Show BAFFLED MILLIONAIRES Philadelphia Item P A B Widener tells this story on himself It is the custom of one of the railway board of directors of which he heis heIs heIs is a member to pay each director who attends a board meeting 20 and the money due the absentees Is divided among those present On one day when the board was scheduled to meet Mr WIdener fig that the snow and cold would keep the other members away from the meet ing and he determined to attend and thus secure the fees tees of all the absentees as well as his own fee tee Not that Mr Ir Widener needed the money but he chuckled as he thought of the joke he h would have on all RII his hla hi fellow directors So he put up with the Inconveniences and dangers of the storm and made his way to the boards meeting place His Hi amazement was complete when whim he en ell entered entered the room and found that every other member had preceded him The Tha Intended Joke was too good and he S S frankly told of ot his purpose In turning out on such a wretched and day The other board members laughed S heartily and before many minutes had elapsed all had confessed that they were present as a result of the same S mental figuring Each had thought as Mr Widener had that he would cap capture capture capture ture his own and all his fellow mem mom members members bers fees But each had to ge satis satisfied lied fled with the usual 20 |