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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
No Decision ON General Motors.

1t has learned been from an authoritative
source that the directors OF the General
Motors Corporation have not decided to
offer to stockholders the opportunity to
subscribe to the new stock to the extent
of 20 per cent of their holdings. 1t is also
learned that the directors are merely dis
cussing the underwriting of the new issue
at $40 schare, and that no action has
been taken on the plan.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
RETURNING TO WORK
AT BALTIMORE

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Baltimore, Md, April 1.-THE return
to work OF the striking railroad operatives,
which began in the Baltimore district last
midnight continued today The Pennsyl-
vania already has lifted the freight en-
barge against Baltimore, and the Balti-
more 4 Ohio hoped 20 be in position TO
make the same announcement soon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
Young Cyclist Knocked From Wheel.

Walter Duransky, aged about Il years,
while riding bicycle at Tenth and Market
streets this morning, was struck and
knocked from his bicycle by a passing
automobile He was picked up by Traffic
Officer Bowman, who is stationed at the
corner, and who found that the boy was
uninjured.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
Weather Forecast for the Week.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Weather predictions for the week begin
ming Monday aIr.
Atlantic states Unsettled, showery
first part Of the week followed by fair
and cool.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
Amusemenls Tonight

Playhouse>-- Farrar IN Motion PICTURES.
Csarrick-N audeViAc
Ouecn--'The Forbidden Woman
Majestic April Folly
RtaltO-.tT Fortune Hunter.
SAVOY "Othcg Men Shoes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
Smallpox at Passaic. N. J.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Passaic, N. j., April l7.-The board of
health today quarantined II families in
an apartment house here after mild
case of smallpox had been discovered in
the dwelling.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
Sheriff Sells Properly.

The property COZ French street was
sold by Sheriff Grassland this morning
on m execution against Curlie Robinson
for $3.50, the purchaser being Aaron
Finger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
PoLLs,iIle Strikers go DO Mork.

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Pottsville. Pa, April 1.-THE Potts
Vile railroaders who have been on strike
since the Is voted to return to work ar
III 80 this morning. Practically all of the
men left at once to report for duty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
Brooklyn Philadelphia Game Postponed.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Brooklyn, n. ", April 17.-(NationaD
Brooklyn-Philadelphia, game postponed;
rain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17

A safe spring tonic. Cloves DAIRY
milk.-Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
Clover

Certified milk foI infants Clover
Dairy Co.--Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
STRIKE IN EAST SEEMS BROKEN;
LEADERSORDER men BACKTOWORK
ON AGREEMENT WITH RAILROADS

Philadelphia District Strikers Committee Acting for All Lines
Entering New York City, Jersey City, Long Island and
as Far East as Boston Expect Action TO Bring Wakout
to Quick End--Wage Demands Will Go Before Railroad
Labor Board Which Begins Investigation today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17

friendship Active Association dance.
so cents.-Ady.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
BELIEVE NOLAN FATHER
OF ABANDONED BABY

St. Adams. Aug. B.-Lee Nolan Of st.
Adams Bay was brought to this city by
Chief Of Police J. +. Mahoney from
Springfield, Mass. Thursday afternoon
and placed In the Franklin county Jail
charged with statutory offense He
was brought before City Judge n. n.
Post in City Court Friday morning and
was placed under bail Of $500. which
was furnished. A hearing of the case
will be held in City Court Tuesday morn
ing.
The arrest completes the case of the
State against the people implicated in
leaving a newly born girl baby in the
rear Of Jordan hall on the evening of
July a. At first there was no clues
but by continuous work the police dis
covered that the mother of the child.
Miss Bessie Bruley, was working in a
restaurant in Newport
She was placed under arrest and in
her confession named Mr.. Nolan as the
father of the child. The local police at
once went to the home OF Nolan but
found that he had left his home about
three days before for an unknown des-
tination. Nolan finally sent a letter to
his people here and through the letter
II was found that he was working In
Springfield, Mass, He was brought from
that city Thursday evening.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
FINE CHECK ARTISTS"
Quick Action Of Rutland Bank official
Results in SIPS Fines for Youths
of 90 and 81

