Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 17, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 210 HEARING ON RECEIVERSHIP FOR PONZI TO OPEN TODAY No Effort Has Been Made to Procure Boi t Ponzi or Officials of the Old Colony Foreign Company—Meagre Assets of the Unearthed—Exiravagant Ponzi’s Liabilities Are Estimated at Boston, Aug. 16.—Uncovering of some of the assets of the Old Coloney Foreign Exchange company was one of the devel- opments today in the federal and state investigations of financial concerns prom- ising abnormally large retums to invest- ors. Three officers of this company are in jail and one of it sagents is at liberty under bonds on charges of larceny. Albert Hurwitz, assistant state attor- ney general. unearthed the assets, con- sisting of cash and cheks to the zmou‘r‘\t of $11.081, which he took over. In the vaults of the United S Trust com- pany bhe found $9.926 in cash belonging fo the Foreign Exchange company. The remaining $1,155, in cash and checks, he obtained at the office of I F nc;ue.;‘.‘; eub-agent for the company. At this o ke seized a quantity of books and pnm}-s which he turned over to the police as evi- dence. eral Jay Ben- Assistant Attorney General Jay Ben ton made public today some of the stories e him by noteholders of the Old Col- o Moreign Exchange company Tegard- {ng claims made its agents oo Seholder, from Haverhill, Mr Bty '8aid, informed him that an agent f the compan nim on Aug. 100 shat the com just received $3.- o e nd that it had Europe. . nds For the Release of Exchange 0ld Colony Have Been Stories Told By Noteholder— About $5,000,000. ow its good faith. ernment to sh oy i ch Noteholders of this com] Securities Exchange company, operated by Charles Ponzi, who was still in ja tonight, continued to visit the attorney general's office in- large numbers today, and others made reports to the atfprney general by mail. The office had examined enough unpaid Ponzi notes to bring his liabilities up to §2,100,000, and the tabu- ion was incomplete. o Benton said that & Somerville Ital- jan had informed him that his mother-in- law had sustained a shock and had be- come blind after learning that Ponzi's business had collaps She had invest- 2,000 with Ponzi's company. o omat's Nabilities, as disclosed thus far in the audit of his accounts being made by Edwin L. Pride for the federal au- thorities, were set today at about $5,000,- 000, exclusive of the 50 per cent. interest on loans which he had promised. His assets are problematical. No move was made during the day to procure bonds for the release of Ponzi or of the jailed officers of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange company, Charles M. Brightwell, Raymond Meyers and Fred Meyers. g Tomorrow there will be a hearing on applications for a receiver for Ponzi's company. | ¥ss OHIO . 0 ADDE 3 1 = CONVENTION TODAY DEM. 16 —Governor his address convention demoeratic 0 nis _six yurfl!‘ tomorrow ¥ that o official record presi- governor address, Baker, with the secretary of War, ine platform With overns X ¥ Encouraging reports of cratic success in Ohid Governor. Cox from pa the convention s to open U and then prospects_for were received rty leaders ar- The govern- ne state cam- organization it . The conven- o e tine. adoption of & tion of 24 pres- work matters are ke s fon programme is routi i nomina ie platform and momin A el electors being the ORlY scheduled. F o sovernor Cox spent oday a Governor Co: goozs b = 4 no word officially the execu- i irs and office. engaged Wil ffairs a receive: v Jacksontown, Olio, as he was| o recting. W. Va. Actio . Wheeling. . gt v was deemed im- the governor although reports ¥ his party ere current were to be a E Wt chauffeurs of prosecuted. i % distance telephine T ; Long Qe or Cox today regarding ceived b sce woman suftrage fight stat; " ‘very hard contest the governor said. Louis- I prospe e Railroad interests, sor Cox said ad been advis- Governor O ervening in opposition to . o eea of the federal amendment oday added another ad- for this week. He next Saturday at en route to Can- INSTED E BY DELUGE OF RAIN DAMAGE IN W! g 16—A deluge of today, damaging town ars, tearing up street g huge heaps of Central New accompanied were struck. by fire. The on to assist Winsted, Conn ain fell here _tod 2ads. fiooding cellars. pavements and washing T2 umon the tracks of the Eogland road Lightning S rain and several places bat Jittle damage was done artment was cal i e ewing streets after the storm. C O Hiighland lakes weer much af- wal 209 e former overfowing. flooding fecoside Driving park. Highland lake Lk mew high water mark. Mad T ecame a torrent nad overflowed r‘-: eastern and northeastern sections of the borouzh P - o WAWAYS WERE ASPHYXIATED BY FUMES TWO STO % ug. 16.—Two stowaways aboard To ench Tine steamship Niag- e which arrived here today from Bor- Scauz, were found tonight asphyxiated by fomes of disinfectants in one of the ship's Tamtilators, where they are believed to nave hidden to escape detection when the Toer entered port. The ventilators were Slosed when the chip was fumigated at quarantine but the presence of the men 3 not discovered until after she had AVORABLE SUFFRAGE REPORT FOR TEN HOUSE Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 16.