The Dolores star., 1924-05-16
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

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fOHENY and Snclar-as picturesque
Il as famous! So reads the headline.
III 1 There are some of course who will say
/ that the last word of this headline
should be longer by another syllable.
vNRMlv That is neither here there. This
vE1R6SSY writer holds briefs neither for
- against Doheny and Sinclair Nor Is
this article "all about the oil scandal"
The purpose simply Is to set forth of the high
spots in the lives of two Americans who both
picturesque and famous. They have always been
picturesque And they famous long before
the oil scandal broke.
Doheny Is OF the richest In the world
and probably the third richest American. His
property holdings International; so his In
dustrial and commercial operations. His several
homes are palatial. His Casiana is the finest
private yacht afoat. His money gifts and
tributions 10 charity and politics have been large.
His maine is known all over the world irrespective
of the oil lease Investigations.
Sinclair Is also very rich man, whose inter-
national property holdings and financial operations
have given him worldwide reputation The
American baseball world knows him. Wherever
men race thoroughbred horses he is known MS the
owner of Zev, winner of the last Kentucky Derby
and international champion. the greatest money
winner of any horse in history Albania tried to
Induce him to be Its king. Sinclair" is u garage
word among the 100000 American owners Of
automobiles.
So these two men famous. Irrespective of the
oil lease investigations In the strict sense of the
Woru. Anu picturesque! Nead what follows
Edward Laurence Doheny born In 1856 Mt
Fond du Lac. Wis. with a wanderlust So after
going through the high school, he went west and
became a prospector for gold and silver The
prospector gets someone to grubstake him, packs
his outfit burro and heads for the widest
country he can find. The hardships kill off many
The solitude drives Irnst of the survivors crnzv
Those that retain boti: life and are strong
ly Northumberland different from almost anv
other kind of man.
In ne
career as prospector to suit yourself They say
his acquaintance with Albert b. FALL another pic
turesque adventurer Of the West, began in 1890
About 1887 Doheny drifted into Kingston N NJ
I'VE need school teacher said the citizens He
mad to eat. so he taught school. He made head
of vigilance committee to rid the communItv Of
cattle thieves bandits and bad-men He got lot
of them. The rest ordered him to leave He didn't
CO. In July of 1897 the main street of Kings
ton. catte-rustler fired 10 bullets from his rifle
at him. The man known as a dead shot but
not one of the bullets touched Doheny who then
walked across the street and arrested the rustIer
This bad-man got long sentence In the pen for
his crimes
Here began the legend that Doheny bore a
charmed life. Another time in a town visit be-
tween prospecting trips drunken man started TO
shoot Doheny In the back. friend Dan Grady
leaped on the drunken and saved Dobenv
Death was cheated third time when Dohepv fell
down mne-shaft-and only broke both ankles
At forty this unsuccessful wanderer of the wild
places found himself deadbroke on the outskirts
OF Los Angeles. A negro drove past with load of
queer-ooking brown earth. Doheny took I'm a
handful 1t was oily. The driver explained tbot
II was breer'-brea, Spanish for pitch. Doheny
hurried to the pit. where the stuff was being ding
for the making Of cheap fuel He had never
seen even an oil derrick, but he smelled oil
Doheny hustled off to an old sid.nor,nor
Charles Canfied. Together they returned to Los
Angeles-wth ten cents between them which thoy
invested In grapes, being hungry With pjck onJ