Rutland. Aug. 16-Because they tam
pered with checks for s1.92, raising them
to s21.92, Thomas Goodman Of Altoona
Pa. and Eugene Prentiss of Whitehall.
n. Y, were each fined SIPS to-day by
Judge Goddard. They are still in Jail.
while relatives are trying to arrange to
pay the fines. Goodman Is 20 and Prentss
q. and they said they were broke and
tried to raise money to get out of town.
1t was the vigilance of Robert Smith.
cashier of the Clement National Bank
that resulted in the arrest of the young
men Just five minutes before they were
to leave by train, having purchased their
tickets at the railroad station.
They had been employed on the armory
job by the Wentworth Construction COM
pany of Boston. J. A. StaCkpole. superin-
tendent of the company had given them
checks for s192. The checks were drawn
in such way as to facilitate tampering.
The bank cashed them. and after the men
left the cashier discovered the raising"
10 s2192 Then he got hold of the police
and with an officer FASTENED to the sta
ton and found the men.
They pleaded guilty before City Judge
George NJ. Goddard Saturday. but SEN
tence was deferred till to-day to allow
the communication with relatives. The
mother Of Prentiss is in town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
PONz| GETS ONLY s545
OF BURLINGTON MONEY
Residents of Queen City Fail to
Bite at Fifty Per Cent Bait
Held Out by BostOn's Wizard
of Finance-Bank Commits.
siOner Makes Examination

Charles Ponzi's get-rich-quick scheme
interested Burlingtonians to the extent
of just s545. This was revealed Saturday
in careful examination of the books
Of the local office Of the Securities Ex-
change company by George B. Carpenter,
state bank commissioner. Furthermore.
II took four of Ponzi's agents more than
a week to get even this small amount.
With the overhead expenses OF keeping
an office in operation and the frequent
trips which were made to Boston by the
men In his employ. IL is not thought that
the Income equalled the expenditures.
The fact that only s545 was invested here
comes as surprise In the face of the
statements of some of PonSfs men. who
told of the thousands of dollars which
were being taken in.
The only one of Ponzis four agents re-
naming in the city yesterday was j. j.
Mcintosh who seems to have stayed by
the ship better than the others. Mr..
Carpenters examination of the books
and records lasted nearly al day 1t was
ascertained that the total amount re-
ceived in the way of deposits came from
four people. The deposits were for sums
Of $50. 800. 500 and $500. One man who
had 500 invested had drawn his money
out
At the time Ponzi gave his agents or
ders to stop receiving money. interest
was being awakened and in the few hours
between the time the office was opened
one morning and noon several hundreds
of dollars were offered the men here.
The affairs of the Ponzi company have
been looked into by other State officials
besides Mr. Carpenter. II is not YET
known whether any criminal proceedings
will be brought in Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
YOUNG SWIMMER BROWNS
Body Of Howard Davis Of Industrial
school Found Four Miles from
Spot of Disappearance

Vergennes, Aug. 16.-The body Of
Howard Davis. Is, an inmate Of the In
dustrtal school. who was drowned Sat-
urday afternoon while swimming in
otter Creek was found this afternoon
four miles from the spot where he
disappeared. The young boy was from
Granville, but his parents are dead,
and the funeral will be held here at
the school chapel tomorrow after
noon and burial will be in the school
lot in Prospect cemetery.
With other boys Of the school he
went swimming about four O'Clock
Saturday. His absence was not no.
ticed at first, but his clothes were
found on the bank and search for
him was instituted. A party of 10
dragged the creek. Failing to find
the body 1t was thought the boy
might have taken that way to make
his escape. and a searching party went
out to look for him. A motorboat
came up the creek this afternoon and
discovered the body.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
RIVALS Of PONz|
ARE UNDER ARREST
Officers of Old Colony Foreign
Exchange Com pany Are
Charged With Taking Millions
from New England Investors

