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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
STANDARD OIL MENACE
TODAY IN THE
DEPARTMENTS

Charters were issued by the secre'
tary Of state tdoay as follows
The Brown c. o. d. Sanitary
Grocery Co., oklahoma City; cap
/ al, $4,000; directors, Eli Brown, II
e. Waldron. w Lee Dingee.
Oklahoma Investment and Broker
age Co.. Muskogee, increase of cap
ital from $25,0OO to s250,OoO; direct
ors. o. S. Malloy, r. Collins, j..
Sam Martin. l.. r O'Brien, II. g..
Baker.
Deborah Mining Co. Bartlesville
capital, $4,000; directors, A. Lo-
renze, Milwaukee, and Pearl Beverly
and James A. Veasey, Bartlesville.
Capital Investment Co., oklahoma
City; capital $4,000; directors, J . NJ .
Phillips, A. H. Niles, H. Y Thomp-
son, Paul Dobbins, r. +. Richards.
North Townsite Co., Muskogee; /;
capital, $4,000; directors, 7. H..
Martin, Franklin Miller, j. l.. ia
roleman, r B. Stewart.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
Lee cRuCE BUSY MIXING
Ardmore Candidate Soon tc
Enter Upon Aggressive
Campaign

Lee Cruce of Ardmore, candidate
for the Democratic gubernatoria
nomination, is in the city.
Il understood the legislature was
to quit pretty soon and merely
came up TO mill awhile with the
boys said Mr. Cruce.
Asked relative to his campaign
Mr.. Cruee said:
my platform has appeared in print.
The people know whore | stand. OF
course | shall attach some amend
ments TO my platform as the cam
paign progresses, but the cardina
principles remain II is my purpose
o thoroughly campaign the state, de
livering all told about 200 speeches
II is not Democrats, bur Republicans
We must fight this year The enemy
mas grown rather arrogant and is
busy manufacturing stones deroga-
tory 10 Democracy and its principles.
But the people are awake and an
awakened people means a continued
intelligent vote.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
HOUSE GIVES GREETING
TO WILLIAM H. MURRAY
Tishomingo Man EcIIvens al
Otherwise UneVeniiuI
Morning Session

A carefully constructed and ably
delivered address by William II. Muir
ray OF 11shomingo, one of the promln-
ent Democratic candidates for gov
elnor, made interesting an otherwise
very uneventful session of the house
CT representatives today Murray 8
speech was along general political
lines, and without any local refer
ences beyond the mighty possibilities
ahead for Oklahoma.
Ashby of Jackson, was in the chair.
when Murray appeared in the hall.
He Immediately invited the noted poll
ucian to the rostrum, amidst genu'
Inc and vigorous applause. Speaking
relative o the Legislature, Murray
said the people were discussing the
special session and had their eyes on
it. he hoped that the legislature
would do its work wisely, and declar'
e1 that the people at the polls, IRE
spectiye of politics, will look to those
things that concern them and not
the things that concern politicians
Murray's speech, on the whole, was
very general in its scope, touching
cd national questions Of statesman
ship and policy, the duties of public
officers, and like matters.
viii Be Guthrie's Guests
The house accepted the invitation
es President Martindale Of the Guth
iie chamber of commerce to lunch
con Monday, and tour of the city
including the manufacturing district.
Bills finally passed were by Jones
to allow county commissioners to sell
real estate held for poor farms; by
Earle, prohibiting pool halls, bowling
alleys, etc, within one mile of d
state educational institution for boys;
by Durant, appropriating $2509 for
printing the acts of the special ses'
sion. The house took adverse action
on Senator Blair's measure authoriz-
'ng $4,000 OF the Pauls Valley-Wyne-
wood industrial school appropriation
for maintenance converted to funds
for completion of building.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
AUTO RUN TO K|NGF|sHER
Guthrie Drivers Plan Sunday
Trip if Weather is
Favorable

Starting at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning, the Guthrie Auto club viii
make a run to Kingfisher IT is ex-
hected that twenty-five cars will make
the trip. Efforts are being made to
get out every capable and available
car for the run The weather indica
lions are so far very favorable.
j. d. McElhinney will be pilot for
the trip The distance to Kingfisher
IS thirty-six miles and the roads are
reported in good condition Arrange
ments have been made for dinner at
Klngfisher exactly ut noon.
The cars are expected to be at the
Iene hotel AT $50 a. m. Drawings fol
position will commence at that time
and at 9 o'clock Starter c. NJ Bee will
give the signal for the first car Ev-
cry two minutes thereafter an auto
mobile will pull out.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
CONSUMERS ORGANIZE
Expect to Settle Economic
Question, Especially
Cost of Living

