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New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Jersey Official Giues
Clean Bill 10 POnsi
Hudson County Prosecutor
Questions Bnyonne Manager
and Finds No Irrcgularisy

James Z. Clark, Assistant Prosecutor
of Hudson County. N. j., announced yes
terday that an investigation had dis
closed no cause for complaint against
the conduct Of Charles Ponzi's business
in New Jersey, through his branch Office,
the Securities Exchange Company, re-
Gently opened at Bayonne. ". H.
Mackie, manager, was questioned on Sat
urday at the Prosecutors Office, and
agreed to return in the event of any
irregularities being found by the audit
Of Pon22s books at Boston
Mackie discaimed knowledge Of the
secret OF Ponzi's great profits. He said
he became acquainted with Ponzi in Bos-
ton and there arranged to open branch
ofEice IN BaNonne, where he had friends
The Securities Exchange Company had
done business only about twenty days
all of this being with friends Of Mackie,
when the audi,sof Ponzi's books began.
The Bayonnc branch was promising
the same interest as Ponz's main Office,
30 per cent In ninety days.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Turks Form New Cabinet {:
Friendly to the British
Signing of Peace Treaty To
Be Observed as Day of
Mourning

CONSTANT1NOPLE, Aug. 9 (By The
Associated Press) ).-Damal Ferid Pasha,
the Grand Vizier, has announced the
formation OF new Cabinet, composed d
largely Of members friendly to British
interests, according to political obscrv-
ers who are we'll acquainted with the
affiliations of the new men. Damal
will be Minister Of Foreign Affairs and
acting Minister of War in this minis
try, of which he is the only meml er
brought over from the old Cabinet. thA
objections Of which To terms Of the
peace treaty forced it's dissolution.
The Turkish newspapers announce
that the day when the treaty ,s signed
will be observed by The Turks generally
as day Of mourning.
Sir William Grenfell Max-Muller.
the newly appointed British Minister to
Turkey, is expected at Constantinople
shortly. Because of the greatly les
sened Importance of Turkey, with her
smaller area and population, and be-
cause of her being placed under inter-
national control, Great Britain is send
ing minister, not an ambassador,
inc other European powers are ex-
pected here to follow suit.
There is much speculation in Con
stantinople as to whom the United
States will send as q diplomatic repre-
sentative, and whether he will hold
ambassadorial rank. Not having de-
clared war upon Turkey, the United
States is free to resume diplomatic re-
lations before the peace treaty is rati-
fed by Turkey, if the Washington gov
crnment so desires.
PARIS, Aug. 2.The signing Of the
Turkish peace treaty has been definite
ly fixed to take place next Thursday at
! o'clock in the afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Irish Friends
Carry Internal
Row to Court
Expelled de Valera Men
Bring Action Demand
ing Reinstatement in
Gaelic Freedom Society
Use of Funds Questioned
Seven Plaintiffs Also Seek
to Prevent the Ousting
of Any Other Members

Rumors of diSsension in the men,
bership Of the Friends of Irish Free
dom were given the color of truth yes
terday when seven members of the
organization brought actions in the
Supreme Court, alleging they were
arbitrarily and illegally expelled and
asking their reinstatement.
The plaintiffs say that their expul-
sion was part of plan of the national
executive committee "to expel all men,
bers who might question the handling
Of funds or the control which the cor
poration is exercising over the funds
and affairs of said association" 1t is
alleged that the funds of the organiza-
ton amount to. 100000 or more and
its annual income from dues and other
sources is in excess of $4,000.
National Council Members
The names Of the national council as
given by the plaintiffs are Justice
Daniel F. Cohalan, John Carroll, P.
Kavanagh, P. A. Moynihan, Sarah Nc
Kelvey and Richard F. Dalton. Diar-
mud Lynch is national secretary and
urer. Mr. McGreal and the corpora
ton are named as defendants.
Neither Justice Cohalan nor Mr.. Lynch
nor Mr. McGreal could be reached yes
terday, and in their absence there was
no one who could speak for them.
From another source came the infor-
nation that the actions filed were the
outgrowth of alleged methods used by
flying sQuadrons'' of anti-De Valera
men, VINO go from meeting to meeting
of the Friends of Irish Freedom
branches in New York and Philadelphia
and shut out the followers of the 'Pres-
in their deliberations. All the plain
tffs who brought proceedings yester-
day are De Valera men. Some of the
plaintiffs are Peter Tiernan, Joseph P
Martin, Catherine McHugh and Jcrc-
miah F. Maher
Not Notified of Charges
Tiernan before his expulsion, which
he is contesting. was & member of the
Roger Easement branch of the organ.
ization. He said the rights and privi
leges appertaining to membership are
of great value. Mr.. Tiernan said he al
ways conformed to the rules On JULY
25 he went to a meeting of his branch
at 228 East Eighty Street He
was stopped at the door. He demanded
an explanation, and was told that he
had been suspended. Subsequently he
received a letter from the national sec
retary announcing his expulsion.
+ Mr.. Tiernan contends that this &C
ton was void because he was never in
formed Of any charges of misconduc
/ against him nor of the contemplated
/ expulsion, and he was never given al
opportunity of defending himsel
against any charges.
His expulsion. he said, was CONTRARY
to law and natural justice" defameC
his good name, and exposed him ST
unjust and undeservcd obloquy in the
! community"
Mr.. Tiernan wants tho Suprcm,
Court to declare the resolution ex
pelling him null and void, and ask
that the defendants be restrained from
expelng members without notice, OF
fhc formulation of charges.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Costa Rican Government
Is Recognized by Z. S.
State Department Sends In
struciions 90 American Con-
sui at San hose

