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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
VISION.

Who hath the vision OF the stars hath all
that man may need
To help him climb the happy hill of high
i and noble deed.
For he shall lift his eyes from earth and
all its sordid dust;
And he shall sing and he shall smile and
he shall live in trust.
The vision of the stars-and then the
might of hope and faith
To lay the ghost of fear and dread and
laugh at every wrath.
1t is seeing more than sight, that clothes
with heavenly guise
The beauty that we look upon alone with
inner eyes.
The seeing that is Visions dream beyond
the peaks that mark
The glory of eternal dawns beyond the
outer dark.
Baltimore Sun.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Heifer Buried in Haystack.

Looking Tor a needle in d haystack
now has its parallel in q heifer III
strawstack. A yearling heifer,
which had been lost for five weeks,
WIS eventually found on the home
iasin, at Clay Centre, Kas. The ami
maj had fallen between two piles of
straw and was> held captive. 1t had
'''eu on straw and had only moisture
sa'hed from the stacks as water. Al
aoush very thin, 1t is believed the
n'''er VIII suffer no permanent effects
rom Its experlences.-Mo Fam
il} Herald.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Farms on Manhattan island.

some OF the most valuable and pro-
n'e'ive real estate in the world is at
nc iower end of Manhattan island,
80. 'here are still patches of vacant,
"-.'sed r. land at the northern end.
NE are even, according to the Ru-
-, ~ new Yorker, five farms left on the
anu' though the land devoted to this
,,npose IS rapidly diminishing. Eleven
"s ago the number of farms was
49, Mn'le in 1900 there were 1874 farms
On the island.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
SPIRIT LAKE

Chief Muller wants more CITY u'e
fighting equipment and argues 'na'
= would reduce insurance rates.
A party Of Odd Fellows visited 'ne
,odra at Priest River July l6-
Mrs. R. F. Blackwell was fned siO
and costs, total $3.50 for eSceeO'us
the auto speed limit. Her son was
driving.
Mrs Grace Kasson was installed as
noble grand of Cedar RepeRan 'ooss'
A new laundry is to be opened
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
WHEN TO SPRINKLE
Regulations In Effect. = More
Concrete Walks Coming,

the meeting OF the village
,,,s,ees Tuesday night sprinkling
.ao,lat;ons were adopted, which
,srmit use OF the hose on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings
between 6 and 8 o'clock on the
so,th side of the N. P. track, and
., Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
dav evenings, same hours, on the
north side. Notices were ordered
distributed and the regulations put
into effect Immediately. No
sorinkling is permitted on Sundays.
Members of the board expect to
make a new investigation OF the
city water supply with view to
agreeing on plans for making I'm
provements.
Preliminary steps were taken to
have all defective, or condemned
wooden sidewalks IN town replaced
with concrete and to permit no
new wooden walks to be built.
The clerk was instructed to draft
the necessary amendment 10
Ordinance No. IS. Failure OF
owners of wooden walks to keep
them in proper and safe condition
has caused the board to take the
action indicated.
The following bills were allowed
G, R Sparks. repairing swings
10 park q
Mrs. L. E. Tucker, librarian ~.
W. e Hinthorn, labor l.lo
Fred Herring "a
II. c. Whitaker 6 8 5l
W. A Cochran, hardware 52.Oe
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
HARRISON

Fire des royed hose station NO
of the city fire department. Inc
equipment was saved.
The state veterinarian is testing
local cattle for tuberculosis.
Hans Fabrisius, Sr., mad three rios
broken when his wagon load OF nay
tipped over.
Tributaries of the st. Joe river
have been closed to fishing 90 pet'-
tion of sportsmen who desire 70
conserve the game fish.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29

Reports OF six arrests for speeding
at AthoI were filed last week 10 the
Office OF the state commissioners OF
law enforcement at Boise. The cases
were all reported and tried by A. ".
Luce, justice Of the peace l'ne
alleged speeders were S. Williams %
Spokane, Mike Smith OF Spokane
Frank Shepard OF Belmont ~.
Knudson Of Standpoint, Walter Haincs
OF Samuels and L. Mott OF Atno'.
Small fines were imposed 10 each case
Boise Statesman.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
electric Lioht Star Guides Filters.

