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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
P0NzI ASSOCIATE
 COMPANY HAD FEW ASSETS, IS CLAIM
State Investigators Find Only S11,OS1 Out of
 Millions.
AGENTS TOLD INVESTORS
 MANY INCREDIBLE TALES
Used Names of State and Federal Government to Beguile ignorant Aged Woman Goes Blind When
 She Learns Savings Lost.

Boston, Aug. 16.-Uncovering of some of the assets of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange company, was one of the developments today in the fed eral and state Investigators of finan- cial concerns promising abnormally large returns to investors. Three off, ficers of this company are in jail and one of its agents is at liberty under bond on charges of larceny.
 Albert Hurwitz, assistant attorney general, unearethed the assets, con sisting of cash and checks to the amount of $11,0S1, which he took over. In the vaults of the United States Trust company he found $9,926 in cash belonging to the For eign Exchange company. The re- maining $1,115, in cash and checks he obtained at the office of J. F. Me Cuen, substitute agent foro the company.
 Assistant Attorney General Jay Benton made public today some of the stories told him by note-holders of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange company regarding claims made by its agents. MT. Benton said one note holder reported that an agen, of the company told him that the company was bonded for $50,O0O and had deposit of $50, ,0O0 in bank ir Quincy, where the note holder lived to back up it's operations.
 Another note holder, from Haver. hill, MT. Benton said, informed hin that an agent of the company tolc him on August 10, that the company
 had just received $3,000,000 from Europe, and that it had turned over a million dollars to the government to show it's good faith.
 Defrauded Ones Clamor. Note holders of this company anc of the Securities Exchange company operated by Charles Ponzi, who was still in jail tonight, continued tt visit the attorney generals office 1T large numbers today and others made, reports to the attorney genera by mail.
 The office had examined enough unpaid Ponzi notes to bring his lia bilities up to $2,100,000, and the tab ulation was incomplete.
 MT. Benton said that Somervill' Italian had informed him that hi. mother-in-law had sustained shocl and had become blind after learning that Ponzi's business had collapsed She had invested $2,00O with Ponzi'. company.
 A side light bearing on the state. deposit of $125,0OO with the Hanover Trust company, Ponzi's chief depos itory which was closed by the stat, bank commissioner last week, wa. the appearance of widow at the of flee of the state industrial acciden
 board today with a check for $1O or that bank. This represented hel weekly allowance from trust funt granted her under the workmen'! compensation law for the death o. her husband. She was informed tha there was no way for her to- casl the check until after the banks af fairs were strengthened out. x 4 Ponzi's liabilities, as disclosed thu far in the audit of his accounts be ing made by Edwin L. Pride, fo the federal authorities, were set to
 day at about $5,0O0,00O, exclusive o the 50 per cent interest on loan which he had promised. His, asset are problematical.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
\ Ratified in
 ays if Cox Wins

pn ps N. D., Aug. 1e.
 sn,;a, roosevelt. democratic kes. ho candidate in a cam vsr. 1ss nere tonight declared (es;dan. aOr James M. Cox, was ty ss'asnt wa,t,, in November, the
 "0u'd be ratified with aola ,, ,oenounced what he
 nsG rsns,, Senator Warren c
 ay.ican area a.: presidential
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
$500, ,OOO Loss in
 Toledo ClOudburst

Toledo, O., Aug. 16.-With assis-
 tance received from outside con tracting firms, Toledo streets were being cleared tonight of debris and wood blocks washed up by "a cloud burst that struck here early today
 Damage of approximately half . million dollars is believed to have been suffered by the city; businesa interests and residents. of this amount. it is estimated S100. 900
 damage was done to stx6p ' md sSv' ers. " x < sI I1ir
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
U. s. LOAN ovERsUBscRIBED.

Washington, Aug. 16. .Subscrip- tions to the last issue of treasury certificates put out by the govern ment have been $50,ooO,000 in excess of the total asked, according to an announcement tonight by Secretary Houston. This issue was planned to obtain $15O,OOO.OOO for the gov ernment on certificates dated Aug ust 16 and due in one year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
400 DIE IN FLOOD.

