The Sunday Oregonian., February 01, 1914, Page 10, Image 10

THE. SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY .1,. 1914.
DR. WITHYG0N1BE
WILL BE CANDIDATE
SCENES ALONG PACIFIC HIGHWAY CAUGHT AS TRAVELERS WEND WAY FROM ROSEBXJRG TO
MYRTLE POINT.
HIGHWAY IS BIG AID
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Corvallis Man Heeds Call of
Friends and Gives Out
A. His Platform.
MYRTLE POINT IS ACTIVE
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BETTER ROADS IS SLOGAN
Oregon Should Encourage Building
of liailroads and Remember Cap
ital Jtust Be Assured Fair
learnings, Says Candidate.
CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Dr. James Withycombe win be a can
didate for the Repubjlcan nomination
for Governor at the coming primary
election.
This announcement was made today
as a response to the constantly increas
ing' demand from friends and parti
supporters that Dr. Withycombe permit
his name to be presented as a candi
date. He has postponed his decision
until convinced that his candidacy
would bo popular.
"I have not only waited until ex
pressions from the voters of the state
assured me that I would be strongly
supported but I also have insisted upon
the assurance that my campaign would
be entirely managed by my friends and
supporters," said Dr. Withycombe. "I
have made it a condition of my accept
ance that I shall not have to devote
any time to the primary campaign. My
work at the station is such as to make
is impossible for me to give any time
during the next five months."
Responsibility la Realised.
The acceptance is in the form of a
letter addressed to the signers of re
cent petitions which have been sent to
Dr. Withycombe.
"In acceding to your request." writes
Mr. Withycombe. "by becoming a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for the office of Governor I fully real
ize the great responsibility involved,
in this acceptance it is presumably in
cumbent upon me to express briefly
to you my position relating to the more
prominent issues before the voters of
this state.
"If successful it will be my purpose
and ambition to work steadfastly for
a greater Oregon and for the universal
happiness and prosperity of all our
people. We should plan for large
things In this grand old Oregon. .
Agriculture Baalc Wealth.
"Agriculture is our basic wealth.
Last year the farms of Oregon yielded
crops representing an aggregate value
of $140,000,000 and this even is no meas
ure of the possibility of agriculture in
this state. Therefore, the success of
our commercial, banking, manufactur
ing and transportation interests is
largely dependable upon the farms of
Oregon.
"The most important problem con
fronting the people of Oregon today is
better means of transportation. We need
better roads, deeper-channels to the sea,
and more railroads; these are the main
arteries of commerce and lead to a
higher civilization. -Ve should encour
age the building of railroads and re
member that capital must be assured
of fair earnings from investments, oth
erwise investments will not be made.
"I believe in the principle of making
the burden of taxation as easy as pos
sible, therefore advocate the payment
of one-half of the taxes by the first of
April and the balance by the first of
September, without penalty.
re,ea Laws Attacked.
"I stand for rigid law enforcement
and advocate the repeal of all useless
laws. I am heartily in sympathy with
the principle that the laborer is worthy
of his hire and every effort should be
put forth to harmonize conflicting dif
ferences between capital and labor in
the interest of the highest industrial
achievement. We should be loyal to
home manufacturers."
Dr. Withycombe was born and
reared upon a farm, and came to Ore
gon with his father, mother, three
brothers and a sister direct from Dev
onshire, England, in 1871, and settled
on a farm near Hlllsboro.
In 1S75 Dr. Withycombe married Isa
belle Carpenter, a native daughter of
Oregon and the daughter of a promi
nent Washington County farmer. To
this union three sons and a daughter
were born, all of whom hold a col
lege or university degree, showing his
interest In higher education.
MUTE BOARD COST IS LOW
'Washington State Institution Meals
Provided for 6 2-3 Cents Kacli.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. SI. (fcjpe
eial.) Seeking a basis on which to
estimate an appropriation for the State
School for the Deaf here, the State
Hoard of Control has learned that
board for the 120 deaf pupils and their
instructors last year cost but 6 2-3
cents a meal, and that they lived on
good and wholesome rood, and plenty
of it. During July and August, when
three people were at the school, the
meals cost 24 cents a person. During
Way, when the institution was using
eggs from its own chickens, and veg
etables from its gardens, the cost of
meals was lowest. There was an aver
age number of 139 and the cost a day
lor board was 17 3-3 cents.
