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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28
TOM

Senator Watson, of Georgia, who has just pass
ed away, was one of those unfortunately constituted
men whose very presence seems to engender con-
|troversy, and who seem tt be born in a tumult which
is to accompany them to their graves. Intellectual
ly he was a brilliant man, we'll informed, ready
|witted, a ~forceful speaker, and an equally forceful
writer. He had personal qualities which endeared
him to his associates and made of them warm
friends. He has held highly important positions
which provided opportunities for valuable c%onstruc-
tive work. Yet his temperament was such that he
has served chiefly as an ~irritant, and not always as
a beneficial one.
Mr.. Watson was a scholar in the sense that he
had read much and had a good memory for facts.
was a man of personal integrity. He had a pas
sion for what he believed to be justice. But he was
too strong a partisan to be a good reasoner, and his
.unshakable conviction that whatever cause he es-
|poused was right led him into extravagances of ex
preston which brought upon him harsh, and often
deserved criticism. E..
The hold which Mr.. Watson had on the afec-
tons of those thousands Of Georgians who were will
ing to follow him through thick and thin, is a DEM
|onstration of the popular estimate placed on a fight
|er, and there were many who loved and admired
Watson for his fighting spirit though often they
were utterly out of sympathy for the causes in which
The had enlisted.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28

! strike. aThe miners have returned to
work at exactly the same wage scale
that was paid prior to April /. On
the other hand. the freight on coal
has been reduced 10 per cent ana or
dinarily it would have been expected
that the price Of coal to the consumer
would have 'been reduced in proper
ton to the change IN railroad rates.
Some coal operators have stated
frankly that they expect to recoup
their losses on coal which was not
mined IND sold during the strike pc
riod. Others claim thai their over
head expenses went on during the
strike and that it is a matter of bust
ness to cover them in on prices now
J asked for Goa. This added overhead
[expense, however, would not account
for all the increase that has been
made in coal prices. The explanation
most generally accepted is that re-
sponsive to the law of supply and de-
mand prices are moving toward the
maximum which the public can and
will pay. The action of the law OF
supply and demand has, been acceler-
ated by the bidding for coal by con-
sumers.
O.. How many different. kinds OF
coins are used for money? H. s..
A. About 600 coins are recognized
as legal, tender in the, world of com.
merce. Latvia has added the latest
-icoin. 1t Is called the lat and has the
,same value as a franc. ,
O.. Do the violet rays Of the sur
penetrate through a wire screen or
the porch? At present I am takine
sun baths SO ] would like to know
whether the violet rays of the sun dc
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28

but that does not affect the character of the in
And i'll the territory in question religious
terms are merely words which serve to designate
groups, but which have no meaning as descriptive
OF the tendencies of the people themselves,
The history of the Near East is a history Of
wars of race against race, of the working out Of
|hatreds, Of the expression in acts Of intolerance Of
the worst kind, of inability to recognize the first
principles Of liberty of thought and conscience and
the possibility Of people of diverse tendencies and
points of view dwelling together in peaceful and
friendly intercourse.
The world has been shocked, and rightly SO, by.
the barbarities pr~acticed blythe Turks against the
|Armenians. But the intolerance of the Turk to-
ward the Armenian is no greater than the intoler-
ance Of some of his n%eighbors toward the Turk, or
each other. In the wars which have vexed
that section, and in some of which the Turks have
not participated; as great barbarities have been
committed by members of the Christian nations
against each other as anything that has been wit
Dessed on the Asiatic side of the straits.
We may, it is true, note this difference: The
Balkan peoples have in one way and another been
in contact with the civilization of western Europe
which does not look with favor on the forcible ex-
termination of minorities. In greater or less meas
ure they have been influenced by that contact. The
Turks have a different background and a different
and they may have been somewhat more
slow to abandon the spirit and practice which was
once almost universal. But in each case the hatred
of one group by another is there, and it finds ex-
preston in>bloody fashion. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28

