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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
FORMER SERVICE
MEN HERE INVITED
Soldiers and Sailors Day Parade in
Wilmington Tomorrow as Feature
of Old Home Week

All Brattleboro exrseryice men are
invited to Wilmington tomorrow to
participate in the Soldiers and Sailors
day feature of Wilmington s Old Home
week They are invited as guests of
Wilmington post, No. 15, and are asked
to wear uniforms.
There win be uniformed parade of
veterans of all wars at 1870 O'Clock,
with music by band made up of Will
mington and Brattleboro players. At
noon dinner will be served free in G.
A. r hall by the Ladies auxiliary.
At ] clock the veterans will pass
the receiving line and meet the speak
ers Capt. E. w. Gibson of Brattleboro
viii give an address at , o'clock
A baseball game is scheduled for
clock between the Fort Dummer team
of Brattleboro, which has been consid-
erably strengthened, and the Whining
ton team.
In the evening at there win be a
big welcome meeting in Memorial hall,
with short addresses by former Will
miAgtonians, with music by the Will
mington orchestra and reunion cho-
rus, besides community singing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
SHONIO GIRL
VICTIM OF FIEND
Autopsy Reveals That Girl Was Mutt
lated and Strangled After At
tempt at Illegal Operation.

JOHNSON, Aug u. = Pretty Amy
Shonio, the 19-year-old factory girl
whose mutilated body was found on a
lonely hilltop outside this town a week
ago, was the victim of a fiend whose
attack was of almost inhuman atrocity.
The autopsy upon the young girls body
revealed the horrible injuries inflicted
upon her when she was choked to death,
after an attempt was made to perform
an Illegal operation.
Arthur Mudgett, 36-year-old woods
man, is in the Lamoille county Jail, at
HYDE Park charged with responsible
ity for the girls death Yesterday
counsel was procured to prepare Mud
gett Is defence to the state s accusa-
tion that he foully murdered the girl,
after he lured her to a lonely place in
the hills.
An inquest, held in secret, in the
little village courthouse by Judge
Leach, progressed yesterday and sew
eral witnesses were called by Attorney
General Frank c. Archibald, who Is
conducting the inquiry with State =
Attorney William E. Tracy 1t was
stated last night that no information
regarding the inquest would be forth
coming until Judge Leach S findings
are forwarded to the superior court.
James r. Wood, head of the Wood
Detective agency in Boston, arrived in
johnson Yesterday and joined forces
with Superintendent Edwin c. Brown,
who has been commissioned by Attor-
nev General Archibald as the state s
detective in the case. The detectives
remained in town until last night and
then disappeared, but it was said they
were within reach of the village, and
that they viii return to continue their
investigation.
Former Judge Walter Dutton of
Hardwick came into the case yesterday
as counsel for Midget. Judge Dutton
was one of Governor fletcher s ap-
pointees to the superior eoui.
4 story which the Boston detectives
unearthed yesterday, and which Mud
gett sets mp as an alibi, is that on the
night the Shonio girl disappeared from
her lodgings in the village, Mudgett
was at the village hotel to keep an ap-
pointment with another young woman
employed at the hostelry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
Planning Harding's Campaign.

MARION, O., Aug l2-The dates and
places for the limited number of campaign.
speeches to be made by Senator Harding
away from Marion will be selected with
great deliberation by Republican party
leaders after a study or focal conditions
in all the various sections to which he
has been invited to come
1t was said today at Harding headquar-
ters that the task Of sorting over these
invitations was now under way and that
although no definite speaking engagement
in other cities had been arranged one or
more might be determined soon. 1t was
understood that the subject was one
of those to be discussed today and to-
morrow in Chicago by National Chairman
Hays and other party leaders.
The plan to be followed in the trent.
porch campaign under which separate
speeches win be devoted to separate is
sues may also be extended to such ad-
dresses as the candidate makes away
from home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
COOLIDGE DINNER
IN BOSTON TONIGHT
Former Governor Whitman
of New York to Be
Principal Speaker
PLANNING SPEAKING
DATES FOR HARDING
Committee Studying Local Conditions
Before Accepting any Invitations =
Governor Lowden Will Be Hard
ing Campaign Speaker.

