MORNING ENTERPRISE, WEDNESDAY, APEIL 16, 1913
PRIZE UNIONS
OF GREAT MEM
(Continued from Page 1.)
first medal. About one-tenth of the
is of various soft varieties. The red
fir grows abundantly hers, and is con
sidered the best timber lor building
bridges in general. The trees of
Oregon have even fibers, while those
of the Eastern states have not. The
government is further assisting in
the conservation of forests, by plac
ing certain sections in reserve. This
has a tendency to prevent moneyed
interests from slaughtering for greed.
Again, the soil, in some sections,
seems peculiarly adapted to the
the growing of fruits, and conserva
tion is evinced bv using such land
for this purpose. So in the Hood
River district, apples are abundant;
and in the Rogue river valley, pears
and peaches are grown, while large
uuantities of the latter are raised
throughout the state.
The oration then goes on with a
review of the Columbia river and its
dminage system as a commercial
route for the carrying of Oregon's re
sources, and subsequently reviews
the fishing and mineral industries.
Much consideration is also given to
the scenic marvels of the state, and
the essay closes with the following
paragraph:
"Considering the benefits which the
citizens of Oregon enjoy through the
conservation of her many natural re
sources, such as the fertile so, the
rich mines, acres of standing timber,
we have faith in the future of our
state, and consider it an excellent
place in which to live, and feel proud
to call her our state our home."
PROBLEM OF INDEPENDENCE
FOR THE PHILIPPINES
By Kent Meachy
This oration opens with a review of
conditions in the Philippines from the
days preceding the Spanish-American
war until the present, and after pre
senting this material, discusses the
problem presented as follows:
The gathering of a Philippine legis
lative body and Philippine assembly
marks a process absolutely new in
Asia.
Hitherto this Philippine legislature
has acted with moderation and self
restraint and has seemed in practical
fashion to realize the eternal truth
that riiere must always be govern
ment, and that the only way in which
any body of individuals can escape
the necessity of being governed by
outsiders is to show that they are
able to restrain themselves, to keep
down wrong doing and disorder. The
Filipino people through their officials
are, therefore, taking real steps in the
direction of self government.
But it is well for them (and well
also for those Americans who during
the past decade have done so much
damage to the filipinos by agitation
for an immediate independence for
which they are totally unfit) to re
member that self government dep .mis
and must depend upon the Filipinos
themselves.
All wa can do is to give them the
opportunity to develope the capacity
for self government. If we follow
the advice of foolish doctrinarians
who wished at any time during the
past ten years to turn the Filipinos
adrift, we should have shrunk from
the plainest posible duty and have in
flicated a lasting wrong cn the Fili
pinos. We have acted in exactly the op
posite spirit. We have give.n the Fil
ipinos constitutional government a
government based upon justice and
we have shown that we have govern
ed them for their own good, not for
our agrandizement.
The question now is whether or
not the Filipinos have yet reached a
state in which they are capable of
retaining self government.
The oration then goes on with a
report of the wide variance of habits
and customs of the members of the
many Filipino tribes, sets forth their
lack of desire for popular government,
and describes the readiness with
which they will take up tribal war
fare; and concludes that under these
circumstances, the day has not yet
come when the paternal hand of the
United States can with justice be re
moved( from, the Philippines, and the
natives thereof be left to work out
their own destiny.
ARE NOW TANGLED
Two Vancouver marriages culmin
ated in the Oregon City circuit court
today, when complaints for divorce
were filed. Roy R. Quick, who was
married in Vancouver in 1912, asks
freedom from Pearle E. Quick on the
grouni3 that she is "insanely jeal
ous," and has charged him with con
sorting with other women, greatly to
his humiliation. He also says that
his wife flies into fits of rage without
any provocation, that she has threat
ened to kill him, aad that she con
stantly nags him, nothing that he
does meeting with her approval.
Emilia Thomas, who was married
to Guy J. Thomas in Vancouver, in
1905, on the other hand wants a di
vorce because she says her husband's
temper is unreasonable, and because
he has repeatedly, before her friends,
called her vile names and otherwise
treated her in a cruel and inhuman
manner.
