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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
SAYS BRYAN'S FEAR.
 WHOLLY UNFOUNDED.
Comments Without Merit, Declares Chairman of
 Democratic Committee
By Associated Pres.

Washington, January z2-Homer $. Cummings, chairman of the democratic national committee. in formal state ment tonight, declared that if complaints of William Jennings Bryan. as made in addresses yesterday in Norfolk and Rich mond, Va, were based on the chairman attendance at the inaugural dinner given Gov. Edward l. Edwards of New Jer- sey Tuesday night at Newark, the for mer secretary of states comments "are without merit"
 Chairman Cummings further asserted that had MT. Bryan had the speech given by the chairman at the dinner he would not have made the comments attributed to him"
 His attendance at the Edwards dinner. the chairman said, connected him in no way with any movement having as it's aim the selection of Governor Edwards as the democratic nominee for President. as his position as regards candidates was lone of impartial neutrality"
 Former Secretary Bryan, referring to Mir Cummings attendance at the Ed wards dinner, declared in his address at Norfolk and later at Richmond, that the chairman must either separate himself from the New Jersey governor or resign from the committee.
 The statement issued by Chairman Cum mings said.
 If Mir. Bryan had read my speech on the occasion referred to, he would not have made the comments attributed to him. If he complains because I attended an inaugural dinner to a democratic gov ernor of great state, participated in by both democrats and republicans his comments are without merit, whetSer that governor favored or opposed the adoption of the eighteenth amendment. If am criticised for participating in so- called Edwards for President movement, that statement also is without foundation. My position in regard to presidential can didates is one of impartial neutrality. do not forfeit that position by participat-
 ing in functions in honor of democrats who have been mentioned for President"
 BRYAN CONTINUES ATTACKS
 Spartanburg. S. C., January 22.- Contin- uing his attacks on Governor Edwards of New Jersey, William Jennings Bryan, speaking in the interest of prohibition en- forcement here this afternoon. declared that Mir Edwards candidacy for the democratic presidential nomination on an anti-dry platform was the greatest sYan- der the democratic party has ever known.
 "The democratic party leads in ideals and standards Mir. Bryan said. land shall not go down into the grave with John Barleycorn.'
 MT. Bryan said in connection with the participation of Homer $. Cummings, chairman of the democratic national com mittee, in the coming out party of Governor Edwards in New Jersey, that if Mir. Cummings did not know enough to stand aloof from utilization with such a movement as the anti-dry movement or was in sympathy with it. he was not fit . to be chairman of the democratic national committee. MT. Bryan was present at a luncheon given by the Chamber of Corn- merce today. and was elected a member l of the local organization, Spartanburg men making up the amount necessary as dues in the commoners presence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
BYRD CHARGED WITH
 STEALING FORD CAR

Jim Byrd was bound over to the grand jury yesterday by Judge H. B. Abernethy of the county court of misdemeanors on a charge of grand larceny.
 Byrd is charged with stealing a Ford automobile from A. Holt of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23

A family buGget Is the best new leaf that most homes could turn over Turn it over during Thrift Week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23

budget sprinkles saving ashes on the slippery path of debt Stand up during Thrift Week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-09-16
BOOTHS CORNERS

John Bovendam returned Thursday
from a business trip to Oak Harbcr.
Mr.. and Mrs Hjalmar Pearson and
son Elmer were Sunday dinner guests
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pearson.
Mrs Ralph Troost spent Tuesday
evening with Mrs. John Troost of
Lynden.
David Husband of Bellingham Wis
tied at the George Rathbone home
over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Morris visited at
the Sargent home Tuesday.
Little Paul Martin, grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. George Wiley is visit
ting them this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Troost and
family and Bert Troost spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. c. Huis-
man of Greenwood
Claire Palmer is i'll with bronchitis
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Litton visited at
the George Rathbone home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Palmer spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. aud Mrs.
Clark of North Prairie.
Miss Arlie Palmer is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. Ecker and daughters, Clarice
and Evelyn of Bellingham spent
Tuesday with Mrs. G. N. Heaton.
Alton Palmer has an attack of the
mumps.
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Heaton called
at the George Rathbone home Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Martin and
family spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank De Line and
family spent Tuesday evening at the
c. Dean home.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-09-16
WISER LAKE

