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ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY. MORNING, AUGUST. 13, 1920.
FERTILIZER MEN CONDEMN ASSEMBLY
FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR
' KEEPING UNIVERSITY BRANCHES GOING
ESTABLISHED 1 *»
At Final Session Yesterday
Three Hundred Vote
For Resolution.
ENJOYED STAY HERE
Fertilizer Men Hear More
Good Speeches Before
Close Of SeAion.
Condemning in unmeasured terms
the action ot the State Legislature
In leaving the 8tate’a educational In
stitutions, without funds for their prop
er support when just as this time
many Instructors and professors arc
leaving them because of low salaries,
the three hundred fertiliser salesmen
in their final session here yesterday
morning went on record as "express
ing their chagrin and disapproval of
the Ktntfj Legislature in failing to
provide for Georgia’s educational in
stitutions.” A resolution offered by
President Harry Hodgson of jthe
Southern Fertiliser Association and
carried unanimously by the salesmen
was ordered sproad on the minutes
and published thqpughout the State of
Georgia. This ringing resolution was
offered after Mr. C. W. Stewart, a
salesman, had called attention to an
article fn the Athens Banner showing
how the college was doing all that it
could to educate and Instruct the fer-
tllllxer salesmen, and on another
column another article was shown
which grave an acount of the action
of the Stato Legislature.
Calls For Support of 8chool%
Mr. Stowart called upon the sales
men present whether they were from
Tennessee, Alabama or Georgia to
stand by their educational Institutions
so that their Children might not be
hampered In getting the best educa
tion possible for the State to give and
that the future ot the boys and girls
in the South be not blighted by a
bunch of peanut politicians who know
little and care less admut the import
ance of education. Resolutions were
also offered thanking Mr. Morton
Hodgson, the State College of Agri
culture, the ladies *hff served meals
,in the college cafeteria >md the City
.•Chamber ot Commerce for Its work
In adding to 'the comfort, pleasure
and profit of the men since they havo
been in Athens.
All this happened after a round tn
10 BE IN, US
James W. Morton, President
Of Bun pu, At Denver
For Conference.
athemmts
irinmillm-nn - WM
Hugh Gordon Is Surprised
That Sentiment Crystal
lized So Soon.
TO AID ON RETURN
Prominent Farmers Of State
To Go Into Every Coun
ty To Organize.
hie discussion had been hold by III
rector J. N .Harper ot Iho Soil Im
provement Committee. TJ>« moraine
session opened with an address by
Mr. George H. Flror on the question
of fertilising 'Orchards and Truck
Crops. Mr. Flror handled his nuhjoci
In an Intelligent and Interesting man
ner and gave the salesmen present
much Information of parctlcal value.
The next lecture was on "Method-'
of Applying Fertiliser" by Mr. E. C.
Westbrook. This was given by til"
rid of s'ereoptlcnn views and proved
to be of much value and Interest
Many questions were asked Prof
Westborok and hln subject later dia
cussed during the round table work.
Hodgson Makes Feature Speech.
Representing the manufacturers
and sneaking from the standpoint of
practical problems confronting . the
fertiliser Industry of today, Mr. Marry
Hodgson of Athens made thp feature
address of the day’s program. Mr.
Hodgson gave a most valuable and
thoughtful address. In speaking of
these salesmens schools, ho said. "W"
are trying to learn to ho more effl
clnnt In our work ot service. We may
be groping and feeling our way but
we are groping In the right direction.
Education, he said, was the biggest
of all problems in tho South nnd the
Soil Improvement Committee In co-
f iperatlng with tho stato educational
nstltutlnns were doing nil In their
power to give tho farmer more practi
cal Information with reference to hl»
soils and fertilizers. He stressed the
need-nf further growth on the par# nt
the Soil Improvement Committee .<
staff of experts to take rare of In
creased work that they must do.
Following Mr. Hodgson, Director
ItBrper closed the meeting with
short talk which took up many of the
principal subjects discussed during
the time the men have been attend
ing tho short course.
