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down the street in Spangler's fast car.
Before he could raise a gun they had van
ished.
On her pillow he found note:
"I'Il be happier with him. Please for
give me-"
Knight lost no time. He dressed, ran
10 his garage and set out in his own car in
the direction Spangler and his wife had
gone. He knew the road and he knew the
two would have to follow il to another
town before turning off, and he pushed
the engine to its limit -
But alas, The husbands car was not
as fast as that of his rival. When he
reached the turn he found that the banker
had passed through half an hour before
at 4 rate almost twice as fast as he had
come
Knight went back to Bartlesville. He
made preparations for a long and weary
ing chase It was his belief that the pair
had made no actual plans to settle in any
particular town or city, and that they
would calculate that there was more safety
in travelling by automobile than by train.
This manner of travel would leave them
more Tree, Knight thought they would rea-
son. and also provide them with greater
immunity from kilograms. lie spent the
night tuning up his own car to follow. The
next morning he stopped at the National
Bank of which Spangler had been one of
the trusted employees.
There he was told that an examination
of Spangler's books had been made and
that they had shown shortage of many
thousands of dollars. Preparations had
already been made to pursue SpangleT and
bring him back to explain the shortage.
Bring MIN back from where?" asked
KNIGHT
But the detectives will find him." as
sured The bank president.
"Tll find him for you," answered knight.
and drove away.
Followed a wearying chase. Never
more than a day or two behind the pair.
still he could not catch up with them.
dozen times he lost the trail, but not for
long, and convinced that they were east
bound he went on and on, driving across
State after State.
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them. His wonderful self-abnegation had
won out-if there is any one anywhere who
can consider 1t victory worth winning.
Spangler was taken back to Bartlesyille
and thence to Muskogee. where the Fed
eral Court of Oklahoma sits. There he
was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury
and now is in the Jail waiting for his case
to be called. He has promised. according
to the Federal District Attorney, to plead
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guilty, and if he does he will be sentenced
to the Federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan.
Women and money-they're both
ickle," he is quoted as having said. ''It
doesn't pay to steal either
Is there any wonder thai when some
Questing young thing asks Mrs Knight:
What, oh, what is lover" that she feels she
is better qualified perhaps than any other
woman in the world to answer?
The Washington times., 1918-12-29
If Banker Ran Off with Your Wife,
You Found the Pair, and Your Rum
Wife Begged You to Spare the Man
and Come and Settle DOWNFALL TIL
Cottage Together; What Would Y

