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United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04
is WORLDS LARGEST LATHE
Immense Piece OF Machinery Turned
Out for Use Of United States
Government.

Those who live inland. and. in fact.
all who are not fairly familiar with
the large guns used for sea coast de-
fense, can hardly appreciate the huge
size OF lathe necessary to turn and
bore them. The lathe being designed
and built by the United States Naval
Gun shop at Washington. ID. c.. by the
Niles-Bement-Bond company. at the
Bement works. is the largest made.
The lathe is so long that the prepara-
tions for its installation include the
construction OF tunnel extending out
under highway, as there was not
room for it between the walls of the
shop.
The lathe bed itself is It's feet long
and is made In Ave sections. but the
total overall length. including projec-
tions at the end OF tho bed. brings II
up to 1S5 feet. The main portion of
the bed on which the carriages travel
has three broad shears, the total
width being los inches. or feet. and
the length 1903 feet. The rest OF the
bed extends under what is called the
boring bench. which has two shears.
The total width. of this II g. inches
United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04
SYNOPSIS.

Ralph Van Vechten. young man OF
leisure, is astonished to see man enter
No l5ls. house across the street from
spoken of as he House OF Mystery. Sew
.rai persons az regular intervals enter
to his friend. Tom Piiinney. regarding the
whereabouts Of his cousin and nancee.
Paige Carew A man Is forcibly elected
follow the man and md him dend In the
street Van Neciten Is attracted by the
fses Of q girl In the crowd OF .onlookers
surrounding the body. Detective Flint
calls on Van Nechten to get his version
Of the tragedy. Tom Phinney goes alone
on yachting trip. He recognizes among
some persons In a passing motor boat two
men whom he had seen enter the House
Of Mystery. He sees one Of them. a Mr.
Tom Is seized. blindfoided and taken TO n
house swcet-voieed girl later protests
Van yechten calls on his uncle. Theodore
Van Vechtsr. big man in Wall street.
and known as the Man OF Iron" in
search OF Information regarding the
whereabouts OF Paige carew. Detective
Flint shows Van Nechten a gold mesh
purse found In the House OF Mystery.
Carew The sweet-voiced girl helps Tom
fhinney escnpe. A message from Lon
Miss Carew and her companion. Mrs
n,esereaus. sailed for New YORK some
pie Bonner. owner OF the House OF MyS-
terry. II is recalled that Temple Bonner
was In love with n daughter OF Compton
Schuyler who married Max willard The
other daughter married n man named
pcvereaux. Bonner and willard were In
Innate friends search Is started for
willard. Van Nechten enters the House
of Mystery by the back door la time to
hear John Calls threaten a girl. He In
terfer-s and helps the gtri escape. bot is
rendered unconscious In tls struggle
with Calls. Tom Phinney gets Job
~ master Of BrownloN's yacht kohinur.
which has been chartered for some nNE-
ferrous mission. The chnrtercr Max Will
inrsi and his friends board tho Yacht at
night aud Tom hears the voice OF the un-
known rirL Willard assures Tom that
his fnlHFiot l. honorable md intimntcsi
that great wrong iH about 10 be riEhted.
iie gives orders That no one II TO leave
- board the Yacht wsthou; his pcrmls-
sion, With Wiiiard'- consent prUa goes
ashore TO telephone. and returns to the
yacht In great agitation.
United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04
BOOK III.
cHAPrER vl.-con,Inued

Before breakfast next morning
Thurday-he saw her. dressed for the
street in the same becoming blue
gown she hnd worn the previous night.
Her face was drawn and pale and her
eyes held troubled look. as " she
had passed sleepless night Never.
thelesa She smiled as che greeted him
4 am afraid I must cause more
bother" she said. u am obliged posi-
t,ycly 20 20 downtown this morning
! got no farther than the Claremont
last night. you know
Before breakfast exclaimed Tom.
~Yes." with quiet gravity. 4 am go
INK with Miss willard"
Miss Willard Then one OF the 9TH
cr ladies WAS old Wizards daughter
Jessie. doubtless.
Della" he said after n moment. do
YOU care II no with you this morn
ing7"
She colorcd family and dropped her
gaze. but her gravity did not change.
Il shall be very glad 10 have you 20
over In the launch with us and get us
cab-if such things are procurable
90 far from town. But I'm sorry the
United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04

