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New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
General Weather Conditions

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1--Thc disturb
ancc that was central Saturday nj ght over
the st. Lawrence Valley has passed east
ward beyond the range of observation.
but belt Of low pressure and opposing
winds. however, over the Atlantic states
has been attended by local thunderstorms
throughout the Eastern states Tennessee
Great Lakes and low west of the Rocky
Mountains.
Fair weather continued in Western dts
tricts except that there We're local thun-
6erstorms in Missouri Kansas and the
Rocky Mountain region.
There has been considerable fall in
temperature since Saturday in the Middle
Atlantic states. the Ohio Valley and the
region of the Great Lakes.
Temperatures are approximately normal
throughout the central West and the
far Western and Northwestern regions
The outlook is for local thunder chow
in the South Atlantic ana east Gulf
states and for fair weather Monday and
Tuesday in the Middle Atlantic and New
England states, Tennessee. the Ohio VAL
ley and the region Of the Great Lakes.
The tendency Will be toward higher
temperatures Monday and Tuesday in
Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and the region
Middle Atlantic and New England states.
There are no indications, however of
return to abnormal high temperature in
any section east of the Mississppi River
during the next three days
District Forecasts.-Eastern New York.
southern New England. New Jersey Della
ware. Maryland and eastern Pennsvlvanir
partly cloudy to-day; tomorrow fair, Wit
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Newark Suicide Believed
a Former Army Captain

The body of S. P. Enos, believed to
have been a former army captain. who
killed himself Saturday night by swal-
lowing cyanide Of potassium, is being
held A Holes Morgue, Newark. Enos
was found at James and Plane Streets.
Newark, at 10 o'clock SATURDAY. night,
IN dying condition. William b. Min
ningham, Deputy County Physician.
sad yesterday death was due to acute
poisoning.
On the back of woman's picture
found in Enos's inside coat pocket was
written, my own, my darling, my wife
In letter written to CS.die Chort-
zlnoH Enos, 40 Madison Avenue, pre-
sumably his wife, Enos declared his
only regret in taking poison was that
1t would temporarily separate him from
her He wrote the letter while waiting
tor the poison he had swallowed to
A telegram sent to Goldie ChortzinofY
Enos at the Madison Avenue address
was returned.
An opened letter was also found in
Enos's pocket addressed to Captain
Sherman P. Enos, Lcavenworth. Kan.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
p Onzi Returns
$l,OOO,OOO to
His Investors
Rush of 1'imid Clients to
Withdraw Deposits Dies
AwayWhen They See That
Claims Are Promptly Met
Ready to Start Again
Boston Financial Wizard
OnlyAwaits Official OK
to Resume Operations
Special Dispatch to TIC rribunn


BOSTON, Aug. 1.--Well over mil
lion dollars, it is conservatively esti-
mated. have been paid to customers
who lost faith in Charles Ponzi's
Securities Exchange Company here
since he halted operations early last
week, when he announced that he would
accept no new accounts until his &C
counts had been audited by the au-
thorities. This audit is now under
way under direction of Assistant
United States Attorney Gallagher.
Ponzi declared there. is mo question"
of his resuming operations in the near
future.
Ponzi's business grew so fast that
he Is unable to tell, except approx
mately, just what amount Of money he
holds belonging to his clients. He is
further unable, he declares, to tell
definitely the amount of profit he has
made for himself. He has declared the
total on deposit which represents his
own share OF the postal exchange
profits Is between $8,000,00O and
On the big rush days" last week
the public. After that the demand
lessened and toward the end of the
week the number who sought to re-
deem their notes was comparatively
small. On Saturday, though the Office
was open several hours, the number
was negligible.
S4,50O.000 Notes Outstanding
Ponzi declared that before he BEGAN
disbursing funds he held approximately
S3,00O,O00 belonging to his customers.
in return for which they held his notes
calling for $4,50OOOO.
Ponzi explains he is unable to give
more definite figures because of the
nature of his accounts and because he
has not had time to become familiar
with them. Although he has developed
his business to the point where he was
he had staff of only sixteen clerks,
working without adding machine or
ledger.
That his company still holds cup
wards of million and a half dollars"
belonging to others, is Ponzi's opinion.
He believes that this total will not
diminish for the reason, he declares,
that these customers have had several
days opportunity to take their money
out and have not done so.
Aside from whatever cash Ponzi may
have on deposit in European banks-he
asserts it amounts to millions%the run
upon his pay window the past few days
apparently did not strain his immedi-
ate financial resources. He had liquid
funds at hand to meet them all, and
even when it was at its height Ponzi
was smiling and undisturbed, declaring
that mo matter how fast they came,
their money would be waiting"
Good Business in Branches
The Italian said he has limited
knowledge of the extent of the business
done in his branch Offices. He Under
stands, he said to-day, that very
good business was being done at Man
chester, N H.. and that it was just be-
ginning to develop in New Jersey and
elsewhere
1t is known that innumerable per-
sons are ready to hand him their cash
in exchange for his notes the moment
official word comes that Ponzis ac-
counts are 20. K," and that he may
continue operations again, if that word
comes.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
POr,si lmitat0rs Besiege
Money Order Officials

