The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-16

claims prove valid. He contends he is the true
and legal great-grandsOn Of the man who 1t is
alleged, owned the $8OO,OOOOO0 tract of real es-
tate in the Quaker city. However, Mr.. Baker is
In no hurry.
"Now If you will look on page SIG of this
book" he said, taking down a copy of the bio
graphical and Genealogical History of Indiana "
you will discover my fathers name. 1t shows
that my fathers grandfather Jacob Baker
and that he was born in Ludwigsburg Baden,
Germany. He came to America and settled in
Pennsylvania.
ut was this Jacob Baker who acquired all that
property in Philadelphia. 1 have many papers
and records and documents to prove it, There
will be no trouble about connecting up my raa-
tiOnship. There II true great-grandchildren.
We will prove our heirship."
Mr.. Baker said that his family several years
ago collected fund and had the entire history
of Jacob Baker traced, even to his parents es-
tate In Germany.
"A cousin Of mine has all of those records"
said Mr.. Baker. "They will be produced"
IF you get the money, what then?
well, have long time to live, you know"
ne said. "IIl take my daughter, Emma, and her
no and Wen have little trip But there's
hurry" Anere Is no
Some of the Baker heirs are more impatient
about it than ChicagOs Mr.. Baker. This is but nat
ural, lnasmuch as Colonel Baker appears to have
q
titudinOus progeny. His heirs seem to be scat.
tered through every state In the Union and every
province of Canada.
One day recently the bureau of legal aid de-
partment Of public welfare of PHILADELPHIA. ac-
cording to the chief Of that bureau, Roman Hass-
rick received eight inquiries relative to the Baker
estate In all correspondence it is represented
as an estate worth more than $8OOOOOOOO con-
sisting Of $50 In the business center of Phil
adelpha. Some add all the land occupied by the
city Of Chilllcothe, O.
The eight inquiries cited as having been re-
ceived on a single recent day came respectively
from Kansas City. Mo-; Alton, Ia. Dubuque Ia
Salt Lake City, Utah; OkamOgan, Wash; Los
Angeles, Cal. Lebanon, Pa, and Tacoma, Wash
The inquiries were penned, some of them on
embossed paper, others mere scraps of paper
The great majority Of persons who write
to the mayor of Philadelphia or to the director
Of the department of public welfare relative to
Colonel Bakers holdings" said Mr.. Hassrick
shave visions of easy wealth.
"SOme are more credulOus than others. Re-
Gently there came to me from Portland, Ore, an
inquiry accompanied by a newspaper clipping
which told of the marvellous good luck Of a citi-
zen of that town. The article spoke of his hav-
ing founded automobile school on a capital
Of $3.50 five years ago and added, To-day he is
heir to millions. This alleged fortunate descend
ant Of the famous Colonel Baker did not
to get out of this estate But, with hope burn
ing In his breast he settled up his affairs In Port
land and started for Philadelphia to claim the
gold that he thought there awaited him.
'FrOm Alton, Ia, came an inquiry from per-
son who wants to get In touch with the at
torney, attorneys, handling the 'billIon-dollar
Baker estate This Is one Of the highest ap-
praisements Of the value of this estate that has
reached the Office Of the bureau
"a western newspaper printed a general state
ment about this Baker estate which was trans
mItted from the East and Immediately there
sprang up q retinue OF claimants, with names
ranging from ShrOades to Anderson, and all ap-
parently evincing an earnest interest In the es
tate Of Colonel Baker
"Only the other day there came to the city a
lawyer from Kansas City bent on getting the
true facts relative to Colonel Baker and his vast
wealth. This attorney insisted upon digging
through the court records and ascertaining what
are tie real facts.'"
II tia Baker estate idea Is sound. PniladeIphia,s
fnoed city hill. with its massive stone tower.
toxin clock and hronze statue Of sye esteemed
Farmers % Ghe Northwest and Canada
9uth tribe a. Scottish Alts Cathedral one
81 The NEST kanous homes q Free Masonry Ia
iha unfied States 4 % provide Spreading money
tar feIks cot along NE Pacific coast
Broad Etrees kmIion. homs terminal or
fhe penns.lrtria FaIsroad. d to - splik ND
nnon< sAt aef'r0Ithk|s,s of TIE m.ddie West
me Quaker G|fF's bkfscrepef belt the modern
.see end ccI|eIels eAngoes that mnrk the bcon.
.srIer 81 8roAE nh1 Che4tnNt streets are IN ~