Staley_Journal_Nov_1919

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WOODWORKING NUMBER
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A Real Adventure
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Staleyisms
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W . S . Pritchard
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Looking Backward
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In the Sales Department .
Begin in the Home
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B. M. Hess
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Shooting the Rapids .
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Football
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Martin Seaney
Plant Talk
Roasts
Cartoons
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Art Work
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H. N. Stadler
A monthly publication in the interest of
the employes of the A. E. Staley Mfg. Co.
Editor, DOROTHY BAKER
lOc the copy
Subscription SI.00 per year
Staley Fellowship Journal
A. E. Staley, Mfg. Co., Decatur, Illinois
Vol. Ill
NOVEMBER, 1919
No. 5
A Real Adventurer
Albert Hoffman, pattern maker for
this company, has a most interesting history. Born in the mountains of Silesia,
one of the least known districts of Germany, he has, by his own ambition and
determination, traveled far and accomplished much. His people before him
were woodworkers, carpenters, patternmakers, wood carvers, etc. His f a t h e r
followed one of the most difficult arts
known—that of a stair builder.
At the age of t h i r t e e n years Albert
was apprenticed to a master woodworker, who o p e r a t e d a large shop in the
neighboring town of Hausdorf. The
terms of his i n d e n t u r e were rigorous indeed. His parents paid down 30 marks,
A L B E R T 1 1 ( 1 FFMAX,
equivalent to about $60 for the privilege.
The master builder took the boy into
his own home and gave him his meals
and room. He received no wages and
was required to buy his own clothes and
furnish any spending money that he had.
His own home town, Friedrichshain, was
twelve miles distant by railroad, but railroad fare cost money, and w h e n Albert
made his weekly j o u r n e y home, it was
by footpaths across two high mountains.
This journey he p e r f o r m e d every Saturday night, r e t u r n i n g early on Monday,
morning.
Being apprentice boy in that faraway
c o u n t r y was not at all a bed of roses.
M e c h a n i c s of the h i g h e s t skill received
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f r o m 80c to $1 a day and boarded themselves. At his master's table. Albert
f o u n d meat twice a week. The menu at
other times was made up of soups, puddings, etc., but as he himself says, all
the men w e r e strong and hearty, and his
own young muscles developed well on
t h i s p r i m i t i v e fare.
At the end of t h r e e years, Albert's
n a t u r a l ability demanded that he be
given an opportunity to prove himself
a master of the craft. Accordingly, a
committee of the master woodworkers
of the town was a p p o i n t e d to set him a
task to prove his skill. Should he perform this task accurately and rapidly, it
would be called his masterpiece, and
would permit him to'seek employment as
a master craftsman.
Albert's masterpiece is shown in the accompanying cut.
It consisted of an ornate window—each
pane of glass being mounted in a h i n g e d
frame. The window really consisted of
f o u r i n t e r i o r doors and four exterior
doors, all strongly joined and beautiful!}'
proportioned.
Each day while this task was in progress, the c o m m i t t e e of four masters
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called on him formally twice, once in the
f o r e n o o n and once in the afternoon. At
these visits, no comment was made, no
suggestion offered. It was simply to
determine that he was p e r f o r m i n g tinwork unaided and to check his mistakes
if he made any. At the end of four
weeks, the masterpiece was finished, and
a c o m m i t t e e of t w e l v e of the best known
craftsmen of the city inspected the work
with due deliberation, and formally ce*tified that Albert was now a master
craftsman.
For a short time, Albert worked as a
journeyman in the same shop where he
learned his trade. Then impelled by a
resolute spirit, he journeyed, to far off
Berlin. H e r e he had his First experience
with labor unions. Every woodworking
shop in Berlin was operated under union
conditions, but these c o n d i t i - j n s were
not at all onerous. The shops worked
on piece work wherever possible, and
the only f u n c t i o n of the union ,vas to
bargain with the proprietors as to the
proper rates to be paid. The u n i o n s
very wisely c o m p e l l e d t h e i r employes to
do a f u l l day's work, upon p e n a l t y of
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dismissal. Here the wages ran from
$7.00 to $8.50 per week, without board or
room. The work required the greatest
skill, being the manufacture of nearly
every sort of musical instrument—violins, guitars, harps, etc.
From time to time, as conditions of
work or living changed, the owners and
a committee of the employes would meet
to readjust piece work rates. These
conferences were always carried on amicably, and at their conclusion, a copy of
the rates were submitted to the police
department. Should one of the workmen attempt to organize a strike, he was
promptly arrested for violating the
agreement. Should the employer attempt to deviate from the bargain, he
was also subject to the same penalty.
Rates were so adjusted that the most
rapid workmen were able to make 42
marks per week. However, the employer was authorized to discharge any
man who did not make 35 marks per
week.
After two years in this musical instrument factory, Albert departed for America. He landed in Baltimore, and being
told that Milwaukee was largely settled
by Germans, he immediately bought a
ticket to that Teutonic burg, ami secured
employment with the Nordberg Manufacturing Company, as a pattern maker.
Later he worked at the same trade in
St. Louis, San Francisco, and Finally
came to Decatur as a wood carver, at
[AND t V K V K I ) C I I M K W H I C H ALSO A D O K X S ALBERT'S
HOME
CARNEGIEGRAMS
Man should always be money's master; he should keep money in the position of a useful servant.
To try to make the world in some way
better than you found it, is to have a
noble motive in life.
Common sense is the most uncommon
and the most valuable quality in man or
woman.
Cultivate a taste for reading that you
may know what the world has done and
is doing.
Business is a means to an end; the
greatest end is service to the1 community.
Happy is the man who has to work, to
work hard and to work long.
You cannot push a man up a ladder
unless he is willing to climb.
The vital enemy of labor is labor, not
capital.
Mutual ignorance ever breeds mutual
distrust.
—The Iron Trade Review.
Husband—"You never kiss me except
when you want money."
Wife—"Well, isn't that often enough.
ALBERT, THE ADVENTURER
the plant of the Decatur Mantle Company, now burned.
A l b e r t has been with the Staley Manufacturing Company six or seven years.
He is not only a m e c h a n i c of unusual
skill, but a designer and wood carver
of consummate art. Since coming to
D'ecatur, he has married and settled
down. His years of w a n d e r i n g are
over, but he has proved himself the possessor of the true pioneer spirit, the
same craving for the unknown that animated the early settlers and carried the
Pilgrims on their voyage to the new
world. As a matter of comparison, consider one of our own boys, who at the
tender age of 20, journeys 4000 miles
from home i n t o a f o r e i g n c o u n t r y ,
among foreign people, unable to speak a
word of their language, and does it for
the love of excitement, travel, education
and discovery.
Albert does not in any way, resemble
a swash-buckling adventurer, but beneath his quiet exterior, is the same daring, the same compelling desire to gamble with fate, that imbued Raleigh and
his lusty crew.
BOTH ARE HOFFMAN PRODUCTS, THE
CHAIR AND THE 8-YEAR-OLD , SON,
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TALEYISMS
People .who tell the truth.
People on whom there is no price.
People whose word is bankable at par.
People who ring true in word and action.
People who are honest because it is righl.
People who do, then talk; not ta>lk and quit.
People who are courageous without stimulants.
People who are sound clear through to the core.
People irho admit the f a l l i b i l i t y of themselves.
People -who forget friendship in condemning
wrong.
People 1o irhoin life /* a journey 1o a better end.
People irho look right and wrong squarely in
the eye.
People irhose consciences a<re sieadi/. stable and
true.
People irho knotr that lying is a canker on character.
People irho believe in a square deal or no deal
at all.
/'eo/iic irho irelcome prosperity iritlionl mental
paralysis.
People itfio sell their best efforts at a profit to
the buyer
People who gii'e value received with a bonus for
good measure.
I'eople irho recognise that performance brings
pay and enterprise advancement.
People of t h i s type are
the backbone of Staley
success. They have made
this institution what it is
today. They will make
our success even greater.
Boost together and enjoy the resulting prosperity.
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work of the man here
pictured, these principles
and standards are exemplified, and it is 'because
such men as he belong to
the company that it is
possible to claim these
standards.
The oldest employe of
the Company in point of
service, he now fills the
position of second vicepresident. It will be 22
years next March s i n c e
Mr. Staley, out selling
Cream Corn Starch f o r
the first time, employed
W. S. Pritchard to work
with him. At that time,
.Mr. Pritchard was clerking in Oscar's Grocery
store in Baltimore. He
was an a l e r t young man
whom Mr. Staley decided
would be of value to him
and this first j u d g m e n t
has always been confirmed. Two or three times, when the business was in
rather a tight place, Mr. Pritchard nearly gave up his position, but was induced
by Mr. Staley to stay and w e a t h e r the storm with him.
As a flute and piccolo player, it is doubtful if Mr. Pritchard can be equalled
in Baltimore. His avocation is playing solo parts with orchestras and bands.
Mr. Pritchard knows the Baltimore business thoroughly and is c o u n t e d by
Mr. Staley as one of the most reliable, dependable, loyal and faithful men he, has
ever known.
Looking Backward
When we take a retrospective view of
the past summer and fall covering the
uncalled for dissatisfaction among all
classes of labor in Decatur and also in
the United States, we feel that an article
congratulating the 1500 men of the A.
E. Staley plant for their loyalty and contentedness during all these stirring
times which have marred the efficiency
of other factories, railroads and coal
mines in our midst, is due these men.
