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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
GOVERNOR GIVES EXPLANATION
Says McLendon Was Pursuing Course
In Opposition to Platform Upon
Which He Was Elected and Detri-
mental to Interests Of State-Cites
Coincidence.
fRv Associated Press.l

ATLANTA. GA. June 2i.-Governor
Hoke Smith today suspended from Of
fee Chairman S. G. Mcbondon. OF the
state railroad commission because OF
McLendon's recent decision In refus-
ing to order state railroads To reduce
states between Savannah ana Atlanta.
known as the Port rates
A feature of the suspension Is that
Mr.. McL.ndun was a successor OF
Joseph NJ. lIown. now guycrnor-elect,
who succeeds Governor Smith on Sat
urday and whom Governor smith DIS
missed from his position as railroad
commissioner about two years ago.
Governor Smith said that McLendon
was suspended because he was OPP
posing the platform upon which the
governor was elected and was pursn-
ing a course which the governor
thought detrimental to the intees's OF
the srtate. He will send a special
message 10 the legislature tomorrow
giving the reasons for the suspension.
The port rates" controversy was
fer lower rates on iron and coffee
Several Atlanta firms petitioned Tor
this reduction. claiming that ether
cities. particularly Nashville. enjoyed
lower rates from Georgia ports than
did Atlanta. In his opinion deciding
against this Mr. McI.endon said that
to grant the lower rates would be
equivalent TO interfering with inter
state commerce. which the state rail-
read commission had no right TO do
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
DUTY ON SOLE LEATHER GOES UP
House Rates Doubled on Only sehe-
duIe Considered In Senate Yester-
dsy--Nearly the Whole Day Spent
In by Body in Listening to Prepared
Speeches. -
lBy Assoclated pressl.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 2i.-A
short time before adjournment at z
o'clock, the Senate returned TO the
consideration of the schedules of the
tariff bill after devotng the greater
part of the day To listening to pre-
pared speeches. and adopted amend
monts increasing the duty on shoes
from 10 Ia 90 per cent ad valorem,
and increasing the duty ON sole leath-
er from ) TO 10 per cent ad vaiorem,
the lower figures representing the
House rate In each case
An amendment increasing the duty
on collodiod was also adopted Dur
ing the day these were three prepared
speeches, all of them being at con-
siderable length.
Beginning when the Senate con-
vened at 10 o'clock Senator Beye-
ridge talked for about four hours and
was followed by Mr.. Bailey at almost
as great length. Mr.. Newlands was
the last OF The orators OF the day and
he had not long surrendered the floor
when the Senate adjourned.
Int ,ntfc oi MI. DtftfidSc VIZ
course was an amendment proposed
by him regarding the size OF tobacco
packages He contended that while
the size of the packages had been re-
duced during the Spanish war With
the end in view OF compelling the pur-
chaser TO pay the war tax. those sizes
have never been restored nor the price
reduced. notwithstanding the removal
of the tax, thus practically giving the
tobacco manufacturers and especially
.he tobacco trust the advantage Of the
tax even though II had not been In
operation for aboIt nine years. he
declared that the trust had Influenced
legislation for this purpose and assert
ed that Il was being benefited % tho
extent of many million dollars year.
Bailey Dc!erds Himself,
Mr.. bailey talked about free -aw
material for the purpose OF justifyipg
his vote as a Democrat against the
free entry of iron ore. lumber ans
hides. He declared that previous 10
the Cleveland administration the es-
tablished Democratic policy was N
opposition to the free admission Of raw
material and undertook to show that
such a policy was really a part OF the
Republican scheme CT h!gh protection
Mr.. Newland gave his attention to
the income tax question. devoting es-
pecial consideration 10 the Presidents
recommendation for a corporation tax
He discussed the Legislation OF 1881
providing for a tax upon the grczs
receiptssof oil refners. on which TIE
Spreckels case was decided by the
Supreme Court and which is relied up
on BY the President as precedent
for the proposed corporation tax
Not Corporations Alone
He pointed out especially that the
law Of 1898 was applicable not to
corporaficns alone. hut 60 every per-
son, company and corporation carry
ing on such business, and suggested
that a tax applying only 10 corpora
lions might violate the constitutional
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
PRESIDENT WINNING AGAIN.
Columbia Links Remind Him Of Hot
Springs.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., July "a
Playing for the first Time on the links
e the Columbia Golf Club President
Taft this afternoon regsined his win
ming form aud. with Geaeral Clarence
Edwards for his partner defeated Sen
aior Bourne aud Captain Buti. one
up.
Il feel very much at home on these
Inks observed the Pesident. as nc
trudgcd up long hill. pcrspIr.ns
freely. This reminds me so much 81
Iiot springs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
WOUNDS PROVE FATAL
Kino william Tailor Who Shot Him
self Is Dead.

