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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13
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PLAN TO MAKE A ROAD DRAG
illustration Shows an Implement
Which Is Simple and inexpensive
Tough Wood Best.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricuiture.)
The accompanying illustration shows
typical design for road drag, which
is very simple and inexpensive. The
design contemplatas the use of an ordi-
nary log of timber, such as may be
readily obtained in almost every local
ity. The log should be about or 8
inches in diameter and from 6 to feet
long, and should preferably be Of hard,
tough wood which will not decay very
rapidly when exposed to the weather.
White oak, burr oak, chestnut, cedar,
hickory, walnut, or any similar wood
may be satisfactorily used, provided
that it, is well seasoned before the
drag is put into use. Railroad ties
have been frequently used for this
purpose and possess the advantage
that they are already cut to about the
right length. In selecting the tie,
however, care should be exercised to
see that it is of sound wood and of
the proper size.
The drag is made by splitting CT
saving the log into two equal SEMI
cylinders, which are then framed to-
gether in the manner shown in the
illustration. The better of the two
pieces should form the front runner
of the drag, because it is the one sub
jected to the greater wear. Moreover,
while the front runner should always
be placed with the face forward, it is
claimed by many that better results
may be obtained by having the round
part of the back runner go forward in
order to increase the smearing action
Of the drag. The two runners are
usually spaced from about 80 inches
to SO inches apart, and are connected
in ladder fashion by means of cross
stakes or rungs.
The ends of the rungs are ordinarily
fitted into pinch auger holes, bored in
the runners, and are securely held in
place by means of end wedges The
auger holes are SO arranged that the
runners, when framed together, will
be displaced in longitudinal direc.
ton with respect to each other. The
object of this displacement, or Offset
as it is usually termed, is to make the
ends of the front and back runners
follow approximately the same line on
the road while the drag is in oper.
alton. The amount of displacement,
therefore, should depend on the amount
of skew necessary to make the drag
empty itself. But since this skew va.
ries with the condition of the road
surface, the proper offset to be given
to runners cannot be definitely fixed.
Under ordinary conditions an offset
of from about u inches to about 16
inches will prove satisfactory.
In order to make it easy for man
to stand upon the drag and to shift his
weight properly when dragging over
a hard surface, the drag should be
provided with two 1-inch boards paral-
lei to the runners and nailed down to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13
Important to all Women
Readers Of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands CT women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it. t
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss Of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
bic and may be respondent; it makes any
one so.
But hundreds Of women claim that Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for sample bottle to see
what Swamp Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, will do for
them. By enclosing ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13

HOSIERY-Buy direct from mill one pair
ladies' silk or AGENTS samples, S1.00 prepaid,
sell friends. R. MCCAIN. Reading, Pa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13
GOOD ROADS ARE NECESSITY
Add to Joy and Comfort Of Country
and City International Prob
lem for Everybody.

Good roads will add to the joy and
comfort of country life and city life.
They are public necessity. The prob
lem is a township problem, county
problem, state problem, national
problem for men and women of all busi
ness and Industrial life. 1t deserves
united e9-opercticr~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13

CERTIFIED MAP of your property, 81
Send description from deed. Frank n.
Bovine, Realty Expert Cape May, NJ, ).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13
A Little LEARNING. Etc.

"My husband says he cannot under
stand women"
my husband says after a man does
understand women he wishes he
did'nt."-Boston Evening Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13
His Occupation.

II know man who was making
money hand over fist at his business
when the police caught him."
''What was he doing?"
Porch climbing"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13
OUGHT to Be.

Mrs. Henpeck-Do you think a Nor
nor with five wives can be happy?
Mr. Henpeck-Well, he has five
chances to my one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13
~ p-iye Ont Malaria

To Dive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTE
LESS chill TONIC. You know what you
are taking, as the formula is printed on
every label, showing 1t is QUININE and
IRON in tasteless form The Quinine drives
out the malaria, the Iron builds up the
system Price soc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13
Her Maiden camnaiun.

did you say the rings a war relic,
Mabel?" Eyes. won it in my first
engagement"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13

GRADUATED Eyelids. sites. Infiamed Eyes
relieved over night by Roman Eye Balsam
One trial proves its merit Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-06-13

A good name is better than riches.
Don Quixote.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Trapshooters Are Strong
in Westy Hogan Shoot;
Buffalo Man Winner

Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. g.
Frank S. Wright, of Buffalo, won an
informal preliminary shoot to tho
opening of the annual tournament
of the Westy Hogans yesterday aft
ernoon. Wright, who is the ma
tional amateur champion, smashed
SO out Of 100 targets. He missed
his forty eighth.
Neaf Apgar, of Plainfield, n. j.,
president of the Westy Hogans, was
high professional. He dropped SO
out of his century of targets. He
'gassed" 81 straight. w. b. Severn,
of Philadelphia, cracked rs straight.
John r. Taylor, a professional of
Columbus, Ohio, had perfect run
of so.
The scores:
Shooting at 100 Targets-Isaac
Andrews, "a; ]. Livingston, 90; Van
Cise, Sc; Heilman, IS; Fred Plum,
9S; Fred Sidebotham, 90; Bank
necht, 81; Balbirnie, 90; b. Plum,
S5; Henry Powers, 81; Romboush,
90; Barton Pardee, 60; w. Williams,
1 xG. NJ. Fish. 80; Lang, 81; Heck,
"a; w. Patterson, "a; F. S. Wright,
80; E. Woodward. "a; ]. Clay, 93;
xBart Lewis, 95; J. d. Dalton, 80;
xMrs Topperwein, 90; w. E. Pal
mer, 80; xJ. Fox, 90; Miss Diggett,
50; S. f. Watson, IS.
Shooting at rs Targets-H. Ro-
selle, 20; George Tuckett, 10; Kon-
kiln, Sc; Fred j.. Hineline, Sc; xA.
A. Somers, Sc; w. NJ. Barker, 81;
Dr. A. p. Gray, SO; xFred Slear, 10;
S. f. Watson. 60.
Shooting at so Targets-W. e.
Ogden, 40; ]. McCutcheon, AZ;
Joseph Brenneman. AS; Miss Nora
Shackelford, AZ; w. Ault. 40; w
Wootten, AZ; ]. Day, As; A. Depew
4S; E. w. Ford, 40; xJohn r. Tay-
lor, so.
Shooting at 25 Targets-w. s.
Severn, rs.
xProfessional
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Veteran Pop Geers Is
Injured at Syracuse

Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. s.-Edward
Pop" Geers, veteran grand circuit
driver, is in a hospital here, suffer-
ing from serious internal injuries as
result of a collision in the 2.16
trot at the opening of the Grand
Circuit race program yesterday.
Physicians reported they were un-
able to report the exact extent of
his injuries, but they stated Geers
would not be able to drive again
for some time.
1t was in the third heat when the
accident occurred, and the veteran,
driving Heglar, was caught in a
pocket. During his effort to get
clear one of the other horses broke
and threw Heglar out of his stride.
All the horses were close together
and Geers was forced against the
rail fence. He tried n vain to keep
to the track, but Heglar smashed
through the railing and out of the
inclosure, dragging Geers with him.
The days program was marred
by another acciden. in which Pat
rick Cherrier, plotting Armardale,
had his left leg broken. 1t was in
the 2.06 pace and one of the horses
which "broke" reared ami plunged
into Cherrier's gulky. Drlverless,
Armardale raced to the wire and
finished first.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
HOUSE HEARS
OF OVERCHARGE
Few Kitchen Units of Equip
ment Cost United States
$171,687

