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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
PLOT AGAINST POPE
STRICK GUARD ON DUTY AT THE
VATICAN LAST SUNDAY.
Paris Sent Out News That Plot
Against the Pope's Life Had Been
Discovered-Prior to the Sunday
Services Several Suspicious People
Were Removed From Church.

Rome, June 12.-Never before in the
history of the Vatican has service at
historic st. Peters been conducted
under so strict guard as was that OF
yesterday when the pope officiated at
the Identification services for the Span
ish martyrs with guard of 400 police
officers in and about the edif1ce. Re-
ceipt of information from Paris that a
plot against the life of the pope had
been discovered caused the Rome po-
lice to use the strictest precautions,
and nearly every member of the secret
service was on duty. 1t developed
Sunday that although the plot was
perfected in France it had it's incep-
ton in America, and according to the
police the plan was to kill the pontiff
as soon as he appeared in the ca
thedral.
All officials of the vatican are great
ly worked up over the reported plot
against the pontiff. During the last
week number of mysterious warn
ings have been received by Cardinal
Merry del Val and other high church
dignitaries, all of them couched in
the same terms and stating that the
pontiff had been marked to die.
Prior to the opening of services in
st. Peters many who could not give a
good account of themselves were re.
moved from the church and several
arrests made, among them being two
men and woman who answered the
description sent here from Paris OF
three persons who had been selected
to kill the pope. This trio, however
later proved that they had no con
nection with any plot and were re
leased.
The activity of the police is UMPIRE
cedented, and a number of higher Of
ficials were on duty all Sunday night
directing the search for suspects. 1t is
now stated that according to French
advice a woman suspect was to pre-
tend to faint in church so as to attract
attention and give the accomplices
time to attack the pontiff.
1t is announced that nearly 10(
known anarchists have been arrested
in various parts of Italy since the or
der was issued Saturday to gather
them in preparatory to the visit of the
king to Ancona. The police will no
relax their vigilance but will continue
to arrest all anarchists, no matter o
what nationality, Italian Reds" beinl
sent to Jail and foreigners banished.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
Lightning Hits Oil Tank.

Lightning struck an oil tank con-
tanning $4,000 barrels of oil, the prop
erty of the Prairie Oil & Gas company,
a Standard Oil branch, near Neodesha,
Kan, and caused fire loss of Sow, 900.
The burning oil set fire to the pump
ing station and all the company's
buildings, including some of the
largest pumps in the world, were de-
stroyed The destruction of these
pumps will stop the pumping of oil to
the Kansas City and Whiting, Ind.
refineries.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
cuts the PRESIDENTS Expenses.

The item in the sundry civil appro-
priation bill appropriating $4,000 for
the travelling expenses of the president
went out of the bill before the house of
representatives on a point of order
made by Representative Williams Of
Missippi. The decision, however, that
the matter was new legislation came
after free discussion of the PROPOSE
ton. democrats and republicans gen.
orally expressing themselves in SYM
pathy with the idea Of giving the
president a fund for railroad expenses.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15

her he was in love. This affection W
not returned for years, but Mr.. Ha
kins was persistent. Her beauty q
gentle breeding seemed to him pr,
well worth the striving for. For
time the woman Of his affections VI
an actress on the London stage d
she took the part of the Princ|
Flavia in the drama, "The Prisoney|
Zenda." Mr.. Hawkins declared she \
the ideal Flavia, as she was his ID
of a woman, and finally his persist
lovemaking had its reward.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
BISHOP BoMPAS is DEAD.
Labored for 43 Years in the Arctic
Region.

White Horse, Alaska, June Ii
Right Rev. William Bompas, for 40
years prior to last November bishop of
the diocese of Selkirk, is dead at his
home at Caribou Crossing, aged Is
years. He was i'll but a few mo-
ments, death resulting from heart fail
ure. He had labored among the In
dams of Yukon for 43 years. Bishop
Bompas resigned the bishopric last
fall and was succeeded by Bishop l.
o. Stringer, another pioneer Arctic
missionary, who arrived only a week
ago from Winnipeg. where he was con-
secrated. Bishop Bompas is survived
by his aged wife. Interment will take
place at Caribou.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
Northwestern Wheat.

Walla Walla-Bluestem. CSC; club,
64c (. o. b. No sales. market quiet.
Tacoma. Wash.-Unchanged, Elk
port: Bluestem, Tao; club, 72c; red,
Csc.
Portland. Ore.-Club, 73c; bluestem,
75c; red, Tic; valley, 7Sc.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
Miss Crossman.