—The com- mittee of the lower house of the Tennes- see legisiature in charge of the woman suffrage ratification resolution late to- night voted-10 to 8 to report the measure tomorrow with a recommendation that it be adopted. A vote during the day was said by leaders to be certain. The Senate ratified the suffrage amendment Friday. Spealter Walker of the house, leader of the anti-suffrage forces and a member of the committee, said the first committee ballot stood 9 to 9, as he refrained from voting. Te relieve th etie one of the antis changed his vote. This was regard- ed in opposition circles as an indication of how little importance was to be attached to the committee action. Mr. Walker said a minority report un- favorable to ratification would be pre- pared early tomorrow. Governor Roberts late tonight made public the following telegram from Gov- ernor Cox, the democratic presidential nominee : “I earnestly hope that you will do everything in your power to aid in the immediate ratification of the suffrage amendment. It is the platform pledge of our party and one which every demo= cratic legislator should be proud to sup- port. Good forces for good represented by the womanhood of the nation will be unloosed with the final adoption of the nineteenth amepdment, and I again urge your best efforts to this behalf.” PATROLMAN KILLED MAN WHO SHOT HIM Baitimore, Md., Aug. 16.—In a pistol duel in a dark stairway tonight Mar- ceila_Reynolds, 40 vears old, was killed by Partolman Nicholas Wallace, after the patrolman had been shot in the hip. The patrolman, falling when he was shot, fired from a recumbent position, ng four* bullets into Death was almost instantaneous The shooting followed trouble between Reyonlds and Nathaniel W. Wingate, who, with his family, occupied part of the house. Difficulties between the two resulted in the arrest of both last Wed- nesday on a disorderly conduct charge. On the same charge Reynolds was ar- rested again Saturda: According to his wife, Reynolds had been drinking heavily for several weeks. Yesterday, she sald, he came hom under the influence of liquor. He went to the second floor and returned downstairs bandishing a. revolver. Believig he meant to shoot Wingate, she called the police. JOHN M'GRAW “TOO ILL TO BE INTERVIEWED” New York, Aug. 16. 00 1ll to be in- terviewed”—this was the message deliv- ered today to federal prohibition enforce- ment agents who called at the home of John J. McGraw to ask th manager of the New York Giants if it was true he had bought whiskey at The Lambs, prom- inent actors’ club. An admission to this effect, alleged to have been made to the district attorney’s office in connection with its investigation of how John C. Slavin, actor, received a fracture of the skull in front of Me- Graw's house about a week ago, today attracted the attention of James S. Shev: lin, chief enforcement officer in this city His agents reported they had been unable Dersonally to see McGraw, who is re- covering from a blow on the head. Slavin's_condition today was reported worse and for this reason District At- socked. —_— INSPECTING DEVASTATED REGIONS OF FEANCE Aug. 15— Premier Millerand, e b inspection of the devastat- regions of no 1 & Spissons, where recomstructi rogressing rapidly. The greater part o egion now is ready for cultiva- tiom Replying to an address of welcome by tbe mumicipal authorities, the premier agatn declared the government would do %5 utmost to make Germany Lo its en- tire debt to France. e s WINNIPEG GEAIN EXCHANGE TO TEADE IN FUTURES be pealed on May 14, 1917 YHREE MEN K(LLED WHILE RIDING TO SUMMER HOME rthern France, today vis-; ion work | mated at $5,000,000 was done here to- torney Swann announced he Wwould noy present the case to the grand jury for a few days. DAMAGE OF $5,000,000 BY RAIN IN TOLEDO /Toledo, O., Aug. 16.—Damage est!? day by a severe rainstorm which floated away great stretches of city paving, flooded cellars and paralyzed traffic. It was one of the most severe storms that ever struck the city and district . Rain swept in shegts through the streets. Automobiles parked at curbs eith- er were floated away or stood with their floors flooded. City authorities estimated that the damage to wrecked pavement ‘would run close to_$200,000. Damage was heavy to buildings; one collapsing. From all parts of the city distvess calls are being received. WILLING TO ASSIST MOTHER OF ARCHBISHOP MANNIX London, Aug. 15—Premier Lloyd George told the house of commons that the government Was prepared to give eevry assistance to the mother of Archbishop Mannix of Australia who is in Ireland, to visit the archbishop of England, but that the goverment would not permit the archbishop to visit Ire- land. This was in answer to 2 question ‘whether the government would reconsid- er its decision to bar Archbishop Man- nix from Ireland in view of the arch- ‘bishop’s mother and not for any pollitic- al purpose. Yes, Hazel, & small oottage hers on earth is better than 2 castle in the air. NG ON FORMER GERMAN TEADE ROUTES ‘Washington, Aug. 16.—Operation of American ships on former German trade Toutes to all parts of the world "n= * sanction and support of the shipping board, Chairman senson night in making public co-operative work- ing agreements reached between the American Ship_and Commerce corpora- tion of New York and the Hamburg- American line of Germany. In his summary of the agreements the chairman declared that “the _shipping board would looj forward to seeing one of its constructive plans carried out.” “There is no German money in the American end of the business in any place nor is there any agreement ex- pressed or implied for German investment in any of the American companies,” he added, The arrangement is for twenty years and consists, the chairman said, of & general agreement covering the princi- ples to be followed by the two concerns and an operating agreement covering the methods of ecarrying out the plan. In general, it provides that each party may participate with an equal amount of ton- nage in such passenger and freight