errand is of n private nature-I at,hor
mystery and secrecy-but II ID not
mine"
Il don't want to intrude." he hesi.
tated. She flashed n sly look Mt him.
Little good 1t does me to object"
she said-"Here's Jessie"
A stateroom door opened to disclose
n girl who. IL she was not SO beautiful
as Della, Tom was obliged to admit
that she came very near being SO.
Hers was contrasting type; black
hair and eyes. but n clear complexion:
and she was as tastefully and becom-
ingly gowned. though In light gray. as
the other girl.
She acknowledged Toms introduc-
tion so absentiy that he received the
impression that her mind was set upon
something afnr on and that she was
iiercely impatient OF the Intervening
distance. She seemed to move in n
sort OF stony despair that would crush
her down presently II she could not
and relief
And on the wey over to the landing.
and up TO the Clnremont. whose garage
supplied them with an automobile. she
uttered no word and remained indif-
farent to her surroundings.
United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04
Observation-Disclosures
and the length 75 feet. The weight
OF the machine complete with electri-
cal equipment is 100000 pounds, or 400
tons.-American Machinist.
MADE In England"

Orders are frequently sent to Brit
ish and French label makers for labels
bearing fancy descriptions. constitut-
ing false description OF origin. for
the South American trade, These
makers are requested to execute or
ders for labels bearing such indica.
tons as Smith. Regent street; Brown.
Piccadilly: Gabrielle or Suzanne, Rue
de la Paix. Paris. when there is every
reason to believe that the goods to
which the labels are destined are
neither English In the one, case nor
French in the other.
United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04
Had Proved hls Point.

DO you think you could give up
drinking and smoking II you wished
tot" Certainly. l have no respect for
a man who isn't strong-minded enough
to do that" Did YOU ever try itF'
Yea. l once got along for two months
without taking drop of liquor or
smoking cigar" why did you ever
so back to it," We'll. had by that
time recovered from my attack OF ty-
phoid fever. and there wasn't any rea
son for denying myself"
United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04

the name OF Flint. seemed TO know un-
cannlly that Barnicle was lying.
Mr. Rudolph had spared no pains to
keep his damaged condition from the
eyes OF the world.
A light tap upon the outer door
broke sharply in upon Barnicle's trou-
/ bled reflections. He cooked an ear in
that direction. and glanced uneasily at
the sleeper. who had not stirred. The
tap was repeated.
Barnicle was puzzled; he knew it
was no hotel employees announcement
with all OF which he had reason to
be familiar-and setting aside this
explanation. there remained only one
other way by which TO account for the
tapping somebody had slipped
through the office, with its guardian
Gordon Of clerks. porters and bell-hops.
and come directly to Van Vechten's
rooms. Such a proceeding bore a sim
ister import to Barnicle's mind
For a third time the tap sounded.
And then Barnicle stole into the recep-
tion-hall. with the determination OF
sending the presumptuous caller about
his business. With this purpose in
, mind. he did not bother TO close the
livingroom door behind him, and
opened the outer door barely an inch
or two-at first
NeNt instant out OF sheer amazement
he pulled 1t wide open.
He was confronted by the vision OF
beautiful. stylishly gowned young
lady. That she really was a lady in
aver Sarsa Of tho ,xord parufrla could
! not for an instant doubt. No one could
have doubted.
Excepting on the very rare occasions
wheu his employer entertained a few
choice friends in his rooms. ladies
were not In the habit OF visiting them:
so it is no wonder that he was dunn
[ founded With one eye expectant for
the Young lady's card. and the other
taking stock Of her loveliness. he be-
gan to assure her that Mr.. Van Vech-
ten was out OF the city.
The tone in which she interrupted.
the fash OF her eyes that accompanied
the words made his mouth close like a
trap.
81 know that Mr. Van Vechten is
here" she declared positively. and |
know that he is ILL., mean to see
MIN
7 There was no doubling this purpose.
either. though Barnicle essayed final
prutest-a faiut-bearted one. for lie
remembered too late the open inner
door, and OF course this mad young
lady knew lie was not telling the truth.
F The incident was assuming scandalous
aspects.
But Mr.. Van veehten IS in no con
/ d.tion to
Once more she unceremoniously
I checked him. this time with an ire
pressible sob OF impatience and an i'm
/ petuous command to stand aside. He
obeyed mechanically. and the caller.
brushing by him. rushed through the
/ reception-hall into the nvinE-room. and
threw herself upon her knees beside
/ the unconscious figure on the daven-
port.
Barnicle had never heard tell of
anything like il: be was Mortified.
But whether or not the extraordinary
I occurrence was novel in Barnicle's ex-
perience. he was beginning dimly to
realize that 1t represented a manifes-
tation OF emotional forces with which
I u would be dangerous for him to med
die. II the lady was SO disregardful OF
4 third persons presence that she
would make no effort TO hide her feel
iugs. then -Barnicle-would better
be going: this was no place for a
moral male servant of mature years.
Cro BE CoSTINUEDl
4 Observation-Disclosures
United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04