General qualification will greet the
announcement that Henrietta Cross
man, who is recognized as the most
clever player of comedy parts on the
American stage, is soon to pay her
first visit to Spokane. This announce
ment will give pleasure to all theater
goers. Miss Crossman will be sup
ported by her own company and will
present her latest comedy success,
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" a play
in which she has added to her fame
and popularity. She will appear at
the Spokane Theater on July and 10.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
Daily Object Lesson.

To the left, gentlemen and ladies,
the Pugilist looms into view. He IL
an advocate of physical culture. In
his little rear ballroom, which he calls
his Apartments" he has two heavy
dumbells. He raises these to hold
the door open and to tack sporting
Autographs upon the wall.
Does he work. Yes; bartenders,
mostly. He has never been in a ring
yet, but he hopes to be. The large
bundle of papers he carries is a pack
age of challenges. He is now on his
way to a newspaper Office to ask for
q press notice. The Pugilist is a fine
press agent. He used to drive cab.
Why does not the Pugilist go homei
He is afraid his wife will caress him
with a mop stick. TIE Pusilist de.
rives his name from an old Roman
term applied to a man who once be.
forty ducats on four spades and q
diamond and was called.
The Pugilist is found in all civilized
countries and Chicago.
You may ucca SionaTy ger a crumh
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
THREE DIE IN NEW YORK BAY
Many Boating Parties In Distress Are
Rescued From Storm.

New York, June 10.-Three men
were drowned in New York bay this
afternoon when the yacht Lottie W.,
with fishing party on board, cap
sized during a sudden storm off west
Bank light. William Moran, Paul
Smith and George Geise, all of Brook
Ign, were drowned. Eight members Of
the party chung to the side of the
yacht until taken off by tug.
The thunder squall, which swept the
harbor late in the day, was the mos
severe of the season.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
Wholesale Produce Prices.

getables-Potatoes, Coo cwt; cab
bage, $3.50 cwt.; lettuce, zoe Id; rhu-
barb, $1.00 crate; onions, soc doz.;
spinach, Use crate; Walla Walla as
paragus, SC lb; radishes, soc; toma-
toes, 1904 crate; strawberries, $3.50
@3.50; cherries, $1.75@2; Walla Wal
la peas, &c lb; goosebernes, $1.75@2
crate; beets, soc doz; new potatoes,
$2.25 cwt.; California red onions, 2;
carrots, 30c doz.
Oranges-$4OO@4.5O box; lemons,
fancy, $4.75@5 case; dried figs, $50
soc; 10 lb box; figs in bulk, &C Id;
black figs, 10 lb package, soc; Fard
dates, $3.50 Id; golden dates, 7@Sc
lib; cranberries, SIS Dbl, SIS crate; ba-
nanas, S2.7503.50 bunch.
Flour-Local, $4@4.75 Dbl; Mime
sofa, $5.75@6 Dbl.
Butter and Eggs-Fresh ranch eggs,
current receipts, $3.50 case; fresh
ranch, selected, $3.50 case; best cream
cry butter, &c lib; cheese, twins, 15c
lib; local ranch butter, 21c Id; Califor-
MIA butter, 22c lb.
Honey-$3.25@3.5O; strained honey,
SC Id.
Sugar-Granulated cane sugar, $3.50
per 100 lbs; beet sugar, $5.55 per 100
lbs.
Coffee - Common package goods,
$16.25 per 100 lbs.
Seed-Alfalfa, $14 cwt; red clover,
$3.50 cwt; Kentucky bluegrass, $12.50
cwt; timothy, SIS cwt; opion sets. SC
ID; white clover, TIC.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIG ton; bran and shorts, Sic
OILS ton; white shorts, $21 ton; corn
$1.S5 cwt; cracked corn, $1.45 cwt;
timothy hay, $2O@22 ton; alfalfa, $1E
ton; rolled barley, $3.50 cwt; whole
oats, SLIGO cwt; chopped oats, SLICE
cwt; wheat, $1.20 cwt; red shorts, $1S
Wholesale Meat Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, 7@Sc lb
COWS, dressed, 5@7Ac lb; mutton
dressed, 10@12Ac lb; pork, 81 o.
lb; hams, 1874 lb; bacon, lac lib; lard
10@11c lib; dry salt extras, 10A OIL
lib; dry salt backs, 11Ac 10; veal, fan
cy, small, TIC; veal, fancy, large, SO
&c lb.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live Stock-Steers, 81 cwt; cows, 5
cwt; sheep, s405 cwt; hogs, 81 cwt.
Hides-Green steers, SC ID; cows, Z
Id; sailed, Nc higher; dry hides, 10
lb; calfskins, green, 10c lb; kip. SC Id
sheenskins S1m1 Ok
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 1910
live spring chickens, zoe; live roos
ers, lie; live ducks, lac; live gees
12c; live turkeys, 16c; dressed hen
15c; dressed ducks, lac; dresse
geese, lac; dressed turkeys, 18c; fres
ranch eggs, $5@5.25.
Creamery products. I. o. b. Spokar
First grade creamery butter ia
22Ac.
Feed-Timothy hay, $17@1s ton; {
falfa hay, $1,000; oats, $1.40 cwt.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
Natural Mistake.

