The Glenwood post., 1922-02-02
vacIe Tets Bed Time Stories
Current Events For ths Ohildxen
and orown-ups Too
PEOPLE RuLR IN MICHIGAN

Gee, it makes me SICK" lamented
Jack as he dragged one foot after the
other into the kitchen. "What's the
use Of havin' lot of good ice if the
rains gotta come and spoil it allf"
whats the matter with you
Jacki" asked Ruth who was resting
with her knees on . Kitchen chai,
with both hands full Of hot cookies
Mother was having a hard time bak
ing them fast enough to supply a hun
cry little girl. "Have q cookie,
added Ruth.
"You just bet 1 WILL" said Jack
"Hum! Some good, Mumsie. Who're Z
Uncle Ted, Ruthi"
~ just saw him going up stairs
with a book under his arm," answered
Ruth, as she jumped down from her
chair. "Listen, Jack, wen have to
60 to bed soon, so let g get Uncle Ted
to tell us story"
Up stairs they went, pell-mell,
humping into Uncle Ted, Ruth grab
bing his coat, and Jack jumping upon
his back.
"oh, you little rascals," said Uncle
Ted. I thought cookies had you
youngsters for the rest of the evening,
at least, counting the pleasant dreams.
Yes i know, "a story All right,
come into Jacks room. IN talk
while you get ready for bed.
"a long time ago, there was a man
much older than your Uncle Ted, who
who served his country well in respon-
sible positions. He always loved the
service of his country, and ten years
after he graduated from college he or
ganized naval brigade in his state
which grew to be a strong organixa-
tion. One day when he was scrubbing
the decks Of the training ship, Theo
dore Roosevelt, who was then assistant
secretary Of the navy, noticed him and
started conversation. That converse.
tion began a lifelong friendship, and
later, when Roosevelt became presi-
dent of the United States, this man
was made assistant secretary of the
navy and later secretary. During the
Spanish American war he served as a
lieutenant in the navy. When the
Great war reached out and involved
our country he again was ready to
serve his country, and as lieutenant
commander he served through the re-
mainder of the war as assistant to tn,
commandant Of the third naval distric
IN New York, many, many miles ava,
from his home and family. He did mo-
nave to do at. He was long past th,
age, and the head of family. From
the day he was assigned to this worl
until the signing of the armistice h,
was never in his home state, not eve,
for an hour. Not long after he tool
up his duties at Brooklyn he began t,
receive letters and visits from activ,
men m public life from his home stat,
urging him to be candidate fo,
United States senator. He refused t,
resign as an officer in the navy to rur
for office, but stated to his friend,
that if he decided to run he wantef
ms campaign to be managed by hi.
home friends in business. That was al
he ever had to do with the selection
of the men who ran that campaign
He did run, but never left his naval
post at New York during that time.
His opponent was an extremely
wealthy man. He was the manufac.
turer Of an automobile that had
branch offices all over the state and
nation. Every one of these branch
offices became a campaign headouar.
ters Every employee was a hired
spokesman to spread great quantities
OF publicity throughout the state to
keep this naval officer from being
elected. The auto manufacturer wa.
placed on the ticket to run as a puppet
for Woodrow Wilson. If Wilson could
have pushed him into the senate il
would have been one more vote for the
world club. The naval officer stayed
on the job. So far as he himself was
concerned he did not spend one penny
IN any way toward his own election,
except contribution to his party's
state campaign fund. His enemies
made all kinds of charges against him,