me any good through a wire NOS
quito screen. r. b. H.
A. The violet rays of the sun do
penetrate through wire screening.
@. Do wild animals die Of old age7
F.. l.. p. W
A. Wild animals in their natura;
habitat never meet natural death.
For instance, when an elephant be-
comes ILL.,, its natural enemies attack,
and destroy IT,
Q. How much does an egg weight
H. Y. .a
A. rht average weight is about
two ounces OF which 10 per cent IL
sEeil. The net weight OF a dozen
would be 21.6 inc
N. Z E. 1 =. the a '0nsster'
q. What mine has the creates:
amount Of gold? p. R.
A. The Hollinger mine in Ontario
stands we'll up in the list if not ac-
tually at the head. Mining is now
being carried on only on the $50 foot
closed the same formation down to a
Gepth Of 5000 feet.
A.. The biological survey says that
the blackbird which is native to tbs
United States does not have a good
song. but is best IN March or April
when the bird first comes north. In
Europe, the name Is given to a differ
ent bird, the merle, q thrush which
is a fine singer.
What is the food value of beer:
b. F.
A. Beer contains about 4 per cent
OF nutritive material. Flour, for sake
OF comparison, has about IS per cent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28
RACIAL HATREDS.

1t is probably impossible for the man at a dis
tance to get anything like IN accurate mental pic
tire Of the racial and religious conditions in south
Eastern Europe and the adjacent sections Of Asia.
The Balkan peoples are usually described as Chris
tian. and that term, as appliedstothe group, is, apt to
he considered AS implying the possession by the
of them-are Mohamnedans, people who do not
profess the Christian faith, but who have = religion
sof their own, and Of another kind.sSIt IS Quite
natural that there should be an impression iii lie
western world that the Turks are IN evil people
and their neighbors possess All the Christian yir,
tues. s@
Of course this - a. wsong. Rsigion u i pr
Iepnal matter al nation may be made Gibraltar
nv ohamuniedsn's by the establishment ~ certain
sss shssh aessptsd III as psopls g~sasfsslIy
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28
NEW CITIZENS.

Another group of persons have been admitted in
to full citizenship in the United States in the nat
uralization proceedings just held here before Our
district court judges. The act of comforting citizen
ship is brief and simple. The forms are prescribed,
and they do not permit of much variation. The ex-
erclses attending the legal ceremonies were in
formal and voluntary, and are not prescribed in any
book of regulations. Yet these exercises have their
appropriateness and their value, no less than the
legal acts which are necessary to establish the full
citizenship of the applicant.
The people who have just been admitted come
from many countries and from all walks of life.
Some of them are comparatively unknown, while
others have during their residence here performed
in a large and noticeable way duties of citizenship
such as devolve upon leaders in the community.
The tests applied are the same for all in that the
applicant is required, by himself or his witnesses,
to give such an account of himself as will convince
those who must pass upon his application that he
has a sufficient understanding of American %institu-
tons, and a sufficient desire to live in accordance
with their spirit to constitute a desirable member
of the commonwealth.
1t is highly appropriate that the admission of
applicants to citizenship should be attended with
exercises somewhat removed from the merely
formal and official. The new citizen has come to
the United States in order that he might enjoy op-
portunities in certain ways greater than those which
were his in the place of his birth. Whether he has
changed his place of residence to enjoy greater re-
ligious or political freedom, to share in the ma
terial advantages which he expects to find in a new
country, or to enjoy the society Of friends and
kindred from whom he would otherwise have been
separated, he hopes to benefit by the change. In
becoming a citizen he receives, among other things,
the franchise of a full member in a great self-gov-
erning body. He also takes upon himself certain
obligations. He declares himself a part of the ma
tion, a partner in all its benefits, and a supporter
Sof the institutions which make those benefits posi-
bic. He is to be congratulated on his decision to
enter into full fellowship, and his entrance into the
society Of citizens ought to be appropriately rec
ognized. s#
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28

