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JULY' 1925 DECATLRI L L I N O I S 10e THE COPY

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Sialeij JournalUol IX JULlj, 1925 no.

CONTENTSrage

Making Dollars Work 5

By E. K. Scheiter

A. E. Staley, Jr 9

Editorial 10

Hoard Up Health 11

By Dr. M. W. Fitzpatrick

Ice Water, Please 13

Household 14

Confectioners Meet 16

Cactus of the Desert 17

Plant News 22

Man in the Moon 40

Cartoons Van Hook

»Published monthly in the interest of the employes

of the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Decatur, 111.

Editor, RUTH E. CADE.10 cents the copy. Subscription $1.00 per year.

''Say It

BY FAST MAIL AND TELEGRAPH

Water at North—Phone M. 581

Getting Brother ToldThe flapper and her brother both

wanted to use the family car that even-ing, and the spat at the supper table wasbecoming quite lively. Finally, all otherarguments having failed, the brother triedinnuendo:

"Well," he began, "if I were to tell all1 know"

"The silence," roared his sister, "wouldbe oppressive !" Jack Smith.

It's very strange that no one has everbeen able to find Capt. Kidd's treasure."

"Oh, I don't know. Kidd wasn't theonly one who has put money into realestate and then been unable to get itout."

Negro Customer - "1 wants one of demplasters you stick on yoah back."

Drug Clerk - "You mean one of ourporous plasters?"

Customer - "No, I don't. Iof your best."

mean one

A fat woman elbowed her way throughthe crowd, jabbing first one person andthen another. Finally she gave one near-by man an unusually hard thump, andsaid:

"Say, does it make any differencewhich car I take to Greenwood ceme-tery?"

"Not to me, Madam," he said.

Grandma - "I'm glad Billy had senseenough to marry an old maid. Gals ishighty-t ighty, widders is kinder over-rul-ing and upsettin", but old maids is thank-ful and willin' to please."

The hotelBell Boy - "Wake up!fire."

Scotch Guest - "Well, I ' ll get up, butI'll not pay a whole night 's rent for thisbed, then."

Why Wives Are Left at HomeMrs Hoad (at her first ball game)

"Didn't the man call that a foul ball?"Hoad "Yes."Mrs. Hoad—-"Well, why don't they

throw it away and get one that isn't?"—Jack Smith.

If your appetite's poor,And your mind's in a whirl ,

And you can't sleep at night ,Go marry the girl .

Note Was Not Explicit

Florian—"Chief, ah needs protect ion!Ah done got a unanimous letter th ismornin which done says: "Nigger, let mahchickens alone'."

Chief of Police "Why protect ion?Just leave the chickens alone."

Florian—"Dat's all r ight , boss, but howdoes I know whose chickens I's to leavealone?"

1950Kindly Old Gentleman—"Did 'urns

break 'um little dolly?"Sweet Child "Yes. Why the hell do

they make the damn things so fragile, any-w a ?

Marvelous"Yeh, my sister had an awful f r i gh t

last night.""How was that?""A big black spider ran up her arm.""That's nothing. I've had a sewing

machine run up the seam of my pants."

Tough"Your wife just eloped with the ice

man.""Hell! No more ice!"

Ha! Ha!Homo "Thinking about me ?"Homoette—"Oh, was I laughing?

Pardon me!"

"Her niece is rather good looking.""Don t say "knees is'; say 'knees are'

Customer "Two cakes of soap."Druggist "Scented or unscented?"Customer "I'll take it with me."

"My boy, you were out after I 0 lastnight;

A thing you should not have done.""Oh, no, you're mistaken quite, old man,I was only after one."

Chickens in the car have wrecked moreautos than chickens in the road.

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A countryman from the mountains ofNor th Carolina, while in the city, was in-vited out to dine. During dinner he wasasked if he would have some corn, andhe promptly replied: "Why, thank you!"and passed his glass. Charleston Newsand Courier .

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James J« IVloranFor Ambulance

Service

Telephone Main 577

Cor. "W^ater and Eldorado Streets

PunctualPat "Say, what caused the explosion

at the plant the other day?Mike "Oh, Casey was carrying a load

of dynamite and the noon whistle blew."

Synonymous?First Wife "What is your husband's

average income, Mrs. Smith?Second Wife "Oh, about midnight."

Stays OutsideDentist—"Don't stretch your mouth so

wide, madam; I intend to stand outsideof it to extract your tooth."

The following is a composition on afrog writ ten by a Swedish school boy:"What a wonderful bird the f rog are!When he stand he sit, almost,When he hop he fly, almost.He ain't got no sense, almost.He ain't got no tail, neither, almost.And, when he sit, he sit on what he ain't

got, almost."

Fresh "I don't know what to do withmy week-end."

Soph—"Put your hat on it."Business Suggestions,

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Monsanto Current Events.

is the best brand ofmarket; your husband

Grocer — "Thipeaches on thewill like them."

Woman - "The peaches my husbandlikes are not in cans !"

Grocer - "What are they in?"Woman - "Bathing suits!"

Either Is BadDisconsolate One "I wish I were

dead!"Consoler "Why? Can't you marry

her or did you?—Newark Dispatch.

AsinineJohnson was attending a temperance

lecture."If 1 lead a donkey up to a pail of

water and to a pail of beer, which will hedrink?" queried the speaker.

"The water," said Johnson."Yes, and why?""Because he's an ass," was Johnson's

reply.

A day off is generally followed by anf day.

"Come, Bobbie, don't be a little savage;kiss the lady."

"No, she's a naughty lady; if I kiss hershe may give me a slap, like she didpapa."

Fresh—"How long will I have to waitfor a shave?"

Barber "Years, sonny, years."

He—"Are you fond of autos?"Him—"Am I ? You should see the

truck I ate for lunch."

Clara "My roommate and I are hav-ing a race to see which can go out withthe most fellows this year."

Flossie "Who is in the lead?"Clara "I am ten laps ahead."

Dear Old Lady (with a view to a littlemoral teaching)—"Now, do either of youlittle boys say naughty words?"

Elder Brother "Well, mum, I ain'tmuch of a hand at it myself, but youngBill here is a treat. Cuss for the lady.Bill."—Keeping in Touch.

You may talk of signs of weather,Of coming days you may sing,But when you sit on a good sharp tack.It 's a sign of early spring.

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Music Had CharmsIt was on a very hot day and there was

not one man among the company thatwas drilling on the parade ground whodid not hearti ly wish himself—and thedrill sergeant elsewhere.

Suddenly the sergeant called out: "Allmen who are fond of music take twopaces forward !"

Instantly half a dozen soldiers, withvisions of getting a cushy job in the regi-mental band stepped forward.

"Now," roared the sergeant, "you sixmen bring that piano down f rom thefou r th floor of the officers* mess and putit in the basement of the sergeants' quar-ters." London Answers.

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Star-Spangled bannerBy Francis Scolt Key

O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleam

ing —Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the clouds

of the fightO'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly stream-

ing!And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;O! say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet waveO'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?

On that shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steepAs it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,In full glory reflected now shines on the stream;'Tis the Star-Spangled Banner; O long may it waveO'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly sworeThat the havoc of war and the battle's confusionA home and a country should leave us no more?Their blood has washed out their foul footstep's pollution.No refuse could save the hirling and slaveFrom the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave;And the Star-Spangled banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.

O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall standBetween their loved homes and the war's desolation!Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued landPraise the power that has made and preserved us a

nation. .Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,And this be our motto — "In God is our trust."And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave,O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

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tllaking Dollars IDorkBy E. K. Scheiter, Uice President and Qeneral Sales Manager

During the war, and thereafter untilrecently, almost all of us seemed to fol-low a policy of "Easy come, easy go."We lived up to the reputation we havegained throughout the world, namely,"Americans are known for their abilityto make money, but not so well for theirability to keep it."

Many foreigners are attracted to ourshores by the earning power of a willingworker. Most of them have, through ne-cessity, acquired the ability to conservemoney, and because they have the abilityto save, coupled with earning capacity,thousands become very wealthy, andhundreds of thousands have very sizeablenest eggs stored away.

It is agreed that business in generalhas been, and is now, in a transition to-ward normalcy and readjustment of thegeneral labor situation. However, evennecessary changes of this kind bring onslumps or slight depressions.

It is true that in periods of depressionsavings bank deposits f requent ly increase.It is then that people realize the valueof a nest egg. When it starts to rain,the average person begins to think oflaying up a rainy day fund.

Investing the money saved is, andshould be, a most conservative undertak-ing. The first objective of a good invest-ment is the preservation of the moneyinvested. Money is the result of thr i f t ,saving and self-denial, and it is only pru-dent for us to preserve it intact.

After an investor is satisfied on thescore of safety of principal, then the nextconsideration is yield. The yield is theattractive part of an investment. Natur-ally every one likes to get a fair rate onhis money.

Contrary to the general consensus ofopinion, there never has been a time whenas many people were saving and invest-ing, in one way or another. This state-

1918647,689

12,956

65,00020,002

130,839

1925966,170

23,779

ment is borne out by the following re-port, compiled by the Academy of Po-litical Science in the City of New York:

"Below are the stockholders actuallyshown by the following industries:

Industries—RailroadsExpress and Pullman .

Total railroad and alliedservice 660,645

Street railways 275 ,000Gas, electric light & power

co 1,250,000Telephone and telegraph. . . 107,033Packers9 oil companies4 iron and steel companies10 high grade misc. manu.

and distributive Co. . . . 25,002

989,949550,000

2,611,279371,604100,000127,679217,329

44,339

Total 2,533,521 5,012,179

In the seven years from 1918 to 1925,therefore, stockholders in the above en-terprises increased 2,478,658. In otherwords, they practically doubled.

This increase was gained from the fol-lowing sources:

INCREASE IN STOCKHOLDERS— 1925OVER 1918

Industries —

Express and pull-

Total railroad andallied service . . .

Street railways . . .Gas, electric light

and power cos, . .Telephone and tele-

9 oil companies . .4 iron and steel

companies10 high grade misc.

manu. & distrib-utive companies .

FromEmploy-

ees70 262

70,26215,000

75,000

62 6497 000

17,153

85,896

FromCus-tomers45 003

2 996

47,999

815,955

800

FromGeneralPublic

203 216

7 827

211,043260,000

470,324

28 00089,724

594

19,337

Total 332,960 864,754 1,280,944

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A fu r the r portion of this picture mustbe found in the growth of the number ofsavings accounts and the aggregate oftheir deposits over the same period. OnJanuary I, 1918, there were 10,631,586savings account depositors. Their depos-its aggregated $ 1 1 , 1 1 5 , 7 9 0 , 0 0 0 . At theopening of business on January 2, 1925,depositors numbered 38,867,994, andtheir deposits aggregated $20,873,552,-000. In other words, in the seven yearsunder consideration savings account de-positors increased 28,236,408 and the ag-gregate of their deposits increased $9,-757,762,000.

From the above data it would appear:1—That the great increase in popular

investment in corporate and other under-takings has taken place since January 1,1918. " '

2 That by the most conservative es-timate, our public utilities and corporateenterprises have added since 1918 atlease 3,500,000 stockholders; of whichabout 500,000 were employes, 1,000,000were customers, and 2,000,000 were in-vestors drawn from the general public.

3—In addition to the increase in stock-holders, on the most conservative basis,there has been an increase of at least2,500,000 bondholders. In some indus-tries like the telephone and street rail-ways and other public utilities, the in-crease in bondholders is almost parallelto the increase in stockholders.

4 Since 1918 at least 1,800,000 farm-ers have become financially interested inco-operative buying or selling.

5 Since 1918 over 28,000,000 newsavings deposits have been opened, andthe aggregate amount of savings depositshas nearly doubled."

It is not my funct ion to discuss thesignificance of these facts. Their merestatement constitutes a challenge to all ofus, for they show that we are fast cre-ating an economic society in which everyresponsible adult is tending to become di-rectly—or at one remove—interested incorporate conduct and corporate profits.Whether we be corporate managers, in-vestors, workers, or consumers, we arefacing an ever-increasing need for devel-oping a sense of economic good citizen-ship if this highly diffused and interde-pendent s t ructure is to rest upon firm andstable foundations.

One of the very splendid things broughtout by these figures is the employe in-terest in many industries. There is atwo-fold mutual benefit derived f rom anemploye stock purchasing plan. No mat-ter how much money a man makes, hewill not be satisfied unless he feels "heis getting some place,' that is, that partof his earnings are being conserved forhis own fu tu re .

If the companies offer their own se-curities to their employes on a partialpayment plan, their workers see a soundestate growing with dividends accruing.The employe begins to see and under-stand the management's various problems,and either consciously or unconsciouslytakes a deeper interest, works a littleharder, wastes less, and above all, is morewilling to view conditions f rom the man-agement's side, as well as f rom the em-ployes'.

The A. E. Staley Manufacturing Com-pany, having recently embarked on anextended but conservative expansion plan,increased its capitalization to $15,000,-000, and authorized the sale of $1,500,-000 of Staley's 7' ', Cumulative PreferredStock.

