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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-13
MADE HIS FORTUNE
IN OLD SCRAP IRON

Next comes otto Wolff. who. In
contrast with Thysscn. is one Of Ger
mnny's newest rich. HIS money IL
largely made in the iron tradc-cs-
pecinliy old iron. For instance, short
~ after the war. Wolff bought a por-
ton Of the outworn British battle.
Bhlps which were salyaged for their
old iron. With the money made dur
ing the war. Wolff. obtained control
OF several smelicrics and later went
into the mining industry also. Re
Gently he has financed big CONNER
cial enterprises. especially a; the end
81 last year. when he obtained the
biggest concession In Russia that the
soviet government has 30 Ear granted
anybody.
Amongst others the fortune Of
krupp Won Bohlcn Halhach Is said TO
( a. =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-13
SHINES is NO
RICHEST GERMAN
August ThysSen Said TO Be
Country'S Wealthiest
ny FERDINAND c. 81. JAIN

Bh FERDINAND &. NJ. JAIN
UNITED Press Staff corrcsponaen,)
BERLIN. july i9.-Hugo SHINES
contrary 70 general opinion by
far no, the riches; man in Germany.
Gustav strrscmenn. leader OF tho
voIkrpartei, representing the big
buslneSners, ami therefore In pod.
ton to know. told the United Press
tina, SHINES figures fan down the
INC in financial rating In Germany.
According to strcsemanss. Ger
many'a weaithiest man IN August
Thynaen. the veteran among German
captains OF industry. and father or
frixt. ThyEscn. who was sentenced 10
heavy fine by tho French court
martial IN Mayence at the beginning
Of tho occupation.
Thyssen's main holdings are in
mining aud smelling properties in the
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THE STREETS OF NEW YORK"

This tense drama ofvivid action. ten
-eT .aEe theme with q climax the Ike Of
winch The screen has never known for
many years. is showing at the Broad
ri, Friday an ts.j-y. Il is full
q human interest stuff from start to
1oi>h with q smashing, sensational
cinaE that viii set the blood to
pounding.
co.'s First which will be the fea-
rlre for Tuesday, is a melodramatlc
.o'' a1ea ealing w;-h the experiences
q q young torger and a girl who
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undertook his reformation. The early

undertook his reformation. The early
episode of the play also reveal the
activities Of q band Of crooks which
provides some exciting incidents
For thrills and beauty it would be
hard TO improve upon the opening reel
Of DO and Dare" showing on Thurs
day.
Tom Mix is as usual overlooking
in his dare deviltry which IS unusu-
ally entertaining because Of the light
manner in which everything is handled.
Prepare TO cure all Of your i'll and
turn those wrinkles into smiles when
DR.. Jack comes 10 town next week
end with none other than Harold
.loyd.
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Christian Science Church

woes are held in this building
Fa-E sunday morning at II o'clock,
III W l-=Gay evenings at s o'clock.
Is free -sa6.-E in this building
q me public every Wednesday
t--- > TO 40 o'clock. To
5r5 reading Dol all are
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Church of Our Merciful Saviour

~ . Benj. Myers, Rector.
-1-h sunday after Trinity.
Holy Eucharist.
g. 81. Holy Eucharist and ser
service.
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4 new monthly hog-Slaughter rec
ord was made in March. when 4,S3
T91 hogs were slaughtered in eSfah-
lishmerts operating under Fedora
meat inspection.
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IC 4 WORD

Advertisement published under-sH
head at minimum price of 20 cents for
rs words or less, first insertion. Sub
sequent insertions, Is cents each. Ad-
ditional words, l cent for each word;
half cent each following insertion
Cash with order. Charge accounts, s
cents additional. Note of thanks no
tees, SO cents.
l and 2 cent stamps accepted for
payment. by mail.
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NOTICE