THE STREET RAILWAY ORDINANCE

The city commission has fixed October % as
the date for the special election to dispose of the
initiated ordinance providing that the Street Rail
way company be relieved of all paving costs for a
period of ten years. The commission was required
under the law either to pass the ordinance or to
submit it to the voters at a special election, pro-
vided no regular election occurred within the time
limit fixed by the statute. The commission has not
felt at liberty to pass the ordinance without a vote,
and the special election therefore became necessary.
From several standpoints it is better that the mat
ter be disposed of at some time other than the time
of the regular fall election. At that election the
voters will have plenty of other matters to occupy
their attention, and it is better that this specific
question be considered at aStime when full attention
can be given to it.
There is nothing very difficult to understand in
the conditions involved in the consideration Of this
ordinance. When the present franchise was grant
ed nobody knew what were the street railway posi-
bilities in Grand Forks. The need for the serv-
ice was recognized, and local men undertook to
meet that need. 1t was necessary to guess at the
terms. As a result Of various conferences it was
agreed that the company should pay for certain
paving costa very small fraction of the total cost
of paving-on the streets where its lines ran. This,
Of course, was in addition to the property tax which
is not involved in the ordinance at all. 1t was
hoped that the income of the company would enable
it to pay this added tax. Experience has shown
that this estimate was a mistake. The company
has not been able to meet these special payments
out of it's earnings, nor is there any prospect that
it can do SO. 1t is proposed, therefore, that the
company be relieved Of the obligations existing UNI
der this part of its contract.
1t is to be understood that the ordinance affects
paving costs only. The company will continue to
build and maintain it's own tracks and pay all ex-
penses involved in the operation of its business.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28
DUST IN THE LUNGS.

In the granite stone industry in
recent years. the use of pneumatic
tools has largely replaced hard work.
This change has been attended by an
alarming increase in what is called
consumption
l. In certain groups, the death rate
from reported consumption is more
than twice as high as was the con-
sumption rate In France at its worst:
more than Ave times as high as was
the rate Of Chicago at its worst. and
Is fifteen times as high as the Chicar 70
a now is.
This easily appreciated condition
and tendency led to a very careful
examination participated in by the
owners. the labor unions, the au.
thorittes and others, the results OF
whlcn are found In Bulletin No. 2e3,
labor statistics. United States dena ri
ment of labor. The bulletin was
written by DR.. F. L. Hoffman. statiso
tician for the Prudential Life Ins,Ir-
ance company.
The workers in granite are we'll
developed physical specimens. above
me average in physical vigor and
strength at the time they start to
years thereafter. They live in rnnG
homes. and in other sanitary arr
roundings that are above the average,
Because q man works in a rant
foundry, 1t does not follow that :, he
Will have consumption. 80
TO begin with, he may not he q
cutter or a polisher. The workmen
IN tne granite industry who do bed
sestins. tool sharpening and polish-
consumption. In the industry are
men doing other Jobs who are not
exposed to the dust hazards thai haar
80, heavily on the cutters and eanao.
tally those who cut with pnenmatic
tools. p"eu iiiaatuicc
Furthermore. the worst is vet r.
come. The cutter breathes a lot ~
oust eacn year. but he may REQUIRE
twenty. years accumulation befors
he gets his dose. Granite qua ~, -
less than twenty years old cannot ar.
preciate2 Just how much. harm *.
dust is doing the men. Amnns
granite cutters, the men who2hava'n ,,t
for more than twenty years M ers
over 30 years OF age, are those thas
have most of the consumption a.
This Ii not true OF consumnt,o, :
farmers Or bank presidents, miliers q.
The disease il. not reallv
ton OF the cases. ogoIE-
The dust irritates the lunr. a.
flames II, and causes scar tiss,,.. : =
overgrow In It. 4The indiyiduai ms =
die from dust lung itself, fhoush - :
very large proportion 81 ths cs...
some tubercle bactlii get into ~.
iuns, cause consumption and brins
dust lung or TO dust iuffr I'M 49,
sumption. whichever way You ~ :,
Granite at least Vermont 8. ~.
consists SOf about "A frr1S suito
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28
FLASHES I'M THE EYE

+. N. writes: Sometimes wnsn
looking at an object, 1t suddenly
seems ! cant see the whole thlnk.
Then I see something that resembles
lightning, both when ! shut my eye
and open them, and this lasts aooue
twenty minutes. It started about two
years ago. but It only happened t men
about once every eight months. rpa
the year 1t occurs about once
Do you think this is dizziness OF
~ It some sort, OF eye troubles!
i read q great deal and somet!li1s
When start q book I don't bo' "
Gown unttlSit Ia completed.
~ 81. Reply. Az.
There Is q form Of serious ~
trouble which begins by a narrowing
OF n neld Of vision. Any eye trT 1apte
u liable to cause flashes OF H.,
nina" since the optic nerve CAM ~
speak An terms OF pain. tingnns ieuu
|ing. Or hot or cold, but only IN tei"
OF flashes OF light.
But my long distance guess Is ynmr
your trouble ID not serious. . eva
symptoms may mean migraine " ~
strain Of, less,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28
" no QUESTIONS

