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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
GERMANY RHYMES FAMOUS MYTH OF ! BRITISH MILLIONS Paper Tells of Billions Lying in the British Courts
 of Chancery AMERICANS OFTEN
 VICTIMS IN PAST Thousands of Claims Have Been Put in for Share of Fabulous Sums
 Which Have No Exist
 ence in Fact

London, December 23.-(SpecialD London is in a broad grin over a re- cent German discovery that England is nearing the end of her financial re- sources, and that, in consequence, the government is about to lay it's hands on sum equaling $5,OOO, 100000, which lies in the British court of chancery, an accumulation of years of money which has no known owners
 It is a revival of an ancient myth, a recrudescence of a tale of fabulous sums held in chancery, belonging to no one. The legend has gone the world over; literally thousands of persons, many of them Americans, have spent much time and vast sums to get a share of the mythical pile of glittering sovereigns which are supposed to be piled up in some subterranean vault of the courts of justice. The British gov ernment, the American government and every American minister and ambassa- dor to England since Lowell have tried, for the benefit and protection of Amer jeans who believe themselves heirs to these great sums which lie unclaimed, to explode the myth, but in vain. Now
  logne Gazette, one of Germany's great est newspapers, has made the discov- cry. A few days ago the Gazette said:
 .In these days when the eyes of the English are fixed with ever-increasing anxienty on their dwindling pecuniary resources, the British government re- gards with longing the closed money safes of the court of chancery.
 More than f1,000, 100000 is guarded in the subterranean cellars of this gov ernment building. This money really is nobody's property, and now that ne IS faced with such formidable difficulties whichever side he turns, the English lord chancellor of the eXchequer (sic) finds himself compelled to consider the advisability of violating the law by virtue of which this treasure has al ways been regarded as sacrisanct.
 ''The state treasurer, we are in formed, will shortly bring forward in the chamber of peers a proposal to en- able him to utilize this money for inn mediate war purposes, though the ques- tion is bound to cause d lively discus sion, and may lead to very serious dls- cord.
 "We have here an incontestible proof that Englands financial resources are nearing depletion. Let us hold out but a few months longer, and bankruptcy will become unavoidable to the wealth. fest state in the world
 The legend has been kept alive by the ceaseless activity of Next of kin agents for the most. part an unscru- polous lot who prey on the credulous and collect great fees for "investigat- ing" Once in a long while they re- cover a bit of money, just about often enough, in fact, to keep the game go- ing But for every successful research there are literally hundreds of failures The victims, more often than not, are Americans, and the "n- ok sharks op- crate on both sides of the Atlantic.
The midland journal., 1916-02-18

Collingcford gave a sigh of relief
when he saw what manner of place
was Maple House. AS they gathered
around the great table for dinner he
was the only stranger and he did not
feel 1t. Nance was there with the
faint smile of mother that has just
put her children to bed Charley Stir
ling, teasing Clematis, tried to forget
that Monday and the city were coming
together. Mrs. J. Y. with Collinge-
ford Oh her right and the judge ON her
left, held quiet sway over the table
and nodded reassurlnsIy lat the old
captain who YVES making gestures
with his eyes to the effect that a
whisky and soda should be immediate
ly offered to the guest. ]. Y. pretty
gray by now, sat thoughtful, but
kindly, at the other end Of the table.
Glen was beside him.
It was not until the men were sit
The midland journal., 1916-02-18
WILSON AvOWS
HIS CANDIDACY
Formally Notifies Ohio Officials
For Primary.
NOT TO ENTER ANY CONTEST
Announcement OF the Presidents
Determination TO Seek Reny..nna-
tion Expected To clarny
National situation.

