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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
Make GENTRY IS
SENT TO KENTUCKY
GREAT THREE-YEAR-oLD RACING
FILLY PLACED ON SOUTHERN
FAIR CIRCUIT.

Make Gentry by John R Gentry, out
NJ Nraximette BY Brown Hal, was the
hest rhree-year-old PAGER on the South
ern Fair Circuit last season, as she
bsa- all the other tbree-year-olds and
later a large field Of aged horses, tax
ing 2 race record Of 2:15. She was
also the most beautiful racing FLY
on the Circuit and won the first prize
in the show ring at the Tennessee
state Fair.
John R Gentry her sire, was raced
as a three-year-old and won every
heat in every race in which he was
started that year and likewise took the
worlds record for three-year-old pa
cling stations at that time, 2:1S.
Recognizing the great element OF
early and extreme speed in this beau
tiful mare, the proprietors of Ewell
Farm had their eyes opened to the
suuerior merits of the Searchlight
2:o3K. Searchight was easily the
best racer of all three-year-old PAGERS,
winning not only against other three
vear-olds, but repeatedly against aged
horses and closing the season with
the worlds record of 2:0524 and ten
winning races 10 his credit His per-
formances on the turf did not end
here. as he continued racing as four
and five-year-old, taking the worlds
four-year-old record of 2:04A and the
worlds fve-year-old record of 2:03A,
while in his whole career he won
twenty-nine races out of thirty-five in
which he was started. Searchlight
comes from the great Wilkes family
through Alcyone, now one Of the top
most branches of the Wilkes family
tree. so it seems that the grating OF
this branch with that Of John R. Gen
try and the infusion of Hal blood for
foundation will surely produce what
should be the greatest desideratum OF
all breeders-a great horse.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17

HERE IS DEAD
JAMES p. BEARD, FORMERLY OF
COLUMBIA, DIES AT HIS
HOME IN NASHVILLE.

James P. Beard, postmaster at Co
lumbia for four years. beginning in
1870, died Tuesday at his home in
Nashville at age of Sc years. The re
mains reached here Wednesday
and we're taken to the Williams grave
yard on Snow creek where the in
terment took place Mr.. Beard was
a republican in politics. He was a
brother-in-law of the late Josh VIII
liams of Water Valley.
Judge E. E. Erwin, then a boy about
twenty-one years of age, was the only
clerk in the local post Office at the
time Mr.. Beard was postmaster.
Judge Erwin did almost the entire
work of the Office without assistance,
but the work was of course much less
than it now is.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
PHARMACY LAW
BEING VIOLATED
MERCHANTS OF HICKMAN AL
LEGGED TO HAVE SOLD OPIUM
AND OTHER PoISoNS.

CENTREVILLE, Tenn, April 10
Attorney H. H Hinkle. of Savannah,
Tenn. who has been commissioned TO
inspect the stocks Of merchandise in
various towns AMI counties to ascer-
tain whether or not the State phar-
macy law is being violated, has found
eight merchants in Hickman County,
who have been violating the law by
selling opium, morphine or some other
poison without being registered phar-
macists. Attorney Hinkle has no de-
sire to prosecute the merchants. as
he is confident that their acts are not
willful violations of the law. and he
has instructed those guilty in this
county to submit their cases in JUS
tice ". E. Easley's court here and
receive the minimum fine Of 500 each.
A refusal will necessitate his return
to prosecute the cases, in which event
the penalty will be severe
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
SUPREME COURT In
WEST TENNESSEE
coNVENES AT JACKSON FOR THE
SPRING TERM WITH HEAVY
DOCKET.

JACKSON, Tenn, April 13.-The
Supreme Court of Tennessee met in
annual term here today for West Ten
nessee, Chief Justice ". D. Beard,
presiding, and Associate Justices Neal
and McAlister on the bench. Justices
Shields and Bell were not on the
bench today, but will be here tomor-
row. The court took up the first d.
vision, beginning with Henderson
county. The Chester County docket
YVES also heard. There are 175 cases
to be heard this term. besides the
criminal docket, making the number
Of cases nearly as heavy as usual.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
NIGHT RIDERS In
PEANUT BELT
WARN PACKET COMPANY NOT
TO CARRY COOLERS FROM
TENNESSEE.

