Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-05 | Page 28 | Made Wealthy by War, Dinner Angers Prague

Made by Way War I Dinner Angers Prague rue 1 Laments That Individuals Thrive on Others' Others Sorrows Sorrows Sor Sor- I rows I Instancing Instancing- Banquet in St Stockholm Given Giyen by Man Mait I Who q Gained red Fortune by Speculating ti g in War r Stocks I r tZ J. J t BERLIN March An 4 An article in the Prager h has s attracted considerable considerable consid erable attention because of its bitterness bitterness bitterness bitter bitter- ness against thos those in neutral countries who mount to riches and power over the bodies of those who suffer sutter and succumb in the war This invective was inspired because of a most sumptuous sumptuous sumptuous sump sump- luncheon given recently In a prominent hotel in Stockholm by a ayoung ayoung ayoung young man had made made a fortune by speculating In In war stocks T This is fortunate individual in order to celebrate celebrate celebrate cele cele- brate his sudden acquirement of riches Invited d twenty o of his best friends to this feast and it was pt perhaps the most expensive luncheon ever given in that city The menu was unique and gives gives some idea of It its sumptuousness Oyster Cocktail Caviar Kangaroo Tall Tail Soup SOUl Extra Fine Madeira SO SS Lobster a la III Vanderbilt St. St Marceau MareaU Grand Gramt Via Vin Ox Tongue a la III Oppenheim Chat Margaux 89 ii Goose Tongue Paste Mineral Minerai Vat Waters rs Sherbet au Opium Martini Cocktail Roast Deer Magnum Chaud Frold rold au 1 Montebello 93 A Asperges Blue Mace Camembert Chamber Un 1889 1819 Ice Cream I Cakes Fruit c Confectionery Strawberries Moca Cognac randy Brandy Champagne Cordials While not only tIl th the war stricken I I countries but all of ot Europe is sufferIng suffering suffer suffer- ing inA because causE of ot the high prices pricE's of food tood says the article In the Prager Tag Tag-blatt which causes untold misery to so many tho thousands san s and thousands there are certain Individuals individuals' who are doing well by thriving on the sorrows and tribulations of others For them the high prices have no terrors on the contrary the mon money y Is pouring into their laps All that that that-is Is necessary is to study the commercial figures and balances balances balances bal bal- ances showing the immense business which th the neutral countries are doing because of the war Whole volumes could be written about many honored business men who are doing a thriving business in Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam Rot Rot- Copenhagen and Stockholm but a particular case caso In point is giver by the Copenhagen which tells the story of how a young man in that city made an immense fortune on the stock market as a result of the war In honor of this sudden fortune he invited twenty of his beet best friends to a luncheon In one of the best hotels In these hard times the menu speaks for itself It will wUI be noted that some of ot the things on this menu could not have been obtained except at great in inconvenience inconvenience inconvenience in- in convenience and expense K Kangaroo tail taU soup and strawberries constitute two of the courses that in themselves must have cost a great deal of money to say nothing of the rare wines champagnes and brandy In commenting on thill the also aleo says cays What must those thole thousands thousands thou- thou sands think who are suffering for food because of the high prices pricE's when they read of what these parasites had to eat pat