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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
OREGON NEWS.

Representative Ellis of Oregon has
appointed Chester W.. Frazier of Mil.
ton as cadet to West Point military
academy. Representative Hawley has
offered to 8. B. Eakin of Eugene the
appointment as disbursing officer for
the new public building to be erected
in that city, at a salary of $4,000.
Fire Wednesday destroyed John
Hunters planning mill in Roseburg,
entailing a probable loss of $4,000. The
mill has been idle the past two months,
and the owner is absent. The theory
is that the fire was started by tramps.
F.. E. Judd of Pendleton has fallen
heir to 100000 by the death of E. D.
Judd of Hartford, Conn. The estate
is valued at $500 900.
Matt johnson, slayer of F. J. Holock,
was found guilty at Portland of muir.
der in the second degree and his son
John was acquitted.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
HILL BUYS FINE APPLES.
One Hundred and Fifty Boxes Finest /,
Apple Show.

Fifty boxes of the finest apples ex-
hibited at the National Apple Show
have been purchased by Louis w. Hill,
president of the National Apple Show,
and 100 boxes by j. J. Hill. These
apples will be distributed by the
railroad presidents among their friends
in the east and in England.
The exhibitors who furnished the
fruit and who have been paid $40 a
box for their apples, are: o. G. France,
who furnishes 10 boxes of Winesaps;
ID. w. Roderick, 10 boxes of Winesaps;
Richard Green, 10 boxes of Winesaps;
Ed Hinman, 10 boxes of Spitzenburgs;
Wright brothers, 10 boxes of Yellow
Newtown Pippins, 10 boxes of Rome
Beauties and 10 boxes of Baldwins;
y. Plattero, Is boxes of Arkansas
Blacks; A. J. Linville, 10 boxes of
Winesaps; Cal Bowen, 2 boxes of yir'
GINA Beauties, and Joe Newell, 1O
boxes Winesaps.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
GAY N A CAUGHT.
Seattle Sleuths Arrest Chicago Dtess.
Employee.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 14.-with 10000
in greenbacks on his person, Of which
he was relieved at the police station,
w. r. Bruce, a department manager
of the Boston store, one of the largest
in Chicago, was arrested recently by
Detectives Jim Byrne and Charles
Phillips, on advices from Chicago,
where a warrant is held charging him
with wife abandonment. A beautiful
and stately woman displaying . for
tune in precious stones accompanied
him from Chicago. The two were
picked up when the train arrived at
the King street passenger station
The woman in company with Bruce
is Mrs. G. G. Braddas, widow Of the
late Sheriff Braddas Of Will county,
Illinois.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
Castro at Cologne.

Paris, Dec. 14.-President Castro of
Venezuela and his party left here today
for Cologne, where a consultation of
physicians will be held to determine
upon the advisability of an operation
on the president. If an operation is
found necessary DR.. Israel probably
will perform it at Berlin.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
SHORT SPORTING ITEMS.

