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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
RUSSELL SAGE is DEAD.
End Comes Suddenly to Aged Nes-
tor of Wall street.

End Comes Suddenly to Aged Nes-
tor of Wall street.
Russell Sage died at o'clock Sunday
afternoon at his summer home in Law
renee, l.. /. Enfeebled for the last few
years by the infirmities of old age, he
passed away after rapid final decline
of several weeks
He was preparing with great pleasure
for the celebration of his ninetieth birth
day on Aug. 4, an event which was made
memorable each year by the visits of the
old residents of Lawrence and other in
innate friends, to whom the aged firan-
cier was always known as Uncle Rus
SELL"
Everybody will be very much surpris-
ed to learn what / have done with my
money" Mr.. Sage said year or more ago
to an intimate friend, but they will
never learn until / am dead
Rumors that the S75,000,O00 or $780,
100000 which are the generally accepted
figures of the financier's fortune. is to be
distributed mostly among charities could
not be confirmed.
Mr. Sa-e's death came very peacefully.
For six hours preceding his death he was
unconscious and there was no rally in his
final moments. At his bedside were his
wife, her brother. Joseph ]. Slocum; Dr..
Theodore Janeway of New York. DIR. Carl
+. Schmuck of Lawrence and Rev. Rob-
ert G. Leitch.
The principal events of Mr.. Sage's long
life are given in brief as follows:
Aug. 4, 1S16-Born at Shenandoah,
n. Y.
1S31--Employed by brother Henry in
grocery store at Troy, n. Y, at salary OF
81 month.
1S34-Goes into grocery business with
Elisha Sage. a brother.
1S39-Forms wholesale grocery and
grain partnership with John w. Bates.
1S41--MaTries Miss Maria Winnie.
1S44-Buys MIR. Bates out for S15a-
600. giving personal check for amount.
1S45-Elected to first public Office, An
Alderman at Troy. Later is elected
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

Russia's first experiment in parlia-
mentary government came to an igno-
minious end Saturday night with the
PRONUNCIATION of two imperial ukases.
the first dssolving the present parlia-
ment and providing for the convocation
of its successor on March ), 1907, more
than six months hence, and the secc- 1
proclaiming the capital of Russia I'D
the surrounding province to be in a
state of extraordinary security, which
is only infinitesimally different from
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
ROBERTS GETS TWENTY YEARS.
Chicago Judge Denies Motion for
New Trial

George Gill Roberts, convicted June
b. jury in Judge Kersten's court in
Chicago of the murder on Nov % of
County Commissioner John " Kopf of
thar city, was denied a new trial, and
was sentenced to twenty years imprison-
E'ent in the penitentiary at Joliet, as the
verdict had specified. A motion to vacate
judgment was made by Attorney Hickman
Sc. nlan, Roberts lawyer, and this mo-
ton, too, was denied by the court. Then
motion was entered to arrest sentence,
aid this was allowed to go over to the
August term of court, to permit attorneys
for the defense to prepare the records in
the case, with bill of errors, for an ap-
peal to the higher courts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
FEATURES OF INTEREST
CONCERNING PEOPLE, PLACES
AND ooINGs OF THE WORLD. 4


The Pacific express train No. 81, of the
New York Central and Hudson River rail-
road, dashed into the Hudson river near
New Hamburg. Y. j. The train ran into
q landslide which had been washed upon
the tracks by heavy rains. The engine
and baggage car were thrown from the rails
and tearing across the south-bound tracks
plunged into the Hudson river. Fireman
Mills was killed outright and Engineer
Edward Wells, whose home is i'm the Bronx,
N. T.. was fatally injured. Fifteen passen-
gers were seriously injured and a score of
others received minor hurts The wrecked
trim was made up of fol- Pullman cars,
Six day coaches, one baggage car, one mail
car AID one combination baggage and mail
en-. four of the day coaches were wrecked.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

