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, 1923-05-21
BAPTIST CONVENTION At
ATLANTIC CITY LOOMS

ATLANTIC CITY. May 81. Ar.
'rangements are being completed for
tho annual meeting OF tho Northern
Baptist convention in this city May
'23.29. A record att enhance Ia expect
cd OF more than 5000 official dele
GATES. The auditorium IN the Steel
Pier has been reserved for the con.
'vention sessions.
Tho Rev. DR.. Frederick r. Taylor,
pastor of the First Baptist church OF
indianapolis. and president OF the
convention. will deliver tho opening
address, The convention ia to son.
slider the prohibition question. and
other important topics Of the day,
such as the Lehgue OF Nations. Amer.
ica's responsibility for Europe and
the Near Eas also are likely to be
discussed.
, 1923-05-21
MIX FILM TO Be SHOWN
LAST TIMES TONIGHT

Tonight will he the last opportu-
nifty to follow Tom Mix through some
thrilling scenes in stepping Fast
his latest william Fox picture which
is at the America theater. In this
film Ton plays the role OF a young
cowboy who inherlts one-half OF a
gold mine hidden away in the ruins
OF the cliff-dwellers in the Arizona
desert. The other half interest In
held by the daughter OF the cowboys
benefaotor who is in China. He
travels to Hong Kong TO prevent a
band OF international crooks from
getting the secret o. the mine. and
there engages IN a tremendous fight
10 save the girl.
, 1923-05-21
LIBERTY
Livestock


CHICAGO, May 21.-U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture)- Hoss-Re-
ceipts, $4,000. uneven. mostly 10c to
zoe lower; top. s7.75; bulk $50 TO 24O
pound averages. s7.55@7.75; $50 to
$50 pound butchers. $7.3oQ7.5o; pack
ing sows, S6.1566.50; desirable pigs,
$6.25 VI 6.S5: heavy weight hogs. $7.I5
67.55: medium. S7.4547.70; light,
s7.4o97.75; light light. s6.75@7.65i
packing sows. smooth. s6.5O@ 600
packing sows. rough, $6.Oo@e.eo; kill
ing pigs. s6.Oo97.15.
Cattle-Receipts. 10000; fairly ac-
tive; beef steers. butcher she stock.
strong 10 15c higher; spots up more
on desirable beef heifers; lower grades
beef steers rejecting most advances
killing quality beef steers rather
plain; top matured steers, 5000;
numerous lots. $lo.0o@1o.40; mixed
yearlings. s1o.25; beef steers and year
lings, sS.75@10.1o; most other classes
strong; quality feeding steers higher;
vea1ers largely CSC lower; bulk desir-
able bologna bulls, s5.3595.5o; bulk
vealers to packers, carly. around
$3.50; few upward TO sll.oo and
above TO outsiders; bulk beef heifers.
$7.50@S.5o.
sheep-Reccipts. 10000; fed lambs
loo to csc lower; bulk handy lambs.
si4.5o@15.0o; handy weight sheep and
yearlings. steady to strong; California
yearlings. S14.oO; good natives, $500;
California ewes. S7.75; spring lambs.
steady to 15c higher; seven double
decks California springers, Si7.5o9
1876; sorting very light.
, 1923-05-21
NOTICE FOR DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP

Notice IS hereby gwen that the
partnership herinbefore existing be-
tween ]. L. Mendel and George
Davis doing business under the firm
and style of j. L. Mendel and COM
pany, located Mt 427 East A street,
Casper, Wyoming has been by mu-
tual consent dissolved. All lawful
debts due from said co-partner-
ship and all money due said co-part-
nership II payable to or by j. L.
Mendel.
j. L. MENDEL
Dated this the 10th day Of May,
A. D. 1929,
Publish May 10, 20 and 81, 1928.
, 1923-05-21
adam AND EVA
FILM PLEASES