There is a possibility that Stanley
Ketchel, middleweight champion, win
be seen in a battle at his home town,
Grand Rapids, next month.
Now that the big shoot of the Spo-
kane Rod and Gun club is finished, ar
rangements are already under way to
have another shoot in Spokane in Jan
uary. The date has not beer set, but
the plan is to have q ons-day meet
and make it open to all. The tourna-
ment just fineshed was one of the best
managed and most successful affairs
of it's kind ever held in the northwest.
Though weather conditions were
against the shooters a new record was
set by the winner, Mr.. Chingren.
The start taken by the s. A. A. G.
to get men ready to send to the A. A.
U. championship in Seattle next year
may mean that the organization will
send a representative team.
The meeting of the Northwestern
league magnates in Portland last week
did business. From the reports given
out after the meeting the fans are
given the promise of a higher class Of
ball text season. With Lucas again in
charge and the circuit improved, con-
ditions are certainly encouraging.
Popular little Bobby Carruthers will
again work on the official staff Of UNI
pires of the Northwestern league.
The decree of divorce for which
John L. Sullivan, the former champion
prize fighter recently applied for in
Chicago, was granted on grounds of de-
s~ertion.
Jimmy flanagan, for six years the
hero of Stanford university as football
coach, has announced his retirement.
The University of Washington will
not send their crew east to the Pough-
keepsie regatta next spring on account
of the depleted athletic treasury.
Abe Attell announces that he has
agreed to fight Biz Mackey at New
Orleans January 26. The bout will be
scheduled for 10 rounds.
Albert Edward Wills, the British
champion pace follower and holder of
the world record for an hours rid
ing, was defeated in a 20 mile motor
paced bicycle race at the Park Square
coliseum Saturday night by Hugh Nc
Lean of Chelsea. A new track record
was made of 33 minutes 38 Is seconds.
Wills was outclassed from the start.
New York.-Young Corbett and Phil
Brock fought 10 rounds to a draw
here Saturday night at the Southern
Athletic club. Ty Cobb of the Detroit
American league team acted as ref
cree.
With % men already belonging to
the Spokane club Of 1909 by reserve,
purchase, new contract or accepted
terms, President Joseph Cohn and Man.
ager Robert Brown are still hunting
for ball players.
Little surprise was caused at Ana
conda by the action of the Northwest
ern league in dropping Butte from the
circuit, but now that it has been
definitely decided, at least three pro.
motors in the city are getting mighty
busy. Butte will have good baseball
in 1909, and it will be league ball.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
wAsH1NaToN's APPLE TREES.
Every County in Washington Has Com
mercial OrchardsEYakima Leads
In Eastern Washington.

An apple map, prepared from approx
innate figures submitted by F. A. Hunt
ley, state commissioner of horticulture,
shows that apples are grown com
mercially in every county of the state.
Yakima leads the state with 1,24s, 900
trees and 16,640 acres of orchard. Che
Ian county is next with 622,s75 trees.
Spokane county has third place with
495,973 trees. Orchards are smaller on
the Pacific slope and King county leads
with 192,s5s trees.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
SAYS KAISER Is INSANE.
Sensational Statement by a Dresden
Newspaper.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-The German
press of Chicago has received transla-
tions of articles published by the Ores.
dener Nachrichten, the leading censor
vative newspaper of Dresden, openly
charging that Emperor William of Ger.
many is insane.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
Gar Stays Suspects Galore.

Vienna.-Private letters from Rus
sian Poland and southern Russia say
that executions of political suspects
have been going on literally by the doz-
ems. Wholesale repressive measures
are going on and the whole interior
of the country is in a state of terror.
The comparative quiet of the revolu-
tionary agitators has given the car
opportunity to carry the work forward.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
BLAST KILLS FOURTEEN MEN
Explosion in Panama Canal Working
at Bas Obispo Injuries so
Workmen.

Colon, Isthmus of Panama, Dec. IA.
"A giant blast of dynamite was pre-
maturely exploded in the canal work
ings at Bias Obispo Saturday. Fourteen
men were killed and so injured. 1t may
be that others were killed, for the
debris is piled up in all directions.
Bas Obispo cut is about 80 miles
from Colon and the shock of the ex
plosion was distinctly felt here.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
TAFT TO VISIT PANAMA DISTRICT
Desires Personal Contact With Work
Before Inauguration.

President-elect Taft contemplates a
visit to Panama before his Inaugural
tion. This visit is approved by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
While it has not been finally deter
mined upon Mr.. Taft announced that
it was his inclination to go. Should
this be his final decision he will depart
the last week in January for a trip
which will approximately 20
days.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18

"Jane," began Mrs. Newlywed tim.
idly, 81 don't suppose-er-that you
would-er-object to my getting an
alarm clock7"
"Not at all, ma am" replied the
sleepy maid. "Them things never dis
turb me at ALL"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
Good Book for Irrigationists.

The national conservation commission
Is compiling for publication in a single
volume all the laws and court decisions,
both state and federal, which relate to
the use of water in the United States.
This manual will be of immense prac-
tical value and it is somewhat remark
able, considering the wide number of
interests which are touched by these
laws.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
Gov. Hoch Has Model Force.

