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Golden Rule in
Plant Succeeds
Directors Try to Conduct Bir
mingham Iron Works as
Christ Would.
WORKERS ARE ALL SATISFIED
Year Round Jobs, No Layoffs or Short
Time, No Cuto In Pay Is Policy
Care for Welfare of
Employees.
IllrmltiKlium, Ala. Directors of this
American Cast Iron Pint; company of
Illniilnghiim wen; In annual session,
Houtluc business liml been dlpn:cd of
mid the time for the election of ofltccrs
lintl come. A member arose ami pro
posed the name of John J. Kugan,
prominent In business, philanthropy,
and In reform projects In the South.
Horn with the silver spoon In his mouth
ho had Inct cased his fortune by wise
investments and Kiigu business deals,
and had become known as a leader In
nil movements for the betterment of
Ids fellow man.
Mr. Hawaii was unanimously elected
president of this groat conrern, nno of
t Ik largest and the most prosperous In
the .South, nud one marked by the good
will evident always between employer
and employee.
Then another member took the floor
to propose that from this tlmo on It bo
formally mado a platform of the com
pany that employer and employee:
"Do unto others tin you would have
them do tinto you. Follow In the foot
Fteps of Christ."
Motion Unanimously Adopted.
There was mild surprise only ex
pressed as the motion was seconded.
Jrhero were no questions as to its wis
dom. There was only the motion to
adopt made and the second. The vote
In Its favor was unanimous. And when
this most unusual action of the com
pnny directors became known, it
i-ccmcd to embarrass tho now president
that he was called upon to explain and
almost defend the new stnndnrd of
action.
"I don't see why anybody should feel
that it is unusual, this action of ours,"
ho said, "and I really don't like to talk
about It. The directors didn't caro to
liavo this platform advertised. It didn't
mean anything to them, because that
is what we have been doing in reality
nil (ho time. All the platform meant
, .was a mere formality.
"I wouldn't even talk about It if It
were not for the fact that It Is possible
other business concerns may read
about it and may think it worth while
trying."
Mr. Kngnn asserted his belief that it
was largely due to the favor In which
tho Lord held this plan of co-operation
that the company had prospered during
what had proved a hard and difficult
year for other concerns.
lie stated it as his belief that one of
tho things most necessary In a concern
run after tho manner of tho teachings
of Jesus Christ Is that uvery employee
get continuous employment even if the
employer nmnoged to mako no prollt.
Not that Mr. Kagan is doubtful over
that point. He s really and honestly
convinced that Christ will help those
who aid others and that In the last
analysis tho spirit of Jesus is predom
inant In all men. lie believes that nil
who arc fair and square In business
dealings and that Is all he believes
Christ would ask will In the long run
win over trickery. He believes In hon
esty. lie believes that employees. If they
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A plan for tho showing of movies In hospitals to help while away tho
hours of bed-ridden patients, is being sponsored by Marshall Nellan. An ox
perl men t nt the California hospital In Los Angeles recently, In which n stnnll
ultcaso projector designed for this purpose was employed, proved highly suc
cessful. Wesloy "Freckles" Harry, tho boy star, Is hero Been projecting a pie
jturo on the celling of the hospital ward.
receive n square and ImneM deal, If
treated like human beings and not like
chattels, If paid wages as high as their
value and company profits will allow,
and if met mini to man by the em
ployer, will give the same sort of a
deal.
If Christ Conducted Plant.
Mr. Kagan pointed out two of the
dominant ideas of the program of the
teachings of Christ, as he understands
I hem. One Is that If Chrjst were to
run a plant ho would:
(live every man and woman a year
round Job; no layofTs; no short time;
no reductions In pay at any tlmo.
(Jive every man a living wnge, one
that would make him and his wire
and children comfortable at least.
And this has been strictly followed
In the lllrmlnghaiu plant All the year
round the employees have worked full
t
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Almost Catches Fox
After 130-Mile Chase X
Cadlllti-.-, Mich. A cloud of
dust denoting speed rose from
tho hind legs of a pup owned by
Henry Keeler of Cadillac.
A cloud, no less largo or
speedy, also rose from the pair
of posterior appendages of n fox.
Tho fox was being pursued.
Two days later the pup and the .
fox arrived In Mackinaw City,
l.'$0 miles away, where n hunter
saw the pursuit nud shot the fox.
Iiy that time both were walk
ing. Mr. Kccler's name nnd address
were on tho pup's collnr and the
hunter has promised him the
fox-skin when he arrives there
to claim the footsore nnd some
what set setter.
