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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

d
SNndlcH'rJ
ttx rOrLL ho lum, to supper. won't
v Nuut uaI,rd Nursr Jane FuE-
zy Nuzzy tho muskn' sdy
l'usckr,p'r as she saw her
friend u,l' NEgiN Lougears, the rah-
ni gentleman. hopping down OF the
mont porch uf thr hollow stump bunga
"ph yes. IN be home" he answered.
I'm Just going 90 look for little ud-
venture
Th,u, not having been there In quite
a vNilr lnrl" Niggiy went down 10 the
ocean s'nshuro beach
For. said the old rabbit gentleman
io himself 81 have not had scRshorc
adventure lu some time And. prfhhps
mN ,rIrud Alice. fIum Wonderland. may
ur down there know her story
DOOR 'heI' are many curious things that
happen near tho sea
So down to the shore went tncle Wig
giN aud as hu was walking along look
lnE a' 'hr funny marks his feet made In
'Nr Wet Hud. tl uf N sudden he came
'n pile ut damp green scaWrsd, and
from underneath ii hr heard II voice cali
"Oh. help me out, Please help me
OUT"
TIA Thn, sounds Ike someone In
trouble. Uncle Nlggly said. Il must
hplp llDW Then with his red white
aud blue striped rheumatism Crutrh
thI' Nufs" JrIu had guuwUd tor him out
~ lulINlup stick, tho bunny pokod
away ihr srIword. and underneath H. all
tangled ur so hr could hardly move, vae
a Iuh .ivr gentleman.
"uh. n was su good ~ YOU 10 get me
out said The lobster HH hr gave Mn
Zap with his tail An old crab. who
duuFut lltc me. piled the scawced over
iuu us ! was taking nap In the sun
My long. thin legs were all tangled I'm
l' and cNDu with my h.g plnchlng claws
I could uu' get loose. and I was SO afraid
ld lc late"
lat" Tor what" asked Uncle Wig.
gilN wondering whore tho Lobster was
going
ITO mo dnncc#ihc uuAdrillc, OF
course was tho answer.
'Nl. now I remember" said the hun.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23
Mullett Wins
Highest Honor

BLOOMINGTON. Ind Dewitt 4. Mui.
ls,t has been awarded the conference
medal for athletics and scholarship a.
Indiana university. Mullett In a Junior
and won his letter playing left end on the
varsity football team aud guard ON tho
varsity basketball five At present he A.
VIII an army engineering corps I'm Texas
home 10 at Columbia city, Ind.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23
The ump Automaton.

Nour STR have never believed iu ban
p.I .'# NssauI'uE or curgiug unplrcs
nr'I-T'. M" umpire should be given COM
rI''H Authority 90 rIlo NJ game nut
r fI' U.f NnHr ur two { have noted
f' Increased arrogance ON the part OF
Iuprus who have shown Tint u M
n" uu'h.uls enlarged their crnniums be
'urI 900 reason. An umpire. having au-
t'ur'. ruu stop rowdy 'tCtlci ON the
uNf NJ ~, PLAYER Immediately Hu, he
should ho am auiomLton He has no
t'ru 'o help provoke trouble hy enter
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23
Kilbane Ready
To Fight: Claims
No Exemptions

CLEVELAND johnny kilbduc, tho
feathcrwsght champion is ready for
service WIN the United states army, a.
called. KIlhauc did not claim exemption
when he registered Tor mllHr, service.
Neither d,d AlWc NlIor. Lofain festh-
erwclght. TpuEhoy KomEor. lightweight
OF Lornln who also registered, and did
not claim exemption
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