Washington President Wilson con-
sented formally for the trsJ Llne to
the use of his name as a PRESIDENTIAL
candidate in the coming campaign. At
the same tune he declared ne WAS .'en-
tlrely unwilling to enIer IntO any con-
test" for denomination.
Mr.. Wilson's declaration was made
in a letter to the OnIo Secretary Of
State, who had written that candidates
for delegates from that Stale to the
national conventions must signify their
choices for President by FEBRUARY 20,
and that no Presidential candidates
could be named in that connection
without their consent
In several other States where no
such requirements are imposed Mr..
Wilson's name already has been placed
on primary ballots, and his friends
generally have taken it for granted
mat he would be candidate il CON
vinced there was. any considerable
popular demand for it
The President was formally notified
of the requirements of the Ohio law
last week and he wrote Charles @.
hildebrand, Secretary of State, as fol-
lows:
Il am inclosing to you a letter the
occasion OF which l dare say will be
quite obvious. Friends in Ohio have
called my attention to Section 1854 Of
the General Code of Ohio, as amended
in 1914, with regard to primary cleo
tions and have requested that indi-
cate my willingness to have my name
used.
II accordingly take the liberty OF
sending you the inclosed letter as for
NAL permission under the statute"
The letter the President inclosed
was as follows:
while am entirely unwilling to
enter into any contest for the Presi-
Dental nomination Of the Democratic
party, am willing to permit the use
of my name that the Democrats in
Ohio may make known their prefer
ence in regard to that nomination.
In order, therefore. to satisfy the
technical requirements of the statutes
of the State of Ohio, hereby consent
to the use Of my name as a candidate
for the Presidency by any candidate
who seeks to be elected a delegate to
the National Democratic Convention
which is to assemble in June next"
The resident takes the position
that -ue voters win have to determine
whether he will make the race for the
Presidency in 1915 as the Democratic
candidate In letter written to A.
Mitchell Palmer. then representative
from Pennsylvania, before his inaugu-
ration, Mr.. Wilson made it plain that
he would only be candidate again
if the Democratic voters desired it.
The midland journal., 1916-02-18
SYNOPSIS

Alan Wayne Is sent away from Red Hlil,
his home. by his uncle, ]. Y, as a moral
failure. Glenn runs after him in tangle
of short skirts to bid him good-by. Cap
tain Wayne tells Alan Of the failing of the
WayneS. Glen drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Healey buys picture for
AIix Lansing The Judge defends Alan In
bis business with his employers. Alan and
Alix meet at sea, honeward bound, and
start Irritation which becomes serious
At home, Nance Sterling asks Alan to go
away from Alix. Alix is taken to task by
Gerry, her husband. for her conduct with
sees Alix and Alan eloping. drops every
thing, and goes to Pernambuco. Alix
leaves Alan on the train and goes home
90 find that Gerry has disappeared. Gerry
On q canoe trip he meets a native girl
The judge fails to trace Gerry. A baby
Is born to Alix. The native girl takes
Gerry to her home.
The midland journal., 1916-02-18

king up river gorge to crossing.
After lunch and the long rest we still
had ten miles to so to cross and 1t
didn't help things to know that once
over we had to come straight back
on the other side. During the first
hours march in the afternoon we
heard the strangest sound that ever
those wilds gave forth. 1t was like
hammering on steel but we refused to
believe our ears until sudden curve
brought US bang up against the indis-
putable fact of a girder-brldge In the
thr0es OF construction. Before the
thought of the sacrllege to the game
country-before we could see in this
noisy monstrosity the root of our re-
cent bad luck-came the glad thought
that we didn't have to do ten miles up
that gorge and ten back. We would
have whooped except that men don't
whocp in Africa-it scares the game.
II said the bridge was In the throes
Of construction. 1t was just that. Its
two long girders, reaching from brink
to brink. with their spidery trusses
hanging underneath. fairly swarmed
with sweating figures, and the figures
were black. 1t was that that brought
us to full stop and just when our
eyes were fixed with the intensity Of
discovery, one of the workers looked
up, saw us. relaxed and gave the loud
grunt which stands in Landin for Just
l0nlS khafN L., U,,nsls~F,
"The babbling and hammering
around him ceased. but while he stiTl
stared at us, we saw veritable ap-
partition. A white man, hung between
heaven and the depths of the gorge.
was racing along the top of the slip
perry girder. His helmet blew Off, hung
poised. and then plunged in long tack
ing sweeps. The man was dressed
In a cotton shirt, wbite trousers and
The midland journal., 1916-02-18