BOSTON, Aug. 2.-Massachusetts Re
publieans will launch their campaign to-
night with dinner to be given by the
Republican club OF Massachusetts in honor
of Governor Coolidge, nominee for vice
president. Former Governor Charles s.
Whitman of New York has been an
nounced as the principal speaker Other
speakers will be Judge Wallace Mccain
mant of Portland, Ore, who placed the
governors name in nomination for vice
president at the Republican national CON
vention, and Mrs. Alexander c Pfeiffer,
who seconded his nomination for presi-
dent
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Entertainments for Coming
Week Excel All Previ-
Gus Courses
START TUESDAY ON
SCHOOL GROUNDS
Local Committee Must Sell 600 Season
Tickets to Avoid Calling on Guar
antors - Famous Speakers, Players
and Musical Companies.

Chautauqua in Brattleboro this year
Will be presented under big tent on
the high school grounds as in former
years and win begin on the afternoon
of Tuesday, next week, continuing
through the evening of Monday of the
following week, Aug. %. The talent
will come here from Winchester. n.
II. Some exceptionally fine entertain
ments are included in the program, and
in the opinion of the local committee
the course viii exceed in interest all
previous Chautauqua courses here. ex-
cellent as they have been.
The local committee guarantees to the
Swarthmore association the eouiva-
lent of 600 course tickets at SO 80
each. In other words the commit
tee in order to pay the expenses
of Chautauqua without calling on
the guarantors to make up de-
felt has to sell that number of
course tickets, and that is its only
source of income, the receipts of the
single tickets going to the association.
The single tickets cost more than they
have heretofore, so one can readily see
the advantage both to himself and to
the local committee in buying course
tickets.
The first afternoon program will be-
gin at o. o'clock, but the rest of the
afternoon entertainments viii open at
2.30 and the evening programs at T.30.
One of the especially fine musical
features will be the stKiltiesn - band,
which will be here Friday A Brat
tleboro music lover who is determined
to hear this band is obliged to be out
of town that day and he asked a MEM
Der of the local committee to obtain
the band s itinerary. 81 viii not mind
going 100 or 200 miles, if / can make
it this week or week after next" he
said Another Brattlebore man, who
paid 50 to hear the band in one con-
cert, says he would gladly pay that
to hear them again. He figures the
other IL Chautauqua sessions viii cost
him only so cents, if he buys season
ticket for $3.50.
The band is under the able leader
ship of Murdoch j. Mcdonald and is
recognized as one of the best musical
organizations in the world. Every
member is a finished musician and a so
loist, and the ensemble of the band is
so harmonious and delightful that mu-
sic lovers will have a rare treat. The
special features include singing, bag
pipers, soloists, and Scottish dances
Just as they are present in the high
lands of Scotland.
Much of the success of the ''Kilt-
les, however, is due to the diversity
of the programs which they present.
Besides the typical Scotch music in
which they excel, they offer varied
program of the latest popular music
and also stirring military numbers.
During their tour around the world
the band travelled over $4,000 miles,
visited 20 different countries and spent
10 days at sea. They played at the
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ings to have Ponzi bankrupt. This ac-
tion is still pending, subpoena having
been served on Ponzi requiring his ap-
pearance on Aug. l3.
State Treasurer Burrell gave out a
statement today in reference to the
states deposits in the Hanover Trust
Co., in which he said that the bank was
made a depository by vote of the gov
ernor and council March 20, 1918, and
that on May of that year a deposit was
made there by the former state treas
urer, Charles L. Burrill. Mr.. Burrell
said the deposit had remained at about
the same amount since it was first made.
Under the law the treasurer is per-
mitted to place in any depository an
amount not exceeding 40 per cent of the
depository's capital. This would permit
deposit of 100000 in the Hanover
Trust CO., but Treasurer Burrell said
the amount of state money in that bank
was far below that figure. He declined
to say just what the amount was.
The state treasurer expressed the be-
lief that the bank would be found en-
tirely solvent and that every depositor
will be paid dollar for dollar 'Inasmuch
as the bank commissioner receives a sal
airy from the commonwealth and is sup
posed to be acting in the interest of the
state as much as | am" said Treasurer
Burrell, sit was his duty to inform me if
any bank on the list of state deposit
tories was not in good condition"
Charles Ponzi halted in his whirlwind
financial campaign today to rest and re-
cover from the nervous strain caused by
events of the last few days The man
whose so per cent in 45 days" invest
ment proposition brought about federal
and state investigation of his business
methods and whose principal note de-
pository, the Hanover Trust Co., was
closed yesterday by Bank Commissioner
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
STATE SEED POThIO
+ GROWERS ORGANIZE.
Vermont Association Formed in Ran
doiph Center - Sanford of Putney
on Executive Committee.
Especial to The Reformer.)