The employes were given first oppor-tunity to subscribe for this stock on thepartial payment plan. The voluntary re-sponse was far beyond our expectations.Those employes who had previously savedmoney immediately invested it in theircompany, and those who had not learnedto save, welcomed the opportunity of sav-ing money without being responsible fordepositing a certain part of their earningsevery pay day. Now a specified amountis deducted from their pay checks regu-larly.

Easily 80' i of our employes will bestockholders in the company. This re-sponse is pleasing to the management,because it indicates an overwhelming voteof confidence f rom within.

When their dividend checks are re-ceived and re-invested, the men will learnthe significance of Benjamin Franklin'sstatement:

"Remember that money is of a prolific,generating nature. Money can begetmoney, and its offspring can beget more,and so on. The more there is of it, themore it produces every turning, so thatthe profits rise quicker and quicker."

CUSTOMERS AS STOCKHOLDERS

The fact that one million out of threeand one-half million new stockholderssince 1918 are customers of the com-panies in which they purchased stock isvery interesting. There are several pointsof advantage to both the customer andthe company.

The point is not theoretical as far asthe A. E. Staley Manufacturing Companyis concerned. When Mr. Staley first in-corporated the company at the time itwas packing "CREAM CORN STARCH"only, he sold the stock to hundreds ofretailers who had been buying "CREAMCORN STARCH." Many of the financialwizards of the time said that retailershad no money, and that his plan was notfeasible, but, nevertheless, the entire issue

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was sold to this class of trade. A moreloyal group Of stockholders can not befound. These people who are part own-ers, bought, and are buying, Staley's pro-ducts, the products of their company, andpushing their sale or using them exclu-sively in their own business. They aremaking their stock more valuable. Beingstockholders, these customers know thesituation in the industry, and this is, atleast in some cases, valuable.

Mistakes do occur in any large manu-factur ing establishment. Oftent imes acustomer who receives goods not up tothe usual standard, or who has some otherreason for complaint, says nothing, butswitches to competitive goods, withoutgiving the manufacturer an opportunityto correct the error made inadvertently.

On the other hand, stockholding cus-tomers are super-critical. They call toour attention every little flaw in quali ty,service and methods. Sometimes theseare actual and sometimes merely imagin-ary. Such outside vigilance would tendto keep any organization on its toes.Customers who are stockholders, withouta doubt, are important factors in raisingthe plane of quali ty and service for thattrade which is not financially interested.

Aside from all such advantages, Staley's7% Cumulative Preferred Stock is a goodinvestment. It is backed by sound assetsfar in excess of the stock outstanding.The earning record speaks for itself. Theearnings are ample to cover the require-ments of the business, and above all, theearnings have been consistent.

It would be absolute folly to sell em-ployes and customers, who are the com-pany and who are responsible for its suc-cess, such securities that would not standthe test. An organization with dissatis-fied employes and disgruntled customerswould indeed be in a bad way. No onecan but have confidence in the future ofsuch a basic industry as one of manu-fac tu r ing products from corn.

The clothes and shoes that we wear, in-numerable different foods that we eat, thewriting and wrapping papers that we use,the rugs, window shades and draperies inour homes, the candy and other confec-tions that we enjoy, the ammunition thatwe use when we hunt, the magazines andbooks that we read, and hundreds ofother items that we come into contactwith every day contain, in some form orother, products f rom corn that we manu-facture . It is t ruly a great industry ofwonder fu l accomplishments and ever-in-creasing possibilities.

The present expansion plan will pro-vide greater grain storage and handlingfaci l i t ies which will increase the earningsof the company to a much greater degree

than any other development ever under-taken.

Saving a part of one's income shouldbe a paramount issue with every earner.It makes for happiness and contentment.Happiness and contentment make betterworkmen of us. The more efficient weare in our work, the larger and faster ourincomes will increase. Providing the sav-ings habit has been acquired, the greaterour earnings, the quicker we can acquirean estate that will make us independent,the goal for which we are all striving,even though we may intend to work aslong as we can.

Just as a budget has been the meansfor efficient management in many com-panies, so a budget plan for handling ourpersonal or family finances can be out-lined efficiently to accomplish the purposeof building a savings and investment fund .

We should not save what is left out ofour income, but in dis t r ibut ing it, weshould start with savings. After havingfirst arrived at your net income for theyear by subtracting I O r r (at least) forsaving, and the known amount of yourincome tax, set down the sums thatroughly represent what you can spendin each of the five major groups whichmust be shown in any average personalor family budget. Please note the follow-ing budget plan which will be applicable,with slight variations, to any income be-tween $1800 and $10,000 per year, afterthe amount for savings has been set aside:

Per CentFood 25Shelter 25Clothing 15Operating 15Betterment 20

We do not want our readers to thinkthat we are trying to impose our ideas ofthr i f t on them, but it is certainly a timelysubject, and one worthy of every indi-vidual's consideration. We have proofhere in our own organization that thereis a marked difference between individ-uals and groups who save, and those whodo not. Our own employes have givenus a great deal of encouragement to con-tinue *to preach the gospel of t h r i f t .

We would like to have all of our read-ers become members of the big Staleyfamily, and in some measure, no matterhow small, be part owners in this largeinstitution of which we are very proud,and we are certain that some of you willjoin us.

If you would like to know about ourplan, write to us. It will be a pleasureto hear f rom you.

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A. E. Staley, Jr., comes to the plant early in July to start on his career here. Heoldest son of our president, A. E. Staley, and has just been graduated from the UniversPennsylvania.

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A. E. Staley, Jr.A. E. Staley Jr. will join the Staley

organization this month. "Gus," as heis commonly known around the plant,was graduated f rom the Wharton Schoolof Commerce and Finance of the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania on June 1 7.

Gus ' has worked in various capacitiesin the plant dur ing his vacations in thelast several years. First he worked asmachinist's helper, and then in the salesoffices, and finally last year he worked asspecialty man on Staley's table syrup inWisconsin.

The whole Staley organization has fol-io wed his progress through school withpride. At Staunton Mil i tary Academy,Staunton, Va., where he took his prepara-tory work, he did high honor work, andat the university his work was of thesame type. There is no doubt but thathe will carry over into his work withthe company the same application whichhas characterized his work in school.

Before leaving school young Staleystarted laying the ground work for hiscareer in the corn products bus:ness bychoosing the subject for his final thesis.The preparation of this thesis called forexhaustive study and research on theorigin, history and present status of theindustry. Nothing was ever writ ten onthis industry that was more complete inevery respect.

This first constructive work probablyis only one of the many important thingsthat will be credited to Gus Staley as heworks into knowledge and experience withour company.

It is certain that every one connectedwith the plant wishes this young man ev-ery success. Coming into the business,as he does, because he is interested init and not because he is being urged intoit, he is starting off on the right foot.His summers here in the plant have givenhim an opportunity to learn something ofthe business already, and at the sametime have given most of the people anopportunity to know and to like him.

He comes here, then, with the bestwishes of all of the Staley employes. Un-der the tutorship of Mr. Staley, Sr., andwith the help the various other depart-ment heads, it is certain that he willprove a worthy successor to his father.

When a man has not a good reason fordoing a thing, he has one good reason forlett ing it alone. Walter Scott.

He's a Staley CompanyFriend

J- P. Frank, who for more than aquarter of a century has conducted awholesale grocery and hardware businessin Danville, Ky., has a clever way of tell-ing the world at large some of his ex-tremely workable ideas. A pointedrhyme, a snappy editorial pops into hismind -and he writes it down. Then hebroadcasts it to the world—'killing twobirds with one stone. He has put hisidea before the people, and he has adver-tised his company.

Recently some blotters with some ofMr. Frank's characteristically clever com-positions on them, came to The Journaloffice. On one was printed the follow-ing:

LOYALTY

If you work for a man, in Heaven'sname

WORK FOR HIM.If he pays you wages that supply your

bread and butter ,

WORK FOR HIM;speak well of him; stand by him; standby the insti tution he represents.

If you live in a town,

LIVE FOR IT;respect the great power that protects you;that surrounds you with the advantagesof an advanced civilization, and thatmakes it possible for you to achieve thebest results.

Speak well of i t ; stand for its civic andcommercial supremacy. If put to apinch,

In this world, it is not what we take up,but what we give up, that makes us rich.

Henry Ward Beecher.

AN OUNCE OF LOYALTYis worth a pound of cleverness.

If you must villify, condemn and eter-nally disparage, why, resign your positionand quit the town, but as long as you area part of a locality do not belittle it. Ifyou do, you are loosening the tendrilsthat hold you to the community, and thefirst high wind that comes along will be

«uprooted and blown away, and probablyyou will never know why; such has beenthe experience of many.

Mr. Frank is a f r iend of the Staleycompany and never misses an opportunityto say a good word for us. We wouldn'tbe at all surprised to find ourselves ap-pearing in some of his compositions someday. But whether we do or not, we stillfeel that Mr. Frank, who by the way isthe youngest man in Danville in spite ofhis 7 1 years, deserves a place well up onthe ladder of fame.

The first star of evening, white horses, and red haired girls are famousfor their power to bring wishes true. You learned that back in the dayswhen life 's most serious problem was solved by wishing it away.

But after you grew older—got into the really serious work of life—you found out that someone had been selling you a dud. No matter howhard you wished on the first star, nor how many white horses and redhaired girls you "stamped", you did not get your wish if that was the extentof your activities.

I wish I had seven million dollars", was the favorite morning wishof a well known man who at one time worked at Staley's. And some ofus, who know him rather well, expect that some day he may be com-paratively near that goal. For he backs up his wish with an effort to makeit come true. He uses his spare money today in good investments whichare growing into a comforting capital.

It is easy to wish and even easier to think of things to wish for, butso many of us are too lazy to work for our wishes. Money seems to bethe foundation of happiness for most of us, and our wishes generally includea desire to possess more of it.

It is easy to wish for seven million dollars but not nearly so easy forthe general run of us to acquire that amount. But if our wish is backed bytrue desire, we will soon discover a way to approach it—hard work andthrift—a winning combination.

With this combination as a master one soon finds that there are manylittle things he must pass up on his way—motor cars, perhaps, expensiveweek end trips, extensive wardrobes,—and one finds himself bound to aroutine of saving which sometimes grows heavy. But if the wish is sincere,an occasional glimpse of the comfortable goal lightens the load and hastensthe trip.

The seven million dollars, or its corresponding equivalent, arrives soquickly that we stick the goal up a few notches higher and run on a whilelonger, just for the fun of it.

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Hoard Up HealthBq Dr. HI. ID. Fitzpatrick

Thr i f t has been enjoined upon us soconstantly f rom our very earliest daysthat it has come to be almost a by-word.At every turn we are reminded of theperils of wasteful and extravagant habits.Benjamin Franklin was our apostle of f ru-gality and left many trite sayings anentth r i f ty habits. Early to bed and earlyto rise, etc. The ancients, living long be-fore the time of Christ, urged ways ofeconomy and usefulness upon their off-spring and their neighbors.

But almost invariably these preach-ments on thr i f t have been directed to ma-terial things, dollars and cents, as it were.Little thought was given to th r i f t in mat-ters of health except in the way of curingillness after it was once established. Onlyrecently are we coming to appreciate thegreat importance of conserving health, ofthe many as well as of the individual.This may well be called health thrift .

The compensation laws enacted in somany of the states in the last few yearsgave a great impetus to the effort at con-servation of life and limb in the way ofguarding against accidents in industrialplants. Under old conditions when a manwent to work in a factory he assumedthe risks of injuries incident to employ-ment in an industry of that kind, and ifhe lost an arm or a leg he could collectno damages unless he could show care-lessness on the part of his employer. Heeven assumed the risk of injury causedby carelessness on the part of anotheremploye because of the law known as thefellow-servant act. That is all differentnow. In fact it sometimes seems thependulum has swung too far in the otherdirection. Under the present law in Illi-nois, and in most of the other states ofthe Union, a man employed in an indus-try is considered as much a part of themachinery of that industry as any of themechanical devices used. As the ownermust bear the expense of repairs on themachinery when there is a breakdownand charge it up as one of the operatingexpenses, the law assumes that he shouldbe responsible for the wear and tear inthe way of injuries to the human part ofthe indus t r ia l machine With this condi-tion of af fa i rs it means dollars and centsto the firm to protect their employes tothe utmost, and as a result safety cam-paigns and drives have been stagedthroughout the country at f r equen t inter-vals. All manner of safety devices havebeen installed to protect the workman

from in jury by moving machinery. Gog-gles are provided to protect the eyeswhere there is danger of injury to theseorgans. Warning signs are posted in con-spicuous places admonishing the reader tobe careful. Smoking is prohibited wherethere is danger of fire or explosion. Inthe Staley plant the men are forbiddeneven to have matches in their pocketswhile in certain departments of the fac-tory.

These efforts at accident preventionhave paid large dividends to both the em-ployer and the employe. The workman,by escaping injury, has been enabled tocontinue at his work more days per year,thus earning greater revenue, and the em-ployer not only has escaped the burdenof damages paid to his employe for in-juries, but with healthy and well preservedmen in his factory his organization hasbeen retained intact, production has beengreater and at lessened cost.

