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New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Heir to the Title

But now comes the final over
throw OF all his plans. Two months
ago, September 3, James Boothbv
Burke Eoche's brother. second Bar
on Feanoy, died without heirs Of his
body, and the father OF The Burke
Roche twins becam G third Baron
Fermoy and possessor Of the &c, ,000
acre estate al Rcck5artor, County
Limerick. October 80 he died in
London and left it to the toss Of a
coin which of the grandsons of
Frank Work, Anylopho5a, should
become fourth Baron Fermoy.
In the natural course Of events
Maurice would be the heir. bat when
he was asked if 1e intended to ac-
cept the title ard estate he replied:
81 don't know how to answer that
question. for l don't know myself.
My twin brother, Francis, who will
inherit the title and estate in case
decide TO remain in America, is
now abroad. I have cabled him 10
investigate the details. Il is very
unusual situation that ! have been
placed In. ! shall have to make I'D
my mind whether I shall accept the
estate or remain loyal to my Ameri-
can. associations"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

"What?" Newland demanded hot
ly. "What did you say?"
Il said: 'How's poetry?' DO You
still read it to all your relations the
way you used to-"
"See here, Dill"
"Well, what you want, Sauders?"
You try to talk about things you
understand" said Newland. "You
better keep your mind on collecting
81 week from some poor ole darky
widow, and don't t.
I'D rather keep my mind on that!"
Noble was inspired to retort. "Your
Aunt Georgina told my mother that
ever since you began thinkin' you
could write poetry the life your
family led was JUST
Newland Interrupted. He knew the
improper thing his Aunt Georgina
had said, and he was again, and
doubly, infuriated by the prospect of
its repetition here. He began fiercely
dill, you see here"--
"Iour Aunt Georgina said"-
Both voices had risen. Plainly it
was time for some one to say: Cen
tlemen! Gentlemen" Julia glanced
anxiously through the darkness of
the room beyond the open window be-
side her, to where the light Of the
library lamp shone upon door ajar
and she was the more nervous be-
cause Noble, in his agitation, had lit
an Orduma cigarette, and the smell
Of Orduma cigarettes meant almost
infallibly disaster to Mr.. Atwater's
nerves.
CvHE laughed amiably, as if the
y two young gentlemen were as
amiable as she. "I've thought o.
something" she said. Lets take the
settee and some chairs down on the
lawn where we can sit and see the
moon."
"There isn't any," Noble remarked
vacantly.
Lets go anyhow" she said cheer
lily. "Come on"
Her purpose was effected: the bel
ligerents were diverted, and Noble
picked up the settee. "I'll carry this
he said. otis no trouble; that is
if mans got some muscle. Sanders
can carry chair-I guess he'd b.
equal to that much" He stumbled
dropped the settee, and lifted bas
! ket, it's contents covered with news
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

spring, and In July Mrs. Burke
Roche surprised society by the an
nouncement Of her marriage to Au-
rel Batonyi, a Hungarian profess
slonal whip. He was we'll known
both in New York and Newport,
where he had taught many society
women TO drive, ard had been in
Mr.. Works employ. Mr.. Work had
grown to fear that his daughter
would marry Batonyi and made all
kinds of threats to prevent the mar
riage. After the announcement he
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

reside in, or visit, the Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland or any
part thereof, and shall not live with
or under the control, as their per
sons or property, Of said Burke
Roche"
Another codicil said:
II do hereby expressly will and
provide that my daughter, Frances
Ellen, and her children shall not
during my lifetime, without my ex-
press consent, nor at any time after
my death, visit or reside In the
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

carried out his threats by adding
another codicil to his will disinher-
iting his daughter That cod;cil
was never revoked, though after she
divorced Batonyi two years later he
did add a clause permitting his ex-
ecutors to make some provision for
her If she were in need.
When their mother married Ba-
tonyi the two boys were at Harvard.
Soon after they We're graduated
both went to work. Mr.. Work, who
was director Of the Lackawanna
line, got Maurice a position in the
Lackawanna offices, while Francis
went to work in the First National
Bank. They were both holding
down their jobs when their grand
father died, in 1911, at the age of
ninety-two years, and the amazing
provisions Of his will with it's codi-
ellis were made public when the will
was probated.
The estate amounted to nearly
S15, 100000, and it was found that
Mrs. Hewitt, having married an
American, received her share un
conditionally. The tying up came
with the shares of Mrs. Burke Roche
and her children. At first she had
been down for an income Of $4,000
year. This was cut to $4,000 a
year ard then cut off entirely,
though a fourteenth codiciI said:
II direct that my executors shall
at all times keep careful watch over
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
" as a British Citizen

