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JANUARY 1933

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Contents This NumberPage

January in History ......................... 4New Year's Resolutions .................... 4Valued Honor More Than Life .............. 5I'm Tallin' You ............................ 6Don't Overlook It .......................... 81 t's a Mess ................................. 9Automatic Heat Control .................... 9Leal) Year Has Gone ....................... 11Volcano, Cal i f . , Lights Up .................. 11College Humor ............................. 12Fell for His Own Bunk ..................... 13Judicious Spending Might Help ............. 13School for Mountain Children ............... 14New Year's Day ........................... 15The Suggestion Prize Winners .............. 16Plumbers Going to New Orleans ............ 18Santa Meets Mueller Kiddies ............... 20In the Office ............................... 22Safeguards at Every Step ................... 23Safety News ............................... 24The Cost of Play ........................... 25Doctor Jokes ............................... 26Mueller Bevel Connector Hanger ............ 27Athletics .................. '. ............... 28Bowling an Ancient Game .................. 29About Tapping Machines ................... 31

THREE-QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS

The little shopin Decatur in1857 from whichgrew the Muel-ler i n d u s t r i e spictured below.

In this modestbui ld ing in 1857IT. Mueller be-gan a lifetime ofservice to healthand sanitation.

Below is Plant 2, East Eldo-rado St., where all Muellerblack and galvanized iron goodsare manufactured, includingservice boxes, service clamps,etc.

The main plant onCerro Gordo Street,where all plumbing,water and gas brassgoods are made. Themain office is in athree-story building onCollege Street.

Above: Building with roundedroof is Mueller Club House, in-eluding Gymnasium and Cafe-teria.Below: Our Canadian factory,Sarnia, Ont.

Mueller Vitreous Ware Plant where toilet combinations, lavatories, drinking fountains, etc., are man-ufactured. This building is approximately 600'x200', west of it is a big warehouse and shipping room.

OFFICERSADOLPI-I MUELLER

Prc-s. and Gen. M.gr.ROBERT MUELLER

V. P. in Char ye of Pub. Rel.W. E. MUELLER

Executive V, P, and Trcas.in- charge of Finance, V.Chnnn. Ex. & Budget Com.

L U C I E N W. MUELLERI7. P. in Charge of WorksManagement & Engineering

J. W. SIMPSONV. P. in Charge of Selling

J. W. WELLSSec. of Company and Asst.to President

K. H. MUELLERChief Engineer

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Vol. XXII JANUARY, 1933 No. 239

May your New Year be ful l of gladnesswithout a whit of sadness.

If you made New Year's resolutions, keepthem to yourself, and thereby save your-self unpleasant explanations when you breakthem.

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Members of the City Council of Miami donot believe in hiding their light under abushel. At a recent meeting they increasedtheir municipal publicity fund $10,000, bring-ing the total up to $25,000. The additionalsum will be expended in northern newspa-per publicity. Back of the gaiety, care-freepleasure, troubles of life and the dreamy at-mosphere of this famous southern city ofsunshine, there is a practical citizenry ap-preciating all of the glories of their location,scenery, climate and lure of the ocean. Andthey are sensible and practical enough tokeep these facts before the public throughnewspaper and magazine publicity. Goodbusiness.

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Who was it said "Don't swap horses inthe middle of a stream?" Abraham Lincolnis generally credited with having originatedthe remark, but one of his biographers saysit was borrowed from a Dutch farmer whichwe are incl ined to believe. It sounds likePennsylvania Dutch. Then we are a doubt-ing Thomas. Too many f u n n y stories, tr i tesayings, and humorous retorts have beencredited to Lincoln. It 's quite the thing fora modern story teller to say this is one ofAbe Lincoln's. Whenever we hear a storyteller say this we begin looking about for achance to escape.

THE PRICELESS INGREDIENTIn old Bagdad there lived a wise man. His

name was Hakeem. It was to him that thepeople turned for advice, knowing him tobe learned and t ru th fu l . Among bis callerswas a young man who spent his money reck-lessly and for which lie got little value inreturn. He asked Hakeem what to do toreceive the most for his money, and this wasHakeem's reply:

"A thing that is bought or sold hasno value unless it contains thatwhich cannot be bought or sold.Look for the priceless ingredient."

The young man knew no more than be-fore and asked "What is this priceless ingre-dient?"

The wise Hakeem answered:"My son, the Priceless Ingredient ofevery product in the market place isthe honor and integrity of him whomakes it. Consider his name beforeyou bujr."

And the wisdom of Old Hakeem in cen-turies ago is the wisdom of wise buyers to-day. The priceless ingredient of every ar-ticle—the honor and integrity of the maker—is unseen by the purchaser but for the pur-chaser's protection the name of the maker isstamped on the goods. As a rule, goods thatdo not bear the name of the maker do notpossess the priceless ingredient, either inworkmanship or material.

The latest survey of water works plantsin the United States shows 7736, municipal-ly owned, and 2855 privately owned.

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THE MUELLER RECORDPublished at Decatur, Illinois, by MUELLER CO.,

Manufacturers of Vital Spots Products for the Plumb-ing, Water and Gas Industries.

C. N. WAGENSELLER, EDITOR

JANUARY IN HISTORY1. New Year's Day.2. Georgia fourth state to ratify U. C. Con-

stitution, 1778.3. Washington's Victory at Princeton, N.

J., 1777.4. Utah admitted to the Union, 1896.5. "Battle of the Kegs" first use of float-

ing mines in U. S. Military history, Phil-adelphia, 1778.

6. New Mexico admitted to Union, 1912.7. Millard Fillmore, 13th President, horn,

1800.8. Jackson Day, Americans defeat British

at New Orleans, 1815.9. Connecticut fifth state to ratify U. S.

Constitution, 1788.10. Ethan Allen, hero of Ticonderoga, born,

1737.11. Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of

Treasu^, born, 1757.12. John Hancock, statesman, born, 1737.16. Eighteenth amendment in effect, 1920.18. Battle of Frenchtown, River Raisin,

Mich., 1813.19. Robert E. Lee, Confederate General,

born, 1807.20. Robert Morris, financier of Revolution,

born, 1734.21. John C. Fremont, explorer and soldier,

born, 1813.22. Battle with Creek Indians at Tallapoosa

River, Ala., 1814.23. First use of radio telegraph to save lives

in marine disaster, S. S. Republic, offNantucket, 1909.

24. Gold discovered at Sutters Mill, nearColoma, Calif. , 1848.

26. Michigan admitted to statehood, 1837.27. Charter granted University of Georgia,

1785.29. William B. McKinley, 25th President,

horn, 1843.Kansas admitted to statehood, 1861.

30. The Ironclad Monitor launched 1862.

Song of the Traveling ManShe was "Mazie" in New Haven,She was "Bess" in San Antone,She was "Fanny" up in Portland,In Akron she was "Leone."She was "Gladys" in St. Louis,She was "Flo" in Abilene,But in my expense account, you bet,She was "Meals" and "Gasoline."—(From Mo. Pacific Lines Magazine.)

£ CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCEX Even the cleverest and most perfect•J- circumstantial evidence is likely to beJ^ at fault after all, and therefore oughti|I to be received with great caution. Take•5- the case of any pencil sharpened by£ any woman; if you have witnesses you»j. will find she did it with a knife, but if*!• you take simply the aspect of the pen-s' cil, you will say she did it with her.j. teeth.—Mark Twain.

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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONNearly every one makes resolutions the

beginning of the year. The majority of themare broken before the month ends. A fewwith dogged determination go through theyear because of a high sense of a self-im-posed moral obligation, hut inwardly con-demning themselves for assuming the bur-den.

In the day when men drank deep andlong, it was customary to swear off onliquor. More should do so now—the liquoris more to he shunned. It's good to makeresolutions and some are suggested:

Don't talk too much, and you won't haveto deny so much.

Set a good example for the children—they are impressionable. You may makethem believe you amount to something, ifthe wife doesn't spill the beans.

Don't start a fight with the wife in thepresence of the children. They'll side withmaw and you may have to beat up thewhole family to win.

Don't say "who fell's drivin' this car" ifyou are offered first aid from the back seat.It's a woman's right to talk and she as-sumes the right to the last word, so you arelicked before you start.

Don't tell the children they must not docertain things. They know it as well as youdo—hut they'll do it just the same. Youthmust have its fling, you know.

If you must fight the missus always throwthe heaviest plate first, leaving her the lightchinaware with which to miss you.

Always leave something to do to the carand you'll never be without an excuse whenshe wants you to go with her to call on theJoneses.

Keep on playing up the depression—noth-ing better for keeping down dry goods bills.Support this with "you never look so prettyas you do in a house dress." Once in athousand times this goes over. The other999 times she says "Boloney."

Every time a man uses his mind hestrengthens it. Every time a man uses cour-age he makes it greater.—Cabot.

A f t e r the last of the d inner guests hadtaken their departure, Mrs. Jones rang fort i n e cook. "Nora," she said, "I found a rub-ber glove in the soup tonight."

"Oh, thank you, mum!" was the gratefulreply. "I thought I'd lost it."

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VALUED HONOR MORE THAN LIFE

Birthday of Alexander Hamilton RecallsHistoric Duel.

January l l t h marks the 180th bir thday ofAlexander Hamilton, the first secretary ofthe treasury. He was a powerful constructiveforce in the development of the UnitedStates. Historians place him next to Wash-ington and Lincoln. His organization of thetreasury department was so thorough, theprinciples so true, that they have enduredtoday with l i t t le change. Bri l l iant financiershave since held the treasury portfolio, buthave not had the temerity to undertake anyradical departure from the plans and policiesestablished by the great Hamilton. To com-pare any latter day secretary of the treasuryto Hamilton is considered the highest com-pliment.

Hamilton was born at Nevis, West Indies,and was probably the natural son of JamesHamilton, a Scotchman and Rachel Tcvine,a woman of Huegonot descent. She diedwhen he was a child. In his early schoolinghe displayed unusual intellectual capacity.

Remarkable MentalityAt the age of 15 years he was sent to the

United States and studied in a grammarschool at Elizabeth, N. J., afterward enter-ing King's College, now Columbia Univer-sity. His remarkable mature mentality atthe age of 17 attracted attention. His un-derstanding of governmental, economic, andfinancial problems was a marvel to thosewho knew him. He was an earnest support-er of the colonies, a colonel under GeneralWashington, a member of the ContinentalCongress, later a congressman and then thefirst secretary of the treasury from 1789 to1795.

Writer of PamphletsLike many of the statesmen of his time,

he was a great and powerful writer of pam-phlets on political subjects. Although a loyalsubject of the United States, he was an ar-dent admirer of the British form of govern-ment with little fa i th in the masses and didnot believe that majorities were necessarilyright, a belief which many good Americansstill hold.

Hamilton's predeliction for pamphlet writ-ing brought about the deplorable duel withAaron Burr. An indiscreet anti-Adamspamphlet defeated the Federalists in 1800,Congress called upon to decide between Jef-ferson and Burr. Hamilton took the side ofthe former, thereby in tens i fy ing the hatredof Burr.

Challenged to FightThe latter challenged him to a duel which

was fought at Weehawken, N. J., July 11,1804. While he abhorred duel l ing, Hamiltonf e l t honor bound to accept the challenge,dec id ing to fire his own pistol in the air. Hefe l l morta l ly wounded, dying the next day.

On the evening of July 10th, knowing thathe was going to his death, he wrote thistender, beaut i ful letter to his beloved wife.

It shows, better than all else, his gentlecharacter and his high sense of honor:

Best of Wives—Best of WomenNew York, July 10, 1804.

This letter, my dearest Eliza, will not bedelivered to you, unless I shall first haveterminated my earthly career, to begin, as Ihumbly hope, from redeeming grace and di-vine mercy, a happy immortality. If it hadbeen possible for me to have avoided theinterview (duel) my love for you and myprecious children would have been alone adecisive motive. But it was not possible,without sacrifices which would have ren-dered me unworthy of your esteem. I neednot tell you of the pangs I feel from theanguish I know you would feel. Nor wouldI dwell on the topic, lest it should unmanme. The consolations of religion, my be-loved, can alone support you; and these youhave a right to enjoy. Fly to the bosom ofyour God and be comforted. With my lastidea I shall cherish the sweet hope of meet-ting you in a better world. Adieu, best ofwives—best of women. Embrace all my dar-l ing children for me.

AMONG THE OLD TIMERSWilliam Wall, now living with his son

near Lake City, is in better health than hewas two months ago.

—o—August Rush, William Hill, G. Gollem-

beck, and Theodore Shepherd report eachmonth that they are still living and expectbetter times.

—o—John Faith is in the Decatur and Macon

County Hospital receiving care for a para-lytic stroke.

—o—W. P. Deverell has been working at his

trade as toolmaker for Chambers, Bering &Quin l an Co.

