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The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Qexelon a Iaxinn Strain

The trap nest will also help you discard the nonlayers. Even the pret- tiest lockers don't pay If they don't produce. Try to develop heavy lay ing strain of your own.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Feed Cows After MlIkinc

Owing to the dust and odo,s which arise from the feeding of hay. grain, and silage in the stable. it is best, from sanitary standpoint. to feed after milking rather than before.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
The Idea a.

Miss F1ip-Why are they objecting to this munitions business?
 Miss Elite (yaguely1-I guess it is because it is some sort of shell game.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Workino for Wages.

The men who work for wages on the farm need not be ashamed of their work nor their wages. One is easier than 1t used to be, and the other bet ter.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
How He EnioYed H.

How do you enjoy your motor cycle?"
 Fine All need is a coat of tar and feathers to feel like bird"
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
He Knew the Old Ladv

Geraldine-After we are married life will be one grand, sweet song
 Gerald-It won't be If your mother plays the accompaniment.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Sources of Potash.

Wood ashes and cotton-hull ashes are sources of potash. The potash in them is in the form of carbonate.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

n To keep fclean and healthy take Dr. irlerces Pleasant Pellets. They regulate iVer, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

BREAD WITHOUT SALT IS IASTeLESS
 A medicine chest without Magic Ar nica Liniment is useless. Best of all !iniments for sprains, swellings. bruises, Rheumatism and neuralgia. Ihree si T25c, soc and s1.00.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Her Sixth Sense.

. Mrs. Gabber is gifted with a sixth sense"
 And what Is that. pray2"
 "Inexhaustibility."
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
4 HINT TO WISE WOMEN

Don't suffer torture when all female troubles will vanish in thin air after using "Femenina.- Price soc and sI,oo-Adv
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Business or Occupation.

Skill in marketing determines whether farming is a business or sim ply an occupation.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

er-the human windmill isn't. That's the real difference.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Real Prophet.

They say cool waves coming"
 Yes, know it is; forgot to match that sample for my wife"
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The government of Colombia has appropriated large sum to encour. f.pge silk production in that country.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

Always use Red Cross Bail Blue. Delight, the laundress At all goed grocers Adv
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
We Have.

Money talks"
 Yes, and have you ever noticed that Poverty likes to listen?"
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

Piles Relieved Py First Application 9nlversal remedy for all forms of Piles. Druggists fefund money if 1t falls. Soc.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Only One.

Only One. Misfortune never comes singly.n "Oh. don't know Henry VIII had only one wife at a time"
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Correct.

She-What's the difference between an old maid and a bachelor girl?" He-About $5,000.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

Don't keep a good movement on hand; put it on foot at once.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
TEACHER MEDICINE CO.,, CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

The oftener a man fails the more he s addicted to the advice giving habit
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Why Dads Go Dippv

Pa was Joan of Arc Noah's wife 9" CA moment later)
 Pa, does ink come from the Black sea?"
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Ec-Zene Kills Eczema

Let Us prove it. Accept no substitute. T. your Druggist does not have it. write to Ec-Zene Co, St. taul. Minn.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Use Murine after E,po.ure In Cold

Use Murine after Exposure In Cold Cutting Winds and Dust IL Restores, Refreshes and Promotes Eye Health. Good for all Eyes that Need Care. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

Contrary to the general rule. the street car company finds it's hangers on a source of revenue.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Snuhhed.

Jask Blunt-Shall We get married? Mi,s Bright-I shall What you do is of no interest to me
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
His Price.

Mrs B-Did your gown cost much Mrs. W-Only one good cry.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Pops Opinion.

