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VOL. LXI—NO. 207 AMAZING DISCLOSURE E DDING TO PONZI'S PLIGHT i‘mwhik Financial “Wizard” Had Induced 40,000 Investors to Intrust Him With From $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 —Out Under Bonds of $25,000 For Having Used.the Mails to Defraud and $10,000 For Larceny—State Bank Examiner Allen Declares That the Capital of the Hanover Trust Company Has Been Seriously Impaired and Prob- ably Wiped Out. Boston. Aug. 12—(By The A P) Some 40,000 investors intrusted a total variously estimated at from $15,000,000 s Ponzi in a mon- postoffice off be absolutely im- 10 $20,000,000 to Char ey-making scheme whi cials today deciared possible of fuifillment. Ponzi surrendered o the federal au- thorities this afternoon. explaining that he was unable to meet his obligations 2z yesterday of the where the bulk because of the clos! Hanover Trust Compan of his funds wi arrested charged with ing used the mails to defraud. arraigned and held in bonds of $25.000 for a hearing August a 13, Morris Rudnick. a real estate deal- er of the Roxbury rict, furnished the sureties. Meantime a warrant charging the Italian wit had been ob- tained by th 3 i 6 B ipal nd upon l-aving the federa sy Pz 4 and held >y th i or ap- pearance + Rudnick again Went on Ponzi's bonds and the latter was Feleased Developments ck and fast today. z arraigned befors Commissioner Hayes, Edw who is examin- xchange auTiorities, an- been shown 000. State At- Weston Allen. who is separate investigation, ing the books of the Securities federal Company for the nounced*that that Ponzi owe torney General condueting a 3 made known his opinio: hat Ponzi's lia bilities would run into the million State Bank Examiner Joseph C. Allen jssued a statemen declaring that the capital of hte Hanov Company of which Ponzi was terday a director, was serious ired and probably wiped out. State Treasurer Fred J. Burrell attacked the bank com- missioner for not having given him op- portunity to withdraw state funds before the Hanover was closed and Governor Coolidge demanded that Burrell make known how much of the state money had Been tied up by the ciosing of the trust company. Later Burrell notified the nor tha! deposit was ed New England and New Jersey. This was made up largely of foreigners who were more interested in getting their money than in protecting their reputa- tione.as wise speculators. Anxlous inquiries at the newspaper offices and ‘feverish _conversations in downtown restaurants indicated that the proprietors of small businesses, profes- ‘sional men and women. clerks and sten- cgraphers by the thousand accepted the bait of “50 per cent. profit in 45 days.” Among the amazing disclosures was that the bulk of Ponzi’s millions were gathered in after the postoffice depart- ment had begun its investigation last February. In discussing the Ponzi case tonight, Chief Postoffice Inspector Hal B. Moseby, said that so far as their inves- tigation had gone Ponzi had never done any business in international reply. cou- pons. He said that he had warned hun- dreds of people against Ponzi when in quiries began to come in last February that no man or set of men could manip- ulate or speculate in international repiy coupons in afy Sufi mi§ner as they alleged Ponzi had explained to them. Earlier, in reply to specific inquiries, Inspector Moseby said “Our attention was first called to Ponzi's operations last February when {inquiries began coming into the office from investors and prospective investors, and an investigation was immediately undertaken. Since that time we have been working in Furope and elsewhere. “As a result of this investigation we have obtained conclusive evidence that there has been no abnormal issue or re- demption of international reply coupons, while on the other hand in some coun- tries the use of coupons has been greatly curtailed to prevent this very scheme Iwhich no doubt has reached the ears of postal officials in many foreign countries. There is no means by which a man can manipulate international reply coupons. Ponzi’s claim that he has made millions in this way is simply a stupendous fraud with nothing upon which it can be based. “The most amazing thing, and the thing which I am not able to understand is why people Invested their money with | Ponzi. T can only attribute it to his personality. They invested in the man, not in the business. We warned hun- dreds of people against him. Many of them heeded the warning but undoubt- edly there were many who gave him their money notwithstanding. “One of Ponzi's attractive features was the easy manner in which he talked in millions _instead of in hundreds or thousands. He simply charmed and dazzled the people. “He appealed to the gambling spirit of the peopie by the quick Action on the investments. When he started out he promised 50 per cent. in ninety days but he paid in 45 days with the result that many re-invested their principal and their winnings: It was during the past few weeks while his business was being exploited by the newspapers that he coi- lected the greater part of the millions that trusting persons turned over to him.” e e e e e e e SCHOONER ASHORE ON POLLOCK RIP SHOAL Chatham. Mass., Aug. 12—The Mono- Point cosst guard station early to- day reported an unidentified three-masted schooner ashore on Pollock Rip shoal ‘A crew from the station was sent out o the ' Fhe vessel, which appeared from shore 1o be light and heading westward, appar- ently went ashore during a_dense fog which prevailed last night. Her position was discovered by a coast patrol when the fog lifted this morning. JEWELEY THIEF TO SURRENDER IN TORONTO Miami, Fla. Auvg. 12—Dewitt C. wood, wanted in Toronto in connection with a $100.000 jewelry robbery, accom- was on his way to panied