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Flowers For the Living
S. R. Patton an 80-year-old farmer of Benton 111. at-
tended his own funeral the other day. But he didn’t re-
pose in a pearl-gray coffin. He sat very straight and
listened to what the preacher had to say. He enjoyed
the funeral and heard so many appreciative things about
himself that he doesn’t want to stage a bona fide funeral
for a long time.
Several weeks ago Patton learned that his relatives
fend friends were planning a birthday party for him. He
asked if they would mind making it a funeral instead. He
{explained that he wanted to enjoy it.
The idea isn't such a bad one at that. Of course
ministers would wear out their texts and funeral quartets
would feel like throwing their hymn books in the River
Jordan if every man woman and child suddenly decided
that he wanted an eulogist service while he can enjoy it.
But when people are old when they know for a cer-
tainty that the long road is going to end around the next
bend or the next when their caravans are composed pret-
ty much of memories it is rather fine to let them know
that they have been appreciated as they came down the
pathway of the years.
Old men dream dreams. Their period of visions is
over. When the wanderlust creeps into their hearts it
carries them through the tangled fields of long ago. The
Bupreme loneliness comes in knowing that there are few
people left who belonged to their questing yesterdays. It
Is pitifully hard to realize that a world that has sent its
Bhips up toward the singing stars and fathoms deep un-
der the sea can’t be much interested in what they have
done—or what they wished they had done.
Patton knows now that his friends and his com-
munity appreciate him and that they are going to be $
little lonely when he waves a last goodby. He knows that
they appreciate the fact that he has grown old cheerfully
and bravely with a song in his heart and a lantern in his
hand. The rest of his life will be based on the happiness
that came at his funeral.
It shouldn’t be necessary to hold funeral services for
feld people in order to pay tribute. Some other name
phould be applied to the method of showing appreciation.
But when a man or a woman is old and a little lone-
ly it isn’t any more foolish to let hiip know that he was a
blessing to his generation than it is to wait until he is dead
fcnd tell the public about it.
Escaping Devil’s Island
Evidence that hope springs eternal is seen in the
escape of the six convicts from Devil’s Island the French
penal colony off the South American coast recently.
Twelve attempted the escape. Rut six were drown-
ed. Making the attempt to escape has been considered
almost tantamount to suicide.
Yet these men convicted as felons staked every-
thing they had for another chance at freedom. Whether
they hoped to return to society as respectable citizens is
a question but it is totally evident that they had deter-
mined that death was just as good as remaining on that
isle. Liberty after all is mighty precious.
New York
Letter
NEW YOQK.—Odds t * ends—
but chiefly odds: Some call him
the "subway safe" and some the
“depot duke."
His study is a bench in the cool
and spacious areaways beneath the
Pennsylvania station. He is on the
job. with consistent regularity
about 9:30 in the morning. One
reason for this is that the se-
lection of morning newspapers is
better in the refuse cans. Thou-
sands of commuters lurrying from
their trains toss away ‘ lei pa-
pers and “the duke" has discover-
ed by process of elimination the
best receptlcal. With a bit of luck
he can retrieve a New York Times
and World-Telegram a Brooklyn
paper and an assortment from the
smaller towns upstate. Not Infre-
quently he comes upon a first-
class magazine.
Thus equipped he can retire to
his cool bench-study not far from
the mouth of an air-cooling device.
He removes his faded straw hat
revealing snow-white hair; his
mustache Is similarly whitened.
His linen suit appears in good con-
dition. Did you not observe him
each morning brood • over the
refuse containers you might take
him for any commuter awaiting a
train.
Long about noon the “duke” di-
gests what he has read during the
morning and starts addressing any
elderly person within his range.
Having spent the morning doing
nothing he is now equipped to dis-
cus the German moratorium and
the Reich; the reason for 25-cent
wheat and the next Democratic
nominee. When no one else will
listen he talks to himself. After
a time he mooches 10 cents and
fares forth in search of coffee and
sinkers. Then he disappears until
the following morning.
• • •
I believe every town has at least
one variation on “the duke.” If
he happens to be at all different.
It’s because he selects the contin-
uously hectic Long Island waiting
room for his study.
