Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-17

AN INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM.
Dy HAROLD WHITEHEAD ,t.
Prsfssser Salss Relations In the College o. Dusnsss
Administration Of Boston University, Boston, Mass.


The red-faced, full-necked man
pounded on the table to emphasize
what no was shouting. He was puff
Ing vigorously ut his cigar and clouds
Of smoke evidenced his vixor.
~ tell you. Dick" he shounted.
this here hot air about tho high cost
OF living IL just all bunk. O couse,
things cost moro, cause we're getting
more.
Il got couple of thousand fellows
working for me and every man Jack
Of him could save twenty-five per
cent Of his wages IL he wanted to.
have had the factory plastered with
thrift notices, but to no avail.
II tell you. Dick. this cursed spend
Ing idea has got hold OF the nation,
and unless we quit we're going to
have one devil Of humping before
long"
The man whom he had been address
ing so vigorously was tall and very
alert looking; he listened to his
friends TRADE with an expression OF
thoughtful. amused tolerance.
you ought to hire n hall to say
that kind of stuff. HI" His friend
smiled as he spoke. People would
listen to you II you were on . soap
box on street corner but as one
Of those cartoon chaps says. Tt don't
mean anything
The big man was about to explode
when his friend held up his hand.
"Just a minute, Hi, what's the
name Of that new car you bought?"
(Which one do you mean, the one
I bought for myself or the electric
runabout bought for the wife?"
''The one you bought for yourself"
THAT was one of those new High
Cash with a custom body. A Won
derful car, Dick. but costs like the
very devil"
by the bye. HI" his friend con-
tinued quizzing, "how are those two
girls of yours. that are at college ?"
"They are doing fine" and Hiram
grinned affectionately as he thought Of
his two fine young daughters. One is
a freshman and the other junior at
a laSnlOnaDle college,.
ruth has Just given party there
to group of her chums. Just sent
me bill thru for SIS. Think of it.
Dick rs bucks. just for filing up
twenty girls with food! Oh, well.
they are worth it, bless EN-"
THAT reminds me, Dick, didn't you
say that you are getting yourself a
new watch?"
Yep: i've got one I was up to the
jewelers. buying a platinum laval
liere for the wife and the chap sold
me one Of those Ginning watches.
They're rather clever things" and he
passed, with obvious pride, his new
purchase to his friend.
Dick laid the watch on the table
and in serious tones said. Hi, you
are one of the biggest hypocrites
that I ever knew"
I'm going to call that bluff. Dick"
"All right. Here you are working
yourself into fit of ridiculous in
digpation because your working
people don't save money, while you
are setting them an example Of rid
iculous indignation because your
working people don't save money,
while you are setting them an ex-
ample Of ridiculous expenditure
which proportionately Is much great
er than theirs.
Your workers, poor devils are
buying some of the comforts OF life
things they never had a chance OF
- l. hrx ,1rr,o 13r-n
well. you have never known what 1t
ia to deny yourself any pleasure or
luxury that you wanted but now,
you are spending money! was go
ing to say like a drunken sailor. but
drunken sailor would look like a
regular money-grub compared to you.
you know. HI. you are like many
other fellows. You are hollering your
head off because everybody is spend
ing money, but you don't do a thing
yourself to help overcome the evil.
Don't you realize that thrift is
not a national but an individual
problem? Quit worrying about what
the other fellow does with his money.
but look to yourself.
'You have, obviously. no right to
complain of what any body does In
the way Of spending money until you
can show by example that you be-
lieve in what you are talking about.
The trouble is that there is too mucn
talk and not enough do.
1.-THE only way to stop reckless ex-
penditure of money is to save it.
Talking about what the other fellow
should do is just sheer bunk. Now
you sleep on that, Hiram"
Hiram looked hard at his friend.