the deep red OF her slightly yolzed
frock. Her lips were moist and parted
in excitement She was sixteen and
beautiful beyond the reach of hack
neyed phrases. The four men fixed
their eyes upon her, and she dropped
hers. Il was eavesdropping," /" she said
in q voice that was very low but
clear.
"Why, Clemv' said J. Y gravely.
Glenn looked around on the four men.
She did not seem afraid. Unconscious
ly they waited for her to go on. and
she did. ''Mr. Collingeford was telling
about Alan. heard Charley say he
was going to. shall always caves
drop when anyone tells about Alan"
For a second her auditors were
stunned by the audacity. Collinge-
ford's face was the first to light up and
his hand came down on the table with
bang. .'Bully for you, young 'unv.
he cried and his clear laugh could be
heard on the lawn. Before 1t was
over, the judge Joined in, the captain
grunted his merriest grunt and J. Y.
patted Clem's shoulder and smiled.
Glen was of the salt Of the earth
among womankind-the kind that
waits to weep fill the battle is over
and then becomes a thousand times
more dear in her weakness. Her big
eyes had been yelling with tears and
now they jumped the barrier just as
Nance rushed in and cried, what are
you all laughing atY' Then she caught
sight Of Clem. From her she looked
around on the men. You four big
hulking brutes,p she said. "Come to
me, CIem, you darling. What have
they been doing to you? There, there,
don't cry. Men are silly things. What
If they did laugh at your
Glenn was sobbing ON Nance's shoul-
der. 1T isn't that" she gasped. 81
don't mind that! But Mr.. Collinge-
ford ca-called me young one"
The three gray-heads kept their
faces with difficulty. Collingeford
leaped to his feet. "My dear young
lady Miss CIematis p he stammered,
''my word, now! didn't mean it.
Swear l didn't. I'll do anything If
you'll only stop crying. Do stop and
listen to me- I'll grovel."
It took him an hour to make his
peace.
The midland journal., 1916-02-18

o4aoryo Of
Today and
ofAADays


ting alone after the glass of port, in
which all had drunk Collin geford's
welcome to that house, that the judge
said casually, ''Collingeford saw Alan
In Africa"
"Eh! WhatT' said the captain
aroused to sudden interest. whats
that about Alan?"
"T ran across Alan Wayne In AZ
rica," said Collingeford, smiling. "DO
you want me to tell you about itg'
Nance called Charley Stirling out.
''You shirker," she said, "come and sit
with me In the hammock
sColllngeford was Just going to tell
about meeting Alan in Africa" said
Charley indignantly. And then Nance
said @Ohr' and wanted to send him
back but he wouldn't go.
Yes" grunted the captain in reply
to Colhngeford's question and j. Y.
nodded as Re caught the young mans
eye. "Wish you would" he said and
leaned forward, his elbows on the
table.
CoIllngeford was one Of those men
who are sensitive to men. His vOcab-
ulary did not run to piffie but he loved
an understanding ear. He looked at
the judges keen but restful face, at
the captains glaring eyes, which some
how had assumed kindly CLINT. at
J. Y.'s rugged figure, suddenly grown
tense, and he knew that Alan Wayne
was near to the hearts Of these three.
He fingered his wine glass. "If was
one of those men," he began, looking
at nobody, AsswhO dislike Ten Percent
Wayne wouldn't tell you about him.
But I'm not. It took me only two
hours to get over hating him and those
two hours were spent in broiling sun
at the wrong end of half-finished
bridge.
prince Bodsky and / were on
shikari. We were headed home after
long and unsuccessful shoot in new
country and we were as sore and tired
and bored with the life of the wild as
two 0ld-tfmers ever get On the day
I'm telling you about we were trek
The midland journal., 1916-02-18
JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY.
one From Memphis To New orleans
Is Proposed.

Memphis, Tenn.-Good roads enthu-
siasts from points along the east bank
of the Mississippi river from Cairo to
New Orleans will meet here Thursday
and Friday to discuss routes for pro-
posed Jefferson Davis highway. 1t win
extend from Memphis to New Orleans
and to Beauvoir, Mississippi. the home
of the president of the Confederacy.
At Memphis the road would connect
with the Memphis-Paducan highway.
which in turn connects with the trans
continental highway passing through
Kentucky.
The midland journal., 1916-02-18
MHAPKzElE22