A new form of illumination Is li'a'
OF London aviation terminus where an
electric sign in the form OF star -
sunk in the ground and covered VIII.
thick glass so that airplanes can lan''
-, n without damage From point TO
point, the star is nearly quarter -
> mile in length.-Journal OF Elec-
tricity.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-07-29
Americans Spoke Sc LANGUAGES.

Fifty-six different languages "ere
spoken at one time in America.
George Bird Grinnell, authority oh
.be American Indian, reveals this III
tbe March number of the Mentor Maga-
,,na There we're 200 different kinds
os Indians speaking fifty-six distlnc'
languages when the first white settlers
came.
The mirror., 1921-09-22
Saltwater, Minnesota, Thursday September 22, 1
SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN THE GRAND CANYON
By John Dickinson Sherman

$4,000, these funds were carefully
distributed and some improvements
accomplished. In part these consisted
in the construction of stable and
garage building, of mess house,
ranger quarters, which are being tenn
porarily used for administrative Of
fees, and Improvements to log cabin
now being utilized by the acting SUI
perintendent as a residence. These
are all at the Grand canyon admins
trative site. Ranger and construction
and maintenance forces have been
established, and there is at this writ
ing competent nucleus for carrying
on all the park work under present
conditions. The appropriation of
$4,000 for the present fiscal year
enabled me to plan somewhat more
extensively for actual Improvements.
"One important piece of construc-
ton is a suspension bridge across the
Colorado river at the foot of the
south-side Bright Angel trail to con-
meet with the north-side Bright Angel
trail. At present the only method of
crossing is in a small swinging cage
travelling over a small cable, which
only the most venturesome persons
care to use; animals cannot be trans
ported. Without some means of ami
NAL travel from the south to the north
side of the park it will be difficult to
administer the north rim or provide
for its proper development and use by
park visitors. \
"The north rim, which is, from
my own observation this summer,
more beautiful than the south ri is
practically undeveloped by roads and
trails. As soon as this first suspension
bridge is completed across the Col
orado river it is planned to recon-
struct a portion of the Bright Angel
trail on the north side of the river,
which will make the north rim easily
accessible. Later another bridge
across the Colorado will be con-
structed near the foot of the Hermit
trail, which in turn is to be connected
by trail to the north rim as part
of the trail development planned on
the north side of the park; also an
additional bridge should be placed in
the vicinity of the present Bass cable
way (about eight miles to the west).
l predict north and south rim travel
will constitute the most interesting
and popular of all our scenic park
trips.
"With the construction of these
bridges travel between the north and
south rim will cause the establishment
of additional camps. One of these
camps should be located at some con-
venient place on the trail, which will
be constructed from the Hermit sus-
pension bridge through to the
Plateau trail, and as near the north
rim as it will be possible to secure
water. Expansions into the Indian
Gardens camping area are planned
for the immediate future. These
camps will in way supplement the
Ell Tovar hotel and the Hermit camp
on the south side, and also the present
Wylie establishment on the north
The mirror., 1921-09-22

rim. The influx of tourists carries
with it an increased demand for
camping space, and also larger hotel
facilities will be expanded.
"Our most important present road
project at the canyon undoubtedly is
the requirement. of the Rim road.
Only horse travel was permitted on
this road; l directed the opening of
the road to motor travel, and the
public transportation service was
changed from horse to motor-pro-
PEELED vehicles. Since then the road
has suffered a great deal from the
heavy travel over it. Eight miles in
length, it was paved in 1913 by the
Santa Fe railroad in order that an at
tractive trip might be available for
winter visitors. 1t was practically
worn out when taken over by us, and
is only single width and not adapted
to two-Way travel.
"I have also submitted an estimate
to commerce the construction of
rim road eastward from Ell Tovar to-
ward Desert View. Upon its COM
pletion, within two or three years,
we will have rimroad drive from
Hermit Rest on the west of official
headquarters to Desert View, dis
tance of over 40 miles. For scenic
beauty it will challenge comparison.
"The estimates also include an item
for securing right of way for the Ell
Tovsr-Dcsert View Rim road. /
hope this expenditure of government
funds will not be necessary, as | feel
that the private holdings which will
be crossed by the proposed road will
be sufficiently benefited by its con-
struction to make it to the advantage
of the owners of these lands to donate
a right of way. / feel sure these
owners are so public spirited as to
take this point of view, and that in
donating this right of way they are
not only benefting themselves and
Grand Canyon park but also the peo-
pie who visit the park.
'In addition to the improvement
and maintenance work on the Rim
road and other unkeep work on the
other park roads, the present Ell To
var-Desert View road has been
widened, Strengthened, and reshaped
for about one-half its entire length.
Many dangerous curves and grades
have been eliminated and the general
condition of the road improved.
"A complete telephone system
which will connect the north and
south rim of the canyon and the ran
ger stations that will be built for the
ranger force is one of our future
needs. This can be postponed until
next year, and l have not included
it in my estimates to congress. 1t
may be practicable to connect the
north and south rims by wireless,
either telephone or telegraph, and this
question is receiving careful study.
There are some developments
planned by the Santa Fe railroad in
Grand canyon, one of which is the
construction of water system which
will probably have for its source
Bright Angel creek on the north side
of the river, and possibly the estab-
lishment of small power plant on
that creek. The establishment of an
adequate water supply for the south
rim of the canyon is page 8. ool e.
The mirror., 1921-09-22