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that
.he subscriber, who claims 70 be seized
in fee of the undivided 360-1440 part
of certain land and real estate, situate
IN the County Of salem, in the State OF
New Jersey. and which said land and
premises ars known as old Odd Eel
l.E> HAN. in the Borough of PennS
Grove. and which land IS described as
BEGINNING in the pier road and by
said Guests land south forty degrees
y.est i've and siNty-four hundredths
links to & ditch to a stake, and from
thence by GueStSs Ian north fifty
eight degrees west ~eighty-nine links 70
q stake; from thence joining said
Guests land north forty degrees east
uye and SiNty-four hundredths links TO
the pier road: from thence TO the place
# beginning south fifty degrees east
et=hty-nIne links. containing one-half
au acre be the same more or less,
EXCEPTING THEREFRON. however.
q tract OF land described as follows,
BEGINNING at a stone in the line of
Joseph Guests land and runs ID south
forty-one n o~ne-quarter degrees west
Two chains eighty-Seven links 10 a line
ditch: thence 90 up the middle of said
line ditch south Hfty-Cne and One-hal5
degrees east eiEhty-nlne links 70 q cor
Eer in said ditch; hence (3) up the line
IF Aladdin Dale'S and north fcT-y-cus
and one-half degrees east TWO chains
and se~vcnJy-tour links to 9 stone for &
corner in the aforesaid line Of Aladdin
Dale: thence l4) north forty-eight and
aGt-halt degrees west n1neJy-rwo inks
TO The place of begnulg. Containing
-yenty-dve h~und-eGthS q an acre.
James SlIapklns died tntes-ate, seized
If the land h~ereinabove described and
LEFT him surviving his widow and six
children. his heirs at law. BY virtue
# the death Of the said James Simpkins,
- aforesaid. -he said land has de-
Scen6a5 10 and become vested in. by
conveyance or descent, the following
stated persons 10 each the share or
t- Lt.--.FG .L-.LZrrE- VIZ
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ING saI0 IaNNs OeTng NeT1 IN COMMON
by the said persons last h~ereinabove
named. including the subscriber who
Will make application to the Orphans
Court, of the County Of salem. on the
2fth day of July, 1928. for the appoint
ment Of commissioners to divide the
same between the said owners in the
shares aforesaid.
patcd-Tune 10th. 1928.
T. G. billiard. Proctor.
asst % Market st. Salem. y. J..
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OPERATORS AND MECHANICS
PLAY THRILLING GAME


when Hunter and again when patter-
son attempted to steal But best of
all. he was the biggest rooter for his
team and he surely made a ripping act
of il
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FOR SALE-Garage business, stock,
tools and equipment, also bungalow, Z
rooms and bath, adjoining garage;
splendid location, reasonable price. APP
ply Myers Garage, Pennsyillc. N. j.
4-G-tf
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FOR SALE-Red skin seed potatoes
for late planting. Orders taken now.
John humphreys, nears Penns Neck
Canal Bridge. 6-22-tf
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BUILDING LOTS for sale on Eivin
Avenue. Penns Grove. Harry S. Bar
Der. I-2-tf
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BUY MANURE NOW

Now is the time to buy at summer
Philadelphia stable manure
,S.05 a ton. delivered on boat or cars
York manure. S3f5 n ton. on cars
HENRI RFNNER.
PcAricktoMu. v. y.
Dealer in Farmers supplies 6-29-tf
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CABBAGE PLANTS-10O,O 900 late Flat
Dutch and large late Drumhead, s1.O0
per thousand. Geo. X. Pedrick, Ped
PedTicktoWn, y. j. 6-22-tf
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FOR SALE-Two Mack Trucks, 2h
tons capacity. Apply 46 Delaware Ave.
6-l5-tf
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FARM LOANS ON UNITED ST4TEs
GOVERNMENT PLAN

SO years to pay. no COMMISSIONS
Sharged, no renewals, no red tape: YOU
c o2 not buy stock in the Bank; loans
CIosea quickly. Under Government
T~lPefElslon. Apply direct to Bank
Pay no commissions to anyone. For
details, write to New York ana
New Jersey Joint Stock Land Rank 81
Cllnton St, Newark, n. J.. 514-tf
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FOL SALE-Model 80 Overland Sc
good running order; cheap to
quick buyer. Apply 29 East Main St.
Smyrna times., 1923-04-11
BEQUEsT FOR STATE SENATOR

