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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-09-16
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iueldncnOllck0u.
"Lezi il ma mysli anglicky sna
TEX" myslila slecna Pamela a
pospisila sveho bratra vyhle-
dati. "Vis jiste,' 'pocala, "zda-
Ii ona velkolepa partie, jiz jsiI
pro Ethel zosnovoval, tez il
milou jest?'
Starry pan pohlizel ma sestru
udivene. "Vim-li to jiste? To
81 myslim; doufam, ze svoji
vnucku znam.''
"Odpust', Godfrey, ty roz-
umis Spatne zenske povaze.
Jako vetsina divek, tax jest i
Ethel romantickou. Coz, kdy-
by cest stati Sc Lady Greylo-
Ickovou zavrhla a oarona odby
la?"
Cas- nezmenil niceho ma ka-
rakteru starcove; jeho zelez-
ma vule a zpanstila bytost by
ly nezmeneny. "Nemluv tax
posetile, Pamelo!" odvetil me-
vrle, "viS jak svoji vnucku mi
luji; stala Sc zfitemici meho
Okla a Stestim meho zivota. A
lie vzdor tomu prlsaham, v pa
du, ze by proti me Will jednati
chtela a SIREN Gervasem po-
vrhla, zavrhnu il, jake jsem je
dnou jejiho otce zavrhl - u
zavru pred nj svuj dunn ma
vzdy; V tom padu radeji roz-
delil bych sve jmeni mezi O.
strovany jizniho moze aneb
spolecnosti k zamezeni tyrani
rodicu a porucniku, nez abych
|ji jedineho dollaru odkazal!"
"Pak chrantez nebesa, ably
neco s1atek prekazilo, God
freyi," pravila slecna Pamela
S hlubokym povzdechem.
Pc upEnutl jednoho tydne
vratili Sc vsichni do Greylock
Woods. Neprizniva zprava o.
cekavala donna Godfreye.
Stare Hopkinsove pripadla
uloha tn samou svemu veliteli
sdeliti: "Lide q rGzoveho leto-
hradku jsou zp6t, pane," pra-
villa, ''pfijeli ycera; myslila
jsem, ze bude dobre, zpravim-
Ii vas o tom hhed."
"Nemila zprava, pani Hop
kinsova,' odvetil starry pan.
"Nezminujte Sc dnes me vnuc-
ce o tom ami sloyem; jest una
vena a potrebuje pokoje."
Ethel odebrala Sc na luzko,
aniz by dost malo tuSila pri-
chod sve matky. kterou mno-
no mesicu neVidela. Ale vZdor
tomu neodpociVala mlada de-
dicka t6to noci pokojne. Ma
sledujiciho Ultra privstala 81
casne a oblekla sc tise k ranni
vyjizdce. Aniz by zpozorova-
Ina byla, vloudila se- do stale,
;vzbudila ospaleho stolbu, Wy
fhoupla sc ma cernou kobylu
Sultanu, kterou cd dedecka
darem obdrzela a klusala k
Blackportu. Nadeje a tuzby
pfely Sc s bolestnym vedomim
Iviny preIdnost V jejim srdci.
! Huste mraky pokryvaly ran
nj oblohu a wisely S olovenoU
TIL mad pustymi jamami solny.
mi; parno bylo tlacicim. Obcas
ozyval sc V dalce rachot hro
movy. Boure stahovala Sc &
hrozila za nedlouho vypuknu.
tim. Ethel byla neohrozenot
jezdkyni; v sedle vyhlizela jf
il stihla postava velkolepe. Ji
: zdecky kabat re sukna barvS
: myrtove prilehal tesne k jejin
puvabnym Qdum drahy klo
: bouk s vlajicim perem pokry
| val jeji zlatoplavy vlas. Byli
J, velmi bleda, snad nasledken
| ibezesne noci. Starostlivym po
hledem zahnula do hlavni uli
ce mesta a zastavila pred po
stou.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-09-16
Proc mlzete dostati vzdy Vase penize

Premyslel jste nekdy o tom, proc THE UNION
TRUST COMPANY m1zete dostat vzdy Vase
penize jednoduchym predlozenim Vasi spofiteni
knizky?
At jiz mate ulozeno ien sto dolaru nebo statisfce
dollard, jsou vzdy pfipraveny cekaji kdykoli 81
e budete pratt
To jest proto re Sc nase banka drzi zasady il
stota ma prvnim miste".
Banka pdjeuje jen cast jejich penez. Ma "a
sobe vzdy velky obnos penez nedotceny pfpra-
veni ma prvnf zavolan vkladatela, ably iimi die
potfeby mohli naloziti
Tyto penize nazyvany jsou "bankovn zalohou"
Zaloha tato pax mus byti vzdy udrzovana Una
mena stotu pro bankovnho ukladatele tax iako
pozarni department znamena jistotu pro cel6
mesto 4.
Zaloha udrzovana THE UNION TRUST CONF
ANY dnes pfevysuje $12G00,000.
Muzete byti ujSten, re 1stav, n6mz ukladate
Vase Gspory, udrzuje velkcu zalohu.f PAX NIUE
tie byti jist, re budete moci vyzvednouti Vase,pe-
nize, kdykoli bude toho tfeba.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-27

