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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-01

word were law we would naturally
be blamed for everything of an un-
satisfactory sort that happened"
AS matter of fact this compar-
alive independence on the part of
the component members is not SO
destructive of the cooperative prfn-
ciple as 1t might appear to be. The
associations might, If they chose
send too much fruit to a given mar
ket, overstocking it and demoraliz-
ing prizes; or one association might
cut under another in price. But in
practice they do nothing of the kind.
The marketing is really left almost
wholly to the big exchange. 1 find
1t mentioned in the contracts that
the exchange is engaged in inter-
state commerce and must not violate
the law. l suppose the contracts
We're drawn in fear of the absurd
Sherman Antitrust Act-which
seems to have just power enough to
brighten cooperating farmers.
though promoters of real trusts go
cheerfully ahead in spite of it.
In some large markets, as Boston
and st. Louis, citrus fruit is sold at
auction. In those markets the ex-
change, of course, follows the Gus
tom. Thus. about thirty per cent
of the fruit it handles is sold at
auction. The remainder is sold by
its own agents and by jobbers, and
so on.
The exchange has it's own salaried
agents at important distributing
points east of California. These
agents give their time exclusively
to the exchange, and each of them
looks after a certain territory. The
idea is that among them they shall
cover the entire country, and push
the sale of California oranges, lem
ons and grapefruit with all the I'M
tagging enthusiasm of men whose
jobs depend upon their pushing
ability. AS sort of field marshals
there are three general agents. The
also spends about fifty
thousand dollars a year in advertis-
ing. 1t claims, with good reason
to have broadened very materially
the market for California citrus
truit. AS a matter of fact, since it
was formed the statescitrus output
has risen from four to forty thou
sad cars. Of course, an extensive
and expense drumming-up scheme
Of this sort would not be possible
except with a big organization to
back it.
Daily Market Reports.
The exchange is great citrus
news agency as well. In addition
20 its agents in this country it has
one in London, to keep watch Of
European onditions-especially of
he Mediterranean citrus crops,
which, particularly as to lemons,
ire in competition with the Califor
liza product. Through the telegra-
,hic reports of it's agents, and by
,ther means, it is constantly in
ormed concerning orange and lem
IN markets everywhere. During a
brisk season it often pays out six
o seven thousand dollars a month
n tolls on cipher kilograms.
Every day each district agent
elegraphs either to headquarters at
LOS Angeles or to the general agen-
y at Chicago, reporting sales Of
ruit, offers, bids, and whatever else
seems essential. The kilograms be-
gin to come into the Los Angeles
,ffice about eight o'clock in the
morning. Anything of very particu-
ar interest to sub-eXchange is
out. At one O'Clock a
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Cooperation; The Small Mans Profit
elected by each of the district e,
changes

elected by each of the district ex-
changes
Method of Marketing.
The big exchange practically does
the marketing for the whole asso-
citation, yet the relations between it
and the district exchanges and the
local associations are very elastic
both the district exchange and the
local association retaining large
measure of independence.
The agreement between the big
exchange and the district exchanges
is expressed in contract running
ten years. The contract provides
that during this period the district
exchanges and all associations, cor
pOratiOns or individuals connected
with them shall ship all their citrus
fruit through the big exchange, con-
signing all shipments to it at some
point where it has a selling repre-
sentative. And each district ex-
change agrees that if it shall at any
time fail to ship all it's citrus fruit
as provided in the contract, or dis
pose of any of it elsewhere or other
wise, it will forfeit and pay as liq-
Undated damages to the big exchange
an amount equal to twenty-five
cents a box on all such fruit.
The contract also provides, how
ever, that any party to it may with
draw on the first of September in
any year, by giving ten days notice
in writing, and that leach shipper
reserves to itself the right to regu-
late and control it's own shipments;
to use its own judgment, and de-
eide for itself when and in what
amounts it shall ship; to what mar
ket; where its product shall be sold
and, except at auction points, the
price it is willing to receive" Sub
pear in the relations between the
district exchanges and the local as
sociations that compose them, and
in those between the local associa-
lions and the individual members
that belong to them. Everybody
concerned reserves the right to
withdraw at the end of the year,
and, meanwhile, to do a good deal
as he pleaseS.
Liberty and Unity.
THAT is our greatest weakness"
said Mr.. WOOdford. manager of the
big exchange; but it is our great
est strength, too. The individual
grower can pick and deliver his
fruit when he chooses. His local
association may wish to market
say, ten per cent of the crop within
a certain period, and notify him to
deliver his quota. But if he thinks
the association is mistaken and that
he would get a better price by hold
ing, he is under no compulsion to
with the notice. Every as
ISOLATION can. if it wishes. say toI
what market every car of its pro-
duct shall be shipped and the price
at which it shall be soli-except, of
course, when the fruit goes to a
point where it is sold at auction, in
which case they must take the auc
ton price. A more rigid control of
the fruit by the exchange might
give us some advantage in market
ing. but it would be pretty sure to
bring us in for a good deal of criti-
cism which we now escape. If our
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Growers Organize.

