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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-30
SAFEGUARDING STATE.
Governor Drops Politics to Issue ProcIama-
ton to Protect the Public and Prevent
Quarantine Against Whole State.

obtained as to the dangerous
Raon took the
only action the prevent
danger of statewide by federal authorities by
issuing proclamation setting forth declaring
cooperation with the federal
necessary to the prevention of the spread of
disease, and the exists
The people of subject
should become familiar with
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION
Whereas 1t has d been made that contagious and
Indiana Laporte St. Joseph; and
Mouth %hfTeas This disease which known the European Foot and
eradicate having foreign
of M disease has Established s ii the
sn Ss sheep ad sPs 8G the counties
Nelson authority quaranned said counties
against the movement of such places
There provided by law in this state sufficient
thoroughly disease and the special 70
OF the legislature called for that purpose would be heavy burden
Where's The federal has declared necessity
It sna 65 mot o to aa the animal industry whsreyer
as the n health Of the people and has to that end to the state
aTs at t infested by this disease be killed after examination
all the of said said killing
ANNALS na be Pome 6 the general government and that the
Smea by the owners OF an iHch animals killed BY such officials
Rs value eof through action g & BY a @ sS
Whereas desire to avoid the Of converting the eg
shall in lieu thereof recommend the nex General @ I
State of Indiana to make An annronration With oil 'ne
advanced bv it
for the animals killed
authorities;
Now, Therefore, Samuel NJ Raon Governor of Indiana
recognizing the actual conditions existing
date the call
the counties of Lapore
officials and city health officers
this and assist the federal
all places where
infected the
to prevent the removal of hides skins
fodder;
fields,
condemned by said officers and call all the farmers
officers
the law and all sanitary regulations made Hereunder
MAM IN Witness Whereof
E&#Msw&M my hand to be affixed
kSS9S6sA6NHa the o of Indiana at
E@$# the Capitol in the City of Indianapolis
\M% this oath day of October, 1914
M44uALn4fG2tt57,
BY the Governor:
&fnE;y z
of State
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20
Figure 2-PerspeotiVs view Of spIit-IOg drag.

hitch requires slow and careful driving
in order to prevent the drag from
tipping forward. If the blade should
plow too deeply, as 1t may do in a wet
spot, the driver should shift his weight
toward the back slab.
If straw and weeds clog the blade,
they can usually be removed If the
driver shifts his weight to a point as
far as possible from the ditch or
blade end. Similarly, if he steps QUICK
ly away from the ditcn end, the load
of earth may be dropped into a low
place or mudhole.
Some attention should be given to
the edge of the blade. In the begin
ming, the average earth road requires
no steel plates on the drae p though tn
drag will be better preserved If the
steel is applied at first. Al the end
of a years work, If the dra o0'-~ has
been faithfully done, a steel plate will
be needed. If the twist of the log is
properly used or the three-cornered
strip of wood is placed under the blade
as already described a fiat piece
Of steel will answer. In case the blade
stands perpendicularly II should be
slightly cupped when sharpened.
Usually two horses are enough to
pull a drag over an ordinary earth
road. When four horses are used, they
should be hitched to the drag by
means Of a four horse evener. The
team should be driven with one horse
on either side OF the right hand wheel
track or rut the full length OF the
portion to be dragged, and the return
made over the other half OF the road
way.
The object Of such treatment is to |
move earth toward the center o. the |
roadway and to raise it grad tally |
above the surrounding level. While |
this is being accomplished. all mud
holes and ruts will be filled. into which |
traffic WILL pack the fresh earth.
When TO UsS q Drag.
The drag does the work when the
soil is moist, but not sticky. The
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20
Figure 1-Ptan and elevation of spIit-Ioe drag.