i liz llu ullISlOuS
inquiries coming
10 this office by
mail, telephone e
and telegraph, re-
garding the issu-
ance Of certlfi-
Gates of indebted
ness for expenses
against the milf
tary department,
make it necessary
to take this means
of informing
those whom If
may concern that
all bills for ex-
penses and salar-
les which have
been certified to
this office by the
military de part
ment have been
audited, adjusted
and ceriific ates
issued therefor,
with the exception
of certain claims
for horses and
horse hire.
No pay rolls
for the months Of
rep r u d r y a n q
March have been
received in this
office. | cannot
issue certificates
until vouchers are
forwarded 10 this
office from the
military bo ard.
All communica-
tlons referring 10
these accounts
should be d.
dressed 10 the
Adjutant Gener-
ais Department,
Denver, Colora-
do. ';s:.ss =s.s Ks {,
EN
Ready Kenehan,'
@ Auditor of State.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
BANDIT WHO KILLS 3 ESCAPES
Passengers Shot Graphing Robber
on Great Northern Express Train
Chance OF Capture Remote.

Bellingham, Wash.-When three
passengers on Great Northern
passenger train bound for Vancouver,
British Columbia, undertook to resist
one of three train robbers, who en-
tered the day coach when the train
was running along the edge of the
bay, nine miles south of Bellingham,
the robber drew an automatic pistol
and killed them.
Thomas B. Wadsworth, a Canadian.
Pacific conductor OF Vancouver; r. L.
Lee of Bremerton, Wash, and NJ. S.
McElhoss, travelling salesman, of Van.
couver, were the three he killed.
Posses were formed and a special
train rushed to the scene, but as the
surrounding country is almost a will
derness, and the robbers had chance
TO get away in a boat to the San Juan
Islands. little hope is held out for the
speedy capture Of the robbers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
DEATH CAUSES AN INQUIRY
BRYAN ORDERS INVESTIGATION
AFTER CONFERENCE.
w. S. Benton, Millionaire Mine and
Ranch Owner, Killed on Or
der Of Rebel General.

Washington, d. CA slumber.
ing Mexican situation was brought
quickly to a point Of intense inter.
national interest by the fash Of a
message stating that William s. Ben
ton, British subject, had been killed
in Juarez by order OF Gen. Francisco
Villa, the constitutionalist commander
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British am
bassador, conferred with Secretary
Bryan about it; President Wilson and
his cabinet discussed 1t briefly. and a
thorough investigation was ordered
by the state department from consular
representatives on the border.
The news shocked officials gener
ally, who had come to believe that
Gen. Villa fully realized the position
of the American government in rela
ton to the protection of foreigners in
Mexico. particularly in the. north Of
that country.
81 haven't sufficient facts on which
10 base an opinion" Secretary Bryan
said. Until l have. the department
will express no opinion"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
TRA|NMEN To GET RAISE
INCREASE OF 100000 YEARLY TO
c., q. & @. EMPLOYEES.
Precipitation Between Six and Eight
Service Performed, Either
in Miles or Hours.

Chicago. Ill.--Increases in wages
approximating 100000 annually
were granted to 5000 trainmen Of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad, by board of arbitration
which has been sitting for three
months
The award granted full payment for
all services performed, either in miles
or hours, but denied in almost every
instance requests for extra payments
for service incidental to regular du-
ties. No reductions in pay were made.
A minimum wage a month was es-
tablished for the first time for passen'
ger trainmen, and is as follows:
Conductors, $13420; baggagemen,
Ss0s5 brakemen and fagmen, s74.s0.
The minimum pay for Chicago suburb
an trainmen was increased to the fol
lowing: Conductors, S112.S0; collec-
tors. sS5; brakemen, s72.
The board granted 10 demands OF
the men for changes in rules govern
ing both the freight and passenger
service. many OF these grants includ.
ed increases In pay for freight con.
dUctors and trainmen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
TRAIN IS ROBBED OF $4,000
Three Hold Up Queen and Crescent
Express Near Trusville, Ala
$4,000 in Sack Overlooked.

