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Movement Fartinr
! In Market Price
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 7 There
wa quite mixture of butterfat
prices at Portland today with a re
ntwal of the scramble tot supplies.
No. 1 fat churning cream was quot
ed 18 20c a pound with sweet cream
3q,aac a pound. Late offerings hae
shown a considerable decrease,
i . A somewhat better situation was re
lucted In the1 market for pullet eggs.
Announcement was made by Manager
plxon of the Paclfto co-ops of an ad
vance of lo a docsen, effective Satur
day morning. Other eggs remain un
changed.
PORTLAND Oct. 7 VP) Extensive
withdrawals from cold storage In
practically every leading marketing
center of the country Is the chief
factor In the market for butter at
Mils porlod. Withdrawals everywhere
aie reaching record volume with, an
apparent desire on the part of specu
lative Interests to get what little prof-
It Is now In sight.
Thls huge marketing of Ice house
goods Is the real prlco maker In the
witter market. .
'! Noticeable In the local trade Is the
tact that the late advance of lo on
extra and o on prime first cubes.
is' not being generally maintained,
ojily In spots.
STradltw In the egg market con
tinues generally of firm character
here with no changes suggested . In the
price list. Receipts of fresh stock con
tinue to decrease. : - '
f Attempt of big killers here to keop
down the buying price on light weight
hens to 7c lb. compared with 14 H
If o ruling at Ban Francisco; has
proven a failure and 8o Is now being
freely offered with 10c for medium.
There Is a call for all offerings,
jMorket for dressed turkeys con,
Unuee rather quiet with practically
no change In values. The change in
ireather Is expected to stlmulato the
movement both to market and Into'
consuming channels.
V Sales of Yakima ' peaches . have
reached the lowest level ever known
1ft Portland.' An entire carload was
sold to one operator at 10c box with
ojualtty good. Another lot was sola
t6 a dealer at 6o box, the transporta
tion charae. .
With const growers still unlncllned
to accept business on a competitive
basis with reports of a shorter crop
then expected; carloads of ' eastern
cHnberrlcs are being received at prac
tically allpsolflc coast markets. sales
Into consuming channels are limited
'(.Market for country killed lambs re
flects Increased strength hsro with
late price advance' generally main
tained.' Veal and hogs are unchanged
at late declines,
Shipping business In Oregon wal
nuts and filberts Is considered good
and already report Indicate a short
age of the latter, A very consider
able movement Is reported to the east,
i Notes of wholesale trading: .
,i Plotting cucumbers are lower.
7 Potato market Is weak with some
jirice shading at the source.
, Onion growers are less disposed to
sell but some movement la still shown
aowaso with sacks furnished! .
Tomstoes are being sold 10&20C box
with receipts the greatest on record,
i Cooler weather is aiding the sale
Of California artichokes,
Catarrhal Deafness
Can Be Relieved
j Persons suffering from catarrhal
deafness or hood noises duo to cat
arrh will be glad to know that tills
distressing affliction can usually bo
aucccssfuly treated at home by an
Internal medicine that In many In
stances has effected relief after other
treatments have failed,
i Secure from Red Cross Drug Storo
or your druggist one ounce of Par
mlnto (double strength). Take tills
home and add !4 pint hot water
and a little sugar. A tablcspoonful
lour times a day should stop dls
tresslng catarrhal head noises, tm-
5- !;8U."'!.b"t.,,,nB
catarrh sufferers need Parmlnt.
r. Adv.
DIC - A
The Perfect Cleaner for till painted,
varnished or enameled surfaces.
Mixes in cold water The perfect and safe cleaner
for any surface that soap and water will not injure.
It cleans in less time and without effort.
No ltubbiiiff No Scrubbing Just
put it on and wipe it off.
Comes in two sizes of boxes at 20c nnd 40c
La Grande Book & Stationery Co.
"Service Station for Home and Office"
1114 Adams Avo. Main 90
The
Shake Switch Shop
220 Kir St.
Crushed Pineapple and Fresh
Strawberry Sherbet
20c Quart
lluUcrscotch-Marshninllow, Peach, Strawberry,
Chocolate and Vanilla Ice Cream
25c Quart
Ma'ted Milks nnd Toasted Sandwiches
Author May Be An
Ex-Wife Again
'I
Ursula Pnrrott, above, twice-wed
author of the best-seller, "K
Wlfe," will be an ex-wife ajpiln If
her latest divorce action Is sue- -cesNful.
