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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Is our boasted civilization really eivlzedl Are we really
making progress except the progress OF dollars
den revelation of barbarsm IN the midst oil our ens
eminent, of cruelty greed and oppression IN th ooas "
such shock Is dealt by MARY BOYLE oREILLY in
her Startling report in the columns of this newspaper OF the
Condition under which wreched live and work in the
canning factories that supply the nation with food 49,.
She has seem heard and felt the same bitter ao,s
v.re learned wears before by her father JOHN BOYLE
oREILLY. the famous Irish American patriot ana poet
and which put words OF bitter irony and truth IN 'hs
virile poem;
The earth was not made people, that has been
bounded down social crime;
The meaning of life barter and buy; and the strongest
and shrewdest masters OF time.
God made the millions to serve and their questions
OF right vain conceits
To home that Is safe and true ten ea'tes
must reek in the darkened streets.
It's Civilization they say and cannot be changed TOT
Take care Take eaei Ts desperate way goad the wolf
the end OF his den
Take heed of your Civilization ye your pyramids built
of quivering hearts;
There are stages like Paris where the men
play terrible parts.
Your may crush they kill the patient
sense Of natural right:
II may slowly move Blu, the Peoples will like the DER
Holland. is always in sight
1T is not our faut say the No. It's the fault OF
system old and strong; -
But men arc the makers systems the viii come
1t will come in peace the Right lead it will sweep
The law bring justice always deereed and on every
hand the warnings cried
Take your Progress Its feet have od on the souls
it slew with its pollutions
good but the order Of God flame the torch
OF the revolutionsl
Beware your Classes! Men and cry IN the
night 8 a fearful teacher:
When il of the then they need
but sword for judge and preacher
your Juggernaut pushes hard God holds the
doom that its day completes
Il will like fire when the track Is barred by bsrr
cade in the city streets
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Every boy is going have coniidani. some one To
whom he can tell his and whisper his hopes and
ambitious. which he would breathe to others This
friend. this coniidant. should be his father
Any would be Mortified the suggestion that he
would his boy by neglect that his absorption bust
would result in the undong OF his But Il Is
the thing the world forfeit boys confidence.
1t viii only take little Stumbling. little scoldmg a
little indifference. little unkind criticism little naggng
unrcasonabIencss shut off forever any intimacy be-
tween him and his boy.
One Of the bittcres things mans life has ben the
discovery after he has made his money that he has lost his
hold upon his boy and he would give large OF his for
tune To- his loss.
1t is unfortunate thing for boy to look upon
his father taskmastcr instead OF dread
meeting him because he always expects criticism scodng
from him.
Some fathers constantly nag find fault and think
OF pasing their expressing appreciation OF their
work when they do it we'll Yet there nothing
encouraging boy, especially it he finds it hard do
what right real appreciation Of his effort This Is
youth Boys thrive praise That is why OF
them think OF their mothers than their fathers
because their mothers considerate. appreca-
tive. acctionate and do hesitate praise them
when they do we'll
The confidential relation between a father and his
OF the precious things in lie One should
take chances OF FORGETTING II something keep
but it is worth everything to the father and to the boy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Moreover. workers In nearly all
factories are nameieEe -mere mum
bers on time cards. Of whom no
record IL kept. and. therefore. labor
Law eases and law suits for injury
are hard 10 prove. and Gamers do
as they please. sun. conditions were
20 bad hat a few Of the Gamers
stopped using children In their
sheds
In August often nine out Of ten
shed workers are children. mostly
girls. In one big shed saw IS little
wage workers. half the shed was
crowded with child helpers be ween
8 and f2. working silently. with Ia
Dor fu0Hencd limbs free TO work
unlimited hours. EARNING FROM
, TO 20 CENTS A DAY
In eannery town after cannery
iown In this rich section Of New
York state mere babies have for
years depleted their energies and
mortKaEed their future earning ca
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
FOR DANDRUFf, FALLING HAIR OR
ITCHY SCALP-25C 'DANDfRINE"
SAVE YOUR DESTROYS pANDRuFF AND
STOPS FALLING HAIR AT oNcE-oRows HAIR, WE PROVE IT.