Senator James McIntire, Glasgow,
Comes Into Farm Near SingerIy, Md.
Under the will of Miss Margaret A.
Gilpin, late of ElktOn, filed for pro-
bate in the Orphans Court at Elkton,
Md, Thursday, her estate, valued at
about 100000, is bequeathed almost
entirely to her nieces and nephews, as
follows: To State Senator James Nc
lntire, of near Glasgow, Delaware, the
Jackson farm, located near Singerly
station; Henry McIntire, brother of
James McIntire, to be paid $3.50 per
year therefrOm; the Gilpin or post
office building on North street, Elkton,
to Henry McIntire, Annie McIntire
and Maggie McIntire; Partridge Hill
property, the home of the testatrix,
to Mrs. Elva c. Denney, Helen Gilpin
and Fred Gilpin; residence property
on West Main street, formerly known
as the Merritt property, to Malcolm r.
Gilpin; the Bennett residence property
on West Main street, to Mrs. Elva G.
Denney and Miss Helen Gilpin; to
Margaret McIntire, $4,000; to Annie
McIntire, $4,000; to James McIntire,
$4,000; to Henry McIntire $4,000; to
Malcolm R. Gilpin, $4,000; to Fred
Gilpin, $4,000; to Anna C. Denney,
$500; to William H. Gilpin, $500; to
John Gilpin, $500; to Malcolm R. Gill
pin, Jr., $500; to Miss Elizabeth G..
Nolen, $500; to Mrs. Ella Roberts,
$500; to Thomas Saunders, $500. The
rest and residue of her estate is to be
divided among her nephews and nieces
The will bears date of October 13,
1919, and is witnessed by Virginia
McCabe and Rebecca ]. Dever. James
Mclntire and MalcOm R. Gilpin are
named as executors.
Smyrna times., 1923-04-11
Hotel Plaza, New York

One of the finest hotels in New York
They use only the best of everything
and when they find rats in their bag
gage rooms or pantries, they use
Royal Guaranteed Rat Paste to de-
stroy them, because this is the most
effective rat killer known. 25c & SOC
tubes. Sold and Guaranteed by
WILLIAM NORRIS, Smyrna, Del
CLIFTON & JONES, Smyrna, Del
Smyrna times., 1923-04-11

The body of Miss Ella Conner, sister
of Michael Conner and a farmer resi-
dent of Dover, who died in Philadel-
phia on Tuesday, was taken to Dover
Thursday for interment.
Smyrna times., 1923-04-11
At the MOUieS
AT THE PALACE THEATRE

Thursday and Friday-Irene Castle
in "Slim Shoulders.
Saturday Only-Max Linder in his
latest comedy, "Be My Wife"
Tuesday Only-Claire Adams in GA
Certain Rich Man.
Wednesday Only-AntoniO Moreno
in "The Secret of the Hills.
Smyrna times., 1923-04-11

Subscribe for the Smyrna Times.
$1.50 year in advances.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
new FRAUD LIKE
PIRATES TALES
Texan Offered Backers Wealth
When He Found Bandits
Loot in Mexico.
GOLD CACHED IN CAVE

Fort Worth, Tex.-A story which
rivals one of those famous pirate sto-
ries of Robert Louis Stevenson, and
that story of adventure of the Count
of Monte Cristo, is the one used by
William G.. Lambert of this city TO
defraud through misuse of the United
States mails, according TO a complaint
fled in Federal District court here by
United States Attorney Henry Zwelfel.
The complaint charges that Lam
bert wrote letters to one II. l.. Brown,
residing in West Virginia, and various
other persons throughout the country
claiming TO hold in his possession
Secret source of information when
would lead to the discovery of $3,OOo,-
600 in gold nuggets hidden in cave
in old Mexico which was placed there
by two former members Of Jesse
lanes gang who were fleeing FROM
gang of bandits,
1t was further part of lambert
alleged scheme, the complaint said, to
represent to the persons solicited that
he was raising fund for the purpose
of recovering the treasure, guaran-
teeing that all who should aid him
odd be paiG a $500 per cent divi.
dend.
ext OF Letters Sent to Victims.
I,ambert's letter as set out in the
complaint follows in part:
October 6, 1928 to all who foTe
adventure:
sand the pot of gold at the TaItT-
bows end"
'.Now that Mexico has been Off
cially recognized in full, the hazard
has been reduced by half 1t is so
vastly different to anything you ever
heard of before.
Indian Told Him the Secret.
! at is because an Indian Is the chief
factor in this instance, an old scout
of frontier days. that have such inn
plicit confidence in success Lock
wood (the indiana when fifteen years
old served with the famous General
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12

