The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-16
Alexander van Praag Represent
ative Of Rolling Mill will
get Physician Place
DONORS TO
THE BULLETIN
LODGING HOUSE
Anonymous $5
McKnight-Keakon Grocery CO.
Is pounds coffee.

The story of DR.. S. Scollena, the
Holland physician. which was
printed in The Bulletin yesterday
morning, attracted the attention OF
Alexander Van Praag of Decatur, III.
and, as result DR.. Scollena prob
ably will be comfortably fixed within
a day or two. Van Praag called on
DR.. Scollena and they had a chat,
the result of which was that an inter-
view was arranged for this morning.
Van Praag is representative Of the
Eagle Rolling Mills Company of Ulm.
Mich. He was born in Utrecht,
Holland, where Scollena received
his education and came to the United
States some years ago.
Invited to Meal.
When Van Praag read the story
in The Bulletin he decided he did
not want to see native of his
country suffering, and at once went
to The Bulletin office. lie inquired
for Dir. Scollena and in few AliR
utes the two were talking together
like old friends.
When Van Praag entered the lodg-
ing house the Doctor was eating his
evening meal of sandwich, bowl
of soup and a cup Of coffee. Scollena
sat his dinner down to talk to his
countryman and was invited to the
hotel for better meal. After a
couple of hours Scollena reappeared
at the lodging house with word that
he may get good position today
The lodging house last night cared
for 20 homeless men, An extra sup
ply of blankets were received and
enough bedding to keep the men
warm was on hand.
The men have adapted themselves
to conditions, with amazing ease.
Practically all are working men,
ts >pordri'y embarrassed and will
work il given chance. The lodg-
ing house will allow no loafers and
anyone offered position, he can
fill, will be refused admittance,
should he refuse to work.
While waiting for the nine o'clock
bedtime the men spend their time
telling stories and reading magazines
furnished by citizens of Cairo.
Several of the men had a weeks
growth of beard on their faces last
night and were lamenting the fact
that they looked so disreputable that
no one would hire them. Soon one
man produced keen razor and 4
strop and In an instant he was the
center of attention. After the own
er of the razor had shaved himself,
he offered to shave any other man.
Practically every one In the place
avallcd himself of the opportunity
A small box was obtained and, with
the barber's chest as head rest, the
men were quickly shaved. After the
operation one would hardly have
been able to identify many Of the
men, so much difference was created
by the mere cleaning of the hair from
their facesa
Clean up Room.
While the barber was at work 9TH
ers were scrubbing the floor and pre-
pairing clean place for the men,
who could not be furnished cots.
Others washing the dishes, while still
others did other things to keep the
large room warm and snug.
The lodging house will be run
during the remainder of the cold
spell. AS soon as the weather opens
it will be discontinued.
That the lodging house struck a
vein that needed only small open
ing to get going properly, is shown
by the contributions that have come
to the Bulletin office. Five dollars
in cash was added to the $40 already
donated a.,d a supply of coffee and