Q. Why did the coal strike In
crease the price 6fS coal? VA. u.
A.. There was no increase In the
the strike Or suspension 81 mining.
either In the btt%uniinous " anthracite
field. On that basis, therefore. there
Is no reaton why any increase IN coal
prices should be. attributed 10 this
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28

,H-.EE.Hs +" 49, o..
silicon. the principle mineral in sand.
and that lie what does the harm The
silicon Injuries the lung chemically,
U this injury is made worse by the
scratching OF the edges and points OF
the dust particles and by the tuhercle
oacillf which they bear.
We may not be able to accept the
opinion that workers in limestone
but we will agree that thev are fari
safer than the workers in granite.
What can be done is not a part OF
the report. Butt ]. am sure a way out
VIII be found. We always find a way
out when we frankly face facts n
go to work to find the way out.
In the meanwhile. lucky is the
granite cutter who works In an open
shed placed at the cemetery gate.
cutting away with his hand chlsel
and his hand maui.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-28
WATER FOR CONSTIPATION.

F. L. G. writes: 1 often notice
bran spoken of as a cure for constl-
patton. There may be others nke
myself who cannot use this remedy,
as the roughness is Irritating TO the
stomach.
I want to speak Of another way
column.
Get up an hour before breakfast
and drink a. pint or more OF coAo
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-03-01
VIROQUA CIRCUIT
Lutheran Churches
M. FrYSTAD. Pastor

Service in Kickapoo next Sunday
forenoon and in East Kickapoo in the
afternoon.
s. K. THoLLEHAUG. Pastor
Sunday, March 5th: Services at
Mt Sterling in Norwegian at II and
in English at 1870
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-03-01
COUNTY COURT - IN PROBATE
Probate Court Calendar For Tues
day, March Z, 1922

Bernt Sandsmark estate-Hearing
claims.
Norval Evans estate-Hear claims.
Eva A. Nuzus estate-Final account
and determination of inheritance tax.
Elizabeth Collins estate-Final set
Element.
John Skaar estate-Determine in
heritance tax.
s. s. Chambers estate-Determine
inheritance tax.
Oluf Gunary estate--Determine In
heTitance tax.
Amund Anderson Sveum estate
final settlement. March 81, 1922.
Nels 0. Blihovde estate-Final set
Element March 81, 1922.
Anetta Peterson estate--Appoint-
ment of administrator March 2S,I922
Continued from February Term
Martin Davidson estate-Hearing
claims.
Gustav Fortney estate-Hear claims
Nancy Coleman estate--Final set
Anna Goldberg estate-Final set
II. Halvorsen estate-Final settle
ment.
.11aeez NJ. Kidd estate-Appointment
of administrator.
John N. Heal estate--Hear claims
Marie G. Nelson estate-Final set
Element
H. NJ. Proctor estata--F Final settle
rhent.
A. Marden estate-Final settlement.
John Thompson estate-Hear order
granting citation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-03-01
SIZE OF FARM A
SUCCESS FACTOR
Results of Survey Conducted by
Department of Agriculture
in Ozark Region.
ADVANTAGE OF VALLEY LANDS
Dairy Industry Would Become More
Profitable II Cows Of Greater Pro-
ductiys Capacity Were Intro
duced by Farmers.