Birmingham, Ala.-Queen G. Gers
cent passenger train No. l, Cincinnati
to New Orleans, was held up by three
masked men near Trussville. Ala, IA
miles from here.
The robbers boarded the engine and
forced the engineer to cut off the mail
and express cars from the remainder
of the train and then proceed south.
They then ran the train to within
five miles of Irondale, where they
forced the crew to uncouple the mail
and express cars. Four sacks Of mail
containing $4,000 we're secured.
The robbers ransacked the car and
secured the registered mail books
Then they took the New Orleans
New York registered mail and de-
camped, leaving one sack containing
$4,000 behind.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
HUSBAND SLOWLY POISONED
Experts at Mrs. Butfem's Murder Trial
Deny Dine Dose kilIed-Wili
Show Motive.

Little Valley, N. Y.-George w.
Cole, special prosecutor, finished
the expert medical testimony in the
trial of Mrs. Cynthia Buffem, charged
with the murder of her husband.
Experts testified that VILLAS Buff
fem died of poisoning. They further
asserted that death was not caused
by the one dose alleged to have been
given on July s last, but from re
peated administrations of the poison
in his food and drink.
The prosecuting attorneys now de
clare they are ready to show a mo
tive in the alleged relations of Mrs
Buffem with Ernest Frahm, who II
awaiting trial on the charge Of muir
der.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
Missouri Grows Big Wool Crop.

jefferson City.-Statistical informa
ton furnished the Missouri bureau OF
labor statistics by 27S,500 farmers OF
the state indicates that the 1913 pro
duction of wool in Missouri amounted
TO 7,0S7,500 pounds. At 20 cents a
pound the worth, washed and un-
washed, was $1,417,500.
The wool bulletin recites that the
1918 output of wool was reduced by
the process of securing to 3,S9S, 1875
pounds, but its value increased to ST.,
4S1, 2SS. 1t took 100000 head OF
sheep to supply the shearing. The ay
erage weight of the fleece was 6.7j
pounds.
The percentage of shrinkage during
the securing was 40. Wool in the
secured state brought less pound
than it has for several years, the av-
erage being 3S cents. In 1912, SO
cents was the prevailing price and in
1911. 80 cents.
That the wool of Missouri is SUI
perior in quality to that of Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Del
aware. Maryland and Minnesota is
shown by the fact that it brought a
higher price in Eastern markets The
! output was Is per cent fine and 80
per cent medium, about the same as
that of other states of the Mississippi
valley.
1t would take the 1913 output of II
linois, Kansas and Nebraska to equal
that of Missouri. Missouri produced
more wool than did Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
! Rhode Island and Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey and Delaware. 1t
produced nearly as much as did Vir
ginia, North and South Carolina,
| Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip-
pi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennes-
see combined.
Missouri's annual crop would supply
every man and boy with one suit OF
clothes year II half mixed with
| cotton 1t would clothe the male popu-
lation of the state from head to foot
completely, giving each an overcoat,
two suits of clothes. shirt and other
garments, including a cap. The cost
OF the raw material would be about
SIS.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
ADAM WAS RIB, WOMAN SAYS
erina Eve Came First in Gar.
den Of Eden.

New York-Adam. not Eve,
was the rib. That is, instead OF
woman springing from the rib Of man
II happened the other way-man was
fashioned from the rib OF woman, who
came first in the Garden of Eden. So
declared Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gil
man, leader of the feminist move
ment
Celebrating on her address deliver
ed before 100 women, Mrs. Gilman
brought out these tenets OF her belief:
First. the highest form OF life is
the female of the species-any spe
cies. Woman has progressed, while
man has failed to develop physiolog
ically speaking.
Woman's sphere is motherhood and
the growth Of the race, while man is
but hunter and fighter. Only as she
serves man in motherhood is woman
considered useful and protected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
NEW IDEAS ABOUT ALlM0NY
Feminists, Who Are Advanced Suf-
frasettes, No Longer Believe in
Women Being Dependent.