For years The Pensa cola. Journal
has been advocating the use Of the
split log drag upon the hard roads of
T'scambia county and of Florida.
With no other appliance can the
roads be maintained so cheaply or SO
effectively as with the log drag and
this fact has long since been demon
strated in nearly every state in the
union.
In order 90 demonstrate it in Escam-
asla county The Pensacola Journal
some time ago had a split log drag
bu1lt and is now operating it at The
Journals expense on the road between
Gonzales and Cottage Hill-a strip of
about 1-2 miles.
EveRYono who travels that road is
aHv1ted to note IT'S condition and to
see how the road drag ia operated
The drag was built according to spec
SfRcations furnished by the United
States department of agriculture and
those specifications. together with IL
Illustrations Of the drag, are published
ON this page.
specifications for Split Log Drag.
The specifications for building a
BpE1t log drag are found in Farmers
Bulletin No 321, issued by the depart
mant Of agriculture and may be had
by anyone who will write for them
The Journal takes pleasure. however,
I'm publishing them IN connection with
the two Illustrations, Figures / and 2. |
The following extracts are taken from
this bulletin:
The Construction Of q Split Log Drag. |
The author has experfmented with a |
great variety OF devices for road drag
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

ging, but has found the two-siab log or
plank drag with liberal "set back the
most satisfactory. Double drags for
working both sides of the roadway
simultaneously have been tried with
only limited success. The reason for
this lies in the fact that both sides of
an earth road are never exactly alike.
This causes the two parts Of the drag
to work unevenly and to interfere with
each other. Tt is also impossible for
one man to operate both parts sue
cessfully, as Will be shown later on.
Two mistakes are commonly made in
constructing a drag. The first lies in
making 1t too heavy. It should be go
light that one man can easily lift 1t.
Besides, a light drag responds more
readily to various methods Of hitch
ing and to the shifting Of the position
and weight Of the operator, both Of
which are essential considerations and
are discussed more fully under the
head How to use a drag" A drag
can be made heavier at any time by
proper weighing.
The other mistake is in the use Of
squared timbers, instead of those with
sharp edges, whereby the cutting effect
Of sharp edges Is lost and the drag Is
permitted to glide over instead of to
equalize the irregularities in the sur
face of the road These mistakes are
due partly to badly drawn illustrations
and plans Of drags which have occa-
sionally appeared In newspapers and
partly TO the erroneous idea that 1t is |
necessary that a large amount of earth |
shall be moved at one time. |
A dry red cedar log Is the best ma
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

$1.OO will buy a pair of
shoes for any boy-The NJ.
& O. Store.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

The successful operation OF drag
involves two principles, which when
thoroughly understood and intelligent
Iy applied, make road working with
this implement very simple. The first
concerns the length and position of
the hitch, while the second deals with
the position of the driver on the drag
Each influences the other to a large
extent, and successful manipulation
Of the drag is dependent upon an un-
derstanding of both of them.
For ordinary purposes the snatch
link or cIevis should be fastened far
enough toward the blade end OF the
chain to force the unloaded drag to
follow the team at an angle Of 45 de-
grees. This will cause the earth to
move along the face OF the drag
smoothly and will give comparative
ly light draft to the team, provided
the driver rides in the line of draft.
Sometimes, however, conditions are
met which require special treatment,
and in rolling country such condi-
tions are not infrequent. Often a flat
place several rods in length or a seepy
spot needs special attention.
The distance from the drag at which
the team is hitched affects the depth
of the cutting. Shortening the chain
tends to lift the front slab from the
ground; a longer hitch causes the
blade to cut more deeply. The length
OF hitch may be regulated by length
ening and shortening the chain at the
end which runs through the hole in the
blade end of the drag.
If small weeds are to be cut or a fur
row of earth is to be moved, the dou-
bIetree should be attached rather close
to the ditch end OF the drag. The
drag will now move nearly ditch end
foremost, and the driver should stand
with one foot on the extreme forward
end Of the front slab. This will swing
the drag back to the proper angle and
will cause the blade to plow. This
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20
Split-Log Road Drag-How to Construct and Operate I'll