Custer and, by the way, Lockwood is
the only man who lives to tell us that
General Custer was the first, not the
last to fall in that historic massacre
years ago there lived a man and
his brother who were great admirers
OF the James boys. After the gang
was rounded up, these young fellows
found 1t wise to leave the country.
They went to old Mexico and after
some time married Indian girls Years
of successful trading made them i'm
mensely wealthy.
From this point our story switches
to the days of villa and his gang.
With his platform, he decided that the
gringoes should give up their prop
critics first. A few years later the
ranch Of friends was raided. The
ranchmen were spared because it was
generally known that they had traded
trinkets for gold nuggets and had
hidden them away.
Gold Nuggets Hidden in Cave.
Having decided that Mexico was
not the right place for them to be
and having acquired this large for
tune, the ranchmen packed up and
started for the border. A long nights
travel brought them forty miles from
the ranch. At daybreak shots were
heard in the distance. One brother
engaged In a heated battle with ban
dts. Believing there was little hope
for him to escape, he selected q cave
and hid the gold. All were killed but
one Of the wives Snd three young
daughters, who are still alive to verify
this story.
II am not much at letter writing,
but have told you my story a. best
could. A little more money IL needed
to finance this party. have arranged
so that your efforts may be rewarded |
with stupendous returns IL you choose
to contribute and appoint me to rep |
resent you. I promise to do 30 to the |
best of my skill.
The letter way signed Faithfully |
yours, William L. Lambert. attorney"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12

John Eisman, his wife and four Of
their children. ranging from eleven to
fifteen years of age, were taken in GUS
tody at Freeport. Ill.,, charged with
shcplifting. The police said they found
the loot In their automobile
Maintenance of way and shop la
borers, employed on seven railroad
systems. were granted increases by the
United States railway labor board at
Chicago ranging from l to cents an
hour, effective as of June l, 1923.
Samuel Henson, eighty-one years
old, pleaded guilty in the Galloway
County court at Fulton, No.. to a
charge of operating a still and was
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary.
Edward J. SaiIstad, missing Eau
Claire, Wis, manufactures, believed
dead, was arrested in California on
the charge of arson and admitted his
identity and crime.
1t is reported at Manila Lieut.. Us
born Wood, son and aid TO Cover
nor General Leonard Wood. cleaned
up from S1,000,000 to S1,200,000 during
the last two years on American stocks
and bonds.
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew w.
Mellon and his brother, K. B. Mellon
were awarded a cup for the best dis
play OF any one variety of bantams al
the Baltimore poultry show.
Receivers of the c. P. & st. L. rail-
road filed a motion at Springfield ask
ing that the court order refusing At
torney General Brundage leave to IN
tervene be declared not appealable.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa re
Railroad company added to its facilities
during 1923 $28,OOO,OO0 in new equip
ment This included 1900 freight
cars, 80 locomotives and $1,744,OOt
worth OF additional rolling stock, says
a Chicago dispatch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
Domestic

Three miners were drowned and six
overcome by gas at the Radium coal
mine south If BeIleyille, Ill. Workmen
inadvertently opened an abandoned
Ehaft filled with water.
Dr.. e. L. BOgart, professor of eco
Monies at the University of Illinois,
who was director of the state bank and
imperial mint Of Persia, declared at
Urbana, H., the finances Of Persia are
10 good condition.
In order to preserve salmon headed
for the spawning grounds, action has
been taken to promote the killing of
herds of seals, which are making in
roads on the fish, says an Anchorage.
Alaska, dispatch.
Fourteen thousand barrels of oil
were consumed by a fire which fol-
lowed bolt of lightning which struck
q tank of the Buckeye Pipe Line COM
papy at Corning, o.
Omcers nave been searching IrelSn<
trains along the Hudson water front at
New York following receipt OF infor-
nation that there is 9 conspiracy for
the smuggling of beer into the United
States from Canada.
5
49,
J. A. Christie was given a fve-year
sentence at Montgomery, Ala, in the
state. prison in connection with the
death of Mildred Kendrick, who died
following injuries received when
struck by his automobile.
William r.. Hopkins, an attorney.
was elected city manager of Cleveland.
o.. under the new charter.
Federal Judge Woodrough at Oma-
ha, Neb., held that prohibition officers
are In no sense civil officers and that
they are without lawful authority to
serve search warrants.
The winter wheat acreage Of Kan
sas has been reduced 1915 per cent. or
1926, 410 acres, according to report
Of the state board Of agriculture al
Topeka. Kan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
Happenings
of the World
Tersely Told
Washington!


