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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-13
PRISONERS
ABUSED TO VERY LAST
en-. on Arrival nj Zurich. Tell OF
Severe Treatment ut Hands
of Germans.
ESQ SUFFER IL PRISON CAMPS
apparently Singled Gu, From All
IL Others for Rough Handling. BE
81 cause They Are inicricauS-Chicf
ssInterest to Get Food
iBy Associatc,iprc.s

iBy Assocta,cd Press
fsIURICH. SWlTZERl.ANp sunday.
tArch IL tvia Paris March ~ Laden
kith cigars. cigarettes and food show
FED upon them by III" hoxpitsblc swiss
|fty -nine OF the now historic Yarrow
bale prisoners arrizcd IN Zurich to-
IAy. They had arrived at the Gcrnao
'rontier al LinUau YESTERDAY aftcr !,
trip Of fifty-two hours fi.,,,.
he PRISON camp at Braudc"burp
jsThc sailors. although ,maCtated Ir.,m
teit Imprisonment ana serious lack ~
bod since their arrival la Germany on
Recembcr 81. are In fajl condition, ana
Ionfident tina, with 4 normal amour, OF
pod they ~ili soon 10 themselves
gain. The party was met hero ~
fnitcd States Consul General Ecenc.
kho greeted them briefly and asked
hem not to forget That they were
americans and not 10 bring tiscrcdit
"a America by Welding 10 an under
tandablc temptation TO kick over tho
Faces"
SThe men were distributed among
eccra' hotels until instructions shall
ave arrived from WASHINGTON. Tn.i,.
|crsonal effects wcrc lost when ;hcir
Rs3,s were sunk. and their wardrohcs
ave been only partially replaced ry
hakcshfts which render them FOR tho
resent a decidedly motley crew.
nevertheless their stories were told.
lot In tone Of complaint but in a
Philosophical way
CONVINCED THAT RAIDER
Is. THE .RITI or nI,EMr:N"
IgThc sailors said that they were con-
iinced that tho raider " hich sank thei,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-13

by Detective Scrgclnts kcllam and
Bryant. OF headquarters. OH tho charge
Of unlawfully obtaining one real estate
note for S22J from G. NJ Holt The
warrant was sworn out by Holt Flair
will be given !; hearing In tho Police
Court this morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-13
REAL ESTATE MAN ARRESTED
y. VI. Itinir Charged With InInwfulIy
ohtnininS Real Estntc Not.
From &. VI. Holt

y NJ Blair, siNty-onc years Old :,
rear estate dealer residing at 222S
'iroSc Avenue. was arrested Yesterday
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
XMASCANTATAPLEASEs
"MESSIAH'S ADVENT" GIVEN
IN ARMoRY SUNDAY NIGHT
Local Men and Women Made Up
Chorus and Took Solo Parts-D.
v. Polling Conducted.

"The Messiah IS Advent" a Christ
mas cantata, was sung Sunday nigh
in the Dallas armory to an audience
of about 500 people. The members Of
the chorus and the soloists were loca
men and women, coached the past two
weeks by D. V. Polling. Mr.. Polling
conducted without a score.
One of the pretty features of thu
evening was the singing of "The An
gels Serenade. A double quartet
of men in the balcony answered thu
serenade of a women's quartet from
the platform with "Gloria In Elk
celsis." The soloists, John W. Orr
R. U. Steelquist, Mrs. D. V. Polling
Miss Edna Morrison, Mrs. d. A. Nc
Kenzie and Mrs. Georgia Byers sang
well.
Members of the chorus were: Mes
danes Mackenzie, Miller, Polling anC
Byers; Misses Morrison, Owings
Fiske, Coad and Grant; and Messrs
Orr, Snyder, Miller, steelquist, Din
neen, Cerny, Ghorke and Mackenzie
Much of the credit for the success
of the cantata is due to d. V. Polling
the conductor. Mr.. Polling whipped
the music into shape with five re
hearsals and his knowledge OF tn
score and his splendid directing tina
made the cantata what it was.
The chorus entered the room sing
ing "Onward, Christian Soldiers.
Misses Dorothy Bennett and heiei
Polling accompanied on two pianos
Miss Bennett accompanied the indi
vidual singers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
Jack Eakin Is Basketballer.