This cost includes the meals for the
pupils, teachers and Professor Thomas
1. Clarke, superintendent.
TENIN0 BUILDING GREAT
City Council AVi 11 Pave Main Street
With Hard-Surface Finish.
TliXIXO. Wash., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Tenino anticipates an active Summer
in the way of local improvements. The
ity Council has passed a resolution to
pave the main street through town
with concrete this Spring. The street
is on the route of the Pacific Highway.
S. W. Kenton is staking the ground
for a stone block, two stories high, to
te 60x100 in size. Jt will have two
Ptore-rooms below. T. F. Mentzer is
figuring on a business block, and Mrs
M. C.' Cole will erect a store building
The foundation is laid for the Russell
stone building. The foundation on Te
nino s new depot is nearly completed
The present outlook is that the coming
year will be the most active in the
history of the town.
CROPS FOR PLANT STUDIED
Cowlitz Farmers Try to Supply lie
Aquating Company.
KELSO, Wash.. Jan. 31. (Special.)
Much interest is being aroused locally
in tne matter or the growing of suf
ficient yields of various crops the com
ing season to supply th wants of the
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Northwestern De Aquating Company,
of this city. The Cowlitz Fruit & Pro
duce Association is back of a move
ment to secure the planting by farm
ers, gardeners and others of various
products that will enable the De
Aquating Company to operate its plant
at a profit.
A well attended meeting of farmers
resulted in a general agreement on the
part of those present that all the farm
ers should grow as much "De Aquator
products as can be properly cared for,
with the Idea of selling to the concern
everything that will not go at good
prices on the fresh fruit markets of
this section. The evaporating company
is expected to take care of all the sur
plus products of this part of the state.
A. White, superintendent of the De
Aquating Company, estimates that his
firm can take care of 600,000 pounds of
rhubarb, 150,000 pounds cauliflower.
100,000 pounds beets, 50,000 pounds
peas, 500,000 - pounds beans, 100,000
pounds onions, 100,000 pounds pump
kins, 50,000 pounds carrots, 75,000
pounds squash, 100,000 pounds turnips,
500,000 pounds loganberries, 100,000
pounds strawberries, 100.000 pounds
raspberries, 100,000 pounds blackber
ries, 1,000,000 pounds apples, 200,000
pounds pears, 100,000 pounds peaches,
and prunes, currants and sweet corn in
unlimited quantity.
The plant is now evaporating pota
toes but will resume work on smelt as
soon as the run of fish In the river in
creases.
MINE OWNERS PROTEST
IDAHOAXS OPPOSE WITHDRAWAL
OP LANDS BEARING RADIUM.
Letter Sent to Senator Borah Says Pro
poned Law Would Close Alj
Placer Works.
BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 31. (Special.)
Vigorously protesting against the en
actment Into law of the proposed bill
that has just been introduced in Con
gress withdrawing from entry radium-
bearing mineral lands, the Idaho Min
ing Association has forwarded to Sen
ator Borah a letter saying such a law
would be unjust to the West. It Is said
that if the law passes it will close down
every placer mine in this state as well
as other states, for most of them con
tain radium bearing minerals.
The association has also forwarded
to Franklin K. Dane, Secretary of the
Interior, a protest against that depart
ment's policy of prosecuting cases In
the Federal Courts of this state against
mine owners for the purchase of tim
ber cut from public lands and attempt
ing to secure judgments against them
as is the case in a number of Instances,
they allege.
The cases of the DeLamar mine at
Silver City and at mines in the Hailey
district, are cited. The timber is of the
scrub variety and a meager living was
Dr. James W 1 1 h y - mlc. Who An
nounces Candidacy for Repub
lican Nomination for Governor
ship. made by wood choppers who cut the
wood and sold It to the mines for their
use.
Bicycle Law to Be Enforced.