Watson b. Miller of Washington has
been appointed chairman of the ma
tional rehabilitation committee of the
American Legion.
= Appointment Of commission 10 de-
ternine what alcoholic content of
beverage is in fact Intoxicating was
proposed in bill introduced in the
senate at Washington by Senator
Spencer,
49,
Shipping board officials announced
at Washington that the Leyiathan will
be laid up for general repairs after
Its next trip. 81.
President Coolidge delivered his hFst
message TO congress at Washington,
1t favors world court and opposes a
soldier bonus.
A lien for 81, 224, $50 was tiled in the
District of Columbia Supreme court
at Washington Thursday against
Charles w. Morse, The instrument
was filed by the collector OF internal
revenue.
Representative Miller NRep., I'D
was seated by the house OF represent
atives after contest IN which it was
charged that $4,000 was spent In mis-
election.
The senate and house military COM
xnittees at Washington have forward
ed a bill to Secretary Weeks which
would, If enacted, retain General ger
shing in active service after he reaches
the age limit.
An ambassador 10 Mexico Will NOT
be appointed until the senate at WASH
ington ratities the two claims conven'
tions recently negotiated at Mexico
City.
Charles c. Glover, chairman OF the
board of the Riggs National bank al
Washington, has given the govern
ment "a tract of 70 acres of land to Dc
used as park.
Awards totaling $1800.0O0 are made
In favor of the United Shoe corpora
ton by the communication mi1ec
claims commission at Washington.
President Coolidge has been invited
to address 10000 educated aliens II
New York, February II. A Washing
ton dispatch says it is likely he Wal
accept.
The country's waterways Will re
Quire $eS,328065 in the year beginning
July /, 1924, according TO army en-
gineers' report submitted to congress
NJ Nv ,A~,xNr
A bill to reduce postal rates OF
newspapers and other publications was
introduced at Washington by Repre-
sentative Kelly of Pennsylvania.
The interstate commerce commits
BisR at Washington refused the peti
tisH of the American Railway Express
company for increased interstate ex
press rates on the ground that they
nro NOT iuStifind
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
Foreign

The international Aeronautical fed
GRAFTON at Paris has ratified the air
plane speed record of 427 kilometers
SO meters COP miles, an hour. made by
Lieut.. Harold j. Brow, United States
navy.
Nine Mexican states are in open
rebellion against President Obregon and
Gen. p. Elias Gales, Obregon's candi-
date for the presidency, according to
information reaching Vera Cruz.
-
Marines from six foreign ships, In
Guiding two American vessels, have
landed at Canton and taken possession
&c the customs house aDd other. pHs' q
protective measure for foreign homes.
Warsaw dispatch says a large de-
felt has been run up in the operation
Of a government railway in Poland,
which has been operating since the
war. @
The wheat harvest of Italy this year
amounted to 81 100000 qulntals, which,
added to the 100000 already on
hand, will he sufficient to meet the
country's demands. says Rome dis
patch.
Seoul dispatch says the total pop
ulation of Korea as registered at the
end Of last year amounted to 1925
70
made. OF these. 17,2OS139 were
Koreans, 1886. 493 japanese and &c.
100 foreigners.
Forty miners were killed and many
injured when several transportation
cages fell to the bottom Of pit when
cable broke. The accident 0c-
CURED in the Nunneroa mine near
England.
No new American cardinals will be
created by the next consistory. 1t was /
announced at the Vatican in Rome. !
Two additional Italian cardinals will i
be the only ones named, the announce |
ment added.
The demand for the new issue of
gold money is so heavy that night .
after night messengers stand before
the doors of the Reichsbank at Ber-
lin waiting for them to open the fol-
loving morning.
Nine were killed and eighteen
at Elberfeld, Germany. Tues
day when a mob of 5000 unemployed
ran amuck. The casualties included
four policemen dead and four others
wounded.
The Nobel committee at Chrisfiania
has decided to award no peace prize
his year.
A serious epidemic of plague has
broken out In STEAMBOAT.
An Athens dispatch says sixty Com
nunists charged with plotting against
he government have been arrested at
vodena. They are being held for
France opposes any American cred
is in foodstuffs to Germany super
eding reparations as first mortgage
N anything of value in Germany,
correspondent was informed by q high
,ficial at Paris.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
Personal

Bishop james Atkins, for more than
a quarter of a. century leading fig
ure in the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, died at Little Rock, Ark.
Sir William Mackenzie, leading Ca
madam financier and railroad builder,
died at Toronto, Ont, after long
illness. He was seyenty-four.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12

Come in and look over our big attractive
line. All new stock and moderately priced.
We are well prepared for the discriminating
Christmas Shopper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12

Watson b. Miller of Washington has
been appointed chairman of the ma
tional rehabilitation committee of the
American Legion.