Everybody agreed that something
must be done to improve marketing
conditions, and in October, 1885.
there was a mass meeting of orange
growers in Los Angeles. The pro-
duction of oranges in California
then amounted to only a thousand
cars year.
Despite their relative insignifi-
canoe, however, those orange grow
ers took themselves pretty serious
ly. The meeting began by adopting
a resolution to the effect that I'M
less concerted action was taken for
self-preservation, the growers would
soon lose their homes-a resolution
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
CRUISER BREAKS M0oRINGS,
C0LLIDES WITH NAVAL TUG
South Dakota Runs Wild Until
Striking Mud Flats

VALLEJO. Cal, Aug. 20.--The ar
mored cruiser South Dakota broke from
her moorings at the Mare Island quay
wall today and drifted down the chan
mel, colliding with the naval tug IMAM
dilla and coming to a stop on the mud
flats.
The Unandilla was considerably
damaged, a hole being stove in her
side and her deck sprung. She is
leaking badly and has been moored to
the quay wall, though the officials
of the navy say she is in no danger
of sinking and can be repaired.
The South Dakota is believed to
have sustained no damage beyond a
hole in her side. The tug Active is
standing by the cruiser, which it is eX-
pected will be floated at high tide. The
accident is attributed to the dolphins
at the quay giving way under the
heavy strain caused by the strong tide
Juggling at the vessel. The South Da-
kota was to have been doclSed today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
GIANT DETECTIVE OF
NEW YORK MURDERED
Roughs Resent Election from a
BoathouSe and Shoot
officer

OYSTER BAY, Aug, 20.-George
Gosteli, a New York detective, who
was well known for his enormous
strength, was murdered early today
in a fight with a crowd at the landing
of the Seawanhaka Yacht clubs boat
house here.
Gosteli had been acting as keeper of
the boat house during the summer
while he was recuperating from bull
let wound.
An attempt was made to assassinate
him in New York last spring while he
was arresting a man who was sus-
pected of robbery. His assailant fled,
leaving him for dead, and was not
captured.
Gosteli had had trouble all summer
with a crowd of men who insisted on
lettering about the boat house, and a
week ago he fought several of them
single-handed, driving them away.
Half a dozen of them went to the boat
house last night and Gosteh drove
them away. They returned in a few
minutes, one of them carrying a shot
gun. Three shots were fired, two from
the detectives revolver and one from
the shotgun.
Gosteli fell dead on the wharf.
Gosteli came to America several
years ago from Denmark. He said
little of his past life He priced great
" a seal ring on which was a coat of
arms and was believed to be a men,
Der of a royal family.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
BROKEN RAIL WRECKS.
CARS; EIGHT INJURED.
Coaches 0verturn in Sandbank at
Strip Of UncompIeted
Track Near Coalinga

