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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
RAPP D LLOYD.

Spokane, being the center of the
great Inland Empire Of the northwest.
is the natural headquarters of the
sportsmen of this vast section, both
amateur and professional. A business
house who have won an enviable repu-
talon in supplying the wants of the
sportsmen of this section is that Of
NApp & Lloyd, located at the corner
of Sprague and Lincoln. The firm es-
tablished their present business about
three years ago and is composed of Mr..
Victor A. Rapp and Mr.. Charles e.
Lloyd. both men of large practical ex-
perience in this line. They carry a
large and complete assortment of guns,
ammunition, fishing tackle and general
sporting goods and are agents for the
Racycle bicycle, one of the beat wheels
on the market. They make a speciality
of expert repair work in all lines and
are doing a large and increasing bus
mess.
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Among the leading and responsible
firms conducting a wholesale business
in our city is the Calispel Produce COM
pany, who established their business
some three years ago and during that
period have had a most prosperous
career. Messrs. R. and j. G. Brown,
the proprietors Of the business, are
well known business men and highly
respected in all circles. Their office is
located at No. sl7 Sprague avenue, tel
ephone Main l345, where they buy and
sell butter, strictly fresh eggs and pro-
duce of all kinds, and prices are the
most reasonable, the quality of the
goods considered to be found in the
market. The company also handle
goods in their line on commission, al
ways obtaining the best cash prices and
making prompt returns. They select
their supplies with great care and il
you buy from the Calispel Produce
company their goods can be relied upon.
While their business has been remarka-
bly, successful, it is rapidly increasing.
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SPOKANE GROCERY.

In business center like Spokane
there are constant changing of firms.
and such has been the case with the
Spokane Grocery, although an old rs
ablished house of four years existence.
The present proprietors, Mr.. j. G.
Argall and Mr.. Scott Lancaster, assum-
cd control about two months ago, and
have come to stay. 1t is located at
No. $40 West Second avenue, and il
very handsomely appointed for the
distribution Of pure and wholesome
foodstuffs, which embraces large stock
Of imported and domestic, fancy and
staple groceries, fruits. vegetables Of all
kinds. as we'll as dairy products aud
provisions. while all are of the purest
quality. Messrs. Argall and Lancaster
are experienced in the business and
the store is kept in the most attractive
manner. while their prices are the
lowest consistent with superior quail
ties and all orders are filed promptly
and delivered. The trade 10 extensive
and under their management will in.
crease in proportion.
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STANDARD FURNITURE HOUSE.

One of the representative wholesale
and retail houses of Spokane which il
gives us pleasure to mention in this
issue is the above named firm. The
house is located at Nos. 72l, 723, rs
Sprague avenue, and also an entrance
at 81 Post street. The proprietor, Mr..
|. NJ. Cushner, established the business
several years ago and carries an inn
mense and varied stock of furniture,
carpets, draperies, stoves, ranges, glass
ware. crockery, tinware. etc, all of
which are sold for cash or on easy
terms to customers, and all goods are
guaranteed and prices in all lines are
extremely moderate. A large whole
sale business is done. and goods are
shipped to surrounding towns. Mr..
Cushner. a gentleman in the prime of
life. is widely and favorably known in
business circles and his store is highly
creditable to the city and is fully up
to the standard, as the name repre-
sents. of such establishments in any
city of the country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08

One Of the most popular retail es-
Establishments in its section Of the city
is the Alma Market, Of which Messrs.
Babb and johnson are proprietop. It
occupies large premises at No. 0l72s
Division street, near Nora avenue, and
here they carry at all times a large
supply of fresh and salt meats, sau-
sages as well - fish, poultry and game,
and all are sold at the city's lowest
prices. They receive fresh supply
daily from the most reputable whole
sale butchers and their patrons are
familiar with the quality Of their home
made lard. The partners are Mr.. A.
s. johnson and Mr.. 4. S. Baab. two
enterprising and progressive business
men. During their business career,
which has covered period of four
years. they have met with remarkable
success.
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1HEY 3 lGoNTo1T.