Gracie-Arthur and have promised to stand by each other.
 Pa-You're sitting on the sofa by each other every time I pass the par door
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The egotist naturally leads a lonely life.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

Instructors often most need instruc- tion
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Work of the Gjzzard,

Grit enables the gizzard to prepare the food for digestion.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The wise man takes a back seat and watches the fool butt into danger.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Thousands of Suffering Women S;I';!'' |:I;; i;'; ';''' Stella.Vit@

 liar to one strength the e back
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-14

The infieid is doing good work.
Zeider replaced Yerkes after a pinch
hitter acted for the former, and hit
safely his only time up. Rollie is still
a good ballplayer and has much base
ball left in his system.
Benny KaUff has started. In the
Giant victory over Philadelphia the
Fed slugger knocked a couple of sin
giles, stole a base and sent home a
run with a sacrifice. Tesreau out
pitched Mayer.
Babe Adams held ST. Louis to one
hit and Jimmy Callahan celebrated
his initial National league victory in
16 years. Carey hit four singles off
Meadows.
Fielder Jones used Davenport, one
of his Sloufed pitchers, and again
downed Cleveland, Morton going to
pieces in the eighth. This Speaker
got his first hit
Three of Connie Mack's young
pitchers staked the Red Sox to ten
passes. Barry and Gardner each
swiped two bases. It was walk
away for the champions, with Shore
pitching alright ball.
Ray Heating, Yankee pitcher, is a
hOldOut, but Bill Donovan says the
trouble will be settled. Heating wants
a salary boost He was out of COM
mission from June to the finish of last
season.
Eight players have been released
by the New York Giants to various
minor league clubs.
Detroit has released Pitcher RUDE
Marshall to Montreal.
Games have been scheduled in five
West Side semipro parks for Sun
day. They are: White Giants VS..
Chicago Leland Giants, 22d and
Rockwell sts.; Rogers Park vs.. West
Ends, old Cub park; WiedeTechts
VS.. Ideal Billiards, Albany av and
Lake st.; Tigers VS.. Dodger A c., 42d
and Chicago avs; Garden City VS..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-14

have finally closed for a ten-round
bout which will be held in Milwau-
kee, April "a. The articles call for
catchweights, which favors the
champion.
Jim Coffey knocked Jack Geyer out
in the fifth round at New York after
administering severe punishment in
the early rounds.
West Side Browns defeated First
Presbyterian collegians basketball
team, % to Is. A fist fight occurred
near the close and two players were
ruled off.
Miscellaneous Scores.
Butler Bros Z, Chicago 5.
Wisconsin 8, Notre Dame 2.
Mercer 6, Michigan 8.
De Paul 6, Lane 3.
Holy Trinity Cubs 10, Burr 9.
1870
BALDWIN COMMITTEE CALLED A
FINE LITTLE FAKE
The Baldwin committee, composed
of state senators and organized to in
vestigate the school system of Chi
cago, was branded fake yesterday
by the Legislative Voters league
after a rigid quiz into the birth of the
body.
The league issued a bulletin declar-
ing that in its opinion the committee
was a frameup put over on the state
senate by a legislative trick.
This has been repeatedly main
tanned by Margaret Haley, organizer
of the Chicago Teachers Federation.
She called the bluff of the committee
when its second meeting was held in
the Hotel LaSaIle a year ago.
The committee acted queerly. Or
ganized to remedy the faults of the
school system, it turned all it's efforts
against the Chicago Teachers Fed
Grafton and paved the way for an
other attack on the body. This came
=
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

among the messenger boys, and Of
course he investigates all cases of
sickness and accident with a view to
relief and assistance.
other Executive officials.
The manufacturing is under the SUI
peryision Of Charles G. Tyler, assistant
to the vice president and Major Wal
ter G. Penfeld, general works man
ager. Major Penield, formerly an OH
Ger in the United states army, was re-
sponsible for the whole designing and
equipment Of the new enterprise at
bridgeport, and he left the army to
take up this work. Other officers Of
the company, aside from Mr.. Dodge
and Mr.. Pryor, are George Bingham,
secretary and treasurer, and G. L. Rel.
ersOn, vice president.
Mareellus Hartley, who founded the
U. NJ. c. and afterward took hold Of
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

dealt with. This is in itself a heavy
engineering job.
No two of the houses are alike, al
though all the houses of each kind
have the same floor space. The com
pany wished to avoid all appearance
OF a community town. and there are
architectural differences which set
each house a little apart from the 9th
ers in looks. The two family houses
consist Of a living room, dining room,
kitchen, three bedrooms and a bath
room.
And this brings us to the employ
ment department, AS already men
toned. this department has a building
to itself. ut Is" said e. w. Carpen-
ter. It's head, the largest individual
employment office l know of. The
only one that is larger is that in Der
lin, which is a public one, And that
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