by an attorney Canada tonight. ostensibly to surrender to the Toronot authorities Elwood, who was arrested here Mon- day, was released on request of British Vice Consul Hubbard yesterday when he appeared in connection with habeas cor- pus proceedings brought to obtain his re- lease from custod; McADOO TO CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL DEM. TICKET New York, Aug. 12—William G. Mec- Adoo, former secietary of the treasury, conferred with Semator Patrick Harri- Son, chairman of the speakers’ bureau the democratic naticnal _committee, here today regarding a campaign tour in behalf of the national democratic ticket. Mr. McAdoo will make his first speech at Svracuse Labor Day, and it is regarded as probabie that he may make a tour o Pacific coast before the campaig son, of WiLL BE NO SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE Niantie, Conn., Au vernor Mar- cus H, Hoicomb, nding a state cusrdsmen’s camp stated today that Fhere wouid be no special session of the Connecticut legislature to act upon the amendment. This is his reply sutfrage to the 3. Hays Fatification of ihe letter of mational Chairman Will pointing out the urgency of mendment. 30,000 ESTATE LEFT BY OLD-TIME BALL PLAYER wich, Conn., Aug. 12.—An estate ozcmnoo was left by the late Frank Prescott Norton, baseball star of the early §0s, according to the provisions of his will, admitted to probate here today. Mr. Norton was a catcher for the old Ath- Jetes. Later he entered the real estate business. The bulk of the estate was Jeft to his widow. SUBPOENA HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JOHN J. W'GRAW ‘ew York, Aug. 12.—A subpoena was jssued today for the appearance of John 3. McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, at the district attorney’s office to- morrow to tell what he knows of how Jobn C. Slavin, musical comedy actor, was injured following a scuffie early Sunday morning. DIVERS RECOVERED BODY ®F DROWNED BOY ‘White Plains, N. Y., Aug. 12 —Divers trom New York city today recovered from the bottom of the marble quarry at Trornwood, under 125 feet of water, the sody of 12 year old Tom Imperiale of Brooklyn, who was drowned there last Frursday. COOLIDGE ADDRESSES REP. CLUB OF MASSACHUSETTS Boston, Aug. 12—Governor Calvin Coolidge republican ominee for vice president, addressing the Republican Club of Massachusetts at a dinner in his honor at the Hotel Somerset to- night, said that in these troubled times “no man an no party ought to be rash enough to promise the performance of plans for long in advance” but that “this is no excuse for failures to Jo qur best” He praised Senator Harding, the wesidential nominee, as “a sound man, tried in the fire of public service, unwarped and unafraid.” t is desirable to restore our £ rn- ment to a more even balance,” sai. the governor. “Representative government ceases to represent when its dcisions re- flect any opinion but its own, or result from any influence, high or low, under whatever guise or name, whether of property or men, save a desire to pro- mote the public’ welfare. “There is need of a strong executive, but there is need of a correspondingly strong congress. And the greatest need of all is that each should cooperate with the other, functioning according to the constitution. “I believe in Warren G. Harding. He is 100 much engaged in doing good to his fellow countrymen to find time to abuse any of them, to intent on solv- ing his country's problems to pay any attention to the abuse of others. ‘Our country must recomstruct itself. The prodigal wastefulness, in private life and public administration, must either cease or there will be danger of a severe economic reaction. We must have less of government interference in business and more reliance of the peo- ple on themselves, Our great war debts must be met, but by a system of taxa- tion that rests evenly on the broad shoulders of the great public.” 100 GALLONS OF WHISKEY SEIZED IN HARLEM New York, Aug. 2—Two detectives, who saw a curtained automobile rushing along the street in Harlem today, jumped omto the running board With drawn revolvers and asked: “What's in those gasolene cans?” ‘Gasoline !" chorused the two occu- pants of the car. Skepticism on the part of the detec- tives, however, led to the discuvery and seizure of 100 gallons of whiskey and the arrest of the driver and his com- panion. CREVICES IN EARTH MENACE RAILWAY BEDS Billings, Mont., Aug. 12.—Great crev- ices are appearing in the earth about Acton, 20 miles west of here. They are so serious, it is said, as to menace rail- way beds and it is possible may cause a new line to be laid. It has been said for years that there was some connection between the struc- ture of Montana and the California seis- mic belt but there has been, as far as is known, no sclentific statement on the subject. JULIAN LEADS DEMOCRATS IN OHIO PRIMARIES Columbus, O., Aug. 12—W. A. Julian of Cincinnati jumped into a substantial lead of 2,313 vol over Judge A. T. O’Neil of Akron in the race for the demo- cratic nomination for United States sena- tor tonight when an error was discoverer in the tabulated returns from all but 155 precincts of the state. Tite corrected vote was Julian 63,885, O'Neil 61,567. A woman with a “mission” has no business with a husband. | CABLED PARAGRAPHS | 44-Hour Week for Belgian Sailors, « Brussels, Aug. 12—The international sailors’ congress today decided in favor of gn eight-hour day and a 44-hour week for men in port. Belgian Royal Couple to Visit Brazil. Brussels, Aug.’ 12.+King Albert and Queen Elizabeth will sail on their visit to Brazil Sept. 1. EARDING CONSIDERING TRIP TO ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS Marion, Ohio, Aug. 12.