre by local con- tractors. Indications were that they +had been covered by earth for many years and it is thought that the storm of September last brought them to view. The teeth of all indicated men of about 40 years of age, and old-timers recall the sinking of a Spanish treasure ship in the early '40s near this place and suggest that this is the crew. No articles of iden- tification have been found. s alleged | la Huerta as head of a medical commit- tee' in Vera Cruz to fight the yellow fev- er epidemic. Lindley M. Garrison, receiver of the B. R. T. refused to grant demands of the Amalzamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, recently submitted to him. ¥. Thompson, cand ation for go Senator George ate for republican n ernor of New York, speak at the ayside Republican club, side, L. I, opening his campaign. Reports from Viadivostok say the government received advic that the Japanese residents of Oxho: a mari- time town of Siberia, were massacred and the town burned. Wolter Smith, government flver, left { Chicago for St. Paul and Minneapolis on the first flight of what is expected to be a regular da ryice between those cities and American motor hoat Miss America, e Detroit Yacht Club, the first race for the Harmswor: 1y, international motor boat prize, held oft the Isle of Wight | A fleet for former Canadian mine | sweepers, consisting of four trawlers fand 21 drifters, sailed from Halifax to i be turned over to the Br'f h admi to engaze in the fishing inaustry in British Isles. Fred Schnelder, assistant city marshal, water commissioner justice of peace of West Point. Neb.. under arrest on charge of having in his possession a still and complete outfit, including mash, for making whiskey. Directors of the Brazilian Lloyds ap- proved plans for the establ'shment of three lines of steamers to the United States. Ten of the largest vesse's of the company will be withdrawn from the Brazil-European trade. TROUBLE IS BREWING IN STATE OF VERA ORUZ Vera Cruz. Aug. 11.—Civil war in the state of Vera Cru said to be inevita- ble should the federal government send troops into the state to enforce the order of Provisional President De La Huerta dismissing Governor Antonio Nava from office. The Nava government is still func- tioning and has taken no notice of the presidential order appointing a jiew gov- ernor. Goyernor-Nava, who had heen in Mex- ico City for a conference with the pro- visional president relative to-the sitnation created by his removal. arrived at Jalapa, capital of the state of Vera Cruz, yester- day. He entered the capital on board a locomotive over the Inter-Oceanic ra way. His adjutant, who accompanied him, declared Governor Nava fled from Mexico City because he feared he would be arrested if he remalned there. $1,100,000 SUIT INVOLVING ROYALTIES ON MOTORS Shelton, Conn., Aug. 1l.—Legal trou- bles between the Cameron Motors cor- poration of Wilmington, Del.. and the Holmes Manufacturing company, in which the latter was sued for alleged damages of $1,100,000 involving royalties on pat- ents of motors, has been finally settled, it was announced today and confirmed by the attorneys of the parties in interest. The relations between the concerns are to be terminated and the Cameron compan: will receive the tools and equipment fu: nished to the Holmes company. The at- tachmeént against the plant of the latter concern has been raised and the suit in the superior court withdrawn. There is also to be an adjustment of compensation by the Holmes company to the Cameron corporation. A few days ago a court decision ren- dered at Middletown paved the way to the [term in the penitentiary in Montreal. settlement just announced. crop | FINANCIAL * tiary at Atlanta, Ga., For has handled millions of dollars of other Deople’s money in the last few months, coniessed in a formal statement today that he was a former convict. While he was making tpis statement the Hanover Trust Company, in which Ponzi was a director and a shareholder and through which Je had done a large checking bus- iness, was closed by order of Bank Commissioner Joseph C. Allen. Ponzi at the same time announced his resiznation from the bank’s directorate. 