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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-31

spending the weekend in Lebanon,
with relatives.
J. A. Kramer, of Emaus street,
received a telegram on Thursday
from their son. Lloyd Kramer, who
spent the past fifteen months over
seas, that he had arrived in New
York City.
The Daughters of Shepherds
Lodge of town will pay visit to a
sister lodge at Lancaster, next Tues
day evening.
The Middletown Praying Band
will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Randolph Lewis, Fisher aveEue,
this evening at 7.30 o'clock.
j. A. Schiichter, an evangelist of
Philadelphia, will preach at both
the morning and evening services
in the Royalton United Brethren
Church Sunday.
keystone Lodge, No. 410, L. o. o.
NJ, will atteEd divine services in the
Episcopal Church, Sunday afternoon
at 4.S0 o'clock, when the Rev. Floyd
Appleton will preach special SER
mon.
Charles Keyser who has resided
in the Keifer property, North Union
street, and conducted tinsmith
shop, has purchased the Baker prop
erty in North Union street, and will
move into it soon as he has COM
pleted some repairs, using the store
room for his place of business.
b. f. Henry of South Wood street,
received a telegram from his son,
Clarence Henry, who spent the past
eighteen months overseas, that he
had arrived in New York City and
from there was sent to Camp Dix,
n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Jarrett are
spending some time at Reading with
relatives.
Jacob Beachler of Williamsport is
Spending some time in town as the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-31

cars, though the equipment on the
majority will prove satisfactory in
every respect.
When tires are loaded beyond
their normal carrying capacity. the
fabric is more or less strained. Be-
sides. 'hinging' action is developed
and heat is generated at the edges
of the tread.
Oversize tires were primarily de-
signed for exceptional and hard SER
vice, but have come into more gen.
eral favor because of extra strength,
easier riding, and longer mileage
The resiliency of larger tires reduces
the traction slippage on the rear
wheels, and lessons vibration to the
mechanism of the car. When over
size tires are placed on front wheels
which were originally equipped with
regular size tires, the diameter over
all will be increased about one lnch,
and the speedometer should be read
justed, otherwise the mileage re-
corded will be less than that actually
covered.
Nor can any harm be derived
from the adoption of the proper
oversize tires. There is not enough
added weight to affect transmission
or differential or make any objec-
tionable difference in the power.
The table given below is the result
of accurate tests and shows the ap-
proximate carrying capacity of the
various sizes of tires. These weights
are influenced, of course, by extra
passengers, luggage, power, speed oil
car, and construction of the car as
above mentioned, but they may be
takcn as standard and used safely
for reference.
CARRYING CAPACITIES Fun
FIRESTONE FABRIC TIRES.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-31
CHOICE OF TIRES
TIRE TALK NO. 2
Furnished by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.

The application, care, and usage
of tires are necessary things to con-
slider, but it is essential to the best
type of tire be adapted in the first
place. Car construction, power,
lateral and traction strains upon the
tires must be kept in mind when de-
termining the diameter and cross
section of tire equipment, but the
weight of the tire is probably the
most important factor. This can be
found almost anywhere by running
the front half of the car on platform
scales, and noting the result. The
eight carried on each tire will be
one-half the total. This operation
can be performed in the case of the
rear wheels, and the fsame thing
holds true. The middle of the wheel
base will be the weight-dividing
point between the front and the rear
halves of the car. The approach to
the scales should be level. If rea-
sonable care is exercised, the total
of the two operations, that is, the
recorded weight of the front and
rear parts of the machine, should
be within 20 or 80 pounds of the
weight of the car, when all of 1t is
upon the scales.
The weight and distribution of the
car, power, speed, gear and other
points are considered by the car
engineers and car makers in deter
mining the tire sizes necessary for
equipment. 1t will be apprehended,
however, that the treatment de-
manded by cars will vary on account
of road conditions. drivers, and
other reasons. Therefore, it is rea-
sonable to expect some trouble from
the tires on a small percentage of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-31

guest of his brother, j. c. Beachler
and family, North Union street.
Mrs. John Derbaugh of West Main
street, has gone to Williamsburg,
where she will visit relatives for
some time.
Miss Goldie Keifer is spending
some time at Philadelphia, where
she is attending the graduation eX-
ercises at the Beechwood Seminary.
Mrs. Karl Albright and child OF
Cleveland, Ohio, are spending some
time in town, as the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. William Albright, Race and
Main streets.
william Brown who was a mem
ber of the 35th Engineer Corps, and
spent the past twelve months over
seas, and was stationed at Camp
Mills, N. Y, has been mustered ou,
of service, and returned to the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Brown, South Wood street.
Walter Shellenberger, of Morris
Plain, N. Y, is spending the week
end in town.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-31
SOLDIER NOT KILLED

