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Cttaso - . Astor ft . jfl y i;A n L M J Jf Luckenback worn TudrMight 1AM0 V world's richest baby! THE Who !s he? Or nhe? Qolden Ia th bahj' American? Or English? Now that baby Valentine Mountbatten, daugh- ter of Lady Louise Mountbatten, is In direct line Spoons of the late to Inherit some day the vast fortune was a time when ther Sir Ernest Cassel, philanthropist and financier, Ywere no "million-dolla- babies," he must be considered In line tor some claim t.i And not so long ago, at that. will the title. A search through the records Many a kid of humbler circumstances has just and the work doesn't hurt me oxcept pounding reveal that If not the fathers, then But she has many American rivals. us many. pavements keeps trie rather thl. the grandfathers or great-gran- In A ecoro of babies are now living the Unitcil Wool-worth- s And as for clothes when Patricia sat for the "Baby millionaires like the Astors and fathers of the present crop of golden Stati who seme day will Inherit fabulous for- and Goelets and Carusos maybe never spoon children were born into po picture with her mother that accompanies this tunes, from ten to a hundred million will know anything about playing hookey or hav ranging she wore a suit of woollies. these ertj. story plain Only without an worked for their e dollars In each case, and perhaps even more. ing a good scrap or picking their pals They living woollies come from didn't a shop. O. K. from the nurse, or the tutor. many times didn't know where their In Detroit, Mich., however, there are some They came from a palace because distant cousin, "Maybe when they are they'll be wheeling next meal was coming from. Often children who some day may be able to sign their Queen Mary, knitted them herself for the little girl. to fashionable schools in limousines when I was the founder of the fortune arrived Dames to checks for many times the $30,000,000 old before It assumed Back in 1SS2 the founder of all her wealth, then getting my first Job delivering typewriters at $14 at a ripe age or more which It is possible for the Mountbatten a week. Pretty good for an errand boy, I thought. any sizeable proportion. plain Ernest Cassel, was born In Cologne, Ger- would not be to accu- baby to Inherit. They are the children of Edsel "When they go for a walk It's with a nurse It possible His father was a banker, but when many. Ernest, a of When I I estimate the combined poten- I'ord. son of Ford, whose ac. i!.: ed for- tnd couple pedigreed pups. go rately Henry his own he grew up, determined to make way deliver a telegram, and if it's a e job tial wealth of the children whoss tune Is conservatively estimated as n-- nd chose England to make it In. I get S!i cents for it, and Ha cents for every other pictures aro on this page, but a con- over a billion dollars. So he started out In life as a clerk in Liverpool message I'va got In the book. servative guess would be a quarter of a billion dollars. IN ENGLAND at the big salary of S4.75 per week. Before he HECOMES CTIESTV How does it feel to be born with a gold ?poon retired he had become one of the richest nun in "Say, they ma have millions in the safety estimated fortunes of the In one's mouth? England. deposit vault. But I've got $150 saved up in THE of these stupendous the bank. And I'll bet they never get the chance Well, let's take a journey to England first and GAVE LAVISHLY before started to throw out their chests the way I did when 1 fortunes, just they ce what's happening. He hud financed the Mexican State Railways, out to conquor the world, would be stepped up and deposited my first dollar. Almost any sunny afternoon these days a those of Sweden, reconstructed the about $16.45. reorganized "My uniform may have a few gravy spots on be seen In In no countries other than the baby girl may finances of the Argentine, negotiated loans for it, but that's a lot better than wearing velvet L'nlted States and England has It Hyde Park, London, being pushed about in her China and helped build up modern Egypt by get- pants and having a governess stand around with been possible for men or women to aa the folks over LKtm. a whiskbroom in her hand saying: 'Naughty, "pruin," alias "perambulator," ting back the Assuan amass such sums. That Is why, naughty!' there call a baby buggy. He was one of the closest friends of that Prince when speaking of "poor little rich "I guess I the rich kids once in a while all the appearance of the buggy and the of "Wales who afterwards became K.ng Edward envy children," it Is always necessary t but not when I think about it. Why, those kids United ' nurse and the clothes baby wears there Is nothing the Seventh. search America or the King- will even matter out have their reading picked dom for subjects. ti. her from the other hundreds of boy-en- some distinguish He gave lavishly to and years for them. I read what I want, History and the girl babies that are being promenaded in their before his death gave a large sum for educational lives of Roosevelt and Lincoln are pretty good, has developed, as a result, "prams" by their nurse-maids- . purposes, to he used for workmen and and I put my nose in the dictionary once in a THERE princijielly United States and Eng- And when this baby proceeds to howl, while whenever I can. This stuff about mes- particular their children. land a feeling that, while these chil- IN senger boys reading