Her suit,' filed 111 llrldfe
port, Conn., charges her husband, .
Charles T. tlrconwood, . a New
York bunker, with cruelty, ,
IMBLER
PERSONALS'
lly Mrs. liny Wilson
(Observer Correspondent) . .
IMBLEB (Special) Miss Ethel Bar:
gent, former high school teacher-of j
Irhblcr. visited Mr. and Mrs. Ally Wat-
son Saturday. Miss Sargent is now
teaching at Adams. :.-.'
Mrs. Sam Morris. Mrs. Rov Morris,
Mrs.. Earl Morris and three children, leisure led hint to resign the presl
Betty, Eurlcno. Crota and Mrs; Mllo ; 'dancjr In 1831 to become chairman.
Pratt and Bobby visited Mrs. Mary I H" belleyed , there was poetry In
Abbott at Elgin and from there vis-' trade.. '.
Ited Virginia Witty at Cricket Plata ' In several Bpeechcs he declared an
last week. ., ,' v sconomlo: andj Industrial league of
Mr. and Mr. Malvin Weatenskow','
havo moved to the 'houso In. townt'ua wouW.'best make for world
owned by Lute Strlngham. '. ' ; .!
Miss Ruth Hale spent Saturday snd',. .., hvWAV T x.w vnitir
Sunday visiting friends and relative; "J?""0?,0 wy T, Z4"
in La Grande. ' ' ' ;.- .TROT N. y.. Oct.-7 m Four
. .5 newspaperjnen found a allm-flgurcd,
Qno J1 , tb "u'gtln""n? . f serlou, countenanced passenger n a
Harry K. Larsen post No. Bfl of (the , .-., .,i. .'..-.
'"fiTvTil' ''h'1 Qberly;put of . a rainswept
In the McOoldrlck hall Monday, pct.(oar 'wnilow r
3. in addition to a large, number of.- . .,aoo(l jft,-- Coolldge."
Its own members, the part . Mitor. XH!F?r.
talned a group of distinguished mem-.
posts, prominent in-leg.on activities
Among the visiting guests were Hugh
Brady, past state deputy . Command-',
r: Jack Bines, nast state cornmahd,
er, Harlcy Richardson, coinjnander of!
Hi.,rt. n n
of tho La Orande Lcrion' boat , and
Henry Hess, otto Palmer and Louie ,
Evans of the La Grande post; George !
Rogers, commondor of tho Elgin poet.
B. McCall editor of tho Elgin Re'
corder, and Paul Sadler, past .conK,
mander of the Elgin post. The moot-
Ing was conducted by Commander
Jack W. Pltagorald, tho evening being
spont with the regular order of busl
nw. sntrtnlnmnt and wrv lntjr.
eating short talks by the visiting le-S
glon officials. Refreshments, , wero
served by tho members of tho Irrfbler
post.
Two-Hoaded Snake
A two-headed fer-de-lahce. one of
Pnnnmn's most dendly annkes, wa
cnpturoil recently on the Island of
rtenl de Snnln Mnrln, by Doctor
Clnrk, director of tho Gorgns He
morlnl Inhoratory. The snnko had
two fully developed bends, two sets
of cnrt'ly fnngs. Tho esoplingus Is
Pt nt tho Juncture of tho two
heads. Tho serpent had to be
killed, and Is now bottled up In
nlcohol.
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Carl H. Johnson
'Convicted Of
' . Embezzlement
! PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 7 W) Carl
H. .Johnson, former president of the
.Prudential' Saving Je Loan association
and. the Prudential Bancorporatlon
group ' here was Thursday convicted
I of larceny by embezzlement. A circuit
'court jury returned the verdict on the
j second ballot. Johnson will be sent
enced Monday. The penalty Is from
-one to ten years In the state prison,
The defense was given .ten days In
which to file for a new trial.