Minneapolis, MINI. - FIVE years
ago Edward IT. Dewitt stepped across
the threshold of his fathers house
to enlist in the Canadian Army.
Nearly four years ago his father and
sister read an official letter that the
boy had been killed. That was all
no word came. no word was expected.
Dewitt stepped back over the thres-
hold the other day.
He appeared as a war-scarred vet
eran. The home is at No. 306 For
rest Avenue. st. Paul.
He enlisted August, 1914, with the
Edmonton Fusiliers and went to
France with the first contingent. One
day a comrade brought news back to
the States that Dewitt was dead.
While officially dead" the soldier
was only wounded at Ypres June,
1916, and had turn at "blighty" in
England. He returned to the front
in January, 1917, and served until
the armistice was signed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-31
Mrs. Mellen Drops Suit
For Divorce; Gets Big Sum

Pittsfield, Mass, May 31.-Charles
E. Mellen. former president of the
New Haven Railroad, has settled the
litigation between himself and his
wife, Mrs. Katherine Livingston Mel
len, of New York, from whom he
procured a separation some time
ago.
Mrs. Mellens suit for divorce will
be dropped, and it is understood that
Mr.. Mellen has settled on his wife
sum of money that is altogether
satisfactory to her. Letters address
ed by Mrs. Mellen to II. Douglas
Brown, then assistant manager of
the Vanderbilt Hotel, New York,
figured in the separation suit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-31
CENTENNIAL OF
THE CORNERSTONE
One Hundred Years Ago the
Ceremony Took Place
Here

On G hundred
years ago to-day,
at noon. the cor
nerstone of the
first permanent
State Capitol OF
Pennsylvania was
laid on Capitol
Hill In this city,
but the anniver-
sary passed al
most unnoticed in
the State House.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-01-02

dollars the Red Cross and other agen-
cies of mercy. Let us not forget the
lessons thus learned in this regard.
Another great compensation coming
to us out of the horrors of war is the
fact that we have found ourselves and
learned how to do things on a big
scale. Our power and resources and
vastness of our great country has been
demonstrated. Indeed, we did not
know our own strength, but the neces-
stiles of the great struggle called
forth the energies and resources of
our people to marvellous degree. We
now think in billions, whereas we
formerly were timid and hesitating
when only millions were involved. We
now know that we can do great
things, and we predict for the future
unbounded development and prosperi-
ty in all lines of endeavor. For in
stance, in Smith county, our people
have invested more than a million
dollars in government securities. This
has been done without strain or hard
snip upon the people. This vast sum
of money is an interest-bearing in
vestment and, in due time, will be re-
turned to the people. But to show
the financial strength of Smith coun-
ty, if this entire sum should never be
returned, our people would not be
bankrupt and nobody would go hungry
because of it. Our material resourc-
es are still here and Smith county
would continue to thrive though this
million dollars should be entirely lost /
But not penny of it will be lost, and /
our people were wise in investing in /
the best securities in the world We
hope our people will not unwisely sell I
their bonds at sacrifice. Keep them. I
They are worth one hundred cents on
the dollar and they probably will go
at a premium.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-01-02
sLICKER SNAKE is AGRIEvED