ser- vices as shall be established which will include between the United States and Germany and Germany and ports of the world other than the United States. ‘Plzr facilities, ports and office organizations of both companies are placed at the dis- posal of the service. In the eveils of war between the United States and Germany, provision is made for termination of the agreement and also to cover the contingency of war be- tween either the United States and other powers than Germany or Germany and other powers than the United States. Set ment of disputes between the two companies by arbitration is provided for, as is revision of the contract in the event the laws of either country should re- quire it. Passenger service between the United States and Germany is to be established within one year, the American corpora- tion agreeing to supply passenger ships not exceeding 40,000 gross tons, to which the Hamburg-American line cannot add unless it is agreed that the business war- rant san addition. In that case the Ger- man company may add ships until it has 50 per cent. of the vessels in the service. In the design and construction of pas- senger ships the Hamburg-American line will give the American corporation all the technical knowledge and experience at its disposal. Each party may supply half the ton- nage for freight service between the United States and Germany, but if the Hamburg-American line has not the ton- nage for its half, the American company may supply it. Rates on eastbound traf- fic are to be fixed by the American Ship and Commerce corporation and on west- bound traffic by the Hamburg-American line. Freight services between Germany and countries other than the United States are to be , ken up independently. Pro- vision alsc” s’ made for the withdrawal of either party from a service not to its interest, but the party withdrawing may not enter if the other party carries the burden of building up the service. If both parties withdraw the service may be re-established as originally. “To begin to carry out the passenger arrangements,” Chairman Benson said, “the American Ship and Commerce cor- poration has just purchased from the shipping board the steamer De Kalb and has let a contract for re-conditioning her to carry third class passengers and freight.” FIGRT OVER SUFFRAGE IN N. €. LEGISLATURE TODAY Raleigh, C.. Aug. 16—Leaders of both factions in the fight over suffrage ratification tightened their lines tonight preparatory to the first test of strength tomorrow when the upper house of the North Carolina legislature is scheduled to begin conseration of the issue. The extraordinary session reconvened tonight after a recess since Saturday. It iccupied its time with local measures, but discussions of the probable senate action on suffrage tomorrow was hear, more often than the question on which the members were voting. Both sides claimed victo: 29 DRUNKENNESS CASES IN HARTFORD POLICE COURT Hartford, Comn, Aug. 16—Twenty- nine men were in police! court today charged with drunkenne: This would have been a record Monday docket even in the palmiest days of licensed liquor selling. Twenty six were fined $10 and costs each and only ten could pay; the rest going to jaiml. Prosecuting Attor- ney Elsner took occasion to say that the police of the city had full author- ity to arrest sellers of liquor as well as drinkers. Mayor Brainard has said that such authority was lacking. BERLIN PROTESTS ISOLATION OF EASP-WEST PRUSSIA Berlin, Aug. 16.—On receipt of a note addressed to the president of the German peace delegation in Paris regarding boun- dary demarkation in the west Prussian plebescite area, the German government has instructed its. representatives in Lon- don, Paris and Rome to present a mote to the supreme council and to the govern- ment sin the capitals named in which protest is made against cutting off east and west Prussia from the Vistula, ac- cording {0 a semi-official report published here today. The note concludes: “The government herewith solemnly makes protest agains tthe decision of t1ié supreme council. It must repudiate the assumption of any responsibility for the consequences that will necessarily ensue from the decision. It cannot recognize the decision, which is incompatible with the provisions of the peace treaty.” J. H. HERON DROPPED DEAD WHILE PLAYING TENNTY Greenwich, Conn, Aug. 16—John M. Heron, a_member of the Great Council of the United States, Improved Order of Red Men, and a past great sachem of the Council of California, dropped dead while playing tennis, at his sum- mer home in Sound Beach, Conn.. fo. day. He was 54 years of age and an importer in New York City. Mrs. Her- on and two soms survive. TOBACCO CROP WAS PAMAGED BY Hartford, Conn., Aug. 16. - Tewerts coming to the city, from the north-cenrtal part of the state show that roads and the tobacco crops sustained damage es- timated at $100,000 during severe storms today. In New Britain, lightning struck a house, plate glass windows were smashed in the canter, and in a moving picture theatre ther was a slight panic when the lights went out. In this ecity telephone and trclley ser vice was crippled by the storm. a Belfast Iristman For Expression Used During Second Reading of the Irish Coercion Bill. _London, Aug. 16—Alexander M. Car- lisle, a prominent Belfasi Irishman and a Privy Councillor, has been debarred from the privileges of the house of lords by a resolution passed by that body today. Action in the matter was Tequested by Earl Curzon, the toreign secretary, who declared that Mr. Car- lis.e's lettere in reply to a demand sent him for an apology for an “affront” to the house, “aggravated rather than di- minished