Washington, Sept. 9. - Seven
breadboxes, twenty-five kitchen
cabinets and sixty-six fireless cook
ers cost the government s171,6S7,
according to testimony yesterday
before the House subcommittee in
vestigating ordnance expenditures.
The Steinbern Camp and Field
Equipment Company, of Chicago,
received a War Department check
calling for 1000 breakboXes, a con-
siderable number of cooks chests,
or cabinets, and fireless cookers. 1t
delivered seven breadboxes. twenty
five chests and sixty-six fireless
cookers and put in a claim for S216,-
502, in addition to the contract
price for the goods delivered. Wit
nesses charged claims included ST.
760 for overhead charges and $5,-
363 for interest. The war claims
board allowed the company SILL
GS7, in addition to full contract
price for the goods delivered.
The testimony regarding this set
tlement was given by j. d. Ben
rctt, an investigator employed by
the committee.
The American Can Company. it
was testified. contracted to make
for the government about 100000 =
coo eight-ounca hard-hreld or
era acker cans. Two of it's contracts
called for a price CT 6 " cents Il can,
but the bulk of it's contracts stipu-
lated a price of 5 y cents per can.
The war claims board allowed the
company. in addition to the con-
tract price for all cans delivered,
about S342, 900, which figure repre-
sented the difference between the
purchase and the market price of
tin on hand when the contract was
Cancelled, freight and an allowance
for special equipment, such allow
ance being made on the basis of
part of the cost prorated on the
portion of the contract Cancelled.
For instance, on a contract for
s1,000,00O, IL special equipment
costing 100000 had been installed
and the contract Cancelled when
one-fifth executed. the government
would have paid four-tifths of that
cost or $4,000. The company, CT
course, retailed all material and all
such special machinery.
Rensselaer, H. Ismon, secretary
and treasurer of the American Can
Company. was the chief witness eX-
amined by the committee. Mr.. Is
mon explained the basis of settle
| ment, asserted that the allowance
was not inordinate. and contended
that in order to meet the demands
of the War Department for con-
stantly increased production, re-
gardless of cost, his company was
| put to extraordinary expense. Re
| garding the allowance in the COM
pany's salvage claims, only 10 per
| cent. of the cost of the machinery.
| it's value after the armistice. Mr..
! Jsmon asserted that much of 1t
was virtually valueless to the COM
pany, it having been installed, es-
! pecially to make the typo and size
of cans required by the govern
. mont.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
NEW MACK TEAM
IN GAME TODAY
Athletic Leader Has Been
Busy Lining Up New
Material

Philadelphia, Sept. 9. - Baseball
fans who went to Shibe Park to-
day saw a big change in Connie
Mack's lineup. Tired of being in
the cellar and having an aggrega-
ton that is easy picking for the
Klein boys and other teams
throughout the State, Manager
Mack intends to move for some
thing better. Youngsters are a
he has developed some great stars,
but this years team has made a
poor showing. Old reliables who
have stood by Manager Mack are
also getting tired trying to do the
impossible in whipping a winning
team into shape.
p Seven new players were in to-
days lineup. The latter included
Styles. catcher; zinn, pitcher; Grif-
fin, first base: Dugan, second base;
Galloway, shortstop; Thomas, third
base; Wingo, left field; Welsh, CEN
ter field; High. right field. This is
the revised team ot the Athletics and
after they get warmed up, Manager
Mack will try and have another
game with the Klein Chocolate boys
and other teams and show them he
can pick a winning team. Most OF
them are from Atlanta.
Other Newcomers
Incidentally, there are other new
corners who will receive locker
space at Shibe Park. In addition to
Styles, Griffin, Galloway and Wingo,
three Atlanta pitchers will check in
at Twenty-first street and Lehigh
avenue, at noon to-day, This makes
a total of seven players from At
lanta, the pitchers being Boone,
Roberts and Hasty. They left the
Georgia city yesterday at noon. The
fact that they Travelled all night
failed to make Mack change his
mind to have them break into the
lineup as soon as they arrive here.
Zinn, who will twirl for the AS
today, is a newcomer, but is not as
fresh as the Atlanta boys. Zinn
broke into a boxscore with the
Mackmen last week. He is Texas
youth. Charley High also has ca
vorted in a game or two. AS for
Dugan and Thomas they are the
only Mack regulars in the battle
array that will show for the first
time against Detroit.
Welsh Due To-day
Outfielder Welsh will arrive on
the same train with the Atlanta
delegation. Mack desired to use
one of the new pitchers - Boone,
Roberts or Hasty, but figured it
would be rubbing 1t in to have them
step from a Pullman after an all
nights ride and ask them to foil
such hitters as Cobb and Veach.
One of the trio will work We'd
nesday.
II have a flock of new players"
said Mack last night, and 1 intend
to lose no time in learning just how
good or how bad they are. There
will lie new faces in the lineup
from now on to the end of the sea-
son almost every day until I find
what 1 think is the right com bina-
ton"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
TECH BOYS WILL
ENTER COLLEGE
Honor Men and Athletes Pick
on Higher Schools For
Advanced Work

