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COJiSlTOIOIICO
WOULD GIVE PAR
VALUE Oil BOMS
Warren Offer, Only One Receiv
ed for Paving of Garfield
Street, Promises Early Start
on improvement. 1
COST ON THRET BLOCKS
NOT TO EXCEED $50,000
Council Also Opens Bids on
Sewer Work, Motorcycle for
Traffic Officer and on Reno
vation of City Hall.
Paving bonds which tha city may
Issue in case" bids (or tha Improve
tnent of Garfield atroat are accepted,
will be purchased by tM Warren Con
etructlon Co., .at par, tha company
atatcd In lu bid for tha work, opened
at tha regular meeting of the council
laat night. The Warren Company
uiu win mi oniy one receivea ror pav
Inc Garfield street from Jackson to
Martin.
In addition to expressing a willing.
mm to take tha bonda, tha company
aid that pa vine- operations can be
atarted In Pendleton ' within two or
three weeka ahould the contract be
signed. . Local Manager C. P. A.
Lonergan waa present at the meeting
and aald that tha plant at Wilton will
be through with contract In that sec
tion within a week and can be moved
bere Immediately following.
Bid cm Two Pavement.
Two kind of pavement were; bid
on, the regular bitulithic being qtoted
at !.00 a yard and Warrenlte at
11.10 a yard. The latter I the pav
ing which 1 being laid on the state
highway at present.
The bid was not worked down to a
total basis but was accompanied by
a certified check for Ilooo which Is
to cover five percent of the - total
amount of the bid. Thla Indicates
that the coat of the three block, will
Hot exceed ttO.000. The bid Include
proposals fop grading, . curbing and
ather work neVesaary to tha laying of
hard surface.
The) street committea was rlven the
bid to consider and from ; men-bora
present It was Indicated that an ordi
nance would ba ordered drafted and
presented, calling for an acceptance
of tha bid and tha signing of a con
tract. Boms of tha eounrilinen pres
ent Indicated their satisfaction that a
bid had been received on terms favor
ante to tha city, calling for the pur
chase of the bonda at par, and further
call for proposals Is expected.
Figure About Doubled.
Figures quoted for the work are
about to percent more than whet
paving plana were submitted early .n
111. Mr. Lonergan told the council.
Materials and labor In the same time
nave nearly doubled, he said.
It was bid opening night for the
council and In addition to the paving
bid. there were three bids for sewer
work, four for the sale of a motor
cycle to the police, department, and
five for renovating the city hall In
terior opened. None were acted upon
lost aight.
Metre Bids Opened.
E. C. Day and Gelst Brothers were
bidders on sewer work. The former
, submitted figures on both the Tur
ner street' and Willow street jobs,
while the latter bid only on the Wal
low street work. The bids wil have
to be worked out to a total by the
city engineer, who la now on Ills va
cation. Bids for a motoroycle for use of the
city traffic officer ranged from $417
to f 5ft, according to the make of mo
tor and the equipment furnished. Rids
on Henderson, Kxoelslor, Harley-Pa-vidson
and Indian machines were
opened. The bids wera referred to
tba police committee with power to
act.
Bids on Renovation of Hall. -The
figures for renovating the In
terior pf tha city hall showed a wide
variance. Inasmuch as thYre were no
aet specifications and the bidders
listed the work they would do for the
sum mentioned. K. ftwayne hid 86.
A. H. Wendt bid 6T, U J. McAtee
bid I&2S, - Murphy Brothers bid
tei7.fi and B. R. Owing hid $744.
These bids were referred to thehouse
committee. Chairman William Dunn
Indicated that a saving would be tried
for In . eliminating some rooms in
which work ho been proponed. .
An application for a street light on
Chestnut street waa received from
residents of the west end of the city
and referred to the lights committee,
which held tha petition for Investiga
tion. ,
City Recorder Thomas Fits Gerald
was granted a two weeks' leave of
absence for his vocation, beginning
August 1. ' During his vacation John
- Hailey, Jr., will act aa city recorder
and police judge. .. ,
Mayor John Vaughsn was out of
the city last evening and Henry Tay
lor, president of the council, presided.
DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1920
NO. 9602
YOUTH TRIES NEW s,
50-50 SCHEME TO
SERVE JAIL TERM
Alfred Jackson, a youth who has
been employed at the yards of the
A ate Highway Commission here. Is
going to serv time for a crime In
a new way. iHe Is under sentence
but has not been before a court. He
a11 spend hfa nights in tha city jail
but will not be hooked there as a
prisoner. It's this way:
Jackson took a ring from a short
pocket of one of his fellow work
ers. He sold It, he said, to a pal
who has since left t6wn. The loss
of the ring was reported to the po
lice and Jackson arrested. After
leing questioned he admitted his
guilt.
The man whose ring Jackson
took did not desire that the youth
face a prison sentence for the lar
eny. He made the proposition to
Jackson that he stay on the joh
nd work out the amount of the
ring's value. Jackson agreed.
Chief of Police Roberts told the
man to bring Jackson in each night
and lock him up. then take him to
work each morning. The meals
will not be on the city. The agree
ment was struck between the three
parties and It Is In operation. If
Jackson tries to break hi bargain.
he goes before the courts; if not,
he will soon be free.
POLES FALL BACK
FOR LAST STAND
OUT OF WARSAW
Armistice Peace Oeleoates
Leave to Meet Russians as
Armies Retreat to Line of
Decisive Conflict.
DISHONORAiLTPEACE -TO
BE SPURNED, EDICT
1:7 , i
y FIRST U. S. LINER SAILS FOB GERMANY
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1FRANCE AND ENGLAND CLASH '
OVER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF ;
LLOYD GEORGE, MILLERAND PACT
Sharp Skirmishing Marks Pre- .r t i' U. V Jlillfl 'If jf,
liminary to New Major En-J f ft tiKll rfJf-3
SEVEN INCH BLANKET
OF SNOW FALLS OVER
.PIKES PEAK SUMMIT
COLORADO 8PRIXG8, Aug.
li. (A. P.) Seven Inches of
snow fell on Pikes Peak today, a
record for August storms, accord
ing to reports from the summit
house. Two inches fell here.
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THICK AND FAST IN
NEXT TWO MONTHS
Reported by Major1 Lee Moorhouse,
Maximum, A
Minimum, 17.
' Barometer, Jt.77.
Tonight and Friday fair: continued
4Varm.- ...
Liceme Sales on Increase With
Starting of Grouse Hunting:
Three Days Away and Deer
Reported Plentiful.
Open season for birds and game will
be declared nearly every two weeks
from Sunday until October 1, perusal
of the game laws for this section
section shows. OJrouse sesson, the
first to open, will start Sunday, August
IS In this county and continue until
October H.
Hunters sre exhibiting quite a lot of
Interest In the coming of the grouse
season and hunting license sales are
on the Increase. The birds have been
reported aa In the lower levels as yet,
inasmuch as there is little feed high
up so far. The season has been open
In Union county since August 1.
Deer Reported Plentiful
On September 1 the sesson for deer
and for doves opens. Both seasons
are open until October SI. Deer are
reported to be quite plentiful in the
mountains this year while many are
talking of hunting doves, a sport not
generally Indulged In hereabouts.
Through a conflict In the state and
federal laws on migratory birds, a de
cislon from the federal game depart.
ment Is expected to he necessary to
decide at what time the season for
ducks, geese, snipe snd other water
fowl opens. The federal dates are
from September 1 to December SI
while the state law makes the season
open September it and Close January
IS.
October Is the month for Chinese
pheasants in Umatilla county and the
seasons opens on the first Sunday of
tha month, which this year will be
October 1 and continues through the
second Sunday. Thus eight shooting
days are allowed under the law.
Shots are limited
The various limits for this county
are as follows: Grouse, five In one
day or 10 In any seven . consecutive
days: doves, 10 In one day or 80 In
any seven consecutive days; deer, two
bucks with horns' for the season;
ducks, 85 In one day or 80 in any
seven consecutive days; geese, eight in
one day; Chinese pheasants, five in
one day or 10 in any seven consecutive
days.
For the opening of the grouse sea
son on Sunday quite a large numbei
of local sportsmen are planning on
trips. Most of the canyons In this
vicinity will be scoured by shooters.
Otouse have not been reported Very
plentiful thus far from Union county
and efforts there are being made to
have the opening of the season chang
ed hereafter to August 10. The season
In Union county at present Is from
August 1 to November 10.
Red Cavalry Advances.