The answer to the Question. "Why our
employes did not join any Bolshevistic
movement under the name of Labor
Unions." is as follows:
In the first place, the Staley Company
does not use class rule, tyranny, injustice, nor violate the employes' rights,
pays wages commensurate with the high
cost of living and meets all the emergencies of its men with the true principle
of the Brotherhood of Man. On the
oilier hand, our employes, at least the
major portion, realize that they carry a
little world under their own hats, in
which, with good luck and good management, there has been peace at the Staley
plant. Each one of us has realized that
the world we carry under our own hat
is the most important. In it may always prevail the high privilege of selfdetermination.
If this small individual world is in
good order, the troubles of the large outside world will be to each of us only a
secondary concern. As we contemplate the'industrial strife in Decatur and
elsewhere, it is remarkable how tranquility has been maintained in the little
world under our hats at the A. E. Staley
Mfg. Co.
There was a poet who wrote, "My
mind to me a kingdom is," and another
who averred from his hospital bed, "I
am the captain of my soul." The only
kingdom that amounts to much nowadays is the kingdom of the mind, and
the mastery best worth maintaining is
still the mastery of one's own soul.
The kingship of the mind, the mastery
THE BONE BLACK KILN HOUSE IS STEADILY GOING UP
SHOWING PROGRESS OX THE SYRUP HOUSE
of the soul do not depend on the League
of Nations. The greatest t h i n g in the
world is not advertisement, nor organization, nor efficiency, nor sea-power, nor
air-power, nor any mechanism from a
government to a gun. The greatest
thing in the world is a man. And the
greatest kingdom and the best worth
ruling is the one under the man's hat.
Self control, self respect and self abnegation are the bases of character and it is
on character that the world must depend.
Our employes should feel happy in
the thought that they r e f r a i n e d f r o m
joining the unions who fought so hard
this last season to enroll the Staley plant
in the Column of Bolshevism. But the
principle of self government under one's
hat solved the question. The cure for
Capitalism and Laborism, nationalism,
materialism and jingoism, race antipathy
and all the unruly ambitions and desires
that tease and bedevil mankind have the
same remedy for all: Self government
under one's own hat; self government
'based on realization that the highest office is to serve, and the door of happiness
is love. Our employes have figured the
cost of a strike for they realize that the
country could 'finally 'beat a strike. Our
management has given indubitable proof
of its desire to be not only very fair but
very liberal to labor at this plant.
A strike could be beaten asi decisively
as Germany was beaten. But the world
will be counting the cost of beating Germany for m a n y years. The cost of beating strikes in this country is terrific. The
material cost falls on every business and
every household in the land." The spiritual cost in anger and bitterness would
long outlast the material costs.
You cannot build a sound house out of
rotten bricks, nor a good government out
of bad citizens. Y«u can not make good
citizens unless you instill into them good
ideals. The ideal at this plant comes
pretty close to 'being the Golden Rule—
the Golden Rule expressed in terms of
serving the men before ourselves.
—W. O. Jamison.
"Do you think," said the Pretty Soubrette, "that it is unlucky to get married
on Friday?" "Sure," replied the Low
Comedian. "Why should Friday be an
exception."
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In the Sales Department
A f t e r having made an extensive acquaintance among starch buyers, and an
exhaustive study of the application of
starch in the many and varied industries,
Mr. J. L. A n d e r s o n came to our general
offices on Oct 1st to take charge of the
sale of starches and the by-products of
corn.
lie makes his bow to the readers of
the J o u r n a l in the accompanying photo,
w h i c h was r e l u c t a n t l y given for this
sketch. From it the reader may at once
discover that Mr. Anderson is n e i t h e r so
young nor so slender as to excite comm e n t . However, that vvkle. high forehead betokens qualities more admirable'
than those solely physical ones.
.[. L. AXDE|RSON
Jim proudly admits an English ancestry, although his family were long residents of Canada, where he was born.
Brains and ability are apt to run through
an entire family, and the Andersons are a
goo'd illustration. All are long headed,
smart, dominating, f r i e n d - m a k i n g people.
Jim's brother, Bishop Anderson of Chicago, is undoubtedly more widely known
in religious circles than our Sales Manager. Nevertheless, Jim's many friends
maintain that had he devoted himself to
a spiritual, instead of a secular life, he
would have gained an equally extensive
following.
In early life it became evident that
Jim's b u m p of s p i r i t u a l i t y was considerably overshadowed by several other
bumps, and at least one of these bumps
betokened a shrewd commercial instinct. At any rate, Jim found himself
at an early age, engaged as a commercial traveler. It happened within a short
time that he made the acquaintance of
Mr. Staley, and this chance meeting soon
ripened into a strong loyal friendship
that has lasted ever since.
In earlier years they were hard fighting competitors. Later on, Mr. A n d e r son became associated with Mr. Staley
in the various selling activities of this
Company. During the last several years
Jim has been calling- on the starch
consumers of the country, and it is a
safe bet that he has a f r i e n d in every
town where he has stopped.
Blessed by nature with a w o n d e r f u l
physique, an equable temper, a sunny
disposition, and a magnetic sympathy, hewas f u r t h e r f o r t u n a t e in having a splendid education. As a result, he possesses
an encyclopediac vocabulary and an incomparable skill in the use of the English language, all of which, joined as it
is, to a fascinating manner and a profound commercial experience, fit him in
the most perfect way for the heavy responsibilities of his new office. We predict that he will set the prairies on fire
and promise him our abiding support
and good wishes.
The Staley organization has long been
distinguished, by reason of the dignity,
good looks, and size (not to say Corpulence) of the men who compose it. At
the time this Journal reaches the hands
of its readers, our organization will have
been still further strengthened in this
respect by the accession of G. A. Johnson, known as the handsomest man in
Decatur.
Mr. Johnson is a product of our neighboring city, Chicago, where he was born
and educated. Like so many other successful men, his entrance into business
l i f e was at an early age. He began w i t h
Sprague-Warner when fifteen years of
age as general, all-around cub in the
Canned Foods department.
Several years later he went with
Franklin McVeagh, as manager of the
Canned Foods department. Six years
later, 1913, he was employed by the National Grocer Company to buy canned
foods for their thirteen wholesale distributing houses.
Just at that time it happened that
there was a vacancy in the managership
of the Decatur Branch. Mr. Johnson
came to Decatur as acting manager until
someone else should be found to take
this position. The extraordinary success that attended his administration
had the effect of locating him permanently in Decatur, as the National Grocer
Company did not feel that they had anyone else equal to the task.
During the years that have elapsed,
Mr. Johnson has very largely built up the
trade of the National Grocer Company.
He has created for himself, a host of
friends, both locally and in the larger
markets. He has also continued to do all
the canned goods buying for the parent
company. But it would be entirely impossible for any one man to personally
handle all the intricate details pertaining
to two such positions.
Mr. Johnson's great success may be
traced to his exceptional ability as an organixcr. He has built up for the local
branch, a wonderful aggregation of
salesmen.—men who do not recognize
the possibility of failure. They are a
bunch of line fellows—so full of enthusiasm and physical vigor, that when they
return to the office on Saturday, after a
hard week's work, they are still on their
toes and whistling.
Not only did Mr. Johnson gather
about him a splendid lot of salesmen, but
he was equally successful in building up
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his internal organization. The grand
total of this means that the National
Grocer Company has, during Mr. Johnson's administration, grown with phenomenal rapidity, along healthful, conservative lines and Mr. Johnson is now
ready to turn over to his successor, a
model organization, fired with the spirit
of success and bringing into the Company every week a /heavy harvest of
orders. We sympathize with the men of
that organization, because they are about
to lose a manager whom they love and
respect.
We congratulate Mr. St. John, the
new manager of the business, on being
able to step into an important and responsible position when at the very climax of its prosperity. We have no doubt
that he will continue in every way the
good work of his predecessor.
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Mr. Johnson is perhaps more widely
known for his athletic prowess than as a
successful merchant. For twelve years
prior to his coming to Decatur, he had
been an active member of the athletic
squad, first of the Chicago Athletic Club,
and later of the Illinois Athletic Club.
His specialty was swimming and he was
for many years a member of the famous
water polo team of the Chicago Club
that never met defeat.
At this time he was closely associated
with the famous author and playwright,
Rex Beach, who was just then coming
into his great renown. Al Johnson's
name was to be found on the program
of every swimming event of importance,
in the Middle West for twelve years.
He made the long distance swim from
the Chain of Rocks to Eads Bridge at
St. Louis. He made a, ten mile swim in
the Chicago River. For three years he
held -the World's Championship for distance plunge. These many years of
training and exercise are clearly in evidence today in his superb muscular development and bearing.
Mr. Johnson will occupy with this
Company a position recently created
that of manager of sales of Glucose,
Sugar and Corn Syrups. These are lines
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of merchandise never before manufactured by this Company, and Mr. Johnson will have the honor of originating
the new Department.
The Age of Sanitation
"Mike, what do you think of these new
fangled drinking cups?"
"Sure, me bye. soon we'll be spittin'
on our hands wit an eye dropper."—
Gary Wks. Circle.
He had come upon her while dozing in
a hammock and when she woke up she
accused him of stealing a kiss.
"Well," he said, "I will admit that the
temptation was too strong to be resisted. I did steal one little kiss."
"One!" she exclaimed indignantly. "I
counted eight before I woke up."
He:
marry
She:
only a
He:
"You know I love you—will you
me?"
"But, my dear boy. I refused you
week ago."
"Oh! Was that you?"
—London Opinion.