bad innings usually lose ball games
Oklahoma Clty fans are not blaming
tho pitchers for the poor showing the
boosters have made on the present road
trip for the, have az whole pitched
splendid bil
inability to hit IN plnchcs has been the
cause ~ their downfall This and some
weird fielding
McAlcstcr moved to the lead ~ Tho
league by winning from oklahoma city
while Fort Smith was dividing double
header with Ardmore.
Muskogcc defeated Tulsa and moved
into tie with oklahoma tIty for thlrd
place
Tho boosters left oklahoma city a
week nso and were leading thr league
They return tomorrow and by winning to-
day they can at least he I'm third place on
their return.
Masters completely mastered the
Boosters yesterday. He allowed them
bstters There's the whole reason for
the numerous recent defeats
Murray counted one OF the HooStors
runs when he drove the agate over tho
trneld fence In the seventh II was
their first run Of the game
Even Newashc Is In II batting slump,
Roush, Cleveland outfelder took first
place among the National league bats
men yesterday when he made four hits
IN as many times at bat Amrs and
iiorstmau were serving him
ors ~ the National League In u pretty
one between trluso ~ 81 Louis and
Noush Cruise lost the lead when hc
failed TO get hit out OF four times up
against Schneider.
Tyrus Cohhs four hits out Of eight
times at bat In the two games increased
his average to $50, while Speaker lost a
few points hy getting only onr hit out
OF three times up
Detroit won both games from 81 louis
and as Chicago defeated Cleveland. tho
Tigers entered the first division NJ the
American league Tor the first time this
season
Mays pitched q brilliant game against
the Nankr nnd won 3 tu T. ShnwkrS held
the champions to six hits hut the Nants
made only half that number.
Washington won sec saw game from
The Athletics Fslkcuhcrg and Myers
were both Wild, and passes and Mil,rs
hits gave the Senators Nrtur,
Nrhl humhled the Giants. hui in Mar.
suvllc goes much credit Tor the ,tr.
tory lie drove ont four hits Tn Ug man,
times ~ bat crossing the plato three
times
Wagner doN" At Pittsburgh drov
about l. OuO fans Tho mayor uu behalf
OF the fans. presented Hans with .u.
yer loving cup Then rlishurgb won
to In ten innings
Bisbee and Hmrhmau each made three
bits, two " the formers being Tor ,Nirn
bases
Dells tumble ln tho third inning ~.
suited In the rhllirs scoring four runs
. lead which thr Dodgers could not over.
come
oe,chser was effective eSccp, In one lu
ming
Two games sunday afternoon viii
Fort Smith ps the boosters opposition
A clean sweep Of the series will put m,
Boosters within couple Of points of sec
end place
The first game starts at 2oO o'clock
williams, n former teammate ~ Nano'i
at school has been signed hy Oknhumt
city and PLAYED thirdhase YESTERDAY. ",
made one hit, but failed to get "a field.
"s '"''''
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23
"Hitting'Em'
Is Easy For
TheBigFour

Rafting averages. Including t,.'.iHf. ..
games, " cobb Detroit auI srrtt.r
Cleveland. the two leading American
league htiicrs lul Cruise. 81 Iuu.
Ruush Cincinnati tho two leading nI.
tiers ~ the National league. follow
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23
OO0 OOo i02
OIn U0l 0u'

summary TWnhnsc hits. Lips Hum.
phricS, hOmcuns. Murray, sacrifice hit
Palmer. stolen base Gross bases OF
balls. or krnn ! struck out, by KRAFT I
by Masters ~, double play, Thompson I,
Eumphrics 10 Ilerriott: earned runs. OK
lahomn city |, LEFT on bases. Oklahoma
CITY .. Ne N"ster 1 Time one hour and
twenty fyc minutes Umpire pOntlus
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23
AND BOXING
Ne2yR0pTLIGFIT'
Hzz) Cro71tZ0710T1ce,

