The Washington times., 1905-05-28

P1TTSBURG, Pa, May H.-Count
Envuld Falsen, thirty-three years old,
the last of the Falsens and tEe great
grandson of the founder Of Norway and
Sweden, who is wealthy IN his own
right, and to locate whom the entire
world has been searched, has been
found in Pittsburg. He was employed
as a motornan on the Pittsburg, Ken
pywood and MeKeesport division of the
Pittsburg Railway Company Though a
check for 81 600 reached the Office of the
company, along with letter begging
him to come home to Bergen, Norway.
Falsen took the whole matter as a very
ordinary affair.
Some day next week. he said, II
will have to come into Pittsburg and /
will call at the Office and get the money
then. Am / in hurry2 No. Why
should I be? The money won't run
away. I couldn't spend the money now
II 1 got it The title? / long ago found
that title for foreigner IN America
Is not as valuable as a good trade"
Falsen is registered on the books of
the railway company as Frank Falsen.
He took the name of frank because 1T
was easier for Americans TO get their
tongue around than the honored one
proud TO bear.
His Noble Ancestors.
His great-grandfatller was to Norway
and Sweden what George washington
was to America HIS grandfather was
high in the councils of the home gov
ernment. His father was a general in
the array. his mother was titled, his sis
ters are wealthy.
Since he was fifteen years old Envuld
has worked for his living, and for eight
years has been in the United States.
varioasly employed as a laborer, engi-
neer, detective. and street railway man.
For these eight years. 1t is stated, his
father has been hunting him. In recent
years thousands of dollars have been
spent in trying to locate him. Some
time ago he was discovered in Pitts
burg, and Immediately d check for 81 ,00O
was sent here to pay his expenses home.
Falsen reports at the Rankin barns
| of the railway company promptly on
time. He takes out his car at clock
and works until II o'clock He expects
10 keep right on doing this-wor King
about twelve hours day for salary
of about $40 a day
| ST think that this letter means that
| presentiment when / put the car IN
| the barn last Sunday. / went nome and
| told my land1ady that ! would get q
/ letter in less than week telling me-
my father was dead.
when / was fifteen years old lett
home First I went TO Spain,. and
worked for an uncle, who has large
/ lumber interests there. In a few years
| | returned home. At my fathers re
| quest | learned the papermaking trade
going to Berlin, Germany. 10 serve {
| ifGur-year apprenticeship. | was fore
| man. earning 100 marks a month. whei
again went home There / became
superintendent of Il papermaking plant
tired of that and came to the United
States / could see that as long as
STAYED a home | could not make none!
| enough to put me on the same socia
footing as my married sisters. and
decided to go WherefI heard there va
much democracy, and where nobod.
who worked was looked down upon-th
United States.
my eat-grandfather framed tn
| original constitution for Norway ant
Sweden when the two monarchtes wer
made into a republic. He was the frs
| President of the republic, Envuld Fal
sen is a big name in Norway ant
| Sweden We are the only family 0
the name. and l am the last ot the Fal
sens, | am thirty-three years old now
and as | am not likely to marry, III
I old name VIII probably die. My grand
father was not very rich, except II
land II nay father is rich, 1T must hav
come in the last ten years, and through
this property We have the big famii,
castle at Bergen, and tnat is about al
there was when 1 was Rome. one o