—A trip by Senator Harding to the twin cities of Minnesota_early in September, to speak on agricultural issues at the state fair, is under serious consideration by the re- publicap nominee and his political advis- ers. That the candidate also is thinking of the tariff issue as a prominent feature of his campaign was revealed by him in making public a telegram to California regarding the frffit industry. The tele- gram said the republican party would stand for protective schedules to prevent injury of American interests by after- war competition and Senator Harding added in discussing the message that he felt the tariff question was bound to come more and more to the front during the mext few months. While the senator was at work in his office on the speech he will deliver to mgrrow to the Ohio Republican Editor- ial Association, the demperatic pres dential nominee, Governor Cox, passed through Marion on. his way to open his a messaze of greeting to his republican apponent. September 6, aLbor Day, was the date suggested for Senator Harding’s Minne- sota address by the group of leaders who called on him today and should that time be selected it probably will be the nomi- nee’s first speech of the campaign out- side of Ohio. The nominee indicated today that he might have some comment to make the next few days regarding the present Eu- ropean situation. He worked late tonight preparing address for tomorrow, and said he ex- pected to complete the manuscript in the morning. The speech is not to be delivered from the front porch, but will the follow a luncheon at a downtown hall. VILLA TELLS HOW HE ELUDED PERSHING'S PURSUIT San_Pedro, Coahuila, Mex., Aug. 11 (Via Laredo Junction) (By the A. P.)— Francisco Vilia, surrendered bandit of northern Mexico, today told of his ma- noeuvres which kept him safe from cap- ture at the hands of the Pershing puni- tive expedition into Mexico in 1915. Villa once more confirmed reports that he was wounded when pursued by the expedition headd by General Pershing. He declared, however, that his found came durinz during a fight with Car- ranzistas within five days aftér the Per- ng expedition entered {:xico, and that his leg was broken in three places. s wound and suffring he said, came st of his efforts to or- band of followers to at- He declared he had 1 followers to accomp- n in the m great ack the sh the of recruiting, dividing. them into srouss of two, three, four and five men, of which were dispatched throughbut Chihuahua . to spread propi- a intended to arrange a_great.up- ens e azainst the punit He confident, he insisted, that he vould have equip at least eight thousand of thesc s with rifles, the others ¢ knives wto feet lon=. I never Chihuahua while Per- shing was in the country,” declared the chieftain. “After being wo nded, two of my cou- s carried me to a cave in the moun- taing, The cave was located in the| center of a perpendicular cliff which rose fifty meters from a brook on the level Dlain below. A Villa said he lived in this cave for five weeks, rocoverinw from his injuries, and often saw American soldiers on a hill- top, two hundred vards across the brook. FAVORABLE REPORT 0 SUFFRAGE IN TENNESSEE Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 12.—The com- mittee on constitutional conventions and amendments of the Tennessee senate af- ter a hearing on the federal woman suf- frage amendment ratification resolution announced late tonight that it would re- turn a favorable report on the resolu- tion tomorrow. A similar committee of the house. which conducted a joint hearing with the senate committee, announced that it would ‘mot report until Monday. This action means, lezislative leaders sav, that the suffraze amendment wi'l not b finally disposed of tomorrow as suffrage leaders had planned. BIG BATTLE 38 MILES NORTH OF WARSAW Warsaw, Aug. 11—(By The A. P.) A great battle is being fought in the vi- cinity of Pultusk, about 38 miles north of Warsaw, where the holsheviki launched a violent attack intended oust the Poles from the town price.” 7 Today's communique, says the volun- teer Polish regiment counter-attacked with bayonets. Heavy fighting on vari- ous other parts of the front is reported The holsheviki are continuing their ef- forts to cross the Sereth river. but have been repulsed with heavy losses. to “at any ARCHBISHOP MANNIX INTENDS, TO VISIT IRELAND London, Aug. 12.—Archbishop Mannix of Australia today declared his intention of visiting Ireland before leaving the United Kingdom, despite the government edict. He said he would not consider himself bound by the government's or- aer. Movements of the archbishop at Naza- reth House, in a suburb of.London, are being closely watched by the police, i OBITUARY Admiral Thomas W. Kinkaid Annapolis, Md., Aug. 12—Admiral Thomas W. Kinkaid for several years in charge ofthe naval experiment station at Annapolis died at the naval hospital here last night after an illness of sev- eral weeks from Bright's disease. Ad- miral Kinkaid was a native of Cincin- nati and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1876. He was 60 years old. Theodore Lyman. Hartford, Conn, Aug. 12.—Theodore Lyman, a retired lawyer, died at his home here this afternoon, aged 8 years. He was a descendant of Richard Lyman who came to this country with the Mass- achusetts Bay colonists in 1631 and was the ancestor of many of the Lyman family in this part of the country. Prof. Franklin B. Dexter. New Haven, Conn, Aug. 12.—Profes- sor Franklin Bowditch Dexter, former secretary of Yale University, -died early this morning, aged 7S. He had been re- tired for twenty yvears from college duty and had spent his late years in literary work. paign at Camp Perry, Ohio, and sent | have | Lord Mayor of Cork Has Been Arrested ey Sl Taken Into Custody With T Associates While Atte: Sinn Fein Court. Cork, Aug. 12 (By fthe A. P.).