The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-03
Dy DOROTHY DIX.
: wssll's Highest Paid woman
Writer.

Writer.
a TTENTIoN Mr.. Husband and
"a, Father These few lines are
80 written especially for you, Please
MAJ them.
Have you made your willl And "
Ii have made Il. have you tied up
Skhalever money you are leaving your
We and daughter In some sort OF fool
proef tfust, 20 that they al neither
SpeaA h. nor give Il away, nor be
eheatsd out Of III
II you have not done thi, you have
tounnlttsd . crime against those who
ne dependent upon you and who look
- you. and have a right TO look 10 you,
% defend them against q world that Is
hard and cruel 10 penniless women.
Mako your win
n you have no, done this, go this
Ssfy DAY to your lawyer and make your
Mill, and leave your property In trust
10 you wife end daughters.
Many men put off making their wills
because they hate 10 face the thought OF
1onth. This 10 puerile cowardiee. The
~ certain thing In IN uncertain world
= death. Il 10 bound to com to each
Of us, and the most comforting
hDuGht that any ma can have when he
Vun0 10 lay HE head OF the pillow Tor
hst time 10 that he IL leaving those
, loves ssfsauarded against want
Protection After Death.
20 there 10 q hell IL can have no worse
t0sment than the smorse . man must
9uffer II. after death, his spirit can visit
earth and see his poor, helpless old
Wife eating the bitter bread OF depend
IRE, and his tender. rested daughters
6ttlIng hopelessly against poverty be-
acDuee he was too stupid and careless
= make q will settling the money he
m them on them in such 4 way that
by could not lose IT,
REPEAT again with all the emphasis
sAd safnestness OF which | am cap
BE, Mr.. Husband and Father, make a
vii and leave your wife's and daush-
ms property N trust 20 that they can
N toueh the principal.
q Fly Year, hence when women have
me Into business, and every girl Is
3roueht Up 10 follow some aainful oe.
Hnpatloa, women a. q class may know
NV 10 handle money and 1t may be,
1pfe, 10 leave them their property ovt-
x3ght, but q the present time they lack
5kis knowisdse, and II 10 not safe TO
? 1oavs h 70 them unseeured.
Wensa Cant handle Money.
Every man knows this. He knows
Ut NJ wouldn't trust HE wife to handle
~ business or decide on his invest
zneule. Then why does he think that
Death will work some sort OF a
1lroele In her that will inspire her
1kh satfgeient financial aeumen to
3nhlle his Estate when he 10 gomez
OF course no such miracle occurs, and
- lAmiliar ifsQedy that you have .een
&appen 10 q dosen OF your friends
fonnllles will happen to your own, Mr.,
Husband and Father, unless YOU are
Wisef than your friends were.
Here's One Case.
Think OF how often a little scene like
this happens; You are seated at your
Aesk and your office boy comes in and
ysvs that Mrs. A wsnts TO see you.
Ne comes in, a pathetic shabby little
x~Seature in black, with hair that is sud
1enly gone gray, a figure that seems to
Ave shriveled up all at once, and a
nee that has lost all Of its jolly middle
aged prettiness. You look once into
~ hassard, desperate eyes and swal-
NV hard, and haven the courage 10
meet them again.
For NrA. A IL the widow Of your old
4riend. Many 10 the good dinner you've
etten In her beautiful home. Many Is
~ jolly ride you've taken In her auto.
0obile, for A was q rich man, and whe1
~ died hii family came into q comfort.
3ble POI Of money.
DUT they haven't a cent now. Some
how, the whole fortune slipped
through Mra. 40 fingers. Bad invest
s1snts, reckless extravaganza, people
MO cheated her, relatives who Dor.
JVwsd and couldn't pay back. Same
I'D story, and Mrs. A has come to YOU
70 ask you II you won't help her 10 gel
Sosne wsfk. Something whereby she
IA support kfself,
What can you say to her. What car
IN DO for herr What, In all this busy
&prid that demands good and com
oeteAt work, can a middle aged woman
has never been trained to any &C
npations dol
Can't Learn New Tricks.
She's too old TO learn new tricks
lacks the strength and stamina e
manual labor. She's Handicapped
DE habits OF luxury and ease o
M . century Of rich living. She lack
' rtBsss ard high spirits, the bright
\ - nd charm that makes people wan
~ youne girls about them.
VI wosld Be only too glad to max,
~ iof her In your office II 20,