2 Commissioner Allen said that he had taken action because his examiners had found that the bank had made loans which “were excessive and beyond the legal limit” and “many loans that are ecither bad or are of very doubtful value.” He expressed the fear that the bank's capital had been impaired. The executive committee of the Han- over Trust Company in a statement late today’ said the committee believed that there were fow poor loans on the bank's books, that there was no reason to be- lieve that the bank would not continue to meet its obligations and that it had a cash reserve of .three times the amount that the law. requres. William S. McNary, treasurer of the bank, said that “Ponzi-did not owe the bank a cent, that any bank in the country would have been giad of his account and that Ponzi had paid out six million dollars through the bank. Ponzi's confession followed the pub- lication in morning newspapers of stor- ies of the career of “Charles Ponsi” in fontreal. Confronted with these stor- ies, Ponzi conferred- with his attorney and then gave to newspaper men a lengthy statement in which he admitted that he and “Ponsi” were the same man, that he had served twenty months in prison in Montreal for forgery, and that subsequently he had served two years in the federal jary at Atlanta, Ga., for smugglin s " into this country. Claims Innocence. e asserted that his sentence for for- |gery resulted from his assuming the {blame for a crime committed by a ban- ker in Montreal by whom he had been emploved and who had fied to Mexico. m not trying to pose as a hero,” the smuggling incident, Porsi declared that he did not smuggle Ital- fans into this country. “Within ten days, of my release (from the Montreal prison)”, he said, “I was asked to escort five Ita ans into the United States. 1 did not smugzle them in. I crossed the border on the train| openly and was placed immediately un- der arrest.” He said he had not previously made known these incidents in career be- cause he felt that “the past had very little bearinz on the present situation.” a mistake I paid for it,” “I had every reason to believe ociety owed me ‘Aanother chance.” Maintains He Is Solvent. Tonzi, in a later statement, reiterated previous assertions that he was solvent and could all notes outstanding against him a result of his operation of the Securities hange Company. It was the larce business done by this compa: wh offered to pay 50 per cent. interest in ninety days on all loans | and which in fact redeemed many notes | with that interest in 45 days, that re- sulted in the investigation now in prog- | ress by federal and state P 1orities. Ponzi claimed that throush his manipu- lation of international postal reply cou- ! pons in' various European couniries he was able not only to pay the larze in- terest rate to investors but in addition to_make huge profits for himself. When an auditor was employed by federal authorities to go over his bool and determine “his liabilities, Ponzi an- d. pay nounced that he would accept no more loans until the investization was com- ed, but that he would honor all out- plet standing note: For several days last week his offices were besieged by men, { women and boys who had entrusted their avings to him. Every note presented | was redeemed, those whoch had reached | maturity also drawing 30 per cent. in- terest. Similar action was taken at his branch offices in several New England cities. Payments were made at first in cash and toward the end of the run in checks on the Hanover Trust Company. By the |} last of the week the run had' subsided | and only a few note holders presented themselves at Ponzi's office each day. Account Overdrawn. On Monday last the bank commission- er ordered the Hanover Trust Company to honor no more checks drawn by Ponzi or his agents, announcing that it h:\r.l’ been discovered that Ponzi's account en- | tered in the name of a trustee, had been | overdrawn. Ponzi then discontinued the | payment of notes. x Three creditors, with total claims of | $750, filed 4 petition in bankruptey, ainst Ponzi, on the same day. They ! alleged that he had made preferential payments to other creditors. On Monday, also, Attorney General J. | Weston Allen, gave out a statement of some of the results of his investigation on hehalf of the state. He said that so far he had been unable to find anything to verify Ponzi's claims of extensive dealings in international reply coupons. The report of the federal auditor has not yet been filed. A subpoena issued | in the bankruptcy proceedings is return- | able on August 16. i l | | BANK COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF BANK Boston, Aug. 11—Bank Commission- er Allen today took charge of the Hano- ver Trust Company. This is the ins tution in which the account of Charles Ponzi was showr recently to have been overdrawn. Mr. Alien said that his agents had been examining the bank since last Sat- urday morning and their reports indi- cated that it had been doing business in an unfair manner and that it would ke ! unsafe and inexpedient for it to continue. ‘The doors of the bank were ciosed at 1.45 p. m. Ponzi personally admitted today that | CIAL “WIZARD" PONZI- - SELF-CONFESSED GONY Served Twenty Months For Forgery and False Pretenses in Montreal, Canada—Also Two Years. in Federal Penitens | Country-—Has Resigned From Directorate of the Han- - over Trust Company—Bank Commissioner Allen Has -Taken Charge of the Bank—Reports of Bank Commis- sioner’s Agents Indicate That Ponzi Had Been Doing | Business in an Unfair Manner. ; Boston, Aug. 11.