PADGETT. Ky, April 13.-Warning
notes addressed to the owners of the
Saltillo. Savannah and Kentucky pack
cts plying between St Louis and the
Tennessee River and admonishing
them not 70 carry any more peanuts
from Tennessee landings have been
turned over to the postal authorities.
The warnings are signed Might
Riders" and are the first emanating
from the peanut belt. The Cumber-
land River boats long ago were
warned not TO carry tobacco. but they
have not been disturbed
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
SENSATIONAL BARGAINS IN MEMS,
BOYS AND cHILDREN'S
CLOTHING.

A fine suit of clothing, all 10 match
this suit is positively worth $500 or
your money refunded. Now. $2.9S
A fine suit of clothing, all to match
this suit is positively worth $1,000
or your money refunded; during this
liquidation sale. ........... S3.&0
A fine suit of clothes. all to match
this suit is positively worth $1,000
or your money refunded; during this
liquidation sale ............S $3.50
Mems fine suits in Cheyiots and
Scotch plaids, worth $500 or your
money refunded; during this liquida-
ton sale ............... S4.S5
Mems splendid suits in Velour fin
ished Cashimeres positively worth
$500 or your money refunded; during
this liquidation sale. ........ Sc. S5
1928 represents one lot of 500 suits
in black and blue-black Thibets and
unfinished worsteds, also some dark
fancy mixed; this lot positively sold
for s25. 90; in the new fad cut four but
ton sack coat, entirely custom-made;
remember, you get your money
back. This goes in this liquidation
sale ....... ...........S S.SS
500 pairs mems pants worth up to
$3.50, in this liquidation sale. $50
200 pairs Mems Pants, worth up to
s9.75. in this liquidation sale, 81. 40
600 pairs Mems Pants. worth up to
$500. in this liquidation sale. 81. 9S
coRSETS.
Ladies' Corsets in all the newest
shapes. of famous makes, as "Ameri-
Fan Beauty" CIV. B." etc, straight
front. short, long. or medium hip, high
and low bust, girdles, etc. Values
ranging up to $500, in this gigantic
sale at and up from. 1SC
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
APPEAL TO LABOR
TO FIGHT TAFT

CONCORD. n. H., April 13.-An ap.
neal TO labor men for bitter war on
Secretary Taft. both to prevent his
nomination and to defeat him at the
polls IL he becomes candidate, was
sent TO labor leaders throughout New
England today by the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. c. J. French Of the
New Hampshire branch Of the fedora
ton. said today:
"The positive aversion to Tafts
nomination is almost unanimous
among nnionists. and, indeed, the
wage-earners generally"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
BELOW WE QUOTE you A FEW
or THE MANY THOUSANDS
OF BARGAINS TO
az HAD

Pins, two papers for. lie
Kings Thread, spool. ...2C
Dressing Combs, each. ........... Be
Embroideries, per yard. ..........3c
Wire Hair Pins, per package. lie
Full sized, heavy Bed Spreads. sec
Extra good quality Huck Towels. &c
/! Yard-wide Percale, per yard. .6AC
Imported French Mercerized Sateen, a
yard ......... ..........--.-2 3C
Ladies' heavy Wool Skirting a
yard ....... ........ 23c
Ribbons, up to No. Sc
40 to so Ribbons black and colors..9
Extra quality Ladies Black Hose..6c
HAT DEPARTMENT.
About 100 dozen Mems fine Hats,
all shapes and styles. worth up to
$3.50; liquidation sale. ..s..s. 33G
Hundreds of Mems and Boys Gaps,
worth up to 75c; in this liquidation
Celebrated $500 and $3.50 Hats.
small shapes, in this gigantic
sale ..-...... SOC
OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
Comprises an almost endless varia-
ton of exquisite styles that reflect
charming individuality and true mil
linery elegance. A wonderful selec-
ton of elegant styles at prices lower
than anyone ever dreamed of. Here
is what you will be asked to pay:
For up to s1.O0 Hats. .........5 sec
For up to $3.50 Hats. sec
For up to $500 Hats. sec
For up TO $500 Hats. CSC
For up to $3.50 Hats. ,9S
We offer a reveal of dainties import
ed creations. Every new conceit in
headgear is shown in
brightest variety.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
And Now for a Few Rare Bargains.
10000 YARDS CALICO AT Sc YARD.

