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The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Wanted-Beef, veal, hogs, mutton,
poultry, eggs, Belgian hares. pelts and
hides. G.. D. TAYLOR, ltf
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Bette Hunt of Lewis was business
caller at The Star office Tuesday. Mrs.
Hunt is proprietor of the Victory cafe
and rooming house at Lewis.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Syrus Cox received three thorough
bred Poland China pigs Friday. Mr..
Cox knows that the only way to keep
his hogs up to the top notch is to keep
adding new blood
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

For Sale-One sport model Case car
for bonds or cash. Can be seen at the
Rust garage. One complete bed, one
commode. Inquire of Mrs. James
Mair. 33tf
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Ben McAnear left Tuesday for an
extended trip to the south. He will
visit Oklahoma, Texas in an effort to
interest investors in the advantages of
Montezuma county.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Don McEwen and family returned to
their West Dolores ranch Monday after
Il few days visit with Dolores friends.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Num- were owe
from the Disappointment country tn
first OF the week tor supplies.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Masten Risley, the Grand Junction
eye doctor, was doing business in our
town Sunday and Monday.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Never lose sight of the fact that
your college often needs your help the
same as you need its advice.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Durchholz
came in Sunday from Placerville anc
will spend sometime in Dolores.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

For Sale-Passenger Car, $3.50, or
will trade for car load of oats. Inquire
of Walter Taylor, Telluride. Colo.
pEpi1
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

MIR. and Mrs. M. B. Parsons motored
over to Durango Wednesday to visit
their daughter, Beatrice.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

For Sale or Trade "A Grant Six car
Inquire of Burt Parker 37-39
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Mrs. Nathan Dickerson left Satur-
DAY for lgnacio to visit with her
daughter.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

). l.. Morrison visited Fort Lewis
ana Durango the first of the week.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17
DoLOfeEs MoNTEzUMA COUNTY COLORADO, DECEMBER IL
Ye Old Time HumOr.

Two knaves walked past a gallows.
Said one to the other: Now Pedro,
where would ye be if yon gallows had
its due?
Walking alone, Adolphus, walking
alone. Houston Post.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Gladys Belmear was over from Du.
range Saturday and Sunday visiting
home folks.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Frank Bartlett of Red Rock, was q
Dolores visitor the first of the week.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Wanted-50 or rs tons 3rd and 1st
cutting alfalfa, name price and quality
f. o. b. your station. P. o. Box 4O3
35p43 Telluride, Colorado
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

c. V. Kinney of Lebanon, drove his
car to Durango Saturday but returned
Sunday on the train.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Don't forget that tomorrow is tag
day. Wear smile and have four bits
in your pocket.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

A little excitement was aroused
down town Wednesday just after noon
when the alarm of fire was turned in
by DIR. Jack Edward. The good doctor
had been to generous in making fire
in his habitat and the ceiling caught
fire. Mr.. Hilton was the first on the
scene and few cupfuls of water
stopped the fire.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

The basket ball game played in the
Dolores opera house Wednesday eve
ming between the Dolores High school
and the Arriola High school boys was
we'll attended. The final score was
Arriolla 20 and Dolores 81. This was
the first match game for the Dolores
bows. The fact is some of them had
never seen real game Of basket ball.
They have been only practicing for a
little more than week, and consider
ing everything they done well and
showed that with proper coaching they
make good team. The Arriols boys
were heavier and little faster
than the Dolores boys but were short
on throwing baskets. With a little
more practice they will be two evenly
matched teams and we hope to see
them play many games this winter.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

T. w. Luther of Florence, Colorado,
arrived in Dolores Friday and Satur-
day went down to the oil region to
build derrick for the Midwest
people. Henry Mcconnell left Sunday
with the second boiler. About all the
machinery is now on the ground and if
everything goes smoothly this company
should be ready to begin drilling about
Christmas. Mr.. Luther is an oil man
of wide experience and if prospects
are fair may acquire some land for a
company he represents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
ACTION OF FRANCE
BOMBSHELL TO LONDON,

