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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-10

deal pirate gold buried in the SOIL OF 90
cos. The evidence is indisputable.
"a kindred and two years ago Lima rich'
est cjtg OF South America, of which the
port was Callao, found itself threatened by
The invading army of Chile. The Govern
nlent officials and the people became afraid.
They were overtaken by panic, for the peril
lad been unforeseen.
steps we're taken to save the rlches' iAo
yiteroy called his Cabinet into Session anu
after lengthy discussion the bravest cap
tain Of the little Peruvian navy was Called
He was Capt. Morgan, an Englishman, who
had sailed the seas Of all the earth. AT
that time he was in the hire of the Govern
ment of Peru.
Captain Morgan was told to take the best
,hip Of the fleet, load upon it the treasures
Of the cities, take as passengers the beauti-
ful wives and daughters OF wealthy and
distinguished gentlemen, and put out TO
sea and safety-for it was deeper rear
that the Chilians would claim the loveliest
women as the spoils Of victory.
Az the hour for his arranged departure
came the rich men of the cities came to
him with their wives and daughters, and
bsgged that he take them to safety. He
agreed.
In the dead of night Captain Morgan
sailed out OF Callao with his cargo OF
Jewels and gold and feminine beauty. The
vessel stood out two days from shore and
waited.
The elements took hand and sudden
storm drove his helpless vessel far out into
the sea- When it abated the ship was far
OF the course of trade vessels, but In
.sctor where private craft were not unac'
eustonea to sail Captain Morgan became
frightened.
gut again the Fates took his affairs In
charge. Land was sighted and upon max
ing ran approach to it Captain Morgan saw
that It was an island. Then thought
came to him: He would hide the treasure
in the island and return to Cailao. After
all danger there had passed he would re
turn to the island and recover the treasure
He mt into a small port The next morn
tnx the Captain sent members Of his crew
ant 10 explore the land. They found 1t un
dsrgrown and bushy with plant life, bu
nninhabited by animals or human beings
Captain Morgan sought on his map for tn
little dot that would bear the islands name
and he found 1t, "Cocos Island
The next day Captain Morgan put hi
cysw TO work burying the treasure, and h
niaced in charge Of the assignment tn
.-A 4.r,utnd oP bia officers an Enpliahma
whose name was William Thompson. Tn
Captain mapped the island and the spot
where the wealth Of Peru was buried. A
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ter the job had been done-three hundred
sacks of money and ornaments buried in
three different caches-the crew returned
to the ship.
Thompson, however, had plans oil his
own. The first night out he selected band
of rufflans, the trouble makers among the
members of the crew, and persuaded them
to join him in mutiny, to murder the rest
of the officers and those of the crew who
would not take part in the mutiny and to
return for the treasure-in short to be-
come pirates and to fly the black flag.
After battening the matches and effectu.
ally locking the crew in, the mutinous band
carried out their plans, Thompson himself
driving his knife into the heart Of the
sleeping Captain Morgan. He took the
map-a careful chart made on the fy-leaf
of the ships Bible.
The other mutineers quickly disposed OF
the remaining officers and then offered the
imprisoned crew the privilege OF joining
them as pirates or the alternative of walk
ing the plank. Only one sailor walked the
plank.
The black flag was hoisted and the boat
was turned back toward the island. Upon
landing, the first thing to which attention
was given were the women. Thompson ap.
portioned them out to the members Of his
band, and while the sailors wer. occupied
with subduing their beautiful captives-
Thompson and three of his most trusted
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madam cspssn Of STE '%' 4ao. d.
Beaupre, near Quebec, was de-
stroyed by fire few weeks ago the ia
nous statue of ste. Anne, various relics
OF the saints and the old chapel in which
the statue was first kept were miracu-
lousy spared.
1t is an old and faithfully adhered
to legend of the parishioners or the
Church Of Ste. Anne de Beaupre tnat
party OF Breton sailors were overwhelmed
by terrible storm in the st. Lawrence
River in the year 1915. When 1t seemed
that nothing could save them they called
upon ste. Anne, the patroness of their
own home province Of Brittany in France.
and all members Of the crew joined In a
solemn vow that they would erect sane
tuary on the shore to the memory OF their
saint" IL they we're saved from shipwreck.
Their vessel was tossed about all night,
but early the next morning the storm died
and they were landed safely. Believing
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treasure.
And then the map disappeared: or rather
reappeared in hundreds Of versions. A few
years after its disappearance it began to
turn up in all quarters of the globe. One
story-verifed. too--is that Swede in
New Orleans, preparing to go to California
in the gold rush of 49, purchased an old,
secondhand musket. In Texas be had his
first opportunity to fire it, but the lock
would not work. He investigated and found
1t stopped by roll Of parchment. Upon
opening the parchment he found "the gen.
uine Morgan map"
The Swede spent his life in following out
the promise given him by the map but he
never found the caches Of the treasure.
Meanwhile, map had come into the
hands of Mrs. Estelle Duran, beautiful
Partisan society woman, and she under.
took the quest, She was never heard Of
afterward, and it is generally believed that
she discovered part of the treasure and
was murdered by mutinous ships crew
because Of her discovery.
A map purporting to be the genuine one
came into the hands Of Miss Genevieve
, Davies, an English heress, and she led an
expedition that ended in disaster, although
she herself returned safely to England.
Now young woman-Miss Sands--is
fitting out an expedition to go in search
Of the treasure, and her vessel, with picked
crew set ont from San lose last month
She too is in possession Of genuine
Morgan map"
But there is really more treasure on Co.
+ cos Island than the actually genuine Nor.
gan map would show. The pirate Benite
and the notorious buccaneer Black Beard
are known to have buried together about
$15,00o,D00 worth Of treasure in Cocos soil