The recent flights Of Horace Mid in
an airship Of his devisins over tae city
of Chicago is believed to nave made a
new record for distance and control. On
his first fight he travelled eleven miles,
most Of the way about 100 feet above
ground. but wheh nearly in sac heart OF
the city his power gave out and, after
lodging steeples and srnokestacks. he final
ly came down. rninjured. On tie roof Of a
fat building. There he repaired his ma
chine and continued his journey. dis
lance of FIVE miles further, without mis-
hap. Then he went a third time out over
the lake considerable distance and re-
turned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

On top of news of revolutionary riot
ing in all the big cities of interior Rus
STA come reports that appal the reac-
tionaries who are administering martial
law. The situation in Sebastopol Is so
critical that the citizens are fleeing by
hundreds to the interior of the PENN
sula. The entire feet ard the garrison
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
REPEL PULAJANEs, KILLING so.
United States Troops Rout Large At
lacking Band Of Marauders.

Adyices received from the Island of
Leyte, p. l., say that large band Of
Pulajanes attacked a column of constabu-
larry and regulars commanded by Capt.
George III. McAster of the Twenty-fourth
infantry. The engagement, which took
place near Baneun, resulted in the Pula-
james being repulsed with the loss of sfifty
men killed and sixty wounded. The troops
and constabulary suffered no losses.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Three Drown in Superior.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Arthur and Miss
Florence Tostevin and three other persons
of Superior, Wis, were drowned in Su-
perior bay during severe electrical
storm. They were in small boat half
way between Oatka beach and Namadji
river at the time, when the storm cap
sized the craft and all went TO the bottom
before assistance could reach them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

Tho executive committee of the Car
negie foundation for the Advancement of
teaching, has announced a list of forty
six colleges which are to receive gifts for
the bsnefit of deserving professors. From
this list are omitted all institutions hav-
ing formal UNCONVENTIONAL connections. or
which require their trustees to belong to
a particular church. 1t omits also all in
stitutions controlled and supported by a
State or municipality, and which fall be-
low the academic standard which the trus-
tees have adopted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Bloody Battle in sIorrocco.

A dispatch from Tangier, Morocco, says
that an all-day engagement occurred near
Muluya. and that the pretender's forces
were routed with heavy loss, by the
sultan's troops, who afterward paladed the
district with rebels heads stuck on their
bayonets as trophies of the victory.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

The Department of Agriculture has
engaged Prof. Charles +. Lucke of Co
lumhia university to collect all existing
data concerning the possibilities of alco-
hol ia the operation of small gas engines.
and 20 conduct experiments in the produc-
ton of alcohol from grain and potatoes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Train Plunges Into Lake.

The engine, express car and smoking
car of Great Northern fast train, west
bound, were submerged in the deep waters
OF Diamond lake, about twenty miles from
Spokane, Wash. Nine men who went
down in the smoking car were drowned,
and the engine crew are dead in the deep
water. Spreading rails caused the acct
dent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

A noted German physician. DIR. Berg
man, who presided at the meeting Of che
Berlin Medical Association Thursday.
agreed with others present that the elm
ical diagnosis Of appendicitis seldom per-
mitted an accurate judgment Of the case.
and serious doubt Of the value of opera
tions was expressed. Prof Orth said
that in 10 per cent Of his cases the APP
pendix did not confirm the diagnosis. and
in another 10 per cent there was nc dis
ease whatsoever. while nc knew of many
serious cases which had been cured with
ont oDerafinc
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
St. Lous. sues Ice Trust.

After an extended investigation, the
city of ST. Louis, through Circuit Attor-
ncy Sager, has begun suit against the
Polar Wave Ice and Fuel Company and
the Merchants Ice and Coal Company,
alleging that they were in combination
to restrain trade and to fix the price of
ice. Judgment is asked for 81 400 against
each as fine for the ia days during which
the agreement is alleged TO have been in
existence. and that the charter should be
declared null and void. The price of ice
has advanced from 80 cents to 40 cents
a hundred.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

Two cities near New York, Mount Yer
non and Yonkers, which have suffered
from the high prices of ice charged by
the American Ice Company, have resolved
to establish municipal ice supply. AT
Mount Vernon Mayor Brush has led in
the plan to establish an artificial freezing
plant forthwith. Mayor Coyne of Yon-
kers proposes TO cut natural ice from the
city reservoirs and sell it to the citizens
al cost.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
KILLS WIFE WITH SHOTGUN.
Jealous Husband Then Fills His
Own Breast with Shot.

