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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02
MONTANA FIRE FIGHTING COST
1922, O43, BUT SAVED MILLIONS

Last year the national forest SER
vice of district No. 1, which includes
all Of Montana and northern Idaho,
spent 1922, 043.42 fighting fires. The
total damage caused to national for
est lands in the district amounted to
s37,759, according to the annual re-
port from the district forester's of
flee at Missoula.
Foresters say hat millions of dol
lars worth of timber was saved by
concentrated fire fighting by the for
est service during the dry season. 1t
isn't the amount of timber actually
destroyed, but the amount that might
have been if the fires had not been
checked in valuable timber tracts
that must be considered in balancing
the cost involved in fire fighting with
the timber destroyed, foresters say.
There were 1886 fires reported in
the district for 1921, covering an
area of 22,922 acres. OF these 419
are attributed by the foresters to
lightning, 321 to campers and 1874 to
railroads. Others are attributed to
i~ncendiarism, brush burning, lumber
ing and SO to unknown sources.
The expenditure for the suppress
sion of fires in the whole district was
smaller last year than for several
years previous and the fires extended
over a smaller area, foresters say.
Fires on private lands in the national
forests extended over a territory of
1888 acres, and destroyed timber
at $20,698, according to
the report.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK SURVEY OF STATE

Loss of over three-quarters of
million head of horses, cattle, sheer
and hogs was sustained by Montana
between March 1, 1919, and March
/, 1921, as shown by the records Of
the state board of equalization com
piled under the direction of John Ed
gerton, assistant to the board.
The exact decrease in numbers OF
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs was
1885, a reduction of 1876 per cent
in the two year period, but during
the same period the loss in assess
ment values of this class of property,
both from reduction in numbers and
decrease in market values, amounted
to $~83,057,091, or 52.1 per cent.
Loss in Cattle
Cattle sustained the heaviest loss
of any of the four classes of livestock,
the total assessment OF cattle for
1921 being $46,194,436 less than
that for 1919. The total number of
cattle returned for assessment in
1921 was 983,904, a decrease of 245,-
TAP head from that of 1919.
In 1919 Montana cattle were as
sessed at an average of $70.57 per
head, but this average had dropped
to $41.25 per head in 1921 when the
total state assessment was $~40,584,-
$40.
The next heaviest loss in assess
ment, $19,260,248 fell to the horses
of the state. In 1921 there were list
ed for taxation 523,895 head of
horses, a falling off in numbers from
1919 of 1875. The total state valu-
alton of horses in 1921 was $24,92O,-
$50, or an average of $47.5S per head
compared with an average of
in 1919.
Sheep Suffer
In valuation per head sheep suf-
fered more than did any other class
livestock. In 1921 there were
listed 1,717,114 head of sheep, a de-
crease in numbers in two years of
442,488 head and a decrease in val
lation of $16,539,411. The total
assessment for 1921 was but $1O,-l
1850 with an average valuation of
S6.02, as compared with $12.44 in
1919.
In the matter of losses in values,
"a a close second to sheep, the
returned for taxation being
a loss of 29,330 head in two
ears, and with a total assessment of
1904, 552, or a decrease of $1,062,996
rom the 1919 totals. The average
'alue per head in 1921 was $10.62
s compared with $20.39 in 1919.
The total number of livestock list
d in Montana in 1921 was 3,272,434
S against 4,069,789 in 1919, and the
otal assessment was $~76,35S,141 as
gainst $159,409,232 in 1919.
The total number of horses, cattle,
heep and swine in the several coun-
les of the state, as returned by the
of those counties as of
Iarch /, 1921, together with the av-
values, are shown in the fol-
tables:
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02
INCOME TAX IN NUTSHELL

WHO? Single persons who had
net income of $1,000 or more
or gross income of $4,000 or
more. Married couples who
had net income of $4,000 or
more, or gross income of
$4,000 or more.
WHEN? March Is, 1922, is final
date for filing returns and
making first payments.
WHERE? Collector of internal
revenue for the district in
which the person lives, or has
principal place of business.
HOW? Full directions on Form
1040A and Form 1910; also
the law and regulations.
WHAT? Four per cent normal
tax on taxable income up to
$4,000 in excess of exemption.
Eight per cent normal tax on
balance of taxable income.
Surtax from l per cent to IS
per cent on net incomes over
$4,000 for the year 1921.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-02
ABOUT The
NEW INCOME TAX
UP TO INCOME OF $1,000 TAX is
FOUR PER CENT IN Elk
CESS OF EXEMPTIONS.

