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Evening journal., 1920-08-11
TOT HUNT ON
AFTER new TIP
Phila. Police Speed TO Egg
Harbor TO Hunt for
Blakely Coughlin
FRIENDS OF PASQUALE
SEEN AT TWO HOTELS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug IA
tip" that Kidnapped Blakely Cough
IN was hidden near Egg Harbor. n
j., sent detectives and Stale police on
in an automobile to the Jersey pine
belt early this morning.
Augusta pasquale, THE Crank. :
was arrested at Egg Harbor Monday a
week ago after he had put up a white
flae 10 mark the deposting place for
the $4,000 ransom money that had
been demanded
shortly before midnight Major Lynn
g Adams, head Of the State police
Alfred |. Souder, captain OF detectives
OF Philadelphia, and two State troop
ers dashed into a waiting automobile
outside City Hall and were whiskcd
away.
They are reported to have arrived
In Egg Harbor early this morning.
Daylight revealed the Investigators
trying to track down another explana-
tion by pasduale They were told by
The Crank" that Baby Blakely might
be found somewhere between Egg
Harbor and New Gretna Major Adams
and Captain Souder wasted no tlme
ia sneculatine as 10 whether this tale
was only another OF The Crank's'
cunning lies ar a genuine revelation.
aThe Kids alive and you'll ind him
ncar New Greina,n is the statement
The Crank made that hurried the
invest gators ON on their midnight
ride through the Jers y pines.
A fwo-hour grilling last night forced
the new clue from pasquale's lips tne
detectives said. The exact location
given nv The Crank" was not re-
Reports that a mysterious woman
said 10 he a friend NJ Pasduale. was
stsying al the Columbia Hotel IN hgs
Harbor. over The weekend previous to
his capture on Monday, August = ane
mat man friend Of The crank
was observed al the Walker houst
about the same time, have ADDED IN. ~.
portanee to the newest elue III Hl'
kidnapping mystery - ai.,iosu,.A.
are truthful il will be the arst time
phev have assumed this character
cantair Snuder said before deparuhk
eo,,der said he bel .eved moro tnan eNti
.hat the stories told by Pasdnale aDoul
his nal Joe and "loes Woii.s, '.,
friend IS being the kidnapptrs Wer'
spun from thin air -. ,.iear.
N ANYTHING thr police are now c,ta.
Il convinced that pasqusle's mesn y
lies and cunning answers Wa ,lel'5s, /, ~
IA ~ conceal the fact Pasquale iiiiii
.aif Is the kidnapper. ,.,
4 trip through Pasquale,s forme' sas
hsnnis here. with pasquaie a. sa, ~
hThit A." and arranged late YESTERDAY
afternoon and il proved beyond doupl
ths noiice saw. that Pasquale has peer
ivins especially in his story apou
4 Joe"
~ nareoo ,Sas found Naio had 'N 9
seen aThe Crank with the mysteri
ous "Ioe." said to be Joseph ila,nsal AZ
chuck. a Russian and former lallDh'
ACQUAINTANCE of Pasquale 4,
pasguala WAS anxious ~ make ~
trip. saying he felt sure some on one I
Inc tenderloin would remember nay
ing seen him In company OF Zoe
some interesting Information, DON
ever. was uncovered By lhe invest
gators during their personally cor
ducled tour 81 The Crank. but moth
ING 10 support pasquale'S stories 10
lavish way plsqmale spent none
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
KTWANIS OUTING
LENAPEPARK, SEPT. ]

