The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-11
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Ito illHgus~t-s Philanthropy
UIF 4 were starting life skinner
i Hid rapry MrN t' h'a Egnr
trM manager Sir skinner "ih quit
when had half "a million dollars inr
vested in Liberty bonds pack my lin
trunk apd Htrav suitcase ana depart
fUr thr Island uf Guernsey coz l'ufNr
where td buy q neat. small HOUSE
and sptud my old ago fishing. read
ms, playing aulf and thanking God
for hia manifold merdCs
"a wuuldu maroon myself on any
island FOR SO. 00h. 900 worth ~ liberty
bonds. skinner declared. "Whai H
tho use OF hayinE money % you I've
on au island whore you cent spend
.n"
Al least Ia live" cappy count
cred
"Hut why hole up la tho Channel
ISLANDS, Mr. RckHt
Folks don't pay income tax there
the old gentleman answered p'hln-
lively zone 81 out u tho world there,
20 tho world leaves you severely
alone. OF course, skinner. ia main
tain 4 t0-fgot motor cruiser and
when The JriHty COWS or tho Gucins
sey llrlfrn began 10 annoy me with
their mooinE. ia run over 20 london
or Parts and pun OF party hui my
official residence would uiwhya be the
Channel islands"
"Why DO your thoughts this morn
Ing stray toward tho Channel Ia
landsI' Mr skinner qucrcd. And
why would sou b. content with an
| income Of say go. 900 a Year,
son $50 900 q year I could live Ike
a King iu the Channel islands, with
n principle % d miserable half NH
lion and no chance 10 get my name
ia the newspapers. none VI tho dam
nablo professional upliftcrH o. tho
human race would rrgard mo as a
prospect worthy Of their steel ia be
lct severely alone. skinner would
[ nj have 90 SO in for philanthropy IN
my ola age. when what J really want
10 90 Is SO fishing
but. Mr. Kicks. you have never
gone IN for philanthropy"
You're whiHtlinE ] havcnt-on a
large scale. And I never shall New
srtheless. salnuer ms dear boy the
hattie 20 hold on 20 what I've got
tho unccaslug EtruEslo with tho
I philanthropy promoters who pro
mote Tor 20 per eent=-tumcilmes so
o. tho Fruta receipts has robbed me
of NOT less than 10 years o. my iifs
and ifIt mo "a broken down old man
| 40 tho ago of q.
EVERY relief society In Europe
| has had hack At me, and there
( isn't a day that passes over my
head that AM not requested 10
endow a homo for unWoddod
mothers. outrageous daughter.
homeless. housnnalds, deorcplt
seamcn. super animated barhcrp,
en-. or ruined bootleEEcrr.
SKINNER. itu terrible 20 think that
Iaficr bg years IN tho harness. bulid'
Ing up great. constructive enterprises
I making tho world move. planting ihr
I American fhE on rsas that haven
seen Il aimee Just amer tho civil war
furnishing employment az a reason
I abls wage for uurtatnuablt employees
rrrasinR tho ttids % happiness fni
I Tom. Dick and Harry and all ihrli
women f1lkn. fighting bankers g
mako them loan mo millions 90 carry
on with. WORRYING myself Hiek 20 pas
Z u back. doing my duty n1 a ci,iEur
and o., Tho same iims keeping out u
7 Sail. find myself ono 81 sac vic
wicked. crooked rich
why. Skinner. I'm presumed u
have horn swuEgled every cent have
out Of widows and orphans who en-
trusted lie insurance money 10 me q
I invest for them.
I'm presumed 20 have neglected
no opportunity 20 take advantage oi
weak. ConfidinE. three-piy moroni
who trusted me. but not IN writing.
FOR every man that says hs
knows have wings. two men viii
make affidavit that have 20 hnv,
my shoes made to order 20 III ms
hoofs and that my right trousers lea
10 extra wide Tor the reason that
carry n spiked tail concealed down
H."
"Who's been bothrriur sou this