CLARKSTOX, "Wash., Jan. 31. (Spe
cial.) The City Marshal of Clarkston
has beendirected to enforce the ordi
nance against bicycle riding on the
sidewalks on Sixth and Sycamore
streets within certain limits.
Arrow, Idaho, Man Insane.
LEWISTOX, Idaho, Jan. 31. (Spe
cial.) Alonzo Honroth, who lives about
three miles from Arrow. Idaho, was ad
Judged Insane Friday by Judge Need
ham, and taken to the State sylum at
Oroflno.
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ALBANY LODGE MAN DIES
GEORGE W. HOCUSTEDLER HAD
UNIQUE RECORD 1ST ORDER.
Member of Knights of Pythias Is Pres
ent at Every Meeting in State
for 32 Years.
ALBANI, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.)
George W. Hochstedler, who died at
his home at East Eighth and Couch
streets in Portland yesterday, will be
buried tomorrow afternoon in this city,
which was his home for many years.
Mr. Hochstedler enjoyed the distinc
tion of having attended every session
of the Grand Lodge of Oregon, Knights
of Pythias, continuously for 32 years,
lie was present at the organization of
the Grand Lodge and had never missed
a single meeting. He was the only
man who enjoyed that distinction.
He received the first Grand Lodge
veteran's jewel ever Issued in the
world. A veteran's jewel Is conferred
in the order of Knights of Pythias for
25 years' continuous membership and
a Grand Lodge veteran's jewel is con
ferred for 25 years' continuous mem
bership in the Grand Lodge.
Mr. Hochstedler was a charter mem
ber of Laurel Lodge No. 7, Knights of
Pythias, of Albany, when the lodge was
organized here May 21. 1S79. He rep
resented this state in the Supreme
Lodge of the order from 1892 to 1895.
He came to Albany about 37 years
ago and resided here continuously until
about 11 years ago, when he moved to
Portland, where he has since lived.
Sarah Hochstedler. the widow. Is the
"mother of the Pythian Sisters in Ore
gon." When she accompanied her hus
band to the Supreme Lodge she was
initiated into the Pythian Sisters and
upon her return she established the
first temple of that order in the state
in this city.
Mr. Hochstedler s funeral will be
held in the First Methodist Church
here tomorrow afternoon and will be
conducted under the auspices of Laurel
Lodge, Knights of Pythias. The nail
bearers will be J. S. Van Winkle, P. D.
i-tiioert. in. li. Hewitt, W. A. McClain
E. U. Will and R. K. Ohling, all mem
bers of Laurel Lodge. All reside in
Albany except Mr. will, who Is a resi
dent of Portland. The honorary pall
bearers will be Frank S. Grant, of
Portland, grand chancellor of Oregon
Ed D. Curtis, of Portland, oldast liv
ing past grand chancellor and past su
preme representative to the Supreme
Lodge; L. M. Curl, of Albany, past su
preme representative to the Supreme
Lodge; J. L. Hill, of Albany, past granu
chancellor of Oregon; Percy R. Kelly,
of Albany, Circuit Judge of the Third
Judicial District .and past grand reD
resentatlve, and "WiUard L, Marks, of
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Doctor, IVovr Oregon Frulterowrr,
noaa over bleb Auto tiiTct Trarelers
Hikers" Halt for Rest In Snovr-Clad
Repairing Had 'to Be Done to Friend's
With Logs in Hotel Gnerln, Where
Passed by Travelers En Route to Myrtle
Albany, grand tribune of the Grand
Lodge of Oregon.
Many months ago Mr. Hochstedler
and Ed D. Curtis, of Portland, both of
whom assisted in the organization of
the Grand Lodge of Oregon and who
nave been friends for many years,
agreed that whoever died first the
other would conduct his funeral. In
fulfilment of that promise Mr. Curtis
will pronounce a eulogy at the funeral
services tomorrow.
Lewlston Play Aids School Library
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 31. (Spe
ciai.) A local talent play under the
direction of Miss Bock, entitled "The
Nez Perce County Fair," was given at
the Temple Theater Friday night be
fore a large audience, and was thor
oughly appreciated. The proceeds will
go to the public schools library.