LONDON, Aug. l2s-(By Asso-
ciated Press. Great Britain has
been officially notified of the recog-
milton by France of the government
of General Wrangel as the de facto
government of South Russia, and
the question is being discussed be-
tween the two governments.
Something akin to CONSERVATION
is evinced by the evening newspapers
over the French action, which is char
acterized as contrary to British ideas
and menace to Entente relations.
Meanwhile King George, who was to
leave for Scotland tomorrow, has
postponed his trip, owing to the sit
uation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
COUNTY VALUES
Up z MILLIONS
Assessors Finish Task,
With Approximately
That Increase

The board of county tax assessors
finally completed their work of re-
vising tax returns yesterday after
noon and the last of the sheets were
handed Tax Receiver Jones today,
The assessors worked at their task
just 63 days, during which time they
added approximately $2,000,000 to
taxable values within the county, the
bulk Of this being in increased valua-
tion placed upon real estate. Two
hundred acres of heretofore untaxed
land was placed upon the digest by
the assessors, and small sum in
notes and mortgages was also added
to the aggregate returns. Tax Re
ceived Jones said this morning he ex--
pected to be engaged in the work OF
consolidating the returns about two
weeks, and that as soon as the figures
are available they will be made pub
lie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
GOES
HOME, FINANCES
STILL MUDDLED
Bahnsen Matter Delayed
Year by Shrewd
Play

ATLANTA, Aug. 12-The Georgia
legislature ended its 1920 session
early today after an all-night session
in which efforts to rush through fl
nancial legislation met failure.
Whether an extra session Will be call
ed remains to be seen but it is re-
garded as likely
A ,w0rkman's compensation law,
providing for compulsory insurance to
protect industrial workers, employ
es of interstate and intrastate rail-
roads excepted, was passed last night.
Efforts made during the night to
impeach DR.. Peter Bahnsen, state
veterinarian failed, and the matter
went over until next session.
By a clever parliamentary play,
after the most stringent parliament
ary fight since prohibition days, NJ.
L. Johnson, of Barlow, got through
resolution which carried the entire
Bahnsen probe and impeachment
matter over to the next assembly.
Representative Johnson had precip-
itated the fight after several clash
es with the rules committee failed to
give place to the matter, when he
called on the speaker for information
relative to what disposition would be
made by the rules committee of the
Williams custer resolution.
Judge Covington sought to amend
the report of the rules committee SO
as to bring the matter Immediately
before the house in substitution for
which Mr.. Johnson offered a resolu-
tion providing that the report of the
probe committee, when completed, be
transmitted to the next general as
sembly.
Clearly understanding they were
voting to amend the rules committee
report, the house almost unanimously
voted for the Johnson resolution and
awakened to the fact Immediately
thereafter that they had finally and
completely choked off further consid-
Grafton of the Bahnsen matter and
turned it over to the next session of
the assembly.
In the senate action was begun
after 10 o'clock on the appropriation
bills. Taking up first the $475, 900
pensions deficiency bill, on which
Senator Elders in speech, declared
there ought to be filibuster to mill
! every bill in order to prevent an ex-
ira session. His position was that
the passage Of the nearly $2,00O,000
of appropriations will force an extra
session in November, and so told the
senate. The bill, however, was gone
through with and the others followed
in order.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
CUTOFF

Hewett Joiner made business
trip to Macon Monday.
Mrs. Hill Paschall and children, of
Montgomery, Ala, is the guest Of
her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Bedenbaugh,
Robert Stubs was a visitor in Am
ericus Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Lizzie Bedenbaugh, Davic
and Albert Bedenbaugh, Mrs. Hill
Paschall and children spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs Joe
Google in Oglethorpe.
Mrs. D. B. Barton and children, OF
Willistown, Fla, is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Stubbs and family
d. H. Stubbs, of Americus, spent
Monday with hs brother, R. H
Stubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Holloway were
visiting in Oglethorpe Sunday.
Mrs. Annilu Gilmore and daugh.
ter, Mary Lizzie, of Vienna, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Shockley, returned home
Sunday.
Miss Mary Alice Stubs, of Ameri-
Gus, spent the weekend at home.
Hardy. Cooke, of Montezuma, was
a visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. A. E. Barton visited Mrs. D.
B. Barton and children at the home
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
Founder of Order of
Noah's Ark, Negro, Dies