Jack Eakin, member of the O. A
c. cadet band which is touring east
ern Oregon during the Christmas va
cation, is also star basketballer, ac.
cording to the La Grande Observer
The item taken from The Observer il
as follows: The basketball game play
ed last evening between the Y. M. C
first team and team picked from tht
O. A. C. band, was won by the Y. NJ
c. A. by the score of 46 to II. While
the game was quite one-sided it was
just rough enough to be interesting
the large crowd enjoyed the whole
game, there were few dull moments in
the contest. Eakin was the star fo1
the o. A. c. boys and he was one Of
the best players on the floor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
H. e. HARRISON spEcULATEs.
Wells, Fargo Agent Takes a Flyer In
Chickens.

That there is no royal road to learn
ing H. E. Harrison, Wells Fargo
agent, has discovered.
As witnesseth:
Dale Hill bought dozen thorough
bred chickens from man by the name
of Riley who lives near Monmouth, and
expressed them to Dallas. When the
crate arrived in Dallas Harrison read
the consignee as "Gail Hotel" and de-
livered it to Ping in the Gail kitchen.
Now Ping isn't a chicken fancier and
declares the blood Of these fowls was
no bluer than any other chicken that
has come to his attention. And Ping
knows about these particular chick
ems for he it was who acted as special
executioner.
But Mr.. Hill wanted the chickens
for other purposes than "fries" and
traced his property to the hotel. Char
ley Bilyeu paid Harrison at the mar
ket rate and Harrison added $l.O7 for
his share and has the amount "charg-
ed to experience.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
DALLAS WINS OVER CORVALLIS
Thirty to Four Is Score Of Sigma
Chi Downfall.

It took the Dallas basketball gum
tet the entire first half to get warm
ed up in the game against the Sigma
Chi team of o. A. C. Friday night
on the Dallas armory floor, but when
the team did get going the scorer
was kept busy. Two of the Sigma
Chi players, Hi Blagg and Ira Mix,
we're the only basketballers on the
visiting team that made things inter
esting for the local shooters, though
Morris and Tyrell guarded closely
Blagg was able to break up the Dal,
las team work during the first hall
by jumping faster than Fenton'
"Kat" Woods replaced Ballantyne at
the end Of the first half and was one
of Dallas p-ircipal scorers. All the
Dallas player showed good flashes
and gave promise that the team would
he a good one when rounded ITO
shape.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
NORMAL ASKS $S7,52o
IMPROVEMENTS MENTIONED AS
MONMOUTH SCHOOL s NEEDS
Millage Tax This Year viii Bring
Less Money Whereas Students
and Expenses Increase.

In report submitted to the secre-
tary of state last week the Oregon
Normal school at Monmouth asks the
legislature which convenes next Mon
day for $685. for the next two
years. 1t is estimated, says the re-
port, that the one-twenty-fifth OF a
mill tax allowed the school will fall
$1,000 short of the estimated running
expenses, salaries of officers, and EN-
ployes, etc. in the coming two years.
The millage tax it is thought will
bring the institution $4,000 and the
estimated receipts total $16,4OO.
The bulk of the $S6,S2O which the
legislature is asked to appropriate is
desired for permanent improvements
For enlarging the main building to
give sufficient space for assembly pur-
noses. and also for locker space fol-
the gymnasium, $25,OOO is asked. A
total of $4,000 is desired for enlarg-
ing the women's dormitory to give the
minimum space required for dormi'
torv purposes and equipping the ad
dition. For paving the streets abou
the normal grounds and for genera
improvements about the ground.
$4,000 is requested, and $4,000 is askec
for securing a school or schools in tn
vicinity of Monmouth to be operated
bv the state for practice schools;
One other of the old normal sehool
in the state asks for an appropriation
This is the Southern Oregon Norma
school. which desires an appropriation
of 1920 for a new roof on the oil
building.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
UPHOLDCOUNTYBUDCET
POLK TAXPAYERS COUNSEL
WITH COURT FRIDAY.
Resolution To Abolish Office of Road
Supervisor Defeated; Confidence
In Court Evident.