CONSTRUCTED AT T H E SOUTH OF T H E
HOUSE NOW
BOILER
A FEW OF THE CAST IRON FILTER RINGS AWAITING INSTALLATION
Begin In the Home
M. P. O'Brien. Safety Engineer
A great deal of the publicity given accident prevention during the last few
years has been directed to safety along
industrial lines. One reason for this is
because work of this kind can be better
organized and carried forward where
there is an o p p o r t u n i t y to point out d e f i n i t e hazards and the methods to overcome them, and where certain particular
machines and methods of work are employed.
Records have shown, h o w e v e r , t h a t
only about one-third of the accidents
occur iu the industrial field. The balance
happen in the home or on the street.
Accordingly, it seems that the study of
accident prevention should be t a k e n up
primarily in the schools and the home.
A child taught the f u n d a m e n t a l s of
safety is bound to remember most of
them and will unconsciously put them
into practice.
St. Louis has recognized the tremendous importance of work along the lines
of public safety and has caused to be
p u b l i s h e d some figures which are start-
ling. Out of 510 fatal accidents in 1917,
400 occurred outside of industrial plants,
over 200 were in homes and 123 of those
who lost their lives were children u n d e r
20 years of age.
An interesting comparison of danger
to soldiers in actual w a r f a r e and that
faced by civilians in ordinary pursuits of
life, at home, on the street or at work is
made b-v examination of the St. Louis
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record. During the time the United
States was in the War, less than 200 St.
Louis soldiers were killed while 800 or
more of those who remained at home
met 'death hy accident. The number of
St. Louis soldiers wounded was less than
800, while over 20,000 residents of that
city suffered severe accidents. Deaths
from automobile accidents were almost
as many as were those occurring to St.
Louis soldiers in battle.
These figures show that when we have
reduced industrial accidents to zero, we
have only accomplished one-third of our
work; that not only the greater part, but
the more difficult remains. There is a
time coming in the not distant future
when all well balanced educational systems will include studv along the line of
safety, and surely nothing will contribute
more to the public good.
Till that time arrives, it will devolve
upon parents to point out the dangers
of crossing streets without carefully
watching for approaching autos and
street cars: of walking on railroad
tracks or stealing rides on moving vehicles; of carelessly running on stair-
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waj's or in dark places, and in fact to
point out to youngsters the thousand
and one dangers always present in
everyday home life. If parents and
teachers will show in a practical way the
result of carelessness and the proper
way to go about, a decrease in other
than industrial accidents will be disclosed in a ratio proportioned to that
shown where safety work is well organized and followed up.
Call for Aid
At a recent wedding the bride was
Miss Jane Helper and the bridegroom,
was AFr. Newton Lord. The bridegroom, however, was very angry when
he saw in the newspaper an account of
their wedding headed in the usual way—
"Lord-Helper."
Small Angelica's family were moving
away from their native town. The night
before ihey were to leave, Angelica was
heard to conclude her customary bedtime prayer as follows:
"And now good-bye, God, for tomorrow we're going to move to Chicago."
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WATER W I L L COVER THE FORE'GROUXD AND SUiRROUXD THE PUMPIXG STATION
WHICH WILL BE SITUATED WHERE THE SHED NOW STANDS
WE ARE PLEASED
Every one appreciates being appreciated. It is a universal characteristic
of human kind. Since we lay no claim
to not being human, we frankly admit
that we are pleased with the following
letter:
A. E. Staley Mfg. Co.,
Decatur, Illinois ;
Gentlemen: We have just received a
copyi of your Fellowship Journal for the
month of October and we want to compliment and congratulate you on such
an attractive and valuable bulletin. It is
full of good snappy stuff and information that is valuable to us.
As a citizen of Decatur we were surprised to learn from the pictures in this
Journal of the real work going on in
your plant.
The writer has been
anxious to come out for some time and
see for himsqlf but has ;iot been able to
do it.
We want to commend the energy'and
the progressive spirit this institution has
shown from the very beginning and we
arc convinced that the success of the
past is just a forerunner of the great success of this immense institution for the
future. It is no wonder you have a fine
Journal.
We have not been solicited for any advertising in your Journal. Perhaps you
do not care to solicit us. We would
like to say, however, that we would be
very glad to take a page in your Journal
if it is consistent with your policy. We
believe it would be good advertising- for
our business.
With our very best wishc*s for your
continued success, we beg to remain.
Yours truly,
MCCLELLAND GROCER co.,
J. S. McClelland.
"Yep," said Uncle Silas, after having
ruminated for an hour over the comic
opera he had witnessed.
"Yep, I reckon if the milkmaids out
our way were to wear the clothes the
milkmaids do in these here shows, I
kon about half the boys in the country
would -be hustlin' to get the job o' drivin'
the cows up from pastur,' I reckon.
Yep."
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tion, and made ample use of his services.
He was employed during the entire construction of the Rock Bridge of Harrisburg, the most extensive piece of stone
arch work in the world, costing more
than $1,000,000. He also had charge of
three large and important railroad tunnels and later built a considerable section of the famous syphon of the New
York Water Works, and of 'he equally
famous dam which supplies it.
During the war, Mr. Hess through necessity, confined his fighting operations
to the handling of a bunch of rough
necks, who would rather work than
tight, at the Hog Island Ship Yards, and
he can readily demonstrate to you that
these volunteers in the ranks of labor,
were harder to handle than a Hattalion
of Prussian guards.
Mr. Hess and Mr. Higgins are old
friends, having traveled many long and
devious paths together. One instance
in their adventurous career is recorded
elsewhere in this Journal.
Mr. Hess has been very successful in
the prosecution of his work for the'
Staley Company, which has thus far
been without delay or accident.
The Unpredictable
Vicar—On strike again? What's the
grievance this time?
Striker—We don't rightly know yet.
We're just waitin' to 'ear from headquarters.
B. M. HESS
B. M. Hess, the subject of this story,
is one of the latest and most valuable acquisitions to the Staley force. He has
charge of the installation of the Pumping Station and intake at the Sangamon
river.
Mr. Hess was born at Grampian Hills,
Pa. about 1874. Grampian Hills is
northeast of Tyrone, and is hidden away
among the highest peaks of the Alleghenies. Ben's earliest recollections and
all his early training were received in
those rock-ribbed, barren fastnesses.
Having nothing else in sight upon which
to devote his energies, he naturally
learned to do stone work, and later
emerged as a rock cutting contractor.
Mr. Kerbaugh, who did most of the
contracting for the Pennsylvania Railroad for many years, recognized the
young man's talent in this special direc-
We certainly had a peculiar war. Although the boys were peppered by machine guns and mustered out of service,
they couldn't get pickled when they got
home.
—Dodge News.
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DO YOU BELONG?
The Staley Fellowship Club is now
enjoying the most prosperous time in its
history. We now have a membership of
over 400 and are still growing. The aim
of the officers of the Club is to continue
to solicit membership until every employe of the plant belongs and to this
end are offering better inducements than
ever before.
Starting January 1st, 1920, sick benefits will be raised to $12.50 per week,
with monthly club dues of $1 instead of
$5 weekly benefits and SO cents dues.
The death benefit will be $150.
Our rules require that no sick benefits
be paid before one is a member at least
30 days, and for this reason, as well as
the fact that initiation fees will be raised
to $1.00 on January 1st, all employes
not members of the Club should make
application for membership at once. No
money is required with application and
blanks may be secured from time-keepers
an'd at the General Time Office at the
main gate.
All Staley emoloyes, no matter in what
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department, are invited to join at this
time and to participate in the benefits
the Club can give. The insurance is as
cheap as can be offered safely and the
social and athletic events will be well
worth what they cost.
As is known to practically everyone,
the Staley management contributes an
amount each month equal to that paid
by the members.
Former members may 'rejoin without
paying the initiation fee, though if they
wait until after Jan. 1st, 1920, they will
be required to pay an additional 50 cents
for reinstatement. See that your name
is on the Club list at once.
Mixed in His History
A member of a western legislature was
making a speech on some momentous
question and, in concluding, said: "In the
words of Daniel Webster who wrote the
dictionary, 'Give me liberty or give me
death!' One of his colleagues pulled'at
his coat and whispered, "Daniel Webster
did not write the distionary; it was
Noah." "Noah nothing!" replied the
speaker, "Noah built the ark."
THE COFFER DAM WHICH PERMITS LAYING THE LARGE INTAKE PIPE TO THE
PUMPING STATION MANY FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE WATER
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Shooting the Rapids of Yellow Breeches Greek
Yellow Breeches was on its annual,
early spring rampage. Not even the
oldest inhabitant could recall when such
long years spent in the Arctic regions,
bundled himself up Eskimo fashion, in
four or live heavy overcoats, prepared to
a tremendous volume of water had
flowed down this peaceful valley.
Usually a gentle brook, it was now a
rnging. turbulent torrent.
Tempted by the irresistible siren song
of adventure, two young dare-devils,
Frank Higgins and Ben Hess, determined to run the rapids. Tn spite of the
wise admonitions of older heads, they
endure every hardship.
Having s o
many
clothes on, he could
not move h i s arms
with freedom, and therefore allowed
Hess to do the hard work.
They started bravely from Granthan,
swung into the full current of the river,
and headed downstream on their voyage
of discovery. Exhilerated by the beauty
of the scenery, the swiftness of motion,'
and the excitement of the undertaking,
they lost all sense of precaution.
Hess guided their little craft with'
skillful hand, now to the right of £cylla,
now to the left of Charybdis, until 'finally
they came to the great dam at Bowmansdale. At the sight of this formidable obstacle, even Hess lost his composure—but Higgins, never.