WASHINGTON, Aug. Recognition
of the government Of Costa Rica, with
Julio Acosta as the regularly elected
President, by the United States was an
nounced to-day at the State Depart
ment.
Instructions were sent by cable to the
American Consul at San Jose, Costa
Rica, TO inform the government there
of the recognition The selection Of a
minister to Costa Rica has not yet
been made.
When the constitutional government
of Costa Rica was overthrown by Fed
erico Tinoco on January 27, 1917, and
constitutional President Gonzales was
forced to leave the country, President
Wilson issued his pronunciamento
against recognizing revolutionary GOV
ernments in Latin-American countries.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Boy Scouts Entertain
London Holiday Throng
Americana Indian Pageant in
''Sioux City Camp" Wins
High COmmendatiOn
From The Tribuae's European Bureau


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LONDON, Aug. 2.-Thousands of
Londoners who had planned to spend
the bank holiday in the open met with
disappointment to-day because Of a
heavy downpour of rain. Many
changed their plans at the last minute
to find sheltered places of amusement,
such as the museums, the Crystal Pal
ace and the Boy Scouts jamboree at
Olympia. A mammoth crowd went to
Olympia, where LORD Robert Cecil was
the principal guest.
The Pageant of Nations literally
thrilled the audience. The big feature
of the afternoon was the receipt of
dispatches from Portsmouth, Hastings
and Norwich, relayed by boys on
bicycles, scooters and roller skates and
in boats. In the annex at Olympia ex-
hibitons were held, showing boys max
ing boots, mats of rope, cooking and
building canoes, and even working a
model colliery.
The Spanish scouts presented Prin-
cess Mary with casket of inlaid work.
This evening the American scouts gave
an Indian pageant in their "Sioux City
camp" which won high commentator.
Lord Cecil, who is a great advocate
of the League of Nations, found in the
jamboree material for future good feel
ing among the nations.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03

stein district, East Prussia, to send de-
tachments of Reichswehr to the from
tier if conditions necessitated such ac-
ton. The order was sent, Dr. Goep-
pert stated, under reservation as to the
decision of the Allies with regard to it,
The military experts here were still
inclined to-day to view the situation in
Poland optimistically. The reports
they received indicated that the Soviet
cavalry had not advanced further than
yesterdays advices Indicated, being
still about seventy-fve miles from
Warsaw.
WASHINGTON, Aug. . Although
still without official information con-
cerning the proposed conference be-
tween the Bolshevists and the Allies.
the United States. i. was indicated to-
day in official circles. most probably
will be represented in any conference
seeking broadly to solve so important
a problem as the fiXation of the status
of Russia with the world.
The State Department has received
no specific invitation to enter the pro-
posed conference, and no decision is
likely to be announced until further
details of the proposed gathering have
been made known.
Participation of this country in a
conference having merely the limited
aims of adjustment of the difficulties
arising out of the conflict between
Russia and Poland is not anticipated
by officials.
Should the conference, as has been
suggested, however, have as its objec-
tive the clearing up of the sum total
of problems created by Russia's par
ticipation in the war. in which this
country was also participant, officials
take the position that the United
States in such case might very prop
erlv ba ~eDreSented
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Speciol pispa,ch to The Tribune

