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New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Tariff Obstacles

The wondering showing made by
Cuba in 1920 vas due 70 the ign pTiees
obtained for her sugar. The Argentine
feels that the volume OF It's trade Win
the United States will be greatly eur
tailed Il the proposed wool and hioes
schedules are adopted by our Congress.
The state Of disequilibrium oeeasioneo
bv the great destruction and loss OF
productive power o. the World war
penetrated Latin America some time
later than other regions OF the world,
but when IL finally did come all OF its
bitterness and blind stings we're felt
from Mexico 10 the Argentine. Nov
thst this region is just beginning 20
revive from these blEhting effects we
propose % enact tariff law which Will
again knock possibilities on the head.
Are we going 20 blot out this promis-
inc sunrise glow Of better times which
is to-day tinging Latin American
trade horizon7 Are ne 20 set back TINS
breaking day of business revival and
renewed confidence in that part Of the
world by enscting laws IN defiance OF
all the theories of economies We
must have reasonably free access FOR
our surplus products 20 the best ot our
overseas markets. We have always
dominated there in such sPeeislties
as typewriters, cash registers, medium :
priced motor vehicles and agricultural
machinery. We won In these lines on
a quality basis first followed b. com
petitive prices made possible because
of our standardized methods IN Produ-
tion and distribution. Similar pro-
cedure will produce like results IN
other lines II We DO not unnecessarily
handicap our overseas traders by IN
reasonable tariff legislation.
The Lstin-Ameriean Aeld Is 20 9
large extent 8 quality market Popu-
lation Is not as accurate a guide as
il is in the United States. Those who
can buy generally wan. the best and
are willing 20 pay for II. but Il will
be generations before the great mass
! Of the populations OF some Of those
countries have been educated up 20 q
use Of any but the severest necessities.
The illiteraey in most Of the countries
is still great and modern eonvenienees
unknown TO the "gente bsja,' as the
lower classes are called.
Scan the map Of Latin Ameries and
you will observe that it divides itself
into the seven great market regions Of
Mexico. the West Indies, Central
America. the Caribbean tier Of South
American states. Brazil. the Argentine
with Uruguay and Paraguay and Chile
and the west coast countries Mexico
has suffered the blighting Effects Of
ten years Of civil war, but 30 marvellous
are the resources Of that land that
despite blood-letting. pillsging and
burnings. the trade between that re-
public and the United States actually
tripled between the years 1910 and
1920.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Tin Plate on Bdrges

As single example of what has al
ready beer done the Unl'ed States
Steel Company has tOr years sninped
tin plates down tas Ohio and Nissis-
s.npi IN barces from Pittsburgh 20
New Orleans. where it IS transferred
90 ships which carry 70 % Los An
ceics. San Francisco ard Seattle az
4 puch lower rate than the railroads
can handle it even from Chicago %
the Coast. Ard as indicating what The
future promises. New Orleans has
long been an ocean port Ter .arge
ships. and the United States Navy
several years ago sent e hatt.eship up
the Mississippi as FAR as Memphis.
The development % the Diesel type
engine makes possible tie building o.
great and small cargo carriers tina.
can 20 into every tributary - tne
Mississippi and. through the Chicago
Drainage Canal. can connect the Great
Lakes also. not cniy with the ceclin-
inr markets of Europe. but with ail
of Central and South America and the
Orient
Beside the physical necessity Of con-
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Mills in India

Another cotton ro.rt which is ~ ir-
terest although directly d, does not
afee. American activities. This .s tao
latontion Of certain Lancashire SPIN
ming and weaving firms 20 run their
own mills in India fO a7 to hold wnnf
fhev can % the r.ececoois trade. Be-
fore tho war India took f0 Dcr cont of
Laucash.re's Tieccroods. mainly 'i lou
counts. The Increased import dlf.cs 0i
las. ycar when cotton goods were
placed under a II rcr cent levy cer-
iairly biz che English manuiactrrers rs
In no lght manner Ganahi'f sHadesh.
ca~raicn also struck blow ~ Lam
cashirc's activities in the Indian
market.
on the tcp cf this movement on the
rart o. ricceroods uarrt1r'lref' tNo
world famous lrmr ot Lnc.sh coach.
builders. John Harper g. 90. and
Barker & Co., ir'eal opening joint
workshops and Offices il tlis country.
These two instances ~ British enter
prise arc mentioned 90 illustrate what
s-crs arc being taser 90 colrteract tac
rrotecti0rist s0ir.t in India. A cfr-
eating influences rrow, fo docs tfe
dogma thlt irliaF rl.Vafor Nci .n
maintaining a strictly 1rofcet.onist
attitsie. Despite tfn arrr.t NJ Ganafi
and q luii in the non-co-o7eration prop
acarda. o. no sine was tfe determine
ton ,hat irl.a a0g.l ho re.frFca tor
exploitation hv lrinra alone more
strong than 90 present.
In aI rho above lies moral for
American mnrutaetrrers who produce
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

