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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

Independence.--AIiss 10y Gladys
Sioper the twelve-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. n. Sloper. died on
Thursday afternoon, February le.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

Stayton.-Work on the ground that
win hold the new state fish hatch
cry near Mehama has been started
with Percy Ledgewood in charge Of
the work
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

klamath Falls,-The ravages Of In
fluenza ana lack of physicians and as
istants has caused the death OF 10
klamath Indians on the klamath res
ervatlon during the past few days.
Dozens Of others are suffering with
the disease.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23
MONDAY. FEBRUARY a =.

ne wa was ,n,s near the farn-AOu.
,ns % me me hlred-man walked II. IN
He me- S earn. He saw then 't ~: ssa :
Mr. Crow had told him s,. Wa 'aai ~
never stopped larsA.ai = ssais y
long after sunset usnins I'd
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

stayton. - sada Ruth Downing.
daughter Of william and Emma
Downing, passed away at her home
in Fox Valley on February Is. 1920,
OF acute pneumonia following an at
tack of influenza.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

Pendleton.--A half pint of milk is
provided to each Of Is children of
the lincoln school at the morning
recess, according to plan worked
out by the Parent Teachers assoeia-
ton of the school. collaborating with
Miss ELLA May Harmon home demon
station agent.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

Marshfield--John Lewellyn aged SIS
years Of Myrtle Point who is at Mer-
cy hospital in North Bend suffering
from sleeping sickness, has been asleep
for fifty days Physicians do not
regard his condition as hopeless and
believe he win recover.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

Albany, Orr THAT he had lived o.
IN average OF . cents a day FOR -four
wears was the statement of william
Eussard. 50, in the county court here
saturday IN proceeding to require
his sous NJ. Bussard and d. Bussand
of Albany and NJ. l.. Bussard OF Ore
Eon City to support him,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

Portland--Tive thousand tons OF
phosphate rock have been booked for
movement from Paris. idaho to Jap
an through Portland during March
and April.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

The Dalles,--The county court has
appointed board Of appraisers to de-
tormine the value Of the old Wasco
county court house. which the county
has decided to put in condition and
sell
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

The Dallcs,-The war department is
seriously considering the estab' 'ishment
of an airplane station in The Dalles.
II win he used by the forestry patrol
which will be allotted TO this district
and which will begin operations about
June J.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

Marshficld. Application for incor-
poratlon has been made by the Coo
Veneer u Box company, new concern
which will at once erect veneer fac
tory Ia Marshfield, The ncorporapls
are Heniomin ostlind, Hugh MeIsh
aud 3cn :. Fisher
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

Bend.--Dean Coovort son Of f. -
Coovcrt Portland attorney, has pui
chased the 320-oore ranch Of DR.. and
Mrs, j. ~ Goglan Of Portland for q
consideration Of $4,000. The runch
is one Of the best improved Irrigated
tracts in Central oregon. all being un-
der cultivation ana entirely irrigated.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23

IF she has" continued Alice re-
Effectively. = am Ia for another bad
half-hour' Tell my mother. Hemielte.
that / viii be right down.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-23
Oregon
dissertations

