The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1903-10-31
GLIMPSES OF HEINzE.
Boyhood Days Of Butte's Eoung
Mine Owner.
INCIDENTS DEPICTING Els TRAITS

IL a. Good son, but Toe Busy to Gei
Married.
"I'ritz is a kind hearted hoy. gener
Uus and true as steel. IT he gets the
r.-i.. h.l,i al "a wife SHE'LL u very
al. =: woE."n."
The speaker WIS Mrs. Otto 4. Hcinze.
mO,Eer rf iae successful young min"
owner and mining engineer. f. an
clIStUs Heiazc of Butte. Mont, whc
has been lighting the R0ckcfCl.crs and
their associates in n legal battle in
voiving millions.
Ii WAS al tie Old homestead Oh
PierrppoHJ street, Brooklyn. the other
day that Mrs. Heinze consented 10 talk
of her sons Boyhood to reporter from
the New York World.
Fritz was always I; serious minded.
thoughtful lad" said Mrs. Heinze
lie never had chance la indulge
much i'm athletics. as in Germany.
where he went TO school VIXEN he was
about nine years old. not so much at
tentiOn is given to athletics rs in this
country. Then. later, when he went
first TO the Polytechnic, in Brooklyn.
and afterward to Columbia School of
Mines, he was living, of course, in New
York city and had not So much chance
for sport as the students in out of town
colleges.
He has always been full of fun,
though. and thoroughly appreciates a
joke. 1t was through no lack of appre-
citation of the humcr of the situation
that lie came To lie one day when he
was a very little fellow going to school
here in Broukiyn and said: Mother,
when | am man | am going to be
called by Jay middle name. Augustus,
and not Fritz any longer. The boys
call me German Fritz, and | don't
like it
You know" said Mrs. Heinze, his
father was German although | am an
American. The funny. part OF it was
that when he went To school in Ger
many he WIS AGAIN singled out on &C.
count of his nationality. but this time
because he was an American.
They tease D.e at home because
am German aEi call me German Fritz
and tease me here because / am an
American and rall me Yankee Frank.
he said rather quizzically. III be
Fritz no longer, but Augustus
He kept his nord." said Mrs. Heinze.
smiling. lie iS only Fritz to the home
circle now. He was rather sensitive
TO ridicule. but always ready and quite
able to fight bis own battles and punish
the Offenders. His chief characteristics
have always been determination. appli-
cation and tcnacity of purpose.
AN old friend of the family met me
the other day and in speaking of my
SOB said: 4 never hear Of his success
but | think of an incident In which
he was literally the moving figure
which occurred when he must have
been not more than seven or eight
years old. | saw him one day fully
q half mile from his home tearing
dOwn the street after another boy, who
WIS running as though his life depend
ed upon il.
why. what's the matter. FritzT |
asked. seeing that he had been running
long distance.
"'Oh,' he called over his shoulder.
that fellow kicked me. and am chas-
ing him 10 pay him back
And he did catch him finally. al
though ha had been chasing him all
the way from home think if he had
not caught him Fritz would be chas-
ing him vet
THAT is rather Indicative of my sons
character" said Mrs. Heinz simply.
He never forgetS friend. Once your
friend. you will find him always loyal
and nothing that he has is too good
for those he loves. He is generous TO
fault.
My eldest boy, Otto, was in school
in Hildcsheim. Germany. SO when
Fritz was nine We took him over and
placed him there too. In talking TO
one of the professors of the school
asked what progress the boys were
making ana how they compared in
work.
well he said slowly. OTTO is
quicker. but Fritz bites into the heart
of sour ar:lc'
Doesn't that just express it," said
Mrs. Heinze approximately.
When he was about thirteen we
brought Fritz home and put him t.
school ut the Polytechnic Mr. Hcinze
thought the German schooling WAS
good FOR IL, boys while Ih,y Were
yoUU= in oTI1T to fix the Ian. u@.-"
firmly IN their minds. but he wan.CI
t...in to %rnw up COOL Americans; 81
Of course. 10 main part Of their edu-
cation VS. -ain"d hore
Prom a li;tle fellow Fritz'S creates
defiant was the study Of minerals AMI
the conformation of the clr.A. i
walking a.o,- = country rc.i ! hav"
often seen hiIn pick up one stone after
another. studying and comparing