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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-11
AS to Crop Shortage.

As TO the crop shortage proposition,
the following figures recently made
public by the official Statistician of the
Sugar trust may furnish little light:
on Sept. 2l there were on hand in
New York. Philadelphia, Boston and
baltimore 105.594 tons of sugar The
amount atioat, en- route to this coun-
try, was estimated at 2S5,000 tons, an
increase of more than $4,000 tons over
the amount atloat at the corresponding
date last year. Yet with this large
amount of raw sugar on hand and the
larger quantity in sight the output OF
the trust refineries for the first three
weeks of September was $4,000 tons
less than for the corresponding period
in 1910. In other words, the trust re-
fineries are running at about half ca
pacity.
From the trusts own figures it fol
lows as a moral certainty that the rise
in prices is due to reduced supply.
That is an old trust trick, to shut down
factories for the purpose of forcing up
the cost of goods to the consumer.
One rather Interesting claim made
is that the trust is heavily interested
in beet sugar, and therefore the higher
price was manipulated so that the beet
sugar crop might be marketed at the
advanced figure. Some concept of
the vast profits now received may be
formed when it is realized that the
trust income is 100000 per day more
than it was on late June prices. This
would mean $6,OOOOOO per month, and
approximately three months have al
ready elapsed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-11
The People Paying.

Evidently the $2,00O,OOO paid to the
government because of those doctored
scales is being taken back from the
dear people with something like 1000
to 1,5O0 per cent interest. 1t must be
understood that this $6,OOO,OOO per
month is in additional profits 1t is to
be presumed that the trust was max
ing a fair profit before. 1t was at
least keeping the wolf from the door,
Practically every man high up in its
councils had become so many times a
millionaire that he regarded a man
with merely one million as piker.
The plain fact of the case is that the
trust was charging cents per pound
more for sugar late in September
than it was late in June. Even at this
rate it was selling only to its own
customers The Independent refners
were selling at yet higher figure,
however. but gave as an excuse that
they could not get raw sugar. In eff
feet they charged that the trust had
cornered the supply. Some color is
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-11
UNITED STATES
EMPLOYS 513,854
Vast Army Of Workers On the
Government Payroll.
222,27S UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
Bureau, Originated by President Grant,
Has Become Greatest In World-64,-
600 Clerks Are Paid by Fourth Class
Postnna asters Personally.

Number of federal employees
protected by civil service
regulations .................... 222,27s
Number of exceptions. ........ 59,O
Number not under civil serv-
ice 64,S92
There are 9,525 appointments made
by the president without civil serv-
ice requirements and 8,191 laborers
on the Panama canal. making the
total number of persons employed
by the federal government 3S4,0SS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-11
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Attorneys-at-Law.

III WILSON,
Ii. ATTORNEY 4 CoUNsELoR-AT-LAw,
Office adjacent to Post Office in Dimmick
office. Honesdale, Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-11

Accounts of individuals,
firms and corporations sOIi-
cited.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-11

WM. H. LEE,
w ATTORNEY d CoUNsELoR-AT-LAw,
Office over post Office. All legal business
promptly attended to. Honesdale, Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-11
Trust Charges 1t to Crop Short.
age, but Some Others Think
Differently.
By JAMES A. EDG6RToN.