Burke Roche made Burke's Peer.
age co-defendant in the libel &C
ton and got from the British court
q declaration that Frances Work by
marrying James Boothby Burke
Roche became British citizen and
could only be divorced by a British
court under British law. Hence the
Delaware action was merely pleas
ant farce, SO far as British courts
were concerned, and Burke Roche
was not divorced man. The i1nme-
diate result, so far as Burke Roche
was concerned, was that he was
elected to Parliament and remained
a member OF the House of Commons
until 1900.
But there we're other results. One
of them was that in 1906, when
Cynthia Burke Roche decided to
marry Arthur Burden, she took out
American. citizenship papers. An
other result was that in the same
year Burke Roche inserted in the
Paris papers a notice to the effect
that he would not be responsible for
his wife's debts. He did this at the
time that Mrs. Burke Roche and
her daughter were in Paris on a
shopping trip for the daughters
wedding. Frank Work in New
York was furious.
Wouldn't Buy Estate
The third result OF Burke Roche's
suit to have the British courts de-
clare him not divorced did not ap-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

some discussion Of the amount of
money she spent, but the chief trou-
BILE was that she did not want to
have all her meals in. the dining
room, while her father insisted that
she should. Mrs. Burke Roche left
the paternal roof and went to the
Hotel Buckingham, but friends
patched up the quarrel and In a few
days she was back home.
Wed Professional WHY
The next summer came the big
fight. Cynthia was married in the
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Maurice, the Older by a Few Min
utes, Is the Real I Hen, but May
Rellnquish His Claim

Work, shall share equally in the res
idue Of the estate, provided that
they become American citizens with
in a year of my death, take the
name Of Work and keep a perma.
nent legal residence in the United
States"
One codicil said:
II hereby direct that my daugh.
ter, Frances Ellen Burke Roche
shall not in any manner contribute
to the living expenses Of James B
Burke Roche, or make or cause any
payments Of money to him or fo,
his benefit, directly or indirectly
and that her children shall not ir
the lifetime of the said Burke Roche
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Ihe Three Geological Wishes-By Booth 7arking ton

But Florence was skipping lightly
toward the next block, and she
caroled tauntingly over her shoulder,
waving her hand in mocking fare
we'll as she began to run:
Ole Mister Siowpoke can't catch me!
Ole Mister SloaOpoke couldn't catch
q flea!
"Ill show you" he beloved, and,
not to lose time by the trip round
the house to Kitty Silver's kitchen
and the return, he dashed up the steps
of the deserted front porch, thrust
the basket deeply underneath a wick
er settee, and ran violently after his
elusive cousin.
She kept a tantalizirg distance
between them which his greatest
fury Of speed was unable to de-
crease, but when they got to the
fire it was such a grand one they
forgot all their differences-and also
all about the basket.
THAT Noble Dill, whom Florence
in her inexplicable moods sc
sweetly championed, came forth
from his fathers house after dinner
this evening, a youth in blossom, like
the strawberries and garden beds in
the dim yards up and down the
street. All cooled and bathed and
in a new suit, he took his thrilled
walk through the deep summer twi-
light, on his way to that ineffable
Front Porch where sat Julia, misty
in the dusk. The new moon had
perished naIvely out Of the sky; the
final pinkness of the west was gone
blue evening held the quiet world
and overhead, between the branches
of the maple shade trees, clustered
all OF those bright pin points of light
that were to twinkle on generations
of young lovers after Noble Dill
and all, like Noble, walking this
same fragrant path in summer twi-
lights to see the Prettiest Girl ir
Town!
Now and then there came to the
gently throbbing ears of the pedes.
trian a murmur of voices from
where citizens sat cooling on theil
lawns after the days labor, or 6
tinkle of laughter from where maid
ems dull (not being Julia) sat or
porches abysmally vacant Of beauty
and glamour. For these poor thing.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
The Burke Roche Twins Must De-
eide Whether One Of Them Wants
To Be an Englishman