his recent insult to the lords.” _ Alexander M. Carlisle, standing be- aind the rail at the steps to the throne when the house of lords passed the sec- ond reading of the Irish coercion bill on August 9, protested: “If you pass the bill you may kill Fne'ant not Ireland.” No reply was made to him and he left the house. _ Earl Curzon, a few days later, act- ing on the request of the house of lords, sent a formal demand for an apology for “a serious affront to the dignity of the lordships.” To this Mr. Carlisle sent what amounted to a refusal to apologize, saying that if he had offend- ed the king he was ready to make ample apology, but if it was solely regarded as an affront to the house of lords, “then the case Is different.” Mr. Carlisle's position as Privy Coun- cillor gave him access to the space in front of the throne. IRISH QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS . London, Aug. 16.—I nreply to a ques- tion in the house of commons today, Pre- mier Lloyd George again announced the | Wwillingness of the government to discuss With any representatives of Irish opinion any proposals for a settlement. The premier said such discussion would be subject to three conditions, as follows: “First, that the six counties of north- ern Ulster must be treated separately; second, that there must be no secession directly of indirectly of any part of Ire- land from the United Kingdom, and third. We cannot agree to anything that would involve any detraction from the security of these islands or of their safety in case of war." The Sinn Feiners would not be ruled out if they were prepared to accept these conditions, Premier Lioyd George said. LORD MAYOR OF CORK GUILTY BY COURTMARTIAL Cork, Ireland, Aug. 16.—Terence Mac- Sweeney, lord mayor of Cork, was found guilty today by courtmartial of having under his control the secret police cipher. The trial was conducted under the de- fense of the realm act regulations. The sentence imposed will be promulgated later. TENN, HOUSE TO VOTE ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE TODAY Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 16.—The lower house of the Tennessee legislature Will vote tomorrow on ratification of the fed- eral suffrage amendment, both'suffrage and opposition leaders announced tonighl. The committee in charge of the rati- fication resolution held an executive ses- sion tonight and Chairman Riddick plan- ned to report the measure in the regular order of business tomorrow morning, probably within half an hour of the open- ing of the session at 10.30 o'clock. Conflicting claims as to the result of the vote were made tonight. Seth Walk- er, speaker and leeader of the opposition, said the amendment would be rejected. “We have ratification beaten, that is all there is to it,” he declared. Suffrage leaders jtill were confident they would win. Tier have claimed majority in the house since the legisla tive session began and said if members stood by their pledges victory was cer- tain. Both suffrage and opposition workers tonight confirmed reports that five of the seevn members of the Davidson county (Nashville)* delegation, pledged to suf: frage, had gone over to the opposition The antis were jubilant over this acces- sion to- their ranks. The suffrage poll has listed from 53 to 60 members. in cluding the Davidson delegation. Fifty votes is the constitutional majority neces- sary for ratification. DRIVER OF COX’'S CAR FATLED TO APPEAR IN COURT Newark, O.. Aug. 16.—Joseph Whita- ker, taxicab driver in Governor Cox's party en route from Cambirdge to Co- lumbus vesterday, who was arrested here on a speeding charge, failed to appear in municipal court today as instructed. Of- ficials would not say whether Whitaker, whose home is in Cambridge, would be brought here to answer the charge TWhitaker had been released Awithout bonds. “John Doe” warrants acainst drivers of the other three cars in the party have been issued, city officials stated. SETTLING IX IN SURRECTION LOWER CALIFORNIA Mexicali, Lower California, Aug. 16. Conclusion of negotiations looking toward a settlement of the insurrection in the northern district of Lower California waits on the arrival of certain formal papers from Mexico City, according to a statement made today by Governor Este- ban Cantu. Unofficially it was admitted that nego- tiations had Dbeen closed and that Gen- eral Luis M. Salazar would succeed Col- onel Cantu as governor in about a week after the arrival. of his commission to that office. ORDEF U. 5. WARSHIPS | TO THE BALTIC SEA Washington, Aug. 16—The armored cruiser Pittsburgh and a destroyer have been ordered to the Baltic Sea to pro- tect American interests .there. The ves- sels now ar at herbourg, France, 'and will proceed iminediately for Russian waters, The vespels are under orders to pro- ceed to Ibanzig, the free city ‘on the Baltic. The threatening situation in Po. land has jeoparidzed the lives and terests of a large number of American: who are scattered in various parts of Poland. Many of these Americans have already made their way to Danzig and others are endeavoring to reach that port. BRIDGEPORT EXTENDS DAYLIGHT SAVING TO OCT. 31 Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 16.—Daylight saving in this city was extended to Oec- tober 31 by action of the board of al- dermen tonight, which amended the ordinance terminating daylight saving on September 30th. a NORWICH, CONN.. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1920 I'Houseuflordsixpelsl B.R.T. Not to Renew i llniun_A_greement Receiver Garrison Declines to Recognize Closed Shop Principles. New York, Aug. 16.