F. O. Zetterl ind is able to be about andwould welcome a \*isit from his friends. Helives at 540 West King street.

INCREASING STOCK

M i l l K t inny t i l ing about you.Helen B.- What's that?Bill—The oftener you lose your temper the more you

have to display.

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I'm Tellin* You

Nineteen Thirty-ThreeSo it's you, is it? Nineteen Thirty-Three,What have you that is of interest to me?Three hundred and sixty-five hrand new

days!With many chances for mending my ways.It sounds very good and no doubt is trueAnd certainly makes me a debtor to you.But how can I cast off fetters of old?And how can I win a big pot of gold?Easy, you say, well tell me your plan;I'll try my best and do what I can."So live each day as man should live;Remember you get back just what you give.You may not win gold, you may not win

fame,Far better than that, you will win a good

name.A jewel so rare fond memory will keepYears after you fal l into nature's last sleep."

—o—And this happened in our family:The Missus (getting the wrong telephone

number)—Who is this?Answer—Moran's Undertaking Parlor.The Missus—Say, I don't want you yet.Answer—Very well, madam, when you do,

call. We will give you excellent service.—o—

Frisk yourself and see if you have any ofthis—$700,000,000 more dollars in circula-tion than in boom times.

Now Mr. Roosevelt et al, the first thingto do is to find "that corner."

New Year. More fear? No, more hope,more confidence, more courage, and moresuccess.

—o—Apropos of elections. In Africa some

tribes determine choice of a chief by spin-ning a cocoanut. It's lots quicker and cheap-er than balloting. And it's a better sportingproposition—just as easy to guess whichway the cocoanut will fal l as to guess how40,000,000 men and women will vote.

To all defeated candidates of any partycreed or previous condition of servitude, eventhough a trifle belated, we suggest a read-ing of Cardinal Woolsey's lament, particu-lar ly the l ines which run as follows:

"So farewell to the little good you bear me.Farewell, a long farewell, to all my great-

ness!This is the state of man; today he puts forthThe tender leaves of hope, tomorrow blos-

soms,And bears his blushing honours thick upon

him;The third day, comes a frost, a ki l l ing frost;And,—when he thinks, good easy man, fu l l

surelyHis greatness is ripening—nips his root.And then he fal ls as I do. I have ventured,Like l i t t l e wanton boys that swim on blad-

ders,This many summers in a sea of glory;But far beyond my depth; my high-blown

prideAt length broke under me; and now has left

me,Weary, and old with service, to the mercyOf a rude stream, that must forever hide me.Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate

ye;I feel my heart new opened; O, how

wretchedIs that poor man, that hangs on prince's

favours!There is, betwixt that smile we would as-

pire to,That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin,More pangs and fears than wars or women

have;And when he fal ls , he falls like LuciferNever to hope again.

"In the good old days" now takes on anew meaning—days prior to 1929 when thebottom fell out of the markets.

—o—"The Ladder of Life," says Brownell, "is

ful l of splinters, but they always prick thehardest when sliding down." If corrobora-tion is necessary, ask any defeated candidateof the last avalanche.

—o—Attention of legislators afflicted with ca-

coethes loquendi is called to the statementof Thomas Jefferson that neither Washing-ton nor Franklin ever spoke for more thanten minutes on any debatable subject. Andyet they won undying fame.

—o—Would it not be. fine if dozens of state

legislatures now assembling would devotet h e i r t ime to el iminat ing obsolete laws oramending such as are in need of amend-ments instead of giving us a flood of newlaws. It would, but don't get all pepped

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up about it, because they won' t do it. Thereare too many new legislators on deck andtoo much transitory glory in sight of beingthe author of a new law.

—o—It is not solvers of present economic

problems that are needed—it 's a solvent.

THE CHRISTMAS CARD

It Originated in England in 1846 and HasHad a Steady Growth.

Mill ions of Chris tmas-greet ing cards foundtheir way through the mails during the holi-days of recent memory. Hundreds of thou-sands of dollars were spent on them and onpostage to carry each piece to its destination.Few, if any, sending or receiving these mes-sengers of good will, knew li t t le and caredless where the custom originated or how itlias grown to world-wide proportions. Jo-seph Crundal l , a London art ist , was the manwho inaugurated the custom and l i t t le did heth ink that one day Christmas greeting cardswould be of such importance as to jus t i fy abig business undertaking to meet the de-mands of the public. The Christmas greet-ing card was launched by Mr. Crunda l l in1846. But he was honest and square enoughto give the credit for the idea to Sir HenryCole, according to Wm. S. Walsh in hisbook, "The Curiosities of Popular Customs."The drawing for the card was made by amember of the Royal Academy, and waslithographed and colored by hand. The factthat the sale of th i s original card reached100,000 indicates an immediate popularity.It was sixteen years later that the custom ofsending cards became a general practice,and it was about that time that various sizesand shapes of cards were experimented with.The growth of the card dates from this lat-ter period. Today the custom is commonthroughout the world. One would th ink newdesigns and decoration would be exhausted,but the card, like the day, is always new aswell as old. Today the cards arc prettierthan ever and the prices range from a pennya piece to almost anything one wishes topay. The decoration may be anyth ing fromplain printing to steel engraving or handpainted in one design or individual designs.

Mr. Crundall surely started somethingnearly a hundred years ago that it nowseems cannot be stopped. Christmas andChristmas cards seem dest ined to go on for-ever.

SOME ONE SAID SOMETHINGIn the "Elk's Magazine" John R. Tunis

says: "Some one remarked recently that theonly perfect thing which our civilizationhas produced is sanitary plumbing." Wedo not know who this some one was butare incl ined to feel that he was hitt ingpretty close to the truth.

T. HOW TO GET RICH

.;. The man who starts out with the*•• idea of getting rich won't succeed; you^ must have a larger ambit ion. There is4- no mystery in business success. If* you do each day's task successfully,.?. stay f a i t h f u l l y within the natural oper-•i* ations of commercial law, and keepj* your head clear, you will come out all£ right.—Rockefeller.

PUT ON PONY SHOW

Harold A. Best, a Wide-Awake Plumber,Gets a Crowd.

Down in Allentown, Pa., 608 WalnutStreet, there is a wide-awake plumber. Hisname is Harold A. Best, whose letterheadannounces not onl}r his name but carries thesignificant phrase "Better Plumbing andHeating." Recently two d iminut ive horseswere exhibited there and Mr. Best, alive toa good advertising oppor tuni ty , borrowedthem for a few days and made the little ani-mals comfortable and at home in his showwindow. Tiny Mite, four years old, weighs70 pounds, and Little Bit, five years old,weighs 60 pounds. These small animals areowned by Robert T. Muffley. Through thecolumns of the newspaper, Mr. Best invitedthe publ ic to call and see the little horses.And the town turned out, big and little. Itwas too good a show for nothing to be over-looked. Incident ly, Mr. Best closed a num-ber of sales, got in touch with new prospects,and made his store and name known to ev-ery one in the city. Good advertising.

France lias the fastest war vessel. It re-cently steamed at more than 46 miles anhour.

ON THE AIRWinston Wells, son of our J. W. Wells, is

now a radio artist at the Campus Station,WILL, University of Illinois, where he is astudent. Winston has two pronounced am-bitions—electricity as a profession and thepipe organ as a diversion. Throughout hisboyhood and youth his parents have experi-enced some difficulty of separating him fromeither of these ambitions long enough tocome to his meals or go to bed, if he hap-pened to be studying one or the other atthe moment . His devotion to ei ther musicor electricity seemingly points to success inwhich one of the two finally wins out inhis f u t u r e development. At present he isstudying at the U. of I. to fit himself for theprofession of electrical engineering with hismusic as a side issue.

Uecatur fr iends of the young man, wishingto hear his organ broadcast, may do so bytuning in on WILL Monday, Tuesday, Wed-nesday or Thursday from 11:15 a. m. to 12in. or on the first Saturday night of eachmonth from 12:00 midnight to 12:30 a. m.or from 1 to 1:15 a. m.

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DON'T OVERLOOK IT NEW OFFICERS

There Is An Announcement on theInside Back Cover Page of Real

Interest To PlumbersMaster plumbers are invited to read the

advertisement on the inside back cover ofthis issue of the Mueller Record. It an-nounces an entirely new line of Muellergoods—THE STAPLE LINE—the linewith INBUILT QUALITY and betterthan most regular lines.

It is a difficult matter to pick out anydifference between this Mueller staple lineand the Mueller regular line, because theMueller staple line in the metal used, inthe chromium plate, in the workmanship,and in the service giving qualities is thesame. The only di f ference is not visible.That is confined in the main to new methodsof factory procedure which have enabledus to produce a line that FITS THEPURSE OF THE BUYER OF TODAYwithout detracting from the high gradestandards characterizing Mueller plumbinggoods for three quarters of a century. Wesay with all the confidence born of experi-ence that these goods will give your tradea ful l measure of value. If we did not havethis confidence you would not find the nameMUELLER stamped on every article inTHE MUELLER STAPLE LINE, purplumbing division will gladly quote pricesto you or give you any desired informat ion.

MILD THIS TIMEA number of our people have been tem-

porarily disabled by the "flu," but the attackis milder this year than on some occasionsin the past. Folks have learned that theproper thing to do is to go home and go tobed and take care of themselves and nottry to work in a weakened condition.

Nervous Suitor — I've come to see your sis-ter.

Little Brother — Yes, she's been expectingyou.

Nervous Suitor (beaming) — Ah, that'sgood. Here's a quarter for you. How do youknow she's been expecting me?

Little Brother — She's gone out.

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in man an animating, ruling, charac- "f"J teristic essence or spirit, which is him- ^•3- self. This spirit, dull or bright, petty -5*"£ or grand, pure or foul, looks out of the J*J eyes, sounds in the voice, and appears »j-•5- in the manners of each individual. It *^* is what we call personality. — Charles T£ W. Eliot. " ?•$• 4-,J.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.$..J»AA.5.AAA,J.

Southwest Water Works Association Mieetsat Oklahoma City in 1933.

The next meeting of the Southwest Wat-er Works Association will be held in Okla-homa City. Generally, this association meetsin October. The dates for the conventionwill be announced later.

The 1932 meeting at Ft. Worth was verysuccessful and was well attended. The of-ficers elected are as follows:

President, Chas. F. Linck, super intendentwater department, Leavenworth, Kansas.

Vice-President, W. H. Vaughn, water com-missioner, Fort Smith, Arkansas.-

State Governor for Arkansas, D. Y. Mc-Dowell, superintendent water works, Mal-vcrn.

State Governor for Oklahoma, T. G.Banks, super intendent of city water depart-ment, Oklahoma City.

State Governor for Louisiana, R. H.Brooks, superintendent of water works, Rus-ton.

State Governor for Kansas, H. H. Huff-man, superintendent wacer works, Topeka.

State Governor for Missouri, Leonard A.Day, engineer in charge of operations, St.Louis.

State Governor for Texas, Dr. A. H.Douglas, super intendent city water depart-ment, Wichita Falls.

Lewis A. Quigley, superintendent of thewater department at Fort Worth, was re-elected secretary-treasurer.

BIRTHSMORGAN—Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy, Dept. 8,

a son, January 3rd.CURRY—Mr. and Mrs. John, Dept. 17, a

son, December 19th. He has been namedLawrence David.

DICKEY—Mr. and Mrs. Everett, ClaimDept., a daughter, Cynthia Ann. October12th.

CORNELIUS—Mr. and Mrs. C. M., Em-ployment Dept., a daughter, Carol Ann ,October 1st.

ROUSH—Mr. and Mrs. Troy, Sales Dept.,a daughter, Patricia, August 2.

SEPTON—Mr. and Mrs. Archie, MachineShop Plant 2, a son, Bobbie Ray, July29th.

BRILLEY—Mr. and Mrs. Mike, Dept. 30,a son, Gerald Michael, July 24th.

Home Brew Gas BillPaul Clements, writing in the Gas Age

Record, figures that the "home brew indus-try" means additional revenue to gas com-panies of $1,762,000 annually. This indicatesthat the industry is more general than wassupposed.

The professor who sent his wife to thebank and kissed his money good-bye wasn'tso absent-minded, at that.

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IT'S A MESS

The Name of Engineer in Problem Publishedin Record Is Smith or Jones?

In the September issue of the MuellerRecord we published a problem, which hasbecome known as "The Engineer Problem,"promising to print the answer in the Novem-ber issue. This oversight brought many let-ters from readers who had become inter-ested. Tin's problem has been published fre-quently in various magazines and alwaysexcites a great deal of interest. Because ofour oversight, we arc republishing the prob-lem and the answer.

ProblemOn a train the names of the fireman,

brakeman and engineer arc Smith, Jonesand Davis, not respectively. On the sametrain there are three passengers of the iden-tical names: Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, and Mr.Davis.