Married Taxpayers Allowed $4,000
Exemption, and $500 for Each De-
pendent Under 1S; Single Persons
Have Exemption of 81, 900; Make
Return March Is.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-16

J. a. CONSELLY & CO.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-16
Do You Regard This
a Bargain!

$500 per aero for farm OF az
acres. about 200 cleared. around sc
acres in crops this year.
Tho soil is good quality. with res,
clay suhso!l. and b. proper method.
"i cultivation Will produce good
yields OF corn. wheat. alfalfa, etc.
The ti'nbcr was cut about .igh,
Years ago. hut there is now a large
quantity Of young pine, and consider
abl" large oak. hickory, walnut. etc,
The buildings consist OF a '-room
dwelling very ODD needing new
v IA her boarding Old cabin, occupied
by tenant. several barns. etc. ali
needing repairs
This Is an old estate. known as
Mount Prospect" and adJoins land
Of Old Lee family. Gregory and others.
in sight ~ pamunkey River. and
about mile from Tunstali Station.
- miles from Richmond; would make
an excellent hunting ana fisning club.
aud convenient OF train or automobile
TO Richmond
l.. X. Curry
c.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-03

shouts and great action. Then the
boys who are bending and watching
on the outside, mark them! They
seize the ball as soon as 1t rolls out
from among the chargers and away
with it across to the opposite goal;
they seldom go into the scrimmage,
and have more GOODNESS than the
chargers.
"Three-quarters of an hour are gone;
| first winds are failing, and weight
and numbers begin to tell. Yard by
yard the schoolhouse boys have been
driven back, contrasting every inch OF
the ground. The players are the color
of mother earth from shoulder to
ankle. The schoolheuse is being
penned and now the ball is behind the
goal. We get minutes respite be.
fore Old Brooke kicks out and he gives
! the word to play strong for touch. All
are edging forward, inch by inch, to
get in for rush at Crab Jones, who
stands there in front of Old Brooke
to catch the ball. If they can reach
and destroy him before he catches, the
danger is over; and with one and the
same rush they will carry it away to
the schoolhouse goal. Fond hope! 1t
is kicked and caught beautifully"
"A very gripping description of
part of the old Rugby football game,
all will say, even though asserting no
claims to judge good literature.
Advertisements Now Good Reading.
Advertisements have become an es-
sential part of the reading matter in
every newspaper and bargains are
searched for as closely as is any other
item of news. The old-time dramatic
reviews and criticisms have given
place, generally, to paid matter briefly
dealing with some particular phase of
a play, or with the life of the player.
The old-time dramatic critic took up
much of the readers time in telling
how Booth should play Hamlet, OF
like important observations. 1t is,
therefore, appropriate to read again
Mark Twain's keen satire, shown In
the following excerpt from "Innocents
Abroad in which the weak points of
urdmdtlc CRITICISM OF quarter OF a
century ago were properly fayed-
While visiting the Coliseum, Mark re-
lates that he was fortunate enough to |
discover among the debris of CEN
turtles, copy of the Daily Roman |
Battle-Axe," containing criticism of |
Roman first night Pertinent parts |
of the alleged article follow:
Mark Twain in Roman Battie-Axe.
THE Opening Season-Coliseum-
the inclemency of the |
weather, quite respectable number
of the rank and fashion of the capitol |
city assembled last night to witness |
the debut on metropolitan boards of |
the young tragedians who have of late
been winning such golden opinions in |
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-03

( part of the equipment of every home
and business house.
Typical Style of Sport Writers.
Everyone reads the sporting news
providing it is handed out in style
which allows it to be rapidly absorbed
so that it does not interfere with bust
ness. In sports reporting perhaps can
he found the best illustration of how
efficiency has been accomplished in
newspaper work. A report of an In
ming in the Worlds baseball series
last fall read something like this:
"Eighth-Jones up. Ball one. Strike
one Strike two. Jones pops out to
Smith. Brown up. Brown lines ball
to Doe. Robinson up. Strike one.
Ball one. Ball two. Robinson bunts.
Smith to first. No runs. No hits. No
errors" If something exciting or out
of the ordinary occurred. it was han
died something after this fashion !:
Umpire orders Ruth to the benches;
on field in citizens clothes"
Can you beat this style of reporting
for facts, correctly and concisely
stated? Formerly each play was de-
scribed in detail An example of old
time reporting, though perhaps better
than that which the ordinary sport
writer would put over, is found in
tom Browns School Days at Rug
by"
A decade or two ago, when such de-
tailed description WAS a part of sport
writing, it Is related in newspaper
circles that cub reporter was sent
to a country town to report football
game of more than unusual interest.
When the report commenced to trickle
in over the wire, editor and staff were
awed with it's complete and classical
style. This lasted until an old head
found copy of TON Brown" which
contained the report almost word for
word. Mr. Hardys description of the
game is considered the best type of
that class of sport reporting. Note
the style and life-like description, in
the following portions of the story:
Tom Browns Football Game.
NC bdli LAS ldilcu again WuST6
the two sides are thickest, and they
close rapidly around it. 1t must be
driven through by force or skill, un-
til it falls on one side or the other.
Look how differently the boys face it!
Here come two of the bulldogs burst
ing through the outsiders; in they go
straight to the heart of the scrim-
mage. bent on driving that ball to the
opposite side. Here comes Young
Brooke from the other side; he goes
in as straight as the other, but keeps
his head, and backs and bends, hold
ing himself still behind the ball, and
driving it furiously when he gets a
chance. Take leaf out Of his book,
you young chargers! Here comes
the schoolhouse bully, with
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-03
AYERS ST0CKMEN
NOT APPRECIATED
Business Men Overlooking Bio
Asset, Says o. M. Pummer
of Portland.