Far-sighted managers of plants insistupon the employes reporting all injuries,even the apparently trivial scratches, andin many factories where a large numberof men are employed a first aid station incharge of a competent nurse is establishedto care for these patients.

Great as this aspect of health thr i f t is,even greater is the field now beginningto be developed in the way of protectingthe health of all individuals, the wivesand children of the workers against ill-ness.

No page of history records more glor-ious achievements than those of the medi-cal profession in the prevention of dis-ease and suffering. Consider for a mo-ment the use of chloroform, and laterether, for anesthesia. Among the great-est boons to mankind. Without anesthesiasurgery would still be little more than abarbaric rite. Thousands upon thousandsof individuals suffering f rom abdominaldisease, which now we are able to relieveby» deliberately opening the abdomen forits correction, would be doomed to ling-ering illness and a certain death.

The work of the profession in eradi-cating yellow fever and malaria is sowell known as to require only the slightestmention. Yet the Panama Canal standsas an everlasting monument to Dr.Gorgas, for it was his work in destroyingthe mosquitoes responsible for the dissem-ination of these two diseases that per-mitted laborers to live in the canal zonelong enough to construct this canal. The

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French had attempted to construct thisinter-ocean link. They had excellentmachinery and the most efficient engi-neers. But they fai led. They were de-feated by mosquitoes. When Go r gasdrained swamps which were the breedingplaces for mosquitoes, or poured oil onthose that could not be drained, the canalzone soon became as healthy as a tem-perate climate and there was little f u r -ther diff icul ty to the work of building thecanal. Today there is much less sicknessin that district than there is in most areasof similar size in the United States.

These are only two of the many accom-plishments of the medical profession.Others are the development of diphtheriaanti toxin, which brought about an as-tounding reduction in the death rate f romthis disease. Before the use of antitoxinthe death rate f rom diphtheria in someepidemics reached as high as 60 out of100 cases. With the use of antitoxinthere is scarcely 2 deaths in 100 cases,and these could be prevented if the pa-tients were seen early enough for theproper use of this potent remedy.

The prevention of lockjaw, of rabies,of typhoid fever, of smallpox, and onlyrecently the development by the Dicksof Chicago of an agent for the preventionof scarlet fever, all are measures fosteredby the medical profession for the generalgood of mankind.

These have been great accomplishmentsand have aided in lengthening the span oflife many years. But new problems havearisen. We have changed our way ofliving and with this have come new con-ceptions of health preservation. The poetsaid, "Better fifty years of Europe thana cycle of Cathay." But we are no longersatisfied with just fifty years of Europe.Ease of transportation and communica-tion has placed enormous burdens onbusiness and professional men. Theirwork causes them to tax all their organsmuch more than formerly . They are nearthe breaking point. To take care of thissituation the medical societies, such as theAmerican Medical Association, the Illi-nois Medical Society, etc., are urgingperiodic health examinations. They urgethat if an individual has high blood pres-sure and it is steadily going higher underthe lash of big business, it is immeasur-ably better for that man to have a bloodpressure reading at f r equen t intervalsthan wait until the calamity of apoplexyovertakes him, and then through manymonths try to carry out measures for im-provement which at an earlier periodwould have prevented his stroke and al-lowed him to continue at the head of hisbusiness.

Periodic health examinations should

not only check up the blood pressure;they should portray the condition of theheart, the kidneys, the liver, the digestiveorgans, the lungs, the eyes, the sinuseabout the nose, the teeth, etc., in fact allthe organs of the body. These frequentexaminations would enable the patient totake steps to prevent entirely or to cor-rect a diseased condition in its earlystages, when it is more amenable to treat-ment. How much better it would be fora person with beginning diabetes to knowhis t rue condition early, for then it ismuch easier to restore a normal metabol-ism than it is af ter the disease has lastedfor months or even years before he knows mhe has diabetes at all. The same may be ™said of kidney diseases, liver disease, in-digestion, etc.

This idea of frequent examinations todetermine the state of one's health mayto some, even to many, seem impractical.They may look upon it as a "new fangledidea. But what great advance has everbeen made in the world that was not ridi-culed at first? "Columbus was pointedout as a visionary man." Those whoare urg ing these health examinations arcpioneers.

That is health thr i f t .

SELL AUER PROPERTYFriends of the late George Auer, form-

er auditor of the A. E. Staley Mfg Co.,were gratified to hear of the excellentmanner in which a tract of ten city lotsin Decatur, belonging to his estate, soldrecently. The tract, in the northwestpart of the city, Mrs. Auer had sold atauction and brought $9,270. Mrs. Auerreserved a corner lot, 100 by 80 feet, onwhich she may build a home later. Herpresent home adjoins this lot.

NEW CHINESE ENGINEEROne of the newest additions to the

plant force is C. C. Min, a native of China.Mr. Min has a B, S. degree from PurdueUniversity, Lafayette, Ind., having elec-trical engineering as his major. He isplanning to work with W. H. Broadbear'selectricians here at the plant for somepractical t raining.

OUR INDIAN LEAVESOney Letts, a Sioux Indian who has

been with the company for several months,left in June to return to his farm in Michi-gan. He has a grant on the governmentreservation there where he spends muchof his time.

Oney came to the Staley company inSeptember, 1 924, to work on the bigdrainage ditch, and proved himself sucha worthy \vorkman that he was soon madeforeman, a job he held unti l he left.

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Ice IDater, Please!The iceman tracks in hunks of mud,

But in his heart he's neat;For always, when he leaves the house,

He stops to wipe his feet.(B. L. T. in "The Penny Whistle").

When the mercury is breaking all form-er high alt i tude records and the sun re-duces asphalt pavements to jelly, the iceman is our favorite hero. We treat himjust as we treat all other heroes, toogrumble when he doesn't come on time,tell him freely what we th ink of himwhen he tracks in mud, and then blesshim publicly af ter he is gone.

But here at the Staley plant, where weare daily using whole glaciers of ice, wenever see this summer-t ime hero. Hecalls, just the same, and because he doescall we are always supplied with icedwater, and our summer work is not theunbearable thing some "laymen" mightbe led to believe. Work is the surestcure for that all-gone feeling which comeswith broil ing weather, but cooling dr inks

f clear water help alongclear waterthe cure wonderfully.

To supply that coolingwater to the hundreds ofpeople at the plant is nosmall job, as John White,under whose supervision itcomes, will tell you. Butthe thing is done with suchsystem, and the men incharge are such reliablesouls, that the water is al-ways cooled when we wantit.

To keep this dr inkingwater cool the Staley com-pany uses about five tonsof ice each day, from thefirst of May until the firstof October. Five tone ofice means l i t t le or nothingto most of us who think oftons only in relation tocoal. But a ton of ice isjust 2000 pounds of cool-ness, and is enoughto supply about f o r t yaverage families fora day. Accordingly,the amount used hereeach day is about thesame amount used tofill the refr igeratorsof 200 families inDecatur.

This ice is brought in to us by thet ruck load and is stored in our own icebox, a small affair which holds about 2 0tons, or 400,000 pounds, a private gla-cier. Every four th day the entire con-tents of this box is used in the variousbuildings for cooling dr inking water.

Each morning two men, Ben Hopkinsand Luther Scroggins, make the roundsof all the buildings, distributing the morn-ing's supply of ice. In the process build-ings large boxes hold the ice. The dr ink-ing water runs th rough coils of pipesover this ice, into the bubbling fountains.In the offices, smaller coolers working onthe same principle, are used.

The supply needed in each buildingvaries according to the general tempera-tu r e of the building. Perhaps the great-

est amount is used in thekiln house where the tem-perature always rivals any-thing that central Illinoisnature can produce. Hereabout 500 pounds of iceare used each day. Thatamount is more than aweek's supply of ice formany families. Most ofthe boxes in the plant holdabout 300 pounds.

In extremely warmweather, such as we havebeen batt l ing against dur-ing the last few weeks, theStaley ice men make threetrips a day one early inthe morning, one aboutnoon, and one late in theday. But while the icemen have cool loads theydo not have cool jobs, for ,as John White says, theydeliver the ice by sheer

a w k w a r d n e s s andbrawn, in wheel-bar-rows. But of course,if they get too hot,they can always seekout our private gla-cier, which by theway is in the feede l e v a t o r building,and cool off.

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ICE TEANo. I

1 I/? level teaspoons orange pekoe tea,I cup boiling water.

Method:—Place tea in pot. Add boil-ing water steep five minutes. Pour atonce over lumps of ice Add sugar andserve.

No. 2

I '/7 level teaspoons orange pekoe tea,1 cup boiling water.

Method:—Place tea in pot. Add boil-ing water let stand five minutes. Straininto an earthen or glass pitcher whencool place in ice box. When ready toferve—pour over large lumps of crackedice.

(These methods for making ice tea aregiven by a famous American tea com-pany.)

GINGER ALE ORANGEADEJuice of 3 oranges, '/2 cup sugar, 2

bottles of ginger ale. To orange juiceadd the sugar and ginger ale. Serve verycold.

ORANGE FIZZTo the yolk of one egg add two table-

spoons of confectioner's sugar, the juiceof half an orange and half a glass of milk.Shake well with chopped ice and fill theglass with carbonated water.

HAPPY LIZABeat one whole egg very smoothly, add

slowly one-ha If cup of cream, 1 teaspoonof sugar and fill with ice cold grape juice.

FRENCH PASTRYPound one-half a peach with one table-

spoon of powdered sugar. Add juice olhalf a lemon. Mix well and serve in aglass with chopped ice and carbonatedwater.

PINEAPPLE SMASHOne pint grated pineapple, 1 pint gin-

ger ale, 2 cups sugar, 3 lemons. Boil thewater and sugar together for five minutes,then add the pineapple and the juice ofthe lemons. Take out I cup of the mix-

ture add it to 1 cup of ice water andfreeze until firm. Chill the remainder o'ithe mixture. Just before serving strainthe mixture and add the ginger ale, (oran equal amount of ice water) . To serve,pour into tall glasses, add a spoonful ofthe frozen smash and garnish with freshmint leaves.

VANILLA ICE CREAMTwo and one-half cups milk, 1 cup

cream, 1 yi teaspoons Staley Cream Corn-starch, 2 egg yolks, I '74 cups Staley'aCrystal White Syrup, 1 tablespoon Vanillaextract, |/-> teaspoon salt.

Mix Staley Corn starch with two table-spoons of the milk. Cook one cup milk,corn starch and Sta ley's Syrup over hotwater fifteen minutes from the time themixture thickens. Remove f rom fire andpour mixture slowly onto slightly beatenegg yolks, stirring constantly. Add bal-ance of milk, cream and extract, put mix-ture into freezer, turn crank slowly firstfive minutes, then rapidly until mixture isfrozen, which operation takes aboutfifteen minutes. Remove dasher andpack. Cover with a heavy cloth or pieceof carpet. Use one part salt to threeparts ice by weight.

ORANGE ICE CREAMOne cup heavy cream, 2 cups orange

juice, 1 cup thin cream, sugar to taste.To the orange juice add the cream slowly,sweeten, and freeze.

BANANA ICE CREAMOne quart cream, 4 bananas, 1 cup

sugar, 1 j/3 tablespoons lemon juice, fewgrains salt. Peel and scrape bananas,and mash through sieve. Add cream,lemon juice, sugar and salt, and freeze.

ANGEL PARFAITOne pint heavy cream, I cup sugar, 24

cup water, 3 egg whites, 1 teaspoonvanilla. Boil sugar and water to make asyrup that threads. Pour slowly overbeaten egg whites, beating constantlyuntil cold. Add cream beaten stiff, andflavoring. Freeze.

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BLANC MANGETwo cups milk, 2 eggs, \/4 teaspoon

salt, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 3 table-spoons cornstarch.

Heat milk in a double boiler, reservingenough to moisten the cornstarch. Beatthe eggs, add the sugar, and the corn-starch rubbed to a smooth paste. Add tothe milk in the double boiler, stirringrapidly. Add salt and flavoring and cookuntil thick.

Pour into wet mole's and when cold,serve with plain or whipped cream, or athin custard sauce.

This can be changed by using only twotablespoons of cornstarch, and addingone square of melted chocolate just be fo rethe mixture begins to thicken.

MAPLE MOUSSEOne cup Staley's Maple Flavored Syrup,

3 eggs, 2 cups cream. Heat Staley'sSyrup and pour slowly over slightlybeaten eggs, stirring constantly. Cookover hot water until mixture thickens.Cool, and fold in whipped cream. Placein mould and pack in ice and salt, usingtwo parts ice to one of salt, and let standthree hours before serving.

INSTANT SALAD DRESSINGMix together one tablespoon of pre-

pared mustard, two tablespoons of pow-dered sugar, two tablespoons vinegar,one-eighth teaspoon each of salt andpepper and one-quarter teaspoon of pap-rika. Add gradually to this the content?of a small can of evaporated milk whichhas been thoroughly chilled, beat with anegg beater until slightly thick. Thisdressing is particularly good with saladsmade from cold meats, salmon or tunafish as well as for Waldorf salad and coldslaw.

UNCOOKED ICINGOne egg white, 2 cups powdered sugar.