Since the middle Of the 10th century
when Hernandes de Toledo and .Sil
John Hawkins introduced il into Ell
rope and Great Britain, tobacco has
seen it's votaries steadily increase in
number until now it 10 hard to find a
man who does not enjoy the delicate
flavor and aroma of a good tobacco
The enormous use Of THE luxury OF
modern civilization can b better appre
ciated when it is known that the Unit
ed States alone grows yearly nearly
500 600 600 pounds of the article. The
retail dealer in tobaccos has become
not luxury but a necessity. -
Realizing this, Messrs. 7. j. Riley
and F. G.. Monfort, two prominent bus;
mess men, opened fine stand about
year ago, On the corner of SPrague
avenue and Lincoln street.
Approaching the fact that good
cigar is always enjoyed, they have
made, especially for their trade, a high
grade union made, Scent cigar, which
bears their firm name. Tho Riley d
Monfort," and has become very popu'
lar. They make a specially of union
made goods throughout, and besides
their choice lines of cigars and to,
bacccs, and fine assortment of pipes,
they carry nice stock of fresh fruits
and confectionery. They also have a
pretty ice cream parlor and soda foun'
tain, where the lover of sweets may
feast to her hearts content.
Messrs. Riley & Monfort are genial
and popular men in the prime of life,
and the cordial welcome they extend
to visitors makes their club rooms a
favorite resort in which to spend your
leisure moments.
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TIE EAST HMD BOSTON lruAY
l9AAX1EO.

Boston has no connection with the
above named excellent establishment.
1t is purely a Spokane institution and
one OF our most welcome enterprises.
established and built up BY the
Schmidt Bros. William and G. Schmidt
and e. G. Sanders, three Of the most
accomplished practical meat men in
the northwest. This well known estab-
lishmsnt has spacious quarters, with
every facility for their extensive busi-
ness at the corner of Second and Cedar
street, and E2s Spragus avenue. The
company are Wholesale and retail Job.
beers in fresh, salt and smoked meats
and make q speciality Of all kinda OF
fresh and cured meats and sausage,
They also handle = full hne Of poultry
and fish. Their fresh mssts include
the choicest products of all kinds, from
the best packing Institutions in the
country, and in no city can one find
better quality Of cornfsd pork and
beef. They have large trade among
hotels, restaurants and boarding houses
to whom they give special prices. while
they are moderate in their charges t.
all customers.
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WASHINGTON STAMP WORKS.

The Washington Stamp works has
long been known as an institution that
is indispensable to the people, because
of it's many conveniences and the store
and workshop of these works consti-
tute a much larger establishment and a
more important industry than its name
indicates. The proprietor of this in
dustry is Mr.. F. Wiese, who has long
been a resident of the city, and is thor
oughly trained in the business. His
office and workshop, the latter being
equipped with all the latest machinery
for the manufacture of seals, rubber
stamps, stencils, trade checks, baggage
checks, etc, besides the manufacturing
of rubber and steel stamps, and in all
departments popular city prices pre-
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is an expert at his trade, which &C.
counts for the good quality of the
goods manufactured by him. Business
principles, embracing integrity Of pur-
pose and constant aim to serve his
patrons faithfully and honorably, has
proven the keynote Of his success and
the wisdom of this policy has been
demonstrated by the growth of the
large business he enjoys. He is one
of our most prominent and capable bus
mess men. esteemed by all who know
him, while his courteous treatment of
oil never fails to make visit to his
establishment a pleasure.
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A store which has had and still has a
fine run of customers was that estab-
hshed many years ago and re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. c. j.
Ristan. His premises are neatly APP
pointed and are located at III Wash
ington street, where he carries large
stock Of robes, blankets and general
horse furnishings as well as single and
double harness and saddles of all kinds
and his prices are very reasonable IN
each and every line. Repair work is
promptly attended to, while he uses
only the most reliable quality of leath-
ers, and his work is always eminent
ly satisfactory to customers. Mr.. Ris-
tan is the successor to J. f. Brietfeld-
err. He assumed control of his present
business four months ago and Is an
energetic business man and is strictly
upright in all his dealings
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obtain any kind of work he or she may
desire. Mr.. L. A. Lehman is not only
known to be thoroughly accomplished
in his profession, but is a well known
and popular citizen, and both he and
his establishment are so well known
and so generally patronized that the
house is without solicitors, that branch
Of the business being considered un.
necessary. Mr.. Lehman also has fine.
ly equipped accordion pleating factory
for skirts and dresses, where the fines,
work in the city is done.
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sYoxAn rAuo1xxo 60.