Many favorable comments were
heard at tho Rlalto theater last night
when Marion Davies latest Cosmn.
politan starring vehicle Adam and
Eva" were shown for the first time
In this picture Miss Davies appears
as ar up.to-date miss who spends her
fathers money with reckless abnn.
don. The master OF the house re-.
sents this and remedies 1t In a most
enjoyable way. t. Roy Barnes. lead
Ing man, heads an unusually capable
cast OF players.
, 1923-05-21

velepo the Held this The
well just brought in is northwest of
the gas production found on section
u and very nearly north the center
of the dome. Those who examined
bhe well this week state that there
is no question but that It opens up
quite an acreage Of desirable quality
and viii produce an oil equal in
quality to that of %Torchllght. This
will stimulate drilling east of town to
a considerable extent.
BASIN. Wyo., May 21.-The Bruce
Holding company has been incorpor-
ated according TO articles filed with
the county clerk by II. c. Marshall.
attorney for the company. The capl.
tai stock is $3.50. 900 and the direc-
tors in charge for the first year are
Nels Bruce, e. f. Johnson, A. d.
Schendel. II. L. Almduist and d. c..
, 1923-05-21

Prescott. Basin is the designated Of.
flee of the company and b. C. Pres.
colt the agent in charge. The com.
pany is understood to have been
financed sufficiently to start work nj
once and the Prescott permit east
of T%orchlight will be the scene OF the
first operations. which 1t is stated
will be started with a standard rig
and n 20 inch hole. This land Is
located about four miles east OF
Basin. Some of the permit is on
Torchlight proper and the balance on
a separate structure east OF Torch.
light. This is one OF the tests project.
cd for this summer that will no doubt
prove the value OF the oil lands east
of Basin and stimulate drilling on
adjacent lands as well. Many local
parties are interested in lands sur.
rounding the drilling site for this
well.
, 1923-05-21
Big Muddy Drilling Record
Is Set by Mutual Company

Fully equipped ready for pumping
this we'll will have cost about s12.-
900 as against a previous average
cost OF $4,000 for wells of this depth
last year. The work was under the
supervision of sid Keoushan. who is
in charge OF the Mutual's production
department. K~eoughan, before be.
coming vice-president of the Mutual
company, vas a drilling contractor in
the Muddy field and then made sew.
eral records for fast drilling.
, 1923-05-21
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT AND REPORT
AND PETITION FOR DECREE
OF DISTRIBUTION.

The State Of Wyoming
County of Natrona ss.
In the District Court, Eighth Ju-
dicial District, Case No.
In the Matter of the
Estate of Jesse B.
Proffitt, Deceased.
Notice of Settlement Of Final
Account and Report and Petition
for Decree Of Distribution.
Notice is hereby given to all
creditors of and all persons having
any interest in the estate of Jesse
b. Proffitt, deceased, that Ralph F.
Kamman, administrator of said es-
tate, has presented and filed his fl
nal account and report Of his ad-
ministration and his petition for de-
cree of final distribution, with the
Clerk of the District Court above
named, where the creditors of and
anyone interested in said estate
may examine said account, report
and petition, and file objections
thereto at any time within thirty
days after June 18th, 1923, said
date last mentioned being the date
Of the last publication Of this no
ticc. and IL no such objections are
filed within the time aforesaid, the
undersigned administrator will
mako final settlement of said estate
on the Gath day of July, 1928, or
as soon thereafter as the matter
may be heard.
Dated this 10th day Of May, A.
D., 1923.
RALPH F. KAMMAN,
Administrator Of the Estate of
Jesse B. Proffitt, Deceased.
Publish May 81, 2s, June 4, II and
ia 1Qo3
, 1923-05-21
ENGLAND BUILDING TWO
SUPER A|RPLANES

LONDON. May Alan English firm
is building a super airplane of 600
horsepower which will attempt to
break the worlds speed record this
summer. It will be capable of n speed
OF $50 miles an hour. and will take
part in the Aerial Derby and the
race around Britain for the Kings
Cup. Later It will go to France and
contend for the Gordon Bennett
Cup. 1t will be christened Mars
XIV.
AT the same time British designers
are completing one of tho largest
flying boats in the world. It is fitted
with four engines OF a combined
horsepower OF $500. The new flying
boat has a hull OF triple thickness
n is capable OF cruising as n sur
face craft for long distance.
, 1923-05-21
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. May 21.-Foreign ex.
changes quiet. Quotations in cents:
Great Britain, demand. 4.63h: cables,
'4.6s%: 6O-day bills on banks. 4.6lAs
France. demand. GOT; cables. 6.67h,
Italy. demand 4.S5h; cables, 4.s6.
Belgium. demand, 5.73I5; cables. b.74,
Germany. demand, .002Oh; cables
.0020M. Holland. demand. 3911i
cables. 3o.14. Norway. demand, 1927,
Sweden. demand. 2G.6s. Denmark, do.
mand, 1910. Montreal, gs.
1905. Spain. o~mand, 1923. Greece
demand, $50. Poland. demand. O0el.
Czecho.S loyakia. demand, 2,97. Ar
gentine. demand. s6.Os. Brazil. de
mand, $40. Montreal. 9S.
, 1923-05-21