1. Mr. Davis lives in Detroit.2. The brakeman lives half way between

Detroit and Chicago.3. Mr. Jones earns $2000 per year.4. Smith beats the fireman at billiards.5. The brakeman's nearest neighbor, one

of the passengers, earns exactly three timesas much as the brakeman does.

6. The passenger with the same name asthe brakeman lives in Chicago.

What is the name of the engineer?Solution

The brakeman's nearest neighbor, one ofthe passengers, who earns exactly threetimes as much as the brakeman, cannot beMr. Davis who lives in Detroit, since thebrakeman lives half-way between Detroitand Chicago. It is not possible that it isMr. Jones, since he earns only $2000 a year,and therefore , since Mr. Davis lives in De-troit , Mr. Jones not being the brakeman'snearest neighbor, must live in Chicago andt h e n , by elimination, it must be Mr. Smithwho is the brakeman's nearest neighborearning exactly three times as much as hedoes.

Since Smith beats the. fireman at billiards,then the fireman's name cannot be Smith,and since Jones is the name of the brake-man, then the fireman's name must be Da-vis—leaving the engineer 's name to beSmith.

Editor's Note: We refuse to accept any re-sponsibili ty for Ihe correctness of the an-swer. Since the above was writ ten a copyof "School Science and Mathematics" cameinto our hands and in it we find the answeras ascertained by Rose F. Safrin, Depart-ment Secretary, West High School, Roches-ter, N. Y. Three persons in tha t school gotthe same answer, "Smith," in the followingtime:

A Teacher 30 minutesA Laboratory Asst 15 minu tesDcpt. Secretary S minutes"School Science and Mathematics" says it

is "Smith," and then spills the beans by add-

ing this note: "(P. S.—Next month we willprove that Jones is the engineer.)"

We say with Andy—"—it's a mess."

AUTOMATIC HEAT CONTROL

The Mueller System Has Proved It's Reli-ability and Efficiency.

On page 10 on this issue is an advertise-ment of the Mueller System of Hot WaterHeat Control. Probably you are famil iarwith it—most plumbers are. If you are not,your investigation is invited. Thousands ofthese systems are in use. They have in ac-tual service proved beyond a shadow of adoubt everything we have claimed for them.They make unnecessary the use of any kindof expansion tank. They have solved theproblem of hot water heat control, increasedthe efficiency of the heating plant at a smallcost, given protection against the dangerfrom overheated water, and being entirelyautomatic, eliminated the annoyance and la-bor of human control.

Fresh water in a hot water heating sys-tem is necessary for proper circulation andthe maximum of heat. This important re-quirement is taken care of by the Muellerplan.

Entirely AutomaticAs soon as the heating system is filled with

water the regulating valve closes and nomore water can enter. With the heating ofthe water the pressure increases. When itreaches 25 pounds, the relief valve opensand by releasing a small quanti ty of waterprevents a fur ther rise in pressure. As thepressure falls, the regulator valve opens andagain admits additional fresh water. Thisaction is automatically repeated with the in-variable result that the pressure never getsabove 25 pounds and never below 10 pounds.As these operations are entirely automatic,the Mueller System requires no personal at-tention except an occasional readjustment ofthe weights on the damper regulator to con-trol the fire for outside temperatures. Thisis generally only necessary a few times eachwinter.

The Mueller system is a decided factor inthe saving of fuel. It can be quickly andeasily installed. It comes to you assembledand offers a double opportunity for sales—insta l la t ion on old or new heating plants.

The price is reasonable and sales are notdifficult.

FIND A P R O S P E C T AND YOUHAVE FOUND A SALE.

Why Didn't You Protest, Grandma?Grandma—Yes, I feel much better now,

and I don't think there is anything wrongwith my appendix. But it was nice of thenew minister to call and see about it.

Daughter—But, mother, that wasn't thenew minister , that was a specialist from theci ty who examined you.

Grandma—Oh, he was a doctor, was heI thought he was a little familiar for a min-ister.—National Farm Journal.

The Answer To Hot WaterHeat Troubles

PamphletsImprintedFree forCircularizingYour Trade

The simple, efficient, thoroughly dependable Mueller System leavesno reasonable excuse for continued unsatisfactory Hot Water HeatControl.Escape from this annoyance of poor control is a mere decision toadopt Mueller Hot Water Heat Control System—equally depend-able and serviceable on old or new plants.And the small cost convinces any owner of the uselessness of re-maining a victim of inadequate heat control.He is glad, indeed, to get perfect automatic control which the Muel-ler System gives.

Mueller engineers worked out the solution of perfect hotwater heat control with the added mechanical dependabilityand reliable protection against over heating with its pos-sible serious consequences.

Thousands of Mueller Automatic Systems of Hot Water Heat Con-trol have made happy and contented homes these cold days at aminimum of trouble and a maximum of heat comfort.

FIND YOUR PROSPECT AND YOU HAVE FOUND A SALE.

Trade Mark

MUELLERReg. U. S. Pat. Off.

MUELLER CO., Decatur, IllinoisBranches: New York, San Francisco, Dallas

Canadian Factory: MUELLER. Ltd., Sarnla, Ont.

T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D 11

LEAP YEAR HAS GONE!

Efforts Made During December to StimulateAction by the "Unattached."

Leap year is gone—and the unattachedladies lose their prerogative of proposing tothe man of their choice for another fouryears. There are a number of single womenin our organization, hut we don't call them"old maids" because they are "good scouts"and they take good-naturedly the kidding oftheir co-workers. That's the reason they gotas much fun as any one out of the fol lowingbu l l e t i n posted on the boards early in De-cember with a calendar for the month. Aseach day passed it was scratched from thecalendar to emphasize the fact that the timewas growing short. The bulletin:

THE LAST CHANCE(Calendar)

forDecember

Old time is fast aflyin", girls; onlv 30 daysl e f t of Leap Year, and THEN "???

Put on your powder andAdd a little paint.

Make yourselves pre t tyAnd don't feel fa in t .

Pick out your man andTell it to him straight,

That you want to marry himAnd just can't wait.

Grab him, girls, grab him,Grab him whi l e you can.

Tt may be your last chanceTo ever get a man.

OH, HAPPY DAYS

SPKCIA L BARGAINS— REDUCEDPRICES

(Confirmed Bachelors)Ed StilleTony YonkerGeorge KragBlue Lusk

FRESH STOCK AT SLIGHT ADVANCE(Young Clerks)

Ben TaylorHerman Dash

We regret to say that the bu l le t in pro-

duced no matrimonial results,. and there doesnot seem to be any d isappoin tment in the

ranks of the "unattached," but they are notdismayed or disappointed. "Hope springseternal in the human breast," and the poet,Pope, has told us:

"There swims so goose so gray, but soon orlate

She finds some honest gander for a mate."

"Yeah!" says one of the "unattached.""My observation is that most married womengot 'ganders' sooner than late. You knowWebster's definition of a 'gander' as appliedto the male of the human race—a stupid,foolish fellow—a simpleton."

VOLCANO, CALIF., LIGHTS UP

After 83 Years the Little Town Has ElectricIllumination.

Volcano, Cal i forn ia , is 83 or more yearsold, hut it has been slow to light up. In allthose years, residents of this quaint littlemining town have been contented and happywith the primitive glow of tallow candlesand coal oil lamps. At last the Pacific Gas &Electric Co. comes like an angel out of dark-ness to lead the Volcanoites into the daz-zling brilliance of electric light. The com-pany only recently completed a power l ineinto the l i t t l e town and on the night of De-cember 3rd, the current was turned on andthe inhabitants witnessed a transformationwith keen delight. An electric ball was giv-en at the old Armory Hall. There were col-ored lights and white lights, and there wasmusic and dancing, which we would haveenjoyed seeing. With no reflection on theterpsichorcan accomplishments of the danc-ers, we imagine the old timers doing a "hoedown" with vim and enthusiasm. Whowouldn ' t a f te r 83 years in what one nowrecalls as semi-darkness?

Congratulations to Volcano's good peopleas well as the Pacific Gas and Electric Com-pany, which has proved a real benefactor tothis western community.

KNOWS HIS ART

Manager — Say, I want an actor to take tile part of

* ^V-SoirT 4°t T^t^uT'^e affair, ofstate for anything like that amount.

12 T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D

COLLEGE HUMOR

Snappy StepSpring Formal—a

m a r v e l o u s rhythmband, a surging solidof dancers, dim lights,filmy gowns, a coupledancing near a door-way.

She—Oh, I simplya d o r e that f u n n ystep. Where did youpick it up?

He — Funny step,hell. I'm losing mygarter.

* # #Let Him Down Easy

J o s h—D i d y o umake the debatingteam?

Jim—N-n-no; they s-s-said I w-w-wasn'tt-t-tall enough.

* * *The Doctor's Orders

She—I warn you, I'm necking against thedoctor's orders.

He—Gosh, are you sick?She—No, but the doctor is my husband.

* * *Making Aunty Freeze

Co-Ed—How can I make anti-freeze?Frosh—Hide her woolen pajamas.

* # *Betty About Out

Matthew—Well, Betty, and what prog-ress are you making toward matrimony?

Betty—I think I'm on the last lap.* # *

Dad Knew Real Excitement"Now," said the college man to his dad

at the football game, "you'll see more ex-citement for two dollars than you ever sawbefore."

"I don't know," replied the old gent, "that'swhat my marriage license cost me."

* * *Birth of College Humor

Ike—What are all those groans comingfrom that room?

Pike—Oh, that's just a couple of collegecomic editors talking shop.

* * *For Very Small Volume, Too

Sally—What did you do with your bath-ing suit during the win te r?

Polly—Used it for a book mark.* * *

Oh, What a ShapeDirty Deuce—I couldn't sleep last night

because the shade wasn't pulled down.Dumb Bell—Well, why didn't you pull it

down ?Dirty Deuce—Couldn't—the shade was

across the street.

Maybe There Wasn't AnythingHonkey-Tonk—D'you hear Erica is mar-

rying her X-ray specialist?Tonkey-Ronk—Well, she's lucky. Nobody

else could ever see anything in her.* * *

Red Light DistrictMike—I understand Mrs. Smear objects

to that traffic light outside her windows.Milt—Yes; she says the red light casts

such a terrible reflection on her apartment.* * *

Battle on the BeachWalt (scratching)—How did you get rid

of cooties?Rick—That's easy. Take a bath in sand

and rub down in alcohol. The cooties getdrunk and kill each other throwing rocks.

* * *Bleedin' 'Art

"A man after my own heart," said An-tonio, as Shylock approached.—Ranger.

* x *

Out Go the Lights"The jig is up," said the doctor as the pa-

tient with St. Vitus dance died.—Kitty Kat.* * *Gidd Ap

Damon—Egad, Pythias, didst enjoy thehorse show?

Pythias—Odds bodkins, and how. A mareytime was 'ad by all.

* * *Sounds Like a Dam

"I am feeling increasingly brave," quoththe ancient hero approaching Medusa.

"Yes," she replied as he started to turnto stone, "I notice you are becoming bould-er."—Lord Jeff.

* * *Put a Stamp on This

"Are you a letter man?""No, sir. She might want to, but I don't

letter."—Carnegie Puppet.

Berlin's school children arc badly fed, ac-cording to recent statistics. It is estimatedthat 50,000 of them start their studies break-fastless.

A single pound of the finest spider webswould reach around the world.

I

$

A NEW WORLDAnd consider, if all the world did as

you did, and according to their meansextended help in the circle of their af-fections, there would be no cryingwant in times of plenty and no morecold, mechanical charity given with adoubt and received with confusion.Would not this simple rule make anew world out of the old and changeone which we inhabit?—Robert LouisStevenson.

T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D 13

FELL FOR HIS OWN BUNK JUDICIOUS SPENDING MIGHT HELP

Town Romancer Puzzled by Acceptance ofHis Story—Becomes His Own Victim.There is a certain type of person who finds

much entertainment and amusement in re-counting fanciful tales of their own inven-tion. They cannot be classed as liars. Theyare romancers, and once they discover thatlisteners arc always available, they practicetheir art un t i l it becomes an obsession. Gen-erally they are regarded as queer, and insmall communities they are encouraged bytheir neighbors. A strange characteristic inthese romancers, not inf requent ly developed,is their self-acceptance of their romances asrealities—they finally come to believe theirown fantastic tales.

Such a person was Ham Taylor, who livedat Cairo, Illinois, where the muddy Ohiodelivers its volume of water to the Missis-sippi. Ham Taylor was much enjoyed bythose who knew him because of his elasticimagination which produced lies of colorfulwoof and warp upon the slightest provo-cation. Ham never worked. He was kepttoo busy recounting his experiences and ob-servations for the amusement of his friendsand neighbors, but he fell a victim of hisown bait.

