The Washington times., 1923-12-25
j. s. IS SEEKING
HIDDEN COLD
PROMOTER
Postal Inspectors Seek Man
Who Offered $500 Per Cent
to His Investors.
By SYDNEY j. HUGHES.
international News Service.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. Is
Gold, glittering gold, buried in
the romantic Businesses Of old
Mexico, merely awaiting the arri-
val Of the adventuresome and the
fearless to make himself fabulously
wealthy.
Such was the content of Turing
message nabbed by the postal in
spectors that was broadcasted over
the United States with q profound
understanding of psychology. Each
message was written to measure"
for the person to whom 1t was ad.
dressed.
The author Of the enticing, mes
sages would have Jared far better
had he introduced his proposition
to any one of hundreds of pot
hungry novelists. If he had MIL
liam G.. Lambert would not face to-
day a charge of "using the mails to
defraud."
The treasure cache was "se-
cretely confided'' by Lambert TO
value $4,000, 900.
With a touch that would have
thrilled the heart OF a publisher
Lambert is alleged to have written
H. L. Brown, of West Virginia. and
scores of other persons throughout
the country, long letters, little
short of novel length introducing
Jesse James, Pancho Villa, General
Custer and famous Indian scouts of
departed era, as his characters of
fact.
In a cave there reclines 81, 0OO, 900
in American gold, placed there by
two members of the notorious
James gang who met death in q
battle with bandits, so runs the
story.
Lambert, so the Government
says, solicited wealthy men for
funds with which to organize an
expedition to this cave, guarantee
ing q divident of $500 per cent on
the investment.
TO those who love adventure
to those who seek the pot of gold
at the rainbow'ss Nend" reads the
letter.
IT doesn't involve oil, mining or
unbound gold, but it does involve
General George A. Custer, Jesse
James and Pancho Villa.
Were I but q novelist that
could forcefully put forth to you
all tnat l know of this true, thrill
ing story" The glowing missive
impressed it's reader.
Inc Indian, sharp trader, but
truthful and honorable" is now in
troduced, an Indian who remains to
tell us that General Custer was the
Ilrst, not the last, man to fall in the
historic massacre"
around this romantic beginning
the author weaves a beautiful
story stirring the hearts of his
readers and they in turn part
with their hard-earned bankroll.
me story tells of two brothers,
great admirers Of Jesse James and
ms gang, who found it advisable to
leave the United States. They fled
70 Mexico, where they married In
olan girls and through shrewd
trading emerged immensely wealthy.
Inen the late Pancho Villa, bandit
entertain of the Land of Manana,
galIops into the peaceful lives of
the retlred brigands, scattering lead
ana rum. The eX-bandits flee to the
Rlo Grande with their gold, but in
hasty retreat all were killed but one
wife and three daughters. But they
hid the gold.
1t Is through the women. sur
vivors that the author processes to
nave gained his information concern
ing the treasures location.
am not much at letter-writing,
but nave told you my story as
best could. A little money is
needed to finance this party. have
arranged SO that your efforts may
be rewarded with stupendous return.
II you choose to contribute and ap-
point me to represent you promise
to 90 so to the best of my skill"
Ana hundreds chose to do so, the
Government inspectors say.
rernaps the author has taken HIM
self to the cave of gold for personal
safety, perhaps he has bought a little
rOse-covered farm in Iowa with his
proceeds-who knows, yet the gold
is still there. for it has not been
put IN circulation, vouches the Fed.
eral Comptroller.