!/4 cup butter, 1 teaspoon Mapleine.Beat the sugar and butter until it

creams, add flavoring and unbeaten eggwhite. Mix thoroughly. Increase quan-tity with size of cake.

HEAVENLY RICEOne-half cup rice, '74 pound marsh-

mallows, 1 cup sugar, 1 small canshredded pineapple, '/•> cup whippedcream. Boil the rice and while it is stillhot add the marshmallows and sugar.When cool add oineapple and whippedcream. Mrs, George Klumpp.

FRIED RICEWash a cup of rice carefully. Pour into

a saucepan of boiling water, and boilrapidly uncovered for half an hour; addsalt at the last, then put into a colander,drain thoroughly, put colander on a plateand put into the oven to more thoroughlydry. Now press the rice one inch deepinto a dish, put on a weight and allowto become cold. Cut into slices and dipal ternately in crumbs and egg and cookbrown in deep hot fat . Serve with meat,$4.avy or syrup.

RICE AND PEASBoil one cup of rice and boil twice the

measure of peas with one-half pound ofsalt pork until tender but not broken.Add the rice to the peas, and there mustbe wattr enough to have them mix nicely.Now add one-half cup of finely mincedham, a teaspoonful of grated onion anda tablespoonful of butter, simmer a fewmoments and serve.

CORN FRITTERSOne can corn or equal amount of

cooked sweet corn cut f rom the cab, %teaspoon salt, 3 eggs, 2 tablespoonsmelted fat, 2 tablespoons milk, flour tomake drop batter. Season the corn, addmelted fat, well beaten eggs and milk.Mix in enough flour to make a thick dropbatter. Fry by dropping spoons fu l l intosmoking fat. Drain on paper. Serve hotwith fr ied chicken, or serve with Staley'sMaple flavored syrup as the main lunch-eon or supper dish.

CThe better"He serves his country bestWho lives pure l i fe and doeth righteous

deed,And walks straight paths, however others

stray,And leaves his sons as uttermost bequestA stainless record which all men may

read.This is the better way.

"No drop but serves the slowly l i f t i n gtide;

No dew but has an errand to some flower;No smallest star but sheds some helpful

ray,And man by man, each helping all the

restMake a firm bulwark of the country's

power.There is no better way."

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Confectioners TTleet in Boston

Staley people welcomed callers at the National Confectioners' convention in Boston in June,in this cozy booth. Howard File, our chief chemist, and Frank Knowlton, a salesman from theBoston office, claim the honors for the artistic booth

Manufacturers of confections from allparts of the United States met in Bostonthe first week in June for their annualsession. In connection with this conven-tion the plan followed in the meeting ofthe year before was adopted, and a largeexhibit ion of manufac tur ing confectioners*supplies was held.

This year the exhibition and all meet-ings of the convention were held in thesame building—Mechanics Hall—the bestpossible arrangement . Hundreds of con-fectioners were in attendance at the meet-ing, and a large number of manufactur-ers of supplies, machinery, etc., were alsopresent.

Among the exhibits was a display ofStaley products of especial interest to con-fectioners. In the Staley booth specialmolding starch, confectioners' thin boilingstarch and confectioners' crystal cornsyrup were displayed.

The booth was attractively arrangedwith chairs where visitors might rest.June numbers of The Staley Journal weregiven to all visitors.

A number of Staley men attended theconvention and were at the Staley ex-hibition booth practically all of the week,meeting old friends and making new ones.Representing the company were HowardFile, chief chemist, who went f rom theplant at Decatur; L. R. Dickinson, man-ager of the Boston office, Frank Knowl-ton and William Dippold of the Bostonoffice; R. M. Ives, syrup sales manager,who also went on from Decatur to attendthe meetings; J. W. Hixson, of Philadel-phia and W. H. Randolph, Jr., managerof the New York office.

Other displays consisted of candy-mix-ing machines, coloring and flavoring,boxes, wrappers, lolly-pop machines, andexhibitions of various related trade jour-nals.

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Cactus of the Desert[Bvj Courtesy of the Cactus Foods Products Co.]

Of all the people who have traveledacross the dry and sandy desert of West-ern Texas, New Mexico and Arizona bymotor, few have given but little thoughtto the various cacti, as to their usefulnessto the human race and to the value ofthe many food and medicinal propertieslocked within the very heart of the cactus.

Some ten different species of cactusgrow in these desert lands. There isamong this cactus family a class knownas the barrel cactus or "giant viznago,"so named after its shape. This barrelcactus is most valuable for it containsstarch, vegetable oils and mineral salts,wonderful as curatives for both stomachand kidneys.

The native home of the cactus plantis Mexico. Its growth and developmentis t ru ly Mexican, although for miles intothe interior of the United States espe-cially along the Mexican border thisplant grows from a few inches to five orsix feet in height, weighing from onepound to a thousand. In the fall it blos-soms out between each cluster of thorns,a green, oily pad which opens out andforms a beautiful waxy flower, throwingout a honey-dew from which the beesgather honey.

The nourishing qualities of this hardyplant have been known for centuries, es-pecially to those who have traversed thebroad and barren deserts of the greatSouthwest. Even the wild beasts know,

by instinct, that the barrel cactus haslocked in its thorny bosom a juice whichwill rescue them from death by starvationand thirst.

Prospectors and wanderers, lost in thedesert have existed until help arrived bybreaking open the barrel cactus or "giantviznago" and partaking of the abundanceof juice found in its heart.

For centuries the Indians and Mexicanshave known the secret process of makingcactus candy. But it has remained for themodern manufacturer and chemist to dis-cover and develop the many food valuesthat are contained in the barrel cactus.As a result of many years' experimentalstudy, there is manufactured Cactus Crys-tal candy, Cactus Crystal conserve (pre-serves) , Bakers' Fruit Citron, CactusCrush, a fruit crush for cactus sundaes,and many other by-products, such assyrup, table syrup, etc. Today trainedscouts are kept busy searching the des-erts of the southwest for choice speci-mens of the giant "viznago.*' Thirtyyears is the time of its maturity.

As a house or display plant, if properlycared for , it will retain its quality or re-vival for numberless years.

Many of our Staley people are ex-tremely fond of the delicate confect ion,cactus crystal candy, made from thisplant.

'Suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation.'

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tUins Couer ContestRosamond Howland, who drew the de-

sign for this month's Journal cover, saysshe began her career by accident. Theaccident, which was really an experiment,proved worth while and Miss Howland de-serted school teaching, which professionshe had been following, and gave all hertime to the study of art.

It was while she was studying atthe Chicago Academy of Fine Arts lastwinter that she drew the design for TheStaley Journal cover contest, and whenthe judges saw the Academy collectionin May, Miss Howland's design was giventhird place.

In wri t ing of herself Miss Howland says:"1 began my career rather by accidentthan by design by teaching in a smallprivate school in Chicago. Soon I wasplanning, however, to try out Art—-a de-sire had been aroused by the littledrawing I had taken during my regularhigh school course. Accordingly for twoyears 1 spent my mornings teaching andmy afternoons being initiated into themysteries of layouts, perspective and fig-ure drawing at the Chicago Academy ofFine Arts. This year, deserting teaching,I have devoted full time to art, and Iam now completing the second yearcourse with the study of commercial artand illustration."

The drawing on the cover this monthwould indicate that Miss Howland decidedwisely when she selected art as her ca-reer.

The Staley Journal gives three cashprizes to each of four art schools eachyear for cover designs. The schools areDecatur high school, James Millikin uni-versity, the Academy of Fine Arts andthe Commercial Art School, of Chicago.

RAILROAD PRESIDENT CALLSAmong the visitors at the plant in June

were Fred Zimmerman, president of theC. I. & W. railroad, and party. Mr. Zim-merman was on an inspection tour, andcame out to the Staley plant to pay hisrespects to our traffic manager, T. C.Burwell, and other friends.

With him in his party were M. V.Hynes, general superintendent; J. A. Sim-mons, general traffic manager; and C. B.Colpitts and Mr. Jackson, of the engineer-ing firm of Coverdale and Colpitts ofNew York.

The party was traveling in Mr. Zimmer-man's private car, the Indianapolis.

Miss Howland was one of the Academy win-ners.

AGREE WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENTA committee of engineers sent by the

Western Society of Engineers to make asurvey of the Illinois tornado district, ar-rived at the same conclusion concerningthe destruction, as did our general super-intendent, G. E. Chamberlain. Two daysafter the tornado Mr. Chamberlain madea trip through the devastated district, andin his Journal article written after his re-turn, he stated that in most cases thewide-spread destruction was due to care-less construction.

In the June 1 1 issue of EngineeringNews-Record, the Western Engineers'committee reports as follows:

"Field inspection indicated a surpris-ingly lax manner of construction, verymarkedly so for a tornado zone. Appar-ently little or no thought was given toanchorage details. Iji most cases therewere no ties between floors and walls,roofs and walls, joists and walls, sills andfoundation walls; and even face brick waslaid up without even the usual bonding tothe common brick backing."

The way of the safety transgressor ishard.

"How come, brudder," asked thepreacher, "dat when I talks about water-melon stealing yo* all snaps yo' fingers?"

"Nothin* 'tall, pahson, no thin* 'tall. Ijust happened to 'member where I leftmah knife."

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WIN HIGH HONORSAt least two of the honor students

graduating f r o m the Decatur high schoolin June were children of Staley employes.Gladys Galhgar was awarded the schol-arship for the highest average for fouryears. This entitles her to a year's studyat James Mill ikin university.

Miss Galligar is the daughter of C. W.Galligar, who works at the acid tanks.She maintained the highest average forher four years in high school in spite ofthe fact that she was out of school twoyears, teaching.

The other honor student was GladysPollard, daughter of W. C. Pollard of thefilter house. She was one of the few stu-dents who was awarded the gold Delta atgraduation time. These Deltas areawarded only to the students who havean average above 94 for the four years'work.

Miss Pollard plans to attend Millikinuniversi ty next year.

TO TEACH NEXT YEARFlorence Bernice Coles, daughter of

George Coles, blacksmith, will teach inthe Junior high school in Oak Park,111., next year. Miss Coles was gradu-ated this spring from the Eastern IllinoisTeachers' College. She will teach Eng-lish.

Decatur Made ProductsSeveral hundred women who visited De-

catur during the state Woman's Club Fed-eration meeting in May were surprised atthe large display of Decatur-made pro-ducts in the Standard Life building. Per-haps any number of Decatur people werealso surprised, for there were fully twen-ty- four di f ferent firms represented in theexhibit ion.

The A, E. Staley Mfg Co. 'displayedonly table syrups, since the space allowedeach firm was too small for any great dis-play. Several cans of each of the fourkinds of table syrup were arranged onlarge boxes in which the syrup is shipped,making a very attractive display.

Among the other firms which had dis-plays were the Mueller Company, SwisherLumber Co., Reliable Tent and AwningCo., U. S. Mfg. Co., A. W. Cash Co.,Leader Iron Works, C. Foster Co., Deca-tur Tent and Awning Co., S. H. Nichol-son Co., Dust Puff Co., Decatur MalleableIron Co., Decatur Brick Mfg. Co., GrohneConcrete Products Co., Mueller Fountainand Fixture Co., Illinois Light and PowerCo., Macon County Coal Co., MississippiValley Structural Steel Co., Lyon Lum-ber Co., Willis Photography, Cocoa Cola

Florence Bernice Coles was graduated fromTeachers' College, in Charleston, 111., in June,and is planning to teach in Oak Park nextwinter. Her father is George Coles, a Staleyblacksmith.

Co., Faries Mfg. Co. and Williams Seal-ing Corp.

A small space was given each manu-facturer in the show windows which form-erly belonged to Linn & Scruggs, and eachcompany filled the space with as wide avariety of its goods as was possible. Thenumber of firms displaying goods waslarge, but there were missing probablyas many Decatur factories as were rep-resented.

WorkI am the foundation of all business. I

am the fount of all prosperity. I am theparent of genius. 1 am the salt tha t giveslife its savor. I have laid the foundationof every fortune in America. I must beloved before I can bestow my greatestblessings and achieve my greatestends. Loved, 1 make life* sweet and pur-poseful and frui tful . I can do more toadvance a youth than his own parents, bethey ever so rich. Fools hate me; wisemen love me. I am represented in everyloaf of bread that comes from the oven,in every train that crosses the continent,in every newspaper that comes from thepress. I am the mother of democracy.All progress springs from me.

WHO AM 1? WHAT AM I? I amWORK.

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A Su?eet Display of Staley Products

Cans of Staley's table syrups made a colorful display^ in the Made-in-Decatur exhibit inthe Standard Life Building windows. A large number of Decatur manufacturers had displaysthere during the meeting of the Woman's club of the state, in Decatur in May.

OUR PIED PIPERSam Martini, our oil house

Sam didn't call for help, but jumpedSam Martini , our oil nouse cocktail, right in, and when the battle was over

wins the medal for ki l l ing rats. A few all the rats were dead except two, which1 h larger had escaped. Sam had clutched at some

himself, with his hands and stamped on the others,-n in the leaving a trail of death in the village of

rats.

days ago Sam, who isn't muchthan a really good-sized ratfound a nest of eleven rats dowoil house.