GLENROCk. wyo.. May 21.-A
new record for time of drilling n well
TO the first Wall Creek sane and for
the cost of drilling has just been es-
tablished in the Big Muddy by the
Mutual OIL company, which has n
hole down 3.125 feet with the tools
resting on top of tho SAINT just IS
days from the time the we'll was
spudded in. The hole has been ce-
mented and completion of tho well
will be made within a few days.
Rotary tools were used in the drill
ing.
, 1923-05-21
GRAINS SCORE
SLIGHT ADVANCE
Closing Prices Show Frac-
tional Gains Over Opening
Figures.

CHICAGO. May 21.-Unfavorabie
reports about condition OF the winter
crop led to price upturns in the
wheat market today during the early
dealings. Kansas reports in particu.
lar were OF n bulllsh character, and
there was also special attention given
to adverso reports from Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois.
Offerings were only moderate and
the market proved responsive to con.
sentative buying. Initial prices
which varied from the same as satur.
days finish 4 half cent higher. with
July r.15N to S1.1sA and septem'
Der s1.14 to s1.14ss. were followed
by material gains all around.
Subsequently. stock market weak.
ness had a depressing effect on wheat
values, but was more than counter.
balanced later by announcement OF
n big decrease in the United States
visible supply. The close was unset
tied sc to &C net higher. July s1.16A
to s1.16as and September sl.i4% TO
s1.14M.
Corn and oats firm with wheat
After opening unchanged to Ac
higher, July 7sssc to 79ikc. the corn
market sagged n little n then
scored a slight general advance.
Later the market declined wher
wheat turned weak. Rallies ensued
however. chiefly al n result Of rair
reports from Nebraska and meager
ness OF rural offerings. The clos'
was steady at NC net decline Il
B@hc advance. July T9iac.
Oats started at &c Off to a like
advance. July AGO to 42isc and late'
showed gains throughout the list.
Lower quotations on hogs weakened
the provision market.
, 1923-05-21
Tank Farm Enlarged

GLENROCK. Wyo.-About a dozen
tanks at the Sinclair farm at Clayton
have been completed and fully so are
under way. assuring ample storage
when the company starts in a few
days TO run crude from Teapot dome
and the Salt Creek field.
The company has recently acquired
by purchase another section of land
adjoining that upon which the tanks
are being built, tending to confirm
the oft.repeated report that h com
pany intends to build many more
tanks than the 90 that have been
contracted.
, 1923-05-21
Sugar

NEW YORK. May 21.-Sugar fu
lures close irregular. Approximate
sales. 1900 tons; July $3.50; Septem
Der. s6.45; December. $500; March
SAT-.
While new business in refined suga:
is still light. there is n better with
drawnl demand reported and less
Offering In second hand quarters
Prices are unchanged at $3.50 to se.9C
for nne granulated.
, 1923-05-21
Gas in Douglas Well

DOUGLAS. wyo. - Drilling opera
tons have been temporarily suspend
ed on the well on the Benham lease
southwest of Douglas. There are
strong indications of gas at present
and it is thought that a strong f'ow
will be struck. The well is at a depth
of about 800 feet.
There is every probability that
drilling will soon start on the Shaw
nee formation the final report OF
biologists on the structure being
, 1923-05-21
Metals

