The Syracuse Journal, Volume 4, Number 1, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 4 May 1911 — Page 1

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FREE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES The passing of the Moran free employment bill, which provides for the establishment of state free employment bureaus at Evansville, South Bend, Terre Haute and Ft. Wayne, according to Thos. Brolley, state statistician, will revolutionize the work of getting employer and employee together. The measure is similar to that in operation in a number of other states. During the last year 3,000 men have been furnished work through the state bureau and more than 1,000 employers of labor have been furnished help. With added offices it is expected that during the next year the work will be greatly systematized, with the office at Indianapolis as a clearing house, and Mr. Brolley hopes to be able to place every man who is in need of work. A special effort is being made by the bureau to furnish competent farm help to the farmers of the state and during the last two weeks more than 100 men have been placed with the farmers. It is be-,

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! coming the common custom for farmers to come to the bureau and interview prospective workmen bej fore hiring help. Killed In Runaway. ’ Chester Keck, son of Mr. and Mrs. ■ Joseph Keck, residing three and ’ one-half miles east of Nappanee, * received injuries in a runaway last Thursday that resulted in his death. ! Mr. Keck was working for a 1 neighbor and was driving a team hitched to a manure spreader when 1 they became frightened and started 1 to run away. The young man was sitting on the front of the spreader, and in some way fell off between the horses, the wheels running over his chest and neck. He was picked up unconscious and death followed in twenty minutes. Keck was 20 years of age and is survived by his parents and three brothers. Allen Wright and wife of Wa(wasee, spent Sunday with Harry ’ Eagles and family. Their grandson, ' Merrill Eagles, accompanied them i home to spend a few days.

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SYRACI SE, INDIANA, THURSDAY. MAY 4, 1911

IMPROVE INDIANA EbGJJONDITUNS Indiana has a bad system oi marketing eggs, causing an imi ense number of poor quality eggs :o be brought upon the market. This lowers the price and reduce the profit to the producer. The t ame for this condition must be p aced equally upon the farmer and I jyer. Indiana is progressing wonde fully in its poultry interests, but ’here still exists that old habit 1 of doing some things in a certain way, simply because they always have been done that way, completely ign »ring the fact that by so doing, th » per cent, of profit is being kept t own lower than it should be. It is a known fact among nost buyers that one of the reasons they do not buy eggs on the quality basis, is because the producer obiects to it, refusing to accept any nice other than so much per dozen regardless of quality. Sometime; the farmer even threatens to go tc another buyer, if his eggs are can lied. This is indeed a very peculiar state of affairs. Some farmers will not sell their best eggs because the y do not obtain any better price? for them. Some do not know wh it a really first-class egg is like so through ignorance, market only a fair quality of eggs. Some b ame must also be placed upon the farmer who brings in his best egg . In many cases he will not dema id a grading of his eggs. *ln fact, h( will sometimes resent any hint, oi the part of the buyer, to candle his ggs. Some of the causes of this c ndition must be placed on the b lyer. Competition is so strong wit egg buyers, that they are afraid to buy eggs “loss off” for fear of 1 sing trade. Some competitor will :ake eggs “case count,” and since it s ems to be the desire of many farme - s to sell eggs by this method, he ge s all the trade. Some day the bi yers are going to work up enough < outage to agree to buy eggs “loss off” or according to quality only, and then there will be some equali y of prices for eggs. The conditions above stated can only be considered as an evil and there must be a remedy. If < very farmer in any community wL demand of his buyer that he paj for eggs on the quality basis, they will find the average buyer only to< willing to grant the demand. Po ular opinion can control almost an situation and if it be the jsentimc it of any community to obtain fair prices for their eggs, those prices will soon be forthcoming. There are some Indiana buyers who are now feebly trying co buy eggs “los off” and the producers should sure / encourage them. If there happe is to be some real stubborn buyer ii any community, it would certainl r be advisable for the farmers Ho ship the eggs to some other buyer who will more than make up the < iffer ence in order to obtain good eggs. This is a condition that can be controlled by the farmers. They can make it what they want it to be, if they will stand together anc demand a market where the method of buying is “loss off.”—A. G. Phillips, Associate in Poultry Hus’ *andry, Purdue University Agricu tural Experiment Station. Mrs. Sol Lung was home over Sunday, but returned to the ».ome of her parents, near Cromw. 11 on Monday. Her father is very ill. For trash hauling, garden plowing etc., see Clell Medlam, or «eave orders at Medlam’s blacksmith ihop. For Sale—A complete thre Jiing outfit. W. G. Syn case. Indiana.