That however, is scant tenth Of the
riches of Callao, which were hidden In
1920 and which have never been unearthed
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came to his aid. Another general fight
ensued, and when calm had come again
there were only three left: Thompson
and two others. These three turned on
the praying women and murdered them
every one.
Now they were in plight! Three men
could sail the vessel by superhuman
strength and skill perhaps to the main
land a hundred miles away, but their
course was the path of pirates, and they
knew they could not carry treasure with
them, for they would in such case be
shown no mercy il captured. So they
dragged out one sack Of gold and hid 1t
on the boat. Then they set out. They
were not caught by pirates, but storm
drove them far from any land, and they
were caught by Peruvian warship, trans
ferred from their vessel as prisoners and
taken to Callao, where there was much
anxiety about the fate of Capt. Morgan's
vessel Because the ship was recognized,
Thompson told story that brought about
the immediate hanging Of the two sailors.
He himself, however, was not taken to the
gallows because he was needed to direct
another vessel to the treasure island.
A large vessel was chartered from an
American captain, who was in the port Of
Callao, and sail was set for Cocos. When
this vessel, the Mary Dear, was within sight
OF the island it was becalmed no. far from
another ship in similar predicament, and
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and Thomas Heating, his rescuer, became
firm friends, and remained SO until
Thompson's death, which occurred soon
afterward.
At his bedside he intrusted to Heating
the map for which he had committed a
dozen murders and which had turned the
course of his life from an upright trend to
the utmost constituencies of bearing
That is the map of which there are hun
dreds of memory copies and forgaries. Nor
did the end of Thompson's life mark the
end of the toll of lives taken by the Cocos
Island quest.
Heating and his descendants made sew
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during the night Thompson swan away
from the vessel on which he was quasi
captive and arrived safely aboard the other
vessel
Thompson had told the captain OF the
vessel to which he had escaped of the
buried treasure ON the island, and a bar
gain had been quickly made.
For two months they sailed about South
American waters, and then the vessel with
Thompson returned one day to Cocos
Island. He carefully misled the explora-
ton party, and after a week the cap
tain of the privateer accepted his disap.
pointed surmise that members of the Nor.
gan crew must have removed the treasure
or that it must have been found by the
Peruvian party on the Mary Dear-that az
any rate the treasure was gone
Thompson was landed at Panama, where
he proceeded to collect a villainous com.
pany of ocean criminals and to plot with
them to ship aboard some vessel and mu.
tiny after being fairly out to Sea-to turn
pirate and seek the treasure on che island.
The plot was carried out, the captain OF
the vessel was murdered and the mutineers
turned toward the island, only to be beaten
helpless by a sudden storm. They were
rescued by whaler. Another failure!
Three similar failures followed in the next
three years. The last time his own crew
mutinied second time and he was set
adrift. His little boat was sighted by
vessel bound for Nova Scotia and he was
picked up.
This vessel was caught in the ice foes, off
the Newfoundland coast, near the village of
Codroy, and in the effort to walk over the
broken crust to village on the shore
Thompson fell into the water and would
have been drowned had not one of a party
. of fishermen, who had come out to help him
get ashore across the foes, plunged in and
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villains left the beach and
sneaked to the nearest of the
caches, where the treasure
of the least value was
boarded.
Then he ordered the women
killed. But two of his men
had become attached to. the
women who had been assigned
them and they demurred.
He shot one and the other
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anu tlat Is the
fascinating secret
OF Coeos Island
the maps, on an
cient parchment pa
per. each one quite
plainly fully a hun
dred years old, and
yet all differing
from each other de-
spite the circum-
stantial evidence
which seems to
prove each the gen.
uine!.
Miss Sands has
reason to believe
she has the map
made by Capt. Nor
gan in 1920, when
he and his crew
buried the Stats
treasure Of Peru ON
this island to pro-
tect it from revo-
lutionists.
i n q Il e ii o n
ably there Is album
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T. ROM South America comes the an
r. nouncement that Miss Jane Sands.
young English woman whose
father is connected with the British diplo-
matte service is about to sail from san
Jose, Costa Rica, to search for the elusive
treasures made memorable by Robert Louis
Stevenson in his intriguing Treasure
Island"
Treasure Island" is Cocos Island. 1t
lies about 500 miles due west of Costa Rica.
There is good reason to believe there is
S15,oo000O in gold, bullion and jewels
buried in this diminutive tract Of land five
miles square.
Miss Sands will head her own expedition
she will be captain Of a crew Of picked
sailors. She proposes to stay on the island
until she finds the gold.
This adventure of Miss Sands recalls the
recent expedition Of Christian Hemmick,
the New York and Washington society
man, on this same quest-the gold left a
century ago by fugitives and pirates on
this isolated land. Hemmick returned, but
in HIS disappointment he was not alone,
for scores of other advsnturers have gone
TO this island on the pirate gold hunt only
to come back more convinced than ever
that the treasure is there, but also con.
WINGED that it never will be found.
Miss Sands is sure she will be successful
she has map" which will show her
just where the gold was buried"
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If the shades of the old buccaneers
are hanging around Cocos Island
they must enjoy the frequent
arrival of new searchers with new
Authentic" maps.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-03
Will Radium at Last
open the Door OF
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No matter how bad your ailment. or
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Free service car at the Ocala Tire
& Vulcanizing Company. If