Mill at Cofcurg to Shut Down.
EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 31. (Special.)
Because of the slackness of the lum
ber market, the Booth-Kelly Lumber
Company will close its mill at Coburg
Monday and probably will not resume
cutting before March 1. according to
the statement of Manager A. C. Dixon.
The yards are as full as they can be.
Logging operations above Wendllng,
for this mill, will not be suspended,
nor will the operation of the Wendllng
sawmill cease.
The seventh centenary of Roeer Baron.
birth will probably be celebrated in Eng
land this year by th erection of a statue
in nil nonor.
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Petition Now Beine Circulated for
Bond Issue of $445,000 in 20
Year, 5 Per Cent Bonds to Con
struct In Southern County.
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full In the face and quietly offered him
consolation.
Six Inches of Room at Pinnacle.
If you think that place was bad,"
he said, smiling Indulgently, "wait till
we get to the pinnacle. I'vt got only
six Inches of room up there."
Well," continued the old man. plain
ly Irritated, "If you hit one of those
bumps there I'll go clean out of here
and land a thousand feet down in the
valley."
'I guess," observed Cornelius, crack.
ing his long whip over the heads of
the leaders, "there won't be anything
to hinder us from going after you.
Now, don t you. folks worry." he went
on, falling into a Southern drawl, "you
forget that I have no particular de
sire to land down there Just now my
self, and if the stage rocked over I
might have to go along with it. So,
you see, I'm not taking any chances."
Perhaps not of his life nor ours did
Ira take any chances, but I shall al
ways feel that he found a whole lot
oi grim numor in heariner us come
down with a groan as he proved his
faultless marksmanship by making a
DUiiseye or every rock. Yet the blame
cannot be put upon Cornelius or that
other splendid driver, "Sandy" Weekly.
Both of them handle their fours as I
have not seen fours handled since,
when I was a child, I rode on an over-
iana stage in a Buffalo Bill show and
got a spanking for my trouble.
Two Counties Blamed.
xne iaun lies with the two coun
ties, uouglaa and Coos, that allow thelv
parsimony to compel human beings to
suiter themselves to be carted like cat
tle over 61 miles of solid torture ij
traveling from one progressive com
munity to another through one of th
Deautirul valleys of America a vallev
that would give delight to thousands
if they were able to pass through it
without having their hearts in their
mouths and their teeth falling out of
mem.
When we left Roseburg to make the
trip through the Camas Valley to Myr
tle Point and thence to Coos Bay,
Claude Smith and Lou Himea took pity
on my wife. Secretly I was glad they
did. Potatoes and canned beans haa
added many pounds to my pack and
our experience in attempting to cross
the divide between the valley of the
Willamette and the valley of the Ump
qua had somewhat dampened my enthu
siasm for mountaineering in xvett
weather, so I was aulck to neen
Smith's Invitation to get us well start
ed on our cross-mountain journey by
giving us a 20-mile lift in his car.
Himes went along. My wife had told
him so much about my cooking that I
have half a suspicion he expected me
to invite him to sit down to some of
our beans and Java under the trees.
But, .while my heart was in the rie-ht
place and twice I had the impulse, the
llesh was weak and I felt I would
rather go hungry than attempt to start
a fire in a driving rain.
rom iioseburg we wound thrnutrh
the verdant intervales of the rn
Umpqua, checkered with farms and
orchards, over a road to which little
objection can be made and' shortly aft
ernoon sioppea at JJr. tieorge A. Brad
burn's farm before undertaking to
climb the winding road that leads to
the summit of the Coast Range. Dr.
Bradburn, .who came out from Illinois
a few years ago, specializes In prunes
and pears and I stopped long enough
to make a photograph of his splendid
and typical country house and behind
it tne orchard of 5000 trees that reaches
back to the mountains that were en
veloped in mist. Brandburn is a good
roaas advocate in practice as well as
in theory.
farmers Mlsht Save Money.