Organization OF the Consumes
Protective association az Chickasha
which was chartered today. was made
partly on frnternal and partly on fin
orclal grounds. The object Of the
organization Is stated to be legal
taternal, medical and social protcc'
ton Of It's members and for the
promotion Of truth, equity aud JUS
tice.' It Is understood to be the out
growth of a club that took up high
Prices OF living aud other economic
problems and eventually decided Il
branch out Provision Is made ~
tie charter for extension,
The incorporates are J l.. Nc
Dowell, NJ. D. Weaver. l.. X. Mclin
ams. w L. Bonner. T.. G. Hubbard
W r. Mankey w y Richardson, "
= Finley.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
PLOEGER MAKES A CLEANUP

Albert Ploeger Of Seward township,
has sold all his property in Seward
and win leave, Tuesday with bis
family for Rurley, Idaho. II he viii
invest in farm lands there, and If he
likes the country, win locate there
ploeger il an oklahoma pioneer and
for twenty years has been Demo
cratic stalwart IN old seward lie
is also an example Of a successful
Logan county farmer. Ploeger took
up 100 acres of land In Seward
township In 1889, three months after
the opening lle came here with q
horse and wagon, segen children and
$i,l00 in cash Last week he sold
all his land 420 acres, and live stock
for $27fS0
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
FIGURES SHOT, PROSPERITY
UNDER LOWER RATES
Testimony Has Bearing In Wage
Controversy Pending
In Chicago
Special to Daily Leader.

Special TO Daily Leader
Chicago H., March Is Oklahoma
vlndicated It's reputation before the
state board Of arbitration which Is
hearing the wage controversy he-
tween the railroads and the Brother
hood OF Raj 'ad rralnmen.
Last week a witness for the raIl
roads attacked the corporation com
mission Of The Western state. declar-
lng II was controlled by politicians
who had established conilscatory
rates in an effort to play TO the gal.
lerlcs.
} Il Love, chairman OF the com
mission, and George A.. Henshaw,
assistant attorney general of Okla.
homa and counsel IA the commis-
sion, appeared as Witnesses for the
tralnmen They produced figures
taken from the reports OF the rail-
Dads to prove that the roads had
prospcred wonderfully under tho rate
regulations laid down by the state.
Goes In Sdewise.
NJ Love appeared a typreal West.
erncr with a mustache SO long and
d hat so broad-brimmed that he had
10 90 through the door sldewise to
enter he court room.
There isn't railroad operating
in Oklahoma on 2 cent n mile basis
which has not made more money
than when II charged 3 cents mile"
said Mr. Ilenshaw. Texas has 3
cent rate, aud the average number
OF passengers carried was 37s q mile.
against 1871 carried In Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
QUEER FINANCIAL TRANSACTION

Rather unsayory financial transac
lions we're biough to light in Justice
Soward's court this week when in the
case of w. S. Daniels VS.. VIM. Dalton,
in which horse in repleyin proceed
ings was awarded the defendant. Dan
iels claimed the horse by payment
but, 1t was asserted by Witnesses fol
Dalton that $50 purported to have
been paid in a bank was returne,
when The parties left the bank. Dan
icls admitted that blanket mortgag,
was taken by him over lot of Dal
tors horses for personal reasons anc
rot for bona fide purposes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
BASEBALL FUNDS ASSURED
Greater Part of Amount Neces
sary TO Support Team Has
Been Raised

The concluding canvass for money
TO start the Guthrie baseball team IN
the 1910 season viii be made Mon
day The flying squadron has been
cut only two afternoons. but has Sc.
cured the greater part of the neces
sary funds. Chairman Jenkins has is.
sued call for the meeting of the
committee Monday at p. m.
Dates fo- exhibition games are be
ing made. A series of games with Ok.
lahoma City is being arranged. Capt
Howard Price OF the Guthrie team Is
still out OF the city on account OF the
i'lnczs Of his father 1T Independence,
Kansas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
BOARD Of HEALTH BILL
AGAIN UNDER DEBATE
Compulsory Vaccination Sill a
Sore Point With Some
Of The SO|OnS