independence. 10y Glady;
Sioper. the twelve-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs c. n. Sloper. died OF
Thursday afternoon, February le.
Stayton.-Work on the ground tha'
will hold the new state fish hatch
cry near Mehama has been started
with Percy Ledgewood in charge Of
the work,
stayton - sada Ruth Downing
daughter of william and Emma
Downing, passed away at her home
in Fox Valley on February Is. 1920
OF acute pneumonia following an at.
tack of influenza.
Pendleton.--A half pint of milk Is
provided TO each Of Is children OF
the Lincoln school at the morning
recess, according to a plan worked
out by the Parent Teachers assoeia-
ton of the school. collaborating with
Miss Ella May Harmon home demon
station agent.
Portland--Tive thousand tons OF
phosphate rock have been booked fol
movement from Paris. idaho. to Jap
an through Portland during March
and April.
The Dallcs.-'rhe war department is
seriously considering the estab' b'ishment
Of an airplane station in The Dalles.
Il viii he used by the forestry patrol
which will be allotted TO this district
and which will 'begin operations about
June l.
The Dalles,--The county court has
appointed board of appraisers to de-
tormine the value of the old Wasco
county court house, which the county
has decided to put in condition and
sell.
Marshfield--Ioh Lewellyn, aged 55
years, Of Myrtle Point, who Is ut Mer-
cy hospital In North Bend suffering
from sleeping sickness has been asleep
for fifty days, Physicians do not
regard his condition as hopeless and
believe he win recover
klamath Falls,--The ravages OF In
fluenza ana lack of physicians and as
istants has caused the death OF 10
klamath Indians on the klamath res
eryatlon during the past few days.
Dozens Of others are suffering with
the disease.
Albany, Or.--That he had lived "a
an average of . cents day for fouf
wears was the statement of William
Eussard. 50, in the county court here
saturday in a proceeding to require
his sous, NJ, Bussard and ID. Bussaru
of Albany and NJ. l.. Bussard OF Ore
gon City to support him,
Bend.-Dean Coovort, son OF f.. ~
Coovert Portland attorney, has pv,
chased the 320-acre ranch OF Or. and
Mrs j. n Goglan Of Portland Tor q
consideration Of $4,000, The runcl
is one of the best improved Irrigated
tracts in Central oregon. all being un-
der cultivation ana entirely irrigated.
Marshficld application for ncor-
poratlon has been made by the Coos
Veneer y Box company, IA new concern
which will at once erect a veneer fac
tory Ia Marshfield The mcorporatpis
are Heniomiu ostlmd, Hugh MeIaiG
aud Zen $ Fisher.
BuSN NEW YORK Police
STATION PASSES DUH NIGHT
New York, Feb. 2S.-For the first
time since the West 193d Street po-
lice station was opened eight years
ago, period Of "a hours passed,
ending nj midnight last night With
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
CROP CONDITIONS
IN COUNTY GOOD
Corn Coming Along Well - Hay Yield
Above Average-Good Set of Ap-
ples-Blueberri Plentiful.

Crop conditions about Windham county
are favorable on the whole, according to
County Agent w. p Frost, who has Just
visited several of the towns, despite the
fact that the spring was very backward.
While the rain of the summer months has
been needed the precipitation has been
such that there have been long dry spells
which often are experienced at this sea-
son of the year.
The corn crop still is very backward
although it made marked gain the past
10 days, and the more experienced farm
ers seem confident that there will be at
least fair crop.
1t is estimated that the hay crop will
be above normal. Many of the farmers
have not finished haying. The past week
was good haying weather and a large
quantity was put into the barns Farmers
who cut their fields early secured heavy
cut, but those who have deferred their
work have been well repaid for their de
lay. Indications point to a light second
crop, due to the late cutting, but immed-
late rains would mean that the newly
seeded pieces would show a fair second
cutting of clover.
There seems to have been a good set of
apples and those who sprayed will have
a good supply for market, while thoes
who did not spray will pick compara-
lively few. Not as much spraying was
done this spring as in 1919, this being due
partly to the lateness of the season.
Quantities of blueberries" seems to ap-
ply to every section of the county where
such berries usually grow. While there
probably will not be as many blaekber-
ries as last year the bushes are well
filed with green berries and there should
be good supply if ripening conditions
are right.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
PEDDLERS LEAVE
TRUCK IN ROAD
Tried to Run Down Somerset Man and
Latter Gave Pursuit in Automo-
bile-Several Burglaries.

Two Jewish peddlers who are wanted
by Windham and Bennington county
officials created considerable excite
ment in some of the border towns of
the two counties last week, which cul-
minated Saturday in a thrilling episode
on the highway from Somerset to Sears
burg. The Jews appeared in Whining
ton Tuesday with an automobile truck
bearing a Massachusetts number plate.
From then until Friday the record of
house breakings in Wilmington, Somer-
set and Searsburg averaged one a day.
A house used for storage by Howard
Rice, who lives on the Somerset-Sears-
burg road was one of the places en-
tered. Mr.. Rice kept watch for the
burglars and when he saw the auto
truck and Jews coming down the road
he stepped into the highway and mo-
toned for them to stop. They needed
not his signals but bore down upon him
with increased speed
Mr.. Rice stepped out of the way and
as the machine tore along he jumped
on the running board, but a sudden
burst of speed as the driver gave the
truck more gasoline snapped Mr.. Rice
off into the road. Picking himself up
uninjured, Mr.. Rice ran into his door
yard, got into his own automobile and
started in pursuit About three miles
from his place he came upon the auto
truck abandoned in the middle of the
road, the Jews having disappeared.
On the car were % or more volumes
of the early prints of the Vermont law
reports, which are very valuable, and a
variety of other articles. The law books
were owned by Mr.. Rice and were TAX
en- from his building. Formerly they
belonged to his father.
The trunk bore the Massachusetts,
number B44355. 1t is now in the Brown
garage in Wilmington. Attorney f. S.
Jones of that town made inquiry of
the Massachusetts automobile depart
ment, but the license was issued so re-
Gently that the number and owner S
name had not been received by the de-
partment. This information probably
will be received in Vermont today.
A house belonging TO Fred V. John
son in Somerset was one of those brok-
en- into.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
BILL DISMISSED
IN HOWARD CASE
Town of Townshend Sought TO Recov-
er Back Taxes - Court Allows
Defendant to Recover Costs.