CoALTNGA. Cal, Aug. 20.-Striking
a broken rail near Turk station on
the Goshen Junction-Co branch
of the Southern Pacific last night, the
baggage car. smoker and chair car of
a local train were thrown into the sand
and a number of passengers injured,
though not dangerously. When Engi-
neer Perkins felt his engine going over
a weak spot in the track he threw on
the airbrakes, probably averting
more serious disaster. The injured are:
Miss Nina Jones, bakersfield; sew
eral teeth knocked out, deep cash on
lips, cuts and bruises.
]. Athol, travelling salesman from
San Francisco; thrown through Win
dow, cut by broken glass and injured
by fall.
Six others were slightly hurt
The smoker and chair car, containing
about twenty passengers, Travelled
quite a distance after leaving the rails,
finally toppling over on their sides In
a sand bank, in which they were partly
buried. The passengers remained cool
and saved themselves by cllnglng TO
the seats. The track at the place
where the accident occurred is laid fiat
on the ground, the roadbed not yet
having been built.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
AUTO MAIL SERVICE IS
SUCCESSFUL IN ENGLAND

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20,-Great
Britain has solved, in a measure, the
question of cheap transportation of its
mails. Automobile trucks are being
used in conveying the mail matter be-
tween London and Birmingham, espe-
cially the heavier class of mail, ac-
cording to Albert Halstead, United
States consul at Birmingham.
The distance between the two cities
is 113 miles and the automobile mail
wagons connect with wagons of SINH
lar type along the route which will
carry mails to smaller towns. In this
manner says Mr. Halstead, a wide
territory is covered and better service
is assured.
1t is believed this service will ma
terially improve the postal service,
says Mr.. Halstead. 1t will naturally
reduce the amount of carriage by rail,
and it will be more economical
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
ITALIAN ARMY OFFICER, BY
FALL FROM PLANE, KILLED

ROME, Aug. 20.-Lieutenant Vivaldi
of the Italian army was killed this
morning by a fall from his aeroplane.
He had made a trip in the early
morning hours from the military avia-
ton field at Centerelle to Cittavecchi
m the Mediterranean sea. thirty eight
miles from Rome, and was returning
to Rome when the accident happened.
A few miles outside of Rome, for
some unexplained reason, the machine
dashed to earth. At the time Of the
accident the aeroplane was at a height
of 1000 feet and the body of Vivaldi
was crushed TO an unrecognizable
mass. Lieutenant Vivaldi recently re-
turned from ChalOns Sur Marine,
Franco, where he had taken up avia-
tion. He used a Farman biplane. He
started from Centerelle this morning,
accompanied by Lieutenant Savoian in
another aeroplane, but the latter was
unable to keep pace with him and re-
turned to Rome before reaching Cit
taVecchi.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
AVIATOR M0ISSANT AGAIN
FAILS TO REACH LONDON

CHATHAM, Eng, Aug 2O.--John D.
Moissant, the Chicago aviator who
was forced to descend at Rainham,
four miles from here, by an accident
to his aeroplane Thursday, ascended
at 6:2O O'Clock this morning on the
last leg of his flight to London.
A strong wind was blowing. Mois-
SAINT made a circle of three miles to-
ward Midway and was then compelled
to descend. He announced after his
descent that he found the wind too
strong and would not be able to make
a new start for several hours
He also had trouble with his ap-
paratus, and after his descent was
obliged to take the machinery of his
monoplane to pieces in order to clean
certain valves.
Part of the engine was brought TO
the work shops of the royal engineers
here for repairs.
The wind Is now so heavy that 1t Is
doubtful If he will be able to start on
the last twenty-five miles Of his jour
ney today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
WRIGHT AVlAT0RS MAKE
AMAZING NIGHT FLIGHTS
HoxSey and tombstone StartIe AS
bury Park COIoniSts

AsBURY PARK, N. J, Aug. 2O.-The
citizens of Asbury Park awoke this
morning to find that while they slept
two of the Wright aviators had ac-
complished a record feat of aeroplan-
ing, having made long midnight flights
by the light Of the moon, the first
night flights on record.
With a few friends and score of
summer colonists as spectators, Arch
Hoxsey and Ralph Johnstone took out
the new Wright machine for spins of
about fifteen minutes each. The night
was an ideal one for their purpose.
There was just a scurry of clouds on
the horizon. The wind was still and
the stars shone out, while a moon
looked down on the eastern sky.
Johnstone went up first and his flight
was comparatively tame. Then HoX-
sey started out for a moonlight sky
lark. He cut figure eights, roller coast
ed, darted upward in q. squirt of 500
feet toward the moon and waved to the
people down below from a height of 100
feet. When he tired of that he cut
grapevines and what looked like his
initials. His craft was aluminium
painted and it became as bright in the
silver moon as if it had been phos-
phorescent
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
THIEVES MURDER COUPLE,
PLUMBER HOUSE AND STORE
Civil War Veteran and Wife Are
CIubbed to Death