The Courier is in receipt of the
following communication from HI.
L. Huffines, better known as Slicker
Snake, from Lower Bill Town, Jackson
county:
A few days ago / tore myself loose
from my loved ones and turned my
back upon the much beloved city of
Bill Town and struggled across the
Devils Elbow over into the city of
Carthage. AS quickly as l arrived
and before | could hang up my hat
and set my walking cane away this
editor fitted across my path and
rushed into print and overturned his
Walls of wrath upon my unoffending
head. Being man of a highly strung
nervous system, very delicately put
together, and not used to the coarse
grating words of the rough-neck,
was very much shocked. / have no
dealings with this stripe. It's mine
TO feast upon the juicy Ben Davis,
rather than the bitter crab. But it
did not defect me from my course nor
throw me off at tangent, as / have
a head like Collins Ram and usually
butt where / please. 1t is indeed un-
Pheasant to nave hobgoblin fit
across your path when you are out
on a journey IN quest of pleasure.
1T is an evil omen and presages some
dire disaster. You may be sacked or
Jilted-choked to death on apple pie
or the butter wont come. l shun
hobgoblin-it starts a train of evil
thoughts. / like to think of the beau
tiful-a lovely Madonna, a nodding
sunfiower, or the moon flirting with
the beaning stars, or some such
peach. L never think of the devil,
Kaiser Bill, or a hobgoblin, or Tom o
Shanter's wild ride upon that terrible
night when the witches pulled out his
Cld mares tail. This brings on night
Inare-so you will have to excuse me
tor this time. feel nervous prostra-
ton coming on. This subject is
about to get my goat. Such thoughts
as these drive man to dope or drink
Now l shall have to linger long over
my cups to regain my equilibrium.
Then will again be ready with
whole culver OF arrows to use upon
my enemies.
The Nervous Slicker Snake
P. S.-Some time when l feel broad
and fresh and my nerves regain their
tone, l will take a special delight
in commenting on the road that leads
over the Devils Elbow | will glance
over Dante's inferno and prepare for
this desperate undertaking.
Yours For Keeps.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-01-02
OLIVER BRANCH.

New Years gift to the Courier and
its readers. Here come with a few
news items, with the beginning of a
New Year. Let everybody join in
and help make the Courier still better.
Mrs. w. A. Enoch is very i'll with in
! fluenza. Dave Gill of Donelson spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Gill. Mr. and Mrs. G. p.
Winfree had as their guests Satur-
day and Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Bed
ford Marks and daughter, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Winfree of Rawl's
Greek. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence House
visited Mr. and Mrs. John Hickey of
near Brush Creek during Xmas. Mr..
and Mrs. N. B. House visited their
daughter, Mrs. Cecil Vantrease of
Grant a part of last week. r. M.
Baird and family of New Middleton
spent Sunday with Mrs. c.. L. Gill
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Pope and son, WIS.,
tied relatives at Bluff Greek and Cor
louisville the first of the week. Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. Gill had as their guests
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Toney Scuders,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur House and chill
dren. Bill Baker and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Tilden
Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Squires
visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Williams re-
Gently. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allmon
of Gordonsville spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Harrison.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Elsie Rollins
on the 18th of Dec. boy. His name
is Cheatham, Jr. Misses Louise and
Sam Lois Manning are indisposed
with measles. Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Bar
rett visited Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Bar
rett. Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Minton /
visited the latters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker of New Middleton re-
Gently Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Cheek of
Hickman were visitors at A. B. Pope
Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Bertha
Hankins of Nashville died at the city
last Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
aankins was seriously burned few
weeks ago which was due to her
ieath. She leaves a husband and
small children, father and two
brothers and one sister. She is the
laughter of w. S. Baker. She was
buried Tuesday at Macedonia. The
ones have the sympathy of
he entire community.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-01-02
SYKES.

We have no marriages to report
during this Christmas Bart Nixon
has returned home from the navy to
stay. Messrs. Robert Potter, Fed
Driver, Clarence Hall and Mat Nc
Dutfee have all returned home from
camps. Haskell Ellsworth of Smith
vile spent part of his Christmas here.
Misses Flora and Cora Ford of Brush
Greek were the guests of Miss Virgil
Williams Wednesday night. Also Mis-
ses Laura Wills and Willie Helmontal-
Ter spent the night. There being a
number of % there for bed time.
Everybody seemed to have had a nice
time. Misses Laura Wills and Virgil
Williams were the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Prentice of Brush Creek
Tuesday night. Miss Clara Sykes
had for her guest Saturday night,
Misses Laura Wills, Willie Helmon-
taller, Virgil Williams, Messrs. James
Hunt, Clay Jenkins and Earl Frye
of Brush Greek. Miss Ethel Taylor
of New Middleton spent Christmas
here. Misses Willette and Dollie
Dedmon of Brush Creek have been
visiting here. Miss Mable Nixon had
for her guest Christmas eve night,
Misses Patsy Tubb, Oracle and Inice
Neal.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-01-02
sULLIvAN's BEND.