Ham had been basking in the sun on theriver bank. Having absorbed sufficient heat,lie started a leisurely walk up town. Halfway he met an old admirer, who asked:

"Where have you been all day, Ham?""Been?" echoed Ham. "Haven" you heard

about the whale?""No; what whale?"Then Ham unloaded. "Why," he said, "the

critter was coming up the river when it gotcaught in the eddy down there and wasthrown up on the shoals by the wharf.There's a whole crowd of niggers around itnow, trying to beach it. One of 'em gotsmashed by a flip of the tail and bunged tippretty bad; I was just going to the drugstore to get a little liniment for him."

Forgetting Hani's utter disregard fortruth, the man bolted for the river in a run.He relayed the news as he went and othersjoined the rush. Ham watched the rapidlyincreasing throngs with puzzled eyes, andforgetting himself, said:

"Gosh, maybe there is a whale!" andaway he went on a gallop—a victim of hisown imagination.

Stranger Than FictionDo you know that last year the world

spent more than $4,157,000,000 on armamentin preparation for war? This is 65 per centmore than the nations spent for the samepurpose in 1913.

Due to the sweeping curve of the South-ern California coast, Reno, Nevada, is some100 miles nearer Asia than Los Angeles.

Believe it or not, Cleveland, Ohio, isseven miles farther east than Jacksonville,Florida.

Normal Buying Habits Now Suggested toHelp Ease Up Situation.

"Give unt i l it hurts," was a slogan of wartimes that most of us remember. It's con-ceded by many that the depression hascaused a diminution of buying. Thousandsof persons have not hoarded their money,perhaps, but, frightened by conditions, havenot spent a cent unless absolutely unavoid-able. This has restricted trade, which in turnhas reflected on factory production andthereby brought on unemployment. A wild,extravagant spending spree is not desirable,but if those who can would follow normalbuying habits, it would help enormously inrelieving the situation. While there are manymillion unemployed, there are many moremillion who are still earning money. It isstated that the amount of money in thecountry is 15% greater than in the peaktimes of 1929. In some places people whocan still buy are realizing that they shoulddo so by sensible buying of what they wantand need. A group of hotel employes atEureka Springs, Arkansas, is convinced ofthe soundness of this policy. They have de-cided to buy. In their declaration to do sothey say:

"When people who have money buy thethings they want, take vacation trips, etc.,our own jobs will be more secure, and thosewho are out of work will have employment.

"We believe many people are not buyingthe things they want because they have theidea they are doing the popular thing whenthey use worn-out articles instead of buyingnew ones. Or they fear they will be criti-cised by neighbors, relatives, employes oremployer.

"We agree further with our farmer friendsthat when the condition which prevents peo-ple from buying what they want and canafford is corrected, all business will improveand we will benefit as others do."

WHY WORRY?—IT'S USELESSI wonder why folks worry? There are

only two reasons for worry. Either youare successful or you are not successful. Ifyou are successful, there is nothing to worryabout; if you are not successful there areonly two things to worry about. Yourhealth is either good or you are sick; if yourhealth is good there is nothing to worryabout; if you are sick there are only twothings to worry about. You are going toget well or you are going to die; if you aregoing to get well there is nothing to worryabout; if you are going to die there areonly two things to worry about. You areeither going to heaven or you are not goingto heaven; if you are going to heaven thereis nothing to worry about; and if you aregoing to the other place you will be sodamned busy shaking hands with your oldfriends you won't have time to worry—sowhy worry?—A. G. A. Monthly.

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School For Mountain Children

Types of the children of the Hills and their homes. The "School of the Ozarks" searches out these for-gotten children and provides tile way to educational advantages, social and spiritual opportunities. The resultof these efforts is told in the accompanying article.

At Point Lookout, Missouri, not far fromHollister, is the School of the Ozarks, do-ing a commendable educational task in amost thorough manner. During a re-cent automobile trip, Mr. and Mrs.Adolph Mueller, Mr. and Mrs. Rob-ert Mueller, Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Hunt,and Mrs. Philip Mueller paid a visit to thisschool and came away deeply impressed withwhat has been and is being accomplishedby President R. M. Good, and the devotedfaculty by which he is surrounded and up-held in carrying on a humanitarian workin educating the poor and less fortunatechildren of the hills. The school is depend-ent upon the generosity of philanthropicpeople, and to reach its present standard ofexcellence has undergone many trials andtr ibulat ions which would have daunted thewill and purpose of a less determined bandof Christian men and women.

Founded in 1906The school had its beginning in 1906. The

Rev. Joseph Forsythe, broken in health,sought recovery by tramping the hills byday and sleeping wherever overtaken bynight.

He was amazed at the lack of educationaladvantages, social and spiritual opportunitiesof the young people. He appeared beforethe Synod of the Presbyterian church andhis inspired and touching appeal for the un-der-privileged boys and girls brought forththe support of the synod, and in 1907 thefirst school was erected and the School ofthe Ozarks became a new influence in thelives of the people.

The first winter was one of trial and pri-vation for teachers and their thirty-five pu-pils. The first graduate was Mr. JosephGideon, now prosecuting attorney and ahighly respected citizen of Taney county.Fires and other misfortunes intervened toblock progress but always loyal citizens

came forward to help. In 1915 the schoolwas removed to a point near Hollister, andhere the real development began.

And now the principal buildings are:Dobyn's Hall.Abernathy & Stevenson Halls.A. P. Green Administration Building.Lillian McDonald Hospital.Jackson Johnson Heating Plant.Thompson Dining Hall.Wilk Hyer Canning Factory.Daughters of American Revolution Dairy.Most, if not all, of these were provided by

persons who visited the school and weremoved to aid it.

High school and commercial courses arcprovided.

Each student brings three sheets, two pil-low cases, and towels.

Boys can feel at home in class clad in blueshirt and overalls. For Sunday religiousservices, they are required to wear dresstrousers, light shirt, and tie.

Girls are not permitted to wear silkdresses nor rouge or powder.

Tuition and board is $150 annually, pay-able quarterly.

Friends of the school have provided a num-ber of scholarships and part scholarships.

No student, however, is turned away be-cause of lack of money on his part.

Letter From President GoodThe best evidence of the class of boys

and girls this school reaches out for isgleaned from a letter written by PresidentR. M. Good to Adolph Mueller. "Recentlywe have admitted a boy. Our representativedrove over one hundred miles into the inte-rior of the hills to visit this boy. When hearrived at the home, the boy was in the fieldworking. Twenty-five years ago, his fatherhomestcaded this farm. The first year's cropwas raised with a hoe; the second year amilk cow was purchased, and this animal notonly furnished the milk, but pulled the plow

T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D 15

as well. The next year a team was secured.The mother died when the children wereall small, and the father has had a tre-mendous struggle making a home for thesechildren. This boy is here with nothing tooffer but a willingness to work for a chance,and he is giving his best."

Canning FactoryThe Wilk Hyer canning factory is an im-

portant industrial unit of the school. Inseason it is a busy place with students can-n ing all kinds of vegetables grown on thefarm. The excellence of the product is at-tested by Adolph Mueller, who has receivedsamples of tomatoes, tomato juice, black-berries, beans, corn, okra, and carrots, withthe compliments of President Good.

Decatur Boy ThereAn interesting feature of the visit of the

Decatur party was the meeting with RobertHart, who met the Decatur part}' with asmile and announced that he was a nativeof this city. It developed that his fathermet accidental death while working on theMasonic Temple.

Upon his re turn , Adolph Mueller, pass-ing the desk of Mrs. Hart, stopped and toldher of the visit to the school, and added:"By the way, we met a s tudent whose nameis the same as yours."

"Yes," said Mrs. Hart, "I knew him verywell. He is my step-son."

In inspecting the school, it was noticed inthe kitchen that the plumbing fittings onthe different sinks were old and of a pat-tern not now used. Adolph sent to Presi-dent Good, Mueller combination sink faucetswith his compliments and is in receipt of avery appreciative letter.

NEW YEAR'S DAY

SOUNDS SNAPPYIn the Decalur Herald's column, "Unex-

pected Remarks," we find the following:

"The essence of salesmanship isto persuade people to discardwhat they have for somethingthe}' do not want.—ErnestBoyd."

It's a snappy remark all right, but is nottrue. It's our guess that Mr. Boyd is nota salesman and nevei sold anj^thing. Nogood salesman ever forces a sale on a cus-tomer, and least of all if it is something thecustomer does not need and cannot use;there is no surer way in selling of makinga customer quit buying. He may buy some-thing he does not really want or need withhis eyes open, but he is almost certain toblame the salesman, especially if the sales-man used argument and persuasion in ef-fecting a sale. The first duty of a salesmanis to do just opposite to what Mr. Boydsays—keep a customer from buying some-thing he does not want or need and notoverload him with more stock than he needs.This is the kind of salesmanship that makesand holds customers.

Old as Time Itself and Has Been Celebratedon Different Dates.

There is nothing new about New Year'sDay. But there are some things concern-ing its history that we forget or overlook.It 's quite am ancient holiday, but like otherholidays and feast days, it has been juggledaround quite a bit and the character of itsobservance has been changed materially.

As far back as 3000 B. C. it was knownas Zakmuk and was celebrated by the an-cient Babylonians, being associated with thesun god, Mardeck or Bel-Morodach. Theancient Babylonians believed in having agood time once they got started. Their re-joicing was continued for ten or eleven daysduring the month of Nesan, now known asMarch.

The Jewish Purim Feast, the Greek fes-tival of Cronos, the Roman Saturnalia andthe more modern carnival have all had affin-ity with the custom of the ancient Babylon-ian celebration.

But the beginning of the year was notthe same in the various places where highrevelry was held. The vernal equinoxmarked the time of the Babylonian celebra-tion, and the autumnal equinox that of theEgyptians, Phoenicians, Persians. The yearof the Romans ended with the winter sol-stice unt i l Julius Caesar changed the dateto January 1st.

The Jewish people have their New Yearin September and the Chinese have theirsbetween January 21st and February 19th.

In EnglandThe English formerly celebrated New

Year on December 25th and then on March25th. It is only since 1752 that January 1stwas accepted as the day.

The root idea seems to have been the re-turn of the sun's strength. In some coun-tries the practice of making gifts was cus-tomary. This practice flourished in Englanduntil the 17th century and still prevails inFrance and Scotland.

VERY STRICT AND CONSISTENT

He—I understand the Blanks are strict vegetarians.She—Strict! I. should say they are. They won't

even let their children eat animal crackers.

16 T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D

The Suggestion Prize WinnersINCREASED

PRODUCTIONREDUCED

OVBRHEADSAFETY

CAL McOUALlTYFirst, $25.00

W. H. PADRICKFirst, $25.00

OSCAR FRIENDFirst, $25.00

MTLO WRIGHTSecond, $15; Third, $10,

m Reduced Overhead

CHAS. JOHNSONSecond, $15.00

R. R. BtJRRUSSecond, $10.00

TOT-TrJ CURRYThird, $10.00

PAULINE RYDERWinner of Slogaii Contest

OTHA MILLSThird, $10.00

The nine winners in the annual suggestioncontest who captured the prizes offered forthe hest suggestion on the following sub-jects:

Increased production.Reduced overhead.Safety.The winners of the grand prizes are pic-

tured above. This contest has been an an-nual event for several years, and alwayscalls forth a large number of suggestions.While the number was not so large this yearas in former years, it was very satisfactory,about one hundred contestants entering sug-gestions.

In the years this contest has been in force,many good, practical suggestions adoptedhave been put in use. All cannot be applied

but those making them are rewarded if thesuggestion made is accepted.

The main thought back of it all is to en-courage interest in work and to develop thehabit of thinking beyond the mere routineof the immediate job in hand. Two of thegrand prize winners , Milo Wright and R.R. Burrus, have been in the grand prize classseveral times before.

The following made suggestions whichwere accepted and an award of $2.50 wasmade to them:

Harlcy ITimstead, Cal McQuality, R. R.Burrus, Milo Wright, C. L. Gillebrand, Clif-ford Ping, Louis N. Rohr, John Curry, Wil-larrl E. Hake, Claude Roc.

R. R. Burrus won two $2.50 prizes.(Continued on Page 17)

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FOR LOYAL SERVICE

Employes Receive Various Sums Accordingto Years Employed.

The last of Mueller holiday festivities wereheld on Wednesday, December 21st, at 3:15P. M. in the gymnasium. The program con-sisted in award of prizes to the winners ofsuggestions and the distribution of loyal ser-vice money to employes of 5, 10, 15 and 20years service. Emblematic service pins werealso awarded.

The exercises were opened by RobertMueller, who welcomed the employes to themeeting.

Adolph Mueller made a brief address andannounced the awards. The addresses ofboth Robert and Adolph were full of hopeand confidence.

The pictures and detail of the suggestionprize winners will be found elsewhere.

The rule governing these awards is $500cash for twenty 3'ears of service. This sumwas formerly paid at the conclusion of thetwenty years, but was afterward paid in five,ten, fifteen, and twenty year installments, asfollows: Five years, $20; ten years, $33.33;fifteen years, $66.67; and twenty years,$133.33. Each person received a handsomelyembossed pin representing the years of ser-vice finished.