Boston, Aug. 13.-Four men who have
accepted millions of dollars from New
England investors in the last few months,
on promises Of payment of fabulous in
terest were behind the bars tonight.
Charles Ponzi. whose spectacular fnan-
cial dealings have made his name known
the country over. was surrendered to-day
by the man who furnished $4,000 bonds
for his release after his arrest by the
federal authorities yesterday. Unable to
find another bondsman. Ponzl was taken
to the Middlesex. county jail at East Cam
bridge.
Three.officers Of the Old Colony For
eien Exchange Company were arrest
cd. taken into the municipal court and
held in $4,000 bonds. each on tech
meal charge of larceny of $500 from
persons unknown. In default of bonds
they spent the night in the Charles
Street Jail. They are Charles NJ.
Brightwell. president and treasurer of
the concern; Raymond Meyers. office
manager. and Fred Meyers sales agent
All three pleaded not guilty.
MIGHT HAVE OUTDoNE PoNzI
That the activities of this company
might have rivalled in eXtent .he deal
ings of Ponzi's Securities Exchange COM
pany was inumated by Albert Hurwitz,
assistant district attorney Of Suffolk
county. when he told the court that the
amount involved In It's transactions prob
ably would be shown to be hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. II was upon this
representation that he asked that the bond
be set at a high figure. The three men
will be given a hearing on August "a.
Further criminal proceedings were
taken against Ponzi to-day. In the mu-
nicipal court a blanket warrant was
issued charging him with larceny in SO
counts, totalling s24O00 Police inspectors
were at the federal building prepared to
re earnest Ponzi If the federal authorities
, released him again on bail. but as he
was taken to Jail the municipal court
charges against him were held in abey-
ance.
Further bankruptcy proceedings in
which for the first time partners of Ponzi
were mentioned were brought in the fed
eral court. The three petitioners were
holders Of Ponzis notes for a total of
s2s95. They asked that Ponzi and John
s. Dondero of Medford and Guglielmo
Bertollotti of Parma. Italy, named as his
partners in the Securities Exchange COM
pany. be adjudged bankrupt.
! Rumors were current tonight thai
further developments bearing on get.
rich-quick" schemes might be expected
| in the near future. There was him
as to the nature of these developments.
Samuel Zorn was arrested at his home
in the Dorchester district tonight on {
warrant charging larceny of $500 from
persons unknown. This was the same
charge upon which three officers of thu
Old Colony Foreign Exchange compan,
were arrested earlier in the day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
SETTLES FOR $1,000
ChaufTeur's Employer Pays DAMAGES to
Durant, shot by Observation-Disclosures
Fine Of 5000

Middlebury, Aug. 16.-Settlement Of
$1,000 has been made by Plny Fiske of
New York city, upon Frank Durant, who
was shot at Lake Dunmore early Friday
morning by Fiske's chauffeur, Duncan
Higginbotham. Durant sued Higgin-
botham for damages.
Higginbotham pleaded guilty before
Judge Albert w. Dickens Saturday after
noon and was fined $500 and costs Of 49, TO-
Mr.. Fiske also paid fine and costs for
him. A sentence of not less than one nor
more than one and half years in the
house of correction was suspended and
Higginbotham was put in the hands of
the probation officer until the sentence
expires.
Edmund Hurley, who also figured in
the affair was in municipal court Friday
afternoon. charged with intoxication, and
was fined SLIGO He pleaded guilty. No
further arrests have been made, hut it is
expected more will be-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
TWO SWIM ACROSS
LAKE CHAMPLA|N
Charles F. Branch and Paul
Drummer First Men to Per.
form Feat, So Far as Known
Covered Distance of Nearly
Ten Miles in Seven Hours