evening rides in his car was married
woman. Some of the knowing ones said
it was Mrs. knight.
"ThereTl be gun play when Knight hears
about it." they prophesied, for the hus-
band is a descendant of old Indian fighters
and was known as a fire-eater.
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woman. Some o.
it was Mrs. KING,
"There'n be CUR
about it." they
band is a descend
and was known a.
At last Knight
did hear about it,
A note, accident
ally intercepted,
revealed beyond
que ion n e
strength of the
attachment b E.
tween his wife
and his friend.
AS soon as he
finished reading
it, the oil oper-
.ator started out
with an auto
matte pistol bulg-
ing each OF his
side pock e I S.
He was hunting
for the banker,
and he made no
secret of his in
tention to shoot
him down in the
street, in the
bank or wherever
they might meet.
But K n | g h I
could not find the
banker that af-
ternoon. In some
way, 1t would
seem, Spangler
was arne d.
Knight kept his
knowledge away
from his wife.
ITS. not her
fault, he told
himself. IS h e
was led into this
by that dog"
That mig hit,
while the unhap-
py husband lay
awake planning
the vengeance he
was going to take,
he heard a win
dow open softly
downstairs. A mo-
tor purred. He
jumped out Of bed
TO his own win
dow, and was Just
in time to see
Mrs. Knight speed
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
NATIONAL LABOR BOARD: r..
CREATES W0MANS BUREAU
Members to Act as Special Alto eys for Women Wage Farmers
Who Seek Redress Of Grievances Before the Taft
Walsh War Board.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 2e.-"Chief
field representative for women work
ers" is the title of newly created po-
sition under the National War Labor
board through which the government
has again exemplified it's policy of CO.
operation with organized labor. It
has appointed to the position a trade
union woman, Miss Elizabeth Christ
man, secretary treasurer of the Inter-
national Gloveworkers' union, and
member of the executive board of the
Women's Trade Union league of Chi
cago. And it has outlined for her
department set of duties designed
for the special purpose of assuring
to women workers the effective ap
plication of the principles of fair
work by women and men, and proper
health and safety provisions.
For this work Miss Christman has
the background of II years. actual
factory experience as worker her.
self and five years of labor adjust
ment work for her union. Her staff
will comprise women of trade union
experience, whose duty it will be to
help the women workers in each in
stance to prepare their case for the
board, and to see that the women
themselves are fully informed as to
their rights and privileges under the
principles, and rulings of the board.
The women field representatives
are, in other words, to act as special
attorneys for the women workers.
an entirely new function for any
branch of the government to assume.
Indeed, the creation of this depart
ment in the War Labor board is re-
garded by suffragists and women
trade unionists as perhaps the most
thorough-going and substantial ad-
vance toward equal rights and real
justice for women that the United
States government has yet made.
Through it, they point out, the Ma
tional War Labor board has recog-
nized and seeks to overcome the ira
ditional bias and easy assumption on
the part Of a. man-made world that
women's rights and needs are only
incidental to the rights and needs of
men.
The first case dealt with by the new
division of women's representatives of
the War Labor board was that of the
women employed by the Corn Prod
ucts Refining company, the hearings
| on which have just been held in
Washington. The case Of the workers
against the General Electric company
plant at Lynn, Mass, involving some
j $500 women is now in hand and Miss
Nellie B. Curry. one of the new field
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
WITH WAGE WORKING WOMEN
ELIMINATION OF
STRIKE BREAKER
Winni peg Women Enter Strike
Without Detriment Either to
Workers Or Employer. ;

WINNIPEG, Aug. 29.-War condf-
tons have brought an entirely new
force into labor disputes-a force
which does away with strike breakers
leaves employers and employees free
to settle their differences without
bringing pressure to Dear on either,
and at the same time keeps the wheels
of industry moving in the public in
terest.
When 400 telephone operators went
out at o'clock one morning in SYM
pathy with the city's electrical work.
ers, the Winnipeg Women's Vo1un-
teer Reserve. realized that interrupted
telephone service would hamper seri-
ously the governments war program.
Therefore these women immediately
offered their services, not to the tele-
phone company. but to the Manitoba
government telephone commission, to
keep the system in operation until the
regular operators came back.
The net effect was neither inimical
to the strikers or to the telephone
company and it was decidedly bene-
fetal to the government and the gen.
eral public. While these women,
none Of whom wanted jobs as switch
board operators, were filling the
strikers places, the work Of the ex-
charge went on and strike breakers
could not be introduced. The COM
pany had no opportunity to replace
the strikers, who therefore were able
to deal with the management quite as
effectively as though the whole sys-
tenn had remained tied up.
Within a week, through the efforts
of a citizens committee of 100 men,
bers, settlement satisfactory to the
electrical workers and the employing
interests had been reached. The
strikers jobs were protected while
they were out, for the women's re-
serve in no measure competed with
them; the company interests were
protected, without injury ito its en-
ployes: and,r:most important Of all,
the government and the public sus-
tanned only minimum Of inconven-
fence, for although the volunteers
were inexperienced they learned
quickly and many of them became
good operators before, the strike
ended.
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staff has been assigned to the Won-
ems end of this case. Miss Curry has
just been transferred to the women's
field staff from the general staff of
the>board Miss Mildred Rankin, for
merly organizer for the National
Women's Trade Union league and re-
Gently field agent for the federal child
labor administration, has also Joined
the new staff and has been assigned
to the cases of the Standard Wheel
company of Terre Haute, Ind, and
the packing house at Mason City,
Iowa, appealed by the workers to the
War Labor board.
Previous Recognition of Women's
Needs by War Labor Board.
But the Establishment of the div1-
sion of field representatives for wom-
en- workers is not the first step taken
by the National War Labor board in
behalf of working women. Some
weeks ago the board created a division
of women examiners of which Miss
Marie L. Obenauer. formerly of the
bureau of statistics of the department
of labor, and recently in charge Of
the women's branch Of Che industrial
service section of the aviation depart
ment of the army, is the chief. The
women examiners duties are similar
to those of the men examiners. e.,
they sit in the hearings, which are
usually held at the plants concerned;
they investigate impartially the causes
contributing to the controversy and
ascertain facts from both employers
and employees; they submit their rec
ords and findings to the board itself.
and then, when the award has been
made, they go to the plants to assure
the enforcement Of the provisions.
The women examiners in such cases
| will have the particularly important
duty of preventing the discrimination
against women which has so often
been found to prevail on the pretext OF
slight an unessential differences in the
factory processes or kinds of ma
chimes,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
ORGANIZED LABOR HAS NOT DEPENDED
ON words TO PROVE ITS PATRIOTISM
BY FRANK. MORRISON,
Secretary American Federation of Labor