BOSTON, Aug. 2. The reception
room in the Temple Building offices Of
Charles Ponzi, Financial wizard" is
q little hallway between two office
rooms. At noon to-day n dozen i'm
patient newspaper men sat in the mar
row space. They had waited half
hour for promised statement.
Suddenly brisk, fve-foot figure clad
in green mohair coat and white
flannels, came out of the door on the
right. An expansive smile and flash
of laughing brown eyes took in every
body.
"Aha, boys!" exclaimed Charles
Ponzi, and he vanished through the
door on the left.
That was all, and there was another
hour Of waiting. Yet even the restless
afternoon reporters, waiting to catch
editions, were put to chuckling.
When Ponzi rowed with his press
agent, and that gentleman departed to
join the opposition, the world lost
nothing by way of news. For Ponzi
drips juice. And if he were not
shimmyng on the dizziest heights Of
finance, he might be making a fortune
in vaudeville. His air is a cross be-
tween those of Lionel Barrymore and
Al Jolson.
Reporters Only Get BY
Nobody was let in through the front
or School Street entrance of the Sc
curities Exchange Company offices this
morning except newspaper men. A
pouch-cyed individual (his probable
nickname is "Strong Arm FrankD
waved everybody else back down the
stairs
around the corner to the right. at 8
Williams Street." Frank droned re-
the line at 8 William Street"
green and white and smiles, the coolest
stairs, swinging cane and carrying a
fat brown bag.
Good morning, boys!" he announced
himself, with CHEEKY wave of the
cane. Nobody could have guessed that
a morning paper had carried in dis
play type a terrific indictment of the
international banker" and all his
methods, written by former employee
Nobody could have guessed that ap-
proximately million dollars worth Of
notes were down in Pie Alley, or on
their way down to be presented at
once.
Ponzi Smiles on Group
In his inner office, separated by a
thin glass partition from the outer
room, where the head Of the whisper
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Food Controller
Quits De Valera

LONDON, Aug. 2.-DiarnAd
Lynch, Sim Fem member of the
House of Commons for the South
east Division of Cork, and Food
Controller Of the republican gov
ernment, WHO went to America
some months ago, is reported to
have resigned as member Of the
republican Parliament, on the
ground Oh differences of opinion
between President de Valera and
leaders Of the Irish party in the
United States.
Nh. Lynch has sent g long ex-
planatorv latter to The Speaker of
the republican Parliament. It is
predicted in Irish political circles
that his resignation will lead to
important Developments in the
Sim F6in ranks.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Ponzi, All Smiles, Says Checks
May Run Short, but Not Cash
''My Final Word for Public,'' Boston Financial Wiz
ard Says, ''Is Come and Get Your Money, but Come
Orderly; Continues Paying Despite Throng