K Tokio, Aug. 16.--Four hundred per sons were drowned in the recent floods in Saghalen Island, it was an nounced today. A Tokio dispatch of August IF said that floods in Sagh- alen Island had destroyed crops, de- molished 200 houses and caused the death of S7 persons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
lnflict Heavy Losses On Reds, Win Back Vital
 Points
GREAT BATTLE BEING
 FOUGHT; CRISIS NEAR
Notable Advantages Gained Monday ally All Out of Warsaw-Ar-
 mOred FlOtilIa Patrols VistuIa
WARSAW'S FALL DENIED.

+ London, Aug. 16.-The Lon- . + don Times cites Mondays off
 + cial communique from Warsaw .
 + "as disposing of the report cir + cuated by the bolshevik com + mand at Wilma that Warsaw fell {
 + Sunday This report had been
 + sent to the Times from it's Kov- . + no correspondent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
ICE ss CENTS PER 100.

< Wichita Falls, Tex, Aug. 16.-lce dealers have complied with the or der issued by United States District Attorney R. E. Taylor and are now retailing ice delivered at 65 cents . hundred pounds. Officials of both ice here Saturday stated they would discontinue wagon deliveries and sell only from the factory plat form.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
DRowNs IN RED RIVER.

Denison, Tex, Aug. 16.-Searching parties working all night have failed to locate the bodye of Joe Clayton, aged 34, of Denison who was drowned in Red river Sunday afternoon while attempting to swim the swollen stream.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
+ i. + I. I. f. + + # + + + +
: FRANCE TO PAY 1T. s
 . ONE LOAN AND THEN BORROW $147,00O, ,0O0

f. New York, Aug. 16.- While + planning to pay her share of + the Anglo-French loan of $500,- + OOO,000 when it natures Octob- + CT 15, France hopes to obtain + another loan of about $147,- + 000,000, Jean Parmentier, offi- # cial representative of the # French ministry of finance, de- # clared in an unofficial state + ment on his arrival today.
 +
 < + < < I. 4. * * 4. !. 4. <. 2. 1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
. LOCAL WOMAN, DECENDED ] FROM PILGRIMS, GOES TO I
 MAYFLOWER CELEBRATION l

* Mrs. R. c. Thompson left yes- I + terday to attend the Tooth an- l # niversary of the landing of the i + Pilgrams in Plymouth, Mass. i + Mrs. Thompson is a-decendent + of the White family who came t
 + over in the Mayflower and is I + going by special invitation of t + the Committee on Invitations. 4 * I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
HANS FIGHT REDS.

eporst ass' ' ls.-Advices from |ps |u'', that Persian govern |bol.b..ms:,,: established con |d d'Ksneviki K.N forces between IN sAss;azvin, s;a, northwest q bave 1.spatch adds that the |oi.s..s;s, ssptured a stroneis
 's'1 stronghold at B.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
(ENT STREET
 lRFARE HERE |0BABLE SOON
,eo For Increase is
 Read Before City l Council
kE PAY INCREASED; |CTRIC BOOST ASKED
Employees to Re- k,o to s25 Per Month More Is Ordinance Passed Last
 l-street Repairs Provided

nr of an increase of from s95 monthly in the pay o1 nolicemen and introduction ,,d;nance to permit the Pine mnanv to increase street cal |om six to seven cents and the rates to private electric ,.rmers one cent per Kill m featured the meeting last the City Council. rdinance granting increased the police employees effects nembers of the force except Police Stewart, whose sal kins at $2oo pc rmonth. The l cost the city $270 monthly annually.
 The Raises Granted.
 lary of Assistant Chief Praised from $125 to $15O and that of City Detec- from $125 to $15o. Motor n Middlebrook's salary is om $11o to $125. The Union patrolmen's pay was raised to s62.50. The railroad s pay these officers the ount as the city which cir total salary to $125. The atrolmen are Henry and Fhe six patrolmen, Wick, Hume, Moon, Sloan and ere increased from $100 to 10 desk sergeants, Huffstut- White were raised from $9o nd Poundman Lindley from bio.
 dinance passed without op- rect Car Ordinance.
 dinance to permit the Pine hpany to increase it's street from six to seven cents that the company sell foul her on the street cars or at P, for 25 cents which will fare 6 IA cents to those four fares at one time.
 (rease in the rates to cleo consumers provides fol pn of one cent per kilowat e proposed rates to private power consumers with in- g of 20 horse power as follows:
 first 100 kilowat hours our.
 p, 8 cents per kilowat hour next 200 kilowat hours pel cents per kilowat hour.
 used in. excess of 300 kill. fs, per month, 6 cents pei m charge per month $1.1( power connected.
 in the cost of labor, ma general increase in op- osts is given as reasons ne Bluff company for the Increases.
 lneer Asks Increase.
 gineer J. H. Guest asked council increase his salary month. MT. Guest, in his me council, stated that the @ ehglneerS office dur. amlnistration as city. engi. greatly exceeded that oj llstration before and tha, ploying a stenographer ane ne office open the greater ae day, thereby giving tn, ter service and that h, considering s the advance ir
 living that the engineer, ould be increased. The put into the hands Q.
 works committee for in, street Work Planned.
 sss Were adopted proyid ne =, repairing of Mulberr,
 thirteenth to Sixteenth nue aue from !. Laurel to Beecl nue from Laurel to Reecl Streets. ~ oeec'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
MANY HURT IN WRxCII

