The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1924, Page 3

HUGO STINNES SAID: RICHEST MAN IN WORLD Many Regarded German Mag-| |, nate, Who Died Yesterday, As of Untold Wealth HIS RISE . y’ Spoken of gs “Man Who Own- ed = Everything”; /Was Leader in Many Fields y the A. P.) . Who died spoken of Hugo ¥ in’ Berli yesterday nental Europe as the German who owned everything in sight, and from the peculiar pleasure he found in confiding the size of his fortune to all who would listen, the details o his vast indust enterp' and the extent of his mining, shipping | and newspaper holdings were never left very much in doubt. In addition to owning outright a Bertin! Hambtirg and Brenien. HUGO STINNES of Stinnes red control the i , and coal industry of Germany with Po his friend August Thyssen and “a few others, and occupied a dominat- ing position in the entire inland nav- He also di an shipping igation of that country. 1 big concerns, owned t of the potash Ugyasits of | Rurope, and in 120 w My hewspap paper milly Before t wi s A sonal fortunes any. She paid taxes on property worth n Q mark fortune Ww 000,000 ¢ Stinne sold 0,0 w compet alculations, reased during e War and the revolution to more than 1,000,Q00,000 marks, Great Organizer Although Stinnes proved himself to the greatest industrial rmany ever produced, he graduated, to speak, He had*the x of a worker, never from the workin uppea vias x0 vin ben. or safe man's wa his ment was Ante boundless “Stinnes, like most men of action, was a person of few words except when asked to discuss his financial d then he was verbose to dt tience of egot was no : need than His juvenility and his ‘love of toys. Richestin World He once stated a French inter- wer that he was the “richest man the world”! that he owned allj , and expected in time -to haps Hun- along without "he remarked with tragic gray- “aty, then addéd reflectively, “neither can England.’, He delighted in producing a huge bank roll, inviting inspection of its “thrown in the ring” should be thrown in the discard — and replaced with the new spring Lanpher. New styles on review at all good hat. - stores FRIDAY, APRIL 1 R TO FORTUNE) | in Conti- | or mre of the largest hotels | 1, 1924 Size, then restoring it (o his ‘pocket with the , proud revglation: — “all mine.” When he passed a newspaper office he would remark that it was| all his. When he walked into a big, ‘hotel he would proclaim that it all; He was not in the here were a, | belonged to him, loust arrogant about moments, his assoc Hugo Stinnes even jbe so rich. But jdured the fact w ates when eemed to \ s a rule he en- h fortitude A genial ier, Stinnes dis-! ty only when the| is fortune was disputed, He! h clinching argument. He} [would take doubters to one of his] Jhotels and feast them royally. { | “Eat what you like,” he would say.! | yal jlight in food, | never read books, saw nothing inter- | jesting in nature, and seldom was seen i at the theater, although he number- ed several of them among his pos Pee ions. My business,” he would say, “so {entirely ockupies my mind that there! jis _no room for anything else. He owned his first evening suit in 1917, and was persuaded to purchase } i | it hy Al Builin, creator of the | Hamburg-American | Lin Before | that he always appeared at dinners} [and banquets in what he termed his | working clothes. He was seldom ask {ed to speak in public, for he invari- ably drifted into a tirade ‘against the} | aristocracy, which he hated with all] whe fire of his complex nature. | | only heroes were men who! 3 [santa wih nothing and amassed! Gy icayo, April 11—In today's early | “Look at those high-brows,” he| Wheat dealings May held up a little | Dey uld!s: “Whnt dil they ever aq{ Pete times than the deferred que Caraany Whey’ lost the owat month After opening unchanged at ‘ “ito “e to “se lower, May $1,017. to \for us. yet see the airs they give theingal ; Ont te cae ee rel. d July $1.03% to $1. the | themse I.gould buy them all up ae This| market, underwent @ slight general pand never miss the money.” This ' wade’ taverita’ (eeeace (rebar ERE d then scored a trifle advance tt of his Socialistic beliefs, Yet Stinnes himself did not start | with nothing. He belonged to an} eminent Jewish fainily long in com-| merce, and 1 substantial aid Trom his father after completing his studies in a technical school. He born Feb. 12, 1870, and from earli boyhood was