Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-10
Protest Registered Against
Practice of British Press of
Clubbing ALI Yankees in
Britain Wealthy Malefac.
tors.

tAsso,iaied Press correspondence.
London. May i0-sThc habit of.
English newspapers OF clubbing every
American who for any reason. worthy
or otherwise. H. considered worth
headlines. An American Million
aire, has az last aroused a. protest
from Americans living IN England
The habit was never better exem-
pilied than in u recent case OF the
disappearance Ia London OF an Amer
lean visitor. Every paper IN Lon
don and most Of thoae ln the coun-
Try came ont with big headlines. I'm
every one oil which the words Amer
lean and Millionaire" were conspic-
u"us. News agencies are constantly
sending out stories of the adventures
of American Millionaires." who.
upon investigation. prove TO be some
one whose name is not known out
side his own home town, and who
had in All probability saved for years
the few dollars that enabled him To-
come over To- England
This habit OF the English has It's
inconvenience Tor Americans travel
ing or living IN the country. There
are always two prices at the hotels
aud other places for the rich"
American and the touring English
man. This h what aroused the pro-
test of AN American living IN the
country He prayed the papers 20
stop "a, saying he found his cost OF
living very much greater than his
English ncighbor.
The man VINO has the greatest
grievance. however, is an Engiishman
VII" has married an American heir
ess, go called His name got into
q list of foreigners who had married
fortunes la America, and was duly
published in England. He now eN-
plains In letter To- the papers that
his wife aid not bring him a fortune.
and that the prevailing belief ia her
great wealth is causing them great
embarrassment. not the least OF
which ~ found in the constant
stream of demands from the needy.
The recent sale OF controlling In
terost In the Mount Morgan Gold
Mines. OF Queensland to an English
and Australian syndicate for some
50. zoe. GOO. recalls one OF the great
romances Of mining IN Australasia.
The Morgan mines, named after
two brothers who. although not the
actual discoveries. were the first TO
realize the value of the property.
have made immense fortunes for
those lucky enough TO get an inter-
est Ina the beginning OF development.
Walter Hail. son ct one OF the pro-
motors, who obtained his interest by
financing tho locators, died two years
ago and left fortune of $4,000. 600,
4 and his widow last May gave $1,000
GOO for educational and charitable
work IN Australia
The original Hall. Thomas. was
manager 81 the Queensland National
bank when he obtained his interest
4 in the Morgan mines. The MOrgans
thomselvoa made large fortunes, but
the man who took them 90 the prop
erty, and Donald Gordon, the orig
inal owner. received virtually moth
ing. Gordon grazed his sheep over
his acres. never dreaming ~ the
wealth that lay beneath. his broth
ar sandy. who visited him, Was the
first % get an inklng Of the value OF
the hts notwithstanding boulders,
and when the attempt to raise sheep
had failed he took the MORGAN broth
ers to the spot They took away
specimens which assayed 80 high that
the reports seemed incredible. the
Gordon brothers were kept in the
dark as 40 the value 81 their prop
erty. and Donald readily sold Tor
; 81 20o. Thomas Hall and others
Nere taken Ia. the MOrgnna retaining