CHIEF LONG WARS
ON AUTO SPEEDERS
Mike Long, chief of the Oregon City
fire department, has declared war on
automobile speeders; and following
th9 arrest and conviction of John W.
Loder Monday on his complaint, lo
cal autoists have come to the con
clusion that they will have to keep
their eyes open for the doughty fire
chief. Mr. Loder was fined $25 in
justice court Tuesday, and paid his
fine like a good fellow.
"It is time that speeders observed
the regulations in this city," said Mr.
Long today, "and after this I am go
ing to make it my special business to
apprehend all autoists who think that
Main street is an ideal race course.
I am tired of hearing a horn tooting
and then seeing a cloud of dust go
up the street like a cyclone and af
ter it is all over realizing' that just
another autoist has been trying out
his benzine bugy here. It has got to
stop, and I am going to swear to a
complaint on every speeder whose
number I can get."
H G. STARKWEATHER
TO PROBE CREDITS
H. G. Starkweather, who has been
named by Governor West with Dr. H.
McPherson, of the Oregon Agricultur
al college to make a study of the
farm loan system in Europe, left for
New York Monday, and will sail early
next week for Liverpool. Enroute Mr.
Starkweather and Dr. McPherson will
be joined by the delegates from Wash
ington, who are also going abroad to
study rural credits, and in New York
other delegates from nearly every
state in the union will unite in on 3
big party. The investigators will
spend the summer in Germany,
France, Switzerland, Denmark and
Belgium, and wil return late in Aug
ust. Mr. Starkweather and Dr. McPher
son will report to the governor on
their return as to the feasibility of
adopting a similar plan in Oregon.
While the United States at ' large,
through congress is considering the
adoption of a rural credit system,
many of the Western states are con
sidering such a scheme independent
of the nation. Washington and Ore
gon are leading among these, and
their delegates on the tour will make
special reports to their respective
state delegates. The aim of the sys
tem of rural credits, or farm loans, is
to enable the farmer to obtain from
the state or nation advances for the
purpose of gathering his crops or im
proving his land, without the present
high interest mortagage system. In
other words, it provides for public aid
for agricultural betterment, with an
easy scheme of "repayment.
FIRST GAME TIED;
RAIN ENDS BATTLE
Tied in the ninth inning, the open
ing game on Portland grounds of the
Pacific Coast league season, was
played before some 20,000 spectators
Tuesday afternoon. Two more in
nings were played, but at the end of
the 11th neither the Beavers nor ths
Angels had scored again, and rain and
darkness forced the struggle to an un
satisfactory close.
Portland scored early in the game,
and it looked like a oneto-nothing
pitcher's battle till the first of the
ninth, when Los Angeles put one
over. The game, while spectacular
from start to finish, was not snappy,
the players seeming slow and heavy.
Krause, pitching for Portland, did
wonderful execution, but the excel
lent team work of the Angels made
the efforts of the rest of the team
unavailing.
The score:
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ttinbroiriered crepe de chine is one of
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Tbe pattern illustrated really com
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What Could
SheDo?
By HARRY VAN AMBERG
"Gwen!" .
"Yes, papa."
"I have something to say to you. My
friend John Truesdale is coming up
from the city to- spend some time with
me. I wish to warn you against play
ing any of your pranks on him."
"Why, papal What can you mean?"
"Mean! You little minx, you know
very well what I mean. Every man
who comes into this house you send
away all muddled up. I am very fond
of Truesdale. He served in the regi
ment I commanded in the Spanish war,
and 1 don't wish anything to come be
tween him and me to cause restraint.
If you go for him he'll keep away from
here forever after."
"If Mr. Truesdale is a friend of
yours, how can he"
"Nonsense! In the first place, he's
ten years younger than I; in the sec
ond, if he were ten years older it would
not make any difference to you. Now.
go. You understand what I require;
behave yourself."
"How do you wish me to treat Mr.
Truesdale?"
"Let him alone." -
"All right, papa. I'll do just as you
say."
Mr. Truesdale appeared, or, rather.
Captain Truesdale. for he had com
manded' a company in Colonel Board
man's regiment in Cuba and had dis
tinguished himself for gallantry. He
was thirty-two years old and a fine
man; hence the warning the colonel
had given Gwen. A few days after
his arrival a second interview occurred
between father and daughter.