After passing several ringing ream
lutlonn condemning the cheap politi
cal' maneuvering that defeated needed
appropriation bills, the gathering
stood adjourned.
Olympic'Committee’s
Suspension Of Ahearn
Is Protested By Men
Athens will be tho center of the
Farm Bureau Federation activities
throughout Georgia during tho next
year. It was learned yesterday. Mr.
R. A. Kelly, prominent farmer of Ten
allle, will devote his entire time to the
work of expanding the federation and
will open offices here about tiie first
of September.
, The plans of the Georgia Farm Bu
reau Federation, whose officers close
this week a series of brilliantly suc
cessful rallies throughout Georgia, at
which Mr. James W. Covcrdale, na
tional secretary, was the principal
speaker, are to organize every county
In Gcrogla Into community and coun
ty farm bureaus and bring all into the
state and national federations.
Tho specific plans, as outlined yes
terday by one of the leading workers,
aro to couduct Intensive campaigns
in each .county of tho stato during tho
next year and bring overy farmer into
the organization to cooperate tor mu
tual welfare of tho agricultural Inter
ests of Georgia.
Either Tift or Grcepo county will
be the. first organized. Prominent
farmers of the suite will give their
time to Intensive canvass of each
county. Among those who have vol
unteered to enter the work for the
time It takes to-perfect organisation
are Mr. Reese, of Covington, Mrs. M.
B. Judd, of Dalton, Mr. R. E. Hall, of
TUton, Mr. James W. Morton, of Ath
ens, president of tho Georgia federa
tion.
The federation Intends to enroll
100,000 tenners on u basis of $7.00
membership fee for the first year and
$5.00 tor each succeeding year. With
tho funds thus obtained the, organlza
tlon will be able to swing cooperative
marketing deals on a largo scale for
tho farmers and successfully defeat
any effort, such as the one now rc
ported in the making to knock tho
bottom out of thto cotton seed market
and Inaiiro the farmers of Georgia fair
prices and fair a deal all around In
Ills business.
Farmers of ether states, notably
Iowa, have organized on n large scale
and have revolutionized the business
end of the agricultural Industry from
the point Of view Of the producer. It
lt$s the determination of those Interes
ted tn the movement In Georgln to do
the same for the farmers of the Em'
plro state of the South.
Tho exact date and the choice of
the particular county which Is to be
organized first will not be decided until
the return of President Morton from
Denver, where ho went yesterday to
attend a conference of the executive
hoard of the {national federation. On
his return a conference of the execu
tive board of tho stule federation will
he called and final details arranged.
The bureau will bo strongly organ
Izcq In ono county In each section of
the state and, while other counties In
other sections are being similarly or
ganized. that county will continue to
spread tho organization through the
Immediate section. In this manner It
Is exported lo bring every rounty Into
the federation within a few months
Tho general direction of the cam
palgn will lie from the offico of Mr.
Holly In Athens.
COUNTIES ORGANIZE
Supporters Of Loyal Democ-
Through State Engage
In Support
(Special to The Banner.)
Atlanta, August 13.—Hugh Gordon
who to manager thu Dorsey senato
rial campaign, reached Atlanta today
and took hold at headquarters. He
got right down to work and started
tilings humming. As he rail through
the piles of letters and telegrams, lie
said he was surprised to find how
rapidly Dorsey sentiment hail crystal-
(zed.
County after county Is bolng orga
nized by the old Democratic loaders,
hundreds of whom. In tho past, have
been activo for Sonator lfokc Smith.
“It seems that tho people have
mado up their minds that this Is to
be a fight between straight out de
mocracy and - Insurgents." said Mr.
Gordon. "Wo Democrats have dif
fered among ourselves In tho past amt
have split Into factions but this ycur
the factions are coming together and
they are uniting behind Governor Dbr-
sey. They aro going to take him as
their leader because ho stands^ square
ly upon tho national Democratic plat-
form. There! is no question about his
party loyalty In the'pas and no doub
as o his loynly In he fun re."