—Federal Judge Julius M. Mayer today sustained Lindley | M. Garrison. receiver of the Brooklyn; Rapid Transit Compan¥, in his refusal to renew the corporation’s agreement With the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, Which expires August 2 After Mr. Garrison had refused to ne- gotiate with representatives of the union on the . ground that adoption of their proposals would constitute enforce- ment of closed prindipals. committee today called upon Mayor Hyland to pro- test. The mayor referred the commiltee to Jidge Mayer, who appointed Mr. Gar-! rison. expressing the belief that he would, direct the receiver to megotiate with the union, 5 In a letter to the committee denying its request for a hearing, Judge Maver ex- pressed surprise at the nature of the pro- Dosed agreenient. He pointed out that one provision call- ed for suspension of emploves from work for failure to pay unic dues, fines or assessments, and the right of the union to collect dues on the company's prop- ertyk, while another stipulated the con pany should send eligible employes to join the union. A third provided that no union except those already having agreements with the company should be recognized. | | BODY OF GENERAL GORGAS BURIED IN ARLINGTON Washington, Aug. 16—The body of Major General William C queror of yellow fever in BRIEF TELEGRAMS Bar gold in London was unchanged at 112s 11d an ounce. France has fomally asked for the privilege of holding the Olympic games of 1924. The Times of Toledo announced that the price would be increased from two to three cents. A general strike was declared at all Italian ports according to a news re- port from Rome. Four cases of bubonic plague are re- ported te have been discovered in Paris. One death has resulted so far. gravity Because of the inter- nations ng of the people of Japan will be called to obtain their t of th Spanish troops fighting Morocco rebel tribesmen advaned to mew positions in the rebel country, according to an of- ficial report from Mellila. Four hold-up men relieved ten mem- bers of the United Republican Club of Brooklyn, of $5,000 in cash and jewel- ry and escaped in a taxicab. Wallace A. Ackerman. Madison, was drown yesterday an, Pond. He dove from did not return to the of North at Nath- a rock and surface. A contract for carrying mails by ai planes from incoming steamers to Ber- lin was closed with the German Lloyd | Air Line by the Ministry of Posts. Francisco Villa has offered to send his brotin ‘iivolito Villa to | Mexico « ~00d faith retiring from military activities. i Panama: and former surgeon general of the army, was buried today at Arling- ton National cemetery with impressive military honors. Preceding the army ritual at the grave, three services were held at the Church of the Epiphany. attended by members of the president’s cabinet, members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of American and forelgn scientific societies and officers highsin the army and navy. Rear Ad- miral Cary T. Grayson, represented President Wilson. The sky, which had been overcast all day, cleared just as the general’s was carried from the church the flag-draped casket 12id on the gun car- riage. To the mournful roll of muffled drums and the rhvthmic cadence of troops marching at jthe half-step the long funeral eortege, the most impressive since the funeral. of the late Admiral Dewey, made ay to' the cemetery The dead officer's horse, ed in black, followed close behind bod As the procession entered the cem- etery, the guns at Fort Myer, nearby boomed out a major general's salute of 14 guns. At the grave the brief army service, was conducted by the chief of army fchaplpins, Colone} T. Ax- ton.” After the customary, thres voileys of musketry, another. fourteen gun Sa- lute from Fort Myer mingled the sorrowful bugle notes of “Tag The miilitary escort consistod troops of cavalry, a provisio! ment from the tank co a one company of coast artillery r motor ambulances and three bands. Brigadier General Grote Hufcheson | commanded the escort of honr. The honorary pall bearers were Sec- retary of War Baker, General Peyton | G. Marsh. the chief of staff: the jus tices of the supreme court, cha‘rmen the house and senate mil commit tees. and the vestrymen of the Chureh of the Epiphany, of whith General Gorgas was member. The military pallbearer: Generals Tasker H. Bl Ireland, Frank Mel P. Harris, och Crowder. George Squire, Mills and William Sibert. als W. C. Braisted, Surseon G the Nayy, and Cary T. Grayson president’s physician, and Brigadier Gen Littell_and Walter D. erals Isaac W McCaw, and Férmer Surgeon Rupert Service Blue of the Public Health Anson ROOSEVELT SCORES LI oLp REPUBLICAN BOSSES” Jamestown, N. D., Aug. 16.—Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic vice presidential candidate, in a carhpaign address here to- night, declared that if Governor James M. Cox was elected president in Novem- ber the p treaty we be ified within Jday Mr. Roosevelt scored what he called the “old fine republican bosses” and at- tacked Semator Warren G. Harding. re- publican tionary.” Early this afternoon the vice presi- dential candidate delivered an address at presidential nominee, as “r Valley City and came from there to Jamestown by atomobile. He left here tonight for Bismarck by rail HOUSE OF LORDS TO ADJOURN UNTIL OCT. 19 London, Aug. 16.—The house of com- mons tonight without division agreed to the motion of Andrew Bonar Law, the government leader, adjourning the house until Oct. 19, but empowered the speaker to summon parliament earlier should public interest demand it. This and Mr. Bonar Law's undertaking that in_event of Russia’s armistice terms to Poland being materially altered the government would take no action without consulting parliament, meets the opposition's objee- tions that the country should not be com- mitted to any intervention against Rus- sia without the consent of parliament. “THE CRANK” PURCHASED $7,000 WORTH OF BONDS Philadelphia, Aug. 16.