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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
MUCH TIMBER LOST.

Helena, Mont. Sept. Awhile e1ac,
figures will not be o~htainaole until
late autumn, when snow comes. ana
foresters a make a complete survey,
it has been semi-of1cially estinlatea
that between 100000 and 100000
acres Of valuable timber will nave
been burned in Montana this year
While the heavy loss this year Is
exceptional. Ehere has scarcely been
a year In which the damage was not
tremendous. The state press is be-
ginning to vigorously urge a reorgan-
ization Of the governments forest
protection system.
. State officials have pointed out that
it was necessary to call for troops
after civilian forces are unable to
cope with the flames and after de-
~vastating blazes had burned so close
to Missoula. Helena Butte. Livings-
ton, Bozeman, and other cities. that
for days the people had not seen the
sun.
One recommendation which has at
tracted considerable attention, is to
Use military forces in peace times for
forest patrol.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04

-. ~. .h,., adviser during MS ft th.
va o ms his friendship with ,ne
70 Ie - ths northern part OF Ao' ~
peop'e .naI;k married a daugnter
sanid H. ! former marriage to tt q
~ uy Tisran prince. It was I lMI
%nttsnrInr of' this marriage, Prince AZ
JE.. .,a .e,, s became EnapeIo,
4 hvssinia at the death OF Mei' I'm.
nn,ch against the wishes OF tn s.nsi;k
nress Tsitu. So fearful was We. sa. ia
fhst the empress would enoea ,.ne a
20 against his wishes anu rea IN
member Of her side OF the NJ nou death.
the throne that, just before i! ne is-
he had the following proclalna,hv the
sued to the people. 1t was lea" 1Ja1l Of
High Priest Matheas IN LILO
Audiences:
- I'VE will not obey Eyassu ~"
viii throw the kingdom lnte hv Jndah,
NAV the mAlediction incurrea ~ srainst
may the anathe n;ns Nav saa't the land al;
NAV = black dog be born TO- am ,.G;sed
SON Know all you whom naxe en1se
fold,rnity. great and small, that ! after
all who shall disobey me. ana wH nusnhew
my death. do not fo,,o" he M guardian
shn11d do evil and depart from my % ~
and from your will; know all OF : you same anne
against them both hurn ., anr trust.
snathema in case they
Even while Menelik was alive, sas
Michael, the guardian Of Eyassu. maqh
German advisers. The empress f s",sne
strenuously against them, ana 1etet1
long two Germans whom has isto the
had succeeded in introducing INTO .me
A st court were unceremonious-
" forced to leave. Ras Michaers in.
tuence, however. grew with the death
~ Menelik, and during the great war
he openly espoused the cause Of me
Germans. 1t was then that h people
rose in arms, and deposed tne E 1aggdi-
or Eyassu. Late in 1916. Uizero-lenol-
"a. the present compress. another
daughter OF Menelik. succeeded the
hoy per on the throne.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
H CUMMlNS PLAN

