The Mahnomen Pioneer

BERLIN CHIEFS ARE TOO BUSY TO ENJOY SPORTS
Prominent Germans Say They Have No Time to Indulge in Pleasant Exercise.
Berlin, Germany.—Indulgence in sports has been, until recently, regarded in Germany as something unbecoming gentlemen over fifty.
The demands of modern life have broken down much of this prejudice. A fundamental change is at hand, and it is not altogether unconnected with the example of America, England and other sport-loving nations where the retention of trim figures has excited a desire for emulation among the older generation here.
Nevertheless, in reply to an inquiry, nine out of ten in the world of politics, business and finance have returned the stereotyped answer: "No time for sports."
Among the members of the new German cabinet, Finance Minister Dr. Rudolf Hilferding is virtually the sole exception. He is a devotee of mountaineering, while Dr. Erich Koch, minister of justice, is fond of horse riding, but rarely indulges in his favorite sport. All the other ministers "cannot find time."
Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank; Dr. Julius Dorpmueller, chief of the German federal railways, and Jacob Goldschmidt, director of the Darmstaedter and National bank, all replied that they have no leisure for sports, although the latter is a member of a whole range of sporting clubs and owns a splendid motor yacht.
"Only," he says, "I never get time to use them."
The late August Thyssen, well-known Rhenish industrial magnate, used to be held up as a paragon of a hard-working German. True, he toiled in his office for fourteen to sixteen hours at a stretch daily.