As dangers clustered thicker, the enthusiasm of his dauntless spirit rose
higher and higher. Captured by the contagion of Higgins' exuberance, Hess
mustered his courage and drove his frail
craft straight toward the center of the
dam. Higgins half rose in the boat and
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persisted in their venturesome course.
It was a cold, clear winter's day The
brilliant sunshine sparkled on the snow
covered trees which bordered both
banks of the river.
Higgins, having had the advantage of
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gave the ancient battle cry of his forefathers, "Erin Go Braugh!"—and over
they went.
Unfortunately, the sloping or downstream side of the dam was not covered
sufficiently with water to float their
brave bark. The rudder caught on the
upper edge of the dam and there they
hung, pointed downward at a sharp
angle, swinging back and forth with the
force of the current. Suddenly the
boat gave a lurch and threw them out.
Hess found himself standing on a narrow spit of gravel, surrounded by water,
10 or 12 feet deep. Higgins, in the rear
of the boat, was thrown out on the upper
edge of the dam. Lying placidly on his
back, he slid down to the base of the
dam, imploring his friend Hess in plaintive tones to save his life. He also
lamlecl on the same spit of gravel, immediately under the downpour from the
dam.
Owing to the fact that Higgins was
encumbered with so many sodden garments, it recjuired all of Hess' strength
to keep him from floating down the river
to his final destruction. However with
one hand he maintained Frank's equilibrium and with the other, righted the
floundering boat, pitched Higgins in,
head over heels, and finally landed the
boat safely a few hundred feet farther
down the river.
The only casualty which attended this
adventure happened to a farmer who
was pruning an apple tree on the bank of
the river and saw the whole catastrophe.
He laughed so hard that he lost his balance, fell from the tree and had to be
carried into the nearby distillery before
he came to.
Thus happily ended one of the most
diverting incidents in our friend Higgins'
much traveled career.
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Fred Kessler of the Drafting Room
thinks this is the funniest story he
knows:
In a small Irish community, the one
and only church lacked the dignity of
having a bell. Finally the Catholic
Father decided to raise money for it byasking for contributions. The first man
he met was Dolan.
"Good niarnin" Mr. Dblan."
"Good marnin' Faddcr."
"Mr. Dolan, how much will you give
for the bell for th' church?"
"I'll give one hindred 'dollars, Fadder."
Next he met Flannigan.
"Good marnin', Mr. Flannigan, how
much will you give for the church bell?"
"How much did my friend Dolan
give?"
"He gave one hindrid dollars."
"Well, I'll dooblc it," replied Flannigan.
Next he met Casey who immediately
asked how much his friend Flannigan
had given.
"He gave two hindrid dollars."
"Well, I'll dooblc it, fadder."
In course of time, the 'bell was installed, but for several Sundays thereafter, Casey did not appear at church.
Finally the "fadder" set out to learn the
reason.
"Well, ladder,' the aggrieved _ Casey
explained. "Whenever the bell rings it
says,, 'Dolan, Dolan, Dolan,' but it never
says. 'Casey, Casey.' and I gave four
times as much as Dolan did."
NOVEMBER
November's chilly days are here;
Thanksgiving Day is drawing near;
The grass is brown, the trees are bare
And all for winter must prepare.
The farmer in the early morn
Will hurry forth to husk his corn.
The fattening hog up in the pen
Will eat and sleep, then eat again.
,sz$^
The yellow pumpkin in the field
Will soon its golden richness yield;
And on that loyal day will see
The cook's climax of chemistry.
The turkey as he takes on fat
Will soon forget where he is at;
Soon his 'brief career will close
And in the oven he'll repose.
And on Thanksgiving Day we'll try
To bust ourselves on pumpkin pie.
—Author Unknown.
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THE FELLOWS WHO MAKE THE SCORE MOUNT
THE FOOTBALL TEAM
The Staley Football Team has started
its first season, and from present indications will take as prominent a place
in Central Illinois athletics as the famous Staley Baseball Team.
Headed by Captain-Manager Fritz
Wasem, the old Millikin LJniversity star,
the team is made up of college and athletic club men who are bound to make
a n a m e for themselves under the Staley
banner. The end positions are played
by Capt. Wasem. Wagner of Rose Polytechnic and Joe Cooper who was for several years named as a member of the
All-State team.
At tackle are found Charlie Koehler,
famous as a member of the Decatur Indians; "Red" May of the Taylorville Independents, the team which up to the
time the Staleys entered the game has
been regarded as the best independent
team in the state, and Major Lutz Krigbaum, who in former years was a great
player on the Decatur High School and
athletic club teams.
In the guard positions are Henry
Halterman. with experience on Millikin
an'd University of Illinois teams; Chose,
member of some great teams in the
Navy; Bob Crisp who played in the
South and in Army teams, and "Red"
May's brother, C. O., who received his
training on the Taylorville High School
team.
The center position is ably handled by
Jack Mintun who made a name for himself with the Decatur Indians not only
by his work in the line, but by his ability
to kick. He is regarded as one of the
surest place-kickers in the state. Danklef
of the Staunton Athletic Club is substitute center.
The backfield is played by Veech, formerly of athletic clubs in Indianapolis
whose work was regarded so highly that
he was invited to enter several large universities, but he preferred to engage in,
professional athletics; Pryznski, another member of the Decatur Indians;
Jake Lanum o£ Millikin and the Universiy of Illinois; and Thrift, the old Decatur High School back.
The quarterbacks are Charlie Dressen,
known to every fan in Central Illinois
for his work in baseball and football,
and Perry Brecon nt of Decatur and
Springfield High schools and the University of Illinois, and both handle the
team like the veterans they are.
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Under the coaching of "Jim" Cook,
Illinois '93, and "Red" Brannon, Millikin
coach for the last two years, the team
is rapidly getting into condition and is
preparing to battle Taylorville for the
independent championship of the state
at Taylorville on Xov. 11, Armistice
Day. Probably a special train will accommodate Staley rooters. In its very
first game, the Stale3' team was defeated by the redoubtable Peoria team
by a score of only 3 to 0; Stonington
was defeated 50 to 3, and Staunton, 89
to 0.
TO HAVE FINE PARK
Work on the baseball park is going
forward this fall in order that it may be
ready for use early next spring. The diamond' is being raised eight inches,
formed into a "turtleback" ground and
sodded. This means it will be a real
big league park, modeled after the Polo
Grounds in New York, a first class playing field. It will be possible to play a
game in half an hour after a hard rain.
All in all, the season just past was
very successful and will form a good
broad stepping stone for an even better
season next year. Joe McGinnity, manager, says he expects Staley's to have
the greatest semi-pro team in this part
of the country. Only Staley employes
will be eligible for the team next year
and they will start practice early and
work hard.
The last game of the season was
played Oct. 5 with the Wabadas of St.
FRITZ WASEM, CAPTAIN AND MANAGER
OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM
Louis. They bested us 5 to 1, but we
were considerably handicapped because
Wasem, Veech and Dressen were playing football in Peoria.
When the hard times come we will
wish we had saved some of the easy
money.—Douglas Malloch.
FRITZ WASEM SCORING AGAINST THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONALS
MARTIX SEANEY OX DRESS PARADE
MARTIN SEANEY
In the eastern part of the state is a
famous river, the Embarras, which in
flood times has been known to reach a
width of nearly twenty feet and a depth
of three. The banks of this stream
have been, from time immemorial, the
fishing and fighting ground of the kids
from the neighboring villages.
One day, many years ago, a gang of
Philo kids were busily engaged in luring
the wily sunfish from the depths when
Wabash train Xo. 4 went by with a
strange coach on the rear. Imagine the
youngsters' surprise when, upon reaching the Philo station on their way home,
they found this car on a siding and upon
the doors in large letters the word
"Private." Now, to a kid, this word
"Private" means an invitation to investigate and one, more venturesome than
the rest, managed to see the inside.
Splendors beyond his wildest dreams
met his eyes and when the porter informed him that the car belonged to a
former Philo boy who had succeeded in
the railroad game, young Martin Seaney
knew that no career other than that o'f
A railroad Prince would suit him.
In the course of time he found his
name on a railroad payroll and everything seemed to be working out as he
had intended,—but railroad department
heads have a mean way of cutting ex-
penses occasionally and blindly lay oft
some of their best men and after a few
experiences of this kind, Martin decided
to withdraw from the business and let
them worry along the best they could.
He had grown rather tired of the famous depot restaurant corrugated roof
pie anyway, and had really decided that
the career of a great builder would be
more dignified. So, purchasing a shiney
new hatchet and saw, he set forth.
His experiences were many and varied,
—he built houses and hospitals in the
cold North and Nipa huts in the Philippines. In Japan he learned the secrets
of working in bamboo. After a complete
course in the construction school, he
landed where all good construction me.'i
eventually come,—the plant of the A. F,
Staley Manufacturing Co. and is now
carpenter foreman on the new P>oiler
House, the Refinery and the Tione Black
Kiln house. It has been said by some
that Mr. Seaney was a soldier during the
Spanish-American war, but people making such remarks were surely jealous,
for no one would believe that his age is
such that he was eligible to join the
army at that time.
It is wise to do some serious thinking
each day. It is only by thinking that
one can add cubits to his mental stature.
.MARTIX SEAXEY AS HE LOOKS ON THE.