l Decatur, Ills. Aug, IT eSS@ from vandAlia. Ills, this mum that all the seriounly inihi11
 wreck Of the fat Psnnryl TIT
 York passenger nsar III x
 were taken ts ElEfnS mont uoetoFs frci1 6T
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17
AMERICAN TEAM LOSES.

Antwerp. Aug. 16.-The French Olympic fencing team defeated the American fencers today. II bouts to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-17

.s S.reet Work Planned.
 ha ss were adopted provid- m rs;psg rlse;pairing of Mulberry
 thirteenth to Sixteenth. nns rom .. Laurel to Beech streets.. ~ oeecn
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28

With The Amateurs

The W games played yesterday
were pronounced by the fans as being
record breakers for asst ones.
The b. o. P's defeated the Pirates
? TO !. The game was full Of snappy
doubles and brilliant plays. The
Pirates tried time and again to steal
HeconG hut p. TrosaiIlo's peg to sec
nnd was o accurate. When Glnss-
man, who Is the Ty Cobb In base-
stealing persisted In the act Il was
given up as hopeless. The Pirates
oit-batted their opponents u could
~ bunch them. I. Davies pulled
himself out OF bad holes time after
time.
The White sox play the Highland
Reds today. This AFTERNOON the
Highland Scouts play the F~lrefighters
inc he Buster Browns play the Jack
Rabbits.
The Little Firefighters defeated the
Fireeaters In a ninth inning rally;
score 8 IL z.
Box score follows:
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28

nee empress has suffered great mem
III tdlfffeas and has felt severely the
separation from her children.
From the time she arrived at Amer
0ngen, In November, 1918, she has
suffered continually. Now and then
she was the victim OF heart attacks
80 severe hat h was confined TO
her bed for several days nj a .ime.
II the spring OF 1890, when the
Kapp' revolution In Berlin was fol-
lowed by an Urgent demand that the
former emperor be closely guarded.
the life OF the exiles became more CON
strained and Auguste's aiiment more
pronounced.
She was constantly Under the treat.
ment OF DIR. Haehner. a Berlin ply
Hician. who Is n member OF the for
mer smperor's stair and, also a noted
from Utrecht, was called into consult
tnuon.
He decreed that she must lead a
very quiet life and u has been no se-
cret nj Doom that In May and June
OF this year. the former empress suf-
fered such violent attacks that her
life WINS despaired OF. on these oc-
cnslons, the former crown prince and
such others OF the Hohenzoilcrns. who
were within easy reach, were sum :
moned TO her bedside.
At Doorr. everything has been dona
10 avoid disturbing the former kaiser
In. News. or information that might
tend to excite her. has been kept from
her. She has never been left entirely
alone. ~ she has been able to walk
2 the garden ATTENDANTS were In
ehsy .call.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28
Women May Have
Home and Business,
Speakers Declare