—The l?rd mayor of Cork and ten of his asso- ciates were arrested by soldiers today while attending a session of the Sinn Fein court in the city hal. They were taken to the military barracks. LACK OF PAPER WILL CAUSE NEWSPAPERS TO SUSPEND New York Aug. 12— fny newspapers 1l have to suspend pulxication because production and shipment of print paper must cease, unless the interstate com- merce commission modified its priority jgrders in allocating coal and wood cars, (®hilip T. Dodge, president of the Inter- national Paper company, declared here today. _ln a letter appealing ' the commi: sion for consideration of paper mills’ needs for rail equipment to deliver their fuel and pulp wood, Mr. Dodge said that more than 400 newspapers o the United States directly dependent on the Inter- national Paper company for their paper stock now are “living from hand to mouth.” “There is no accumulstion of paper,” Mr. Dodge said, “The mewspapers are using paper daily ‘as theéy receive it. There is no immediate shortage of pulp wood or our supplies. We have stocks for several months ahead piled up along {railroads with men waiting to load it into cars. Rolling stock is all that is needed to get it to the mills. “Coal cars must be allocated to us to bring us fuel to run the . mills. The plants at Berlin and Franklin, N. H., Niagara Falls, Piercefield and Brown- ville, N. Y., Bellows Falls and Wilder, Vt., and Orono, Maine, will have to shut {down if cars are not set us séon.” Referring to the allocation of cars Mr- Dodge said: “Your very drastic service orders do not take into consideration the necessity of shipments to the paper mill; ‘We submit that there should be some modification of the orders or some pro- vision which will enable the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company of Indiana, Pa., and the Watkins coal company of Barnesboro, Pa., to ship to su without delay.’ CHARGED WITH WRITING FALSE STORIES ABOUT MEXICO | Mexico City, Aug. 12—Dr. Paul Ber- nado Altendorf, a writer on international affairs, who was arrested last Monday, charged with writi g false articles rela- tive to conditions iv. Jexico, declared to- day in the course of an interview with the newspaper Excelsior that he had never maligned Mexico and that news- papers which printed his articles had al- tered them. He denied ever testifying befoe the United States senate sub-com. mittee which investigated Mexican affairs. Altendorf claims he was naturalized in the United States after that country broke relations with Germany, and con- tinyed : °1 came here to serve” Mexico. At Ppresent I am not employed by the United States, but 1 was in the service of that country.” Died While Driving in Race. London, Aug. 12.—Walter Winans, widely known Americah resident of Lon- don, collapsed and died while driving his horse, Henriet'a Guy, in a race at Parsloes parl this afternoon. CONVENTION OF AMERIC, . OFFICERS OF N GREAT WAR Detroit, Mich, Aug. 12—Plans are taking shape for the first convention of the American officers of the Great War, to be heid here Sept. 7, § and 9. Dele- gates from chapters in nearly every city of the United States, Cuba and the (! nal Zone, Hawaii and Alaska are ex- vected. | The organization comprises officers of the army, navy an dmarine corps who | fought in the World war. A permanent national organization is to be formed. Those in charge of the program are attempting to bring to the mesking as| speakers the more prominent ol of | the three branches of the service. The Detroit chapter of the organization wiil entertain the visitors with boat rides, a i military ball, a banquet, and a smoker in Canada. STRIKE ALONG THE BALTIC COAST OF LITHUANIA Berlin, Aug. 12—Memel, on the Baltic coast o Lithuania, is in the grip of a general strike which is apparently communist movement. say statgments published here. Collisions” with the po- lice in connection With communist dem- onstrations are reported to have oe- curred there on Tuesday, several police- men and demonstrators being injured. The general strike developed yester- day and the city is without gas, electri- city, water and newspapers. Negotiations have occurred with French occupation authorities twith a view to settling the trouble, the state- ments add, but they have been without result. SALT LAKE' CITY DANCERS MUST BE DECOROUS Salt Lake City, Aug. 12.—Salt Lake City's “morals ordinance” which has been the subject of considerable com- ment lately, has finally become a law, and hereafter public dances and trans. portation lines running to nearly resorts will be under strict regulation. The {dance ordinance prohibits all immodest | posturing or gesturing, bars from the | dances to which the public is admitted all persons under 18 years, unless ac- companied by a parent or guardian, and abolishes the ‘“moonlight” dance. The ordinance regarding transportation lines requires that all cars used in transpost- ing persons after dark shall be_brightly lighted. RIS S SUSPECTED OF BEING GROVER C. BERGDOLL Oneonta, N. Y., Aug. 12—A man giving. his name as George Lenno, detained to. day by state troopers on susnicion that he is Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia_draft evader, who escaped frem custody of military authorities, was being held at the city jail here tonight pending the expected arrival of military authorities from Gevernor's Island to es. tablish his identity. _— BOY DROWNED IN POND AT WALLINGFORD Wallingford, .Conn,, Aug. 12 Waiter Dorman, of Brookly, N. ., who was visit- ing here, and ulius Hessle, aged 15, were drowned while bathing .in a pond 4T the rear ofthe North Farms Milling Com- NORV_JE"GWN" FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920 Assassins Attack . Premier of Greece Venizelos Was Shot and Wounded at the Lyon Sta- tion in Paris. Paris, Aug. 12 (By the A. P.).