satisfaction. This is reflected u
almost universal demand to-osy
garments made of good maiefi-
rather than o. limitations. me nS
facturer. wholesaler or retainer
vo-en's garments who Is trying
rershs,dise on shoddy materials
having Z hard time o. %, and VII ~
. s.iI harder tire IN the fall q
public wants the best . can gei
Is money. We must disregard, i1
discussion o. this kind. the SEAL =
-,ent among consumers that - Hiil
10 nav high prices fcr arr IN eiotn.
When real art enters into apparel !
consumer must pay for y. nataf.
and I have no quarrel With tnese
charge Tor style. or who are "iis
% pay for u. But, clothing - a
cessity. and no ore should ehsrge
any article of apparel more inA'
Is worth.
in view OF tho existing orc
stances lt is the duty q vholes.
and retailers o. apparel and ~
OF every commodity 20 hep iae
alton along All sre IN 1liy oosn,
cut from their overhead al waste
ertrayagance. which has been hg'fi.-.
the cost % merchandise. The plte',
the owner OF the business 70 sa
with himself. He should take o..
salary only what he is actually -
90 the business. exactly waa, I,
services could be replaced for =.
should drop out Of the business, - -
non-productive expenses must IN,
down and the saving passed on
public" "A.
As an indication Of improved
tions IN the apparel trade hf,
man cited the fact that The erealr
reau OF his association Is nos n
ing most retailers ratings from IA,
80 per cent higher than SIX - -.
ago. "The improvement ~ tais III,
tion.7 he said. rs sse % the e.f.
ton of the weak retailers ~. iisnk Z
field and a decided strengtnsn,. o
the financial position Of those VIZ
main
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Must Be Controlled

Tho river must ho controlled % stop
fhis recurring ard unnecessary loss5
tho problems ~ i-s control and develop
mrrf are difficult hut none ~ them i'm
possible 0f solution, tro benefit which
w..l rosrIf ir beyond calculation. In-
told millions have gore into the waste
f.i dcvc'o0m ~ rivers ard rarbors.
most 81 which however. have paid for
ffcmsclres. The Federal and state
crror-mcr'r have spert hundreds ~
millions .n reclamation work By drain
age -ni irrigation. and II has paid for
IN times over Billions have been
.nfrt 90 build automobile ard truck
roads 20 aid ioca. 'rangp gporfat.on. and
they are regarded as so necessary 'hat
fhere is now no opposition o. road
building. because tho whole country
recognizes their need and 'he profit re.
ruIfirg from their building
Billions ~ private capital have gone
irtotho building ofrailTolds and in spite
of uncconom regulation b. Federal
and state boards they have paid some
raf1rr. More than twenty billions
we've srea. on the wa- in two years
and row tho country is seriously con-
.ifrr.rr the srert ing ~ four or ave
billions more IN bonuses. Why. then,
should We continually turn our bacss
on tho greatest physical problem the
country has 90 f1ce-a problem alto
cethcr constructive. promising food
control uni mited water rower ard
open deep water transportation for the
whole Middle West,
The necessities of transportation on
f1e Great Lakes developed the long,
fat-hoffcmed carrier. the cargo capae-
.-v ~ which is three times that of the
largest keel cargo carriers that can
navigate the proposed ST. Lawrence
Waterway. ard the handling of this
vast tonnage a. both East ard West
terminals has been 50 developed that
grain. coal ard ore are loaded and IN
lnlled f0r q Few certs per ton.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Total ... t7oslssist i7ss.''7ti7

The above Is expressed in values
and price drops must be taken into
corsideration 20 ascertain what. II
anv. was the shrinksge in tonnage.
lust as the war hsstened our pre-
5o1,inanee as seller Of fabrieated
srticles TO the Latin American markets
80 will the proposed new tarif IaV
rstard this natural movement. The
countries of Latin America cannot BUY
frorn Us until they can sell 70 Us free
" and also 20 the countries Of Europe.
The principal reason for the drop in
the exchanges Of the southern repue-
lies was the inability Of the European
nations 70 make their usual purchases
there. This. coupled with the fact that
our buying in Latin America vas Also
greatly curtailed. put them out of the
market 20 that extent as customers.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
India Belieres She Can RiraI
u. S. in Production of Cotton
High Yield Is Dependent on Adoption OF Business
like Methods and Training of the Natives;
More Money To Be Spent on Research WORK
Special Foreign Financial corre'pord'He'
RNriBAY. May l.