N you care for heavy hair. that
giistens with beauty and Ii radiant
With life: has an Incompatible
softness and In fluffy and lustrous
you must use Danderine. because
nothing else accompIIshes SO much
for the hair.
Just one application OF Knowi-
toms Danderlne Will double the
beauty OF your hair. besides II i'm
mediately dIssolves every particle
of dandruff: you cannot have nice.
heavy. healthy hair II you have
dandruff. This destructive scurf
robs the hair of It's lustre, it's
strength and It's very life, and IN
not overcome II produces a fever
ishness and Itching OF the scalp;
the hair roots famlgh. loosen aud
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

bottom.
Propose scheme for the mate.
rial welfare OF the masses. and M
matter how mcritorlous Il may be.
you are immediately confronted by
a host OF progressive rencgades
VINO would. by twisting and ing.
cling. tear II to pieces n 4 Is IN
conflict with vested intnreata
they know well enough that ron,
progress Is accelerated by general
material prosperity. stu. they
would check civilization or turn il
back to lord and scrf. master and
slave. II they could do q.
X. u. GELS.
Editor The Star: read the lot.
ters from "A Boy's Mother" and "A
Car Man" and I think they arc
right In every respect. don't think
.nat We necessarily need heated
cars In this climate. but there ourht
70 be windows In the back as we'll
as In the front OF the cars.
As long as our doctors must do.
pend on us for their livIngs and
their automobiles. they will surclv
.aik Tor their own good. An old
tamiiy physician told me that nine
colds out OF every ten are the start
of all sickness. and II is the truth
: Coming home the other night
IRON town, my baby caught cold
Just because OF the unnecessary
draught In tho rear OF the car I
consider this the result of inhuman
negligence on the part OF the
street car company.
There Is absolutely no need for
smoking being allowed on the cars.
MY husband hasn't smoked at all
iof ten years, and NO don't see
why men can't desist from the hab.
" while they are on street cars.
MRS. READER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Editor The Star: Seattle In
very fortunate In having a number
of brave. wise officials. who are
unsclfIshly working and fighting
for the benefit and welfare OF their
fellow citizens. the city OF Seattle
and her future.
In August OF last year 16 coach
loads OF taxpayers went up to Cedar
lake to inspect the dam site. power
plant. and, in fact. the whole power
generating scheme that was then
In operation. The city officials had
arranged for that excursion, so that
those Interested might know how
their money was to be expended ON
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

the proposed plans, should thcy vote
to have II done. The officials were
very careful TO explain and show
all points and details. Practically
every person came away enthusiasts
tic. boosters for dam site No. 2.
and. remembering that. as the wise
man built his house on solid rock.
so should their city build her dam
on the most solid foundation. 30
that. although the wind and rain OF
private interests might howl and
rage. they couldn't move the stone
dam on the rock foundation. nor
raise the peoples lighting and pow.
err rates. based likewise on rock
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

die; then the hair falls out fask
IL your hair has been neglected
and Ii thin, faded. dry. scragg,& or
too oily. don't hesitate. but gef a
rs cent bottle OF Knowlton's Ian
derIne at any drug store or tdf@et
counter; apply little as dIred(ed
and ten minutes after you will cay
this was the best Investment You
ever made.
We sincerely believe. regardless
OF everything else advertised Dat
II you desire soft, lustrous, beakti-
ful hair and lots of it--no dandniff
no itching scalp and no npre
falling hair--you must use Kn9wi-
tons Danderine. II oventnal
why not now? A 25 cent beftlo
viii truly amaze you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
Observations

YOUNG woman wants $751;
600 heart balm from Fred
Snodgrass for missing date
in the little church around
the corner" Fred has broken
quite bunch of hearts this
year. not to mention numerous
purses. Can it be possible
you've forgotten that famous
muff in the championship
series?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
JOSH WISE
SAYS:

"Our town mar
shat. Hiek DRY
Biuipeon. informs
vs he's never yit
arrested . home
less hobo that
didn't have news
paper ciippIn'x
shewin' Res walk
in from New
York 10 San Fran
cisco fer a sssie
bet OF $50. 600
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
A LETTER FROM A LITTLE
CAMNEaY MQRkEn