"The trouble with the roads in Doug
las County," he said, "is that the farm
ers have been unwilling to pay for
roaas wnich do not pass1 their own
gates. They do not seem to appre
ciate the value of a trunk highway, or
how much money such a highway will
save them in the cost of transporting
tneir products to the markets. How
ever, I think good road enthusiasm is
spreading and that we'll have an ade
quate bond issue before the end of an
other year."
Beyond the little village of Brock-
way, where children In blue jeans or
jumpers were playing in frqnt of a
school and crackers and cheese were
purchaseable at a store guarded by an
amiable goat, we began the mountain
ascent, had a breakdown which was
soon repaired, and drove on to Olalla
over a splendid stretch of planked
road, rising at a 6 per cent grade. At
the eTid of the planked road, and the
end came so abruptly that we drove
off into a sea of mud, we teld Smith
and Himes goodbye, shouldered our
baggage and started off toward Camas
Valley with Earl Williams, a young
hunter, as our guide. Williams knew
the woods and with him we left the
wagon road and strolled leisurely along
the old, grass-grown road , wading
through pools now and then until we
came to the summit and snow! There
we stopped to rest 23.4 miles out of
Roseburg and 1400 feet in the air
on snow-covered logs, looking down
upon a foaming, turbulent stream that
leapt from a rocky cornice into the
darkening distance below us. After a
rest of half an hour we proceeded
slowly down Into the valley "and ar
rived, drenched and tired, at the Camas
Valley Hotel In time to sit down to
an extraordinarily good dinner.
Encouraged by the quality of the road
we had encountered the night before,
we left Camas Valley in good spirits
early the following morning after a
refreshing sleep.
Ye Gods!
Selfishness Makes Mockery.
What a Joy It would be in our lives
if we could compel our selfish hearts
to feel that It was not Intended that
we should always live on sunbeams,
and that raindrops were given us as
an equal blessing. Of course we know
that the flowers that lift their heads
and nod to us of the sunny mornings
filling our souls with their precious
fragrance were watered and opened
by the rains and that It was the dark
hours that gave them birth, yet it
must be a perfect philosophy that
would cause a man to pause and pless
Nature's wet nurse when she seems
set upon drowning you upon her breast.
I have discovered that why we cannot
see that darkness Is only an absence of
the light that will return to us and
make our morning Is not because our
philosophy is defective, but because our
selfishness makes it mockery. We for
get that we could not survive If our
lives were daily cast upon the moun
tain tops; we must pass most of our
lives down In the valley. But, without
bavins lost any o my regard tor. val-
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ley beauty, I should prefer to have life
pass from me than be compelled to
pass much time with it dodging water
falls, jumping rivers and extracting my
wife from waist-deep mud holes on
that road from Camas Valley to Roclt
Creek.
On the day before the beauty of
every spot, as we reached it, wore
away our fatigue. But not so this day.
It is difficult to feel footsore and body-weary-
or even out of sorts when the
aromatic myrtle throws an almost In
visible veil of perfume around us. But
our noses OL. the second day out from
Roseburg were too much occupied with
the work of exhaling rainwater to have
inhaled the scent of the most perfect
production of that master, Hubigant.
Even the exquisite perfume of myrtle
stifled us. It seemed to cut off just
one more place of lngrcs3 for air.
There was no dapple of shadow and
sunsplash to bring us happiness. There
was only water, water, water. Even
the little streams which, on the day
before, had slipped and shimmered
over their shaly creek beds and crept
noiselessly down to their destiny of
feeding rivers, as though their mission
was secret, now sprang from the moun
tains in foaming anger as if pressed by
some hard foreman to do in a day the
work of a season.
Rain soaked through our hats and
trickled down our necks In small, cool
streams. The road along which we
waded, as if envious of the Camas,
which roared and stormed and thun
dered below us, tried to Imitate the
performance of the river and became a
raging waste of water, fed by the thou
sand streams that sprang upon it from
the mountain side, like mad serpents
leaping upon prey from the cover of
laurel and myrtle. And the place on
which we walked was a ridge about a
foot wide that held the contents of
the road from overflowing Into the
valley much as a bowl holds chowder.
The ridge wasn't hard. In places it
was mushy. In other places it was
slippery.
It was hours before we reached Rock
Creek and waited there for the stage.