The two slabs should be held 81
inches apart by the stakes. Straight
grained timber should be selected for
the stakes, so that each stake shall fiji
snugly into the 2-inch hole when the
| two slabs are in the proper position
| The stakes should taper gradually to-
| ward the ends. There should be no
shoulder at the point where the stakes
| enter the slab. The stakes should be
| fastened In place by wedges only.
| When the stakes have been placed
in position and tightly wedged, a brace
| 9 inches thick and inches wide should
| be placed diagonal1y to them at the
/ ditch end, as shown IN figure 1. The
| brace should be dropped on the front
| slab, SO that its lower edge shall lie
within an inch OF the ground, while the
| other end should rest in the angle be-
| tween the slab and the end sake.
A strip OF iron about 1-2 fest long,
or inches wide and IA of an inch
thick may be used for the blade. This
should be attached to the front slab, SO
that it will be one-half inch below the
lower edge OF the slab at the ditch end,
while the end of the iron toward the
middle Of the road should be flush
with the edge Of the slab. The bolts
holding the blade in place should have
fiat heads and the holes to receive
them should be countersunk.
IF the face Of the log stands plumb
it is well to wedge out the lower edge
Of the blade with a three cornered
strip of wood to give it a set like the
DIT of plane
A platform of inch boards held to-
getl1er by three cleats should be placed
on the stakes between the slabs. These
boards should be spaced at least an
inch apart to allow any earth that may
heap up and fall over the front slab to
sift through upon the road again. The
end cleats should be placed so that
they will not rest upon the cross
stakes, but drop inside them, while the
middle cleat can be shifted to either
side OF the middle stake. These cleats |
should extend about an inch beyond
the finished width of the platform.
An ordinary trace chain is strong |
enough to draw the implement, pro- |
vided the clevis is not fastened through |
a link The chain should be wrapped |
around the rear stake, then passed |
over the front slab. Raising the chain |
at this end Of the slab allows the |
earth to drift past the face of the drag. |
The other end of the chain should be |
passed through the hole in the end Of
the slab and is held by a pin passed
through q link. One and one-half
trace chains are sufficient. i
In many logs the grain runs around
the tree in such way that when split
the slabs will be in wind" If this
wind Is not more than 4 inches in s
feet, the timber can be used to good
advantages by setting 1t so that the
- loo sF1aIT ell /
ward when the other end is perpendi-
cuIar. The construction Of the drag
in this case is the same as given above,
but care must be taken that the holes
bored to receive the stakes are plumb.
No wedging under the lower edge of
the blade is necessary in using such q
log.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

terial for a drag. Red elm and wal
nut when thoroughly dried are excel
lent, and box elder, soft maple, or even
willow are preferable to oak, hickory,
or ash.
The log should be Z or feet long
and from 10 to 10 inches in diameter,
and carefully split down the middle.
The heaviest and best slab should be
selected for the front. At point on
this front slab 4 inches from the end
that is to be at the middle of the road
locate the center of the hole to receive
a cross stake and p inches from the
other end of the front slab locate the
center for another cross stake. The
hole for the middle stake will lie on
line connecting and halfway between
the other two. Sec figure 1. The
back slab should now be placed in
position behind the other. From the
end which is to be at the middle of
tho road measure 20 inches for the
center of the cross stake, and inches
from the other end locate the center
of the outside stake. Find the CEN
ter of the middle hole as before When
these holes are brought opposite each
other, one end Of the back slab will
lie 16 inches nearer the center Of the
roadway than the front one, giving
what Is known as "set back The
holes should be 2 inches in diameter
Care must be taken to hold the auger
plumb in boring these holes in order
that the stakes shall fit properly. The
hole to receive the foreward end of
the chain should be bored at the same
tine.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20
We can fit a short stout
man in Styleplus $17.00 suit
NJ. & O. Store.
MULAT.

