Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1907)
3 HOP-PICKERS TAPE 25c FINGER COTS FOR HOP-PICKERS 35c A DOZEN THK BIOKINU OKEGONIAX. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1907. iMi Bath Brushes We would like to call your atten tion to the finest assortment of Brashes; Bath Mitts, Turkish Towels, Friction Belts, Wash -Rags'. We have a department devoted to these goods. If you wish the best always and a large assortment to choose from we can satisfy you. Bath Brushes with handles, $2.50 to 25 Bath Brushes without handles, $2.25 to 15 Bath Brushes with rubber tube to attach to water faucet; spe cial $3.00 Friction Belts. $1.85, 65c and. ..50 Bath Mitts, 85c to 15 Turkish Towels, a very large assort ment, $2.75 to . ..65t Rub Dry Towel, special for today; regular 25c, now..'. 19 U-ar-das Preparations Our specialties U-AR-DA Soap 15, Bath of Benzoin 50, Luxury 50S "Face Powder 25S Talcum 25, Cold Cream 40, Milk of Cu cumbers 50. Cameras and Supplies Ansco No. 1, size of pic tures 3123 films most popular size made price SJ55.00 Steel Telescope Tripods, $7.00 to ...$2.00 Lumiere Gelatine (P. O. P.) Post Cards, 3 sur faces; try them; some thing new; dozen.. 20J Notice, Professionals. We are sehng ' Mirmount Developing Post Cards,- thousand $7.00 Suit Cases and Hand-Bags r 1 fw There is no time like the 'cTfllb? 'fSi JiiiliS, Present if you wish to save Suit-case, waterproof, ' extra heavy, reinforced, double- action lock; regular $4.00; special $2.59 Suitcase, regular $5.75 hand-stitchedt sole leather corners, double-action lock, sole leather straps; a bargain for any one $3.75 Suitcase We here have a case that you will be proud to own, A-l in style, make, shape, color, material and workmanship; yours at $6.95 Hand-bag Regular $7.00 you will have to see this bag to appreciate its value--for $4.25 Complete line of Hand-Bags, Vassar Bags, Ladies' Hand-Bags, from $2.00 to ."...$25.00 Pictures from the Gift Room Our selection of Framed Pictures, Mat Pictures Passeportouts, eta, were never more complete than now. You will al ways find our Gift Room interesting when ' you have a moment to spare. Come up and look around. Extra special this week in a large Sepia picture ll12xl4, solid oak Frames, many subjects; regular price 69c; fourth floor special 47 It is only a step, so to speak, from poor sight to blindness. Perhaps it never occurred to you that a defect in the sight is not as a rule a disease of the eye, so often it is a condition which the proper glasses Trill not only relieve, but many times en tirely cure. Sight is restored, eyes are made strong, headaches disappear, the nervous strain is relieved and the eyes are saved, perhaps from blindness. If you are troubled, a personal talk will interest you. Consultation free with our optical man, who is a State Examined Optometrist, in charge. Artificial Palms For Decorative Purposes Should interest you at some time; for churches, halls, houses, .stores, etc. We carry a large assortment, from $8.00 to. . 65 Umbrella Jardiniers When it rains what is more disagreeable than a drippy, wet umbrella. We have large umbrella Jardinier Stands 19 inches high, strong, beautiful patterns, many styles ; your choice for $2.25 Brass Jardiniers, any style, size or shape you may wish, it's here; fourth floor; 75c to $4.00 Foreign and Do mestic Drugs If quality and price is an object "GET THEM OF US." Sodii Phosphate, extra fine quality. 15c and 25 "Woodlark" Witch Hazel, concentrated extract when you want the best, re member put up in bottles 10c, 15c, 25c, 40c; gallon $1.25 "Woodlark" Pure California Olive Oil, put up in bottles, 30c, 50c, 85c; per gallon $3.50 Healthy people should keep that way, and the best way to cure a great many ills is by exercise. Let us show you the McFadden Exerciser, it is made in two styles Style A, $5.00; Style B, $4.00. Massage exercises are very good for any one troubled with poor blood circulation; each $1.T5 Massage Roller keeps the skin health ful and the pores open, which is a preventative for many skin troubles. $4.00 to 50 Athletic Supporters We carry all makes, all sizes, all kinds, from 50c to $1.50 "You will find them on the first floor." We wish you to open a monthly account with us. Your credit is good. rem Clarice mz toniBanv The Largest Retail Drugstore in the United States Remember when in a hurry, in case of accident, our special de livery gets there at once. Phone Exchange 11; Home Phone Al 139 1 OF THE AUTO Dr. G. E. Watts Writes of the Drivers' Troubles. WANTS WAGONS NUMBERED Thinks Same Penalties Should At tach to Careless Equine Drivers as to Motorists Some Defects of the City Government. PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 26. (To the Ed itor.) If you will allow me a little space I would like to say a word In defense of automobiles and auto users. A great deal has been said about auto mobiles, reckless