The plan of railroad management submitted BY the
senate committee on interstate commerce will in all prob
ability be generally known as the Cumnnins plan, which
proposes retention Of the principle Of private ownership
and private management, under = more comprehensive
system Of government regulation than has heretofore
been attempted in this country.
One Of the distinctive features of tAe cummins plan
ia the consolidation Of railway interests in each OF the
twenty or more regions into which the country is to be
divided. The purpose Of this - to enable the railway
properties IN each region to be operated as = unit, a plan
which would result in the equalization Of expenses and
earnings as between roads which, operating separately.
would occupy a commanding position, and those which,
less favorably situated, are nevertheless Necessary to the
working out Of the whole plan. The policy is not unlike
that which has been adopted with such excellent results
in the grouping Of banks into a dozen federal reserve dis
trtcts, a plan which, in the banking world, gives to each
federal banh~in . district the united support Of all the
banks in that district. +.
The plan, ~ 1t has been worked out, necessarily in
wolves a mass of detail with which it is impossible for the
public to become familiar except.a little at a time. It is
not proposed that earnings shall be guaranteed, but the
interstate commerce commission IL to be given almost un-
limited powers in the fixing Of rates. The intent is that
the rates fixed shall be such as to enable efficiently man
aged roads to. make reasonable profits. ana profits in ex-
cess Of what is considered a reasonable minimum is to
be divided. one-half going to the employees. and the other
oe'hs C0Vefou INTO q iund TO pc used by the govern
ment for loans to the companies or for the purchase Of
equipment to be. leased to them.
Special provision Il made for the representation of
employees on the general board Of management, for the
creation Of . commission for the adjustmsnt Of wages,
and for the prevention Of strikes and lockouts. Further
mention is made OF this latter feature in a separate ar
ticls.
The curnmins plan. whatever notifications in detail
may prove TO be Necessary, IL In hne with practically all
the succassful experience Of the American people In COM
fnescaal snd indusStal matters. The marvellous progress
Which this country hss naads In every line of industrtal
endsayor has been made under q system Of private own.
efship ~ which private initiative has held full sway, ana
under which the individual could reasonably expect to
resp material rewards in proportion to His own Industry
skin ana sound tudxnent IN this II is diannetr.cally OBJ
posed 70 every form q public ownership. the insyitable
tsndency q whseh 4 y substitute political confederation.
ser N prtsciDts III 1919 bnaiass DEALING
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
THE TEST OF COURAGE

One of the leaders in the movement which resulted
in the secession of the extreme faction from the general
body of Socialists at the Chicago meeting, Directing to
certain of the proceedings in the left wing on the ground
OF policy, declared that he was willing to go as far as
anyone In the matter of evolution. He asked If any pres
ent doubted his courage, and referred those who did
doubt to the court records Of the county where he has
operated. In other words, he called attention to the
number of Offices tina. he had on the committee as EVIL
dence of his courage.
That is the ideal of the true l. w. w.. The greater
the criminal the greater the hero.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
AUSTRlA'S RESPONSIBILITY

The bill Of particulars just handed to Austria is no
to swallow, and it will prove equally unwelcome.
The men who framed the Austrian treaty have cited
a number OF facts which are indisputable. and which are
already known to the world. 1t was the high-handed
and unreasonable act of the Austrian government which
provoked the war. The ultinatunn which Austria sent
to Serbia was one which no nation could accept unless
with the deliberate purpose to destroy its own existence.
Even the casual reader was shocked by its terms, and
by the scant time permitted for acceptance. As a mat
ter Of fact. it was not expected that the terms would be
accepted, and it was deliberately intended that they
should be made so impossible that acceptance would be
out of the question.
Austria acted at the instisation Of Germany. but
that does not make her guilt any the less. And, while
the Hapsburs government was an autocracy, while there
were many in Austria who would gladly have overthrown
II, the Austrian people. like German people, must bear
their share Of responsibility. for without their support
the government, autocraic though it was, could not have
accomplished its purpose. The Austrian people, like the
German people, have suffered their independence to be
taken from them. They had permitted themselves to be
used as pawns in the game of dynasties. They had been
fed on promises of prestige and power, and they entered
willingly and enthusiastically into the war for the sake
of what they expected to make out of it. Therefore they
cannot evade payment OF their portion OF the price.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
FIRST CALL FOR ABYSSINIA!
Ambassadors Congratulate America on Part in War
and Bespeak Attention to- Trade Opportunities.