dime novels is the bunk; I there Is still nothing to distinguish her when Many American babi' s have hem born to great dren of wealth should be entitled to never read one, at least. niirsey says: wealth. There is, for Instance, little John Jacob a major portion of their father's an-ddb- Vsien-titi-- "Messenger boys don't all shoot craps and that noise!" Xouise ilount batten e fruits of labor, still in justice to "Patricia Edwina, stop Astor, whose father was lost when the Titanic was Lady smoke cigarets, either. I don't. If a kid Isn't common society and the children And Patricia Edwina, being a good English baby sunk; Gloria Caruso, who will inherit the bulk Chicago, wealthy parents are taking pains to teach bank what he thought of rich children. Loo nt rich he can play marbles and things like that. I themselves, they should not be en- end not an American baby or a French im- of the Caruso and children some useful work of that time was a messenger boy in New York City, guess some rich kids think marbles are some- lby. fortune probably the Benjamin their regardless titled to all of It. It should go back to anil his answer, in a way, may be taken as typical thing they decorate hotel lobbies with, mediately proceeds stop. wealth: Robert Godot Jr., sometimes referred to the inheritance which Will go to their children. into circulation, is the view that has of the majority of his group. Uono-hue- , t'or-deil- HAVEN'T EVERYTHING EDWINA as the "million dollar baby," end James Paul The two little Ltulte boys, whose mother, been taken. PATRICIA "A fellow might think rich kids have it pretty in not a of of the late V. W. Wooiwortb, Biddle Iluke, recently became Mrs. Thomas "Probably I wouldn't know how to act front This has been product the s when follows the kidic-- and grandson soft." he said, "with butlers and governesses and It only somebody of a but I meet lots men than Socialistic mind. Far from it. It builder of the rhnin of five-nn- stores. M. P.oberts, are other little rich children who of million butler, bigger home he this is may palaces and prize dogs and a couple lis nurse to their that learns butlers. And when I tell them to sign on the emanated from the brains of con- But one thing is certain: uis'.ly apply for the title of the "richest kiby." dollars in sight when they are 21. But when you a citizen of Great Britain probably dotted line do it for a I mean. servative politicians and statesmen. very special it over to admit a lot of they telegram, America can claim the "self inade babies," And so may "Bubbles" I.tn-k- nbacii. of think you got there's the the world. only daughter "Kids with a million dollars are all right but They produced a series of excess richest baby jn drawbacks to this lap of luxury business. to paraphrase a mu' h useri expression. Mrs. Edward Lucketiha. li of Long Island, who is I guess haven't got everything." profits taxes and Inheritance taxes, a this Patricia Edwina is the ulti- "I was not born with any golden spoon in my they Fr particular heir to a furtune. al- THEY M ADK And though Leo didn't know it, and probably set of laws so stringent that it is the ARE SEEK mouth like they were. But when I use a spoon on mate heir of Sir Ernest Cassei, one of it be to know- what !;ttirt ' might interes'ing i.or doesn't know it now, it is just his quaint phil- most Impossible for the child of For in Baby Pe:::ry" and Jackie Coogan of rny thr.e square meals a d.iy 1 know who paid men England ever had. children think of little rich eh'.MiTn. that of rich children have come to wealth to be "too" wealthy when ht for and the food, too. osophy parents motion fame America has two children diffi-ient- the spoon She Is related to this famous Jewish financier, picture their viewpoints will be That comes accept. becomes of age. who s'and unequoled in ability to make money from environment, eductition, am! tie HE TAII) EOR IT now philanthropist and pal of kings through her privilege They realize that the best preventive of themselves. "feeling" of power which somehow or other comes "That's me I paid for it. of is What Is federal Inheritance mother. laziness, uselessness, regular play. present in lives of the rich childrt to I 14 THE Jackie Is said to have a million dollnrs in the early the "I had to quit school when was to do it. good for the poor boy Is good for the rich boy, of this country is as follows: And she furthermore had the good judgment Someone once asked a chap narnfd Leo S. bpr.p. But 1 go to school when 1 a now most 1 bank. An'l he made it all himself. night get chance, they argue, and, as a result, rich Up to $j0,0O0 per cent. to choose as her father Lord Louis Mountbatten. babies today are being brought up in a demo- $.10,000 to $100,0002 per cent. "Baby Peggy's" last name is Montgomery. Her So lhat some day when she urn talk something cratic way, the like of which would have brought $100,000 to $150,0003 per cent mother and dad were ordinary, poor folk, as people else besides goo goo talk, she will be able of right THERE WILL BE NEW NAMES SOON a shudder to of a generation ago. $150,000 to $250,0004 per cent. KO. until their offsinmg signs of knocking Children of rich to cent. to claim cousinship with King George and Queen the nowadays are being brought $250,000 $450,0006 per the American :nov,e puNr- for a roiv of admission up to play with their neighbors. In most of the 5410.000 to $75O,O00-- ,9 per cent. Mary and the Prince of Wales. FOR AMERICA'S "POOR LITTLE RICH" . pri'-es- coses the children do not dream $750,000 to cent is a brand now of nt. ,'e iii, (1, In actually they $1,000,00012 per now, while her and mama are travel- crop type, after having succeeded get- Eight papa are different than or rather that will $1,000,000 to Neither t,e no;- ,.ti had millionaire T tie rich children" sprinning ui this ting before the public but a few years prior to others, thept $1,500,00015 per ing, Patricia Edwina Victoria, along with nursy be different in the to come. cent. or billionaire grtiroifa-"ner- or country and few seem aware of it. bis His son will carry on, and that son years and a lot of servants, is occupying the huge pala.