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New York Kids
Below Average
Children's Bureau Experts Give
Result of Investigation
Throughout Country.
CALIFORNIA STANDS AT HEAD
Iowa Children Exceed the Average by
a Fifth of an Inch In Stature
Boys Under Six are Heavier
Than Girls.
Washington. New York city chil
dren, according to thu Children's
Bureau experts, are shorter than others
examined In a general Investigation
throughout tho country. This Is at
tributed to tho presence la tho New
York group of a "larger proportion
than In the country as a whole of
short-statured races, such as tho
Italian and tho Jewish."
"Hoys under six years of age arc
found to be slightly taller and heavier
than girls of the same ages." says
the report. "The averages for boys
Increase from 21.10 Inches and 8.05
pounds under one month, to -l.1.87
Inches and 41.'10 pounds at soventy-ono
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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. CHIEF
Mwwm'ii
tlmo and hne earned it, and all the
year round the plant has paid more
than the standard scale. In other
words, It has bcciH- a badge of dis
tinction In lllrmlngham to hao it
known that you woik for the plant.
The company has provided tho em
ployees with n big Y. M. C. A. building,
which has become a center of all their
social activities. And It has grown to
mean more than that. Xow It has a
staff of dentists, physicians, nurses and
all kinds of experts.
It has been tin aim of the company
from tin- beginning to take care, In so
far as Is possible, of the social,
physical and economic welfare of alt
its employees lind to bring about a
healthful spirit of co-operation and
good will.
TRIBUTE TO SUFFRAGE
Mine. KaJI Ynjmn placing a wreath
on the suffrage statue at 'tho capltol,
Washington, as a lrlbuto to woman
suffrage from the women of Japan.
months. At tho same time those for
girls Increase from 20.S9 Inches nnd
8.05 pounds under one month to 411.52
Inches nnd -10.30 pounds at soventy-ono
months. Tho boys average from one
third to one-half Inch taller and weigh
about n pound more than the girls of
the same age."
New York Average Lowest.
Comparisons mado were for Iown,
California nnd New York city with
averages for all white children In tho
United States. California stood first
and New York city last In this com
parison. Tho proportion of children
whoso parents were born In the
United States wns highest In Iowa,
S2.2 pef cent; In California It wns
02.4 and In New York city, 22.7.
"In New York," tho repott declnres
In this connection, "Italy was most
largely represented with 20.7 ; followed
by Russia, with 11.7 per cent; Austria
Hungary. 13.2; Great Britain, Ireland
nnd British possessions with 0.5 per
cent. (Ireland alone, 7.5 per cent.)
Oermany with 1.0 per cent, and Po
land with 1.7 per cent."
The same three groups were studied
to determine whether In different sec
tions there nro significant differences
In stature nnd 'weight.
Tables show that measurements of
the Iowa children exceed the nverago
by a fifth of nn inch in stature. Cal
ifornia children averaged two-fifths
of an Inch taller and three-quarters
of a pound heavier than tho mean.
Now York city children show half nn
Inch deficiency In stature.
Tho tables show that the average
boy In the United States seventy-one
months old Is 43.1 Inches tall, while
tho average Now York city boy of tho
same age Is 43.45. A similar com
parison of girls shows these figures:
43.57 and 43.14 Inches.
In weight tho figures nre: Average
boy seventy-one months old, 41.00
pounds; New York city boy is but
41.15 pounds: girls, 40.50 for tho na
tion and 40.01 for New York.
Defects Recorded.
In California and New York cit.i
defects were also recorded. Tho defect
most often reported wns diseased nnd
enlarged tonsils, 17.7 per cent of tho
children under seven years of nge who
wero examined being reported as
having abnormal tonsils.
Six and four-tenths per cent of tho
children examined wero reported as
having adenoids. The percentages In
crease from 1,7 for children under
one year to 11.0 for children six years
of nge.
In California nnd Now York city
0S3 children under seven yenrs of ago
wero diagnosed as having rachitis.
Those children, In comparison with
nverago children showed n deficiency
In stature of 1 inches or 3.4 per
cent. A tendency appears for this de
ficiency in stnturo to increase with nge.
Thus among children two years of
ago tho deficiency Is twlco ns much as
tlint among thoso three yenrs of age.
Tho deficiency weight Is oven more
marked. Thus tho nverago deficiency
for nil children under seven wns nearly
two pounds, or 7.8 per cent.
In nil, C01 children wero diagnosed
ns being malnourished.
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NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Nebraska
Given in Brief Items For
Busy Readers.
