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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-27
The Lobby and Stone.
Lexington Intellisencer, August IS }


In these somewhat iorgetiul days,
when the enemies OF Senator Stone
seek to underestimate his influence
and TO belittle his public achieve
ments, Is would not be amiss Tor Mis-
sourians to be once more reminded
that Is was Stone who began the
fcht against Legislative boodlinp
and corrupt lobby methods-not
that his friends really need TO be
re minded. for they retain a strong
remembrance OF Stones fierce stru1-
vle with she railroad lobby In the
Legislature OF 1895, and how he
measured swords with Its representa-,
tiyes in clash that resounded
,hroughout the State. That was
thirteen years ago, and the Intense
feeling against the lobby, which has
ever since manifested itself, had not
yet begun to be aroused. So 1t was
many times more difficult Tor Gov
ernor:to stand and do combat WIFI
40 insidious u foe OF the public wei
fare as the organized lobby. lstooi
Infinitely more courage then than i
would now, for the people have II
more recent years become better In
for med az to the real mission OF tina
potent agency constantly at worl
against legislation In the public In
terest. Nevertheless, Stone under
took the tack, and set the lobb
tools to squirming and wriggline
while they heaped denunciations VI
on himsand swore to wreak veng'
ance upon his offending head, II
took a generation. Is was the key
note. and Stone sounded Is In no III
certain tones.
In 1895 the House OF Represents
tlves was Republican, and largel
under the absolute domination
Republican bosses, notable Chaunct
|. Filley, then In the hey day OF h
DO wer. Coeval with the rule OF f
leyism was the supremacy OF thera
road lobby, The swain were insep
rable and united in opposing 8
wishes OF she Governor. He CALI
|, upon them to enact what was know
az "the fellow servant law" butth
= ignored the II functions. In the re
> ular session the lobby won o
. easily, but found that the g vern
was not so easily to be beaten.
u the eve OF the sessions adiournme
u he sent ringing message to the Ge
g eral Assembly declaring that
should not adjourn until agreeing
- and passing a law "that will ma
" fraud at election more difficult q
:, hazardo GUS, nor without agreeing
= and passing some law defining
= low servants, and providing for
= liability of employers for iuiuries
one servant occssioned by the mel
u pence OF another" The former,
declared, was OF the highest Imp
tance, while the defeat OF legislasl
= on the latter subject would be pc
liarly unfortunate, since II would
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-27

Cassenna Stomach Tablets are be-
coming very popular II you should
have trouble In finding shem at your
druggists, write the Csssenna Medl.
cine Company, Jerico Springs, Mo-
Al ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-27
Deeds Of BLOODY Hundred
Rival Those Of Night
Riders.

Richmond, Mo, kug.-The bloody
hundred" an organization OF loo
mountaineers calling themselves the
C. p club, whose acts OF lawlessness
rival those OF the Kentucky night
riders and whose revelry often has
been heard, bus not molested, In its
abandoned log cabins along the Wet
Auglaise creek, is held responsible Tor
the dynamitlng Of the blacksmith
shop OF Felix NJ, Hammers at Wet
Auglaise, Camden county, and prev
ious attempts to blow up the HAM
mers residence at night,
David Bailey Ia on trial here on
charge brought by Hammers In con-
nection with his daughter. Bailey
has many friends among the youth
OF the mountains, Hammers daugh
ter, Eddie, IL II years Hammers is
known to have received several notes
OF warning. &c Z " stands or"Col-
Ilective Protective" In anote post
ed at Wet Auglaise about year ago
the purpose Of she bsnd was reve"''
ed, ave pay no debts, We are
against collections agents and all
| A,. ~
who employ them. Beware, Collec'
tive Protective club
Since that time various country
merchants in Pulaski and Camden
counties have received notes OF u
3 similar nature, &c 7, Club was al
: ways signed TO them
\ Hammers refuses 80 tell what was
e in the girls confession, other than a
\ formal charge which resulted In
e Ba,ley's arrest. Young women are
J. known to have figured In the orgies
e OF the band which occurred as might
IN the abandoned cabins Girls who
g disappeared of nights from she noun
g tain homes have always refused tf
i say II they we're kidnapped and would
n never tell where they had been.
l. The young women we're sworn int'
o the sc. P. Club" and attended tn
o meetings voluntarily. Men who hav
se witnessed the uight meetings from
d distance have said that they say
he masked men dancing with girls
8 Hammers refuses 80 say II his dangh
II ter was ever at one of these meetings
is Thursday night OF last week. 10
re lowing note found on Hammers
'ir door, a bomb WAS thrown into III
a. front yard OF his residence, which Is
few yards from his blacksmith shoI
Id A great hole was torn In the yart
re the house shaken, but none OF 81
MT family hurt.
Hammers was eating supper la
Of In the evening when the explos'u
ed occurred. He hurried out with n
81. Winchester, but could fad no one.
,st The note found the day before sal
by Keep mum. We never pay. T.
on Club. F."
,vo John Whites residence, in t
m. course OF building, was blown up
wo dynamite. White lives in the We
q OF ern part of the county. On a ST.
cen IN the ground few yards from
md shattered building was found pie
res. of paper on which had been WRIT
NIX two letters. &c F." White says
The knows of no reason Tor the dynam
= a inc. that he has not been active
ion the last years war against
one mysterious Bloody Hundred. J"
ans within the last year dozen hou
cen have been blown up in Camden col
ak ty, always by the "C. f." bal
the Barns have been burned and tn
.ed deaths resulted from the incendis
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15