XW YHAT is the cause of the pres
NV ent high price of sugar?
The sugar trust says 1t is
crop shortage The house.
wives shrewdly suspect that the can
ming season has something to do with
it and aver that this is not the first
time sugar has gone up at canning
time. Certain newspapers assert that
there is no crop shortage and broadly
intimate that there is a twofold cause
for the increase, one the canning sea-
son aforesaid and the other being an
effort on the part of the trust to get
even for the congressional invesiga-
ton into its affairs and the govern
ment prosecutions for short weights
and other frauds whereby the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company was in
duced to give up, not without loud
shrieks of anguish. a sum exceeding
$2.0O0.O00.
Now, $2,0OU,O00 is quite a chunk of
money, and if there is anything that
harrows the soul-no, not the soul; a
IEuSl HAS uO SOul-ll lnclC 10 any thihS
that harrows the pocket nerve of
trust it is giving up dollars without
a comeback. Thus it was that the
wise men said, Never mind; just
you watt that being the way wise
men usually talk. THE trust will get
all this back, and more" Were the
wise men real l-told-you-so prophets?
tnI- lna IL 1n
S2,O0O,000 with interest at the rate of
26S per cent every two or three days?
Is it? Well, nobody knows for sure.
but there is whole parcel of folks
that have more or less violent opin-
ions to that effect.
incidentally it is not the sugar trust
that is now emitting the shrieks. Yet
the shrieking is good, and there are
quite a few people who are rising to
the occasion in magnificent form.
Among them are the owners of can
ming factories and retail grocers, like
wise several million housewives, to
say nothing of that much stepped on
individual. the ultimate consumer.
Below is sample yell, and there
are others. This particular ululation
comes from Pittsburg, the grocers
having printed it on the wrappers and
paper bags in which they send sugar
to the various households:
The tariff on sugar benefits nobody but
the sugar trust Were it not for the tar
if and the trust this package would cost
you cents a pound less. Urge your con-
gresham to vote for removal of the tariff
on sugar. If he doesn't do it don't return
him to congress. 1t isn't our fault.
If that sort of thing should happen
all over the nation il ought to start
something.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-11

him. He has no more show than the
fathei of a large family OF fashion
able daughters. They all get his mon.
ey. and all he gets is an amused or
rommiserating smile The ultimate
ronsumer is the original good thing.
II he kicks. and that is the sole right
or privilege left him, he gets 1t harder
than ever. Only because he objected
to corset spring scales he now has to
pay cents a pound more for his
sugar. In the old days he kicked about
the Standard Oil trust and had to pay
I cent a gallon more for kerosene, to
say nothing of the added tariff on
gasoline and the byproducts When the
$29,O00,000 fine was assessed against
the Standard an official Of the com.
pany was asked II he thought the pay
ment of the fine would affect the divi
dends.
"Oh, | don't think So" he replied
"The price of oil can be raised, you
know, and then the people can pay
the fine"
The Beef Trust.
Then there is the beef trust. About
a year ago the federal grand jury in
dicted ten heads of the trust, and a
few months later a federal Judge re-
fused to quash the indictments. The
price Of beef has been going up ever
since. Not satisfied with that, the
trust has also boosted pork. The Or
dinary four legged pig is now worth
so much he can be almost as aristo.
cratic as the two legged kind
1t would take too long to go through
a list Of all the corporations charged
with putting up prices because some
body had the effrontery to try to make
them obey the law. If any Of the
heads Of big business ever go to jail
wonder just how high prices will go.
The investigation of the sugar trust
last summer brought out some rather
sensational evidence, part of which
bears directly on the matter of re-
stricting output to raise prices. Claus
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

E. Durham, of ia West Franklin
street. has left for Chicago. He will
return shortly to resume his duties
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25
Reign OF Bandit Terror In Italy May
End With Trial Of the Camorra Chiefs
Nearly Pilaged Murdered and Robbed
With No One Daring To Oppose Them.

Having taken oath to these facts he
also swears absolute fidelity to the
order whether he is admitted to full
membership or not. These oaths are
taken upon a quantity formed iron
les for this purpose. 1t is said that
III Of these crosses were made in the
18th century. They were distributed
among the chiefs and handed down
from one to another in office 1t is
doubtful if there are more than a hum
dred of them now in use in Italy and
these are held in superstitious rever-
ence and may not be lightly handled
by unauthorized persons.
The candidate submits to a years
probation under the tutelage OF an old
Camorrista with the designation Picci-
otto d'onore. If he gives satisfactory
proof of his obedience and bravery he
is advanced to the rank of Picciotto
di Sigarro. He may spend several
years in this rank. Only after per-
forming feat involving some real
danger Of loss of life and liberty is he
admitted to the full rank of Canon
rista. Each Camorrista carries two
members of the society recognize each
other. The strictest discipline is en-
forced. Disobedience is punished by
fogging, suspension or expulsion
Treachery, even on the part. of an ex-
PEELED member. is punishable by death.
Each Section HIS Chief.
Each section Of Camorra is under the
absolute control Of a chief selected by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