Business and financial interests in
Spokane, Portland and Seattle are
overlooking their greatest agricultural
asset In not being more appreciatiye
of the stockmen, according to o. M
Plummer Of Portland, speaker at
the annual banquet held at the Dav-
export hotel, Spokane, February 81, of
the northwest live stock conference.
About $50 were present, mostly visit.
ing stockmen and their wives.
Unless the attitude of your bust
ness men and bankers change toward
the stockmen, you won't have any
northwest live stock conference next
year." said Mr.. Plummer I'VE have
the same trouble in Portland and
they do in Seattle as well. Why is it
that the stockmen do not receive the
same cordial reception as the mining
men, the country retailers, the doc.
tors and other groups that hold con-
ventions in our cities?"
Attendance DwindIes.
The conference attendance has been
extremely light this year, virtually
entirely from out-of-town. At the
morning meeting only about rs were
present, while $50 had been expected.
"The northwest live stock confer
ence has done more for Spokane than
any one other thing" said Mr..
Plummer. you are passing up your
best bet. There must be the same
outpouring for the stockmen as for
the other conventions"
Mr. Plummer pafa a tribute to the
veteran stockmen of the northwest,
among them George Wilson, Jack"
Splawn, Fred Stimson, the two latter
now dead, and Frank Brown, C. E.
McAllister and Duncan Dunn, always
present at previous conferences, but
absent this year. Mr.. Wilson was the
only one of the group present at the
dinner.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-03

A band of IL mountain sheep were
recently delivered at Missoula, Mont.
The animals were presented by the
Canadian government and will be re-
leased on the government bison range
near Dixon.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-03
CAMPAIGN AGAINST ILLITERACY
DEVELOPERS VALUE OF NEWSPAPERS

| the amphitheatres of the provinces
| The opening scene was a broadsword
combat between the young men and a
famous Parthian gladitor, who was
sent here a prisoner, which was very
fine. The elder of the two gentlemen
handled his sword with grace that
was marked by the possession OF ex-
traordinary talent. He was not thor
oughly up in the backhanded stroke
hut it was very gratifying to his
friends to note that in time practice
would have overcome this defect. How
ever, he was killed. His sisters, who
were present, expressed considerable
regret. His mother left the Coliseum.
The other youth maintained the con-
enthusiastic bursts of applause. When
at last he fell corpse his aged mother
ran screaming, with hair disheveled
and tears streaming from her eyes,
and swooned away as her hands were
clutching the railing of the arena She
was promptly removed by the police.
We suggest that such exhibitions in
terfere with the decorum, which
should be preserved during the per-
Torrance, and are highly improper in
the presence of the Emperor. The
Parthian was wounded unto death.
Thus the first act closed in manner
that was entirely satisfactory"
After describing more slaughter in
detail, criticising the gladiators and
the management, etc, the review con-
cludes:
upon the whole last nights per-
Torrance shed honor not only upon
the management but upon the city
which encourages and sustains such
wholesome and instructive amuse-
ment Several times during the per-
Torrance when the supernumeraries
entered to drag out the bodies, vulgar
young boys in the gallery yelled,
'Supe!' and why don't you pad them
shanks? These things are very an
noying to the audience and ought to
be stopped by the police A matinee
for the little folks is promised for this
Newspaper American Citizen
Cannot Function.
One might write a book about the
Of today; but they speak
for themselves, as the greatest of So
cial forces. The campaign against illit-
H. L.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-03
Without Newspaper American Citizen
Cannot Function.