Johnson was convicted of embezzle
ment of at. 850 of the funds of the
association. He received the ' verdict
calmly. The Jury was out only 06 min
utes. C. A. Dearace. former vice presi
dent of the Prudential group, recently
was convicted of a charge of devising
a scheme to defraud in the sale of
stock of the Bancorporatlon by In
ducing savings depositors to switch
their accounts to the purchase of
stock In-the Bancorporatlon. He was
sentenced to four years in prison but
ha appealed. - . .
KINGSLEY DIES;
, COOLIDGE MAY
HEAD N..Y. L. I. C.
(Continued, from Page One)
From' Ills father's farm at Alburg,
Vt he went to Barre academy and
the University of Vermont, where he
earned part of His expenses by ring
ing the college bell. -
After a year as a school teacher
In Denver, lie went to Grand Junc
tion. Colo., center of the fruit belt
on the western slope of, the Rockies,
where he bought an interest In the
' I "Orand Junction News": got himself
, six-shooter for, protection, and
Jumped Into a political crusade. Later
ho was elected state auditor and ln-
surance' commissioner on the Repub
lican ticket. ,:..'.. .. .
When his term was up, he accept-
ed a Job with New York Life at Its
Boston of flees, and his progress car-
irled him Into the presidency, of the
concern in .107. Desire for more
people, : rather : than ! the league of
security. , .. i " .,
,,,'Aalvln CopUdge roused and smiled
HotiLT thi Z?'j?
ht not recognized the former presl-
,?,,( P-'.' '"' ' '' ' '
''Wl ( you: tell us where you are
' Coolldge? ,
u'ew.York.", . t, ,.
"wm V" "" ou inUini to
, '': . . .'. ., ' ..' ..
. fm oln to .ad meeting."
,HV S""1 ythn8 "y on the
P,ollMoa' situation?".. . . ..
8orKe T., Morris, a former sheriff,
Phed through the newspsper men.
"Will you shake hands with a good
Republican?" Morris asked,
Oooltdgo Bhook- hands mutely, and
Went on Stdrlhg . OUt of tho Window.
The train pulled out of the station,
tno rnln Btl" drumming on tho wln-
.oow.
Mexican War Society
The Aatec club waa founded In
1847 ''y oflleers of the United Stntcs
r tbt Pnnose of keeping
live tho memories and traditions
of the Mexican wnr. A member of
Iho club nominates his first-born
inn or sonio other mnlo blood rela
tive to succeed him.
' ' ' Punctuatinc Numerals
America and Great Britain uso
commas to separate whole numbers
nnd the period to deslgnnto tho deci
mal. Europe tins the opposlto cus
tom, A number written "0,874,
421.02" In the United Stntcs nnd
Englnnd Is written "0.ST4.421.02" on
the continent. Collier's Weekly.
Colonial Traveling
, The ronds In Colonlnl ilnys were
very poor nnd speed of travel de
pended grently upon the condition
of the weather. When Mrs. Wash
ington Joined her husband In New
Knglnnd after he nssumed conininnd
of the Ainerlenn nrmy It took four
dnys for her to travel from Mount
Vernon to Philadelphia..
Modern Shorthand
In England modern shorthnnd
originated during Queen Ellinhetli's
rclgn. A system wns Invented by
Timothy Wright. Other systems
wero Invented hy .Thomas Shelton
shout 10.10, and John llyron In 1707.
Most of the early systems wero or
thographic or alphabetic. Tho first
published system using phonetic
base wns thnt of William Tiffin In
1760.
Comparative Importance
Demanding tho right to sell his
commitments nnd his country short,
a Bear balls the Vlrglnlnii-Pllot
with tho question: "What'i more
Important than a rising market!"
I "It Is less Important," rebukes the
editor, "for the stock mnrket to be
I on the upgrade thnn on tho level."
i ninnniier aingniine.
Lord Mayor's Baton
Iindon's most treasured civic
Jewel, as It la the oldest. Is prob
ably the baton, IS Inches long, cut
from pure cr.vflal and Inlaid with
gold, which each lord mayor holds
In his hands for a few minute once
year nt a symbol of hli authority.
I There Is no record showing how old
It really la, but the workmanship la
of the Anglo-Saxon period.