JOB
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CHARLIE JACKSON, ONE OF OUR OLD FRIENDS OF THE l i A Y L K Y .MFC;. CO., IS
PLEASED WITH THE DUST COLLECTING SYSTEM INSTALLED BY HIS COMPANY
IN THE THIN B O I L I N G STARCH I'.UILDING
OUR LIBERTY
A fact concerning the proportion of
unionized workers in the United States
and their attempt to prescribe for all
workers is briefly and forcefully stated
in an article by the American Machinist:
"The editor had a dream last night
about the colored Baptists. It was probably caused by a combination of Welsh
rarebit and the reading of statistics regarding religious organizations in the
United States. But at any rate there is
nothing derogatory to the colored Baptists in this story. They came into the
dream just because their numerical
strength happened to fit in properly.
(You see, out of the 42,000,000 of Americans who hope to get to heaven by or»e
route or another, some 3,000,000 odd, pin
their hopes to the colored Baptists' way)
The editor dreamed that these colored
Baptists met in convention and passed
resolutions to the effect that their way
of getting to a better world hereafter
was the only proper, official, recognized
and permissible route, and that no religious organization, unless holding a
charter from the colored Baptist brethren, was entitled to public or private
consideration. In the course of this
dream it seemed that the Government of
the United States took the colored Baptists at their own estimation as representing American religion, and formed a
cabinet office under a Secretary of Religion who was invariably a colored Baptist, and finally when a conference was
called 'between religion, the devil and the
public, to discuss the high cost of getting to heaven, religion was represented
at Government invitation exclusively by
a delegation of colored Baptists.
"Of course this is only a dream, because the 3,000,000 colored Baptists
would not presume to speak officially
lor the whole of American religion. And
the liberty-loving American public would
never permit a minority of this or any
other creed to dictate its formula of
workship. Neither 42,000,000 of us who
hope to get to heaven or the other 68,000,000 Americans who are not worryingvery much about 'it would for a moment
stand any interference with an American's right to go to any church on Saturday or Sunday or stay home on either
day as he pleased. "But now let's
turn from dreams to actual facts.
There is a minority of less than
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4,000,000 unionized workers in the United
States. The cabinet office that is supposed to represent American labor is a
union labor office strictly and exclusively, and the delegation representing
American labor at Washington today
represents union labor and nothing else.
Apparently we are less concerned about
our personal liberty on working days
than about our personal liberty on
Sundays.
"There is only one Union worthy of
recognition by the United States Government. That is the Union that Americans fought and died to establish in
1775, and to preserve in 1861."
HARRY'S MUSH-TACHE
A stalwart youth of fair renown
Decided, after, a walk down-town
That he, a fair mush-tache would grow
Before the falling of the snow.
"No time to lose, my man," said he,
"It's up to me to try to see
"If I can't beat that d
fop,
"Who said I couldn't grow a crop!"
He searched the drug stores far and
wide
And finally located some "Herpicide"
Which he applied that very night
But Oh Gee, it made him look a sight!
—Gaby.
"Yes," said the specialist as he stood
at the bedside of the sick purchasing
agent, "I can cure you."
"What will it cost?" asked the sick
man faintly.
"Ninety-five dollars."
"You'll have to shade your price a
little," replied the purchasing agent, "I
have a better bid from the undertaker."
A New Place To Buy
Flowers
I give my personal attention
to the creation of special floral designs
for funerals and other occasions, which
I guarantee to satisfy.
Fresh Cut Flowers
Potted Plants
Mrs. Anna Walter Gray
I860 East William Street
Terms Reasonable
Telephone Main 1475
PROGRAMS ARE PLANNED FOR
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB
Have
Discussion of Labor Saving
Devices
A round table discussion of labor saving devices was held by the class in
Home Economics at the meeting Oct.
29. Mrs. T. E. Abrams led the discussion and each member answered to her
name at roll call by telling of some little
device or short-cut which was an aid in
her housekeeping.
The following subjects were then discussed:
The Arrangement of Furniture to
Save Time and Strength....Miss Harkins
The Fireless Cooker
Mrs. Moreland
The Vacuum Cleaner
Mrs. Abrams
The Power Washing Machine
Mrs. Grolla
The Bread Mixer
Mrs. Moreland
The Wheeled Tray
Miss Harkins
The Home Made Dish Cart
Mrs. Halterman
So-Called Labor Saving Devices Which
Do Not Pay
Miss Harkins
A program committee, composed of
Mrs. E. J. Moreland, Mrs. W. H. Wehrley, Mrs. T. E. Abrams. and Mrs. H. J.
Halterman, has planned the following
programs for the coming months:
Nov. 20—Thanksgiving Menu a n d
Serving.
Dec. 18 — Christmas Confections;
Household Accounts.
Jan. IS—Textiles; Using Leftovers of
Food and Clothing.
Feb. 19 — Household Applications
(Ventilation and Hygiene of the Home,
Approved Methods of Dusting, etc.)
March 18—Arranging the Furniture;
Planning Our Work (including recreation and vacation).
April IS—Cooking,—exact subject left
to desire of class.
May 20—Canning.
Egotism
Unlucky Motorist (having killed the
lady's pet pup)—"Madam, I will replace
the animal."
Indignant Owner—"Sir, you flatter
yourself."
—London Opinion.
"My husband is so good to his employes."
"Is he? ?"
"Y'es, He came home late last night
all tired out, poor fellow, I heard him
murmur in his sleep. "Jim, I'll raise you
ten." And business is so dull too."
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DISTRESS OF OUE SAFETY ENGINEER
Hail ye, all friends and comrades of Morgan P. O'Brien,
This brilliant-looking Irishman is trodding the decline.
There's some who know the reason, but for those who have not heard,
I trust that I'll be, pardoned with just a little word'Twas a bright day in October when sadness strolled along
And overshadowed sunshine, suppressing joy and song.
G. E. had given orders to move M. P. upstairs.
Without a moment's pausing out went all desks and chairs.
The Buyers' room was emptied of all the Engineers
And slowly they proceeded with eyes just filled with tears.
Now Morgan, he is quartered up in the Foremen's room.
He casts a terrible shadow and his features portray gloom.
At first everyone wondered, why such a sad display
Had overtaken Morgan and his complete array.
But now the question's answered and we feel more at ease.
We know Pat's cause for sorrow and have let our worries cease.
O'Brien has made a statement which I desire to tell.
•T don't mind prohibition, but NO SMOKING sure is Hell."
Mow that is Morgan's answer for all his moody deeds,
And surely he is justified for he is in dire need.
"In need of what?" you may ask, and think it all a joke.
My friends-, 'tis not a cigarette—but a place wherein to smoke.
So let us all be mournful within this dreadful hour
And trust to fate that Morgan shall soon find a smoking bower.
ANONYMOUS.
"Do you think only of me?" murmured
the bride. "Tell me that you think only
of me."
"It's this way," explained the groom
gently, "Now and then I have to think
of the furniture."
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WEDDING BELLS
The wedding of Miss Helen .Miller and
Lowell O. Gill, our hrst assistant chemist, will take place Xov. 3. at the home of
the bride's parents, on North Water St.
The bride and groom are graduates of
Millikin University. Lowell was with
us before completing his course at Millikin and returned to us again after serving in the Chemical Warfare Service in
the Edgewood Arsenal. While at the
arsenal he was in charge of a shift of
eighteen men who were engaged in manulacturing poisonous gases.
Mr. and Mrs. Gill will live on Taylor
Ave. in Oak Dale.
TALK
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A Fox Hunt
Staley employes are invited to the fox
hunt which will be staged Saturday evening, Nov. 1 at Mt. Zion. Charles Fitch
is engineering the affair and promises
that there will be a big bunch of hounds
and a merry chase. The hunt won't begin before 8:00 o'clock at the earliest,
but Mr. Fitch expects that one of the
churches will have a chicken fry which
will begin before that time.
Green-Potrafka
Henry Rudolph 1'otrafka, better
known as "Hank," was married November 1 to Miss Frieda Green. He tried to
keep the date a secret, 'but some things
are hard to hide and his effort was useless.
In spite of his still youthful appearance, Henry is among the old employes
of the plant, having started in as water
boy in 1913. He was next promoted to
yard timekeeper, then storeroom assistant, and finally became a members of
the Klectrical Gang before he joined the
Navy in July 1918. He served on board
the U. S. S. New Mexico and the Pennsylvania until he got his discharge in
March 1919. He has since been chief of
the Tool House, and runs things in good
shape.
Mr. and Mrs. Potrafka will reside in
their new home at 1986 Kast Main St.,
which Hank has been just more than
busy fixing up for the last month or so.
Phillips-Greatlirie
Miss Martha Phillips, daughter of R.
J. Phillips of the Yard, was married Oct.
22 to Eldon Greatline of the Kiln House.
The couple became acquainted last winter when Martha was messenger for Mr.
Chamberlain. They will go to housekeeping at 2020 East North St.
FOUR GENERATIONS: W. ' C. OSBOKN,
STALEY CARPENTER, HIS MOTHER,
HIS DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER. HIS MOTHER IS 78 YEARS OLD,
HE IS 49, HIS DAUGHTEjR IS 18 AND
HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, A YEAR AND
FOUR MONTHS.
Where the Expense Came in
"Going to send vour wife to the seashore this season?"
"No, I can't afford it."
"Why. she isn't extravagant, is she?"
"Not in the least; but last year while
she was away I blew in four hundred
dollars."—Boston Transcript.
I wish to thank the members of the
office force and the foremen who
cheered me so much during my recent
illness by contributing to the sending of
flowers and fruit.
M A R I E SCHUERMAX.
Join the Legion
Every veteran of the World War,—
soldier, sailor, marine—should be a member of the American Legion, an organization similar to the G. A. R. of the
Civil War veterans. The regular meeting is held the second Monday night of
the month in the Chevalier Bayard lodge
rooms at Main and William streets. Let
the Staley service stars shine f o r t h
again.
