The Washington times., 1920-03-21

Bearing this in mind the following extract from shontss
January a. 1915
My Dear Daughter:
am enclosing check for $77s4s. which Is the total
of the old balsnces-probaby overlooked by all of
you Toose had in the savings department OF the
Continental and Commercial Bank, In Chicago. This
up those accounts and have to-day reeeiped
for your pass hooks in the names of both of you
in hopes could add $500 Of my own a. gift
but impossible to do yet The first $500 am
able to be for your deferred birthday pres
ents and hope that you will use It for yourself ana not
apply any general fund of the family However.
suppose worry about the of until get
in shape to send it to you.
With much love- YOUR PAPA
The great president of the marlborough with salary
of nearly $500 day. hasn't dollar to spare for his
daughter! Nothing spare for birthday remembrance
The great traction magnate answers his daughters
appeal for money opay her expenses-by sending money
he drew out of her savings bank account!
What absurd situation!
Shons with his fat weekly salary and his bonuses
and heaven knows what other honest or shady
of income divvies and okers in fat INTERIOR
ougb contractsShonts of millions, president OF
enormous corporations who rode about in his
private railway this man draws out pitiful 1855
from childs savings bank and hands to her to pay
her expensesl
No novelist would dare write such No drama
fist would dare stage such preposterous situation The
critics would laugh at it overdrawn, impossibel
Not dollar for daughter Marguerite could he raise
but for my friend Amanda -
Let the reader look in this little scene in Mrs
Thomas's apartment West End avenue as narrated
by Alfred the butlerl
when Mrs Thomas wished money she would ask for
it the breakfast table heard times her asking
for large amounts of money. Usually Mr. Shonts would
write check for her Sometimes he brought home
money in large denomination bills at night, and would
give them to her at the dinner bleAfred the butler
asserts.
''Once heard conversation at the breakfast table
thousand dollars that Mrs Thomas wanted that
day paw for something she had purchased and for which
a bill had been rendered. She had the bill at the break.
fast table and had showed it to him. heard him say
i think that is little extravaganza don't like 1t very
we'll She replied Well it can be helped. just have
to have it and it is not very much after all Any
way it will not happen again.. did not hear whether
he gave her the money not"
Plenty of money for my friend Amanda" but not
dollar for birthday remembrance for Shontss daugh-
ers Shonts writing checks and bringing home bun
dies of bills for Amanda but his daughter Marguerite had
better draw her little balance of the savings bank To
pay her expenses Shonts had plenty Of money to in
dulge Mrs Thomas-but not for his family And ShontS
was also very kind to himself with his money.
Was Shonts deliberately playing game with his wife
and family in crying poverty up the truth about
his millions and what he doing with themi
Here is sad wall from the poor president of the
marlborough
INTERBoRoUGH METROPOLITAN COMPANY,
I6s Broadway, New York
Office Of the President
November -.
My Dear Marguerite:
On of my situation here have brough, down
my own expenses which very large, down
minimum
For instance, have bought nothing for myself this
Winter and that Is the Pennsylvania Society," which is the
cheapest and easiest way OF paying mems dinner obiga
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