Transaction about forged check landed the Baron 0ruensbaum
in Backws Island prison for months This unfortunate se
back ended his New York for the time and he returned
the pssnay record the Baron 0rusnsbaum promoted
himself to higher title and changed his visiting card to read
Count Gregory"
In spite Of his earlier spurge in New York. when " Astor
the social dictator accepted him Baron 0rusnebaum and his
sudden eclipse bshnd the prison walls Of New famous psn
tsotary spite al this the audacious advsntur back
to America and managed got into the cream Of select
cisty Count Gregory"
This time the vandsrbs his friends there
scarcely prominent listed in the Social Register
whom the Count has swinded In fact well did
this engaging abd succeed that he welcomed in New Yos
most exclusive clubs he central figure the fashionable
Madison Hoss Show hs entered his string horses
the Newport Horse Show competing with the vandebs and
other multi millionaire spomen and fourteen prizes
exhibition
In rscountng his experiences this mpoor reveals humorous
side to his sooundrey carethe blind unqueoning alteration
Of the palace stable because his American dupes
were impressed BY his oouty manners and bogus title
His wicked scheme 70 lure exceptionally pretty young wife
wanton that the Count might play his rich friends
into her b plueed for his financial benefit
ruin and sucdshs sinister chapter his the Count
has already told In previous ohsptsrs
His exploits London and Paris extraordinary
among the fahionablss Of America will be told
with entire fannsss from week week in these pages by
Count" Gregory himself
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Astonishing Confessions %BoRwMuamanv
Count Gregory" lmpostor, Adventurer ant
Stable Boy, Is Welcomed by the Astors
Rich American Wife, and Swindles, Bla.

rAsoNATED BY the gay life Of his noble masssrs young
Bernard 0rusnsbaum servant in the Imperial Palace in
Austria, indulged himself in ntation ingues and gam
bling and had record Of scandal and debts almost worthy
Of the titled nobility he initiating
But young 0rusnsbaum who had up
stable boy to palace turnkey He without ancestry nnu-
sncs The d1sputsb exploits which credit the
bs Of the nobility regarded outrageous the part Of
servant and he wa kicked out in disgrace
0rusnsbaum had studied the habits department and the little
maunsns Of the great people he had been long and intimately
associated with and confidential valet With
acquired tricks and mannerisms Of noby-evn proficiency
feminine insuss and skin in procuring money- to
him that he might succeed in prohgate just
real nobsman he only had pretended title and could
his Of adventure to land where bogus title would
discovered.
At the Of twenty with neatly engraved reading
Baron 0ruenebaum with monocle boutonniere valet
made his appearance In London His the fashion
able clubs his meeting and swnng many the prominent
Of English titled nobility his card games with the
win b told In detail later
In England the Baron many Americans and their
sdorson led him to make the United find rich
wife, With letters Of Introduction from his unsupscng social
acquaintance In London the advenurer found difficulty in
establishing himself In the most sacedy guarded
ionabls New York society and he accomplished
achievement Of becoming the guest Of honor reception given
him BY Ms William Asor the acknowledged queen the 400
But required considerable funds career
among hs fashionable American monae and careless little
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-27

by very handsome woman Of unquestionable Austrian
nobility.
would have been able to escape discovery for
long period had if had picked English title
There fairly close connection between New York fash
onables and British and Of title and social
position. Indeed, many American women have married
British titles and many Of their American friends have
become familiar with British homes and social life. II I
had posed Englishman Of title doubt if could
have maintained the fraud through even social season
in America.
This is to somewhat less degree also true Of French
nobility. Americans travel the beaten path from New
York to London and Paris much that they have acquired
fairly good knowledge of French nobility. And here
too there is the educational advantage which from
the fact that not few American heiresses have married
French titles
But to the American woman of fashion Austria
seems as If it belonged almost to another world. The
august dignity of the royal court at Vienna Of course
well known. But there not many American women
OF social position who had married into tho Austrian
bity and the difference in the language and the titles
and the pronunciation Of the whole
Austrian court in fog Of ignorance and lack Of under
standing.
Therefore it greatly to my advantage that was
posing as Austrian nobeman and in my careless chat
ter could safely rattle in my pretended "reminiscences
OF the great Prince Lchtensten the dashing Prince
vndhgaetz, the distinguished Prince Rohan or the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-27