Edison's Widow at
Mrs. Thomas A. fedlson, widow of
the late Inventor, here Is shown ;
as she attended a dinner In New
York of leaders of the women's
division of the Engineers' Nation-'
al Hoover committee. .
l'OHTLANI) LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 7 W) Cattle
36, calves 20; slow. Steers 600 to
900 lbs. medium s4.25jfS5.60. com
mon e2.50cra4.26; 900-1100 lbs. me
dium $4.255.60, common 12.60 q
S4.25; 1100-1300 lbs. medium 14.00
S5.26; heifers 650-850 lbs. medium
3.25.4.60, common S2.26 a (3.25.
Cows, common and medium 2.00 , Q
S3 23, low cutter and cutter S1.35
2.00. Bulls (yearlings excluded) good
and choice (beef) 2.60ig$3.00, cutter,
common and medium 1.50 2.60.
Vealers milk fed, good and choice
5.5O(S6.50, medium t4.008 S5.60, cull
and common 2.504,oo. Calves 260-
600 lbs. good and choice $4.006.00,
common and medium $2.604.00. .
Hogs 650; steady. -
Light lights, 140-160 lbs., good and
choice, 3.754.50; lightweights, 160-
180 lbs., good and choice, 4.36 a
4.60; 180-200 lbs., good and choice,
4.35fr4.50; medium weight, 200-220
lbs., good and choice, S3. 75 (4.50;
220-250 lbs., good and choice S3 .65
4.35; heavywclgbtB, 250-290 lb...
good and choice, 3.60(S S4.35; 200-350
lbs.; good and choice, 3.25 a 4.ob;,
packing sows, 275-600 lbs,, . medium'
and good, ,$3.00. & 3.50: feeder and
stocker pigs, 70-130 lbs., good and
choice, 3.76(?4.26.
Sheep and lambs 400; quotably
steady. Lambs 00 .lbs. down,' good and'
choice S4.25-S4.50. medium S3.60-S4.25.
all weights, common $2.60 . $3.50;
yearling wethers 90-110 lbs.' medium'
to choice $1.26e2:85; ewes 120 lbs;
medium to choice 751.00, 120-150
lbs. medium to choice 76c $1.00, all
wcightB) cull to common 6076c. ; '
HI.MBKK KEPOIIT ' "
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 7 m ' A"
12.5 per cent decreosc'ln current neil
business and a falling away in uii
filled orders was reported today by
the Western Pine association for the
week ending Oct. 1, as compared wltft
the previous week. Of tho 117 re
porting mills In tho western pine ter
ritory, 66 were In operation.
Current new business decreased 6,
778,000 feet; unfilled orders were off
3.299,000 feet, and production wa3 1.1
107,000 foot Jcsj than the previous
week. Shipments, on tho other hand.
Increased 1.471,000 feet. ' ' ",
Production for the week was 30i-
820,000 feet; shipments 43,601,000, and
orders 40,302,000 feet.
IIONTON WOOL
BOSTON. Oct. 7 UP) Business In
the wool market Is very slow. An
occasional call for fair quantities gives
the market a opotty appearance bu
values remain fairly firm in spite of
the dullness. Clothing 68's and Ohio
and similar bright fleeces show a
slight strengthening tendency on a
very moderate turnover as recent
transactions have been clcued at 1714
ft 18 in the grease, a small gain over
prices realized on tho recent move
ment made pcaslblo by the relatively
small volume of current offerings.
rllirAdO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO, Oct. 7 UP) (U. 8. D.
A.) Hogs 10,000; actlvo. 10 15c
higher; 180-220 lbs. $3.90(1 $4.00.
Cattle 1.00O: fed steers and yearlr
Inea strong, strictly good and choice
offerings absent, most sales $5.50 'g?
$7.25; all cows at new low prices for
season; vealers $5.50 y $6.50.
Sheep 8.000; active steady; native
lambs $5.00( $5.25; native throwouts
3.50t.t $3.75; slaughter ewes $1.00
$2.00.
OMAHA .SHEEP
OMAHA, Oct. 7 UP) (U. S. D. A.)