—Eliph- therios Constantine Venizelos, prime min- ister of Greece, narrowly escaped assassi- nation at the hands of fellow countrymen tonight as he was entering the Lyor railway station here. He was shot in the left shoulder and the right thigh. At ‘midnight at the hosnital where he was taken it was said his condition was as satisfactory as could be expected. The assailants of the premier were two former Greck officers, Georges Thyriakis and Apostolos Iserppis, both lieeutenants, the former in the engineers and the latter in the navy. COX ADDRESSES GUARDSMEN AT CAMP PERRY, OHIO Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 12—Honorable prevention of war by “the arbitrament of Teason rather than of force” was urged by Governor Cox here today in an address opening the democratic presidential nem- inee's national speaking tour. _Governor Cox did not make the league of nations the paramount issue of the democratic campaign as declared in his acceptance address the text of his speech today at the national rifle contests, but he emphasized the toll of the war and de- clared that the peopleS of the world now seek peaceful modes of settiement. Praising the national guardsmen’s rec- ord in the war, Governor Cox said many had failed to receive commissions won by bravery and declare that belated justice now should be accorded them. Governor Cox elaborated on a theme in his acceptance speech, government aid to service men, declaring many met ob- stacles on returning to civil life. These. he said, the government should assist wherever possible The occasion of Governor Cox’s address the presentation of, the *C D" in the national rifie shoot turned to Columbus tonight and w his next spee at Wheeling, E Va. Ixpenditure in war of lives and treas- ure was stressed by the democratic candi- date in his plea for yeaceful relations be- tween nations. “If civilization has not had its lesson, then there is no hope for stand such a wa and survive is it. It could not the late one again The genius of man, if that 2 happy term in discussing the herrors of conflict, has always made the last war the most frightful. When we consider the development in the methods of human destruction between 1914 and 191S and apply the problem of simple proportion, we are stagzered to even think the possibilities of the sons of man again be- ing brought into combat.” The American soldier, Governor Cox declared, knows the meaning of modern warfare. Regarding the failure to award promo- tions to soldiers whose gallantry had d honors, Governor Cox said he had the subject much There was a great deal of fighting done in the last month of the war” he said. “The vrocesses of promotion were slow in a great organization, even after it had been won and recommended. There were thou of boys cited for bravery and. advancement in rank who came home without titular honors which they had won. And vet the war ended without them réceiving the rank which they de: reaks in the careers of many 4 permanently the whole course of Therefore, wherever our sovernment can aid, it should do so. “It seems to me that the federal gov- ernment even vet should make confer- ment of these honors.” Commending the national ernor Cox said: : “The military history of the great war has been written and with no intent to make no_invidions word, it seems to me that the public has not the proner.appre- ciation of the service that was rendeyed by the national rd troops from the states. “In the great conflict American soldiers throuzh Argonne campaizn, the nineteen visions under fire eleven of them were from the national guards. They reflect- ed credit upon the branch of the service to which they were attached. guard, Gov- maintained by use- t CONGESTIO NEW BROKEN ON YORK WATER FRONT New York, Aug. 12—New York today settled down to the task of working itself out of the traffic tangle in whihc it be- came involved several months ago through differences between coastwise steamship lines and union teamsters. Although announcement was made last night that these differences had been adjusted, the citizen's transportation com- mittee which had been operating trucks to keep freight moving, decided late to- day to continue operations until Sep- tember 1, in order to aid in cleaning up prevailing congestion. At the same time general freight and passenger agent of the Southern Pacific Steamship Com- pany, anounced that embargoes on south- bound coastwise shipments of . freight, put into effect some time ago because of the longshoremen’s strike, hiad been lift- ed. Labor conditions, William Simmons, Mr. Simmons added. are “now practicall; normal’ and freight from interior points, carloads or less, with exception of structural steel, will be received as tendered and for- ‘warded promptly. The Southern Pacifie Company, known as the Morgan Line, operates @ service between w York New Orleans and Galvestoon. Lifting of the embargo per- mits “shipment of goods sold on existing rates before the advance on August COURT EXONERATES NATIONA STEAM AVIGATION COMPANY New ork, Aug. 12—The United States rict oeurt of appeals today reversed decision of the federal djstrict court which denied the petition of the Na- tional Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., Greece, owner of the steamship Thessaloniki, for lim tion of liability complete txocratio in the loss of the ship and its cargo. The steamship W sunk at sea anuary 1916, and claims for personal injuries and loss of bag- gage and cargo, aggregating 5957»7135, were presented to the commission in Ad- miralty. The federal district court held the company in full liability on the ground the ship’s boilers were in unsea- worthy condition at the beginning of the voyage. a abandoned ~ and 6 OPPOSITION TO MODIFICATION OF THE PROHIBITION