tedious travels He wants to get at
things quickly. You can't get around
tains and TAFT plateaus. Most Of our
travel to done, on pack mules. That
1t seems. has kept the American man
out Of our country. It Is too bad.
r aa are 50 many opportunities Tor tor
ydurA, we need STREETS like yours, and
we need her like yours to direct the
building OF them.
During our entire stay here we
have been impressed with your kind
hospitality. Your people Iave made
us feel very welcome. We felt all the
time as though we were among
friends.
I'VE dare not say everything that
we might want to- about our feelings
toward your people. We do not ex-
press all that we feel within us. But
some time, very 500 we hope, when
show you what our welcome here
has meant to u.s."
Abyssinia is cut oft from the Red
sea and the Gulf Ct Alden by French
ana Italian possessions VARYING in
width from 40 to ESQ miles. To the
north Is the italian possession OF
Erttrea, to the east British, French.
and italian eSomaliland territories. to
the south British East Africa, and to
the west the Anglo.Eeypttan Sudan.
The whole empire, which was former
" known as Ethiopia, lies within the
tropics. although most Of the interior
has such q high elevation that the
climate is temperate and healthful.
Adds Aheha- the capital. has an
elevation Of more than a mile and a
quarter above the sea level. Except
Tor It's royal residence and grounds,
view Of the country h all dif%ections.
the city resembles q. temporary mill
tary camp more closely than the cap
ital Of q kingdom. White tents and
mean huts the country in a CIR
cie whose diameter is about three
No. railroad connects this city Of
10000 Inhabitants with the outside
world. while the highways Of the
country are scarcely more than nar-
row trails travelled by pack mules and
donkeys. Even Harrar, with a popula-
ton Of $4,000 the only. other settle
nnent in the kingdom having more
than 5000 inhabitants, has not yet
been reached by the railway which is
neing constructed from Jibuti, the
Cult OF Alden. Harrar is. 230 miles in
land from Jibuti, and Adds Abeda is
220 miles still further west.
Menelik II, the emperor whose
death caused much internal strife
over the question Of succession to the
throne. was : figure that might have
stepped out from the pages OF Ara
bian legends. In 1889 he had himself
crowned Negus Negust, king Of kings
of ETHIOPIA. Zion Of Judah. and EN-
peror of Aybssinia. During his rule Of
twenty-five years he enjoyed unbound-
ed honor as a national hero. There was
no matter Of personal welfare or hap
piness Of the lowliest in the. land that
he did not think worthy of his Atten-
ton.
Menelik had no heirs from his
marriage with the Empress Taitu, who
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
WHY H CHANGE?

It VIII be observed that some Of the Socialist paners
OF the state which, not long ago. were denouncins the
peace treaty in unnneasured terms. are now denouncins
those who oppose it. There is scarcely a denuncia,ory
sentence IN the remarks Of those who have more vtgor-
ously opposed the treaty which has not been para1leled
m one or more of the Townley papers. And yet, with
the treaty unchanged. and with no change whatsoever in
the general situation. we find these same papers uphold
Ing II and hammsrfns at Its opponents Is vigorously as
they formerly hammered at the treaty itself. The ways
q the Towniey paper are hard TO understand.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
An IDEA THAI WOFT DEMOBllIzE

Before.ths Bursau of Standards OF tho war industries
Boerd got after the national shop window, the American
seensasner had : range of choice unsurpassed In the tales
sef ne Arasian NIGHTS. With no Oriental sultan to stay
@
Dsddins wasHt Thsrs were I'VE hundred kinds 10
$500 sron. PaastsY " huadrsd shAdss Tor has houe..
eliapspsr q eouldAt ex.nine I'll ths sxistins dastsn.
fsetamss Ftvs hunds6 aad sightssn dt6srsnt xsnds
egllssHo skoeist EcurA Thousand vartstiAs 81 mems strasn.
511fASMst q pss4asusn ne sazas eAAos eenessesen
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
SPRING ATTRACTS ATTENTION

Libby. Mont, Sept. A bare
metric spring. gushing from tn.
rocks close to the summit Of zeiglel
mountain. $500 feet above sea level
near Warland, is attracting consider.
able attention. The spring has .provel
unvarying in the p%ositiveness with
which it records the approach Of
storms.
During normal periods, the spring
flows steadily hut when a storm Is
brewing, the water rises about fvs'
inches. Forest rangers consult the
snrinr frequently. $500 e
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
JUST ON THE VERGE

