The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-27
DR., HILLS PLANS
TO REPAY Big sum
LOST IN BUSINESS
Pastor Says lie Borrowed
500. 900 to Settle His
Ncphcws' Debts.
uIXULED \ MILLION
IN VARIOUS VENTURES

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Tho Rev pr. Newell Dwight Hills.
,,s.,r or plymouth Church. Brooklyn.
as l.olcd yesterday to Gen. Grant,
N,,L twain and Sir Walter scott. all OF
,b,r having plunged themselves deeply
TITO debt IA business ventures. devoted
,be,r lives to paying their creditors dol
, l- for dollar. The comparison was
wade b, Frederick ". Hinrichs. lifelong
friend and personal attorney of DR..
Hilis.
D. Hills in an interview in Portland.
Ore where he was sued for $4,000 on
, mote. admitted he had borrowed $780,
600. bu, insisted that he had devoted the
money TO making good losses OF two Of
ii. ncpheNs in business deals.
In various circles IL was aid that the
ur,ac,er had for a number Of years en-
s,sed IN extensive ventures In coal and
,mber In the Northwest n that he
las become financially involved. though
At one time he was making money In
nose enterprises. Ii also was said that
hs obligations total much more than
hs closest friends have even guessed at.
\ Although ne has reduced them greatly in
the last few years.
The pastor has many assets left and
ne has announced his intention of de-
voting all his earnings to making good
inc notes outstanding against him. He
s determined Ia clear his financial name,
10 matter how great the sacrifice.
a. nnn nnn lIuudI~I Ia nms
Mr. Hinrichs did not deny yesterday
tina, pr. Hills had engaged in personal
ventures. but when pressed for details
no said You will remember that
President Grant also got into unfor.
tunate business deals. SO did Mark
Twain. So did Sir Walter Scott. But
all OF these were honorable men and
though II cos, them dear they repaid
every dollar"
How extensive Dir. Hillis's dealings
ave been II was impossible to learn yes
'erday by inquiry among his parish.
0ners in Brooklyn. But recently Frank
l. Ferguson. who was his business rem
resentative for FIVE years up until a few
months ago. said that In Ave years he
Aad handled practically 81, 900. 900, had
aiken IN that amount from aud for the
preacher and had paid IL out again in
49, va Nlt preacher y business
affairs.
Various law suits started in Western
states a number Of years ago revealed
me lac, that DR.. Hills had bought coal
amos IN the Northwest and turned them
OVER win a proht that he engaged in
o'her enterprises. including the timber
business. and that i'm them he Interested
Slr Alfred Harmsworth. now Lord North.
ciHe; Pomeroy Burton. once a news.
raper man along Park Row. but now IN
'.ord Northcliffe's employ In London
,ua a.so Leigh ;. j. Hunt. a capitalist
Nj three OF those men boueh, stock I,
ne 7. n Hills Logging h,i
Toward as that enterprise proved IN.
l'ontable Or. Hills repurchas ed ths
NocN from them. giving his persona
notes for the stock.
Inc panic OF 1907. ;he stringent, Tina,
VI FL II the present Europe,n w,
.pohed many of Dr. H.llis's prosner,,
l' immediate profits. That Inc dtd
no"ever. make money is indicated h,
..satIon In which he figured. Back /,
WI ne was sued for $4,000 worth n
SOCK IN the Western Steel tito,
y one Edward Hodgson. The plaintiff
i 'hat ne was instrumental in put
- thIoueh q deal BY which propert,
N which Dr. Hills was Interested wa,
wv oIhNlOUs Inc Dlllntif
''Ser'ed that DIR. Hills received stocl
amounting 10 s25O.OO DIR. Hills ~,
h''ied that Hodgson had done som,
''rsonal work for him, but he asser,a,
.r' ne had a receipt for payment II
H"rr"wed From Banks Here.
mat Dr. Hills borrowed from banla
III .etItDlf uYay .l.,.. IT,
10 started In Chicago in 1914 AGAIN.
10 Western Timber Holding Comma,
70 recover $500. The preacher al
eyed he had made a contract nv wbic.
SOLD the defendant a trsr
" timber and VAS to receive S2. 90,
monlhly. ON the strength OF that con
.,'e'' he sali, he had borrowed NOR,
man 'l''"o" from the Orange, ". ].
National Bank.
ut INNS has several nephews in tn,
vest and recently when in Portland
re- SUITS On personal promissory note
mounting to $4,000 were starte,
'.tust HIM. 1t was learned from C,i
'Eo Yesterday that those notes hay,
''tn compromised.
frank J." Ferguson OF Sc Oranr
'ueet Rrooklyn. who for five wear.
sn . power of attorney for DR.. Hill
.u wa" sas that in those years h
,.Nsacted I'll OF DR.. Hillis's bushes
"dnS SAID he was greatly surprise,
zee me Interview given by DR.. Hills
mr. Ferguson said that he had neve
toWh That Dr. Hills had paid ar
me debts of his nephews or syc
40 heen asked to pay them or tina
my OF the nephews had failed in bus,
- II" siid he had investigated tn
MARS uf the l.. ID Hills Logging Con,