Sheep 4.000: lambs strong to 25c
htKlier; other classes steady; tvd
woolcd lambs $5.00 $5.15; native
lambs 4 U0 (.,(5.00.
WINNIPEG WHEAT
WINNIPEG. Oct. 7 UP) Wheat
close: Dec. 504tH; May 55S- '
Cash wheat No. 1 northern 48:
No. 2 northern 46; No. 3, 35 14.
PORTLAND CAHII
PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 7 VPl Cash
wheat: Big Bend bluestem 87c.
80ft white 48c.
Western white 47c.
Hard winter 4714c.
Northern spring 47c.
Western red 46c,
Oats: No. 2 whlt. $17.00.
Today's car receipts: wheat 54;bar-
Icy 8; flour 8; corn 2; hay 3.
Tree in Hittory
Tho Indians used to hold thcli
tribal rttos under the Liberty elm
at Clinton, l'a., and under It later
In Its history, on July 4, 1770,
Declaration of Independence was
signed by tho "Fair I'lny Men,"
who aent two messages to the Con
tinental congress at Philadelphia.
Also, under this treo tho first treaty
was made between the white men
and the Indians, but no esnct date
can be set for this. Tho tree Is
still standing ind Is about W0 years
old.
OREGONDAIRY
' , HERDS SCORE
IN THE EAST
PORTLAND.1 Oct. 7 VP) Oreson
butter and Oregon dairy herds, prlzk
winners In many competitions, con
tinue to check In the winning col
umns In eastern shows.
Word wo received here today that
the Raven dairy of Portland, with an
extreme score of Hli, won the high
est award of any Paclf lo coast buttor
at the national dairy cattle exhibition
at Waterloo, Iowa. This Is considered
an exceptional score. In consideration
of the distance the exhibit was sent,
The award .was the fourth highest
or any received in the country, the
higher ones being but fractionally in
creased over the Portland product.
The Mount Angel college stock farm
at Mount Angel, Ore., won second
place In the Iowa show In the one
year bull class In the Holsteln divis
ion. .. .
WOOL REPORT '
BOSTON. Oct. 7 VP) The Com
mercial Bulletin will say tomorrow:
The wool market has continued
dull and prices are slightly favoring
the buyer In some Instances. Scoured
wools for the woolen mills keep fair
ly firm, however.
:- "The piece goods market is less ac
tive but fairly steady and deliveries
against old . contracts go : forward
steadily, not only In the finished
goods but also In yams and tops.
"Foreign markets are hardly changed
for the week. Prices In London and
In Australia are fairly firm on tho
basis of about 80 cents, clean landed
Boston, in bond, for good combing 64-
70'e.
""In the west there Is little new
this week, aside from the sale ot
about six million pounds of mohair
In Texas to A. W. Hllllard & Son oi
Boston at 6 cents for adult and 25
: MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY
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i v : CHICAGO WHEAT
Open . High , Low Close
Dec ..'.':....' ,50H94 .iSU'K .4914,. ,40.B0
May WiK' .
July .56 .':
CBICAUO CORN ,
Open H'fh Low
I
nee m9 .
May ........'..;t........'. .3l : ,
July ,.32!& .,
' ' " PORTLAND WUBAT
' ','.; Open filch , Low . Close '
Dec. .5IV4 . '.5114 ". .51 ... JSl , 1 !
May 6414 .6.114 - .54' .54
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MlltttHYf'l "1MOCO C Xl
ChtttUrjield Radio Program
Every night except Sunday, Columbia
-. Coast-to-Coast Network.
0 W3. tiflfifTT Ik Myfm ToMrco Co.
cents for kid. This clears substan
tially all of the fall clip."
Tho Bulletin will publish the fol
lowing quotations: scoured basis:
Oregon Pine and f. m. staple 45
48: flno and f. m. Pr. combing 43-44:
fine and f. m. clothing 37-38: valley
No. 1, 40-43.
Mohair: Oregon 13-14: domestic
graded, first combing 34-35; second
combing 33-23; third combing 17-18;
fourth combing 15-10; good carding
34-35; first kid 45-50; second kid 36-
40.
l'OHTLANI) PRODUCE
PORTLAND, Oct. 7 Wl Butterfat
Direct to shippers: station 16c; Port
land delivery price 18 20c lb.
