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THF MOITXTNG ORKGOXTAX. WEDNESDAY, MAIICH 11, 1914. 2 TWO PORTLAND BOYS WHO SIGNED CONTRACTS TO PLAY WITH HELENA SMS FEDS' 8 Li BOYS in Order Your SpringSuit $ From the Largest and Finest Stock of Woolens in Portland-Made to Order for TO PLAYAT HELENA TOO LATE 1 and Winterbotham as Battery for Jess Garrett. AL DEAN ALSO ON LIST Scout Ricbardson Expects to Obtain Services of Vaughn Perkins for Nick Williams Colts Peet's Showing Pleases Judge. BY RALPH J. STAEHLI. Although he assumed management of the Helena team of the Union Associa tion less than a week ago. Jess Gar rett, ex-Portland pitcher, is fastening the ties around some of Portland and the Northwest's best semi-pros. He announced yesterday the signing of Bill Gleason and Earl Winterboth am. The capture of this star battery can be looked upon as a "scoop" to be charged against the Western Tri-State club managers and others who had chance to sign Gleason and Winter botham. Winterbotham was on the payroll of the Northwestern Portland team for three months and was dropped by Nick chiefly because Williams was well sup plied with pitchers and Winterbotham was having: trouble with his flinging arm. Gleason ex-Coast Player. Gleason ended 1911 and started 1912 with the Oaks of the Coast League. He also seemed to be making good but was not strong enough to capture the place of a regular, especially as Oak land was well supplied with back stop material. Oakland won the pen nant the year Gleason tried out with the team. Winterbotham and Gleason are Port land boys. Gleason passed his boy hood days on the Band lots of Albina and formerly played with the Columbus Club. Winterbotham was with the Portland Maroons, a team that won the city semi-pro championship several years ago. He was on the Portland Colt payroll in 1911 when his arm went bad. He did not pose as a fielder and the 1912 financial outlook did not make baseball seem worth while, so he went back to the wholesale cigar business, where he has been ever since. The past year marked his "come back." Winterbotham pitched 26 games with such teams as Rainier, Astoria, Independence and Camas, winning 20 of them. Winterbotham and Gleason served as the star battery of the Camas team, champions of the Columbia Val- ley in 1911. Garrett Also Gets Dean. Garrett grabbed another player of more than ordinary merit yesterday in Al Dean, the Pendleton free agent, who batted .328 last season in the Tri-State. Dean signed a non-reserve contract with the Pendleton team last year and Garrett, aware of this, sent him a con tract. He received a telegram today that the terms were satisfactory. Garrett is still undecided regarding his training quarters. Tacoma and Se attle have offered some attractive prop . ositions, but in the event they are turned down, Garrett will keep his team in Portland. i Scout Jimmy Richardson left last night for Coos Bay on the steamer Breakwater. While in that county he expects to have Vaughn Perkins, a cousin of Lloyd Perkins, sign a con tract. Perkins is at Gardiner, Or. Vaughn is a hard-hitting outfielder. The Beavers are at present plentifully supplied with outfielders, so it is prob able that Jimmy will sign Perkins for the Colts. The Vaughn-street park is being manicured by a big crew and when .April rolls around Portland will have as well a conditioned park as can be found. The grass is doing nicely and a steam roller is going: to have a few days' workout on the sod. Recruit Bersing's contract has been turned over to the Colts. He was signed a Beaver, but failed to report not of his own volition, as President Mc Credie advised him to wait a bit. Walter now has a good crowd of youngsters with him at the camp, so Bersing will report with the Colts next week. President McCredie is much pleased with the showing of Peet. "It looks good to see some of the boys from this end of the country mak ing good and I only hope they make it stick with the Beavers," says, the Judge "We always like to give the boys around here the best kind of a chance. "Here's luck to Winterbotham and Gleason. Winterbotham is a tall, sin ewy lad who ought to succeed." The time of starting the games at Portland has been changed from 3:15 to 3 o'clock. This will be a boon to many of the Portland fans. The signing of William Bradley as manager of the Brooklyn team of the Federal League relieves the tensity of the local situation. Had Fielder Jones received and accepted a contract to manage that team the Northwestern League would have been all up in the air again. Bradley probably is unknown to Pomanders. The only ball-playing Bradley who has been here in recent years was a catcher and student of den tistry, who refused to report one Spring three or four years ago and was traded to Toledo. VARSITY cnt'W TO GO SOUTH Washington Eight Will Leave for California April 3. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se attle. March 8. (Special.) The Uni versity of Washington crew will de part for San Francisco April 3 to meet the University of California and Le land Stanford crews on the Oakland L'stuary April 11. Coach Hiram C. Conibear has a fair line on the men he will dispatch to southern waters. The men likely to fill the seats on the Washington eight this year are: Zimmerman (captain), stroke: Callow, No. 7; Catlin, No. 6; Walske, No. 5: Cushman. No. 4; Schu maker. No. 3; Frankland, No. 2, and Brokaw bow. - The crew is not as experienced or seasoned as the 1913 eight The mem bers average 173 pounds. Small Trout Cost $25 Fine. Trout caught by Burt Wilson Sunday cost him $25. Judge Dayton assessed that fine because the fish were less than 10 inches long. This is the second infraction this week of the law pro hibiting fishing for trout less than 10 inches between November 1 and April 1. Deputy Frank Irwin made the arrest. Gleason Sign ! r 1 1 I I ft M 1 65 iiiiti IIIHIH r 'lit W. W. NAUGHTON DIES SPORTI.VG AUTHORITY, WRITER, IS VICTIM OF HEART DISEASE. Native of "Veir Zenlaud Passes In San Francisco Following: Attack of Acute Indigestion SAN FRANCISCO. March 10. W. W. Naughton, president of the San Fran cisco Press Club, dean of Pacific Coast sporting writers, and known the breadth of the country, died today at his home from heart disease, after an illness of a fortnight. He was seized with acute indigestion, attended by pressure of gas on the heart, after a late supper, and his con dition was recognized immediately to be critical, but the following day he rallied and when hi physicians permit ted him to be returned from St. Mary's Hospital to his home it was believed he would recover. Naughtoii was born In Auckland. New Zealand, July 31, 1854, and began his career as an American newspaper writer in 1886 on 'he San Francisco Chronicle. Two years later he joined the staff of the Examiner, and was Identified with the Hearst sporting service -from that time on. He was sporting editor of the Chicago Ameri can from 1899 to 1901, when he re turned to San Francisco. Naughton learned the newspaper business from the printer's case up, be ginning on the New Zealand Herald In 1870. In his youth he was notable as a boxer, oarsman, runner, swimmer and marksman, and it was not uncommon for him to win an athletic or shooting match in the morning, write It up at noon, and set his own story into type during the afternoon. For many years Naughton special ized on boxing and made a world-wide reputation as an authority on this sport. He was at the ringside of all the not able old battles of the bare-knuckle days. Even up to the time of his last lllnass. he never was absent from the ringside when a contest of consequence was being held. IDAHO 'V BALL CALL OCT SOON Light Practice in Gymnasium - to Commence Next Week. MOSCOW, Idaho, March 10. (Spe cial.) Coach Griffith is getting on pa per the names of the most likely can didates for positions on the varsity baseball team and will issue his first "call" about March 16. Light practice in the gymnasium probably will com mence next week, but regular workouts will not begin until after th cham pionship basketball series has been played with the University of Wash ington the last of the coming week. Baseball material is not as plentiful this year as it might be, though Coach Griffith Is confident that his team will be fully as good as last year's nine. Most of last season's letter men will be out again this Spring and a num ber of freshmen are exp.ected to make places on the lineup. The conference baseball schedule is arranged, as it was last year, in two leagues, Idaho, W. S. C. and Whitman playing east of the mountains and Washington, Oregon and O. A. C. meet ing for west side honors. The cham pionship series between the winners in each league will be played west of the mountains. SODA WORKS CAPTtTtES TITLE Oregon Alley House League Bowls Filial Matches. The final matches of house league No 1, of the Oregon Alleys, were fin ished Monday night, with the Western Soda Works taking first honors. The Western Soda Works Dowlers took two games from the Vancouver Post rollers and the Blumauer-Frank Drug Com pany captured two from the Rainier Hotel crew. Snyder, of the Western Soda Works, had 210 for high game and 193 for an average. Emery, of the Rainier Hotel, scored 185 for high game, and Grindle, of the drug company, averaged 161. The Royal Shoe Company's team dropped three contest to the White Crows In the house league of the Sara toga Alleys last night, and the Forest ers defeated the Keystoners thrice in the same league. F. K. Peterson, of the Foresters, bowled 218 and 186 for high game and high average, respect ively. Coon, of the White Crows, rolled U00 for high game and averaged 179. The final standing of the Oregon Alley's House League follows: W. L. Pet. Western Soda Works 31 14 .67 Vancouver Post ,.2S 17 -2-' Rainier Hotel 17 28 .;17S Blaumauer-Frank 15 3u .383 "FEDS" NEED PRACTICE GA3IES Indianapolis and Kansas City Teams to Cse Same Training Camp. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 10. Fourteen players, including Manager William Phillips, of the Indianapolis Federal League team, departed today for- their Spring training camp at Wichita Falls, Texas. Four players. Pitchers Mullin and Falkenberg and Catchers Rariden and Texter. are already at the camp, and others will join the party at St. Louis. The Kansas City Federal League team also will train at Wichita Falls and Manager Phillips said the squads would be divided for the practice games to prevent the comparative strength of the two teams being shown before the season opens. The Federal League teams, he said, are' hard put for practice games, as organized clubs are not permitted to play with the outlaws. "PIXG" BODIE SIGNS WITH SOX Pitcher Cicotte, Who Wants Slore ray, Only Holdout of Team. CHICAGO, March 10. "Ping" Bodie, the hard hitting outfielder of the Chi cago Americans, has signed a 1914 con tract, according to a message from Sacramento. Cal., where the White Sox played a practice game today. Pitcher Bddie Cicotte is the only one of the Sox who has not yet signed and it is understood he is holding out for an advance in salary because of the good record he made last year. Cicotte is said to have been offered a place in the Federal League. NORTHWEST LOSES EMERSON Former Tennis Champion Plans on Gaining Store Titles In South. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. March 10. (Special.) Nat Emerson, of this city, one of the leading tennia players in the Northwest for a number of years, and in 1912 winner of the Northwest championship, has gone to Memphis, Tenn., to become manager of the Car bonic Acid Gas Company and has senl for his racquets. He retains his fruit ranch in the Nachee. Ashland Team Gets Trophies. ASHLAND, Or., March 10. (Special.) Incident to indoor athletics this sea son. 11 basketball emblems have been awarded successful high school con testants. Those winning the distinc tion are: Captain Morris Plymate, Harvey Gumaer, Lawson Riley, Howard Frame, Kenneth Cummings, Dana Frame, Cecil Grisez, Milton Fraley, Kenneth Lilly, Ralph Harris and Bob Spencer. The event was made the oc casion of a lively demonstration by the student body. - Racer Built in Two Pieces. BRISTOL, R. I., March 10 A new departure in the construction of cup defenders is being made in the flag offi cer's boat under construction here. The boat will be pierced in two places for a main mast, so that if she fails to qualify for the race with the Lipton yacht her rig can be changed to that of a cruiser. This will lessen the prob ability of the boat being consigned to the junk heap, like many of her prede cessors. Griggs Signs With Federals. TOPEKA. Kan., March 10. Art Griggs, last year first baseman of the Montreal club in the ' International League, tonight announced he had signed with the Brooklyn Federal League club. Griggs formerly played on the St. Louis American League team and has played in Toledo and Cleveland. Maryland to Have Racing. ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 10 By a vote cf 16 to 10. the Senate today voted down a motion to abolish racing at Havre de Grace. There is a bill before the Senate to abolish all racing in the state and a day has been fixed for a public hearing on the subject. Brown's Squad Goes South. ST. LOUIS, March 10. Twenty-one members of the St. Louis Federal League baseball team under the chap eronage of Mordecai Brown, manager, will depart tonight for Monroe, La., the club's training camp. DOG SAVES 30; SPURNED Hero of Death Valley Is Denied Lodgings in Chicago. CHICAGO, 111., March 6. Chicago spurned a hero one day recently treated as an outcast one that has saved 30 lives in Death Valley and the great American desert. The hero is a dog but a real hero just the same. Yet Chicago hotels will not give his master lodging if the dog must be sheltered, too; boarding house keepers are equally obdurate, police men will put the noble creature in the dog pound and streetcar conductors permit him to ride -with surly re luctance. Rufus is the name of the dog. His master is Lou Wescott Beck, scout, pathfinder and rescuer of dying pros pectors in Death Valley and other des ert lands. "In no other city have I been refused accommodations for Rufus," com plained Mr. Beck, as he