State College will get the lions
share of graduates of the Technical
High School according to records
furnished by Miss Saul, secretary at
Tech. Sixteen Tech graduates will
enter State College next week as
Freshmen. Included in the list are
several who did not graduate at
Tech, but will enter prep schools,
while several others are graduates
of several years back, and did not
enter college sooner because of the
war.
Going to State are: Harold Beck
ley, Harry Doyle, William Fortna,
Harry Gumpert, Maurice Habbarde,
Charles Herbert, Andrew Musser,
Wilbur Nissley, Russell Seidle, Rob-
ert Spicer, John Stephenson, Jack
Stiteler, James Wallace. Bertram
Salter, Paul f. Shope and Stewart
Taylor.
Several star athletes will go to
Penn in the person of Birdie"
Hinkle, football and baseball player;
Bill" Hoerner who will enter the
Penn dental school, and who made
a IT, in football and baseball, and
Raleigh Evands, a star dash man.
William Keane and Elwood Sourbier
will also matriculate at Penn. Sour
bier is a clever basketball player,
while keane has participated in
track sports.
w. Willis Hartman, George Rel
noehl and Albert Mckee will enter
Mercersburg. They are undergrad
yates at Tech. Lehigh will receive
Charles Israel, Lester Miller and
Hugh Wells; the latter has the repu-
tation of being the youngest gradu-
ate from the Harrisburg schools, and
was valedictorian of the class last
spring.
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute,
Charles Gorkes; University of Mich
igan, Lester Miller; Villanova,
William Keane; Lebanon Valley,
Foster Shader; Cornell, Lawrence
Weber; Catholic University, Robert
Sourbier.
A trio of football men will go to
Bucknell to help place Bucknell on
the football map. Elmer, last years
capt4in, "Vic" Bihl and Fat"
Lauster are the three "T' men who
were all stars at Tech last year and
helped bring home the champiols
ship. In addition to football, Bihl
and Elmer are star basketball
tossers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Ruth Breaks Records
For Home Runs in League

New York. Sept. g. Boston de-
feated New York in both sections
of a double-header here yesterday.
The scores being to l and to O..
The second game was played over
the protest of the Detroit club.
In the eighth inning of the first
game, Babe Ruth hit a home run
into the right field stand, for his
twenty-siXth circuit clout of the
year, breaking the established ma
jor league record. Buck Freeman.
of the Washington National League
Club, had held the record for years,
when he hit twenty-five home runs
in 1899. Ruth tied the record at
Philadelphia last Friday.
In the third inning, Ruth crash
ed into the left field fence in catch
ing a difficult foul from Fewster.
The compact knocked him down
and injured his right elbow. He was
put out of the game for five minu-
teS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
SERIES STARTS TODAYEM TEAM KALLOPS MACK GRE
EXPECT REAL BASEBALL
IN CHAMPION GAME;
TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED

Hundreds of persons from Harris
burg, Marysville, the several towns
of the Dauphin-Perry circuit and
other surrounding towns of Dauphin,
Perry and Cumberland counties, are
expected to throng Island Park late
this afternoon. Starting promptly
at SIS will be started the first of the
series of five games between West
End, winner of the title in the West
End Twilight League and winners or
the city title by virtue of their de-
feat of Reading, and the fast Marys-
Vile combination, winners OF the
Dauphin-Perry League.
Both teams are in fine fettle for
the opening game OF the series.
which has been anXiously awaited
for several weeks. West End, after
winning the last game from Reading
last week, kept in trim by playing
n picked team and has been working
faithfully that it may not go stale.
Marysville wound up its race last
week, with three games. Clinching
the title by defeating Duncannon on
Wednesday evening, the players took
it easy and did not extend themselves
in the double conflict at Port Royal
on Saturday. They may be expected
to arrive in Harrisburg slightly early
to-day to work out on the Island field
and get accustomed to the grass in
field.
Look For Four Games
Neither team is expecting to take
the series in three games, and it is
fully expected that a fourth and
probably a fifth game may be neces-
sary to decide the honors. The
fourth game, in every probability,
will be staged at Marysville, where
the fans are anxious for home
game. A fifth game will likely be
staged on the Island, If necessary.
Arrangements for the second and
third games call for their being
played on the Seneca street grounds
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
KLEIN TEAM IS
AGAIN WINNER
Win Over Athletics With Very
Little Effort; Few
ThrillerS