HOME OF SEVERAL ENGINEERING SOCIETIES OF NEW
CITY.
provided by Andrew
''- at a costs CT million dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
FACTS ABOUT RIVER.
Drains an Area of Sixty Thousand
Square Miles.

Inc Kansas river has a drainage
area Of almost $4,000 miles 20 7sa ,,,sIes
~. ne eAact. This and other interesting
u e were procured from government
veyor COUNTY sur
o[ this $3.50 square miles. s.24o lies
IN Soloraoo. 16,4S0 in Nebraska and
.ne remainder in Kansas. Its drainage
basin mas an extreme length east and
vs., OF $50 miles and extreme width
NORM and south Of 100 miles.
Inc rise of the country westward
from the mouth in the first ninety
mics IS l.6 feet per mile. second ninety
mics LIB feet per mile, next 200 miles
u Feet per mile and the next 100 miles
ten feet per mile
The following is the area in square
mlies drained by the tributary rivers
Republican, 25,SS7; Blue. $3.50: Solo
mon, Obs; Saline, 1911; Smoky Hill
1850. This represents a total of 49.43s
square miles.
The government gauge in the 1905
MOOD REGISTERED the Following high wa
ter marks on the rivers mentioned:
Kansas at Lecompton. 29.5 feet or
Blue at Manhattan. 1855 feet on May
31st. A
Republican at Junction CITY. 49,:
feet on May 3Oth
Solomon at Niles, 1922 feet on Ma,
31st.
Saline at Salina, 1928 feet on Nav s1st
smoky Hill at Ellsworth, 16 feet OF
May 18th.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Regular dinners served daily a.
Vinewood park cafe from IL till 2 d.
m, and from $3.50 till D. m. Try
one at 35 cents. Mrs. E. NJ. Burnett.
caterer.
What will save your wife more
drudgery than an Independent tele-
phone in your residence, or what can
you give her that she would appreciate
or find more useful? Expense is small.
Call Contract Department No. 1000,
and have one installed for her
Keep them in the house. The Big
Tromp cent cigar.
A good pipe is a mans best friend.
Eagle carries the largest assortment OF
pipes in Topeka, ranging from the s
cent Missouri Meersham to the import
ed at several dollars.
Ask your grocer for milk from the
Topeka Pure Milk Co. Pure, clean,
DR.. S. Temple Osteopath. 735 KAN
ass ave. Ind. 1642. Res. 5174.Bell 1885.
For nominal sum, the Prudential
Trust company will store and care for
furs, valuable garments. etc., during
the summer months. Our storage
vault is proof against moth, vermin
and fire. You are invited to call.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
TOBAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, June 13-wHEATLThere was
an active general demand for wheat on
the local exchange today. The market was
strong, being up about 1c from the pre-
vious close. The strength was due to
crop damage reports and to an advance
OF IN pence at Liverpool. Part of the gain
was lost on profit taking. July opened "
gao higher. at S8A @S9c, sold up to S9Hc,
and last declined to SSZc. Minneapolis.
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
Sentiment in the wheat market was
oulllsh all day. The high point for July
was SSzsc. The close was strong. July
was up 1hc, at $3.50.
CORN-There was liberal realizing in
July corn and prices dropped lie from the
opening price. Favorable weather for the
crop was the weakening influence. The
opening was firm along with wheat. July
being A@Ac higher, at 67h@67Mc. and
selling off to 661kc.
The market continued weak throughout
the session. The low point touched by
July was 663sc. The close was weak, with
july on as@zc, at 66k6665sc.
OATS-Oats were dull and firm, reports
OF excessive rains tending to uphold
prices. July opened A@ssc higher. at 1911
@4SAc. and sold up to 431kc.
PROVISIONS-Provisio were quite ac-
tive. The break in corn offset the influ-
enccs of SC advance in the price of live
hogs. inducing profit-taking. July pork
opened Be lower, at $14.05. Lard was 21xe
higher. at $3.50, and ribs were unchanged
at S7.75.
RYE-Cash: 7S@79c.
BARLEY-Cash: H@54c.
TIMOTHY-Sept., $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
READY TO HANG.
But Elijah Skaggs Objects to Going to
the Penitentiary.

