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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

of American manufacturers In practi-
cal knowledge gained. The result Is
to place the Americans at great dis
advantage in the races Of next year.
Il. r. Thomas, Of Buffalo, in a recent
Interview, declared emphatlcally IN
favor of race or series Of contests
In Florida He has individually spent
lucre than $4,000 in cup race ex-
lperiments. yet declares he has just
twice as much more to invest the same
way, as an excellent thing for the in
dustry and automobiling generally.
He with other American makers are
working hard for a race this fall.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
ATHLETIC MEETS,
TRACK AND FIELD.
Battle Royal Is Expected at
Jamestown Exposition on
September 81.
NEW YoRK's STRONG TEAM
Chicago Will Also Send Some
Fleet Runners and Muscular
Specimens.

NEW YORK, August 17.-There will
be a battle royal in athletic circles on
the athletic field at the jamestown EN-
po.ition Grounds, where the fastest
track ever built for human sprinters
has been constructed. This meeting of
the men of muscle on September 9th
and 18th will be the greatest that the
Amateur Athletic Union OF the United
States has ever ruled over, for In the
national championships. both senior
and Junior divisions. men from all over
the United States will take part It is
true that In past national champions
ship meets there have been represen-
tattves from various sections OF the
country. but never have they come forth
In answer to the summons to compete
as they have done this year. Not only
win the United States send It's best
athletes. but Canada also will enter.
one Of the greatest intersectional
meets in A. A. U. history. 1t Is GER
tain to be in the nature of long step
sport. AS a result Of the great inter-
sectional gathering. the men Of the
New York a: G. and the Irish Am 1sal;
M the Inc eiaeF have IN to
the limit If they do not wish to be OUT
classed by. their opponents.
For each Of the divisions Of ath-
without a senior champ ionship to their
credit, and the seniors-the program
will be the same. consisting OF six
teen events calculated to test every
muscle in the body. The prizes Of;
fered for the contests OF skin and
Drawn and endurance are the mos!
coveted trophies in the amateur world
in this country for q man VINO can
sPert the geSS m e Gle Wnea stae IS
is shown to all men to be an athlete
Of great ability. TO the team Of any
athletic club which. wins the greatest
number OF points In the series. of games
banner, and silver and bronze medals
will go to the men inish,rg 5serord nr !
third in each event. The scoring of
points will easily be kept, as lll.S
P Blaze th If a9n Ye place
Runs ms at It Tod. 22o. 44o, $50 yards ono
mile and I'VE mllesHE hurdles races at
100 and 220ayards; running high Ijurp.
hsnsfs o thTow ap PFC shas ma
weight, throwing, sixteen pound ham,
Smer, putting sixteen-pound shot, and
Throwing the discus, both free and
Outside OF the two New York clubs
the strongest competitor in the. games
will probably be the Chicago Athletic
Association. The wearers Of the cher
4ry circle won the national Champion
ship games 7 the Lewis and CLARK ri Tx,
they have been more than anxious to
repeat the feat. With thiA end. IN
view they have strength ersd their
u ye 6aye IN
ranks nearly all the men who made 3
Michigan the hest inithe West during
the past iptercol leal ate ta ssaa>-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
GREAT OARSMAN
BADLY INJURED
luy Nickalls, Old Oxford Oars
man, Is Hurt in Auto
Smash.

LONDON. August 17-Guy Nickalls.
the famous oarman, was cycling along
the Windsor Road, between Slough
and Elton College last.week- when there
was a collision between his machine
and a motor ear. Mr.. Nickalls sus-
tanned broken arm and a severe
wound on the fractured limb. The
motorist conveyed him to his home at
Farnham Royal. whore he is being
surgically treated. 1t is twenty years
since NiclSalls rowed for Oxford In the
university boat race but he is still as
active as over, and at Henley last
month he rowed in the Magdalen four,
which defeated Leander in the
Stewards Plate This is record which
has never been approached.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
pim1icO Race Plans.

