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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1920. PLAN. TO SEIZE PONZI HOME AND JEWELS TO HAY i Dapper Midas May Be Coun terfeiter, Officials Probing His Exchange System . Assert. 1 Boston, Ausj. 18. Seizure of the partial Lexington home of Charles Ponzi, in which his yojung wife and aged mother now are residing; of Mrs. Ponjri's jewels and that big, hiny limousine, without which Por.zi would be lost were he not in a cell in the East Cambridge prison, is scheduled for tomorrow, accordi Jng to a statement today by govern "meut authoritirs. The property and valuables will be commandeered by the government as soon as a re ceiver for-Ponzi's affairs is appoint ed, it was said jA.ll will be held un til it is dcided how investors are to be reimb'-.rsed. The fact that the house is in the name of Mrs Ponzi, wife of the little Italian get-ricliquick schemer, will not deter the representatives of ( the law from seizing it, they said, since it was bought with the profits of the huibanrt'g Investment hoaxr Balk" at Fixing Bail. Explanation of the reason "for failure in the attempts to obtain the release of the. dapper little "Midas" ye,;terday, when it was expected friends would come forward with the, $25,000 bail required, was given today. The latest trouble lies, in the - disposition of Attorney General Al len to "refuse to agree completely with attorneys for Ponzi in their Drocosition to have bail set in ih sta-.c case at t figure which can be 1 me', and which will enable Ponzi to have his freedom until he hall come to trial. . A warrant for another arrest in the Securities Exchange swindle was granted in the municipal court today on application of Assistant Attorney General Hurwitz. The name in the warrant was kept secret, but an ar rest is expected momentarily. Bank to Stay Closed. ' Bank Commissioner Allen issued a statement today in which he said that it probably would be a long time before the examination of the Hanover Trust company, dragged down with Ponzi in the big crash, would be t completed. Until such time, he said, the bank will remain closed. ' ' Thousands of depositors of the Hanover Trust company who felt at the time the bank was closed that it was more of a precautionary move than anything else, showed a grow ing uneasiness at the continued fail ure of optimistic comment concern ing the bank's condition. , Find Hidden Wealth. Developments in the search of Ponzi's "hidden millions" come to day with the armouYicement that the state investigators know what the little Jtalian has done with a large sum, which they hope to recover. What their discovery, means in the way of money returned to investors, and the manner in which these funds werej secreted could not be learned. Tabulation of the notes recorded with Attorney General Allen by note holder who received neither the SO per cent in 45 days offered by Ponzi, vnor even the principal of their in vestment, was said to show that the ' Securities Exchange company took in more than $5,000,000 in actual cash and still owes on its notes v $2, 128,888. s ' May Be , Counterfeiter. Belief that there might have been counterfeiting ramifications in the foreign exchange scheme outlined by Ponzi today turned the federal in investigation of the get-rich-quick ' scheme into new channels. It was said attempts are being made, both here and irf Europe, to determine whether there has, been any whole sale counterfeiting of marks, francs or lire. Despite assurance that the bursting of hi.4 bubble when it did .was the only thing which halted Ponzi in his plan to launch a $100,000,000 bank ing and trust company scheme was obtained by the government authori ties engaged in probing the Poni case. The plan, they said, was fostered by President Chimielnski of the Hanover Trust company and also included plans for establishing a chain of automobile repair shops. More Truth Than. Poetry tj JAMES 1. MONTAGUE ; ABOUT RABBITS. The rabbit's burdens are severe ; Hi days are full of trouble; He has five families a year And often that goes doilble. Each month or so another brood He has to love and chgrish, And furnish them with proper food Lest they fall ill and perish. He has to teach them tricks and game, He has to educate them, ' He has to think up given names By which Jto designate them. And when one family is grown He cannot roll in clover, But goes back, wtih a hollow moan And does 'the same thirjg over. Old Home Week in a rabbit hutch, ' Where gather in communion A rabbit family is much Too much of a reunion. , -For every rabbit child must track Through hundreds of relations, A lineage that wanders back For many generations. j Two hundred uncles he may meet, . And aunts by scores of dozens And in a fleeting hour greet Perhaps four thousand cousins. And it's so hard to keep them straight; For instance, such a-bother To recognize one's great, great, great, ureat, great, great, great grandfather! 