which has the temples in broad per-
spective and confines the eye to the
spectacle of the canyon. Others pre-
fer the north rim because of its close
ness to the temples and its grasp of
distant horizons. In the future thou
sands of travellers will not be content
until they see the canyon from both
rims.
Building the suspension bridg.,
once the material is on the spot, will
rot be difficult. The worst of the job
is getting the stuff to the site on mule
back. The material for the bridge
will consist principally of steel wire,
seven-eighths and three-eighths of an
inch respectively in diameter; heavy
wooden timbers, strips of flooring of
nine-foot length and tools and blast
ing powder. The matter of getting
the long cables down is going to re-
quire the harnessing of at least four
mules tandem and stringing of the
load between them. The main cables
will weigh between 700 and 800
pounds apiece. A cable will be
gathered into several coils, with about
twenty to thirty feet of slack between
each coil. These coiled cables will
then be put on mules, q coil to each.
AT the bridge site an anchor of
steel rails and concrete will be con-
structed in the solid rock. The upper
cables will then be carried across to
the north side and secured in like
fashion. From end to end these
upper cables will measure about 500
feet. Eighty feet below them the
floor of the bridge will be anchored
to the walls of the gorge. From the
overhead cables side cables will come
down and run through the heavy tim
bers. The nine-foot planking will be
riveted to these rafters and hog
mesh wiring will be. strung along
either side of the bridge to protect
tourists. The bridge will be built
forty feet above the ordinary height
of the river and thirteen feet above
the highest known water mark. 1t
will cost approximately $4,000,
Grand Canyon National park was
established in 1919 and was dedicated
in 1920. The suspension bridge is
but one of many improvements plan
ned by the national park service. Con-
corning the suspension bridge and
other things Director Stephen I.
Mather says, in part:
"The park is both a summer and
winter resort. Though thus far de-
veloped by private capital, the results
generally have been achieved with re-
finement and success. The character
of existing buildings is commendable,
and, although considerable adjust
ment will have to be done in the To-
cation of certain future buildings, this
can readily be effected. Our land
scape engineer has studied the future
layout of all buildings, and construc-
ton for both the public operators and
the park administration will proceed
along well-laid-out lines.
although the first appropriation
was not large for the amount of work
to be done, since it amounted to only
The mirror., 1921-09-22
n SUSPENSION bridge across
~ the Colorado river in the
Jo1%b, of ALo C~,.:<o rxo~oo -,

