Show howe about martin johnson virtue among kings railroads by ED HOWE born in a country town to a ALTHOUGH A in kansas there Is a famous and rich man named martin johnson all he had to start with was a good deal of natural sense as most people have and good parents and neighbors to teach him the importance of politeness fairness and industry probably at first he was ambitious to fight indiana indians and hunt buffalo but was soon able to understand that such adventures were no longer available happening on a book about africa he determined to go there to take moving pictures of big game animals capture them alive for sale to parks and mu etc and now lives in a palace in in south africa he has had wonderful adventures met many famous people and appeared before great audiences in every part of the world anyone who denounces martin johnson because he Is famous and a he acquired his tor for gentleman or says tune by means not available to every body Is a cad johnson johnsons s average in decency has been a little above the average of those who denounce him because of his prosperity and I 1 like his wife osa who Is also from kansas I 1 do not know either of them have seen them only in their wonderful public performances and paid for the privilege every one Is writing now even kings and business men are seeking euch such defense as print affords there Is lately available a book by the re dently deposed king of spain al though the actual work was done by a ghost writer the title Is by ways of royalty and the ghost writer the grand duke alexander of russia Is thoroughly familiar with his subject it Is the first intimate story of roy alty I 1 have ever read and I 1 wonder the book does not attract more attention the intimate life of a king is as curl ous and strange to me as the intimate life of a russian peasant with his tea drinking fleas sheepskin clothing and running away from wolves and famines the author although a grand duke writes surprisingly well he believes democracy a false system but Is fair in dealing with it having been a humble subject all my life and gazed on rulers only from afar I 1 found many surprising state ments in the book and quote one for your amazement no major country has ever gone bankrupt because of its kings king s mis tresses but the worst fate that ever befell a monarch befell the czar of russia because of being ruled by a foolish wife the czar and grand duke alexan der were cousins the grand duke knew the russian royal family antl inti and tor for many years the author concludes kings as husbands average about as do braymen den fists clerks merchants lawyers doc doe tors and other town men he thinks it possible however that the average among farmers as to outside love at af fairs may be a little higher than it Is among kings owing to farmers be ing isolated on lonely creeks and prairies the moving picture people have about all the money now but the rad icalas are not suggesting that they dl III vide with the poor that demand Is made on manufacturers and other useful persons who haven t any one movie man in hollywood lately authorized his press agent to broadcast the statement that his in come from salary alone was halt half a million a year the class one railroads meaning a group comprising all the best ones last year lost more than a hundred and fifty million dollars as against a profit of sixteen million in 1931 throughout the year of this terrific deficit the class one railroads gave employment to hundreds of thousands of men at the highest average wages paid in the world yet there Is not a community in the country or a jury that does not join the government and courts in efforts to further erish the railroads but how the movies of no use to anyone prosper I 1 it Is another exhibition of the amer lean spirit unintelligent and dishonest that must be changed before the coun try can again get on its feet nothing is ever settled when I 1 was a boy I 1 heard quarreling which greatly disturbed those taking part I 1 have heard the same quarreling about the same subjects within an hour now that I 1 am in my eightieth year if after death I 1 am restored to con ness I 1 shall be surprised but whether I 1 land in the bosom of abra ham bam or in the clutches of the devil I 1 think I 1 shall appreciate once knowing positively where I 1 am at everyone knows you are a weak creature you will finally admit it yourself after reaching considerable age I 1 can offer no advice here except that everyone become as strong as pos bible sible emergencies are always coming up and a little strength and sense will be found of grat bilue in considering them it has ni chally been proposed that the government do something to pre vent earthquakes several congress men have bills ready as soon as they begin campaigning again 0 1933 bell syndicate vv service |