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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
STAMP F|NANC|ER STILL PAYING OFF
POnzi Declares He Has Paid Out Over S3,O00,000 and
 and Has S7,500,000 Left
RI Axsneiated PrSN

Boston, August 3-The hundreds of in- vestors who besiesed the offices of Charles Ponzi, the foreign exchange financier today. had dwindled to less than dozen when closing time marked the end of the largest days run since he discontinued receiving deposits In the seven days run Ponzi claims to have returned to depositors between $3,0O0,00o and s4.00o,000.
 Ponzi smiling and seemingly confident of the outcome of the federal audit now being made of his books declared that he had $500, GO in banks in this coun- try which would more than cover all his liabilities.
 Attorney General Allen today selected Samuel Spring. an attorney. to conduct a state probe into Ponzis methods as soon as the federal audit is completed
 Spectators did a brisk business dur ing the day. buying at from 10 to 20 per cent discount from those ~ho tired of waiting in line. The crowd. although much larger than yesterday, was more orderly, and it seemed that they were being paid at faster rate than or any previous day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
COURT OF INQUIRY
 ENDS INVESTIGATION
By Associated Pres,

Graham, N. C., August S.-The court
 of inquiry appointed by Governor Bick- ett to investigate the battle between the
 Durham machine-gun company, guard ing three negroes held in the Alamance county jail here against mob violence
 or the night of July 19, and mob, in which James Ray, Graham citizen lost tis life and two other men were wound ed, brought it's official hearing to q
 close this afternoon without rendering a verdict. Immediately following the conclusion of evidence, the commissioners held d consultation in the grand jury room. AS
 they left the room. Col A. Ii. Boyden.
 tte chairman, informed newspaper men
 that no verdict would be rendered until
 the 5000 or more words of evidence have
 been submitted in typewriter form and redgested. The commission will meet probably within a week in Raleigh, to draft their report to Governor Bickett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
PARLEYHALTED. BY A MISTAKE, REDS CONTEND
U. 5. Must Enter
 Oil Business Is
 Comm, see s Vieu
A9fs n

kT os -ed Press
 Wash.o August 3.-Benef thatlO d States government maoc l,N do the oil business or .sF to prevent other nations .N -fonopolizing the worlds oil 0' ny is expressed by the depart
 snt of commerce in report to the Senate public lands committee, made public tonight by Senator Phelan of California
 Tt appears that the British gov ernment is definitely going into the oil business" the departments re- port asserts. During the war period it acquired two-thirds of the stock of the Anglo Persian Oil Company. This company has an ex- elusive concession for oil exploita- ton throughout all of Persia, ex- cept the five northern provinces, and has valuable concessions in Mesopotamia and other parts of the world.
 Tt would seem imperative that our government must take the same course or at least find a way of preventing so far as possible. the monopoly of future sources of oil supply by the nationals of foreign countries"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
SMITH UNANIMOUSLY ACCLAIMED CHOICE
 OF N. Y. DEMOCRATS
By Assse,ated Prsss

Convention Hall. Saratoga Springs. August 3.-Gov. Alfred E. smith was unanimously acclaimed as the candi- date for renomination by the unof- ficial democratic state convention to- night. Although convention leaders had decreed there should be no desig- nation or recomm endation of candl- dates at the fail primaries. on roll call of the counties for an expression of opinion Alfred F. smith was the only response.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
Earth Shocks Recorded Rx Associsftd Press

Washington, August 3.-Earthquake shocks, described as quite severe, were registered today at the seismographical observatory of Georgetown University. The tremors began at sos ?. m. and continued until 4:l0 D. m. The center of the disturbance was estimated at 47OO miles from Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
LANDED AT MOBILE

Mobile, August al)-Charies Ponzi Boston's ushel-bashet million aire. whose operations have startled the country, landed in Mobile eight years ago from Italy aboard steamer on which he had worked his passage as q painter. This fact was established today when former friends here identified him by portrait published in an afternoon newspaper. A photograph of Ponzf in possession of Mrs E. O. Ponis. at whose house the penniless Ponz worked for 4 time for his board and keep, proved to be an exact replica Of the one in the newspaper.
 Ponzi, during the two years follow hs Alabama Medical College. and is remem- bered by former members of the faculty. practicing physicians and persons who
 tContinued on Page sixfe@nb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
Gist Of the Neus
GENERAL

 Gadsden shocked at news of death of Lieutenant Elliott. CulIman overrun with Odd Fellows attending grasA lodge meeting. Southern senstors to watch railroads work out problems. over zoo golfers to take part in tour ney for national title. Upward wbirl in stocks; cotton xIumps to new low Eronnd.
 LOCAL Consumer must pay new freight tax, say wholesalers. still raiders are ambushed and shot by mOonshinerx. Bond sale was spoiled by technical quibbl~.
 Results of near enst campaign are announced.
 Git judged hy civic clubs. says Dr. Jacobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
TRANSCONTINENTAL
 TRAIL BLAZERS AT
 CHI E Y B N N E, WIG.

