Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15
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By LEMUEL F. PARTON
NEW YORK. - Sam Houston
l Jones, the comparatively young
David who toppled the Huey Long
Goliath in Louisiana, is corpora
eHish-Hat Sambo' r ,,Um .a I'm,
Shines His Shoes 43 corpors-
And Gets Elected tons, and
proud Of it. He never took his coat
OF while he was campaigning, never
talked swamp talk, kept his shoes
shined, dishes good grammar and
never tore his hair. Defeating Gov.
Earl X. Long, brother Of the King
fish, in the run-oR primary, he gets
the Democratic gubernatorial noni-
nation, which means election in Lou
isiana.
However, he fought Ike
wildcat, made . half dosea
speeches and two radio ad-
dresses . day, swafmed an ever
the state and developed Q care
fully organised state, parish and
precinct organixation. He b q
years old, good looking, WELL
educated and convincing. He Il
political newcomer, little
known when the Kingfsh called
him "High-Hat Sambo." He re-
piled that he had no high hat,
but would mot hesitate to get one
II he needed II, and would dress
as he pleased. So he did and
he made them like II.
Born in log cabin in the deer,
piney woods of southwestern Louisi-
ana, he worked in a sawmin until
he was II, with sketchy educa-
ton. He entered the University of
Louisiana, waited on table to help
pay his way, went into the World
war as private, but never reached
France, and returned to continue his
education in a country law Office.
He has been on both sides of cor
poration law practice, winning the
fight for the rice farmers against
the millers, and has engaged in
some stiff fights with public utilities.
On several occasions he defended
cases for labor organizations.
TROUBLED observers of world
l disaster, seeing no light or hope,
might do well to compare Dorothy
Garfield Fishers children's crusade
Popular Author nh WIN
Stages Crusade crusades Of
To Aid Children the Thirteenth
century. In
the latter about so, 900 children went
from France and Germany to fight
the Saracens. Many thousands
died and many others were cap
tured and sold into slavery at Alex
andria.
Something seems to have hap
pened in the centuries between.
Miss Fisher, the novelist, finds
eager cooperation throughout the
country as she launches campaign
to gather penny a year from each
Of the 81, 000, 200 American school
children for child refugees in an
countries Of the world, Of all races
and beliefs. The pledge will cover
the entire life Of the child. The
fund, totaling $500, 900 q year, will
all 60 to the children, with private
pledges covering the cost Of admin
istration.
Miss Fisher, author Of about
rs books, including novels, edu-
cational and social studies, has
been engaged In such humane
enterprises all her adult life,
During and after the World war,
she spent three years in France
in relief work. In 1894, she be-
came chairman Of the Advisory
Conference Of Jews and Chris
tians to Oppose Race Prejudice
and Religious Intolerance. Her
unceasing battle has been
against a standardized and ma
terialized society.
A native of Lawrence, Kan, she
could call herself DR.. Fisher, but
never does. Her decorate in philos-
ophy came from Columbia univer-
sity in 1904, after her graduation
from Ohio State university. She
probably wears more academic gar
lands than any other American
woman, with honorary degrees fron
Middlebury college, Dartmouth, the
University Of Vermont, Ohio State,
Northwestern and Williams.
Her home is In Arlington, VI.
Noting that her crusade ID much
more humane and sensihle than
that Of Etienne, the shepherd boy
Of Cloyes, who led the ragged, hun
CRY children to crush The Saracans,
one might also note the upsuroo of
Snow White" and "Pinocchio'' -
revealing . new adult entonto Win
The child world Min Fishar miGh4
Do well to mako Wak Dinav 60
q ths generals a her nv csusa1o.