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Inside The Biq Drain

Looking toward the great open spaces, from inside the big drainage tile. The drainageditch, almost completed now, has been built to solve the plant drainage problem. The tile heremeasures five feet in diameter inside. The photographer didn't mind at all being inside, forthere wasn't much water runn ing through that day.

what is known as the "embouchure," orlip control. In this respect, Mr. JohnMountz, of the Rialto Concert Orchestra,is naturally endowed. Although winningrecognition on the piano, at the age offourteen he had already formed a strongliking for the tone of the horn. His justrecognition on this instrument came whenhe was first horn in the famous Univer-sity of Illinois Concert Band, characterizedby John Philip Sousa as "The world'sgreatest university band." His advancedschooling on the ins t rument Was with Leo-pold DeMare and Anton Homer of thePhiladelphia Symphony. While in Chi-cago he played in the Civic Orchestraunder Frederick Stock. Two years werespent under the baton of John PhilipSousa, in his t rans-cont inenta l tour ofthe United States and Canada. Mr.Mountz's fine t ra in ing and exceptional ex-perience makes him a very valued memberof the Rialto Orchestra. (Historical syri-opsis of the horn by Mischa Guterson.)"

John Mountz Makes QoodThe following item was taken f rom the

program of May I 7 of the Rialto The-ater, Washington, D. C., where JohnMountz, a former Decatur man who wasat one time employed in our plant, is nowplaying.

"The horn is of very ancient origin.It was known in Egyptian, Assyrian, andIndian civilizations, and is to be founddepicted in painting and sculpture, on an-cient temples, monuments, etc. The scho-far of the Israelite was a "weather horn."This ancient instrument is still used insynagogues at certain seasons of the year.The orchestra horn of today is of directderivation of this instrument. Its versa-tile capabilities make it of great value inthe orchestra. The tone, being mellowand fu l l , can interpret the most tender ofhuman emotions as well as the fierce pas-sion of hatred.

"In musical parlance, the success ofplaying the horn correctly, depends on

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And Outside Showing Falls

When the water from the big drainage ditch starts running in full force, it will ripple overthese concrete steps in a perfectly well behaved waterfall. The farm through which the opendrain flows on its way to the lake, is one of the most beautiful near Decatur. The cows reallydo not belong, but the photographer is a city man and failed to use the right method to persuadethem to leave.

Qrain Offce OpensSuccessfully

When Bert Muthersbaugh returned tothe Staley company recently in the graindepartment, it was a home coming to him.For Mr. Muthersbaugh was the first grainbuyer for the Staley company, joiningMr. Staley's staff when the Decatur plantfirst started operations. He left the com-pany thirteen or fourteen years ago, how-ever, and has been connected with otherDecatur grain offices since that time.

Mr. Muthersbaugh comes to the Staleycompany this time from the Decatur of-fice of Lamson & Co., where he has beenmanager. He will be in charge of theStaley office telephone buying.

The other addition to the grain depart-ment is C. W. Brewer, who comes fromthe E. W. Bailey Co. commission office inDecatur. Mr. Brewer has charge of thenew grain wire.

The new merchandising grain depart-

ment opened for business June 1 5 withMr. Brewer in charge of the wire, J. C.Hight in general charge of the depart-ment and W. H. Barnes in charge ofsales.

Men in the grain trade style Mr. Sta-ley's new grain force, Mr. Hight, Mr.Barnes, Mr. Brewer and Mr. Muthers-baugh, as the "Four Horsemen," as allare men well known in the grain trade,their experience stretching over severalyears in that business. Mr. Staley feelsthat with these men in his new depart-ment its growth will be rapid and sure.

Joe Rippie, of the store room, says thenew Elks club is beautiful but the floor istoo slick for ordinanry dancing. Heknows by experience, 'and intimate con-tact with the floor.

Bill Roberts, of the engineering force, isevidently stepping out, for he has investedin some of those five-cent shirts adver-tised recently,

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When the Stationary Engineers of Illinois had their annual meeting in Decatur in June, oneof the places they visited was the Staley plant. L. H. Newman, one of our engineers, is a mem-ber of the national organization, and took the visitors for a tour about the plant. In the pictureMr. Newman is the second man from the right, on the bottom row. Mrs. Chandler, our plantnurse, all in white, and the editor of The Journal with the prominent black tie, who happenedto be near-by, were cordially urged to pose with the men, and accepted the invitation.

AFTERNOON OF CARDSMrs. Harry Bechtel entertained at cards

EASTERN STAR PARTYThe Decatur Eastern Star chapter gave

the club house on the afternoon of a benefit card party in the Staley clubJune 23. There were seven tables at house June 9. The party was given toplay. Following the play, refreshmentswere served.

Margaret Hebert, cost division, spentthe third week of June visiting in herhome in Assumption. She will take theremainder of her vacation later in thesummer. From the accounts she hasbrought back some of her friends have de-cided that she took the week off solelyfor the purpose of eating fried chicken.

Another has fallen to the wiles of themid-iron and mashie Mrs. Chandler, ournurse. She is spending all her spare mo-ments on the Nelson park course, andsome one says that she even bought ahouse near the park so she would benearer the greens.

Lynn Davis "1 would like to have aneraser."

Tom Hildebrandt "What in the worlddoes an efficiency man want with aneraser ?"

Bill Heer says there is nothing quiteso good as a piece of rye bread and aglass of soda water.

aise money to help the chapter pay offits new Masonic Temple pledge.

NoticeAn envelope addressed to Mrs. E. M.

Cadwallader, Middletown, Ind., has beenreturned to The Staley Journal office. Ifthe person who sent it will call at TheJournal office he may have it.

Maa r e Rice has sworn off doing circubstunts on glass rods.

Carl Russell says the people in the aud-iting department now are seated accord-ing to their virtue. The nearer the northwall one is seated the loweY his virtue.Then he says, "Poor old Louie."

Philip Wills, assistant foreman in No.1 6 building, took his vacation during thelast two weeks in June.

Louis Bur stein, assistant purchasingagent, took one week of his vacation latein June. He spent it managing his fa-ther 's business while his father andmother took a trip.

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HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONMembers of the class of 1915 of the

Decatur high school celebrated the tenthanniversary of their graduation with aparty in the Staley club house June 15.A pot luck supper was served to thethi r ty or more members attending. R.S. Bass, assistant auditor at Staley's, wasa member of the class.

ENTERTAIN SCHOOL MATESGladys Pollard and Marian Suleeba en-

tertained a number of their high schoolfriends at a party in the Staley club houseJune 25. Most of the guests spent theevening dancing, but for others whowished to play cards, there were tablesin one of the rooms. Refreshments wereserved, carrying out the color scheme ofpink and white.

ROACH TEACHERS GUESTSTeachers of the Roach school "were en-

tertained by the Mothers' club of theschool in the Staley club house June 5.Late in the evening, following dancingand games, refreshments were served.

BIRTHDAY DINNERF. S. Weilepp and C. H. Patterson were

the honored guests at a dinner given inthe Staley club house June I. Both mencelebrated their birthdays that day, andthe dinner was planned by their familiesas a surprise. There were thir ty guests.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSThe Loyal Daughters class of the

Seventh Street Christian church enter-tained at the Staley club house June 12,The affairs was given for Mrs. Don Tohill,who before her recent marriage was EulaGustin. The members of the class pre-sented her with a gift.

During the evening games were en-joyed and refreshments were served. Mar-jorie Robb, of the sewing room at theplant, is a member of the class.

POT LUCK PARTYA number of f r iends of Mr. and Mrs.

T. C. Burwell gave a pot luck dinner inthe Staley club house June 7. The af-fair was planned for Mrs. L. V. Andrews,of Wooster, Mass., formerly of Decatur,who was visi t ing in Decatur at the time.June 7 was also Mrs. Andrews' b i r thdayas well as the birthday of H. A. Bloom-quist, another member of the party. Theparty was planned to celebrate these an-niversaries.

STORE ENTERTAINSClerks in Bright Brothers store enter-

tained their famil ies at a dinner and dancein the Staley club house June 22. MissGrace Mines, formerly in the Staley pur-chasing office, is now in the BrightBrothers office.

SUPPER PARTYEmployes of Field & Shorb enjoyed a

party in the Staley, club house June 6. Apot luck supper was served, followed bya general good time. Marie Rice, of Mr.Galloway's office, formerly worked in theoffice of Field & Shorb, and was presentat the party.

VESPER SERVICEThe Methodist Young Women's conven-

tion, held in Decatur in June, enjoyed alovely vesper service at the Staley clubhouse June 1 9.

NEIGHBORS FROLICMr. and Mrs. John Klumpp and their

neighbors in the 900 block in West Mainstreet, had a party in the club houseJune 26. Each family contributed some-thing to the dinner, and after dinner danc-ing and cards were enjoyed.

OLD CLUB MEETSMr. and Mrs. W. E. Stimmel entertained

a group of friends at a dinner and dancein the club house June 27. The guestswere all former members of a club, whichseldom meets now.

ENTERTAIN CLUBThe Night Hawks were entertained by

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hiser in the clubhouse June 1 7. Cards were played dur-ing the evening.

SUPPER PARTYA club of which Margery White, of

sales, is a member, .entertained in theclub house June 13. A pot luck supperwas served, followed by dancing.

CLUB DINNERThe G. & S. club entertained for the

husbands of -the members at a dinner inthe club house June 24. Mrs. EdwardBallard of Chicago was the guest ofhonor. Javais Cochran, of feed sales, isa member of the club.

Y. W. CLUBThe Tau Sigma Delta Club, of the Y.

W. C. A. had a jolly picnic supper andparty in the Staley club house June 8.Dorethea Devore, of auditing, and ViolaGoodman, of the purchasing office, aremembers of the club.

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BURNHAM-CASLEYA romance of thirty years ago found

its complement in the marriage in Deca-tur June 8 of Mrs. Rose Burnham andBurton D. Casley. Mr. Casley is nightforeman at the Staley corn elevators.

When they were much younger thecouple were sweethearts but later sepa-rated and both married. Later Mrs.Burnham's husband and Mr. Casley's wifeboth died.

Mrs. Casley has been making her homein Clay City, Ind., but came to Decaturfor the ceremony, which was performedby Rev. Mr. Todd, pastor of the ThirdUnited Brethren church. Mr. and Mrs.Harry Casley, brother and sister-in-lawof the bridegroom, were the attendants.

They have gone to housekeeping intheir new home at 1 387 East Divisionstreet.

HARD-DOTYFlorine Hard and Wilson Doty were

married Thursday, May 28, by Rev. H. R.Applegate, pastor of the Second UnitedBrethren church, in the parsonage. Theywere accompanied by the bride's sisterand her husband, Mr. and Mrs. RaymondGreen.

After the ceremony the couple left fora visit of several days with relatives inNokomis and Beecher City.

The bride is employed in the Staley res-taurant , and the bridegroom is employedat the Mueller foundry . The young peo-ple have gone to housekeeping.

SKOWRONSKI-KOLLOCKMarguerite Skowronski and Henry Kol-

lock were married in St. Johannes Lu-theran church June 1 1 . Following theceremony there was a wedding receptionand dinner in the home of the bride'sparents on the East William street road.

The bridegroom is employed in the millhouse. The couple have gone to house-keeping in a new home at 1 1 1 4 NorthWoodford street.

YONIKAS-SALOGAMiss Anna Yonikas, of Assumption, and

Jack Saloga, of Decatur, were marriedin St. Johannes Lutheran church at 5o'clock in the afternoon June 1 I . Thebride worse a dress of white crepe dechine, wi th a veil, and carried a showerbouquet of sweet heart buds and babybreath.

Her maids were Freda Saloga, a cousinof the bridegroom, and her sister, Mar-garet Yonikas. They bo th ' wore orchidcolored dresses. The bridegroom was at-tended by Al Rokash and Walter Kosh-insky.

Following the ceremony a wedding msupper was served to about 7 5 relatives ™and intimate f r iends in the Staley clubhouse.

The bridegroom is a pipefitter em-ployed at the plant.

The young couple are making theirhome with the bridegroom's mother at857 North Calhoun street.

PETERS—BESALKEThe marriage of Mina Evelyn Peters

and C. W. Besalke took place in the pa r -sonage of St. Johannes Lutheran churchJune I I , a t 10 o'clock in the morning.Rev. William Heyne conducted the service.

The bride wore a frock of white, witha hat to match and carried roses and babybreath. Her maid was Paula Heyne.Walter Heyne was the best man.

Following the ceremony there was awedding dinner at the home of the bride'sparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peters, inAt wood, 111. Later the couple left forChicago where they spent several days.

They are making their home at 1 6 1 2East Grand avenue. The bridegroom,who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. WilliamBesalke of Decatur, is a millwright at theStaley plant.

After the wedding party reached At-wood several playful f r iends insisted upon ^Mr. Besalke taking a long ride into the •country, on a mule. As his hands weresecurely tied he could do nothing but ride.When several miles from home he wastold to dismount and the mule was takenback to town. He jvas left to get thereas best he could. He walked!