Many they were who drank at the
fountain of hospitality in Maple House
and to all, quiet Mrs. ]. Y. held out
the measured cup of welcome with
impartial hand. But once in a while
one came who made the rare appeal
to the heart. Such one was Col.
lingeford. For all his wanderings, his
rOughing, and his occasional regres-
sion to city drawing rooms and ultra
country houses, Collingeford fitted into
the Hill-he belonged.
On Sunday night they were gath.
cred on the lawn, all but Glen who
sat at the piano beside an open win
dow and poured her girls voice out
over the ripping keys. Her voice was
thin and clear like mountain brook
hurrying over pebbles and like the
brook it held the promise Of coming
fullneSS.
Collingeford sat by Mrs. J. Y, lit
tie apart from the others. They had
not talked. Mrs. j. Y. broke a long
silence when she said, in a full low
voice that somehow seemed related to
Clem's thin trlll 1--WE are very quiet
here"
Collingeford looked thoughtfully at
his glowing cigar end. "The best parts
of life are quiet" he answered.
do you really like it?" said Mrs.
j. z, almost shyly. "Englishmen of
your class generally fall to the lot
of our landed and chateauxed"
''AIy dear Mrs. Wayne" said Col
lingeford, 1--WE been sitting here in
really troubled silence trying to think
out how to ask you to make it a week
for me instead Of weekend"
Mrs. J. Us laugh was happy but
low. 1t did not disturb the others.
Collingeford went on. 81 know Amer
lea pretty well for an EnglIshman.
thought had done the whole coun-
try, from Albuquerque to Newport.
But you are right. When we're not
roughlng it out West, we visiting Eng
lishmen are pretty apt to be rubbing
up against the gllded hlgh-lights of
the landed and the chateauxed This"
-COllingeford waved his cigar to en-
brace the whole of Red Hill-''is some
thing new to me--and old. It's the
sort of thing Englishmen think of
when they are far from home. have
never seen 1t before in America"
sand yet" said Mrs. J. Y, 'there
are thousands of quiet homes in Amer
lea just like it in spirit In spite of
all our divorces-all our national linen
washing in public-our homes are to-
day what they always have been, the
backbone of the country. The social
world is In turmoil everywhere and
America is in the throes no less than
England. Our backbone Is under a
strain and some think it is breaking,
but l don't" She turned her soft
eyes on Colllngeford and smiled.
There" she added, 81 have been
polemic but one seldom has the chance
to spread the good fame of ones coun-
try. | am glad you can give us a
week instead of a weekend"
Collingeford heard someone speak
OF Mrs. Lansing and he said to Mrs.
]. T., II know Mrs. Lansing-a beau
tifuI and scintillating young person
the sort of effervescence that flies over
to Europe and becomes the dismay of
our smart women and the fate of many
men"
Mrs J. Y. for second was puz-
zled. That isn't Mrs. Lanslng-it's
Mrs. Gerry you're thinking of. Mrs.
Lansing is ner mother-in-law, They
live next door,
tTo BE coNTINuEDA
The midland journal., 1916-02-18

lOafer and only remembered that he,
had risked his life to avenge just one
moment stolen from the days work"
The stem of Collingeford's wine
glass snapped between his fingers.
I'm sorry" he said, laying the pieces
aside. He smiled a little nervously
on the three tense faces before him.
II don't tell that story often. 1t goes
too deep. Not everybody understands.
Some people call Wayne no better than
murderer; but I'm not one of them.
And Bodsky says there have been a
lot OF Durderers he'd like to take to
his club"
81. T., there's somebody listening
at the door," said tile captain. "Been
there some time"
]. Y. swung around and threw open
the door. He sprang forward and
caught Glenn In the act of flight. He
brought her back into the room and
sat down. holding her upright beside
him. j. Y. was proud and for mo
ment Collingeford's presence CALLED
him. "What were you doing, Clem?'
he asked.
Clematis was in that degree Of en-
barrassment and disarray which
makes lovely youth shade more love-
". Her brown hair was tumbled
about her face and down her back.
Her checks were flushed and her thin
white neck seemed to tremble above
The midland journal., 1916-02-18
"RoueHNEck" DEFINED.
One Degree Removed From "Low-
brow" Chancellor Explains.

Stanford University, Calm Stan
ford University circles there was q
lively discussion Of an address made
to the students by Chancellor David
Starr Jordan. who said:
There are too many lowbrows' in
college"
A 'lowbrow," he explained. was
only one degree removed from a
''roughneck." The "lowbrow" was too
practical, just as the "highbrow'' was
not practical enough.
The midland journal., 1916-02-18
Won PAPEN DECORATED.
Former Attache ir uniscd states Hon
ored BY Kaiser.