MuIat, Dec f9-Mr. Thos. Dutt has
been very sick but Is some better.
Mr.. W. 8. Lewis Is also on the sick
list
John Rurson and family have ar
rived from Chicago to live on their
recently purchased farm just east Of
GIendye's grove.
Mrs. NJ. A. Keyser has sold the 1Iu-
lat hotel to c. G. Fillingin of swaynes-
boro, Ga Mr.. Ffuingim moved in a
few days ago and will renovate and
repair the hostelry, and later on viii
clear up ground and set out an orange
grove The gentleman and his hand
some wife are both young, and look
like hust1ers, hence we expect Mulat
to forge ahead some.
Mrs Keyser has bought and moved
to a farm in Pea Ridge.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20
OLDER MEN ARE
NOW IN DEMAND
EMPLOYERS IN ENGLAND MUST
BE SATISFIED WITH MEN PAST
THE AGE OF FORTY.
e ASSOCIATED LES

London, Dec 19.-The stipulation
"Only young men need apply q
phrase so tragic to the man over forty,
bids fair to be done away with in Eng
land during the war. An agitation
has just been started calling attention
to the fact that employees who demand
men under thirty are thus directly
competing against the recruiting au-
thoritfes.
This was pointed out IN g letter to
the Lord Mayor, urging him TO lay the
matter before oil business men in the
form of some public pronouncement
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

earth then moves freely along ths "a
Of the slabs. IF the roadwav ia e
badly rutted ard full of holes + n
be well to use the drag once -.
the ground is slushy. This trcsm
is particularly applicable before 4
| spell in winter when Il IS noss.as
have roadway freeze smooth
A smooth road surface is sscures
this method. Clay. when miac3 II
water and thoroughly worked.
| comes remarkably tough and m..
vious to water. II compactcd in /,
| condition it becomes extremely hnI
Another valuable result OF drsrI
is the reduction Of dust, for the
ticles of clay cohere so tanac
that there is but little wear wl~
surface Is smooth. Dust on an a.
road is due to the breaking ua ~
traffic OF the fraycd and ~
edges OF ruts and hoof prints. # /
surface is smoothed after ca h
and the road dries hard and ever
edges are exposed to crusllnr a@
only dust which forms is that
%~CL'Lat wear VI LlG AOcLu GlIArtt
There are so many infiuerc,.
work and conditions are so zarla
different localities that it is q4tta
possible to lay down a genarul
for the number OF trea tmeut5 no
to keep a road in good condition
tough clay or a stiff sandy Ella
resist the action OF wheels auu
for a longer period than a loan
things beings equal Certain s.aa
of a roadway will require mare a..
ton than others because o
grades, seepage, exposure 10 H
wash, etc. The best gutde i'm ue.
these conditions Is the lllowie ~
gained while draggH-
roadway.
There is one condition, noo,.r
which special treatment shoG /
given to a road. Clay hills ufar-
sistent dragging frequently bcc9u
high III the center. To correct III
Is best TO drag the earth toward
center Of the road twice 5u
from it once.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20
GERMANY OWNS
PLENTY OF COPPER
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Dec. 19.-In discussions on
the possibility Of bringing Germany to
her knees by cutting off war supplies,
copper always figures prominently but
a member OF London firm which be-
fore the war supplied Germany with
much Of her supply of base metals de-
cIares household fixtures alone in the
country would suffice to provide the
necessary copper for many years. He
estimates that door knobs alone would
supply the country with the necessary
copper for making munitions Of war
for the next three years.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20
MODERN FARM
MAKING SYRUPS
THREE THOUSAND GALLONS ARE
MANUFACTURED FROM CANE
GROWN ON FIFTEEN ACRES.
SPECIAL 10 THE JOURNAL.

Campbellton, Dec. 1s.-The Ball
brothers, who are managers Of the w.
Q. Butler, Jr., plantation, two and one
half miles west Of here, have lust fin
ished making syrup. They have as
complete a syrup plant as there is in
Florida They had about fifteen acres
planted in cane, and manufactured
1900 gallons of syrup, besides saving
several thousand cane for planting
next year. They have canned up their
syrup and will dispose Of it on the
local market, and to the hands on
Mr.. Buffers plantation.
This farm consists Of $50 acres Of
as fine land as there is In Jackson
county, and it is run on as near a
model farming basis as any farm IN
Florida. It is entirely self-sustaining.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
HORTER HANGS HTS
SPIKED SHOES UP
FOR GOOD AND ALL
Meadowbrook Club Runner
Decides to Quit the Game
at Which He Has Been So
Successful-Other Notes,