A swimming performance. seldom II
ever equalled on Lake Champain, was
accomplished Monday afternoon when
Charles F. Branch, instructor in swim
ming on the North Beach. and Paul
Drummer Of this city crossed the lake
from Willshoro Point to the Vermont
shore. The men landed far apart and
Branch struck shore off Oak Ledge while
Drummer rounded the breakwater and
landed at the wharf of the Champlain
Transportation company.
Both men nearly accomplished the per-
formance on Friday afternoon, failing
when some three-foot waves struck them
after they had gone beyond Juniper
Island. 1t was impossible for the swim
mers to face such conditions during the
big strain and they both got into the
boats which accompanied them
On Monday, conditions seemed to he
ideal and the men left Willsboro Point
in the afternoon at 2:15 o'clock Each
had his boat. with oarsmen. and then
began the tussle of more than nine miles
with the waves The men stayed to-
gether until they reached a point north
of Juniper Island. At that time Branch
encountered current which drove him
toward Oak Ledge. while Drummer went
~ VIC hoi vi III DTueT 10 swim aTOun0
the breakwater and make his landing at
the wharf. Drummer was about an hour
later In landing on account of the longer
swim. Branch was in the water six hours
and half. Drummer seven hours and
30 minutes, the former reaching Oak
Ledge at S:45 p. m. and the latter step
ping on to the steamboat wharf at 9:5t
p. m.
Branch is medical student, employed
during the summer as instructor at the
beach. Drummer is also employed in this
city at the present time. The interest ir
swimming has increased TO a remarkable
extent during the summer and some very
creditabe performances may be showr
at the beach on Labor Day, when a pro
gram OF sports will be carried out
Old lake men cannot remember any
other such performance Some hat
heard rumors Of man swimming acros.
the lake many years ago. but they die
not recollect his name or the condition.
under which he accomplished 1t, even Il
he, did make the trip.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
N. Y. MAN MAKES
OLYMPIC RECORD
r.. w. Landon Establishes New Figure
for the High Jump

Olympic Stadium Antwerp, Aug II.
(By the Associated Press)-The progress
of athletic advancement throughout the
world was demonstrated to-day by the
wide distribution of honors in the third
days contest in the Seventh Olympiad.
For the first time in these games the
American athletes failed to win one Of
the six-point scoring places when all four
who qualified for the 5,000-metre race
failed to finish. In all the other finals
and qualifying rounds to-day. however
the Americans were placed, in several
cases after sensational performances.
against the strongest foreign competi-
ton.
r. w. Landon of the New York A. c.
won the high jump with a new Olympic
record OF 1897 metres, although it was
announced he had made 194 metres until
| a sag Of the bar was remeasured Three
other Americans were placed in this
event
In the eliminations for finalists in
the shot put and broad jump two
Americans qualified in each event, al.
| though legitimate hard luck interfered
with their performances in the latter
event The shot putters, misunderstood.
| ing the French officials put the shot
| long time before discovering it was
| just a warm-up and later some Of
| them did not do so good as in the
practice. In the broad jump the negro.
| Sol Butler of Dubuque College, the
| American record holder. pulled a ten
don In his second jump and was un-
| able to qualify.
Three Americans also qualified for
the finals In the 110-metres hurdles, in
which one of them is expected totrun
| second. as Earl Thomson representing
Canada Is acknowledged to be tn e best
| in the field. unless one of thes Amer
| leans rises to unexpected hefghtSsapd
noses out the Canadian star.
The most sensational and pleas
performance of the day was that Of
the half milers An the 500 metres final
which Earl Eby Of the Chicago A. A.sal-
most won and in which Lieutenant ID.
NJ. Scott u s. Army and A B. Sprott
| of the Los Angeles A. c. finished fifth
and sixth after a terrific race. A.. G..
Hill of England won by yard. dne
| partly to the fact that Ely was watch
ing the expected winner of the race.
B. G., D. Rudd of South Africa who
| faltered at the tape while Gill slipped
| through unobserved.
| The Americans admitted Rudd was not
quite in his best form, although he tsyas
game to the finish. collapsing, as did
| Thomas Campbell of Yale University. and
| furnishing a most sensational climax.
| The latters condition was serious for a
| few minutes due to muscle and fheart
spasms. but he was all right laterswhen.
he arrived at the school where the Ameri-
cans are chartered.
The American tug-of-war was quickly
out-puled by their English opponents,
but has a chance for re.entry in case
England wins under the rule which per-
mits all teams defeated by the winnertto
! compete for second place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
A N EN- D MENTS TO
STATE CONSTITUTION
Commission Invites Suggestions
and Will Hold Public Meeting
at Capitol in Montpelier Aug.
ust 24-Propositions to Be
Considered