trained in the princi- ples of commerce and trade. When the World Wa broke |Europe, Stinn: business in Gustein. tria’s ultimatum to Serbia and in-} jstantly recognized it as war. He! | hurried to his Muelheim home, spent | 14 hours in the telephone cell of his! private apartment, and when he emerged all hig enterprises were on a war basis. Led One Party | Politically, Stinnes was an idol of| the German People’s y, formerly | the National Liberals, which he said to have financed after the rev olution. During the — Inter-Allied! discussions on the German indemnity a in the summer of 1920, Stin-| nes’ defiant stand as a National Lib- eral was blamed for the failure to} come to immediate terms. It was at) erence, when taken to ta arrogant attitude, chat | d the assembly with the statement: “I have purpose of over He not come here for the being polite.’ In the years that followed, how-} ever, he became more pacific, and urged the German people to adopt a policy of work and production, which he declared was the only ‘ation for the war-torn nation. | of Stinnes| The most human side seemed to be domestic. He would| spend houfs in the company of his children, fashioning new toys for them and mending old ones, or ching the stores of Muclheim fo be seen plodding along the street with a group of blackened mihers, | or else clinging to a strap in a street |car surrounded by his: workers, who | treated him as ong of their number. | His apartments were modest, al | though ‘he owned the hotel in which jhe lived. His country place outside} | Berlin was a simple cottage with a little garden. He bought no pictures or Statues, for they were worthless, so ae thought. ‘ 0 Stinnes had two favorite One was that he cou'd buy | anyone in Central Europe ‘s .thout. missing the money, and the other that he never had seen the furmer German Emperor, and wouldn't have turned his head to look at hina 1 gn the | stréet, TRADE AGENT (Continaeg trom from reve 1) f Rohrer, Betty Loft- si Schroeder, Mrs. | Mary Simon, W. B, Couch, Mildred | Pederson, Stair, and Pcudrson, ; Mooney, Char) Effie Roker, + rs. D.C. Scothora, ‘Robert Zeer, | E J. Hammel, Esther Katz, Louise iHernde, Durothy, Roser, George San- rdith Gussner. Bornice Joslin, . Sorenson, 1 Ktudt, Miss Rigler, Lillian Ricier, Cfell G: j Elmer Berquist, ! ¢ Marie Manning, Alberta Pasrict Pearson, . Adele «Ki ufnian, Mrs. A. Johannsen, Jeanette Swartz, Arthur Nathan, Henry Duemeland, Henry Halverson, , Geotge Hum- phreys, V. J. Elert, Mrs, Kdwin Stanton, Edna MosbrueKer, Dorothy Vetter and Norma May Hollensworth. Express Appreciation The’ Business and Professional { Women’s club issued the following statement toda: “The Business and Professional Women's’ Club want to thank most cordially all the business firms of the city who lent’ theif’ support to the. Carnival. Without their coop- eration, the Club.could’ not attempt a program of this extent, which, while serving as an advertising me- sk +} No. BY MANY HERE}* THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE dium for the merchants, also nets a neat sunv to treasury funds. The Association of Commerce not only fostered and encouraged the Carnival | but gave its secretary to the cast,} and the city as a whole gave its} mayor. | wag one of the tat. tempts of Miss Izabella Cochrane in directing in her home town and the results, were most satisfactory. The} ¥ that the city does not appre the assistance that stage! nana Melville, with his helpers, giv teur performe H patience and foresight adm able. ‘i STATE IS HELD GREAT EMPIRE _|: BY DR. COULTER |::: at o (Continueg from page 1) opment ef the rich reseurces at our) + doors. the ingt ut Young People “North Dakota is a state of young!” people with all the vigor, force, in-} dustry, confidence and perseverance to be found any place on all the con- tinent, Taking the United States as a whole almost 27 per cent of all of} her tao age ‘Much appreciation is also due; the people are over 40 years : members of the cast,.including Mr.{while in North Dakota only ate, MacLeod’s ‘Y’ Leaders, Mrs. Florence | cent have passed the for pr] per Davis for her work on the publicity committee, and the Tribune for its! generous press notice: MARKET | MARKET NEWS. | MAY HOLDS UP EARLY TODAY Fares Little ‘Better Than} Other Grain Futures in some cases. 