—Charles Ponzi, whoof the latter at Lexington, today tele leged damascs n o PRI Smuggling Italians Into This Dhoned the Associated Press that Ponzl admitted that he was the Charles Ponzi formerly of Montreal. He added that the spectacular financier was in_conference with his lawyers and would issue a statement later. - Reports from Montreal circulated here werg to_ the effect that Ponzi, under- the namé of Ponsi, had operated a financial plan promising large returns in Mon- treal thirteen years ago. Attention was called also to the records of the St. Vim- cent de Paul penitentiary in that City, which were said to show that a pan known as Charles Ponsi had served a brief term there. Early today Ponzi de- nied any knowledge concerning the Montreal reports. Later he refused himself to newspaper men. His house telephone thereafter was swered by a man who claimed to repre sent Ponzi and who said that somethin might be given out later in the day. Sub- sequently he stated that Ponzi admitted that he was the man who had beet known in Montreal. He added that Ponz had left his home to confer with one of his attorneys, Daniel F. -Mcls&ac, at.th latter's office in Boston. A hailf hour la. ter neither Mclsaac nor Ponzi could by found at the lawyer's office. Served Three Years. Montreal, Aug. 11 (by Canadiax Press.)—From reports in the hands of the Montreal police it appears that a Charles Ponsi was a member of the firm of Zrossi & Company, bankers, this eity, which failed in 1908. Zrossi fled tie country and was subsequently extradited from Mexico City. Under the name of Bianco, allag Charles Ponsi, a man was convicted of forgery and false pretences and sen: tenced to three years in the St. Vineent de Paul penitentiary., — EDITOR RATHOM AT NAVAL VICE HEARING IN NEWPOE1 Newport, R. I, Aug. 1l—John R Rathom, editor of the Providence Jour. nal, appeared today before the sub-com: mittee of the senate appointed to invest gate the operations of the naval vice squad which was the subject of an inquiry by a naval board last spring. He reiterat- ed charges made last February by- the Providence Journal reflecting” on methods used by the naval vice squad. Mr. Rathom told the committee that he regarded it as most important that the: examine the navy men who testified the two trials of Rev. Samuel Kent when lie was acquitted of charges of immoral- ity. HE contended that much could be iearned from these men, as he said their cross examination at the trials of Kent was cut short. He alos asserted that the charges made by the Providence Journal and the statements contained in the letter of protest regarding the vice squad sent to President Wilson by the Newport Min- isters' union had been fully proven by testimony before the naval court of in- quiry. _Rev. Stanley B. Hughes, president of the Ministers' union, and Frank F. Nolan counsel for the union, also appeared be. « fore the committee. They reviewed the various vice investigations in Newpori from 1917 and informed the committee concerning the Kent trials and the pro- ceedings before the naval court of inqulry headed by Rear Admira} Dunn, The proceedings were informal and were held in the sick room of Senator W. H. King of Utah. Senator King was taken ill last night with the grippe. He is confined to his bed but as he was un- willing to delay the hearing it was ar ranged that the committee should meet in his room. Senators Ball of Delaware an i Keves of New Hampshire are ¢ By thd other _ LIST OF WOMEN SPEAKERS FOR REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN Chicago, Aug. 11 speakers Who will take the platform In the interest of the republican presiuent:) campaign was announced today by Manley L. Fosseen of Minnesota, chairman with Senator Harry S. New of Indiana o, u of the re: Ivul;lic:m ~Zonal committee. ok Among those named are the foilowd Mrs. Hartiet Taylor Unton 0f of g 0 chairman of the exec the republica@ national commit »: John G. South of Kentuc - secretary of. the national »: Fosseen’; Mrs. Corinne T vine comm ites-of Wis son and Mrs. Arthur Livermor of New York; and Mrs. Medill McCorn.'ck - of Tllinois, of the executive comrittes ; Amelia Bingham, actress; Mary Foharts Rhinehart. novelist; Mrs. -Ale¥andria Carlisle Pfeiffer of Mass~chus-tts act- Tess; Mrs. Robert J. Purictt widow ofy the humorist; Mrs. Raymoni “o'pe ga. cial service worker; M's3 Ad.la.da Park of Connecticut. \ They will sneak in varions narts of tne country. but the dates havs rot et by announced. They w'll aproar or platform with men s entors, ft at headquarte SUIT FOR: s1000 ¢ TO DEL. . .i Bridgeport, Co: tion between th buses here whihe the former today preliimnaries of a § E. T. Bedford, fo brought actio of New York that defen buses f Brid ed th Bedfor tract depri stitution to whic woult he was the Charles Ponsi who served a An associate of Ponzi, from the home the same titug, senate stated that the Wips. - Wowd act that day, i G i Sy * o~