An order was received at the county
clerks office today from Judge Zed S.
Stanton in the case of the town of
Townshend against the estate of Horace
c. Howard, dismissing the bill and allow
ing the defendant to recover its costs.
In this case the town of Townshend
claimed that Mr.. Howard's residence
never legally was changed from Town
shend to Brattleboro and undertook to
recover from the estate back taxes,
amounting to thousands of dollars. Bar
ber, Barber & Miller appeared for the
plaintiff and Harvey, Maurice, Whitney
& Fits of this place and John w. Red
mond of Newport for the defense.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
NEBRASKA WHEAT rs SHORT.
Total Yield Now Estimated at 56,129
600 Bushels.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 2.-Federal and
state officials state that Nebraska's 1920
wheat crop viii reach Sc, 900 bushels,
or 4,546,0O0 under the 1919 production.
A report, prepared by A. +. Anderson
of the federal bureau and Secretary Leo
Stuhr of the state agricultural depart
ment, gives IS per cent as the condition
of the winter wheat crop, and estimates
it will yield 50,S96,000 bushels, as COM
pared to 54,997,0 bushels last spring.
Spring wheat production, according to
preliminary estimates, will reach 5,233 900
bushels, compared to 5,67S,000 bushels in
1919 These estimates are all based on
June ! conditions
Continuing its review of crop conditions
in the state, the report adds:
''The acreage of oats is the same as
last year Preliminary estimates forecast
production of 66,454,000 bushels, com
pared to 69,962, 900 bushels last year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
BATTALION Is SHATTERED.
Woman's Unit Now eBing Recruited at
Warsaw After Fighting at wilma.

WARSAW, Aug. ,. (By the Associated
Press Warsaw was brought into closer
contact with the front today by the ar
rival, in shattered condition, of wo-
mans battalion which fought in the de-
fence of wilma. The battalion suffered
heavy losses and is now being reorganized.
Mass has been held in memory of the
women soldiers and others who fell de-
Tending Wilma.
Anti-aircraft guns have been brought
into play as part of the defence Of War
saw, as the Bolsheviki are now using air
planes frequently in their northern drive.
Many civilian organizations are being
given parts in the plans for defending the
city, some Of them being assigned to guard
the bridges over the Vistula.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
Thought to Have Entered
House on Road to
Wilmington
MRS. ATHERTON
IDENTIFIES KNIFE
Taken from One of Respondents -
Says it Was In House When She
ing Suitcase Dresses Disappear.