7 Subsequently reports that Italy w: in the market for wheat had a tem- porary stimulating’ effect, but of ings inereased on the bulges in price and brought about a setback. The close was unsettled, one-cighth one-half cents net lower, } 14 and July $1.03% to $1. MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR Minneapolis, April 11.—-Flour un- changed. Shipments 40,191 barrels. Bran 00. MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN Minneapolis, April 11. Why ceipts 81 ¢ compared with 234 cars a year ago. Cash No. 1 northern $1.10%% to $1.15'%; No. 1 dark nor- thern spring cho $1.21 | to $ good to choice $1.16! to § to good 11 ‘ \ May $1.10's; July $1.12; r $1.1 Tse to TY se to 46%e; bar- 2, 60e to 61e; ley i: CHICAGO “LIVESTOCK Chicago, April 11,—Hog receipt 25,000. Slow, five to 10 cents higher, Top $7.60. Cattle receipts 4,000. with Thurs: About steady | Bulk f eo 0 to $10.00. tured steers $11.36. ipts 11,000, Extremely cally no early sales fat Good to choice fat ewes LIV rOCK April 11.--Cattle Active. Kill- matured ds good 10.50 and AUL Paul, receipts 1,100. Firm. ing quality medium. y $10.00. Few | grade steers held around (Furnished by Northern Produce Co.) Cream—Butterfat, per ‘1b; 58c Eggs—Fresh, caundled per doz. .. .18¢ Dressed Poultry No. 1 D. P. Young Tom turkeys, per Ib. No. 1 D, P. Hen, turkeys, per 1 No. 1 Ducks per Ib. No. 1 Geese per Ib. No, 1 turkeys, per Ib. ..... Live Poultry. Hens 4 Ibs, each and over per Ib. Hens under 4 lbs. each, per 1 Springs, per Ib. Cocks and stags, per Ib. . Ducks, per Ib. Geese, per Ib. . BISMARCK GRAIN (Furnished by Russell-Miller Co.) Bismarck, April 11, 1924. dark northern . northern spring amber durum . mixed durum . red durum . flax . -$1.04| No. No. 0. Census report shows nearly [of the residents of | other the | represented ‘measured, fi |then by their character, as indi iby their religion and their education. | ; membership in our churches and by In other words, six more out 100 -people here are under the U niark, of each 40 than is the rul® for States a whole, Su large measure an indication of the g er strength and vigcr of her people, i “The character of the people of any district is measured in a marked | Aegree by the place from which they ne and therefore we may raise the | auestion, ‘Where did the peopie who |now inhabit ht, Dakota come from?” It has a y been observed that four-fifths of them were bern within the United States and now it should be noted that more than one- half of these were born in North Da- kota In other words the latest Federal 305,000 Dakota An- born just across Minnesota and nearly ross thé line in South ota. has contributed near- ly 28,000 to the population of North Dakota, and Wisconsin more than 26,- North ave heen born within the state. 71,000 were in line 000, Illinois has sent almost 16,- 000. ‘ | “Other neighboring states largely} are Indian with nearly} 7,000, Michigan with more than 5,000, 5,000 ew York with almost and Pennsylv with nea South of us Missouri h: more than 4,000 and } 4,000, The Ne “ngland states have} sent us better than 2,000 of our pec- ple; while the southern states have ent us nearly 5,006 and the moun- ain and western states another 0,000 whose parents had gone too far west and they have returned to make this their home. From the standpoint of original homes no state can claim a better balanced or more cosmopoli- tan population, “The very best thought, strength and vision have moved here from all parts of the nation. itself spells success for the years to n exami of the ilable infor ion shows ,000 of our neonle born in ross the seas. As noted above, arly 16,000 came to North Dakota from Canada, while more thans6,000 additional came from the mother country—England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Scandinavian Lead “Of those who came from across the seas the Scandinavian countries: lead all others with Norway heading the list, having contributed more! than 38,000 of our citizens, Sweden contributed 10,500 and Denmark 00, while other neighboring coun Holtand, Belgium, France and zerland —have contributed than 1,000, “Turning now to central Europe, we find that Germany contributed nearly 12,000 and Poland, Bohemia, Austria and Hunga each — slightly than 2,000, ‘ge numbers of rbraska almost is less Sear eet ‘| novelties. When residing in Berlin,| above. Bulk $7.00 to $8.50. foreign born came directly from ayy erence uty aca Stinnes and his little girl would xo| stock : Dae: tussia, though many of