Miss Beatrice Dahlquist is attending
Normal in Bellingham.
Amy and Annie Wheeler accom-
panied their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Burns to Seattle and spent
the weekend there
Mrs. Larson and two children Wis
tied Sunday at the home of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Birdwell
Mr. and Mrs. George Rosenhall,
Nsr., moved to Bellingham this week
and will live on 21st st. Alfred and
Arthur Rosenhall will attend Norm
al.
Mrs. Swan Nelson is enjoying a
visit from her sister who recently
came from Sweden.
Miss Margaret McSorley who has
been in the hospital for the last two
weeks is recovering sufficiently to be
brought home the last of the week.
Mrs. James Bartlett and Charles
Bartlett were Lynden visitors Satur-
day.
A community mixer was held at
Laurel Auditorium Friday evening.
1t was well attended by the pupils
and patrons of Meridian district.
Miss Beatrice Dahlquist visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Dahlquist of Fairview for a few days
last week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-09-16
NEWS OF LYNDEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry landau had
as their guests Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank E. Clendenen of Bellingham :.
DR.. B. V .Mounter left Wednesday
afternoon for Tacoma where he will
attend the annual State Medical Con-
yention on the 10th and 18th. return
ig to Lynden Saturday.
Charles Sprague is leaving this
week for Pullman, where he will
study general agriculture.
Those who will attend the Belling-
ham Normal School from Lynden in
clude Misses Ruth Jackman, Vera
Benefited, Kate WEIGH. Nellie jeff
colt and Augusta Ripperda.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-09-16

OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING
Cast Iron, Malieable Iron, Solf Steel,
& Manufacturing Company. 3rd and
Front ST.. Lynden. 1-1-tf-o
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-09-16
FOR SALE REASONABLE

COWS & HEIFERS WANTED. There
is big demand now for stock OF
all kinds. If you have any to sell,
a little want-ad like this will do it
for you. Just quarter. Try it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Sufragists Find Six
Carolina Delinquents
Charge Some of Legislators
Who Promised to Aid Bill
Hare Changed Their altitude
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 15.-The card
index system of the national suffra-
gists to-day revealed the fact that six
Of the sixty-three members of the
lower house who recently asked Ten
nessee not to raitfy the Federal amend
ment are under personal promise to
vote for ratification here.
National headquarters sent down the
records here. and in the light of per-
sonal signatures to pledges, anti-suf
fragists concede that they may lose
enough of their present sixty-three to
destroy their majority. They hope,
however, to increase the original num-
Der
Representative Neal, leader of the
ants, is in Nashville, reassuring Ten
nessee that North Carolina will not
ratify and pledging that if Tennessee
will hold back until North Carolina
can reject ratification a campaign
against the Federal amendment will be
undertaken which will Overthrow the
whole plan. Messages tonight from
Tennessee from Mr.. Neal indicate prog
ress by him.
Secretary Daniels, who left here to-
night, after working with the local suf-
fragists, carried back hope of ratifica-
ton. In a long interview in his own
paper to-day he prophesies victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Sen. Thompson Begins
Speaking Tomorrow
Gubernatorial Nomination Pc
tition Will Be Filed Vo.day,
He Announces

State Senator George F. Thompson
announced yesterday that his guberna-
torial nomination petition would be
filed to-day and he would start an auto
mobile tour of the state tomorrow to
speak on the issues of the primary
contest. He gave out statement call
ing attention to the report of the con-
templated S25O,000,000 merger of the
Sonnet Solvay Company and the Barrett
Company with two other chemical con-
Germs and the connection of his politi-
cal opponent, Nathan L. Miller, with
one of them.
THE man recommended by the Re-
publican state committee for the nomi-
nation for Governor" said Senator
Thompson in his statement, "is attor-
ney for and one of the directors of
one of these great corporations. Will
lam Hamlin Childs and Horace Wilkin-
son, who did heroic work at Saratoga
in forcing reluctant political organ
ization to recommend their candidate,
This company makes and sells a prod
uct used by the state for building roads
and splitting upon good roads after they
are built. The state has been a Gus
toner of one of the merging companies
and would probably be desirable GUS
toner for the newly created concern.
1t is proper at this time to inquire
whether or not the proposed holding
up of the announcement of this merger
until after the primaries Is to deter
mine whether or not the people Of the
State of New York, by their vote at
the primaries, will consent to become
the fifth great corporation in this great
$3.50 900 900 concern"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Connecticut Woman
Named PaImer's Aid
23-Year-Old Lawyer and Demo.
cratic Worker Appointed AS
sistanf Attorney General