Duke of Tuscany. My l-informed American listeners
opened their mouths in hushed admiration of my bogus
tales Of escapades with these great people And when
talked about my fictitious ancestral estates Wchnitz
and Tettau my American admirers formed pictures in
their minds of the magnificent of the old Continental
castles which they had photographs or had read
about in Baedeker. Nobody sufficiently informed to
challenge even suspect any of my boastful claims
Yet through all the weeks and months and years
In which maintained my successful masquerade a.
Count" Gregory realized that the time might come
at any moment when would be faced with somebody
who would penetrate my mask and denounce me the
fraud that was
And when this moment came as knew it surely would,
it under the most embarrassing circumstances But
had thought the situation very carefully and had
made up my mind exactly what do when the hour Of
my exposure arrived
1t was at dinner party at Demonico's. myself was
the host Among my guests that evening Mr. Barney
Schley, the young mutmlonaire New York broker who
often entertained in his magnificent home on Fifth
avenue and there Lawrence of the Coldstream
Guards then leave in the United States young hand
some dashing British army officer, with large fortune
Among the ladies at table Mrs. Alfred Sewer,
wife of the millionaire banker of Cleveland whose daugh
ter vigorously endeavorng annex with her fnan
cial prospects, my wife
As be6tted foreign nobeman, had among my guests
two personages of foreign ttehe Princess Troubetskoy
of New Yorks most captivating visitors and the
famous gentleman horseman, Count Festetics At my
table also Mrs. Oliver Dowd, of Baltimore; Major
Won der Horst very rich American sportsman and If
remember correctly Reggie Vanderbilt member of
my party that evening
My guests had hardly been seated when my rowing eye
detected the handsome figure and attractive features of
young woman at table across the ROOM and recog
nized the wife Of the famous Prince Victor of Thu and
Taxis
premonition of disaster seized me. This young
woman was American girl a Miss Ida Nichols, of
Pennsylvania, heress Of many millions, and gamer Of
many millions through her first husband General
Gerald Fitzgerald famous Scotch soldier For her
ond husband she had chosen Prince Victor, who
nephew of Maria Theresa, the Inflated Empress of Aus
tra and his family of the most ancient and
powerful in the great dual empire of Austria Hungary
Here, within earshot Of my party, sat very keen
witted, wideawake American woman the genuine young
Princess of Thurn and Taxs who might well have much
better knowledge of whowaswho in Austria than any
body had been thrown into association with in America
Two three Of the dinner had passed. and We
had come to the champagne when the Count Festetics
one OF guests whose back had been turned to the table
where the Princess OF Thurn and Taxis reached
his pocket and drew forth his gold eweed and her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-27