"Tho raco Is bowcon Governor Dor
sey and Mr. Wason. Here arc more
than twenty lettors saying tt Is un
necessary to even send a speaker tn
as many counties and widely scat
tered ones .too. Senctor Smith la not
a serious factor. It Is either Dorsoy
or Wetson, almost the yhole state
over.
‘Mr. Watson Is too radical for the
rock ribbed Democratic nd Mr*Smith
ASSEMBLY H.0SED BOLSHEVIKI TELL
ns ON Hi
Kimball -House Hotbed Of
Campaign Enthusiast? As
Candidates Work.
PONZI JAILED WHEN BONDSMAN GETS
COLD FEET AND THREE OTHER WILD ’
CAT FINANCIERS ARE BEHIND BARS
SMITH AT PIEDMONT
Bahnsen Issues Denial Of
Charges Made By House
Probing Committee.
NEW DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CHAIRMAN WAS KLONDIKE
PROSPfCTOR.
Oeorgo White, chairman of the Do-
modratlc National Committee whose
career aa a Klondike prospector In '93
wan typified by tho bulldog tenacity
Ufa. * ' . < '
eUorge White lilt Ills home In Ti
tusville .in (hat year for the Klondlk t
dcglon determined Amt to return unti’
tic Imdo made $190,000. A prize which
besides Its money value meant that
ho would win his' sweetheart plus
$tno.ooo more promised him by hi t
prospective father-in-law. After sev
eral yoars George rcturnod with the
promised fortune.
(lines with the Democrats. We wel
come 8enator Smith’s’ old loaders ho*
cause ihoy are strong In numhors and
Inuencn and aro HtunOh In their de
mocracy and love for Georgia. Wo
bpc all alnccro In our aim to eend to
the United States Senate from Geor
gia, a man who is In thorough and
whole hearted acord with tho party Y
national platform and- loaders.”
HAS HL SESSION
Considers Windowshade
And Votes To Have Citi
zens Register Rooms.
COX PROM
“My Strait-Jackets
Candidate Assures
Off’
His
Friends aa Tour Opens.
' : '‘fay ; '3Uei>dri
Columbus, August
Assailant Of White
Woman Slipped Away
While Mob Surrounds
Mr. E. J. Bond unlit will head a
committee from the Athena Chamber
Df Commerce to appear before tho
state railroad commission on tho quos
tlon of revising tho Interstate freight
and passenger rates to conform with
those recently announced for inter
state traffic^ by the Interstate com
merce commission. The hoard of di
rectors at the meeting yesterday af
ternoon unauthorized 'Mr. Rondurant
to represent them without Instructions
as to the attldude ho should take for
Athens.
Tho meeting Is Ttresduy morning,
August 17th.
President James W. Jarrell, Jr., was
authorized to appoint a committee to
Investigate tho feasibility of manufac
turing In Athens a now typoof window-
■hade, Invented by Mr. It. E. Ilrock,
of Athens, which operates by action
of corda without the usual pesky spring
The new shade was demonstrated by
Its owner and met with the unanimous
Individual Indorsement rf the members
of the board present but tho board as
a wholo will faku no action until after
the conimlttoe reports to a later meet-
'"After considerably heated discus
sion by the members of the hoard over
tho present housing conditions In Ath-
In which, as at a previous meet
Preoa-l
13.—Governor
James M. Cox In two addresses tomor
row nt Wheeling, West Virginia, plans
his first vigorous assault upon tho Re
publican stronghold.
"Mv,straight Jacket Is off,’ 'the go"
ernor declared tonight In sjvlng I nil.
cation of tho tenor of Ills' Wheeling
speeches, reference being made to
limitations upon Uis remarks up to
tho tlmo of hln format acceptance of
tho Democratic nomination.