Polk taxpayers at the budget meet
ing Friday morning in the court house
approved the 1917 budget as submit
ted by the county court. Confidence
in the present court was manifest
Not to tie the courts hands but to
leave all questions to it, without sug-
gestions, seemed to be the attitude of
a majority of the people present. A
resolution calling for the abolition of
the Office of county roadmaster and
the placing Of the roadmaster's duties
in the hands of the county surveyor
was defeated, 80 to %. The resolu-
tion was introduced by A. Fl. bennett
OF Crowley. I. L. Patterson and Leon
ard Starr spoke in opposition to the
resolution.
The budget calls for levy of 22.6
mills which will raise $300,87738.
Not murmur of disapproval was
uttered when County Judge Kirkpat-
rick told the taxpayers that it was
the courts opinion that the inter
county bridge at Salem should be
built in 1917 whether any other work
in the county was done or not. Rep
resentatives listened to the Judge s
words that spelled no roads, no bridg-
es, no new culverts for 1917-unless,
the $4,000 or more back taxes from
the disputed 0. and C. grant land as
sessments were received-and said
nothing. All seemed agreed with the
court that the bridge came first and
must be built. Judge kirkpatrick ex-
planned that it would be necessary to
use all the money in the Salem bridge
portion Of the general fund, the bridge
and ferry fund and the allowable 30
per cent of the fund raised by roads
and highways levy. Even then, the
judge explained, Polk county would
not have its one-third of the propos-
ed cost of the Salem bridge, $250,0OO.
AT the opening of the meeting
Judge Kirkpatrick explained that the
ST, 800 in the widows pension fund
and the $4,000 in the "care of the
poor' fund probably would not be
enough to provide for the calls upon
these funds, but the judge promised to
endeavor to make the amounts go the
entire way.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02

place. One son, Victor. preceded be,
IN death, A sister, Mrs. Chas. Potte,
OF Newberg and two brothers. .Jobr
James OF Castle Rock, Wash, and
Jesse James of Milwaukee, arrived
yesterday morning to attend the flu.
neral.
Phosa James was born in Lindlev
Missouri, on January II, 1857. In
1866 she crossed the plains with her
parents, and arrived in Oregon in
the winter of that year, settling on
the homestead near Bridgeport. Her
father, Rev. John James. was we'll
known to Dallas people. he having
been engaged in the jeweIry business
here for many years. His widow.
Mrs. Margaret James, though of very
advanced age, still survives the
daughter, making her home on the old
homestead near Bridgeport.
On November 30, 1876, deceased was
married to James Fl. Burns and to
this union four children were born,
three of whom survive. Had she liv-
ed until the 18th of this month she
would have been 60 years of age. She
was well-known throughout all of
Polk county and many friends, aside
from the immediate family, mourn her
demise.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
$, POLK COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917
BODY FOUND IN RIVER
LILLIAN HRBACEK DISAPPEAR
ED FROM SALEM DEC. Is.
Foul Play Now SUSPECTED by Relat-
ives-strange Man Seen When
Distress Cries Were Heard.

The body of Lillian Hrb$cek, who
disappeared from the home of former
Senator Hal. D. Patton in Salem ear.
ly on the morning of Decem Der 18th
was discovered in shoal wat er Of the
Willamette river on Sunday by Wal
ter Suckau and A. B. Kirby, duck
hunters. The body was found on the
rim of an island in the river about 6
mile above Lincoln and six miles from
Salem.
The girl wore house dress ano
shoes and stockings. The fact that
she wore shoes came as o surprise
as it was thought at her disappear
ance that she left home barefooted.
In the minds of some members Of
her family has entered the CLINT OF
suspicion that the girl may have been
the victim of foul play. This suspic-
ion is based largely on statements
made by E. F. Ainsworth, night SUI
perintendent at the Salem street rail
way car-barns, short distance from
the river.
The morning that the drowning girl
floated down the stream and the
bridge-tender made an Intellectual al
tempt to save her by throwing rope,
Ainsworth said he heard someone
shout near the side of house back
from the river bank. He said these
calls sounded like the call Of person
in distress or fright.
He says he ran in the direction of
the river at the third OF fourth shout.
When he reached the scene from
where the shouting first seemed to
emanate he heard similar calls from
the rivers shelving edge, about 20
feet below. Then he heard walls and
moans apparently from the river it
self.
He followed the sound along the
river bank. In the dense fog and dark
ness he was unable to see the person.
He said he saw no one else along the
bank save strange man, who ap-
peared after Ainsworth had followed
the calls down the river more than
two blocks. He could not describe the
man.
Officials and members of the Patton
family are inclined to scout the theory
of foul play. The girl was sent to
the Girls Industrial school about two
years ago, but since her release she
had led an exemplary life, all who
knew her say. She entered actively
into church work and her whole char
acter seemed to be changed.
Miss Hrbacek is survived by her
father. John Hrbacek, of Shaniko; her
mother, who resides at Rosedale, a
few miles south of Salem, and three
sisters, Rose and Anna. of Salem, and
Angie. of Portland. The father ar
rived at Salem a few days after the
daughters disappearance, and has
been making every effort since to dis
cover the body or some trace OF the
girl.
The funeral was held in Salem yes
terday afternoon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
Manv Employees Get S. P. Bonus

Tbirty-three out Of the 40 men IN
tbe Dallas repair shops of the South
srn Pacific have qualified for the oo-
nns 70 be distributed by the company.
Tortv-two men in Dallas and vleinity
u;n receive the extra money. 10 get
,be bonus employees must have been
n tbe service Of the company for two
consecutive years preceding December
Io16 and mnst not have gone ont on
<,rike from the company's ranks
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
GARD BUYS HIBBARD FARM
Will subdivide 12O Acre Gillian Sta
ton Place.