self is Dead.
IFSTOR Manner. KING WILLIAM,
June s4.-AuEustine =. Hiil. about
hty- avc years old. the jaiior and
hotel man. who twice shot himself IN
tho head at King William courthouse
Yesterday morning al : O'Clock. died
last night at 70 O'Clock.
The funeral win take place At 10
O'Clock tomorcw morning ard the
burial viii be IN st. James Episcopal
church cemetery.
The tragic death Of Mr. HiE has
caurcd much roErct among az who
knew him. Tic was lying IN POOL
q blood and MS brains ~ere oczinE
out when DIT. Gregory arrived al the
home
Hr. Hnrs children. Who were tsie-
.rraphrd for immediately amer the
shooting. are Miss Mary I'm. Of Hicn-
mand: Bernard Eiu. Mrs. Burnley. 81
Cincinnati. Clarence Hill a. Boston.
Leonard I'm. q Chicago. and Mss
Willie Hni. Of Cincinnati Mss Nat
lie Hal. ono Of his daughfer-. lived
a. the family home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
LAKE GEORGE HOTEL BURNED.
Blaze Starting in Servants Quarters
Destroys Main Building.
(Bv Associated PresS).

LAKE GEORGE N. Y, June "a
The main building of the Fort Will
liam Henry Hotel at Lake George
owned by the Delaware & Hudson
Company, was destroyed by fire early
today entaiI.ng a loss estimated at
s150,OOO. Fortunately there were no
guests in the hotel. which was to be
formally opened for the season June
q.
The fire started from some unknown
cause in the servants quarters. under
the dining room and spread rapidly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
w. J. Bryan, Jr., a Benedict.

GRAND LAKE, COLO. June "a
William Jennings Bryan, Jr.. and Miss
Helen Virginia Berger, of Milwaukee,
were married at $50 O'Clock this
morning at Kinnikinic Lodge, the sum-
MGR home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID. Lev
ering on the shore Of Grand Lake.
Only the immediate families of the
couple were present.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
rs Waves Holds.

WASHINGTON. ID g.. June 81
The bot wave nos holding IN Us grip
that part cf tho country east n shc
Mississippi valley. viii continue uE-
abafcd Tor two or three DAYS. ~neu
Indications are that rains generally
vii produce lowering iemparturc. ac.
cording % weather bureau reports o.
night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
Many Teaehers Injured.

RUsToN. IA. June 2t-More
than a score 81 persons were injured
WIN . platform collapsed near the
building o. the sumner normal school
here this Afternoon. About two hun
drcd teachers. who are attending the
schooi we're prccipitatei 10 the
ground. distance r ah0pt u feet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25

NORFOLK. VA. June 2f-Nrs. =.
". Robinson. ~ho vas burned By the
explosion ~ gafoiinc IN the kitchen ~
the Ncrrimac Apartments here ycz-
tcrdsv. died this morning ~ O'Clock
., the s. vinccurs Hospital Her
husband o. expected here to-day. and
the bodv vii hc conveyed 70 her home
IN Detroit. Nich.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
"DRYS" HOLD BRADFORD,
Majority Smaller Than That Of Last
Year.
DIV AssOcIated Press.l

(By Associated Pfess.)
ROANOKE, VA, June 24.-The
"drys" won by Il majority of one hun
dred and four votes in local option
election today at Radford, Va.
The dry majority two years ago
was 1913. The total vote cast today
was 3S5 OF which the vets cast 1873
and the drys 243 The total vote two
years ago was 39s of which the drys
had 275 and the vets I22.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
Ter nIIIlon For cersus.