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 15.-Con-
necticut, which gave some but not
many, of her votes to A. Mitchell
Palmer at San Francisco, now has three
Assistant Attorney Generals in the Fed
eral Department of Justice, the latest
being Miss Ethel Frances Weldon Dona-
ghu, Of this city. She is the second
woman to be appointed to such an office,
the other being Mrs. Annette Abbott
Adams, Of San Francisco, who was re-
Gently made an Assistant Attorney
General
Arthur r. J. O'Keefe, of Westhaven,
is another Connecticut assistant, and
Thomas j. Spellacy, who is due to re-
tire soon and manage his recently pur-
chased Hartford Post" was a Palmer
floor leader at San Francisco. Mr..
Palmer also maintains in Connecticut
the only salaried fair price commits
sioner in the country, William F. Whit
more, Republican golhng enthusiast
who gets $4,000 and expenses with an
office address in the postoffice building.
Miss Donaghu, who is twenty-three
years old, is reputed brilliant woman
lawyer, according to officials of the
Department Of Justice, and was highly
recommended by Mr.. Spellacy. She
Will assume Office about September !
and will be in charge of admiralty
matters. She was recently appointed
a member of the woman's auxiliary to
the Connecticut Democratic State Com
mittee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
w alker to Stay
In Little Flat
Despite Riches
CONTINUED from page onc)

did not know of any contemplated
changes in policy, As manager #
Searles's affairs Walker is thorouehlv
acquainted with the papers condition.
he said, and has been active in connec-
ton with it for some time.
An old friend of Searles said yester-
day that Walker came into strong
favor with Searles some eight years
ago, when Searles broke with another
man, who is in reduced circumstances
now, and property poor" This friend
supposed that Searles liked Walker be-
cause Walker was efficient to the point
of not even informing him of business
worries, attending to them himself.
Searles passed his last years at paint
ing and playing the organ in his large
house, except when he visited Great
Darlington, Mass.
Walkers fortune from Searles nay
amount to between S25 1000 900 and
50,000,000 Albert B. Searles, a
nephew, given S25o,oO0, has sought ad-
vice about contesting the will Lewis
l.. Delafeld and Walker are CO.
executors of Searles's will Walker is
director and vice-p president of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Pittsburgh q
Shawmut Railroad Company, and be-
comes chief owner of the road, which
has capital stock issue of SIS 900, 900
165. The road owns the Allegheny
River Mining Company, which pos
sesses about 10000 acres of bituminous
coal lands in Jefferson and Armstrong
counties, Pennsylvania, and has SILL
$4,000 assets. 1t is thought that much
of Searles's estate is in Union Pacific
securities
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
u. S. Officials
Hunt Missing
Ponzi Funds
Huge Discrepancies Found
Checking Up Liabilities
Compared With Assets
in Effects of sSWizard''
Police Scandal Rumored
Men in Department Said to
Have Been Agents for
Cet-Rich-Quick Concerns
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