—Memoranda showing that Aususto Pasquale, “The Crank,” held in the Montgomery county prison in connection with thé kidnapping of ‘Blakely Coughlin, purchased $7,000 worth of bonds shortly after George H. Coughlin, the baby's father, paid the $12,000 ransom demanded from him, were found today at the prisoner's home at New Gretna, N. J.. The authorities had been able to account for only about $5,000 spent by Pasquale since the napping and they said today's discovery. strengthens the theory that he was acting alone and had no accomplices in the kid- napping. GOVERNOR COX TO VISIT NEW YORK CITY AUGUST 28 New York, Aug. 16.—Plans for the wisit of Governor Cox, democratic pres dential neminee, to New York Aug. 28 were announced at democratic national headquarters tonight. A reception will be held at the National Democratic club immedjately after the governors asrival and a luscheon will follow at which Gov- ernor Cox -is expected to speak. The nominee will spend the afternoon wit- nessing the police field day games. ¢! Stokers threatening Rear Admir- | neral of | the | Bar silver was quoted at 39 1-2d jounce in London. New York domest price was unchanged at 99 1-2 cents and foreign silver was 95 3-8 cents un- changed. | Steamship .Pastores .from .Havana, Port Limon. Ci Rica and Cristobal. jarrived at New York with the largest 20 of bananmas of the season, 70,000 | stems. Details of plots of the Soviet zovern- {ment to foment industrial discord in the | United States, are in the hands of In- telligence Department of the Govern- { ment. | According to officials of the B. R. T. ! Garrison accedes to the demands of the men before Aug. a strike will be men’s union unless Received Lindley M. | called. ed and ice house be: longing to Frank Osborn or East dsor. was destroyed by fire, ! | ed by lightning late yesterday. Loss $6.-| | s00. A barn, wagon A bomb was exploded in the Palace ! of Justice, Buenos Aires, where eleven | | alleged anar s were on trial accus- | d of plotting for a communist revolu- | tion in March. i | Walter H. Burton, a Chicazo woolen | | merchant, who returned from Europe, | |declared 'that the German paper suits | |svould be .of no_use in this country be-| {cause of the hes | | The first contingent, 428, of 2,500 | | Germans who will go to PBrazil at the | pense of that Government to organ- man colony have left on the | fsteamship. Cugaba | In an effort to obtain a permanent | record of officers who. died in the war, | {the Army an v Club of America | sent questionnaires to more tha ,000. reiatives of the dead strike .that | up the Mu Ferry de | finitely called off the e when they | | found_ police reserves “ready and waiting Ito take their positions. A i Senator George F. Thompsom, of N agara County, candidate for the Repub- lican nomination for Governor. announc- ould* begin an automobile cam- ed he | paign of the state August | | TUncertaints persists the strugsle | inessec’s tification of the Fodern' sffeza amendment nears the nd with both advocates and opponents ming victo the House | Francis M. Hugo. secretary of state, | announced the withdrawal of his candi- dacy for the revublican nomination for | governor of New in the primary i | election next month. | { York . Sing Singz Prison, Ossining, adopted a new a large ized mont ssion to hecome a regular at the supper table in rveturn for ¢ mascot. N. Y., has moter truck from Newark to Balti- containing of wh's A more, cases was held up by four armed men who removed the whiskey at Fuilerton, Md. Four men iwere ted charged with larceny. - Secretary Danisls, of the Nary De- partment, and Mrs. Daniels are at Ra- leigh, N. C.. to hegin the fight today to make this state ‘th> 36th for the ratifi- cation of the Federal woman suffrage amendment. Publishing company of with the secretary The Times Bridgeport has filed of state an amendment to its certifi- cate of incorporation reducing the amount at which it will commence busi- ness from $250,000 to $100,00. Homer Norris, organist, for whom the late J. Plerpont Morgan built and pre- sented a fine home at Greenwood Lake, N. Y., died in Roosevelt hospital as the result of injuries’ sustained when run over by a taxicab. An electrical torm, heaviest fn many vears, struck Poughkeepsie, causing much damage to buildings and fruit trees. From siX to nine structures were destroyed Whitehead * estate causing $10,000 damasge. Robert Dollar, Pacific coast shipown- er. abroad for the last six weeks look- tng into the shipping situation in Eng- land, arrived at New York. He said he was pessimistic about the future of shipping and shipbuilding. Shore leaves for crews on American vesse's af Cherbonrw has heen stopped. The U. 8. S. Plttsburgh I8 ready for orders to proceed. to the Raltic Sea with French cruisers Marseiliaise and Gueydon and four French destroyers. SEVEN DENVER STRIKERS SENTENCED TO 90 DAYS Denver, Col., Aug. 16.—Seven officers of the local street car men’s union, who called the strike of tramway carmen in Denver, today were sentenced to ninety days in jail for contempt by Judge Gree- ley W. Whitford in district court. The judge found them guilty ten days ago of calling the strike in violation of an in- Junction. 