WASHINGTON - G. June 9f.-on
the eve ~ the expiration ~ the cur
rent fiscal year Tho Housc today au-
iiofizcd an emergency appropriation
e $4,000 0ne Tor dcfravlug the cx-
pcnacs q taking the 18th deccnnniai
census
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
MAY BE A GLUE.
Baggage Transfer Employees Say They
Saw Linz.

NEW ORLEANS, LA, June IA
possible clue that might be of material
aid in tracing Leon Ling was gwen
TO the police here today. James Stew
art, cabman and Otto Lambert, en-
ployees of a baggage transfer COM
rany are positive that a Chinaman
who passed through New Orleans sew
eral days ago was the alleged slayer
of Elsie Sigel
1T is the man." was their unquali-
fed assertion. when shown the picture
and description of Ling. The China
man is said to have checked his trunk
at the Illinois Central station to East
St Louis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
shawnut Car Takes $500.

SEATTLE. WASH, June 24l-The
Shawmut car rolled up TO the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition at $3.50 this
morning winning the second prize OF
81 500 In the New York to Seattle
race.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
Sarah orne Je~ets Dead.

SOUTH BERWICK. NE. June "a
An Illness lasting many months ended
trnixhf in the death 81 Miss sarah
Crne Jcwctt. ~. u. regarded a. one
81 the foremost women writers Of
America.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
SENSATION AT Los ANGELES.

Mrs. Wocoiii and Her Husband Wei
Kro~r-ChiidEood > Mystery.
LOS ANGELES. CAL. June 2f-The
n~ua Of the murder ~ Mrs. Edith
woodiH. the young wife q Albert
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25

econtinued on Fourth PsseJ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25

THE DAILY PRESS 10 the
only newspaper published In
Newport News that receives the
full news service Of the Asso-
ciated Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
THE WEATHER

Local showers Friday and
Saturday; light to moderate
southwest winds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
Not Corporations Alone.

lie pointed out Especially that me
law Of 1898 was applicable not 10
corporaficas alone. hut 60 every per-
son, company and corporation carry
ing on such business, and suggested
that a tax applying only 10 corpora
lions might violate the constitutional
requirement Of uniformity.
The evening world., 1909-03-10

days with plans which we are told will
not leave Brooklyn ont in the cold. This
may mean that they would like to take
over the lower tracks OF the Manhattan
Bridge
The Mayor and the Comptroller
two days ago made another move to
utilize the personal prejudice OF Mr.
Lewis and Mr. Pendleton against the
Fourth avenue subway. Mr.. Pende-
ton has stated that II would be a
crime to build any subway on Fourth
avenue, and his advice to the board
of Estimate on the easement hugahoo
that Metz is explaining to him can
easily be anticipated
Mr.. Lewis has for a long time
been bitterly opposed to the Fourth
avenue subway. and IT is unfortunate
that the Mayor can use him as the
engineer of the Board of Estimate
against the well.matured contract
plans as awarded,
The Rapid Transit Board planned
both the Fort Hamilton and Coney Isl
and lines with four tracks throughout
If YOU throw out the plans as awarded
and cut the line to TWO tracks from
Forty.third street into Fulton street
We lose all possibility of an express
service. which is absolutely requisite.
in hrst-clasS residential development
Mir Lewis proposes to cut off the
Wilioughby street connections coming
into FlathusN avenue extension which
is most unwise His argument that two
track construction would cost less than
ouc-half Of four-track construction is
applicable to only a few hundred feet
OF Fulton street. and he forgc,s tn state
that I'm the broad lN-foot stretch Of
Fourth avenue four tracks can be built
for much less than twice the cost OF
two tracks"
The evening world., 1909-03-10
MCCLELLAN BACKS
PLAN FOR 2-TRACK
BROOKE YIN TUBES.

