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NEWS AND OBSERVER RALEIGH FRIDAY MORNING JULY 16 1926 13 FRIENDS SEbKING KLIN YOUTH Enjoy Yourself This Summer be one of the principal defendants in the aetion that is to taken by tho claimants ia this State Mark Hopkina died in 1878 and the estate waa settled iu 1883 the bulk of it going to the common-law wife Moses it appearing receiving only one-fourth Ha died without blood descendants it seems After Mark Hopkins died bis common-law widow marrieu Edward Series a few years later and a few years after that died leaving Ue bulk of the holdings to her husband and his family Kstite Grew In Value At the time of Mark Hopkins' i al WnsU'wrl-nn Dl i 1 A 'mk Vl I a NIatAT A 4-1 0 niio Oilvr I8H TV OSlit tg tUl 1 IlFiaucijjino 1 a riuanui VUV Boston Niagara Falls Toronto and Montreal Canada with Fear Foul Play In Disappearance of Glenwood Sherin Last Sunday Night Glenwood 8 her in 19-year-old farmer living near Centerville Frtvklin County left home Sunday nijjht and apparently dropped out of the world Since Sunday Bertha Lancaster Sherin girl wife of Glenwood and Skerin of Nashville Route lus father with the aid of friends in Franklin County have searched everywhere without fiudinjj trace of the missing man Sherin was last aeen in company with Jess Currin of Henderson Thesa two boys drove off with Doc Kadford in his cir from the Sherin boat trips up the historic St Lawrence River and across Lake doVh his estate ia said to have lieen slued at but because of the great development of properties owned and great dividends paid iu stock he held the 48 years sinco havo seen it increase to what is said to 1m a very conservative estimate $300-00 JM Included in the estate among ether properties and stociv $136000000 in stocks and bonds largely of the Southern Pacific railroad $20000000 in property in San Francisco $12-000000 in property in Sacramento and 7o000 acres of land in tahtor- ia most of it near Sacramento A largo block of railroad stock is said to be owned in Kentucky while there are large amounts in New With All Expenses Paid By The News and Observer York and other states it is stated Norman Lee Freeman of High Point himself one of the claimants nd representing 126 claimants in orth Carolina marte a trip to Cali fornia about a year and a half ago oked into the situation thorough ly and retained Judge Longden who had previously been a judge of the 8 Circuit Court of Appeals in Illinois as attorney for the heirs of ic bulk of them in this State home but Radford declares that he rut the two boys out of his car about a mile and a half down the road Beyond that point nothing is known of the whereabouts of the two young men Friends of Sherin fear foul play In the community which he lived there are a number of blockade and some of these were with him fcjunday Sherin was not drunk when last seen but he had had several drinks according to information coming to his father No reason for young Sherin's mysterious disappearance is known He was apparently very happy with his young wife aad had never gone away from home) without warning before Mr Shorin the father was in Raleigh last night seeking information with regard to his son's whereabouts He described him as 19 years old weighing 140 pounds five feet eight inches tall with dark brown hair He was wearing his working clothes when ho disappeared Mr Sherin is offering a reward for information as to the whereabouts of his son udge longden filed the petition sking to have the original distri bution in 1883 aet aside and a new distribution made on the ground of raud based in part at least on the (intention of Moses Hopkins that there were no other relatives By far the larger number of North Carolina claimants are children of the brothers and sisters of Mark Hopkins or their children and are therefore classed as nephews and icees Some of them here and robably larger numbers in other states particularly in Virginia in which State Mark Hopkins' father was born are placed in the cousin Bulk of $300000000 Estate lass in that they are descendants his father's brothers and sisters Two-thirds of the i laimants it Is estimated are in the nephew and May Come To North Carolina (Continued From Page One) would then be required to appear to niece classification Settled Under Spanish Law The estate was Bettled under what show cause why the order of distri I known as the old Spanish law in bution should not be set aside as a California which is said to have A Wonderful Free Trip step in securing the redistribution been changed since that time Under Tho claimants contend that the that law it is stated nephews and ginal order was secured through fraud which they claim they are in nieces come in for seven-eights of the estate while the cousins got one-oighth It is claimed that the new position