these were tiracting attention @mlece re sitea dea tie the afternoon to the zov, and there | down. Gannere ecutter »| distinctly of central European extrac- caied i ipieck lat eaal cribs the caleu ating magnate would temy | $3.50, Bologna bulls tion. ; ering “about among his own coal | 2¢% his voice with a note of sadness | $4.60, Stockers and feeders in 1 sht| “The number reporting Can and tell over and over again about] supply fully dy. Calves receipts | their mincesof birth was. Ree | Hiscerturnalnanisientes iss dela poor lion that had to be killed | yop, elena 000, while onan, Bulgaria, Serbin, void of yore, and he seemed heaty | during the war because food was sol” Hog BlOGUe, Kaleuen alexay and and) other small’ adjoiting and solid. His massive head was] 9 ""** pig Li to five cents higher. Bulk butcher Barone SE rE aE set upon a stocky trunk. His black! phe indus; ots ke Luxury [and bacon hogs $7.00 to $7.10. Mixed | #00) as a kroup, The totat Bree duit’ wad Gronted relbnee Ris taba’ aed ustrial prince of Germany lights and butchers mostly $7.05, {fom the extreme south and west ale “and expansive; : cared nothing for luxury, and had no} Rough heavy sows $6.00 to $6.25, |Eurove, ineluding Greece, Italy, Spain RED wae ae tay nose (2S | personal_extzavagances. He owned und Portugal numbered’ only abcut and his beard -as black ay | 0ve%al Motor ears, but usually, walk. its 500. Nominally|600 F} inih’ newspaper became (enon cece Cate dare ee mae Receipts, mostly direct tol, “Heving clearly before us) above r night by calling him | dtvests of Berlin’ like“ sebec!’ boy. ers. Choice to prime fed wooled |i" origin of the people of Nowh yrian King.” Mit hel ohe Here thah pitinecatat Rin| Mmmbs quotable at $10.20, up to $16.25, |Dakse cone can easily. see (the Novelties and toys were passion| gor all -knew Stinnes and his eccen.| Choice light ewes quotable from) *'renglh Meuey Ct with Stinnes. He would be captiva- | tricities SPR: SUC BN ECON 811,00 tov S112b: race. Those who were not born in ted in street by thei sight of cs tricities. If his presence were re- pase oe North Dakota and adjoining states peddler he discovered | quired at one of the mines, he might WHOLESALE PRODUCTS came from the great, strong peoples of northern: Europe. With such a population there can be no doubt as to the future greatness of a state with such tremendous natural re- sources, i * "Character of People i The character of a people is soinctimes measured in the value of their property or the extent of their wealth. This, however, ia the poor- | st measure of the greatness of a ace, much as wealtn contribute: he greatness of a people is rather t, oy their origin and, ted Tt can be said, without any fear of contradiction, that all ofthe infor- mation casily assembled shows tiat the people of North Dakota are a God fearing, liberty loving, christian people. “This, is the a further shown by Thought 3 Little Children Needed Mother’s Care “My stomach suffering was so Oats . severe that I could not have Barley c/lasted much longer. I did not] f- Speltz, per ewt. w Shell Corn White & Yellow Mixed} No, 3 56 Ibs. test .. 52e ble No. 4 55 Ibs. test 0c 49¢ | pat BEF Round discount under 65} bs. Ear corn (70 Ibs. in Minnesota) 5c under shell. The surest way té beat the “Fly Game” is to clean up early..We haul ashes and garbage: Wachter Transfer Co. Phone 62. DR. R. S. ENGE Chiropractor Consultation Free Lucas Blk. Bismarck, N. care so much for myself but did not want to leave my three little chil- dren who needed a mother's love and. care. A cousin in California wrote me about Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy and I took a course of it. I have since been entirely well.” It is a simple, harmless preparation that re- moves the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal. tract and allays the in- flammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ail- ments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refund- ed, —Adv. census of the found within onee to the here wise religious inalentiods our portals, Turni matter of edu tin it is note worthy that the nulment of the Teapot Dome Naval ¢ of North Dakota rates higher i reserve lease, money. Wachter Transfer the average for the United The answer o” the Mammoth Com-!