Would-bc millionalres have been
ealing up the postoffice money order
department steadily since Charles
Ponzi made known the other day that
he had made s9,ooo,o0o through postal
coupons. They want to know how to 30
about doing the same thing, and quite
frankly ask the authorities for infor-
nation.
Albert .. w. Firmin. superintendent
oi the money order department..
through which all this country's in
tcrnational money orders pass. said
people had been bothering him every
few minutes. Sometimes they pre-
tended to have a money order, but a
little inquiry proved they hadn't. One
man said he had an order from London
for s100. But 500 is the maximum
for any money order. Most of the
lmpostors were stumped when asked
for the serial number of the money
order.
Firmin said the government would
detect even modest attempt to make
gains through money orders. Some
foreign governments have quit issuing
money orders, and all have long been
keeping close watch, because of the
chance for profit that huctuating rates
OF exchange now offer.
He said the war had made no marked
difference in foreign money order
business, except in stopping money
orders between tho United States and
Germany: The largest number Of
money orders continues to go to Eng
land, and the orders of the largest
amounts to Italy, evidence that Italians
p1cspering in America do most for
those they left behind.
Firmin's stock reply to callers re-
fusing to believe that millions can't be
made through his departm cnt, is that
Firmin himself might have taken ad
vantage of it if such were the case.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

band lived when first married, as she
is to-day in their mansion in Lexing-
ton, and rather intimates that shc
might be even happier, as then she
could do her own houscwork. She
worships her husband and is naturally
pleased with his success, but has little
use for modern society, with it's clubs
and other distractions away from the
home freside.
Mrs. Ponzi first met her future hus-
band at her music teachers. Ponzi
declared to the music teacher, after
the pupil was gone, that he was going
to marry that girl. 1t made the music
teacher laugh
"But he did," says Mrs. Ponzi. "He
came to see me without bothering to
ask whether he could come. He gets
his own way; you can't resist him. 1t
was so with this scheme He outlined
II to me last December. | could hardly
understand and told him thought it
probably would be like all the rest.
You see loved him and was always
content to do my own work, to live in
the little house in Somervile, where
we were at the time, and be modestlv
happy. | never wanted great riches.
Since then Charles has earned this
house and millions. We have one Of
the best cars. We keep two maids: we
could keep dozens, but / never would
give my consent The more servants
the less freedom. l like house where
you can talk and not be overheard
where you can say what you wish at
all times.
And | like to keep house, to cook.
but particularly to keep clean house
lcu may be very sure that my house
out in Somcrville, which kept myself.
was even cleaner than this house.
Il don't care anything for parties
or tor society; | just like my home
ana my husband. Ever since VIC have
Deon married we have always spent our
evenings together. AS he used to ex-
plain, when men tried to get him tn On
to places after BUSINESS, please excuse
me; have an appointment every nieht
after 6 o'clock with my own little
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

her present trouble" said Elmer
Schultz, husband of Ruth Jackson"
tonight.
Il was afraid that Ruth would land
IN some trouble. She has been writing
me for some time back that a foreigner
was annoying her and was so intensely
Jealous over her that he had threat
ened to kill her should she attempt to
leave the place where he lived
with her and demand her belongings
and leave the place. / told her if she
couldn't get any one to 60 with her |
would come to New York and go with
her myself.
i expected Ruth home week ago
ago last Friday that she would leave
for Toledo that night if she could get
away, but that that foreigner was
closely watching her, She did not
come and have not heard a word
from her since"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
This Table
Ph0nogrdph
Special, $50