The beneficiaries under this plan, whichhad its birth on the Golden Anniversary ofthe company in 1907, are:

Continuous Service Cash Award5 Year Class Like, Matt

Matthews, E. A.Morrison, J. A.Nash, ArthurOffenstein, J. G.Owens, JohnRinehart, EstellaSchrcar, FredStaudt, JuliusStevenson, F. L.Stolle, AdaTrott, M. W.Wright, MiloWyant, Louis

IS Year ClassGreening, NienaHoller, FloydSpitzer, AlLeHew, F. W.

20 Year ClassDraper, CarlSailsbery, RayShaw, E. K.

35 Year ClassLouis Wallenbrock

Adams, W. L.Butler, CoyCresse, NormanDavey, FernFrizzell, CalJones, JesseJukes, JohnKrag, GeorgeMeador, FredMerrow, ElmerMounts, HoytRuch, ClarenceSmith, KeithStacey, ClaudeTheobald, Chas.Tripp, DeweyWall, JoeWalley, LaVernWiant, Leo

10 Year ClassDaniels, MadgeEnloe, W. S.Gilbert, ClaraGrinestaff, Z. H.Harper, RoyHolderby, E.

Salesmen and Branch Houses ContinuousService Award List

5 Year ClassSalesman, J. L. BoyleSalesman, Geo. Hofmann

10 Year ClassSalesman, Frank O'DellN. Y., Grace Timm

15 Year ClassSalesman, H. V. Seevcrs

20 Year ClassC. J. G. HaasSan Francisco, M. E.

Henderson

35 Year ClassSalesman, W. B. Ford

Emblems OnlyInterrupted Service

Bert Kitchen30 year Emblem

T. F. Leary30 year Emblem

Service Emblems OnlyInterrupted Service

5 Year ClassAdams, HarveyBurcham, Chas.Cornelius, C. M.Jackson, OpalKuntz, FrankLane, ClureLangley, E. F.Schuerman, F.Thompson, A. H.

10 Year ClassAnderson, W. S.Brilley, DanKeller, OrvalLangley, TomMasters, C. E.Overfield, Mrs.Pope, HelenReynolds, S. W.

15 Year ClassGilJebrand, CliffordKuntz, William

20 Year ClassBixler, JohnParadce, Bertha

25 Year ClassAdams, RalphThomas, Mrs.

Continuous Service25 Year Employes

Parker, E. H.Shaw, JuliusWaltz, Edwin

30 Year EmployesMcKee, EthelMeehan, WilliamWalters, S. G.Weber, PeterWhitaker, RoyYonker, S. M.

(Continued from 1'age 16)Pauline Ryder was the only girl to win a

prize this year. She was awarded $2.50 forher suggestion slogan which was "HelpYourself by Helpful Suggestions."

Eskimo Papoose — Baw-w-w, I wanadrink.

Eskimo Mother—Shut up, it's only sixmonths till morning.

Customer—Have you any eggs that youcan guarantee don't contain chickens?

Dealer (after a pause)—Yes'm. Ducks'eggs.

BEN'S LAST DESPERATE CHANCE

•—Powers.Adolph wanted a bell for his Santa Claus appear-

ance at the annual Christmas party, lien Taylor wassent for it, hut failed to find one. The artist showsthe desperation of the messenger to make good—butwhen Ben found this bell he couldn't get it loose—letalone carry it.

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Plumbers Going To New Orleans

The combination of the old and the new makes New Orleans one of the most interesting of Americancities. Above is a view of a city growing with amazing rapidity upon the site of the ancient New Orleansfounded by 'Bienvillc three centuries ago.

The coming convention of the NationalAssociation of Master Plumbers—New SouthExposition—will be held in New OrleansJune 19, 20. 21 and 22. It ^vill be the 51stmeeting. The convention will be held in theNew Municipal Auditorium. Already thecommittees of the association and the localcommittee on Convention and Exhibitswi th Louis J. Petric as chairman, have ar-rangements well under way. The plans in-dicate a session of especial interest and im-portance, while the city itself presents todelegates and visitors many points of his-toric significance.

New Orleans is a colorful and famouscity, one of the bright l inks which bind thepresent with the past American history. Oldin years, it s t i l l retains an atmosphere ofinf luence of its early Spanish and Frenchsettlements, modified by its modern social andcommercial l i fe . There is much to see in thisgreat southern city and there wi l l be awealth of memories to bring back home byall plumbers and their families who availthemselves of this opportunity of a pleasantearly summer vacation.

First SettlementThe present site of New Orleans was vis-

ited in 1699 by a French expedition underBienville, who in 1718 founded the city. Itsname was given in honor of Duke of Or-leans, the French regent of that period. A

few years later it became the capital of theFrench colony in Louisiana, which then in-cluded the en t i re basin of the Mississippi.In 1768 this territory was ceded to Spain,but re turned to the French in 1800 and in1803 passed to the United States with theLouisiana purchase.

While the city has long been under Amer-ican dominance , there is much of it retain-ing its French antecedents both in its peo-ple, its streets, ami its architecture.

French QuarterThe French quarter, with its remaining

ancient buildings and customs is one of thesights appealing to all visitors. Until youhave visited this quarter you are not sup-posed to have done New Orleans thorough-ly. There are many points of interest—statues, old churches, cemeteries, parks, pub-lic buildings, the wharves, the ocean-goingvessels, the custom house, and Lake Pont-chartain. The latter is a bay or arm reach-ing in from the Gulf of Mexico.

New Orleans is 72 miles from the Gu l f ,but boats of large draft call there, the Mis-sissippi river being from 2800 to 3600 feetwide with a depth of from 35 to 160 feet.As a port, the city is of second importance.With one exception, it is the nearest port tothe Isthmus, and this fact gives the city agreat advantage in shipping between Cen-tral and South America.

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A most interesting fact concerning NewOrleans is its location on both banks of theMississippi river. The city is practically sur-rounded by water which modifies its climate.Originally, the city was buil t in a bend ofthe river which suggested the name ofCrescent City, but expansion up and downand across the river leaves the name some-what of a misnomer, although the name isstill applied.

Old BuildingsOne gleans an idea of the an t iqu i ty of the

old city from its bui ld ings in the old quar-ter. The oldest of these is the Archbishop'sPalace, built in 1730; the St. "Louis Cathe-dral, erected in 1723, but rebuilt in 1794 and1850; the supreme court bui lding, originallythe Cabildo or government house, erectedin 1795; and the civil court building, 1812.

While the delegates to the convention willnot be indi f fe rent to the sights of the city,they will find important questions uponwhich to deliberate in their sessions.

A United Sales Attack on Ideal Modern-izing Market is the principal thought of thisNew South Exposition. This includes coop-eration of the master p lumber , contractor,wholesaler, and manufacturer. New Orleansis regarded as an advantageous point to in-augurate this campaign. For two months inadvance of the New South Exposition, anintensive campaign will be conducted witha view of bringing prospects to the exposi-tion. A special drive to uncover prospectsfor immediate sales is the central idea. Thecommittee's every effort is pledged to se-curing attendance of substantial home own-ers whose buying will benefit the plumbingand heating industries. The New South Ex-position is sincerely dedicated to sales.

NEWS OF SCOUT TROOP NO. 2In February the Scout Circus will he held,

and Troop No. 2 is p lanning on playingtheir part as efficiently as any other BoyScout Troops.

Recent!}' they have been gathering mate-rial from the t imber known as the lost 40.They have enough material to build a bridge,which is their part of the circus program.Practice on this bridge has begun and will

These arc said to be the first of American apartmentstructures known as the Pontaballa apartments, locat-ed in the French quarter or Vienx Carre. They ares t i l l the residence of many of New Orleairs leadingfamilies. They are an outs tanding example of howmodernizing by plumbing and heating maintains thevalue of older dwell ings.

con t inue unt i l the boys know bow to putthis bridge up.

Since last report of officers in the MuellerRecord there have been a number of changesin Scout leaders. Truman Reynolds, whohas been Senior Patrol Leader, is JuniorAssistant Scoutmaster. Junior Keil, who hasbeen Patrol Leader of Cobra Patrol, hasbeen elected as Senior Patrol Leader. Ed-win Keil takes the place of Patrol Leaderof Cobra Patrol. Wesley Koontz and Clar-ence Grubbs are (he two other Patrol Lead-ers in our group.

Over the holidays two of our Patrols gavea basket each, which no doubt made twofamilies a very nice Christmas dinner. Theboys did this on their own initiative.

Recent ly we have a new youngster as amember of our troop, and it's our belief that

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On the water front—Vessels from all ports of the world at anchor in the great landlocked harbor of NewOrleans, which has few if any equals.

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Santa Meets Mueller KiddiesThe children of Mueller employes

were given their annual Christmasparty on Saturday, December 16th.

By 2 o'clock the gymnasium wasfilled with boys and girls and theirparents. All the curtains weredrawn and the big room was insemi-darkness during the program,which began at 2 o'clock and con-tinued unt i l nearly 4. The programwas as follows:

"Holy Night"—Quartette, C. E.Gillibrand, Al Lindamood, RoyPease, and Fred Galka.

"Remarks" by Robert Mueller."Jingle Bells"—Juartette .Two reels of moving picture com-

edy.Slight of hand performance—L.

S. Cusick, assisted by his daughter.Two reels of western comedy.At the conclusion of this program,

the children formed a line and marched tothe cafeteria below, where they were given

—Gillibrand.He took a rabbit right out of that hat—T saw it

with my own eyes.

a treat of candy and oranges. Over six hun-dred children enjoyed the show and treat.

Ed Larrick impersonated Santa Claus ina very satisfactory manner. On the plat-form were two large Christmas trees car-rying strings of colored electric lights andChristmas decorations.

An outstanding feature of the celebrationwas the Santa Claus house, on the frontgable of which appeared in bright red let-ters the sign: "Home of Santa Claus." Thehouse was covered with white paper withstrips of green and red. White cotton bat-ting sprinkled with silver glitter covered theroof and icicles hung from the eaves. Allthe children had to pass through this housewhen going to the cafeteria for their treat.Inside they were greeted by Santa Claus,seated in a rustic chair at a table with a

large book before him. This book supposed-ly contained the names of all the childrenentitled to a treat. As they passed SantaClaus, he patted them and spoke in a friend-ly fashion. It was a great day for the chil-dren and one of the finest Christmas par-ties we have ever had.

The program was under the direction of

"All eyes and ears."—Gillibrand.

C. N. Wagenscller. Santa Claus' home wasbuilt by Elmer Miller. He was assisted inthe decoration by Mrs. Helen Pope, Doro-thy Gepford, and Mrs. Ollie Springer. EdStille served as electrician and assisted inhandling the children in the march to thecafeteria. The Mueller Boy Scouts also ren-dered valuable services. The seating ar-rangements were directed by Carroll Cor-nelius.

THE ANNUAL OFFICE FROLICThe annual Christmas party of office em-

ployes was held Wednesday noon, Decem-ber 21, in the main office with all office em-ployes as expectant of their presents as a

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group of kids. The exercises were held im-mediately following luncheon. The partygathered ahout a Christmas tree prettily dec-orated with gaily colored candles and il-luminated with small colored electric lights.At the base of the tree was a pile of Christ-

OUR CHRISTMAS SEASON

—Gillibrand.Gillie's quartette doing their stuff."

mas presents neatly wrapped and bearingthe name of each "victim," who was certainof getting a loud laugh and a lot of kiddingas the presents were all purchased with

Social Festivities Are Interspersed WithThoughts of Kindness and Service.

"Adolph Mueller is a merry Old Soul,A merry old soul is he.He called for his pipe,He called for his bowlAnd called for his fiddlers three."

And then we had a barn dance in the gym-nasium on the night of December 16th, andoh, boy, did we have fun! The country fid-dlers came from around Vandalia, Illinois,and could they fiddle! It was music of by-gone days, the kind that our great grandparents danced to. The program was largelymade up of square dances which were

—Powers.The old fiddler doing his "Money Miisk" and "Pop

Goes the Weasel."

strange to some of the younger folks, butthey quickly picked up the various figuresand two hours of hilarious fun were en-joyed. Many of the men folks came in over-alls to add a bit of realism to the gay event.Ed Stille was one of the callers and he addeda zest and a zip to the occasion.

There was a good sized crowd in attend-ance and the barn dance will be remem-bered as one of the bright spots in our an-nual holiday festivities.

One Pint Makes One CavortOle Oleson came into the village one day

and inquired of the restaurant proprietor:"Got any squirrel whiskey?""No," said the restaurant man, "but I can

slip you a little Old Crow.""Aye don't want to fly," said the Swede,

"Aye just vant to yump around a little."

The telephone system of Spain is said tobe the most perfect in the world.