driving, speed laws, etc., by people who were not entirely fa miliar with the subject they were trying to handle. This has been demostrated by their change of sentiment after being shown by the Auto Club that an auto even at 15 or 20 miles an hour Is still the safest vehicle on the hlchway, and that the law as It stands or the one proposed Is unjust. We have a state law covering license tags, numbers, lamps, etc., why not do ,away with the city tags or num bers entirely and use state numbers, if they don't wish to send to Salem to find the owner of a certain number then re quire everyone to have the state num ber registered in this county. This does away with the confusion of two numbers. As to passing on the left. Eec.8 of State Laws says: The driver or operator of every automo bile, motor vehicle, or motor cycle, shall be governed by the usual law of the road by turning to the right In meeting vehicles, teams and persons moving or headed in an opposite direction, and by turning to the left in passing vehicles, teams and persons moving or headed In the same direction. Now, supposing I am driving up Wash ington street behind a car and wish to pass it. I should pass on the left. Should another car be coming uown the street then I Should pass wherever It is clear, to the right of the up-bound car If pos sible, if not, then clear over to the left hand curb If it is unoccupied. Of course, if anyone is coming down he has the right of way. but if it is not In use It is my privilege to use It. The fact that I drive an automobile does not curtail my rlgiits as a citizen, and I have as much right to use the streets as any ether cit izen, and there is no reason why I should be compelled to use only certain parts of the street and to keep off of another part of the unoccupied street, neither is it Just that I should be compelled to re main behind another vehicle or stop 60 feet behind it when it stops. Buggies and other vehicles are not compelled to do It. why should autos, and why snould streetcars be shown this favoritism? In turning corners why should we be required to turn on the angle of a square and why should not we use any portion of that unoccupied street crossing to make the turn as long as we don't Inter fere with those who have the right of way? Of course, everybody who has no automobile Is. Jealous of everybody who has. It was the same with bicycles, which eventually regulated themselves, as' automobiles will If left alone, but on account of this Jealousy, pedestrians and bicycles get in your way on purpose with an air of "Run over me if you dare." Teamsters crowd you into l.ght places where you have to stop or get bumped, streetcars will exceed the speed limits to Bhut you off, then slow down so you will have to stop, and they often hit an auto when they could avoid it. Out on the roads there is not one horseman in a thousand who will give us a bit of the road when we attempt to pass trom be hind, but force us down on the sidling part of the road where It is rough and hard to get by. then whip up to keep us down there as long as possible. -All of these things make the auto drivers sore, and of course they do things to retaliate. The sooner the public generally and more especially the drivers of other vehicles recognize the fact that we have equal rights on the highways the sooner the troubles will end. There have been very few accidents, considering the number of autos in use and the number of drivers who are ama teurs, and when, they do occur you will find that In SO per cent of the cases both parties are equally to blame. Where a pedestrian is struck it Is almost ftlwavs his own fault, for he has either stepped off the curb directly In front of a ma chine without looking to see what is com ing or he has dodged back and forth until he Is hit. when If he had gone right on it wouldn't have happened. No arrests have ever been made in the thickly crowded streets like Fifth and Washington, or Third and Morrison, but away out at the edge of the city limits, at Montavllla. or away up Washington street, where one might drive 60 miles an hour and not hurt anybody except himself, except by a rare chance. The speed law should not read so many miles an hour, as we have no reliable way of telling how many miles per hour we are going, but should read at a reasonable" rate of speed. What would be reasonable at Fifth and Washington would be ridic ulous at Twentieth and Washington, or what would be reasonable at Twentieth and Washington would be criminal at Fifth and Washington. The fact that so few accidents happen on the crowded cor ners shows that the auto drivers are careful and not reckless. There are many things that need touch ing up worse than automobiles. For In stance, teamsters who drive along in front of cars, block after block, and will not pull out or let them go by. Street cars often run 20 and 25 miles an hour on Washington