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CUPID FINDS AID
IN VANCOUVERITE
FREE HEALTH CERTIFICATES
IS DOCTOR'S PROMISE.
EXPOSE DRAGS IN
EDWARD PROFITS
REVOLT
CHARGES OFFICERS
MURDERED SUTTON
MISS CORBIN TO .
MARRY JAPANESE
BROXZE-HUED MERCHANT WINS
SOUTHERN BELLE.
PORTERS VICTORS
IN COURT ACTION
ON MORGAN'S TIP
E
BRITAIN'S RTTLER CLEANS UP
$1,000,000 ON STEEL,
pDtt xr nnvr.nv kttvtiav itrnRXTXt?. AUGUST 8. 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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GOVERNOR
XPUUNED
AWAY
Judge Butler Dissolves
Injunction.
RIGHT TO BLOCK ROAD HOLDS
Harriman Agents Resort to
Condemnation.
RIVAL FIRMS ARE ACTIVE
Twohy Bros. Take Advantage of
Temporary , Injunction to Rush
Sufficient Supplies Into Des
chutes for Two Months.
MORO, Or.. An. ". (Special.) Judge
Butler late tonight dissolved the tempo
rary Injunction issued against Porter
Bros.. This means that Twohy Bros, will
not be permitted to cross the Gurts ranch
with supply teams and equipment for the
Deschutes Railway Company.
Not to be outdone, Harriman's legal rep
resentatives at once filed condemnation
proceedings against Porter Bros, in an
effort to force an entrace to the disputed
territory through the property of their
rivals.
Arguments In the Injunction case occu
pied two days in the Circuit Court here.
A night session was -also held to expedite
the hearing. There was a long array of
legal talent for both contesting parties.
Voluminous Records Presented.
The Deschutes Railway Company was
represented by Jay Bowerman and E. V.
LlttleBeld. while the defendant was re
resented by Harrison Allen, of the firm
or Carey Kerr, of Portland, Or.; H. 3.
Wilson, of The Dalles, and Roy J. Baker.
The records In the case were volumin
ous, there being about 75 or 80 pages of
evidence to read in connection with the
pleadings in the case, which were also
quite lengthy. The arguments lasted un
til 11 o'clock last night, and were taken
up again this morning at t o'clock and
completed at about 11 o'clock today, when
Judge Butler took the matter under ad
visement, and rendered his decision after
8 o'clock tonight.
Harriman Lacked Deeds.
The evidence showed that the plaintiffs
secured certain rights to go over these
certain lands with their wagons and out
fits, and on the strength of these rights,
expended tW In constructing a grade
down the canyon of the Deschutes to the
railroad right of way. But no deeds were
taken by the plaintiffs from the land-owners,
nor any agreements In writing. Por
'ter Bros, saw the opportunity and pur
chased from the land-owners the lands
over which this road ran. and immedi
ately upon securing possession under
these contracts stopped the Deschutes
Railway Company from sending in sup
plies over the roud.
While the temporary Injunction was In
force, the Deschutes Railway Company
had been sending In about 10 to 15 wagon
loads of provisions to the river each day,
and now has a sufficient supply to last
for at least two months, there now being
CO men employed at this point on the
river.
Second Injunction to Bo Heard.
The Deschutes Railway Company has
now tiled a condemnation suit against J.
P. Porter, Roy J. Baker, R. L. French,
B. F. Downing, Edwin Mays and also the
tenants in possession of these lands. This
condemnation suit la to appropriate the
wagonroad. which was the subject of the
Injunction in the case tried in the Cir
cuit Court here today.
The second Injunction suit filed by the
Deschutes Railway Company has not yet
been set for trial, but the Indications are
that thia will be set for trial some time
within the next ten day. This Is a suit
In which the Oregon Trunk Line and Por
ter Bros, are enjoined from Interfering
with the plaintiff, along about six and
a half miles of right of way along the
Deschutes River. The defendants In this
case are obeying the Injunction and have
taken eff all of their men from this part
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Physician Hates to See County Lose
$125 Per Month and Will
Conserve Revenues.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 7. (Spe
cial.) No more need the love-lorn maid
ens and youths of Vancouver look earn
estly into their pocketbooks and then go
to Oregon to get wed. and so avoid pay
ing the heavy fee for medical passports
to bliss now required by the Washing
ton state law. A friend to all poor but
honest lovers has arisen In the Columbia
River city, and henceforth Vancouverites
and others who prefer to get married in
their own state may do so, and not be
out of pocket some CS or more besides
the regulation license fee.