ST. PAUL. MINI. July 2s.5The
modern woman may have n home as
well as a business or profession and
demands for a business career need
not ~encroach on activities OF the
home, according to speakers at the
annual convention Of the National
Federation Business n Professional
women.
Home should be first In woman's
mind. according to Mrs. J. ". Nc
hee. OF Atlanta, Ca. hut her surplus
energies and enlarged capacities may
be developed to pursuits traditionaily
MASCULINE.
General advancement in the bust
ness and professional world rather
thar merely the promotion OF wom-
eu's interests In tho business and
professional world was stressed in an
nddress by Miss Gail Laughlln OF
san Francisco. president OF the fed
Grafton.
Nearly 400 delegates from l6 states
were present at the convention, which
will end Friday.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28
Sweethearts Married
After AZ Year Wait

JUNCTION CITY. Kan. July as
The adage Love will find a way"
proved true after ~f9rty-two years in
the case OF a. NJ. Brees OF Garnet.
Kan. 50 years old. who Is spending
his belated honeymoon at the expense
OF his youngest daughter, i2l West
Twelfth street. this city. After forty
two years OF separation he war mar
Iied June 30, to his girlhood sweet
heart.
When Brees was q young man with
plenty Of twinkle In his heels ara a
lot Of pep at the husking bees Of the
country, he dressed up one dny.
took his carpet bag and boarded a
train. a4
He had decided mat harvest being
over and most OF the farm work done,
he would make n visit 10 his old
home, Ccrydon, Iowa.
There he had spent his boyhood
and there he had pulled the hair and
thrown caterpllinra &C a certain de-
mure maiden. When he reached
Corydon he found the maiden a girl
IS years old, and IN 1878. when this
Unopened. maidena we're more nearly
ern times. Il u said. Her name was
Gusale smiled upon The Young man
uho had come to her town TO visit.
and Il was not long until he put
tho significant qrentlon.
But parental obstacles Interviewed.
Huaafe was too youpn. her mother
said. and the engagement waa broken.
Bfees returned 10 his homo TO OAR
net. and married Rnoihe- woman
Cnasia also VS. maffled.
Durlns tho tkiFtf-alk Ycars. neither
n1H the othtf. rs the course II time
the wife 81 one ana the husband of
The other died.
rh1h on1 d.t they INST. The old
aItntumtuf Il spemed, Was "a strong
aa ever. And 10. nnfr iorty-two
years. their real romance came true
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28

I think It would he better for ynchi-
ing"
Resolute over the finish line, Vic
tottn followed as closely IA possible.
As Victoria passed the destroyer
Semmes her blue jackets and guests
lined the raj. u a cheer that went
up for Sir Thomas Upton had the
true ring Of tribute to "A game sports
man. Spectators on other craft. on
duty followed the example OF the des-
troyer, n Sir Thomas had much
of h sting OF defeat tempered by the
warmth OF the tribute paid to him.
onte alongside Resolute, Sir
Thomas led the chpers for The win
ners. n then he called for II cheer
for Captain Adams. both Of which were
responded to with a will by the crew
Of the racer. lie then put back to
walt for Shamrock To finish and he
In turn called for a cheer for his
own boys. "They did the hest they
could for me-" was his only COM
ment.
III this race has lone nothing else
hut bring closer together the people
Of America and the Old Country. I
feel that my effort has been worth
while" ne said. ~ wish more British
would visit America. Nothing could
please me better than to have the
pcop.e Of these two great countries
get better acquainted.
Rewriting back to the mce, Sir
Thomas took comfort In the fact that
u Is h first time he had won two
races of a series.
Next time ! will get a third" he
said.
The defender outsaiied the green
sloop decisively. boat for boat. In the
last contest. the closest and most hard
fought In the history Of the trophy
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28

MADRID WILL PLAY
GRAYS ON SUNDAY
Crack Team IL Coming
Here With Its Negro
Pitcher

The crack Madrid team win he
here sunday 70 play the Grays on
Harelan field.
The Grays went TO Madrid two
weeks ago n succeeded In trimming
Madrid, but Il was by n score OF I
10 o. and n OF the best games OF
the season. The return game here
Sunday should be a first class ex-
hibition.
The Madrid team has one OF the
hest pitchers In the state In Smauid-
Ing. a negro. He pitched against the
Grays In the previous encounter and
~ expected to he sent back against
them IN the game Sunday.
The Grays will exhibit n new
twirler Sunday In salns. He has been
In hi city for some time. and n said
tn be In good condition now and a
good twirler.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28