"Gwen," said the father sternly, "I
thought I told you to do nothing to
get Truesdale balled up."
"For heaven's sake, papa, what have
I done?"
"Done? You have done a lot One
can often w,rk more mischief by doing
nothing than doing a great deal."
"Didn't you tell me to leave Captain
Truesdale alone?"
"I did. and you have left him so se
verely alone already that"" J can see
he is piqued. What I wish you to do
is to treat him just as you would treat
any guest of mine."
"Yes, papa."
In spite of tbe obedient tone in which
the words were spoken Colonel Board
man looked at his daughter with mis
giving as she meekly left the room.
Another brief period passed, and the
colonel again thought it necessary to
speak to his daughter about her treat
ment of his friend.
"Gwen!" She knew by the tone in
which her name was spoken that more
fault was to be found with her and
bowed to what was coming.
"I can't understand," the colonel re
sumed after a pause, "wby you can't
treat friends of mine who come into
this bouse more naturally. I asked you
to let Captain Truesdale alone, and
you let him so severely alone that
your treatment of him attracted his
attention. Then I asked you to be
more cordial to him, and you must
needs be too cordial. Don't you know
that's the way to get a man in love
with you?"
"You don't mean it! Isn't that fun
ny?" "Funny! It isn't funny at all; it's
serious."
"What do you wish me to do next,
papa?"
"What do 1 wish you to do? Why,
confound it, I have a mind to send you
away!"
"Shall I pack?"
The colonel thought a few moments
before replying to this last question.
"Yes," he said at last, "you may pack.
Go to your Aunt Margaret's till Trues
dale leaves here. Then you may come
back. If I had any confidence in you.
which I haven't, I wouldn't object to
Truesdale, but this mania of yours to
bring every man down for mere sport
is execrable, and in the case of Trues
dale I won't have it I'm extremely
fond of him and will not permit you
to embarrass our friendship."
"Yes. papa."
The same afternoon Gwen was pack
ed off to her aunt's. While she had
been at home. Truesdale, especially un
der his recent treatment by her, had
been the life of the house. He talked
over their campaign with his host and
made no mention of any time of de
parture. But as soon as Gwen had
gone he beeame dull and listless. The
colonel -tried to enliven him with "a
horn" once in awhile, but it did not
appear to do bim any good. The day
after Gwen's departure he told his
host that bis presence was needed in
the city. The colonel protested, but
yielded, since his guest had ceased to
be companionable. So they parted.
Then the colonel, who must have com
panionship, wrote his daughter:
"You may come hqme the tempta
tion is now out of your way."
When Gwen drove up to the house
the colonel ran out to embrace her
Who should get out of the carriage
first but Captain Truesdale. He hand
ed out Gwen!
"What does this mean?" asked, the
colonel, bristling.
"It means," said Gwen, "that you
wished me .to let Captain Truesdale
alone. That didn't please you, and I
treated him cordially. You sent me
away and he followed me. What in
the world could I do? I suppose I
must marry him. for you'll never be
satisfied with anything else 1 do in the
premises."
"I think you had." said the colonel,
"because he will probably not be satis
fied himself with anything else you do."
unions.
More Juice can be extracted from a
lemon by heating it slightly than if it
be soneezed when cold. -
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Amanda Edgren,v administrator of
estate of John J. Edgren, and Am
anda Edgren, widow, to Mary Jane
Dicken, tarcts Nos. 18, 20 and 21 In
Outlook, $1.
Frank P. Hallock and wife to Jos
eph T. Thompson and wife, west half
of tract 3, Oregon Homes, $10.- .
Estacda State bank to G. H. Litch
horn, lot 9, block 7, Estacada, $500.
William B. Jennings to Emma I.
Jennings, all block 39, First addition
to Jennings Lodge.
A DOCTOR'S
STORY
By EDWIN CONSTABLE, Ji.
I was one night called from my bed
to visit a patient of whom 1 had never
heard. I asked the person at the
phone how he came to call upon me,
and be could give no reason. But he
said there was a young girl there who
had received an injury aiid. if he could
not get a doctor for her soon he feared
she would die. He had called up sev
eral doctors and all had refused to
come.