And we were sights to behold when
we got there.
Walt for St a are Made.
I favored passing the night at Rock
Creek and continuing our journey to
Myrtle Point the next morning, but my
wife was for continuing our way. So
on we went. And it was a terrible or
deal. For 20 miles we whirled over
rocks. No Imagination is able to pic
ture such a drive.
For 35 years people have been trans
ported by stage from Roseburg to Myr
tle Point. And old-timers say the road
was better 35 years ago than it is
now. C. P. Barnard, proprietor- of the
Roseburg-Myrtle Point and the Rose-
burg-Marshfield stage lines, is one of
the strongest ppod road advocates in
this section ofm.he state. He's been
forking tooth and nail for better
roads over the mountains from the
chief city of the productive Umpqua
Valley to the Coos Bay region. Bad
roads last year cost Barnard $5000 In
new tires alone. He runs an auto as
far as Olalla. In the Summer time an
auto can come all the way. But not
now. Twenty miles is tne auto limit
today. This means that the bad road
from Roseburg to Coos Bay via Myrtle
Point is costing three cities the loss of
thousands upon thousands of dollars
every year. And it Is holding back the
rapid development of a remarkable
country. During the last several days
even the mails have not been able to
get out of Myrtle Point or Roseburg
because of a bad slide on the road.
And why hasn't the road been im
proved, one of the most Important roads
in the State of Oregon, both because of
Its commercial necessity and the beauty
of the country through which it passes?
The people in Douglas County shrug
their shoulders. They fasten the blame
on the road supervisors. The people
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in Coos County tell the reason In a
voice that's loud and certain.
Coos County Willing.
"We've agreed to build the road to
the boundary of Coos County if Doug
las County will build to her boundary.
Douglas County won't coma through..
It won't do us any good to build tho
road to the Coos County boundary un
less Douglas meets us half way, be
cause tho worst part of the road is in
Douglas County."
That's the explanation that was given
me by J w Schilling, of Myrtle Point,
and by Dr. Johnson, president of the
Myrtle Point Commercial Club. And
it's the explanation that was given me.
by every other man I met in Myrtle
Point. They are now circulating here
a petition for a road bond issue of
$445.000 20-year 5 per cent bonds. This
money will be used to build a road be
tween Marshfield and Bridge and from
the Carry County line to Bandon and
from North Bend to the ten-mile dis
trict. This means that most of the in
terior of Coos County will be connected
by good roads with the Coos County
ports. It will help Coos County to
get along Without the better road to
the interior, but it won't help the in
terior outside of Coos County to get
along without it. Coos County's ulti
matum to Douglas County is this:
"We are goinw toi build a good road
as far east as Bridge. When you got
ready to do your share of building on
the Rosebtirg road we'll take up tho
work where we leave off and build
from Bridge to our boundary. And
wo'll get to our boundary before vou
get there."
It Is a pity that Mvrtlo Point i n
seriously hampered by the lack of goodt
iviu li is ine center or the fi
dairying country in tho southern
finest
n part
ief in--
or tne state. Butter Is its chip
lusiry. jt nas a good live commercial
club made up of progressive, public'
spirited men. It has around It exten
sive orchards and berry lands. It has
a fruit cannery and a drier. It has
vast opportunities and unexplored nat
ural resources. And the only way to
get into Myrtle Point from the east tif
by riding on that rocking, careening
bone-shaking stage; and the only way
to get Into or out of Myrtle Point
from the west is by way of the Coos
Bay, Roseburg & Eastern. which
doesn't go to Roseburg at all. but once
had good intentions in that direction
and which !s commonly called by peo
ple hereabouts "Couldn't be rottener
and exist."
JtV, S . woi"k of the Minnesota esri
iltura botany department of the
iltural college It will soon be DoM?hlVnr
cu
cu
fanners t
9rt var!f
QUR METHOD
of handling- bread Is ma scientific t.
accurate that one dough hisTdentical",
the same treatment as another. iV.Y.
making- our Butter Nut
ma unest and
iuohc unirorm loaf
maDQiaciQrafl.
Look for
the label
on every loaf.
V"jt r4