G. c. Williams, of Dallas, Tex, is In
the city visiting his sister, Mrs. c. w.
Blakey, living on 500 North Stanton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

wv 9TH the trial of the Camorra
VA chiefs, which will begin in
Italy early in March, the Ital-
ian governm ent will take the first de-
cisive step toward the final suppression
of this long existing organized out
lawry For nearly 400 years the Ca
morristas have dominated Italy in a
high handed manner, robbing, pillaging
and numbering according to the orders
of their chiefs, and their victims have
had no redress from law nor king At
various times the Camorra has been
utilized by certain government officials
to carry out unscrupulous schemes.
The Camorra is q semi-secret band
whose object is illicit gain They do
not work regularly, but rather live at
the expense Of workers. The society
has rendezvous in every large town
in central Italy, where recruits are col
Iected Naples which is the center Of
Camorra. has at. least a dozen sta
tions where the various bands meet an
transact business. Candidates for mem
bership must be young men who first
have distinguished themselves by
strength and daring. They must show
a clean record as to character as no
one accused of dishonesty could be adj
mitted The honor of Camorra is the
honor of thieves perhaps. but it makes
few concessions for past offenses. A
candidate must swear that there is
nothing against him, and furthermore
that his wife, sister or any woman
of his family has not been guilty Of
prostitution.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE To
BRING CAPITALISTS HERE
Milonaires Special Planned to Run From st. Louis on
a Showing Them Expe dition-Roosevelt to Be
Given Five Dollar Breakfast Advertising
Plans Are Decided Upon.


Progress and Development Of the re-
sources Of Ell Paso have always been
retarded by lack of working capital
Eastern banking companies have re-
peatedly refused to buy the best bonds
FL Paso has to offer. To obviate this
difficulty the chamber Of. commerce
proposes to run a millionaire's excqr-
sion from st Louis to FL Paso with g
party OF from % to 80 capitalists on
board and have them as the guests OF
the city and chamber Of commerce. for
three days in order to demonstrate to
them the possibilities for investment
in FL Paso and the promise the future
has for this city.
The idea was suggested at the meet
ing Of the board of directors Friday
evening by president J. G. McNary and
met with the enthusiastic endorsement
Of the directors. The plan, as out
lined by Mr.. McNary is TO invite q
party OF capitalists, heads of the bank
ing Institutions. wholesale houses and
trust companies in st. Louis. These
viii be brought to FL Paso on a special
car, given a banquet by the chamber
of commerce. shown over the city and
valley. taken to Elephant Butte dam
and Cloudcroft and entertained while
here. The cost Of the entertainment.
as the plan was outlined, to be raised
smcng the local bankers and business
men The plan met the approval OF
the board and q committee. with Mr..
1IcNary as chairman. viii be sppointes
to arrange for the visit OF the St.
Louis capitalists, in April
Entertainment of Roosevelt.
Arrangements for the reception and
entertainment Of aSznore distinguished
visitor were also made By the directors
at their regular meeting 1t was 1e-
cided to give a IS breakfast to Col.
Theodore Roosevelt when he COMES 10
FL Paso on March Is on his way to
Albuquerque This breakfast viii be
open TO anyone who wishes . atfend
and win be held IN the main dining
room Of the Sheldon. The colonel viii
also be net at the union station by a
reception committee from the chamber
of commerce shown over sae city and
VIII give a brief address in Cleveland
square Immediately after the break
fast
Push Advertising Work.
The advertising committee of the
chamber reported that they had res
commended 10000 leaflets TO be used as
inserts in the business mail which vas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

in Ell Paso en- route to Mexico to write
up the fight but ne writes The Her
aid that there is nothing to any CT the
stories. He thinks somebody has been
impersonating him. His letter follows:
AS I have never been II Mexico in
my life, and have not even been out
side Of California for over a year and
a half. I am naturally curious to know
who Is impeFsonating me. 1 have been
much interested in one or more 'dou-
bles' who have been loose for some
years, and it looks as if this is one of
them. or a new one. Can you tell me
anything about this man who has evil
IDENTIFY been in FL Paso? Any informa
tion you can give me will be greatly
appreciated
Does the Jack London who was in
FL Paso look anything like me-photo-
graph inclosed- And if you have seen
his signature is it anything like mine?
Il am living on my ranch at Glen
Ellen. and shall be very glad TO hear
from you.
Sincerely yours,
Jack London"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25
By
Frederic ].
Haskin.