Governor Hoch of Kansas has al
of'1ce force that is most unusual in
m respect. Not a single member Of
1T either smokes or chews tobacco or
drinks liquor. Counting the governor,
there are five members Of his working
force. ~
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
HONOR Sc DEAD MISSIONARIES.
Beatification DEGREES Conferred O,
Martyrs in China.

Rome.-There was an impressive
ceremony at the Vatican Sunday upon
the occasion of the reading of the
Identification DEGREES conferred upon SO
French missionaries who met the death
OF martyrs in China, and upon Joan
dare. The reading of the DEGREES took
place In the presence of the pope.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
GOT sa4lo IN NEWSPAPER.
Ogden Man Receives Money From On
known Source.

Upon tearing the wrapper from a
Salt Lake newspaper received by him
recently as second class mail, Charles
Price, a plasterer of Ogden, found
$2410 in currency concealed in the
folds of the paper. He reported the
case to the police authorities here and
the money was deposited in a bank,
pending an investigation. There were
two $500 bills, IA 500 bills and 10 81
bills. The origin of the money is a
complete mystery to the police and
postal authorities Of Ogden and Salt
Lake.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18

An aluminium alcohol lamps, with a
cup for heating water or boiling an
egg, the whole to be carried on a handle
like a candlestiek, is something new
for the kitchen or sick room.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
NORTHWEST FRUIT ON DISPLAY.

horticultural Congress in Iowa Opened
Last Monday.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 13.-With
exhibits of fruit from many states, in
GLIDING both Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, the first national horticultural
congress will begin in this city tomor-
row. The exhibits from Washington,
Utah and Idaho are particularly large
Silas Wilson of Idaho will make an ad-
dress at the opening of the congress.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18
PARIS CRIME MAY BE YELLED.

influence at Work to Stop Probable
Sensational Political Exposure.
Paris, Dec. 14.-Another startling
political crime is being covered up to
prevent the exposure of influential citi-
Gems. This is the opinion today of q
majority of those who have followed
the investigation of Nine. Steinheil,
who is suspected of being involved in
the plot that resulted in the murder
of, her husband and mother on the
night of May 81.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-12-18

The machine exports of Japan have
increased in quantity five times in one
year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS MONDAY NOVEMBER 80 1905

. /, I Il a
into markets subject to water cornpeti-
ton for less than 1t will haul the same
tonnage less distance to markets not
subject to water. competition. 1t makes
the rate necessary to meet the COM
| petition of the cheaper carrier or to
equalize the producer on Its own limo
with some other producer served by
the cheaper carrier 1t does this. not
because it desires to, but because ! t.
must il 1t and the producer served by
it are to hold their share of the hl,si-'
ness there. In so doing ii figures that
its line Is in existence and must be
maintained whether this additional and
highly competitive business Is accepted
or not and il shrinks its profit to SCI
cure this business for itself and the
judustries served nv II to an extent that
u rn,iId not afford were thai to be
made n basis and :. measure of all it's
revenues
~ tbo la,J ,ve,o 4, SOLICIT ihc cbrap
l,,sjness az any. concern mud de,.rea
tbnt wo,,ti set Tho maximum or serve
q tha ,,Ir.., s,,,,., ~ MI he transactions
tban tbn chcan business would have to
ba 5ahandnnad M concern could live
,,,d,r a,,cb a rl,le Snch business ,s
Si,,,o basje ,vbi,.h vo,,,n,e CON
s;dtrad and fixed charges (Which re-
,,iai, ~ -, ~, ,,.t'otbc,,. 9i,l,,n,o is large
~. ,,,iS ,.,,,.;aa,,d rcndars II narrow
u. ,,,,,r;ta hIe ma iustifi,ls ncceptiur 1t
-, ,a,,oIi ,,ada nccassnrv nv ronfi-
tjans s,,rroun6inp II hui which would
nrn,,o disastrnns and imnossIblo if an
Ma Ma as !, n,aas,nc ia tha entire bust
80 l ,,p
ri ri u IN ne a,,o,.,en is innutab,n and
,1,li,s. - nva,,,, H,,sines. CONCERN I'm
~ ,yo,iJ he II large ar small. 4
,.n;,,,,o1 e, oras,-nnh,ic business CON
nsr, r. n,Tst s.rvo all shinners alike
,,nda. e;,,,iIn,. conditions and the law
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30

