South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03

his household, The Annalist presents
TO him the record that shows he
spent last year S4,733,1O9,76O, or
nearly as much as the whole of the
$4,000. 900. 900 wartime bond issue.
In the course OF its preparation
Father Knickerbocker had access %
the table Of daily expenditures from
which this tremendous total was
evolved, and he confessed himself
staggered by some of the items. The
$4,000 for tips was a debit which
he acknowledged he incurred un-
thinkingly, and with no appreciation
Of the amount to which it totalled.
He was surprised, too, 70 learn that
his family consumed s147,945 worth
OF CONNECTIONS daily, and pondered
whether this might not have some
bearing on the doctors services,
which. It was found, averaged a cost
Of S7O,245 a day. and entailed the
daily purchase of $257,7O worth of
drugs.
Rent Bill S2,71O.123 a Day.
He conte1ded. though, that his
rent was not excessive, even at So
1923 a day, for the privilege of
living in the greatest city in the
world where, he pointed out, rents
might well be expected 10 be high.
And, In view Of the establishment
he maintained he didn't consider
s192.432 for light and s390.021 for
heat a disproportionate daily ex-
pense.
IL oegartod Coo ttot too 81 SAT
1875 each day and domestic service at
S130,501 was no more than a man
OF his position must expect to pay.
Laundry at s1s,s97 a day did no
more than keep the family present
able, and he had no regrets for the
s35,332 daily which went TO private
schools, the S116,473 for the support
of the public school system, the
S54,794 to charity, or the S29,15S
which the family spent each day for
newspapers. These were necessary
expenses that the head of any family
should be glad to face.
He was a little surprised when he
discovered that il cost him $377,92
a day to clothe his family, and was
frankly dumfounded at the item Of
$2.767,O daily for food. He was
sure II hadn't cost anything like
that when he was a boy and. as for
the $780, 600 daily which his sons
and some OF his daughters-spen
for alcoholic drinks, he declared he
meant to speak to them about Z.
His own tobacco was something he
wouldn't give up, even though he
hadn't supposed he and the bows
smoked S165,7sO worth each day.
However, when he bought Manhat-
tan island 294 years ago. he had
sealed the pact with the ceremonial
smoking of peace pipe with its In
dian sellers, and he wasn't going -
break a habit Of such standing. AS
for his automobiles which. including
cost him S663,534 daily, Father
Knickerbocker argued that he was
getting po-tly and after the success
he had made OF his life he was en-
titled TO some ease. He pointed TO
the item of SSO6,O94 a day paid for
other forms Of transportation as
proof that he couldn't be accused of
snobbishness.
The mail. telephone, and express
at S236,O35 a day were business ac-
cessories that he couldn't do without,
and s73.3S6 daily for advertising was
little enough. he thought, for a bust
ness man of his caliber.
The Daily Commissions.
Commissions OF $215,S1O daily on
stock and bond transa ctions consti-
tuted a tax which Father Knicker-
booker admitted. with a grin, he was
quite willing TO pay. since he often
profted on his excursions into the