James Carroll, Joseph Bacci and
James Tracy, who came from New
York to Wilmington Thursday, July
%, to work for the Parker Young Co.,
are in Newfane jail in default of bail
in the sum of 5000 each on charges of
grand larceny, Judge A. E. Cudworth
having held in the municipal court Sat
urday afternoon that evidence pre-
sented warranted holding the respond
ents for the September term of county
court. States Attorney L. W. Gibson
said that he would have charged the
respondents with house breaking in the
daytime had he known as much about
the evidence when the warrants were
made out as he did after the prelim-
mary hearing, and he may change the
complaints.
1t is alleged that the three young
men entered the house Of Charles H
Atherton near the foot Of Hogback
mountain on the Wilmington side and
stole several dresses belonging to Miss
Mildred Atherton. The evidence is cir
cumstantial but it is all rather strong.
and there are many interesting facts
connected with the cases. The re-
spondents did not want counsel.
Pleas of not guilty were entered.
Carroll said ne was 25 years old and
teamster Bacei said he was 21 and a
5teamster, and Tracy said he was 90
and a chauffeur.
Mrs Carrie L. Atherton, mother of
Miss Mildred Atherton, was the first
witness. She said the family was away
the afternoon of July %. On her re-
turn she saw tracks of three men in
the road and they led to the house and
to a window which the men raised
about five inches, thence to another
window, through which entrance was
gained. She missed a dozen or more
doughnuts and seven dresses and
jacket. She followed the tracks about
a quarter of a mile, tracing them from
a log skidway below her home.
The respondents were given oppor-
tunity to ask the witness questions.
Carroll was the only one who spoke at
that time. Addressing the court, he
asked: 3'What would 1 be doing with
dresses7 Common sense would tell
anyone that I can't wear dresses
Attorney Edward s. Jones of Will
mington was called. He said he and
H. G. Reeves, special agent at Bur
hngton for the department of Justice,
were coming from Wilmington by auto
mobile Thursday afternoon when they
saw three men near the skidway. One
asked if they could ride, but they were
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
ADVANCE IN PRICE
OF MILK is MADE
Change Effectivs Aug. Advance in
Can Milk One Cent Quart and
for Bottled Milk Two.

An advance in milk and cream prices
at retail went into effect yesterday.
The change was the same as was fore
cast last week except that can milk
went up only one cent a quart instead
of two cents, that advance being just
enough to cover the increased price
charged by the wholesalers and not TAX
ing into account the increased cost Of
doing business by the distributors. The
price of can milk therefore is IA cents
a quart, but for pint eight cents is
charged.
Bottled milk is advanced from IA
cents to 16 cents, the charge for pint
being eight cents Cream, which has
been 10 cents half f-pint, is raised to
% cents. Nearly all the dealers have
adopted the increased schedule of
prices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
CHARGE THAT POlNZI IS
MSOL VENT STARTS NEW
PTZV At BOSTON OFFICES

$4,000 which had been given as the
figure in a published article.
Edwin Pride, who is making al
audit of Ponzi's book for the fedora
authorities, said that thus far his
audit had shown no evidence of crimi
nality but added that he was nowhere
near done.
Ponzi, apparently not the least dis
turbed by the long line outside his
door, met newspaper men with his us
ual smile when they flocked to his office
for a statement ON the latest develop
ments.
''The only thing that will keep US
from meeting the notes of our invest.
ors will De writer s cramp,' he ex-
claimed. 81 have only a word or two
to say to the public. Come and get
your money but come in an orderly
way. may run out of eheckbooks
but shall not run out of money"
Although steady stream of note
holders filed into the POnZi Office dur
ing the forenoon and came out with
checks, the long line showed little
signs of diminishing. Those who pre-
ferred to take a loss rather than wait
their turn at the cashier 8 window
found little trouble in disposing of
Ponzi notes among the spectators
some of whom were ready to pay as
high as 90 per cent of their face value
An extra detail of police kept the note
holders i'm line and tried to keep the
spectators and curiosity seekers NOV
ing.
Attorney General Allen has been in
conference with Governors Milliken of
Maine and Bartlett of New Hampshire
in regard to Ponzi s business in north
ern New England. The laws of both
those states give the attorney general
much more power in regard to fnan-
cial operations than do the statutes of
Massachusetts.
Attorney General Oscar L. Young of
the Granite state was able to order the
closing of Ponzi 5 New Hampshire of
fees summarily.
Attorney General Young said: 81
have conferred with Governor Bartlett,
and we are going to probe Ponzi :
scheme to the fullest extent. ! have
ordered Ponzi to suspend operations in
all his branch Offices in New Hamp-
shire, including those in Nashua, Man
chester and Portsmouth. He has done
an enormous business in our state, TAX
ing in $350,o0o in Manchester alone.
and perhaps as much in Nashua and
Portsmouth. for his agents had gone
out into neighboring communities. Of
course / shall act in conjunction with
United States Attorney Gallagher in
Boston, and Attorney General Allen of
Massachusetts,, but we shall do every
thing possible for the protection of
New Hampshire citizens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02