Live poultry Net buying price:
heavy hens colored lbs. 14c; do
mediums 10c; lights 6c; springs col
ored 10c; all weights white 13016c;
old roosters 7c; ducks pekln 10 Ho
lb.
Potatoes Local 76c orange box;
Yakima Gems 80-$1.00 cental.
Butter, eggs and country meats un
changed.
Onions, wool, hay, mohair, nuts.
coscora bark and hops quotations un
changed.
KlKSAIl AND FLOUR
PORTLAND. Oct. 7 VP) Sugar
Cane, granulated $4.50 100 lbs.; beet
sugar $4.30 100 lbs.
Domestic flour Selling price de
livered: patent 49s $5.50; do 98s5.30;
bakers' bluestem $4.10; soft wheat
pastry patent 3.40fi S5.20; Montana
hard wheat patent $5.00 $5.20; rye
$4.50(a $4.60. ,
LIVERPOOL WHEAT
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 7 UP) Whear,
closed: Qcfc 65!4; Dec. 65;- March
55!(,. Exchange $3.45.
RUTTERKAT '
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7 OP) But
terfat f. o. b. San Francisco 23c.
.55-54 fi .B4.55J6
,5(i '".55 3 . MH
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Turkish tohacco is to cigarettes what seasoning is
to food. You don't want too much seasoning in
food. Or in a cigarette. But you do want enough!
Chesterfield uses just the right amount of Turkish
tohacco. Not too much, but just enough to give to
Chesterfield a better taste and aroma.
Smoke a Chesterfield ... and taste the difference!
hesterfield
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Warmthl Servicet Smfagil
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Part-Wool Oversize
DLANKBTO
Ah AU-Time
High Value
at
PAIR
Soft . . . fluffy ... and large
enough so they'll stay
tucked in (72x84in.). At
tractive block plaids!
J. C. Penney Co..
DEPARTMENT
1307-1309 Adams Ave.
LA GRANDE
RETAIL MARKETS
Sugar, 100-lb. sack
Vegetables
Parsley, bunch
Cabbage, lb
New wax onions, lb. ........
Turnips, 3 bunches
Carrots, 3 bunches ...
Potatoes, sack
Potatoes, sack
$5.19
60
3c
3c
10c
10c
' 98c
. $1.25
2c
26c
10c
BgilOc
350
6c
10c
12c
6'c
30c
100
10c
8c
15c
Onions, lb. .....
Tomatoes, 8 lbs M
Beets, 3 bunches .
Lttuce. Imperial
uaruc, id. .
Beans, 3 lbs
Celery, bunch
Cauliflower, lb.
Cucumbers. 2 ; .
Red peppers, lb. .
Green peppers, lb. ..
gg plant, id
Spinach, lb
Sweet potatoes, 4 lbs
Frurc
Peaches, basket
10c
. 80
..600 $3
60c
.10 50a
Bananas, lb.
Apples, box .
Lemons, doz.
Oranges, doz, ;
Dry prunes. 30 to 40 size, 4 lbs. 26c
Tiirkisli, hut
too mvitliatd
STORK
La Grande, Ore.
Green apples, 6 lbs. ......
Grapes, lb. .
Dairy
Butter, creamery, lb, .
Cheese, lb.
ate
..1834o
16o
80
Honey, comb
Cottage cheese, lb.
Egg
Fresh extras, doz.
Mediums, doz. .
Mixed, doz, .......
now
Bard Federation, 49 lbs. .
Per barrel '1 ,, .-
Soft wheat, bbl.
Meat
Beef boll, lb. ' ;
8c
-1214-180
15 a 20o
I60
170
Pot roost, lb.
Chops and steaks, lb. ,
Hamburger, lb.
Ham, lb.
Flsn
Salmon, If. (fresh)
Halibut, lb. (fresh)
Crabs, lb
Clams, lb
FInnen Handle, lb.
16o
15o
..35 400
100
... 800
Poultry
I Hens, lb
Springers, lb.
..15c20o
....2022o
not
Wuf!
2So
10o
28o
26o
2o