Baseball fans were tabooed yes
terday by Connie Mack's Athletics.
They came here for a second game
with the Klein Chocolate Company
team for the purpose of having re-
venge. They fell down in their ef-
forts, for Klein won score s to 2.
The game played by the Athletics
team in Harrisburg.
Some fans who do not know base
ball may claim the Mackmen hand
ed the game to Klein. The Phila-
delphia team played the best they
knew how. 1t is rather costly for
a big league team to hand out gifts
in exhibition games. Players are
too much interested financially to
stand for any losses and it is n
loss to them in money to be handed
a jolt. Yesterdays exhibition was
strong proof why the Athletics are
in last position in the American
league. The 1000 fans who witness
ed the game got few thrills from
the Mack crew.
Klein Boys Glow
Johnny Brackenridge's boys from
Elizabethtown played a good game,
There was lack of the pep which
has been in evidence in the past. OF
course no very great efforts were
necessary to land a victory yester-
day. There was poor fielding by
both teams. Thomas and Thomp-
son figured in great catches, and the
home runs by Thomas and Wright
stone were thrillers.
Harmed pitched for Klein Choco-
late boys and was hit at intervals,
but used his head to n good advan-
tage in pinches. His teammates
tightened up in critical times. The
two runs by the Athletics included
a home run and a score resulting
from a bad pitch. Moves on the
mound for the Quakers. showed good
form, pitching at intervals a puzz-
ling spitball, but he weakened
when his team failed to furnish the
necessary support.
In the crowd were Is soldiers
from the Carlisle Hospital. They
enjoyed the game, and had lots OF
fun with a big. squad of soldiers
from the local recruiting station.
The Carlisle boys were guests of the
local Jewish Welfare Association.
The members of the Telegraph
Athletic Club were also guests OF
the Klein management.
How Runs Came
In the third inning High opened
with a two bagger by first base. He
went to third on Walkers out from
second to first and scored on n wild
pitch by Harmed. The second run
was the homer by Thomas who sent
terrific drive to deep center
field.
Klein had but one hit up to the
sixth when eleven men faced Noyes.
and toyed with the spitball artist.
An error by Noyes gave Kaufman
first base. Then came four hits in
succession. Harmed was walked,
and when Kaufman came up for
the second time he singled. This
mixture with fielders choice plays
netted the Chocolate crew six runs.
Wrightstone sent the ball to center
field in the seventh for four bags.
In the eighth with one man down
Gerdes singled, stole second and
went to third on Thomas error. He
scored on a wild pitch.
The score:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Dennis Murphy Injured;
Has Fractured Skull
BIZ Associated Press.

Toledo, o., Sept. 9.-Dennis Muir
ply, catcher for the Toledo Amer
lean Association Baseball Club, is Iii
a hospital with a fractured skull,
having been taken there yesterday
following an accident which oC-
Cured in one of the Toledo-St.
Paul games on Sunday, when Muir
ply was hit by ball pitched oy
Dan Graner.
Murphy was knocked down out
rose shortly and walked off tho
field. He was attended by a ply
sician in the clubhouse and it was
not discovered until late Monday
that his skull was fractured.
Murphy was purchased recently
by the New York Americans along
with Pitchers Alexander, Ferguson
and Roy Sanders, who are to report
there next spring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
Hummelstown Ready to
Play Middletown Team

Harrisburg will have another cham
pionship series. Hummelstown and
Middletown will mix it up. The first
game will be played on 4. A. C. field,
Saturday afternoon, September 13.
starting at o'clock. The winners of
this series will play West End and
Marysville.
Tomorrow evening Hummelstown
will play the All-Star OF the Dauphin-
Perry league. starting at 6 o'clock
The lineup for the championship
series follows:
Hummelstown Fire Company-Mc-
Curdy, Keller. Stewart. Eberle. Etter
Brown, Bordman, Wertz, Waltz, Hass-
ler. AIcorn, Hippensteel. Hart.
MIddletown A. C.-Lockard, Ader-
holt. Moore. Baumbach. Pfalin, Killing
Bachman. Schiefer, Kline, Menear
Conklin, Stickel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-09
ARRIVES WITH PERSHING

NJ. Maurice Nathan. 1929 Green
street, returned from France on the
Leviathan as assistant bandmaster
of "Pershing's own" the band
which has made such a reputation
for itself overseas. Nathan was m 1t
by his mother and brother, who
went out into the harbor on tho
Richmond to see the Lev!athan
como in. He was formerly n mcn.-
ber of the Seventh Regiment band,
after graduating from the Technical
High School in 1918, where ne
played in the orchestra