Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-14

The granite produced in the
United States in 1911 had a value
of S21, 39f, 8i9, an increase of $780,
Oil over the value for 1910. Four
teen States, according to the
United States Geological Survey,
produced granite valued at more
than s5O0,0 900, in following order:
Vermont, Massachusetts,, Maine,
California, Wisconsin, Washing
ton, New Hampshire, Rhode Is
land, Georgia, Maryland, Minne-
sofa North Carolina, Oregon, and
Connecticut. of these States the
first seven produced granite valu-
ed at more than $780, 900 and six
of the fourteen-Vermont, Mas
sachusetts, California Washing
ton, Rhode Island, and Connecti-
cut-showed an increase in value
of output. There vas an increase
of 1929, 704 paving blocks in 1911,
over the output of 1910, when the
production vas 81, 0S9, 399, over
an increase, of S26, 159 in value
over the value of the 1910 output,
which was $685. 72 A large
proportion of the output of Wis
consin, the largest producer of
theee blocks, goes to Chicago; the
blocks for New York and other
large eastern cities are supplied
by Massachusetts,, Maine, New
York, North Carolina, New Hamp-
tshire, New Jersey, Georgia, and
other granite-quarrying States
near the Atlantic seaboard; and
the demand on the Pacific coact is
met by the local quarries.
A big, fine 70-foot motor car
glided along the Frisco railroad
in and out of this city yesterday
afternoon to the amazement and
near-incredulity of many persons,
who rubbed their eyes to learn
if they were awake. 1t travelled
along so smoothly and silently
that it's monster whistle snorted
an alarm those warned jumped az
if they had been shot, having
been entirely unaware of the cars
approach. The car was in this
city about half an hour. A con-
ductor and motorman consisted it's
crew. 1t came from Springfield
and was on the way to Chaffee.
It has been in commission, doing
practical railroad work, in Texas
and the southwest, and therefore
it was not new to the rails. 1t
knew it's business. The Frisco
company has taken up the ques-
ton of better passenger traffic
service for Poplar Bluff and those
towns which the lines of this
division touch. 1t is more than
possible that a motor a service
will be established, in addition to
the regular train service, SO that
patrons may have a better sche-
dule. Fuel Agent johnson of
Springfield, in pursuance of this
view taken by the company, has
been travelling ever the lines to
see about establishing a gasoline
tank. Indications are that he will
have one set at Brentwood,
which is at a junction of two
branches and would be very con-
venient. The motor a here yes
terday is 70 feet long, having a
baggage compartment and room
in which to seat sixty-fve passen-
gers. The motive power is suf-
ficient to draw extra coaches If
the need arose. The motorman
handles ii much the same as does
the motorman of an ordinary
inter-urban or city trolly car, and
the car is capable of attaining
high speed. 1t is q pleasant way
to travel. No definite plan has
yet been formulated regarding the
additional service but it is exc
pected that announcement will be
made shortly relative to it.-Poplar
Bluff Republican.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: GA
subconscious self, at times break
ing forth with irresi stible power,
becoming a wild uncomfortable
force with a craving for excite
ment, is the lot of Barbara
Gladys Arnold, 16-years- old nurse
girl, who set fire to the Hotel Ber-
lin Friday night, in which a score
of people were injured and three
met death, according to a state
ment of the girl yesterday. Her
other self, a normal studious,
: sweet tempered, lovable girl, was
not present, she says, and as a re-
suit it does not seem real to her,
I but like some horrible dream, from
which she is just awakening and
beginning to wonder how she
could have committed such an act.
For two hours yesterday afternoon
DR.. Marc Ray Hughes of 1886 West
Pine boulevard, an alienist, sat in
: the Office of Chief of Detectives
Allender and questioned the girl.
Leaning comfortab bly, back in her
chair, her eyes opened to their wild.
est extent, she gravely followed
the questioning of the physician,
who was endeavoring to ascertain
what component part Of her make.
up had prompted her to fire the
hotel. She admitted to the physi-
clan there apparently was no mo-
tive she could describe that had
prompted the deed. She told
Chief Allender she was sitting in
her room and saw some matches
on the sewing machine, and it was
then the idea entered her head to
; set fire to the Hotel Berlin. Creep
ing from her room she threw a