PARIS.. Aug. 12. (A. P.) A great
name Is in progress on the Russo
Poliah front Upon which hangs the
fate of Warsaw, according- to tnfor
nation reaching the french foreign
office today.
Cavalry In Suburb
LONDON, Aug. 12. (A. P.) Rus
sian cavalry has reached Praga,
suburb of Wursaw, according to
wireless from Berlin today.
LONDON, Aug. 12. (II, P.) Sharp
skirmishing preliminary to another
major engagement Is progressing on
the Warsaw front today, according to
latest Moscow and Warsaw dispatch
es. The bolshevlkl cavalry was report
ed advancing slowly southward along
the Danzig-Warsaw railway while Pol
Ish skirmishers kept in contact with
them, but did not attempt to make a
stand. 8everal columns of reds were
advancing across the River Bug in
the Brest-Lltovsk region.
The main Polish army la reported
retiring to a prepared line Just out
side of Warsaw. When the Russians
reach that line a decisive battle, for
the capital will be fought, according
to plans of Polish strategists. The j
Russian encircling movement has been
retarded by failure of the reds to
make progress south of the capital.
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RATES TO ROUND-UP
IS EXPECTED FRIDAY
Official Notification of Recog
nition of Wrangel Regime in
Southern Russia Throws
Bomb in British Circles. ;
COUP IS BLAMED FOR V
PREMATURE MEASURE
Message Asking Poland to Ac-"
cept Bolshevik Peace Terms,
is Likewise Declared Break
ing of Faith Pledge at Hythe.
LONDON. Aug. 12. (By Webb Mil
ler, U. P. Staff Correspondent.) i
France today officially notified Prem
ier Lloyd-George of England, that It
had recognised the regime of General
Wrangle as the defacto government of
Jeorge Baer, Returning From Southern Russia, Before receiving
Wednesday 0 O n f erence, I fessed to disbelieve-the report that
Says Matter is Up to Head- France had "cognised wrangle as it
j .w .a vj, w ucau I , direot conflict with anununt
quarters, Answer Uncertain. I reached by the premiers at the Hytha
Iconferencej ' ,
NEW YORK Tho U. S. S. Basqaeharlia, which la shown sailing
from Nw York for Bremen and Danzig, Is the first ship to fly the
American Bag which baa entered the New York-Germany passenger
service since) tha war. It Is also tha first ship of tha U. 8. Mail
Steamship Co. to be placed in commission. It carried 1S00 risann
Inset la Captain George Dundaa.
Decision by the O. W. R. N. Co.,
I regarding the granting of
I round trip rates to the 1920 Round-Up
promised for Friday, George C.
I Baer said today following his return
(this morning from Portland where he
was In conference Wednesday with
In recognizing Wrangle. Franca
Bpecjaj I maneuvered Brltlan Into such a posi
tion mat uoya gwrge musti also ex
tend recognition or break the hither-
to solid front the allies have present .
ed to soviet Russia. The whole thing ,'
is looked upon as a shrewd diplomat lo
coup for the purpose of forcing Brijiaft 11
WHEAT CONTINUES TREND FOR BETTER WITH
TODAY AT $2.44 1 -2
William McMurray. general passenger I into line with Fran cm nt th Unit4
rent for the company. Mr. Baer was I States which oppose recognition oath
tinn.lilA tas MV irriif tha ai wa nnr a lll.l.. I HAV'iot VOVam m n t ' '
I wouia be.
DEI
TAKE CAUSE TO PEOPLE
COLUMBUS. Aug. 12. (A. P.)
Governor Cox en route to Csmp Perry,
Ohio, to deliver the first address since
his nomination, and with Franklin
Roosevelt on a western trip, the dem
ocratic plan for carrying their cause
to the people today wss under way.
Co at Toledo.
TOLEDO, Aug. H. (U. P.) Dem
ocratic Nominee Cox completed the
first lap of his big stump tour when
he arrived here today. He wss met by
Colonel Luma, the commandant of
Camp Perry, who was waiting with
several automobiles to take the gover
nor to the camp for a speeich to the
riflemen from all states competing for
the national honors. On the way to
Toledo. Cox ate his lunch at a. small
railway restaurant at Upper Sandusky.
sitting up to the counter like any other
traveler.
. ' - Delegates sent Out. .
PARIS, Aug. IS. (A. P.) Polish
armistice peace delegates left Warsaw
Wednesday evening to meet the Rus
sian delegates, according to a dispatch
to th Temps from Warsaw today.