A colored man while trying to ride
a bicycle eastward on Oklawaha short
ly before noon today, had a narrow
escape from being killed or manned
He was about to pass the traffic mark
er at the crossing of Oklawaha and
Main on the northeast corner of the
square when a car came along and hit
the rear wheel of his bike, knocking
it around, throwing the negro off and
scattering some groceries he was car
rying in a basket on the handlebars
all over the bricks. The car was ex-
ceeding the speed limit and the young
lady driving did not stop to see what
harm she had done, but drove rapidly
across the square and on down Main
street. Unless she was looking to the
right there was not any excuse
for hitting the bicycle, as she had
plenty of room and time to avoid it.
The negro, notwithstanding his mar
row escape, made no complaint, but
picked up his wheel and what he could
save of his groceries, and went on his
way. A Star reporter, standing at the
corner, saw the accident but was not
able to identify the driver or number
of the car.
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NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judi
cial Circuit of Florida, in and for
Marion County, in Chancery.
Anthony Special Tax School District
No. 35 of Marion County. Florida,
Petitioner, VS.. the State of Florida,
Respondent.
To the Tax Payers and Citizens of An
thony Special Tax School District
No. S5. of Marion County, Florida:
You are hereby notified that on the
eth day of January, 1922, Anthony
Special Tax School District No. 35, Of
Marion county, Florida, filed a petition
IN the circuit court of the fifth judicial
circuit Of Florida, in and for Marion
county, in chancery, against the state
II Florida, to determine the authority
4 the said district to incur bonded
lebt, and the legality of all proceed
.ngs had or taken in connection there
with, said bonded debt desired to be in
Cured by said district being as fol-
lows: Ten Thousand Dollars $50, 100000
IN bonds Of said district, bearing seven
per cent interest per annum from their
date. interest payable semi-annually,
all OF said bonds to be dated January /,
1922, maturing as follows:
100000 Of said bonds to be due
and payable ten years from their
date, and
<500O.00 of said bonds to be due
&C Ecty c~D4C HCAAJ sCoAS LAWN
their date,
both principal and interest of said
bonds 10 be payable at the county de-
rository of Marion county, Florida, or
wherever the board of public instruc-
zion Of said county may designate at
he time Of the issuance of the said
bonds;
Therefore, you are hereby notified
that pursuant to Sections 1896 to 1902.
inclusive. Of the Revised General Sta
tUes Of Florida. the judge Of the circuit
1rt OF the fifth judicial circuit Of
T-Eart7a. II and for Marion county, on
the 18th day Of January, 1922. issued an
order to the state attorney of the fifth
judicial circuit Of Florida, requiring
II 70 show cause. IL any cause he
II. GIT have, before the Judge of said
court IN the circuit court room, in the
= arion county court house, Ocala, Flor
ia, on the
18th day of February, 1922,
At ten o'clock a. m, why said bonds
should not be validated and confirmed,
and at the same time and place, YOU
ARE ALSO HEREBY NOTIFIED to
snow cause. If any you may have. why
said bonds above described should not
be so validated and confirmed.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 18th day of January, 1922.
fSeal) T. D. LANCASTER JR,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of Marion
County, Florida
HOOKER e. MARTIN,
Petitioners Solicitors. i-1s-Thurs
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Masonic HONOR FOR SIMMONS