Organized labor distinguishes between gov
eminent that rests on the whim of one man or a
small group of men and government of, by and
for the people.
Our 1913 Labor day celebrations will feature
this difference between the two systems of gov
eminent, which are now struggling for the
terry. The Thought behind these systems is older
than any nation. In truth, nations are but an
incident-but process-in this struggle Of
human liberty and advancement versus the
ancient theory Of government so well illustrated
by German Junkerdom.
Organized labor is not peace movement
While we long for the day of industrial concord,
when disputes between capitalists and laborers
will no longer feature industrial life, we
refuse to paralyze our movement by surrenderng
the right to strike against wrong when other
methods fall
In a larger sense this theoryis applicable to our
Government when it calls for unity against an
extension of those principles of autocracy which
menace the majority-rule theory upon which our
nation rests.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
women WORK IN ALL
SORTS OF MUN|T|0N MAKING

Women in England now undertake
every process in the making Of a shell.
including even the forging of the bill.
lets in the foundry, according to L. K.
Yates, who in his booklet on THE
Woman's PART" says:
" 1T was the urgent need of greatly
increased output of shells in 1915
which led to the widespread introduce
ton into the engineering shops of fe-
male labor, and the women have re-
paid this unique opportunity by their
unqualified success. So rapid and so
marked has been their progress in
shell production that by the spring of
1917 the official announcement was
justified that by March 81 of that year
government contracts for shells Of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31

When the comparatively few trade unionists
of various communities paraded on Labor
day, 25 years ago, their motives were questioned
in many instances and newspapers gave them
scant publicity.
This year, when the hosts of organized labor,
now numbering 100000 members, march in
their "Win-theWar' parades, they will be ac-
claimed by those who formerly even denied their
purpose.
This changed public opinion has been gradual
through constant agitation, education and Or
ganizaton, but it has been quickened the past
year because of organized labors prompt accep-
tance of autocracy's challenge against demo-
cratic ideals
Organized labor has not depended upon words
to prove it's patriotism. It's wholehearted sup
port of the Government in the present crisis
should be sufficient answer to any query on this
subject. This support is of the kind that BELTS
men and women imbued with Republics
ideals and who realize that when a government
is founded on these ideals falls the loss is an
individual for every American citizen
worthy of the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
SONS At 'FRONT.';
SHEMAKESSHIPS

Mrs. G. Underwood of Vancouver,
Wash, has two sons in the army.
Realizing the nations great need Of
ships to supply the soldiers in France,
she determined to do everything in
her power to make certain that. her
boys got all the guns, food and cloth
ing they needed. Therefore she en-
tered q shipyard and is working there
every week day as cAlker. t
She is head of a group of five and
directs them very efficiently. One day
when her four assistants failed to put
in an appearance, Mrs. Underwood
operated the calking machinery alone
and did so we'll that she almost proved
her assistants to be nonessential.
Rather than take another chance, they
are appearing promptly every day to
aid her in the work; for the boys
abroad. :; ;.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31

certain dimensions would be given
only where 80 per cent of the en-
ployes were women.
AT first women were mainly en-
ployed in simple machine operations,
such as boring, drilling and turning,
or in filling shells. They are, at pres
ent, working hydraulic presses, guild
ing huge overhead cranes, 'tonging,' or
lifting the molten billets, setting or
fitting the tools in the machines, in
specting and gauging, painting the fin
ished shell cases, making the boxes
for dispatch Of the finished product,
and trucking these when finally
screwed up andsready for exit from
the factory to the-front.'':s -. - =
American women are already UNDER
taking q great deal Of this work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
women CONDUCTORS
CAN'T WORK NIGHTS;