A Here IL n letter from little =
4 Dominick Perry. nine years 4
\ old. written 10 Miss O'fteiliy IN =
4 answer 10 one Of hers. II =
4 shows how DomlnIck lost hts =
4 Job az soon ~ social worker =
4 took an interest In him. y
4 Dear Miss O'HeiIly~f re- \
\ celyed your letter aud vas glad =
4 10 hear from You. There N =
4 some man from The cannery =
\ company that want 10 read my =
4 letter don't know why. was =
= stopped atfinging beans because =
\ | was 10 small earned $50 4
\ and bought three school books. 4
4 The boys and girls ! know =
4 don't know how 20 write a let 4
4 ter. ! started work al 7 o'clock =
y and stopped nj 8 afternoons. =
= am going 10 school now. No 4
\ more to say ! win close. from =
\ a friend DOMiNick PERRY" =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

on MARY BOYLE o'RglLLY

Special investigator for The Star
I have told YOU ~ the women OF
the canneflsa~ their long hours,
pltiful pay and hard working and
living conditions but what Of the
children
Tommy cecora, aged rs. tes,ifien
he worked during peas" on biz
shlfter IN one Of the bigRest factories
In Northwest New York i0s hours
In a week an average Of about -
hours a day. His mother adds that
on Saturday he started AT In the
morning and worked through tiIl .
O'Clock Sunday morning.
Tommy 'Rof tired and quit
There we're five boys working with
him. One OF them has vanished.
One has been sent TO the reform
school. One OF them. whose pious
mother urged him after a week %
killing toll 10 get up and 40 10
church. answered YEARLY.
There Ain, No God"
Go on~--there amt no God"
children OF 10 years and Iesa
often work all day and into the
night in many Of the can factories
tina. ! visited.
ny an official ruling which State
Labor Commiseioper John Williams
chnracterixrs a. vicious" made In
1905 by Attorney General Mayer.
the Gamers are exempt from con
klderinE age limitations IN vaca'
ton time n the children work In
sheds -nnconnccted With the fac.
tory without machinery. Some OF
the -aheda- are about six Inches
distant from the factory and many
~ the sheds have machinery In
stalled contrary 10 lRw.
Mayer has since been promoted
90 the federal bench by President
Taft
A Law effective October I. 1919
signed b. Governor DIR. removes all
hours Of labor limitations Tor boyr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
Nothing Serious
HiOCH


The Schenectady mayor arrested
for making a speech la Little Falls
must pay "a fine of $50 or spend 90
daya In jall. or oourac. there II
this much 10 be said II a mans
going 20 remain Ia Little Falls. t's
no worse belng In jail than out.
The largeat natural bridge In the
world n near the mouth OF the san
Juan river, which emptics into the
Colorado. II Is sos feet high and
3ss feet long.
The women In Pittsburg. Kan.,
burned their hats In celebration
of auffragct victories. Before ex-
pressing any opinion on that one
should know what kind OF hats
they had been wearing.
Tho Uruguay government has
provided for the instruction In
teiegfaphy OF all women In govern
msnt poaitions and has instructed
officials 10 employ women Tor cier
teal work aud minor positions whor.
ever possible.
In 1900 there were 40 steamships
sailing from New York with full
cargoca OF grain. In 1911 there was
not one.
Vincent Aston has reached Fl and
come formally into possession Of
SIS, 600. 900 Il II hardly possible 10
comprehend what 80 large an
amount means when II n In dollars.
Let VA put Il another way. Think
OF a man with enough money To
buy. In round numbers. i.oso. 100000
eggs.
but what could he DO with shni
many cggs!
Mrs. August belmont and Anne
Morgan have been making speeches
TO New York working girls. adsis'
Ing them not tn give useless Christ
mas presents. Tho movement
against ailk suspendcrA. decorated
slippers and punk cigars grows
stronger every year.
A Good Combination
Roy hum aud Oscar Lemon
spent Sunday on SuEar;rce Ridge
uillsboro (O.l Dispatch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

The class In geography was 4
= nearly worn out with th. long =
4 lesson when the teacher said .
. Now we come to Germany. 4
4 that important country ruled =
= by the kaiser. Johnnie. shat =
. is a KAISER 4
4 Please. ma'am." ynwned =
. Johnnie. "A stream Of hot 4
= water apriuglng up and dlz- 4
4 turbing the earth =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
Little Surprises.