HARDING RESENTS COX’S
"SETTING SUN" INFERENCE
Marlson, August 13.—To Governin’
Cox's declaration that tho Republican
parly stands on tho skyline of a set
ting sun. Senator Warren G. Harding
replied today that ”tf wo may look
backward to clear our vision, wo uiay
look forward more confidently."
"Call It reaction, Jt you like," said
the nomihljrnn nomlnco in an adiirean
here, “but we need the old standards
of honesty und lofty standards of ft
Uollty.”
aa commissioner of agriculture Is con
ddctfng hts race from his own office,
aid Is without opposition. Mr. Paul
Trammell, for re-election on tho rail
road commission. Is being opposed by
W. Trox Bankston, of West Point,
ton superior court Is opposing Judge
who is handling his raco from that
place. Mr. Stanley has no opposition
for commissioner of labor .and the
imnio Is true of Comptroller General
W. A. Wright and Judge Alex Stephens
on the court of appeals. -Judge Wap
ner HU1 and Judge W. F, George On
- ibC-umxtnt
rT
(By Associated Press.)
Winchester, Va.. August 13.—Frank ... — ,
Anderson negro. acUsed of attempted log, tho membership was divided on the
assault on a white woman, was se "*
cretly taken from tho Leesburg Jail to
Atlanta, August 13—With the legis
lative sesalon over, attention here
now la turning t<i‘'things political;
that la to the September 8th primary
and tho campaign until then. At the
Kimball House headquarters aro now
In tniFblast for John N. Holder, Cllf-
rtrjPjSiflffer and Thomas W. Hardwick
Hooped Alexander and W. D. Upshaw
for congreup from tho Fifth district;
Hugh M. Dorsey for tho United States
senate.
The headquarters of Hoke Smith
which have twlco been opened and
then again closed a ttho Kigiball arc
now Incited nt the Piedmont. For
secretary of stato tho headquarters of
C. A. West, secretary to tho past four
governors la open In tho Kiser build-
Ing. Judge S. G. McLendon, offering
for re-election to tho office, which he
now holds. Is conducting a quiet cam
paign from his office, having opened
no headquarter^. .
Brown Headquarters st Office |
TOTH OBIT
Demands Much Harsher
Than Were Those Before
They Regan To Win.
NEXT ONES BE WORSE
French Warships Force Reds
To Release Ships They
Had Seized.
• • rx , - • a $ a* I Tnouo to* bo offered at tho
J. J. Brown standing for ro-c ection | confortnco M olpcctod t0 ^
tidge Ben'JrSlft formerly of Put*
Charles A. Fmlth for the court of ap
pca(p and friends have today posted
the entrance fee o W. H. Dorris, of
Crisp county, member of the state
senate and twice member of tho house
aa a candidate for the court of appeals
for the place hold now by- Judge O. H.
B. Bladwartb.
There Is again today a revival of
tho talk thtat former Governor Joseph
Af. Brown, who hns Seen In Atlanta In
conference thtls week, Is all but final
ly determined on tho proposition (that
he become a candidate far governor
and, It Is reported, will likely post bis
entrance Saturday afternoon.
Holder Announces Speaking Dates
The headquarters of 8peakor Jahn
N. Holder today gavo aut the follow.
Ing list of speaking engafoments
made for Mr. lloldor for the coming
week, which It Is said will mark the
begiuilng ot his active and continu
ous work In the field until Che-day of
the election, on tho 8tb: . ,
Monduy, the 16th, Louisville Mod-
vlllc -and ' Mjllcn. Tuesday, 17th.
Statesboro and Glcnnyllle. Wednes
day. J*th, Screven and Blackehear.
Thursday. 19th. Alma and Haselhurat.
Friday. 20th. Alston and Lyons. Sat
urday, 21st, Olecnwood and Soportou.
Whore two speeches are to be made
tn the day one will bo at 11 a. m„ th-
oilier at 3 p. m. Monday a third
•Ipooch will be made at S p, m.