=
@HE spirit Of optimism prevalent Europe during the last month
or two in regard Of pickup IN trading
.c.;yits in general has reached India than
shirt FOR there Of commercial revival not only IN
this cv Of Bombay but Calcutta Madras Colombo an dhe other
bic business enters Of the peninsula The old a lost sentiment has
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

better on thi. point than India. What
ever the rositl0n is no the present there
are indications that market can De-
found for a'i tho cotton thar india .s
capable 81 producing. whether 10 be-
short staple varieties fo- hcr own ana
Continental markets or wh''hcr 10 hc
long staples FOR tho Erg.I.h markets.
And the question ~ output BE- simply
governed by tho number NJ experiment.
conducted on this country millions oi
acres of cultivated aad wastc land.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Latin America Seen as Best Outlet
For American Manufactured Goods
Bulk of the Export Sales to Europe Must BE faw Mae'
rials: Effect of a High Tariff on Our
Southern Trade

thst time .he drop in the price OF
sugar meant q loss Of s2s.ooo.ooo on
the crop. Is II good business 20 pro-
tsct the beet sugar growers o. hiehi-
gan, Colorado snd Utah for the pur-
pose Of holding up the price Of raw
sugar here in the United States, when
cuba buys from us hundreds OF
millions Of dollars worth Of manu-
fsctured roods for which she can only
pay US With her raw sugar TO a
lesser extent this same argument can
. zply 20 Argentine hides and WOO.
However. in spite Of whatever Con-
Tress may do In the way Of enaeting 4
tsra Law. we are going 70 hold our
own in Latin America. Tarif laws can
only retard. not destroy. the growth
Of our commercial relations with thA;
Part Of the world. We can change
tarif regulations. but man-msde laws,
no matter how bad. cannot stay the
inevitable pressure Of economic urge
Conrres, has recognized the super-ini-
portanee OF the Latin-American mar
ket 20 US by recommending a 10 per
cent increase in the Department OF
Commerce appropriation for TRACE
promotion in this part OF the world
alone.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

ever proves economically proftabl...
manufacturing districts oi t,,,,'
Cansda will then be thrown lsfs IL.
competition With Germany tss
land fnr fhs frade 0f Nalisrn c,..L
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
quite, for cur .urplu, fabricated

outlet fo- eur surplus fabricated
stocks.
What then has Latin America 20
offer US and. more important, what have
ws 20 offer that region Tor the otse
of reciprocity must exist II the trade
relations are 20 grow and endure. As
has been pointed out. it Is common
error for the uninformed North Amer
,can trader 20 think of South America
as unit. Geographically this may De
permissible. but politically, eeonomi-
cslly and sociologiealy II is unvsr-
ranted. Measured by national eharae-
terstics. modes Of thought, and meth
DDS Of living. there is wider difer-
ence between EcuAdorians and Argsn-
tirisns, for example, than between Us
and the English. While the gulf sepa-
rating the Chilean and the Brazilian
not only is not hrideed BY common
language. but is made wider By wholly
unlike traditions and native heritsSes'
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
-Four Great Divisions

For the purpose Of trade statistics
the Department Of Commerce Of the
United States government divides
Latin America into four grand divi-
siors as follows: Mexico, the West
Indies, Central America and South
America. Il is interesting in this
connection 20 note that the trade hg:.
ures for these different sections OF
Latin America for the calendar year of
1920. They total S3s44s7,7s4. In
volume the West Indies LEAD. followed
bv South America. Mexico and Central
America in the order named. Divided
as 70 exports and imports the follow
ing results are shown:
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

ro,sl ....fitos7so.oss ,l.sso.7o7,fi,
This table represents a fairly well
balanced trade. Figures for the eslen-
oar year Of 1921 tell somewhat oiner-
ent story:
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31
NO SUNDAY MOVIE
Board Denied Petition. = Many
Citizens Opposed.