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 20.-Rob-
ert casey, tr., keeper of a general store
on the Philadelphia and Wilmington
turnpike at Claymont, near here, and
his wife were murdered in their beds
in their rooms over the store some time
last night. The murder was committed
by thieves, who afterward plundered
the house and store, breaking open the
safe and carrying off all the contents
of value Mr.. and Mrs. Casey were
the only occupants of the house.
The murder was committed with a
club, which was found beside the bed.
Casey was a veteran Of the Civil war
and was 70 years old. His wife was 70.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
oLD-TlME CIRCUS CLOWN
BECOMES PUBLIC CHARGE

NEW YORK, Aug 20.-Harry My
lette, an 1ld-time clown who was
known TO circus soers from the Allan
tic to the Pacific as Handsome Har-
~" has been committed to the New
York almshOuse. He has been Grip
pied for many years, and when his
slender savings gave out he became a
public charge NIylette received his in
iuries al a performance which Presi-
dent Garfield attended. The clown tried
to excel himself, and in one of his
feats, a leap over three elephants, he
misjudged the distance and fell be
tween them. He recovered sufficiently
TO return to the ring. but never was
SO clever again. At one time he re-
ceived a salary Of $1,000 a week,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
MINERS LEVY 81 A WEEK
ASSESSMENT ON WORKERS

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 20.-A roll
calls was demanded on the overruling
by President Lewis of the substitute
to replace the report of the special
committee, which was adopted in the
convention of the United Mine Work
ers today.
After five districts had been called.
with the vote about even, the conven-
tion adjourned until afternoon.
The report Of the special committee
recommends the Endorsement of all
strikes now in progress, the return of
engine, pump and firemen unless an
attempt is made to operate with non
union labor; the Endorsement of the
international executive board, and the
levying of an assessment of 81 a week
on all working miners.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
ORDERS REDUCTION IN
ILLINOIS EXPRESS RATES

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Aug. 2o.-As a
result of several hearings held in Chi
cago regarding express rates in the
state. the state board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners has decided
to order a reduction of approximately
10 per cent per 100 pounds between IL
linois points, to go into effect Octo-
Der l.
The express companies will ignore
the order as they claim the legisla-
ture has never given the state board
the power to regulate freight rates
and the matter viii be fought out in
the courts.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
ARREST YOUNG RANCHER
ON CHARGE OF MURDER

COLFAX, Wash, Aug. 20--James
Roberts. aged IS years, son of a raneher
near CoIfax, was arrested yesterday on
a charge of murder in connection with
the death Of Dell Mcconnell here July
q, 1910.
Roberts while admitting the shoot
ing, claims that it was done in self
defense after Mcconnell had knocked
him down twice and had made move
as though to draw a revolver.
Young Roberts was astounded when
Sheriff Carter placed him under ar
rest. He had been lulled into feel
ing of security, believing that the
boasts of the "freckled faced man" had
deceived the officers. This outlaw, for
whom posses have been searching sew
eral weeks. declared he was the slayer
Of Dell Mcconnell.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
LA Toilette FIGHTS FOR
DENOMINATION FROM FARM
Senator Pitches Hay While Pre-
pairing for Primary