LAWS Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 12—Members of the Cotton States Merchants’ Associa- tion today's session of their seventh an- pual convention here adopted resolutions pany, this afternoon. Apparently _the Dboy . was seized with cramps and Dor- man tried to rescue him and both sank. Dorman leaves a Wife and two children, opposing any modification of the prohi- bition laws and endorsing the funda- mental principles of the Kansas csurt of industrial relations. Wy i RIEF . TELEGRAMS Bar gold in London was 113s ounce. an Strike of motormen and street car con- ductors in Havana is virtually at an end. Population of the state of New Hamp- shire will be announced at 10:30 a. m. today. Eighteen batteries of 15.5 centimeter guns were secured by the Spanish army from France. According to a report from Rome, sol- diers of D'Annunzio attacked the Nor- wegian consulate at Fiume. Tlugh Gibson, American minister to Poland, who was on leave in this city, will sail on the Adriatic to take up his vost. Condition of the sugar cane crop «in Louisiana on August 1 was estimated at 74 per cent. by the department of agriculture. Through victory of Miss America this country won the Harmsworth Trophy, in- ternational motorboat prize, at Cowes, Isle of Wight. A case of smallpox was discovered on the British steamship Princess May, which arrived at New York from Port Antonio, Jamaica. William Barbarick, 32, a farmer, an- nounced he will go over Niagara Falls in barrel, if permitted to do so. Barbar- ick is from Halifax, / An unmanned locomotive on the New York Central was destroyed when coal gas from its furnace exploded at Theu- dara i nthe Adirondacks. Fifty thonsand Greeks are landing at Mudania, near qruso, on the sea of Mar- mora, to begin a big offensive against the forces of Kema} Pasha. Owing to the war, parcel-post service to Poun. cages cannot be accepted transmiszion. announces Postmaster Patten. in London was quoted at 3-8d an ounce. New York domestic price was unchanged at 99 i-2 cents and foreign silver was 94 3-8 cents. Bar silver address at the opening of the medical and social con- gress, warned the country of the declin- ing birth rate and increased mortality Ring Alfonso, in an Hearings of the senate committee which is investigating campaign funds of pres- jdential and senatorial candidates will Dbe resumed in Chicago on August 18. As between Chicago dry and Quebec wet the International Typographical Tnion probably will vote to hold the an- nual conventiop next wear in Quebec. Two French non-commissioned officers were stabbed at Mayence by Germans who were intoxicated, according to a report to the Petit Parisien from that city. Panaman charge d'Af- faires at Washington, was instructed to represent the republic of Panama at the funeral of the late Major General W. C. i Gohgas. J. E. Lefevr Francisco Villa and his army of 900 | followers left San Pedro, Coahulla, Mex- | ico, on special trains for Flahua, Du-i rango, where they will be paid off and disarmed. agents are watching for a ner said {o be bound for Mat- s, with a cdrgo ‘consisting | Federal small s amoras, of ammunition. Me 000 rifles and a million rounds of { The interstate commerce commission | authorized a loan of $1.125.000 to the | Delaware and Hudson Co and betterments. of facilities for moving freight trains. Everything is ‘rep: for the ceremonies for the Olympic Stadium at Antwerp in | which the seventh Olympic games will be | held on Saturda the opening Royal Cape Breton Yacht Squadron announced it would challenge for e America’s Cup as soon as _satisfactory | arrangements can be completed to fi- | nance the project. American legislators Hang | Chow, China, were provided with grape juice to quench their t The Chi- nese believe “what is for the | zoose is sauce for the gander. Tlinois militiamen who were sent to West Frankfort following an anti-Italian | demonstration, are being withdrawn. More than 100 deputies were sworn in in the event of a recurrence of the trou- {ble. A large number of aristocratic young men of Rome, Florence other Ital- ian cities are wearing overalls and have temporarily abandoned jewelry and ela borate eravats, silver handled canes and expensive canes. CoMeetion of increases In passenger and freight rates granted by the inter-| state commerce commission will not be permitted in New York until after the | [public service commission hearing at Al- bany on Tuesday . BRITISH SHIP ENGAGED IN LAYING CABLE New York, Aug. 12.—Western Union company ofticials here said today that the British ship Colonia now is engaged in laving a cable from a point outside the three-mile limit off Miami, Fla., to Dar- The Eritish cable ship Stephan ged in s work between B: bados and South America, it was added. The work is being undertaken pending settlement of the dispute us to whether the cable may be landed on Uniled States soil. Regarding an order to suspend all work on the cable by the Dritish consul atj Miami, acting on orders from the British emb: Washington,: it was said that it subsequently was deetrmined that the embassy had no authority to interfere with the Colonia outside the three- limit and that the British owners of the vessel later ordered the captain to pro- ceed with the work. MERGER OF DYE AND CHEMICAL MA CFACTURERS New York, Aug. 12.