Rome Swiss dispatches report
that Kaiser Wilhelm has conferred the
order of the Red Eagle upon Capt.
Franz von Papen. formerly German
Military Attache to the United States.
The midland journal., 1916-02-18
IDEAL MAN DISCOVERED,

He Is Bradford NJ. Fullerton. Swim
ming Captain At Harvard.
Cambridge. Mass.-The ideal man
has been discovered at Harvard. ac-
cording to the specifications Of the
merchant tailors of the United States.
He is Bradford M. Fullerton. swim
ming captain, from Spokane. Wash.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-04
ONE ROOSEVELT is ENOUGH.

advocating
opposed his speeches favor of preparedness would
influence When Congress last in Mr. Wilson favored
building the usual number of batthp but he opposed He
thought the standing is today, sufficient
Eat he has his There criticism of the
President changing his explains his
the Mr. Wilson the hou &
be advised If the United States is ready to the
would be sufficient convince the people that large
raion for the and is imperative
Bat the than when the European
conflict began what the people? And
likely be within days, Mr. Wilson declares, why
he discussing the masses? If the country
would still be fight within the weeks
Either before the people Mr. Wilson presenting spread
Gge show the galleries If America about to be drawn the Eu
why that divided the question getting
idle folly that
laration OF without the knowledge of Congress-
who President Wilson member
declared
cpoch-naling and standing absurd.
But whether Mr. ignorant that pending
between this Mr. Wilson will be able
complete his preparedness within the weeks and he
will succeed the people ALL the only evidence he
his campaign reelection Roosevelt s enough.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-04
ENCOURAGING RACE PREJUDICE.

AgiatOrs ST. Louis making segregae
population
cnt ST. Louis they oppose
proposal negro, surprise
1861 but approval the enlightened today
hatred afame
do neither the whites the black good.
The negro part
country again. the
this there good we'll bad The bad
be constantly harassed.
segregation WILL and should,
helping persistenty
the who violate laws would rapidly decrease.
undoubtedly greatest American living
dead argued against slavery What he said opposition slavery
LincOln'S speeches:
others
When white himself, that
but when himself also governs
is self government is despotsm.
This endure permanently half and
half free.
have always thought that all should be
should secondly,
those who desire it for others.
Let have faith that right makes might, that faith
dare to do duty 4 understand it.
Public everything. public nothing
fail; nothing succeed. he
mod public deeper he
possible
be
liberty
aed to the proposition that all men created equal.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-04
Is THERE AN OIL COMBINE?

independent Saturday price aso-
Standard Oil Company had lifted the cent
price gasoline going past
Standard Oil
the independents revised schedules.
July Cape Gradeau than
doubled the selling for then The Independent
independence If they have why
Standard oil the
trade?
If the sOcald Independent actually independent
Independent the Rockefeller
would excellent
They
But their independence has and with Not
the Standard oil compelled with indie
fixed for oil and fixed by Standard Oil Company.
then followed the Standard
tigation?
When small actually with perio1
suddenly
Justify the suspicion of a understanding?
honestly they bring the With
family
Johnny and not to modest each others business.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-04
irish POTATO HAS
CURED SANDER TOO
Main Street Man Tells How
Spud Routed His
Rhuematism

The Irish potato is now entitled tC
be called 1.-The worlds greatest rheu-
matism cure
Casper Sander, who spent several
weeks doctoring his rheumatic feet
last spring, has cured himself by
toting a small Irish potato in his peck
ct.
For two months he fed himself med
icinc by the handful. Although he
was under the care of u physician, he
was always glad to receive advice
from friends, who had suffered with
aches in their bones. And whenever
he was told to change medicines, nc
followed instructions, whether the re-
quest came from his phycisian or Il
friend.
But his feet remained in delicate
state. Sometimes he could navigate
and other times he could not. And
when he began to be haunted by the
fear of becoming an invalid, he recall
ed story he had once heard when a
boy.
1t was about man who had been i
sufferer from rheumatism for years,
and when medicine failed, he resorted
to the Irish potato treatment. When
his wife wasn't looking, Mr.. Sander
slipped out to the patato bin, picked
out one which he thought looked like it
could cure rheumatism, and placed it
in his pocket.
This was one time when he kept a
secret from his wife. He wanted to
wait for results before taking anyone
into his confidence. The next morn
ing, when he climbed out of bed, the
pain had vanished from his feet. 1t
really felt too good to be true, and
before commenting on his improve
ment, he thought it best to wait a few
days for possible relapse.
The following day, his feet felt like
they had been bathed in the fountain
of youth. He then realized that the
Irish potato had far greater mission
than to be served at each meal.
The potato is still carried by Mr..
simply to embarrass any rheu-
matism that might be lettering about
his place of business.