Cheyenne Wvo-. Ausust 3.-Tbe two all-metal airplanes blazing trail for an aerial route from New York 10 san Francisco arrived at Wales field. Fort Russell, near here. tonight. one at 6:o5 and the other at 6:10 o'clock They stopped at North Platte, Neb. en route from Omaha and will remain here for inc night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
Sharp Break In Exchange

New York. August 3.-The news from Poland caused the sharpest break of many months today in the foreign ex- change market. Demand sterling broke sl5 cents to 3.s2lk cents. French. Italian and other continental exchanges also were depressed. Grain and cottcn bii.s contributed to the weakness of the mar kef
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
ANOTHER SOURCE

Another source Of revenue would pe from income taxes levied against the railroad corporations. Railroad execu- tiVes expect many of the carriers to earn sufficiently large returns under the new rates 10 compel the payment of in- come taxes for the first time since pre- war days, II Is from this source that the treasury expects to obtain a large portion of the remaining $f0 900 00n Of their sl0l,000000 estimate. Officials placed the amount from income taxes conser- vatiVely at S3o.000o0o a year
 The wage award of $G00, GOO GOO a year one of the causes for rate increase also will result r producing a certain return to the government for it places most of the rNugoad employees within Jurisdiction of tle income tax laws. Amounts levied rr most of the workers will be small, ort il was pointed out that the railroad labor army numbers more than 2,'00,e0e persons From this nun ber -offcals believed the taxes would aggregate a substantial amount. prob ably S0 W00Oo or more.
 Officials also are studying the indirect effect the rate increase will have on revenue produced by the excise and mis- cellaneous taxes Practically all Of the excise taxes are based on a percentage of the selling prices as the so-called luxury tax, and they regard it as cer- tain that more revenue will he forth coming as the prices of commodities move upward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
MEANS $1O0,000,000
 YEAR TO TREASURY

Washington, August S.-lncreased rev. efuses. officially estimated at sl00 .0000 900 annually. will accrue to the treasury as a result of the advance in transportation rates allowed the railroads, The added income for the government officials said tonight. would be derived from increased trar sportation taxes which are paid hy the public, well as through operation of the income and excise provisions of the revenue laws
 Transportation taxes for the fiscal year ending June 20 aggregated approximately $-3l 090,000. This sum was made up from the , per cent tax on freight charges amounting to Sl25 900oQo, the s per cent tax on passenger tickets supplying $l01 9nsloe. and the s Der cent ta 51 pat-
 nas shafges produciug se.5N.aN
 should railroad traffic continue st it's present volume, all of the amounts would be increased rrespondmgly with the advance permitted by the interstate com nerce commission in it's rate decision last Saturday. On this basis. officials of the bureau Of internal revenue cal- eulate. the additional taxes will aggre- gate s9S.550.000 freight, slS.700,oOo on passenger and $3.500,0O0 on Pullman charges
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04
FERRIS HAS B|G
 LEAD OVER GORE
 FOR J. 5. SENATE
Returns From Missouri and Kansas Insufficient to Estimate Strength of
 Various Candidates
Rx Associated Pre.s

Oklahoma City, Okla, August {. \ tabulatipn by the Daily Okiu- homan at 1;15 o'clock this morn ing of returns from LBS of the 2,70S precincts in the stntc gave Scott Ferris 61.507 votes for the democratic nomination for senator and Senator Thomas P. Gore, 3S,- 5-3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-04

Oklahoma City. Okla, August S.-A tabulation by the Daily Oklahoman at midnight of returns from S10 precincts from fifty-fve of the seventyseven codn- ties in the state gave: Scott Ferris, 4l,- 200 votes for the democratic nominati n for United States senator and Senator Thomas P. Gore, 25,s07, in todays state wide primary
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22
QUIT MEAT IF YOUR
KIDNEYS ACT BADLY
Take Tablespoonful of Salts of Back
Hurts or Bladder
I}Othcrs.