street east of Tenth. Wag ons should not be allowed to blockade the steel bridge by driving up to the gate on the left side in place of waiting in line, for there is no chance oftheir getting ahead and they obstruct the line coming in the opposite direction when the gates open until their line passes or they crowd in in front of others who aave stood in line and are entitled to their place. This really should be stopped. All veHiciesshould be compelled to car ry numbers, the same as autos, also lights at night. Pedestrians should be com pelled to look both ways before stepping off of the curb and should not be al lowed to cross the street at any place oth er than at crossings, and then at their own risk as a vehicle takes the left side of the street at its own risk. Another thing that should be stopped is the dump ing of slabwood on the street so that It occupies two-thirds of the street and leaves the other one-third full of scat tering sticks so an auto can hardly bump its way through. This condition is to be found in several places. Another thing that needs attention is leaving horses untied on the streets. 1 believe there is an ordinance against this but It doesn't seem to be enforced. Many lives are endangered every day by the neglect of this precaution. On page , of the Evening Telegram of August 24, a heading "Runaway Team Causes Real Peanut Shower" treats an occurrence of this kind as a good Joke. Had this been done by an auto what an awful fuss there would have been about it. The owner would have been arrested and someone would have been drafting an ordinance against autolsts. Why Isn't the owner of this team arrested? A runaway team Is the most dangerous thing that was ever on the streets and when a horse is known to have run away once he should be barred off the streets forever after wards, because he is never safe. There are two sides to this auto question. I have driven around the city for four years and have never hurt anyone and If I ever do it will be. as much the fault of the one who Is hurt as It is mine. I in sist on having all vehicles carry numbers and" lights. Lights for public safety and numbers to identify them in case they do have an accident. Another thing that needs attention is the street crossings. Most of them if new are four Inches too high, if Old they are four Inches too low and where streets are paved they are lower than the cross streets. In place of giving crosses a gradual slope to pavement an abrupt drop, from eight to twelve inches, they are left as at Park and Taylor streets. To get on most of the paved streets there are usually three or more blocks of very bad street to go over. Sprinkling asphalt streets at 7 or 8 o'clock In the evening Is a very bad practice. Just when the traf fic Is heaviest on a street here comes the sprinkler. A horse cannot stand up, bicycles cannot use it, autos cannot keep from skidding and endangering the ma chine. Just when everybody wants to use the streets they are rendered danger ous or absolutely useless. This sprink ling and sweeping should be done after 1 A. M. when traffic Is light. The tooting of horns is a vicious prac tice and if anything is done at all about this It should be absolutely prohibited In the city Instead of being required at each crossing. If you toot your horn at a person, he is supposed to look out for you and get out of the way. If you have no horn or are not allowed to toot It you will look out for people yourself and go around them In place of scaring them out of the way. Of course. In rainy weather or on wet streets, we cannot control our cars as we can on dry streets on account of the wheels slipping when we put on brakes too suddenly and drivers of other vehicles should give us a little consideration on that account and not crowd us into places where we have to skid into the curb and break a wheel or skid front on into some thing and break our lamps. We are not looking for things to run into, as it is usually more expensive to us than to the other fellow. The bridges across the river need re-decking. They are in very bad condition, more especially the Steel Bridge. The auto drivers generally are not a bad lot and should not be discriminated against just because the other fellow Is In power. Give us a-square deal, that is all we ask. We realize as well as any body that there is a class of people wbo go along the streets with their eyes closed and their mouths open and are not able to look out for themselves. Of course they have to be protected, not from the ordinary auto driver, but from one of their own kind or class who happens to be driving an auto, for you will find a few of this class in all pursuits of life, and they have got to be protected from one another, but in the efforts made to protect them the rights of those compe tent to look out for themselves have been infringed upon. DR. G. E. WATTS. REDMOND THREATENS