The Riwanis Club today decided 10
hold its outing, si which the kiwan-
isns Of Chester Will be guests on
"Wednesday September 1, at Lenape
PARK.
Motion to this effect was carried at
the luncheon OF the club in thr dn-
Barry room Of the Hot.i du pont
Mavnr TAYLOR presided.
Next Saturday Guy r. Ford viii 80
"a Norfolk 10 meet with the trustees
Of The Kiwanis Capital District and
make arrangements for the annual fall
meeting Which this year VIII be held
in Washington. on October 9 Besides
conferring on arrangements, Mr.. Ford
viii take with him the boom that has
been organized 20 elect Edward w.
Lintner as district governor. Mr..
Lintner is now a vice governor. and
his chances for the g0yfrnorship are
considered most promising
The following prizes were awarded
at The luncheon today:
SILK umbrella, given BY Mayor Tay-
Tor, awarded TO school Commissions
Snermer H Stradley. 1 dozen hand
kerchiefs, given by Charles d. Bird.
Jr. awarded 10 H. r. Smith; box OF
cigars. given by 6. II. Wilson .Tr
awarded 20 j. Benjamin Rumbf.
Applications for membership uare
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
'DRYS' NOTIFY
THEIR nominees
Ohio Town Stages State S
Third Notification Cere-
monies Today
WATKINS, COLVIN
OF COURSE ACCEPT

GERMANTOWN, o., Aug. ii UNITED
Press This ente-prising village to-
day sticks another feather in Ohio's
cap as the mother Of presidents and
would~be presidents
And in the matter OF notification
ceremonies the town was not salts
fed 10 equal the record OF Dayton and
Marion by notifying one man that he
had been chosen as his party's nom
inee. German staged a twin celebra-
tiOn both Aaron 5. Watkins, who lives
here, and D. Leigh 0olvin, OF New
York were told at the same time
they are the candidates OF the prohi-
bition party for President and Vice
President, respectively
The streets Of the village were
decorated to receive hundreds OF dry"
leaders and advocates from far and
near 10 take part in the notification
festivities. A parade was held this
afternoon, followed by the notification
speeches and the speeches OF accep-
tance in the early evening. After that
there will be fireworks display.
II. p Faris OF Clinton Mo, will
make the speech notifying DR.. Wat
kins, while Francis z. Besuchamp will
tell the news 10 Colvin.
DR.. Watkins, who is a professor OF
literature in military academy here.
was nominated for President by the
prohibitionists at the Lincoln. Neb
convention July 2i, after William len
nings Bryan refused the hono-. Wat
kins was horn on a farm near Rush
sylvania, Ohio, in 1867. He was a
Methodist Episcopal preacher for II
years before he began teaching. In
1905 and 1908 ..e was the prohibition
lists, nominee for governor OF Ohio
candidate for VicelPresident Of the
United States.
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
.PONzI EXPLAINS
MIDAS TOUCH
Amassed Wealth by Dealing
in International Postal
Coupons
BUT HE WON'T
REVEAL HIS SECRET

BOSTON Aug. ii.-Charles PonA,
who claims 10 have jumped from
comparative poverty to a multi-mil-
lionaire's estate in few months,
through dealings In international post
age coupons told members OF the XII
wants Club yesterday some OF the
steps in the process by which he
amassed his fortune.
Ponzi, making his FIRST appearance
as an after-dinner speaker since he
became probably the most talked OF
man In the country. was a luncheon
guest OF the club. He was invited
some time ago, before he was com
PEELED TO cease payment in his fifty
per cent in forty-fiVe days" PROPOSE
tion because of the orders issued by
the state bank commissioner 10 the
Hanover Trust Co.. to pay no more
OF Ponzis checks.
In opening his remarks, Ponzi re-
iterated his claim that he was sol
vent and expressed confidence that
this would be substantiated by the
/ federal and state Investigations now in
progress, and that he would be able
TO resume business in a few days
He related how he had hired a
small office, used his small capital in
various business schemes, and then,
with an International reply coupon
/ always In front OF him on his desk.
began to do some thinking He
| finally obtained financial assistance
he said. TO develop his idea. and
spent thousands Of dollars in foreign
correspondence.
Il found out" he said. that the
/ postal coupons were being sold in
| foreign countries for the equivalent
OF six cents and could be converted
4 into postage stmps Then all had
i 10 do was figure how many nickels
make million.
Il got in louch with men-that's
as far as I'll go--who were able to
secure for me large amounts OF
coupons in different countries. Fhey
/ bought them with our money and
used them as collateral TO be re-
deemed later
when conditions were right
offered to borrow money from the
public I offered 30 per cent in
ninety days and would not promise
To redeem notes in forty-flve, though
I thought that three weeks was about
I the right time to bank the money
here. send it abroad get the stamps
and convert them into cash ! started
the Securities Exchange Co. was
everything from president to office
boy
gentleman from the Chamber Of Com
merce came to my Office to investi-
gate. He was convinced that my
scheme was possible Ninety per cent
Of the people didn't know about the
international reply coupons.
pThen a postoflice inspector came
/ asked him II 1t was legal to bus an
international reply coupon abroad and
change il to stamps He said yes
asked him II ii was legal TO redeem
millions Of the coupons, and he said
no he would have 10 decide wheth-
er they were stolen or where they
, came from.
However. I decided that II | re-
deemed the stamps in the United
states the federal government might
decide that it came within It's iuris.
diction. though there was no fedora
or stale law against H. But the ex,
change rate was the same in Switzer-
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
GOLD SCHEMES
SPRINGING Up
One Company Makes 400
Per Cent in Week
on $4,000
ARE TAKING THEIR
CUE FROM PONZI
By JAMES HENIE
n. z. A. staff Corresnndent