BOSTON, Aug. 15.-Charles Ponzi,
the fallen Aladdin Of finance, now in
the East Cambridge Jail on Federal
complaints, is likely to become "a
guest of the state after tomorrow
morning. Surrendered by his bonds
man, he has found a new angel with
the required $35,o0U, who will become
his bondsman at the Federal Building
tomorrow morning.
But Ponzi will be rearrested on fifty
three new charges brought by the state
on the initiative of Attorney General
Allen, charging POM; with obtaining
money under false pretenses. The
total amount named in the new COM
plants is $4,000. Unless bail can be
obtained to cover these new complaints
Ponzi will change his residence to the
Charles Street Jail in Boston. Ponzi
has expressed his desire to remain in
Federal custody.
What the state officials are after
is to get me to the Charles Street Jail
and give me the third degree" he
has said. That is just what l don't
want them to do
The officials are hot on the hunt for
alleged large sums of missing Ponzi
cash, it being contended that the dis
creBencies shown in the auditors
checking up and the amount on hand
are extremely large.
In this connection Auditor Pride
and Postofice Inspector Dakin late
last night visited the home of Miss
Lucy Nell, Ponzi's private secretary,
at Revere. The officials brought away
huge mass of papers having to do
with Ponzi's business, and were busy
on these to-day in their hunt for pos
sible clews. Ponzi has openly boosted
that he had a bunch of cash" hidden
away where nobody could find it.
1t has been limited that Ponzi's coun-
sci are preparing a defense on the
grounds of financial dementia," some
thing unprecedented in the annals Of
the courts.
The young wife of the discredited
magician visited him in his cell this
afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock, re-
naming with him until nearly 4. She
brought him a generous supply of ciga-
rettes and also clean shirts, collars and
other necessary attire.
Mrs Ponzi made the trip from and
to Lexington in the recently acquired
limousine, which was driven oy 4
chauffeur. Accompanying her were two
guards, who rode in the car with ner.
The machine halted considerable dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Harding Leads in Poll
Taken in Baltimore
Straw Vote Gives Senator lib
to 100 for Cox; Many
Are Undecided
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


BALTIMORE, Aug 15.-A reporter
undertook yesterday to get the views
of the average Baltimorean on the
political situation. He made a sincere
effort to be fair. Except in a few in
stances he purposely avoided the ''well
known Democrat" and the "prominent
Republican,"
The following shows approximately
how the men interviewed say they will
vote:
Number interviewed, 246.
Will vote for Harding, lib.
Will vote for Cox, 100.
Undecided, 20.
Non-committal, /.
Will not vote at all, g
Will vote Socialist ticket, l.
Democrats who voted for Wilson and
will vote for Harding, 81.
Republicans who will vote for Cox, 2,
Of the former Democrats and indie
pendents who voted for Mr. Wilson and
say they will vote for Harding this
year, some gave as the reason opposi-
ton to the League of Nations; others
that a change of administration is
needed"
Of the large number who have not
decided for whom they will vote, some
said that the issues are much involved
and that they want more light on the
situation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Wooden Company's Head
Predicts Lower Prices
William W. Wood Says Mems
Wear Will Be Cheaper
Next Fall
Special Dispatch to The Trtbun,

LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. 15.-Men's
clothing will sell at lower prices at
Wholesale next fall, in the opinion of
William NJ. Wood, president of the
American Wooden Company. He refers
to clothes that go on sale at retail in
the spring of 1921.
At the same time he declares that
WOODEN cloth will not drop in price.
Mr.. Wood said the company's mills
which have been closed here and in
several other places on account of a
lack Of orders would not be reopened
before Labor Day and possibly not
then.
The prospects look bright, but that
is the most l can say for the present."
he said.
After expressing his belief that
clothing will be cheaper, Mr.. Wood
cortinued:
Remember, I said clothing, not
cloth. I deal in cloth and not clothing.
much will depend upon how this
years samples sell. If the people buy
Clothes it will probably mean overtime
work in the mills. But if the clothes
don't sell or if there should be any
more overall campaigns it will mean
that the mills will be closed again."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Suffragists
Charge Plot
In Tennessee
Continued from page one)

the "band wagon men" will Chamber
aboard, as the roll is called. The
lower half of the roll will see how
things are going, and will act accord
ingy, in either case. There is a
large band of suffrage men who will
stick through thick and thin. There
is smaller body of ants, of the
same type.
Governor Unmoved
Strong pressure was brought on
Governor Roberts Saturday night in a
vain attempt to force him to let up on
his fight. Three newspapers practi-
cally served notice on him that if
suffrage passed they would fight him
in the November election.
AS the Republican candidate is a
sutfragist there is talk of an anti
suffrage Independent candidate. But
the Governor has not let up one iota
in his efforts. He seems to realize
that his political future is bound UP
in the suffrage victory and is bending
every effort to win.
Il cannot see how it will be possible
for the ants to get enough strength
to stop ratification" declared United
States Senator K. D. Mcclellan, who is
taking an active part in the battle.
con the surface the official ants seem
discouraged"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Democratic district in Oklahoma. still
further increasing their margin.
Heavy Registration in Ohio