BY reason of the character of her chief industry.
agriculture. North Dakota finds it necessary each year
to employ a large number of transient labor from other
states. There are men living in states where the harvest
is Completed earlier who have come into North Dakota
for the harvest and threshng season. and who have
worked for the same employers. year after year, for a de-
cade or more. giving good service. expecting and receiv-
ing decent treatment and fair wages. They and their
employers have benefited alike.
But the situation is one which makes it easy for
professional loafers to enter and travel through tine state
in the guise Of real workers looking for real work, and
the state has been cursed by the influx Of thousands Of
these fellows every year. Their character has not
changed at all from the days when they. or others OF
picking up a precarious, but laborless living by gambling,
bootlegging. petty thieving and occasional criminal acts
Of more ambitious character. But this being the age OF
organization, the thieves and vagabonds have ORGANIZED.
and under the title of the 1. W. W. we have an organiza-
ton of the most undesirable elements which has on
numerous occasions demonstrated its capacity and its viii
for evil Mobs of these red card" men have fired grain
stacks. driven Off honest workers, terrorized villages and
committed numerous acts Of vandalism. Their organiza-
ton is becoming more compact and their attitude more
bold and defiant. The recent shooting ARRAY near Petcrs-
burg and the various lawless acts of men identified with
this malignant organization are samples Of what would be
general with just u little more indifference on the part
of the decent public and just a little more encouragement
from the thoughtless and irrational. Indications are
abundant that here in North Dakota we stand on the
verge Of an upheaval which, if it ever occurs. will bring
about a reign of terror comparable only to that fathered
by Lenine and Trotzky in Russia or i'll the forcible and
effective suppression of this lawless element by orderly
citizens driven in desperation to summary and drastic ac-
ton in defense Of their own rights and Of the property
which they have accumulated by hard labor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04

ID
Up
E2&arn6ug1H l!l!ll
a~ EXAMPLE,.

- AN EXAMPLE,.
rA., Tn round where he can sec
W. 80 "a careful as can be-;
: - NV nants upon a nail,
Maybe stumble on a pail,
~ nerhaps I bark my shin
,,s, crit my teeth and grin.
: Sor,t naint the air so blue
AZ one time I used to 40;
+ don,t rave around an cuss,
nen,t rare up an make a fusa.
coz I know a little lad
wants t grow up like his dad.
Tn, not posin' as a saint, >.
Coz the good LORD Kno"s Ain'
Rut when he is with MEL
Try t put my follies oy;
r don't work a shady trick.
Don't. use artful ways ana SLICK
COZ I'm certain If l do Il
some day he'll attempt EN-, too.
I lust try t. let him see
what a real mar ought t be.
Ar I'm, careful T. be right
Everv time my boys in sight.
wouldn't have it said that I
Ever taught my boy t lie. .
Wou,dn't want him t repeat
Anv language Of the street
witch ia used in haste. when 40
chanced-to be around with me;
I've got notions of my W
Far nv boy when he is grown.
An in fancy / can see
Inst the man I hope he'll be.
so. when he is near, I plan :
ia, he ius' that sort O. man.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
WANTS 4.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Sept. 4.-Mayer
Stone is diligently searching for a
tall. blue eve. sweet hammered mill
lionaire, Of not more than so years
of age.
He was stirred into action by a let
ter from a woman living at Pueblo,
Col. She said she was A music teach
er and was anxious to- marry "a good
husband" Specifications were attach
ed.
Mayor Stone respectfully referred.
the letter to the city finance commits
sioner. Ed. Storey. Storey .respeet-
fully re-referred the missive back sto'
the executive.
On the flap of the envelope inside
We're written these words:
Dear God. please guide"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04
\

Lead. S. D.. Sept. 4.--Yale students
have been spending the summer in
the Black Hills and they certainly
have been having their ups anG
downs. Broncho busting and J wild
steer chaperoning have been includ
ed in their duties. Several Of the
eastern college men are athletes.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-04

