Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-09
WORLD GREAT MISER,
WITH VAST WEALTH
CAREFULLY BURIED
Millions Secreted by Ma
tions Now at War-India
Bottomless Pit of Worlds
Gold.

European authorities figured that when
the Balkan war began and there was
dread among the common people of Eu-
rope that general war might result the
New York Sun says. nearly $35OOOO,OO 900 in
| gold was boarded in three countries in
| sums ranging from gold piece or two up
to tens of thousands of dollars. Austria
Hungary was credited with hiding away
$50 100000 Germany $65, 900 and France
Sl3OOOO,OOO This was money which had
been traced into those countries just be-
| fore the Balkan hostilities began and after
war started In addition to this vast sum
there was an unguessable quantity of gold
already buried in the ground.
Russia is believed to have tens of thou
sands of hoarders of money. 1t is utterly
impossible to guess at the amount of gold
which the people of Russia have put into
the ground or into the cellars of their
homes The sign of wealth would mean
the coming Of the tax collector and
among the men who look poor are owners
OF countless weight in gold
RUssIAS HIDDEN WEALTH,
Vast sums of gold and silver coin have
gone into Russia, which seldom let's go of
it. The great imperial war chest has be-
hind it, if the signs mean anything, other
sums in little war chests-gold which the
Government might draw out if il offered
lands Tor sale, or bonds the people would
trust or opportunities in commerce here
totore denied them.
England has it's hidden hordes, no one
knows now large or how many, but there
is concealed in England nothing like the
amount that Is hidden in continental Eu-
rope, where foreign armies have only TO
cross surveyed boundary line or little
creek to raid their enemies. Turkey, whose
people have been terroriZed for ages has
more lost hoarGs than the world will ever
know about, because there the boarding
has gone on for ages, during which
armies have swung up and down the de-
nuded lands, tearing down cities and de-
stroying everything that could give COM
fort or sustenance to an enemy
Spain has millions of dollars in gold.
silver pearls and gems buried and lost in
thousand ancient castles, monasteres
and other public buildings. In the hey-
day of her glory Spain imported count
less millions of gold and silver from the
Americas and faithless officials made
away with great sums in bullion, hiding
1t away-and many of them never re.
covered it.
India is the bottomless pit of the worlds
gold. In one year India imported $780,
O0O,OO0 and there has never been time,
apparently. when India was not importing
gold, silver and precious jewels In the
temples of India there are said 10 be
SlSJ0 100000 i'm precious metal and precious
stones, India has more fine pearls than
all the rest of the world put together
They have even gold cannons there
cannons that weigh ESQ pounds each
The tourist sees some Of this gold; il a
visitor should attend a function given by
one of the princes Of India he would see
jewels whose value he could not estI-
mate Afghan, Mogul Tartar, raiding
through India, found millions uDon mill
lions, but the troops did not find ii all
In the ground, in places where none
could find or would suspect. is the vast
wealth which the natives of India bury.
and keep buried,
The Ameer Of Bokhara Russian VAS
sal In Central Asia, is said TO have been
accommodating a hoard amounting to Ss-
100000 a year, and this is kept in a great
vault where Russia possibly might find n
resource in case OF need In Iggynt arJ
along the north shore of Africa the Bar
barry Coast people have their boards esri-
mated by the millions. The lost treasure
OF the lncas is estimated at $500 OO O0O In
gold.
No one is able to guess the amoupt
OF gold that has been looted I'm tba Nc
tory OF the world by raidinp armies
When the wars OF old were waged bII-
Mons OF treasure changed hands from tba
Nanquished to the viCtOrs. The treasl,rs
was commonly the public funds Nan
known 10 have wealth were held for
lansomr ensiayed tortured cur to pfaras
bit by bit IN the effort to compel tbs
revelation OF hiding places.
LOOT FROM soLoMONs TEMPLE.
In the ruins Of Carthage is vault
that holds the treasure Of the vandaI
Genseric, which was not found w.,
Carthage finally fell The buried tre.s
ure OF Careassonne IN southern Franc.
was put away when the Huns ard Co.
ranged over Europe trying to exterr,i+5tss
me Latlns: Alaria the htGolooted Prl(
ana an Ds,S,.I cached his treasure in Carcassonne
me men who helped him stow it sg,. Hll.sa
ana II has never been found sway