Our fellow townsman, Mr.. Charles
E. Simons, today received document
of which he is justly proud. 1t is his
appointment as district deputy grand
master of the Masonic lodge for this
district, which comprises the lodges of
Belleview, Dunnellon, Fort Mccoy,
Inverness, Mcintosh, Ocala and Weirs-
dale.
The commission is a handsome docu-
ment duly signed by Charles H. Ket-
chum, grand master of the Florida
Grand Lodge, F. & A. u.
Mr.. Simmons friends, both Masonic
and otherwise, are congratulating
him upon his promotion in the order
of which he has for many years been
a staunch member.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-03

Mrs John W. Martin of Jackson
vile, who has been the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. W. w Harriss, having come
to Ocala especially to attend the Har-
riss-Parrott wedding Wednesday, has
returned home. She was accompanied
by Mrs. J. E. Parrot, who also was a
guest at the Harriss home Now that
Ocala claims Mrs. Albert Harriss,
the daughter of Mrs. Parrot, her
friends will look forward with pleas
ure to frequent visits from Mrs. Par
rott.
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HICKORY, OAK AND PINE
WOOD, 81 LOAD, DELIVERED. r.
III. TODD LUMBER CO. If

If the judges in charge of awarding
the prizes for the best county exhibit
at the South Florida Fair in Tampa
are half as enthusiastic over Marion's
exhibit as Mr.. Walter Wells, who has
just returned from the fair, we are
going to get the first prize sure. Here
is hoping Walters representations
come true. He says the fair is real
show from beginning to end and every
citizen of the state who can do so
should see it by all means.
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Smoke Don Rey. That good cigar.