Fort Smith. Ark, June 13.-Elijah
Skaggs, who claims to be the reincar-
nation of Elijah the prophet, sent here
as the vicarious atonement for those
who do not believe in Christ, was put
on trial on a charge of attack on Mrs.
Margaret Irene Taylor of Dallas, Tex,
a disciple.
I At the preliminary hearing Mrs.
Taylor told of physical struggle, but
on taking the stand today she declared
the attack was merely spiritual and
that it was a covenant made between
her and Skaggs that he might be
hanged and rise on the third day. She
offered to get a rope If the people
would hang him then and there.
Cross examination could not shake
her testimony. She was arrested for
periurv and is in the county jail.
SkaEgs declared he was guilty in his
heart and was ready to hang but
would plead not guilty because he was
not to be hanged and did not wish to
go to the penitentiary.
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ed to move on by policeman.
while standing by himself near the
betting ring. He refused to obey the
command and was arrested. There
was big crowd at the track, but up
to the starting of the first race there
had been no trouble.
me hrSt race was run without any
serious disorder having occurred. At
ITS conclusion the newspaper bulletins
Tor the first time in many years were
sent out without naming betting odds.
me large number of police on hand
kept the crowd moving and there was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
PLAT CAN'T GO.
The Senior New York Senator VIII
Not Be at the Convention.

New York, June 13.-When the Re-
pupilcan national convention meets in
chicago there will be missing one of
the "old war horses" Of the party, one
OF the men who has been a figure in
Republican national conventions for
many years. United States Senator
Thomas c. Plat will not go to Chi
cago. Instead he will remain in his
lonely apartment in West One Hun
dred and Tenth street and there will
near OF the action taken by the first
important Republican meeting from
which he has been absent for years.
For more than score of years the
ruler Of the Republican organization
In New York state, for nearly thirty
years a dominant actor in the party's
deliberations in the nation, the aged
senator has now put politics behind
him and. broken in health, his power
gone, he has withdrawn to his apart
ments where he sees only a few
friends.
mo. I'm not going to the conven-
ne said to reporter. II have other
things to do"
Although not one Of the "big four"
from the state. Senator Plat was
chosen as delegate from an upstate
district. Some weeks ago he notified
his alternate that he would not be
able to serve.
II don't want to talk politics." he
ton" he said to reporter, IT have
other things to do"
when the public or politicians care
anything about what I say
This is the first time in a good
many years you have stayed away
from a national convention of your
party" was observed.
Yes, went to a good many con-
venttons-a good many of them, but
those days are past-they're all past"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
BLAZE 500 FEET HIGH.
Fire Destroys Continental Oil Plant at
AIbuQuerQue.

Albuquerque. N. M, June l3.-The
entire plant of the Continental Oil
company with the exception of the
office building has been burned Near
ly 100000 gallons of coal oil, gasoline
and naphtha were destroyed. the total
loss being about $4,000.
The fire was spectacular, the explo-
sion of big storage tanks sending
flames and smoke five hundred feet
high. The cause of the fire has not
ISLANDERS were slightly burned or IN
jured in the panic which followed the
first and heaviest explosion.
Traffic on the Santa Ee railroad was
tied up by the fire, the flames from the
plant preventing the passage of trains.
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GETS A SET BACK.
Railroads Again Have Trouble to
Operate Trains.