Sf1AF Elk v.
By "C0unt" Bernard Francis Seraph Gregory
Copyright, 1921, by Star Company
CONTINUED from Last SundayJ
Asst Sunday concluded the narrative of my conspiracy
with pretty Alma Hayne to blackmail and rob some
- of the fashionable New York multi-millionaires
was an impostor, masquerading man of millions
and member of the titled nobility of Austria Alma
Hayne was also impostor, masquerading as the
"Princess Alma" lovechild of the murdered Crown
Prince of Austria.
An impostor is, Of course constantly in danger of
being unmasked and exposed. Curiousy enough in the
Ubiquitous working arrangement between Alma and myself
there seemed to be elements of strength for each of
In my pretended social Austrian nobleman
able to carry conviction in my Endorsement of Alma
a. princess with royal blood in her veins
And she, in turn, the child of the dead Hapsburg
prince able to increase my prestige and strengthen
my pretended claims by her references to my
noble lineage and my social connections and in
Austria.
And yet the fear of exposure always haunted me. I
never knew at what moment might face to face
with some genuine member Of the Austrian nobility who
would expose my sham and pretenses Finally the day
came when this very thing happened. And it happened
'ndcr most embarrassing circumstances.
was unmasked and exposed in the presence of a dis
tnguished dinner party Of which myself host and
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adryembossed cigarette case The quick and attentive
waiter stepped his side with lighted match and the
Count turned his head with cigarette in mouth to light it
from the waters burning match his eye took in the hand
face and figure of the Princess whom he well knew.
Festetcs had real title, and the Princess had him
q social equal and knew his genuine family lineage
Swinging around in his chair. Count Festetics half
rose removed his cigarette and bowed the Princess
who returned his salutation with little nod and smile
Of recognition.
noted this little pantomime with little apprehen-
son and prepared for the unwelcome blow which fol-
lowed when Count Festetics remarked:
That Is the Princess Of Thurn and Taxis the table
behind me. splendid example of American woman
hood at its best and truly Is it
not 80. Count Gregory Surely you have met heri'
why, no. replied casually, II do not think that
bave happened to have met her, although know her
husband, Prince Victor intimately we'll. His father,
Prince Albert and were school fellows together you
know and estates at Wchnitz and Teau close
to the Princes old castle"
The conversation continued the topic of this Ameri
can Princess and finally Mrs Sewer, think it was
marked with some enthusiasm ..-
"0h, how ! should love to meet the Prncess-and
wouldn't you, Major Lawrencei"
II shall be delighted to arrange it." replied Count
Festetcs as he laid down his napkin from his chair
and walked the table where the Princess of Thurn
and Taxis held out her hand in welcome.
MY worst fears were realized moment later when
Count Festetics returned nmby table, and as
The Princess and her escort just about finishing
their coffee and she has promised stop at
table as she leaves You will find her a most charming
woman"
began to think very rapidly and endeavored to make
up my mind whether this American member of the Aus
trsn nobility probably had probably did have
sufficient knowledge Of the Austrian arsocracy to stamp
me as fraud On the whole concluded that the 3.
chances were in my favor would endeavor to bluff it
through in case she should have doubts or mis-
gvings Anyhow, concluded, she is lady, and it would
De mghiy unlikely that she would select public place
ana dinner party of my guests to do such dramatic
ana surprising thing as to denounce and unmask me-
ulied myself into sense of peaceful security and in
the rebound from my anxiety chartered along more
voluby and gay than ever and swallowed three or
myself
few minutes later saw the Princess rise from her
table and with stately bearing across the room
toward our table Mrs SEWER who had scarcely taken
her eye on the Princess was equally quick observe
The Princess coming to table," she an
nounced and at al Of from our seats while
the Count Festetics pushed back his chair swung him.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
BID FOR FISH COMPANIES.
East Coast Receivers Get Cash Of
fers for Concerns.

RocKLANp, Me-, Aug 16.-Bids for the
assets and property Of the East Coast
Fisheries Products Company and the
Fast Coast Fisheries Company were re-
ceived to-day at public auction by
George w. GoethaIs and Harry N. ver-
riil, the companies receivers. The bids
will be acted on tomorrow by Federal
Judge Clarence Hale al Portland. II
was understood to be the purpose to re-
organize the companies. with George
Bulloch Of New York as their executive
head
For the Products Company a cash bid
OF $2S5.000 was submitted In behalf OF
committee designated for reorganiza-
ton purposes An alternative bid. sub
mltted for the committee. offered re-
leases OF various claims, the payment of
administrative expenses and priority
claims. and 80 per cent. cash payment
on unsecured claims
For the Fisheries Company's assets
and properties a cash bid OF $4,000
was made In behalf OF the same parties
An alternative bid providing for 10 per
cent cash payment for creditors was re
ceived.
The reorganization committee consists
of Morris d. Ferris. Jobish Holmes
Dudley A. Wilson. Jacob Hauchwont and
w. M Whery Of New York, and Elmer
King of Montclair.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
PLAN TO BURN CORN
IF FREIGHT ISN'T CUT
Minnesota Farmers See Way
to Reduce Fuel Bills, |.
C. G. Is Told.

WASHINGTON Aug. 16-Iowa farmers
corn crop In the history of the State
with no prospect Of market and Min
nesota farmers are preparing to burn
their corn this winter instead of buyina
coal farmers to-day told the Interstate
Commerce Commission in Its investiga-
ton Of freight rates on grain and hay.
Railroads by maintaining abnormally
high freight rates, will lose the traffic
on the coal which the farmers would use
IL they could sell their corn as well as
that on the unsold grain, t. u. Cash
man, a Minnesota farmer, told the COM
mission. Lower freight rates ,on grain
and hay, he said, would increase the
volume Of traffic, not only in those COM
modities but the increase would be re-
fected in the added purchases by
farmers Of machinery. household goods.
lumber and other necessities
+. II. Cunningham. secretary Of the
American Farm Bureau Federation Of
Iowa, ccntended that basic industry
like agriculture should get precedence in
consideration over the carriers which
We described as Commercial" industry.
DR.. e G Mourse OF the Iowa State
Agricultural College said that costs OF
producing, transporting and marketing
grain were more than the prices received
by the farmer. All witnesses We're
agreed that the market price Of grain
included TRANSFORMATION costs and that
he price paid the farmer was in every
case the market price less the cost of
handling and freight.
Decreased rates on grain, the wit
nesses said would not reduce the market
price OF grain. although It would affect
hay In some cases.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
TERMINAL HAULING
IS HEAVIEST COST
Ten Miles on Barge Equal t.
400 on Rails.

