Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
A Mans Man Helps Run Army

Nation to the value Of some s35 900 900
in asserted rights and claims. His 10y
atty and fidelity gave him numerous
white clients out of Oklahoma's oil and
gas enterprises. He became captain
in the Oklahoma National Guard. He
watched Washington's corners.
He formed a special regard for the
numerousness of the neighbors at the
corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and
rose a building named the Hurley
Wright Building. Then Pat" waited to
see II the professor of economic philos-
ophy in Indian University was right.
He was! That bookish ghost. the theory
of 1.-The unearned increment" came to
life for Pat" In Washington. and also
in Oklahoma. and went heartily to work.
pat" was on his way to being rich. All
because Of an education!
Wins Honors In War.
His unfolding aspirations. however,
toward solid and secure receipts OF rents
were interrupted by n war much more
compelling than SPANS or Crazy
Snakes. On the Aisne, on the Marine,
in the Meuse -Argonne, at st. Mthiel, as
major, as lieutenant colonel, the frus-
trated rough rider" and the Indian
Territory cowboy captain OF militia got
plenty Of military modernity and cos
mopolitanism. He earned . silver star
citation for gallantry in action IN vol
unfairly making a reconnaissance under
heavy enemy fire" He earned a Dis.
tinguished Service Medal for services
of material worth to the American Elk
peditionary Forces" and on the adj
ditional basis of this record:
"As nudge advocate Of the 6th Army
Corps he ably conducted the negotia-
lions arising between the American Elk.
peditionary Forces and the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg, wherein he dis:
played sound judgment, marked zeal
and keen perception OF existing con-
ditions."
This was where his education came in
again.
AS our American troops crossed the
border OF Luxembourg and began treating
the Grand Duchy as II 1t were occupied
enemy territory, Col. Hurley remem.
bered that when he was In the Law
School of the National University In
Washington he had been informed by
professor that Eliha Root, as Secretary
of State, had just signed Hague con-
vention which, with special view to the
condition of states like Luxembourg, nao
"The territory of neutral powers is
inviolable."
American general headquarters In
France, upon being informed of Col.
Hurley's Renaissance. looked In book
and officially declared it to be accurate.
Such education, It also intimated, en-
titled the possessor Of it to see what ne
could do in negotiating with the author
tiles of Luxembourg friendly arrange.
ment for the necessary use by the
American forces of Luxembourg territory
and property in the course OF the re-
pulsion Of the German invaders.
Activities in Gutenberg.
Col. Hurley, thereupon, now trans.
lated all the way from cowpuncher to
diplomat, addressed himself to the au.
thorities of Luxembourg. He found that
Luxembourg was ruled by a nice young
Self a Grand Duchess. He found that
her chief minister for foreign negotia-
lions was highly educated parsonage
named Funck, who. besides speaking I'M
erring French and German, spoke also
faultless English, with just one defect;
he seemed to know no slang. either
American or English.
Mr.. Funck seized upon his acquaint.
ance with Col. Hurley to remove that
defect completely Col. Hurley duti-
can idioms at his command to Mr..
Funck, and he also endeavored earnestly
to commend the American Republic to
Mr.. Funck's debutante sovereign. He
took her riding to add an Oklahoman,
international breath to her ideas Of
Workmanship, and he breakfaSted with
her Gin the English language, which she
seemed to know welD, and at q state
ball he danced with her and doubtless
broadened her narrow experience OF
European royal dance steps. Having
performed all these duties, as his cita-
ton states, with marked ZEAL" he con-
Guided with Luxembourg notable treaty
which paid the Luxumburgers for every
thing we took.
It was square and it was gallant,
and It was all like Pat" whether in
peace or in war.
Not long afterward, back in Tulsa, he
faced A scene calling for qualities rather
more abrupt. He had them.
The town was broken In two by
race riot, a race war. Citizens ASkea
the sheriff to put Hurley In command.
The sheriff did so. Hurley enlisted
volunteer neutral soldiery and laid down
lines between the one group OF com.
hatants and the other. Those lines we're
not to be crossed. Hurley's announce
ment was; 49,.