IIro of unknown origin destroyed
the Cottonwood corner ehool house,
southeast of I5lg.prlng.
rue Kiilglits of (oitimbiis of (Jreelev .
are negotiating with (. A. l.undberg
for the purchase of hi-, new store
building which they wilt cnnwri Into
club rooms.
At a special election Klhu voted $18,'
000 bonds for the must ntc i Ion of n
transmission line from Daunebrog toi"
this place. Th Central I'ower company
will supply the current.
The county fair board has selected
forty acres in the north west section of
Hastings anil ordered the committee to
purchase II at the option price of S1.",-!
MMi lor county fair purpose.
The board of county eoiumlssloiiers
of Thurston county at the annual
mooting made a reduction In expenses
by ellmlniitlng several clerkships and
reducing the pay of other Jobs.
Concerning the closing of the Lin
coln office of the Nye-Sshnelder-.Ienks
company and tho addition of the sixty
five I'ne elevators to tho Fremont di
vision, it Is announced that the change
Is made for 'reasons of economy.
Citizens of lliimbolt are urging es
tablishment of a tourist' camping park
and are already taking steps toward
securing one of several tracts of land
within three or four blocks of the
public square. A committee has been
appointed by the Civic Improvement
society.
In order to assist Cage county un
employed the county has commenced
the excavation and filling in of the
Hear creek bridge project on the Cold
Kod highway, east of Beatrice. The
work will last several weeks. Only
the heads of families are given employ
ment. A purebred Holstcln cow owned by
Boss Miller of Franklin gave birth to
u pair of twin calves. One of them
died soon nfter birth. This Is the third
cow from the Florens farm herd of C.
.1. Furry which has brought twins In
tho past three months, all being heif
ers and 11 vo of the six living.
George Cookman, of Fremont, wns
painfully hurt by an explosion of pow
der whi'o blasting logs. The sight of
one of Cookman's eyes is gone and the
other optic is Injured. Cookman hnd
filled a log with powder and returned
when he thought the fuse had gone out.
As he stooped over tho explosion occurred.
The Plattsmouth State bank has , cmfi,., has urged on tho countv corn
purchased the building owned by the ' mssloners the destrucllon of all In
defunct Bank of Cass County. and soon fertcd entltp
as the receiver can glv possession
will begin extensive remodeling prior
to moving into tho new quarters.
The Plattsniouth State bank took over she has kept a careful record or feed
the defunct bank's liabilities, assuming aI1(i the cost of her feed was SI 20 lonv
obllgatlons to deposlto s and now has lll, nt,r I)n,nt ))f -..,,,, fm. ,,. V(J)irj
assets ami iianiutics toiaiing nearly a
li'lli'on dollars.
The woman's society of tho West
minister Presbyterian church nt Lln
'colu must pay Mrs. Stella Hensley, n
cook, $15 a week for thirty-seven weeks
for tho loss of an Index finger from
blood poison growing out of a cut on
her finger while peeling potatoes at the
society's fair grounds booth last fall.
This Is the first state compensation
award against n church coclety. accord
ing to Secretary of Labor Frank Ken
nedy. Gilbert Hose. Joe LIndley and Ber
nard Parker, all of Central City, nar-
rowly escaped death while enjoying a j nwei- f a herd of twenty bead of
lark on the frozen surface of the Platte valuable llol.stehw.
rlvi'r In n Ford. They had been drlv- Tlu. x,.,niJa supremo court judl
lug up and down the river, making L.Ial)v determined that the civil com
quick turns and allowing their car to lm,tkm o,nnhii m September 2S,
skid nn the Ice, when sudenly the carj,,)10i Wileh a negro was hnchod.
dropped imn a uoie. i ne young meu
Jumped Just as the back end of the car
went down, and landed on a floating
cake of ice. Skaters rushed to the res
cue. The first Investment to be made out
of the .$2,000,000 appropriation set
aside by the last legislature for dis
abled Nebraska soldiers, sailors, ma
rines and nurses was announced In
the purchase of $50,000 worth of sewer
bonds of the city of Minatare. Scotls
Bluffs county, by the commissioner of
lands nnd buildings. The .$2,000,000
sum wns appropriated as an invest
ment, the proceeds of which will sup -
port the ex-service men's fund. The
Minatare bonds bear 0 per cent.
The Nebraska retail merchants' con
ference, scheduled for Omaha, Jan
uary 25-20, has been Indefinitely post
poned. Kverett M. Ilosmun, superintendent
of tlte Ord schools has been released
by his board of education to accept
the secretaryship of tho Nebraska state
teachers' association at an annual
salary of $3,000 to begin work Febru
ary 1. Mr. Hosman will ho tho first
general secretary to be employed by
the Nebraska association, nltho many
of the teachers' associations In other
stntes have employed such an olllcer.
