Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28
OUTWITS UNCLE SAM
MILLIONAIRE MARRIES HIS
NIECE IN AUSTRIA.

BALTIMORE December 2S.-Because
he is a millionaire Louis Schubert of San
Francisco was able to save his sister.
who is also his mother-in-law. from de-
portation by guaranteeing her support.
With his wife. who is also his niece, and
his sister. her mother Schubert arrived
yesterday from Bremen on the North
German Lloyd steamer Brandenburg. The
sister is siXty-two years old. and 1.-THE i'm
migration authorities refused to allow her
to land because, on account of her age,
she was thought liable to become a
charge of the state in which she settled.
They were about to order her return
to Austria, the native land of the family,
when Schubert stated. on oath, that he Is
millionaire of San Francisco and would
take care of her
The man is a butcher and. in his testi-
mony before immigration Commissioner
Weis, he said he was a citizen of the
United States and was sixty years old.
He has been in San Francisco for thirty
years, and in his business there has
amassed a fortune. Until a few weeks
ago he had been a widower for some
time. and last October he became tired
of living alone. He went to Austria, and
| while there married the daughter of his
sister. Mrs. Scheindel Schubert, the
| widow of his cousin.
The wife is a comely lass of eighteen,
| and Schubert, who had never seen her
until he returned to Austria, fell in love
with her Immediately. They were mar
| ried about five weeks ago. and, bringing
the brides mother with them, they left
Immediately for America.
Complicated Relationship.
The trio of such complicated relation
ship were happy until they arrived in
Baltimore yesterday, and the first rift
| in the lutte of their bliss occurred when
| immigration Commissioner Louis T. Weis
| began to make inquiries concerning Mrs.
| Scheindel Schubert's prospects of obtain
| Ing livelihood in this country For a
while it appeared as though the elder
| Mrs. Schubert would have to be sep
| arated from her daughter and go to the
| country whence she came, as it was eX-
planned that because of her age she was
| not able to make her own living and
would, no doubt, in few years be de-
pendent on the charity of other people
| and likely burden on the state. This
| was explained to Mr.. Schubert, but he
| was told that If he could guarantee that
taken care of by him she could proceed
to San Francisco with them.
Schubert forthwith testified on oath
that he would take care of the woman.
| and he put Commissioner WeiS in COM
munication with the proper persons in
San Francisco to establish his ability to
do SO. The inquiries were satisfactory,
and the elder woman was allowed to land
| with the husband and wife
Schubert was we'll supplied with money
and displayed several well-filled wallets.
He said he was we'll acquainted with for
mer Mayor Schmitz of the Golden Gate
| city. and that he lived at 112-114-l1t
Market street. He is Hebrew, and dur
ing the course of his conversation with
the immigration authorities stated he had
a synagogue in his home, where a special
rabbi conducts religious services Ac-
companied by his wife and sister he LETT
| last night for New York, whence the
whole party will leave for San Francisco
| in a few days.