There Is yet hope FOR that Brooklyn
Fourth avenue subway. Mayor Nc.
Clellan announced to-day that he has
carefully gone over the new plans sub.
United by chief Engineer Lewis, OF the
Board Of Estimate, and that these Will
be presented to the Board a; the regular
meeting next Friday
The Mayor says that, according to the
plans, two routes can he built In Brook
Ism Tor practically the cost OF the
or. g!na Fourth avenue route as planned
TO rortyLhlrd street in that borough.
This new plan contempiates saving
four million dollars and should the
Mayor says, receive public as well as
official attention. Chief Engineer Lewis
proposes two instead Of four track sub
ways for both the Fourth avenue sub
way and the proposed Broadway-La
tayette routes.
Before final action is taken on the
new plan said the Mayor. Il want to
sound pu5lir opinion and FOR that pur-
pose public hearings will be granted at
which all in favor or against will be
heard
The evening world., 1909-03-10
BOYS MAILED"
PURSES, FAC|N
COT PROCEEDS
Four Youngsters and Youth
Accused of Urging Them
to Pick Pockets Held.

The four little east side youngsters
who were arrested yesterday charged
with being pickpockets. and the one
older boy, whom they accused Of being
their teacher, and profttaker in the
hazardous pursuit, were arraigned to-
gether to-day in the Children's Court
before Justice Mayo and We're all held
until next Monday for further invest.
cation.
Norris Cohen. ten years oul; Morris
Slverman, twelve; Joseph Cassop, ,hir-
teen, and David Obzug, thirteen, were
the four youngsters. They admit pick
ing pockets. though they were charged
simply with being suspicious persons.
They all declare that Charles Goldstein.
"a f,teen-year -old youth, viii is door
Keeper at an east side moving-picture
show, not only taught them how to pick
pockets and pointed out tehir respective
victims, but also took the lions share
OF teh results
Goldsten made denial OF all the
charges put up to him by the young
sters
Cohen had kept little account
book, in which he had iotted down the
amounts they received from Goldstein,
and according to these figures, Cohen
had mailed" as he put Il, five pocket
books, and received from Goldstein
fifteen and sixteen cents for each
pocketbook; silverman, who also got
five pockethooks, received total OF
sixty cents, and Obzug. for three
pocketbooks, received a dollar.
The boys said that their part had
been TO mail" the pocketbooks, and
then turn them over to Goldstein with
out looking in them, and then Cold
stein handed them something from
each pockethook
Miss Ruslna 4. Schal'. principal Of
Public School No 70, testified to an in
vestigatiOn she had made following the
theft of the pOok"tbOuk uf one OF her
teachers. and according TO her testi-
mony the pOCkcthoDk had been traced
10 young Silverman, who, when con-
fronted, promised TO make good the
amount in question, $500.
Silyerman told the Justice that he had
made collection from the hJyS for
that purpose but when 1t amounted to
$3.50, ne said Goldstcn heard Of ii and
took the $50 away from him.
The evening world., 1909-03-10
Ne W U1 VEN LINE
STEAMER RUNS
ON ROCKS IN FOG.

VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass. March
lo.-TH" steamer Massachusetts, owned
uy the New York New Haven and
Hartford Railroad and bound from
Boston Tor New York, grounded early
to-day near Cedar Tree Neck, Vine
yard Sound, while cropping her way
through the thick fog. The steamer
carried m passengers, but had a large
quantity Of freight on board.
She struck on rocky bottom and he.
forward compartment was !cciinS pad.
d. TIL s,. Uus s:un3;t however, and
she was .u up Immediate aLEge-.
The evening world., 1909-03-10
Astoria Ferry-Boat His Reef;
Float Takes Off Passen oeys.