BALTIMORE. August 1.-THE United
Hunts of Maryland have secured. the
sanction of the National Steeplechase
and Hunt Association for the meeting
to be held at Pimlico. August 20 and
September 2, inclusive, and have an-
nounced the program for the meeting.
All entries for the hack and stceple-
chase, and also the pony events. CLOSE
ut midnight on August 81. with the
secretary, d. Sterrett Cuttings, while
the other events close at the track at
noon on the day of the race Many
ihcrses which raced at Brighton Beach
and Kenilworth will participate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSENEN.
Gentee1 H., 2:11 IA, Former Nir-
ginia Trotter, Showing Sen
sational Speed.
.KAToR, THE SON OF KREMLlN
Our Home-Bred Runners Earning
Winning Brackets on the
Big Track.

by w. j. CARTER (BROAD ROCKY.
trotting stations have been seen than
Genteel H., the brown horse, six years
old. by Gambetta Wilkes, dam Lena,
by Mambrino Startle. that trotted- to
record of 2:11 Ia at Detroit. The
brown stallion was bred by a. B..
Hutchngs, of Danville, KY, from whom
the son of Gambetta Wilkes passed
as a yearling to M. B. dickson, the
young lumber merchant of LynchburS.
Va, who trains few trotters each
season as source of healthful diver
sion rather tkan otherwise. In young
Hickson's hands last season ,Genteel H.
made a record of Egg Ia and then
passed to A. Fl. Miller, of Buffalo, who
placed the horse in w. B. McDonald's
stable The latter raced him some
In an cational way. and gave him
a mark of 2:21 IA. Last fall Genteel
II. could trot in 2:10, and this season
the form shown by him seems to indi-
cate that he is much better than a
2:l0 trotter. He can show quarters at
a two-minute gait, is good doer and
game enough to fight out his races
All of this Is doubtless pleasing to
lima, where some Of his get are to be
seen, and choice lot of youngsters
they are, too, as while owned by Mr..
Hickson some good mares We're mated
with Genteel FL. and those that have
his get are wei ,'"arod with them.
Button says that the duration Of the
life of horse Is as in all other species
of domestic animals, proportionate to
the duration of their period of growth
or Increase The period of increase of
the horse continues throughout four
years, and he can live six or seven
times as long-that is to say, twenty
five or thirty years. The life of mares
is ordinarily longer than that OF horses.
AT ten years of age, If a horse is sound
and free from objectionable habits, he
is safer purchase than one five years
of age. The older horse Is less liable
to sudden or acute attacks of disease,
such as collie, ETC.. and If properly cared
for is good for many yearstof reason
able service. Albertus Magnus men
lions that in his time--11 93-12S0--
there was an instance of a charger
proving serviceable at the advanced
age of sixty; and Augustus Nephus says
there was a horse in the stable of
Ferdinand the Frst-1503-1564 -that
had attained the extraordinary age of
seventy years.
Rotor, the bay stallion, s. by Krem-
lin, 2:o7 ga. dam Allene, by Kentucky
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
neardinE Knce-Trnol, Trust.

The 'race-trank trlst" has been
bearded in It's den, for with the OPEN
Ing Of Empire City the Western pro-
prietary interests OF Joseph Rhnoch
and l., A Celia gained working
foothold. While James Butler is the,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
All-1ndian Bal Team.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Aug. 17,--
Tie East will soon see q baseballInoY-
eltylsin an all-Indian baseball team lea,
lnebago indian, who lives near this
city Is organizing q baseball team
among his brethren for,the purpose q
touring the Eastern States All q
'iliea, most Of them heinz students IN
the government Ind ian schools . Tho
team win probably Ne Q strong one,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
AMERICAN MoroR-cYcL1sT.
Theo. *. Hastings VIII Represent
America in London Races.