Poles Greatly Outnumbered.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. (A. P.)
Polish forces defending Warsaw are
outnumbered by about two and a half
to one. Details of the bolshevlkl 'mi
litary organization received 'in offi
cial circles today, place the strength
of the soviet army at 850.000 men.
The strength of the Poles has been
estimated at 140,000.
Women Take Vp Arms.
WARSAW, Aug. 12. (U. P.) Col
umna of armed women marched
through the streets of Warsaw today
announcing they would fight the Rus
sians to death. Some had revolvers.
Others carried rifles and sabers. Many
old men have gone to the defenses be
ing established near the city where
they are "waiting to come to grips
with the Invaders.
Trotsky, the red war minister,' Is re
ported to have arrived at Biolstok
ready to lead the Russian army In Its
final drive for Warsaw.
Poles Launch Blow ' v
WARSAW, Aug. 12. The, Poles
have launched a counter - offensive
with bayonets In the region of Pultusk,
31 miles north of Warsaw, where the
Russians have been striving to break
the Polish defensive lines.
FIRST OCCUPANTS MOVE
The pr:ce of wheat continued its up
ward trend today, the Chicago mar
ket for December wheat closing at
2.44i after opening at t2.iO. For
March, the quotations show that the
market opened at 2.43 and closed at
I2.47H.' ' - " ' "'
Following are the quotations from
Overbeck & Cooke Co., local brokers:
Wheat.
. . . .Open. .High Low Close
Dec. 2.40 2.45 H 2.39 14 2.44 4
March 2.43 2.4S 2.42?i 2.41
Com.
1.53
1.27 '4
l.2C4
4ntH
.73
.71 fe
.734
Hye.
1.954 1.90V4 1.951
Sept.
Dec.
May-
Sept.
Dec.
May
1.48
J.24T4
1.2.V4
.72-4
.70
. .S3,
1.4.S
1244
1.25 '4
.72tt
.70V4
.734
1.52'4
1.27H;
1.26?4 ,
.724
.71 V4
.734 B
Sept.
1.91 4
Barley.
Sept. 1.11 1.124 1.114 1.124
Pork.
Sept 25.90 25.90 25.90 20.90
Sept. 18.62 "l8. 65 18.50 1862
' ' " . ' RUM.
Sept. 15.27 15.35 15.22 15.S0
Cash barley. 1100118.
JYimign Exchange.
(From Overbeck & Cooke Co.)
London. 366 snd 367.
Paris, 732 and 735.
Italy. 507 and 510. ' .
Belgium, 785 and 790.
Germany, 221 and 222.
Austria, 62 and 53.
Copenhagen, 1525 and 1540.
Swiss, 1880 and 1885.
Spain, 1520 and 1575. -
(Continued from page 2.)
Action Declared Pmnanin .
Lloyd-George was holding the raeVJ
cgnition of Wrangel as a club over ,
the blosheviki. Thla- was one of the
steps the allies intended to takelf 1
the reds showed bad faith at the
Minsk armistice- conference and It be
came necessary for tha entente vlr-t
tually to wage war against them. -
Pnnwuinanllv tha r ov. a U'i a M,..i
The railroad Is boosting hard for the1.tin . .hw.ir n rn.
Round-Up Mr. Baer reported. Sever. I ! R-i..n ' ' .
JaJ. thousand atjractiva posters have 1 , . Advice from Crlnteai Idicate4 thai ; -
neen distributed all over the Union i.h wncl. nrf.n.tv .ninst tha
County Judge C. H. Marsh, who Is
secretary of the Round-Up association.
and Commissioners B. E. Anderson !
and G. L. Dunning, also attended the
session In the interest of the rate i
question. It Is now being taken up j
with headquarters of the Union Ua-
ciflc system at Omaha by the Portland 1
office.
Pacific and allied systems. Newspa
per advertising In the dailies of the
northwest, Portland. Seattle, Tacoma
and Spokane, will also be devoted to
the Round-Up.
blosheviki is attaining -big ' propor
tions. Wrangle Is sold to 'have Joined
forces with the Don Cossacks and to
have been' advancing so rapidly that
the red troops may be withdrawn
Should special rates to the Round- from the Warsaw front to meet him.
