Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-17
BEST AND WORST PAID
OF THE PROFESSIONS
Lawyers and Movie Stars High
est SaIaried; Preachers and
Editors, Lowest.
New York Times.

New York Times. l
The best-paying professions in the
world from the point OF view OF the
great stars, are the law and motion
picture acting. In each profession the
rear guard may receive starvation In
comes, but those in the first rank are
in the million-a-year class.
From the same point OF view the
worst paying profession in the world
is science. Albert Einstein. one of the
most famous of living scientists. used
10 get salary in marks equivalent to
$4,000 year. and unless he has been
raised. the fall of the mark has cut his
salary 10 something like Sl7.75 a
month.
The law and the films are the only
million-a-ycar professions. kocKe-
Teller and Ford have been estimated to
make between S40,000,0 00e and SeO.OoO,-
600 year from oil and autos, Ford
probably leading. A big world-supply-
ing business is better than any OF the
professions. The quickest road TO
wealth is TO invent some Simple thing
that everybody wants. Those VINO
make a million or more year by
strictly professional activities can be
counted on the fingers OF one hand
possibly borrowing ono finger from the
other, and they are all lawyers or
actors.
Charley Chaplin, Douglas Faii'ban nke
and his wife, Mary, are on record IN
various litigatione as being in the mn
lion-a-year class. Motion picture
stars have no secrets Litigation and
publicity leave nothing confidential be-
tween them and the income tax col
lector. IL is not quite so easy 90 get
reliable estimates of earnings in other
pursuits.
Levy Mayer OF Chicago, who died re-
Gently represented the packers. half a
dozen trusts and a legion of wealthy
men. lie was reputed to earn more
than any other lawyer in the country.
in excess of a million a year. Samuel
Cntermyer estimated his voluntary
services to the Lockwood committee
and the State at $500 600 a year. aC-
cording Ia usual earning capacity. and
il might be deduced when he worked a
whole year for himself, that his earn
ings exceeded sl,O0o,000. Max ID.
Eteuer, the greatest trial lawyer in
America, according to Judge Shearn.
his opponent in the Emo will case, re
Gently made an affidavit that he re-
ceived an average Of "more than $1,000
a day" for his appearance in court. n
day in court is less than half OF Mr.
Steuer's working day, and his yearly
earnings are said 70 be somewhere
near the Si.OO0,O00 mark.
Economically. the next best rrofes-
sion is prizefghting. Jack Dempsey
was credited with making $500, 600 last
year, and he wants a purse of around
half a million for his next fight. Benny
Leonard is expected to earn more than
$500 600 this year. Law as n profess
sion, however, has this advantage over
its nearest rivals-the lawyer ordi-
narily earns more as he grows old. but
the actor and fighter lose their great
earning capacity when they pass their
prime. The public knows when an
actor or fighter is going backward
The public doesn't know that about a
lawyer. at least. not so soon. Reputa-
tion and ability remain abreast in the
case of performers who must please
the public. A lawyer is usually much
better than his reputation or his repu.
tation is much better than he. som,
lawyers, especially of the Critorca
type. begin to get fat and lazy whel
they grow famous and lose cases tastes