Statu expenditures during the last
six months from July to December
wero $024,000 In excess of receipts, ac
cording to a statement being prepared
by Acting State Treasurer K. B, Cowlcs
at the request of Governor McKelvle.
More than $125 has been raised in
Bentrlce during tho past few days by
A. L. Green as contributions to th'o
Friends' fund for tho relief of starv
ing Russians. This will be enough to
buy eighty-five barrels of flour to bo
sent abroad. Tho local committee is
endeavoring to nmko tho contribution
equal to 100 barrels of flour,
.jrrMi
The loth annual meeting of the Ne
braska Slate Historical society was
' held In Mucoln at the State University.
I Arrangements are about matured for
the Complete Building show to bo held
I In tho Omaha auditorium, January 2:1
28. 1 Following sen Ices at the ('lirKtlun
I church at Peru, "oiiieniio robbed tho
collection plate of S17. There are no
' clews.
I A tabernacle Willi n .sentiiiL' ciiimcllv
' f -.000 will be erected nt Superior for
I ""-' '"don revival meetings to start in
," few weeks.
i nomas liuuunn, for many eai- n
resident of.Creeley, died at bis homo
ut the age of 102 years, lie was na
tive of Ireland.
I . special election has been called
, for February 10 ut I'eru to vote on
bonds to buy the old Ice nlaiit or build
"'' niunlclpal factory.
II. D. I. mulls, Seward, was elected
president of the board of regents of
the University of Nebraska, succeed
ing Dr. I 1.. Hall. Lincoln.
The Nebraska Farmers' Union ,H Its
annual convention, held in Omaha,
condemned the proposed levying of a
tax of one cent n gallon on gasoline.
District Judges will not be needed by
tho supreme court after the February
sitting. Tho eourt believes It can
handle the work alone after that time.
During the first week In .lanuary
this year, real estate sales exceeded
.$200,00, this being In excess of the total
for the corresponding week of last
year.
Formal call for the convening of the
special session of Nebraska legisla
ture for .lanuary 21th has been Issued
by Governor S. It. McICelvIe in tho
form of a proclamation.
Chester L. Clement, student ut Cen
tral High School In Omaha, has been
appointed to the United States naval
academy at Annnpolls by Representa
tive A. W. .Tefferls of Omaha.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather, Omaha dealers have been
able to obtain a considerable quantity
of natural Ice. Employment has been
given to 300 to 500 men.
According to B. B. Howell, head of
the Omaha utilities, the wireless tel
ephone will soon be in competition
with tho old system and will bring
about u reduction in rates.
A special election was held at
Moorelleld to vote on tho proposition
of Issuing $5,000 worth of bonds to
establish nn electric light plnnt. Tho
vote stood 04 In favor nnd 11 against.
With railroads hustling to fill orders,
grain cars In Nebraska are now In de
mand. The three eastern divisions of
the Burlington lines west are now load
ing about 250 cars dally at country
stations.
To stamp out tuberculosis among
animals in Doimlas count v. secreturv
Strvker of the Omniin Live Stork ov.
Mrs. Geo. .Mooney of Wii1iuj.1i has a
fiock of 110 Buff Orpington bens widcli
made her an Income of $348 In 1021.
In attempting to r-nvo two auto-
' mobiles when his barn was destroyed
by fire, William Miller of Litchfield
wns badly burned about the face and
hands, nis small daughter narrowly
escaped death, when her clothing
cnught on fire. It was extinguished
by her father.
Fonda Belle Ilengerveld. a co7
owned by Donald Van Arsdale of Be
atiice, In a week's test conducted by
A. 10. Anderson of the Culvci-Mly of
Nebraska extension depar'inent pro
duced 30.11 pounds of butter, her pro
duction of milk for the seven days be
ing 07.2 pounds. Van Arsdale Is tbn
,he court house pnrth hi-rned and
other damages done by a mob was
a riot. By ludiclal designation Max
Klrshenbauni, owner of a store at Om
aha is burred from collecting from an
Insurance company for losses be sus
tained. The Cass county commissioners have
abolished the ollice of county high
way commissioner, which has been
held during the last year by .lames
B. McKee. Inasmuch as the bulk of
federal aid road construction was com
pleted last year, the members of the
board bnve taken It on themselves to
, supervise tho maintenance work .this
year, saving the county approximately
$2,000 a year
George Hall, II. C. Lanlz, Leo Rear
don and Paul Mcintosh of McCook
were arrested for spearing fish In
Blue river and arraigned before Coun
ty Judge Hopkins and given a tine of
$5 each. Deputy Game Warden W. K.