Randolph 8a/s Democrats Will Win
Hon. Hollins N. Randolph, who hnz
just returned from un eastern trip,
made since leaving Sonjfranclsco,
whore he was ono of tho prominent
members of the Georgia delegation,
made the statement today that at no
time has the Democratic party'soet
look ever been more encouraging
than at this time.
Since his return to Atlanta Mr.
Randolph has been making on earnest
htudy of the poftlcal situation In
Georgia, and says hels as optomlstic
over tho results Iti tho state, aa he Is
In the nation as a whole.
Frdm many of the counties of the
state complaint Is coming to tho agri
cultural department that to’ acco anti
cotton are In serious condition ns a
result of tho Incessant heavy show
ers of tho past week. Some of the
farmers dociare Utnlr crops are DOW
practically a total loss to them, i
The announcement was Issued to
day from the Hoke Smith Hradluar-
tors that Senator Smith had announc
ed his willingness to arrange a Jatnt
debate with either Mr. Watson or
Mr. Dorany. and to further emphasize
that tact ho reiterated It tn his speech
yesterday at Cordele. Mr. Smith's
particular Invitation it is undratood
las been directed to Mr. Watson who
In effect, has printed the fact that ho
doesn't care to Joint dispute with Mr.
Smith at all.
Bahnsen Denies Charges
Relative ti the unsuccessful Hut
almost bitter effort made the last
night of the legislative session to
drive through tho house action on tho
probe committee’s report on (fie
charges brought against Dr. Peter F.
Bahnsen, slate vetrlnaalan. Dr. Bahn-
gen has Issued the following stalo-
(Continued on Last Page)
AMERICAN GOLFERS
Takes Championship With
295 On 72 Holes; Bobby
Stands Well.
(By Associated Preu.)
Toledo, Ohio, August 13.—Edward
Ray, of England, won tho American
Natlonul open golf championship hero
today, with 295 strokes. Bobby Jones
of Atlanta, was a strong contender up
to the last.
Hurry Vardan of England, who won
tho same championship twenty years
ago, waa tied with Loo Dieget, Jack
Hutchinson, both of Chlcugo. and
Jack Burke, of St. Paul, for second
with 296 for tho seventy-two holds
Chlo Evans ami Jim Barnes had 298
eadb, Bobby Jonos had 299.
night While a mob was surrounding II
and brought here.
The militia havo been ordered t->
keep In readiness to put down any
passible outbreak.
NEW YORK LONGSHOREMEN
TIRE OF LONG VACATION
question of whether "rent hogging'
In agravated form was being commit
ted by Athena owners of rentable
homes, no action waa taken.
The Chamber did vote, however, to
Issue an appeal to Athens pcoplo to
register vltli Mr. A. A. Johnson, sec
retary, all available renting space In
I their homes In order that It mey be
kept on file,In tho Chamber head
quarters for the convenience of new
comers who must find places to live
(By Associated Press.)
Antwerp, August 13.—The Amerl
can Olympic athletes at a boisterous, Pr ,„.
mass meeting tonight 1 New York, August 13.-Constwtse|aftcr their srrlval here. .The chamber
the American Ahearn. longshoremen who have been on will Issue officially aa appeal for co-
reconsider the case of Dan Ahearn.; longs ^ ^ M#rch , 2 Yotod !lt I operation in this. /
hop. ntep and Jump * nia „ H nioetlne tonight to rturn to, Expressing the Warmest apprecla*
the athletlc rommlttee i errow. . Monday, provided the steamship | tlon for the reception received In Ath
Ahearn ‘' l ; <1 ml 1 a “™ bordln , *,„ers get rid of strlko-breakers. The! ens and most cordial regard for the
ttom^nlher 0 complaints T" j Zl agreed to submit their demands! po.pl. of the city. Mr. E. J. Bedman.
tlon. Other complaints
Ictos also will be heard.
1 to arbitration after returning to work. | chairman ot the profitable farming
bureau of the Little Rock Board of
Commerco sends tho following letter
to the local Chamber of Commerco:
Messrs. B. R. Woodworth, Chairman.
James Purcell. County Agent.