ThcO. 4. TfHSt1hEs VIII EcprcSent
America in London Races.
NEW YORK, August 17.-America.
for the first time. will be represented
in the siN-day motor cycle races at the
Autocycle Club of London. which are
scheduled to take place the week be-
ginning on the 10Th inst. Theodore Is.
Hastings, a New York business man
and member of the Federation of
Motor Cyclists of America and the
Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn
Will try conclusions with all the crack
riders of England, Germany, France
and Belgium. He will ride the first
American wheel ever entered in a
foreign competition road race. The
wheel is a four-horse power twin
cylinder 1905 Indian"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
BrlttsMps Match

NEW YORK, August l7:-The next
bout of Importance after the Johnson
Burns go Will he. between Jimmy Britt
and Joe Cans The men have agreed
to box for the lightweight champion
ship of the world during the latter
part of September. Britt surprised the
boxing world when he heat Battling
Nelson recently, and Cans thought he
would be the next best man to meet.
This will be another good bout to look
forward to.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

Rotor. the bay stallion s. by Krem-
lin. 2:07 ga. dam Allene, by kentucky
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18

FRINGE. ts\making speed for his owner.
DR.. L. IT, Whitaker, Of Enfield, N. c.,
who has him entered in the. $500 stakes
for 2:27 trotters at Winston. Green's
boro and Charlotte, N. G. The hand
some. bay filly Lady Halifax. 8. by Pl-
lot Medium, lJr., dam Sisterina, 2:29 Ia,
/ by King Nutwood. who has shown
quarters In "a seconds this season
over the slow half-mile track at the
farm, will not be raced this season,
as 1t has been decided to keep her
over for another year.
S. A. Dunn, the well-known lawyer.
l'of Scotland Neck. n. c.. has a fast and
handsome mare in Maud Dunn, the
chestnut daughter of Clan Alpine and
Virginia, by Fauquier, son of Hetzel,
a Hambletonian. She was driven on
the road for years by her owner and
then bred to Headlight q full brother
to Karnock, 2:21 Ia, by whom she Is
nursing handsome foal. Clan Alpine,
sire of Maud Dunn, was one of the
best bred sons of the noted Aber-
deem, and could pace fast. He was
owned at different times by John l..
Roper, of Norfolk; Robert TAFT, OF
Amherst. and later passed to parties
In West Virginia.
Some very large race-horses are rear
ed in England, as evidenced by Wise
Mason. who stands 17.2 1-2 hands and
is the biggest horse in training. These
proportions are on the gigantic order
when compared with many of the
greatest of our Virginia thoroughbreds.
especially those of ante-bellum days,
including the famous Boston and his
contemporaries, albeit during more re-
cent years Increased size seems gen.
orally to prevail. as evidenced by Eon,
the son of Eolus. and number of 9TH
ers. F t,e-s7
Among the Virginia bred horses that
have recently earned winning brackets
are Nellie Burn, chestnut fiIly, 4. by
Fatherless. dam Generine, by Eolus,
who won at Lilo miles in 1:49 l-5, at
Fort Erie; and the steeplechasers Jim
mic Lane and Essex. The latter,
son of Judge Morrow and 'Mimosa. has
been a good horse for Dion Kerr
this season, who has the big and hand
some bay geldins under lease from
the Messrs. Green, of fredericksburg.
Since the death Of the late. Robert L.
Stevens. which occurred not long since,
1t has been decided to dispose Of his
thoroughbred horses now at Otterburn
Farm, Loretto, Va. which are In charge
of p S. Hunter. Mr.. Stevens was in
terested with Mr.. Hunter in Judge
Morrow. the sire of the steeplechasers
Essex, Snuff and other winners.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-16
Governments Spending Millions
In This Work.
GERMANS DOING PROBLEMS
System Of Waterways 10 Being Extended
All Over tho world--Moro Expensive
Than War and a Preventative Of War
Rivers and Harbos Congress.

