The Washington times., 1919-10-05
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W. HEN millionaire Charles j. HOl-
w man died a few weeks ago at
his beautiful Newport home
both fashionable society and the country
Ct large read with some perpIexity the fact
that hs had left his seVentsen-yearoId
danghter Marian free and unrestricted
income Of $4,000 a year.
Mr. Hoffman was quite explicit in his
WilL The s50.0OO was to be given her
until she Is tWenty-one, when she win re-
ceiVe f2rsoO0OO IN a lump sum. And
eventually, on tie death Of her mother, she
Wfl fan heir 20 Armuea Han, one Of the
most slaborate and expensive sites h
Newport; a ane mansion on fifth avenue,
and the balance of her fathers wealth.
Mr. Hoffman vas very careful not only
to place no restrictions on the way his
daughter should spend the $4,000, but
barred any cruel guardian or court from
forcing her to economic. His main de-
sire vas, be said. that she should always
b abls 70 i've IN the style to which she
had been born OF course, she WHl have
to keep within her $4,000 Tor her personal
expenditures. but with her mothers sew
eral homes and enormous income to help
out there 81 little danger that the wolf VIII
Get very close to Marian HOhman's front
door
Money Is power. Civilization continu-
any strives to regulate The. possession and
utilization Of any kinf Oi power. II takes
the firearms not only from children, but,
eDcepl pnaer certain conditions from
gr0Raups The fact that money is a real
BoWtF and therefore dangerous in the
hands OF irresponsible or not yet fully
developed minds 81 behind the laws which
AZ what minor Is and what rights and
privileges g minor can have, Social In
teIligence has set an arbitrary age up 70
Which 3 human being is not supposed to be
able % fully control this power. There
fore & is that we have guardians, estates
and courts 10 decide bow much money an
heiFess or en- heir under ago should be
allowed % spend
What are the peculiar and changing con-
ditinnf which caused az Hoffman, clear
headed, capable business man, % set aside
these customs and put bis daughter out
side the prescribed iimitsg AND way Goes
@ take $4,000 q y6Eg, almost one lhoueaha
dollars week, 20 Keep 9 glrl comtoFlaplyF
a snort time aFo Vera kohlef- the SIX
w aaAHarA-AhA "a HAaH 49,
K0hleT, appealed % tie court % have her
yearly income ot twenty-five thousand DOL
Lars considerably Increased. She explained
that her eEpenseB we're faF % advance oL
Der income eRd begged that the sum Of
81, 900 900 Be divided between herself her
mother and heF two sisters. pa fact, each
member ofthiG family Of four received an
annual income of f25 900 apiece, but found
q d'hlculi % keep within bounds. The
court refused % increase this amount
Ihau take the Ead case Of Miss LoFeun
Carroll, daughter of the late Joseph D.
caFIoil. Who let her the income Of trust
funa q slbo,ooQ % BE paid her only until
she should come of age, when she would
FecoiEe her whole fortune. Il 90 happens
that fie income iFQm thiG fund vac but
$500 Q year end lhe young ElTl could not
I've on iE ~ 1915 thG court. therefore,
gFaRtea raise % li2.Go9. which siE mnnfhs
later proved TOO little and "a lugRearo D.
$4,000 was granted
East June the high cost Of living drove
the Woit % attacking Miss CarfolPg door
step end she asked the court for $50 TO
meet ne cost Of clothes, motor cara. food.