When I was a lad there were Just
such fellows perched on trucks at
the small town depot In Michigan.
They’ would read the country week-
ly and somehow manage to ferret
out bits of the Detroit papers from
the waiting rooms and baggage
cars.
By the time the 1C.59 came in.
they would be all stocked up on the
affairs of the world. By noon they
were on the hotel steps spouting
their newly-achieved wisdom and
by mid-afternoon they were gath-
ered around the cracker barrel in
my father’s general store.
• • •
Orchestra music with drug store
qulck-and-hasty lunch counters Is
Manhattan’s latest. For years the
grab-and-eat system has applied at
these lunch stands and in mid-
Manhattan the chop-suey resorts
and the larger eating spots gave
competition by furnishing music.
The other day one of the drug
stores blossomed out wt*h a band
of Its own.
In fact there's actually a drug
store in Times Squares where no
drugs are carried In tock.
Which may be a tip to the cafes
to put in a few patent medicines
and a couple of prescription clerks
Quotations
Unless nations slop thinking of
another war and shaping their poli-
cies accordingly and concentrate
their policies on peace and inter-
national co-operation there will be
increasing distress in even larger
measures until you have difficulty
misfortune and revolution from one
end of the world to the other.
—Sir George Paish.
• * •
Ours is a government of laws and
a society of ordered liberty safe-
guarded only by law.
—Pres. Hoover.
• • •
One of the greatest obstacles to
business prosperity is excessive taxa-
tion.
—Prank B. Kellogg former secre-
tary of state.
• • •
I Nobody ever thinks of hedging
I the fireman about with a lot of laws
that favor the fire.
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Aaalyat
By THE POLITICAL ANALYST
State salary-cutting except upon
a partial and incomplete basis be-
came impossible Tuesday of this
week when several thousand state
workers began their duties under
contracts that could not be set
aside by any law afterward passed.
Professors and instructors of the
University of Texas and all the
•other institutions of higher learn-
ing are employed on contracts of
one year or longer. AU the teach-
ers in public schools are-on a strictj
contract basis.
These contracts became opera-
tive before the "voluntary" salary- j
cutting proposal or legislative ef-
forts to reduce the s*r.te budgets
had either been made effective.
Gov. Ross S. Sterling has inform- i
ed Chmn. Phil Sanders of the j
house appropriations committee
that he will not submit the budget
bills for trimming. The house had
asked him to do that before he
made the statement. The senate
asked him to di it afterward; but \
his declaration stood unchanged.
The fact that the educational ■
system employes are on contract
and their compensation cannot be
changed during the contract period. |
may have had much to do with the
governor's policy.
It would leave for the so-called
“voluntary” cutting—not voluntary
at all except with a few depart-
ment heads most of whose salaries
ere constitutional an * could not be
lowered—only the clerks In some
o; the departments. The senate was
told that the judiciary would not
s »t its own salary the ones par-
ticularly attacked by Ren. T. H
McGregor of Austin. Sen. Tom De-
Berry said the legislature would
not attempt to cut highway de-
partment educational or judiciary
salaries.
That left the low-paid workers
of the eleemosynary institutions
and the clerks in some of the
state departments.
The public school teachers are
paid by the local governing agen-
cies. but most of their compensa-
tion comes from the state in the
$17.50 per capita apportionment
for all children listed in the
scholastic census.
Since probably three-fourths of
the entire roster of public em-
ployes including the public school
teachers were beyond the reach of
any salary-cutting law. the ques-
tion was being raised among oth-
ers whether an agreement by de-
partment heads not to pay the full
sums appropriated by the legis-
lature for specific Jobs could stand
up in court.
It was pointed out that many of
the salaries are fixed by the sta-
tutes creating the bureaus and de-
partments. No official could if was
claimed withhold any part of the
sum provided by lew to be paid
for a specific service.
The rest of the Jobs the usual
run of stenographic and clerical
places are provided for by specific 1
amounts in the appropriations bill.
Efforts to force an informal re-
duction of pay could only apply to
these it was claimed and because
or the obvious discrimination In-
volved. were questioned as to valid-
ity if attempted.