WASHINGTON, Aug, l5.--Prosaic
commerce Ia moro likely to bring about
world peace than all tho so.called reace
Congresses that may be held at The
Hague from now I'll GabriePs trump
sounds, This Ia the belief Of those who
have studied the question Their theory
ID based on strange grounds, but Il IA
thoroughly plausible, II Il simply that
the expenditures being made or in con
temptation by the great nations Of the
world for tho Advancement Of commerce
ate growing so enormous that little or
nothing win be left with which TO wage
wara ,s...
Much Of this expenditure is found In
Che present worldwide policy Of water.
way development, The United States
10 pouring millions into the Panama Cam
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-16

tween Hamburg and Bremen which will
be seventy five miles IN length. The wa
terway will mean an immense saving Of
time In the passage Of ships between the
two towns. The present route for yes,
sells In the inter.city trade is down the
Elbe. via Cnxhayen, into the North Sea,
and then up the Weser to Bremen, or
vice versa Not only does this lengthy
route eat up time, but II exposes river
vessels TO the dangers OF the open sea.
The new waterway will directly con.
meet the Elbe with the River Wumme,
which flows past Bremen. The River
Este will be one of the links used, and
II AMI the Wumme will be deepened, a
canal connecting the two being dug 40
that II will pass close TO the towns Of
Tolstcdt and Noisburg.
This very project was first discussed
seventy years ago and has come up for
discussion intermittently ever since. Each
time II was abandoned because of lack
of funds. The government needed the
money for the support Of its army es.
tablishment, and commerce had to ne.
ccpt the Inevitable. Now commerce Ia
Of more Importance than the army, and
tho works Of peace Of greater interest
than preparations for war.
Thus II may be Seen that commerce Ii
the handmaiden Of Pearce. To carry out
the metaphor, the National Rivers IL Har
bors Congress Is the discoumger Of armed
camps through its powerful advocacy
Of waterway development In this coun.
try. At present II Is seeking TO make
Its work more effective by increasing It's
membership, which Il already large.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-16

nl and IL contemplating an outlay Of
more millions In bettermcnts TO its riy-
tra and hnrbors al home. Commerce do.
nands II and commerce Ia mistress that
brooks no refusal. The other CONNER
cial nations also are busy along the
samc lines, driven by the same neces'
sity, and reports Of gigantic undertake
ings aie becoming 80 frequent rs 10 oc.
casion but passing interest.
Two projects, however, were reported
this week that 40 TO show how impor-
tant this form OF work has become. One
Ct these II In France, while Germany 10
about 10 undertake the other. Both cor
respond In great measure with number
Of waterway development schemes under
consideration In this country, and for
which tho American people. aroused by
the National Rivers 4 Harbors Congress,
have been clamoring during the last
few years
The French project contemplates the
construction OF n canal to connect the
valley Of the Rhone with the port OF
Marseillcs, The work will cost sl5,-
100000 and as the hills separating the
Rhone from the city are too high To be
surmounted by locks, the French govern.
ment will tunnel through them. THIS
tunnel, measured by the amount OF dirt
excavatcd, WIN be the largest In the
world. II will be seven kilometers, or
4 l.2 miles. in length and 10 expected to
cost nearly s1oooooo
The German work 10 even more gigan.
tic. II contcmplates q new ship canal
between Hamburg and Bremen which
win bc seventy.tive miles In length. The
waterway will mean an immense say.
Ing Of time In the passing Of ships be.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14
THE TAXATION INJUSTICE.