stroked the big. handsome brown beast. Here is a record of the verified achievements of Rufus: Saved by his own efforts the lives of 30 men and women on the deserts, his strong scent finding water holes and dying persons as well. Fought off a flock of buzzards at tacking a dying man, the birds already having pecked off one ear. Treed three mountain lions and fought them to a finish. Vanquished a trio of coyotes In pitched battle. " Remained chained to the lea of a dying prospector on the sands for 90 hours while his master wa in seareh of medicines. A eleoV lia bttan lnvntd watofe runs by its own weicht, Pitcher Asserts He Takes Of fer as Compliment, but Would Not Jump. SENTIMENT ONE FACTOR Ktjir Will Not Belittle New Leagu' and Denies He Has Been Agent on Pacific Coast to Work Against It. BY CHRISTY MATHEWSON, The Giants' Star Pitcher. MARLIN, Tex., March 10 (Special.) Until I had deflnitely signed with the Giants again I made no comment on the Federal League or the offer of that organization to me. In fact, there was nothing definite in the way of an offer until I received a telegram from Presi dent Gilmore a few hours after putting my signature to the National League contract. But even if this offer, which has been published in the papers, had been made a few hours before signing, it would not have Influenced me in the matter at all. - The proposition came out of a clear sky and was unexpected. I have learned since tnat the Federals believed I was signed up all Winter, and that it was not until a New York newspaperman happened to mention the fact to Gil more in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York late one night that I was unsigned that any action was taken. My information comes from New York correspondents who are here with the team and who were present when Mr. Gilmore made his discovery. Accord ing to these men the incident devel oped through a fanning bee. Here is the story as told to me by a New York reporter: "We were all sitting around the Wal dorf late one night fanning and dis cussing the Federal League, when one of the boys said to Gilmore: " 'Why don't you make Matty an of fer and get some publicity out of it. anyway?' "'He's signed, isn't he?' asked Mr. Gilmore. " 'No more than I am. His contract expired last season, and he has not signed the new one yet.' Gilmore Takes Tip. "Gilmore at once left the party and sent a telegram. Then he announced his action to the newspapermen, and the story appeared in the papers the next day." As a matter of fact, I never consid ered going to the Federals and did not answer the telegram, which did not make any definite statement of terms. It merely asked me whether I would consider an offer to go with the new league as a manager. When the Los Angeles reporters inquired about the possibility, I told them the only thing there was to say: that was that I would consider the offer. But all the time I knew I would not desert the New York club, which had practically made me in baseball. In saying this I am not attempting to belittle the Federal League in any way. I saw several reports in the newspapers during the Winter and early Spring that I was the agent of organized baseball on the Coast, and that I had been busy counterbalancing the bids of Federal League agents for the players spending the Winter there. As a matter of fact I kept clear of both baseball on the diamond and the poll tics of baseball last Winter, because I did not care to have it on my mind. I was having too much fun playing golf, and it is not in my province as merely a player to try to influence others to unvo i-ci ii which some aay they might regret and then blame me for. Wilson's Case Cited. For instance, Arthur Wilson, the New York catcher, received a big offer to go with the Federals with the promise of a large piece of advance money. Wil son has been pining for the chance to work regularly with a big league club for two or three years now. and was weary of sitting on the bench absorb ing information in this position about how it is done in the majors. As I said in a previous article. Wilson even asked McGraw to transfer him to a minor league team for this season so that he could have an opportunity to work dally. Now, if the Federal League turns out to be a big success, and if I had advised Wilson to refuse its offer and stick with the Giants, he might have said to me some day: "Well, I took your advice and am still sitting on the bench. If I had gone with the Feds I might have been a star now." Without occupying any more exalted position than a pitcher on the staff of the New York club. I don't want to meddle in baseball politics or endeavor to influence other men in the game. Whether Wilson made a mistake or not, in my opinion. I don't care to