| accompanied by a growing fear that
some Of his money might land in
the pockets of the British or Eu-
ropean nobility, while Mrs. Burke
Roche was just as self-willed as her
father and natural born spender.
However, things seemed to 80
smoothly until 1890, when Mrs.
Burke Roche decided to divorce her
husband and went to Delaware to
establish a residence. The next year
her divorce was granted under the
Delaware laws, desertion being the
principal charge alleged.
Meanwhile, however, Burke Roche
III London had decided to stand for
Parliament from one of the Irish
divisions as an Irish Nationalist.
This was in 1896, after his wife had
obtained her American divorce.
Burkc's Peerage had listed Burke
Roche as divorced, and one of the
Irish papers that opposed his candi-
dacy for Parliament asked how it
could be that the Irish Nationalists,
the party of Parnell, could accept a
divorced man as their candidate,
when they had thrown Parnell out
of the party because of his divorce.
Burke Roche Immediately sued the
paper for libel for saying that he
was divorced. The paper retorted
by publishing column account of
the Delaware proceedings and citing
Bur}e's Peerage in substantiation of
the statement
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

hlngd0m OF Great Britain ana Ire
land, or the continents Of Europe,
Asia and Africa"
Defied the Will
Within few weeks after their
grandfather's death the Burke
Roche twins calmly sailed for Eng
land and professed utter indiffer-
ence as to what happened to thela
as Far as his will was concerned.
They continued to go to England
every year to see their father and to
go any place they wanted to in the
wide world, especially any place in
Europe. Moreover, they did not
change their names to Work within.
the stipulated year but continued
and still remain Burke Roche. Nor.
did they suffer in their pockets by
this Independent conduct.
No public announcement vas
ever made Of how they were thus
able to defy the autocratic Frank
Work, but it became known that t.s
the will made no bequests outs'de
OF the family. and hence only lie
family was concerned with what be
came of Frank Works money, tie
family would do as it pleased viii
the Sf5,0o0.000 he had left. Ar(c
pleased them to divide it Up a = :.
themselves, BY no means forgetting
Mrs. Frances Ellen Burke Roche,
with no strings attached as to namas.
travels. places OF residence or citi-
Zcnshin.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

"Oh'" vas all she said. and seemed
70 clutch at her knee Then, with
no more than fragments Of words.
she ran by him like BIT Of blown
thlstledown and into the house. He
grasped at her as she passed him;
then suddenly shuddered and made
other clutching gestures. "What in
the"-- Abruptly he abandoned his
question and smote the back of hrs
neck; then repeatedly smote nothing
ness, and attempted flight in tie
air without plane or engine. Like
Kitty Silver, he used ceremonial
words and Jacobean phrases. employ
ing the full power of his virility.
Mr.. Atwater's caliShenics and
oratory formed the finest possible
exhibition of youthful versatilities
renewed-but now there were no
spectators, for Noble Dill and New
land Sanders, after thoughtlessiy
following a mutual and natural i'm
pulse to step over and examine the
fallen basket, had decided to go:
home
TALF an hour later Miss Flor
III ence Atwater decided that she
had made q grave mistake
when she allowed Herbert to per-
suade her to go inside their grand
fathers house to complain of the
condition in which they found the
c1ection-or, rather, the fragnaen-
tary former housing Of it-on the
porch. And yet, two of Florence's
whimsical and dreamy three wishes
Of the afternoon had been fulfilled in
all particulars. The fish man had not
given them SIS for the election. it ia
true, but the election had indeed been
useful to Noble Dill, for Mr.. Atwater
had smelled the smell of an Ordunla
cigarette and was just on the point
Of coming out to take harsh meas
ures, when the election interfered.
Not only this, but as neither she nor
Herbert needed the slightest gift of
prophecy to comprehend after only
a few moments Of general interview
with their grandfather and their
Aunt Julia and Kitty Silver. it was
absolutely clear and certain that they
had done something with the cleo
ton which they would never forget
as long as they lived.
Copyright. 1890. Booth TayksagtaA
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
M RS BURKE ROCHE, mother of the Burke Roche
" t0lns. She a0os Miss Frances E. Work

my daughter Frances Ellen, and
should she separate from Batonyi,
and may be in need, I direct them to
make suitable provision for her sup
port, and in such case to set aside
sum from my estate sufficient in
their judgment for this purpose"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

THIRD American will be
"A added to the British peer
~ age as soon as the Burke
Roche twins can make up
.hs;r minds which one is to take the
,;tle Of Baron Fermoy. The two
American peers at present are Lord
,vndhurst and Lord Fairfax, one Of
noston and the other of Virginia.
Thew are Of the English peerage.
The new Baron Fermoy will be
New Yorker with an Irish title.
ne is at present a member of the
Isckawanna Railroad organization
or Of the First National Bank. His
nsme may be Maurice or Francis.
Re may be one minute older or one
minute younger than his brother.
He was travelling in Europe on No
ysmber 2 or he voted in this city and
his American citizenship is recog-
ni,ed by American courts while his
British citizenship is recognized by
British courts.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Like Twin Vases