to prove 8 Census Bureau records of the Hopkins family from 17SXI on up distribution if one is made will be made under the old law and not under the later one which includes to recent jears giving much nitor in a division only the nephews and mation that was hitherto unavailable and which diverges at several points from the family tree are said to nieces leaving out the' cousin clnsi Mark Hopkins in 1862 ten years have been received from Washing after he arrived in California is said to have made the statement ton within the last two or three days This it is claimed simplifies either in writing or orally that he tho work and gives data sought was a native of New York This has been the basis of claims of people numbers of instances including the full list of the brothers and sisters of Mark Hopkins which is said to in that State to participation in the The News and Observer Is Offering this Summer one of the most attractive tours that it has ever given away free to those who are willing to give a few hours work daily to win the trip The trip is known as estate and has been a source of trouble to claimants here it is said However claimants and their attorneys now say they have definitely have been mcomplet before The Original Hopkins The original Hopkins so the roc ords gpj was Dennis followed by established beyond the shadow of a Daniel and Benjamin in the line iu question Then came Edward (Nedj doubt that the statement was erroneous and that he was bprn in Randolph county as claimed Hopkins father of Mark Hopkins who is said to have been born and This seemingly contradictory lived for several years in Bedford statement of Mark Hopkins himself as to his birthplace is explained by Va He it is claimed married Han nah Crow Chambers daughter of Col Moso Chambers He moved to the attorneys for the claimants in this way It appears that someone either Mark or Moses Hopkins or I'audolph county and lived on Crow creek where at least two of some one with them on their west our his sons Mark and Moses Hopkins ward trip was said to have been re were born it is claimed sponsible for the theft of a horse The government records received when they left North Carolina Horse show that Ned Hopkins had stealing at that time was a hanging crime In order to avoid the charge large family of children including Mark and Moses James John Mar and punishment for himself his tin Annie Elizaboth Joshua who be brother or someone of his friends came the head of a family instead Mark Hopkins is said to have claimed t)f dying young as the family tree Y'ork as his place of birth to is said to show: William Uhuza prevent any possible connection with Prudence Phoebe Sarah and Tolly the North Carolina theft which are said to be absent from the Court Action Expected Soon family tree and does not show Re Judge Longden and his wife along becca who is given on the family with the numerous claimants and their attorneys have been holding tree it is stated Join Gold Rush conferences in several sections of Mark and Moses aged about 35 and the state and have sought and found su respectively lott the home in information in other states in their efforts to establish the claims They Randolph county In 1849 for Califor nia in the cold rush having pre state that they have almost com riously worked in the old Krohn mill pleted the investigations and that the court action is due soon It ia for money with which to at ieast start their trip They are said to likely that it will te a matter of weeks even months before anything have reached California three year Eastern Canadian Tour It will leave Raleigh on August 1 7th at 7:00 and will consume 15 days The party will visit Washington Philadelphia New York Atlantic City Boston Niagara Falls Toronto (Canada) Montreal (Canada) and other Canadian points This tour will include a trip by steamer up the historic Hudson River also a boat trip across Lake Ontario You will have also the novel experience of shooting the rapids on the St Lawrence River The tourists will also visit Thousand Islands 1 On their return from Canada they will travel by steamer through historic Lake George said to be the most beautiful lake in the world From Boston the tourists will travel by a magnificent steamer on sea voyage to New York This tour will be given free to those who send in paid-in-advance subscriptions to the News and Observer entitling them to 720 points This free trip will include railroad fare pullman fare steamboat fare meals hotel bills staterooms on steamers and cost of sightseeing: trios An extra charge of $1000 will be made for exclusive use of lower berth in sleeper HOW TO SECURE THE TRIPS FREE! Any white person of good character may try for the trips All that is necessary to win is to secure sufficient number of subscriptions to The News and Observer to be sent direct