We are a nation of meat eaters and
our blood is filled with uric acid. says
well-known authority, who warns
us to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood of this irritating acid, but
become weak from the overwork: they
get sluggish: the eliminative tissues
clog and thus the waste is retained in
the blood to poison the entire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like Jumps of lead, and you have sting
ing pains in the back or the urine is
cloudy, full of sediment, or the bladder
is irritable, obliging YOU to seek relief
during the night; when you have
severe headaches, nervous and dizzy
spells, sleeplessness. acid stomach or
rheumatism in bad weather, get from
your pharmacist about four ounces of
jasd Salts: take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast each
morning and in a few days your kid
neys will act fine. This famous salts
Is made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice. combined with lithia. and
has been used for generations to flush
and stimulate clogged kidneys, to neu-
tralize the acids in urine so II Is no
longer a source of irritation. thus end
ing urinary and bladder disorders.
Jad salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes n delightful effervescent
iithia-water drink, and nobody can
make mistake by taking a little oc-
casionally to keep the kidneys clean
and active
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22
PROMINENT LA GRANDE
BANK LEADER IS DEAD

LA GR.ANDE. Or, Jan. 22.-Fred
]. Holmes. aged 81 years, president of
the La Grande National bank and one
of Union county's foremost citizens,
died at his home yesterday from heart
trouble.
Mr.. Holmes came to Union county
with his parents about 1868. He was
graduated from the Hill Military
academy and engaged in business in
Island City. buying a drug store there
from Dr. J. W. Hill. He later became
cashier of the First National bank
IF Island City and bought the con-
trolling interest in the NJ. & NJ. COM
pany, which he has refined ever since.
About IA Years ago fire destroyed his
interest in Is'and City and he moved
70 II Crande. He was made presi
dert of TIE LII Grande National bank
In 1911. being reelected to this posi-
tion only few days ago.
Mr.. Holmes was a member of the
Elks and prominent Mason, taking
an active part in getting Shriner's in
itiation here. He was a leading dem
ocrat and attended the last demo-
cratic convention as Il delegate from
Oregon. He also was chairman for
the Wilson club in this county and
f"el administrator during the period
of the war. giving his entire time to
the work.
Mr.. Holmes leaves his widow, a sis
ter Mrs. Adelaide McKennon of
Clarksville. Ark; two brothers. Will
lam n. OF Enterprise. and f. a. of
Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22
Social and Personal

From Walla Walla today comes
word that good seats are stin avail
able for the concert OF Jascha Heifetz,
both in the auditorium and on the
stage. The Young Russian genius,
known as the first of living violin
lists is to appear in the Garden city
DAY after tomorrow evening. \ num-
her OF pendleton people are planning
TO make the trip and the condition OF
roads between hero and Walla Wana
is today reported good.
Jascha Heifets received his first vio-
I'm lessons from his father when he
was three wears old. At an earlier
age even before the child could talk.
music affected him strongly and il
was quite apparent. from the delight
with which he would listen to his
fathers playing, that his love for the
violin exceeded anything else. At five
years he has mastered all the stand
ard violin studies ana was so far ad-
Vanced that special arrangements were
made for him to enroll at the Royal
school of Music in Wilma, Russia. his
birthplace. He made his first public
appearance that year. and soon after
ward, barely six years old. the child
was heard in performance of the
concerto. At seven he
graduated from the Music School. and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22
MOUNTAIN MAN SELLS
POTATOES FOR S.. Is
(East oregonlan special.l }


WESTON MT, Jan. 22.-Charles
May sold 80 sacks of potatoes to PEN
dleton grocers Friday bringing him
s154.90 making s5.16 1-3 per sack.
Louis Gilliland and family of Wes-
ton were Sunday visitors at the J. w.
Bowers home.
Frank Sans is sick at his home on
the mountain. His mother is helping
to take care of him.
Frank English arrived home We'd
nesday from Pendleton after 10 days
visit there with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson and little
daughter arrived last week and are at
Mrs. Carlson's parents Mr. and Mrs.
j. C. Hopkins.
Robert Schneider left for his home
near Washtucna, Wash. Monday after
a months visit with his sister. Mrs
Carl Brutcher and Mrs. Tom Booher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Booher came
home from Athena Sunday. They
were helping take care of Mr Boohers
sister Mrs. ice Cannon who has been
quite sick.
Mrs. r. E. English arrived home
from Lebanon oregon Monday after
three weeks visit. on her way home
Mrs. English visited friends in Port
land and a sister at Arlington bring
ing her small neice home with her, lit
tie Peggy Logan of Arlington.
Several We're initiated into the T. o.
.. r. lodge in Weston Thursday
night, among the number were Frank
Sans and Mark Henderson.
Miss Gwen Compton is absent this
week from high school and at her
home on account of sickness
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22