Mrs. j. K. Austin of New Bedford,
Mass, who has been the guest of
Mrs. R. A. Alfred in Jacksonville, has
arrived in Ocala and is guest at the
home of Mrs. McClymonds. Mrs. Aus
tin is former resident of Ocala, hav-
ing made her home here for many
years. 1t is with pleasure that Mrs.
Austin's many friends are welcoming
her.
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NOTICE

There are several cases of smallpox
among the colored population of Ocala
and vicinity, and all persons who have
not had successful vaccination in the
last six or seven years are advised to
be vaccinated. 1t is the policy of the
state board of health not to quaran-
tine smallpox. Board of Health,
CITY of Ocala.
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News has been received in Ocala of
the critical illness of Mrs. Belle Mer-
shon in Miami. Mrs. Mershon and her
son, Mr.. Luther Mershon, are former
residents of Ocala, and their friends
will regret to hear of Mrs. Mershon's
illness.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-03

Mrs. r. T. Weaver has gone to At
lanta to attend the spring millinery
opening of the wholesale houses in
that city. Mrs. Weaver goes as buyer
for the Elite Shop, and new goods
will be arriving daily in a few days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-03

We are glad to report that Mrs. A.
j. Leavengood, who has been so crit
ically i'll for the past few days at her
home on North Magnolia street, is
very much improved this afternoon.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-03

Mrs. Robinson and Miss Annie Rob
inson, of Baltimore, have arrived in
Ocala and are comfortably located at
the home of Mrs. Creson. Mrs. Robin
son and Miss Robinson for several
years have spent their winters in
Ocala and it is with pleasure that
their friends welcome them again.
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VALENTINES at The Gift Shop. 81

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rheinauer,
who have been staying in Ocala for
several months, will leave tomorrow
for Lake Weir, to occupy their home
there.
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INSURANCE

When you want reliable insurance,
fire or life, let me show you the propo-
sitions offered by some of the strong
est companies in the land.
2-3-tf F. W. DITTO, Agent.
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Mrs. w. H. Henry has as her guest
her sister, Mrs. Delaplane, from Della
phane, Va, who intends to spend
some time in Ocala.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE

The firm of Roberts & Spencer has
this day been dissolved, c. V. Roberts
assuming all Indebtedness of said firm
and taking over all assets. The new
style of the firm viii be G. V. Roberts
a. Company.
January 81, 1922.
C. ". Roberts.
Barnard Spencer. 2-Stthurs
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Mr.. A. E. Gerig has returned from
visit to Jacksonville. He went on
business, but treated himself to hear
ing Sousa's band.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-03

w. X. Lane, M. d., physician and
surgeon, specialist eye, ear, nose and
throat. Office over and 10 cent store,
Ocala, Fla. If
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THE AVERAGE public hath tub is
a nuisance and ought to give place to
Aliens private portable bath outfit.
Escape possible lurking disease
germs by using Aliens. Get Aliens
shampoo brush and shampoo yourself.
Phone 1877. R. C. Loveridge Afent. ct
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GUARANTEED EGGS-We deliver
weekly to customers fresh eggs
guaranteed-at the retail market
price. Why buy eggs of unknown
origin and uncertain age? A letter
or card will bring good ones. J. E.
Baxter, Route A, Ocala, Box. 49, st
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Mr.. C.. A. Marks, one of the Sea-
boards most popular passenger con-
ductors, is in the city, a witness in a
suit against his road.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-03

Mr.. Edwin S. Gernant, accompanied
by Mr.. VIM. E. Clark of Mount YER
non, N. Y, left this morning by auto
for several days trip to points in
the southern part of the state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-03

You can always find complete line
of sterling silver table cutlery at Sam
T. Wilson's jewelry store in the Har-
rington Hall block. If