The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17
NO LARGE FORTUNA
AWAITING 0Nl1|
Reports of Great Amos.
Unclaimed in England A,,
Much Overdrawn. I
FEW OVER $4,000 sd
Total of Six Million Do|I
Held in Chancery fof|
Rightful Heirs.
BY PAUL LAMBETH

Special Cable 10 The Tribune
LONDON, Dec l6-If there -
Americans Who arc dreaming az rm
they arc ~ got from funds heN a. uIl
Gerry in England they would do
awaken. for there are no Sn.L II
ii is true that some 5000 00n .061 ..IIq
In chsnceTy. but of this lass th.,
o0n Is In what are known "a Sorrrss ":
counts. the owners OF vhicl, ss
known. OF tns unclaimed s,,ns
are J0.0o0 separate owners Yantsd
half for less than $50 and on,.,
twentieth over $4,000.
Where does The unclaimed mors,.
from? Well, when . person dI.s
out making "A Will the soIIeI;nr b.
treasury takes possession OF ths ~
and sdminislors il for the heIr.s, N,
no claimant turns Up II passcs 49,
royal courts Of Justice 10 swell lin
mant" funds.
Every three wears the pavna,,.-
erel publishes in the London Gs,.,
sort OF list Of heirs wanted ~
Is Of little use 10 anybody crcsms
yers. the actual names not beInr
the clcws only being obtainabIe ~,
mention of the different Law su,ts
ts 90 lessen The number Of snsr.,,
claims. 'a
But n chancery is far from ans
in it's search for heirs~at-lav ,hs 4
OF England which receives anr NJ H.
and plate when an estates pasess T.
paymsster general. Is even lsss ~
used to publish a periodical )Ist n
claimed dividends. but for years Il,
ceased 10 do so. preferrin9 IA IIs|
rather than attract showers OF sx;rI
claims.
Many Forget Depoaits.
Mans- OF the small dormant es,ais.
In chaucecy owing 10 sheer forseli5I
on the part OF the real heirs or -
How curious this forgetfulnceS can X
shown in 1887. wileu the Bank ~
land notified $4,000 consoI holder
consols would bring In 3 per css
longer. Or the $4,000 no fewer tim
500 could not be reached. They had'
or forgotten their consols and rosir
tivcs could not he found.
Some curious tales are told Of M
mant estates in chancery. An 4
deem man. not many years ago. sa1
vertised FOR by a solicitor In BS]
Now, some months before, the seolI
had. when staying at Holbom
been undercharged 10 shllings.
science pricked him. To repeated
tices Jho; he would hear Of sonfI
10 his advantage. he only wagsra
head wisely, certain that the I'D
hotel MAS on his track.
So proud Of his cunning was M|
he confdcd in his son. The pa|
more adventurous. and RS soou is
father died, promptly applied. Thi
TOR of application meant an esialt|
ming into hYe figures.
II may ne possible that some d
In America have legitimate clalr|
these dormant funds. but thcss
estates which hun away ND into I'D
hons of dollars are moonshlne.
Birth Rate Decreasing
Once more a decrease in The u
birthraie has 10 be recorded. Thf
her or births from the third qusi>
tho year. according 10 the registr1|
erals report. is the lowest for anI 1
lar period since registration Vas
| lished.
The number of births IN Enshn
Wales was 223.60l durlng-the qladl>
average Of "a / per 1000 inhabitsntL.
is 20 per 1000 OF the populatln
the mean hirthrnte in the ten Tcd<
third quarters, The past QuzrH.
report adds. has afforded severe q
the trustworthincss Of the oplnien
there has been a genuine redudi'
infantilc mortality. and conp4
shows that. Notwithstanding me 4.
nal meteorological conditions az
disturbance of the milk supply p
railway strike during the period ol
mum seasonal mortality from car'
the infanrilc mortalit? OF Londos
lower than that OF the coFlesp-
period Of eighteen or forl!-one y
ing years,
The bishop Of Durham. releTnns
conference at Westminster appe!
falling birthrate. asked were ~
the way OF the great powers w.
ovrrshadowad or orerllshtened u,s
end then had fallen. Sir Viclor az
speaking of the woman OF us
set" who cherished Il lap DOG Ina.
a baby, and the woman In the sun'|
found refuge IN the public nca,'
the conditions under which sne
said he thought tho first ciass
curao ole, but the second c'ass
f;uoslian OF environment.