| Local and Personal 1 That “good oil,” Lepper & Cole. Sam Snavely of Goshen, was in town Monday. For Sale—The best little launch in town. A. L. Miller. Mrs. Jay Gordy and daughter returned to Leesburg Monday. Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Cory, on April 29, a nine pound boy. Milton Juday and wife spent Sunday with Aaron Rasor and family. . C. J. Reilly and» J. P. Dolan went to Indianapolis on business Mon day. Orba Wehrley and wife were the guests of Wm. Kindig and family Sunday. J. U. Wingard went to Bryan, 0., Monday to spend a week with his mother. Robert Rittenour and wife from Hicksville, Ohio, were here over Sunday. The Epworth League met at the home of Beulah Bender Tuesday evening. N. C. Isenberger, C. I. Bender and Frank Green spent Sunday with their families. Byron Weaver of Elkhart, came last Wednesday to spend a few days with relatives. Clarence Musser and family of Benton, visited with Nathaniel Altland and wife Sunday. Miss Edna Himes of Albion, came Saturday to visit her sister. Mrs. Joe Qory, Helen Davies of South Bend, was the guest of her cousin. Miss Marian Cook, over Sunday. Eugene Holloway and Harry Morgan of Indianapolis, caught thirty-six bass the first of the week. C. I. Bender purchased an Ellington piano, made by the Baldwin Piano Co., of Wm. Beckman Saturday. Eston McClintic and wife were at Elkhart Sunday to see Mrs. McClintic’s sister, Mrs. Maud Kavanaugh. Milo Vorhees and wife of Goshen, visited with Bert Ward and wife and C. D. Smith and wife over Sunday. Now is the time to select your Rugs, housecleaning time is near and the selection is complete at Beckmans Mrs. M. K. Servis and sons of Chicago, came Saturday to spend a week with her sister, Mrs. Robert Burlingame. Geo. Bundy and wife of Auburn, were the guests of the former’s par- 1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bundy, over Sunday. For Sale—A 30-gallon hot water tank and all attachments for range, very cheap. Enquire of Joe Cory, at barber shop. Mrs. Ad. Smith of Elkhart, the Pythian Sister inspector spent Thursday night with her former friends, J. T. Riddle and wife. Mrs. A. H. Fisher visited with her parents at Albion from Wednesday until Saturday. Her brother, John Sbippley, came home with her. J. H. Deeter and wife of Massilon, Ohio, were the guests of Chas. Bachman and family over Sunday. Mrs. Deeter is a sister of Mr. Bachman. Mrs. Shearer and Mrs. Emhart of Ligonier, and Miss Mattie Crow of Wawasee, were the guests of Mrs. Anna Crow and daughter, Miss Cora, Sunday.

WELFARE WORK OF B. HRMOi / Welfare work of improving conditions of employe is being extensively engaged in by the large railroads and industrial corporations throughout the country, and in this direction the work of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in its Mount Claire shops at Baltimore, of providing an educational system for the employes speaking foreign languages; is regarded as one of the most progressive measures yet undertaken. The railroad has fitted up an instruction car in the year yard at Mount Claire, where three days a week instructions are given the men during the noon hour in acquainting them with the language used about them. A large amount of certain classes of railroad labor is performed' by men of foreign birth, and the B. & O. believes that by extending to these men the means of acquiring a knowledge of English and aq elementary education they thus become more worthy of American citizenship to which they aspire, are quicker to improve their social conditions and are better equipped to earn an honest livelihood. In the work of instructing its employes the B. &. O. has procured the assistance of the Young Men’s Christian Assocmtion and placed the classes under the direction of Secretary Colin T. Holm, of the West Baltimore Branch. Secretary Holm in order to come in actual contact the men of foreign births is a regular teacher of the classes and is enthusiastic over the accomplishments of his students.’ The Roberts system of teaching languages is followed, this being very easy for the men to grasp and enabling one teacher to instruct an unlimited number of nationalities in a single class. The simple everyday affairs of life are taught the men, the things the foreigner needs to know about his home, his work and commercial fife. A few of the subjects embraced in the course are “getting up in the morning,” “lighting the fire,” “use of table utensils,” “eating meals,” “the man washing,” “welcoming a visitor,” “beginning the day’s work,” “the railroad laborer at work,” “a man seeking employment,” “letter writing,” "going to the railway station,” “home expense,” “depositing money in the bank,” “purchasing property,” and various other pursuits of the head of the family, these subjects being imparted to the employe by means of object lessons and through the sense of hearing, just as a child learns to repeat words by hearing others. The foreign speaking men are drilled in the use of simple sentences, which are dramatized by the teacher acting out the meaning and the student thus acquires a knowledge of the use of sentences rather than of single words. After each lesson the student is given a lesson sheet with the sentences printed thereon, so that he may practice at home and teach his wife and children, if he be so fortunate as to have his family in this country. On the reverse side of the lesson sheet the same sentences are in script, which serves the purpose of a copy-book and, by purchasing pen and ink, writing can be practiced at home. In this way the student is encouraged to utilize every spare moment .for self-improvement. Two nights a week the men assemble in the classrooms of the Y. M. C. A., where the courses are enlarged upon. In the night class the railroad employes are instructed in the laws, constitution and history of the country and the sacredness of American citizenship. A trade school has also been es-