Charles ID. Schmidt, an assistant book
keeper for the Helena, Mont, Water
Works Company, shot and killed his wife
and tried to kill himself. 1t is said that
Schmidt discovered letter duplicating
his wife with a man at Fort Assiniboine.
Schmidt shot his wife in the side with a
shotgun and she died almost instantly.
Then he turned the weapon upon him
self, firing charge into his left breast.
The doctors say he will recover, although
his left arm is practically shot away and
he hss a serious wound in the breast.
Schmidt is % years old. His wife was
10
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

Thirty-seven acres of cultivated land on
the border of Long Lake, in Fond du Lac
County, Wis, sank and now are covered
with deep water. The sinkage is sup
posed to be due to a slight earthquake
shock. Farmers in the neighborhood are
alarmed and afraid to go near to investi-
rate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Sgpposed Murderer Arrested

Frank ]. Constantine, the supposed
murderer of Mrs. Arthur w. Gentry, who
YVES killed in Chicago last January, is
under arrest at Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and
has been positively identified.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

in Portland. Ore, the jury in the Hoge-
Nickel land fraud case returned a YER
dicI Of guilty and recommended the elem
ency of tie court. Hoge was formerly
city attorney of Medford, Ore, and Nick
ell :: United States commissioner.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

A man hunt with bloodhounds through
the woods Of Perry county, Ohio, ended in
the capture of Lew Eblin, who attacked
the S-year-old laughter of Charles Kan
mers of Misco, who was picking black
berries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
treasurer Of Rensselaer, county, New York,

treasurer of Rensselaer, county, New York.
1S52-Elected to Thirty-third Congress.
1S54-Re-elected to Thirty-fourth Con-
gress.
1S61-Begins operations in Wall street.
1S69-Marries Margaret Slocum, the
first Mrs. Sage having died.
1S70-Originates system of puts and
calls and spreads and straddles and fire.
quently makes $4,000 day from sale
of privileges.
ISS4-Loses $6.O0O.000 by failure Of
Grant & Ward on Wall street.
July %, boobies worth about $780,
100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Floor Collapsed, Two Hurt.

A portion of the third floor of the Amer
lean Oak Leather Company, No. 5l2 ST.
Charles street, st. Louis Mo-. heavily loaded
with leather, crashed through the second
and first floors into the cellar Two boys
who were internally injured, were the
only employees in the path of the crashing
Hoorc
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Dietz wins Another cattle.

John Dietz, who has held his dam in
Thornapple river, Wisconsin, for two
years against the authorities. was attack
ed by a sheriff and six men Thursday, but
was victorious in the battle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

President Palma of Cuba has pardoned
Miss Mile Brown, L. c. Giltner and
William Augustine, Americans residing in
the Isle of Pines, and a message was i'm
mediately sent by wireless telegraph or
dering their release. They were guilty Of
putting up toy telegraph line.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Canada Wants Harvest Hands.

A. ]. Black, Canadian minister of agri-
culture, says that more than 10000 har-
vest hands will need to be imported this
year to handle the crop. The harvest
probably will be begun early in August.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Naval Pageant Sent. 8.

Plans have BEEN perfected for the grand
naval pageant which Acting Secretary of
the Navy Newberr.; announces will occur
in the sound off Oyster Bay on Labor
Day, Sept. 3. The President will review
the Atlantic deet.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
TEN DEAD AND FOUR MISSING
Result of the Collapse of Building at

South birmingham, Mass
In the light of electric lamps the work
of exhuming the victims of the collapsed
Amsden building went on through the
night in South birmingham, Mass. At
dawn there were ten bodies at the morgue,
eight injured were at the hospital, two
others were 1T their homes and the list Of
missing contained four. The cause of the
accident could not be ascertained. The
town has no building laws and any pro-
ceeedings against a contractor or other
persons in connection with faulty con-
struction will have to be upon another
charge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

HOLSTER & Bowman's Company store
Mt Avoca, Pa, was badly damaged by dy-
camite. HOLSTER & Bowman recently OPP
Grated the Avocs colliery and there was
considerable feeling among the miners be-
cause the sliding scale was not added to
their recent pay.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

The government transferred the in
curry into the operations of the oil trust
from. Cleveland to Chicago Tuesday. II
was understood that the grand jury at
Cleveland was not satisfactory TO the
government on account Of the personal
or business relations Of some Of the jurors
to interested parties
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Steamer Founders in Fog.