A house which has established an en-.
viable reputation for. the high class
quality of its fine ordered clothing is
that of the Spokane Tailoring company,
Of which Mr.. William Mathews is the
sole proprietor. The company has been
established for the past two years, and
during their career have been able to
gauge properly the requirements of their
patrons. Buying in all the leading mar
kets, their stock embraces the finest
imported woolens, overeoatings, wor-
steds, serges, suitings, trouserings, vest
ings, as well az trimmings and Innings,
while all the newest fabrics and latest
patterns are to be found with the house
and cutting and draping is an art with
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the firm and a perfect fit is guaranteed,
together with the best workmanship
on every garment turned out. While
he makes a speciality of cleaning, press
ing, dyeing and repairing mems suits
and clothing, and all work is executed
carefully and promptly, the charges are
of most moderate character. The
company is located at 81 Sprague ave
nue., and they are receiving an extern
siNe and liberal natronnge.
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vail. When in need of anything in
this line. do not fail to call at 81 Post
street or ring up Main 2089, and you
will be convinced that you win get
good goods at the right prices. Mr..
Wiese has Just issued handsome cat
alogue, which he will be siad to supply
on request.
The sun., 1903-10-15
SEVERE TEST OF AUTOS.
Ftfty.eight Miles OF had Roads Before
Reaching YOUNGSTOWN.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Oct A.-Vifty-eight
miles OF dirt roads. such as make patriots
blush. were covered to-day by the auto
mobiles In the New York-Pittsburg contest.
Seventeen cars left Cleveland before noon
to-day and seventeen had arrived here before
sunset. The narrow roads. with frequent
hollows and humps and full Of ruts were too
poor to permit Of any real speed. and for
long stretches too narrow for one car to pass
another. 1t was rough on springs, on axles,
and every part Of the engines. 1t was
thoroughly severe test but 1t Is said that to-
morrow's run will be worse.
Only seventeen OF the eighteen cars that
left Erie arrived at Cleveland on Tuesday
night. No "a being stalled outside the city
by broken bearings One more derelict,
the st. Louis. No. ~. caught up with the
leaders last night after racking drive by
Z. P. Doris. the operator. He got the car
to Cleveland at o'clock this morning. after
out rest. and was lifted out 10 a condition Of
complete exhaustion and almost carried to
a room, Mr.. and Mrs Riker got to Cleve-
land shortly after 10 o'clock. J. G. Cowan,
with No. % fxed up. started for here this
morning. Doris had not left Cleveland
When the cars passed through Warren,
Ohio, to-day e. T. Fetch. driver Of No. 10.
received a great ovation. Four more cars.
being on the way, from Cleveland. 1t looks
like good finish at PittsburR tomorrow
night after all Below are the cars which
have arrived here
The sun., 1903-10-15
SIXTH RACE.
For maiden two year .9lds: ten POUNDS below the
1T Chicago.