DAWSON, August 12.-Rev. w.
C. Cheney, the well known colored
preacher and teacher of this city,
died suddenly last Wednesday at AM
brose, Coffee county, where he had
gone in the interest of his work here.
Some years ago, Prof. Cheney
founded "The Grand United Order
of Noah's Ark" an organization fur
nishing to its members life insurance
and sick benefits and having in con-
nection Herewith a school and home
for orphaned children. Dawson is
headquarters fo rthis order which
owns several large buildings in the
northwestern part of the city and
for many years a number of colored
children have found a good home
at this institution. 1t is understood
that those associated with Prof.
Cheney will carry forward the bene-
ficient work of the order to which
he had devoted many years foun-
tiring effort seeking to help his peo-
pie. The body was brought here for
interment in the colored cemetery
in this place Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
Citizens Here Buying
Lots on St. Sirnon's

Lots for summer homes at st. ST.
mons Island have recently been pur-
chased by several Americas citizens,
according to VIM. T. Mccormick, de-
velopment engineer of Atlanta, who
is spending few days here in the in
terest of a big st. Simons project.
The st. Simons Island Development
company has been organized for
the general development of the is
land, and it promises to have the is
land connected with the mainland of
Georgia by June l, next year. SAID
Mr.. Mccormick in discussing the
project:
Everyone in Georgia knows about
or has been to st. Simons Island, and
it has been the dream and desire for
years to have this island connected
with the mainland by bridges and
highway, and the consummatlon of
this dream will be realized by the
season of 1921, as the St. Simon Is
land Development Co. will start ac-
tual work on the highway Oct. 1st,
having it entirely completed, ready
to throw open to the public by June
l, 1921. This is the only island on
the coast that can be conserved to
the public, as playground for the
people of Georgia as all the others
are owned by private interests.
Every loyal Georgian should CO.
operate with this laudable enterprise
of conserving this playground, when
the women and children can get
health, pleasure and vigor, and the
tired, overworked business man can
90 for a vacation, or for the week S
end with his family and where a few
days in the salt air and pure ozone
makes him feel like new man and
his efficiency is increased by every
trip.
''This company has the backing
and support of leading citizens all
over the state, and it is a Georgia
proposition for Georgians. A mod.
ern, up-to-date hotel will be erected
and provision made for all kinds OF
| sports-golf, tennis, boating, bath
ing, fshing-making it a playground
in every sense and having some fea-
ture that appeals to everyone. Long
Island Beach will be made the At
lantic City of the South, being unex-
celled by any on the coast.
''They are receiving the hearty
support of the people of Georgia and
in quite lot of the cities st. Simon
Island clubs are being organized to
give moral and financial support to
the project"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
New Sleeper Service
Arnericus to New York

A new sleeper service, and which
is interesting to Americus people is
that between Columbus and New
York, just inaugurated by the Cen
trail of Georgia, A. & W. P. and
Southern railroads. This sleeper
leaves Columbus at $3.50 each after
noon via Newman and Atlanta, and
passengers leaving Americus via the
Sea Board Air Line at 1910 a. m.
reach Columbus at 100 o'clock, or
in ample time to secure dinner in
that city before proceeding on to At
lanta and the eastern markets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
PONZI MODEL PRISONER IN ATLANTA
PENITENTIARY; WAS HERO IN AL ALBANIA

ATLANTA, Aug. 12.-While he
wore the gray garb of federal felon
in Atlanta's United States peniten-
tiary, Charles Ponzi, the Boston fl.
nancial wizard, who has startled the
world with his foreign exchange
scheme, worked for nearly two years
on a system of finance that would
place his name in history along with
John Law, the obscure Scotchman,
who gave the Mississippi bubble to
Louis XIV.
This has just been revealed by A.
c. Aderhold, record keeper at the
federal penitentiary, after he had
identified picture of Ponzi printed
in Boston paper as the smooth, bril-
liant, affable convict who had been
his clerk and assistant back in 1911
IL.
Ponzi was convicted in a federal
court at Buffalo, New York, of vio-
lating the United States immigration
statutes through a plan of his to
smuggle undesirable immigrants cver
the Canadian border in the United
States He was sentenced to serve
two years.
Never Better Prisoner.
eve have never had better or
more useful prisoner" said Mr.. Ad-
erhold. 'He was tremendous help
to US in the prison offices. | never
knew him to make an error. | don't
think he was ever out of balance.
don't think he ever wanted to break
the law, but he has an obsession for
planning weird financial coups. He
loves these things so we'll that he
transgresses the law just for the sake
of putting them over"
Then Mr.. Aderhold told of another
attribute of Ponzi. Like John Law
he is far from lacking in personal
courage. In fact, in the little mining
town of Blocton, Ala, not far from
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12

