Evening star., 1938-01-23
Bruce Barton
Continued From Pare ca

over here represents what s COM
monty known as big interests and
nave never failed to leave this left.
hand desk drawer open ever 80
slightly as gentle suggestion. But
when investigate after his departure
l invariably find nothing whatever in
SAID open desk draWer-not even nv
pest cigars that were there when he
came in"
Similarly he describes the perpetual
furry Of Congressman's heart due
10 the uncertainty of being returned
TO ONCE next year as political throm.
oosls.' He declares it is q "frightful
thlng-an icy feeling about the heart
that clutches you in the doggonedest
moments-that unspeakable fear of
oeing severed from the. public pay
roll"
RARTON'S easy frendliness and In.
formality are characteristic. They
make it very difficult for example for
one to refer to him as Mister Barton.
It's Bruce Barton" or Bruce" every
time. He possesses that curious and
attractive quality of personality that
makes one feel he has known him
Tor long time even on short ac-
qualntance. One Of his business as
sociates, who had once been an office
boy. said of him. Il never saw him
hlgh-hat' anybody. In fact, he is
more likely to be courteous to Office
boys and stenographers and delivery
men than to pretentious individuals
who have no real claim on his notice.
He likes boys who work: he used to
be one of them. once heard him
say. When I am old I should like
them to say they were always we'll
treated at Bartons Office when they
went there to shine shoes or to deliver
telegram"
Barton believes that he enjoyed an
enormous advantage" in being born
the son Of a preacher, knowing the
privilege of poverty"
"A preachers son." he declares.
learns early what it means to have
to work hard and live on little. He is
very close to the struggles of the COM
mon folks Of the town. But he has
the companicnship Of good books and
the stimulus of serious conversation
and high thinking. We were poor
but We never thought Of ourselves as
poor. We had grand ana laughing
family life"
1t was this early environment that
must have been in . large measure re-
sponsible for Bartons talent for under
standing people. which he possesses to
an extraordinary degree. He likes peo-
pie and they sense it at once. It is
the secret back of the success Of his
| editorials. his "sermonettes" and his
numerous books and articles. The
thousands who have read his printed
word feel that they have q personal
relationship with him, and they come
from all walks Of life. He knows the
hopes OF people, their ambitions and
their fears and their struggles to get
along In life, and despite IS years
residence In New York City he has
kept his sympathies keen and reepon.
sive.
-FOUR volumes Of the Bruce Barton
editorials have been published un-
der the titles Of Its . Good Old
World" "Mors Power to YOU" Better
Days" and "On the Up and Up." His
articles and interviews with famous
people have been published in the most
important national magazines In 1880
he published an article entitled Lets
Advertise This HELL" which featured
five advertisements depicting the cost
and the horrors of war. The article
went all over the world, and requests
for 1t have come from far-hung cor.
ners Of the globe, while 1t has been re-
produced in more than $50 periodicals.
Barton is the author Of . number
Of books that deal with the Bible and
seek to interpret Christ. The Man
Nobody Knows"-one Of this group
was on the List Of the SIX best sellers
Book Nobody Knows" "What On .
Man Believer" and ''Hs Upost tha
World" had wide sales.
30 far Is todays problems 60 Aar.
ton believes that one of tho primary
concerns Of the Government at ths
present time should bs TO make the
risk Of investing money worth taking,
yet keep the rules OF the game fair
for all the players" He believes ths
Government can and will create busi-
ness confidence when 1t discovers
what it is that makes business Co."
There are three children In the Bar.
ton famuy-Betsy, Randall and Bruce.
jr. Randall, %, is now . mechanic
studying Diesel engines in . Boston
school; Bruce, jr, Is, is . student in
Deerfield Academy In Massachusetts
and Betsy lives with her paren0 In
Warrington during the session and in
their home on East F1fty-hfth street.,
New York oity. whsu Congress = not
| In aoedoo.