The teTy-boat S.anway, Of the As
iora line, went aground on Rh.nelanl-
er's Reef, $50 fee, If N.ne.y-secVnd
street, at o'clock this morning on her
way into her slip. Capt. Michael Allen
los; his bearings in the fog
There is about six feet Of water over
the reef at low tide and the steinway
draws eight feet. She went on the reef
with a mighty bump and stuck fast.
There We're about 100 passengers aboard
and twenty OF them were women. some
grabbed life preseryers, but Capt. Allen
sent word around that there was no
LANCER and he would got everybody
ashore safely in very little time
He footed his whistle for assistance
ana the Fireboat Mcclellan came down
The evening world., 1909-03-10

fo'S lhc Judges, hut Mr. owens In
sisted on the prisoner answering for
himself. Then JHncr rose, worm.
cedaverous- looking man, with retreat
ing chin and n Prominent hook nose,
and said, most inaudibly, he would
prefer not TO have jury trial.
As States Attorney Lalane opened he
said the State would show that Janer
had mistreated the girl a: two places
In Baltimore one at Kitty Burke's. on
Josephine street and the other time at
Mrs. Dukes, on Calvert street
Drunk, Counsel Says.
Mr.. Clark stated the defense to be
general one of not guilty. "Janer was
drunk" said Mr.. Clark. He didn't
realize what he was doing when he
took her to Kitty Burke's. He never
was in her room while there But there
he sobered up little bit and realized
what he was doing. and started out. lie
realized that he ought to find place for
her to live. He went to Wendler's on
North Calvert street and asked him
where to take her. Wendler told him
about Mrs. Dukes place. He went to
see Mrs. Duke and explained to her that
he wanted n good place for her to live.
She gave them n place To sleep. but
Janer never offered any indigni,lcs to
the child
"Ile was drunk all that day. and
drunken that nisht. We will show that
Janer is absolutely not guilty and could |.
not have been"
Tells Of Arrest.
Detective Robert Cole, Of Baltimore, /
called as the first witness said he took .
up the case on February on orders .
from Marshal Farnan. He found Janer
in the bar at Neudlers at No. 400 y. /
Calvert street.
'lle said his name was Watson"
Cole, "and that he came
from Newark. asked him II he had
4 young girl with him and he said he
never was with any girl. made q
search OF furnished-room houses on
calvert street and found that at No.
III. kept by Mrs, Duke, the man and
girl had been. The girl was in the
at first and saw her
oming up the step. she was called
Florence there. She denied that she
lad been In any way abused by Janer
t any time.
The evening world., 1909-03-10

nDtCcd the iNSS II mar, my scalp
being stil! scaly. | started to Use a
d2alwf cure to NJ clcc. whatever.
And | used a Quinine preparation quito
'rc.ly which d'l no good either Whether
Il was the effect q the fever or soma
scalp disease | don't know, bit | had
actuGlly lost hope 4 saving cny hair at
al. | could brush it on my coat by the
nandf.l--lt got 80 bad that | didn't
acoI to comb it any mora in fact !
was afraid 10. Ny brother, who had
lsai the Crticura Remedies With salts.
action, CIvigcd mo to Try them. After
lsing to cafes ii Cuticura Soap and
acc.ly q box of Cu,icYra Ointment, thu
,hange was surprising. Ny scalp ~
aow clear and healthy as could be and
my hair thicker than ever whereas six
months ago had nv mind made up to
De- bald in short ti'lc. will have
photograph taken later and send YOU
lr". william =. St"ose, jSl2 Broad St.,
Pi,:sbuyg Penn, Nay : and 2l. 'OS."
The evening world., 1909-03-10
Old Scheme Revived.

