The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
Son Of Hon. John Milford En-
gagged to Daughter of Ger
man Oil King.
n "a MARauIsE DE FoNrENoY.

~ ~ MNN0 IiSE DE FONfENO1.
ORD RED ESD .tLE'S younger son,
the Hon. john Milford who has
Inherited his fathers remarkable
good looks, and who TOR the past
two Years has boon learning Cont
Mental methods OF banking business IN
Berlin. may boast or having won the
hand OF the richest heiress IN Germany.
For the young girl, just twenty years
Of age. his engagement TO whom was
announced laet week. is the only child
Of the cclossally rich i'rit" Won Fried
landcr-t'uld OF Berlin oil king or
Icrulany, the Standard OIL Company
chief rival Oh the Continent OF Europe
and the most powerful of tho captains
Of finance and industry In the domin-
ions Of the Kaiser.
! II viii be source of regret 10 En-
I peror William. who entertains Il very
sincere liking Tor Fritz Won Fried
( lander-Fuid. that all the lattera enor-
! nous wealth IS destined through this
| Impending marriage 10 pass eventual
! y into t:nglsh instead of German
7 hands
! Fritz Friedlander's career has been
OF the most extra ordinary character
/ Born and raised as member OF the
jewish faith he had barely completed
, mis- education when his father i re-
/ Spected coal merchaut Of Breslau, in
I Upper Silcsla. suddenly died. leaving
his affairs in a TERRIBLY embarrassed
condition. with liabilities greater than
assets Young Fritz Frietllan,ier took
/ hold of tho concern. and succeeded in
I borrowing enough from h,a parents
/ relatives TO reatari and rcorganiae the
( paternai business. Ere many months
were passed. ho proposed 70 the man
/ aeenteAt Of the coal mines bclcueine to
! Count Schaffgott, in prussii,n and Aus
| trIan Silesia. 10 mako u ten years con-
/ tract vita hin. by which he undertook
/ TO take over the entire Weld OF the
mines during that period. at the then
! most favorable market price. When
1 TIE management expressed doubt as TO
| his ability to fulfl the contract and
! ioars lest he should come to grief IN
! the same way - lis father. he under
took 10 pay cash TO- everything.
/ This contract WAS tho foundation or
/ his big fortune. For Within q year
| the market price 81 coal commenced to
| rise rapidly, renching iGuro nearly
ooupio that stipulated in the agree
| mcnt ~ the same time. new ana rich
! veins were opened w in the Schangott
coilicrics treblius and quadrurling
the output. Thanks TO this ccmbsna-
I Ton OF circumstances. F'rediander
! mace 3 clear profit : { 400. 900 marks IN
! the first twelve months. and oil over
h'iilioh marks IN tic second year Of tho
| contract. y few years later he mar
red very wealthy heiress. only child
or one OF the richest Jews of A,nstcr-
dam. aud since then everything that
he has touched seems to have turned to
gold. especially his oil fields in Rou-
mania.
|oth he and his wife. ana conse-
| ouchtly also their daughter Marie.
! nave bccoine converts to tic Rornan
catholic Church Fritz Iriedlauder
Indeed, ~ his munihcent donations ia
/ tho church having won the o,iic, Of
1 characteristics to the Pope. in tho WV
OF recognition lie has been establish
ed IN Berlin for about eighteen yo.,s
ana The palace which he built on the
ao-ea licd Pariser-i'lat2, alongside or
the French embassy. SURPRISES in Iux
/ NY ana IN splt any private resi-
uchce IN the kaiscr's capital. while
ms stables are second only in their
perfection 10 those OF his sovereign.
| me Emperor is very fond OF him and
repeatedly summons him to the Schlos..
at Berlin. OF TO the Neues Palais Mt
\ Potsdan, either 10 consult with him
about Industrial ana financial questions
4 or else merely to take part IN those
I stag beer parties at which William
! feeling himself surrounded by good
and trusted friends, throws asid. the
i restraint ana ceremony, talks freely
4 and merrily, and Is indeed seen at his
/ best
/ Whenever tho Kaiser has any par
ticui?r charity or patriotic enterprise
i in which he is Interested. he at once
/ calls upon his friend Fricdlander 10
\ dip into his pocito tbook. At tho in
4 stance OF the kaiser. Triedandcr has
/ become che hacker Of all sorts OF pntrl-
! otic undertakings. such as. FOR in
! stance the German Arctic Exploration
| society, while on one occasion. n few
| years ago. when the Emperor requested
/ him 10 give his support to the scheme
I for the construction: OF in autodromc
| or racctracI> for automobiles Fried
lander Was abb 10 inform MIN twenty
| four hours later that all the money
needed for the purpose mad been sub
! scribcd.
| Ten years ago the colonel COM
| manding the second Foot Guards mt
/ Berlin took young Lieutenant Won
| Gosscr. Of his regiment. TO task for
! frcqucnting the Frcdlunder palace. in
I Berlin. declaring that officers OF tho
Guards had ~ right 10 accept the hos
| pitaity OF a Jewish iinancisr; ana
! when the young subaltcrn remarked
! by way OF nalliating mis- offense, that
I his father, General Won C;ossicr then
/ Minister Of War, also dincd quito or
/ ten with tho !ricdlandcrs the colonel
/ quite angrily replied Yes but you
arc not vet at the head OF the War
Department. so FAR as am aware"
\ To-day all OF the l<aiser's sons as
\ well as his sailor brother Prince
/ Henry. attend dinners and dances AT
| the frledlanders the younger princes
I also being found constantly playing
/ tennis with Marie Won Frodiandcr. in
/ the fine tennis court which is one OF the
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