The steamer c. w. Elphicke of the Gil
christ feet sank at 1 80 o'clock Thursday
morning in the lake off Cleveland. Twelve
men who were on board were rescued by
the tug Grover and brought to the city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Frisco City Hall Unsafe

The San Francisco city hall, which cost
100000. was declared unsafe at the
meeting of the board of public works and
notice was served on the police depart
ment that its station in the building must
find other quarters.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

The federal grand jury returned to the
United States Court of New York three in-
dictments which are reported to have been
found as the result of an investigation Of
alleged rehating on sugar from the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
LiRhtnin9 Starts Costly Blaze.

Fire destroyed the county court house,
Harper's department store and warehouse,
and several other buildings at Maryvii.a
Tenn Loss, $125, 900, partially insured.
The fire started in Harper's store, which
was struck BY lightning.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Anti-Jewish Outbreaks.

Anti-Jewish outbreaks have begun in
Odessa, Russia. and number Of persons
have been killed or wounded. Cossacks
and rowdies have been plundering the de-
serted Jewish houses and shops.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

Fifteen Stores and 90 Other Build
ings DESTROYED in Kirklin.

Fire Wednesday destroyed almost the
entire business section of Kirklin, Ind.
After twenty buildings and fifteen bust
ness houses had been burnsl, several
frame buildings in the path ,f the flames
were blown up to end the des ruction. The
loss is $4,000. The Wills opera house
was burned and also buildin:s owned by
Bert Wills, r. w. Thompscii and Noah
McComas.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Nine Millions Invested.

Articles of incorporation of the Pitts
burg Iron Ore Company of Hibbing,
Mimi, have been fled with the Mime
sofa Secretary of State. The capital
stock is S9.OO0,000. A filing fee of 3d.
O25 was paid in to the State Treasurer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Murders Bow for a Nickel.

A dispute over the possession of a
nickel is supposed to have resulted in the
killing of William Burkhart, 8 years old,
by his playmate, Ralph Bales, IL years
old, at West Newton, Pa.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Bandits Loot Monon Station,

The Monon railway station at Linden,
Ind, was entered by seven masked men
who bound and gagged the operator and
then blew open the safe with dynamite.
They secured about $500 and escaped
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
rorpedo scuttles a Boat.

A whitehead torpedo fred from the
dock at the torpedo station at Newport,
X. l., during practice struck and sank a
boat in which four seamen gunners were
seated. A lifeboat rescued the seamen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Car Sentenced to Death.

Emperor Nicholas, sentenced to death
by Russian terrorists, ordered his aids to
put down the revolution with fire and
sword The threat unites all ranks of the
opposition and general strike, intended
to paralyze all industries, is decided on.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Whole Family Murdered.

Samuel Pearse. well-known resident
Of Washington county. Pa, living three
miles north of Cannonsburg, returned to
his home from drive and found his wife
and two children dead and third child
dying from bullet wounds. Who fired the
shots has not yet been learned Indi-
cations point 10 robbery as the motive. An
attempt had also been made 70 set fire to
the house hat Pearse arrived in time to
eytinguish blaze started in a bedroom
The coroner and police were notified ard a
posse was formed to search the surro md
Ing country for strange negro sa to
have been seen about the Pearse homr.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Miles Predicts World War.