NEW YORK, Aug. A.-This city Is
about TO become the center Of get
rich-qulck exploits In foreign ex-
cchange that Will leave Ponz far In
the rear
A new company TO enter the fled
claims 10 nave made 400 per cent in
one week upon a preliminary venture
OF 5000 This is at the rate OF over
10000 per cent a year.
Don't take the next train TO New
York, however. The company has now
announced that 1t had obtained
5000 900 from a wealthy investor and
needs no more capital.
II will meet sharp competition any
way, as Ponzi and new associates Of
his will probably start operations
here in a few days. But they Will
work on new system.
r. /. Johns, vice president OF the
Commonwealth Trading and SecsHd-
ties Co., 25 East 43rd street, who yes
terday attended conference IN Bos-
ton with Ponzi said the latter had
offered his company a proposition
which is under serious consideration.
But II business rs opened here-and
, indications are that II will be-the
public will not be asked TO deposit
money. Instead, It will be invited to
uU3 obOlh III biiE CQtIpduN. IIllH WITT
completely change the character OF
the operations.
The new concern to enter the for
| eign exchange field is Montgomery.
/ Macdonald & Co., Inc, 1882 Broadway,
/ 1t began in biff-bang style by send
1 ing out alluring circulars 10 1000
clients. promising them 80 Per cent.
profit in so days, 10 be made IN for
/ eign exchange operations.
4 But A. H Montgomery, of the COR
porati0n. has now announced that no
money would he taken from the pub
+ lie as a wealthy investor had prom
/ ised 10 advance $4,000 and in return
was TO receive prolts on $3.50
/ basis
AT no time did we intend 10 accept
/ any money through the nails said
/ Montgomery. Now that we have hall
a million in sight we don't need any
more, and that amply explains our
new attitude.
Il have reason to believe thai vari-
Gus persons are making an untolt
amount OF money in quiet way
through foreign exchange operations
several times the millions Ponzi nam
ed has been made. Every point d
contact we came across in our pre-
liminary operations shows signs d
wear
I'VE could get plenty Of none,
frem the public X we wanted to take
ii. We have been besieged by clients
who wanted to invest amounts from
81 900 to $4,000"
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
CALLS FOR DATA ON
WILMINGTON AS PORT

Colonel Z. \. johnson. In charge of
the United states Engineering district
Of Wilmington. today sent letters 10
the Mayor City Council, Harbor Com
mission, Chamber of Commerce and
other Interested 0illcials and bodies
asking information on the trade de-
velopment N the city as port
Under the Rivers and Harhors act.
passed lune 5 last. Colonel Johnston
was authorized "a make a preliminary
examination of The harbor prnieri
with The view on making a complete
survey for the government The data
he expects ta receive in response 70
his letters sent 0lF today. viii be
used for 4 report by him "a The War
Department. which In turn will util-
lie 70 IN making estimates for appro-
priations under the next rivers and
harhors bill.
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
.P0NZI ONCE F0RGER
OFFICIAL DECLARES