Sites Brown is some better at this
writing. Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Beasley on a recent date, fine nine
pound boy Charlie Blair and wife
were in Elmwood recently shopping.
Boss Blair and wife have moved from
Nashville to the Gore farm. Miss
Bessie Farley of Nashville has been
visiting her mother. Mrs. Ann Blair
visited Mrs. Charlie Blair recently.
Miss Effie Mcdonald is some better
at this writing. Charlie Gore has re-
turned to Livingston after spending
several weeks here on his farm. Mrs.
Alma Mckinney has been visiting
Mrs. Sallie Trawick at Elmwood.
Born to Benton Mckinney and wife
on a recent date, fine eight-pound
girl.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-01-02
CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY
LEBANON, TENNESSEE.

NAL courses of work.
The value\of education has been demonstrated
in patriotic activities as practically all college
have been leaders during the war
Now is the time ito profit by such experience.
Special arrangements will be made to give full
years during the remainder of the year. En-
ter at once and obtainNfull credit.
Free tuition viii .be\given any returned soldier
sailor in the regular college and preparatory
Courses
Winter term begins January 3rd, 1919.
Write at once for full PARTICULARS to
CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY
LEBANON, TENNESSEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
LEANS N HOMEMADE BREAD.

Bread like mother used to make
is more plentiful in Minnesota than
in any other state. At least Mime
sofa leads the nation in the prOduc-
ton OF homemade bread, according
10 reports based on the sale of
Yeast. say extension workers of the
United States department of agri-
culture. For many years Pennsyl-
vania held this enviable record
with Iowa third and Minnesota
fifth, but FIVE years ago bread max
ing clubs were organized by the
federal and state extension forces
throughout Minnesota There have
been about sixteen thousand boys
and girls in these clubs each year,
and every member has taken part
in public demonstrations, and many
have contested at the state fair.
Three years ago Minnesota went
into third place. and in 1918 she
took the honor away from Pennsyl-
vania by producing the greatest
amount of homemade bread of any
state in the union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
COLD WAVE MAY
NOT LAST LONG
Predict Low Temperature Period
Win Be Short Because Of
Lateness OF Season.
ICE HARVEST FOE DEALERsl
They Hope That Zero Weather Will
Prevail Long Enough to Stock
Up Their Houses.

Ice dealers in the tri-cities today
had hope that the cold spell arriv-
ing during last night would be suf
ficiently long to permit them 10 oo-
tain a harvest
Although the cold wave brought a
drop in the temperature OF 80 de-
grees and zero weather is forecast
ed for tonight, it is the opinion OF
Professor J. NJ. Sherier. meteorolog-
ist at the local weather bureau
that the season is too late for pro
tracted cold period.
The lowest temperature was
reached at o'clock this morning
being above zero. The highest
yesterday was at o'clock in the
afternoon when the reading was 10.
At midnight it was 25 above. the de-
cline being rapid from that time.
At II o'clock this morning it was
10 above.
The forecast for tomorrow is
~Fair tonight and tomorrow; cold
eT tomorrow with the lowest tenn
perature tonight probably zero"
The present cold spell is not as Sc
we're as that early in January when
the temperature reached Is below.
Too Mild for Ice.
The ice dealers have been unable
to obtain a harvest this season be-
cause Of the abnormally mild
weather. Unless the present cold
wave continues into March it is
probable that there will be no nat
ural ice on the local market during
the summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
TAFT HURLS Def
AT LEAGUE FOES
Challenges Senators Point Out OBJ
jectional Clauses or Suggest
Better Peace Plan.

st. Louis, Mo-. Feb. 25.-William
II. Taft, former president, speaking
today at the opening session of the
Mid-continent congress for a league
of nations, challenged Senators
Poindexter, Borah and Reed to put
their fingers on the clauses of the
constitution which forbids the Unit
ed States to assume the obligations
OF the covenant of a league of
nations.
Let him who objects to it. sug-
gest another remedy Ito prevent
war; or hold his peace" he said.
The fundamental weakness of
the attitude of Senator Poindexter
and Senator Reed and Senator
Borah is that they confine their
arguments to pointing out the dan
gers of this covenant to the United
States, which, / think, are compar-
atively slight, while they utterly
fail to tender any constructive sug-
gestions to the conference for d
method by which peace can be
maintained and the unjust results
IF the war can be secured.
They are q. merely destructive
critics and are not in search of a
solution of the difficulty.
IF the United States does not
enter the league of nations the re-
fusal will leave a mere offensive
and defensive alliance of countries
and competitive ornaments, follow
I'd inevitably by another war. as
much more horrible in its destruc-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
WORKERS STUDY FOOD SPOIL.
ACE

