New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

markets IN Cleveland Neither men
nor women were ashamed to be seen
with market baskets. Louis Goldsoll,
Franks younger brother, had a goa.
and wagon, and Frank conceived the
notion that if they went with the
wagon TO market they could get load
of baskets to deliver before school.
Soon loads and receipts grew sufi-
ciently to justify the employment Of
number of goat wagons, which they
got other boys to handle for the pleas
ure of driving a goat.
But as soon as Father Goldsoll
learned what his boys were doing he
suppressed the budding express bust
ness.
And then came the adventure Of "rhe
Scholars Weekly which had a fine
start, and might have been going yet
had not the elder Goldsoll been un-
altcrably opposed to any activity not
connected with the acquiring of cdu-
cation. Frank, then about fourteen
years old, started the paper. He or
ganized every school. For each he ap,
pointed an editor, who in turn named
editors and reporters for every room.
They got up all the copy and then sold
the papers-all free of charge. their re
Enumeration being the pleasure Of sec
ing their names in print In a few
| months Frank had his own printing
{ plant.
With no overhead and large staff,
but no payroll. he WAS coming money.
But again Father Goldsoll interfercd.
The weekly was taking up time that
might better be spent in studying Greek
and Latin and learning the violin.
"Thc Weekly" thereupon expired.
The printing plant was sold, and, deter
mined to have done once for all with
dead languages, fiddle lessons and the
harassments of special tutors, Frank
took part of the money and left home
without leave.
Butte was his magnet. The rich cop-
per veins of Montana were just begin
nlng to yield up their treasures to
DAILY, Heinze and former Senator Clark.
Inc name of Montana seemed always
to have fascination for him. One OF
ms greatest successes years later he
named Montana Diamond"
II got job in a jewelry shop" he
said. at paid ME SO week. was
fifteen then, and l was everything in
the place-jantor clerk, window wash
er and mediator between two warning
partners.
u was ambitious, and it was not
long before l knew more about the
business than those two hostile and
lazy men did. In short time they
dissolved partnership. Each wanted
me. | was looking out for myself and
got them to bidding against each other
tor my services. Finally l agreed to
stay with the one who offered 5000 a
month";
Here was a boy just turned fifteen,
with $50 week in town where gam
bling was the chief recreation of the
population, which spent its days dig
glng wealth out of the ground. Of
course he gambled
who could help it," he demands.
over here business man loses credit
/ II he is known to gamble Over there
IN those days man had no credit un
less he did gamble. Everybody played.
The man who introduced me to faro
was the cashier Of the bank. Come
on, boy he said to me, let's win din
ner money
"That was the way it was-playinp
for dinner money or anything else,
stalking weeks income, prospect, a
fortune, or honor and life itself, on the
turn of card or the fall of the dice.
! Soon | could play with any of them.
And fortunately, | Won"
In two years he had accumulated d
$4,000 or 100000 dollars. He owned
Jewelry store. His father died in
1891. At his mothers solicitation he
came back East and with Louis took
charge of the jewelry manufacturing
business in Cleveland.
Gambled in Butte
And Won $4,000
And in little while he got another
little idea which originated the spe-
cia!ty game in the jewclry trade, and
was in fact the leading string to the
imitation gem business with which he
literally belted the world.
But that did not come until. Welding
TO the gaming spirit bred in the Mon