through the mail or delivered in Raleigh or elsewhere by carrier service to entitle them to 720 points In case you fail secure a sufficient number of subscriptions to entitle you to the trip you will be allowed 10 commission on each $100 you turn into the office to be applied on your tour or you may keep it for your work You have nothing to lose and everything to gain THIS OFFER IS GOOD FOR BOTH NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS AND RENEWALS 1 later in 1832 and were among thos lice final action is taken but the who struck it rich Mark it appenrs boliof is that Judge Webb will hear taking the lead and making th the petitions and evidence in Greens money Moses working for him not boro or elsewhere in the western only then but thnroughout th part of the State as soon as is con careers of the two men venicnt Then the scene of action Mark went to bacramento an will shift to the State courts inCali established a hardware store at forma Victor Bryant who is as aociated with Judge Longden is ex street which it is stated is sti ill owned and operated by the firm that pected to make the trip west to purchased it from him or his estate appear in the hearing and it is pos later He and three other business sibla that other of the attorneys will men of Sacramento organized an go to represent their clients built the Central Pacific railroad The bulk of the estate if the re now a part of the Southern Pacifi distribution is made and the at Hopkins furnishing all of the tool tornevs for the claimants believa spikes and other hardware used i there is no possible chance of action its construction The other men wer of any other kind will come to Iceland Stanford Collis Hunting North Carolina While no estimate ton and Charles Crocker the qua has been made it is thought ljkely that at least two-thirds of it more tet having hecn known as The Four" of California Had Common-Law Wife probably will come to the heirs in this State the larger number of Hopkins it is stated never ma whom are still in Randolph county ried but after his death a womn It is hardly conceivable that the SUBSCRIPTION RATES amount would be less than $200000- 000for tome of the estimates of the By Mail Daily and Sunday 12 months $800 6 month $400 3 months $200 Daily Only 12 months $600 6 months $300 3 months $150 By Carrier Daily and Sunday 12 months $900 6 months $450 3 months $225 estate go as high as $35000000 which it is also claimed is very'con-servative News stories have appeared ia various papers over the state during the past few weeks about the estate and the work that is being carried on Some of them place the value POINTS ARE SCORED AS FOLLOWS: Daily and Sunday Two years 16 points One year 8 points Sia months 4 points Daily Only Two years 12 point One year 6 points Six months 3 point Tour Manager If you wish to en- News and Observer ter for a fra trip I Ra'eih- N- I am interested in tour Send send in this coupon receipt book of the setate at $50000000 All of them have been unauthorized and incomplete only smatterings having leaked out This it is stated is Miry Frances Sherwood (Hopkins'! claimed she was his common-law wife and was able to maintain her contention because it is stated she knew that he had relatives in North Carolina and the brother Mose Hopkins claimed there were no other relatives in order that he might get the estate But in maintaining there were no other relatives he had to recognize the woman as his brother's coinmon-law wife As a result it is stated that in some way she obtained three-fourths ef the estate It is also claimed by the North Carolina relatives that one Timothy (Nolan) Hopkins who was brought up in Mark Hopkins' home was never legally adopted by h'ni finding no record to that effect anl 'that he was not held as an adopted son Th-) eotnmnn-law wife claimed' that he had been it 6eens the contention being that she did the adopt ing after Mark Hopkins died a which time the boy was more than years old He is said to be listed a retired capitalist now He will all essentials correct and authentic and a true statement of the case despite the fact that it is an ex-porte statement in that the California de fendants are not represented in it THIS IS NO ALL CAN WIN Get busy at once arid send in your name Subscriptions are easy to get The time to start your work is now Use the coupon below Call or write for receipt books and get busy You have plenty of time You will find it easy to win one of these wonderful vacation tours King Given Powers for a receipt book Name Brussels Belgium July 13 CAP) Parliament today gave King Albert Mail to Street and No I Town full power to institute by decree measures to save the franc The full powers bill was adopted by the ehember of deputies 139 to 9 will four abstentions and by the senate unanimously with two absteutjsns.