Railroads entering New York pull a
carload of freight four hundred miles
for the same money they charge to
handle 1t on a barge or lighter In New
York Harbor q distance of about ten
miles. says j. ]. Mantell of the Erie
Railroad.
An explanation Of this cost was given
by Mr. Mantell recently to the member
council of the New York Merchants
Association. He said that the great
volume of freight handling in the port
of New York-fifty per cent. of the total
import and export traffic of the United
States--requires the maintenance by the
railroads OF vast amount of floating
equipment, representing an investment
of sl6.000,000.
AN Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner once described the New York
traffic conditions" Mr.. Mantell added,
las the sore spot' of the nation"
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
NEW STATE BANK TO OPEN SOON
Terminal Exchange Will BE
Across From r. n. n. Station.

A new bank to be known as the Ter
minal Exchange Bank Of New York has
been organized under a. 8 ate charter
to have offices In the Pei Terminal
building, across Dhe stree. from the
Pennsylvania station at Seventh avenue
and Thirtieth street. The first election
of officers Is scheduled for to-day.
The organizers and directors are Bar
ron G.. Collier, of b. G.. Collier. Inc. /.
Harry II. Revman, Frank Hedley. presi-
dent of the Interborough Rapid Transit
Cor,pany; Herbert II. Vreeland, George
Olney. Hugh ]. Pritchard. treasurer of
the Ajax Tire and Rubber Company /:
Harry Henemier, and Robert G. Mont
gomery. OF the Famous Players-Lasky
Corporation. According to announce
ment yesterday the directors will be In
orea sed In number later and will include
several merchants of the district in
which the bank is to be located. The
bank will be opened soon.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
PAY CUT ANNOUNCED
In PAPER MILL WAR
Skilled Workers Are Reduced
10 Per Cent. and Common
Lab0rers 25 Per Cent.
AVERAGE DROP IS Is P. c.
Arbitrators Reach Decision on
Scale in q. s. and Canada
80 P. C. Cut Urged.

Wage reductions Of 10 per cent, for
skilled workers and 20 per cent. for
| common laborers were decided upon
yesterday by the Board of Arbitration
which was appointed last June to ad-
| Indicate the differences between the pa
per mill owners In the United States
and Canada and their employees. who
struck rather than accept 80 per cent
reduction. The arbitrators announced
their decision in the following state
ment:
"The award OF the Board Of Arbitra-
tion fixes in the newsprint mills of CONF
panies parties to the agreement forty
cent hour rate for outside common Ia
| Dor; return to the 1919 schedule of
practically all classified positions above
common labor and paid below sixty cents
an hour and a 10 per cent reduction
| on all positions receiving sixty cents an
hour and over.
''The reductions in wages range from
| 10 per cent. for the skilled men to 25
per cent. for common labor. an average
over the whole list of about 10 per cent.
"A slightly lower rate is fixed for bag
factories. craft and speciality paper mills.
The new rate will be effective from Au-
gust %. 1921, to May l, 1922, unless
changed by the board after December
/. 1921, the arbitration agreement pro-
vding for reopening by either party
at that time"
Attached to the decision and made
part of 1t Is voluminous and detailed
schedule showing the rev rates for each
position in each Of tn, companies af-
fected. No higher rates were fixed for
the Canadian manufacturers than for
the American.
The labor organizations affected are
the International Brotherhood of Paper
Makers the International Brotherhood OF
Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers.
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, the Interna-
tional Brotherhood OF Electrical Work.
ers, the International Association of Ma
chinists and the International Brother
hood of Stationary Firemen and Oilers.
The companies affected are the Abitibi
Pulp and Paper Co., the Spanish River
Pulp and Paper Co., the Union Bag and
Paper Corporation, the st. Maurice Pa
per Co., Ltd. the Minnesota and Onta-
rion Power and Paper Co., the Hanna
Paper Co rporation, the Cliff Paper Co.,
the Tidewater Papermill Co. the st.
Regis Paper Co., and the Pettebone-
Cataract Paper Co.
The board of arbitrators consisted of
Judge Frank Irvine of Ithaca, n. T.,
Floyd L. Carlisle, E. b. Murray. G. II.
l.. Jones, ]. II. Thomas Carey, John r.
Burke and ]. T. Foster.