He and his brother are like pair
of twin Chinese vases of the Ming
period. They are unique. There
have been twins born in the peerage
before, but this is the first time they
have been able to flip q coin for the
title. Heretofore the minutes or
five minutes difference iii the time
Of birth has settled the question
without their being consulted. This
uniqueness which is theirs is more
or less an inherent quality and is
due to their grandfather, their
mother and their father. Their
grandfather and mother have
been called unique. Their father
vas less so. In fact, their grand
father always said their father ran
true to type. The point was dis
puted between them for many years.
The dispute arose over the mar
rage Of their father aud their
mother James Boothby Burke
Roche, second son Of the first Baron
Fermoy, was horn in 1852 and came
to America in 1878 and 1879 on a
big game hunting expedition in
Wyoming and the neighboring states.
Miss Frances E. Work, daughter of
Frank Work, Wall Street operator
and sportsman, was one of the
beauties of New York society of that
time. Against the strong opposition
Of her father she married Burke
Roche. .
Frank Work never hesitated to ex-
press his opinion of his son-in-law.
According to him, Burke Roche was
an impecunious IriShnan who mar
RED Frances Work because of her
iather's millions.
Sued for q Divorce
There might have been easy sail
Ing from then on if it had not been
that Frank Work was self-willed and
lrascible and developed deadly an
tagonism to all things not American.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Ordered His Name Taken

Regarding the boys the Will said
II direct that my grandchildren,
Edmund Maurice Burke Roche and
Francis George Burke Roche, sons
Of my daughter, Frances Ellen
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

THE Burke Roche ta0ims.
Il One of them is heir to
the title of Boron Fermoy.
Maurice, the one to the left,
aUGs born first and is the real
heir, but he may relimQuish
it IN favor of Francis
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land, or the continents Of Europe,
Asia and Africa"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Sued for & Divorce

(Continued from preceding poge)
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-21

We have gathered together scores of most interesting and desirable gift furniture in what we are pleased te call our Gift Shop. # you are not just s1rc what to give, few moments spent in our Gift Shop will solve. the question for you to the great satisfaction of both yourself and those to whom you wish to make suitable gifts AIT prices are down to the new low levels
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-21
PEARL BEADS
 REDUCED 2O0o TO 5Oo.e

All of ths popular lengths including the 16, Is, 24 and 3o-iuch, are here in abundance. We also show fine line of indestruetible Pearls that cannot be detected frOn, the real and they give lifelong sats- fsction. Ths prices are very moderate, ranging from $4.50 to $h000e.
 NOTE We have 8 fine i;ne of Novelty Beads
 Of every description.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-21
OTHER SUGGESTIONS

CAMEO BROOCHES, Rings. cuf Links, Lock- cts, Bracelets, LaValisres, Scarf Pins, Diamonds, Fine Watches, Fobs, Chains, Statuary Gold CFcsses, Gold Beads, Pearl Beads, Emblem Rings, Umbrellas, Cut Glasses, Writing ssts Smoking Sets, Match Safes, Electric Toastegs, Percoators. Table SilNer, Bread Traya, Berry Dishss, Salt and Peppers, and nnurnerahle ether novelties in this section of our store.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-21

 |:: : ::: = = @ All the in hee,an $500 to $15000. ourS MG-RIM SPECIAL Mo- IA Mghgrd good in splendid ( IA thin model goldhnd Ameksap permanently S n H -XmasCh NSS6&3W
  SPECIAL adjusted AK go6Hsd years Club Price
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-16
Give EN- JOBS,
SAYS VETERAN
Ex-Service Men Deserve
Your Helping Hand

That the er-Hcrvico man has re-.
turned 10 civii lie with greater
pride IN his country and doiermi-
nation TO make II the best govern
'neut on earth. was the declaration
~ Capt. w u. George, Ir.. Of Mon
tana. before the Young Mems Re.
publican club Thursday
Capt George fought I'm prncti.
caliy every major engagement OF
tho u. s. troops. lie was wounded
five times and received the D. $
G. the Legion OF Honor and the
croix de gucrre with two palms.
The eS-servtcc man does not
want charity" asserted Capt.
George. II he Is down on HIS luck.
give him a helping hand. give him
"a job. a hearty handshale. a slap
on the back and friendly interest
In his personal problems will help
him feel he has on honored place
IN the world. Give the service
man a llft In a practical way: he
deserves a."
Capt. George declared that aitho
experiences encountered In return
ing TO civll lifo have tendency 60
cmbittcr home OF the men. the
service man has no sympathy with
the radical elcmen; that is seeking
the overthrow Of the government
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-16
RED TAPE HOLDS
ALASKA IN GRIP
"Home Rule" Urged by Ter
rit0riaI Governor