MORE MENACING AGITATION. British Cabinet's Surrender to Lords Causes All Nationalists to Leave House of Commons. LONDON. Aug. 26. The Chief Secre tary for Ireland announced in the House of Commons this afternoon that the gov ernment is preoared to accept some of the Lords' amendments to the Irish evicted tenants bill, whereupon Redmond, chairman of the Irish party, declined to participate in the discussion of the meas ure. Mr. Redmond accused the government of breaking its promises by failing to af ford tenants an opportunity to return to their homes wherefrom they were diet ed 20 years ago. He said the Irish must recommence a strong, menacing agita tion. The Irish Nationalists thereupon left the house, which then appointed another committee to confer with the Lords and see what could be saved of the mutilated measure. . THEIR WORD GOQO Chinese Believed Rather Than Americans. JUDGE WILFLEY'S DECISION FIRE AND FLOOD WASTE JAPAN Hakodate Almost Burned Up Water Causes Millions of Damage. HAKODATE, Aug. 26. Seventy per cent of the city was destroyed by fire today. Hakodate is an open seaport at the southwestern extremity of the Island of Yezo. It is beautifully situated at the base of a rocky cliff and has a capacious and fortified harbor with ex tensive docks. It has a naval school and match factories, and has some at tractive buildings. The population in 1899 was 78,040. TOKIO, Aug. 26. A flood in Central Japan has done several million yen damage. Japan Re6trict9 Emigration. TOKIO, Aug. 26. The law making ships carrying emigrants subject to official per mission, which hitherto applied to vessels destined to Hawaii and South America, will be made to operate similarly regard ing ships bound for Canada, beginning In September. It will reduce the number of emigrants, but is designed principally to safeguard the interests of officially rec ognized emigrants. New American Arbitration Plan. THE- HAGUE, Aug. 26. General Porter has announced that the American dele gation to the peace conference has re ceived new instructions to present a new list of cases coming within the scope of the proposed obligatory arbitration scheme. Italy and Austria Are Friends. ROME, Aug. 26. Newspapers today declare that the conrerence yesterday between Slgnor Tlttonl, Italian Min ister of Foreign Affairs, and the. Aus-tro-Hungarian Emperor and various Austrian ministers, has completely ef faced pat bitterness. Will Wed Scion of Napoleon. ROME. Aug. 26. It is reported in court circles that the engagement of Prince George of Greece and Princess Napoleon Bonaparte will soon be announced. Forced Into Holy War. PARIS, Aug. 26. The Matin's Tan gier correspondent says that Mulai Haflg declares he is opposed to a holy war, but that the leading calds are forcing him into one. King of Greece In Paris. PARIS. Aug. 26. The King of Greece, on his way to Copenhagen, arrived here today. . The sperm whale can remain below the sur face about 20 minutes at a time. Then It cornea to the surface and breathes 60 or 60 times, taking about 10 minutes to do so. Based on Reputation of Mongolians for Fair Dealing American Tourist Predicts Great Awakening In China. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26. (Special.) State Senator F. D. Smith, of Kinsley. Kan., who arrived here yesterday from the Orient on the liner Persia, tells of a tribute recently paid to the Chinese mer chant class by Judge Wilfley. of the United States Court at Shanghai. On one side in a case that Judge Wilfley was trying were two American contractors, on the other a Chinese merchant. In rendering his decision Judge Wilfley said that he had accepted the unsupported word of the Chinese merchant against the sworn testimony of the two Americans, on the ground that the reputation of the Chinese merchant class for honorable dealing in business matters was such that the testimony of one of them was worth face value. Subsequent events, said. Mr. Smith, justified Judge Wilfley's confl fldence. Mr. Smith spent three months In China and was greatly impressed by what he saw. He found that In parts of China newspapers Innumerable were being pub lished and widely read. Shanghai alone is the home of 70 newspapers, which cir culate in all parts of the empire. The Senator sets the date of China's awaken ing inside the next 10 years. "A decent government Is all that China needs," said the Senator," and when she gets that . she will come Into her own. When she does, let the world look out. I do not believe in the yellow peril In the sense of an overflowing horde of cheap living, hard-working Mongolians, but I think that China will awake speedily and restore the original lines of her kingdom. Foreigners now holding terirtorlal conces sions will be kicked out. The wealth of that wonderful empire will be developed and China will take its place among the great powers. "Japan has shot her bolt. She is too poor