This friend of the love-lorn, who has
been moved with such strange compas
sion, is Dr. A. A. Pompe. who has noti
fied all whom It may concern that here
after he will make no charge for issuing
medical certificates to such as can pass
the required tests. Dr. Pompe is moved
to do this not from any desire to gain
notoriety: but because he is a good
citizen of Clark County, and believes in
conserving the country's revenues at
home, where it will do the most good.
Since the new Washington marriage law
went into effect on June 10. the falling
off In county revenue from this source,
as compared with former revenues, has
been about 1126 a month, and Dr. Pompe
says he does not see why his county
should lose this sum.
So far he is the only physician In
Clark County to make this- offer, and one
of the few in the state who are willing
to give up fees averaging from 18 to
125 per couple. Of course he expects a
rush of business, but he says his county
is more important than his personal com
fort. JAP WANTS MONEY BACK
Declares War When He Can't Cso
Marriage License.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 7.
(Snecial.) Throwing his license on the ta
ble and demanding the return of the
money which he had paid for it, FranI
Ishikuro. a Japanese who has for the
past several days been- trying to marry
Mrs. Minnie Crockett, exploded his. rage
In a threat against the whole American
race.
The Japanese and the girl secured a
license several days ago, but neither
Judges nor ministers would marry the
couple, owing to feeling over a Chlno
Araerlcan wedding not long ago. When
Judge McKlnney. of the Justice Court,
refused this afternoon either to marry
him or give his money back he became
exceedingly wrathy and declared war on
the white race.
Constable Peterson accepted the dec
laration, but the Japanese beat a hasty
retreat before Nels could get In action.
BIG IMMIGRATION GAIN
Arrivals for Last Six Months Show
Increase of 141 Per Cent,
CHICAGO. Aug. 7. (Special.) Accord
ing to figures prepared by E. E. McLeod,
chairman of the Western Passenger As
sociation, there was an Increase of ap
proximately 141 per cent In the immigra
tion to this country during the past six
months.
For the first six months of last year the
aggregate number of steerage passengers
coming to this country was 133.410. as
against 466.373 for the corresponding
period this year. This is an increase of
321.S63 passengers. The alien passengers,
which represent the bulk of the Immigra
tion, totaled 440.655 for the six months
Just ended, as sgalnst 125.30 for the cor
responding period of last year.
CASHIER WINS OVER SELF
Starts to Commit Suicide After Then
and Then Decides to Face Charge.
AUBURN. Ind.. Aug. 7. After wand
ering In the woods without food for
three days and nights, struggling; to
pitch his nerve to the point of killing
himself, Frank Nlcolat, assistant cash
ier of the City National Bank, returned
to this city today and was arrested,
charged with having embezzled $5000
of the bank's funds.
"I have fought the fight," said Nlcolal,
"and I have come back to face the
charge."
He could not commit suicide, he said,
though he had bought a revolver for
that purpose.
HARRY
Mrs. Sutton Tells Them
So Faca to Face.
SAYS SON BEATEN TO DEATH
Then Shot Fired Into Head to
Support Suicide Plea.
LEARNED FACT IN VISION
Son Appeared and Told of Being
Shot In Head Mother Maintains
Truth of Charges Made in
Letters to Officials.
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Aug. 7. (Special.)
The entire in: minutes' session of the
Sutton court of inquiry today was held
behind closed doors. During this period
Mrs. Sutton, the mother of the dead ma
rine officer, faced Lieutenants Adams,
Utley, Willing, Be van and Osterman and
Sergeant De Hart, who are defendants
before the court, and boldly declared her
belief that the verdict of the first court
that her son had deliberately committed
suicide was unjust and voiced the opin
ion that he had been killed by one or
more of the officers who were with him
the night of the tragedy.
Accuses Officers Face to Face.