At a large and enthusiastic gathering
of potato growers from all parts of the
state at Randolph Center yesterday, one
day was the making of plans for state
association. The vote to organize as the
Vermont Seed Potato Growers associa-
tion was unanimous. Officers and execu-
tive committees were elected, and the ex-
ecutive committee was authorized to
draw up a constitution and bylaws for
adoption at later meeting.
The officers elected We're: Pres, i. H.
Ball of Randolph Center; vice pres, /.
X Osgood of Rutland; sec. and treas,
A. H. Gilbert of Burlington. Hon. f. s.
Brigham of St. Albans, j.. A. Sanford of
Putney and G.. H. Temple of Randolph
Center were elected to serve with the
officers as the executive committe.
Such an organization has a large field of
activity before it in the way of promoting
the production of seed potatoes in the
state and in advertising Vermont grown
seed potatoes in the markets.
The rest of the days program consisted
Of an inspection tour of potato fields near
Randolph Center in the morning, and in
the afternoon a speaking program at
which addresses were made by Prof. Will
liam Stuart, horticulturist, and DIR. Fl. A.
Edison, pathologist, of the U. S. depart
ment Of Agriculture.
County Agent w p. Frost of Brattle-
boro, who is promoting certified potato
growing in Windham county, was pres
emf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12

The anxiously awaited statement on
Ponzi's liabilities as determined by re
ports to Attorney General Allen by note
holders was forecast today. The attorney
general said: "Ponzi's liabilities already
disclosed are in excess of the half million
he admits. Our figures already obtained
indicate that Ponzi's liabilities will run
into the millions Notes already submit
ted to us aggregate more than the
S5OOyOO0 which he admits. We have 300
letters which have not been opened and
it is my opinion that practically all of
these letters contain Ponzi notes. More
than 200 note holders have been here this
morning as the rush is going steadily"
Ponzi issued the following statement
after his arrest: Il had an agreement
with the district attorney to go tOmor-
row and meet my liabilities with cash.
With the closing of the Hanover Trust
Co. and with other funds tied up / find
myself unable to do so. | felt it my duty
to tell him and ask him to detain me-"
A creditors petition asking for the
appointment of receiver for Ponzi was
filed in the federal court today. The pc
tition was filed by three residents of
Boston who hold notes of the Securities
Exchange CO., Ponzi's so per cent in -
days" concern, totalling $3.50. The same
parties previously had instituted proceed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
Another City Taken.

Aug. IL. ASSOCIATED Press. REPORTS
that Mlawa, an important city on the
Warsaw -Danzig railway, was taken by
the Russian Bolsheviki on Tuesday and
that Soviet cavalry was within rifle shot
of Warsaw, the fall of which was expected
Thursday or Friday, were brought
here TODAY by correspondent of Ger
man newspaper. There have been no of
fetal dispatches indicating the Soviet
army had taken Mlawa and most recent
advices from the fighting area have placed
the Bolsheviki about 80 miles from War
saw
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
ENGLAND SURPRISED
AT RECOGNITION
France s Action Menace to Foreign Re-
Iations-King George Post
pones Trip to Scotland

LONDON, Aug, Il. (Associated Press.l
Great Britain has been officially noti
fled Of the recognition by France Of the
government of General Baron Wrangel
as the de facto government OF South Rus
sia, and the question IS being discussed
between the two governments. Conster-
nation is evinced by local newspapers
over the French action which is character
ized as contrary to British ideas and a
menace to it's foreign relations.
Meanwhile King George, who was to
leave for Scotland, has postponed his
trip owing to the situation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
ANOTHER CHAMPION RUTH.
This Time It's a New Hampshire Cow
with a Butter Fat Record.