House concurrent resolution No. Il
by Burnette. authorizing payment OF
salaries In the sum Of $S,2ii.96 70
members and employees of the spec
ial session Of the legislature up TO
March TO- went over until the next
legislative day
Senator Smith moved TO enforce the
rule adopted several days ago to
work under call Of the house and 20
enforce attendance OF members dur
ing the remaining days of the session
unless officially excused by the sen
ate.
The entrance of "Bill" Murray at
1905 this morning was the occasion
OF hearty applause.
The first bin taken up by the SEN
ate on first reading was No 46 by
Stafford, creating state board OF
public health. Senator Ilatchett or
posed the Thomas amendment adopt
cd In committee of the whole proyid-
ng that cities have authority over n
radius OF five miles of territory OUT.
side their limits in order to protect
their water supply, and Offered NJ
amendment which was adopted rO
sricting their jurisdiction 70 aud oyer
the vicinity from which they secure
their water supply.
Vaccination Again
Senator Allen offered an amend
meht providing against compulsory
vaccination only in cases where II
vas doomed by the board of health
that to do 80 would suppress an cpl
demic. The amendment opened q
fresh an old wound inflicted by The
Davis amendment to the Stafford bill
ana adopted last Wednesday In com
riittee of the whole Senators Davis
and Blair jumped into the figll
against the Allen amendment, consld
erlng II as n "ioker' and after some
debating Senator Allen withdrew the
amendment.
AS per motion lodged in committee
Of the whole, Senator Roddie was
ready to offer substitute for the
Davis amendment Senator Morris
said It was agreed that the legisla
ture adjourn not later than Thurs
Continued on Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
VERY LIFE or GIANT
COMBINE IS THREATENED
Appeal From Adverse Decision
Of j. S. Circuit Court Of Mis-
souri, VIII Be Argued
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, d. c.. March 12.-
The most serious legal battle that
STANDARD Or mas ever faced will
confront ii next Monday
That Is the day set by the Supreme
court OF Z United States to hear
arguments the appeal of the
Standard o. Hpany OF New Jersey
from the adverse judgment of the
United States circuit court for the
Eastern district of Missouri which
O. dered the dissolution OF the New
Jersey corporation as an Illegal com
bination and monopoly in restraint OF
interstate commerce. To point out
the alleged errors OF the circuit
court in its findings and in It's de-
cree, the keenest intellects within
command have been procured To
argue for the aflismance OF the deci-
sion of the lower court, Mr.. Wicker
sham, the attorney general of the
Unlied States himself will head %
brilliant array OF counsel for the gov
ernment.
The circuit court announced grave
findings against the seven individual
defendants, John ID. Rockefeller,
William Rockefeller, Henry NJ. Flag
Ter, Henry II. Rogers, John ID. Arch
bold. Oliver n. Payne and Charles
NJ. Pratt, The Standard Oil company
OF New Jersey and other defendant
companies,
The court found that in 1899, by
an exchange of stock hy the seven
individuals. the andard Oil com
pany of New Jersey acquired the
legal title 10 a majority of the stock
or nineteen companies, which in turn
controlled large number of oSers,
all but one engaged in the oil busr-
ness
What the Court Found.
What Il found as to this combina
ton was that:
That since 1899 The affairs of all
these companies have been managed
by the principal company as the
business OF single person so as tc
fix for them the price OF crude OIL
the rates for transportation and the
selling prices of its products.
That the par value OF the combined
capital stock in 1899 was about
$100.0OO,OO0, and that in 1903 1t was
$l50,000,00O.
That twelve of these companies
owned 54.5G5 miles of pipe lines.
That six of these companies had
3,574 selling stations throughout the
Continued on Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
Methodist Episcopal Church

In addition TO the regular services,
at 2.30 Sunday afternoon the Francis
Willard memorial window will be I'M
yeiled with appropriate ceremonies,
many state workers for the order be-
irg pledged TO be present Miss Lii
Ian M. Phelps OF New York City will
make the principal address All mem
Lers OF the Womans Christian TEN
perance Union in the city are inyit
ed to meet in the basement of the
church, corner Broad and Noble, to
take part in the willard unyeline
ceremonies.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
THINKS HORSE WAS STOLEN

II. NJ. Fisher, 1901 Easl Noble ave-
nue., reports that his pony is missing
and that he believes II was stolen.
The horse broke away from hitch
Ing post. on the West Side Tuesday af-
ternon and has not been heard OF
since. About the middle of the next
day a band Of gypsies hft the city
and the officers suspect they picked
up the horse. The horse was about
five years old had a shaggy name
and flaxen tall. He had white
SPOT We'll 20 tae ffoAt and well under
his body on the left side.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
A POPULAR INSTITUTION
Carnegie Library Well Patron
lied BY Literati and
Students