The accusation was made without reser
vation in confirming the authorship of
letters which Mrs. Sutton hac. written to
the Navy Department, whl'e she was
seeking to reopen the case. In the court
room were the members of the court, the
Judge-Advocate. . Mr. Davis, counsel for
the Sutton family; Mr. Blrney, the coun
sel for the six officers: Mrs. Sutton, Mrs.
Parker and the official stenographer.
When the court met this morning Mrs.
Sutton was placed on the stand and the
Judge-Advocate opened the way for fur
ther resistance to the reading of Mrs.
Sutton's letters to the Navy Department
on the part of Mr. Davis by asking that
the stenographer read them. Mr. Davis
surprised him by assenting without ob
jection. The stenographer read the let
ters, 11 In all, and some very voluminous.
Thinks Son Beaten to Death.
The Judge-Advocate asked Mrs. Sutton
If she acknowledged the authorship of
the letters as each was read. She re
piled In the affirmative to most of the
questions and said that she did not re
member others.
In the letters she expresses the opinion
that her son had not taken his own life:
that he had been beaten to death by his
companions and that a bullet had been
fired Into his head by one of the officers
In order to support the suicide theory,
which had been agreed upon; that he
had been set upon by some of the other
officers without provocation and that
some of his effects had been stolen and
misappropriated.
Officers Can Tell if Will.
The JudWe Advocate asked her why she
had made these charges. Mrs. Sutton re
plied that she had based her statements
upon information and belief, looking di
rectly at the five lieutenants In white
uniforms and the more gorgeous marine
sergeans in blue, red and yellow, who
occupied the front pew colloquially re
ferred to as "the dock."
Mrs. Sutton, replying to other questions,
said that she believed some of the of
ficers who were with her son on the
night he was killed could tell the nature
of his death if they desired, and the re
cital would prove the falsity of the stigma
of suicide resting' against the name of
her son.
Son Told of Death In Vision.
One letter in particular brought out a
storm of questions. It was that describ
ing a vision in which her son had com
municated to her that he had been killed
by his companions and a bullet fired Into
his head. Mrs. Sutton said she had writ
ten the letter, but advanced no further
explanation of it. She will be asked to
explain It more fully when subjected to
cross-examination Monday.
MURPHY USES FAMILIAR
Girl Said to Be Related to Indian
Fighter Yields to Suit of
' Moneymaker.
DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 7. (Special.)
Entranced by the charms of Miss
Alice M. Corbin, who saya she Is the
granddaughter of General Henry C. Cor
bin, retired Commander of the United
States Army and a famous Indian fighter,
Dorcairo Wooyeno, a bronze-faced Japan
ese merchant, who has been conducting an
art store on Woodward avenue, made ar
dent love to the Southern belle, and has
Just taken out a license In this city to wed
her.
Wooyeno, who is 39 years old, first
met Miss Corbin, who lives in Corbin,
Ky., at a fete in Cincinnati a year ago.
He is said to be "no slouch" as a mer
chant and money-maker. Anyhow, he
says It was a case of love at first sight
on his part, although it took consid
erable diplomacy to persuade her to
consent to the marriage.
"I will sell out my business here,"
said he, "and go to New York. My
affianced loves New York. Then in
1910, J shall take her to Tokio to meet
my father and mother. The world's
fair will be on then and we shall enter
tain ourselves with many honorable
sights."
NEW YORK. Aug. 7. Apropos of the
Detroit dispatch regarding the marriage
of Miss Corbin to a Japanese, it is said
here General Corbin has no granddaugh
ter. '
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'F Maximum temperature, S4
deRrees; minimum, 33 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
, foreign
Spain explains Barcelona outbreak as local
affair, but Alfonso dazed by hatred of
people for clerfty. Section 1, page t.
Swedish strike disgusts American tourists;
two reRiments mutiny. Section 1, page 3.
Japan befftns work on Antung railway in
defiance of China. Section 1. page 2.
NntionaL,
Tart arrives at Beverlev and begins his va
cation. Section 1. page 4
Politics.
La Follette claims credit for Taft'a victory
on tirfff and gains strength for re
election. Section 1, page S.