NEW PARKING SPACEA large vacant lot just east of the

plant, on Seventh street, has been cm- *dered and is now open to Staley employesfor use as a parking place. Since theold parking place near the tool room hasbeen discontinued the new one is grow-ing in popularity, especially among theoffice people.

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RHODES-FRANCEMiss Enid Rhodes and Charles R.

France, were married in Chicago June20. Af t e r a honeymoon they returned toDecatur and are making their home in anewly purchased house in West Tuttlestreet.

The bride former ly lived in Lovington,111. Mr. France is an oiler, who hasworked for several years in No. 16 build-ing. The announceent of the marriagecame as a surprise to the Staley f r iendsof the couple.

BUTLER-TRUEBESarah M. Butler and George R. Truebe

were married in St. Louis June 20. Mr.Truebe is employed in the refinery. Theywill live in Decatur.

BUY NEW HOME SITESJack and Claude Fletcher have each

purchased new home sites overlookingLake Decatur, and plan to build on themwithin a year. Both are on the southside of the lake, opposite Nelson park.Claude's faces the lake and contains fortylarge shade trees.

The tract bought by Jack is on oneof the drives just one lot back f rom thelake, and it also has a number of treeson it. A spring of clear cold water is nearJack's new lot.

Both lots are half acres, and are inthe tract of land opened for sale in Juneby Roy Parrish. The Fletcher brothershave been living in beautiful homes theybuilt a few years ago on the north sideof the lake, but when that property waspurchased by the park board recently theydecided on new homes in the same neigh-borhood.

Joe Lahrne went out to the beach onehot day for the express purpose of gettingtanned but all he got was a beaut i fulpink, sore sunburn.

Ed Smith tells that John Kuhns has re-cently received a lovely gift by parcelpost. For f u r t h e r information see Mr.Kuhns.

Mrs. Muirha id , of the audi t ing depart-ment, took her vacation late in June.

In preparation for the water events atthe next Staley picnic, Mrs. Facius, of thetray room, is swimming every time shegets a chance.

Al Lukey, of the traffic office, is leftall alone this summer, his parents havingdecided to spend the hot months in Eu-rope. But since they left the house andthe car in Decatur Al isn't complaining.

Although B. M. Shinn, like Mark Twain, says'.he reports being circulated about him areenlarged, this rather looks as if there mightbe some hint of truth in the rumors.

Three new additions to Stanley Taylor'soffice force are Creo Matthews, GertrudeHebert and Louis Bailey. Miss Hebert isa sister of Margaret Hebert of the costdivision and Mr. Bailey is a brother ofEarl Bailey of sales.

K. D. Shively, who had his vacation inJune, spent most of it visiting relatives inTaylorville.

Jack Howley recently displayed withgreat pride a dress of baby Irish lacewhich a cousin of his in Ireland made andsent to his small daughter. The dress,entirely of lace, is exquisitely made.

Hobart Thompson, known to most ofDecatur as Pat, is working at the plantthis summer. Pat is the captain-elect ofthe Decatur high school football team,and is a hero in the prep school world.His fa ther , J. H. Thompson, works in thefeed house.

Because they look so much alike, theShaw twins should be called Mike andIke. They have come to the plant to la-bor with John White's men during thesummer vacation and enjoy as much asany one the confusion which results fromtheir great resemblance to each other.Their father, Tom Shaw, is night watch-man at the plant. The twins attend theuniversity dur ing the winter.

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BIRTHSBorn To Mr. and Mrs. Merle Carter,

a daughter. She has been named Mar-garet Elaine. Mrs. Carter was formerlyPauline Wright and worked in the Staleytray room until the time of her marriage.

Born—To Mr. and Mrs. W. R, Brown,June 18, a daughter. Mr. Brown worksin No. 1 6 building.

Herman Herberts, of the mill house, isrejoicing in the title of grandfather. Hisson-in-law and daughter , Mr. and Mrs.Reed, announced the birth of a daughterin the Decatur and Macon County hos-pital June 1 8.

MOVIES FOR JULYJuly 5—"Flowing Gold," with Anna Q.

Nilsson and Milton Sills,July 1 2 "Madonna of the Streets,"

with Nazimova and Milton Sills.July 1 9 "Twenty-one," with Richard

Bartelmess.July 26 "The Perfect Flapper," with

Colleen Moore, Sidney Chaplin and FrankMayo.

Herman Hupp has returned to theplant after a year's absence, due to ill-ness, and is working in the efficiency de-partment. He formerly was in the lab-oratory.

The new room for our telephone oper-ator looks so much like a bird cage, andour Bernice looks so much like a prettylittle bird, W. H. Broadbear suggests thatthey put in a trapeze so she will feel moreat home.

Frances Wheeler says the sun has cer-tainly had burning qualities this summer.She knows because it practised on herneck.

Blanche Longbons is the newest mem-ber of the sales department force. Sheis a sister of Tom and Melvin Longbonsof the auditing department.

Jack HowJey, of the store room, wasJUL.--S. i luwicy, ui LIic oiuie room, was even more proud than his daughter, when she cele-brated her second birthday recently. Mary Eloise, the small hostess, is the young lady with thedark hair parked near her cake. The others were the guests at her party.

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John Kuhns Has a Hot Time

|M GONNA KEEPCOOL IF I CAN -

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ILL G.ET EVEN \!VOU BIRDS I HO-HO"

FLETCHERS LEAVE FOR EASTJack Fletcher, millwright foreman, with

Mrs. Fletcher and their daughter, Jacquel-ine, and son, Russell, left late in June forCape Cod, where they will spend severalweeks. They made the trip by motor, andplan to visit several places in New Eng-land before they return.

Tom Hildebrandt has a hard time keep-ing his mind on his work now that hehe has a most attractive damsel so nearhim. And it's hard on the girl, too, forevery few minutes he thinks of somethinghe wants to tell her and calls to her.

Have you noticed Stanley Taylor's per-petual blush? It isn't an indication of abashful nature. It's an indication that hehas been playing golf.

Mrs. Charles Smith is in St. Mary'shospital suffering with a nervous break-down. Mrs. Smith is the mother of EdithWeeks of the print shop, Alice Smith ofthe tray room and Joe Smith of thegarage.

Marcels are no longer the thing in thegeneral office since the girls there havebeen spending their lunch hour swimmingin Lake Decatur.

Everett Ellis, of auditing, announcesthat he is now of age.

Mrs. Thornborough has come fromCalifornia to pass the summer in Decaturwith her sons, Claude, boiler house fore-man, and W. J., garage foreman.

There seems to be something queerabout the mail being received by one ofthe young men now employed at theplant. And it comes from such a widevariety of places, too.

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truths CARDS OF THANKS

MRS. HENRY RIXSEMrs. Henry Rixse died in the family

home, 907 East Eldorado street, June 19.Her death was caused by heart troubleand followed an illness of a week.

Mrs. Rixse leaves her husband, a daugh-ter, Jessie Rixse, of the Staley sales de-partment, another daughter , Mrs. Mar-garet Breidewell, and one son, Earl.

Funeral services were conducted in theGrace Methodist church June 22 with bur-ial in Fairlawn cemetery.

We wish to express our sincere thanksto the men of the packing house and thegirls of the tray room for their thought-fulness during the illness and at the timeof the death of our husband and father ,

Mrs. Charles Smith and Family.

Dorothy David says she will not goswimming in rainy weather. She hatesto get all wet. Yes, there are other bath-ing beauties like that.

We wish to express our deepest thanksand appreciation to the men of No. 1 5and No. 1 6 bui lding for the beaut i fu l floralremembrances and thought fu l expressionstendered us at the t ime of the death ofour husband and father.

Mrs. R. C. Beck and Family.

Frank Moore is serving as millwrightforeman dur ing the absence for severalweeks of Jack Fletcher.

We wish to acknowledge with sincerethanks our appreciation of the beautifulflowers and other services rendered dur-ing our bereavement, by the employes ofNo. 15 and No. 16 buildings.

Mr. and Mrs. John Segrest and Family.

Cap Morthland believes in hiding histrout line, but he has found by experiencethat it can be hidden too carefully.

William Reed, janitor in the generaljmces, is ill.

Hilma Newman arrived recently to passthe summer vacation with her parents,Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Newman. Her fatheris an engineer at the plant. Miss New-man has been attending the New JerseyCollege for Women at New Brunswick.

Mrs. Frank B. Lawler of Peoria and Mrs. Eugene Taylor of Berkley, Calif., are the daugh-ters of Mrs. Hall, of the Staley restaurant. Mrs. Taylor's picture was taken soon after hergraduation from a nurse's training school.

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SOME FISH!Ted Belinski, electrician, has taken his

wife fishing several times but he nevercaught any fish. So recently when aparty was being organized she said shewould stay at home, but would eat alive,all the fish he caught.

The party went to the Staley club houseand taking boats there, rowed out intothe lake. In the party were besides Ted,Mrs. C. A. Keck and her daughter Marie,Lillian Saloga and Mr. and Mrs. JackSaloga. From the first the fish bit beauti-fu l ly , but the climax was reached whenMrs. Keck almost fell into the lake help-ing Ted haul in a big bass. And Tedwent home with about two dozen fish hehad caught, determined to recall to hiswife the threat she had made.

Bob Urber, of the purchasing office, issuffer ing f rom a badly sprained back, asthe result of a fishing trip he took re-cently. He had rushed out to the laketo fish one morning, and in his hurryforgot to bait the hook. He did not no-tive his error, however, until after theaccident, for his line had scarcely touchedthe lake when he felt a terrible tug. Hepulled with all his strength, in jur ing hisback painfully, but finally landed an 18-pound bass. When he took the fish offthe hook he discovered that he had for-gotten to put on the bait.

Bus March, of the traffic office, figuredas a hero one morning recently when hehelped hold the dock in place at his cabinon the lake. A large fish was attemptingto drag away the dock when Bus rushedto the rescue.

Dawn was just touching the sky whenEd Smith and L. M. Banning, the timeoffice duet, and Henry Potrafka the in-comparable, boarded a (t) rusty Ford andstarted for the lake. Reaching the "wat-er's edge they cast in their lines andwaited. And Waited. AND WAITED.Finally Henry, with the impatience ofyouth, drew his line out of the lake andcast it in the minnow bucket. At lasthe got a bite there and when breakfasttime arrived the trio enjoyed a heartymeal of small but tasty minnows.

HE Bo^/S IN THEM1LLWI516HT SHOP XVILL

SUOPRI5EO ToLEARN THEIR OLD

RE* KL.UMPPHAS TAKEN up

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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEDAnnouncement has been made of the

engagement of Thelma Elliott, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Elliott of Decatur,and John Rodger, son of Mr. and Mrs.William Rodger, of Decatur. Mr. Rodgeris a chemist at the plant.

Both Miss Elliott and Mr. Rodger weregraduated from Millikin university in1924. The marriage will take place latein the summer.

Clara Bauer, cost division, took the firstpart of her vacation the third week inJune, and spent it in Decatur. Some ofher friends think she will spend the nextpart of it in Canada.

Sidney Moeller, of the sales depart-ment, took his vacation in June.

Robert Patton attended the WabashVeterans' reunion at the Country ClubJune 25. He did work for the Wabashonce, but we never had classed him as aveteran before.

From all indications one might thinkthat Louie Brand is contemplating matri-mony. Anyway, some folks think he isin love.

What is the penalty for running off witha girl's beaut i ful new hat? Some of RexKlumpp's friends want to know. Thatwas a lovely one which was found in hiscar a few mornings ago.

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mmOne noon when most of the garage men were resting, they looked 'ike this. Only 1 7 of

the 24 garage men were within hailing distance at the time. Those in the top row, from le f tto right are: Joe Russell, Paul Orkouski, Walt Morenz, Max Reinhold, M. D. Gentry, MontyNor th . E. D. Mitchell , Paul Evans. Bottom row: Arley Owens, Joe Smith, John Ricketts, L. M.Gentry, Ed Sheehy, Frank Roderick, William Stork, Max Smith and Oliver Humiston.

Claude Cox, of the auditing depart-ment, decided upon Pana as the most fit-ting place in which he could pass his va-cation in June.

Marie Rice has joined the ranks of newcar owners, having exchanged her fa i th -ful Ford for a comfortable new closed carof the same make.

/* IM 6UI3E ,iGLAo l OlDNT(ORDER A^ WHOLE SUIT !)

These gay young bachelors who buyenclosed cars forget, sometimes, thatglass can be seen through. That ride oneblond bachelor and his sweetie took upNorth Main street not long ago 'was cer-tainly enjoyed by two cars nearby. Prob-ably he won't be a bachelor much longer.

JR[EDFOR APAIR OF PANTS

BY<oEO STEPHENSTHE OTHER DA-yGEORGE SAY&HE GOT THE

SIZE REDORDERED 9UTREALLY IT-LOOKS LlkESOMEONE MADEA MISTAK.&- RfO IS GETTING ALONG

SURPRISINGLY WELL CONSIDERINGTHE FACT THAT HE IS COMPELLED To

.X/VORK. VVITH ONE HAND AND HOLDEM UP WITH THE OTHEI3-

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1 mo gene Grolla is still a tiny girl but shemade a most excellent showing when she ap-peared with the Bowman dancing school classat a program at the Lincoln Square in May.She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. OttoGrolla. Her father is a motor winder at theplant.