Democratic district in Oklahoma, still
further increasing their margin.
Heavy Registration in Ohio
AS yet there are no signs of Re-
publican recession. The heavy Repuh-
ilcan registration in California has
been cited. Something akin to it is
observable in the Ohio, primary re-
turns, where the unofficial figures show
mat more than twice as many Repub-
acan votes were polled as Democratic.
ihis is regarded as highly significant
ny Chairman Hays and his associates
IN the national committee. In the
Republican race for the United States
senator nomination the votes from
i'2oI precincts were tabulated as fol-
lows:
FRANK b Willis, .................. 2l,o1e
~ M. " anamaker. ............... 1857
Iotal Republican votes. 6fs42
In the Democratic race for the nomi-
nation for United States Senator ,024
precincts reported the vote as follows:
W. A. Julian. s5o7
y. +. O'Neil T47s
Total Democratic votes. ... 1TO72
preliminary canvasses in the various
states indicate that the drift Is still
with the Republicans. For this and
otner reasons the national committee
is strongly of the opinion that the Re-
pubiicans will gain their coveted six
seats in the United States Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16

From The Trsbuno's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator
Harding, Governor Cox and all can
dldates for Congress on the Republi-
can and Democratic tickets have been
asked by the president Of the National
Federation of Federal Employees for
an Interpretation Of their party plat
forms with reference to salary re-
classification and employment policies
for the Federal civil service.
The National Federation of Federal
Employees, composed of 1876 local
unions of men and women employed
by the United States government in
every. state and territory, and organ
lied for the purpose of securing higher
efficiency and better employment con-
ditlons in the government service.
submitted a request for certain planks
IN the party platforms" says President
Luther c. Steward, of the Federation.
in his letter to the candidates. "Some
recognition was given to our request.
but the language of the platforms
leaves us in, doubt as to it's interpre-
tatlOn on these pointsn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Miners Get Reply To-day
Operators to Announce Deci.
sion on Supplemental Demands

CLEVELAND. Aug. 15-The bitumi-
nous coal operators of the central COM
petitive field will reply to the supple
mental wage demands of the union
miners at joint conference tomorrow,
it was announced here tonight.
The demands were considered by the
operators to-day, according to E. C.
Searles, president of the Illinois opera
tors. He refused to intimate what &C
ton had been decided upon. saying it
would be made known at to-morrow's
conference.
The miners request an increase of So
a day for all miners paid by the day
or month, 10 cents a ton increase for
tonnage men, abolition of the auto
matte penalty clause fining miners 81
day for illegal strikes and settlement
Of differentials by the districts affected.
The increase would be retroactive to
August /.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16


lance from the Jail, and the guards,
one on either side, walked all the way
to the Office door with her and waited
until she reappeared.
Large sums Of money alleged TO have
been taken in by a rival concern, the
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Com
pany three members and one agent OF
which have been arrested, also are
proving elusive.
A police scandal Of huge proportions
seems on the verge of breaking. 1t be-
came known to-day that not only did
large number Of members of the force
invest with Ponzi and the rival company,
but that many of them were acting as
agents for Ponzi's concern and the Old
Colony Foreign Exchange Company as
WELL it is stated, collecting large COM
missions for their efforts. These ac-
tivities were not confined to "lowly"
patrolmen, but a number of high off,
Gals are said to be involved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Special Assembly Election
Governor Expected to Issue Cali
To-day for 10Th District

Governor Smith is expected to issue
a call to-day for a special election in
the 10Th Assembly District Kings
County, September Is, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of John ].
Damico. Republican, who died several
weeks ago. The first call for special
elections was devoted TO the filing of
the five seats made vacant by the custer
of the five Socialists. When the Gov
ernor's proclamation was issued no
reference was made to the 10th District
Henry Fruchter. executive secretary
of the Socialist organization in Kings
County, wired to the Governor calling
attention to the omission. Fruchter
announced yesterday chat he had re-
ceived telegram from James A. Par
sons, counsel to the Governor, saying
that call for the election would be
issued to-day.