BOSTON, Aug. 2.-The offices of the
Securities Exchange Co., headed by
Charles Ponzi, whose alleged operations
in foreign exchange are being investi-
gated by the United States district at
torney and the state attorney general,
continued today the payment of the
notes of investors who had put their
money into the hands of this modern
exemplifer Of Get-Rich- Quick Wal
lingford
In contrast to the latter days of last
week the line this morning was a long
one like those which formed immedi-
ately after Ponzi at the request of in
vestigators stopped taking money from
depositors throughout New England.
Today 3 sudden renewal of the desire
to cash notes which had been issued in
exchange for funds was believed to be
due to the publication yesterday of an
article by William McMasters, a pub
licity agent, in which he stated his be
lief that Ponzi was hopelessly insol
vent, and while clerks were busy re-
turning funds to Investigators whose
9O-day notes had not matured, Ponzi
himself issued a statement denying
that McMasters was in position to
have any knowledge of the operations
of the Ponzi company.
Many of those who waited for their
money this morning were reading cop
les of the paper in which the MeMas-
ter's article appeared. The crowd in
cluded a number of women, some of
whom said they had left their employ
ment for few hours for the purpose
of procuring the money they had in.
vested.
Anticipating the increased crowd
POnzi had ordered his Office open earli-
er than usual, and every effort made to
speed up payments. Note-holders ap-
parently experienced no difficulty in
obtaining what was due them other
than the inconvenience of waiting in
line until their turn came.
Ponzi himself appeared somewhat be-
fore his usual hour. Ponzi s office man
ager said that she was ready to meet
all demands and that the engthening
of the line of persons seeking returns
made no difference She estimated the
notes of outstanding accounts of the
head Office as not more than half the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
Big Run In Lawrence.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. .. - The
branch Office of Charles Ponzi was be-
sieged today by investors in his get
rich-quick scheme. Before the office
opened it was estimated that more than
300 persons were in line and as anxious
to take their money out as they had
been short time before to put it in.
During the past week, since the Office
had stopped accepting money, there had
been few applicants for their money
back, but today was the first on which
the withdrawal had assumed the pro-
portions of a run.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
SCHLITZ SUES ON
INSURANCE POLICY
Second Suit Filed Because of Failure
of Company to Pay for Loss on
Main Street Restaurant.

Henry Schlitz, formerly proprietor of
the Streeter restaurant on Main street,
filed suit for 81 200 against the Lowell
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. in the county
clerks office today, claiming that the
company refuses to pay insurance due on
a policy covering his property in the res
taurant at the time of the fire last spring.
The policy was issued through s. A. DAN
els's agency. Mr.. Schlitz previously
brought suit against the Manufacturers
& Merchants Insurance Company of New
Hampshire for $4,000 on policies covering
the same property, issued through r. T.
Brittan's agency. The suits are return
able at the September term of Windham
county court. Barber, Barber & Miller
are counsel for the plaintiff
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-02
UNITY WITH HARDING
ON LEAGUE QUESTION
Official Statement Issued From Hard
ing Headquarters Chairman
White Is Ridiculed. :.

MARION. o., Aug ?. - A claim of
complete unity behind Senator Hard
ing's stand on the league of nations
was made in an official statement is
sued today by the Harding headquar-
ters here.
chairman White of the Democratic
committee the statement says, has
undertaken to answer some questions
recently addressed to Governor Cox.
His statement is chiefly complaint be-
cause both Senator johnson and for
mer President William Howard Taft
have expressed approval of Senator
Harding S position. 1t is easy to un-
derstand how much evidence of Re-
publican unity are displeasing to Mr..
White, but it was not anticipated that
he would thus early in the campaign
make such frank Acknowledgements
as Mr.. White has just made public in
acclaiming that all elements of the Re-
publican party are approving Senator
Harding's attitude.
''It may be added that he has
sensed the situation with admirable
perspicaeity. Republicans of all fac
tions are solidly in favor of Senator
Harding's attitude. This is proved by
thousands of letters and kilograms
from every state in the union, among
the number from state commonly called
Democratic are no less than amazing
A large per cent are from men who
describe themselves at Democrats.
Chairman White has made correct
discovery that the Republican party
is completely unified. Republicans are
quite as satisfied in noting the com
.plete accord between the President of
the United States and the Democratic
nouninaa -