NEW YORK. May 21.-copper.
steady; electrolytic. spot and futures
l5h @15Ac. Tin, easy; spot and fu.
lures. S42.75. Iron. steady; No /
northern. sso.ood32.oo; No. 2 north.
ern. $4,000 81. 90; No. 2 southern,
s27.o 0 Lead, steady; spot. $7.25.
Zinc. steady; East st. Louis spot and
nearby delivery. yo.6566.75. Anti
mony. spot. $3.50.
, 1923-05-21
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO. May 2i.-Butter. lower:
standard, 40kc; extra nrsts. $50
39ike; firsts. 3s93shc; seconds. S6D
37ac. .
Eggs. higher; receipts, 43.os4 cases:
nrsts. PAN case; ordinary frsts. 22h
@23c; miscellaneous not quoted; stor.
age pack extras. 27kc; storage pacl:
nrsts, 26&c.
, 1923-05-21

Cash Grains.
CHICAGO; May 21.-Wheat-No.
hard $1.2od1.2oA; No. 2 hard.
s1.1oh @1.2oh.
Corn-No. 2 mixed. sic; No. 2 vel
low, s2h as3hc.
oats-No. 2 white. Ah945c; No.
white. AN q44hc.
Rye-No. 2, 7sc.
Barlcy-67 Tic.
Timothy seed-s5.5o@6.25.
Glover seed-s12. 00@l7.0o.
Pork-Nominal.
Lard-si1.10.
Ribs-$s.75@e.75.
, 1923-05-21

OMAHA, Neb., May 21.-U. S. Dc
partnent OF AgricrSture)-Hogs. re-
ceipts 10000; slow. mostly 15c lower;
bulk packing s6.o0G6.1o; bulk butch
ers s7.ood7.1o; top $3.50.
Cattle. receipts 5000; teef steers
and she stock steady to strong; good
steers strong; 1oc higher; bulls and
veais steady; top matured steers tio.25i
bulk ss.bo@e.6o: bufx COW and heif.
ors S6.50QS.25; bulk. canners and
cutters s4.0o04.5o; bulk bologna bulls
,4.75@5.oo; top veals $1,000; stockers
and feeders steady to strong; green
feeders $3.50.
Sheep. receipts 10000; spring limbs
steady; best California springs sle.T5;
load lots. natives s1e.s5; odd lots
$500: fed clipped lambs weak; spots
lower; bulk s14.so@14.so; sheep firm;
bulk shorn ewes Sf.o097.50; top
$3.50; feeders steady: three loads
shearing lambs s15.T5.
, 1923-05-21
Money

NEW YORK. May 21.-Cnli money,
stronger: high, 5h; low, Al: ruling
rate. Al; closing bid, 5i5; offered at
5A; last loan, bh; call loans ngainst
acceptances. 4; time loans. steady
mixed collateral. 60-90 days. 5@5A;
4.6 months, 5a5k; primo commercial
paper, 8.
, 1923-05-21
Potatoes

receipts, Iii cars; total u s. ship
ments, $40: too few sales to estab.
iish n market. New stock. steady;
Florida barrel Spaulding Rose. No.
/, $500; No. 2. s5.b0@5.75; No. ..
s3.o0@3.25; Alabama sacked Bliss
TriumpHs. No. /. $500; No. 2, sa.250
aEn.
, 1923-05-21

NEW OIL STRIKE is
AT BASIN
Talbot & Carr Bring in Production on the Lamb Anti
cline, Extending Proved Territory of District
East of Basin

BASIN, Wyo., May 21.-Talbott and Carr, drilling on the
Lamb anticline, drilled into the sand and have a good we'll.
This was brought in in the Kimball and is estimated to be
good for from 100 to 200 barrels. R. NJ. Talbot has re-
turned from Denver where he arranged for taking over ad-
ditional acreage adjacent to the we'll and expects to fully de-
, 1923-05-21
SUMMARY OF
Night NEWS

CHIcAGo.-wage increases for
all Chicago building trades operat.
on an open shop basis was an
nounced. The increases. effective
January /. range from 10 TO 20
cents per hour.
, 1923-05-21

DENVER. Colo. May 2i.-Cattle-
Receipts. 1850; market steady; bee
steers. s7.ooae.25; cows and heifers,
s5.oo@e.Oo: calves, s4.50a1S.5oi stock
ers and feeders. s6.50d7.75.
Hogs Receipts. 1850; market
steady to Toe higher; top. $40; bulk,
s7.O0@7.25.
. sheep-Receipts. 1905. market
steady: wooded lambs. S15.oo116.0o'
clipped lambs. s1a.o0@14.oo; ewes
S6.o0d7Lo.
, 1923-05-21

