The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-08
Creates His OWn Religion
PMIanthrOpist Rich Man

MCKINNEY, Texas June s.-0us
N1 Wilson. an soyearold bachelor
who lives near here. has peculiar
theory Of life. Can u religion or
creed 10 you Will
lie would glye the world the im'
preston ho Is an unbeliever. that
he Is unchRrtahlo. But all the
while hlu doeds speak the contrary
He'd deny heatedly that ho gives
most generously But the fact 10
that Ia money and properly he has
given outright one million dollarhl
lie would slam the door Ia your
face enc minute and the next hand
you check for ti5,000--if you
really needed II.
The secrecy which A NJ Wilson
those are his initials. but every.
one calls him Ous-throws about
his gifts makes u difficult 10 OBJ
tain a complete list, These. how
ever. are known.
Twelve big houses. 20 autos, ono
bungalow. many cancelled pFomls'
sorry notes. two school houses. many
acres OF land, and thousands Of dol
lars in cash
once thousand acres OF rich
land adioined the crude little los
cabin In which hn lives. lie has
given all away except 100 acres.
which he keeps Tor tenant family
living In the hut with him. Gus
has always lived horo, his father did
before him.
lie seldom gives when asked for
aid, lie loves 10 surprlae and play
Santa when least expected.
No, long ago. on his way 20 Nc
kinney. he passed farm houHe.
The entire family father. mother
and children was working IN the
field. Tho day was Aultry, Labor
must have been a hardship Wilson
held n mortgage on that farm
lie saw all az q glance lnatead
of proceeding TO town, Wilson i'm.
pulSlYaly turned his car and hur.
ricd back 10 his littlc cabin. There
he aelzod tho mortgage. marked u
paid" and drove back 70 tho farm.
Not willing 10 make q show Of HIS
generosity. no edged his way into
the farmhouse unnotleed. and placed
tho cancelled document under a din.
ner plate.
on another oeacaian he noticed a
crippled farmer In the field. Ap.
parenily no hadn't given the un.
fortunate second glance, But
when he got 10 town ho bought al
auto and sent Il out 10 tho cripple
with a chauffeur.
An index 10 his strange character
was cleaned when be donated a
chandelier to q churf II was one
OF the few times he gave directly
to house of God
Wilaoa spent considerable money
on the chandelier. and had Il In.
stalled. Then. some time later. no
dropped into the church building.
There bio found hts slit had been
unused, and was eaverad with dirt
and eohwaha, lie promptly tore Il
down and took Il home.
Despite his appearances. Wilson
Is rich. He has loancd much money
at interest, Bu. HIS policy regard
ing these obligations IL quaint. II
a man Is able 10 pay, Wilson taken
the money. i3ut II he isn't he viii
cancel the note or mortgage.
Some call this loose business
methods. But all hls iifo DO has
worked hard and saved ana His
Sits so only TO those unable 10
make both ends meet.
Has this unusual man ever had
romanee7 One Of his oldeat friends
say In Wilson's youth there was
girl. This maiden married another.
and thereafter Gua dropped all
matrimonial intentions. lie atllI has
his old wedding suit.
III had my way" Wilson Is
quoted as saying. "alI women would
be sent TO Africa. and an men
somewhere else. when they come
together there's trouble"