The apporoued upon the assessed
valuations the various counties expenditures
TuE RESULT WILL BE so IT Is SAID, THAT COUNTY
WILL PAY 20 TO 10 PER SHARE OF
rhE STATE rAN owing hghte highest
Is said OF oregon WHAT OREGON TO DO
AWAY WITH STATE TANES ENTIRELY. be done The tax
commission b the in
have done a. This bin
of the indirect
~ ~ DONE IN SEVERAL STATES NOW. the nation
county be left to raise It's own
please It's people-or hs aesor-Statesman.
The Capital Journal heartily
r ~ TO BE REGRETTED THAT LEGIsIATURE DID NOT
ENACT INDIRECT TAXATION
The objection the created another
commission expense.
The commission primarily empowered to gain information
about franchises m WAS ON INFORMATION THAT ASSES
SoIS SHOULD FIX VALUES.
Assessors nave the rght aud the power and
all property now including franchises, cash value
The geat Injustice done upop pron
erty direct IN THAT III IL, UNEQUAL TAXATION
Property In the whole taxed
lem or Eugene Corvallis
MARION COUNTY, WHERE VALUES WE'RE
WILL PAY AN UNJUST SHARE STATE TAX
Another rank injustice househoder xemp, %
$500 "puon OF
That saddles about poorer classes Of ~
with families and protected sealps, ,b
tax gaiherer until they have homes. ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14
GIRL SWALLOWS PIN
so AS TO GO HOME
Does IL Before Teachers Eycs-Doc-
tor Thinks He can Get Pin Out
and Save Her.

Waterbury, Conn, March a.
Little Mary Davies, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Davies.
doesn't like to go TO school. No
in considerable part of her eight
years has been spent In devising
ways for avoiding the ordeal. Yes
terday her teacher, Miss Daisy Perry.
would not let her so home.
Then little Mary took a pin from
her frock and before the eyes OF the
frightened teacher swallowed It.
Now I'm going TO feel pretty bad"
she declared You'll just have 70
let me- go home"
Or. Holroyd says the pin Is lodged
In the chlld's throat He thinks he
can get It out and save her life
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14
Gov. Hughes Attends Purim Ball.

New York, March 1.-THE noted
Purim ball occurs tonight at the
Madison Square Garden, the grand
est affair of the kind of the season.
The receipts go into a S15O,00O fund
for the erection of a new wing by
which the capacity of the Beth Israel
Hospital will be doubled. Governor
Hughes will be there. aud will re-
eeive the greatest attention, and will
make a speech. Little girls will
spread flowers before him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14
rHE SWORD or BUNKER HnI.

In answer to request The publishes the poeu 9TH
Sword OF Bunker Iiul." Is as follows. -"
Tie lay upon his DYING bed. hts eye growing dim:
When With feeble voice he weeping 10 him
Weep not my son. the 10 heavens bh VIM
~" quickly from yon aners bring, Tho Bunker nm
lhe sword Was brousht the with sudden s.r
Ana as he sasped the murmured Wan No..
NY boy ne said leave you gold what sim
leave you mark me- mark OF bunker nm
Twas ON that dread immortal day, Br,ons hand
captain raised this blade his hand
Ana as tho soFous battle shtened freedoms viii
~" eS ae God OF Fted0m smiled OF Bunker HIM
on AeeP hat sword his broke. he Wa Aa
ha' hs ~Fhksd hand ss the upon that dyn A
me soh remains the sword glory growing s,
Aed "ees millions bless the Of Bunks Hul
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14
WHAT rnr STATS OWES SENATOR FULTON.

owes him the prestige aud political standing which
wealth enloys a the national captat
TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES FoR TIA EPAsr YEARs
tho OF this handicap million dol
lars OF APPROPRIATION for Oregon.
ile has the colleagues
AT ROME AND DEPARTMENTS
who these things and smiling
IL worthy OF aud eommendation.
There chagTin faction
done his bes 10 placAe that he did succeed.
Thk PLANS WE'RE ALL MADE AND LAID AND
RRArIoN MAP POLITICALLY, long BR.
Hot Senator fuea has disappointed his enemies has
of President
for his ability n holding hs ana commanding
administration that overrriendiy
4 be admired
Fulton
RSriRk oRscoN DECLARATION FoR rn. fntsr MANY
YEARS.
The presept dsson viii be found working smoothly
ousS for the best Interests
OF
while MAINTAINING IDENTITY SENATOR'S
e has shown hshting ability debater
has The OF his onvcoHA the UPPER
house
The Republicans of
for the hs four his Faltoa
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14
SMILES ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE.