ing into amy argument HIS place Is to
bring order about, not to produce dlsor-
tcl r. h J
ono ot the main troubles is that a
number Of our uwpiros have lately de.
'rlopcd artistic temperament And ar
tiSiir temperament aud umprlug nre tur-
ihcr apart than any other two things In
Co.," world, including the two poles and
war ana peace,
submarine snkiugs rise Has some
willy inventor discarded the steel and
wooden bout for the cork h,p'
Fate and the Ensemble.
Fate blocks the road fpr the hating crew
who lad" from the drive with IN" goal
lu view,
Fate has IL jolt tina, /. seven ply
For those afraid uf another try
Fate rs a mammoth of u,awu and might,
But Fate is u gutter to those who ight
There are excessively few good um-
pircs Most Of them are several degrees
below par. Hut for an that w. observe
no mad stampede on the part Of the pop
ulnc" TO M tho gaps and Improve 'on-
d,tuns
You can get 10000 O0O mon to fight
along the front lines In Europe But
getting 1000 willing To umplre Is beyond
amy reasonable hope. NOt even the drait
would b." Sufficient.
The Red Road
Here goes tho world that We used TO
know,
Flouudcrur ON through the crimson glow.
world of mouHtchs and world Ot slaves,
stumbling over lts new made graves,
Driving on To- the goal ahead
. over the living and over tho dead.
hut after ALL though q triNe bad,
I It's the only world We have ever had
why" asks Pcrnsylvanl critic, do
YOU insist on boosting Alexander over
/ Johnson We don't Hut We have men
toned the former uftcucr Of late heCaus,
be- rs vital factor la q pcuuaut race and
the other star IN not
There arc hotter butmou ln tho game
than Waly rpp, the Yankee, 20. hu,
when n comes to driving mates over ,h'
/ plate he has NO superor-.uot even COM
Iur Speaker Last season 'e led both Hs
u pinch hitter extraordinary. Hud only
/ recently iu three Successive games h'
drove IN ten precious tAlilc5 with hi'
long range driving
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

McA)cstcr moved to the lead of Nc
league by winning from oklahoma CIT,
while Fort Smith was dividing a double.
header with Ardmofe
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

inability to hit IN pinchcs has been the
cause ~ their downfall This and some
weird fielding
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23
Sport Splinters

Twas tho same sad story Those Zone
bad innings usually lose ball games
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Oklahoma city fans are not blaming
tho pitchers for the poor showing the
boosters have made on the present road
trip fUr they have IA whole pitched
splendid h,ll
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Muskog"e defeated Tulsa and moved
into II tie with Oklahoma CIb for thlrl
place
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Tho boosters left Oklahoma city a
week ngO and were leading thn league
They return tomorrow and by winning to-
daN they can at least he In third place on
their return
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Tyrus Cohh's four hits out Of eight
times at bat In the two games increased
his average 10 .Seo, while Speaker lost u
few points hy getting only onr hit cut
OF three times up
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Murray counted one OF the Holsters
runs when he drove the agate over tho
gftneld fence In the seventh II Was
their first run Of the game
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Masters completely mastered the
Boosters yesterday Hr allowed them
only seven hits and struck out eleven
bHtters There's the whole reason for
the numerous recent defeats
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

The race for tho premier batting hon
ors ~ the National league In pretty
one between Crluso ~ ST Louis and
Noush Cruise lost the lead when he
failed TO get u hit out Of four times ur
sgaiust Schneider
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23
llV(IFWl66IY
ANDHlShLS
BYMoAan GdzIS
Uncle wjsony and the Lobster.

Wory0rht, lgl1 by Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Roush. Cleveland outfeldcr took first
place among the National league bats
men yesterday when he made four hits
IN as many times AZ bat Amrs and
HOrstmau were serving him
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Mays pitched a brilliant game against
the Nankr and won tu I Shawkry held
the champions to six hits hut the NauRs
made only half that number
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Detroit won both games from 81 Louis
and as Chicago defeated Cleveland. tho
Tigers entered the first division ~ the
American league for the first time this
season
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-23

Wagner day At Pittsburgh drew
about 600 fans The mayor. uu behalf
OF the fans, presented Hans with u I'D.
yer loving cup Then Pittsburgh won
to , I'm ten innings
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-09-28