Examine it on all sides.
Note how nicely It is fin
lshed. How graceful it ap-
pears. And how ornamen-
tai it is.
Then hear it. Listen
closely. Ask to hear all
makes Of records played.
A phonograph like this may
library or living room and used
be placed in the center of the
TOR all purposes for which
library table is intended.
Ample space inside for rec
ords. Table itself is feet long.
2.S feet high and feet !.
inches wide.
First Gallery, New Building.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
W0nlen's NeU Bur0net
Satin Skirts, SO. Is

Sports skirts of simmer
ing baronet satin, delicately
tinted and infinitely becom-
ing, are the very backbone
of many a smart sports
wardrobe.
They have such enormous
possibilities for doing so many
things. They stand the wear
and tear Of strenuous sports
wear and are lovely enough to
be worn on any summer day oc-
casion.
Skirts in lovely shades of blue
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
An Ideal
BUNGALOW

Here is canvas bungalow.
strongly made and ready for
immediate delivery. 1t is made
in two sizes-one room, or two
rooms, each room being 7 10
feet, with large screened open
ing protected from all kinds of
weather.
The flooring is chestnut and
the canvas roof has a two-foot
extension. Prices for the one
room size, 7 X 10 feet, $130.
Two room size, 10 x Ia feet,
$265.
Third Gallery, New Bldg.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

and green and rose and navy,
shading from the darker colors
to the lighter tints, are in both
plain and figured baronet satin,
made with little slit pockets
trimmed with white. pearl but
tons. At 1915 these skirts are
truly remarkable.
AS in all of the sports skirts
in the Skirt Salon, the work
manship is beautiful and the
width. around the bottom ex-
actiy the width that a skirt of
this material should have.
Belts, 25 to 80 in.
Second floor, Old Building.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

Joseph Conrad, of course,
stands first in any list Of chron-
icles Of the sea. 'Tis penurious
to choose but few. however,
'Lord Jim," the tropics anj
the sea; 50. "Typhoon," of the
China Sea; SITS. "The Res
cue," of the South Sea; So.
"Within the Tides" short
stories; Sits. Victory" laid
on an island in the Southern
Pacific; 50.
Jack London, the American
writer Of vivid tales; magma
tive; swiftly told; romantic and
adventurous. "The Faith of
Men" and "Tales of the Fish
Patrol" short stories Of life
from the rim of the Arctic Sea
to San Francisco Bay; $3.50.
Pierre Lott wandered over
the face of the earth and had
the gift of perceiving and re-
cording the beauties of what he
Visit our Foreign langt
Telephone and mail orr
fL attention.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Mrs. Ponsi Happy, but
You'd as Soon Be Poor

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
BOSTON, Aug. Mrs. Charles
Ponzi said to-day that she could be
Just as happy in the small house in
oomervllle, where she and her hus-
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
speesel pis2ascA to Tho 7ribune

TOLEDO. Ohio, Aug. 1-~"1 hope
Ruth does not die. She is a good girl,
hut voung and frivolous ] viii leave
for Now York Tomorrow afternoon. so
J c@a be by her side and help her in
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Weather Report

sun rises. =. so am. Sun SETS 7:11 pm
.Noon rises. Sis pm Noon sets. 3i am.
Note.-Tho above figures standard
time and not New York State time.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

Local Forecast. Partly cloudy to-day
tomorrow fair. with rising temperatures;
gentle to moderate variable winds, mostly
northerly.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
ALg Boys Like
Aeropfug,es

Boys, how would you
like to build your own aero
plane? You can do it by
following the plans that
come with each of these
outfits. Here are the
models
The Ideal Racer. $3.50
Cecil Peoli .. 500
Bleriot Monoplane SEQ
Newport Monoplane. > 700
DeHaviland Battle
Plane ...... $50
The n. c. 4 Aero
plane 1000
1t you wish to repair
your aeroplane, we have
the parts. Or if you wish
to build a new plane, we
have sets of plans and
parts. It's a lot of fun.
Third Gallery, New Bldg.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