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nosaIs of amendment are esneciaI,v in
vited.
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toris1 Districts
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election
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of legislative renrasor...ivos .nd nro,,-
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
Plan Street Fair

Bellows Falls. Aug. IA street fair
for Bellows Falls has been decided upon
at a meeting Of the fair directors and Oc-
tober 12 was tentatively named as the
date 1t was voted to continue the old
organization with the same general COM
mittee and heads of departments. Another
meeting of the committee will be held
next Friday evening when further details
will be settled. The general committee
consists of w. C. Belknap. ]. c. Hennes-
sey, l.. C. Lowell w. c. Jewett and j.,
C. Dennison. Chairmen of the several
committees are Advertising, II. d. Perry
finance. T. F.. OBrien; entertainment. H.
w. Buszell; cattle. L. C. Lowell; poultry,
p. C. St. Croix: fruit, G. A. Halliday;
fancy work. Mrs. A. NJ. Richards: parade,
vegetables, A. c. Halliday: fancy work.
Mrs.A. NJ. Richards; parade, D. p. Thomp-
son; dogs. II. N. Bulger; printing. c. c.
Collins: manufacturing. W. c. Smith
treasurer. G r. Kent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
MEATS WILL BE SKY
HIGH NEXT WINTER
Housewives Are blamed for Present
High Prices Of Choice Cuts

New York, Aug. 13-John T. Russell,
proprietor of a chain of retail butcher
stores in Chicago and chairman of the
legislative committee of the United Master
Butchers Of America, now In convention
at the Hotel Pennsylvania, declared
Tuesday afternoon at the opening ses-
sion that the housewives of America were
in part TO blame for the prevailing high
prices charged for choice cuts OF meat
ITO the high cost Of labor. Ice. salt and
other commodities used in the retail Of
meat. as well as the increasing cost of
landing corn-fed cattle in the Chicago
stock yards, the freight situation and
the rates charged to-day to ship dressed
meats" Mr.. Russell said, IAN incalcula-
bic amount must be added to overhead
expense to cover the money lost by the
individual retailer in handling the So
called rough cute Of meat.
THE average woman shopper to-day
refuses to look at these cuts. The short
ribs, briskets. shanks and heels of
rounds: the kind of meat That the bulk
of the country of a generation ago were
brought up upon, no longer sell, AS a
consequence. to break even We, the retail
butchers of America. must charge exorbi-
tant prices for the prime cuts"
RECORD PRICES COMING
The so-called rough cuts" are "a
per cent of the average dressed steer
Working from figures submitted In
more than rs reports of local commit.
tees it has been estimated that the re.
tail butchers of the country are sell.
ing the rougher cuts at loss. Ir
many cases it was said that the cheaper
cuts seldom II ever sold.
A resolution was adopted and unani
| mously passed yesterday to launch &
popular campaign to encourage tn,
housewife to purchase cheaper cuts o.
meat as a means to reduce the cos
| Of living. The cash and carry" plar
was discussed also as an importan
means of reducing the overhead ex
pense of the stores and indirectly tn,
| retail price of meat.
The price of meat said Mr.. Russell
at the conclusion Of the afternoon session
will be higher this winter than it ha,
ever been before. There are various rea
sons why this will be so. The droppins
off of range-raised cattle Is probably tn.
most important The cattle range is
passing institution in America, and ra nge
! raising Is the only satisfactory methot
of raising cattle in large enough quaint
ties to supply the American market"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19

delinquency is no more to be overlooked
than that Of draft desertion. The depart
ment of Justice has most ably co.operated
with the war department in experimenting
draft deserters.
THE War department has temporarily
suspended the payment of the reward of
$50 for the apprehension and delivery to
military authorities Of draft deserters be-
cause Of the tremendous expense that
would be incurred. The patriotism and un-
iversal desire of the people TO see no draft
deserter go unpublished. 1t Is believed. will
be sufficient incentive without the offer
Ing of reward for the apprehension and
surrender to military authorities Of these
draft offenderB.~