Domestic.
California gardener call Burbank faker.
Section 1, page 1.
Spanish woman In San Francisco accuses
man of imprisoning and torturing her.
Section 1, page 3-
King Edward makes millions profit by buy
ing steel stock. Section 1, pige 1.
Argument In Thaw case finished; Evelyn
scored by both sides. Section 1. page 2.
Mrs. Sutton stands by charge that officer
murdered her son. Section 1. page 1.
Granddaughter of General Corbin to marry
Japanese merchant. Section 1, page 1.
California couple returning from honeymoon
fined for undervaluing goods. Section 1.
page 2.
Sport.
Coast League scores: Portland 1. San Fran
cisco 6; Vernon 5. Oakland 2; Los Ange
les 6, Sacramento 2. Section 2. page 2.
Jeffries partner says he will fight Johnson
and scores Dalaney. Section 2, (.age 2.
Few pugs of present day worthy to be called
fighters. Section 2, page 2.
Northwestern League scores: Seattle 3.
Portland 7; Spokane 5, Vancouver 4; Ab
erdeen 5, Taroma 1. Section 2, page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Injunction against Porter Bros, dissolved by
court. Section 1, page 1.
Governor Hay's name dragged In by ex
posure of political secret order or Pan
Tans. Section 1, page 1.
Vancouver doctor to give health certifi
cates to the lovelorn without charge to
save county revenues. Section 1, page 1.
Ballinger and Plnchot to debate conserva
tion policy at Spokane; lively time ex
pected. Section 1, page 5.
Editor Blethen denies now that he cast
a? pert. ions on Supreme Court. Section 1,
page 7.
Junction City has stabbing affray; assailant
disappears. Section 1. page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Sharp decline in local wheat prices. Section
3, page 4.
Chicago wheat market quiet and weak. Sec
tion 3, page 4
Stock prices continue to advance. Section
3, page 4.
North Bank road makes traffic arrange
ments with North pacific Steamship Com
pany. Section 3, page &
Portland and Vicinity.
Judge Carey declares Porter Bros, will con
struct railroad. Section 1. page 9.
Chinaman killed by streetcar; countrymen
start riot. Section 1. page 8-
Unknown autoist who killed Mrs. Clara Real
charged with murder. Section 2. page 12.
General Tucker declares Bull Run water Is
curing him. Section 1. page 8.
Editor of New York Times points out dan
gers In new tariff. Section 1, page 4.
Real Estate and Building.
Many outside people are buying In Port
land. Section 4, page 6.
Office ione Is scene of active building. Sec
tion 4. page 6.
Newspaper man spends three years In build
ing home. Section 4, page 9.
Building permits for week amount to
2o3.190. Section 4, page
Farm near Gresham purchased at bargain.
Section 4. page 8-
First wing of new patton Home to be erect
ed at once. Section 4, page 8.
property sales In suburbs continue frequent.
Section 4, pace T.
National Wood Pipe Company buys ten
more acres. Section 4. page T.
EVENTS OF LAST WEEK
Hay Asked to Explain
Secret Order.
PAN TANS SEEK TO CONTROL
Political Cabal Uncovered in
City of Spokane.
CONFESSION BY MEMBER
Police Commissioner Falls to Ijlve
Up to Tenets of Society and Is
Threatened With Punishment.
Members Are Prominent.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 7. (Special.)
Governor Hays name Is Drought Into
view by the searchlight turned on the
Pan Tans, a political secret order, be
cause of his appointment of Judge Web
ster to the Superior Court bench. The
workings of the Pan Tans was exposed
a few days ago by the confession of Po
lice Commissioner Tuerke, and now a
Grand Jury investigation of the workings
of the secret-order are demanded.
Panta Pantols is the real name of the
new secret order, which Includes in its
membership three Superior Judges, a
Spokane Police Judge, a City Commis
sioner, Court Bailiffs and men high in
the political councils of the state. "One
for All and All for One," is the motto
of the organization.
Political Power Sought.
control of citv and county government
is believed to have been the object of
the secret order, existence of which was
not known until Police Commissioner
Tuerke exposed the workings of the
cabal hen he was threatened by vio
lence, it is said, because he had failed
to. live up to the tenets of the order. ...