• • •
John L. Darrouzet Galveston a
supporter of Gov. Alfred E. Smith
of New York for anything that
Smith may want is authority lor
the statement that a statewide or- ;
ganization of democrats Is being
perfected to oppose instructing
Texas delegates to the democratic
national convention next year.
The organization shortiv will an- '
nounce a chairman for every coun-
ty in the state. Mr. Darrouzet said
He is temporary chairman of the
uninstructed delegation group.
Mr. Darrouzet said the movement
was not a campaign effort in sup-
port of Mr. Smith in case Smith
should come back for another ef-
fort at the nomination. He insist-
ed it was to avoid a split within
the parry before or during the con-
ventions. and to give a delegation
a free hand in casting the Texas
vote for the most available man.
Along wtih this he holds the
belief that Gov. Franklin D. Roose-
velt does not stand a very good
prospect of winning the nomina-
tion. He believes the nominee w'll
be Newton D. Baker. Owen Young
or Gov. Smith or someone else
other than Roosevelt.
Daily Health
Talk
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One of the most amusing per-
formances ever witnessed by the
people of these United States di-
rectly or in the movies was the
cross-country marathon promoted
by C. C. Pyle. Just what that was ;
planned to prove or just what
relationship it might have to the
general subject of health has not
yet become apparent.
One of the difficulties with the
whole physical culture and ath-
letic movement has been the cre-
ation of outdoor fanatics mara-
thon runners hundred-mile pedes-_
trians and similar enthusiasts who
believe that the road to health lies j
In the exceptional performance
rather than in well-conducted and
suitably regulated physical ac-
tivities.
No doubt the 100-mile alker S
a healthful person or he could not
walk 100 miles but the average
man has little occasion to walk
100 m;les and does’not need the
100-mile equipment
Man. like other domesticated
animals did not always live in-
doors. Modem investigations indi-
cate that a certain amount of time
outdoors is beneficial to health.
But outdoor exercise to the point
of overfatigue of irritating sun-
burn. or of undue exposure to the
elements is likely to do as much
harm as good.
Various authorities have suggest- !
ed the amounts of muscular ac- j
tivity desirable for persons of var- '
ious ages. Hetherington of the
University of California suggested
four hours of muscular activity at
the age of five years five hours
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nine to 11 five hours fropi 11 to Bemarr MacFadden! But maybe daily dozens and similar exercises
13. four hours from 13 to 16. three some people want to be Sandows are valuable withiu limitations but
hours from 16 to 18 and two hours or Macfaddens. our tendency is to become exercise
daily from 18 to 20 as the proper Exercise has the value for the fanatics if we do not become fan-
amounts. Williams states that one young of stimulating body growth atics about something else.
hour should be given daily to ac- Swimming walking golf horse- .-
tlvities involving the use of the back riding fishing and gardening' The most spectacular perforin-
large muscles of the body after 20 are forms of exercise suitable to ance of the famous Pony Express
years of age. and that anything all ages. Competitive sports are to California was the carrying of
less than that will result in phy- available and useful up to the age Lincoln’s first inaugural address
sical deterioration. Man should of 30 years but serious overactivity nearly 200 miles in a little over 7
n^t live for the muscles alone after 30 years of age may do more days.
TODAY IS TFTE
Anniversary
TAKE DEAD MAN HILL
On Sept. 19 1917 the French cap-
tured Le Mort Homme (Dead Man's
Hlll> and Hill 304 the two emin-
ences that overlook Verdun and
around which for three years the
bloodiest battles of the war had
been fought.
An observer wrote of the v'.dsg^-
•With every minute of the paw
ing night the thunder of all thoef'
thousands of guns was getting more
and more appalling. When the men
went over the parapet and the
French barrage began everything
in the way of noise that had gone
before was dwarfed and It was
barely possible to hear even the
whining of Hie shells traveling di-
rectly overhead.