-- And if tb.oir the- Fathers of rich boys are to a unit agreed that $1,500,000 to $2,000,00018 per presonf ootionits continue until they These children are tod known to the p :h will hure in news of the world throughout Lane as Brook House. nre. of will t,e U- - their offspring must start at the bottom of the cent. in Park known ago, thev (it that t.nie fimon the ilc. 1'roUibly they w.ll tie k:".Wu :n a i.f... . figurative ladder and work their way upward. $2,000,000 to $3,000,00121 per It once belonged to Sir Ernest Cassel, now it world's riohest public sense. Their parrt.ts are rot known, Had iMiex rotne to America it is likely be ' was one which con- At one time to" .',:! olllion do,lar baby" are as would h .e bis success over here. For There instance attracted cent. belongs to Lady Louts. Mountbatten am! sMi.e day 'Ither. though their fortunes utn big j.poated M t do- - siderable publicity not A $3,000,000 to $4,000,000-- 24 was little Edward s,m of the McLean as and sometimes bin.er than the hereditary others j l.ke him have done it and are newspaper long ago. per K will belong to the baby. father in a western city, determined that cent. of Washington. fortunes of Ati,-ri- families. mg it r.ow. rcrtain NO Xo on knew the a. ; am-';n- of the Th' r- - on-- man who came to his boy should not grow up to be a loafer simply $4,000,000 to $5,000,00027 per DIRT THERE We refi r to that group of na n who came to this country tile would S'irii'- cuard-- d !' uiil's--- . In less 1:0 he accu- because he (the father) had money, made a pro- cent. hfil'.y lay Intient. lie wus tins from Bu.-s,- than years has Already she has been given a largr M;.. ? it. country or other and r.it'ht t.y den ami uiToar,b-- mulated a fortune estimated at $7:..fiftfl,iift0 to vision in his will which gave all his wealth ex- $.1,000,000 lo $8,000,00030 pet day i,r.ate countries, and phn 1;. toa-v- and gen- in ele of through - o Months before her arrival this a oT lei, (mi. a y(.t he is unknown $10,000 to benevolent organizations. cent. oy corps doctors and trained nurses. uine ability amassed a tot tune. outside of the cept fond mother dedicated an entire wing ff ii.isines.j , ,rcles of New York. He has purpose- The $10,000 went to the son. And so deter- $5,000,000 to $10,000,000-- 35 hr NOW THEY WORK There are a score of nun In N- w York "ity pr I'rook House to her use. It was ail done up ly tenia, tod so. not earing for publicity. minedly had the father drilled the idea of inde- cent. One ,1hv tlo- stole from h:s ron se alone who would fit this iptlon. Their hal'y away But bi now 16 40 enamel. chiiUren, email, will not be so pendence into the boy that the latter, though J 10,000.000 and over per cent. gloaming white ns miuht do and was struck an fortunes, vary front a nil 'o a hundred any i,ahy hy succi f il :n keeping (jlu of the limelight, and and about the age when a boy begins to know Then, too, the individual state No siclt of dirt or dust can accumulate t'le-- n that million. (jej night. his children's childten will have no cbanie at what money means, didn't protest. have inheritance taxes of their own, v.itlmir. itself visible. the of the l.tt'e Somehow they have nun.,o:,.,i thus f ir to mek.ng painfully I'suaiiy ",oor rid, all to do it. The case of the Garland youth, who Inherited and are not In the least back- from s they v children" is ren and smooth. Very seldom do keep the public eye. In this Moreover, the little bed. the little chairs, ey. line group will entirely change the a million dollars and then refused to take It, Is ward about Imposing a good one. Se destinies But will not their take darker turn". Such, however, they always. list of little rich babies. The "don't-care- " 'ii k of furniture in the rooms set aside for buy-u- poor names will another striking example of the spirit that, all In all, the law of the land case vas tiie of Nathan Leopold Jr. and Pochard Their children, pi. king up where they left seem strange ut first, but as time goes on of modern :e also painted glistening white. they the youth. is doing Its best to prevent children I.o'-b- murder'-- of the Franks in Cha oiro. off. will sooner or later attention. will more hoy a'trun l,e, and more familiar mid in the Garland point-blan- refused to touch the from into world in money coming this essured JJut Patricia han no king's ransom the shape They wer ions of wealth. Stit.ties, in Germany, is an of the to me example years they will he accepted readily. simply because he had not earned it, and he went of a fortune which they themselves of toys. Now, as a r'suit of that bitter exp- .n to live on a farm. could not possibly have made.

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