T. J. Shackelford,
Athens. Ga.
Gentlemen:
The good -eoplo of Athens made It
possible for us to secure the maxi
mum amount of Information on the
occasion of our recent visit to your
good city. The warmth of welcome
expressed by every member of our
tarty and the manner of handling the
details of our entertainment was per
fect.
On behalf of the members of this
party I wish (■ express to you appre
ciation, and we hope that you will be
able to convey this expression on to
those who so royally entertained us
In Athens.
Yours very truly, ,
E. J. BOD.VIAN.
Washington. August 13.—Plebiscite
to determine tho future of that part
of Poland that formorly was In the
Russian Empire, Is one of tho peace
terms,’drawn up the Bolshevik! coin
cldent with the first proposal of on
grmls’lco by the Polish government.
The right or unrestrtetod propagan
da In this territory during tho year
which would Intervene before the Pie
bisclte alio would be demanded.
These and other torms, which are
bellcvod to have been formulated tf>r
tho first meeting rere received hero
today' In official elrclcs and It la be
lieved those for lie second conference
will be even more severe.
Thoso to-bo offered at tho Minsk
more
severe bocausc of Bolshevik military
subcases since tho terms wore pre
pared for Baranovltch conference,
which the Poles left, saying they did
not have authority to make peace.
Other terms received here include
the right of thesov let government to
undostrlcted transntlsslon of all code
messages across Poland betwe
sis and Germany, turning over alt salt
and coal mines In Poland for opera
tlon by the soviet government, the
right of unrestricted travel tor all so
viet nationals acres* Poland without
Polish vise on tho passports.
FRENCH WARSHIPS FORCE
REDS RELEASE TWO 8TEAMER8.
Constantinople, August 13.—Bolshe
vlkl at Odessa seised tho French
steamers Batkvls and Eigrette. which
landed Russian prisoners there from
Franco, and refused to roloose (h<
ships until the Froncft battleship Eg
nrd Quinct and three destroyers were
rushed from Constantinople and
threatened to rase the city, It was
learned here today.
No Payment* Soon On Heavy
Obligations Of Two De
funct Concern*.
HANOVER BANK BROKE
Capital Thought Wiped Out
By Crash On Interests Of
Wild Director.
SOVIETS MAKE PEACE WITH
ARMENIAN REPUBLIC.
London, August 13.—Preliminaries
ot the peace treaty have been con
eluded between the Russian soviet
and Armenia, says a Moscow wire
less.
Organization Growing For
University War Memorial
Fund Campaign.
Acceptances of County chairman
ships for six more counties In the
University of Georgia's campaign Tor
a nillllon-dollar War Memorial Fund
were announced yesterday by Dr. R.
P. Brooks, special alumni campaign
secretary. Mure than fifty counties In
Georgia aro being organized for the
campaign by their county chairmen.
Those whose acceptance of appoint
■ncnt8 as county chairman were an
nounced yesterday are;
Mr. Tom Wisdom. Harris County,
Chlpley. Oa. •
Mr. W. A. Hill. Quitman, County,
Hatchers Btatlon, Ua.
Mr. Boozer Payne, Elbert County,
Klberton, Ga. , .
Mr. Jay W, (‘amp, Douglas Co*ntv
DouglKViUe, tin. M
Mr. T. F. Honing, Hancock County,
Sparta, Ga. \ . .
Mr. W. M. Sheppard, Evans County,
Daisy. Oa.
Messrs. E. Warren Molse, member
of the General Campaign Committee
from Atlanta and A S. Cassells, county
chairman of Chatham , were In Athens
yesterday In consultation with Dr.
Brooks and local members of the
general a|immKtee. They /both de
clared utmost confidence In the ability
of the alumni and friends onf the Uni
versity to raise the mllllon-dollar fund,
but not without a vigorous effort. _
The first number of the Alumni Bul
letln Is being printed and will be Is
sued next week to more than 4.000 al
umni and friends of the University
whose names have listed at the cam
paign headquarters In' the academic
building.