"For heaven's sake, doctor," he add
ed, "don't leave us with a dying wo
man on our hands. We'll pay what
we can!" -
I lived on a street which, though it
was eminently respectable, was not
far distant from a district which was
quite the reverse. I decided to walk
rather than take out my chauffeur, who
had driven me a good deal late at
night recently and was tired out.
Tbe man at the phone had given me
the street and number, and as I pro
ceeded I saw that I was in the worst
part of the town. The house itself
was neither good nor bad. the worst
thing about it being its surroundings.
I hesitated for a moment, then rang
the bell. A woman came to the door,
and I noticed that instead of hurrying
me to the sickroom she looked out
through the open doorway to see
whether I had come by conveyance.
"Did yon walk, doctor?" she asked.
"Yes. Why do you wish to know
that?"
"Oh, nothing. Most doctors go
about in automobiles nowadays."
This interest in how I had come in
creased my suspicions, especially since
the call bad been so urgent. As 1
passed through tbe hall to a room in
the rear I noticed that there was little
or no furniture in the house. Indeed,
it was what we call vacant, and the
people in it had come into it for a
purpose. What that purpose was I
could only conjecture. If it was to
rob me I bad no arms with which to
defend myself.
As soon as I had entered the room
I saw that I had not been called to
visit a patient. The only furniture in
it was a rickety chair. Two men were
there, and the woman who had admit
ted me remained without, locking the
door. The two men looked me over
without saying anything.
"Where n the patient?" I asked.
"There is no patient here."' replied
one of the men. "What we want is
money. Write us a check on your
bank for $3,000, and tomorrow after
we have drawn the amount we will let
you go."
"And if I refuse?"
The spokesman shrugged his shoul
ders, and tbe other man felt some
thing inside the shabby coat he wore
which I supposed to be a knife. I
knew that all this was to terrify me.
"I haven't $5,000 in bank." I said.
"My balance is a little over $900, if I
remember correctly. I will give you a
check for $900."
The meu withdrew to a corner,
where they held a consultation in
whispers. Presently they came to me
and said that if I would make it sure
they could get the money on the check
they would accept the amount and 1
wrote a note to a friend of mine
asking him to draw the funds and
give them to the bearer of the check.
This satisfied them, and there seemed
nothing to do but for me to sit on the
rickety chair till the next morning and
as much louger as was needed for my
captors to get safely away.
One of the men went out; the other
remained with me. I chatted with him
for awhile, apparently making the
best of the situation. Suddenly I sniff
ed the air suspiciously.
"There's ozone in this room," I said,
affecting to be much frightened. If
there was anything in the air it was
not ozone; it was rather the want of it.
"What's that?" asked the man. -
"Have you got ozone?" I asked the
man, approaching him and sniffing the
air as I did so. Then, putting my nose
to his sleeve, I added: "You have it.
Let me get out of here. I don't want
to die with you." .
The man looked at me, evidently
somewhat frightened, and asked.
"What is it doctor?"
"Do you know what leprosy is?"
"Yes."
"Well, ozone is a similar' disease,
though it works much quicker. In
two weeks you will be a dead man."
He turned pale, but kept enough
nerve to look at me with an Inquiring
glance that I knew was to determine
my sincerity.
"Let me out," I repeated. "The dis
ease is contagious." I kicked furiously
on the door. Tbe other man came in
to learn what was the matter. 1 told
him his friend had a disease that
would carry him off possibly in a few
days, and if he didn't get away from
it he would come down with it him
self. I persisted OH I had got them
frightened. Then they asked if I
could not cure the disease. I told
them there was an antidote, but I
would bave to go for it
Following up my advantage, I made
an agreement with them that they
would surrender my check and call
the whole affair off if I would give one
of them a prescription for the medi
cine and they would let me go as soon
as it arrived. I sent the man out with
the prescription and the money to pay
for the medicine. 1 ordered laudanum
and when it came gave the patient a
dose to cure bim and the other a dose
for an antidote. Having thus drugged
them. I left, and a few minutes later
the police had them in charge.
CHURCH GAINS $52.00
A musical and literary program of
more than usual interest was given
Saturday by the ladies of Logan
church, and several exceptionally
commendable features were heard.