“Every gun in every battery was
working at red-hot speed And with
that hurricane of sound and fury
the light began to dawn and a gray
bank of mist grew out of the dark-
ness ahead so that we seemed to be
looking down nut upon land but
on the sea rising up from our fleet
to meet the sky. as though France
were actually defending her shores
and hurling flame and iron at an
invisible fleet
I_ Barbs _]
A zoological explorer has just re-
turned from Central America with
the news that you can't catch ma-
laria from a monkey. Well who
wants to catch malaria from a man*
key anyway? M
• • • ✓
Judging from the number of wo-
men you see going to work these
days things are getting back to the
way they were before Columbus
discovered America.
• • •
Mavbe the current depression is
due to the fact that there are too
many salesmen and not enough cus-
tomers.
• • •
Never cross a bridge partner un-
til you are sure of her disposition.
• • •
The farm board traded off sur-
plus wheat to Brazil for some coffee
the other day. Now the board only
needs 40 trade somebody something
for some doughnuts.
• • •
Henry Ford wants his employes
to have their own gardens for veg-
etables.. Probably he wants the
boys to know their onions.
L LAURA LOU
^ 7 BROOKMAN •
l ' Author of
service inc. "MAD MARRIAGE"
REGIA HERE TODAY
Pretty AORMA HEAT 2W-ycar-
old secretary marries MARK
TRAAKHS snn of E. M. TRAV- 1
ERA. mlllioaaire real estate deal-
er. In spite of the father's opposi-
tion and threata to dlsioherlt
Murk.
The atory opeas la Marlhoro
middle wester a metropolis.
Mark sells hla expensive roadster
to get money for the honeymooa
and he and Aorma go to fashion-
able lllne Apringa. There Aorma
meets HOLLIS ATOAE. aad It la
evident from the girl's manner
that she has kaown Atoae before
and far come rrasoa aeema to
frnr him.
Their money Is soon gone part-
ly doe to Mark’s Rumbling. With
borrowed from Alone the
eouple return to Marlhoro. Mark
sets out on a round of pleasure
seeking Instead of bunting a Job.
lie Introduces Aorma to AATAI.IK
I'ltlf'K. a debutante who has long
hoped to marry Mark. When their
funds dwindle again Mark and
Aorma move to a cheap apart-
ment. Mark begins to hnat work
seriously. He gets one Job nad
loses it. Then he becomes a floor-
walker In lllnssomdale's depart-
ment store. Aorma practices rigid
economies at home. When Mark's
mother comes to call on them aad
nrgrs the young man to seek
reconciliation wltk hla father
Mark refnsrs. He and Aorma
spend a happy Thanksgiving Hay
together. A few days later
GEORGE JOHAAOA. aa employe
of the elder Travers comes to
Mark nad tells him his father
wanta to see him. Relnctaally
Mark goes to kls fnther'a office.
AOW GO OA WITH THE ATORY
CHAPTER XXVIII
rpRAVERS eyed his sou lerelly.
“When I make a bargain." he
began “I expect fair return for
my money. Otherwise I'm -not in-
terested. And if you agree to what
I'm suggesting I’ll expect you to
keep that agreement as rigidly as
any business contract."
“Let’s hear those terms you men-
tioned.”
“All right. Here they are. Yon
are to return to employment in
this organization on exactly an
equal footing with other employes.
Your salary will he fixed on a basis
of your work. If at the end of a
year I am convinced you have In
you the making of a real business
man you will come Into the com-
pany as a junior officer with a
certain amount of stock to your
credit."
“Father? You honestly mean
this?"
“Would I be sitting here wasting
hours when I might be much more
comfortable at home If I didn’t
mean It!"
Emotion he could not find words
for overwhelmed Mark Travers.
He flushed. “Gee Dad. that’s—
that’s white of you!" he exclaimed.
' I want to tell you I've been sorry
a good many times for the things
I said that night—I didn’t mean
what I said—!"
“Xo? Then forget it! I’ve said
things I didn’t mean and been
sorry about them. Forget it Mark.
It s been hard on your mother
though to have you away."
“I know. I’m sorry for that too.
Oh Dad—I’ll take you up on this
thing! i’ll show you I can make
good too’ You'll see that I’ve
changed about a lot of things—!"
The elder Travers was on his
hard outstretched. He took
Mark’s hand in bis and shook It
firmly. ‘Then it’s agreed.” he said
“\yiicn can you start?”
