Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-11
GUESSING ON
RICHEST MEN
NEW PASTIME
Wall Street Puts Henry and,
Edsel in List With
Rockefeller.
G. F. BAKER ALSO SHINES

NEW YORK, March 11-Wan Street
has contracted its brow and Is specula-
lively chewing at the end of a fraycd
pencil A great guessing contest Is on.
Not concerning pears or bulls or foreign
exchange or the political situation in
Patagonia. Nothing so simple. Five citi-
zens of the United States are known to
have paid an income tax on a net in
come Of $5,000000 a year last year. The
Revenue Department has been appealed
20 for the identity of this quintet, but
the Revenue Department is not saying.
1t never does. And so Wall Street is
guessing.
Wall Street sieuths have made some
progress and have positively determined
that two of the privileged five-mtllion-
dollar citizens are Michiganites, while
the remaining three come from this
city. Going still further with their de-
auctions, the financial ''Hawkshaws'' be-
ieve fer a certainty that the Fords-
Henry and Edsel-are the Michigan
members OF the exclusive high-paying
income tax clique. The elder FOrd's ex-
tensive holdings are known to insure
him an income well in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000, 900. Edsel is a large
stakeholder in his fathers company and,
together with his tractor company, is be-
neved to qualify for membership.
NEW WORKERS SAY
JOHN D., RICHEST.
But when it comes to the New York
members Of this particular quintet the
local 'Sherlocks" have torn their hair
and wilted their collars in their concen-
trated exertions and admit they are
stumped. One guess is as good as an
other John D. Rockefeller, Sr.; John D.,
Jr.; George T. Baker, Cahrles NJ.
Schwab, Thomas f. Ryan, J. P. Nor
gan and William Rockefeller have been
brought forward as most likely candi-
dates. In fact, John D., Sr., is positively
believed to be one of the three.
1t is doubtful whether John D. knows
his exact income. The "oil kings" rail-
roads and banks and oil wells and mines
and interests in other enterprises, Wall
Street has figured, must yield him the
necessary income to be classed with the
elite. John D, Jr. is also receiving
serious consideration in view Of the.
large transfers of property being made
over to him by his father. John D., ST..
1t is known. has steadily placed the jun
Tor in control and ownership Of valuable
properties in recent years.
BAKER LIKELY
ONE OF THREE.
George f. Baker, the banker, with his
large railroad interests and holdings In
numerous industrial corporations. is an
other who may be one of the three. 20.
F." is not so well known to the public ct
large, but he can write checks quite as
large as the next man. Charles NJ.
Schwab, with his steel holdings; j. Z.
Morgan, the international banker; VII
liam Rockefeller (the SILENT; Thomas 2.
Ryan, Of copper fame-may be one On
the favored three.
Those Of the Wall Street element who
believe in a bunch declare it will be a
family affair-two Fords from Michigan
and three Rockefellers from New York.
And, also, Wall Street is wondering:
Perhaps some unknown who has not yea
flashed across the financial armament is
one of the three local members. If so,
who is he? The contest is waxing hot
and merry.