Folowing the entertainment baskets
were auctioned, and the net proceeds
amounted to over $52. The sum real
ized will be applied to' the fund for
church remodeling.
uioa.
Cuba is 700 miles long and varies In
width from about 25 to 100 miles. It
is about the size of Pennsylvania.
If It happened it la in tns Enter
pris.
Ax
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Beaver Building, Main Street
.earl to Heart
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Ey JA.MES A. EDGERTON
PUBLICITY.
Burglars work iu the dark. So do
lobbyists. So do trust directorates.
Devious deals in government, private
understandings with officials, the
granting of special privileges, the plan
ning of fraud mid corruption, all- go
on behind closed doors.
Jokers are put iuto legislation in
committee meetings from which the
press and the public are barred.
When men are in the light where
they can be seen .by other men they
are on their good behavior.
The thing to do is to turn the light
on all these secret places and dark
corners.
The public has a right to know every
thing about its own business.
To tell how this business is con
ducted, to turn on the light and to
bring hidden things into the open con
stitute a part of the mission of the
press.
That is also the object of investigat
ing committees.
When you find a public official kick"
ing about the newspapers, abusing re
porters and sneering at investigations
it is usually safe to set him down as
one who will bear watching.
He is employed by the public, but
has something he wants to conceal
from his employer.
If the employee of a business con
cern took the same attitude toward
his employer he would be investigated
or fired, or both together. In short
order.
It is about time in this country to
drag legislation from secret committee
rooms and public business from be
hind closed doors.
The newspapers have been doing
much in this line, but they have much
more to do. Tbe public is now in a
mood to stand' behind the editors, and
between the two they ought to be able
to find out what the public agents
have been doing with the public prop
erty. Darkness and secrecy offer too great
temptations for many officials to with
stand. Turn on the light!
Which Is Reason Enough.
The reasou most men can't marry on
$10,000 a yfar is because they, haven't
got it Philadelphia Inquirer.
PLAY TO BE REPEATED
"The New Minister," recently pre
sented by the ladies and members of
the Gladstone church, proved such a
success that it has been decided to
give another production of the home
ly comedy-drama. In answer to the
demand for another performance, the
play will be presented in Gladstone
hall Saturday evening, April 19.
v f :
The Superiority of EiectricToast
to the charred, or brittle, or soggy kind made in the
tedious old-fashioned way, is relatively the same as the
superiority cf grilled steak to fried steak.
Fcr one-tenth of a cent a slice the General
Electric Radiant Toaster makes Perfect. Toast faster
than you can cat it. It is Perfect Toast because the
radiant heat forces the necessary chemical change
in the bread. This insures delicious golden Toast that
fairly melts in your mouth.
Yon can operate the General Electric Radiant Toaster on the
finest damask table clolh. Its neat porcelain base and cheerful
glowing coils add grace and charm to any table.
This little toaster is on display at our store in the Bea
ver Building on Main Street.
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
THE G. O. P. IN DEFEAT .
OREGON CITY, Or., April 15.
(Editor of the Enterprise) Will the
Republican party live? From the
standpoint of a Bryan Democrat the
surest evidence that the Republican
party will live is that it is now dead.
Everything in nature including man,
has to die to live. About every sev
en years we have a complete new
body. Deciduous trees and flowers
lose their leaves in the fall and take
a seeming death state for the win
ter, but they come back to life again
in the spring. Doubtless many read
the heart-rendering appeal for sym
pathy in the Oregonian, when they
asserted that it was cruel of Senator
LaFollette to kick Taft when he was
down and so hopelessly dead. The
wakes that have been held by Taft,
ex-Goovernor Hay and others on the
Republican remains is but another
evidence and admission that the G.
O. P. is dead, dead, dead! Whoever
heard of a wake restoring anybody
to life. Thoreau says, "Our glory is
not in falling, but in rising when we
fall.':
Another author says, "It is not
that you're licked that counts, but
how did you fight, and why?"
Democrats survived a series of
stinging defeats, but it made final vic
tory all the sweter to them. The
only people that can bury the G. O. P.
beyond hope are tre citizens who
voted for Taft at the last election. It
is said by some, that Taft was a weak
nominee for the 1912 fight, but the
strongest man they could nominate
would have been destined to dfeat.