8 PAGES—64 COLUMNS BOLSHEVIKI ARE WAVERING INTHERBATTLE FOR WARSAW start-| . {a eral government is watching thg meeting a local representative of the de- {partment of justice admitting that he | be held tomorrow. ! Luvera of this city, Uninterrupted Fighting is Going on in the Valley of the Bug —The Poles Have Inflicted Heavy Losses on the Enemy —Peositions Gained By the Poles Have Strengthened the Defenses of the Polish Capital. Warsaw, Aug. 16.—Uninterrupted fighting is going on in the valley of the Bug from its source to its confluence With the Narew river. The great battle which has just begun along the river has been marked by appreciable advantages for the Poles. They have inflicted heavy losses on the ememy and won back im- portant positions. In Galicia, the Poles. without pressure from the bolsheviki, have withdrawn to the line of the Bug. The forces defending Warsaw are now grouped as follows: The left wing, rest- ing on the forts of Modlin (Novo Geor- gievsk), holds the line of the lower Narew and Bug; the center, protected behind by the outer forts of Warsaw, occupies positions situated. at distances varying from eighteen to thirty miles from the capital; the right wing com- mands the valley of the upper Bug. Both on the right and the left wing it is the Poles who have taken the iitiative in the operations. ’ The bolshevik forces which had cross- ed the Bug between Hrubieszow , and Wiodawa have been thrown back on the right bank. On the left wing, the Foles, starting from Modlin, have made # suce cessful attack in tue direction of Mlawa. Due to this operation the positions 1he Poles occupy in the fork. of the Narew and Bug rivers. which constitute the key defenses of Warsaw, ar> now better pro tected from a flank attack threatened by the bolshevik forces on the northwest. In the center, on the lower Bug. all attacks delivered by the enemy to .9+ able him to approach nearer the Warsaw forts, were repelled with heavy losses. Red cavalry continues to operate along the old Polish-Prussion frontier without opposition from the Poles. This opera- tion is not connected with the battle along the Bug and cannot in any way influence the issue there, even should the bolsheviki throw in stronger forces. --It is considered that the Polish troops aeeu-’ pying Thorn and Graudenz and distribut- o ‘;::“Dtm Vistula are ample to pro- ec! e Danzig communis 0y Banyer: g unications from aoy SCALE COMMITTEE OF SOFT COAL MINERS DEADLOCKED Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 16.—Members of the joint scale committee of the central competitive bituminous coal .field, were deadlocked tonight after the operators had refused the miners' demands for increased wages and the miners in turn had rejectd a counter-proposal of the operators and a: joint . sub-ocmmittee, appointed to consider .the situation, ad- journed after a three hour session with- out reaching any agreement. The miners on Saturday presented demand for a §2 a day increase for day and month laborers and a ten cent a ton increase for pick and machine mining. In their reply today the operators of- fered to correct the seeming inequality of the award of the = bituminous coal commission last March, uder which the pick mining rate was advanced 27 per cent over the then existing contract and the day and monthly men were given n advance of but 20 per ct, by advanc- ing the wages of day and monthly men to the equivalent of the pick miners’ advance. The operators, however, re- fused to consider any other demands made by the miners including the ten cents per ton asked for nick and ma- chine mining. On receipt of the operators’ proposal the miners promptly rejected it apd a sub-committee of the joint scale ‘com- mittee was appointed fo try and reach setilement. A Afier adjournment tonight members of the Sub-committee said there’Was it tle to indicate any immediate settlement of th matter. It became known that the fed- today was watching the conferehce develop- ments regarding the possibility of any strike action by the minurs. ECREMENT PLEADED NoT GUILTY OF FRAUDULENCE Montreal, Aug. 18- rthur }‘:crcmf‘ffl. former member of the Canadian parlia- ment, arrested near the American border Saturday after deportation from the TUnited States. pleaded not guilty when arraigned today on three charges of ob- taining money under false pretenses. The complainant was G. Patenaude of Moz~ treal, who alleged that on each of two occasions Ecrement obtained $2,000 from him by means of a fake wiretapping scheme. Ecrement's counsel today charged that Michael Connolly. who previously alleged that Ecrement obtained $100,000 from him by similar methods, was the cause of his client's troubles. Preliminary hearing of the charges will FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY IN MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD Springfield. Mass., Aug. 16.—James sa of New Haven is_dead, and John is held by .the po- Ivice on acharge of murder following a spectacular shooting affray in Main street. in the heart of the city today. A companion of Musca escaped and two men who were with Luvera are held on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. Luvera in his statement to the police said that he had received threats from Musca and was called from the store in which he was standing to find Musca and several companions waiting for him on the sidewalk. He declared that they reached for weapons and he opened fire. Musca was killed and his companions escaped in an automobile in which they are said to have come from New Haven today. 60 MILES OF COAL CARS CHOKING THE EAILROADS Baltimore, Md., Aug. 16.