Local Official Record.--The following Of
icial record shows temperatures during the
last twenty four hours in comparison With
the corresponding date of last year:
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

saw and the deepest emotions
of the human heart. It is IN
his can Iceland Fisherman
that one feels the height of his
power; $1.25.
V. Blasco Ibanez has drawn
on his usual bold, colossal scale,
the Mediterranean, from the
days of sea horses and sirens 70
submarines (and sirens) ;$2.15.
w. w. Jacobs tells humorous,
vigorous stories of English sea-
faring men and coast towns
which are irresistible if you en-
joy a laugh and local color.
Deep Waters"; S1.75. "The
Castaways"; $3.50.
Ralph D. Paine has told
stories of sea life on the most
modern Of ships, submarines
and destroyers, and OF III
phases of American navy life
in "Ships Across the Sea-;
$1.90.
ge department.
IS receive prompt and care
Eighth Gallery, New Building.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
July Steps Down
and Off
Be 1t Remembered

that not merely this and that,
but every piece of our guaran-
teed good quality of furniture
now on the floors and as much
more beside in our warehouses
or on the rail coming along is
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
RedzlciikaQ
Office
uvnltzzve

c hairs typewriter
staalds-leather arm chairs
and davenports - direc-
tors tables and revolving
bookcases-all at reduced
prices now.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Wnnamaker Bookshelf

If you long for the sea choose your
story from the titles on the shelf today
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Humidity

Humidity
s a. M. Ss 2. M. SO p. M. IS
Barometer Readings
a. .29.s5 p. m .29.s5 p. m. .2o.86
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02

Highest. II degrees Cat l45 p m) ;
lowest. SIS (at a. m. and p. NO. aver
age, ~; average same date last year, 70 ;
average same date for thrty-three years
"A.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-02
Standardized Office
Furniture
at Regular Prices

Desks, ta b l es, directors
tables, chairs, settees, telephone
stands, costumers, umbrella
stands, filing devices, sectional
bookcases, luxurious leather
furniture and other necessary
equipment-ready in our spe-
cial section devoted to office
furniture.
Seventh Gallery, New Bldg.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
Legal Advertising
SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER
 USERS ASSOCIATION NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on Tues 1 day the sixth day of April, 1920. the annual election by the shareholders of the Salt River Valley Water Users as- sociation will be held in accordance with the bylaws for the purpose of electing the following officers and for expression Of opinion on the three propositions as hereinafter given: OFFICERS FOR ELECTION - President-vice President District No. 1-Member board of goy- ernors. 1 member of council-3 years. District No. 2-Member board of gov ernors. l member of council-3 years.
 District No 3-Mernber board of gov ernors. l member of council-3 years.
 District No. 4-Member board of gov- ernors. i member of council-3 years
 District No. 5--Member board of gov- ernors- l member of council-3 years. member of council--1 year.
 District Nc. 6-Member board of gov- ernors. i member of council-3years. l member of council-1 year.
 District No. 7-Member board of gov- ernors- l member of council--3 years. i. District No. S-Member board of gov- ernors. l member of eounciI-3 years.
 District No. 9-Member board of gov- arnors. member of council-3 years. member of council-2 years.
 District No. 10-Member board of governors. 1 member of council--3 PROPOSITIONS TO BE VOTED ON
 1, Shall the shareholders of the Salt River Valley Water Users association be assessed c1.14 per acre for recon strucfing a portion of the Consolidated Canal by enlarging portion of the Eastern Canal and for removal of the South Consolidated power plant to point on the enlarged Eastern Canal. All, of said assessment tcss be payable in six equal semi-annual irstallments beginning with September 1920.
 Shall cho rnh of fho Co1 River Valley Water Users association be assessed S2.04 per acre for construct ing drainage system for lowering and controlling the elevation of ground water on the project. All of said as- sessment to De payable in six equal semi annual installments beginning with September, 1920.
 3. Shall the shareholders of the Salt River Valley Water Users association be assessed $1.S0 per acre for the con- struction and improvement of waste ditch.s- All of said assessment to be payable in six equal semi annual in- stallments beginning with September. 1920.
 The shareholders will vote yes or no
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02

