The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-14
TODAY
SEVERAL BML1ONAlRES.
RICH MEN, ATTENTION!
OUT ON THE PACIFIC.
LADY ASTOR's CHILDREN.
~ Arthur Brisbane.
(COpvrirht. 1921


Mr.. Mccoy, actuary Of the treasury
the United States, and 'the nation
has achieved its first billionaire.
This refers, perhaps, to Mr.. Rookie
fellcr, and he doesn't know how much
he is worth. 1t all depends on wha,
there il in the ground. One thing i.
certain, he would not sell out for on.
billion. 's -
Ford also 10 billionaire. He has
the income on at least four billions.
There is no knowing what he is
worth; it depends on what there is in
his head, and that Of his son Edsel. :
George F. Baker is Millionaire
probably, also Mr.. Mellon. At least,
the properties they own arc worth
more than \ billion.
However, all that interests the ay-
erage American less than the hum
drum Of the day, which is, how to get
a modest little million or two, invest
the amount safely, then live wisely
and uscfully
The queen of Rumania, soon com.
ing here, may allow her daughter to
I
wonderful opportunity to some Amer
ican millionaire with common son.
In China and Japan to honor a
. man, they confer o title upon his
grcat-Erandfathcr, giving him noble
ancestry.
A millionaire buying the little
Rumanian princess for his son,
would confer magnificent ancestry on
the children Of his dollar bOy. Thcy
|, would be the great grandchildren Of
| Queen Victoria Of England, blood
cousins of the king of England, the
Prince of Wales, and the former Ger
man kaiser; and great-grandch ildrcn
of y Russian czar.
Where could such bargain be had
for love or money. money especially I
It is like buying the whole Almanac
de Cotha. What gallery Of ancestral
portraits that American father-in-law
could build pp--and all genuine.
When you were little you sang,
Way out upon the prairie, how
many children dwell, that never read
the Bible, or hear the Sabbath bell. .
That made you sad.
" makes you cheerful to read that
way out in the Pacific ocean many
earthquakes start, arouse the seismolo-
SEists, but never do any harm on
8ShOrc.
! There was big earthquake on the
Floor Of the Southern Pacific yester-
kday, the old earth settling down. but
no harm done. That big ocean is q
great shock absorber.
Lady Astor says England is more
democratic than America. II can
throw a challenging question at our
prime minister, but imagine anyone
psking question Of your president" !"
That isn't hard to imagine. The
ifficult thing lis to imagine any
Rody getting an answer from our
President, and that proves his wis.,
om. This is the land of gold and
he administration Of golden silence.
Lady Astor says it is q terrible
hing for q woman who has "made
send that child out into an inn
erfect world"
Il should comfort her to know that
r her children the esworld won't be
lrd ~ II would be had not the
tor ancestors bought New York real
late. II sends millions to the Astor
lldren in England, it, value increas-
with every child born to the
bthers Of New York city. That's
thought that keeps good single
ksrs awake at night.
hanghai il alarmed by political,
ltary and social chaos in China.
y big nation Of 100 millions, not
ntine young children and those too
to work. is like that ancient