Thousands of yards of Dress Prints
in black, white and silver grey and in.
digo blue, worth SC and 1Oc yard, liqu'
dation price. $1,000. ...........3C
Amoskeag Apron Ginghams, Comfort
Calicoes, Unbleached Muslin. Bleached
Pillow Castings, Aurora Sheetings,
Rochdale Sheeting; miles and miles
Of the domestic in bolts, worth from
SC to lie a yard. Come and pick
them at this great liquidation sale
at. :. $1,000. .............3c
Ladies Hemstitched Handkerehiefs,
worth 15c, liquidation price. ...,3c
Ladies' Hemstitched Handkerchief,
worth 25c, liquidation sale price &c
200 Boys Suits, worth up to $500;
liquidation sale price. $50
80 dozen Boys good 25c SuspenderS
at the liquidation price of. Sc
LADIES' SHOES. FL
Over 1000 pairs of the very finest
of the fall seasons goods, hand-sewed,
lace or button. all weights Of soles,
French Kid, Patent Leather and Rus
sian Calf, etc., worth from $3.50 TO
$500. come and pick them out in this
sale for $2.69 to .............. CSC
Ladies Vici Kid Shoes, button and
lace, Paris toes and Patent tips, worth
$500, liquidation price .S1.4S
MEMS SHOES.
Mems single and double sole Lace
and Congress Shoes. London cap, ex
tension soles, every pair positively
guaranteed for good wear, worth 1925;
liquidation price ....... ...9SG
Mems Shoes, for business wear that
mean service and comfort, new
shapes, worth $500, liquidation
price '........ $3.50. SLIP
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
MEMS SHOES.

to de1h hef
fol anrasn npmh is to
statement
xcanghk ck none p a nyea
in marked in figures
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17

We will put it so plainly that all
may read. We carry fine line of
plumbing supplies, which we install
on all jobs entrusted to us. Every
thing that enters into a plumbing job
can be relied upon to give entire sat
isfaction If we are entrusted with
your plumbing contract. We will
gladly furnish estimates on plumbing
work Of any kind or description.
ao.h phones. REEFS a WATKINS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
E5RlGFS