Farmer Foddershucks-Well
actresses is pretty, an they're /,
rugged out scandalous enough
body, but 1 can't understand
half they say. They're all d
oncet. What's the show abb
howf
His City Nephew-Sh-hl WI
the curtain hasn't gone up vel
looking at sne Of Ne bcxssi-q
leader.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
AN AUTHORS BEAUTIFUL WIFE.

Anthony Hope Loved Her Long Before
She Married Him.
The wife of Anthony Hope Hawkins.
author Of "The Prisoner of Zenda, was
long the ideal of the novelist, as she 10
to-day. The author had gained distinc.
ton before he met Miss Elizabeth
Sheldon, but from the moment he saw
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15

You NAV occasionally get crumh
Of comfort, but the trouble that u
tu0 you coz res in lOATeS
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-15
Wholesale Feed Prices.

Bran, SIG ton; bran and shorts, SIC
@1S ton; white shorts, S21 ton; corn,
$1.35 cwt; cracked corn, $1.45 cwt;
timothy hay, $20@22 ton; alfalfa, SIS
ton; rolled barley, $1.30 cwt; whole
oats, SLIGO cwt; chopped oats, $1.65
cMt: wheat. $1.2O cWt: red shorts, SIS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
CAPT. SAUNDERS LOSS.

0aptain Saunders of the s. S. Man.
enNria au'oke to the realization yester-
day that about all the assets he had
in the world were his uniforms and his
eomfaisshln. His home and contents
were utterly destroyed in San Fran
cisco. His wife escaped in the clothes
she was Gble to don hastily, and she
shortly afterward gave her services to
a hospital as she is entitled to affix
DR. before her name.
81 get cine letter from my wife on
arrival here said the captain yester-
day she refers to one which she
wrote in which she described our
losses. 1 failed to get that one.
Ny wife had a very valuable col
lection of medical books and that is
gone. I had q rare collection of curios
and gifts from people, which l priced
highly, and not thing was saved One
I was offered $500 for and would not
accept because of the associations con-
neeted with it.
Il owe much to a friend of ours,
Mr.. Sanborn of the Burlington Route,
VINO assisted my wife to get out of San
Francisco and gave her a home. She
afterwards volunteered her services
and went back to San Francisco
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
A NOVEL WAY TO
DISTRIBUTE BILLS.

! Miss Thompson, of the Queens Hos
pital trained nurse staff, has received
letters from her parents and other rela-
tives in San Francisco. stating that
the fire stopped just before reaching
their house above Van Ness avenue.
The fremen by dynamiting several
blocks brought the fire to a stand near
the residence, which, however, was
scorched on the outside and was par
TALLY ruined by water.
A Sausalito friend who passed
through Honolulu on the S. S. Moana,
showed her a number of souvenirs of
the fire. He was on duty as special
police officer at the little town across
the bay. The fire in the city was so
bright that reading during the night
time was almost as easy as in the day
time. The wind carried the smoking
fragments entirely across the bay He
picked up a charred bit of paper which
Huttered through the air and fell at
his feet. He found it TO be a bill head
of q San Francisco furniture house,
the firm name being burned off but the
items in "a bill for goods was untouch-
ed. This had blown clear across the
bay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
4 YOUNG WOMAN'S
FEARFUL EXPERIENCE

A Miss Phillips arrived here from
San Francisco on the Alameda in
state of nervous prostration and Is
now secluded in the care of relatives.
On the morning of the earthquake,
when trying to get out of her boarding
house, she was stopped by the Chinese
cook. who had gone insane. He BRAN
dished a carving knife and tried to XIII
her. She managed to escape and reach
ed the street carrying some heaVy
luggage Making her way in the direc-
ton of the ferry she met a young Japa-
nese whom she hired to carry her DUR
den. Near the ferry a soldier stopped
them and ordered the Japanese TO
help put out the fire. He did not I'M
derstand and tried TO go by, whereupon
the soldier shot him dead. Miss phil
lips tainted and, when she came TO-
was lying near the stark body OF the
.Japanese Taking the luggage from
his nerveIess hand she staggered to the
ferry gates and finally got across the
bay. She took the first Honolulu
steamer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
NOTES..