“Why—why almost any time. I’ll
teii them I’m quitting tomorrow at
Biossomdale’s.” The red of bis
cheeks deepened. “You knew. I
suppose that's where I’ve been.”
The answer was a grunt that
iqight have been interpreted
"Heard something of the sort”
"Dad!” Mark exclaimed Jubi-
lantly. “Gee I can't belieTe this
has happened! I don’t know what
to say to you. It’s—it’s wonder*
ful!”
• • •
|F the elder Travers were equally
moved he restrained all signs
of it "So it’s settled then.” he
said stepping back and heaving a
sigh of satisfaction. "Remember
those terms—one year without
favors unquestioning obedience to
superiors and hard work.”
“I’ll shorn- you. Dad!” Mark was
grinning broadly. “Those terms—
why they’re nothing at all! I’ll
show you!”
"Fine. By the way.” (the father’s
eyes narrowed slightly as he
spoke) “your first Job will be some-
thing a little out of the ordinary.
Not at all unpleasant I hope. It’s
a little piece of special work I
want you to do for me—”
“What is it?”
“Sit down.” Travers dropped to
his desk chair waved the young
man to one beside it "I told you
if you agreed to my terms it would
mean a year of hard work. You’ve
already agreed. Today’s Wednes-
day isn't it? Tell them at Blossom-
dale's you’re quitting Saturday.
Monday you can begin here. Then
Tuesday at midnight you sail for
Liverpool.”
"Dad!”
Travers was nodding. "Tuesday
at midnight" he repeated. “You
have your passport haven’t you?
I’ll have everything else arranged.
Monday you’ll be In Liverpool—"
% “But what on earth—?" Mark cut
in. “I don’t know what you’re
talking about!”
“No. But I’m going to tell you.
Promised to obey Instructions
didn’t you? Promised to tackle any
Job without favoritism! This first
assignment as I said. Is a little
unusual. I hope it iBn’t going to
prove difficult Now here's what
I’m getting at—!”
The father paused long enough
to touch a match to his cigar.
“I sent Johnson to tell you to come
here today for two reasons" he
continued. "One because well
you’re the only son your mother
and I have. Maybe I seem a harsh
man sometimes. I’m not so bad In-
side. Anyhow your mother and I
need you. Mark. That’s one reason
I sent for you. The other is this
business in Spain.
"You remember — maybe you
don’t though—that Jnles was in
this country for a Spanish copper
mining concern when Alicia met
him? Looking for American capi-
tal. Well he persuaded me to go
into the thing ratber heavily. That
was two years ago. Going on three
now and it's been a bigger loss
every year. It’s come to the place
where I>e got to know what’a go-
ing on—”
• • •
TTARK had been following the
words wide-eyed. "But. Dad.
I don’t know anything about cop-
per mining!”
“No. You don’t. It isn’t going to
be necessary. I've got a man who
knows all about it going over next
month. You see Mark. I can stand
the loss. They come and we take
them and fight it out on some other'
line. I can stand the loss. What
I'm sending you over there for is
to find out just how much Jules
is in on this business. I want to
know if the deal is square. If it Is
—we go on with it and fight if
Alicia's husband In j»pite of his
high-sounding titles I * just another
foreign crook I want to know that
too.
“You'll go over there ahead of
Moffett the engineer. There's been
nothing said or done as yet to
arouse suspicion. That’s why the
trip must he made at this time.
And you're the one to make It.
Don't you see I can’t send an ordi-
nary employe over there and tell
him what's in my mind about my
own son-in-law? Besides you can
go about with Jules as no employe
could—”
"It's a spying job you're asking
me to undertake is it?”
“Now wait a minute! Not so hot-
headed. It's nothing on earth but
a straight business deal. I want
you to go to Franco for three
weeks drop over at this mine and
have a look at it. go to see Jules
and Alicia and make certain inquir-
ies about Jules. It’s a thing that’s
done every day In business. A man
has to know his associates are hon-
est. If they’re dishonest he has to
out-smart them. Well that's a very
brief outline. We'll go over the
whole thing In detail later. You’re
working for me on this Job Mark.
Directly under my orders and no
one else!”
