Evening journal., 1921-05-23
SHE DOESN'T
Want FORTUNE
Says Better at Washtub in
America Than Rich in
Sweden
WEALTH SMELLS
TO $15,OOO,OSO

Mrs. Jennie Hendrickson's Swedish
fortune has lodged her again.
Last February there were trumpet
blasts from waterville. near Chester,
where she lives. announcing that
s2,000.00O had been left her by a
pair Of grand uncles named Davis
There was a hunt for her grand
father AS Mrs. Hendrickson her
self was the mother Of a thirty-hve-
year old son. it developed. not un-
reasonably. that her grandsire had
passed on
Undiscouraged, two Wilmington
lawyers (whose names Mrs. Hen
erickson refuses to reveal) took
trip to Sweden in March. At least
Mrs. Hendrickson said they did.
They returned. according to the same
authority, bearing the tdings that
Mrs. Hendrickson and her one sis
ter and FIVE brothers were entitled to
SIS, 00,OS0.SS instead Of $4,000. 900.
This shows how fortunes swell
when the are allowed TO sit around
awhile and fatten up.
Meantime she says her uncle dug
up 5000 to pay the lawyers who
promptly took another trip TO Swed-
en- for a first hand inspection of the
$1,000. .OsO.SS.
Today came the news that she will
never get a penny Of the money-not
even the IS cents-unless she leaves
Chester.
My lawyers have discovered" she
said. that under the Swedish laws,
] must go back TO sweden and live.
One Of my daughters wants me to do
that. but I never will"
From the washtub over which she
was bending. Mrs. Hendrickson drew
forth a garment by the neck and
waved it patriotcallS.
Better an American wash tub"
she proclaimed. than a castle in
sweden
1t was suggested she might take
up her residence in the Scandinavian
peninsula long enough to kick the
piled-up wealth to a considerable
extent and then return to her below
ed Land -of-the-Free."
NO" she replied 'T will never
leave America. Not for ten times
smush l don't need the money
anyhow"
| And as she didn't need the money
she refused to disclose the identity
of the lawyers who have been taking
trips to Sweden, with her uncle
Ohey might be called Swedish move
monts). to find out how Impossible
it is to bring scandinavian real es-
tate across the Atlantic ocean.
Mrs. Hendrickson blamed her
plight on the lack Of laws permitting
fortunes to be transferred from
Sweden to America and vice versa.
My uncle and the attorney re-
turned 90 Sweden a short time ago
and are there now" she said. II re-
ceived a letter from my uncle three
weeks ago. lie is trying to have the
money transferred to European
country which has an international
agreement about settlement Of es-
tates to heirs living abroad.
But l am more content with the
few pennies / earn daily at the wash
tub than l would be with the two
and quarter millions 1 would re-
ceive there as my share of the for
tune. I would oaly give the money
away-to people deserving l have
never been accustomed to much
money and suddenly becoming "a mil
lionaire. certainly would feel out
Of place"
According to the meagre informa
tion Mrs. Hcndrickson has permitted
TO become known, two of the Davis
brothers were in the stock broker
iagc business i'm Sweden and amassed
S2.0OO.000 many years ago. The
third brother, here grandfather
came to this country and died after
being left his brothers fortune
Neither he nor Mrs. Hendrickson' IS
mothe~ had sufficient money TO go 10
sweden to investigate the situation.
She has a sister and four brothers
scattered over this country who
would share the fortune with her
were it not for the mulish insistence
of Swedish authorities that they all
return and live among their native
j fjords before cashing in on the in
heritance.
? Mrs Hendrickson, a buNom wo-
man. who doesn't appear to be pasi
middle life. chiefly objects now &C
the many proposals of marriage from
men of an nationalities. races and
creeds that have poured down upon
her since word Of her inheritance
became public.
Il don't need man to take car,
Of me" said she. Il can take care
OF myself / haven't got the fortune
and so these letter writer's might just
as well keep their proposals to them
selves"
n HnIELTnn