Commissioner Tuerke said tonight:
'I have returned the $51 advanced me
by the order as my campaign expenses.
Chester Rdwards, whose promotion to a
police captaincy caused my expulsion
from the order, repeatedly urged me to
accept it. There were no beneficiary ad
vantages attached to the lodge and no
charities, and it is farcical for members
to claim it was not for political gain. I
was ousted for having failed to appoint
Chester Edwards and D. D. McFhee to
police captaincies."
Ttferke Exposes Secrets of Order.
"Why did the organization pay so much
heed to Edwards when he dramatically
declared that I had not been frank in
telling him he could not have the cap
taincy, if not for political advantage? In
uttering the remarks he knew he was
challenging a superior officer, and might
be discharged, and declared that If dis
charged he would immediately get an
other bailiff's Job In Judge Webster's
court.
"Forty or 60 members and their friends
called on the Mayor next day and urged
the appointment of Edwards, but I had
told the Mayor of the plan beforehand, to
guard against his possible belief that it
was a public clamor. At a meeting in the
offices of A. C. Edwards, father of Ches
ter, the younger Edwards made the
threatening remark that he never forgot
a friend or never fogot an enemy. Charles
Rich repeatedly referred to the lodge's
motto of "One for all and all for one.'
Webster Denies Political Feature.
"My trial, at which Judge Webster was
the prosecutor, speedily followed, and
there is no doubt in the world but that
the sole reason for that trial was that I
would not subordinate myself to the po
litical wishes of the men bent on secur
ing the appointment of Edwards. One of
the principal talkers at that meeting was
N. E. Nujum, of the law firm oB Nuzum
& Nuzum."
Judge J. Stanley Webster of the Su
perior Court, one of the members of the
mysterious lodge who has been under
heavy fire from Commissioner Tuerke for
alleged activity In the matter of prosecut
ing Tuerke at the lodge trial, eald to
night: "My duty to the lodge prevents mo
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AS TEXTS FOR LITTLE
Campaign Lasting Three Months
Gives Good Return German,
Royalty In Deal, Too.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. (Special.)
By speculating on the stock of the
United States Steel Corporation, King
Edward, of England, has Just cleared
more than $1,000,000 as the harvest of
a three-months' campaign, according to
a story told today. The story was
given out In Wall street and much
comment was made on the significant
fact that the King's agents placed his
commission Immediately after a visit
paid him by J. P. Morgan, who knows
considerable about steel.
Not only has the crowned head
of England profited by specuatlon In
Wall street, but It became known that
German royalty has been buying steel
and other American stocks, all of which
have made substantial advances to the
material benefit of the royal coffers.
It was three months ago when King
Edward's agents went into Wall street
for steel. A short time before that Mr.
Morgan had visited the King, and dur
ing the Interview is supposed to have
given Edward VII a tip on the stock.
At that time steel common was pur
chasable from $50 up. Tonight It closed
at 7614.
HAWLEY NAMES HENDRICKS
Salem Editor May Be Census Super
visor, but Bourne May Object.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 7. Representative Hawley
today recommended the appointment of
Robert J. Hendricks, of Salem, as
Supervisor of the Census for the First
Oregon District. Mr. Hendricks Is editor
of the Salem Statesman and other papers.
Whether or not the recommendation of
Mr. Hendricks will encounter opposition
from Senator Bourne is not known. Mr.
Bourne regards these appointments as
belonging to him, though In other states
tliey are Congressional patronage.
C. V. Johnson, of Corvallis, whose name
was under consideration In connection
with this appointment, telegraphed Mr.
Hawley that for business reasons he
wished to withdraw and urged the ap
pointment of Mr. Hendricks.
BOY HAS STOIC FORTITUDE
Cuts Out Rattler's Bite and Conceals
Wound From Mother.
MARYSVILLE, Cal., Aug. 7. (Special.)
Thomas Warner, a young boy of Maglla,
Butte County, while out hunting doves
Thursday, was bitten by a rattlesnake
and suffered extremely. He went to his
home, but," his mother being seriously ill,
refrained from telling her of his accident,
for fear It would make her worse.