In Wisconsin,, the Industrial COM
mission has ruled that women may
not work on street cars as conductors
or motormen at night or for more
than eight hours. The commission ex-
pressed the view that such. employ
ment would be detrimental to the
health of the women and consequently
to the detriment of future genera
tions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-31
NO, WOMEN IN MINES.

HARRISBURG, IA, Aug. ga
protest by organized miners at the
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. resulted
in orders from the state, mining de-
partment that girls must not be en-
ployed as breakers In the mines and
accordingly all girls formerly. en-.
ployed there have been discharged. Il
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-10-20
BEYOND PEACE.

Peace VIII bring its RESPONSE
hiliiios and burdens. and not the
least az these viii be America 5
duty toward the liberated nations.
whose hungry mouths Will Nuns
her more than twenty millions. II
wiil be our task 20 feed those
men, women and children who
have bled and held up under
every hardship, never relinqnish-
ing their spirit of freedom under
the heel of the invader
We are going 90 be called upon
no conserve food for more than Il
year We are going to be- allied
upon io suffer some degree OF
.priyaiion Sci order that others may
live. dig, sow and harvest in
order that torn homes may be
made whole and industry may be
re3iVed in every land And there
viii be more eladncss than we
have Vet known in the opportm.
ITS that will come om way when
peace Is declared
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-10-20
INCH BY INCH

The German reply has NOT hcon
rertNcd and There Is mo way to
fnihom t in advance n is hardly
probable That 20 Nill ho I'd the na-
furt 81 iul ronpliance neither
IS 81 IkeN to hat lhc NaN to w.
conditional surrender for the
INtman. hAVt no stomach ior de-
IstrueiIen in fhe iaihetland and
hf oW ihes can irayc defeat on
lihe map
lfrfhv concessions VIII hc Of
llerei $40 are confident including
|aa immediate ehanec of govern
lmcn hDf fhe Miles are NOT pre-
lpad go treat with 'he liuhcn-
uiltrgs or fheif delegated success
sofs Before Derntny gsn secure
lptaff NE whole az aufocfaey
lma,i ~ 10 ihe sorap hcap. married
ipnsi resurrection AND an of Ger
Iwmvs military power mN~i be
J sndcred
Overnight 'h, Altos have eaiu-
Jed ncW army n The cause at
elWn for iniolcfah'e wears
lfh, Hungarian, have chaled under
ilNnshgrn domiUiou. and now
'Nhsa iht 'rcuionic buhhle bursts
rfeN sei up "a separate govern.
iuenf. dcaUNe fh hica Hun
i.r0-Ifihp fn the doctrine Ui self
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-10-20


Naiof Baird parliamentary secretary
fo the alf hoard WId at dinner given
hp Sif Matthew Wilson Boz honor nf The
American edition, VITO visited this enn
tiN at tile nUitatiaa of iha unstiN Of
information.
eve owe more io America than 90
amy other conntrr ot the world ns er-
CARDS Tho Aif 1'he air WINS conquered
hy ihe WfMht brothers. Is was thei
faitN and pluck witch nllilc BE- poseihl"
primarily. for men 90 MS today 90 do
the wonderful tnnr n the asa which
We see them cscrN dHy of our lives DO
lnr When the amount becomes iinir
ted think There Is no doubt thHl you
eau produce moro effect upon tlio ene
ms and do more towards shortcn'ns
tho was py turning ouf air men md
aero eneinca than perhaps sry other
! Sphere OF activity
"lcoplo think that the war can br
ended from tue an think thugo oi
us who are closely connected with the
la.r Jouht very much whether % can ne
ended from the 1ir alone. u is quito
/ liAply. ! think that tho ain WAN prove
4 ihe lasi straw hlthough nvilii0n MAY
I NOT finish Inc war. 30 is fair to say
/ tnlt aviation VIII make all ofher wars
! Impossible. because carricl 10 logical
/ con fusion an alf force cau bog derOl
ped o. such nn eNteut than Tho idc1 ul
Nar from th ai would hc go appAlliuF
! that Who NumAn lNc" won't etaud fol
llt Dm cot thls mAv clnualy ctfi lcni
wHr weapon if i- conceivable that wc
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New Britain herald., 1918-02-20
Buy Service
 Bags