DURHAM, n. H., Aug. l2-The name
of Ruth is becoming associated with
champions Of several sorts. Babe" a
slugging ball player of the New York
Yankee has Al home runs to his credit
thus far this season, but w. s. HadIey of
Peterboro has a 1-2-year-old Ruth who
produced s66 pounds of butterfat during
July. This puts her at the head of the
monthly list of high producing cows re-
ported by the Cow Testing association Of
New Hampshire, according to bulletin
issued today by the agricultural depart
ment of New Hampshire college.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
INJURED WHEN
AUTO OVERTURNS
r. E. Gates of South Vernon Pinned
Under Car and Sustains Frac-
lures of Ribs-Is In Hospital.
Especial to The Reformer.)
SOUTH VERNON, Aug. /

Il
r. E. Gates, one of the firm of Blan-
ehard, Gates & Woodard, owners of a
lumber mill here, was injured seriously
this morning when his Ford truck over
turned in the highway going down the
j. A. Beers hill.
On account of the slippery condition
of the road, following the. rain, and the
steep grade the car skldded and turned
turtle. pinning Mn. Gates under it. He
managed to crawl out and reach Clifford
Streeter's house quarter of mile away,
and from there telephone message was
sent to the Brattleboro Memorial hospital.
to which place he was taken by VIII
Weatherhead in an automobile.
DIR. George r.. Anderson found that
Mr. Gates sustained fractures of ribs on
the left side, and he may be internally
injured. X-ray photographs of his in
iuries are being made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

Mrs. Frances Clark left today for
Buffalo, N. Y, en- route to Duluth,
where she viii spend two months IN the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A Noyes.
Mrs. Charles Niles of Swampseott,
Aass., who had been visiting here, and
Mrs. Emma Niles left today for Ports
mouth, N H., to visit Miss Estelle Niles.
Mrs. Emma Niles win 90 from there to
Swampscott to visit in the home OF her
son, Charles Fl. Niles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
Poles Greatly outnumbered.

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. = Polish
forces defending Warsaw are outnum-
bered about two and half to one.
Comprehensive details as to the Bolshe-
vik military organization received to-
day in official circles here place the
strength of the Soviet army on the
Polish front at 100000 men while the
strength of the Poles has been estimat-
ed at 100000.
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Lowden to Speak.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Gov. Frank O..
Lowden Of Illinois, one Of the defeated
candidates for the Republican nomination
for the presidency, will ne one Of the
speakers in Senator Harding's campaign,
it was announced today at Republican
headduarters
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
WALTER wINANs DEAD.
Collapsed While Driving His Horse In
Race Near London.

LONDON, Aug. u. = Walter Win
ans, widely known American resident
of London, collapsed and died while
driving his horse, Henrietta Guy, in a
race at Parfloes park this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
Turns I'm Card of IA for Is
Holes i'm Golf
Tourney
MCCULLOUGH CUP
GOES TO EKWANOK
Scored 345 to 1858 for Brattleboro and
$50 for Mt. Anthony Local Club
Qualities Six Who Begin Match Play
for Hnau1r1inp chin
for Championship.