(ieer made tho arrests.
Dr. Perry Allerton, u graduate of
tho University of Nebraska, college of
medicine, Inst year, who has been an
Interne In tho Wnlter Reed hospital,
Washington, D. C. will sail for Pan
ama January 20. He has taken u po
sition In tho Santo Tomas hospital,
Ancon, Canal one, for one year.
Word wii,s received from Denver
that John Williamson, Gage county
farmer, had won the grand champion
prlzo on his carload of Hampshire hogs
at the Great Western Stock show held
there. Tho hogs wero eight months old
and averaged 300 pounds.
Mayor Frank C. Zehrung of Lincoln
announced that ho Intended Introduc
ing an ordlnanco which would make it
Impossible for anyone to purchase u
revolver In Lincoln without a permit
from tho police. Tho samo ordlnanco,
he declared, will mako the sale of
"soeclnl Dollce" stars unluwful.
CRAMPS, pain:
AND BACKACHE
St Louis Woman Relieved by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
St Louis, Mo. "I wan bothered
With cranipa and pains every month and
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had to go to bed as L
could not worn. My
mother and my
wholo t'amilyalwnys
fnnlt Lvilia E. Pink-
ham'3 Vegetable
Compound lor sucu
troublcn and tlioy
indiit'ed me to trv it
and it has helped mo
very much. I don't
have cramps any
mnrn. nnd I can do
my housework all through tho month.
I recommend your Vegetable Compound
to my friends for female troubles."
Mra. Delia Scholz, 1412 Salisbury
Street, St. Louis, Mo.
Just think for n moment. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound hao
been in use for nenrly fifty years. It is
prepared from medicinal plants, by the
utmoot pharmaceutical skill, and supe
rior mothods. The ingredients tnua
combined in tho Compound correct tho
conditions which cause ouch annoying
symptoms as had been troubling Mrs.
Scholz. Tho Vegetable Compound exer
cises a restorative iniluencc of the most
desirable character, correcting the trou
blo in a gentle but efficient manner.
This is noted, by tho disappearance, ono
oter another, of the disagrecablo
pymptonu.
Habit
Nujol(wiU give you the
healthiest habit in the
world.
Without forcing or irrita
ting, Nujol softens the food
waste. The many tiny mus
cles in the intestines can
then easily remove it regu
larly. Absolutely harmless
fWJb
try it.
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ef Titnirs an Old
CcmpUint
TO KILL RATS
and MICE
Always use the genuine
STEARNS' ELECTRIC
RAT & ROACH PASTE
It forcrs theso prtts to run from tbo building tot
nolo rand fresh air.
Randy for Uao Bottor Than Traps
Direction In li latiituancs Ic entry box.
3ic and I1.HI. "Money bac'.: Kit f alb."
U. 8. Government bays It,
There would be more wisdom In the
world If fathers knew us much us
their sons think they do.
Important to all Women
Readers of this Paper
Thousands upon thoimndi of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
Buspect it.
NVomcn'K complaints often ptove to be
nothing clue but kidney trouble, or the
remit ot kidney or bladder ditouse.
If the kiducH nre not in a healthy con
dition, they nny iwjm: the other organs
to become diseased.
You may Miller pain in the back, head
ache and loin of ambition.
I'oor health makes you nervous, irrita
ble and may be dexpnndeiit; it makes any
one do.
Hut hundreds of women claim tint Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot, by restoring
health to the kidney, pinicd to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions
Many ncnd for a sample bottle to ec what
Swamp-Hoot, the jjre.it kidney, liver and
bladder medicine, will do for them. Hy
I'licIoHins ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Ilinghnnitou, N. Y you may leeeive sam
ple sie bottle by Parcel Post. You can
piucliasc medium and large ie liotUes at
all drug ctorcu. Advertisement.
If It were literally true that whkky
fills our JalK lots of men would break
Into them,
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every hottlo of
OASTOUIA, that famous old remedy
for Infanta and children, nud nee that It
Dears tho rf? slF7 aT
Signature of QSlfM&li.
In Uso for Over 3d Years. j
Children Cry for Fletcher's Cnstoria
Mnrrlugo H never a failure, hut
often the eonlrnen,' parties are.
Tho use of soft coal will make laun
dry work heavier this winter. Red
Cross Ball Blue will help to removo
that grimy look. At nil grocers Ad
vertisement Th'cro Is plenty of room at tho top
nnd tho rent Is cheaper.
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