cu,c.oo Oct ti.--In a hair raising finish Colonial
c,I the 10 10 favorite. won the third and feature
ans ~ the Worth card 10 day bya nose from s. G.
tiiidreth q Witfull, n 10 To shot covering tho mile
n =. "a ths fastest race of the meeting.
first Race-Six furlOngs-FoIsmastrr, 100 (R.
uiiamsI 10 @ won Trojan. los o. HAD to !.
nsnnnd' Wv Lady 1903 tWlson), II to third Time
I.u aS Bill Walters Dclemont EdWaru fae,
IL L., |;ornurr Kelly Blackwolf. WOodyn, Trap.
sstts, Mayor Davis s. Rose. Mary Dunn and Belle
'usn ssccnS and Race--rlvs and q half flrongs-Goden
pnIe lis LAdkins. to 2. won; lam OShantsr:
itW,,snn, rs To /, third. Time. iO6 o. Never
W., Whiskry King and Nervator also ran.
,h,rd Race-One mile Colonial CHI. 100 ID.
uaIh 10 TO- won: Witfull. 100 ~ bonner, ~ 10 !,
ss"nnd. Sarah Maxim. 90 III Philips, 10 " J.,
third Time. i:30. ! Know, Talpa and Coruscate
ai2 Tomrth ur Rncr--SiA rurlongs Bell, Malone, i0A
fpn,IaN 4 to L. won Paul Whaley, 100 tWisonl
10 i second Marco, lOt tOllphanO. % to ! third
T,mc Il3 -. Floral Wreath. Joe Goss, Satchel.
p,emIs Dutch Carter Eyas Darling. Nibla, Fair
fndy, Annie Kimberly. Tom Kingsley Naulahka
and G,;p rpVH .os Sg mile and 10 ysrdsEthe Wheat
,oh Nj, HalD, 80 l. won Glenricc, W wilson TO
a.cond: Fieuron los Dean, ~ TO 1, third. Time
10 Prank NJ, c. b Campbell I'd Riley, Tancred
bard OF Avon. Lady Matchless and Lampoon
Sixth Rsce-,six hiriong gs-Anarlo. 100 ID. HalD.
rs 10 l. won; IyrA, IA tDominlcn. 10 :, seco no
Soec loo adkins 10 to l. third. Time. i:t5. John
Powers Schwarkobiid. Merry Flight. Charlie
l;ranarr Bah Catherine ChinD. Irdus Ponos
Evelyn Byrd Lola la, Little Mission. James j. Cor
bett and Goodman also ran
The sun., 1903-10-15
EMERGENCY WINS STAKE RACE
L. v. BELLS GELDING TAKES
UNDERGRADUATE.
Damsn and Carbuncle Capture tho Hsndi.
caps-McMeekin Trims Wild Pirate
-F1ve Favoritos Lose At the Beach
Crowd Of $4,000 Persons Present.

Danon and Cafbuncle Capture tho Handl.
caps-McMeekin Trims Wild Pirate
-F1ve Fav0ritos Lose At the Beach
Crowd Of l7.OOO Persons Present.
Five favorites were beaten at Brighton
yesterday. The weather was perfect and
the track was fast, More than $4,000 per-
sons made the trip in spite Of the poor transit
facilities. The Under graduate Stakes for
two-year- -olds at five furlongs was the feature
and L. v. Bells Emergency. third choice.
won In q drive by o length and q half from
Hello, Q hot favorite. who was length better
than j. u. Follansbee's Eagle, coupled With
Gay Lizette at to 2 Merry Moments was
In front to the stretch turn. lnQuisitive
Girl did not break well. owing 70 sore mouth.
The time was 100 dAt.
Astarita. the favorits In the FIRST event,
looked q winner up to the last dozen strides.
when Higgins brought Damon. second choice,
UP from nowhere and beat the Follansbee
FLY by head in the good time OF lIs 2-s.
Astarita. Wealth. Parisienne and Elsie l..
finished heads apart o. named.
Frank Farrell's Hoodwink. even money
favorite in the second event, at Q mile and q
iurlong. never Eot out out OF the ruck J. Jones
mile. was second. two lengths in front Of
ssb Maq tbs 10 70 %no beat
fore Stonewall.
A powerful finish by Tommy Burns enabled
McMeekin. second choice. to beat Wild Pirate.
the favorite. in the third race, at a mile and
sixteenth. by aneck. K. r. Thomass . Stroller,
to |. was two lengths away. the time being
l:t8 As
Faulconbridge. the favorite for the handi-
cap. at mile and furlons. was bumped
just after the start by Sir Roche and never
HAD a chance afterward. kedfern got Car
nuncie. to l. out OF s pocket at the head Of
the stretch and won easily by two lengths
in l:54. Tribes Hill, s to l, beat Mabel Rich
ardson. 8 to i. by a length and . half.
Dimple got out Of the maiden two-year-
old class In the last race by defeating Raider,
~ to 1, easily. MIR. Ihomas's hlly. Tor whom
he paid s20. 900, was the only successful favor
ite. FOIhXu keenes Colleen Bawn, 10 to /.
took third money from John Sanford's Fort
Plain. 20 TO /, by q nose. The time was l:l4 rs
Rough Rider went to the post for the third
race in such 4 suspicious condition that tho
stewards took him in hand. and veterinary
was sent to examine him. decision may
he given TODAY.
The sun., 1903-10-15
LAWN TENNIS.
Anderson and wcstfaI Win in Kings County
Doubles.