| tablished by the Y. M. C. A. in coi operation with the Baltimore and | Ohio to provide supplementary tech- • nichal education for apprentices i and others working in the shops. Any employe of the B. & O. may here begin his elementary e location during evening hours and thus place himself in a position to specialize along mechanical lines. The apprentices of these classes are addressed from time to time by public men and others on general topics of an educational nature. The technical classes are taught by collegetrained experts as well as practical workmen, the instruction being entirely individual. The teachers are thoroughly familiar with locomotive and car construction and designing. A majority of the ma ?hinist apprentices of the B. & 0. shops in Baltimore are enrolled as students in the technical classes, and in addition to locomotive and car work they are instructed in shop mathematics and elementary and advanced mechanical drawing The entire instruction embraces a four yeais’ course. In the last year machine designing direct from models is taught. Obituary. Alfred Juday was born in Leesburg, Preble county, Ohio, November 21. 1835. At the age of one year he with his father's family moved to Elkhart county, Ind. On October 18,1860 he united in marriage with Hester Hire, who preceded him to the Spirit world, November 2nd, 1878. There were born to tliis union five children, viz., Arvilla, Gerrge. Archable, Ora Alverda and Andrew Vernon. The last two dying in the year 1879. He was a member of a famuy of ten children, of whom are li ring, six brothers and one sister, < here not having been a death in the family in 47 years, the ages of the children ranging from 53 to 77 years, which is considered quite remarkable. He died near Millersburg, Ind. April 29, 1911, aged 75 years, 5 months and 8 days. Thus has passed away a loving and kind father and an honored citizen. Funeral services at Richville church at 9:00 a. m. and Wilmot at 1 o’clock p. m., both services conducted by Rev. 0. L. Richhart. Interment was made in the Wilmot cemetery.

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FRINK A. _BIEDENMEISTER The following was taken from Friday’s Indianapolis Star. Vr. Biedenmeister is well 'known here by a gpod many people, having worked at Lie cement plant for several years, was proprietor of the Eureka hotel for some time. “A man who shot and killed himself in the Trebings hotel, Louisville. Ky., last Wednesday night has been identified bj’ nfeans of a photograph as Frank A. Biedenmdister, a carpenter, 1528 West Twentyseventh street, Indianapolis. A brother, August Biedenmeister, has gone to Louisville to confirm the identification. “According to.statemenls by the widow, Biedenmeister left nis home last Tuesday. He had been despondent and, according to the statement of a friend, had said that he intended to kill himself. He registered under the name of “J. Bentz” at the hotel. The body bore no marks of identification aside from a paper bearing the name of John W. Scroll, of Indianapolis. The Louisville police communicated with the local department, ar J Mr. Scroll, a contractor, was found. Pictures and a description of Biedenmeister, who had been employe I by Scroll, were sent to Louisvihe. A deputy coroner communicated with the Indianapolis police, saying the identifiication was certain. The body probably will be returned to Indianapolis for burial.” Suppressing News* The editor of a newspaper is often accused of leaving out certain items of news purposely because of a dislike of the person to be mentioned; dr irom prejudge or other cause. This is all bosh. The editor has something like a million different things to think about in connection with the issue of the paper, and it is not” surprising if he misses an item occasionally, or sometimes forgets one which <has been called to his attention. Nine out of ten persons you ask for news wilt tell you they can’t think of dny. But in most cases they expect the editor to think of them all and criticise him if he fails in a single item. The best way is to give the editor credit for what he does find and mention, and for some things that he finds and does not mention. —Exchange. Get your Paints of Lepper & Cole.

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