say. And I want to add that I consider the Fed eral League offer to me a compliment. Satisfactory Terms Made. Mr. Hempstead, the president of the New York club, and I quickly came to terms as soon as I reached Marlin, and a contract was drawn up and I signed it. This was satisfactory to both of us. It is at the request of the New York club that I do not state the terms of it, as neither the club nor I care for that kind of publicity. While I was stand ing in the lobby of the Arlington Hotel in Marlin a telegram came to me signed by Mr. Gilmore. It read as follows: "Newspaper reports state you do not take Federal League offer seriously. Get acquainted with the Federal League offi cials and be convinced we are not four flushing. I will give you $65,000 for three years' services as manager of a Federal League club $15,000 advance money. If satisfactory meet me at the Waldorf Thursday, at my expense. Wire answer Chicago." After reading this telegram I was not torn with regret because I had already signed with the Giants. Mr. Hemp stead's appreciation of my work, as he expressed it, both by word of mouth and in the new contract, was very flat tering, and he made provision for my future as long as I cared to have him. Sentiment Is Factor. . Sentimental reasons influenced me in sticking with the Giants, too. I feel that McGraw did much to make me in baseball, and tt would not be loyalty to throw down the boss of the Giants in the concluding years of my baseball days. I want to stick to "Mac" until I finish, because I know he would stick to me. The New York club has always been very liberal with me in every way, never trying to restrict any of my ac tivities outside of baseball as some other clubs do. Mr. Brush was a friend of mine, and I signed my last contract with him personally. "I hope, Matty," he said then, "that you'll stick with the Giants as long as you are in baseball, and I hope you stick with us a long time yet." ' It would be like leaving home If I were to pass up the Giants now, I don't think I would feel right In any ether uniform. Federals Spend Sleney. Players In camp here tell me that the Federals have been spending money The only legitimate mer chant tailor in Portland making first-class Suits at popular prices. There is not a woman or girl employed in my shop. AH my tailors are skilled union men, and every coat made on the premises. . My enormous output and the fact that I buy and sell for cash only, enables me to giyQ you a Suit for $25, that can't be had else where for $40. SPECIAL-THIS WEEK- $ Famous Yellow- Edge Blue Serg3 Made to Order for Absolutely Best Value mm unwt mm 382 Washington liberally all Winter to get men to Chi cago to talk terms. Any player who was free, except for the reserve clause, received a wire something like this: "Come to Chicago to talk terms with us. All expenses paid. As a result blgand minor leaguers were flocking into the Federal League offices in an almost endless string. At first there was little confidence in the backers of the new organization until Joe" Tinker Jumped. Then the ques tion fired at the ex-shortstop of the Cubs was: "How about it 'Joe?' Give it to us straight." The ball players had faith in Tinker because he is rated as one of the shrewdest in the business. If the Fed eral League lives and goes through, Joe" should get credit for it, because he is the man who has collected prac tically all the players for it. (Copyright, 1914, by the wheeler Syndi cate. Inc.) NOTE TO JUDGE COSTLY WOMAN Si;i'G WRITF.S LETTERS PLEADING FOR DECISION. I .,..- Rp.ds and Then Tells Her She la Intelligent and Should Know Better Fine 10. CHICAGO, March 5. Elizabeth Pal mer, 732 South Sherman street, was fined $10 by Judge Jesse A. Baldwin in the Circuit Court here because she wrote him a letter about a case pend ing before him in which she is plain tiff. S. It. Silverton, owner of the con trolling interest in the firm of Eliza beth Palmer. Jjtc manufacturers of toilet preparations. Is the principal de fendant in a suit by Miss Palmer. She charges that as the result of misman agement the firm in which she holds stock is insolvent. The letter which she sent to Judge Baldwin reads as follows: Judge Baldwin Dear Sir I know full well that this Ib unprofessional, and I sup pose perfectly terrible for me to do; but if It Is, I don't care. I am seeklne' justice. If It ts to be found np here In your glorious West. I am the sranddaughter of a judge a statesman-judge of Ohio of the old school Elizabeth Palmer (suing Silverton). who sat in your courtroom a couple of times a week all day 'or six weeks, very 111 with pleurisy, waiting for your decision as to whether I should have a receiver. I Just had to break the court etiquette and write this for you will