BOSTON. Aug. n United Press ~
Charles ponzi. whose alleged opera
tions in International postal coupons
has attracted worldwide attention, Is
the same Charles p0nzi who served
a sentence in penitentiary al Mon
treal for forgery. Attorney General
Alien declared today.
Nien said he had the record ~
ponzf's activities. his arrest and his
prison record in Canada 3 week ago.
Rank Comm issibne- J O.. Allen an
nolnced also that ne had seized and
closed the Hanover Trust Company
Ia which ponEi vas a heavy stock
holder Allen said he had been in
vcstigating ihe trust company since
I last Saturday and had found u % hf
doing business IN an unsafe manner
Evening journal., 1920-08-11

From every little straw that shows
which way the wind blows in the mil
linery field, it is evident that we are
in for a most unusual season.
There are many novelties with COM
paratively few eccentricitieS. and
grace OF line and charm OF design are
special features Witness these two
hats. They are both importations by
Jardine.
The larger one is an exceedingly
graceful thing OF waterproof net With
a dashng, outstanding bow OF lace
stretched across the back. The second
is an excellent example Of the petal
hat II is brown silk and mohair
braid one OF the new combinations,
and the crown is formed OF petals OF
soft silk, bound with fine silk-cov-
cred cord
Evening journal., 1920-08-11

was the pricipal subject discussed
by those who knew THE Crank"
George Kahlcr. bartender in a sa-
loon at Ninth and Vine streets, said
that at one time shortly after the
ransom of 1900 was deposited by
George II. Coughhlin. Pasquale had
dispsyed thirty three 500 bills, one
of which he requested kahler to
change for him.
1--WE Just pulled on job down IN
baltimore pasquale Is reported DN
kahler a. saying, and want some
money 10 nay the taxi man VINO drove
M back from there. IA gonE
down 10 the shore until things blow
over a bit and then ! think III buy
farm for myself"
Kahler says that Pasquale al the
time carried two revolvers, wnich ne
showed with great pride. When bne
niciure OF "The Crank" was flrst pub
iished in the newspapers, kahler
recognized It instantly and gave the
poliee what information he knew.
The personally conducted outing
virtually blew To pieces the remaining
pars Of the confession foisted OF ny
psaduale as being the true story Of
the kidnapping The tale, as related
By Pasquale. was that his TREND
known as Joe came up 10 Pasquale
on the morning after Blakely Cough
lin had been stolen from his crib in
N0rrstown and told him that he had
"millionaire's kid who was worth
thousands
Joe was a former fellow-prisoner
with pasquale at Holmesburg As
neither he nor his wife. who had
charge OF the baby, could read or
write English pasquale said he was
taken In as the penman for the gang
and was to receive One-third Of the
ransom for his share p9sduale his
tale continued. therefore engaged in
writing the ransom letters and later
received $1,000 Of the $4,000 money
planted.
Pasduale maintains hat he never
saw the baby. but he says that on
Friday the 3ist of July, afier making
some purchases in Philadelphia, ne
and Joe" left for New Greina. y j..
where he had a farm, leaving Joe"
wife behind 10 care or the child He
and Joe" spent Friday night at Egg
Harhnr and on Saturday morning
drove over 10 the farm at New Gretna
= Later in the day Joe left him
on Sunday Pasquale says that h.
encountered Joe IN EGG Harbor, anC
as he was low in money received an
extra $500 from The man which wa.
10 be deducted from his share in the
expected $4,000 additional ransom
The last time he saw Joe was on
Monday morning as he was leaving
Egg Har'oor to get the new ransom
Il vas while attempting ia get this
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
Ihal PasanaIe Va arrested.