the members, who. assisted by a treas
urer, handles all the funds Of the band.
The members pay all the money they
collect into common fund and it is
shared alike The means by which they
Every little village has its Camorrist
collector, and every farmer, shepherd or
poor fruit vendor pays regular tribute
TO him. Camorrista may, and fire.
quently does, carry on some legitimate
business from which he makes usurous
profits because Of the terror which his
organization inspires amongst the town
people. If a Camorrista sets up a shop
in village no outsider dare compete
with him.
The poor of Italy suffer almost un-
complainingly from Camorrist oppres-
sion, because they have been accus-
toned to it for so long. The farmer
with a half dozen sheep will find his
choicest lamb assessed. The fruit
grower will yield each year the pick
of his crop. and even the poor woman
making lace will pass over without a
protest her finest piece of work if it
be demanded by a Camorrista. To re-
fuse might result in the death Of some
member of the family.
Rich Held for Ransom.
The weather. people make more eff
fort to protect themselves and all their
vigilance is needed. At any time two
or three Camorristas may suddenly
sweep down upon man and carry him
off captive. Only a heavy ransom will
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

sent out of El Paso by the commercial
houses. 1t also recommended that the
articles on pumping for irrigation
which were read at various meetings
by ". E. Anderson, P z. Fuller, F. Z
Bixby and Ralph S. Ely be compiled
into pamphlet form and distributed
among the ranchers of the valley.
Stickers to be placed on the baggage
Of hotel guests were also suggested.
although no definite action was taken
on this point. The sticker in the form
of Mexican hat, the lei Paso" hat
was also suggested. The pumping
pamphlets and folders were ordered
purchased by the board. A standing
advertisement in the Sunset magazine
was also considered. but was referred
back to the advertising committee.
A communication was read from the
St John. Canada, board of trade ask
ing for. an opinion from the chamber
of commerce and business men on the
commission form CT government TIE
letter had attached a supposed inter
view with John O'Keefe and Albert
Dolan of FL Paso who attacked the
commission government of FL Paso as
a political scheme. A reply will be
prepared outlining the experience of
FL Paso with the commission form of
government and the board OF directors
viii hold special meeting to approve
this reply.
No Action On New Bills.
The directors declined to take any
action on q number Of the bills be-
fore the Texas legislature and they
were referred to temporary commit
tee or legislation for furthr report.
A report of the mining committee on
the progress of the work being done
in the interest of the new mining law
was made by chairman G. F. Hawks.
Favorable action on the bill was fore
casted by the chairman and he said
that it would not be necessary for 9TH
ers of the committee to go to Austin
to work for the bill Secretary Kline
reported that there were q catt1emen
willing 70 go to Dalhart, Tex, to at
tead the Panhandle Cattle Raisers' as
ISOLATION meeting.
The members of various labor or
ganizaticns have applied for member
ship in the chamber of commerce and
their applications were referred to the
membership committee to fix a rate
for these organizations. One new mem
Der. Loretz & Pegram Co.. was ad-
mitted to membership.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25
Russian Girl Suing Married
Man In a New York
Court

New York, n. Y, Feb. 25.-Anna
Btrtha Grunspan. a Russian girl. is
suing William English WalIing, for
500. 600 for breach of promise in the
New York courts. Walling is a wealthy
Socialist and husband of Anna Surun-
sky Walling, settlement worker and
writer on Russian politics
Miss Grunspan, in her testimony.
said that Walling Induced her to leave
her mother in Paris. and so with him
to Russia by promising To save her two
brothers from the persecution of the
Russian government in progress ana
unite them with her mother.
Before, after and during the trip she
declared Walling professed that he in
tended to marry her, only to leave her
later on Walling denies ever prom
ising to marry Miss Grunspan, and
says he has proof that they were only
friends
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