The advertiser is indebted to Mr..
Nat Weinberg for files of the San Jose
Mercury from which have been taken
the most comprehensive story SO far
secured of damage done by the earth
quake of April Is in the region outside
of San Francisco.
4 z aa
Mrs. j. B. Reilly. of sos Kinau street.
will please accept the thanks of the
Advertiser for letters and papers re-
lating to the San Francisco disaster.
Chester Doyle received a letter from
his mother who was burned out in San
Francisco in which some interesting
personal experiences are related. One
was that she and others loaded some
articles saved from the house into a
wheelbarrow and started to trundle
them away to a safe place. The bar
row, however, became too unwieldy
and it was abandoned.
u z < z
Henry Birbe has received a letter
from some relatives in San Francisco
stating that the only damage to South
San Francisco and Bay View was TO
shake down a few chimneys and break
dishes. The people there have been
harboring a lot of refugees from the
destroyed section.
x x z q
The Conreid Grand Opera Company,
at first reported lost in the San Fran
cisco fire. is all right. The members
have been gathered together, and
started East on a special train.
q z & Z
Thanks are returned by the Adver-
tiser to Mr.. r. D. Fearcy, Jr., for Oak
land papers from which the Advertiser
is enabled to present its readers with
the story of the earthquake in that
city.
q z q q
L. Livingston, formerly in the cloth
ng and tailoring business here, had
himself in similar business
n the Flood building, San Francisco,
shortly before the disaster. His bust |
less was wiped out entirely and, ac-
,ording to a letter received here, he |
s utterly cleaned out
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
SHOT THE LOCK
OFF sPRECKELs' DOOR.

ne a letter written to his friends here
W. r. Volkmar, who is a second heu-
tenant of cadets of the University OF
California and who in his capacity as
a aember of the University military
srsaHization was on duty in San Fran
cisco, tells some rather thrilling ex-
periences: I'VE were ordered to as
sembie on the campus at II o'clock,
he writes. "and were taken to General
Funston, who gave US our orders. We
were ordered to shoot to kill if the
occasion should arise. We were in
struoted as regards footing and passing
the lines. Most of the boys were sta
TONED about the city to preserve or
ser.
When it was necessary to destroy
the residence of Mrs. Spreckels by
Blowing it up. l was told to take ten
of ray men and clear the house of its
occupants. We approached the front
aoer but as soon as she saw who we
were she slammed and locked the door
ia eur faces Well, that didn't stop
US very long for, after warning her,
we shot the lock off and went in. After
We had cleared the house of the serv-
ants. the magnificent structure was
blown to pieces.
fFhis hardly agrees with the facts,
Ter the Spreckels house was not blown
to pieces, but perhaps young Volkmar
WAS a bit excited when he wrote.-Ed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
Stories OF Disaster
CANINE SURVIVOR
OF Tue BIG FIRE

Wells, Fargo & Co. lost everything
as it supposed, that was in their San
Francisco building, except dog of
which the following is told:
by steamer Alameda you viii re-
ceive a shipment Of one bulldog
valued 1 think, at $500. When word
was given US that Wells, Fargo's build
ing was doomed, I thought at once OF
the poor dumb brute we had on hand
awaiting shipment, and worked my
way through the ruins, secured him
and took him home with me.
He has had the best Of care, and
being of an apprectative nature the
dog has taken quite liking to his
friend in need. He would surely have
gone like everything else if 1 had not
rescued him.
(Signed) EDDIE HOWARD.
This dog was shipped from Chicago
and was consigned to John Kelly. Ho-
nelulu He was delivered to the latter
here safe and sound upon the arrival
of the Alameda. AS far as the Wells,
Fargo agent here knows, he was the
only thing saved from the building.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
GOT FREE RIDE