JAPANESE ADD MITE
Two of Yellow Race Were
Among Friends of Late Sher
iff; Dollar From, Texas Man
Helps Swell Total to $310.
Bachelor quarters In the new Klks
home are already being occupied by
members of the lodge and most of the
apartments there are expected soon
to be filled. The upper stories of the
building are almost completed and the
lodge room and club rooms are ex
pected to be ready for use by Septem
ber 1.
Prank Ouinlan. former owner of
the Delta and once O-W. R. & N. I
agent her. Is acting as executive sec
retary or steward in the new building.
When the club rooms and dining
room are opened In the new quarters
he will have charge and work under
direction of the house committee. Mr.
Qulnlan has had a number of years
of experience In this branch of work
and his selection has proven popular
with the membership. --
Finishing touches are now being
put on the building as rapidly as ma
terials ore delivered. One sign of
the approaching completion was seen
yesterday when windows on the up
per floors were cleaned of the putty
marks and frosting.
Japanese as well as whites were
friends of Sheriff Til Taylor, the list
of subscriptions to the Taylor Memo
rial Fund today showed. There were
contributions from two Japanese, that
of Joe Ueno being for $3 and that of
Harry Hlralwa toeing for $1.
The fund was swelled by $310 since
the list published in yesterday's Eaft
Oregon.'an was made up. The amount
given was from nine subscriptions, all
made in Pendleton. The memorial or
ganisation has not yet got under suf
ficient headway to collect returns in
other towns of tha county and state.
A letter to the editor of the IKUst
Oregonian today from
Iff. His suggestion went further to
say that he believed the statue to be
erected to the memory of Sheriff
Taylor should be placed in this park
where children would be numerous at
all times and where the statue might
4e looked up to by them and pointed
out as an example of the worthy life
which it is to commemorate.
Considering the efforts which have
been expended tus far in the organisa
tion of the Taylor Meoral Association,
the returns have been ver-. gratifying
to those in charge. A quickening of
returns Is expected when the organisa
tion gets-an executive secretary here
and reports come in from out of town.
The list of contributors to the fund
today are as follows:
Antone Vey, Jr $100
John T. Ogle 100
James Johns 50
P. J. McMonies J5
John W. Dyer 25
Matt Deinlng 5
Joe Ueno 3
Harry Hlraiwa 1
X. R. McKay (Troupe Texas) 1
Up be granted. It is highly probable
that Seattle will be represented here
for the first time by a special train,
Mr. Baer learned in Portland. There
is quite a lively interest in the sound
city over the big show and In spite of
the distance here, the prospects for
special are good.
Ticket orders by mail are pouring
into the local office and the advance
requests look as though the seat sale I cles today.
will be a record "breaker. The local Differences between France and
seat sale will be opened on Monday, I Britain over Interpretation ef rh
September 6, In the Round-Up ticket agreement reached by Mlllerand and
booth beside the Tallman drug store I Lloyd-George should not prevent tha
on Alia street. i two srovernments. from cooperating
during adjustment of these differences
according to the resume of a British
note to France given out by the for
eign office today.
Message Called Violation
PARIS. Aug. 12. (By Henry Wood
U. P. Staff Correspondent.) Premier
Mlllerand. of France, has Informed
the cabinet that Llody-George'a mes
sage asking Poland to accept the bol
shevik peace terms waa a violation of
the agreement the 1 two premiere
reached in their-recent conference at
. l- . . i . i .a t .im.1.1 , .
nyiud ii was a"""1 .ou ... uiiiimi r
LOCAL COUNCIL TO BE
HOST TO STATE LABOR J. H.
Total - $310
GRF.KK PRKMTER niiKI) OV
PARIS, Aug. 12. (A. P.) Premier
Venirelos of Greece, was attacked and
wounded todav as he was leavine the
local citlseni,yon railroad station for Nice. As he
made the suggestion that should the j stepped onto the train two men fired
city adopt a program of new parks revolvers ut him. He was wounded
and playgrounds, it would be fitting to 'slightly. The assailants were arrest
name one of these after the late sher- ed.
BY GRAND LODGE
James H. Gwinn of Pendleton, to
day was elected supreme master at
arms for the Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias, now in session at
last 1 Minneapolis. A special, wire (rem
Frank S. Grant to the Bast Oregonian
the Uold of the victory for the , Oregon
cirritrif itRUXTON vhgfj
LONDON. Aug. 12. Reunion of
churches Is urged In an appeal to "all
Chrlstisn people" framed by bishops
of tha Anglican church who attended
a recent conference at Lambeth and
made public todny In connection with
a statement by Archlbishop of Canter
bury.