OF Job. 1T is much cheaper said
Mr.. Carpenter, Ito spend some time
examining an applicant than TO put
him in the shop, pay him for three
or four days work aud have him spoil
his material" Most Of the men taken
on are skilled workmen. and the num-
Der Of common laborers employed is
relatively small. In n day as many
as 1870 men have been chosen from the
applicants and put at once to work.
Welfare Work a Feature.
The welfare work is under the direc-
ton Of Joseph A. Page, who was loan
ed to the company for the purpose by
the Young Mems Christian Association
He was for four years in charge Of the
welfare work at Panama. Among his
duties is to investigate all cases re
ported to him in which a foreman has
! discharged a workman. II the mar
was u~njustly discharged that fact il
reported to the works manager for ac
ton. Another duty is to keep men on
Of the hands of the loan sharks. Whel
a nan needs money If his case on in
vestigation proves worthy he can Dor
row it from the company instead o
from the sharks. MI. Page has inst
tuted a mutual aid and benefit assC
citation, which is run by the men then
selves. and a foremen's club, and
part Of the barracks is to be used fC
a club to be instituted among tn
guards. He also organized a clu
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17
Two Views Of Remington
Arms Plant Bridgeport
After Less Than Six
Months Construction Work.
Ammunition Plant Not
Shown.

has several subdivisions. Here steel
is tested to determine It's strength, it's
resiliency and its resisting qualities.
II is an amazing thing TO II unfa-
miliar with such processes to 20
through this department and see how
they literally pull steel apeTt as II Il
were molasses candy. When snis Is
done Mr.. Marshalrs men measure the
force which it takes to pull it apart.
"some parts Of the gun" explained
Mr.. Marshall to the New York Times
representative, require higher grade
steel than others. For instance, the
holt head has to resist the force OF the
explosion and must be Of high grade
steel The spring steels have TO be
high grade In order to be elastic
enough to keep on doing their duty.
An steels have to be specified accord.
! ing 10 the particular work they do"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

tridgeS, but II Is not so. There Is such
a radical difference that the latter is a
business by itself, and in the Reming-
tOn-U. NJ. c, plants the two are kept
sharply separated.
Men cannot learn quickly how to
handle explosives; it Is not like other
kinds of manufacture. To learn how
to handle powder and illuminate takes
not only months. but years. This has
been the greatest difficulty with which
the new American industry has had to
contend.
Value Of Factory to Nation.
From the governments standpoint
this work will be far from incidental
The time may easily come when the
Bridgeport plant viii be n Of the
greatest factors in some national
crisis. Six or seven thousand rifles a
day is regarded as a large output in
Europe. but the Remington plant can
turn out 10000 in a day, and the pres
ence here, ready to be called upon, Of
a great factory with such a capacity
is Of incalculable value to the nation.
Heretofore this country has been I'M
able to compete with other countries In
the military arms and munitions bust
ness. Bids have been put in at differ
ent times, but except when some for
eign country has been in sore straits
for delivery the United States has gen.
orally lost out.
How the Work Progresses.
The first sod was turned for the
foundations of this vast plant on Dec
10, 1914. but work on the main units
was not begun until the following
March. The first work was done OF
I the forge shops. which stand apar
from the main units. and they wert
completed within a short time. Eigh
months after the work on the factor,
!; buildings was begun the structural
work was done and the machinery 81
far installed that 5000 men were abb
to be at work.
r BY the end Of the year an army o
: 10000 will be enlisted in the work q
- this one concern. $4,000 and perhap
10000 i'm the Remington Arms a
Bridgeport, 10000 across the road I
= the u. NJ. c.. 10000 at the Reminl
4 ton plant at lion. y. Y, and othe
forces at their smaller plants.
i Testing Raw Material.
one of the most interesting division
of the plant is the testing department
which is under the direction of w. :
J. Marshall. formerly professor of IN
y chine design at Yale university. TIL
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

bureau takes in All kinds Of Industries
ana all classes OF employees, so that
there can be no just comparison"
This building covers 360O square
feet. There are four entrances, one
for engineers, office people, etc, one
for tool makers and gauge makers, one
for machine hands and one for I'M
skilled workmen. The stan that deals
with them consists Of eighteen people.
Individual attention is given to each
applicant. There is a heavy demand
for tool makers and gauge makers, be
cause the supply is limited, and men
expert in that work are eagerly snap.
ped up. In the office STAFF are two ex-
pert gauge makers, whose duty 1t is to
examine all applicants for that kind
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17
BY CHARLES WILLIS THOMPSON
lin New York Timss).
WELVE MILLION DOLLARS