"Hello' Is that the janitor :
Please shut Off the hcat' We're
roasting up hcre'-
"A few words more. my friends.
and J arm done. thank YOU
We have other brands OF tobac.
co. cir. but they're not AZ good as
tho kind you want
Blnks. I've come 10 the conclus-
Ion that It's wrong 90 bet on foot
bail games Here's the money !
won from you yesterday"
No. nav, | don't want any more
pie. Chicago Tribune.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

IF Quigley wins his recount
suit, it will cinch his conten-
ton that he's the fellow who
put fish in King county Ell
ficiency.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

YES, indeed, the Japanese
are accepting Occidental civil
zation pretty rapidly. Slant
eyed girl defies her papa for
the sake Of sweetheart in most
approved style Of the six best
sellers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

The chief OF Engiand's iArges,
railway system. just finishing q
tour OF this country. says our
sleeping cars are an ahomEnation.
They should have let him ride In
smoking car frat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

HOW did California goY
IS likely to be perpetuatcd in
history with such classics as
How old is Annes"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Investigators find that Indian
summer is not a term OF ancient
origin and that the Indians never
recognized II as weather any diff.
ferent from any other. White men
coined II about $50 years ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

The first Thanksgiving day was
celebrated by the Pilgrims at Ply
mouth In 1921.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

S~ies chocolate factories pro.
duccd goods valued al $4,000. 900
last year. and exported two-thirda
~ the output.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

G~rmany's Ia the worlds greatest
canal company. Its railway traffic
Ia so heavy that canals are n~ces-
Hary 10 care for crossing com
mcrce
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

The governments Conscience
fund" was opened In 1911.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

OVER 200 attended Pro-
grcssive league meeting Satur-
day. The local Bull Moose is
a pretty healthy corpse, Ell?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

The United States employees 3O4
eonsuls and 299 consular agents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

ANOTHER tribute to Seat
tie police. That girl had to
wake the police judge at 3 a.
m, not the police. Please note
same.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

London has over 1900 charitable
institutions which distribute s45.-
100000 year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

WE always did think that
straphanger ordinance was
too good 10 be true.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Mladirected energy
xylophone playing.
Reading Gilbert Hubbard
Feeding workingmau accord.
lng 90 4 cooking expert
TFying 20 make a collar stay 10.
E-ther In front.
Trying TO write with = possotflce
pen.
Pounding on the pipes In an
apartment house for heat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
SHOWING

SHOWING Seattlc's adj
vancing supremacy over
Frisco, the Queen City OF the
Northwest was able to stand
three earth tremors yesterday
and feel none the worse for it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

We know ~hY John ID. Roeks
Teller In interested In Mexican rub
her. it'H because be can make his
own craserx 10 ianndsr his paper
vests.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Joy Rider talking on the tsle.
phone)--is there anything 10 pre-.
vent you from getting car around
here promptly
Gnrage--yes. sir-your last bill.
Satire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

TURKEYS yell for inter-
vcntion sounds like an invita-
ton for the powers to come
over and take the cholera.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

The French government has an
income Of 10000. goo a year from
the forest OF Compelgne.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

fAtin-America has some old cd.
ncntlonai institutions. Lima aud
Mexico City have universities
founded IN 1851. and Argentina has
one founded In 1919. The three
are older than Harvard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