Birmingham, Ponzi is regarded as a
man of sublime and unselfish cour-
age as the simple people of the min.
ing camps there have ever known.
Mr.. Aderhold produced clipping
from an Alabama paper that Ponzi
sent him after his release from pris.
on. The paper tells of his deed. 1t
all happened in October, 1912, just
a few months after he had been given
his freedom.
AT the time Ponzi was in Blocton
organizing water and power conf
pany, where Miss Pearl Gossett, a
nurse in a mine hospital, was badly
burned by an explosion of kerosene
stove, doctors decided it was neces-
sary to graft large amount Of skin
over the burns, and Ponzi volun-
teered. On October Ponzi was
placed on an operating table, and
no less than seventy-two square
inches of skin were removed from
his thighs. Ponzi was out of the hospi-
tai two weeks later, busy organizing
his company. Two more weeks elaps-
ed, according to the official record,
when he was again approached and
told more skin would be necessary.
Go as far as you like" he replied,
and on November 5 fifty more square
inches of skin were taken from him
and this time from his back. There
was no offer or hope of reward He
was prompted to do it by nothing
more than desire to help humanity.
The records show he had a prev
ious prison record before coming to
Atlanta. His dossier shows previous
to coming to the United States he
had served three-year sentence in
Montreal, Canada, under the name of
Charles Ponzi Bianchi, on account
Of being an organizer of some cor
poration that was not countenanced
, by the Canadian blue sky laws.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
SUMTER'S FIRST
BALE BROUGHT IN
BY ]. c. BROWN
Weighs $50 Lbs. and Is
Expressed to Augusta
Market

Sumter county's first bale of new
cotton was brought to Americus this
morning, ginned, weighed in at the
warehouse, and expressed to market.
The honor of the seasons first bale
went to J. G. Brown, well known
farmer and operator of Browns Mill,
Z miles east of Americas. The gin
ming was done by the Farmers Cot
ton Oil company, and Harorld Broth
ers' warehouse handled the bale. They
expressed it to Walker Brothers, Au-
gusta, this afternoon. The bale
weighed $50 pounds, being above
the standard weight.
This is the third bale ginned in
Georgia, it is understood, the first
having been produced near Tifton
and the second in Dougherty county
by Eli Plummer, a negro, who took
first bale honor in that county last
season also. The bringing in of the
first bale here has been delayed sew
raj days because of the continuous
rains, which have made cotton pick.
ing almost impossible, and how Mr.
Brown was able to get enough of il
out of his field to make a bale is g
mystery to many.
Considerable open cotton is re
ported from different sections, and il
will be coming in rapidly as soon as &
period of good weather sets in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
Unable to Meet Notes
Due, He Says; Capital
|OfBankIs Wiped Out
Wizard Gives Himself Up and Warrant is Drawn
Charging Fraud in Mails Once Served
Term in Atlanta Prison

BOSTON, Aug. l2Chaes PQnzi today surrendered to I'm
tied States marshal and warrant for his drawn District
Attorney Gallagher said Ponz had surrendered because
self unable the he made redemption
his
creditors petition asking for the appointment of
for Ponz filed in federal court today
Bank Commissioners Allen announced this afternoon that
capital of the Hanover Trust Company probably had been completely
wiped Ponz of its directors up yesterday
bank closed by the commissioner
Ponzi charged the drawn with using the mails
deaud The federal auditor said his liabilities upwards
enm million dollars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
81 Bolls on Single /
Stalk Grown by Boy