that Pasquale was arrested.
BENJAMIN Goodman. attorney for
Pacquale, is still looking for Joseph
Damaehuek. who he believes is the
joe Of The Cranks" story. Joe, y
he says, owns a small runabout car
Tor which he is also looking
Il feel sure that pasauale is tell
ing HE truth" Goodman said IL had
one hour and a half with him this
morning and ] put the proposition 10
him straight that unless he told the
truth ne was liable TO go to tho cleo
lric chair. He still stuck 10 his orig
inal story"
The original story" according IA
Chief Leonard. was that Joe hao
I simply hired him to fly the sheet and
pick up package which would be
thrown from the train Later Pas
quale grudginely admitted writing the
letters and receiving part OF the ran
som.
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
HOUSTON SAYS NIX
ON JUNkET EXPENSES

HOUSTON, Tex.-There'll be no more
travelling to conventions at the ex-
pense of the city The end Of the
iunkets al the peoples expense came
when George Lacey, chief Of the de-
partment asked the commissioner for
his expenses to his national conven-
ton at Minneapolis The commits
sioner voted no and abolished the
luNurY
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
ENGLIsH PnLIcE GrARn MANNIy

LONDON, Aug II Inited Press =
"A Gordon 0f detectives stood riard
today around Nazareth House, IN the
suburbs. whore Archbishop Daniel
Mannix Is resting aft.r his trip from
America ~ England The purpose n
the detectives was % keep the pre-
late from Slipping out N the house
and going secretly 10 Ireland
The government has forbidden him
20 visit ireland on account of his pro
@nn Feinn sympathies
Evening journal., 1920-08-11

land and Norway and some other
countries. So | decided TO redeem
them there.
Some one in the audience asked why
the postal authorities had been I'M
able 10 find any evidence Of such
large dealings In reply coupons.
Pouzi replied that foreign govern
ments realized a profit on the issue OF
these postad certificates and are not
going TO disclose to other govern
menis how many coupons they have
issued"
And the International Postal Union
is not going To do it," he added
Asked II foreign governments had
not stopped this, he replied
Yes, they are sbopping-they have
stopped the sale Of coupons for public
use. But that does not stop my bust
ness; my money in Europe is work
ing today, even if Il Is not here.
In The transactions in coupons, he
! isisbad. nobody suffers a loss.
Evening journal., 1920-08-11

received from J. Edward Trutt. Of
koontz and Company. stock brokers.
and Merrick r Foster. N the dupont
Motors Company.
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
ALTOS TNTERNED FOR VIOLATIONS

SAN FHANLISJU-An auTO InIFTn~
meni camp has been started here
bv Police Judge 0wnes in an effort
to stop traffic violations Fines
won't stop EN- the court said, and
iail is too severe for minor offenses.
hereby order, then. seizure Of the
machines for period Of time. Take
machines TO our new auto internment
campln
Evening journal., 1920-08-11

II ,-ou are seeking position as-salcs-
man Just search the Want Ad col
umns.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1920-08-11
HERE TO CONFER ON
SCHOOL SUPERVISION

Miss Ina Barnes, OF Fairmont. West
Virginia, will confer with the County
Board OF Education at a meeting this
afternoon. in the Public Building. con
cerning The position Of county super
visor OF public schools. for which she
is an applicant. 1t is probable the
board wiz appoint a supervisor at
once as there is much work 10 be
done before schools open next month
the fall term. The position pays
, 1920-11-04
SOLACE IN WRITTEN WORD
Society Linked in Chains of Affection
Through the Periodic Visits Of
the Mail Carrier.

