Word: schepp
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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Endeavorists. Leopold Schepp, Manhattan coconut importer, known as "The Coconut King,"* last week set aside $2,500,000 to found a most original organization. It will enroll boys of between 12 and 16, who will sign a pledge to abstain from bad habits, particularly alcohol, to comply with the laws of any country they may happen to be in, to treat their companions kindly, to make themselves better men for the women they are going to marry. If they keep the pledge for two years, they will receive from $100 to $200. They will be called ''Endeavorists." Said Mr. Schepp...
...Said Mr. Schepp to reporters: "I noticed in some of the papers that they refer to me as Coconut King. Please note, I am not worthy of this title, neither does my firm handle more coconut than others...