(Prepared by the United States DEPART
ment of Agriculture.)
That the size of the farm has much
10 do with the success of the owner Is
shown by results of a survey conduct
ed by the United States Department
Of Agriculture in FIVE counties in the
south and southeastern Ozark region
Of Missouri The operation of a gem
erai farm in the 0zarks with much
less than 40 acres of land for crops is
exceedingly unsatisfactory. regardless
of the location of the farm, whether
among the valleys or the hills.
Stu6y Many Kinds Of Farms.
The report of the survey published
by the department as Department Bull
Ietin OIL. entitled Farm Management
in the Ozark Region of Missouri" is
based on the study of the organization
and management of 10 farms, 81 Of
which are representative of conditions
Of rolling and billy uplands, and 48 Of
valley and level uplands. The topo-
graphical structure to a large extent
determines the agricultural value Of
tiiE says lAit lCH0it- <1o a RUE
the operator of valley or level up
land farm has a decided advantage
over the operator OF the rough farm.
After deducting from their total re-
eeipts the years operating expenses,
including the value of family labor
and allowing 5 per cent interest on
the capital invested, the survey shows
that the operators of rolling and billy
farms had, i'm 1917. an average labor
income of 5000, and those operating
valley or level upland farms an aver
age If S646.
o. the 10 farms studied, 20 per cent
had ne labor income after allowing for
the deductions referred to. and 81 per
cent had labor income above $1,000.
Labor incomes earned by typical oper-
ators indicate that one having much
less than 40 acres Of crop land for a
general livestock farm has a rather
poor chance of financial success.
Better Cows Would Increase Income.
Livestock farming is the principal
agricultural industry of the region.
The use of cows for dairy purposes Is
increasing. The average annual pro-
duction per COW of 7S cows on the
better class of dairy farms in the area
covered by the survey was 142 pounds
of butterfat. This industry, says the
report, would become more profitable
If cows Of greater productive capacity
were introduced. and the production
would be increased If the feeding OF
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-03-01
Typical Dairy rerd in Ozark Region.

better-balanced rations was practiced
more generally. Pasturage is the
foundation of a live stock industry,
but natural pastures can be greatly
improved by thinning out woodland
areas, keeping the underbrush down,
and sowing tame grasses
For greater assurance of livestock
feeds during the summer droughts, to
which the section is liable, many
farmers plant sorghum, millet and
kafir corn as auxiliary hay crops On
better managed farms silage is also
produced for winter feed and some
times to supplement the pasture dur
ing summer droughts. With proper
care alfalfa, clover, soy beans and
cowpeas are grown. the possibility Of
these crops, both for hay and grazing.
being clearly recognized
The soils of the region have wide
variation in natural fertility and pro-
ductiveness. They are usually porous,
owing to the large content Of stone
and gravel. As result, air and water
circulate through them freely, and
when they are put under cultivaSSn
the humus content is quickly lost un-
less system of farming is adopted In
which provision is made to replenish
the supply. If the humus content is
lost the water-holdIng capacity Of the
soils is greatly reduced, and. as re-
suit, crops suffer severely during the
summer droughts and profitable yields
are then almost impossible.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-03-01
s. o. RoNDESTVEDT. Pastor.
THE CITY COUNCIL DOINGS
viroqua, Wis, February %. 1922.

Viroqua, Wis, February %, 1929.
Regular meeting of the Common
Council called to order by Mayor A
E. Smith. Members present: Alder
men NJ. d. Helgeson, NJ. o. Larson, NJ.
A. Smith, E. C. Helgeson and P. I.
MeHenry. Minutes of the previous
meeting read and approved. The fol-
lowing accounts were read, approved
by the finance committee and upon
motion Of Alderman McHenry and sec
ond by Alderman VI. D. Helgeson. that
the rules be suspended and the ac-
counts allowed under the suspension of
the rules by roll call all voting aye
Roy Fitzpatrick for hauling dead
horse, 81; Elvin Hayter, labor, 5000;
Harry Dennis, labor. 1890; Claire
Dennis, labor, $2.55; Earl McDaniels,
$40; Lloyd Mitlung, labor, $40;
Gilbert Glbertson, labor, 81. 40; Mel
win Ditnan, labor. S1.20; Standard
Oil Co., 10 gallons gasoline, g 20;
Parlsen Bros. use of steam engine
pumping water, S1SS; Ever Munsor
500; Alva Loucks 800, Harold Hal
500; T. II. Brewer, S208.34: c. E
Powell balance of salary $50: VIM. B
Morris 500; Board of Park Commits
sioners for manager of the Band, $50,
Sec. Library Board care of Rest Room
SIS; F. NJ. Minshall Sos: E. ]. Older
$3.50; E. H. Officer freight and dray-
age, coal, 1855.
It was moved by Alderman Nc.
Henry and seconded by Alderman NJ
0. Larson that the voting on the &C.
ceptance Of the bids for pavement and
the kind Of pavement to be laid b
postponed for one week, all voting aye
Moved by Alderman NJ. A. Smith
and seconded BY Alderman f. C. Hell.
geson that a docket be purchased foi
Justice Of the Peace, Lawrence Grims-
rud. AL voted aye.
Moved by Alderman N. A. Smith
and seconded by N. o. Larson that
the Council adjourn.
E J. oLER, Clerk.