@o, Phone 62. as a whole | any, the chief defendant, has not he latest official publication off ,. been filcd. ‘The 30-day time limit set National Government at Wash-| Sinclair Companies Ask Court) for its ciling wll expire April 14. | HOOPING COUGH on shows Inited . (eee | on shows that in the United Action be Dismissed © asaiwhole six percent of all of people ten yeurs of age and over U.S. TEAPOT [ea while in North Dako-) Sheyenne, Wyo. Avril 11.—Dismis- nly 21, percent were ili of the bill of comalaint of the! wa c ring those United States of America against! and over for the S{the Stactair Crude Oil Purchasing! s whole, 7.1 per cent were illiter-}Company and the Sinclair Pipeline while for North Da cent were illiterate, For finer texture | and larger volume _in‘your bakings Ounces fo More than a poundands qui a0: use less t higher priced +. Why Pay War Pr MILLIONS OF POU USED BY THE GOVER Prices Company is pe Same Price for over 33 years titioned for in answe rs| \FI an ir han of brands Vit. 1 ices? NDS NMENT BIS ents court: here, Cook by Electricity. It i ED Cheaper. Boston Cafe. |“THAT WAS THE WA Y HE HAD XED IT.” The fire prevention! engineer found a switch board full of} fuses “fixed” by, an} amateur. Over-loaded | wires might have started a fire at any moment. ‘This ageney of the! | Hartford Fire Insur- its cli-| _ fire prevention| service to help prevent | ifire—and to i) ;adequate insurance to pay for losses should ithe ey come. Ask about MURPHY THE MAN WHO KNOWS VCE ‘PHONE ce Co. offers MARCK. Of all you can buy for the price of a pot of coffee or the washing of four or five collars, the biggest value is a gallon of gasoline made by Company (Indiana). This gallon of ga the Standard Oil soline, obtainable everywhere, gives you power for your automobile. It saves you inconvenience — lost time — and often from ill health. It carries you from 8 to 22 miles, de- pending upon the:roa Tt meets, swiftly, an d and your engine. emergency call in time of need. 4t gives you tangible, funda- mental satisfaction, al ture of a few ceits. 1 for the expendi- Automobilists, absorbed with their own affairs, sometimes fail to realize that gaso- line is cheap; that the costs of finding, refining and distributing crude oil are enormous. Authorities agree that the prospector and wild-catter on “‘probable’’ acreage has 1 chance in 400—while the company with a thoroughly organized geological department has but finding oil. Leases on proved g as $10,000 an acre. 1 chance in 20 of round cost as much The average cost of drilling, today, is more than $25,000 a well. Millions must be invested in pipe lines and tank cars to transport the crude oil. Add to this the cost of refineries—the in- vestment in steel storage tanks to insure a dependable supply of raw materials and finished products regardless of season— the intricate machinery of transportation and delivery — gasoline service stations at convenient spots in the city and along the highway, and you will appreciate that the price of gasoline is low. The Standard Oil Company (Indiana) in its effort to render a vital service has been a determining factor in bringing you a gallon of gasoline low price. at an exceedingly Only extreme efficiency in manage- ment and thorough knowledge of the oil business, backed by adequate capital, can bridge- the p between the oil well, a thousand miles away and the gas tank on your car. These the Standard Oil Company (Ind- jana) has supplied, placing an essential commodity at your instant command for a price which, compared to that of other commodities, is negligible when you con- sider the high value of the service ren- dered by, gasoline. Standard Oil Company (Indiena) 910 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois to the government li against the Mammoth Oil Com pany and these corporations for an- perienced waitress 4s provide | for your fertilizer? supply better PAGE THREE Why go to Muscle Shoals We can stuff for Jess No “‘cure”—but helps to re- duce paroxysms of coughing. Vicks VAPORUB Over 17 Million Jars Used Yearly CAPITOL Tonight and Saturday atinee Saturday RICHARD | LMADCE In a whirlwind Western feature of thrills and comedy “LUCKY DAN” aacijas Mack Sennett’s f: comedy “INBAD THE SAILOR” “FUN fror From Lite imous ELTINGE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Matinee TONIG - T Friday and Saturday Every ue t 2:30 LAUGHS! t THRILLS! CHILLS! SPILLS! eddy the trai out for t finds m SEDNEY CHAPLIN, LOL i FAZENDA, FORD STERLING i and the fish. Pathe News Ben Turpin Comedy.::..