Joe Card yesterday closed a deal
for the 12O-acre Hibbard place at
Gillian station through W. M. Ellis
Mr.. Card plans to subdivide the prop
ertv and sell it. Competition for the
farm was keen as may be understood
bv the fact that second buyer call,
ed at the company's Office and offered
TO take the place as Card was MAKING
ont his check. G. o. Butler assisted
Mr.. Ellis in the sale.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
Ade,;ne gidders Funeral Held.

The funeral of Miss Adeline Rid
doris. who died at the age IF 81 at the
Good Samaritan hospital in Portland
on Thursday, December 21st, was held
on Sunday, the Oath at ! p. m.' at ta'
bome nlace and the body was laid tc
rest in the family cemetery near su'
vor Rev. Fr. Lane conducted the ser
v;ces. which we're attended bv l'rg'
onmber of friends. The family wlSf
70 thank the many friends for tn'
many beautiful floral offerings an, i
svn,natbv in their sad bereavement II
tho death of their loving sister.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02

night the first tax levy for Marion
county for the coming year. whlel
will be 10.5 mills. State tax will be
3 mills, school tax 2.6 mills anc
county tax 4.9 mills. This will make
the total levy for the city of Salem
800 mills.
The total expense to the county oui
Of the general fund will be 1885,
S67 .65, but it is estimated there will
be $lS6,646,32 in receipts from var
ious sources.
Among extraordinary items includ-
ed are 1864, 900 for roads, bridges and
ferries, and $4,000 for the care of
the poor. The latter item is $2l, ZOO
higher than last year. Included in
the amount is sum Of $4,000 for
widows pensions. A recent decision
of the Circuit court overthrowing a
precedent established here of deduct
ing the income value of all property
held by those coming under the pen
sion law from the amount of the pen
sion paid is understood to be one of
the reasons for this substantial in
crease. Among other levies, s Of a
mill is included for the high school
tuition fund.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
Teach Typing In Schools!

Typewriters instead OF pens toI
public school children were advocated
bv Professor Franklin Bobbitt OF the
School of Education of the university
of Chicago. in addressing the Illinois
Women's Legislative congress. he
said that public schools were only ou
per cent efficient. awe have passed
tbe quill pen stage in education We
are now at the typewriter stage. II
our schools we're properly equipped
thew could do in half a day what
tbev now do in a whole day."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
For Father and Child.

rs Burk, who charges that
Earl Burk, has kidnap-
Fhild, is being cared for
be home of Earl Burk Is
+. and Mrs. Samuel L.
Samuel L. Burk is search
BON and grandchild. Mrs.
unacquainted with her
Nv, arrived at the Samuel
he Thursday morning and
ected to find her husband
ere. Neither were at the
IN Airlie and the father
Of Earl did not know
ION was. They knew that
Pn married several years
county but had not mel
they did not know that
pple were having trouble
lived in Dallas severa-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
SER Sells rs Hotel.

Henry Serr. who conducted the no :
..l Gail in this city for a number oil
voars, vT roing from Dallas to Hood NV,
err about a year ago. has DISPOSED o.
he hotel interests at that place, CIV
INC nossession yesterday The oo-
server is not advised as to Mr.. Sen ;
plans for the future.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
REPORT MADE OF 1915 TAX
sheriff's Office Has Partially Com
pleted 1915 Collection.

There is less preceding years delln-
ouent tax this year than usual, ae-
cording to a supplementary report
made Friday by the sheriff to the
comfy court. The delinquent personal
and real estate tax is $S,97ll2. The
Gelinouent o. and C. land grant tax
for 1915 is $15,O4117. Of the 1913
lax $1.0S5.57 has been collected.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
Gives Christian Science Lecture

Paul Stark Seeley, c. S., member
of the board of lectureship of the
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bos-
ton, Massachusetts, delivered lee
ture on Christian Science to a we'll
filled house at the Orpheum theater
last Sunday afternoon. The full text
of the lecture is published on other
pages of this issue.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
G Stewart Is Transferred.

c. Stewart, apprentice bOilermaker,
has been transferred from Dallas to
Rrooklyn. With this transfer the
changes Of men in the Dallas shops
20 other points are ended.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
ENDS
|rrry MILL STARTS TO
Lv OR TOMORROW.
| Idle For Year and a Half
L+.d to Run Continuously
From Now.