The boy's father was absent and he ad
ministered the best remedies he knew,
cutting the flesh from around the place
where the snake's fangs went in. He
nearly died from the bite, but refused to
alarm his mother and waited a whole
day for his father to return home.
His mother knew nothing of the affair
until she read it in the papers yesterday.
LAST DRINKJFOR MOBILE
Even Near Beer Barred Under New
Alabama Prohibition Law.
MOBILE), Ala-, Aug. 7. Mobile, some
times called the "oasis" in the prohibition
desert of Alabama, will be as "dry" as
Sahara after Monday next. Today the
proprietors of "near beer" places began
moving their stocks to their homes and
warehouses for storage. The Carmlchael
prohibition bill passed by the Senate yes
terday was the cause.
The "near beer" saloons today were
crowded with men singing songs, the
most popular of which ia- entitled, "Lt's
get the last one, for on Monday things
will be as tight as H ."
ALL READY FOR DRAWING
Applicants Have Until Monday
Morning to File Papers.
SPOKANEL Aug. T. Judge Wltten,
.nnorintendent of the land opening, has
everything In readiness for the drawing.
which will begin Monday morning. ie
mvs that all applications received up to
9 o'clock of that day will be included.
At the Land Office closing hour tonight
286,150 applications had been received.
CARTOONS
Only Local Outbreak
of Anarchists.
NOT SUPPORTED BY PEOPLE
But Correspondents' Affairs
Are Still Serious.
ALFONSO IS STAGGERED
Hatred of Clergy Revelation to
Young King Mining Companies
Accused of Deliberately j
Provoking War.
LONDON, An. T. ( Special. ) Spmtit
Is now asking Europe, with an in.
jured air, to believe that the sudden
flare-up and wnore sudden ubsldeno
of the Moroccan outbreaks "existed
more In the Imagination of a stampeded,
press than In actual fact."
"One believes most easily what one,
likes to believe," and therefore the eon
tinental chancellories will lend willing
ear to an explanation that explain
everything according to the most re.
spectable rules of old-fashioned diplo.
macy.' Furthermore, the Madrid Mln
istry makes out a case for It that is not
at all bad.
Local Outbreak of Anarchists.
"The outbreak was bound to fall,''
says Senor de la Clerva, with markedU
plausibility, "because it was not sup.
ported by the people generally." You
must remember that Barcelona is the
center for anarchists from all over the
world. Their organization saw to it J
that foreign newspapers received all
these strangely lurid reports, but I am
thankful to say they could not stir tne
Catalans to revolt. Had they been able j
to do so, the startling tales In the Lon
don and Paris press might have beea I
lustified."
On the other side of the case It Is to
be said, however, that men of unques
tioned probity as International corre
spondents are still testifying to the se
riousness of the whole Spanish situa
tion. R. J. Cunninghame-Graham even
writes the Daily Chronicle that the
Riffian mining companies arranged the
murder of the four workmen In order J
to force the Spanish government to in- j
tervene. j
Alfonso Dazed by Outburst.
King Alfonso, they say, has been a j
cheerful, light-hearted lad, following '
conscientiously the directions of his j
clerical advisers and feeling a boyish,
surety that he was therefore doing ex
actly as he should. All at once the i
most violent outbursts of anti-clerical ;
hatred appear here and there among
his people, and he is dazed to find him- j
self Included among the specific ob- j
jects of hatred. This revelation can j
harly fail to have Its effect upon th
young ruler. .
TOO MUCH FRUIT IN SOUTH'
i
Ranchers and Dealers Desperatcl
Housewives Happy.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 7. (Spe
cial.) With peaches selling four
pounds for one cent, cantaloupes being
hawked at 10 cents a dozen, and apri
cots rotting because nobody will buy
them at any price, ranchers and com
mission men are thoroughly disgusted
while the housewife rejoices. Prices
are so demoralized that cantaloupe
growers of this section met today and
decided to let all but the best fruit' rot.
Only choice melons will be brought
Into market, and the growers have
made an ironclad agreement not to sell
these at less than $1 a crate. The glut
extends to tomatoes. The finest kind
In size, color and flavor fetched only
10 cents a box today.