One might write a book about the
newspapers of today; but they speak
for themselves, as the greatest of So
cial forces. The campaign against illit-
eracy should be pushed until all are
able to read the papers and thus quail
ify as wide-awake Americans.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-26

santic operation IS covered. The
comment made by the visitors ives
unanimous in saying that no one re-
allied how extensive a plan. was
here,-the plant visited was the one
On West King street,-or how mod.
ern it is in its equipment. The trip
took practically two hours for the
surface inspection which was all
lime would permit.
Covers Whole Square.
While the general extent of the
operations is known to the public,
including the amount OF ground
space that the factory covers, It is
not generally known that the conf
pany owns practically all the square
in which its factory now stands and
also owns the block Immediately al
Joining on the south with the ex.
ception of the plot which the Nor
walk factory now occupies. The
ground space gives room for expau-
sion which the factory anticipates
and some OF which it faces In the
immediate future A few buildings
for storage purposes solely are on
the tract lying to the south of John
street extended where also is piled
the rough material. including coal
and scrap iron. that is not hurt by
exposure to the elements.
The plant surprises by the de
gree of independence which it en-
joys. For power, coal, railroad ia.
cilities and raw material It is oh.
viously dependent urGn outside
sources although a gigantic steam
plant, where the coal is rolled in
directly to the furnaces in the rail
road ears and shoyeled directly into
the furnaces with the ashes being
moved off with equal expedition.
supplements the power reserve, but
aside from this the corporation IS
self-sufficient as whole. 1t main
tains complete repair shops, carpen'
ter rooms, plumbing equipment
hricklayers. steam filters. eleetri-
clans and so forth, employing them
the year round on strictly Inter
woven work. 1t Is not dependent
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-26

upon outside employees for work OF
these kinds which must he done
promptly and satisfactorily when
needed. and to assure satisfaction
the company keep its own men train
ed in this field. The company has
equipment for softening its own
water which II uses throughout the
planr 10 avoid caking Of pipes. A
demonstration of this equipment was
given before the visitors when It
was shown that in some of the soft
water two drops OF soap was SUI.
ficient to form lather while in the
hard water as it came from the city
supply thirty-two drops would not
do it. The company also has its
own sprinkling system to be used in
case OF fire, with sprinkling heads
at all points over the plant which
automatically open in case Of extreme
heat due to fire. Safety doors sep.
arate one department from another
so that fire developing ii one can
he shut out of an adjoining depart
ment. \ high standing water tower.
with concrete supplementary
tank at the base. are connected with
the fire protection system.
See Raw Material.
The business men We're shown
the raw material, silk, wool and
cotton. as it comes into the factory
from the markets and is started
through the process OF converting
it into shape for socks The dye
ing room, where was we'll eNem-
plifled the company's policy OF re.
placing old machinery With the most
modern, was visited. Some OF the old
equipment where the mon are com
PEELED to dip the dyed material from
the watts with long paddles, stood
side by side with the newer equip
ment where one man, with the aid
Of the power, does the work of four
and in much less time, tho undycd
stock being dipped into tho vat in
big container which ia dropped
and raised from pulley. and after
it is raised is carried automatically
to the draining platform from which
the socks are then dropped with no
lost motion into the gigantic re.
volving dricrs where the water is
expelled by means Of centrifugal,
force.
SpinninS. looping, sorting, board
ing. boxing and shipping depart.
meuts passed by in such a rapid
succession that only the high spots
could be climpsed. One minute tho
visitors were wondering at the mys.
4 Ia
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-26
Spillman Bros, Inc.
ano OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
O finished for tho day,

arc finished for tho day.
Few of tho original buildings OF
tho plant remain. They have gwen
way to newer ones. IN many cases -
the present buildings have been ex-l
tended downward ms Wen as upward. =
excavations often through niue h rock
giving IS additional story for work.'9
Inquiry OF the management discs
closed figures concerning their Cp.4
erations amazing the layman. 1t
YVES learned, for instance, that ap.
nroximately 800 people OF the com.
munlty depend directly upon the OPP
eratlons for their income. or this
number about 400 do not work at,
the plant. This list Includes those
who dor hand work at home or few
who have looms in their homes. A
tremendous volume of this outside "a
work Is done. The payroll, coming
every two weeks, amounts, it was
estimated. to between $i,000,000
and $3.50, 900 annually. 1t was
pointed out that tho plant has OPP a
Grated with only one interruption
that for a short period over the end
OF the year TO permit of inyentory,is
during and since the war Many
Industrial plants were suspendedA
during the REIMBURSEMENT period but
the interviewer, banking on the fu-
ture and confident Of the ultimate
favorable turn in business, contin-
ued in operation continuously. This
turn in business has come, the man
agement believes, and 1t was said
that this month the company 13 s
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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-26
interviewer Plant Here Model OF
Completeness For Making Hose;
Working Conditions Excellent

At the invitation of President C.
~. kilbourn. of the interviewer
Mills, Inc, this city, in response to
a suggestion from the Chamber Of
Commerce that the trip might be
profitable and eniightening to the
snen invited. small delegation O;
BUSINESS men from the Chamber C.
/ commerce, tyo members of the C3un-
V Court and representative Of the
RTilliamsport Turnpike Company
anade a sightseeing trip through the
torporation plant in this city or
FIiday of last week. The mon were
faken from the beginning Of the op-
grafton through every essential de-
rartment to the s1;ppins quarters