ing.. purpocseful line was being PAID
off," Ponzi smiled on the group he calls
"My friend, Mr.. Reporter"
A dozen questions we're fired stimuli
taneously, and the little man seemed to
answer them all at once, with run
ming comment for good measure.
"What is your most concise answer
to the charges against you in morn
ing paper?"
~ have ono final word for the public.
1t can come and get it's money. l don't
ask it not to come, only to come in an
orderly way. | may run out of blank
checks, but I'll never run out Of cash.
l have more than twice enough to pay
all outstanding debts"
"What is your greatest worry this
mornng?"
"Im afraid my clerks will get writ
er's cramp"
"Are you going to sue McMasters ?"
civilian Fl. McMasters, Ponzi's former
publicity agent, who published an ar
ticle saying Ponzi was inSolvcnt.)
Damn him, he isn't worth suing"
"What do you think was his pur-
pose?"
GLOW can l tell what snothcr man
thinks?"
One reporter pointed out that SO per
cent interest, compounded every forty
five days, amounts to 1000 per cent a
year.
People Misinterprct Me SO.
"People misinterpret me So" sighed
PonZi. II never promised | could do
this thing over and over for client.
| did promise to do it in one forty-fiv
day transaction, and | have done so.
The thing l did was very simple. 1t
cOu1d have been done hV anVhoHV q
the time. Now it isn't so easy 1t will
get increasingly hard"
"Why is that?"
"Aha! Perhaps the demand is too
great"
Then the "man Of millions and mys-
terry" dramatically raised the brown
bag to his desk top and popped it OPEN
"Herc is a list of checks through one
bank last week totaling $1,S27 ,33412,"
he proclaimed
"'rhc statement that I paid only at
the rate of 100000 day last week is an
easily disproved lie"
The final answer to all points was:
"They can get their money as fast
as they line up. Notes that have ma
turcd and notes that have not matured
look alike to us. We pay everything"
Spectators Are Still Alive
At 4:3O this afternoon Strong Arm
Frank" was still waving callers around
to Williams Street. The long line was
amazing phenomena: Spectators we're
plentifuly present, Offering to buy un-
matured notes at slight discount, and a
half-hour's tally indicated that one Wis
itor in every six asked Frank if the
company was still accepting deposits.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Cantu in Open
Revolt; Huerta
Forces Ready
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as slow to resume its usual ctivities
to-day. Governor Cantu was absent
yesterday, passing the day at his ranch
He is expected TO return and name an
official to remain on the American side
Of the international line to expedite
business at the American custom
house. Announcement that this step
would be taken was made after Walter
F. Boyle. American Consul. issued
statement advising acceptance Of an
order OF Governor Cantu instructinr
Mexican customs officials to pay no al.
tention to the absence from msnifests
OF the signature Of NJ. g. Paredes
Mexican Consul at CaleXlto, who repre-
scnts the de la Huerta government
CALEXICO, Calf, Aug. The de
facto Mexican central government will
demand repayment to it of any customs
fees paid to the territorial government
or Governor Cantu. II was announced
to-day by NJ. G. Paredes. consular rep
rcsentative here of the provisional gov
crnment
Three dollars and fifty cents gold
day is the pay of the private soldier IN
the forces now being recruited by Gov
ernor Cantu, Jose ". Aguiera, Secre-
tary of State, announced to-day at
Mexicali. Aguilera said ne made the
announcement 10 set al rest reports
tnat the Governor was offering privates
$25 a day
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Clothes Makers Said to
Try to Force Prices Up
4. $. Agent Charges Jobbers
Attempt TO Stampede Retailers
and Create False Demand

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Howard f.
Flgg, special assistant to the Attorney
General in the enforcement Of the
Lever law against profteering. charged
to-day that manufacturers and jobbers
OF wearing apparel were attempting
through carefully prepared propaganda
"to stampede retailers and the public
into renewed fictitious demand" for
clothing and thereby force prices
higher.
The Department of Justice" said
Mr.. Figg. "is fully advised of the sew
eral phases of this carefully planned
campaign, and it only remains to fix
personal responsibility before apply
ing the criminal provisions of the Lever
law"
In a formal statement Mr. Firp
charged that the manufacturers and
Jobbers were circulG..ng propaganda
similar to that used to mulct the
cCrditions."
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Chauffeur Routs Thugs
Who Hold Up Machine
Drives Up 10 Trenton Hospital
for Treatment and Puts
Police ON Trail

TRENTON, Aug 2. John Lent, a
chauffeur, of Philadelphia, drove up to
the Mercer Hospital tonight and re
ported that he had been held UP by
two bandits on lonely spot on the
Lincoln Highway near Morrisville, Pa
He says he fought them off, receiving
a bruised left shoulder and right wrist
lie gave the police a good description
OF the men and the search for them is
being conducted by the police.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Viceroy Of Ireland
May Resign; Aid Quits