it Will be found that cost of living is
much less in the smaller cities. In
uuiry also Will demonstrate that there
are points IN other states where all
freight rates are higher than to Salt
Lake city, where cost Of living Is less.
We are glad at all times 10 confer
with our patrons regarding rate mat
tiers. 1t is essentially to our interest
that they should be prosperous and do
as large business as Is possible In
that lies the measure of our own sue
cess We shall be glad to meet with
them and discuss the details OF their
grievances. lending the best efforts at
our command toward reaching sou-
tlon. We do not want them to feel that
they are at war with us, or we with
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30

thcu Our interests are common; TO
build up Utah and Salt Lake City anu
make ollr state and city great ana
prosperous and famous. 1t Is only In
the hope of promoting a better under
standing OF some Ut the difficulties
that this letter is written. With it goes
II feeling of the highest personal
friendship aud regard for lie men who
have built up these great industries
in this intermountain country and car
ried them through To success and the
assurance that all that We can accom-
ulish to assist their efforts viii be
done now and at all times. Yours re-
spcctfully, j. a. REt'N rs,
General Freight Agent
salt Lake City, Utah, Nov rs. 1908.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30
COST or LIVING.

Freight rates are but one of many
determining factors in cost of living
lhis may be easily demonstrated by
inquiry For instance, all stations of
the lines Of the Oregon Short Line,
san Pedro and Denver &. Fio Grande
railroad from Ogden to Payson inclu-
sivc, are known as Utah Common
Points" and take the same freight
rates from various territories. but not
withstanding Salt Lake City and Ogden
ship much more extensively in carloads
and hence obtain goods from other
markets at a less total freight cost,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30

lor facilitating the movement Of
Trough traffic are obtained only after
We are able to satisfy acme opposition
and harmonize opposing views. FREE
quently this is accomplished only after
we nave offered reciprocal arrange
lnents of some sort in return for that
which We flcsira QE .5S
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30

ness IL not done at one dead level OF
profit, and (in order to show that this
lis not peculiar to the railroad business,
IA illustrations Will suffice. As stat
ed. the figures given arc claimed to be
approximate not accurate to the cent,
but the principle they exemplify is alb
solute; II is the averaging of profit.
A furniture Dealers profit probably
runs from 10 per cent OH " common
kitchen chail, to 100 per cent on more
eXpensve$furniture.
A hardware dealer sells nails by the
key mt something like 5 10 10 per cent
profit. and charges 20 per cent and M
wards on a Kitchen range,
a grocer sells sugar costing him rs
cents fol. 81, and he sells the same
customer or the next customer fancy
pickles costing him 80 cents for ST.
Any storekeeper sells for The same
price goods delivered ~ TO 80 blocks
away that he charges for the same
goods purchased over the counter and
carried away by the customer. When
delivery Is necessary lie absorbes the
cost of it to meet his competition
A freight allowance is a reduction
made by the manufactures or jobber i'll
the net price OF his goods to meet
the price made by competitor located
nearer the point of delivery. The pro-
fiji an the goods IN shrunk to thar cX-
tent to meet the competition.
PROFITS EQUALIzED.
And so do the dealers equalize profits,
according to the commodity or the
conditions surrounding it or the dis
ttance ut which the business is done
rr the proximity or extent of conpeti
lion.
The Titan sugar factory sells it's pro-
ducts at a small profit at Chicago, at
Il larger profit in Nebraska and at the
largest profit at home in Utah. Sugar
on the same plan. 1t is the only plan
on which they could be operated on
any large scale.
The Utah fruit and vegetable Gamer
sells for delivery near at home at a
higher rate of profit than he will ac-
cept and must accept for the same
product, meeting competition in dis
tant markets. AT times Of surplus pro-
duction the excess is sold very close
sometimes at All actual loss The same
Is true of any other manufacturing
business.
The Utah candy manufacturer makes
his highest profit in Utah cities. When
he invades competitive fields in other
states he shrinks his profits to equaliZe
the competition he finds there. If the
narrower margins on which he must do
business there were made the maxi
mum. he might earn anywhere he
would quit the competitive field.
And so do all manufacturers average
profits. A small business can be done
at the higher returns yielded by the
home market. The volume will de-
pend upon the extent OF the market.
This having been supplied, it is posi-
BILE to reach out and contest competi-
tive fields with rival concerns at a re-
duced rate OF profit, which would not
pay We're 1t made the measure of all
the business done.
ORE HAULING QUESTION.
A railroad company hauls a car OF
low grade ore cheaper than it will haul
a car of high grade of the same weight
over the same rails for the same dis
lance. 1t shrinks its profit to enable
the low grade business to move. II
hauls car of ice or rough stone or
scrap iron for a lower rate than II
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30
ORE HAULING QUESTION.