The Kings County Tennis Club tourn ament
was continued yesterday The mi-nnal round
In the men g doubles was the feature. Fred
erick G. Anderson and Samuel A. Westfsll
defeated DR.. W. n. Frazer and ]. w. Ander-
son in straight sets. The team work Of tho
winners was noticeably strong, and their
opponents failed to make a showing. Next
Saturday the finals will be played, Frederick
G. Anderson and Samuel A. Westfall playing
Henry Mollenhauer and Joseph I. cMahon.
In the handicap sin giles DR.. Frazer. at owe
40. plays Howard Carlton. owe 80. to-day in
the semi-fnals the winner to meet A. NJ.
Taylor in the last round
Mems DOubcs-Scmi- final round Frederick G.
Anderson and Samuel A. Westfal defeated DR..
W n. Frazer and j. W. Anderson. 8-s. 8-4.
The Kings County and West Side Joint
tourney which was on for Saturday this week
has been postponed until Saturday Of next
week.
II has been decided to play the final
rounds OF the inter collegiate tennis tourna-
rnent on the Merton Cricket Club grounds.
Philadelphia, instead OF in this city as an
nounced. This tourney was started on the
Merton Cricket Club courts. but was not fln-
ished because Of rain. Columbia has two
repre- sentatves left in the singles. Yale
one and the University of Pennsylvania one.
In the doubles there are Clapp and Cotton of
Yale, Dewhurst and Colkert Of Pennsylvania.
and Mahan and Mclaughlin Of Columbia.
The sun., 1903-10-15
Reception to Americas Cup Defenders.

Tonight at the New York Yacht Club there
will be reception to all those who have been
Interested in the defence OF the Americas
Cup since the days of the Puritan. The re-
ception will be informal. but there will be
a large attendance of members to honor
those who have done SO much to keep the
America Cup in this country. Among
those who will be present are z. Malcolm
Forbes Of the Puritan. Gen. Charles J. Paine
lselin. who managed the Vigant, Defender.
Columbia and Reliance; f. ID. Morgan. who
sailed the Columbia in her second year. and tho
members OF tho Constitution and the Reliance
syndicates These are Commodore Bourne.
August Belmont. Henry Walters, Col oliver
II. Payne. james Stillman. n, Ii. Gary. Nor
man .. Ream. " b. Leeds. Clement A, Girls
com. p, A. b. Widener, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
,. J Hill and W. q, Rockefeller. There viii
he present also ex-tommodore J.. Pierpont
derbilt. who built the Defender, and W. B.
Duncan. Jr., who sailed the Constitution
The sun., 1903-10-15
COLUMBIA, s: swAarHxoss, O.