himself to he he had no word NJ
complaint. and II WIS his yacht that
WIS the first to send forth "a whistle
Of congratu.ation.
II can truly say that | can find no
fault IN the way the race has been
rln. or handled" he added. 81 have
been tresitcd fair and square 10y my
opponents. I ran only hope | Will
have better luck n"Xt time
sir Thomas reiterated he would
challenge again. He will walt zen
months. aud then ask for n race in
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28
Am6f1Cu winning sJreak.
Il & s. q


on BOARD STEAM YACHT VIC
TORIA. Jui 2S.-"I was beaten by n
better boat
These were the words OF Sir
Thomas Lipton, ownen Of the Sham
rock Nv, MS hn stood on the deck Of
Victoria and watched Resolute win.
IL wis the setting OF Sir Thomas
hopes tina Shamrock ~ would ac-
comp,ish for him his ambition OF 81
yearsthe lifting Of Americas cup. Like
the true sportsman he has shown
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28

HtuItn7 DaHeF, DotNon 2, MOyn 2.
Two base hits. Dosson. Hits on Dot
son, a innines), 4; on O'Hara, olive
innings), 3; on Jones. (nine i%nnings).
y. Struck out by Jones. 6; by Dotson
3; by O'Hara. q.
Time OF game. I hour. IS minutes.
Score by innings: II. II. r..
Little
Fire Fighters. .02O oo3 900 Z 3
Fire Eaters. .Oaa 600 0o0-s s 2
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28
FORMER EMPRESS OF I
GERMANY AN INVALID
Attacks of Heart Disease
Conhne Her to Her
Room

DOORN. Holland. July 2s-The
former German empress, Auguste
Victoria has u~ndergorh 80 much dis
tress during tho past two years that
she has suffered for several months
from ABBREVIATED attacks OF heart
diHenEe. Recently Bhc has been lead
ing the iifr OF an Invalid. She has
had mllder attacks OF this malady for
many years.
Al the House OF Doom. where. SUR
rounded by n starr OF her W SER
wants. and attended almost constantly
by Countess Kellar-for many years
her lady In waidng-she has recently
been so completely i~ndisposed that
she has at. times been unable to walk
and has not Tor a long time been per-
mitted to walk up or down the stairs
A special elevator was built for her
use.
Those familiar with the Inner life
OF the former emperor's household
since the flight from Potsdam 10
Holland declare that white William.
consocng himself with religion, has
been more or less OF a stcic, the for
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28
THAT ExPTAINs m.

Dorls-she believes every wore he
tells her.
1lllan-How long have they been
married?
Dorls-They're not married. They're
going to be.-Edinburgh Scotsman.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28

The Herald is the New Mexico
paper that takes the Want" cut
Of Want Ads by bringing Results.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-28

HEY-DTD VA HEAR WHAT
HAPPENED TO MABEL?
The herald., 1920-02-05
A FAMILY
MEDICINE
In Her Mothers Home, Says Til
Georgia Lady, Regarding Bhek.
Draught. Relief From Head
ache, Malaria, Chills, Etc.

Ringgold, Ca Mrs. Chas. Castor
Of this place, writes: II am q user
Of Thedford's Black-Draught; in fact
It was one Of our family medicine
Also in my mothers home, when !
was q child. When any Of Us child
rem complained Of headache, usually
caused by constipation, she gave y
o dose of Black-Draught, which would
rectify the trouble. Often In The
Spring. we would have malaria and
chills, or troubles of this kind, W
would take Black-Draught pretty res
ular until the liver acted well. and
we would soon be up and around
again. We would not be without Il
for 1t certainly has saved US lots Of
doctor bills. Just a dose Of Blacf
Draught when not so well saves .
lot Of days in bed"
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
In use for many years in the treat
ment of stomach, liver and bove
troubles, and the popularity which u
now enjoys Is proof Of its merit
II your liver Is not doing its duty,
you will suffer from such disagree
able symptoms as headache, bilious
ness, constipation, Indigestion. ETC.
and unless something Is done, seriou
trouble may result.
Thedford's Black-Draught has ben
found q valuable remedy for tnese
troubles. It Is purely vegetable, ana
acts In a prompt and natural vuI
regulating the liver to Its props
functions and cleansing the bowels q
Impurities. Try 1t. Insist on inee
ford'a the original and genuine. y "