" WELVE MILLION DOLLARS
spent in less than a year have
brought into being what will
probably be the greatest small
arms and ammunition plant in the world
that of the Remington Arms Union
Metallic Cartridge Company factories
at Bridgeport, Conn. When it is in full
operation 1t will call for the services
Of from $4,000 to $4,000 employees.
bringing the total of the industrial
army employed in various places by
these companies to $4,000. The Bridge
port plant covers hundreds of acres
and is the latest word in factory con
struction, and yet in its present form
it may be said to have actually sprung
into existence, to have come before
the eyes of Bridgeport in a moment.
The enormous plant of the Reming-
ton Arms company was not in exist
nee last March. 1t was turned over to
the company 10y the contractors in
November, so that this immense crea-
tiOn was completed in less than eight
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

the Remington Arms, was in business
as q gun manufactures when the civil
war broke out At that time the
arsenals had been denuded Of their
guns, and the manufacturers were I'm
able to furnish more than a small frac-
ton OF what was needed. Secretary
Stanton, confronted with the literally
unprecedented problem Of finding
arms at ono FOR so great a force II
men, asked Governor Morgan Of New
York to suggest the most reliable ar,l
competent person 70 20 To- Europe AZ
the agent Of the government TO pur-
chase arms aud munitions. The gnr-
ernor named Mr.. hartley, who at a
great business sacrifice. accepted the
post. He received a rank equivalent
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17


One shop Of the army plant is de-
voted 10 drilling barrels. Il takes from
fOrty-6ve minutes to an hour TO drill a
single barrel II the barrel is all right;
II it isn't 1t takes a good deal longer.
Sometimes the drill strikes a hard
place, and then ii has to be withdrawn
and sharpened, and not infrequently
this has to be done FIVE or six times.
There is a hole through the drill, and
the oil is pumped through 1t. This oil
goes into the barrel in a thin little
stream, but comes out with a steady
rush.
What is done here is only drilling in
the rough. After 1t is finished the
barrel goes to another shop, where it
is made smooth, just as you sandpaper
anything after II has been planed.
One Of the buildings is given over to
the woodworking department. A little
street runs through this building for
the transit of trucks bringing in the
lumber. 1t takes thirty-four different
operations to make a gunstock, and the
whole five stories of this building are
devoted to different phases Of the
work.
The aggregate floor area of the main
units and the forge shops is 1,53S,0O0
square feet. The quantity of lumber
used in making the buildings was 10
100000 board feet; Of steel, 1880
tons: of concrete. 10000 cubic yards;
Of glass, 100000 square feet; Of putty
used in glazing, 100000 pounds.
Where Employees Eat.
The restaurant seats $50 persons, and
in case Of emergency there are coun.
tiers along the walls giving accommo
dalton for $50 "standees." There is
also what is called a "cafemobile," &
movable dining table and kitchen cab
met in combination, which a be run
around to the different departments
desired. so that the men can eat with
out having to lose part Of the hal
hour allotted to them in going from
their respective buildings to the res
taurant. This cafemobile moves o.
wheels and can feed 300 men, an
there are eight or nine Of them. Tn
kitchen cabinet part Of the combine
|, ton is to keep the food hot and does
by electricity.
A Hospital, Too.
About the middle Of the building
] there is a hospital. with a surgeon
two trained nurses and attendants COZ
2 stantly on hand. 1t is a rule Of III
t company that no matter how sligl
the wound is, even If it is the mere.
scratch. the person receiving it mu.
o be sent Immediately by his fOrema
e to the hospital for treatment. This
to avoid all danger Of infection in
place where there is so much oil al
grease.
Housing Requires Attention.
It The housing problem. which will
n a great one when the whole force HI
been enlisted. was taken up at the OF
n set. The company is busy buying lai
and erecting houses. Several hmdr
are In process of construction, SoT
Is Of them are two family houses, sol
six family houses and ONE apartme
+. buildings. Streets are being hui
a. sewers have been made; the light
is and water supply problems have be
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