tcOntinud on page eighty
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

secure his freedom. II this is not
forthcoming within a reasonable time
the Camorra knife is keen and sharp
and the mans family may some morn
ing awake to find his corpse at the
front door
An American. going to visit IN Ital-
ian man residing in an old villa not
far from railroad station. was sur
priSed last summer when his host met
him accompanied by three servants
each carrying carbines and several re-
volvers. The Italians take il as a mat
ter OF course that they must protect
themselves against the bandits. who
are so beld that some Of them do not
hesitate to have the word 'sbandido"
engraved upon their visiting cards.
The Italian bandit acts under Camorra
orders and turns all his receipts into
the general treasury. In return he
receives the protection of his order
He prides himself upon being a man
and Invariably treats his prisoners well
during captivity and adheres honorably
to the terms Of the ransom.
The Camorra always is ready to pro-
vide assassins when a sufficient sum
for the service is paid into their treas
ury. The hired murderer is absolutely
a butcher so far as any compunction
regarding taking human life is con-
CeIneO- Always OOey my ch1e1-
What hs tells me. that I do" recounted
a Camorrista in his cups in a NeapoIi-
tan saloon. This knife I have plunged
into the back Of a man in the night
time. In the morning wash the mans
blood from it by the blood Of the OK
slay before breakfast to supply US with
meat"
Strong Around Naples.
Around Naples the organization of
Camorra is so complete that it is i'm
possible to secure conviction for any
Camorrista accused of a crime Most
of the police are either members OF
the order or in sympathy with it The
few who are not are afraid to assert
themselves The judges of the court
are also under the influences of the
society. Three years ago a trial in
Naples failed when the evidence seemed
almost overwhelming 1t turned out
that the son Of one of the judges was
a Camorrista. and the rules Of the or
der spare neither father nor mother if
vengeance is to be wreaked
Trial To BE in Old Church.
For this reason the coming trial of
Camorra chiefs for the murder of Cue
colo and his wife is to be held not in
Naples. where the crime was commit
ted. but at ViterbO, an old church vii
lage about 40 miles from Rome This
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

Continued on Page Eight)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25
JACK LONDON
IS not IN
MEXICO
Novelist Writes The Herald
That He Has Not Partci-
pated in Revolution.
SAYS HE THINKS
THERE IS A FAKER

Jack London, the American novelist
has been reported as under arrest.
charged with violating the neutrality
laws, between Mexico and the United
States He was said to have been at
the head of band of Mexican ihsur-
gents who were captured after run
ming fight with the federal troops. He
was also said at one time to have been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25
TWO NEW COUNTRY
HOMES FOR VALLEY
Will. Be Built on County
Road West of Town Of
YSlnta

f Two new country homes are to be
fbuilt in the e. Paso valley. Mrs. H.
z. Revell and Mrs. NJ. W. Gillian, who
have recently come to FL Paso have
purchased IS and $40 acres on the
county road west of Ysleta from
Broaddus LIE Baron. The price paid
was $500 an acre or S71S0 for the en-
tire tract. Work will begin on the val
ley homes as soon as the plans can be
drawn.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-11-20

Bayard Witt, the Texarkana architect is in Prescott today on business.
 Fred Webb of Hope was the guest of friends in this city Sun day. He was accompanied by his son, Ben Webb of Fl Casco, Cal, who arrived from that place Saturday for a visit with relat. ives.
 M. Borders arrived in this city today from Curtis, Neb., with a car of household goods and stock and expects to purchase a farm in this vicinity. He with his fam, fly will make his home for the present with his son-in- law, Tom Teeters north of town.
 Your local newspaper works for its home town; does all it can to build up the place; advance the interest of its citizens draws trade to the town; puts money into the pockets of business men, and adds to~the well. being of all Such paper is entitled to the liberal patronage from the town and community it works for. Exchange.
 The football team of the Pres. colt high school will meet a simi- lar aggregation from the Hope high school in the first game of the season at the high school grounds in this city next Friday afternoon at 3:15. Adam Guthrie who formerly played with the state university team has been considerable time in the local organization and the game promises to be an interesting one.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-11-20
News of Camden

Watson Hatley, of Prescott was a visitor to Camden Tues day.
 Mrs. Chester Whyte and the children have returned from a visit to relatives at Prescott.
 Mesdames R. w. Mckay, w. Il. Holleman and Miss Bessie Holleman left yesterday morning for Fordyce to attend confer. ence.
 Rev. w. c. Hilliard, presiding elder of the Prescott district. stopped over here Monday on a visit to his daughter, Miss Fife Hllliard, as he was enroute to conference. Camden Beacon.