The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-13
HE Is SEEKING am.
Mr.. foder of Oklahoma Tells what He
Knows About Destitution of That Place.

While the elimination and recrimina.
, ton in regard TO the condition of set.
! tiers in certain parts of Oklahoma have
| been flying through the air a grea,
! many people have been wondering Just
/ the modus operandi OF asking for aid
II makes an interesting story II
Will naturally occur TO many that a
community that is absolutely PROSTATE
must have hard time to send men at
a big expense as far east at ST. Louis
and as for west as Denver. II will also
occur that the money necessary to send
these solicitors out, If the people are
starving at home, could be best used 1t
home at once.
The Eagle took pains to find out
about this yesterday Another aid So
licitor reached Wichita. In all. about
twenty solicitors have been in Wichita
this year. The aid solicitor yesterday
was Mr.. II. NJ. Yoder OF township %.
ranges. Woods county. Mr.. Yoder is a
Mennonite. american born) He is a
comfortable, kindly looking man, and
he carried Identification papers with
him 10 establish the wOrtinees OF his in
vestigation. This recommends ton pa
per is printed bank, announcing that
aid is needed on the part of the settlers
Of that township and is signed by sixty
or seventy citizens. NJ. II. Yoder Is
named as solicitor and receiver OF all
donations and all goods. sent II is re-
quested. should be billed TO NJ III. Yo-
der. Cameron, Harper county. Kansas.
in care of Joseph Ash. Cameron Is the
postOfiice just across the Oklahoma
line.
In answer TO questions by a reporter
for the Eagle, Mr.. Yoder said:
What the settlers need most Is bread
stuff and old clothing. Clothing that
is thrown away in cities would be very
acceptable.
is this the first time your township
has sent out for aid this year,"
This Is the first time We have sent
out solicitor"
How have the settlers managed 10
get along so far?"
THE Mennonite churches Of Kansas.
Missouri, Indiana. Ohio. Illinois and
many eastern states have been supply
ing them"
Are the cases CT restitution scatter
ed or is il genersl?"
1T is general. I know OF only three
families in our township who are not
in need OF food
Haven't the settlers very fine grow
ing crops-as good as the crops are
about Wichita? ?"
Yes. but they can't eat that"
How long will they need aid ?"
Until they can grind their corn-in
oCL1DtA-
Until tina, time they must be
eided?"
Yes"
DO the settlers who ar. starving ac-
cept work when il il offered 10 thsm?'
They would gladly accept work
do you know that the Choctaw rail-
road in Oklahoma Is advertising for
men. offering - cents per hour?"
mo sir. / didn't know that. Our
people DO not know q. However. I Will
let them know II. Several OF the men
who are bachelors down there can go.
have no doubt"
How far east are you going. Mr.
YOder?"
y expec, to go as far cas-. as ST.
Louis"
How 90 you manage 20 travel
II have pass on the railroad"
How do you pay your personal eI- I
penses. Does the community bear /
thar
NO sir. ! have paid that on; % ny 1
own pocket. Last nignt was my ffrst /
night out. ! spent 80 cents for a bad 1
/ think. however. that IL there are any 4
cash contributions later. e Is only fsir I
tha; I should take my personal expsa-
ses out Of them"
Nr. Yoder il a plain spoken a.d hor-
est appearing man He called on t1e
county commissioners yesterday anf Z
they promised 70 help him. lie Gays
that clothing and -four and other bread
stun directed 20 him IN care % Jes~ph
Ash a : Cameron VIII BE gratefully re-