New York.-The following are some
of the planks in the feminist platform
as sawed, hammered and squared by
Crystal Eastman Benedict.
Make marriage a link-not a hand.
cuff.
Educate girl for life-not for mar
rage.
Discard the practice OF assuming
the husbands name on marriage and
stick to your own
Free men from dependent wives,
for they are parasites.
Free women from the indignity of
dependency upon men.
Change mems social garments.
According to Miss Benedict, fcmin-
ism means the preservation of won.
ans individuality She took a WALTON
at the practice of alimony, declaring
that all women should be financially
independent
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
JURY ExoNERATED BLIND SEN
AToR AFTER oELiBERAT.
ING 2Is MINUTES.
VERDICT IS LOUDLY CHEERED
Decision Would Have Been Returned
Had Defendant offered No Tes-
tmony to Refute Woman's
Charges, Foreman Says.

Oklahoma City. ok.-Upon the tes'
timony of Mrs. Minnie f. Bond and
her own witnesses, Senator T. p. Gore
was indicated OF any wrong conduct
toward Mrs. Bond by a jury in the
district court here. The jury DELHI
Grated two minutes and a half and
only one ballot was taken. II was
unanimous for Senator Gore and re-
fused to award to Mrs. Bond even 1
cent of the $500 she asked from the
blind senator, whom she had charged
with attempting to attack her in a
hotel in Washington, March "a, 1913.
The packed courtroom was silent
At his final words, ''in favor OF the
defendant" those near the front Of
the room heard Mrs. Gore utter a
stiffled cry as she leaped from the
chair, grasped the hand OF Senator
Gore and whispered something to him.
When she turned and shook hands
with Henry Carpenter, foreman OF the
jury, both she and Carpenter wept.
Senator Gore merely smiled.
simultaneously with the cry of Mrs.
Gore, loud cheering emanated from
the spectators. Hats were thrown to
the ceiling and many yelled frantic
ally the name OF Gore. Women
laughed, then wept, as they pushed
forward with hundreds of men, in an
attempt, to offer their congratulations
to Senator and Mrs. Gore. The dem.
onstration continued unchecked for
Is minutes, when Judge Clark raped
for order and dismissed the jury.
1--WE find" the jury stated in the
verdict, "the evidence submitted by
the plaintiff entirely insufficient upon
which to base a suit; that said evil
dence wholly exonerates the defend
ant, and had the defendant, at the
conclusion of the plaintiffs evidence
announced that he desired to intro
duce no evidence and rested his case
cur verdict would have been the same
in that event as now returned by US
In favor of the defendant"
During the reading OF the verdict
there was no perceptiable change II
the expression of Mrs Bonds face
From the time the jury left the room
until the demonstration began, sh,
sat leaning on a table and scribblinf
on piece of paper. She seemed IL
no haste to leave the room until she
was approached by her attorneys
when she arose and walked out will
them and her husband.
f. ]. Giddings. attorney for Mrs
Bond. annuonced that he will appea
the case to the state supreme court, OF
the ground that the jury was infiu
enced by the applause and demon
STATIONS Of the audience Throughout
the trial.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-26
Good Roads, Good School,

Hannibal.--The rural popula,io, g..
more willing to support better scbo,i,
today THAI at any previous time J.,
is being realized that all educatlop.I
activities or agencies must be mora ,.
less correlated, anu, more than an
else, that they must be made ac,ss
sible to the children. In n-py comm
ties where bad roads prevail most n,
the schools are OF the Anticipated one
room variety. They are usually l,.
Gated along bad roads, which, durfra
the winter, when the schools gr.
usually in session, become so nesrI,
impossible as to make it diffcu,, %.
the children to reach them. Th.
condition causes irregular attendance
and restricts the educational opp,,i,
tunities of the child. Not only THO
but often impedes the economic cor
solidation of these smaller school.
into larger, stronger graded schools
with high school courses, directed BY
competent principal and corps OF
teachers.
On the other hand, in counuee
which have improved their roads, th,
schools are easily reached, the aver
age attendance greater, the efficiency
largely increased and economic con
solldation made possible. Regular at.
tendance at school means consistent
and regular growth of both school and
pupil, and consolidation of schools
means a maximum of efficiency at a
minimum of cost. Ii is also notewor.
thy that there is u marked tendency
for the consolidated school to become
the social and intellectual center Of
the community. Most modern rural
schoolnouses are so constructed as to
serve the community as gathering
places for various kinds of public
meetings, and where vans are used
to convey the children to school dur.
ing the day they are frequently
pressed into service to haul the farm
ers and their wives to institute work.
lectures or entertainments at the
schoolhouse The consolidated school
becomes a sort of community center
in which all educational and social ac-
tivities converge, and in order that it
may properly perform that function
all of the highways leading TO it
should be so improved as to render it
readily accessible throughout the
| year.