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OFFICE JOKES

Blocking DepressionSalesman—I've been here five years doing

three men's work—how about a raiseBoss—Can't do that, but I'll fire the other

two guys.—o—

Always Observe Stop SignalAbe and Ikey, Joosh partners, whose

desks were separated by a thin partitiongiving each a semi-private office.

Abe (receiving a telegram)—Vait a minit ,Ikey, and I'll haf the stenographer read itto you.

Ikey—All right, go ahead.Steno—Keokuk, May fourth STOP called

on Joseph Brothers here today and showedthem new spring line STOP interested themto extent of selling them big order STOP.

Ikey—Hey, Abie, can't you leaf the girlalone till she gets through readink?

W'atellHe—You look like Helen Brown.She—Thank you! I look even worse in

white.—o—

The Daily GrindFirst Executive—Did you enjoy your

Christmas holidays?Second—Yeah, but there's nothing like

the feel of a good desk under your feetagain.

—o—Wild Goose Hunt

Grace—Where are you going?Esther—Trying to find where them pige-

ons live.Grace—What for?Esther—Want some holes for my desk.

Why Pick Out Bookkeeper?Mallei—Aren't there any bright lights at

all in the life of a bookkeeper?Shaw—Yes, on the seat of his trousers.

UnafraidMr. Wells—Are you afraid of early hours?Boy—No, sir. You can't quit work too

early for me.—o—

That's Telling HimBusiness Man—Well, Miss Smith, would

you like to take a business trip with me nextweek?

Miss Steno—Say, I may be your typewrit-er, but I'm not portable.—Danly Guide Post.

In the Upkeep StockWillard—What a pity it is that handsome

'men are so conceited.Jim—Not always, old boy; I'm not.

No Chance to KnowWells—Say, you are twenty minutes late

again. Don't you know what time we startwork at this office?

Dresback—Nope, they're always at itwhen I get here.

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SAFE GUARDS

On the inside f ron t cover page of this is-'sue of the Mueller Record, we show a Muel-ler corporation stop. This is one of the mostimportant stops necessary in undergroundservice connections because it is the begin-n ing of every service connection at themain. After the service is completed andthe trench is f i l led, this stop is forgottenexcept in case of a leak or break, then itmust be dug up, and this is an expensiveoperation.

Slow leaking corporation stops may neverbe discovered and are a constant waste ofwater and pressure.

Avoidance of "leakers" and broken con-nections at the main is made possible by theuse of M ueller corporation stops. Threequarters of a century have proved the worthand reliability of the Mueller stops. This isthe result of careful manufactur ing methodsand an unde r s t and ing of the responsible ser-vice Mueller corporation stops must render.

To meet this responsibil i ty Mueller Cor-poration Stops:

Are provided with strong, heavy bodies.They are cast from high grade brass.All machining is carefully supervised.Inspectors watch and pass on each me-

chanical operation.Every completed stop must pass a TWO

H U N D R E D P O U N D H Y D R A U L f CPRESSURE TEST.

From the f o u n d r y to delivery to the stockroom, the process of manufacture is underlaboratory control.

The great importance of this one particu-lar stop in the service line demands Muel-ler stops, which you can forget af ter in-stal la t ion with the confidence that they aremade to give dependable service, not for ayear or two but for a long period of years.

Employes' Aid SocietyDue to pressing other work in the Em-

ployment Office, the financial statement ofthe Employes Aid Society Benefi t Fund isnot ready for publication this issue. It wil lbe ready next time together with the annualstatement.

The Society's efforts at health conserva-tion have been fa i r ly successful and consid-erable i l lness has been prevented by timelycare of small sicknesses. Just how muchsickness has been prevented no one knows.The same may be said of accidents. Thesafety record for the year just closed is agood one. The statistics for the year are notyet available.

Plain l iving enforced by present times hasresulted in somewhat better health for manypersons. This is not only t rue in Decatur,but in the country as a whole.

VITAMINS, CALORIES, AND PEPA new attack has been made on the prob-

lem of l iving by the wives of some of ouremployes. Under the direction of MissFrances Ross, dietician of the Decatur andMacon County Hospital, good meals at lowcost are fabricated from bulk foods sold atthe lowest cost at which they can be ob-tained.

It is natural to be loyal to mother's cook-ing, but in her day vi tamins and calorieswere unknown, and pep was a by-product ofwholesome outdoor work.

Miss Ross explains each Tuesday after-noon to a class of Mueller women how tobalance the family diet in a way that main-tains health at low cost. She demonstratesthe preparation of some dish and discussesproblems of feed ing children and husbands.

The foremen 's wives use their cars tobring the women to the class and returnthem home. Mrs. Al Bashore keeps in touchwith the members of the class.

Meet ings are held each Tuesday afternoonat 2 o'clock at the Muel le r cafeteria.

Water works f r e q u e n t l y have trouble withforeign substances and live matter in thewater. Decatur has just had a siege withhickory shad in Lake Decatur. This is notthe first time, but it is one of the most an-noying because of the immense number ofthese fish, which block the intake. Menhave been stationed there for a number ofdays scooping the shad from the water byshovels fu l l . The hickory shad varies in sizefrom a minnow to a length of six or seveninches. Water works men gathered up someof the larger fish and gave them to familiesto test their edibi l i ty. Evidently the shaddid not register because none of the familiespassed their plate for more. These shadseem to be of no value whatever. They arean exceedingly bony fish.

The number of stars is estimated to be be-tween 30,000 and 50,000 millions.

The age of the earth is computed by sci-ent is ts to be from 1,500 to 3,000 millionyears.

TO THE CONTRARY?

China, wi th its more than 400,000,000 peo-ple, is said not to contain even one lunadcasylum.

Margie-—My husband told me I took l i fe too seri-ously.

Mabel—What did you say?Margie—T told him that my marrying him didn't

prove anything.

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Safety-NewsDEATH TAKES THE WHEEL

A Striking Safety Story in Picture WhichReckless Drivers Should Heed.

This striking illustration, "Death Takesthe Wheel," speaks more forcefully, moreimpressively than columns of written criti-

—Powers.

cism, condemnation, and pleas for safe driv-ing. The grinning skeleton typifies death asrepresented hy the careless, heedless, un-th ink ing , human driver. Note the nonchal-ant neglect of all rules and laws of carefuldriving. One bony arm hangs from the carwhile death with three bony fingers manipu-lates the wheel while the car races over theroad at high speed. Every thoughtful auto-mobilist has many times encountered driv-ers of this kind in the flesh, endangeringnot only his own life but the lives of hon-est, cautious drivers he meets in traffic.More than thirty thousand deaths from autoaccidents per year means nothing to thisillegal method of driving a car. This classof drivers seemingly cannot be made to re-alize the heavy responsibility that rests uponthem to drive sanely and safely.

FORETELLING ACCIDENTSCauses of accidents have been so carefully

studied, analyzed and grouped that safetyengineers predict in advance the per centattributed to any given cause for the com-ing year. Frank E. Morris, safety engineerof the Liberty Mutual Insurance company,says "that out of an average group of 25,-000 people we can predict that 21 will beaccidentally killed during the next twelvemonths.

We can go even fur ther and foretell theways in which they will probably meetdeath.

Four will be killed by automobiles, three

by falls , two by burns, one by firearms, oneby machinery and the rest by other causes.One of the four killed by automobiles willprobably be a child under n ine years old,and one of the three killed by fa l ls is likelyto be a person over seventy-five years old.The number of innocent children sacrificedon the altar of fire every year is so greatthat we can predict with almost absolutecertainty that one of the two to die of burnswil l be a child under five years old."

Some accidents result from unsuspectedcauses, such as an unseen and unknown flawin chains, and mysterious explosions, but thegreatest per cent of all accidents is trace-able to unthinking individuals. Keep thatfact in mind. Whatever you are doing, con-centrate on the job. Suspect danger in ev-erything, and don't take any kind of achance unt i l you have weighed the possi-bility of existing danger. Let's reduce theaccidents in this organization during 1933.I f you have no resolution to live up to thisyear, resolve to practice safety first.

Might Have Been AvertedAn accident which might have been avert-

ed occurred to a member of our yard forcerecently. Several men were moving a largetank. It was on rollers. .Reaching the de-sired location, the men prepared to removethe rollers, one of which was nearly fromunder the tank. One of the crew concludedto kick it out. He did. The tank came downon his foot—three mashed toes and a lay offresulted. A blow with a hammer or a pieceof timber would have made impossible thisaccident or a pair of safety shoes might havesaved the toes. Men must learn to thinksafety first. When they do, accidents willbecome fewer.

STRANGE ACCIDENTSA workman was cleaning the spray valve

of a Diesel engine. He neglected to shutoff the pressure valve tight. In working hestruck the lever and released the pressure.This happened just as he was cleaning thetip of the spray with the palm of his hand.Four thousand pounds of pressure forcedoil into all parts of his hand. A portion ofthe palm had to be cut away to relieve deadtissue. Three fingers may have to be ampu-tated.

A man in Lynn, Mass., dozed at thewheel. The auto broke down a fire plug, re-leasing the water. Then it struck and fel leda pole carrying high tension wires. A draw-bridge operated by the current was put outof business. Street lights were extinguished.

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Finally the wires set fire to the auto. Thedriver was treated for burns, and finally,fined $25.

A steel pole was being raised close to wirescarrying 66,000 volts. The current jumpedtwo fee t to tbe pole, shocking three men,then fel l against the wires, kil l ing one man.

—o—Three hunters of Altoona, Pa., went for a

deer hun t . A deer leaped suddenly fromunderbrush along the highway. The carcollided with it and swerved against a pole.The three men were killed, also the deer.

—o—A cyl inder head of a locomotive blew out

as the train entered a station. A piece wentthrough the ticket office, and killed the agentsitting at the telegraph table. A few monthslater the same cylinder head blew out andkilled a laborer standing near the track.

—o—A machinist walked over a well beaten

cinder path back of a round house. Tbeground suddenly gave way and he fel lthrough a narrow opening up to his neck.He was rescued but died of burns. The cin-ders had been smoking for years, but noone ever thought to investigate. Only a thincrust of earth covered the pit.

Escaped Serious InjuryCarlo Danaha and Chester Mercer were

at work on November 23rd moving a pipe inthe basement of the shipping department.Carlo was standing on a ladder pulling ona wrench when the pipe, which was corrodedon the inside, broke and he fell to the con-crete floor. He was severely shaken up butno bones were broken. He returned to workon January Kith. We congratulate Carlo ona narrow escape from what might have beena severe injury.

THE COST OF PLAY

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l ie is going to make a real active scout. Ina recent scout meeting he had a number ofd i f f e ren t articles he had whittled out of piecesof wood which were of great interest tosome of our first class scouts. He has plentyof pep and enthusiasm and we expect him tomake some of the other boys step on it, ifthey keep up with him in passing tests. Heis now a tender foot scout.

Why Not a Gallon?"Have you some of that gasoline that

stops knocking?";'Yes.""Then give my wife a glass."

Cotton put through a ne\ secret processin Kngland is stated to form such a goodsubstitute for wood that it can be used formaking furn i ture , being sawn, carved, andpolished just like regular timber.

Expense of Play Ground Directors andCoaches Runs Into the Thousands.

Less than fifty years ago when schoolhoys and girls devised their own methods ofplay, and grew into healthy men and women,they did not need or want a play grounddirector. When the recess b'ell sounded,they bounced out on the play ground toplay "What'll you do when the Black Mancomes," leap-frog, foot and a half, marbles,town ball and what not and they playedwith a natural vigor that was stimulatingand heal thful . Now, however, trained menand women devise and direct the play. Theyhave a college degree and their pay rangesfrom a few hundred dollars into the thou-sands. This country paj's hundreds of thou-sands of dollars per 3'ear for play groundsupervisors, and coaches.

Dr. Marie M. Ready, associate specialistin recreation, United States Office of Edu-cation, gives an idea of the cost in an ar-ticle in the U. S. Daily. The doctor says:

Opportunities lor teaching or directingrecreational activities on school play groundsare available in 175 cities. These positionsare provided either by city boards of educa-tion or by city boards of education in coop-eration with municipal or local recreationalagencies. More than 25,000 recreationalleaders are employed in 834 cities.

The salaries of athletic coaches in juniorhigh schools range from $600 to $3,500. Thesalaries of athletic coaches in senior highschools range from $700 to $5,000.

The salaries of teachers of physical edu-cation and athlet ic coaches in 52 land-grantcolleges and universities range from $750 to$8,249. The median salary of the men is$3,562. The median sala^ of the women is$2,186.

Salaries of directors of physical educationor athletic coaches employed in more than100 colleges and universities range from $225for part-time coaches in small colleges to$14,000 for ful l - t ime coaches in the largerones.

In the field of community recreation, thesalaries of men directors range from $1,500to $8,700; and the salaries of women direc-tors range from $1,200 to $7,500. However,the average salary of a play ground di-rector is $1,754. The average salary of aplay ground teacher is $1,125.