~ the Colorado river in the
depths of the Granite gorge in
Grand Canyon National park /! That
means that you and your horse can
get across the Grand canyon from El
Tovar to the North rim. And that
means that you will get some entirely
new views of the Grand canyon and
of the surrounding country. For the
North rim is 1900 feet higher than
the South rim.
Presumably you will be able to use
this suspension bridge in the near
future. The national park service is
working on the bridge now and has
been for some time. But you can
easily guess that building this bridge
is some considerable job especially if
you have ever travelled Bright Angel
trail, down which all the materials
and tools have to be packed. Any
way, here's sample of the kind of
doings that may happen any minute
on that famous trail.
Homer ]. Arm is one of the pack
ers engaged in getting stuff down
Bright Angel trail. Recently he was
taking down string of animals. Sew
eral of them were loaded with TINT
for blasting. AT one of the sudden
turns one of the pack animals slipped.
The rest got excited. Pretty soon
one animal went off the trail. All
eleven in the string were tied to-
gether. Before long two more were
dragged off the trail. About this
time Arm succeeded in getting into
the middle of the mixup. He cut the
other eight animals loose and they
staid on the trail.
OF course all three of the animals
that fell off were killed. One fell
1000 feet-without injuring his pack.
One fell 200 without exploding
the $50 pounds of TINT in his pack.
And that's what getting the bridge
stuff down Bright Angel trail is like.
Bright Angel trail begins near El
Tovar on the South rim and winds
down to the Colorado at the bottom
of Granite gorge. Hermit trail be-
gins farther to the west and also goes
down to the river. Part of the way
down, the Tonto trail, running east
and west, connects Hermit and Bright
Angel trails.
At the foot of Bright Angel trail
there is an aerial cabletram, which is
used to ferry across venturesome visi-
tors. The new trail will run north
along Bright Angel creek. The visi-
tor will ascend to the North rim at
Bright Angel point. 1t is 10 miles
across the Grand canyon here.
The descent from Ell Tovar to the
river is about 4, 500 feet. The North
river is about 5000 feet above the
floor of the Grand canyon.
The view from the North rim is
radically different. The temples lie
in its foreground. One looks down
upon them at close range. The
Granite gorge is miles in the back
ground, and the opposite rim presents
an apparently straight wall. The OBJ
server is twelve or fifteen hundred
feet higher than the south rim and
sees over it the desert plain for many
miles south, with a far horizon of
distant mountains. Many who have
seen both prefer the south rim view,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-03
Other Editors Than Ours
TILE PREPARATION PAYMENTS.
New York TimesO

But Tor the Grass folly of imposing Il IL per-
cent tax on German exports in addition the di-
rect payments, the reparation agreed upon Dy
the allied supreme council would be considered
souabe. The exports is unsound. no matter from
what point of view it may be regarded. We are told
that ii is 10 be Iaid by Germany If the German
government pays the impOst il must get money by
German producers and exporters so far as condi-
tons in the worlds permit. will raise the
price OF their commodities Thus consumers in al
lied other countries outside of Germany Will
more for German goods. The astonishing result is
that foreigners, chiefly of the allied nations will tax
themselves help pay Germanys PREPARATION money!
If the were levied on Germany's exports a
contribution 10 the PREPARATION payments. 1t might
have some justification, According dispatches that
is not the case.
The conclusion is natural, almost inevitable. that
this is reversed protective tarin-the impOst
is intended TO be a handicap uIon Germany in her
competition with the manufacturers of Great Brit
ain. France and Italy Possibly they may have
idea that this IL ID percent would find favor
III the United States where already consider
ing Increase in import duties. Mr.. Lloyd George
IN his conversation with Mr. James. reported in
Paris dispatches yesterday, disclosed the underly-
principle Of this singular measure in an epigram
matte way when, in reply TO the question. What is
the hardest problem OF the reparauon siuaton2" he
replied 1T this All the allied nations agreed
that Germany must pay her indemnity by exports.
All the allied nations agreed that they do not
German exports" That discloses another ele-
ment Of unreason IN the exports The repara-
ton money be paid only if Germany is allowed
export her PRODUCTS yet the council proceeds 70
raise barrier against exports from that country.
Altogether. this crazy theory in it's ap-
pcation contrary to the general interest TX is
worthy of Dingley OF Serene Payne.
The amount and OF the direct repatriation
payments are what had been generally expected.
Germany required pay grand total OF about
%, 600 100000 marks extended over period OF AZ
years. This is roughly around s200oO.ooo.00O at
three percent and percent sinking fund. II
beyond Germany's capacity TO pay. and. OF course IS
only a small part o. what might be justly extorted
from her we're she able to meet the DEMAND As we
showed yesterday morning. by the cutting of
reuditure FOR the army and navy and the OF
the imperial establishment. she will be able
nearly $500 900 600 annually OF her eNpsn-
dture. The step viii be 10 secure the assent Of
Germany 10 these terms. Then the question i'm
mediate interest will be whether the worlds con-
hdence in the certainty of payments will be sufti-
Client 20 give a disccuntable value her promise
pay. that may become the basis Of credit
reparation fund.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-03