71 Short. 5Pe (0 CANADIAN CLUB MAYBE. t The fact that Canada is going to challenge for the cup makes us suspect she has something she wants to sell us. YOU OUGHT TO HEAR 'EM HOLLER. The fail rate advance has taken the mute out of the commuters. THE MODERN LOVE SONG. "Shoot at me only with thine eyes, And I will stab with mine," 1 WAIT TILL THERE ARE OFFICES TO DISPENSE. The crowds that go to see the candidates now are nothing to those that will visit the one who is elected. ' -Copyright, 1120, by, the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) v Harding Declares Indians ', Entitled to Square Deal Marion, O., Aug. 18. In. a short vtalk to members of the Society; of American Indians,, Senator Harding de:larcd t:iat the Indian was as much entitled to a square deal as he will cet it.1 He said he felt the United States should begin pmong those at home rather than concern itself with the peocle on the other side. ' The derogation yesterday visited Governor Cox, and, in greeting Sen ator Harding today; the Indians' spokesman addressed him, as "Sen ator Cox.'. There was a ripple of laughter, in which Mr. Harding joined. w HOLDING A HUSBAND Adele Garrison's New Phase of , Revelations pj a Wife In the Light of the Southern Moon. The rest of our journey to Cedar Crest was to my imagination almost what a flight in an airplane would be. The big car, under Maj. Grant land's skilful hands, seemed hardly to touch the ground as it , swooped up and down the sharp little hills and across the level stretches of road. The moon a most wonderful one wa high in the heavens, and from the window of the car I caught glimpses of white gleaming, stretches, broken only by towering trees denuded of branches for many feet of their height, and bearing at their tops masses of dark green verdure. It was a. most amazing sight, one which I couldn't under stand. I stirred uneasily in Dicky's arms and leaned forward jo the window. "Howl wonderful!" I exclaimed.' "Is that snow? I" thought we'd left that behind. And those look like palm trees, but Nthey can't be." i Dicky shouted with laughter. "Snow and palm trees, there's a combination for you 1" he cried. "But I'll agree with your impression, al- VT r 1 a , n r , 1 i .u t t .i . u- .;i. I iicw iorK, vuk. io. ine capital I""! c.:h :IL . Lif" rE;. ZTtef the United States Grain Corpora- here. Still, it's a bully Christmas card effect just the same. The Major Knows. "The sand looks like snow in the moonlight," interposed Maj. Grant land. He spoke without turning his head, as all good drivers hdtild, but his words were carefully enunciated, pitched to a tone, unlike his casual one. I surmised that he had given this matter of talking while driving some thought and care.. ' - "The 'palms' are pines, I sup pose," Dicky replied, "although I never saw any like those." , "You'll "never grow tired of see ing them." Maj. Grantland com mented. "This is the sand hill coun try, the pride of North Carolina, the anyone else, find added: 4 A I It ..... .. ,a tit nraei' dency of the government I promisef "Oh. of course! I exdafcjtd as v. ,;it it" - recollection came to me. "I have read of this, but the fact had gone out of my mind." I leaned forward again to look out of the window, then resolutely turned my face away. I like jeal ously to guard all remarkable im pression I receive I knew that the picture of the "palms and snow' "bathed in the moonlight which I had photographed upon my mind could never be effaced if I left it alone, but it would be spoiled for me if I looked out1 again with the" analytical glance that my newfound knoweldge gave me. No, I would keep that picture intact The next time-1 looked at the long-leafed pines would be in the light of day. Major Grantland spoke again, ab ruptly: "What did you say is the name of that woman whose Cottage you are to have?" "What is it, Madge?".. Dicky's voice had the puzzled note which it always holds when he has to remem ber any domertie detail. "Isn't it Watkins?" A "Home" Feeling. ' TLuVens.'I returned sedately, "Mrs. Martha Lnkens." "I knew there was m V in it," Dicky cried triumphantly. "Yes, and that's about as near as yoo ever get anything you're told about the house, , his mother inter posed tartly. "Oh, say not so, mother of mine!" her son