Houston, Texas, March 2O.-W. B.
Miller. formerly Il leading cotton brck-
or of Belle county al Bolton was arrest
ed today charged with forging cotton
bills of lading on tn: Santa Fe rail-
road during the cotton season of 1906
1907. The amounts realized in these
alleged forgeries run mp to S8o,OOO.
Raleigh, N. c., March. 20.-ArgUing
Tor labor as against the open shop, a
astudent team of the University OF
North Carolina at Chapel Hill tonight
defeated a like team from George
Washington University in an interest
ing debate. The decision of the Judges
was unanimous.
Mobile, Ala. March 20.-A special
from Jackson, Ala. says that the Nc
Intyre Lumber Company failed today.
The company originally represented a
capitalization of n million dollars.
Recently it purchased b zimmerman
Eumber Company IN the same vicin1-
iy. capitalized at $500, 900, making the
total liabilities 81 800. 900. Financial
conditions are said to be the cause or
the failure.
Mobile, Ala. March 20.-L. e. Gray,
a young white man, was arrested TO-
day on a charge of counterieltlng
SSeyeraI DAYS ago local banks reported
that counterfeit $40 bills of the BuTato
series had been detected n secret
service detectives were put on the
case. Federal officers say that the
arrest today is the climax of a years
work by secret service officials. Other
arrests are expected tomorrow.
WASHINGTON March Ex-senator
William J.. Bryan of Florida, who is
seriously ill with typhoid fever, is
slightly improved today according to
q statement by his physicians late to-
night. His condition however, COntin-
nes critical.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-A house
bill increasing the pay of persons en-
gagged in life saving, service of the
United States was passed by the SEN
ate today with an amendment giving
to a dependent mother the same pen
sion allowances that the bill gives to
q widow
The proposed increase was made the
subject of a message by the president
earlier in the session. The remedy
offered by the bill consists of an In
crease in the pay of district superrnten-
dents, keepers of stations, and the NO
4 surf man in each crew, together with
the allowance of one ration a day te
each member of the crew. The sala'
rIes of superintendents are increased
from So. 900 to $4,000 and of keepers
from 5000 to 1000.
The pay of No. I men Is made 81
instead of sos per month The aggre
cate increase for the service is $3.50.
C8S.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
LEAP ENDED IN A
Youth Plunges Head Foremost FROM
Brooklyn Bridge.

New York, March 20.-An un~
known youth OF about twenty years.
wearing the uniform of the United
States navy, minus the cap, plunged
head-foremost from the BROOKLYN
bridge today and was drowned. The
sailor was a passenger on a street
car until be reached a point 200 fec:
from the tower Oh the Ma1hattan
when he jumped from TIE ri
ard hurried 10 the bridge rail. an
officer made I dash for the young
man. but was TOO late and the sailor
crawled through the framework ard
dropped 135 feet into the water. He
turned over twice on the way down
but came to the surface and wam
to a pier on the Manhattan side. A
Waterman threw a rope to him bat
the swimmer vas apparently too ex-
hausted to reach it n sank
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
FREEZE o FLOOe.
Pittsburg> Through With Hen Second
Spring Visitation.

Pittstnrg, Pa. March 20.-Excspt
To- the. cleaning up process, Pitts
bur- is through its second food c1fs
s9Tjn.f.
= sadden change to cooler wealth
er a the headvaters OF the riEerx
and n Pittsburg districh last. night
froze up the small streams and stop
ped the torrents that were pouring
into the lower Allegheny and lower
G~onongahela rivers. threatening 10
exceed the overflow Of last month
ana 10 closely approach the stage of
last March when local rivera reached
35H feet.
The crest OF the food reached the
clay shortly before daylight at 27.S
feet. At 10 o'clock today the food
began to recede and by night the
stage vas below y feet. the danger
line.
Many manufacturing plants were
shut down to-day hut the flood did
not INFECT great damage upon indus
trial Interests.
Most OF residences surrounded
by water last night again open upon
terra nrma today and the work Of
the akin and raft patrol Is ended
tor the time being.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
IN 4 ROW.
Bloody Fight just Across the Bridge
at Fayetteville.

There was a terrible fight 1T the
Flea Hill end Of the Clarendon bridge
last night. participated in by a num-
Der of drunken negroes, with the re-
suit that one of them, Sallie May
Fisher, was almost cut to pieces, II
may not receiver 1t is not yet known
whether any one else was seriously
hurt Or not. The only person - far
known as being present were: Wal
ter Williams, Eugenia Lucas, Laurie
Williams and Sallie May Fisher. Two
of the three women present-Eugonla
Lucas and Sallfe Fisher-gOt % quar-
relling over the affections OF Walter
Williams, with the result of a general
row, during which the Fisher woma1
received a number of dangerous
wounds, being cut in several places o
the head and face, in the back, on the
arm, and one Of her breasts was split
open.
1t is alleged that all this was done
by a razor in the hands of Etgenia
Lucas. After the fight Williams and
the Lucas woman walked to Manches-
ter, and a deputy has gone up there
to arrest them,-Fayetteville' OBJ
server.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
Pigeon Follows Train From IenOir
Every Day.