Mark met his glance. "No uso to
pretend I know what It's all about."
he said "but I'll try to do what you
want. How long will I be abroad?"
“That depends. Ought to make
the trip. I should say. In a month
or five weeks. We'll see how it
works out"
The young man was smiling.
“Well a month in France is cer-
■ talnly no hardship Be ahie to stop
; «ver a day or so in Paris will I?
Say—I’ll get a kick out of showing
Norma Paris!"
The father pursed his lips. “Cer-
tainly you can spend a day or two
in Paris. Matter of fact on the sur-
face this Journey Is to appear a
pleasure trip. You’re to do all the
things you would if you were on
vacation. Jules and Alicia will as-
sume that's why you're there. On
this other matter of taking—er.
Norma—well. I'm afraid that's out
of the question.’*
“But. Dad—r
“It will be better for you." his
father went on evenly “and also
for your wife if you make this
trip alone. In the first place
though you are to seem to be on
a pleasure trip you will really be
working. It's a conviction of mine
that a man can’t keep his mind on
business when he's traveling with
| his wife. Arbitrary ruling of the
company. If I let you take Norma
along It would be favoritism and I
told you there was to be none. On
the other hand she can he more
comfortable here. Well see that
everything is done for her. It
would please your mother If she'd
come to the house and stay with us
while you're gone. When this
| year's ended and you’ve proven you
know how to wogk—if you do—you
and she can take a three or four
do It prop-
I
AIARK said slowly. T hate to
•*“’ leave her but as yon aay. ft
may be best. Five weeks is a long
time though—"
“Why five weeks Is nothing!
Well—do you think you understand
your first assignment?”
"Enough to say I’ll tackle it. I’ll
he tied up at the store until Satur-
day. of course. When will you go
over the whole thing with me?”
“On Monday. Monday morning.
By the way your mother and I
would like to have you and Norm*
come to dinner Saturday evening."
Mark’s eyes brightened. “Fine!"
he said. "By George—do you know
what time it’s getting to be? Look
at that clock!”
The dial of the handsome bronta
timepiece on the book case Indi-
cated it was after <5:30.
“Norma’!! be phoning the po-
lice!" Mark exclaimed. "I’d better
call her right away." He picked up
the telephone from his father's
desk and gave the number. Pre*
ently he was saying into ths
mouthpiece. "I’m on my way home
Norma. Everything’s O. K. Got a
lot to tell you. No. it will have to
wait until I get there. It's good
news though. Wonderful! See you
in half an hour. ’Bye!”
The elder Travers was standing
hat and overcoat on. “Harvey’s
downstairs with the car.” he an-
nounced. “Run yon out?"
“Thanks. It’ll be a big favor.**’
On the threshold—Just before
they left the room—Mark turned
and clapped a hand on his father’s
arm. “Dad.” he said fumbling for
the words. “I wish I could tell you
how I appreciate ail this—!”
•That’s all right!"
The interview was ended. "
pair sauntered down the corridor
to the elevator car. Throughout the
I drive to the east side apartment
! their talk was of irrelevant sub-
jects.
The big limousine paused long
enough for Mark to step to the
sidewalk then darted away. Thirty
minutes later F. M. Travers was
relinquishing bis hat and coat to
a servant
“Where’s Mrs. Travers?” be
asked.
“I think she's in her room. sir.
She said dinner would be at 7:30."
“Yes of course."
Travers mounted the stairs heav-
ily. He was not unusually stout
rather well built for one of his
years but he had worked hard all
his life and moved customarily as
though he were tired.
Before a door at the head of'tin
stairs be paused and knocked. A
voice inside called “Who is It?" ”
“It’s I—Frank.”
“Come in. dear!"
Travers opened the door. His
wife. In a low-cut gown of gray
lace turned from the dressing table
and came toward him. “Ob
Frank—" she cried "did you sss
him?”
Her husband nodded. He placed
a matter-of-fact kiss on her fore-
head. “I did." he announced.
“Everything's settled! He's leav-
ing Monday night!”
Mrs. Travers raised anxious gray
eyes. “And the girl—?” she asked.
“The girl!" Travers repeated
with an unpleasant smile. “She’ll
be gone In a week!"
(To lie Continued)
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