Mrs. W II. coffey and little daugh'
ter returned yesterday from Wasco
whore she has boon VISITING. She was
accompanied by Mrs Mary Beers who
VIII remain here for a few days as the
guest uf Mrs CoffoN.
Mrs. NJ. n. Chessman and little
daughter Peggy have arrived In Port
hand after an extended visit In Los An
Rclca with Mrs. Cheeseman's mother.
Mr. Chessman. who is editor of the
Astoria Evening Budget, met Mrs
chessmnn and daughter in Portland
and they expect 10 leave FOR Astoria
In q few days.
The Pcndlcton Dclphian club viii
meet at $3.50 at the home OF Mrs. ],
Il. McMaster on Garfield street New
Delphian club officers viii take their
places tomorrow and a program viii
also he a feature OF the day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22
PARENT-TEACHERS OF
WASHINGTON SCHOOL
WILL MEET FRIDAY

The Washington School Parent
Teachers Association will meet Fri
day afternoon at 2:30. The program
Is as follows:
Violin solo" Barcarolle." by Verne
Dale.
Language iesson-Second grade.
Duet Would That My Love. -
Miss Leila Gilfillan and Mrs. Maye
Hagar.
Concert Recitation-First Grade
Children.
Round Table-"Home Work for
Children"
Leader AIRS. Frank Boyden.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22

A. A. Elmore. president of the Ore
gon- Washington -Idaso Farmers Union
has asked Hotel Pendleton for accom- =
modations for from 25 to 35 men who
will be here Saturday for meeting
of the committees of the Inland EN-
pire Wheat Growers Marketing Asso-
ciation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22
Two Winners in Contest.

Charles Z. Meuer, $40 Ann street
and Chris stadfeld are winners of the
first prize of $40 in the name contest
for the d. S. Dunlap grocery store.
both having submitted the winning
title. Sanitary Grocery" A. II.
Scott, 1101 Alta street, wins The sec
ond prize of s. with the title. THE
Commissary"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22
Saving Time
At the Dentists

DEOPIE with little time TO spare zS
! | !.
i get their dental work done sH/xnx NJ
promptly in offices using the +. r.
Parker System. The old idea that you "a .AzA
had TO do LOT of waiting make lot Ea0 WH*sX4
of visits and so through lot of pro HA ~ Mhl
fessional red tape is all wrong That EMtk tEAI
idea is what made old-style dentistry W$ k/XJ
costly and unsatisfactory @W!E IN
Under the E. r.. Parker System NN </N/N'
your teeth examined without de- WEM#/I
lay by experienced dentist, who 6A<-Z
tells you at what work your DR. PAINLESS PARKER
teeth need and what the price will be
for doing it, If you decide to have your teeth cared for
the work can be done Immediately
The work then proceeds without single useless post
ponement and is completed good dentistry
possibly be DONE The result not only saving of me
but of money we'll And, best of all, you will be salts
fed for f. r. Parker System dentists just particular
you are. Examinations and advice free.
[GRT\ Registered Dentists Using the
MMIM E. r. PARKER SYSTEM
I tGHSTFMf b. G. A..
L. Wilson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-22

