The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
,WHO|S THE RICHEST
 MAN NENGLAND?
Probably Some Compara- lively Unknown Trader
THE POWER OF MONEY
Society Mailing That the Exclusive ness of Racing Has Disappeared. England Expects Little From
 Davis Cup Team

London, August 1.-(Special)-Wh is the richest man in England? The ques- tion naturally arises out of the surpris- ing fact that the late Sir Julius Wern- hers fortune turned out to be over s57,- 0oo,oo0 instead of the mere 900 re- ported when he died. The extent of his wealth was unsuspected even by those In close association with the late South Ar rican diamond king, whose Piccadilly home. Bath house is always pointed out to visitors as having a foundation of dia- monds, figurative way of denoting the source of the late owners millions. Some years ago an almost unknown city of London trader by the name of Morrison died and left about s5o.oOO,o00 and the cir cumstances of these two fortunes and the mystery that surrounded them make It highly probable that the richest man in England is enjoying his enormous hoard unsuspected by his fellow country men and that death only will reveal his good fortune
 It has often been stated that Englands s richest man is Lord Iveagh, the head of the big Dublin brewing firm of Guinness There are many sound judges, however, who doubt this. It is admitted that his annual income is very large, said by good authorities to be something more than s40O0,00O year, but Lord Iveagh has given away lot of money and lives on a princey scale. Furthermore, he is not a speculator or a financial juggler, and it is not believed that anything like the late Sir Julius Wernhers fortune of s57,- 000.000 could have been made by simple trading in the short span of mans life.
 The man-in-the-street would undoubt- edly pick Baron Rothsehild as the richest of Englishmen, but although the total wealth of all the English Rothschlds is very great, it is known that no single member of the family has a fortune ap- preaching that of the South African mill | lionaire whose numerous millions have taken us so much by surprise.
 Of course, the heir of this fortune will rank as one of the richest, if not the richest, of Englishmen. The millions did not, as a matter of fact, go with the title, for in his will Sir Julius cut off his eldest son with less than ! million dollars. Not in a long time has a similar case of an eldest son throwing away an enor- nous fortune by reckless living been heard of in England. The second son in herited, immediately upon coming of age, the sum of $7,5O0,000 with a further inter- est in $3000,0o0 and later he will come into the bulk of the remainder of his father s estate.
 Exclusive Doors Opened By Money
 With. the approach of "glorious Good wood, the cry is going up that racing in this country is no longer the artistocratie sport that it used to be. Society is vail ing that the exclusiveness of the turf has 7ano fad of71 fh,f IL. sessors of unlimited dollars or pounds sterling are slowly but surely invading upon the prerogatives of those whose noble ancestry may antedate even Will liam the Conqueror's time.
 Certain 1t is that even at the race meetings that are graced by the pres ence of the King and Queen, gold is q passport that opens every door save only that of the royal enclosure itself. Admis- sion to this sacro-sanct sport is reserved for persons holding vouchers obtained by application to the Kings representative and the supposition is that his majesty exercises a direct supervision over the use of these vouchers. for which mer pay S20 and women S10. Tn spite of these rigid arrangements, however the truth is that the "exclusiveness'' of Ascot today [ apart from the royal enclosure, is largely superstition.
 The famous lawn of Ascot for exam. pie, is not kept sacred to women whose names figure in Debrett. Any woman who can stump up $5 for a day ticket and $250 more for a paddock badge ii free. chorus girl. brewers wife, or dress makers mannequin though she may be to trail over the lawn and sit under tho trees with all the smartest matrons ant prettiest debutantes in England. Sht need not be introduced and invited by man who is member of the club unde a ba hal n Sandown or Windsor. or even Kemptor park. She cannot, of course, pass the de tectives at the gate of the royal enclosure but she may mingle freely with thos, who have royal enclosure badges whel