The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-03-31
PENS PICTURE
OF GERMAN
SUPER MAN

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Hugo SHINES. generallissimo of Ger
man industry, recently accused o
plotting a strike OF several hundred
thousand workers in the Ruhr dis
trict to make more difficult the AL
lied occupation OF Dusseldorf, Duis
burg and Ruhrort, is referred to b,
the Berlin correspondent of the
Times as ian earnest and dangerou:
patriot"
SHINES. a multi-millionaire mem
ber OF the Reichstag, has put through
some OF the greatest financial deals
Of his career since the armistice. He
has been called "a relentlessly eff.
cient, human calculating machine.
II has been said that he would sacri-
flee every mark of his enormous for
tune to bring back the monarchy.
Mine-owner and coal merchant,
ship-owner. landed proprietor. head
OF a great chain Of newspapers, prop
rietor of the finest hotel in Berlin,
trader in oils, paper, hides. jute. peat
and manufactured wares OF many
kinds. SHINES. the Times correspond
ent says. '1s today the wealthiest,
most influential. best-known, and at
the same time the least welkknown
man in Germany"
Publicity and notoriety are alien
to him, II is stated, an dhe prefers
to remain behind the curtains in the
Reichstag. permitting his henchmen
and lieutenants to do the talking
he pulls the strings.
There is nothing in his appear
ance to betray the man Of genius"
says the correspondent. "Just fifty
years old. of medium height and sthr-
dily built, with black hair and beard
that show up strongly against rath-
er saliow complexion, Huga SHINES
is an inconspicuous figure as he slips
In and out OF the Adlon hotel. his
bowler hat title dslightly on one side.
one hand in his pocket, and one or
two secretaries following hard on the
heels OF their chief in his well-worn
black coat and black tie. He stops
to speak to no one. He has no time
for small talk in the lounge with
other guests, He is relentlessiy eff
cient, cool. human, calculating mach
ine."
The foundations OF the SHINES for
tune were laid by the present Shines
grandfather and increased by his
father. The youth was sent to gym
nasium and later worked as a miner
and attended the School Of Mines In
Berlin. Embarking In business for
himself at the age OF 90. his remark
able career began. He went with sue
cess into the coal and iron trade. be-
coming a prominent figure among
the magnates OF Rhenish Westphalia
and branched out into the develop
ment of tramways and electric power
in the coal fields.
But his real great spring to for
tune" says the Times. came with
the great war"
"His fortune before the war was
estimated at $40. 900 gold marks.
What It is now he probably could not
say himself-possibly 1,o00,0oo.o0o
marks" Newspapers now owned by
SHINES are said to number at least
so. D..
'People are eagerly asking with
what ultimate object all this colossal
wealth is being necessarily piled up
says the Times correspondent. Does
his present association with and fin
ancing Of the volkspartie mean that
SHINES is preparing to bring back
the monarchy"
"Stinnes," concludes the cores
pondent, referring to the alleged tru-
culent conduct of the financier at the
Brussels Financial Conference. has
measured himself once with Allies
and received a severe snubbing. He
is not likely to risk second similar
rebuff. Nor is he likely to forget. Let
the Allies in their turn remember
that, witness his unconciliating man
ne rof the conference table. he is an
earnest and dangerous patriot"