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, August 13.—Four men who
have neepted millions ot dollars frqm
New England Investors In tho last few
months on promises of payment of
fabulous Interest, \were behind the
bars tonight.
Charles Ponzl, whose spectacular
financial dealings have made bis
name known tho country over, was
surrendered today by the man who
Ifurnlshod $35,000 bond Tor Ills re
lease alter his arrest yesterday, an£
unable to find another bondsman. Pon
zl went to jail.
Thrco officers of the Old Colony
Foreign Exchange Company tare
been arrested and are field In too
municipal court on $50,000 h- m
technical cbonfet of Urcosy o'
from porsonsjbnknown. It default ot-
bonds, they pent tie night lu Jail.
They are Charles M. Brlghtwetl,
president and trn* (furor x.f the com
pany. Raymond Meyers, ottlro mana
ger. Fred Meyera, sales agent. All
three pleaded not guilty.
Albert Hurwlts Intimated that the
activities of this concern jnlght hare
rivalled In extent that Of Ponzl’s Se
curities Exobknga Company. He told
the court tta transactions probably
will be shown to be tn the hundred#
of thousands ot dollare.
Samuel Zorn, told to have been em
ployed by the tame concern, was ar
rested tonight qu the same charge*
and locked up without bail being
fixed.
More than me hundred note hold
ers were tn the Exchange Company'i
offico today when * man emerg-vt
from an inner office and announced
that “by order of the dlitriet attor-
ney” no payments on the.nntei t/juIJ
be mado for three or four days.
Brlghtwalt said. later that the an-
or tha dtoWreds wUa cawfo t-> At
torney Genera! Atldh’s officA’ RMcy
with Ponxl’a notes were mdny work
ing girls of from IS to 2S yenra r'd.
thoy had Invested ev*ry coat they
had with Ponzl. AH were worried:
There also were many youths, ner
vous and awed by the quick develop
ments In the Investigation.
An aged Jewish tstlor from T.ynn
stood In line and wept hysterically
He clutched In bit worn hand a note
for $1,000 which represented the sav
ings of fifteen years of telling with
tho needle. He was heart broken.
A printer from the north end ot
the city showed a\ not* for, $6,000,
tiie savings »f year# of toll, which
ho Invested with Pon*l (attend cf
building a home eg ha originally Is*
tended to do. ‘
There were many Ittllana in this
long lines at the attorney* generrjm
office; but the Inajority who cams
today were native Americans, most
of them factory girls, who had br«4
carried away by Pdnzt’s' promise of .
riches In forty-five days..
Advertise your Wants In Tfta Banner.
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Intcritate Commerce Com
mission Awards Aggre
gate Of $30,000,000.
(By Associated Press.) *
Washington, August 13.—Increase
of twelve and a half portent Jn ex
press rates, whlcri tt m unofficially
estimated will add S.IS.jO'l.O'KI to the
annual Income.of Hie ATnrle.ui tistl-
vuy Ezpress Company, wag granted
today Iby thp Interstate Commerco
‘.’ommlsiltm.
Tho commlsalon held there was no
adequate basis for the request, ot ship
pers for the exception of certain com-
modules from tho thereof ad rate#.
The / tncrease granted was about
half what the company asked but due#
not take Into consideration the wan
increase of approvfmatSTy thirty mil
lion dollars recently awarded.
The new rates (rllt he etfodtlvo
upon not one djy. notice
by filing of schedules with trad c-lnp
mission. . .
The commission oVfrested 1 an opln-
Ion that the Express Company should
retain the full amount awarded and
none of It bo allowed tQ.V'e railroad
carriers, and that tho contracts should
be ratified to permit that
The commission said nothing In Iti
decision to bo taken ns forecasting
Its decision oa a merger ot express
companies or on the proposed new
contract between the Consolidated
Company nnd the srMronds,
It Is expected that U># Express Com
pany will soon apply for another ad
vance In rates to cover the wage la-
crease.