u almost continuous shut
l, wear and a half, the large
N Falls City will resume op.
or tomorrow w. L
Itpd to ar Observer lepresen.
I,tprday that it was expected
lmill would be operated con
and a large number of mer
L been idle for a long time
gwen work again.
Lpt, together with the thous.
Irres Of standing timber west
E;tv. was formerly owned by
ICity Lumber company. The
Lny has ceased to exist, al
Is having been turned over
law organization-the Falls
|ber and Logging company.
bill pond at Falls City thou
Ihgs have been piled up for
H. Of .nsuring a continuous
tbp mill commences opera
week. There is a consider
kon Of lbe time each winter
;pg in the mountains to the
Ills City is impossible owing
Bv, and it is for the purpose
BIZ logs during these periods
supply has been stacked In
at this time.
! shortage existing has been
for the failure of the COM
pen up sooner. Falls City
Ipd business men are elated
|rospects of a resumption OF
" the mill company. Since
bVn nearly two years ago
! have been bad in the lum-
her of Polk county. A large
Of the population depends
bon the mill and the log
for their labor.
/ few sawmill plants in the
valley of larger capacity
|nodern than the institution
tty. 1t has a capacity OF
ely $4,000 feet a day, and
invested in the equipment,
ny has Is or 20 miles OF
tersecting its timber hold
maintains two logging
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
Rev. in. Mcconnell III

Rev. ]. N. Mcconnell, pastor OF the
MeMinuville Christian church, Is seri-
ously in at his home in MeMinnyille
Rev. Howard Mcconnell was with his
father over the weekend.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
(ITY TO RAISE RATES.
tne Does Not Pay System s
Upkeep.

Opketp.
lnual meeting Of the Falls
ii tonight the new city
will find it necessary te
water rates Immediately
Instructed a water system
suing bonds for 900
fixed by ordinance, bnI
that the income failed tc
the interest on the bonds
fund and the expenses OF
bon. Direct taxation was
This made a levy of 2.
Ills City imperative for the
There has been so mucf
making up this deficit by
tiOn that the city councl
brced into the position OF
water rates.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
S. P. Laying 80-Pound Rails.

The Southern Pacific company is
laying 20 miles of 8O-pound steel
rails, replacing 5O-pound rails, on the
Yaquina branch.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
sh.-h Makes Turnover.

Sheriff Orr made a turnover oil
81 .OO3 go Frie-y to County Treasurer
Holman
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
EEER PASSES AWAY.
{urns Came to Oregon In
Inter of '66.

-AD OdAne 10 OIeBOu III
Inter of '66.
Burns, well-known and
ed pioneer of Polk coun-
Eay at her home near
Sunday morning at 2
had been in failing
e time. The immediate
was leakage of the
Aeral services were con-
Burns home this morn
interment was made in
netery, near Lewisville.
by her husband, and
Mrs. I.averne Dodge
and Eugene and Mag
reside at the old home
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
J. Wiebe BUYS Automobile.

J. Wiebe has purchased bort au-
tomobile from X. N. Wood, local
agent, for spring delivery.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-02
MARION LEVY TO BE los.
Salem Property Owners VIII Pay SO.s
Mills This Year.

The county commissioner turned
over to County : 'sessOr West last
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1917-08-17
Remarkable Prophecy.

Putnam's Monthly Magazine, pub
Hished in 1858, alludes to strange
prophesy, published in the Almanac
Prophetioue printed in Paris in 1908,
by Abram Sawgrin, nearly 300 years
ago. The prediction made was:
.sThat the United States would sep
crate from England - the mother
country. That the "new son" of civ
ilization would rise in policical power
and physical development unequaled
by any power on the earth. That
after time the motherand son would
be completely reconciled and enter
into an alliance that would cause their
sovereignty to extend over all other
nations. That after the worlds sub
fugation, peace plenty, commerce ana
industry will flourish throughput the
earth. That new era will come en-
the earth when these powerful nations
will not only govern, but actually
possess the entire globe. That justice
ia eternal! Civilization can only rise
from the destruction of barbar1sm.
That barbarism and idOlatrous wor-
ship will forever disappear before the
united Mother and Son." That they
will together establish Christianity
over the whole face of the earth"
From the Western Republican,
Murphy, N. c., November "a, 1899.
(The copy of the paper containing
the above prnphe sy was furnished US
by MIR. N. W. Alternately of Marble.
At this time this should be Interesting
reading.-Editor The Scout.