—Sixty miles of coal cars, loaded with fuel cargoes. are choking the roads between Brunswick and Curtis Bay terminals, Baltimore, ac- cording to President M. C. Byers of the ‘Western Maryland railroad, who added {hat the yresent congestion, due to the failure of ship owne: to load on the coal and to the laxity in the issuance of coal permits, was the worst he has ever known. This congestion all the more de- plorable, he said, in that there is such a demand for coal in New England and elsewhere. and the_idleness of so many freight cars will cause production at the mine sto suffer. HARDING AMBITIOUS TO SELECT STRONG CABINT» Tacoma, Washn, Aus. 16.—Senator Harding, republican nominee. in a tele- gram to Governor Hart of Washingtdn to- day said he could “readily see the pro- Driety in the selection of a suitable weot: | arn man” for the post of secretary of thal interior, and added_ that one of Kis “par- ticular ambitions” was to see that the “conntry gets ome of the strongest cab- inets that can be brought togetMer.” —— DROWNED WHILE SWIMMING IN THE WISCONSIN 'RIVER ilbourne, Wis., Aug. 16.—Hobart C. Frary, a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, and his ‘wife. Maud Elliott Frary, were drowéned while swimming in-the Wisconsin river. near the Upper Dells, yesterday, accordinz to — TO WORK OUT CAMPAIGN PROGRAMM FOR HARDING Marion, Ohio, Aug. 16.—A campaign programme for 'Senlm?nl?lfr‘;: ing up to October , including a schedi- ule of speaking dates and a general list of issies to be covered, will be worked out here tomorrow at a conference be- tween the republican nominee and. Eroup of party laders. i any invitations to speak aw: Mnr!un are to be ltkkfi fln(laerayfiflflhl‘?;f eration along with the requests of vari- ous organiations for front porch appofnt- ments. The general prediction of those close to: the senator tonight, however, was that the six Wweeks' programme - ag finally arranged would provide for few appearances in other cities. For the five weeks between October.i and the election, the slate is to be left blank for the present. The last fromt porch date so far announced is for Sep- tember 25, and it is understood that the disposition of the nomince's time dur- ing the final period of the campaign Will be taken up at a later confernce. Will H. Hays, the national chairman, and Senator Harry New of Indlana, {fai of the party’s speaking bureau, are e prominent orrow’s oo figures i tomorrow Although a speaking schedule will be the first business of the conference, gpé- cific atiention also will be given to the issues which are to'be luring the coming iy sk S y- Senator Harding had fe - ers and he devoted . his {ims t:'eofi- spondence and to the front porch speech he will deliver Thursday to a delegation from the Ohio legislature. One of those Who saw him was Mrs. Abby Scott Bak- er, political chairman the Woman's party, Who talked over with the nomi- nee the possibilities of ratification of the suffrage amendment by the Tennes- see_legislature. Assuring Mrs. Baker he was to g0 fo any reasonatle lengtne to. eoire favorable action, the senator pointed out that unless the Tennessee situations were definitely sttld by election time, there might be a legal battle over the result of the balloting in some states. Senator Harding declined today to comment on the Polish situation. BOY SCOUTS TO ATTEND OLYMPIC GAMES AT ANTWEEBP New York, Aug. 16.—The Ameriean delegation of Boy Scouts now on & European tour will be guests of the Olympic games committee at Antwerp tomorrow and then will board a United States transport which will start for home Wednesday. A cablegram to this effect was re- ceived at national Boy Scout headquar- ters here today from Chief Scout Execu- tive West, who is accompanying the American scouts. His message said the American boys received an enthusiastic reception in Brussels yesterday when they gave a scouting demonstration. Prior to their Belgian visit the hoys were guests of.a French war department on a tour of the French hattle fields. “AROUND THE WORLD" = FREIGHT SERVICE VOYAGB B Baltimore, Auz. 16.—The steamship West Kasson arrived in port today have ing completed the first “around the world” freight service voyage, inaugurat- ed by the Pacific Mail Steamship Com. pany with Baltimore as her home DoFi: The West Kasson sailed from here last January 12. Captain Paulson loday said his vovage, while an interesting one, was uneventful save for establishing a record' both in runninz time and the handling- of immense cargoes at the various parts of call, eighteen of which she touched, WESTERN UNION DIVIDES $2,000,000 AMONG EMPLOYES | New York. Aug. 16.—The Weststa Tnion Telegraph Company. in pursuanes of a profit-sharing policy announced more than a month ago. today began paving to emploves all over the world nearly $2.- 000,000, This additional remuneration repre- sents a share of the company’s earnings during the first six months of 1920. Fach employe today received 54 per cent. of his January earnings. The paymgnt for the- lasct half of the: year. ba: vpon July' salaries. will be made February 15, 1921 -~ 500,000 POUNDS OF FPOWDER ek EXPLODED AT ABERDEEN, MD. Aberdeen, Md.. Aus. 16 —Explosions of 500,000 nognds of gunpowder on the gov- ernment proving grounds today shook the country for miles “around. The explo- sions were caused by a fire that destray= ed ‘five one-story buildings on the maim front of the proving grounds. One laber- er of fitty who ran Cor their lives wHEA™ the flames neared ¢ powder stol plants is missing Firemen prevented flames reaching the general ammunitior building. FIRST AERIAL MAIL PLANE Chicago, | Auz. 16.—The. first . aerial. mail plana from St TLouis to Chisamn pne rived at 2.20 this afternoon, having - pleted the trip in three )mun_..ufi word recelved here today. The bodies have not been recovered. : | minutes _actual flying time. One & was made st Rantoul, TIL} for fuel trip was made without incident.