A railroad company hauls a car or
low-grade ore cheaper than it will haul
a car OF high grade of the same weight
over the same rails for the same dis
lance. 1t shrinks its profit to enable
the low grade business to move. 1t
hauls car of ice or rough stone or
scrap iron for a lower rate than it
will haul the same weight of some
other equally heavy commodity tho
same distance. The cost of haulage is
the same and the profit to the railroad
Is different,
A railroad company hauls business
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30
LONG AND SHORT HAUL

Inc 1Uuftn, or ELOIlS ana ollOIt Haul
section of the Interstate law reads as
follows:
Section T. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any common carrier subject to
the provisions OF this act 10 charge
or receive any greater compensation in
the aggregate for the transportation of
under substantially similar circum-
stances and conditions, for a shorter
than for longer distance over the
same line in the same direction: the
shorter being included within the long
or distance; provided, however, that
upon application to the commission ap-5
pointed under the provisions of this
act, such common carrier may, in Spe-
cial cases, be authorized to charge less
for longer than for shorter distances
for the transportation of passengers or
property: and the commission may
from time to time prescribe tho eN-
tent to which such designated common
carrier may be relieved from the oper-
alton of this section of the act
Such is the law under which We nper-
ate, and which has been Interpreted to
permit lower charge to points where
competition exists, not only water com-
petition, but any competition OF cons
pelling or controlling nature: of mar
ket. for example, or OF other railroads
under certain circumstances. Any who
doubt this will gladly be given an
opportunity to examine records of the
decisions. The higher intermediate rate
is to be challenged, ii at all. on the
ground OF it's own unrea sorahleness,
not merely by citing some terminal rate
which may be lower. The railroad busi-.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-30

IN The end to be arranged approMn,-t
.useiy, II not entirely, to the satisfaction
OF The complainants
would show u fourishing mattress
tt,a .y here, doing a large business
throughout " ,sgout an extensive territory, the
iauius OF which has repeatedly been
extended by concessions In rates grant
ed by this company.
plant in Salt Lake and another in
ogden, which are reaching out for
distant markets under the stimulus of
rates already granted and Others in
contemplation by the railroads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-03
BISMARCKS CIGAR

A new cigar story is being told OF
Prince Bismarck. who was an inveterate
smoker. The value OF a good cigar. o"
Bismarck is reported by his latest biog-
rapher 20 have declared. lis best under
stood when II IS the last you possess.
and there is no chance Of getting an
other. At KrOniggratz I had only one
cigar left in my pocket, which I care
fully guarded during the whole Of the
battle as a miser does his treasure.
7id not feel justified in using It.
Il painted IN glowing COlOrs in my
mind the happy hour when I should en-
iov II after the victory. But I had mis-
calculated my chances. A poor dragon
Law helpless. with arms crushed, wait
ing for the hospital corps to reach him
and murmuring for something to re-
fresh him temporarily.
II felt in my pockets. and found
had only gold and that would be of no
,fse - him But. stay-I had stiu my
treasured ctgari I lighted this for him.
and placed 81 between his teeth.
You should have seen the poor fell
lows grateful smilel 7 never enjoyed
q cigar go much as that one which 7 did
net smoke. The Popular Magazine