Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1919 — MAN IN JAIL AIDS PRESIDENT [ARTICLE]

MAN IN JAIL AIDS PRESIDENT

California Convict Prevents Sale of Wilson Ranch for Delinquent Taxes. *Los Angeles. Cal—George A. Fox, convicted of obtaining money by false pretenses, prevented the sale of President Wilson’s ranch in Riverside county for delinquent taxes by paying them himself, it became known here when Fox, in the county jail, received a telegram of thanks from J. P. Tumulty, the president’s secretary. “I considered it my patriotic duty,” was the only comment Fox made. The tax bill was $37.21. The property Is 61 acres in extent and was purchased before Mr. Wilson became president.