Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-01
GERMANY'S RICHEST. MIN.
Hugo Shines is ReleDltlesslElA el e i Hf3
Clent Human Being.;.EE, ~. Z
IS INTERESTED IN' AAKY1yEATJRFs'

Said to b. Tho Real poweir BsSina:
the Government in: Gsrnainy-Fohn:.
dation for Fortuna and PeWsriE Lad;
by His Grandfather.
| Hugo SHINES, generalissino Of
German industry, recently accused Of
plotting a strike OF several hundred
thousand workers in the .Ruhr district
to make more difficult. the Allied oc-
cupauon of Dusseldorf, Duisburg
and Ruhrort, is reported by the Ber.-
lin correspondent of the Times as "an5
earnest and dangerous patriot"
SHINES, multi millionaire menu
ber of the Reichstag, mas put through
some Of the greatest financial deals
Of his career since the arrnistice! He
has been called a relentlessly efficient
human calculating rnachine."sIt has.
been said that he would sacrifice ev..'
cry mark lof his enormous fortune TO,
bring back the monarchy -
Mine owner and coal :, merchant,
ship owner, landed proprietor, head of
a great chain OF newspa pers, pro-.
prietor Of the finest hotel, in Berlin;
trader in oils; hides, jutei peat; and
manufactured wares sof many. ;.ki1dsi1
SHINES, the Times correspondsat
says, i"is today the: :iiwealthieaf most
influential, best" known and at ;:asths;
same time the: least Well:knoWn man
in Germany" - T.. 49, !.
Publicity and notoriety ARE allen,
to him, it is stated. and he prefers tq
remain behind the curtains in the
Reichstag, permitting his alenehmeI
and lieutenants to do the :: talking
while he pulls the strings. = = ;: =: ::::ft:; =
There is nothing in his appearance
to betray the man ofagenius," says the
correspondent. "Just fifty years old.
of medium height, and sturdily built
with black hair and beard that show
up. strongly against a rather sallow
complexion. Hugo SHINES: Is. an i'm,
| conspicuous figure as he slips In snd
out Of the Adlon hotel. his boYIer. .hat
tilted slightly on one side. one hdgd
in his pocket, and Sone or two sgGr8t
taries following hard on the heslstn
their chief in his we'll worn slaH keoat;
and black tie. He stops itpF speak Ia
no one. He has no, time 6tof' Gssa1t
talk in the lounge with the other.
guests. He is:a relentlessly "e 10 Client;
cool, human; calculating .Mac chine. .1,:t
The foundationk III VI. 20 fhs :s5d1hR9ase epr~. !.
tune were. laid: by,st thsapr eisnt 6a1tss
nes' grandfather and. Mehsassd ihs. bis
father. The youth wasssehtttpa q xyn-
nasium and later worked aaa q: miner
and attended. the schot14of: Ninss sjn,
Berlin. ,?smbarking I'M .basliess for
himself at the age of"s3n nhfs sasma4A-
able career began. He Vent 8ithS Sas:
cess into the coal and iFFoof ,tpa;dfs
coming prominent figift ;assS55 ths
magnates of Rhenish Westph6lia :siad
branched out into the dsSeldbments.of
tramways and electric power 1n 'ttfe
coal fields. 80 q! ~, :::iE.zs:
But his real great:,spIlhS 10 ,fSrt
'tune." says the Times; $seaJne' with
the great war" -, w.: Hrt.a,EsE
"His fortune before thp war Mhs
estimated at 10000, ,60oitgold ma ~.
What it is now he probably scouta aahnt
say himself possibly IA 100000
marks" Newspapers now owned BY
SHINES are said to number atl'lsast
sixty. : @,t''s S2$,;:
| : "a ~
\ People are eagerly asking with
what ultimate object all, tthis:colossal.
wealth is being incessantty piled up
says the Times correspondent, ]; spoes
his present assoeiationtwttR ssthe Nm
ancing of 'the/Volkspartie means that
SHINES is preparing to bring back the
monarchy" : ~ X. !. =
Stiffness" concludes the correspond
ent, referring to the alleged. truculeat
conduct of the financier at: the :Brus-
sells financial conferences. r":haa meas
ured himself. once with: %1tlltes. :, and
received severe snubhing:, -He.is not
likely to risk a second similar rebuff.
Nor is he likely to forget Let 1.-The a.
lies in their turn remember that, witi
ness his unconciliatins< manner 4afI the
conference table, he is an earnest and
! ia noeroue pafriot - J ~. = :--'