Children under fourteen are now forbiddento attend either bullfights or boxing matchesin Madrid.

DESTROYED BY FIREThe home of Joe Hart at Warrenshurg

was completely destroyed by fire on themorning of December 15th. The fire waspresumably caused by a defective flue. Mr.and Mrs. Hart were at home at the timeand were able to save all the fu rn i tu re onthe first floor, but everything on the secondfloor was lost. Mr. Hart works in the Stand-ards Dept.

"I hear Smith is getting married.""Good! I never liked that fellow."

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DOCTOR JOKES

Why Did He Call a Doctor?Doctor—Great Heavens! Who stuffed

that towel in the patient 's mouth?Patient's Husband—I did, Doc. You said

the main thing was to keep her quiet.-—Judge.

Safety FirstDoctor—Have 3'ou told Mr. Cafoozalum

that he is the fa ther of twins?Nurse—No, he is shaving.

Cut It OutDoctor (examining East Side b rune t t e )—

You've got acute appendicitis.Patient—Don't get f resh! I came here to

be examined—not admired!—N. Y. Mirror.—o—

He Might at ThatDaughter—Shall we invite Dr. Bigbee to

our reception?Mother—I think we'd better not. He's so

absent-minded he might charge it in hisbill.

The Rest CurePhysician (to rich patient)—You're all

run down. I suggest that you lay off golffor a while and get a good rest at your of -fice.

Odds Too GreatSurgeon—I feel duty bound to tell you

that four out of five patients die under thisoperation. Now, is there anything you wouldlike for me to do for you before I begin?

Colored Gent—Yassuh, kindly hand memah hat.

Also Cure HimDoctor—Madam, your husband never will

be able to work again.Missus—I'll go up an ' tell Mm. It wi l l

cheer him up.—o'—

Consultation"The doctor has ordered her to the sea-

shore. Now, they're having a consultation.""Of doctors?" ""No, of dressmakers."—Cleveland Press.

Asking Too MuchDoctor—The best th ing for you to do is

to give up smoking, dr inking anything butwater at your meals, late hours—

Patient—Wait—what's the next best t i l ing?—Answers.

Sounds Like Sewing CircleDoctor—How do your broken ribs feel?Patient—Fine, doctor, fine; but I have

such a stitcli in my side.Doctor—Excellent! That shows the bones

are kn i t t ing .—o—

And the Dry Docks Are FullWhat is a drj' dock?A doctor who refuses to give you a pre-

scription.—o—

By Watching the SignsDoctor—Well, here you are, a pill for the

kidneys, a tablet for the indigestion, and an-other pill for the nerves.

Patient—But look here, doctor, how willthe l i t t l e beggars know where to go whenthey're ins ide?

—o—And Time Only

Co-ed Medic—How long could I live with-out brains?

Cruel Prof—Time will tell .

This Man Not a ProfessorServant—The doctor's here, sir!Absent-minded Man—I can't see him. Tell

him I'm sick.

FIRE INSPECTION AT HOMEElsewhere in these columns is an account

of the fire which destroyed Joe Hart's home.Apparently it was caused by a defective flue.There are a good many neglected fire haz-ards in the ordinary dwelling. Besides thedanger of a defective flue, there are: accum-ulations of papers and rags. A bunch of oldnewspapers might get wet and cause spon-taneous combustion. Oily rags lying about,k indl ing, excelsior packing, straw, waste pa-per, and the like are always fire hazards, es-pecially around cigarette smokers.

The same sort of care that protects thisplant from fire is needed to protect homesfrom fire.

Why not have a fire inspection of yourhome and get rid of the fire hazards

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Mueller Bevel Connector HangerLook here, Gas Men! Turn to

the hack cover page of this issueand see advertisement of theNew Mueller Gas Meter Connec-t ion—the Bevel Connector type.

The hevel connector is a spe-cial reducing coupling whichserves to connect supply and outlet pipesto swivels. It also controls their relativeposition by a t t achment to an accurately ma-chined rigid cast iron bar. This permanentlylocates and aligns meter end of swivels sothat no strain is transmitted to meter tubes.

A long, close-fitting socket is provided inthe bar which forces the supply and outletpipes into axial alignment for attachment tothe bevel connectors. This also braces theweakest part of the pipe and protects thethreads from rust. A strong malleable nutpulls the bevel face of the connector in solidcontact with a similar bevel face on the bar,which completes the alignment and perman-ently locates the connectors and swivels.This makes a firm, rigid connection whichprotects the meter from any strain that mayresult from settl ing or shif t ing pipes.

There are only two threaded connectionson each end with no union gasket joints.Threads are accurately tapped the properdepth and in the same plane. The bar maybe used as a template to cut and threadvertical pipes the proper length.

These meter connections make accuratemeter setting an easy job for any good pipefitter.

There are designs to meet any piping con-dit ion.

FAMILY BUDGETS

More Important Now Than at Any OtherTime—And If You Want It.

From time to time for a number of years.we have called attention in these columns tothe value of keeping family accounts. Justenough people try it to prove the great valueof such accounts.

Under the present stringent financial con-ditions, it is all the more important to seeto it that every dollar does ful l duty. Wesuggest this simplified form of keepinghousehold accounts:

One short column lor income.Another column in which arc itemized all

food items, and a third column in which arelisted all expenditures for other purposes.

These accounts should be checked up andtotaled each pay day. Once each month thecost of food should be entered in a columnon another piece of paper or a book, the costof rent in another column, and also the fol-lowing: fue l , water, c lo th ing , insurance , andunclassified items.

ff these items are entered on this specialsheet each month and the total of the twelve

months taken, the year's living cost shouldbe clearly shown.

Some say that they can remember theirexpenditures. All such persons learn first,when they begin to keep accounts, that theirmemories are not accurate.

Family accounting and budget p lanningare absolutely necessary in times like these.Again we commend the idea to you.

For fu r the r details call at the Employ-ment Office.

Alas, Too True These DaysSupt. Roarick—Say, Walt, if you had five

bucks in your pocket, what would you t h ink?Auer—I'd think I had somebody else's

pants on.

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ALL TIMES PASS OVERThe men whom I have seen succeed

best in life have always been cheerfuland hopeful men, who went abouttheir business with a smile on theirfaces, and took the changes andchances of this life like men, facingrough and smooth as it came, and sofound the truth of the old proverb:"Good times and bad times and alltimes pass over."—C. Kingsley.

DIPLOMACY

Helen P.—Did you tell her what you said was instrict confidence?

Pauline—No ; T didn't want her to think it was im-portant enough to repeat.

T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D

ATHLETICS BOWLING, BASKET BALLINDOOR BALL, DANCING

Although two teams have dropped out, theMueller bowling league is engaged in a

warm contest participated inby the remaining four teams.C. C. Roarick now leads theten high bowlers, havingpassed Odie Walker, wholed at the last report. Butthere is a battle royal be-tween the two with Odie onepin behind when the aver-ages were computed for Jan-uary 3rd. Ed Stillc hascome up from fifth to thirdposition and is close enough

to Roarick and Walker to keep them on tip-toe. Bain of the Works Manager's team stillholds the high game record of 260. Therivalry between the teams battl ing for firstplace is very keen. The record up to Janu-ary 3rd follows:

Team Standing for January 3, 19331. Works Mgr. Office2. Engineers3. Util i ty Engineers . .4. Plumbing Division .

16 .644 827 95917 .622 817 952

25 20 .556 766 94221 24 .467 797 940

Ten High BowlersRoarick—Plumbing Division 30 188 236Walker—Works Mgr. Office 42 187 249Stille—Engineers 42 184 248Behrcns—Engineers 42 183 236Krag—Plumbing Division 45 180 229Dresback—Works Mgr. Office 36 175 236Tiain—Works Mgr. Office 28 174 260Roarick--Works Mgr. Office 45 172 215Mason—Utility Engineers 42 170 228Mueller—Utility Engineers 45 170 233

Individual Average for January1—Works Mgr. Office

G. Ave. IT. G.Walker 42 187 249Dresback 36 175 236Bain 28 174 260Roarick 45 172 215Jacka 27 146 202Wiant 42 137 213

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BASKETBALL—MUELLER GYMCoach Leo Wiant of the Standards Dept.

and his small but fast squad of Basketeershave been staging each Friday evening atthe Mueller Gym some very interesting andclassy basketball games.

Every man on the team is associated withMueller Co., and even though the squad issmall and working under handicaps, the boyshave turned out to practice regularly andare to be commended on their fine showing.

To dale (hey have won from the followingteams:

Mobil Gas.East Park Baptist.English Lutheran Church.DeMolays.Forsythe.A. K. A. Club of Millikin.

And have lost to the following:Seventh Street Christian.East Park Baptist.Casner.First U. B. Church.No admittance has been charged for these

games and no charge will be made in thefuture except possibly for the strong Tay-lorville Scout team which will be here inFebruary.

All employes are invited to attend thesegames at 7:30 o'clock Friday evenings. Comeout, bring the family and enjoy the games.

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INDOOR BALLAfter a month of practice the Mueller Co.

Indoor Ball League has started on its wayofficially. Four teams are in play each Wed-nesday evening at the Mueller Gym. Thefirst game starts at 6:45 P. M. with the sec-ond game immediately following the first.

The League standing to date is as follows:W. L. Pet.

Mueller Pattern Makers . . . 3 2Staley's 3 2Mueller Tool Makers 2 3Cash Co 2 3

These teams are evenly matched, have ex-perienced batteries and are put t ing out afast , snappy game of indoor ball.

The Mueller Pattern Makers are cap-tained by Ollie Fortschncider and have astheir battery Lindamood and Krunnick.

The Mueller Tool Makers arc co-captainedby Clarence Roarick and Fred Galka, withGil l ibrand and Galka as battery.

All Aiueller employes desiring to play in-door ball report to any of the team captainsand i f suff ic ient men report a third teamwill be organized.

No admission is charged for these gamesand all employes and their famil ies are in-vited to at tend these contests.

Remember the time—Wednesday eveningof each week.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALLThe Mueller Gym is reserved each Friday

evening immedia te ly a f t e r work for Gi r l svolleyball.

Quite a few girls from the Main Office(Continued on Page 31)

T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D 29

BOWLING AN ANCIENT GAME

But Is Now One of the Most Popular ofIndoor Sports.

Bowling is one of the most popular sportsin the country. Its popularity increases inthe winter months when golf has been putaway for a rest. It is a game calling for avery considerable amount of skill and itsprincipal product is unlimited joshing. Thegame is also known as ten pins and ninepins. These terms are seldom applied toit now.

Bowls, the ForerunnerBowls, the forerunner of bowling, is one

of the most ancient of games. It was thesport of the early Egyptians and Greeks.Bowling itself is no spring chicken. It wasdeveloped from Bowls in England in the12th century. Bowls was a lawn game andtherefrom comes the expression of "bowl-ing on the green." The paraphernalia ofthe game consisted of a number of bowlsmade of lignum vitae, an exceedingly hardwood. One side of the bowl was a triflemore convex than the other, which causedthe bowl to roll in a curved more than astraight direction. The "Jack or Kitty" wasfirst bowled from one end of the field. Thenthe players bowled the other cups. Pointswere counted in accordance with the near-ness of bowls to the "Jack or Kitty," beingsimilar to the count in horse shoes. It wasplayed in New York during the revolution-ary period and was revived some twenty-five years ago, but insofar as the writerknows, never captured the fancy of westernpeople.

London Introduces BowlingLondon introduced bowling, practically as

the game is known today, in the 12th cen-tur}r. The first record of a game played inNew York was 1840. In the sixties andseventies, it was generally played in thewest. At one time bowling alleys were anadjunct of saloons. Until 1873, there wasmuch diversity of opinion as to the lengthof the alleys, size of the pins, and at thattime a set of rules was adopted by playersin convention and these were adhered tofor some twenty years. By 1895 increasedpopularity called for the American BowlingCongress, which formulated and adoptedrules governing the sport today, with someslight modifications, they prevail today.

Some RulesAn alley must not be less than 41" or

more than 42" wide. It must be 60 feetfrom the head pin to the foul line, back ofwhich there must be a clear run of fifteenfeet. Pins must be of uni form size in con-formity with these specifications: 15" high,2l/>" base. 15" in circumference, 41/^" abovethe base, 11^" in circumference, 7%" frombase, 5J4" in circumference at the neck, apoint 10" above the base and 8" in circum-ference at the head, a point I3yi" from thebase. They are made of hard maple andthe minimum weight is 3 pounds and 2

ounces. The largest ball must be 27 inchesin circumference with a maximum weightof K)]/2 pounds. Any smaller size ball maybe used.

The game was once thought of as for menonly, but in recent years the women havetaken it up and enjoy the sport.

