The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-02-17
MR.. N D0WELL' s
DOWN AND OUT"
Who GAME BACK"

tHlCAGO.-Thc little story of the
comeback" of the down and out
as told by Malcolm Mcdowell TO the
Ways and Means committee OF tn,
/ Chicago Association OF Commerce
has aroused wide interest in bust
ness circles and instilled hope in tn.
hearts OF thousands now strugsiir.
in much the same way as McDowelrs
hero
Mcdowell put in twenty years d
4 reporter, and during that period
came to know the tragedy of the un.
employed. For ten years he has
been banker. secretary OF The
Central Trust company and Il mem.
Der OF the Ways and Means commit
tee OF the Association of Commerce.
Five years ago he established Il ire.
bread and coffee service iii winter
from wagon in the heart OF he
vest side lodging district. feedia,
IN average of 4 thousand men =
night
Any man who works on a saiary
IS liable TO be in the bread line
within a year" he said to members
=, the committee. Then he te!
The story Of the man who lost a n1.
sition paying him $500 d yca.-
who had paid 1925 month rent To-
his fat and owned an automobile.
AMI who within year. Was in the
bread line. with wife AMI to
children at home. He told how tie
man had come back" and was no..
a member of the Ways and Means
committee OF the Commerce Associa-
ton and again drawing $500.
1t is by 10 means an unusnsi L.
stance, said Mr.. Mcdowell 10 n4s
World reporter. The man / ri.
10 was simply one OF the white col
lars. by which a man is DESIGNATED
who has come down from retinemert.
There are fifty in the office ever.
night. had the son of an ex-Alder
man, brother OF a member OF con
Sress and 4 nephew OF Justice OF
the Supreme Court in the breaf
line last winter. When this !ear
came staggering UP to the line
thought he VAS drunk. He was en-
of place i'll the surroundings. His
iace had the pinchcd look CT Il man
desperate and starving. He stumbled
and fell. 1t was Il fainting spell.
We have many of these. Then |
got his story. The man had a 10
that paid him $500 a year. lie
lived on his salary to the limit.
Then there came switch. There
was merger of business rivals and
he was dropped For while he
lived on his friends. He thought he
could easily obtain a good position
and be able to settle. But Just there
he made mistake. He was paying
$40 for fiat, and had a Wife and
two little daughters They were
forced to move. They parted with
all their luxurious furniture and
paWned all their jewelry. That
night, after telling me his story.
which verified, he asked me Tor
rolls TO take home 10 his two kids
That was last winter, mind you.
1 took him up and put him on
his feet. Then | got him an humble
job at $15 month. 1t was in the
business in which he was an eX-
pert, He made good He outclassea
every man in the office, and now he
is sales manager OF big corporation
and receiving his old salary OF $7.50o
But he is not living as he once
did. He is paying $40 for fiat
and saving at the rate of $a.Ga0 .
year
When entered the committee
meeting | saw him sitting as mem
Der He came up 10 me and told me
to tell his story, but suppress his
name, in my little talk on helping the
down and outs | am almost sorry
did now, for | would not have his
name known for the world He is
a fine fellow and deserves to come