never understand the case any' other way. You will probably learn from Mr. Mies that I was made a fool and goat" of by Silverton ali the way through, and have not been able to get one cent from liim for nearly a year. He took It all and made it all on my name, and this Is to personally ask you to deprive him of making any more through my name or my preparation. This Is one of the biggest outrages against a woman struggling to just Keep alive honestly and decently that I have ever heard of even putting me under bond was terrible giving me some more expenses to pay for with notmng to pay for it witn. Trusting that you will be the gentle manly judge that you look like, and give a struggling woman what justice can be given me for my stolen business, I sign myself, respectfully. ELIZABETH PALMER. Monday P. S-: I wish I had the money I used to sue him I have nothing, any way, now. "You are an intelligent woman and knew better than to write this letter, said Judge Baldwin In assessing the fine. LANDSLIDE JS REPORTED Part of Whitney Estate Dislodged by Earthquake. LENOX, 'Mass., March 6. Frank C. Chapel, gamekeeper for Harry Payne Whitney, brought word of a great land slide on October Mountain. A portion of the deer tnclosure and a crag have slipped down Into a gorge, carrying great trees and boulders. The full ex tent of the damage cannot be ascer tained, as snow is 30 feet deep in places. That the earthquake of two weeks ago caused the slide is the belief of Chapel. A further slide, with obstruc tion of mountain roads and brooks, is feared with Spring freshets. EXCITEMENT At Wright's shoo store, J44 Wash ington street, near Beeond, - Ladies shoes and pumps, 10a pair, Adv, There are Jo.tflo barristers in the United Kingdom, and enly about HUOo practice, 9Q 4iO on Earth Opp. BAKER FANS DIG" CASH BUSINESS MEN OBTAIN MONEY TO TRAIN BASEBALL TEAM. More Than 111 OOO Subscribed to Wipe Out Old Debt and Buy Uniforms and Equipment for Clnb. BAKER, Or- March 10. (Special.) Baseball is finally assured in Baker. Fans awoke today from an apparent lukewarm attitude and pledged more than $1000 for the Baker baseball club I for this year, enough to meet the in debtedness from last year's club and to get possession of uniforms and equipment for this year's club. , ' Subscriptions came in to L. M. Brown, president of the Western Tri-State League, with a rush today and they were unexpectedly large. Fans who had given $10 last season gave $25 this year, and those who gave $50 last year gave $100 this year. Mr. Brown left for Seattle on business tonight. A rousing meeting of business men was hold at which several men pledged themselves to go out tomorrow on the final campaign and each said he would get $100 or $200 to add to the baseball fund. In this way, It is believed. c Here's article gives value every one that full for cent you pay, the Gordon Hat r ait. 286 Washington street llsiJi Yes! It's on the THIRD FLOOR of the OREGONIAN BUILDING where you buy those classy Men's New Spring Suits 14.75 and 18.75 This Upstairs Clothing Store saves you the extra profit which pays for High Ground-Floor Rent, Huge Electric Signs, Elabor ate Fixtures, Window Displays. JIMMY DUNN Portland's Original Upstairs Clothier 315-16-17 Oregonian BuJdlng ako Elevator to 3d Fl, i Pittock Block enough all the money can be raised to meet training camp expenses. WOMEN TO BE DIPLOMATS Xonvay Reported to Have Given Le gation Places to Two. WASHINGTON, March 6. Cable mes sages Baying that two young Norwe gian women had been appointed sec retaries of legation, one in Mexico and the other in Finland, caused some in credulity at the State Department, as It had received no information of the appointments. At the legation of Norway it was said that one of the young women. Miss Henrietta Hoegh, may have been ap pointed to a secretaryship at the lega tion at Mexico, not as an attache. It was asserted that while these younir women were doubtless capable of till ing such places, owing to their training in international law arid political econ omy, it was not deemed advisable to change the policy of tlic Government in such matters. A cable message relative to the ap- pointment of Senorita Luisey. of Uru- guay, as secretary of embassy at Brus sels, was more in detail. On inquiry at the legation of Uruguay tt was ex plained that Senorita Luisey. who is a scholarly and talented woman of that country, was sent to Brussels for scien tific research, but was not attached to the embassy. She is at the head of the university for women in Uruguay. Proof of Quality. The General Arthur smokes easily and burns evenly with a firm steel-gray ash. That's proof of fine han' workmanship. The proof of the quality is in the mild, mellow fragrance of its cool white smoke.