beggexl melodramatically. "Do not blight my reputation thus." "Shut up, Mother Graham retort ed, "and listen to Major Grantland. He has been trying to get a , word in A thousand pardons, , Maje," Dicky mocked, and I saw. that he was in one of his wild, irrepressible moods. "Corns along, old boy, put ihat word in edegways right now. I'v always been curious to see how that little trick was done." ' "I was only going to say." Major Grantland replied, "that I know Mrs. Lukens ot old. I have stopped at her. home, and know where it is. You are goini? to her home?" "1 thought we were to have a cot tage . bv ourtelves, weren't we, Madge?"' "Yes, but it-is next door to Mrs. Lukens's own home,'! I answered. "Then I know just where it is," Major Grantland said, and in an other minute we had swept into a wide driveway and up to the veranda of a big house blazing with lights. A small, wiry, gray-haired woman with a shrewd vet kindly face stood on the steps evidently waiting for us. I had a sudden sense of home-' coming after the uncertainty of the journey. (Continued Tomorrow.) Be dace Capital. Aug. tion wate reduced from $150,000,000 to its original $50,000,000 a$ a spe cial meeting of the board of direc tors in accordance with an executive, order signed by President Wilson. Davs on Way to U. S. London, Aug. 18. John W, Davis, American ambassador to Great Brit ain, left for America today, accom panied by his family. That Fat Dehil! NEVA FINLOY VERNES. ' Not that I often wax eloquent, or wish to shout my good fortune from the house tops, but in order to prove to mankind in general, including the bolsheviki, that a certain little prov erb is all wrong I'm going to give the story to you just as it happened to me. i When what's his name, way back in taction, wrote his immortal, io- bodv loves a fat man." he settled the hash of seven-ninths of the male populus of this good old republic. How the poor spud got away with it is a mystery with all those "out sizes" fillinKuo the senate, but we all know it's cfoiwn in fady ink some where, along with the Declaration of Independence and the Ten Com mandments. Since then, we chaps of ample' width and double chins have had as much chance with the ladies (bless em) as Theda Bara would have doin' the shimmey in Zion City! Understand,, I am not most de cidedly not ashamed of being a little overweight, Caruso is fat, and so was Romeo. You never heard of a saw-dust king or dill pickle magnate that was not fat. Julius Caesar had men aDOUi mm tnai were fat yet, the dear public loved him not! . . Our popular novelists seem tona of the ! squatty, short-breathing he- male, attired in ill-fitting palm heaches. flapoine vulgarly in the breeze, and forever chasing street cars. Having at last made his goal, he drops heavily into a seat, and proceeds to mop his dripping fore head. Producing the inevitable palm-leaf fan, he fans vigorously. Get the picture? As the car fills rapidly with a bunch of stage dolls, he gives up his perfectly comfort able seat to six of 'em. Bah! ' Perhaps I should explain just the type I represent. I am not the dou ble chin variety, nor am I The, vulgar palm beach person. I am handsome, steady and a good dresser, qualities seldom found in man, and as for the ladies I see them not! As I entered my sophomore year at college, I resolved to play the' "goat" no more. Accordingly I sev ered relations with the smart set, and held myself haughtily aloof. At the beginning of my senior year they pointed me out with prideas "that handsome fat devil who keeps very much to himself. The girlies, nifty peaches, all of 'em, followed me with longing eyes, but I saw them not I was through. When I tacked up my shingle, a year or so later, I declared that single blessedness indeed, had it's divine advantages. I was free as the air I breathed and my heart not even niched! No woman had ever entered my life. I was daily growing higher in the esteem of my fellow business, partners, and my bank account was rapidly growing, y Plainville, Kan., boasted of few fair women.' Thus 4ar, I was saved the annoyance of avoiding them. Barring two or three 16-year-old flappers I knew of no attractive fe male women, unless I should count ny stenographer, Miss Bettine weiis. ; ' v Of course I secretely admired Miss Wells, from a strictly business point of view, of course I She was a Con scientious worker and gave entire satisfaction. But she was all for her work. She was one- of those pretty young women who can wear stiff collars and severe tailored things, and still appear as gentle as a June rose. Yet appearances deceive. Miss Bettina was as stiff