A pigeon his been doing some funny
stunts at Lenoir for the past week.
Every day when the passenger train
on the e.. & w. railroad comes into
Lenoir it is followed by this pigeon
which pearches itself on a hOusetOp
or in a tree near the station unit
time for the train 10 depart. AS soon
as the signal IS given Tor The train u
leave this preyty white bid IS all al
tention and when the tld:n begins To
move the pigeon follows after 1t.
Sometimes it flies alongside Of the en-
gineer's cab, within arm-length OF Il
cab window. At other times 1t a
been seen ahead Of the train, over the
train, and away behind, bringing up
the rear owing to the speed the tram
is running.
Several of the best people nf the
town have testified 10 having sean
this pigeon following the train for the
past four or five days. che railroad
men report that this bird follows the
train to Granite Falls, Cliffs and ever
as far as Hickory. 1t always follows
the first train from Hickory or
wherever it stops to rest. back &c
: Lenoir.
Many people who believe in signs
and wonders are wondering whether
this is a good omen or bad one. LII
view of the fact that 9nise n rail
road circles means the way is clear
and unobstructed, we take 1t TO be
good omen, as this pigeon is white
No one Is a able to give any reason
why this pretty bird follows TIL
trains.-Monroe Enquirer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
FUNERAL OF SENATOR WHITE.
SERVICES attended, by Large Outpour-
usS of People.

Baltimore. March 20-Seldom has
this city known n more remarkable
outpouring Of people eager TO show
their. respects for the dead han that
at the funeral Of United States Sen
aior William PHI Ikney Whyte, which
took place th Is afternoon from
Emanuel Pruests mt Episcopal church
More tram 300 persona endeavore6
to get inside thu, edifcsS
Just nsfors uie casket was removed
from the reside nee q beautiful wreath;
OF lilies and ~ ,ses. sent by P~resideDf
and Mrs. Eccs evelt. was placed upon
it,
The d.lcrst on from the United
States se1aj g included Senator'S
Thomss' r. Painter. OF Kentucky:
Lee 8. Over nan, or North Carolina,
Robert T. Gwen. Of Oklahoma: 10
seph T: Job nston, Of Alabama: Jas.
p" Clarke sf Arkansas. and Angus
tus U. BIco n, of Georgia.
rne frrsn ment was- in Green Mount
cemet1rr-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
COTTON CROP STATICTICS.
Number of Bales and Ginneries a.
atepOrted by the Census BureaUA

Washington, Mach 2G.-The cen
&-G report ISSUED tOGay shows ttSt
tie cotton n gE->.*I IL 1907 az
"-egated 11,261,1Jc :1n Ing bales,
counting round a.: ti:,l be es end in
Guiding 1inteTs, INK showed q tegal
CT 2T,577 active GtlneriCs fc~ 1907.
Ch*s is Il gain Of 3,30J,2G3 bates4in
1906 &nd 1~,725,6S2 IL 1905. -Ie
statistics include F27,426 bales re-
turlesd az remaining to be ginneS-f9 =
Ter the March canvass. The total
nI1lber of running bales as given is
equivalent to II, JH2, S72 five 2gnd-
pound bales.
The average 7xss weight OF the
Bales for 1907 is: 501.8 poundaEi The
Items for the crop of 1907 are TO-
79S,5s6 SQUARE bales; 19S.549 round
baTes; SG,793 seS, island balee. Linz
ers 2Tf-5G0 bales. The number of
running cales by states follows
Alabama, 1,I16, 028; hrEansss IS
T6O,1G2; Florid;- 57,C15; CJ,o~eia,
1881 600; Kansas. "a; Ke1rcckyr
f.265: Louisiana 6~76,823; Mi3siss
sfppi, 1,~464,2C7,.. Missouri, 3359tT5
New Mexico, 447; North CAROLINE.
648,517; OklalDma, S64,1O6;: South
Carolina, 1,1T5,275; Tennsszes,
z74,536, Texas, 2,271.724; virgintb,
5.zS6; Kentueky's total inrludag
Iinters OF establishments ira Illinois
and in Virginia.
IN the entire crop quantity Of IN
terc, included is 276,500 bales Tor
1907; $4,000 for 1905, and Lty,-
497 for 1905; round bales are 1885,
594 for 1902; 268,219 for 1905: md
279,836 foz 1905; sea Stand Ba.es
ara 3G,793 Tor 1907; $3.50 fer
1906 and 1853 for 1905.
Average gross we.eht O. the !G2es
for 1907, including lin45rs aa giTeE,
is against sos for 1905; that o.
the rouni bales is 246.1 roantts FOR
1907, compared with 245.1 for 1885
and the sea island 1915 pounds 60.
1907 ccsnparef with 1872 for 1905.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24