Sam Seibert is taking wonderful careof that panama hat of his. That's whyit has lasted so many years.

Ella Hehir, of the auditing department,spent her vacation, in June, in Decatur.

For the last week Bill Ooton and GuyChamberlin have been seen in a dark cor-ner of the feed house with their headsclose together, patting each other on the.back. Wonder what the reason is?

Since the change of desk locations inthe auditing department, that departmentannounces that it has a new broadcastingstation R. M. K. The broadcaster saysshe has to use the loud speaker to beheard.

Ruel Cochennor was one of the audit-ing department people who took a Junevacation.

Mary Jane McCord made her appearance asa dancer again in May. She has appearedbefore with the Bowman classes, and each timewins more praise. She is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. J. R. McCord. Mr. McCord is a ma-chinist at the plant.

Chester Cannon, general office messen-ger, took his vacation the third week inJune. When he discovered that the aud-iting department had selected that weekfor moving time, he was more than gladhe had asked to be off then. Chester maywear overalls when he is on vacation, butit takes more than a suit of overalls tomake a man like to work.

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Ben Hopkins says these 300 pound cakes ofice are not as light as they look. He is one ofour plant ice men, and carries ice on this wheel-barrow.

Lynn Davis is training for the leadingrole in the super film production, "TenThousand Leagues Under the Sea," bytaking daily tr ips th rough the sewer. BobCrisp has been cast for the role, but Bobsays he would just as soon have a job upon earth.

John Miller is back again with "Mr."West.

Nothing like swimming for keeping thefigure trim, says W. R. Van Hook. Well,he swims every night and his figure iscertainly trim.

Leonard Smith says that it's theSmiths from Kentucky who are ruiningthe reputation of the good old name.

Yes, even poets sleep. Ours, whom most ofyou know as C. M. Cobb, purchasing agent,took this nap in his office at lunch time onehot day. Maybe it is during these naps thathe gets inspiration for those really lovelypoems he once in a while writes for TheJournal.

Sam Seibert is getting the trusty Chev-rolet ready for a real trip this summer.He says now that he thinks he will takeabout a 40-mile journey. It will be dan-gerous, but Sam's f r iends have perfectconfidence in his ability as a driver, andfeel sure that he will return safely.

R. C. Scherer, auditor, took one weekof his vacation for a visit with a friend inTexas. This is a t r ip Mr. Scherer haslong been planning, and his fr iends atStaley's wondered if he would come backwith her or without her.

Mrs. Foster, of the tray room, appearedone day recently with neatly bobbed hair.

Nothing like cold water on a hot day, these youngsters decide, and make the best of thestream turned on them by the Staley hose. The men were working on the new Seventh streetdrain when the children in the neighborhood had the happy inspiration to cool off this way.

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When William Fletcher Patterson smiles theworld smiles, too, for at least four people —his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Patterson,and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. ClaudeFletcher. The Pattersons live in Indianapolis,but the grandfather and grandmother makethe trip to Indiana just as often as the ma-chinists at Staley's can spare their foreman.

From the number of times the editor hasfound this box empty she has decided thatmost of you have forgotten it. It still hangson the south wall of the manufac tur ing de-nartment building, just at the side of the stepsand it is ready to receive any contributions toThe Journal, so long as they are signed by thewriters. You often miss the editor, perhaps,on her trips about the plant, but that is noreason why your news should be left out ofThe Journal . Write it down and drop it intothis box.

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When W. H. Randolph, Jr . , our New Yorkmanager, started up to Boston to the con-fectioners* convention, he was accompanied bySam Gordon, of Brooklyn. Mr. Gordon is aparticularly good friend of any number ofStaley people. They selected a noble back-ground for their picture did they not?

J. H. Galloway is organizing a partyof young women who can qualify for theHouse of David, to leave soon for BentonHarbor. So far the party is so small thathe is afraid he can't get special rates forthem.

Mrs. John Mintun, formerly DelcieChandler, visited friends at Staley's oneafternoon early in June. Before her mar-riage Mrs. Mintun was employed in thesewing room.

Lige Leaser never looks like this when h*'comes to work. When he gets into his KnightTemplar uniform he looks like the ruler of acountry, doesn't he?

It has been rumored that Speedie, ofNo. 1 7 building, is working as organizerfor a well known secret society.

Fred Kessler of the drafting room hasbeen greatly concerned over the fact thatthere is a Methodist minister and a Catho-lic priest in town by the same name. Ithas caused him no end of confusion.

Ed Smith has kindly offered his ser-vices as a matrimonial agent for severalof the single girls in the Staley offices.So kind of him, but some of the girls ob-ject to his methods.

BRING IN YOUR VACATION PICTURESWhen you have a picnic or a swimming party, or when you get two

or three good pals together, take pictures and then bring the pictures toThe Journal office. We are going to fill up the next two Journals with pic-tures you have taken.

BUT—you must take the pictures and bring them in to us. Use yourown judgment. Take pictures of people you and your friends at Staley'sknow, and once in a while, if you see an especially appealing scene, takea picture of it. We will use it if it is a good, clear picture.

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These three children call Ella Koslofskjauntie, /or their father, Carl Koslofskj, is Ella'sbrother. The girl is Pauline, the largest boyis Harold, and the baby is Carl Jr . Theirfather works at the Review Printing & Station-ery Co.

After he had gone to all the trouble ofdressing up in a white collar and havinghis picture taken, Lynn Davis discoveredthat he sat with the wrong side of hishead to the camera. Life holds no pleas-ures for some of us, it seems.

NEW PRINTERC. E. Heckler came to the Staley plant

in June to join Dan Buzzard's printers.Mr. Heckler came from the Bethany, 111.,Echo, where he had worked for about26 years. Such experience has given hima thorough knowledge of the printer 'strade. He is moving his family to Deca-tur to a home on Center street.

The traff ic department did not misplacethe well known bell when it moved. In-stead it added a whistle. Now the world,within the range of the t raff ic office,knows the grade of your story by thesound which follows. If the bell rings,it's some story. If the whistle blows it 'sworse than that.

When Joe Lahme went to the races inIndianapolis he had a good time but a f te rthe races were over he was ready to comehome. Instead, that gang he went withall general office men—insisted upon go-ing to Turkey Run and that took himaway from home another whole day.

Roy Ives is all off this early worm stuffsince the pavers parked their concretemixer in f ron t of his house and startedwork at 5:45 every morning.

Dad Gates, of the welfare house,stopped to see what was going on onenoon recently when a peddler was tellingthe assembled men about the wonders ofsnake oil. The peddler singled out Dadas an example and rubbed some of theoil on Dad's ear. Then he said:

"Now, that will cure your deafness.Can you hear me now?"

"No," said Dad, and walked away.

Any fish in Lake Decatur? Well, there were up until Memorial day, when this crowd gotthrough. Now, we can't be so sure about it. Bob Urfer of the purchasing office took this pic-ture to prove that his crowd really did fish. Earl Powell, Staley switchman, is at the extremeJeft serving as a background for the big 4% pound catfish they caught.

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Look like a vaudeville team, or members ofthe Vandalia State Prison Farm crew, but theyare neither. They are two of our trusty storeroom boys, Larry Yunker and Joe Rippie innew spring work suits. Such a fetching shad3 of blue, these suits are too.

MAKES GOOD RECORDBob Crisp, of the engineering force,

2led the state of Illinois in the AmericanLegion membership drive during the latespring. Of the 103 new members addedto the Castle Williams post of Decatur 39were brought in by Bob's efforts. Ofthese 3 7 were Staley men. This put theDecatur post first in the district and thestate, with Bob leading the way, and "win-ning the medals.

Paul D. Rollins is expecting to take sev-eral days off to attend a meeting of stock-holders of the C. M. & St. P. railroad.

Some Magazines We Have

The Woman's Home Companion-Louis Brand.

Smart Set Sales Department.Snappy Stories Turkey Grant.Fashion—Ruby Keily.Whiz Bang Bob Crisp.Romance Marguerite*and Melvin.Good Housekeeping Mrs. Robb.Vogue Alice White.Judge W. R. Van Hook.Country Gentleman Henry Dewey.Liberty Fred Klumpp.Youths* Companion—R. C. Scherer.

Miss Chandler, Mr. Staley's secretary,is learning to cook, but when questionedas to her reason for such action, refusesto talk for publication.

W. H. Broadbear seriously objects tosteam heated hand rails. Harry Casleysays they have them at the elevator tokeep electricians away.

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These two helpers were glad enough to puttheir burden down for a few minutes. Thesmaller of the two, Russell Trowbridge, is atinner's helper and Frank Starbody, his pard-ner, is serving in a like position with the elec-tricians.

Ella Koslofski and Clara Prell, of thetray room, went with a party of friendsfor a boat tr ip on the Mississippi riverJune 7.

Says Jack DeCourcy, poetically inclinedsoap salesman, who feels the slight:

'The Staley Journal I enjoy,And read each page twice over,

But so far I have failed to find,Soft Soap on the back cover."

We were just waiting for this burst ofpoetry, Mr. DeCourcy. We shall beginto spread soft soap at once, even as youhave been doing, and we hope, as suc-cessfully.

Here is the way John Kuhns told thestory:

"There were eight or ten owls out inour yard the other night, all three of themsitting on one limb. 1 picked up a cluband threw it, killing both of them, andthen went over and picked up the poordead bird."

For Sale

A one-man top, suitable for Ford driv-ers. Guaranteed to be in first class con-dition, slightly used. Reason for selling,causes headaches.

See Ed Smith, Time Office.

RETURNS FROM MEETINGCecil Walker, credit manager, spent

the first two weeks in June attending theannual meeting of the National Associa-tion of Credit Men, and in visiting someof our eastern offices. The conventionwas held in Washington, D. C., in thenew Mayflower hotel.

Many trips about Washington, and en-tertainments in the city added to thepleasure of the affair. A group pictureof the Association members was taken onthe White House lawn, with PresidentCoolidge. In this group Mr. Walker wasstanding near enough the president thathe has decided to f rame the picture forfu ture reference if anyone questions hisimportance.

After the convention Mr. Walkerstopped in Philadelphia, New York andBoston.

Doris Shlademan has experienced thesensation of knocking 'em cold. Shewalked into the sales department onemorning in June, flashed a brand newdiamond on the proper finger of her lefthand, and stood back while the mobhowled. No one was expecting the an-nouncement so suddenly. Oh, yes, Milothe tinner, is the lucky man.

Machinists and some of John White'smen, who were called to work in the re-finery one hot night in June, will blessLuther Humiston, night foreman there, foryears to come. Mr. Humiston boughtlemons and made up a big quantity ofREAL lemonade and gave the men allthey could drink. Did it taste good ?Well, just ask any of the men who werethere.

T. C. Burwell does enjoy those littlenoon-day naps with his feet up on a deskand a newspaper carefully spread overhis face. He looks too cunning for words.We know for we were of the "gallery"one day.

J. H. Galloway and C. A. Keck are get-ting in training now for the annual pic-nic races. One morning recently theymade the trip f rom the plant to Fariespark and return in six minutes flat, theysaid. Oh, yes, of course they made itin the trusty Ford. No Chevy could makea trip like that, J. H. G. says.

When Frances Hodgins Wheeler, secre-tary to R. M. Ives, had her vacation inJune, she went with her husband for amotor t r ip to Chicago.

Mr. Galloway says the restaurant stepsare worn round on the edges because themen come down instead of going up.

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That of all the fans in the universe, mechanical and human, the baseball fan is thecraziest.

That at a ball game when their home team is winning, the baseball bug is loyal andcheerful and a booster for his old home town.

That when the team is on the toboggan and has lost several games, he hisses and spitslike a bengal tiger and malice is his ruling passion.

That Charles Fitch, foreman of the sheet metal department, is a great believer inpatent medicines, hence his love for that renouned remedy, Tinners Friend.

That if an air pipe is leaking, if the casing of a fan has holes in it, Charles immediatelysuggests Tinners Friend and generally cures the numerous ills he doctors daily.

That if there is a hole in the seat of your pants, if your Dawes pipe has lost its suction,see Fitch and you will be agreeably surprised when the air leaks are eliminatedby an application of Tinners Friend.

That Billy Broadbear swears that the Windy City, the home of his youth, is lackingin modern conveniences.

That if it was not for a good Samaritan who showed him around he might be in theToombs bemoaning the fact that the gilded saloon age has disappeared and thehidden cubby hole age has come.

That the pretzel souvenir he brought back home was eaten with relish by CharleyKeck while the post mortem jurymen were shedding crocadile tears.

That every month a black cat appears in the feed house and Bill Ooton has failedto annihilate him so far.

That Bill is well versed in cat lore and knows that a cat has nine lives but the blackcat that visits the feed house has one hundred lives Bill says.

That you cannot convince Bill that a black cat will bring good luck. Neither can youmake him believe in the transmigration of souls. His ancestors did not havegreen eyes and this particular cat that plagues him does not belong to the Ootontribe.