Eddie Horter, who for many year, bss
been this city's leading sprinter anon,
the local club athletes, has decided N
put away his spikes for all time and ds.
vote his attention to business. Horter
was a star of the first water from tbs
very day he tried his hand at the running
game back in 1907. His career has been
one string Of successes from that time
Titles galore have fallen to the skill O,
the little Meadowbrook boy, but far and
away his best season was in 1918, when.
as member of Jimmy Mullisan's
Georgetown University team, he twIcs
turned the century in 10 seconds fiat and
In the Southern Intercolleg giates on Home.
wood Field, Baltimore, he set a new REQ.
ord OF 80 seconds for tho quarter. It su,i
stands.
Horter's announcement Of his with.
drawal from amateur athletics will be a
sad blow to his many friends.
Tho Meadowbrook Club will lose Ted
Meredith now that the college season |.
all but under way. However, he rays
them very small help this summer, for
after equalling Mel sheppard's record o,
/ min. 81 2-5 sec. for 660 yards at the Arti-
san games late in June, he did little or
no running afterward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
F. AND M. ELEVEN OUT
Prospects Are Very Bright FOR Tip
ton Squad This Year.

weakened only by the loss of Hartman
Schaffner and Sykes. and strengthened by
a number of strong men, prospects are
bright at Franklin and Marshall for
football team that will rank high among
the smaller colleges this wear Diehl.
captain of this years varsity, who played
centre last year, will probably be AT an
end position, and Witherspoon Will be
shifted from tackle to centre. "Deac'
Jones, who was accredited by Camp with
making the longest run on any gridlron
last season; with Mylin and Gerhard, TWO
old stars, and Evans, q new man from
Lancaster High, Will likely comprise the
backHeId The !inemen who look promis-
ing are Smith, WaugamaA, Musser and
Teake-
Franklin and Marshall Academy this
year sent into the college a number OF
players who will chase the stars Of last
year for their places. These men are
Mountz, Hager, ForsberR, Williams and
Kessler, all OF whom We're on the prepara-
tory school varsity. Other new men are
HoIlinger. from Bethlehem Prep; Rick
ert, Sellersville High. Hbbs and Elders,
Of Kiskiminetas, and Roberts from
Mercersburg.
Thirty-fve men have tesn at work since
September 3, ana a fast team viii be
picked from the squad for the opening
game. Sep ember %. The schedule, wh!CA
is sitter than usual this season, is: Sep
tember 26, Lehigh. at South Bethlehem;
October 8, Penn, at Philadelphia; October
10. Lebanon Valley, at Lancaster; October
II. Swarthmore. at Lancaster; October a.
Dickinson, at Lancaster; October 81, Hav-
erford, at Haverford; November :, Cor
nell, at Ithaca: November u, Trslnus at
Collegeville; Thanksgiving Day, Gsttys-
burg, at Lancaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
OUTLOOK BAD FOR CAMDEN
Faculty Restrictions Impair Football
Prospects at Jersey High School.

Football prospects for this season are
anything but encouraging to the student
body at Camden High School, for besides
the handicap of light, green material.
the Faculty Committee has placed GER
tain restrictions on the grldiron candl-
dates that are bound to affect the spirit
and enthusiasm of the players and root
crs alike.
The most menacing law recently laid
down by the faculty forbids all students
to take part in football who have not
obtained written permission from their
parents or guardian. This will cause
promising Brckleys to give up all idea
of going out for the team, as few parents
will be willing to assume the entire re-
sponsibility.
Strict eligibility rules and the neces-
sty of a phscian's affidavit in re-
gard To the health of the student Will
also he prime factors in narrowing down
the squad to a mere handful. These DIFF
fcultes might in time be overcome but
for the fact that the majority of the
players who have managed to pass
through this third degree" laid down
by the faculty do not come up to the
usual standard OF Camden High elevens.