RAFFLING A HUSBAND

Evening Star, Issue 17543, 24 December 1920, Page 3

RAFFLING A HUSBAND

WOMAN'S SACRIFICE POK SAKE OP HER CHILDREN. The high Cost, of Living recently led a Chicago widower to offer his baby boy for sale. This was follow3d by a woman who was willing to sell herself "in order to save the life of her consumptive husband. These cases are now eclipsed by the offer of a wife to sell or ralrie her husband so that their seven beautiful children may have a fair chance in life. She is supported by her husband, Carl Russell, of Rockland, near Boston; auri, while he suggests a sale by auction should a lottery bo a breach of the law, the wife, Lillian, who is 29, prefers a raffle .because, she says, this would give women of small means au equal chance with their wealthier sisters of obtaining what she obviously considers a great prize, for she describes her husband as a " most distinguished gentleman," and "just the type that appeals to a woman, a blue-blood American, and a distant relative of the late Hetty Green." The conditions of the lottery are that the J husband has a percentage of the money paid for the tickets, which can only be bought by whites in normal health,- and by this arrangement the winner would gain wealth as j well as a " wonderful man." I Mrs Russel thinks there must be 20,000 I women in the United States who would in- | vest sdol. each for the chance of securing I a good husband. If these 20,000 tickets were disposed of Mrs Russell would give j 75,000d0l of the proceeds to his wife and children and us-3 the remaining 25,0C0d01 to start in business. If, however, it has to ibe an auction, Mr Russell decl*™- +Ht the [bidding will have to start at 20,000d01.