Of which We did not have near enough at our last sale. We have just received 100 more made of yachette and texti leather with colored Things, covered frames, inside pocket and patent fastener lock. These bags are specially fine for carrying small parcels, your knitting materials, etc. Priced while lot lasts at $1.OO each.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-20

for the Republican leaders to heed the call for the return of strong men, men of distinction, to Congress. They have fine material from which to choose There are in New York city four men of national reputation, of high cali0er, and former members of q Presidents Cabinet. We refer to
 The Hon. Elihu Root.
 The Hon. George w. Wickersham.
 The Hon. Oscar S. Straus.
 The Hon. Henry l.. Stimson.
 The nomination of men of such stamp would force the selection of men of like distinction on the Demo cratic side. Or, better still, in this national crisis when we have such a woeful lack of such men in Congress,
New Britain herald., 1918-02-20

special delivery clerk at the local post office, has resigned his position on ac- count of poor health.
 Sequassin lodge. No. "A I. O. o. F. will hold a regular meeting tomorrow night at headquarters on West Main street. The meeting will be called to order at o'clock.
 The regular mid d-week prayer meet ing of the Congrega tional church will be held tomorrow night at the home of Mrs. Frederick Gillette of Canal street Rev. E. C. Gillette will be in charge.
 Mrs. Nellie Thomas of Scotts Swamp has returned from a visit to her son Howard. stationed at Camp Dix, New Jersey.
 F.. D. Lappie of Church street has severed his connection with the Bris- tol Brass Co. and has accepted a po- sition with a Waterbury concern. MT Lappie and wife, have removed to Waterbury.
 Rev James Macdonald of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy will deliver the Lenten sermon at St. Joseph's church in New Britain to- night
 Principal o. L. Judd of the Plain Vile Grammar school. who has been confined to his home with an attack of grip, has fully recovered.
 Robert Hird has entered the Morse Business college in Hartford and is taking a course in accounting and business
New Britain herald., 1918-02-20

themselves innocent of any imphca- ton with the robbery. They even went so far as to remove everything 2 from their pockets but hidden in q pocket, the officer discovered the money. They had already split Tiff tT-hftH" and were having their part ing drink prior to making their get away AS there was very little to prove their innocence the fine was imposed on them. The total amount for each was S71.25.
 Nolunphy Case Continued.
 The Molumphy case which has been running for some time Was again continued this morning until the meeting of the court ext Tuesday.
 Church Supper.
 On Friday evening of this week there will be a church supper at the Berlin Congregational church. Fol lowing the supper which will be held at 6 80, there will be a social hour, The committee on arrangements rave prepared a real spread, and have made preparations to aCcomm odate an unusually large crowd.
 Gas Leaks in Berlin.
 WOTkTnGn OI the gas com panV have been endeavoring for the past week to find leaks which are believed to exist in Berlin. The workmen have been digging every few feet, but thus far, have been unable to locate the cause of the trouble
 Prayer Meeting Tonight.
 Special Lenten services will be held at the Berlin Congregatio onal church this evening. Prayer meeting will be held at 7;30 and will be followed by a. talk by the pastor.
 Honor Roll To Be Corrected.
 Work of correcting nlisspelled names and eradicating names of those who have through mistake been placed on the honor roll out side of the town hall will be started tomorrow. Several of the names on the board have been misspelled. and as there are about 15 more names to be placed on the list, this work will be done tomorrow. The list of those in the service which has been filed at the capitol in Hartford, is without 9 flaw, and Rev. $. A. Flske, who is to suDerintend the work of correcting the board intends to have