may be reduced still further. Elevat-
ing graders of the size used ordinarily
in road work have a rated capacity of
about 100 cubic yards per hour.
Use of Scrapers, Wagons, Etc.
To grade a road of any considerable
length, no matter where it is located,
usually will require a considerable
amount of work with devices other
than the grading machine and elevat-
ing grader. The latter machine, as
previously explained, may be very eco
nomical for special conditions to
which they are adapted. But these
special conditions seldom prevail for
more than comparatively short
stretches of road without sections in
tervening which require that rela-
lively large volume of material be
moved from excavation to embank-
ment within a distance Of only a few
hundred feet. Figure 1 shows typi-
cal cross section for an earth road,
where the grading machine hardly
could be used advantageously except
for finishing the road surface. To ac-
complish work of this kind ecOnOm-
ically, the devices for lOOSening, load
ing and hauling the material must all
be adapted to turning around quickly
in small space and, not infreQuently
must be such as to be handled readily
over very rough ground. Such imple-
ments as wagons, wheeled scrapers,
drag scrapers and plOws therefore
should form a part of the equipment
on practically all road-grading prof.
ects.
The choice of proper implements to
employ in moving material from ex-
cavatiOn to embankment depends, first,
on the nature and quantity of the
material to be moved, and. second, on
the length of haul. In general, where
the material consists of earth 1t is
loosened with plows and the econom-
ical method of hauling is fixed by the
haul length about as follows:
For lengths of haul not exceeding
$50 feet, drag scrapers; for lengths OF
haul between $50 feet and 600 feet
wheeled scrapers; for lengths of hau
above 600 feet, wagons. Where the
material consists of solid rock 1T mus
be loosened by drilling and blasting
and practically always is hauled II
wagons or carts, regardless of the hau
length.
Types OF Plows Used.
Two types of plOws commonly ar
used in road grading. One Is the typ
generally used for loosening ordinar.
soils, while the other is used for break
ing up hardpan, lode road surfaces an
other earth unusually difficult t
loosen. Either type is drawn by fou
horses, or in some cases by TRACTION
engine. and Is operated by three mer
including the driver. Such plows aver
age about $50 pounds in weight an
sell at an average price of from 81
to S1S, but heavier plows OF this typ
range in cost up to about $50. Wit
average soil conditions they may b
made to turn a furrow about or
L, inches deep and from s to 10 inche
: wide. The hardpan plOws vary col
; siderably in weight and selling pric
. but cost more than the turn pillow
One reason for the higher cost Is tins
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-09-28
CORN LOSES QUALITY QUICK
Consumer in Very Few Hours
After Harvesting.

In order to obtain the very highes,
quality of sweet corn it is necessary
that the corn be delivered into the
hands of the consumer in a very few
hours after harvesting. Sweet corr
will lose 80 per cent of It's sweetness
in - hours. Corn pulled in the eve
ming. as is the case with most of the
marketed products, and placed on sale
the next day cannot compare in quail
ity with similar corn harvested in the
morning and sold to the consumer be.
fore noon. Corn which must, by forced
circumstances, be harvested in the eve.
ming should be handled in such a way
as to avoid large piles.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-09-28
EARTH ROADS WORK
Necessary Tools and Machinery
Needed for Building.
Use OF ELEvA1|NG GRADERS
Machine MAJ Be Operated Success
fully With 25-Horsepower Tractor
or Twelve WeIi-Trained Horses
-Scrapers and Wagons.

Prepared Specially by the United States
Department of Agriculture
The use of eIevating graders is
sometimes desirable in the construc-
ton of earth roads. The essential fea-
lures of this machine are a pillow with
a heavy moldboard, an elevating belt,
suitable frame for supporting the
plOw and belt, and driving and adjust
ing mechanisms for operating the belt
and controlling the work. The pillow
lOosens the material and throws it
onto the belt. which conveys and de-
pOsits it either In the roadbed or
wagons.
Elevating graders are adapted es-
pecially to building up embellishments
with material excavated from shallow
borrow bitches along each side of the
road. They also may be used to ad-
vantage in excavating long, shallow,
through cuts and loading the material
thus eXcavated into wagons for use
in building up embellishments at other
points. The latter use, however. is
restricted to situations where there is
sufficient space to operate the grader
and at the same time afford passage
way for the teams and wagons to fol-
low under the end of the belt to re-
ceive the successive loads as the
grader is drawn forward.
Operating EIevating Grader.
1t is customary to employ a trac-
ton engine for operating the elevating
grader, though teams are used some
times. Ordinarily, the machine may
be operated successfully either with
25-horse power tractor or with L.
well-trained horses.
The rate at which earth can be ex.
cavated with an elevating grader is
relatively very high when conditions
are favorable and the grader can be
kept moving. But there are a number
of rather complicated parts about such
machine which sometimes get out
of order, and the work also is usually
/ hampered by many unforeseen contin
gencies, such as begging" of the
wheels, choking of the pillow or the
elevator belt, occurrence of buried
stumps or stones in the excavation
etc. For these reasons the actual ca
pacity of elevating graders. considered
over a long period, seldom is more
than about One-third or One-half thu
rated capacity. and where the materia
is loaded into wagons as it is eXcavat
ed the actual capacity of the machine
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-09-28