months, and even as far back as last
August 1t was so far completed that
outwardly it looked as it does today.
1t has made such a revolution in
Bridgeport that the company has been
obliged to build practically another
city within the city for the accommo-
dalton of the thousands Of men who
are coming from all parts Of New Eng
land to form a new colony. 1t has
gone into the work of sewerlng and
grading and is now about to turn its
attention to the question Of schooling
for the children of its subcity. Eighteen
thousand men and women in the EN-
plOy Of the Remington Arms, 10000
more in that Of the Union Metallic Car
fridge company, will form the subcity,
and with them will come their families.
The company is now taking them on
at the rate, in the Remington plant
alone, Of 1000 a month.
There are thirty-eight buildings in
the plant, and Of the main units there
are thirteen. They are five story brick
and steel buildings, 272 feet long by
sixty feet wide. Instead of standing
separately or being connected only by
corridors or extensions, they are con
nected with each other by five story
buildings, called service buildings
each of which is eighty feet long by
f~orty-eight feet wide, so that the whole
mass forms practically one gigantic
building. At the end ONE a single
story building 90 feet by o. feet, con
nected on the ground floor to the main
units by a service building SO by IL
feet.
The Guarding System.
To protect this great plant the com
pany has employed a small army o
guards with a military organization
They are all b%onorably discharged sol
diers or Sailors Of the regular army AM
navy. There are 300 of them, divide'
into three companies and differed nG
an army company, with a captain a
their head, and lieutenants' sergeant
and corpOrals under him,
OF the $4,000 men who will bring III
working force Of the Remington con
pany to its full complement there ar
already 6,1OO at work, and the employ
ment department is interviewing appl
cants at the rate Of 500 a day. TIL
department has a building all to itse'
and conducts It's work pretty much o
civil service examination principles.
plants Are Permanent institutions.
The cartridge factory is an old e.
tablished institution, but 1t, too, Ia
been greatly enlarged in these month
its area having been increased by tOl
600 square feet. The Remington con
nanv has a plant at lion, N. Y, wheI
II has been manufacturing arms Il
the sporting trade for years but Il
war IN Europe created such a demal
for for the belligerent natiol
that II was determined to put up th
great plant at Bridgeport alongsi'
that OF the cartridge factory to
into the business of making militia.
weapons and an the orders that con
from foreign governments.
Military arms were not among {
industries Of this country, and q
Remington concern had devoted its'
mainly to making sporting rifles al
cartridges for that trade. Ihe OF
break Of the war offered to a man {
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-09-07
Wheat Crop Goes | F, in
Smoke While Jhreshing

While the Williams threshing
outfit was engaged in threshing.
for Ernest Rhea and Il. L. DOTS
a mile and a half northeast of
town in some manner fire broke
out in the wheat stacks and
eight large stacks and one small
one were quickly destroyed.
-Four of the stacks belonged to
Mr.. Rhea, were covered by in
Surance, and four belonging to
Mr.. DottS and were a total loss.
according to estimate about
5000. The small stack belonged
to an Italian living on the Bates
place. The fire started at HAS
a. m. yesterday and it was with
some difficulty that the separator
was saved. There was no water
available and all that could be
done was to keep it confined to
the stacks by back firing the
stubble. Several stacks of oats
stood 200 yards east, and in the
evening the wind c,Arnge,sto the
west and call wrs' made for
aid to save the. oats. A large
force of men from Apvada and
the neighSors turned out and
fought it until it was upiier con
troll. Many expressions of SYM
pathy are heard for Mr.. rotts
who will feel the loss keenly.
The Enterprise is asked to
thank the men who responded
so nobly in assistance.
Messrs. Rhca and Dotts hal
stacked their wheat together for
convenience of thrcshing.