The train service of the railroads
has received a setback as a result OF
the unexpected rises of last night. To-
day the Santa Fe is the only line tC
Kansas City and the east and 1t is only
via Eipporia that the Santa Fe Is
running to Kansas City. The line via
Lawrence and Ottawa is temporarily
out of repair on account Of trouble
rear Baldwin. This, however, will be
remedied this afternoon.
The rains of last night threatened
the Santa Fe in several places. Neal
Wakarusa the Wakarusa was running
over the bridge and trains were stop
ped there, but the water has subsidized
and trains run through, although COM
PEELED to proceed under slow orders
The Cottonwood between Emporia and
Strong City was cutting up somewhat
this morning and threatened to put the
Santa Fe out of business at this place
However the trains are running and
the track is safe.
che plug train which left Topeka this
morning for Kansas City is tied up al
Lawrence until the bridge south o1
Lawrence is repaired. The train vii
be run this afternoon. however.
The Santa Fe has temporarily resum-
ed plug train service to Empori1
where connections are made with the
through trains which are detoured that
way. A plug train left Topeka at 12'0i
today for Emporia.
The Rock Island is still able to ge.
trains through to Mcfarland despite
the high water. The track is threaten.
ed between Topeka AMI Bishop arc
trouble is being experienced but the CT
ftcials are hoping to get their trains
through. To Kansas City the Rock Is
lard is detouring over the Santa, Fe.
I Both the Santa Fe and Rock Island
have discontinued train service to 3.
Joseph Trains are running this way
from st. Joseph but are compellc6 tt
turn back before reaching Top exc.
The Union Pacific is running cou-
pie of its through trains out of Kan
sas City via the Santa Fe to Topeka
and to Manhattan over the Rock Is
land.
The Missouri Pacific tracks south OF
| Topeka are under water for mile OF
more. The southbound freight lefl
this morning and by running slow over
the submerged tracks was able to pro-
coed through. However all the othDl
trains of the road will be annulled
roth from RlchIand and Topeka DC
taken temporarily off the Missouri Pa
cific map.
None of the local railroad officials
care to venture any opinions as to the
service which the respective roads Will
be able to offer for the next day OF
two. The water at Kansas City Is
more threatening than ever and II may
be that all the roads will be shut of
from Kansas City communication
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
SLUMP ON WALL STREET
Stock Dealings the Lowest for More
Than a Year Past.

New York, June 13.-Dealings in
stocks this week have fallen to the low
est daily average for more than a year
past Speculative uncertainty was due
to the approach of the national politi-
cal conventions. doubt over the effects
of the cut in prices of steel products
and apprehension of withdrawal OF i'm
portant support from the market when
the Union Pacific bond sale should he
completed. Money has continued
abundant and interest rates have re-
coded. Government crop report was
the basis for confidence in a profitable
yield of the grain crops.
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O'Clock this morning and has rained
steadily since. All the streams to the
north and west are rising and the IN
dications are that the river will reach
if not exceed the high water mark OF
Monday.
River Falls at Junction City.
Junction City, June 13-(By Independent
Phone)- river fell inches during the
night at this point heavy rain TEL
dnding tine a eaTay ao an nch
River Rising at st. Marys.
st. Marys, June 13.-tBy Independent
Phone)-There was two inches OF ram
here last night. The Kansas river rose
two feet during the night and IL still rs
ing rapidly.
Big Rain at Hoyt.
Hoyt, June 13.-(By Independent Phone)
There was a heavy rain last night. Inc
fal amounted to over two inches. Little
Soldier is out of it's banks and apparent
ly rising.
Abilene. June 1s-(By Bell Phone:).
creek is out Of its banks and the bottoms
solomon. June 1s.-tBy Bell Phone.)--
The river rose II inches during the night
at this point and measured 81 rect az H.
is q feet. The rainfall amounted to 10
inches last night.
Smoky Hill river fell ten inches during
the night. A light rain fell during the
night and conditions are threa tening.
Lincoln, June 13.-(By Bell Phone. The
Saline river reached it's highest point last
night which was the same as the first OF
the week. Water is standing in the streets
and one of the city bridges has gone out.
Salina, June 13.-(By Independent
phone. 1.-The river has remained sta
tionary at this point for several hours.
A heavy rain fell during the night.
Wamego, June 13.-(By Independ-
emit phone )-Half an inch of rain fell
here during the morning and latter
part of the night. Vermillion creek is
out of its banks and the bottoms COW
cred with flood waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
KEPT ON THE MOVE
Nobody Permitted to Loiter at the
Gravesend Tracks.

Gravesend Race Track, N. Y, June
13.@The police adopted strong meas
ures to prevent betting by any system
whatever at the race course this after
noon. More than 400 uniformed po-
licemen, aided by large number of
deputy sheriffs and detectives in plain
clothes. kept everybody on the move.
not even permitting two men to stand
together on the lawn in front of the
grand stand.
A. K. Line, a bookmaker, was order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
UP RIVER POINTS.
River Is Rising at wame.