the points must be made of a very high
grade of steel in order to be durable.
Drag scrapers are made in 1-hOrse,
~ horse and 2-horse sizes. which
have respective rated capacities of 3,
) and Z cubic feet. Drag scrapers
have an average weight, when empty,
of from 70 to 100 pounds, and an ac-
tual capacity of about three-fourths
the rated capacity. The price, f. o. b.
factory, averages from 81 to Sc per
scraper.
In operating drag scrapers the driv-
ers also may load and empty the
Scraper. but frequently it is econOm-
zeal to provide additional laborers for
this purpose With Il haul length of
100 feet and the teams moving stead
lily, one laborer should be able to load
or empty and spread the material for
about three scrapers. For scraper
work To be effective the material to
be eXcavated must be thoroughly loos-
ened by the plows and should be free
from large roots or stones. Where
such Instructions occur time is saved
by having them removed by hand dur
ing the process of blowing.
The average small organization for
carrying on road-grading work with
drag scrapers is made up about as FOL
lows:
Force:
! foreman.
& ceropar driyarc
. laborers for loading scrapers.
laborers for dumping and spreading.
driver for pillow.
] laborer to hold pillow.
laborer for trimming shoulders, etc.
4 to 6 two-horse teams for scrapers
! or two-horse teams for ploW
Total, l foreman, IA laborers. and Z
teams.
Tools:
drag scrapers capacity cubic feeo.
l road pillow.
picks.
axes.
mattocks.
shovels.
The force employed should vary
somewhat with the haul length, when
is usually between - feet and 100 feet
Under average conditions an OrganiZa-
| ton such as that described above
should move from 300 to $50 cubic
yards of earth per 10hOur day.
Objectionable Feature.
An Objectionable feature OF drag
| scraper work is that the entertainments
tend to settle very irregularly. Inc
reason is that the successive loads are
not spread out uniformly as they are
dumped, but are deposited as success
sion of rather compact cores with the
Intervening spaces consisting OF com
paratively loose material. The loose
material settles more than the com
pacted spots, and this unequal settle
ment produces pockets in the surface
which hold water and gradually be
come deepened under the action o.
traffic.
Use Wheeled Scrapers.
Wheeled scrapers are used to
greater extent in road grading thai
either drag scrapers or wagons. Th'
reason for this is that in road work tn
haul length falls. more frequently thai
otherwise, within the limits for whicl
wheeled scrapers are economical. Sew
eral different sizes of such scrapers ar
in ordinary use, but the size employees
most commonly has an actual loa
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-09-28
Americanism.

That i'm us which more distinctly
than anything else we can call Ameri-
faith in humanity, our
love II equality. One cannot claim
That Americans of English origin are
alone the repositories of this belief,
this passion. The ideal Amer
lea. which is the only real America,
is not in the keeping of any one race ;
her destinies are too large for that
custom; the English race is only one
of many races with which her future
rests.-William Dean HOwells.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-09-28

The population Of Uruguay is 1875
sos.
A New Yorker has invented a clean
ing rod which forces its way around
the most complicated bends in house
hold plumbing.
A new metal, thought to belong to
the platinum group. and named cana
dlum. has been discovered by a Scotch
scientist.
A hand-operated tunneling machine
for laying sewer pipes without digging
trenches has been invented by Texas
plumber.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-09-28
Testing Transformer Oils.

Under the direction of the Bureau
of Standards and the American Society
for Testing Materials. experimental
investigations have been begun by GER
tain electrical manufacturers and Oh
producers upon the methods of test
ing transformer oils for dielectric
strength. The object Of the expert
ments is to secure uniformity through
out the MISUNDERSTANDING American.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-09-28
POSTSCRlPTS

Kansas produced and marketed y
73S.OT7 barrels of oil last year. nearly
double the production of any previous
year.
Burned but few years ago as use
less rubbish. there now is Il wide de-
mand for the waste from SPANS cork
factories.
An electric egg GAMBLER has been in
vented for use in public places where
the freshness Of an egg can be dem
oustrated.