—An approaching merger of four, with a possibility of five, of the largest chemical and dye manu. facturers in the country became known here today. The combination has not yet Deen legally effected. The companies concerned are the Brett company, General Chemical company, Solvay Process company and Semet Sol vay company. Whether the National An iline and Chemical company will be party to the merger still is undecided. The Barrett company already owns 45 per cent. of the Aniline company’s stock. Details of the merger, involving about $200,000,000, will be made public soon, it was 'stated by an official of the Barrett company. |for employment against a friendly po' SETTING UP GOMMUNIST AND SOVIET GOVTS IN WARSA PRICE TWO CENTS Polish Peace Mission is Said to Be Returning to Wm—&- i cal Jewish Parish Populations at Work For Bolshe Natives of Poland in This Country and American Veter- ans of the World War Are Enlisting in Polish Army— Secretary Colby in Conference With Prince Lubomirski, the Polish Minister. Warsaw, Aug. 12, 105 p. m—The Polish peace mission is sald to be on its way back to Warsaw. Reports received here indicate that the delegation is pass- ing through towns and villages occupied Dby bolshevik forces. The local Jewish parish populations are said to be already setting up scviet and communist govern- ments. AMERICAN VETERANS TO NLIST IN POLISH ARMY Washington, Aug. 12.—It was declared today that the Polish legation was receiv- ing many offers of enlistment, not only from natives of Poland, but also from Americans, veterans of the world war. COLBY IN CONFER! TH! NCE WITH POLISH MINISTER ‘Washington, Aug. 12.—Secretary Colby and Princ: Lutomirski, the Polish minis- ter, held a long conference last night at the state department, it was learned to- day The corference was held a few hours after the Lolish minister had announced that he not only would ask immediate and material aid from the United States for his country but that he also would seek to learn definitely just what the American government meant by the statement in its note of Aug. 10 to the Italian government that it would use “all available means” to maiutain a free Poland. EURORE THREATENED BY THE SPIRIT FOR CONQUEST Rome, Aug. 12 (By the A. P.).—The Corriere D'Italia says today that Eurove again is threatened “by the (radition: spirit of the Muscovite for conquest.” “Instead of facing the danger ' Cun- cord,” the newspaper adds, "Europs gives the saddest spectacle of dissensio. The Russians wish to conquer Poland in order to form a greater empire than ‘that dreamed of by the czars themselves. Bol- shevism is the pretext mask which even Brussiloff (former commander-in-chief of the Russian army) puts on with a view | to realizing the imperialistic designs. 1f the czar were resuscitated he would shake hands with Lenine, and, finding all | his old courtiers in the service of Pan- Slavist Hussia, would declare himself the best bolshevik. TROTZKY SAYS “IN A YEAR ALL EUROPE WILL BE BOLSHEVIK” Warsaw, Aug. 11 (By the A. P.).—Leon Trotzky, Russian bolshevik minister of war, has arrived at DBialystok, just be- hind the soviet front, and has set up headquarters there, according to news from the other side of the battle line. Speaking in Vilna, the capital of Lithu- ania, recently, he announced soviet Rus- had been officially recognized by the western powers and that Mm. Krass and Kameneff, heads of the bolshevik commercial mission to Great Britain, had been received at JLondon with the cere- monials usually accorded forcign ambas- sadors, He serted bolshevism was “more powerful than ever and would soon spread to other countties.” “In a year” he continued, “all Europe will be bolshevik. Warsaw newspapers publish interviews with soldiers who declare the bolshevik advancing upon this city claim they have come to exterminate the bourgeoisiex, and distribute the land among peasants. It is asseerted they impartially pillage man- sions, farms and cot, tes and either for- cibly enlist the men in the country or send them to the rear. In the Bialystok district the bolsheviki took a number of hostage threatening to shoot them if food supnlies were not delivered to the soviet army within a specified time. It is said the country behind the bolshevik lines is suffering from famine, as all grain has been requisitioned and sent eastward by the bolshevils authoricies Bolshevik prisoners say that:the high command of the soviet armies fears a Teverse before Warsaw and is hastily pre- paring positions on the ling ‘rodno, Slonim and Sarny, to \\hich*.m Wwith- draw in case of defeat. TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE WRANGEL INCIDENT Too much impor- the French and to the divergency in views between the French and British govern- Paris, Aug. 12 | ments on the Wrangel incident,” was the statement made to The Associated Press today at the French foreizn office. Pre- mier Millerand # away from the city, and M. Paleologue, former French ambassa- dor to Ttuss‘a, was in charge of the for- cign offile today. France” it was added, “follows its own traditional olicy towards Russia and towards Poland. AID TO POLAND RECEIVES SERIOUS CONSIDERATION Washington, Aug. oved by the government, the war department had under serious consideration today the request of Prince Lubomirsky, Polish minister, for permission to purchase war materials from the United States. After successive conferences yesterday and today between the Polish minister and Secretary Colby the state depart- ment also took upthe problem of find- ing means of rélnvigoratig the fast eb. bing strength of @he Polish state and thereby of fulfilling the assurance of support to the Poles contained in the recent American note to the Italian am- bassador. Polish officials here explained today that in additien to the desire for war materials, they were most anxious to obtain authoriation of the United States to permit recruiting by Poles in Amer- ica for the Polish army. It was said that not only had many offers of en- listments been received by the legation from Polish citizens, resident in. the United Statese, but many offers had come .from former American veterans of the world war. While a statate forbids enlistment of armed expeditions in the United States reiterated pleas for aid from the Polish| Hugh Gibso, American minister to- Po- land, who has been home on leave will depart . tomorrow for his post in War- saw. Mr. Gibson will be by Warren E. Robbins, acting chief. of the division of Near Eastern affairs, who has been temporarily assigned as chan- cellor of the legation. e The official communique announcing the intention of the French government io recofignize as a de facto government, that represented by General Wraagel fn south Russia, was received here today in official circles. 