"And l came to a point. too. when to look upon things that had to be looked upon set my heart to quakine in a horror difficult to describe Of her first sight in Armenia of the terrible condition ot the people, Mrs. Egan writes of the scenes on her way to Kars:
 sEyerywhere in the fields there were people down on their knees searching for grasses to eat. Those near the railroad lifted their heads and gazed at our train as it rushed past, and I caught glimpSes of ter rible faces. An old man sitting at the top of an embankment waved a handful of grass at me where ] stood at the car window, then threw his head back and laughed maniacal laugh. I began then to feel the cold ehills with which 1 was to shiver for days on end"
 Of Kars she writes:
 'It had been raining for days and wherever one looked one saw nothing but misery and mud. Between the railroad tracks were unsightly pools and puddles through which many human scare-crows trudged back and forth needless of all else save the fact that a train had come in.
 "They were a multiple Lazarus and the train was the rich mans table. They were begging for crumbs. Whenever a face appeared at car window they would rush in groups-eager, their hands out stretched, their teeth barred, their eyes alight with feverish hope. And I began to hear for the first time the whining indescribable phrase that sounded to me like 'O-na-ne, 'O-na-ne' It was so feebIy, So plain lively murmured, 'Ona-ne.' They were all saying .O-na-ne.'
 Mrs. Egan asked what it meant and was told the nearest equivalent was "Oh, my soul ,' But" she says, '.it was more than that-it was a prayer for mercy.
 ''I wish I could describe the throng. I can write down words and they may convey something, but there was a something not conveyable in words a degradation too deep; hopeless ness too utter; lowering whimper that seemed to rise mostly from the unprecedented lips of childhood.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02

section of the bill against which drus- gists are waging a bitter war is the one prohibiting the sale Of patent or proprietary medicines containing more than one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol. ''
 Senator Whitaker has introduced a measure which he declares Will aid iu the prosecution" of merchants for profiteering, but which merchants de- clare will aid persecution and fur thermore will invade their property rights under the United States consti- tuition.
 | This bill would give grand juries the right to investigate the books papers. invoices and similar record of concerns accused Of profiteering- IL also provides penalties for the hoard ing of foods. Its penalties are i'm prisonment up to twelve months and d fine of $500.-Retail Public Ledger.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02

"And that starvation grini It is the most awful thing. Most of the children were hideous little skeie- tons with puffed out purple bellies and there were many women swollen with starvation dropsy, who, not be ing able to walk alone, had to lean on the shoulders of emaciated men husbands, fathers, brothers"
 Further on Mrs. Egan writes she began to feel a great resentment and ask unanswerable questions. Why did the authorities permit the move ment of the people into the districts where there was no food Why was relief so slow in arriving. Where were the workers?
 'I had to see worse places than Kars before I. began to realize such resentful questioning was not justi- fled. The truth was the American relief organization was doing a gigantic work but the further truth was there were not enough workers. There was a refugee population of nearly half a million"
 Describing a makeshift hospital before the arrival of the Near East Relief workers, Mrs Egan writes:
 ''The sick in their unbelievable rags were lying around on the floors bundles of unima ginable wretched- ness. The doctor was not doing any thing at all for them. What could he do? He had not so much as q single ounce of medicine of any kind. The little people were more pitiable than lhe adults. The ward, if I may call it that, had in it not one stick of furniture of any kind and the chiI- dren were all lying on the dusty and rubbish-strewn floor with nothing under them and no covering save the rags they wore.
 "A little dying person in a corner seemed not to bother anyone much He was breathing his last The doc tor was very sorry but what could he do? There was nobody in at- tendance-not anybody at all.
 "But, oh, the Americans were com ing. That was what they said. Look at it"
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
CARELESS DAYS IN PARIS

A few days ago it was ordered that no cakes containing wheaton flour or sugar should be sold at all, but we are to have cakes after all.
 At a meeting between the Pastry Cooks Syndicate and the minister of commerce it was agreed after February 20 cakes may only be sold five days a week in any sort of establishment, whether it be an ordinary patissier's tea room or q public tango party.
 If after an experiment this restriction does net suffice to meet the national needs of economy, the original order will probably be put into force Those who care to pay the piper will in any case be able 10 bay patisSerie made from flour substitutes. Correspond ence of the London Times
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
BARS "kIcK" PERFUME

RANKFORT. Ky.-There are two drastic, bills pending in the Kentucky legislature. which. if enacted into laws. will be harmful to the interests of re- tail merchants.
 The Mcclellan bill, a super prohi- bition' measure. would so safeguard the public from the demon rum as to make il impossible for any mer- chant in the state to sell perfumes. toilet waters and fully three quarters of the medicines ill ordinary use, on account Of their alcohol content with out physician's prescription. The