Gen. Nelson A. Miles, former COM
mander in chief of the United States
army, says that.the opening of the Pana-
ma canal will, in his opinion, be step
toward a war in the future.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

ferred with General
Trepoff, "the most
hated man in Rus
sia," and the bitter
est Of the ministers.
When the confer
ence ended Nicho-
las bad fully made
up his mind to
seize the bull by the
horns and plunge
the country into
INII 80 -
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

Rev. Father Irose of East st. Louis
refused communion to 12-year-old girl
because she wore short sleeves and low
neck dress. He stated that he regarded
her garb as appropriate only for ball
room.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

The department Of charities and CO..
rection of Cleveland, Ohio, has taken
steps toward having a lsv snactDl oon-
polling drunkards TO take the treo1nont
provided on the farm colony thirty niloS
distant from the city. under the dlroo-
ton of Harry 8. Cooley.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Loses Arm and Hand by Accident

In Newark. O., Abraham Walker. aged
20, lost his right arm and left hand by
the accidental discharge of his shotgun,
on which he was leaning with both hands
resting on the barrel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

Thirty persons were injured, two of them
fatally. as the result of wreck of the ST.
Louis h San Francisco passenger train No.
bound for st. Louis, near Springfield. Mo.
The wreck was caused by defective split
switch.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
Negro Murderer Hanged.

Cornelius Johnson, negro, was hanged
at Louisville, KY, for the murder. a year
ago, of Conrad Kaiser, a white saloon
keeDer
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

The Attorney General and che Sec5e-
tary of the Interior have given instruc-
tons for fling series of civil s:iits to
recover coal lands in Utah said to have
been fraudulently acquired.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

John d. Strassburg, the Oldest postal
employee in the United States, died in
Louisville, Ky. He had worked continu-
ously for sixty-fys yea-a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
CHICAGO.

nt dCf ttoIfiAItnt' --e@ -
Ulllcd0U. favored an encouraging
view as to the prospects
of business during the near future
New demands reach a surprising aggre-
gate in the leading industries. there rs
increased distribution of manufactured
products and seasonable stimulus APP
pears in the jobbing and retail lines
Values in all the raw material mar
kets maintain great strength. with
hides at slightly higher average than
during last week.
Crop reports have continued uni
fornIy good. The agricultural sections
have become good buyers of general
merchandise. this causing rapid re-
duction of country store stocks. Many
visiting buyers now throng this market
and jobbing trade sales compare favor
ably with those of a year ago in the
leading staples.
The movement of grain at this port,
6.672, 494 bushels, compares with 5.4s3.-
6s4 bushels last week. Live stock re-
ceipts advanced to 297.935 head. against
23o,447 head last week. Lumber re-
ceipts, 52.47s.000 feet. compare with
52.2S0.000 feet last week.
Bank clearings, $218,004. 793. exceed
those of corresponding week in 1905 By
14.3 per cent.
Failures reported in Chicago district
number 16 against Is last week and IS
wear ago.-Oun's Rovfow of Trade
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02
on wau to Leper COLONY

Miss Nellie White, niece of ex-Secre-
tary Long and heiress to fortune, is in
New York City on her way to the leper
colony in Hawaii to wed her fiance, DR..
w. r. Brinckerhoff.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

At Kingston, in Williams county, Tenn,
. negress gave birth to six children The
children are well formed aud all were alive
at last accounts
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

full martial law This measure of
safety Is to provide for the outbursts
which undoubtedly will be provoked by
this daring measure. 1t is now but a
step to dictatorship. A large part Of
the Province of Kiev, where armed up
risings are expected in consequence Of
the dissolution of parliament, was
placed under martial law.
The Emperor has surrendered COM
pletely TO the grand dukes. For hours
Saturday night at Peterhof he con.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

Two yachts coming in from the fishing
hanks eapsized on Hereford Irlet bar off
Anglesoa, N. j., and fifteen persons lost
their lives There were thirty-two persons
on one yacht, of whom fourteen were lost.
and twelve on the other, all OF whom but
ore were saved That not more fell VIC
tins to the rough sea was due TO the hero
ism Of Capt. Henry S. Ludlam. of the Here
ford Inlet life-saving station, and crew
Of five men, So far as known all the dead
lame from Philadelphia and vicinity.
Anglesea is one of the favorite fishing places
along the southern New Jersey coast
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

More than 400 applications for saloon
Licenses at the increased rate of $3.50
nav made in one day at San Francisco.