THE retail merchant
L sphere of usefulness is
sharply defined by his
ability to make prompt
delivery.
In the days before motor trucks
came into general use, his prog.
ress was measured, not by his
vision, initiative or merchandise.
ing ability, but by the speed and
endurance of horse flesh.
With the automobile and truck
came a constantly widening field
Of activity deliveries I,
were possible. A widened service
meant more and better satisfied
customers and the merchant was
able to expand his business to
the utmost.
The Standard Oil Companv I'm.
diana) has been an important
factor in making this expansion
possible: By anticipating the
demands for gasoline and lubri-
eating oil. it was prepared to
supply these necessary products
70 merchants even in remote
places.
Further, the very feature If u,;d.
distribution and low price of /,
gasoline has enabled the small
merchant to utilize power.driven
Thus has the Standard Oil Com
pany undiana) been an important
factor in the expansion If h,,.;. Il
ness by helping the little mer.
cnant to become big, and tie
0S GOIlleIS TO nave
the advantages of cities.
How, vel the Company Ia,
its size. for no concern co,, az
~ +iass st 1.aGned the proportions Of
d dGe s1a ,n;4hao OF Company In.
Rortant and definite service M -
the public. g
Standard Oil co.npsuv
sio s.. A'eAil.. Ave. GO.
Arizona republican., 1919-02-20

From steel man to president of the Arizona Egyptian Cotton company might well be the title of story tell ing of the experiences of Herbert B. Atha with Egyptian cotton in this val ley.
 Mir. Atha. formerly of Benjamin Atha and company of Newark, New Jersey, feeling the back to the farm" move- ment apply to him. was engaged in ranching in the Salt River Valley along in 1900. One year, failing to make his crop of cOwpeas grow under adverse conditions. he found that with the cowpeas seed he had planted were some cotton seeds These sprang uD and flourished while the cowpeas died.
 This suggested 10 MT. Atha the pos sibility of growing a cotton crop. and he got in touch with Campbell Clark of the Clark Thread company and E. Martin Philippi of the American Thread company and interested them in the experiments he was then car rying on with cotton in the Salt River valley. In 1911 Mir. Atha, having ob- tained enough seed to plant about a five-acre plot from the T.. $. Depart ment of Agriculture, grew some of the | first long staple cotton in the Salt River Valley, the first crop being about one bale
 Next year the farmers in the Mesa district, alive to the possibilities of cotton, planted altogether an area of about 150 acres, MT Atha however planting some 1S0 acres. That yea his crop was some 120 bales.
 To haul this much cotton to Sacaton was practically impossible. so he | boarded up a hay shed on his ranch and installed a two-stand cotton gin
 with which he ginned his own cotton and about 20 bales which the Indians had raised on their own land
 In the fall of 1912 Messrs. F. Martin | Philippi and R. C. Kerr, two of the l directors of the American Thread com | pany. came out to Arizona to inspect ! the cotton Mir. Atha, had raised. and 1 before they left, plans for the organi- zation of the new company were vir. | tuaily perfected. In 1913 MT. Atha had | completed the organization of his com ] pany and installed a seven stand cir l t Phoenix calling the new concerr | the Arizona Egyptian Cotton company l Pioneer in the long staple cotton in l dustry in Arizona, the Arizona Egyp- | 7 Cotton company, Ill Us pi2nt | Phoenix, furnishes
 modern methods of handling the croI | duu UT tnc IndNuIaClure O1 cotton by
 products. The gin has grown iron the original seven stands to sixteen with daily output of approximatel, 40 bales. With the building of it's gir
 the Arizona Egyptian Cotton compan,
 also installed an oil mill and machin cry for the manufacture of cotton seeC meal and cake The latter product known as Papco Cold Pressed Cottoi 1 Seed Cake, and is now enjoying a de mand far in advance of supply It! manufacture is accomplished by fore ing the seed through a very smal | opening under enormous pressure l This is done by a revolving screv | press, similar in operation to an or
 dinary meat grinder. With new ma.
 chinery now being installed, the out put of Kapco cold pressed cake vii soon amount to g. tons a day.
 This season the Arizona Egyptia, | Cotton company will gin over 600
 bales of cotton, the entire output bein.
 taken over bv the. American Threat company. which has taken the entir,