New-York tribune., 1912-02-02
FRIENDS" FLOCK TO HEIR
Young Atlantic Highlands Chauf-
feur Gets Heavy Mail.
WOMEN PROPOSE MARRIAGE
Inventor of Airship Offers Sug-
gestion for Spending Some
of Legacy.

Simon n Paddock. the eighteen year-ol'
chauffeur. of Atlantic Highlands, VINO mas
fallen heir TO 100000. or thereabouts' py
the death of his uncle in Syracuse, fouhu
15O letters in his mail yesterday. lie hls-
covered when he looked through the pie
that he had made scores of new frienos
ovor night Mines which would double or
lille his fortune were offered to him AT
ri6icuIousIv low figures for the sake oi
friendship. oil wells gushing at speed
calculated to render even a spendthrft in
capable Of dying poor were his Tor the
asking.
Three women proposed marriage on tho
ground that he needed some level headen
person to keep him from swindlers. Auto
mobiles. each and every one the ias'es' vi
the market. clamored for purchaser ne
had an opportunity of acquiring merit oS
relieving numberless destitute families hohe
df which boasted less than eight helpless
children
Rut the prize offer was from an old IN
ventor, who sought TO interest MIN III an
a,rship with guaranteed speed OF wv
miles an hour. The inventor was modest III
his wishes. for the entire sum whlch ne
wanted was $1,000, and Of this only >l'ooV
need be- paid until the completion OF '"e
rver The writer of the letter proves HIM
self a real genius. for he refuses 10 oe
hampered to any extent by the conventions
Of the spelling book. His letter is as toi-
lows:
Dear Sir. Accent the congratula tions or
2 stranger on your good fortune. likewise
some ADVISE rom one over ~ years VI
It's all right TO be a sport put uon nr
a fool S25,OOp or $4,000 will soon go II yo"
LET il and YOU will he back in your ola Po-
sition of pker before you know H. ~
However Your remarks show m" tnat ypu
are perhaps a game enousn Spo, aSjrg ~ a
millionaire of you, If so here Is Sood IAN
some time ago filed in the L; 5 pat
ofHce a cayeat for an air ship which VIII
hear anythlng ever invented in that line
| figure IL To go 900 miles per hour or NOR"
with safety and TO go from y !. 10 Sam-
francisco without stop ana snt VIII Nil, u. ~
: will show YOU what II Is and you VIII 1eei
sure | have the real thing lf you are cor,
vinCed that | have the secret OF nieit anu anu
solved the problem Of areal Navigation
then | will agree to assign 10 you a one
third interest I'm the invention for S,"p 10
apply for patent and build a WORKING
model Then II the model is q. -. ana ana
proves that our judgement Is correct 20"
can advance 5000 to build fun size air
ship in which we can make "A trip from
y Y 10 Florida or To Sanfranclsco later
we can be the first to cross the Atlantic
Ocean i'm an air ship. The auto Is @. Is.
hut not i'm II for money and fam" with the
q X air ship The acruplancS Al" only TOOL
killers just big box Kites pulled or puSE'd
around with plnwneelS no Good.
| am a civil engineer and an lnVento,
who has made good on naId problems-and
II YOU are not convinced my idea Is .. II.
all right don't put a cent In II. but III you
are satisfied NAV he able 10 give
Uncle Sam the areal navy that VIII con-
troll the world. AZ any rate nave a look
at il a. a sport and give me your opinion
Of my idea whatever II may bee.
Another oNer IS made by an a"roplane
company which promises TO supply Pad
dock with a machine free of charge II he
Will consent 10 represent them in the James
Gordon Bennett race. The only condition
which the company makes Is that their
offer be kept a secret
/ PaddOck's mail was also rich in advice
! that he refrain from smoking and drink
ing In addition to his share OF the estate.
/ Paddock Is 10 administer that Of his father.
/ who is In the Monmouth County HosPital
suffering from paralysis. The young heir
plans include the purchase Of two automo-
| biles. one for himself and one for his
/ father. and "A $500 addition 10 the Paddock
/ home in Atlantic Highlands. He intends
10 make. a descent upon New York and is
deferring hts visit only long enough to OBJ
tain clothes which will do justice to his
/ income.