the following year his parents took
him to Petrograd FOR further study un-
der Professor Auer. An amazed pub
lc heard his Petrograd debut when
heifctz was but nine wears old. Im-
mediately the name "Hcifetz" became
Aasic; thousands crowded to hear him
IN score of Russian cities. Concert
managers in Germany. Hungary Den
mark. Sweden and Norway sought TO
engage the phenomenal genius, and
shortly before tho war broke out Hei-
fetz appeared in all those countries.
His coming to America in 1917 was
memorable event In the country's
musical history. He is now playing
here for the third season.
The banquet OF the Degree of Honor
whlch yesterday marked the closing
OF years membership drive, proved
a delightful event to nearly half n
hundred members and friends of the
lodge, who assembled in Moose hall at
2:S0 o'clock.
The meal was served by Mrs. Ella
Ross. Mrs. Lucille Mcfarland. Mrs.
Leota Brown, Mrs. Anna Mcconnell
and Mrs. Myrtle Farley, representa-
uVes of the two losing divisions which
feted members of the successful
team. and Mrs. I.ottie Long, who
served as its captain presided as toast
mistress.
Responses were made by Mrs. Az
mes Williamson. Mrs. Hattie Smith
Mrs. Perry Dale, Mrs. Agda Nelson,
Mrs. Celestine King, Mrs. Beulah Buff
fington. Mrs. Jennie Myers, Mrs. Leo
ia Brown, and five guests of the
odge, Mrs. James Akey, Mrs. Hugh
Bell. Mrs. Lee Brown. Mrs. A. Astill
and Mrs. J. Gordenier
The campaign which the banquet
formally closed was responsible for
the addition of two dozen names to
the membership roll. Early in Feb
ruary new captains will be named and
divisions chosen for similar drive
for 1920.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davis of Port
land are being congratulated on the
birth of a son yesterday. Mr.. Davis
was formerly O.-w. r. & n. Dispatch
er here but the family is now living at
s66 Hawthorne avenue. Portland. The
little boy has been named Ralph
Stoker, Jr.
E p. DeGraff is here from Port
land today.
A. e. Benson of Portland. is in the
city today
II. F. Ballard is a Pendleton busi-
ness visitor from Seattle.
j. A. Schneider is here from Port
land today
A. l. Morse is in the city from
Boise. Idaho
J. Campbell of Salt Lake is in the
city
j. b. Kasari, of Pilot Rock was n
visitor here yesterday
Q. H. Reeder of Pilot Rock, was in
Pendleton yesterday
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-10-01
GREAT LAUGHTER
AT THE PORCH

When in the course Of an impas-
stoned address President Wilson said
that the rejection Of the League 81
Nations would break the heart Of the
world he probably had no idea that he
was supplying material for the Re-
publican party's campaign joke book.
Senator Harding's sense Of humor
is about as keen as coal-hod's, but
we notice that "great laughter" al
ways reverberates through the front
porch when he tells small group of
visitors that he is fairly sympathet-
ic person and has no thought of
breaking the heart of the world. To
appreciate this jibe it must be suppos-
ed that the world referred to by the
President was that of aggressive ma
tions and their vast retinues of NUM-
tions makers, contractors and profit
eers, in which case the irony of his
words would have been almost as de-
lightful as the outlaws evoked by the
candidate.
We do not think that the President
had the ossified heart of that world
in mind. He was fresh from the bat
tlefields, the cemeteries and the hous-
es of mourning in Europe. The ghosts
of 10000 of soldiers and of other mil
lions of women and children who per-
ished as victims of war no doubt rose
before him, and back of them he saw
the wretchedness of the living DOOM
ed to years of misery and grief. That
was the world, some parts of which
are to be found in this country, where
politicians have forgotten the dead of
the war, whose heart was to break if
all these sacrifices were to be in
vain.
They say that Mr.. Harding's utter
anees are carefully revised in advance
by representatives of the Old Guard
whose editorial judgment is infalli-
BILE. If that be true, we would res
pectfully suggest to the board of CEN
sors that, IN behalf of common decen-
cy, the candidates almost irresistible
spirit of funmaking be gently but eff
fectually checked.-New York World.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-10-01
PRELIMINARY HEARING
BEFORE COM. ROBERTS

The preliminary hearing in the
ease of Tom and Lewis Goodman, OF
Decatur county, was had before CON-
missioner P. o. Roberts last Friday
morning.
1t will be remembered that these
Two men were arrested in a raid on
an illicit still on the 18th of Septem-
Der, when their younger brother, Eph
Goodman was killed.
AT this hearing no evidence was ta-
ten except that of Prohibition agents
Demming and Vannata and that only
sufficient on which to bind over to
await the action of the Federal grand
jury at Jackson, the accused men.
The matter of killing Eph Goodman
was not gone into and the two alleged
moonshiners we've bound over in the
sum Of $500, each, to appear at the
Federal court in October.
Present at the hearing and repre-
senting the government was Assis-
tant District Attorney, 7. ]. Walsh, Of
Memphis, and the men charged with
being connected with the operation Of
the still were represented by Judges
7. A. and W. H. Lancaster.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-10-01
JOSEPH LEE SMITH.

Joe Lee Smith, as he was familiar
" known, aged 55 years, died Monday
night, Sept. 9th, in the Protestant
Hospital, in Nashville, following an
operation for intestinal obstruction.
The remains were brought back to
Henderson county Tuesday at noon
and inferred that afternoon at Barren
Springs, near Reagan and the home
of the deceased.
Mr.. Smith is survived by his wife
and six children. He was considered
one of the best citizens of that section
and his death is distinct loss to the
whole country as well as the Reagan
community.