Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-20
Money LOST, euI SPIRIT uIssokn.
Declares He Gave Up Working fer
Dollars and Entered into F.ont
Against Special INTERESTINGLY 60
Back to Cottage. But Viii Keep Up
His Fight. -.
(By Associated Press).

Tom /. Johnson who for years has
been credited with possessing very
large fortune today announced that
he had lost every cent and would oe
compelled to give up his beaptffui
home on Euclid avenue and move into
some less expensive quarters.
The mayor also stated that ne
would give up his automobiles and
other luxurirs rs h. could no longer
afford to keep them. 81. sa
His fortune was wrecked, the mayor
declared. by his devotion 10 anairs
OF the estate Of his dead brothef.
Albert. who was heavily Interested IN
traction properties in the East.
After Albcrt's de- th q question was
put up to him whether he should re-
sign his ONCE AZ mayor and take up
the management OF Albert's estate
Fought for Ideals.
Il decided that | would not. IS
had entered the fight In this city WITH
certain ideals before me. wanted
10 f.ght privilege Of special Interests
and ! had already decided to give M.
working for dollars. So concsea3
ed to stay right heCe4ap do WHAT -
could to help my brothers chisdes s
at long distance. '' - s s
why did I choose the coafss &
did,? IN tell you. ! wasted ha1:
pIuess, and nothing else, when
closed up my business a,airs and TO-
up civic activity. And I've been ~
py too.
Back to Cottage.
I'm going to be happy yet. tor
We may have to so back to a cotaa
but that's the way We started and.Me
can look upon life just as 3oytusx
there as We did IN the big boase ON
Euclid avenue. -
They tell me MY enemies -
planning to bring financial. trouble W.
On me. I've been expecting u
My enemies are capable OF dodt9;
that. One may expect nothing esee
from special privilege Let. Me4
make any sort of attack upo. me Aet
.hey choose. I'll never give mp. an0
they'll always find me at the front.
"Jr I had been a coward-If ] hed
run away from this fight for the 20.
ME OF Cleveland could have saveA
my fortune and built It up. bot .
had chosen my course. have1E
been laboring as mayor with fne -
pectation Of being rewarded BY, ~
gratitude of the people. One can.
not count on that. II Is pleasure =
doing work that / like that has keDs
me- in the fight
II have never made a single penn9
out OF the street railways since =
became mayor. .. -
II don't feel discouraged. Tn
fire. man. and that means gress
deal 10 me.
viii Continue Fight
Don, you suppose II would -
worth something 10 me TO have ~
friends realize tnat I catered the
mayors Office rich and LETT II pocr
I'm going to keep on just as I've
starred. I'm going to BE- cs1dl-
dat. for mayor again when tits eee
Is ever"
tn. Municipal Traction Compsuy.
OF which Mayor Johnsou was treee'
urer passei into tho hands Of -
cetysr. in the Federal eourt srveses
days ago.
. Following this came tho ssUes
fer 10 Two lccs, banks Of the d.
tors Savings & Trus. compaW. =
which the mayor was psessSeoe
said this action vas preeapeeeees
by ,Hp threats ~ Mr.. JoensoS
individual creditors % Gle sut&s
obtain payment on noss es5osSe4
by the mayor
Il is said Mr.. johnson has recepQy.
los, approximately $4,000 - -
n.c,ion with his interests a. kesoes
Ohio.
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