and tailored as the tRings she wore. I might have been a woodert image., for all she cared. I was merely business. I doubt if she even considered me a flesh and blood thing. Had she been a shy little thing I might have forgiven her, but she was NOT shy! She was deucedly indifferent to me her employer. It was not that she always thought in terms of business. I had discovered wicked i little lights in her sparkling blue eyes, aty! a gay dimple in her cheek, that at Jjmes forced its irresistible self into prominence. Once" or twice I caught her, dreaming, with a far away look in her wonderful eyes, but At my approach she became a condensed iceberg again, literally snubbed me her employer because he was fat! One memorable hot July morn ing l arrived at the ottice an hour behind the schedule. I was out of humor and sullen. The world was all wrong. Miss Well's closed type- A Well Balanced Food ready-to-eat and con taining its own sugar. A Popular Cereal That Saves You Money served with milk or cream, : , fresh'fhiitorberries,makes a delightful dish for home folks or guests. This Kealth-buildinfood. gains its whcHesome, nut-like flavor from the twenty-hour ' baking of wheat and malt ed barley. v All Grocers Sojl GrapeNuts 5 V Hade try ' Postum Cereal Co,Inc,Battle Creek, Mich. writer greeted me dumbly. From my private office there floated a famil iar voice. A confidential chat over the wire was in progress, but I lis tened it was my office, you know. "He is not, Meggs, he certainly is NOT!" "He's not fat, you KNOW he isn't." "Mr. Monty is perfectly' adorable and you shan't slander him to me. He's a perfect love of a man, and if he weren't so reserved I'd feel like telling him so. Oh, I wouldn't, but just as one woman to pnother, Meggs, Mr. .Monty is my ideal. Oh! Oh!" , The telephone crashed to the floor as I gaye her the. punishment she deserved. Mcggs.'at the other end of the wire, was forgotten. Miss her cheeks the color of poppies. She was still a prisoner. (Between you and I.) I don't think she minded. "We'll have Meggs forhe maiji of honor," was the muffled reply. Manager Cooper Comes to Give His Company Proper Chance As proof of his earnest effort to make his'Victory Belles" an enter tainmef that shall be perfect at the opening performance at the Gayety Saturday matinee. James E. Cooper arrived in the city Vednes dav morning, accompanied by William K. Wells, the author of the book, "Girls 'n Everything," which the corhpany will present during its tour over the Columbian circuit the coming, season. The company re hearsed three weeks in New York and having arrived 1 in Omaha last Monday morning are putting in a full week of rehearsals on the Gay ety stage, ' . Mr. Cooper is one of the ,big men in the burlesque field, his attrac- Wells ceased to struggle. y What was the use? - y " "Xou can't deny it," I threatened, "I have Meggs for a witness." Then I proposed to her. Romeo had nothing on me! Bettine considered thoughtfully, Safe Willi for INFANTS & INVALIDS ami ruic . Horlick's lie Original Avoid Imitations ati SnbstitatM. PorInftn1,tn!!(J.n(10rowtnfChlllr I Rich Mflk, Matted Oratn Batraet lo Powder The Original Food-Drink For AU Age I N Coolun-Nouri.hiiiff Diaeitibl .A tions being "Victory Belles." "Rock land Girls," "Best Show In Town" and "Folly Town," the latter attrac tion having played all summer at the Columbian theater on Broadway. Recently patented in Switzerland, a new artificial stone is said to be produced at about one-third the cost of ordinary artificial stone. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinviiiiiiiiij ! Beautiful Pianos I FOR RENT Expert Tuninsr, Repair ing, Refinishing and " Moving. Phona Douglas 1623 for , 'Estimate. ! Schmoller k Mueller PIANO CO. 114-16-18 South 15th Stroot liiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiilii(iiiniiiililiiliiliiliilMliililHiltUlill EILJ(& Bargains, You need only glance at the partial list of Rugs shown below to realize that we are indeed offering Rug Bargains of unusual im portance to folks wishing to save "money. During the first three days of this im portant sale there haye been thousands of Rugs sold, but there still remains a wonderful assortment for you to choose from tomor row. Please don't for get that you can Use Your CREDIT $56.75 8x10 Grass Rntr to wp Bargains at pO O See this assortment of bargains and you will be dellshtcd with the va riety of patterns and the quality of the ruts. 9x12 Foot High rile Jtxminster Rugs Now Make your selection from a wide va riety of patterns and savj mnnv and many a dollar on your purchase. 