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Miss Helen Gelonek is taking the
place in the Traffic Department left by
Miss Verna Robertson a month ago.
Miss Clara Bauer and Miss Margaret
Hebert have been employed in the Cost
Department.
Miss Leah Rhodes is assisting in the
Employment Office.
Robert Gibson of the Tin Shop has
just undergone two more operations in a
hospital in Chicago and the doctor says
his foot will come out in good shape this
time.
A trip through the beautiful country
of the Cumberland mountains with two
weeks in Atlanta, Ga., at the end of the
journey and another week in Evansvillc,
fnd., is the way in which Miss Golda
Scott spent her vacation. She returned
only recently and says she had a good
time every minute of the three weeks she
was away.
John Stallings of the Granite City
p l a n t of the Corn Products Refining Co.,
m a d e us a visit Sept. 26th. He is foreman of the corn elevator there.
Avory McGlade has been visiting in
Burlington, la., where he used to play
ball. He went up to see Walter Meincrt,
too. Suppose they had a big time.
Miss Marie Schuerman, who underwent a serious operation early in Sept e m b e r , is almost entirely recovered and
expects to return to work the first of
(his month.
The sympathy of the A. E. Staley Co.
folks are extended to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Barnes who lost their ninemonths-old daughter, Mary
Frances,
Oct. 3. Mr. Barnes is a member of the
Reclamation Gang.
Mabel and all her restaurant bunch
enjoyed a weiner roast at The Pines
Oct. 23.
O. B. Bear of the Packing House has
a new Teddv bear at his house,—a boy
born Oct. 12.
William Blunke, Henry Hoft, William
Gardner and Rex Martin finished moving up from Granite City about the last
of September.
Robert Gibson and Robert Campbell
of the Tin Shop wish to t h a n k the bunch
for the collection which was taken for
them.
William Herr of Keokuck, la., our
genial syrup mixer, received the sad
news of the death of his sister, Mrs.
Hoffman, of Granite City, about the last
of September. We extend our sympathies to Mr. Herr.
F. E. McCarty, carpenter helper, fell
while working on the exension to the
Boiler House and suffered a broken leg.
A. G. Cripe of the Feed House has returned to work after an illness of six
weeks.
We Make a Specialty of
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The NEW PARIS
227 North Main Street
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A millwright on top of the sulphur
tower sent his helper. Joe McGinnity, to
get a o n e - i n c h bit. A f t e r he had been
gone an h o u r , he r e t u r n e d with two
'/2-inch bits asking if they w o u l d n ' t do,
since two half dollars equals a whole
dollar, etc.
Pat K e a r n e y w i l l let a n v woman go
through the gate, l i e j u s t can't refuse
them a n y t h i n g , even if t h e y are driving
a truck or carrying off the lumber pile.
Have h e a r d of ropes and lungmotors
saving people's lives, but we wonder
what kind of an anatomy or ailment Bob
Patton has for he says Leo saved his
life by bringing him a keg of nails.
M. P. O'Brien and his outfit have
been moved from the Purchasing Room
to the Foreman's Room in the Machine
Shop. The new location is outside the
smoking limit.
Hey, Fellows! Have you got your
smoke yet? Take this tip and go to the
laboratory and collect your rip-snorting
hot dog 15-cent Robert Burns in a tin
foil wrapper 'n everything.
Otto Hertrich was supposed to be off
on his vacation. But the truth is he has
joined the H. A. Goreham shows. He
has been off in search of a snake
charmer. Every tale has a moral. The
moral of this one is: beware of the
snake charmer as the snakes might bite
you.
Veech wore a red ribbon in his hat for
the b e n e f i t of the brown coat, and then
got hurt twice—apparently for the same
benefit.
Suppose Bill Petard will go to the
races now that he has a race horse.
What kind of a deal are Carl Oakes
(of Indianapolis) and Jack Leaser framing up on the Ford?
Who is the mysterious young lady
who was inquiring whether Gifford was
married or not?
How is the onion patch coming, Boob?
Floyd Vernatti of the Laboratory who
spends part of his time dressing wounds
and cut fingers for the employes including the girls of the Tray Room, remarks
that some of the young ladies think he is
a professional surgeon owing to the deftness and sympathy he displays when
dressing t h e i r injuries. T i c wishes it
understood however t h a t while he is
competent all the way from a slight abrasion of the e p i d e r m i s up to and including a. broken arm. absolutely, he will go
no f u r t h e r . From then on. t h e services
of a physician must be secured.
Freddie's girl was very suspicious
w h e n she saw the enlarged condition of
his nose and would not believe his story
that he had not been out late the night
before. She never deemed it possible
that it should have occurred in the Drafting Room and the only consolation that
Freddy gave her was that she should
have seen the other fellow's eye.
The new ladel which E. G. Leaser has
to dip soup for Bill Morrison and Dickey
is about the size of a dish pan.
When Ed Bassler came the last time,
he actually donned a pair of blue jeans
and got to work!
George Mercer, the whitewash m a n .
says that as soon as he gets his automobile paid for he is going to out his B.
V. D's down in moth balls and get some
winter underwear.
Pat at the east gate was asked the
other day how long ago since he left
Ireland. An explosion followed and "the
assertion that he had never seen that
c o u n t r y . Tf we called him Antonio or
Spaghetti would he be more graceful in
telling us of s u n n y Italy.
Ragsdale bought a cow that r e f u s e d to
give milk. Some one told him to twist
her tail. Now the cow is for sale.
A. O. Snelson of the Oil House, laid
off a few days saying that he had business in Missouri.
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MISTAKES winHAFVEN.
OEJPJOUACK S A Y S G i V E
riE FIVE ACRES U;TH ACOW
—
ILL LEARN You
GUYS NOT TO
SMOKE INHERE,
AND R TiG-
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John Stone of the Oil Mouse' ran one
of, his shoes through the fan the other
day and now he is wearing one low cut
and one rubber boot till pay day.
After a long search for Mr. Staley's
cigars, they were finally discovered in
the waste basket. Perhaps boys, he'd
prefer to burn them one at a time.
L. Fryburg. It isn't only the squirrels,
but also the rats and mice! Poor Lou is
failing fast. The rats ate his dinner
three nights straight.
He says he
guesses they arc driving him bankrupt.
Mr. Ferber, blacksmith, has been in
the same class with Stiffey as.- far as
teeth are concerned.
After watching the 'finis" of the season, the "Office Dog" wonders if "Lockjaw" Lotshaw and "Ivory" McGlade are
too antiquated to appreciate the youthful joy of digging their toes in the mud.
"Some Pep."
Cotton Herring of the Feed House
bought himself a bicycle so he could get
home quicker. He had been taking
Johnny Brosam home on foot. One day
Johnny said, "Cotton, when are you going to break that durned old bicycle of
yours." "Why, Johnny?" asked Cotton.
"Because it is lonesome going home by
myself," replied Johnny. "Well, there's
the girls," Cotton suggested.
How about the minstrel perforriiance,
Boob?
Following is a note sent from the Tool
House to Mr. Keck:
Mr. C. A. Keck: Please t u r n on the
heat in the Welfare House so these poor
Arabians can get back on their feet. Mr.
Louis Frybourge is in bad shape now, he
could not sleep at all, so asking you to
look into this matter at an early date, I
remain,
Yours forever,
CANXON BALL IXX.
Found—A small cur of low degree.
The owner can have same by calling on
Pat Kearney, watchman, at the east 'gate
and paying for this ad.
Boys, be careful of Eddie, the car
loader. He is growing jealous about
one of the Tray Room girls. You can
see him give her money to buy gum and
candy as he is a bachelor and is afraid
the boys will ask too many queer questions if he buys it himself.
Can You Imagine
Mr. Auer Eating dinner.
Miss Herber Giggling.
Mr. Scherer Saying "Huh!"
Mr. Robb Married.
Mr. Stone Stuttering.
A i r . Leipski Petting an 8-inch pipe.
Husky says he can still scoop starch.
Robb says he can throw Stone in a
wrestle. Perhaps, but Stone had a lot
of experience wrestling in the army.
-»Mr. Longbons says M i l m i n e is going
to be a big metropolis before long. All
the farmers are moving to town.
Elmer is h u n t i n g a new rooming house
for Toots and Charlie.
The ' question which interests the
Loading Gang is: What is the age of
the ne\ lady upstairs, 16 or 20?
Wonder who opened Joe Wiese's cupboard in the Store Room?
Signed, File.
Hank said he was married t h r e e weeks
ago. If we didn't believe it we could go
to 1986 East Main street and ask if she
wasn't Mrs. Potrafka.
Buddy and Buck t h i n k the man who
returned from Russia is a crook. Why
did Walmsley go to Russia?
Billy Lewis of the Loading Gang got
his mouth slightly bruised up in his encounter with Billy Bowman and his boxing gloves.
Bob says Clarkson is becoming more
docile every day.
Mr. Hornbcck is sure some blonde.
What it takes to juggle Stock Records
Miss Bloomquist has got.
J o h n Holly knows w h e r e Mr. Augur's
office is.
The man who' picked up the hand saw
in the Store Room please r e t u r n it to
Electrician Gifford as he is lined out on
the right trail.
According to Mr. J. H. G.. Ed Harris
is just an old fashioned newspaper.
Tom Baum of the Loading Gang has
decided to help increase the world's food
supply and has undertaken to raise some
hoe's.