New book racks are being made al
the Carnegie library and as soon as
completed new sets OF works will be
added 10 the list OF the following au-
,nors: Dickens, Scott, Muhlback,
Smollot, Fielding, Elliott and Kings
ley.
Racks in the reading room are also
being made to hold magazines, and
coverings a.e being received which
will enable The reader TO handle
books with more ease and Will add O
their attraciiveness There are fifty.
four magazines received each month
and ,he daily papers are at the dis
posal of the public. The library now
contains upwards of 1000 volumes
and the Librarian Is constantly work
Ing on a book list as books are pub.
lished and reviews read.
Mrs. Bertha Mcbride the librarian
says The most valuable work at pres
emf is among the students in he way
OF reference work, looking up for
orations and ihetoricals.
There Is an average of about
seventy-five visitors per day and on
Sunday he two reading rooms are
crowded during the hours from tc
6 O'Clock Week DAYS the reading
rooms are open iom a N. 10 Il
p. m.
During The month OF February
l,239 books for adults and GOA books
for juveniles were loaned making 1
grand total of l.S43.
The literary clubs of the city ge
much of their data here and almos
every day some literary societ,
meets in the club room Of the Ii
brary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
DAVIS ENDS TESTIMONY
Doesn't Insinuate That Bal
linger Was Consciously
Guilty of Wrong 'tea
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c., March l2--The
direct examination Of Chief Engineer
Davis before the Ballinger.Pinchot in.
tesiigation committee ended today
and the crcss-examination this af-
ternon. Davis continued today to
fatty contradict statements made by
Secretary Ballinger.
Davis testimony has been taken up
almost wholly with contradictions.
Lui at the end of the examination he
declared he didn't wish to insInuate
that Bailinger mad been guilty, inten-
t;onally or ccnscientionsly. OF wrong.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
WILL HIT THE PIPE
Great Doings Tuesday Night
When War Veterans
Will Meet

Pipes have been received for tig
soldier doings at the city hall next
Tuesday night Everybody will be
expected to smoke on that occasion
The quartermaster will issue large
fations OF beans and tobacco and
black coffee 10 generals and privates.
judges and crap-shooters. colonels and
chaplains alike. There will be on
hand soldiers o. at least three armies
Union, Confederate and Spanish
American Of the vintage Of 1898. The
invitation 10 the Spanish-American
hoys Is state wide Mai A. J.
Niles has charge of the talks, and
Lieut. A. G. Garrison Of the eats.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
DEVELOPMENT OF OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City-$i00O0 h,hograph
company; 100000 drug company;
100000 irrigation company; s25O,0o0
power company.
Tulsa ~ $4,000 land company,
100000 fuel company
Muskogee - $4,000 construction
company. $4,000 oil company. 800
900 electric railway company.
Clinton Ice cream company.
Roll Telephone company
Hollis $25, 900 bank.
SpeermOre-$l0,OoU bank.
Hydro Telephone company.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
GETS ANOTHER CONTINUANCE

A second delay IN the hearing on
ihe mandamus proceedings brought by
taxpayers to compel issuance OF a
call for an election on the commits.
sion government proposition was nsk
ed for and obtained In the superior
court today by Mayor Farquharson.
The hearing Is to be had Monday
morning. The mayors attorneys ar,
preparing TO attack the sufficency OF
tie petition on several grounds.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
PlTTsBURe COUNTY FEE CASE
to Daily Leader.

opccldl W DdIly bcducI.
McAlester, Okla, March 12.--Pitts,
burg county, on the relation of the
county attorney, brought suit against
Tai Milwee, clerk Of the superior
court, which is an appeal from the
order of the county commissioners
allowing the fee bill of the clerk for
he last quarter of last year
A similar suit was offered in the
district court against the dis rct
clerk, and the later refused to file
ii tecau the time fixed by the stat
ute, he claimed, had expired, Man
damus proceedings will follow in his
case according to the statement OF
The county attorney.
The contention of the county attor
ney is that the bills are exorbitant
and without warrant of law, as there
Is no fee bill law in the state. Every
court clerk in the state is interested
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
Worth Remembering.