The petition for Sunday
moving picture show in Rathdrum
was denied by the village trustees
Tuesday night. A petition in oppo-
sition had been filed carrying a
preponderance of names of voters,
according to count made by M
B. Layton and F. G. Hart, a
committee appointed by Chairman
Borell. The count showed 100
voters favoring a Sunday show and
Io7 IN opposition.
The board granted what appear
ed to be the majority wish. Three
trustees, Messrs. Swanson, Rich
mond and Borell, voted for the
motion of denial and two voted no.
Mr.. Biemond assumed an attitude
of neutrality, he said, and Mr..
Poleson explained that he desired
more time for consideration.
Good feeling prevailed during
the discussion among the trustees
and citizens present.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31
CEUR D'ALENE

Unity highway district is to vote at
Ford, April s, on a $4,000 bond
issue.
The jury in the district court found
e. f. Hass guilty OF second degree
burglary.
Arnold's grocery was broken into
Monday night and some candy,
cigarettes and money stolen.
A bantam rooster becoming
enraged when teased. jumped in the
face of Chester Johnson, the three
year old son of julius Johnson, local
deputy sheriff, and pecked and
spurred the child in several places
around the eyes and upon ns cheeks
Harry Wilson, playmate Of Chester,
saved him from further harm by
running up and kicking the rooster
off the attacked child
The county treasurer's Office last
week received S2O8 40 from Thomas
Stratton, as fine and costs following
his plea of guilty to the charge OF
having intoxicating liquor in his
possession. The $500 fine has been
placed in the county school fund and
the $8.40 has been placed in the
current expense fund.
Claud Winsor, who was on trial in
the district court for three days,
was found guilty Of first degree
burglary, the jury returning the
verdict Saturday afternoon. Winsor
was charged with burglaTizing the
Reynolds garage at Post Falls the
night of November 81. 1921. Winsor
was sentenced Tuesday to serve to
Is years. at hard labor 10 the peni-
tentary.
The Al lumber companies arc
working their men hours day at
the basic wage of So day. Talk OF
cutting wages is denied.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31
Suit Against Water Company.

Occur d'Aene, 1daho.-A lOl page
complaint was filed in the county
recorders office last week by Charles
L. Heitman, ct. al, against the
Spokane Valley Land & Water COM
pany, ct al, alleging that contract
made April 5, 1906, in regard to the
level of the water TO be maintained IN
Upper and Lower Fish lakes, better
known as Twin lakes, had been
violated.
The plaintiffs claim that when the
water 10 the, lakes reaches above the
level set in the contract, summer
homes on the lakeshoreS are damaged,
and when the water is below the set
level. an unsanitary and unsightly
condition results.
The plaintiffs pray that tne
defendants be enjoined from vlolauns
.be terms of the cootract and that
they be enjoined from violating tne
contract during the pendency OF lne
action they institute.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31


picture shows on Sundays. Itremalns
now Tor the council TO pass an
ordinance. One argument in the
campaign was that the proceeds OF
sunday shows would 90 to finance the
construction of clubhouse for the
American Legion.
Inc state department of education
was not surprised at the decision of
the supreme court on the teachers
retirement fund act, according TO a
statement by Or. E. A. Bryan, state
commissioner Of education. He said
the law was passed by the legislature
without consulting the state board
nor experienced actuarles. An effort
Will be made, he stated, to draft a
new measure that will stand.
On Sunday, April 2, Idaho citizens
have been asked by Governor ID. w.
Davis to make suitable commemora
tlon by church services and the toll
ing of bells of the sacrifices made by
more than 10000 of the soldiers.
sailors, nurses and marines who gave
their lives IN the World war in France
and whose bodies have been returned
for burial. The request was coz
tained in proclamation issued by
the governors office last Saturday.
Apiarists of the New Plymouth
valley in southern Idaho, are being
forced to change their location thru
the use of poisonous sprays, which
have been the cause Of serious losses
in the past. Homer Cheney, one of
the largest owners in the vicinity, is
meving his stands to Union, Oregon,
where he will locate. Losses of bees
from spraying of the orchards made a
serious drain on his stock, and since
the appearance of the alfalfa weevil,
necessitating treatment of the fields
with spray, the last source Of supply
is cut off and thousands of the bees
have fallen victims to the poison.
Twenty-one of Idaho's A counties
have filed financial report of the
business of the county for 1921 with
the bureau of public accounts of the
state department of finance, it was
announced March 23, by B. e. Hyatt.
director. Mr. Hyatt also announced
that all financial reports for 1921 are
due on or before April 10 of this year
under provisions of section $500,
Compiled Statutes, which says that
the county auditor must make a
complete financial report Of the buSi
ness of the county and submit it to
the state department on or before the
second Monday in April of each year,
for the preceding year.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31
Idaho State News Items.

