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Show Arsenal of Democracy Of course the entire nation is serving as the "arsenal of democracy" democ-racy" in the current struggle against the totalitarian powers. But the activities of the federal arsenal at. H'atervliet, N. Y ., are typical of those going on in plants throughout the land. This series nf photos takes you to the arsenal. ; .- . , - . . . . - ". -- ' ... - 4 ...... . -..'. . ; :' f ,. .. . . y ' ... .3 i '' ; ' 1 ' 5 ( " : - - T' i J . & , - '' b ' ; i i i -iV -U ' . ' i , - , I i J ' 1 , ' i "4 i ' f ' I - v f At the left a worker is finish-turning a major caliber gun. Another An-other big barrel hangs from the crane over his head. Right: 7 his man is inside a major caliber gun hoop, measuring the bore before the hoop is shrunk on to the gun barrel. x - v. - ' - Fa " I 1 r' - 1 f 1 ' V s t ' ' '- t'J, ' ' ' F ' f ' ' I i . X :v , . Through the breechlock seat of a major caliber gun you are looking at a skilled worker using a flexible shaft grinding tool on another rifle barrel of major caliber. Coated u Uh a ! .-, ' protective film, $ - je" i these gun bar- . A.A I re7s are parked f' , , ' ; -vA f -V"'",'8.'"! in a storage V j ' , a ti',ifU yard at the arse- A' I , , ' t - X' ' 'if nal. Guns do tJ f Ujjl not stay long ff -. t, v V in storage' i ' j now- t : - a y J I - X f', . f- 3 ' V J w y 4'au - l"X " a 38 g' . 'c V X . ALfiiW r- lU I I ' -v , , I K X - " ' fv&4 ' , ' I x On. 1 f . - f I - - X !- ' I 3 t . V V ! , N ' - - I ; i -. sickened him and he resolved to devote de-vote his life to the interests of dumb animals. When he returned to his native land, he discovered that there was plenty of cruelty to animals here, too, so he began his crusade in the streets, in the court room and before be-fore the New York state legislature. He encountered great difficulty in rallying the public to his cause but, alone and in the face of ridicule and even active opposition from men who loudly asserted their "right to treat their property any way they chose," hfe persisted on his course. Finally the legislature passed a law, governing the treatment of animals, ani-mals, which he had prepared, and on April 10, 18G6, Bergh organized and became the first president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to carry on his humanitarian wrk on a nation-wide scale. In 1871 Louis Bonard, a" wealthy Frenchman, who lived in great simplicity in New York, died and left $150,000 to the society which facilitated its work. Soon afterwards the attorney general authorized Bergh to represent him in all cases pertaining to cruelty to animals and with this official indorsement of his society, Bergh started out on a lecture lec-ture tour in the West which resulted in the organization of similar societies so-cieties in other states. In 1874 Bergh's attention was drawn to the case of a little girl who had been inhumanely treated by her parents and this resulted in the founding, with the aid of El-bridge El-bridge T. Gerry and others, of the New York Society for the Prevention Preven-tion of Cruelty to Children. This was the first organization of its kind in the world nd it was the forerunner fore-runner nf an international movement move-ment to protect unfortunate children. chil-dren. From his crusades have grown the I modern licensing system for pets which requires owners to care for them, and dispose of them mercifully merci-fully and at the same lime provide revenue for cities and towns having such a system. He encouraged the education of children in kindness tc animals and the building of animal .. shelters and hospitals', such as are found in thousands of citi-cs throughout through-out the country. Ecrgh s work also had far-reaching resul:s m matters of health. He w:is responsible for the first fight for clean mill;, and the society which he founded still has something to say nbQut Vvi puntv of milk. It alsc lonhs niter tne tranf ortauon of eat-i eat-i lie intended for marKct and it fixes 'lie tunc and nmr.ner nf slaughter-; slaughter-; a ! ,;i is f. .-r foi r . In tne mailer j if i'o::;!'::k;; ;i i;; tl:e !'.":. l.h of our i r ill to cti- r.-.::1.' the mi ; o:"taneo ol tne pinror work of tn:s ""peacetime here."' TAKE IT AW AY I This giant gun barrel is partly assembled. It is going for a Utile trip, stringing from a powerful overhead crane, to where the next touch will be given. - -' ' .1 i- J - - -- j |