DUBLIN, Aug. 2.---The resig-
nation of Edward Saunderson as
private secretary to the Viceroy,
announced to-day, is regarded as
Of political significance, and in
some quarters it is even supposed
his resignation may foreshadow
that Of the Viceroy.
Edward Saunderson is son of
the late Colonel Saunderson,
Ulster leader, and his influence on
the Viceroy was regarded always
as being very great. He was fire.
quently denounced by the Nation
alist press.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
British Agree
On Martial
Law i'm Erin
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and that Archbishop Mannix probably
could do more harm in the United
States than if given the freest hand to
preach an anti-British crusade in Ire
land.
Secondly, says "The Times. dispatch,
there are some who think the speeches
of the Archbishop may be due to his
ignorance of the real state of affairs
in Ireland and that close contact might
have SOLDERING effect on him.
Leading Catholic laymen are reported
by the "The Times" correspondent to
be of the opinion that if the govern
ment insists on making a martyr of
the Australian Archbishop, the bishops
will virtually be compelled to champion
his cause and their genuine desire for
peace may be rendered unfruitful by
consequent developments.
Military Cyclists Ambushed
DUBLIN, Aug. "details of fight
at Bruree, County Limerick, to- day are
given in an account issued by general
headquarters. Fifty armed men am
pushed patrol of military cyclists
consisting of an officer and FIVE men,
One of the men was seriously wounded,
but owing to the Intensity of the at
unable to assist him.
The raiders reached the wounded
man, seized his rife and used his body
as cover. This prevented the soldiers
from firing effectively and the struggle
lasted for half an hour before they
were able with difficulty to rescue the
wounded man and drag him to a cot
tage.
Surrounding the cottage, the raiders
poured i'll heavy fire. The soldiers
ammunition ran short, and one of them,
Disgusting himself as civilian. ran
for reinforcements at the arrival Of
which the raiders fled. Pursued by the
soldiers into the center of the village,
they turned and resumed firing. A
schoolboy who got into the line of fire
was killed.
Finally the soldiers got the upper
hand. They searched the houses in the
town and discovered man mortally
wounded.
BELFAST, Aug. 2.-Political gather
lngs have been banned by Cardinal
Michael Logue in the archdiocese of
Feast Of the Assumption.
The Archbishop says in his pro-
nouncement: From day to day things
arc going from bad to worse, destruc-
ton of life, destruction Of property
repression and retaliation. sacking of
towns by armed forces of the Crown
and, to complete our misery, outbursts
of sectarian strife, resulting in the loss
of many useful lives. From recent oc-
currences, it appears that even the
house of God is not spared from sacri-
legious outragcs and desecration by the
shedding of human blood within sacred
precincts"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Youth Kept Alive "a Hours
Dy Means of PulmOtO,

ST. LOUIS, Aug 2.-After having
been kept alive with pulmotor for
twenty-four hours, Robert Stansbury,
sixteen years DID, died at the City Hos
pital this afternoon.
The boy underwent an operation for
an ear affection yesterday. While on
the operating table he stopped breath
ing, His heart continued TO function,
and pulmotor was brought
Physicians at the hospital assert
their belief that this is the longest
time i'll which a pulmotor has been
used continuously.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Prince George Reached by
Three I'licrs i'm Trip 10 Nome

PRINCE GEORGE. B. c. Aug. 3
Three Of the four United States army
airp}anes which arc blazing an aerial
trail from M;neola, n. Y, to Nome,
Alaska, arrived here from Jasper at II
o'clock this morning.
Plane No. burst q tire when land
ing, but was otherwise undamagod.
Captain St Claire Street, commanding
the expedition, whose plane caught fire
shortly after he left Jasper and forced
him to return there, telegraphcd that
he would make d new start late to-day.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03

paid n few matured checks last week,
but that few persons had called before
for their money before the forty-five
days maturity.
y. w. Gilchrist, manager of the
Providence branch Of the company,
said to-day he had absolutely no
trouble" and that not even a hint Of
"run" had been heard. There were
but two persons in his Office for more
than an hour this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Deposed Ruler Coming Here

SANTIAGO, ChlIc, Aug. Jose Gu
tierrez Guerra, the deposed President
of Bolivia, who is now in africa, North
ern Chile, viii leave that port for New
York Tuesday next. He sent message
to day to President San Fuentes thank
ing the Chilean people for their hos
pitality.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03

a run which amounts to nearly $780,
900. The story that my payments have
not exceeded $4,000 day is untrue
From one ceYtain account the total
amount of Withdrawals was $1.872,-
3SI.12. In addition, from my own per
sonal account my payments amounted
to approximately S9OO,O0O. From an
other personal account the same
amounted to $4,000. All of these pay
ments have been made in the city of
Boston,
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Meat Price Drops Is Per Cent

CHICAGO, Aug. 2-The wholesale
price Of beef declined throughout the
East an average of 10 to IS per cent
between June 26. and July "a, the
american institute of Meat Packers an
nounced To-day. The decline in the
cheaper cuts was greater than in tho
better grades, due, the statement saws.
to heavy demand for choice meats.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
the shade; no
~ relief in sight


When this is the weather report
you're not discouraged-not if
you have Knickerbooker Service.
You know there is relief, or will
be directly when the Ice Man
comes along You know. too,
that he won't disappoint you,
although on hot days he delivers
two or three times as much ice
as on ordinary days.
Delicery rs so uniform yotz can tell al
mast 10 minutes zrhen the zc00or zgiN b.
there. Hare The ice b0r ready; the
dricer zcll be grateful, and goa and your
neighbors loW be more quickly sercsd.