The Coeur d'Alene river has opened
sufficiently for the Rose Lake Lumber
company to resume.
A mail pouch containing $l2, 600 in
currency was stolen at Kellogg at
noon Tuesday.
Charles Hairless, an Indian, lage 10,
was found dead on the Garden gulch
road near Lapwai as result of moon
shine poison.
A special school election at Clarks-
fork Saturday authorized issuance of
$4,000 in bonds to finance erection
Of new school building. The vote
was III to AZ.
Samuel Clark, N. P. engineer,
charged with second degree murder
Tor the killing of Bert Partridge, n
r. station agent at Kootenai, in a
quarrel over funds subscribed for a
destltute family, has been put under
SooOO bonds for trial IN the district
court at Standpoint.
a husband has no right TO bet hi
1He's automobile on an electi0n-and
'ose It, So says Idaho's supreme
'ourt In an opinion handed down in
'ue case of Mrs. Minnie Hays against
v a. Robinson and the Idaho Auto
supply company, all Of Twin Falls.
hal N. CONN, 73, former Idaho
''ste treasurer and Boise banker and
one time assistant state treasurer of
MsaSas, died at his home in Boise,
na'ch 70 The immediate cause Of
ucath was heart disease although Mr..
.onn had been afflicted with diabetes
ior many years.
south Idaho's hay crop may be
,puuo ~ into meal and shipped to
sseiu markets by way of the
a'ana canal II the process OF con-
'''uH Ine hay into meal satisfies
''u states quarantine officers that
~ =, "eevil is killed, it was announced
: W. II. Wicks, director of the
'''eau of plant Industry.
o.. "oScow citizens voted Saturday,
wa TO 8Ss, in favor of moving
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31
IN BASEBALL LEAGUE
Rathdrum Club Gets Ready For
Season Opening Apr.30.

The Rathdrum Baseball club has
;o;ned the Spokane Valley league
Of eight teams and will organize a
team to begin practice as soon as
conditions are favorable.
Work is being started to get the
local grounds in readiness and to
erect a new wire netting back stop.
Persons desiring to donate little
time are invited to assist in put
ting the diamond in good condi-
lion. The local club recently
reorpanized with E. E. Brock as
manager, w. A. Poleson, assistant
manager and O. c. Trueblood,
treasurer. The club is elated over
the success of the dance which
added $50 to the treasury.
A number of players are being
lined up for a try out for positions
on the team.
Other clubs in the league are
Spear, Dishman, Milwood, Otis
Orchards, Opportunity, Vera and
Post Falls. Others may join.
Under the rules of the league the
season will open April 80 and close
July 80, covering period of IA
weeks during which each team is
required to meet each other team
at least twice. Each team puts up
s25 as guarantee to remain in the
league during the season, this sum
to be returned at the close of the
season if not forfeited. A schedule
OF games is to be announced soon.
Officers of the league are M. J.
Luby, president; Lawrence Cook,
secretary and Floyd Smith, stats
tician.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31
SPIRIT LAKE

The city council has placed the
bandmaster on a salary OF SIS a
month.
A membership contest is on between
the Blue and Red clubs of the U. p.
Sunday school.
Fire of unknown origin DESTROYED
the Chas. Dyer home. 1t was owned
by r. S. Smith of Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Cowell went to
Coeur d'Aene where Mr. Cowell will
continue in the employ of H.sC.
Shaver.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31

The Export sawmill started saving
last week.
j. M. Carey plans to establish
some logging camps near Lane this
coming mouth. Twelve million feet
Of yellow pine logs are to be brought
ont this season.
The box factory is using full crew
The commercial club has signed up
with Ellison White for fall and
winter lyceum course of four numbers.
Deputy Game Warden Il. e.
Thomas announces that all last
seasons hunters and trappers'
licenses expire March 81 and new
licenses may now be obtained.
Mrs. II. L. Peterson, age 80, died
Tuesday Of influenza.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31
How Expression Started.

TO be in the @nick of time" is to
have Joined a party, to have caught
a train or to have, accomplished any
thing else just before the time limit
set. The expression is in allusion to
a practice prevalent in England years
ago of making hicks or notches III n
piece of wood called tally, both as
an acknowledgment of money paid ana
by way Of registering a persons ar
rival at place of assembly. If he
arrived late. his tally would not be
nicked and there was then no evidence
of his having put In an appearance.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-31

Icebergs float be- ,ause frozen wafer
is slightly lighter th'in liquid water
1t is lighter because tire water, wleh
cooled to within fl mr degrees of the
freezing point, contracts and then be-
gins TO expand. his slight difference
in density is whit makes an iceberg
float with once lghth of its volume
above the water. and the other sew
en-eighths below. The seven-eighths
submerged is fnost dangerous, In mat
the strongest ship may crash into H.
as the Titanic. 'Jid.-Milwaukee Senti-
mel.