Assailing rcd tape. which he
blamed for choking the growth Of
Alaska. Gov. Thomas H. Riggs. Jr..
entered a plea for partial home rule
In Alaska az the annual meeting Of
the Alaska bureau. Chamber Of
Commerce. Thursday night IN the
New Washington hotel.
Freedom from congress. control Of
fisheries. coal and oil fields. forests
and mines was urged for Alaska by
Gov. Riggs
we are forced 20 seek approprh
atoms from congress for railroad
that should have been built priv.
atcly." he asserted. ''Our treasury
IL nearly empty. while millions OF
dollars are poured into the federal
treasury az Washington from our
Industries. This state Of affairs
must be changed"
An Alaskan commission was aug.
gcstcd by Secretary Of the Interior
Franklin X Lane IN a telegram.
other speakers were: Bishop = r
Rowe. Judge G. r.. Claypool. Prof
J.. y. Cobb OF the University Of
Washington. 7 Knudaon. Judge ".
4. Gilmore 81 Nome. Charles
Crarmcr. valdez. q A. Olson Brady.
Fairbanks. Lieut.. Col H. T. Warren.
engineer IN charge Of supplies for
the Alaska railroad; Elmer r.
Richie. former mayor Of Valdez. T..
G. Russell. publisher Of the Alaska
Dispatch. Juneau. and J. +. Daily.
member Of the Alaska territorial leg
islature
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-16
Cocoanut Oil Makes
a Splendid Shampoo

II you want TO keep your hair In
good condition. be careful what you
wash 8, with
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much hlhah. This dries
the scalp. makes the hair brittle. and
IL very harmful Mulaificd cocoanut
oil shampoo (which is pure and en-.
tlruiy grcaHcicasl - much better than
anything Rise you can use fo< sham.
pooling. as this can't possibly iniure
tho hair.
simply moisien your hair with
water and rub II In One or two
t-aapoonfuis will make an abundance
~ rich. creamy iather. and cleanHes
the hair and scalp thoroughly. The
iather rinnca out easily and removes
every particle % dust dirt, aandruff
and excessive oil The hair dries
quickly and evenly. and u leaves u
fine and silky. bright. fluffy and
easy 90 manage.
You can &c; MuiHified eoccanut
OH shampoo az most any drug store
II n very cheap and q few ounces
il enough 60 last everyone In the
family for months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-16
Campaign, Says Freeman,
Bars Jap Picture Brides

augurutod was inspired by California
interests Jealous Of our Oriental
trade.
when the Hills began importing
japanese "a this Coast 10 years ago
WIS then equally vigorous IN my
opposition thereto.
My views expressed In tho Pa
cific F'iHhcrman ~ years ago oppos-
ing japanese colonization were
widely copied In the press Of the
country az that time. iiarpcr's
Weekly. January. 1909. published an
editorial based on the Pacific Fisher
mans vicwH-and entitled II East
iH East and West IN West"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-16
Employment Chief
to Quit Post Here

The resignation OF Lawrence
Wood. district director Of the United
states employment service. has been
announced. effective March or
earlier. The government viii turn
over TO the state the skeleton organ.
ization Of the employment service, he
aaYa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-16
Judge Ronald iii
at Port Townsend

judge r Ronald. taken suddenly
~ while hearing a case in Port Town
send Thursday. was resting easily aI
his home. al 10th ave. q. Friday
pr. =. y. Hemingway diagnosed the
trouble as IN Erippe. The case WAS
Ia the iury's hands when tho Judge
became IN
lie came 20 Seattle Thursday
night Three young Eiris and two
young men. arrested in an auto near
Qniicenc late az night. were suing
county authorities Tor s15. 00o. The
jury found for the defendants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-16

Word has been received from
Washington by Miller Freeman
That The japanese government
has announced II will discontinue
the practice Of issuing passports
Ia picture brides"
This IN the direct result OF the
campaign being carried on Ia
maintain the Pacific Coast as "A
white mans country" said Mr..
Freeman
Il note" continued Mr. Freeman
that Samuel I'm and other pro Jan
inese propagnndistH said the loca
inti'jnpanene movement which In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-16

a good mans light shines day and
night.