The third applicant for subway hon.
ors was a revival OF the old water
front scheme, launched a year ago by
William G. Wigus, former chief en-.
gineer OF the New York Central Rail.
road. and his associates in the recently
formed New Amsterdam Company.
Here are some Of the chief advantages
claimed for the new scheme;
% Solves the west side problem,
securing to the city the benefits Of an
elimination Of tracks at grade in city
streets. the abolition Of steam loco
motives and the betterment Of the
park districts.
Cg Renders feasible rail connections
to industries and water front.
80 Relieves the city streets from
veh.C>ilar traffic, thus reducing noise
cost Of pavement repairs, congestion
Of sidewalks and pavements, delays to
surface cars and cost of street cleaning
and disposal OF waste products
~ Relieves congestion and the I'M
certaintieS Of harbor navigation
90 Makes practical the access to
Manhattan Island II all railroads by
rail connection direct to shippers.
90 Releases docks and piers from
railroad uses thus permitting their Oc-
CupatiOn for the expansion OF water
carrier traffic and thereby fsCilitating
the commerce OF the port.
~ Affords residents Of Manhattan
ready access to steamship piers, and
railroad and subway terminals along
tn. water front
The evening world., 1909-03-10
GIRL FALLS THREE STORIES.

While Annie Pe,tino. - years old. Of
No. III West Thirtyleogth street WIS
cleaning a window on the third floor
Of that address, this afternoon she ltl
TO the pavement below. She was taken
York Hospital, and is not likely 10 re-
cover.
The evening world., 1909-03-10
Circuit Round City.

The line proposed by Mr.. Wngus will
make n circuit around the city on the
river fronts, from Fit'v-n.utu street
along the North River to and around
the Battery, up the Eas, River from, to
Flf'y-uinth street, AMI then across
Fifty.uiuth street.
Comptroller Metz to-day removed all
doubt regarding lis attitude toss .rl the
proposed extension * tn, MrAdlJ tua.
mel
II favor no oHr plan over an. her.
said the Comptroller. 81 favor '., Nj
iI1r 'urnrl project and m, INTERIOR
0Iyl plan Whatever IS good Tor tae
The evening world., 1909-03-10

but hcaVler-al-
though | wash my
head once a week
always. ltnever gave
me any trouble such
as itching or smart
ing and | never no
tjcrd any falling o.
thehair. But shortly
aftcrthat | had an at
tack Of typhoid fever
and | was ont Ct tho
hospital possibly two
months when | first
The evening world., 1909-03-10
Bids From Philadelphia.

Another reported applicant to particl-
pate In the transit improvements Of
Manhattan Is the Widencr- Elkins- Dolan
syndicate, Of Philadelphia, backed by
the United Gas Improvement Cpmptrv.
This combination Of capital was large
factor in the late William c. Wh!tney's
organization OF the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company In fact rumor has
named many applicants Tor the priyi-
lese Of giving the people Of New York
the best transportation system in the
world.
The recent rush 10 build subways be-
gan scarcely a month ago, when Will
lam G. McAdoo asked for the right 10
extend his Hudson River tubes from
Thirty-third street and Sixth avenue to
the Grand Central Station. Theodore
p. Shonts next announced that the In
terborough wanted to spend $1,000, 900
extending the present subway south on
Seventh avenue, tapping the new Penn
sylvania Railroad station, and north On
Lexington avenue from the Grand Cen.
trial station, besides other links in a
chain OF tunnels Mr. Shonts called his
project the comprehensive subway
plan" and plans drawn by William Bar.
clay Parsons We're submitted TO the
Board to-day.
The evening world., 1909-03-10
coins olIsE HEADACHE,

LAXATIVE BR, NO QuIniue the World
wide Cold AMI Grip remedy. removes cause
CAL Tor full name Look for signature 4
W Grove, 2je, 80
The evening world., 1909-03-10
Liner Takes Passengers
Off Sinking Horatio Hall
Carried Ten Passengers
Continued from FRS; Page)

the discovery OF tie Whereabouts of ii
ff1-nol,
The evening world., 1909-03-10
FEARED TOTAL
LOSS Of HAIR
Scalp had been ScaIy for Some Time
After an Attack Of Typhoid
Fever his Hair Began to FaI! Out
by the Handful Now It is
THICKER THAN EVER
THANKS TO CUTICURA

"About two years ago was troubled
with my head beng 3Caly, ike dandruh