Lobbying be stopped altogether and II
is necessarily desirable that it should be. There
is legitimate lobbying well Legitimate. and IL
is often hard tell where draw the line. Bust
ness interests have a right TO make their views
known at Washington at state captols. when
legislative administrative action is pending that
will affect them. OF the similar right of public in
terests and moral interests there is no question.
Lobbying be properly objected to two
grounds. First if it aims illegtimtte object.
such the steal" OF franchise the gaining Of
any other concession plainly counter to the public
welfare. it has for existence. For such
pernicious activity publicity is the best remedy Sec
Ond lobbying for unobjectonable purpose may
be Objectionable in method 1t may bring pressure
in improper ways on legislators other
public officials, it may make itself nuisance
and their time. II is this matter of undesir
wrath of congress lately
Putting lobbyists on record is a good idea. par
ticularly regards the professional lobbyists who
represent any interest willing TO pay them fee.
IT is also a good idea to forbid soliciting
buttonhoNSng' of senators and representatives and
lobbyists activity far possible 10
appearances before legislative committees invi-
taton. But there win still be great deal of lobby
ing, matter what congress may do about it, Let-
ters can still be written kilograms be
without any such Hmitation-snd they will be-
Several million Americans are going TO feel dis
eliminated against when Mr.. Harding's list OF best
minds runs out
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-03
FEBRUARY 8. 1921.


An Interesting business corporation the Intercon-
tnenal Development Co.. is in process OF launching.
II IS interesting because it represents a practical
effort large scale utilize the lessons in con-
servatoR and cooperation which the war provided so
acuRdantly. Herbert Hoover. julius Barnes Edgar
Elckard and other prominent In war and relief
activities interested One of the officials de-
se-it es the company and its objective thus:
The officers the company are all men who
have been doing government work since the be-
ginning OF the and before that were en-
gagged in European relief work We were brought
together BY the and its influences Because
OF cOngeniaI associations we decided to go
into business, believing that many of our eco
homie Els can best be served by increased pro-
duction on a large scale and the better utiliza-
ton OF waste products and unculdvated areas"
Among the projects by which these men will try
to attain their aims the Development Of large
timber holdings where refor,statIon will accompany
cutting. and cutting viii be done so TO protect
growth; the utilization OF water rover the
manufacture OF fax straw, until lately considered
waste product into disable material and the irli-
Saion OF land la the southwest for cotton-raising
Undoubtedly these will profit from thelc I'm
dLr:akngs. They are entitled to. The country will
profit far more If they succeed in turning to pro
duction these avenues of waste which the drain Of
war revealed with startling clarity.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-03
An UNDERsEA DREADNoUGHT.

A recent dispatch from Berlin, apparently stIn
dreaming OF place IN the SUM-" reads:
Much interest was occasioned here today by
the report that a wel-knovn professor. Oswald
Flsmm Of the Charlottenburg Technical school,
whereby giant submarines as large and as pow
erfully armored dreadnoughts could be
structed. The Lokal Anzeiger called 1t
epoch making discovery which reyolutionizes
sea warfare. When seen tonight, Prof. Flamm
said that the press reports exaggerated.
he said. however, that his experiments might
have a vital influence on naval construction
warfare"
Poor old Berlin How little it has learned. IL ii
still rejoices over eIOch-making submarine 1t
the German submarine It existed in the
years that said have revolutionized sea war
fare. II was also the German submarine on which
SO much OF that deluded nations faith In victory
was pinned. And It was the German submarine that
finally reused the ire of the United States and sent
into the war with a rush, and thereby insured
Germany's defeat.
Yet II does not become the United States to laugh
at Berlin for falling for this bunk-one is tempted
say him-harn So long the United States avows
desire TO possess a world-beating navy of it's
how can the less peaceable Germany be expected 20
curtau her naval extravag ances? And If this
try should actually 60 ahead constructing the big
that other nation-f not Ge-many-will de-
veop another destructive force no less huge and
diabolicaL