Editor Dave of the Statesman as incapable Of apprecatng
THE GovEtSoEs vEro TRArEnNAL BILL
COME BEFORE THIS LEGsLATuRE, AND WAS SUSTAINED
SENATE.
The Statesman editor go
sion Of he Legislature
far referred personally the
proceedings But HAS ALWAYS SPOKEN GEN
much erltse
Editor Pendn which nothing
NorwITHsTAND
ooenor says abolish the egsature OF course
SERIOUSLY
What the general public takes joke the editor Of the Pendeton
paper seriousIy-for instance, himself
Speaking sent to the legislature they
he
in hoots with the corporations the trusts and the synd the mon
the combines the puocas
WELL THEY DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE FRONT OR THE WAY
THEY POINT THEIR MusKETs.
o
(WHICH WAS TREATED A BUR.
ouE) that the senate had not sustained the governors veto the
under Speaker Dayey would bill
INFERRED WOULD NOT
VETOED
bill authorized
fraternal orders under the insurance department.
Possibly Mr. would have this of
the bestposcd fratcrnai order the
daythe machine and
oSiaagant legislation BECAUSE IT rs ENACTED BY THEIR OWN
Rcpubcansm whips legislature
TO doing s duty holds down within reasonable bounds
and gratis
represented by Governor Hughes of
New York Cummings
Republnim is Just good Mr. Daye and WHO WOULD HAVE
DONE IN OREGON JUST wHATGONERNoR CiAMBEItIAIN HAS
DONE.
The attempt The Capital Journal In the hole being
cratic viii succeed
The
aud demanded that he O
aid
of RAILROAD COMMISSION POWER
OF REMOVAL AND OTHER MATTERS
THE
CAPITAL JOURNAL.
some have called this once and go so Tar as to say they viii never
again Republican Republ
q
The par,'aa'ap defends because
a was an of party IL folloy.
True Rpublanlam the legislature sought
and reckless misconduct Of this legislature AND WAS ABOUT EVENLY
The public OF
legislature
make legislature so oDIoUs THAT THE PEOPLE WANT
suit IN nhoilshlug
IL would be bad move and tho people would aferward
restore A. ntr ~ MIGHT CHANGE ms CHARACTER
IN MIGHT RESULT N MAKING ~ MORE
TIVE AND lIas on A LACGuINGsTOCk.
In coucuson let be that Republican
have vetoed the bills
sustained 10y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14

The and
sidewalks bridges WHAT BECOMES IT ALL?
That OF ought accomplish something than
little mud OFF the aud n a croswalks
The Capital Journal should be
expended WARDS COLLECTED
Unless this
present system
$4,000 year n
bridge fund THERE SHOULD BE
MADE
AZ the
horse load be hauled ( n
WHAT DONE BRIDGE FUNDS.
mohey
upo-late-steo bridges.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14

Il hows like fire through your
veins; Il does the work. II you're
wasting away day by day. take Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. Sold at DR..
Stones.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14
A Husband
and Wife
CAN DEPOSIT

Money In our Savings Depart
ment to be paid to either while
living. and the survivor in case
OF death OF either. This Is a
eonvenient way 20 have money on
deposit and often saves the
expense and delay Of Probate
Court proceedings. Three per
eent interest paid on such Ae-
counts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14
wnAr nEooAIRs on rum srsKEr FvNDsG

year city Of
saiem viii receive about tlsooe street taaaa
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-14

To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouinlas
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
IL fails 10 cure. y. W. GROVES
signature on each box. 1kc