L. l.. La Pierre, in charge of the
water service on the docks, has re-
eeived a letter from his son, who was
i'm San Francisco when the earthquake
eeearred. Mr.. La Pierre thought the
young man was in Nevada City. Two
days previous to the quake ne went
to SAN Francisco was in the thick of
the trouble, carped out for two days
and night in one OF the parks and then.
finding that transportation could be
had free. he took passage on a train
and went to Los Angeles.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08

the items in the paper stated that Ho-
Eolulu was slipping into the sea. so,
OF course, I could scarcely wait to get
into town TO see if il was true.
The shock was sensibly felt here but
no damage done; the town clock stop
ped at 5:16. our people hear have sent
carload after carload of food and
clothing, besides caring for San Fran
cisco people who have taken refuge
here. So many OF the teachers here
have relatives in the stricken city that
there was no school for days. The
banks are still closed and will be for
some days vet.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
EDDIE HOWARD"
EXACT SEIsMoGRAPH
RECORD AT TOXIC

With regard to the San Francisco
earthquake, Prof. Imanura of the To-
kio Imperial University says that the
university seismometer began to ex-
perience the shock at eleven seconds
past 1924 D. M on the 18th and the
shock lasted four hours. The shock
was feeble for the first nineteen min
utes and was at it's height after TWEEN
ty-tWo minutes, showing seven and half
millimeters to the south and north
and six millimeters on a level to IT,
east and west. The direction of the
shock was forty degrees north and
about one centimeter east, namely,
making a return trip of one cent?
meter within thirty seconds. The shock,
as felt by the seismometer, was SLOW,
and could not have been felt by the
human body. The original place of the
shock was located 2100 ri q ri is equal
to 1-2 miles) from Toxic. 1t is not
yet ascertained whether the shock orig
mated on land near San Francisco or
in the sea If the shock origina ted on
land it might be very strong. There is
a difference of seven hours between
the Toxic and San Francisco time, and
as eleven minutes are required until
the university seismometer experienced
the shock at 1924 p. m. on the 18th
through the distance of 2100 ri, the
at San Francisco is sup
posed to have occurred about thirteen
minutes past five on the morning of
the 18th. The japanese authorities in
tend to send commissioner to San
Francisco to investigate the damage |
done by the earthquake.-Japan Ca
1ette, April 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
RELIEF FROM JAPAN.

TOXIC April 27.-Wtth regard to the
proposed despatch of hospital ship
to San Francisco by the Japan Red
Cross Society the japanese authorities
have received a telegram from the U.
S. Government to the effect that the
proposal is acknowledged with profound
required. Consequently the intended
departure of the ex-Orel has been
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
CHINATOWN GONE.

Local Chinatown is scene of chaos.
The buildings are of brick, and are all
either RACED to the ground or are to-
tally wrecked, and the narrow alleys
are choked with debris. Now Low and
his wife were caught in the ruins and
were instantly killed, the bricks being
piled above them four feet high, PIN
ming them to their bed and crushing
their lives out. A large number of
Cainese were injured
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
COUNTRY UNDER WATER.

San Jose, April 19.-The district be-
tween Milpitas and Alviso is scanned
with immense assure, from which water
is pouring. The country is being rap
idly inundated. The road between Mil
pitas and Alviso is under water in
many places, making passage impossi
BILE. The bridge over the creek is
down. Sections of land varying from
small plots to entire fields have sunk
from depth of five inches to five feet.
The same scene of destruction was
found in the vicinity of Berryessa that
is apparent at Milpitas. Dwellings in
the orchards are wrecked out of shape,
and are unfit for occupancy. The fam
lies in the entire countryside are liv
ing in tents or under trees. In many
instances chimneys crashed through
the ruins, and many persons were in
jured. Irvington Is demolished
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
RANcIIERs BURNED OUT.

Boulder Creek, April 2o.-Not a
chimney is left standing in this town.
Several large columns of smoke aris-
ing from the outside districts would
seem to indicate that many of the
ranchers are being burned out. Parties
are being organized to go to their re-
lief
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO
Continued from Page -

with little damage. The old building,
which was of frame, was shaken up
considerably, but it is safe enough.
The brick building suffered less than
most of the brick structures in town,
few punches of bricks falling and
numerous assures appearing in the
walls
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
SHOCK PERCEPTIBLY
FELT IN FRESNO.

A well-known Honolulu lady has re-
ceived the following letter from her
daughter in California:
Fresno, April 80 1905.
Dear Mother: Your letter came Sat
Gfday a. m. while we We're all wrought
up with the earthquake news. One of