9x12 Foot Sie AlMVool Seam less Brussels Kugs2 75 Other merchants In Omaha would consider these rua hnrsrains at wholesale ' for tiz.li. All new pat terns. 6x9 Foot Yelvet Kugs in Xewst 5Srr ....$34.75 Firmly woven rUK of a quality that insures vears of service. Gr?atly re duced in price for our ereatest sale. 27x54 Inch Siae Fine Wilton Yelvet Bogs me 7C at tPJ. Yes, that's the correct price, and they are truly wonderful runs. too. Many new pattsrns to choose from. 27x52 Inch Velvet Hugs Lim ited Number Go at They come In patterns that blend nicely with the. staple room s'se ruKS. Remember, only a limited quantity,. f$3.75 9x12 Foot Genuine Royal Wilton 75 3a. You will surely be pleased with the assortment of new patterns and the charming color combina tions.. These rugs are really sen sational values and we urge your early inspection 'of the lot. TO 9x12 Ft. Seamless Velvet Rugs, Now hp t. i . ,1 ...... ..,.; i . ; of thesjugs makes them bargains well worthy of your inspection. Every im aginable pattern in every desirable eol qt combination. You cannot fail to find your choice in the lot. g 9x12 foot Wool and Fiber Rugs im Buy them for ue in any room , of your home. They coma in suitable patterns for the bedroom, . 1 y 1 n fg room, sun parlor and dninir room. 8-3x10-6 Wool and Fiber Rugs $17 ?'hla 'assortment fn ludea many most novel patterns and they are wovrti tn a most durable fashim, in s u r i n k the beat of service. 6x9 Ft Size Wilton ' Rugs If you are really particular about the ruirs you buy you will be de lighted with the assortment of Wil ton russ marked to sell at (69.75. . 9x12 Foot Heavy Welgnt Axmtn. SSK7.f $74.75 The kind t a rua- Tkt ulves one thi impreselon of walklnon air. Mot desirable, pattern, and color. I 9x12 Foot Highest Grade Seam less Velvet CTI 7 It Bngs, now V Tou'l look lonr time before yoa find valrs to enual $71.15. All new patterns r. includ ed In the lot. xlS loot Size Seamless Wilton Hogs Are CQQ ftt Bargains at ipjJO. I O (Trent deal more you want to av Hartman'a tomor- They're worth than $100, so If money, come to row momir.K. SJxl0.fi Foot Seamless Rags Will Go for.... High re rus, oven from the best of materials in a manner that In sures lastlnit service. Be. these bar gains. - 27x48 Inch Sine Fine 0A 7 TelTet $59.75 'Axmlnster Rags Onlj Just the size rurs that ara alway. I nd thev o at a prlc. that will quickly clear them away. :Wx72 Inch Sue Heayy Axmui. ster Kogs N0W..V. . iiki nnmher of these bar. trains in some mow. tcrns better coma early tomorrow. leayy Axmin- $11,75 Water Power Washer 26S The city water doe. the work of turn In this washer no hard work attached. Use Your Credit Freely Remember you can furnish your home from tpp to bottom on Kasy Terms at Hartman'8 and save money during the Dog Day Sale. V KAJXJ P- frJ it m This Fine Rocker 95 Among the hun dreds of rockt-r ' hareralna offered during ' the Por Drv Sale is ths golden oak beauty sho w n. The - price is greatly reduced and as the ouantitv Is lim ited etirly selec tion Is advised. SIS Pullman Duofold"Outfit Put one of these eutfits In your home and make one room do the work of lylr-tvo. This can easily be done by using: A tin. Tk'nrln v whirr- rtnpnjt ensilv to ft full slied bed. The frames of all three of the pieces are of fumed oak. And for the upholstering- imitation leather is J used. Sale price for complete suite.... LeDTJ Here Is a Great Bargain &ombln itlti vbook case and Vrlt in d . a k. it's a handsome piece of furni ture built en tirely of golden oak and can be aecured on very easy terms. Fiber Rocker -12 Buffetl $4P Has full length mir ror across the top. Beveral other styler to choose from at this remarkably low price. -Ml IF3 p upholat e r e d vered with Ha. aeat cove tapes try. kT h i s bargain comes In ' the baronial Olor and la built of twisted fiber reed. Genuine Reed Lamp Bargain Solid Oak Suite 85 Choose between golden and fumed oaki The handsome chairs have . padded seats covered with Imitation leather. The table extends to full six feet. Sale price for six chairs and the table 0 1 t This Desk $6985 A mahogany spinet desk of this oualRy is rarely evsr placed ' on sale at a reduced price, but our Dog twg Day Clearance Sals brings th. price away down. It Is exactly a. shown here make your selection lie twe.'n Ivory and brown fin ish. Has two pull-socket, for lights. The reduced price for he Dog Dot Hale is only . 32Z Sixteenth Between .Harney and 'Howard Jacobean Oak Chairs Choose between blue or Spanish leather padded seats. Ruv a set of these splen did chairs tomorrow' on easy term, for yf,t.u'g 3 k- 55. . i 3l 1Z fwrsv tor the wt five mrit".