In football game full Of crude play Colum-
bia beat Swarthmore s 10 0 at the Polo
Grounds yesterday. Not only was there
moro poor play than good. but the game
was slow. penalties were inflicted often and
delays were frequent Coach Morley of
Columbia sent in substitute line In tho ilrst
half. and It was In this half that Columbia
scored. The regulars In the second half
were no Improvement. and found them
selves fighting IN their own territory most
OF the time. The regular Columbia backs
we're slow In getting under way, else more
ground would have been made. Fortunately,
tho general listlessness Of the attack was
not so noticeable in the defence. and Colum-
bias goal line was not In serious danger
except from drop kicks.
A bad tumble lost Columbia touchdown
In the second half and the Blue and Whites
handling OF punts was execraDie In success
sion Of rank nufYs. In punttng Crowell Of
Swathmore excelled both Bruce and Bishop
OF Columbia. and the taokling Of the Penn
syivanians was sharper and surer than
that OF the New Yorkers. striking instance
Of Columbia's pervading -rawness" came
in the nrst half. when twice in succession bad
passes from the centre for punt were made,
ana Columbia lost twenty-five yards by the
blunders. In the second half ignorance
OF the new rules on nSwarthmore's part cropped
out. Crowell on Q direct pass from centre
ran fifteen yards on a fake kick. but was
beyond the 2S-yard line at the time. The
ball was not handled by three men as re-
SST' and was pensssd A.
more men beat anything ever seen here.
However. the most consistent ground gained
hs ed keSs By o hsr oI csmbI sSpsn
could not keep it gp. and the ball Changed ai
asTns bands on dowss lost
line apd RHe vas p5Gmptly {anksd
ture, that Columbia lost heavily on weird
passing. A punt and four downs found the
Ra s saa4d ns there II
advanced by short line plunges over the
goal line. penalties against .swarthmore
Three times while BRUCE was trying to punt
was onsIde;, The umpire finally had them
fsn'8% fsnee When buell aid heel the i pant-ous ous
Bruce missed an neg easy goal: .
Tss 'ssfns ss s5Sntas :ss ss %s
sfa sitsr The fisE 81 Then bishop asv ,osr over
Metzenthin went ten yards more. but with a
touchdown In plain view. there was tumble,
and II was swarthmore's ball. Crowel
line. and after several good line smashes.
in which first-class work was momentarily
in evidence. the ball was two yards from
Swarthmore's goal line. There was a close
formation, Duell took the ball. fumbled
, it, and Swarthmore had it.
Croweil punted. and tho much lauded
Metzenthin made an. atrocious muff. A
few moments later Columbia was penalized
heavily for interference with the full back
, in catching a punt and again heavily later
on for palpable violation Of the new rule
prohibitinR the roughing OF q player about
to. punt.
/ Columbia territory Goodale made an end
, by quarter back kick. One Of Crowell' s
punts went INTO the water. Of which a great
deal still remained on the field Three men
zenthin's muh. and In tho scramble were
soaked to the skin. The teams then srappled
then, n,lssing thraa dran kicks for goal
The sun., 1903-10-15
BILLIARDS.
Conda Beats Servatius and Gershel Wins
From NIial in Amateur Tourney.

F. NJ. Conda defeated L. A. Servatius last
night in the l4-inch balk line tournament
for amateurs at Daly's Academy. They are
in class b. playing 200 points. Condas aver
age was very, good, and fine run of 40 played
a big part in his victory. This is his first tour
nament competition, and under the circum-
stances he Is showing up exceedingly well.
Conda-0 4. o, o. o. 3. o. /. L. 6. o. 4. 4. /. s. 60 l.
8 ., s. i2, o. 5. o. 1s. !. Totalooo Average
1 l2-47 High runs-i0 IL, r.
Servs.lgs-o 1872, 70 o,o.4;s /. 2. !,
0. o. ?. 0. 4. >, l. 2 H. I, 8. o. o, o. s. l. o. g.
3. s. ]. 0. o. 0. 0, l. !. 0. Total-l2l. Average
27.i7. High runs-l3. 0, 2.
William Gershel defeated DR.. l.. L. Mial
in the second game on Tuesday night. The
former was ahead all the time, but Dr. Mial
improved considerably toward the close
His skill at close nursing came into play
the steadiness OF his opponent.
.Gs!shel $50, %, so, as2.s, !sO.s.o. BIO
H. 10. o. 2S. o. IS O. 4. 0. %. II. =, ., 8. o. q
High runs-2s. 23. 20
:. 20; !; s.. 10, Q, :. O., s. Q; o, o. 3
rins--%2. 70 -