ever again to wage an aggressive w-ar and. when the dragon stands up, the island kingdom will be lost in the shadow." eration's relation to the strike. Small asserted that the companies', conditions were worse than when the strike be gan, and that half of the Western Union force here failed to report for work after Friday, when double pay was abolished. Superintendent Brooks, of the Western Union, said: "Our company will have nothing to do with Small or his union. While we are willing to consider individual cases of the men who struck under pressure, the agitators who engineered this situation will not be re-employed under any circumstances." Western Union Enters Denial. NEW YORK. Aug. 26. The Western Union denies the statement of Presi dent Small that the Western Union abolished the double-pay system last Friday and denies that any of its men have left. . Beat an Inoffensive Man. DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 26. Telegraph strike sympathizers severely beat an In offensive citizen tonight, having mistaken him for a strikebreaker. No arrests have been made yet. NO ARBITRATION THEY SAY Small and Telegraph Companies Agree on One Point. NEW " YORK, Aug. 26. President Small declared today that arbitration of the telegraphers' strike was at pres ent out of the question, and added that the strikers were prepared to remain out two months. He said the executive board of tho American Federation of Labor would shortly consider the Fed- If You Lose Any. Honey Or your pug dog, or your Sunday ujubrolla, you should say something about it in the want columns of "The Oregonian." Many thou sands of honest people read these columns every day and there will be pretty large chances in your favor if you mention your loss to them. Of course, everyone in Port land recognizes that The Oregonian is the "LOST and FOUND" Medium of the City. At the Theaters What the press Agents 8ay. MARCH TO ATTACK Moors Under New Sultan to Fight French. JOY IN FANATICS' CAMP 'THE CARNIVAL OF LOVE" Stockwell-MacGregor Company In Roaring Farce at JIarquam. Another big hit was scored by the Btoek-m'ell-MacGregor Company at the Marquam last night when "The Carnival of Lve" was given Its flrBt performance. It was e'ldent from the reception tendered It by the public that it Is a winner, and during the remainder of the week the Immense audience of last night will be duplicated at every performance. It Is the last week of the engagement of the company and the many friends made by the organization are flocking to flee it before It is too late. Ladies' Day at The Oaks, Thursday. Next Thursday will be observed at the Oaks as .Ladles' day. Great preparations are being made for their entertainment on that day. and in addition to a programme of interest, a large number of presents will be distributed. To the first 2000 ladles who enter the grounds through the main gate on that day an elegant china plate will he given. These plates are worth at least three times the price of admission and will be an ornament to any home. New Stock Company at the Star. At the Star Theafer the new stock com pany of R. E. French is already making it self popular. The company is presenting "A Daughter of the South" this week as Its Initial bill, and no better attraction could have been selected. This Is a military story of the Civil War days, and the principal characters are a Union officer and a Con federate spy who love a Southern girl. The situations are exciting and thrilling, end there is a patriotic atmosphere in every act. The etock company is well balanced and is giving a good performance. There will be matinees Tharsday and Saturday. Seats can be reserved by telephone. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Next Sunday at the Baker. Eeate are now on sale at the Baker box office both for the season and for all per formances six days ahead. The opening of the Baker Stock Company will take place next Sunday matinee, and one of the great est and most successful years ever known In Portland is In prospect. The opening at traction Is to be Henry Arthur Jones' famous comedy, 'The Liars.' "Robin Hood" at the Marquam. The six weeks' engagement of the Cali fornia Opera Company will open at the Marquam next Monday night, the first of fering being that beautiful comic opera success "Robin Hood." The California "Company is under the direction of Tom Karl, the famous Bostonlan tenor, wbo stands at the very top among light opera singers. The big chorus of 40. Is said to be a veritable whirlwind. Georgia Minstrels Coming. Richard and Pringle's Famous Georgia Negro Minstrels will be the attraction at the Heilig Theater, Fourteenth and Wash ington streets, next Sunday. Monday and Tuesday nights, September 1, 2 and 3. Popular prices will prevail. The advance seat sale will open at the box office at the theater next Friday morning, August 31. California Hops Being Picked. SANTA