That it was a hot sultry day, the temperature reached 100 degrees in the shade andJohn Kuhns was arrayed in his Torrid Zone uniform.

That a feeble knock on the door, a feminine voice outside, and John, like a scaredrabbit, disappeared under the table.

That the last act shows John all flustered getting into his Frigid Zone uniform" andvowing never again to be principal in this kind of acting.

That Bob Patton is a great admirer of Demosthenes, the greatest of orators, and likethat famous man practises declamation daily in the storeroom.

That Bob is a man of many parts, claims he is an authority on chicken raising, butcouldn't tell which was first, the hen or the egg.

That it is refreshing to listen to Bob while lecturing on any subject. A good description of Bob would be, "And still he talked and still the wonder grew, That onesmall head could carry all he knew*'.

Yours truly,

THE MAN IN THE MOON.

A Betting FoolAt a western post, a lieutenant, trans-

ferred from Texas, reported for duty.Upon his arrival the commanding officersaid:

"Mr. Bush, I have a letter f rom yourformer colonel. He tells me that youhave one weakness, and that is for bet-ting. You must cut that out in this regi-ment. I won't stand for it. Look at me;you couldn't hire me to make a wagernow. What do you bet about, anyway?"

"I will bet on anything," said theyoungster. "For example, Colonel, I'llbet you $25 you have a wart on yourleft shoulder."

"What?" said the colonel. "I'll justtake that bet." He pulled off his blouseand his top shirt and displayed a shoulderwithout a blemish. "There is no wartthere," he said. "You lose; give me themoney. I hope this will be a lesson toyou."

Then he put on his shirt, buttoned uphis blouse and dismissed the young officer.Whereupon he sat down and wrote a let-ter to the colonel in Texas.

"Just as you wrote me, this youngsterwasn't in my office two minutes beforehe bet me $25 that I had a wart onmy left shoulder. Of course he lost. Ihope it will be a lesson to him.

In a couple of weeks a reply came fromSan Antonio.

"The youngster wins. Before he lefthe bet me $100 he would have yourshirt off in five minutes after he metyou."

Golden RulesAll things "whatsoever ye would that

men should do to you, do ye even so tothem.—Christian.

Do as you would be done by. Persian.Do not that to a neighbor which you

would take ill from him.—Grecian.What you would not wish done to

yourself, do not unto others.—Chinese.One should seek for others, the hap-

piness one desires for himself.—Buddhist.He sought for others the good he de-

sired for himself. Let him pass on—Egyptian.

I wish I was a little eggAway up in a tree,A-settin' in my little nestAs bad as bad could be;And then I wish that the Man in the

MoonWould come to look at meAnd then I'd up and bust myselfAnd spatter him with me.*

By one of his "victims."

*We apologize to Gary Works Circle.

Don't believe all you hear about yourneighbor. He likely hears the same thingsabout you.

Say Something GoodPick out the folks you like the least and

watch em for a while;They never waste a kindly word, they

never waste a smile;They criticise their fellow men at every

chance they get,They never found a human just to suit

their fancy yet.From them I guess you'd learn some

things if they were pointed out,Some things that every one of us should

know a lot about.When someone "knocks" a brother, pass

around the loving cup;Say something good about him if you

have to make it up.It's safe to say that every man God made

holds trace of goodThat he would fain exhibit to his fellows

if he could;The kindly deeds in many a soul are hi-

bernating there,Awaiting the encouragement of other

souls that dareTo show the best that 's in them; and a

universal moveWould start the whole world running in

a hopeful, helpful groove.So, when you see a wretched one who's

drained sin's bitter cup,Say something good about him if you

have to make it up.Baltimore American.

Porter—"De man in room seben hasdone hanged hisself."

Clerk—"Did you cut him down?"Porter "Naw suh, he ain't dead yet."

FatherAbie—"Mama, what do cows live on?"Mama "Fodder, Abie."Abie "Oi, I didn't think papa was so

generous."

We can't picture a stronger businesscombination than being a bootlegger andowning a large block of stock in an un-dertaking parlor. Mueller Record.

She Canned This Peach"Mamma, are peaches good canned?"Yes, my dear.""Woujd the new maid be good

canned?""Of course not. Why ask such foolish

questions?""Because I heard papa tell her she was

a peach.""Ah! Then she shall be canned im-

mediately."—Chicago Tribune.

It was a dark night and the motoristwas lost. Presently he saw a sign on apost. With great difficulty he climbedthe post, struck a match and read: "WetPaint."

Some Feet

Conductor (af te r stumbling over ob-stacle in the aisle) "Madam, you mustnot leave your valise in the aisle."

Colored Lady "Fo* de land sakes,Mistah Conductah, dat ain't no valise.Dat's mah foot."

Sportsman ( r u e f u l l y ) "Got any pheas-ants for sale?"

Shopkeeper "Not one, sir. Sold outthis morning; but we've got some finesausages."

Sportsman "Sausages! How can Itell my wife I shot sausages?"

She Took the HintJack "You look sweet enough to eat."Mabel "I do eat where shall we go?"

A Royal Flush

The high-born dame was breaking in anew footman stupid, but honest.

In her brougham, about to make around of visits, she found she had for-gotten her bits of pasteboard. So shesent the man back with orders to bringsome of her cards that were on the man-telpiece in her boudoir, and put them inhis pocket.

At different houses, she told the foot-man to hand in one, and sometimes acouple, until at last she told James toleave three at one house.

"Can't do it, mum.""How's that?""Only got two lef t the ace of spades

and the seven of clubs!"

Possibly Some One's Soup

Waiter "Waiter, there's somethingqueer about this coffee; it tastes like co-coa."

"Oh, beg pardon, sir; I've given youanother man's tea."

The ability to speak several languagesis valuable, but the ability to keep your.mouth shut in one language is priceless.

If You Want a

James W. CannonWith A. E. Staley Mfg. Co.

2122 EAST AVERY STREETDECATUR, ILLINOIS

Not Prepared

A small newsy had his foot caught bya hurrying truck. The physician accom-panying the ambulance that was calledproceeded immediately to discard shoeand stocking.

An unbelievably dirty foot hove insight.

"Why, you little pirate," he half wra th-fu l ly exclaimed, "why didn't you washyour feet?"

The youngster regarded the foot for amoment, then answered non-chalantlyenough: "Aw, how'd I know I was goin'ter git runned into!"—C. C. Curtis.

"It is said that paper can be used ef-fectively in keeping a person warm."

"That's true. I remember a thir ty daynote of mine kept me in a sweat for amonth."

Get to Work"An* what's your job around here,

young fel ler?" asked the farmer of anofficial in a big city railroad station.

"I'm the train caller," answered thatdignitary.

"Well, call me one, then. I'm in ahurry."

"I had to be away from school yester-day," said Tommy.

"You must bring an excuse," said theteacher.

"Who from?""Your father.""He ain't no good making excuses. Ma

catches him every time.

A dusky son of Alabama was busilyengaged in a cootie hunt—when asked bya sergeant what he was doing, he replied:'

"I'se huntin* fo dem 'rithmetic bugs.""What do you mean, arithmetic bugs?

Why do you call them arithmetic bugs."'Cause dey add to ma misery, dey

subtracts f rom ma pleasure, dey dividesma attention, and dey multiply like hell."

Tips and Taps.

Lady ( t rying to get seats for very pop-ular musical comedy) "If I come backin an hour's time do you think it woulddo any good ? "

Box Office Official—"No, madam."Lady "But sometimes tickets are re-

turned people die.'Box Office Official "Nobody would

think of dying before they've seen thisshow." Chicago Tribune.

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Be Kind to Animals

A teacher trying to impress on herpupils kindness to all animals, took themfor a walk. Hearing a scream she asked,"What's the matter, Johnny?" "I'vebeen sitting on a hornet," was the tear fu lresponse, "and I'm afraid I've hurt thepoor thing.

The Polite Witness"You've heard what the last witness

said," persisted the counsel, "and yet yourevidence is to the contrary. Am I to in-fer that you doubt her veracity?"

The polite young man waved a depre-cating hand. "Not at all," he replied. "Imerely wish to make it clear what a liarI am if she's speaking the truth." - Every-body s.

Oh, Oh!What's the matter, Betty?""My goldfish has eczema.""Badly?""No, only on a small scale.

Mail.

-London

No More for Him"Any inquiries?" asked the washing

machine agent."Lady on Umsteenth street wants a

demonstration."Let her tell it to somebody else. I

did her washing for her last week."Louisville Courier-Journal.

The Newer VocationThe Supervisor "And what will this

little girl do when she grows up?"The Little Girl "Be a barber." Life.

Out of SpiteHowell—"How that fellow hates him-

self."Powell "You bet, he would sit on his

own hat." Exchange.

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Helpful HintBoreleigh "Now that I have detailed

all the circumstances, what would you doif you were in my shoes?"

Miss Weereign (stifling a yawn) "I'dpoint the toes toward the door and givethem a start." Boston Transcript.

"Is she very pret ty?""Pretty. Say! When she gets on a

street car the advertising is a total loss."—Boston Transcript.

A street is said to be a place for bury-ing pipes, for digging up and repavingand for storing automobiles. When notother wise used it may be employed fort raff ic .

S A T I S F I E D•—— •52.4%

Or the business issued by TheNorthwestern Mutual Life Insur-ance Co. in 1924 •was on the lives

or old policy holders.

INSURE WITH RUCKERin the Dividend Paying Company

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Oh Man!He and his young wife were taken for

a motor trip by some friends. They satin the rear seat together. She admiredhis anxiety about her comfort .

"Are you all r ight?" he asked."Quite, dear.""Cushions comfortable?""Quite, darling.""Not being jolted?""Oh no, sweetheart.""Not in a draught?""No, lambkin.""Then change seats with me, will you,

dear ?"

Auntie—"Well, that was nice, wasn't•it ? You like having a ride on uncle'sknee, don't you, dear?"

Small Nephew "Not bad; but I hada ride on a real donkey yesterday."

Some Race"Now, then, men," cried the gallant

captain, "fight like heroes till your pow-der is gone, then run for your lives. I'ma little lame, so I'll start now."

A Boer general had just been capturedand an English captain commanded asquad of his men to take the prisoner outand "scrub him up." Some time later asergeant reported that "it was no use."

"But, why," asked the captain, "if hegets unruly can't you put him in irons?"

"It isn't that, captain," replied the ser-geant, "but after we 'ad scrubbed andscrubbed and -scrubbed the blighter forf u l l y an hour and a 'alf , we came to an-other suit of clothes."—Thomas Topics.

Not until they can get a living withoutworking will some people admit that goodtimes are here.

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"Somebody played the 'Star-SpangledBanner' when I was taking a bath."' Wil-liams Purple Cow.

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A widower was to be married for thethird time, and his bride had been mar-ried once before.

The groom-elect wrote across the bot-tom of the wedding invitation sent to afriend:

"Be sure to come; this is no amateurperformance."

Her Dress Was a Revelation"Is Marie a good dancer?""Why, she outstrips every woman on

the f loor.""Yes, but is she a good dancer?"

"Rastus, I'm sorry to hear you've bur-ied your wife."

"Boss, ah just had to. She was dead."—Ex.

"Remember when we first met in threvolving door at the post office?" According to "Billy" Ireland in the

"But "that wasn't the first time we Columbus Dispatch, "the less a man's timeis worth, the faster he drives his car."

"Well, that's when we began goingaround together." Scotch Tramcars

An American was describing the Edin-"Does yo' still refuse, sah, to pay me burgh tramcars to a friend.

dem two dollahs I done loaned yo' de 'Once, he said, ' we were jogglnLawd on'y knows when?" around a bend, with the usual jerks and

Nussah!" dignifiedly replied Brother bumps, and suddenly the old bus wentBogus. "I doesn't refuse; I jes refrains." mighty smooth Say, 1 says to the con-—Kansas City Star. ductor, ^ how d you get her to go so

smooth? ' 'Oh, don't be alarmed,' he an-A Pacific coast hotel, popular with swers, 'we're off the rails'."

traveling salesmen, sent this wire:"Applebaum & Goldblatt, Naturally!

"New York City. Inquisitive Cowpuncher: "What ya"Your salesman, Sam Goldstein, died gettin' outta yore coyote hides now, o

here today. What shall we do?"The hotel manager received the follow-

ing reply:"Search his pockets for orders."

timer?"Veteran Trapper: "Coyotes, o'

course!

The InsultBystander "They're fight in' 'cause

Bill said Alf 's wife wuz cockeyed."But Alf's a bachelor, ain't he?""Yeh, but the principle is wot made Alf

wild."

"Oh, for the wings of a dove!" sighedthe poet.

"Order what you like," rejoined thehost; "but I should pre fe r the neck of achicken."

Biddy ' I suppose you have been in thenavy so long that you are accustomed tosea legs?"

Middy—"Lady, 1 wasn't even looking."Tiger.

And They Are FiniteTeacher "Is the word 'teeth' a noun

or a verb."Pupil "A verb."Teacher—"Why do you think so."Pupil "They are regular, i rregular or

defective."

One of the many advantages of crossingAll men who have one wife too many crossings cautiously is that you get to

are not bigamists. the other side.

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