Wamego, June 13.-(By Bell Tele-
phone)-The river here has risen to
within three feet of the high water
mark of last Monday and is still rising.
vermillion creek, east of town. has
overlooked it's banks, inundating the
bottom lands which had escaped the
food from the Kaw earlier IN the
week. 1t began raining here at .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY:

Every Housewife Insists ON Her
Knives Being I'm Fine Condition.
If you want to have harmony in
the home around meal time, send your
kitchen and carving knives to the u.
S. Cycle Co., $50 Kansas avenue. m
dependent Phone 962 to be sharpen
ed. There is nothing so annoying to
the cook as dull knives and the cost
of keeping them in first class condi-
ton Is SO little that you should give
them the attention they need. Aside
from sharpening kitchen knives this
firm makes a speciality of sharpening
butchers tools. lawn mowers, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
BEAUTY CULTURE
by Myrtle F. Howard, Graduate Of
Madam Gervaise Graham
of ChicaRo.

All about facial blemishes. super
fuous hair destroyed forever BY the
electric needle. no scars. cure guar
anteed. Avoid dangerous depilator-
les. Consultation strictly privats-
Residence $50 Topeka Ave. Ind.
Phone 2428 Black
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CLOUDBURST AT VALLEY FALLS.
Nearly Five Inches of Rain Falls This
Morning.

Valley Falls. June 13.-There was a
fall of Al inches of rain here during
the latter hours of the night. 1t was
the heaviest rain ever known here by
the Oldest settlers. All the small
streams are out of their banks and the
country is flooded.
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New York Money Market.

New York, June 13.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal Time loans easy Sixty DAYS
2 per cent; 80 days. ~ per cent; months.
3M per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 31kd4
per cent: sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at a. $3.50
60 day bills; commercial bills Ns5K.
SILVER-Bar silver. $3.50; Mexican dol
lars, 47c.
BONDS-Government bonds steady.
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commencement at Haskell.

Lawrence, Kan. June lathe COM
mencement exercises at Haskell insti-
tute will take place June 81 to "a, be-
ginning on Sunday evening. the 2lst,
with the graduating sermon by Rev. s.
S. Estey. D. D., of Topeka, and con-
Guiding wednesday evening after the
graduating exercises In the forenoon
Of that day.
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Republican River Rising Rapidly.

Clay Center Kan, June 13-Republi-
can river is above danger point regis
tering 1871 feet and still rising. 1t is
running across the bottom south of
town and cutting a channel and grave
fears are entertained that 1t will leave
our wagon bridge, sewer outlet and
dam and make a new channel the same
as at Concordia in 1903. The rainfall
here last night was 1.21 and all creeks
are full
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13

The percentage of actual reserve OF the
clearing house banks at the close OF pusl-
ness yesterday was $3.50.
The statement of banks and trust com
panies Of Greater New York, not mem.
bers of the clearing house, shows that
these institutions have aggregate deposlLs
of $3.50, 664. 400, total cash on hand xfz eV
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FRUIT AND PR0DnGE

FRUIT AND PRoDUcE. w -.
Vrn1sefd aX 8 e hu. a1o Ksn Avail
sEAc SWRSa sis; per crate: Sc;
fEI EMoNsMsssiPs. p per b g. s ,
ORA oRA,NGEs~Fancy California. per boz
GRAPE FRUIT-Canfornia. $3.50.
GOOSEBERRIES-Per crate, S2as
CHERRIEEEarly Richmond,
Qz;as; large punches. s2.75@soo: AJ Jams fSS
TOMAToEs-Per 4 basket crate. On.
EEET TTHUGcEPe basket ;k e. Csc.
RAI 2NaH 6ifoN SS.;t soc -.
A4SSfkANffsNPer dor. doc sos Soc
BEETS-Per dog. l0c.
S SzAJENSSHEPs9 S Soz. i punches. 4oc.
SMEHMX k kGzzSSaSggs ss5. BE IL. SIS
c EEAASsAAeEl ssa a1S DER NJ
ONIONS6Grystai Wax. per crate. sfs
GuGGuuNMaRSEEslRsE. . BIZ box, 500. '400-
.1.oo. . 'anAs' per bu-.
CABBAGE-Per 100. &c.
s sW%EET PdTAT iS; &c. 100 ,zsa,.-
CHEESE.
Ib: Daisy. 2o-lb. each. 13c Id. Dairy T.: iso
to box. lac H.: Wisconsin yellow a. w ~
Bose SWISS domestic styl sr ise 3sc iS
Grain Market.
FURNISHED a. ~ z =; B no 5.l,sEa serns, kan.
wHEATnNo. soessss:p s ao. su9 9ss Z
ooo0TTsS 4sSsSSss !.
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New York, June 13.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining. s. 9O08. 90; centrifugal
96 test, $4.40g4.42 molasses sugar S3656
S.67. Refined sugar steady. Crushed Sc 10:
powdered, $3.50; graduated, $40.
COFFEE-Quiet. No. Rio. 6Ac; No. 4
Santos. sac.