Fat and Legs
Among the Granite City boys who
came up here there are two very interesting characters, namely, A. O. Snelson,
alias "Legs" and L. B. Humiston, otherwise known as "Fat." They are the
"Mutt" and "Jeff" of that crowd and
some interesting tales are told concerning them.
They were raised in the same town, in
the same block, and would have married
sisters but the parents objected saying
that two such men were more than any
one family could stand, and to be impartial, put both of them on the run. They
are usually inseparable, but at times, like
all good friends, have their bickerings
and wordy battles.
Not long ago, at the Railroad Y. M.
C. A. Annex, "Legs" accused "Fat" of
stealing his biscuits. Fat replied that as
.long as, by the use of carefully chosen
language and the exhibition of courtly
manners, he was able to induce the kind
hearted lady cook to part with a few
extra biscuits, there was no necessity for
theft on his part. He suggested that
Legs have his own neck examined saying they might have lodged on the way
down.
An examination proved this to be true
as three were found (so Fat savs) and
the vacuum cleaner had to be brought
into use before they could be dislodged.
After Legs had been taken off the
operating table. Fat remarked that Legs
was "some boy." "I remember one
time when times were hard, old Legs
would go out every frosty morning and
stand flat footed on the ground and bite
persimmons off the top branches. Every
now and then he would get a green one
and that is why he has that quizzical expression now at times."
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Legs came to as Fat concluded this
remark and got up with blood in his eye,
and replied, "Well, any way, I never
sucked all the cows in the neighbors'
pastures like you used to do. And today
1 treat a Manhattan cocktail with respect, and don't go around like you, saying, 'A malted milk if you please.' And
if the cook gives you biscuits, it's because of her good heart, not your noise
or simple manner. Why the/ other night
you were swallowing them so fast that I
could hear them splash like^a toad falling in a cistern."
"Well, now," said Fat, "Keep your
shirt on. I'll guarantee one thing,—that
none of them you heard me swallow will
ever come back alive."
A few days later, they were walking
hand in hand in Decatur's "down town"
district and were admiring the beautiful
churches, all of which appeared to be
closed. Legs was listening to Fat''S
prattle about religion, etc. and finally
they wandered near the Courthouse.
Mistaking it for a house of worship,
Fat suggested they enter, saying it was
the only one which appeared to be open,
ami besides, the spiritual part of them
needed rejuvenating badly. Legs agreed,
and they drifted into the corridor, and
not meeting a member of the clergy as
they expected, began to look around until Fat spied a sign which read "Overseer of the Poor."
"That's fine," said Fat. "Mere is a
person whose sole duty is to assist us in
managing our affairs. That is what 1
call practical religion."
Just then Staley's chief of police came
in and said, "What's on, boys, in
trouble?"
"Nope," said Legs, "Just looking this
church over."
MOREHOUSE & WELLS
Have Everything in the Line of
Pottery, Cut Glass,
Chinaware
DISPLAYED ON SECOND FLOOR
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"Well you'd better beat it," said Mr.
Cop. "This is the jail and they are picking up all suspicious characters. My
advice to both of you is to move."
After they had made a hurried exit,
Legs remarked that he thought the
place looked like a building back home
where he used to spend part of his time
when the neighbors' chickens were of a
frying size.
.4 V 0 X
T H E A T R E
Home of Feature Photoplays
Orchestra and Organ
Miss Marie Meyer, Organist
Members Wanted
Lawrence. Delahunty, head manager of
the Lonadel Club, is going to change
the name to Lonnie's Dancing Club.
Schubert is not going to be in this at all
since he ate all the fried onion and steak
at Lonnie's banquet. Lonnie says don't
believe all you read in the papers as he
will advertise his own news.
Avon Calendar
November: 1919
When first coming to work here, I
\vas rather impressed by the lack of
interest in religion manifested by my
fellow workers. But after a short time,
I figured it out like this: The daily encounter of Klumpp's gardens, Galloway's wonderful tales and Stadler's impressive personality left no 'desire to go
to heaven; and after going through the
Mill House, hell has no terrors for us.
—B. V. D.
Wed., Thur., Nov. 5, 6
PEGGY HYLAND
in The Web of Chance
Bill Morrison and Henry Dubes had
an argument about the International
Date Line (you know that place out in
the Pacific Ocean where you jump from
one day to the next when you cross an
invisible line).
They should have
known better, but they left the decision
of the matter with Jim Galloway, and
the loser was to treat with cigars. Well,
—Jim first decided in favor of Bill Morrison, got a nice cigar and smoked it;
then he reversed his decision in favor
of Henry Dubes and got another cigar.
He'll probably keep on changing his
mind in order to be supplied with
cigars.
Alex Clarkson was heard to say it
was not so bad after you got started in
housekeeping. Poor Alex. Sending my
best wishes and flowers since I got one
cigar, signed, Wonder.
Joe Clark says they'll have to get a
pair of sky hooks to keep the coal
crusher in commission.
The Feed Elevator men say that Toots
can't see you when he is looking at you.
Cook says, "Bill Ooton goes after the
feed House like a bee goes after a boy,—
something doing."
Sun., Mon., Tues., Nov. 2, 3, 4
NORMA TALMADGE
in The Way of a Woman
Fri., Sat., Nov. 7, 8
Select Special
Break the News to Mother
Sun., Mon., Tues., Nov. 9, 10, 11
MRS. CHARLIE CHAPLIN
in Home
GEORGE WALSH
in From Now On
Fri., Sat., Nov. 14, 15
ANNA CASE
in The Hidden Truth
Sun., Mon., Tues., Nov. 16, 17, 18
ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN
in The Country Cousin
ALBERT RAY & ELINOR FAIR
in Vagabond Luck
Fri., Sat., Nov. 21, 22
WILLIAM RUSSELL
in Eastward Ho
Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed, Nov. 23,
24, 25, 25
Special—ELSIE JANIS
in A Regular Girl
Thur., Fri., Sat., Nov. 27, 28, 29
Special EUGENE O'BRIEN
in The Perfect Lover
Sun., Mon., Tues., Nov. 30, Dec. 1-2
ZANE GREY'S Big Picture
Desert Gold
The Ex-Justice of the Peace
A frail and delicate man of about 220
pounds came to Staley's about six weeks
ago for the 'benefit of his health. Being
a good talker he at once made this fact
known to the Reclamation department
employes, who were stunned on hearing
that their busy little place was to be
turned into a sanitarium, a place of recuperation. Mr. Pollock, our highly esteemed foreman, was terribly sorry to
hear from our Justice of the Peace that
his department was no longer to be the
same, 'but was to be converted into a
health resort. He had often wondered
why so many came to Staley's for employment and could foresee things slipping if there were very many frail exJustices of the Peace to be employed in
his department, to use the grounds as a
remedy for declining health.
Our frail Ex-Justice of the Peace has
been placed in charge of the old Warehouse and we. fear that his health will
be ruined for he complains of being
under a constant nervous strain.
The men carry off anything from a
pulley to a bone grinder without making
a satisfactory settlement for it. One day
he was "seen by one of his fellow workmen standing by the side of the warehouse wringing his hands and nearly
tearing his hair out, appearing to any
passersby as one mentally unbalanced.
The kind fellow workman offered assistance to the distressed man, only to
be informed that some one had stolen
two of his best pulleys while his back
was turned, l i e had run from the front
gate to Jasper street trying to locale the
guilty party, but his efforts were fruitless. Neither Pat nor Jim Towers would
let him past the gates. Just then a sigh
escaped from his talkative lips that
would have done justice to any o'her
man with a strong back and weak mind.
From the echo of the sigh poured forth
this following sound: "Oh, were 1 in a
position now that f could place common sense ahead of the law, f would
give some of them 30 days in a beer garden with a gas mask on"
Blondie has a new brew called the
Great Divide. It took two, days to make
it and three days off after it was made.
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STALKY FELLOWSHIP
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Ed Smith received the following
"pathutic" note from the wilds of Michigan, recently:
Mister Timekeeper:
"I was l/2 hour short when 1 last
worked for your company in May 1914.
Please look this up and send me my
money. I need it very badly as I have
to pay carefare from here to Decatur,
Check 18642."
Mr. Goreham, manager of the zeebra
show known as the 99 Stripes, has secured a Bremo Net for a snake charmer
who is known as Madame De Tin Lizzee.
She is in Chadrick, Mo., gathering up a
large number of snakes for the company.
Robert D. Gates, formerly machinist
foreman of the Gas Meter Co. of Springfield is now with the Tool Room force,
better known as "The Battleship Grogs."
He says he likes the place tine, but has
one question to ask: Who is that big fat
fellow who has a big red nose and complains of the rats eating his lunch at
night?
JOURNAL
Casualties: Billy Bowman, blacksmith
helper, suffered a broken thumb in the
boxing bout with Billy Lewis. Henry
Halterman's toe was broken in a football skirmish.
Fattie Klapp had to go to Clinton the
other night to get his car. He had
to leave it there because his wife brought
him home on the train with her.
Electrician Johnnie Shyer ordered 'a
large bill of goods from Sears, Roebuck
& Co. a short time ago. It consisted of
candy, peanuts, chewing gum and what
he supposed, by looking at the picture,
was a pair of overalls. The goods came
in due time and were satisfactory with
the exception of the overalls which
proved to be a suit of Chinese underwear. Johnnie says that after this he
will buy his overalls at Simon Burstein's
where he is sure he will not be cheated.
Joe F. Kanariem, better known as Big
Joe, Bull gang Xo. 2, thinks those boilers
are furnaces where the company will
boil candy and syrup. Please tell Joe
different.