pasllY ny premature lsbov
four children a
s en- s,.aa... Of I, II Of 4. ws,s.
~, = .., hours on a usual days 49, y
! = under ! toiIed IL hour. ' !. saik
babies Of s "a hours. ~ iss
Keeps Baby Win NJ.
IN a bean shed uhsrs ~
which was filled With II,f,s,s
: baby. nnwashed aud hslf 80 ssn
exposure, screamed shrine Won
] daren't leave him a.
fear o. the rats" spo /, sv'a' y
Frances LttleEtock 7s.as
Died as she luggsd her bor ~ :, N1s
70 the wcigher. one lns.. ,scs
wrapped IN a dirty rag' 'a hs'i
Nala Wheelers dans "a.
EasDed obviously. lndIea.,,. -
fastest Etringer~a lear $50 y
OF ~ Or 10. whose hands 49, q
me swollen wrists ana 49,.
day. :" cent {
u Il wasn't for those eb,,a,..
might make a living" al 49,
foyer one day as We enIr,r,ss I'm 7s'1<
At the size Of them kidss 'p
crovehec around bean an. i.
nail ma them, two children = y.
three of 7 bent depressst 49,
and baby fsces over ths s-.'..ls
beans. About them score. y ~
boys and girls were ~ork,e~ 49,
young faces shre~d, ssss.
stupid from the strain. chi,~
efs whose punch cards wsss s.,'s
srs OF tate, wee toIlsrs unrsesss'-
on any payroll, little yic4ims ,.s'...
working number SUGGESTIONS n.
eeals both age and hoyss = -.
their slender fingers asSo,e< 1.
severe efforts for . pitIful -.
Earns Z Cents . psy
On August ~ Jsckr Psssun :.
s-year-old boy. earned a ~.
and Rosie Manlkse. sxel -.
paid an apprentices cent? ~,
Jackys sister. aged IL ~.
worked 10 hours a day or nan
The Gamers blame pnr,r6s
greed. the harassed pzrenfs Nc~-
their own starvation wass. n (
matters not who Is to blzms = ~
As factory sheds are exemp( -
factory law.
Nailed TO roof supports h -
shed were two wind blown nefIe~
10 the effect that children us6er 4
we're not welcome there. and a.
dren playing abou; voold b -
home. Beneath these hIrr, 4
frowsled little heads from s b Il
bent soberiy over the sse1dy u,
ping.
And while the csnness uol,n
that they DO not want chiIdrea ~
oppose remedial lezisisfios u -
them from the sheds.
Touorro~ - FREE Nouolur
AT the cANNERfEs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

ONCE more, do your Christ
mas shopping early.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

SUITABLE FOR a
CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL
FOR RENT Furnished or IN.
furnished. communicating rooms -
Advertisement In Washington. ID
@. Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Tho beat trained sheep dogs In
this country are o~ned by the unl.
vernisy OF Wyoming They arc
said TO be the equal ~ any 10 Scot.
land.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

The rvport OF the government
hospital for the insane ahoMs there
SIRE morn crazy bachelors than
Grassy married mrn In this country.
Yea. but they're bachelors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

A. JONES, Kansas City,
says he's been arrested so
many times as the wrong
Jones that he's going to
change his name TO "Ozkzy."
Why not zones?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

British warAhips burning oil can
take on fuel while travelling AZ a
speed Of 10 knots. Tho tank sup
ply ship Is tu~ed and the oil
pumped through q flexible metal
hose
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
LADIES TAILORS' ASSO-

CATION also DEGREES cut
away coats. What you going
to carry in your pockets, girls?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Tho largeat natural bridge In the
world n near the mouth OF the san
Juan river. which emptics into the
Colorado. II Is sos feet high aud
ID feet long.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

VIII look incomplete without attractive BIT Of Cut Gu
show Off perhaps there is dish two to a
preparation be made for those guests and that a.
old carving certainly there should be ~
rate the China aud Glassware buyer thought opor
time offer specials in these ncsand you're the gnu
Read the following money saving items:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
Carving Set Special
Roasters Special

usefui gifts for
the bome---sens-
ibie. iasttn Y
things--you can
spend as little
as csc or on up
as high as you
want to - and
get good things.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

Roy Bnnn aud Oscar Lemon
spent sunday on Sugar;rce Ridge .---
Hlllsboro (O1 Dispatch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25

The women In Pittsburg, kan.,
burned their hats IN celebration
of auffragct victories. Before ex.
pressing any opinion on that one
should know what kind OF hats
they had been wearing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-25
WHY BOY WORKER In CANNING lAS
FACTORY SAID, THERE Is NO CON

p' Fag, o ssI D,T,e ms labor
s en-. Of 7. II Of g. w., q :
. !. hours on a usual asss see n
- under i toiIed IL hos .' !. sAik
babies Of 8 "a hours. ~ ~ iss
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-02-19
Death to Flies,

Hydrated lime. with the strength Of
rock lime and the fineness Of talcum.
A big sack for 40 cents, delivered to
you. Phone 143.