MADISON. Wis. Aug Ex-senator
La Toilette is directing his fight for
denomination as the Republican candi-
date for senator at the primary cleo
tion September from his farm home,
managers and stenographers go over
to the farm daily and receive his di-
rections.
During the tile between his politi-
cal work and his sleeping and reading
hours he goes out in the fields and
works with the farm hands pitching
hay and grain and cultivating grow
ing crops. He is expected to make
one or two political addresses just be-
fore primary election day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
PROBERS ACQUIT
VICE PRESIDENT.
Sherman and Senator Curtis
Had No Part in Indian
VI Land Contracts
TO CONTINUE INVESTIGATION
McMurray Again on Stand and
Tells of Big Fees Paid
by Indians
TO CONTINUE INVESTIGATION
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ably was mistaken when he said tele-
grams were unsolicited.
McMurray also stated 1t to be his
belief that President Taft and the at
torney general were not aware that
Adams was in McMurray's employ. It
was also brought out that when Nc
Murray received his $750000 fee in the
citizenship cases, a claim for $900,000 of
the fee was made by M. A. Low, an
attorney of Topeka, Kas., and w. f.
Evans, an attorney of st. Louis.
GORE is SATISFIED
McMurray said he had talked to
both of these men concerning his case
but he had not agreed to give them
part of his fee, and they received no
part. McMurray denied he had ever
made any loans to Representative c. E.
Creager of Oklahoma. but admitted
that Creager had asked him for a loan
Before leaving Senator Gore said:
'',The investigation is nearing com
pletion. 1 am entirely satisfied with
the result. It will eventuate in in
finite good to the people of Oklahoma,
both to the white man and to the red
man. The affairs of the Indian will be
wound up and without charge or cost
to him
whatever sacrifice may have been
entailed on my part I submit cheerfully.
A public official must discharge his
duties at any cost and at any sacrifice.
I am content. Whatever abuse and
calurnny may have been poured upon
me is but one Of those things which
must be expected by public official in
the pursit of his duty"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
SOCIALISTS AND LABOR
PARTY NAME TICKETS

TUCSON. Arizona, Aug. 2o.-The So
cialists and the Labor party put tick
cts in the field for delegates to the
constitutional convention today. The
Socialist platform demands the right
to carry arms and boycott any individ-
ual, partnership or corporation by pub
lie harangues. The labor platform is
similar to the Socialist. There are now
four tickets in the field for the five
delegates Pima county is entitled to.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
CLAIM ACCUSED BURGLAR
NOT AMERICAN CITIZEN
Will Deport Russian if Cleared of
Charges

SAN DIEGO, CAL Aug. 2o,-Alexeci
Mixin, alias Francisco Min, alias
Francisco Corrales, now in Jail on
charge of burglary and assault with
a deadly weapon, is a Russian who,
according to United States immlgra-
tion officials today, escaped from the
Monadnock in this city several nights
ago while the officers were waiting TO
deport him on a steamer bound for
F,nsenada. Lower California.
He was arrested last Wednesday
night by a policeman, who found him
fighting, with a negro. The immigra-
tion officers were warned by officials
at Nogales. Ariz., to be on the watch
for him and if he succeeds in clear
ing himself 6f the charges now pending
Ihe deportation order will be immedi-
ately executed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
DREXEL REACHES ALTITUDE
6752 FEET-W0RLD RECORD

LONDON, Aug. 20.--The stamp of
scientific approval was placed today on
the worlds altitude record for an aero
plane, 6752 feet, established by j. Arm
strong Drexel, the American aviator,
when the Kew observatory. after testing
the Paragraph carried by Drexel, issued
a certificate of its accuracy and correct
ness of the figures.
The flight was accomplished the even
ing of Aug. II, when Drexel ascended
from Lanark, Scotland. passed far above
the clouds, and after two hours of steady
climbing, descended near Cobbinshaw
Ioch, twelve miles from Lanark. He
suffered severely from cold at the high
est altifmde
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
N. P. OFFICIALS BELIEVE
TRAMPS SET HOTEL AFIRE

SEATTLE, Aug. 20--The famous
hotel at Green River Hot Springs,
which was burned last night, was set
on fire by tramps. according to North
ern Pacific, officials. The hotel had
been closed and its new owners were
about to begin extensive improvements.
There have been no forest fires in
Green River Tramps burned two
loaded freight cars at Hot Springs yes
terday and also robbed the railroad
station.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
TOW WRECKED VESSEL
THROUGH GOLDEN GATE

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. Coca
reened 50 that her keel shows above
the water. the hulk of the steam
schooner Phoenix, which was wrecked
by boiler explosion last Saturday night,
was towed through the Golden Gate
tonight by the tug Pilot and the steam
schooner Sea Foam, and docked at
the Mission street wharf
No trace of the bodies Of Chris Han
sen and William Nicholson. the two
hremen who were killed in the engine
room, was found.