4 Administration officials consider French step is logical in view of the formal sulccession of General Wrangél to the authority of Admiral Kolchak and the Omsk governme=t, which was reeog- nized by both France and Great Brifain. With forshadowing a similar step 'BY the United States, officlals declared that the atcion of France was in no way in- consistent with the policy towards Rus- sia advocated in the American note to the ltalian ambassador. The rican government, it was recalled, whi not having recognized Kolchak, at one tims endeavored earnestly to place Kl in a position “in Which he might -be recognized.” Reports that France's recognition .of Wrangel's government had led to decids ed differences between Prmirs Lioyd Georze and Millerand generally —Were minimized in official circles here. i In other official and diplomatic quart- ers the action of France taken togeth- er with the expressions of the United States in the recent note Wwr considered as having knocked the proposed London conference into a cocked hat. - The Polish government, it was said officially at the legation tonight, .had not made a formal request for the €x- tension to it_of so unusual privilege: At the same it was conceded, .the privilege was one of which Poland would gladly avail itself if tendered by the United States. . o BOLSHEVIK UNITS FLYING R THE OLD RUSSIAN COLOBS | London, Aug. 12—News has reached London that a number of bolshevik units of the Dunaburg (Dvinsk) front are fy- ing the old Russian colors of whits, 264 and blue. rn Teports from several sources to the effect that the bolshevik idea is to foster a fide tionalist spirit among their troops. ... VERDICT REACHED IN CASE OF DESERTEE BEEGDOLL New York, Aug. 12.—Courtmartial of Edwin Rudolph ergdoll, wealthy Phila- delphian, charged with desertion from the army in evading the draft law, efided on Governor's Island today whyn & ver- dict was reached after lesy than five min- utes’ deliberation by the edurt. : “Fhe verdict came shortly after news of the arrest near Oneonta, N. Y., of a man said to inswer the description of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Erwin's brother, who escaped from the military authorities at Philadelphia while on a secret mission to retrieve “buried treasure” from the hills of Maryland. The finding of the court will remain secret until passed upon by Major Gen-y eral Bullard, commander of the depart- ment of the east. In accordance with courtmartial pro- cedure, Bergdoll was recalled to the court room immediately prior to announcement that a verdict in his case hLad beem veached. In cases of conviction this is dong-te record his previous history, to aid-‘the court in determining the severity of the: punishment to be meted out. If the.de= fendant is found not guilty, no recall-be- fore the ourt is required. 1f Bergdoll is not released from cus- tody within twenty-four hours, army smen will take it for granted that he has beem found guilty. The prisoner tonight .was returned to Fort Jay prison. “THE CRANK” TO BE GIVEN = HEARING FOR KIDNAPPING i Philadelphia, Aug. 12—Augusto Pas- quale, “The Crank,” is in the Moutgom- ery county jail while preparations arg being made to ‘give him a preliminary hearing on charges of kidnapping, biack= mail and possibly murder. The prisomer was taken to Norristown Yate last night. Although several more clues Were “Fu down today, no trace of Blakely Coughlin,. the Kidnapped baby, was fincovered. Ma- jor Lynn G. Adams, superintendent of the Pennsylvania state police, under whose direction Pasquale was captured when he tried to collect an additional $10,000 ran. som from the child’s father, today de- clared that he has scant hope of finding" the boy alive. He reached this conelue sion, he said, when 4 24-hour search @f the ‘country around Egg, Harbor, N: % whera Pasquale was caught Aug.s .8, proved fruitless. s The town marshal of Egg Harbor re- newed the search today and with a po of men sought clues in the' swamps .gur- ing Germania, a small town about les from Egg Harbor. Nothing was found that would throw any light on the case. BRIDGEPORT MAN WINS v SI IN RIFLE MATCH Camp Perry, Ohio., Aug. 12.—Governps Cox opened his campaign tralls today with ad address at the national rifle com-: petition urging continued American inter-. est in marksmanship but honorable settle- ment of national disputes without resort: to war. 3 This was “Governor's day” at Perry and the governor presented to Gape tain Charles J. Vananberg, Eridgeport, Conn., a silver vase two. feet high,. the Ohio executive’s trophy in the rific eom= test. Captain Vananberg. a world wap veteran and former member of the{Mag8as chusetts national guard, made whi declared by the cup donor to be the * nificent score” of 149 hits o: AWARD CONTRACTS FOR X o YORK'S NEW COURTHOUSE New York, Augs 12.—Contracts aggres gating $4.258 000 for the building of York's new courthouse Were awarded er, some officials claimed the president!day to five construction firms by had authority to suspend operation of | board of estimate. the law under his war time powers. In order that the United States gov- ernment may keep in more touch with ~developments t l1as been build the superstructure of lim stead of granite as originally | intimate because the limestone will prove in Poland, cheaper. This is taken here to confirm ° Pl