PONZl TURNS TRICK, GIVING UP
AS OFFICERS SEEK WARRANT
nnsTov, Aug. 12. (A. r.)
Charles Tonil, whose spectacular
career s an investment banker was
cut Rhort by authorities, today sur
rendered to the United States marshal
and waa placed under arrest, charged
with uitinff the mails to defraud.
With ntute action against him ex
pected, Poni turned the trick by
placing himself in the custody of fed
eral authorities at the moment state
police were petitioning for a warrant.
Hank Commissioner Allen declared
the capital of the Hanover Trust
Company Is probably wiped out
through Point's operations.
Receiver Is Asked.
BOSTON. Aug. 12. A. P.)
A creditors petition asking a receiver
for Charles Ponii, financier, m'as fHed
with the federal court here today.
I-arocny Charge Vp
BOSTON, Aug. 12. (t P.)
Charles Ponxi, the . "bushel basket
millionaire," operator in internation
al postal reply coupons, formally sur
rendered himself to federal authori
ties here. Neither Ponii nor the au
thorities would say why he surrend
ered. It Is understood state officials
were about to arrest him on a charge
of larceny. . . .
Attorney General Allen announced
that Ponxi's Habilities will run into
the millions.
Pendleton's Central Labor Council
last night took steps toward organiza
tion for the convention of the State
Federation of Labor, which will open
here on Sunday, September 19, and
close on Wednesday evening, Septem
ber 22. The local labor leaders defi
nitely decided to accept the conven
tlon, which had been awarded
year to La Grande.
Sandy McLain. secretary of
council, Is head of the committee lodge.
which will have charge of arrange- Mr. Gwinn is attending- as a delegate
merits. He has already outlined plans frora this state. He waa once grand
to obtain housing racmt.es for the 3 chancellor of the state grand lodge,
or more delegates expected from all Knights of Pythias, and Is secretary of
over Oregon. A big dance for the the Damon lodge here. He has been
delegates, to be held in the Labor prominent In state K. of P. circles for
temple, is one of the features of the a number of years. Mr. Gwinn is ex-
entrtainmnt alrady providd for. Most pected home from the convent! 00
of the delegates are expected to re- about next Wednesday.
mam for the three days or tne Kouna
lp and (derive considerable added en
tertainment thus.
There will be double sessions held
and meetings will be held mornings,
afternoons and evenings in order to
close up the business in four days'
time. The state federation is a large
body and has a great amount of busi
ness to transact.
Local labor is solid behind the move
to bring the convention here and ad
ditional' plans for the reception of tae
delegates will be announced later.
Although the convention will entail
hard work on the part of many local
labor leaders from this time hence. It
will not deter them from planning ob
servance of Labor Day. Secretary Mc
Lain said today. No plans are yet for
mulated for l-abor Day but it will be
observed as fittingly as usual, he said.
FIRE TAKES HEART OF
WASHINGTON TOWN!
TRUST CO. CAPITAL .
MAY BE WIPED OUT
BOSTOX. Aug. 12. (IT; P.) Bank
Commissioner Allen declared today
that the capital of the Hanover Traet
company, which he seised yesterday
was not simply impaired but prob
ably wiped out. The capitalisation
was $4,000,000. Pons) conducted
practically all his mysterious financial
operations through the Hanover com
pany, and held a large share of stock
In the institution.
BABE RUTH IN GAME
FOR THIRD OF SERIES
On surrendering. Pons! was told he
would have, to raise 125. 000 bonds. He CKVTUALIIA. Aug. 1:
did this a short time later, and was F:re destroyed virtually
released for a hearing August IT. The business district of Bucoda.
CLEVELAND. Aug. 12. (U. P -
"Babe" Ruth waa in hla position te.
day when the Yanks anil Indian, innk
the entire, the field for the third un ar tha
10 miles .neriea. Huth who was in lured while
(A. P.l
federal charge against Ponsl was us-lnorth of here eurlv this morning. The j sliding yesterday, announced he fait
ing the mails to defraud. , iiuss is estimated at IIS, 000. i,le to play.