Need for instruction in the pre-
vention of deterioration of food
products by fermentation is receiv-
ing the attention of state leaders,
county agents, home demonstration
agents and teachers of the south.
The general subject includes many
phases. For instance, it has been
found that there is constant need
for instruction on the kind OF water
TO use in canning, preserving, pick
ling, and similar operations. Under
arrangement with the states rela-
tons service of the United States
department of agriculture, DR.. Ed
win Lefevre of the bureau of chem
istry recently delivered a course OF
lectures on fermentation at George
Peabody College for Teachers,
Nashville, Tenn. This institution is
graduate school for teachers. II
connection with it there is operated
the Seaman A. Knapp School of
Country Life. Its student body in
cludes teachers from all the south
ern states, men and women who are
engaged in county agent and home
demonstration work, and others who
are preparing for that class OF ser
vice. DR.. Lefevre will attend the
Tennessee meeting of county and
home demonstration agents, to be
held in Knoxville in March. to con-
tinue the work begun at Peabody.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT PRICES LAG
BEHIND PRICES OF FEEDSTUFFS

Higher prices of the crops eaten
by live stock should find their way
into higher prices for livestock
products. Eventually they may,
but there Is what the. bureau of
crop estimates of the United States
department of agriculture calls a
lag" Product prices do not fully
respond at once to advance in feed
prices. Such was the situation OF
farmers with regard to the prices
Of dairy products and other animal
products from 1915 to 1918. and the
lag was heavily felt by farmers in
1917.
From 1915 to 1916 crop prices
increased II per cent, from 1915
to 1912 about 10 per cent, and
from 1915 to 1918 about 120 per
cent. During the same time the
total value of animal products on
the farm did not correspondingly
gain, although a tendency to over
take the lag appeared in 1918.
In the meantime livestock has
increased in number and price, and
enormously in total value, although
not enough to hold its place in the
procession, and it is interesting to
compare the total value of live
stock products with the total value
of the livestock itself year by year
during the war In each of the
three years, 1913-1915, the aggre-
gate value of livestock products
was 65 per cent of the aggregate
value of livestock. The ratio went
up to 6S per cent in 1916, made a
great advance to rs per cent in
1917, and to 81 per cent in 1918.
Livestock value, compounded of in
creasiug number and increasing
price. Jagged behind the advancing
value of livestock products.
That there should have been a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
NO BALL AT CAPITAL,

Springfield, Ill.-There is little
likelihood Of Springfield becoming
a member of the Three-I league
for the 1919 season, according to
Dick Kinsella. former owner of the
Springfield club. Kinsella be
lieves, however. that in cities like
Peoria, Bloomington and Decatur
the plan would work satisfactor-
lily. Springfield is under a handi-
cap. There is no baseball park
here and the old grand stand used
in previous years, has been dis
mantled. A new grandstand would
cost about $4,000, he said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
ROGERS TO TELL
OF CONVERSION
FIVE YEARS AGO

There are to be special services
at the Rock Island Rescue Mission
tonight. this being the fifth ami
versary of the conversion OF the
superintendent. Guy o. Rogers.
Mr. Rogers is to be the speaker
tonight, and his subject will be
THE Punch That Wins" The
meeting is to start at 1880. and it
is expected that there will be a
good crowd.
Tomorrow night is to be praise
and testimony meeting. There
will be no meetings either Thurs
day or Friday evenings, as the
converts are urged to attend the
lectures being given by Prof. Hugh
Black at the Broadway Presbyteri-
an church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
HIT BY FIJI.

Oklahoma City. OKLA report
by the state board OF health shows
that there were $500 deaths from
Influenza in Oklahoma. and hun
dred thousand cases while the re-
cent epidemic was in progress. Al
lowing for time lost through sick
ness and for a potential value of
81 500 for each life lost, the report
places the monetary loss to the
state at $4,000. 600.