ROSA. Cal., Aug. 28. Hop picking is in progress in Sonoma and Mendocino counties. There is said to be a splendid crop this year, when quality 1b considered, but the yield, it is believed, will be slightly below that of last season. Estimates place the yield of Sonoma at 'about 22.000 bales. , French Line Meets Rate Cut. NEW YORK. Aug. 26. The French line announces a reduction in the cabin rate to Europe to meet the reductions of German lines. Mulay Haflg Has Great Army Be hind Him Attack on Raisuli to Be Renewed Franco Spanish Demands. Paris, Aug. 26. The correspondent at Casa Blanca of the Matin telegraphs that word has been received In the Arab camp from Mulal Haflg. the newly proclaimed Sultan, announcing that he is marching to attack the French with numerous forces and several cannon. WILL AGAIN ATTACK RAIStLI Imperial Army . Reinforced Bri gand Spirits Prisoner Away. TANGIER, Aug. 26. The imperial troops are expected again to attack the Kmass tribesmen. Reinforcements and ammunition have been sent to Caid Me halla. It is reported that Raisuli. fearing tho rescue of Caid MacLean, has removed the prisoner to Bool Haishin, east of Kmass. JOINT DEMAND ON MOROCCO France and Spain Insist on Organ izing Police. SAN SEBASTIAN, Aug. 26. The Joint French-Spanish note insisting that measures be taken for the forma tion of Morocco police, as per the Al geciras agreement, was handed to the Moroccan Minister of War yesterday. Confer on Moroccan Affairs. PARIS, Aug. 26. Premier Clemen ceau conferred with President Fallleres today, also with various ministers, con cerning Morocco. No statement was is sued. The Cabinet meets Wednesday and Saturday. lomatic subjects. The Chancellor dis cussed the Moroccan situation freely,' elaborating on Germany's willingness for, France to use her own discretion at Casa Blanca with the knowledge that Germany will not raise embarrassing questions norl seek to place difficulties in the way oft v ranee s work in restoring order. Organize Police at Mogador. TUNIS, Aug. 26. Lieutenant Causse, of the Department of Native Affairs,; has been ordered to Mogador to organ-! ize the police. Will Give France Free Hand. BERLIN, Aug. 26. M. Cambon, the French Ambassador to Germany, has re turned from Nordorney well satisfied with the results of his visit to Chancellor von Buelow, with whom he had three long conversations on International dip- LIKES BULL RUN WATER Rlngling, the Circus Man, Praises! Portland's Water Supply. "This Bull Run water you have in Portland is the best to be found in a month of travel," said Mr. Rlngling, manager and one of the owners of Rlngling Brothers' circus, as he stood giving directions in the mammoth show tent after the performance yesterday afternoon. "I like to have the show lay over Sunday here for several reasons," ha continued, "and one of them is that not only the members of the company but also the animals, both wild and tame, may have the benefit of this su perb Bull Run water. You see. in go ing from place to place as we must we strike all kinds of accommodations. We can usually secure good, or at least, fair shelter and food, but the water we must take as we find it. And some of it is is language won't ex press it. So you can readily see why we travellers consider this Bull Run water, clear, cold and pure as that of any mountain brook, a treat that yon Portlanders do not always fully ap preciate. Four out of every five pounds of weight both In men and animals are nothing but water; so you see how necessary it is that we secure it as) pure as possible. Our people here) must be In the pink of health to do their dangerous work, and wild animals irt captivity are especially liable to sick ness. Good food, fresh air, exercise, and pure water are necessary to health. Every one owns that, even If most peo ple do not act on it. With wild ani mals exercise Is of course extremely limited, so we must make up for the lack of it 'by the very best of the other requirements. Nothing will sick en man or beast so surely and so quickly as bad water. And once sick-, ened, nothing will cure him so certainly and so rapidly as the pure water you have here in Portland." Mr. Rlngling chatted pleasantly this afternoon, and expressed himself as more than pleased over the recep tion given to his show in this city. "I only wish we had seats for all who came today," he added. Of course we would like the money that the extra seats would bring in, but above that it hurts me to see people turned away disappointed, especially children. A circus to a boy is art event, and when he has his dimes In his hand and can't get in his trou bles are more than he can bear. But if it hurts him It does me too. AH those we had to turn away today I would gladly ask within the tent free if I could." fir i "senses" to Get your five gether, then all aboard for the grocer s for the ginger snap that has broken all records.