Above all things have fervenf char.
iiy among selves, for charity
shall cover the multitude Of sins
81. Peter
The training OF a child involves
personal discipline You will make
your boy what you are, and not what
you tell him to bee Campbell
Morgan
Generally we hear about the will OF
God In sermons on resignation. I
call for revision OF sentiment Tie
will OF God is the best hing in The
world. When man goes wrong be-
goes contrary to the will OF God
When men do noble and magnificent
hlngs. this Is Gods will Bishop
w. r. Mcdowell
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
COMMITTEE WILL MEET

The Democratic executive commit.
tee, as selected ut The recent meet
Ing Of The state committee. will meet
ar the Lec-Huckins hotel, oklahoma
City March is. at 10 o'clock In the
morning. Chairman Tillotson issued
the call for the meeting today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
.L|lus QUITS THE HOSPITAL
(By Associated Press.)

Kansas City, Mo-, March 12-Afte'
nearly a week spent al the hospital
waiting for the knife wounds inflict-
ed by J. H. Cudahy to heal. Jere S
Iillis. president of The Western Ey
change bank was able to be removed
10 his home last night. The fact that
Lillis had left the hospital was kept
from the public till this morning.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
No Station Anent There

Leslie Z. BAY, town clcrk OF PM.
lips, has made second complaint
against the NJ X & r railway be
cause there is no agent AT the station
The road has a station, but 1t Is neg
lcctcd. asserts the town clerk in a
letter to the corporation commission
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
oriswold Had "saddls Ulcer"

A letter received from Mayo san
iIarium, Rochester. Minn., and writ
ten the. day following recent opera
ton on Charles Fl. Griswold. clerk of
the Logan county district court. gives
tie information that the operation
mas SAat medical mon know AS "sad-
ole ulcer. The operation appears TO
have been entirely successful.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12

Dr Nobltl viii discuss the follow.
irg subjects at the Christian church
SuhGaJ II a, m, "a Peculiar Pco.
He 7;45 y. m. why so many va.
cant seats In The churches?" Every.
body invited.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
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rooAYs MARKETS.

Chicago. Ills, March l2--May
wheat closed at si13 5-S; July
at St07 May corn closed at
6i S.Sc; July at 66 1-Sc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
i |.
(By Associated Press)

st. Louis, Mo-, March l2--Iige hogs
soid Today ior eleven dollars, lie
highest price ever recorded here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
Kansas citv Grain.

} Kansas City. Mo, March l2-
, May wheat closed at slOS 1-2,
, July at $L02 SIS. May corn clos.
, ca at 62 sac; July at GA l'4c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
Kansas City Cattle

g Kansas City, Mo, March t2--
q For q record smasher, The re-
q celpts Of no cattle al the yards
g today will be OF Importance.
g Hogs-Receipts 2000 closing
g ten higher
g New Record For Kansas City
g Hogs reached the price of
- $i057 liz today, new high
. notch at the local yards
n n n n n 1, n n q N q {, {, q q q 1
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-12
THE WEATHER
(Asstd. Press)

(Asstd. Press)
New Orleans,
La, March II.
Tonight fair ant
warmer in west
Saturday fair r
and warmer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
nor ExcHANdE-Real Estate

FOR EXcHANGE-Real Estate
FOR EXCHANGE
Modern, Up-to-Date e-Room
House
on Manhattan place, rooms downstairs, a
bedrooms upstairs; actual cash price, $500,
clear: IL furnished, $40, 600. Owner refused
500 a month rent VIII take well located
wav, or a piece Of close-in acreage at actual
cash price. This has never been offered for
exchange.
Bowen Realty Exchange
2lO Story Bldg. 1928
FOR EXCHANGE-wE HAVE AN EQUITY
of 500, amounting to one-half Of the value
lev of Southern California" Excellent soil,
suitable for Oranges" small fruits or veg
etables Many full crops Of alfalfa" or a
stock ranch If you desire. Can grow oranges
for Christmas trade. VIII exchange for va
cant or improved property in Los Angeles
or vicinity.
CALIFORNIA LAND co.
641-2 san Fernando Bldg, Fourth and Main.
1O-2l-1
FOR EXCHANGE-s1OOO PROPERTY IN A
good town In Texas for Southern California;
will assume $500; state what you have. J.
W. BARBER, Long Beach, l0-2l-S
WILL. TRADE $500 EQUITY IN 4-RooM
cottage in Redlands for rooming house
confectionery or real estate. c. A.
BRUNER, Redlands Cal. 1o-1S-S
FOR ExCHANGE-wE CAN EXCHANGE
your property, matter where located.
SLACK & COMPANY, 41S-2o Grand bldg.
1O-14-lmo