THE STATE OF TRADE.
a little More Activity Reported
Retailers Conservative in Buying.

New York, March 2O.-R. G. Dun
4 Co.'S weekly Review OF Trade to-
morrow will say:
d Trade reports indicate = little more
activity and the percentage of Idle
machinery decreases. but more re-
auctions in wages and diyidendsshow
that the process Of readiasment will
take some time. Weather conditions
ton Of seasonable wearing apparel
and house furnishings. improving
sentiment, yet retailers are not dis
posed to %replenisa- stocks beyond the
business actually in. sight
More business is slowly coming to
the steel mills, but expectations or
prices has postponed many or
ders hat will be-. placed. Rail
way interests are slowly increasing
purchases of locomotives, cars AMI
other equipment.
building operations have not re-
vived as rapidly as was hoped, yet
che better weather ia. gradually re-
storing deferred work and several
public buildings are about to be COM
menced.
In the textile industry the sst
significant development Is the unan-
unity with which cotton mills, es-
pecially in New England, have an
nounced a tes.per cont. reductio Z in
wages, to take effect at the end of
this month. ,tobbers report restr Ated
orders and there iF also complaint
re .a7ding collections. The trifing .ex-
port trade in cotto5R lacks feature.
snail shipments OF gheetinEs going
to China, duck TO South America.
prints 20 Manila ana denims u Au-
STRATA.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
TOmmie Ryan.
The Charleston paper says:

The Charleston paper says:
THE wrestling match last night be-
tween Bill LaDue and Charles Conkle
was won by the latter, who gained the
first fall in % minutes and the sec
ond fall in II minutes. The men work
ed hard, but ConkIe, who was more
was more on the aggressive than La
Due, seemed to have the best of the
match and did not take long for him
to get the holds that won for him
the victory.
1.-The men warmed up in a hurry
and went at each other In good style,
and went from one side Of the square
ring to the other. Try as hard as he
could LaDue could not succeed in get
ting any fatal hold, but was active in
avoiding his adversary several times
when it appeared hat 1t was all up
with him.
after wrestling for 2S minutes Con-
k1e by swift work managed to gain
hammer1ock and head scissors. and in
a shorter time than it takes to tell it
LaDue's shoulders went down.
"The second round was short. "
was faster and more furious than the
first. There was not an idle m"rhont
in the round, and in IL minutes Conk'e
stood LaDue o n his head and gently
forced his shoulders TO the mat. Mr..
ellie Mcdonald refereed the match"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-24
Cobb g Contract.

Detroit, Mich, March 20.-Tyrus
Cobb, champion batter of the Am
erican League last season. signed a
contract tonight to play with the De-
troit American League club this
year and will join the team at Lit
tie Rock within a few days. Cobb
had been holding out for a three
years contract at $4,000 per yeaE
The player arrived In town yesteE-
day for a conference with Presidsat
Frank J. Navin. OF the club. and
this evening Mr.. Navin announced
that an agreement had been reached.
Mr. Navin declined to give out the
details. saying only that the con-
tract was for one year and that the
terms we're mutually satisfactory.