A. L. Walker, jr., playing for the
Ekwanok club of Manchester, easily
led the field in the qualifying round of
the state golf championship tournament
which started at the Brattleboro Coun-
try club this morning, turning in card
another Ekwanok entry, tied with ia
cob p Estey of Brattleboro for sec
ond place with a score of IS, while L.
l.. Dunham with an SO and 0. f.
Thompson with an 81 were close be-
hind.
The local club qualified six men in
the l6 who began match play this aft
ernoon in the championship division.
The tournament viii continue through
tomorrow and Saturday, the final round
of 36 holes match play taking place
on the latter day
Walker, present state champion by
reason of his victory at the Mt. An
thony club in Bennington last season,
showed bv far the best golf of the
comparatively small field which started
this mornings round, and is believed
to be a fayorite for this years title.
The Governor Mccullough cup for
the team of four with the lowest ag-
gregate score in the qualifying round
went to Ekwanok with 345 against
363 for Brattlebore and $50 for Mt.
Anthony. Brattleboro's s selection for
this competition included Thompson,
j. p Estev, j. G Estey and c. M. Mil
Ter. In this connection it is interest
ing to note that if L. Il. Dunham had
been placed on the team instead of
Miller Brattlehoro s aggregate score
would have been the same as that of
Ekwanok
Following are the scores in this
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
Red Men $ Hall

Thursday, Aug. u, at p. m.-Regular
meeting of Poeahontas Council, d. of P.
Let there be a good attendance as there
viii be the election of degree master.
Saturday night dances are discon-
tinued until Oct. 2.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
TENNESSEE VOTES TOMORROW.
Party Leaders Want to Meet Suffrage
Issue Now

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. y. - A
vote tomorrow on ratification of the
federal woman suffrage amendment in
both houses of the Tennessee legislature
appears certain. Party leaders were
said to be agreed that nothing could be
gained by postponing action until next
week.
Parisians consume more than 1000
tons of snails year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12

investment
banker today surrendered to the United states
He the United
States mails action against him imminent the
putting himself in the custody OF the
the NUM-
cinale to oissuea a variant
impeding leaving his Lexington
and asked taken
into of the mails Immediately
served
followed pleaded not guilty and was held IN ban Tor
m hearing that he would furnish bail
of police
be
edwhle PonzWa the federal building
banking public
the of andh Allen
connection with Ponzis
affairs the capital of the trust
motor probably wiped
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
First Baptist Church

Friday at 7.3O-Regular church pray
er meeting. .,.5....
Saturday, Aug. IA, at 3 p. m.-The
Woman S society will hold a food sale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12

In the middle of the last century Erse,
the native language of Ireland, was the
common tongue of about 3,OO0OOO people,
and today there are some thousands OF
Irish who speak Erse only.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
special societv Meeting.

First Universalist society viii hold a
special meeting in the church parlors
Friday, Aug. 13, at 7.30 p. m, to de-
eide if the society will vote to sell the
house and lot on Green street and to
appoint an agent to make conveyance
thereof.
T, Z. BARBER,
Clerk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12

Preserved fruits in state fit to be
eaten have been discovered in the ruins
of Herculaneum.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
Universalist Church

Friendship Circle will have a lawn
party at Mrs. w. d. Gilson's on Brook
street Thursday afternoon, Aug. II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
Masonic emple

Thursday Aug. 12-Fort Dummer
chapter, No u, stated conyocation.
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PONZI SURRElVDERS TO FEDERAL M .N
MARSHAL: HELD FOR MISUSE or 1s
NAILS: HANOVER TRUST TOTTERS

Activities of Young Italian Fnancer End When He Gives
Himself Up to Federal Officer to Avoid Arrest by
State Police on Charge of Larceny = Held in Bail OF
S25 900 After Pleading Not Guilty
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Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday, Aug. Regular meeting of
Canton Palestine.
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BOSTON BANKS ASSETS WIPED OUT,
COMMISSIONER ALLEN BELIEVES

Statement From Him Says POnZis Liabilities Run Into
Millions - Already Far More Than the S5OO,OOO He
Admits-Ponzi Also Issues Statement Saying He In
tended to Make Payment in Cash. But Closing OIL
Trust Company Prevented
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12

Paris supplies, free of cost, sulphurous
baths to all persons engaged in the hand
ling of lead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-12
Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday at 7.3O p. m.-Regular prayer
meeting.
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THE WEATHER.
Showers Tonight and Friday-Cooler
Friday.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE
weather forecast: Showers tonight and
Friday; cooler in the interior tomor-
row; light to moderate variable winds.
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Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Aug 10, at 7.3O p. m-Regular
midweek service in the chapel.