Lord Chesterfield's letters TO his
son. Roosevelt's letters to his children.
Paul's letters to the Romans-these
advice, their splendid style and their
lofty ~admonitlon. But every letter
ever written Is literature in one sense
in the sense that 1t reveals life.
Little. %thrObbing bits of life taken
from one living human being and sent
to another living human being-that's
what letters are. That Is why they
are always interesting. That accounts
for the never-waning popularity of
tile mail carrier. For, as Douglas Jer-
rold said, there is "a stray volume of
real life in the daily packet Of the
postman; eternal love and instant
payment"
Life blood Of human society courses
through a letter, be IL the packet of
gossip a mother sends to her mar
ried daughter, the diplomatic appeal
of n college boy for a check from IA
Their. a long love letter between sweet
hearts. or just a hastily scrawled note
of friend TO friend.
Letters-magic world They are
one, thing under the sun that never
pals. that never clogs. that never
grows old or m%onotonousl 'The
consolation OF life" said voltaire.
I'm n heavy, oppressive atmos-
pierre" said shenstone. when the
spirits sink too low. the best cordial
Is TO read over all the letters OF ones
friends" And Upper tells us that:
"a letter timely writ is a rivet to
the chain OF affection.
"And a letter untimely delayed is
MS rust to the soldier."-Kansas City
Star.
, 1920-11-04

The old Greeks were deft enough
in their creation OF gods and god
desses. but highly Illogical In the
treatment their super-beings received.
One OF the best examples OF this was
the custom of hiring the Pythla. or
chief prlestess OF the temple of Apol-
10 Mt Delphi. At first beautiful young
virgins, secured from the families of
peasants because OF the belief that
such girls would be more pure In heart
than the wiser city sisters, we're
placed In the position OF chief
prlestcss.
Trouble arose when one Of them
fell victim to the charms Of n young
chap from Thessaly. and after an ex-
tended love affair eloped with him.
To prevent the repetition OF this, the
Pythia thereafter were women of
fifty or over, and far from good look
Ing. Fearing that the handsome
Apollo might resent so haggish n col
lection of hand-maidens. the priests
dressed the bent old crones, or white
haired priestesses. in the garb OF
young girls. on the theory that the
costume would deceive the god.
, 1920-11-04

castaways issued from the shack, and
at the very same instant, 1t seemed,
a small boat put off from the steamer.
Shortly afterward a blue-clad young
man, accompanied by a young woman,
got out of the boat, which sailors had
drawn up on shore, and approached
h group of castaways standing hear
by.
AT last!" cried the young man in
blue, as he came close to the minister
and his companions. We've found
you, after searching the seas"
Some time later the erstwhile is
landers stood on the deck of the little
steamer and watched their deserted
home fade from view.
What a wonderful manifestation of
faith" said the minister, as he turned
to his two friends. Capt. Garrison
had a talk with me in the cabin and
told me about 1t. He met Miss Glen
well while on the way to South Amer
lea, and shortly after they reached
Argentina they read of the loss of the
Seymour. Capt. Garrison took 1t upon
himself to arrange a searching expedi-
dphs LIZ hhtW you III "tlt III SON
eminent service, Carson, because Miss
Glenwell had told him so he offered
to command a ship to search for you
If the government would furnish the
ship. This was done, and Miss Glen
well naturally accompanied him. He
said they were determined to find you
If o were in the land of the living,
and he was conh.ent that you were"
The minister paused for one last
look at the fading island, which now
was nothing more than an indistinct
streak.
81 hope" he continued. that 1 will
officiate at the double wedding. Per
haps I ought not to say it. but l am
really a little disappointed, for / had
hoped to see you two people made man
and wife. I became very much at
tached to you during our s%ojourn on
the island. and l don't know either
of these newcomers who have stepped
in to claim their own. They have
broken up the little a I had
been n%ourishing for some time, but
well, as long as everybody concerned
is happy, what matters?"
Carson smiled and tool Sues hand
in his.
you need not be disappointed" he
said. "You will ofIlclate at the dou-
BILE wedding, to be sure. But Sue is
to be my wife and Miss Glenwell will
marry Capt. Garrison. 1t is true that
on the island Sue and I learned to
care for each other far more than eth
er of us could care for another. And
it so happens that Miss Glenweil and
Capt. Garrison went through the same
experience while In each others COM
pany searching for us. It's n strange
way Fate has Of rewarding faithful
ness"
The minister grasped each by tie
hand.
"A strange way indeed" he agreed,
"a most extraordinary way. and, ] may
add, a most happy way"