"Say It With Flowers"
Telephone
Main
733
Telephone
Fairview
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DAUT BROS., Florists
120 E. Prairie Street
Mr. M a r t i n of the Sales Department
was given a pencil the other day which
would write any color. It pleased him
a "great deal to write "black" with a red
lead pencil.
Paul Stevens of the Engineering Department has become quite proficient in
walking backwards and sideways w i t h
his neck craned at an angle of 45 degrees. This is because of the attraction
of the second story windows of the office building.
Mike Honald. the c h e e r f u l refinery
boy from Edgewater, N. J. w h e n kidded
u b o u t the height of the refinery says that
that is nothing since his home on Chesapeake Bay is on top of the Palisades.
And as for the refinery operating almost
entirely by gravity, hat don't worry him
any for doesn't the Hudson r i v e r flow
Jown stream and isn't t h a t caused by
gravity?
You will need
Glasses
Some Day
claims are
catur pec"
taxes in L
When that time conies, we
/S' t a ii (1 it r (I
L if c
j
are fully equipped and scientifically prepared to care for
To see Ed Larmiers splatter and spla;
the ink around, one might t h i n k 1
wanted to take a swim in it.
Ernie Gentry was towering mad a fe
days ago. Kid Possum of the To<
room was annoying him. He told tl
kid that a few years ago while workir
on a railroad he picked up two wipe:
and threw them into the fire box of tl
engine and three days later he saw thei
bobbing up and down in the water glas
Ed Shelter and Miss Kiely both le
early one Saturday afternoon. One \vi
going to Pana, the other to St. Loui
Perhaps, but it did look suspicious.
your eyes in the most satisfactory manner.
In leaving your Optical
wants to one that knows, you
will have dependable service
at the time vou need it.
Howard Carsel, Mr. Scaney's "woo
butcher" worked in the rain one day las
week and got his check number tan:
ished. So he had to lay off for thre
days to polish it to its f o r m e r bright
256 N. Main Kt.
If you crave hair-raising tales, as]
Ulaekshaw of the Drafting Room ab'ou
his last fight.
DEGATUR,
ILLINOIS
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Say, Kay Sherman, how do trumps
make grease spots on the carpet."'
Jack Leaser did about as well as the
Chicago Tribune. He got a Ford for
six cents too.
Louis Brand won a great Victory. The
slips are figured!
Smitty of the pipefitters got sick on
eatin' peanuts, so the next time he goes
to the laboratory, Blondie is going to
till his shoes.
Mr. Galloway stepped into the Tool
House (otherwise known as Cannon
Ball Inn) late one night to get a lantern.
The lights there were very low and apparently the place was deserted. He
was finding his way toward the back of
the room when he was startled by a
great noise w"hich sounded like an earthquake, but was reassured by the sight of
L. Frybourge picking himself up from
the floor where he had fallen.
Pee Wee Thornborough will be some
iootball player if he keeps on practicing
for a few years more.
Strange that some fellows call home
on the long shift, the Jim Highley shift.
The pretty boy at the Packing House
has never closed his mouth since he had
gold teeth put in.
Mr. Worker:
Save a Part
It's not what von make bu
The man w'ho has an accuj
man ready for "Opportunity w
You will rind our officers'
explain our various savings a<
Farmers 5
J. R. POGUE,
President
J. R. PAISLEY,
Vice President
W. K. WHITFIELD,
2d Vice President
135 EAST
Bill Lashenski is advertising for a
brewmaster. Since he started working
in the tunnel he is wearing his winter
cap to keep his ears from getting cold.
H. J. Halterman has been sporting a
new gold watch for several days.
Blakeney lost his corn cob pipe the
other day and is wishing that some one
will send him one for Christmas.
Frank Starbody is some great dancer.
Any one wishing instruction in the latest
dances, see him.
Gilford has resigned from the chicken
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\. ILLINOIS
ALL FOR A POLICY in the Company
that has its Home Office in Decatur, to
which all its money comes and where its
claims are all paid, that employs Decatui- people, owns property and pays
taxes in Decatur.
>S' t a n d u r il
L if c
I u -s- u r « n c e
To see Ed Lahniers splatter and splash
the ink around, one might t h i n k he
wanted to take a swim in it.
Ernie Gentry was towering mad a few
days ago. Kid Possum of the Tool
room was annoying him. He told the
kid that a few years ago while working
on a railroad he picked up two wipers
and threw them into the fire box of the
engine and three days later he saw them
bobbing up and down in the water glass.
Ed Sheiter and Miss Kiely both l e f t
early one Saturday afternoon. One was
going to Pana, the other to St. Louis.
Perhaps, but it did look suspicious.
»-.Howard Carsel. M r . Seaney's "wood
butcher" worked in the rain one day last
week and got his check n u m b e r tarnished. So he had to lay off for three
days to polish it to its f o r m e r brightness.
If you crave hair-raising tales, ask
Klackshaw of the D r a f t i n g Room about
his last fight.
C o m puny
Marion Simpson has become quite
respectable since he has moved out to
the east end where Rodney J. Baum and
A n d y Peterson live.
Wonder why Veech makes so many
trips to the T r a y - R o o m ? Some of the
girls seem to have fallen for certain bald
headed ball players.
Since A n n i e helped Sam to load the
sacks, all the truckers on the floor are
d u m p i n g every other load. Epperson
especially.
Charlie
owls.
Litten
wants * to
buy
some
Leake of the Reclamation Gang has
been advised to sit in the girl's lap the
next time he goes to a weiner roast so
that he won't catch cold.
Pug Moran, the lightweight messenger
boy, is l e a r n i n g the fascinating game of
baseball. . He was so eager to get to
home plate the other noon that he ran
Latshaw off third base. Some speed for
a youngster.
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Phone M a i n 1004
Building
Cor. Main and Prairie Sts.
STALKY
FELLOWSHIP
Klumpp says he would like to have a
boat in the Mill House so that he will
know how to row when the hoathouse
is finished on the Sangamon.
James J. Moran
for Ambulance
Service
Phone: Main 577
318-320 North Water Street j»
RYAN
HIGGINS
E L D O R A D O & JASPER
WE CASH
STALEY
PAY CHECKS
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CLASSIFIED ADS
This column may be used free of
charge by any Staley employe who cares
to make use of it. Call at editor's office
or leave your ad in the Journal box by
the east gate.
WANTED TO RENT
WANTED—Rooms, single and in suite
to be listed with the Staley Real Estate
Agent. The Real Estate Department is
in a position to handle all property for
sale at reasonable terms.
WANTED — Some four to six-room
houses on the east side.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT—A 4-room house on paved
street convenient to Staley's. Rent, $15
a month. No children.
FOR RENT—Rooms with board at $7 a
week at 744 E. Wood St. Nice large
rooms and excellent table board.
LATEST STYLES
OX 1) J'S P L A Y AT
JOURNAL
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TITBITS FROM THE MAN IN THE MOON
I hear in the moon—
That Frank Higgins is a firm believer in the good old doctrine you must lie born
again,
That he positively states that as an architect he was present at and assisted in the
building of the Tower of Babylon.
That he has a faint recollection of d i n i n g with Cleopatra and doffing his hat to
King Solomon.
That all the great and good mortals did not come from Indianapolis,
That Frank Schubert and John Keane are products of the Windy City,
That there is great rivalry between the two tribes.
That Bill Morrison's Briscoe has the St. Vitus Dance again,
That this time the p e r f o r m a n c e was staged in the 1600 block East Main street.
That Bill is seriously t h i n k i n g of becoming a walking delegate.
That Henry Potrafka is strutting- a r o u n d the p l a n t with love lisrht in his eves.
That every time he meets one of bis f r i e n d s his favorite subject is matrimony.
That you h a v e to give it to H e n r y he is no n a t u r e faker
That the a n c i e n t Druids worshipped the su<i and the B r r M h i s t s w o r s h i p B u d d h a .
That F r e d d y Tshmipp worships a deitv in d i s t a n t Fort S h e r i d r n ,
That he absolutely refuses to take a dose of ambition pills.
That some of your f o r e m e n are great a d m i r e r s of the teeni" weenie.
That in t h e i r o r g a n i z a t i o n you will f n d the Cow Poy, the Trrk, the Chinaman and
the Dunce.
That even the Lady of Fashion h a s a p r o m i n e n t place in t h e i r Shoe House.
That cleanliness is next to Godliness.
That the process d e p a r t m e n t m u s t be k'^t clean.
That Thompson and Long were given f a i r and l e g i t i m a t e w a r n i n g .
That it is amusing to listen to the globe t r o t t e r s converse d u r i n g the noon h o u r in
the Foremen's Room.
That Toe Clark says he crossed the M i s s i s s i p p i twice and visited d i s t a n t Cerro
Gordo.
That Bill Herr was in Keokuk. Towa. and is positively sure -America is a very big
country.
Yours truly,
THE MAN IN THE MOON.
Our "The Taste Is The Test" Brands
Oak Crest,
Warder,
Highlawns,
Cherry Blossom
The Food Products under
these Brands are the
very best we can buy
Our reputation and success are bound up in them.
We know the Quality of each grade is A-l and our
guarantee is back of every can or package.
Your Grocer has these Brands or can get them.
McClelland Grocer Co.
Wholesale Grocers
D E C A T U R,
ILLINOIS.
CREAM
A Delicious Food
Scientifically Prepared
For Household Use
P**p«ve«l By
A, E, Staley Mfe, Co,
Decatur, Illinois
Baltimore. Md.

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