The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-24

308 90 his income return for 1919 he paid the government $7281 80759 The Treasury later de- cared this was insufficient by $945530310
 Then followed the controversy with Secretary Mellon that brought sharp words both sides. It continued after MT Couzens elected in 1924 to serve the full term, and probably had its final out burst in March 1928 when MT. Couzens introduced a resolution in the senate demanding MT Melons resignation The resolution pigeon-holed.
 The Couzens- Ford break came out into the open in 1923 It was shortly after MT. Couzen's espousa of modification of the prohibition law. Ford severely criticized Couzens for his stand Ford suggested that the military and naval forces be used to enforce pro libiton. This in turn was attacked by MT. Couzens. MT. Ford said MT Couzens advocating modified ton merely to keep himself in the public eye It was about that time the "Ford-for- president boom was under way. In a prepared speech before the Detroit Republican club October 31, 1923 Couzens bitterly denounced the Ford boom
 Reading from his manuscript and seeking to keep ns voice under control, MT. Couzens said
 Not only do I want to Mir Ford from the greatest humiliation that ever could befa man but want equally save the United States govern nent from the humiliation it would suffer if man of MT Ford's experience and training got into the White House
 T loved and thought so much of man in his place as do Henry Ford. There never who kinder and thoughtful to me than Henry Ford, and wouldn't make this statement now. though he has charged me with nsincerity of purpose except that he is candidate for the presidency of the United States"
 A few weeks later Henry Ford came out for Calvin Coolidge for president and it not long aferward that Ford and Couzens seeing each other again at family social functions and other times.
 MT Couzens gave millions to charity and in this was joined by Mrs Couzens The exact amount per haps never will be known, but it was well in excess of $20OO0O00 Invariably these benefactions had as their inspiration the plight of handicapped or under developed children Hundreds of thousands of dol lars were given each year to orphanages children's hospitals and nurses homes. To the Chldren's Hos pital of Michigan he gave approximately S2,O0O00O and promised more the need arose. When in 1927, a mad man set off an explosion that wrecked the schoolhouse at Bath Michigan and killed A children MT. Couzens promptly rebuilt the school at cost of S75O0O
 Referring to the lu1o one of the trustees appoint ed to administer it said:
 Senator Couzens always has been deeply inter- ested children of tender years especially those who are sick handicapped He feels these little children are not here by their choice and are not in any way responsible for their physical disabilities and that justice demands their difficulties be alleviated cured; that their lives be made happy and agree able and with as little suffering as possible"
 In the lobby of the school house at Bath Mich is a small bronze statue that symbolzes probably better than anything else MT Couzens conception of what childhood should mean. It is the statue of smiling girl. Happiness is written in the face and posture of the child. Under one arm is a kitten Nearby a bronze plate the of the A. children whose lives snufed out by the explosion of May, 1927.