SHAKESPEARE AND THE AUTOShakespeare lived some 400 years ago,

and knew a great deal about many differenttilings. He could not, however, know any-thing about automobiles, and yet a writer inthe London Observer finds many referencesto the modern car, even though unwittingly.This writer submits a few quotations andshows that our present "automobile lan-guage" is not so new as we might think.

"Whence is this knocking?" (Macbeth,II., 2.)

"Will this gear ne'er be mended?" (Troil-us and Cressida, I., 1.)

"I will remedy this gear ere long." (2Henry VI., I., 1.)

"Thou hast wore out thy pump." (Romeoand Juliet, II., 4.)

"How the wheel becomes it!" (Hamlet,IV., 5.)

"Come let me clutch thee!" (Macbeth,II 1.)

"And here an engine fit for my proceed-ing." (Two Gentlemen of Verona, III., 1.)

"You shall see how I handle her." (Meas-ure for Measure, V., I.)

"To climb steep hills requires slow paceat first." (Henry VIII., I., 1.)

"O most wicked speed." (Hamlet, I., 2.)"How dost thou know that constable?"

(Measure for Measure, II., 1.)"Give me Swift for transportation." (Troil-

us and Cressida, III., 2.)"Which of you know Ford of this town?"

(Merry Wives of Windsor, I., 3.)

Jack Is BackJack Bain of Plant 2 returned to work De-

cember 27th af ter a case of pneumonia.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Vera—You said before we were married that myword should be law.

Louie—That was before I found out that the lawwas unconstitutional.

30 T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D

NEW ENGLAND MEETING

Water Works Association Has Good Ses-sion at Springfield.

The last meeting of the New EnglandWater Works Association was held atSpringfield, Massachusetts. The attendancewas excellent, almost 600 active membersregistering. The total attendance was con-siderably above that number. The numberof exhibitors, which included Mueller Co.,was only two less than a year ago.

An event of much interest was a visit toCobble Mountain Dam with the city ofSpringfield as the host. This is the highesthydraulic earth-filled dam in the world.

The Dexter Brackctt Memorial Medal wasawarded to Thaddeus Merriman, chief en-gineer, Board of Water Supply, New YorkCity, who in 1931 presented before the As-sociation the most outstanding paper onwater supply that has appeared in years—"The Law of Interstate Water and Its Ap-plication to the Case of the Delaware River."

New Officers for 1932-3 are:President: R. H. Ellis, Commissioner

Water Works, Newton, Mass.Vice-President: E. Sherman Chase, Con-

sulting Engineer, Boston, Mass.Vice-President: H. W. King, Supt. Water

Works, Springfield, Mass.Directors: Roger W. Esty, Supt. Water

Works, Danvers, Mass; H. U. Fuller, ChiefEngineer, Portland Water District, Port-land, Maine; W. J. Scott, Chief Engineer,Connecticut State Dept. of Health.

Re-elected were: Frank J. Gifford, Secre-tary; Albert L. Sawyer, Treasurer.

GAS AND ITS USES

The fortieth anniversary of Eiffel Tower,in Paris, the highest building in the world,was celebrated in 1929. Nearly 14,000,000persons have ascended the tower since itsconstruction.

The pay of the soldiers and sailors of theUnited States is said to be the highest in theworld.

A Gutenberg Bible printed on vellum, isvalued at more than $250,000.

THE NEW YEAR'S ANNUAL

I/,—Powers.

In the days of long ago when the family wash tubwas the family bath tub as well .

At the last meeting of the American GasAssociation prizes were awarded as follows:

Scholarship in Purdue University for cur-rent year: Philip Rector, senior s tudent inthe school of Chemical Engineering. Thesuccessful young man is a native of Muncie,Indiana.

Beal Medal for submitting the best tech-nical paper before a meeting of the Ameri-can Gas Association last year: R. B. Harp-er, vice-president of the People's Gas Lightand Coke Co., Chicago. The medal is ofgold and is appropriately designed and en-graved.

The Charles A. Munroe award for themost outstanding recent contribution by anindividual to the advancement of the gas in-dustry: Hugh H. Hamlin, manager of thebusiness department of Brooklyn Union GasCo., Brooklyn, N. Y. The award consistsof a substantial financial recognition and anengraved certificate. The winner's accom-plishment was the development of an un-usually successful cooperative plan with ap-pliance dealers.

American Gas Association MeritoriousService Medal: William E. Tracy, an inspec-tor of the Kansas City Gas Co., KansasCity, Mo. On June 10, 1932, at great dan-ger to himself he forced his way into aburning basement and rescued an uncon-scious woman who had already been badlyburned.

—o—A remarkable record is that held by Rich-

ard Keunellie of the Consolidated Gas Co.of New York City, who was the guest ofhonor at a dinner at the Hotel New York-er, recently. He entered the employ of thecompany in October, 1882, and in his fiftyyears of service he was never late and wasalways the first man at his desk. There'sa record to shoot at!

The 1933 convention of the American GasAssociation will be held in Chicago duringthe month of September. The Century ofProgress Exposition and the time that haselapsed since the association met in the westwere determining factors.

DEMOSTHENES MAXIMFor this is my maxim: I hold that

the party receiving an obligationshould ever remember it, the partyconfering should forget it immediately,if the one. is to act with honesty andthe other without meanness. To remindand speak of your own bounties isnext door to reproaching.—Demos-thenes.

T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D

ABOUT TAPPING MACHINES

It's Time to Look Over Your Equipmentin Preparation for 1933 Season.

The working parts of any machine finallywear ovit. The main portions of the Muel-ler Water Main Tapping machine will en-dure as long as any machine on the market.We know of these machines still in use a f te rmore than a half century. It's too much toexpect of any tool or mach ine but the factstill remains insofar as the main part isconcerned. There are certain parts, however,which do wear out. These include taps anddrills, ratchet handles, saddles, gaskets,wrenches, etc. Some of these do not actuallywear out , but owing to the fact that they areindividual parts, they are lost or misplaced.We know tha t a machine a half century ormore old is not the equivalent of the presentday machine and should he discarded for alater model if the greatest eff iciency in limeand labor is to be obtained.

Many water works men are sharing thesame belief and replacing their older ma-chines for the late model which has beenbrought up to date. Your attention is calledto the fact that we will allow you the fu l ltrade-in value of your old machine if youwill send it in. Now is the time to do this.Before many weeks your force will againtake up outside work. Why not be preparedfor it with Mueller equipment which willspeed up the work and at the same timemake the task of tapping less arduous andless expensive.

In this connection, we suggest that yougo over all of your tapping machines andmake a careful examination of their fitnessfor this season's work. Be sure the toolsand parts are in good shape for the comingseason and in good efficient workable con-dition. If not, take up with us the questionof a new machine or the replacement otnecessary parts.

If you have a machine in need of generalrepairs, send it in to us. We will be gladto check it over and give you an estimateof the cost of put t ing it in first class con-dition.

We are confident that j'ou will find thisboth advantageous and profitable to you.

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have turned out for play, but more playersare needed.

The factory girls as well as daughters ofemployes are especially invited to join thisgroup. If a few more turn out, a good gameor games will be assured each evening.

There's nothing like exercise, girls, to keepthat form and feel fit, so why pass up thisopportunity. Turn out. A few suits are stillon hand and you may use one withoutcharge.

DANCING CLASSOn Jan. 7th Miss Van Dyke's dancing

class resumed rehearsals at the Mueller Gymafter a two weeks' Christmas vacation.

Miss Van Dyke reports an excellent classth i s year and the a t tendance has been quiteregular, even though a number have been ab-sent occasionally on account ot: sickness.

A LESSON IN ECONOMY

Mrs. George Washington Had Her ClothesMade Over.

The business men, the politicians, and theeconomists are all preaching "economy"; thewomen of the country, likewise, are imbuedwith the spirit, some through necessity andsome through choice. In every gathering ofwomen, the conversation sooner or laterveers to the subject of clothes, and the waysin which they ply their originality and in-genuity to the revamping of their wardrobe.It is interesting to note that the original"First Lady of the Land" was an ardent ad-vocator of economy, not through choicehut because of her democratic princi-ples. Mrs. George Washington alwaysdressed in a most simple and unpretentiousmanner considering her great wealth, andit was her custom to have her gowns andcoats remodeled many times. At one timeshe displayed with pride two dresses madeof cotton with red and brown silk stripeswhich had been woven at Alt. Vernon fromthe ravelings of old brown silk stockingsand red silk damask furn i tu re covering.What woman of todaj', confronted with theproblem of making last year's wardrobeconform to the present fashions, wouldthink of going to such lengths? She maymake booked rugs out of her old silk stock-ings, but she draws the line at convertingthem into a dress.

DO IT NOWThis is a good time to have a thorough

physical examinat ion. It should be done ev-ery year. Dr. Long's services are availablefor this purpose and appointments may bemade at the Employment Office. Retainyour health by intelligent care.

PAPA HAD TRIED IT

He—I told your father frankly that I couldn't sup-port you.

She—What did he say?He—He said he had had the same experience.

T H E M U E L L E R R E C O R D

DEATHS MRS. MARY J. PARKER

Mrs. Sarah SullivanThe f r iends in this organization of George

F. Sullivan will regret the news of the deathof his mother, Mrs. Sarali Sullivan, whichoccurred at 819 West Michigan street, Mil-waukee, Wisconsin, November l l th. Mrs.Sullivan had reached the advanced age of 91years. She was a pioneer resident of Milwau-kee, having gone there with her parentswhen a girl of 11 years. In her long andusefu l l i f e , Mrs. Sullivan witnessed the re-markable development of the United States.Her death came after an illness of fourdays.

Funeral services were held at 9:30 A. M.,Monday, November 14th, in Gesu churchand burial was in Calvary cemetery. Sheis survived by two daughters, Kathryn E.and Sarah J., and four sons, Thomas P.,Edward C, William J, and George F. Sulli-van. Her husband, Patrick, died in 1902.Mrs. Sullivan died in the same house sheentered as a bride before the Civil War.

Robert J. HootsRobert J. Hoots, aged 77, died Friday,

November 4th, in St. Mary's hospital. M.r.Hoots was for 20 years a member of theMueller organization. He had never mar-ried and is survived by his twin brother,John J. Hoots. The deceased was horn atHumboldt, Illinois, where he lived unt i l hecame to this city. The body was taken toHumboldt for burial.

Kelly MorganKelly Morgan died recently at his home,

1125 Rogers Ave. He had been ill but ashort time.

William BurgessWilliam Burgess, retired, died at his home

at 1336 N. College street, November 21st.He died of cancer after an illness of severalmonths. Mr. Burgess was conscious up tothe moment of his passing and had the usu-al experience of telling his family goodbyewhile still in ful l possession of his faculties.

Mr. Burgess first went to work for theMueller Co. on February 10th, 1899, and hasbeen employed continuously in the foundryunt i l his retirement January 1st, 1932. Dur-ing most of his service here he was a brassmolcler. When the inspection departmentwas organized, he was made inspector forfoundry defects, a position which he held forthe past twelve years.

He came to Decatur from a farm near Be-mcnt. He is survived by his wife, RachelBurgess, and three children, Mrs. C. E.Brown, Decatur; Mrs. L. B. Jackson,Bloomington, and O. G. Burgess, Elmhurst.

Although Mr. Burgess was a man of smallstature, he was every inch a man and main-tained his vitality with remarkable success.He was a cheerful, willing worker, honestand unselfish.

Mrs. Mary J. Parker, grandmother of EarlParker of the Record Dept., with b i r thdaycake bearing 91 candles. The bir thday wascelebrated last June when Mrs. Parker wasin apparently good health. A few relativesand friends gathered to help in commemorat-ing the anniversary. Mrs. Parker auto-graphed this photograph in a strong, clearhand. She passed away December 27th aftera very short illness, in the full possession ofher mental faculties to the last moment.

TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF SERVICE

Remarkable Record of Mueller Goods inHenry Watterson Hotel at Louisville.

The Henry Watterson at Louisville is oneof the most popular hotels in that famousKentucky city.

It was opened to the public in April, 1912,nearly twenty-one years ago. Two hundredand fifty pairs—five hundred Mueller Self-Closing Lavatory faucets—were installedwhen the hotel was built. These samefaucets arc sti l l in use today. Mr. Ed-ward J. Bosler, manager, says thesefaucets are still giving excellent service.Twenty-one years is a long time for anymanufactured article to stand up, and espe-cially in a hotel where subjected to public usenight and day, and plenty of use at thatin a hotel of the rank and popularity of theHenry Watterson. There is scarcely anyother hotel equipment which does not haveto be periodically replaced in the course oftwenty-one years, but these Mueller faucetslaugh at time, and continue to perform re-gardless of years. Plumbing equipment isgenerally regarded as expensive in upkeep,but not when Mueller goods are used. Man-ager Bosler is pleased with these Muellergoods and we feel a pride in the splendidmanner in which they have maintainedMueller claims and reputation.

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