The tables have been turned on the G.
O. P. They will iiave to show their
invinciblenesss in defeat while the
Democrats show their magnanimity in
victory.
CHAS. M. MOFFITT.
VANCOUVER SCRAPPER
BESTS KNOCKOUT BROWN
LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 15.
(Special) Bud Anderson.of Vancou
ver, Washington, a coming light
weight, knocked , out "Knockout"
Brown, of New York, in the fifteenth
round of a scheduled 20-round mill
here tonight. A month ago today the
same pair fought 20 rounds to a draw.
Anderson had Brown goggy in the
eleventh, and only the bell saved the
Easterner from defeat at that time.
The fight was the Vancouver lad's
from the start, and his defense en
abled him to keep clear of almost all
of Brown's lunges.
rno sure una.
"What is that rascally friend of
yours doing now?"
"Time." Baltimore American.
BtTTER THAN SEASERPENT
Seaside, Oregon, has a press agent
in the person of Bill Macrea, veteran
newspaperman and several times ed
itor of his own papers. Just at pres
ent Bill is doing what he can to boost
the, Oregon resort, and his late dis
patches show that he is losing none
of his 1 cunning. Bill's latest is a
"dirigible war balloon"" which ap
pears at early morning and cruises
in midair off the resort and the neigh
boring forts at the Columbia's mouth.
Latest reports have the dirigible pop
ulated by three men, one of whom
looks through a telescope and dictates
notes to another, while the third runs
the engine. Ancient mariners and
early summer visitors vouch for the
aerial visitor, BUI asserts.
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Northwestern League
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Tacoma 1 4 1
GOLDEN WEDDING OBSERVED
Celebrating their golden wedding
annivsersary March 31, Mr. and Mrs.
A. T. Muir, who live some six miles
northwest of Woodbine, were the re
cipients of many letters and cards of
felicitation from Oregon City friends,
and from scores of others who know
them. Nine children of the honored
couple, seven boys and two girls,,
were present at the Muir home to
make the day happy," and with their
presence did much to brighten the oc
casion. One of the noteworthy gifts
of the occasion was a $50 purse made
up and presented by the children,
Ray Nedrow, of Fairmont, a grandson,
making the presentation.
NO CAUSE FOR HASTE
Too diligent reading of the Port
land papers brought several citizen
esses to the court house Tuesday
morning much out of breath and per
turbed. They all wanted to register,
if it was not too late. To them -it
was explained that there was no
rush about registering here, as th9
redivision of the city would not be
completed until -July, and that as
there was no election before then, the
formality might as well be postponed
until mid-summer.
Monday was the last day for regis
tration in Portland for those who de
sire to vote . at the city primaries
there. 1
TWO SEEK PAPERS
Gottliee Kinzi, a Swiss, and John
Leonard Moser,- a German, have filed
application for citizenship papers
with the county -clerk, and their ap
plications wil be heard in court on
May 5, when five other applicants will
also explain to the presiding judge
why they want to swear allegiance to
Uncle Sam.
BUT ONE THOUGHT MOVED
PORTLANDERS ON TUESDAY
Oregon City people who went "to
Portland Tuesday to transact business
affairs came back rather disgusted,
and declared that Portland was a city
filled with "bugs," "cranks,"" "fans"
and other queer things. Many of
those who journeyed to the metrop
olis, did not appreciate the real rea
son for this state of affairs, but- some
of them did. .
Sheriff Maas was among those who
went to Portland. When he came
back his face wore a troubled exv
presion, mainly because official duty
kept him in Oregon City in the after,
noon.
"I would sure have liked to have
seen that ball game," said the sheriff,
"everyone in Portland is just crazy
over it.
Head lettuce is reported scarce on
the local market, and as a result the
price has advanced 25 cents a crate.
Recent rains have not improved the
available crop any.
Butter is finding a ready market In
spite of a drop in prices to the south.
Local butter is holding well in price,
and supplies on hand are best grade.
Strawberries continue plentiful, at
slightly lower prices. Local fruit Is
stil a rarity on the market, however,
most of the berries coming from tbe
south, and being quoted at $3 to
$3.50 a crate.
Vegetables are appearing more
plentifully, and markn pris are
somewhat lower.