Frank Broadhurst, 6-year-old son
of R. S. Broadhurst, is a new-type
cotton farmer, and indications are
that he wilImake a fine crop, consid-
ering his acreage. Some time ago
he planted broadcast a quantity of
cotton seed in the yard of the Broad
hurst home, and has since tended it
himself regularly The cotton is now
as high as the young farmers head,
and according to his father is en-
tirely free of boil weeyils, being well
fruited and in splendid condition
notwithstanding adverse weather re.
Gently experienced. One stalk in the
patch has 81 well-formed bolls and
many others have large numbers OF
these, the yield of the patch being
conservatively estimated today as
about so pounds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
EXPRESS RATES
INCREASE OF 43
MILLIONS ASKED
Milk and Cream Ad-
vance to Meet Rail
roads Demanded
STREET CARS TURNE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Per.
mission to increase express rates to
absorb the recent wage award, esti-
mated at more than 100000, was
asked from the Interstate Commerce
commission today by the American
Express company. The company al
SO asked permission for twenty per
cent increase in rates on milk and
cream to meet the advance granted
the railroads.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
Gen. Gorgas' Body Is
Landed on u. S. Soil

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Simplicity
marked the return to this country to-
day of the body of Maj. General Will
liam C. Gorgas, former surgeon gen.
eral of the army, who died in London
last month. The transport Pocahon-
tas brought the body, which was met
at Hoboken by a guard of honor from
the Thirteenth Infantry. Burial Will
be in Arlington cemetery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
DEMOCRATS OPEN
CAMP PAICN TODAY
Cox Speaks at Camp Per-
ry and Roosevelt in
Wisconsin

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 12-With
Governor Cox en- route to Camp Per-
ry to deliver his first address since
his notification and Franklin D.
Roosevelt on his western trip, the
Democratic campaign today was un-
der way. Governor Cox is to speak
at about $50 this evening, while
Roosevelt has three addresses for to-
day-at Kenosha, Racine and Milwau-
kee. Wis,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
POLES OUTNUMBERED
BY 2l-2 TO /.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-The
Polish forces defending Warsaw are
outnumbered about two and half
to one. Comprehensive details as to
the Bolsheviki military organization
received today in official circles here
place the ratio of strength of the
Soviet army on the Polish front at
$4,000 while the strength of the
Poles has been estimated at 140,-
900.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
SUFFRAGE Wins
AGAIN IN TENN.
House Tables Joint Reso-
luton Prohibiting Any
Action

NASHVILLE, Aug. 12.-Suffra
gists in the lower house of the state
legislature today won another point
in their ratification fight when joint
resolution which prohibited action of
any kind on ratification was tabled.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
33-Minute Quake is
Felt in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 12.-Vio-
lent earthquake tremors lasting thir-
ty-three minutes were recorded by
the seismograph in the government
observatory here today. Experts de-
clared the center of the disturbance
was about 2,2O6 miles distant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
RUSSIANS REACH
WARSAW SUBURB;
BATTLE FOR CITY
Recognition of Wrangel
by France Bombshell
To British

PARIS, Aug. 12.-(By Associat-
ed Press. "A great battle is in
progress on the Russo-Polish front on
which hangs the fate of Warsaw, ac-
cording to the information Of the
foreign Office today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
Negro Stays Boy in
Melon Patch; s Years

MONTGOMERY, Aug. 12.-Race
Berry, a negro, was rushed to We
tumpka early today to begin his SEN
tence of eight years, after conviction
early today on a charge of man
slaughter in connection with the kill
ing of Gordon Ogletree, white boy,
who, it was charged, was in Berry S
watermelon patch when shot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
RUSSIAN CAVALRY
IN WARSAW SUBURB.

LONDON, Aug. 12.-(By Asso-
ciated Press) Russian cavalry have
reached Praga, a suburb of Warsaw,
according to wireless received to-
day from Berlin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
WALTER WINANS DEAD.

LONDON, Aug. 12.-WaIter WI
mans, widely known American resi-
dent of London, collapsed and died
while driving his horse Henrietta Guy
in a race at Parishes Park this af-
ternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-12
POLISH DELEGATES
LEAVE FOR CONFERENCE.

PARIS, Aug. l2.-The Polish ar
mistice and peace delegates left War
saw Wednesday evening to meet the
Russian delegates, according TO
dispatch to the Temps from War
saw today.