RAwL1NS, Wyo.-Ed Good and as.
sociates have just been awarded n
contract by the Ohio Oh company for
the drilling of another well on section
36-26.ss. in the Mahoney dome struc.
ture. and work will be commenced
within the next few days. This now
well is to be drilled on the same sec.
ton that is at present supplying the
gas to the Rocky Mountain Gas com.
pany and which furnishes the supply
for Rawlins.
The Texas Producing company who
are now operating tiic Good and Nut.
ting lease in the Lost Soldier fled.
during a work agreement are this
week pulling the casing in order to
reset and cement same before drilling
the we'll deeper into the sand. This
was found necessary on recount Of
the cementing which was recently
completed failed to shut off the wator
which is coming from an upper sand.
, 1923-05-21

Brooklyn's only woman opticiar.
katherine Blanc. who has followed
her calling for nearly n quarter of n
century. now owns the building in
which she conducts her business and
has her W factory for griding
lenses.
, 1923-05-21

Bed bug Juice. guaranteed 10 kill
vermin; Will not stain bed cloth
ing. Apco Products Co. Phone $50.
, 1923-05-21

In Sweden. unless the person want
ed BY the police is a desperate Grim.
/ AL his arrest is unusually deferred
until night, in order that he shall
BIO spared the ignominy OF being
marcned captive through the streets
before tho gaze of curious onlookers.
, 1923-05-21

0AoNu ny II lhIkt volume OF 1OrCe0
liquidation which carried most of tho
leading stocks to new low prices for
tho year. Additional reports of a
marked falling off in wholesale busl-
ness combined with the threatened
tie up in essential industries because
Of the higher wage demands, had an
unfavorable effect on the trading.
Sales Appropriated 1850, 900 shares.
NEW YORK. May 21.-Indeclsivs
price changes characterized tho open
ing of today's stock market. Selling
pressure was resumed in certain quar-
tiers, particularly IN oils which yield
ed fractionally on initial sales. United
States Steel, Baldwin and Studebaker
opened unchanged or slightly higher
but soon eased on. Baldwin dropping
a point below Saturdays final figures.
Strong buying support came into
California Petroleum, which rallied
IN points from its early low. The
preferred gained a point. Virginia
Carolina Chemical preferred extend.
ed its gain to three points. Texas
and Pacific railroad advanced two
points and Brown Shoe and Central
Leather N each. Crucible Steel
dropped Ia points to 65, duplicating
its previous low. and Pierce oil pre-.
ferred also sold at its low price Of
the year. Postum Cereal and Viz.
ginia Carolina Chemical "B" each es-
tabiished new low records. Tobacco
products dropped two points and
Goodrich Rubber prior preferred,
American Can and U. s. Alcohol
slumped l to III points. Foreign ex'
change business was quiet because Of
the whitsuntlde holiday. Demand
sterling was unchanged at s4.62ss
and French francs sold around Satur,
days final price OF e.s6 cents.
The Indifferent support which the
market received in the carly deaiing'
encouraged more aggressive tactics
by the bear factions. Stocks can't
out freely when energetic pressure
was applied and more than n scor'
OF shares dropped TO new low ngurei
for tho year. United States stee
sold at 96M. Lcssened commercia
| activity was the most potent influ
| ence in favor of the bears. but tn
continuance Of the long declln
amounted for some forced liquida
ton. Among the larger declines wer
Lorillard So points, Postum Cerea
3, Corn Products and Kelly SprinG
field 2A and Tobacco Products. Elec
| trio Storage Battery, Dawson Chen
ical and DUPONT 2 to 2l1 points eaclt
Denial by tho interstate commerce
commission of Frisco's application
for authority to acquire control o
| the International Great Northern b,
the purchase OF its capital stocl'
caused heavy offerings of the latte
which sagged 3 points. a none!
| opened at Az per cent.
Selling was undated in the after
| noon. pressure increasing when cal
money advanced TO 8 per cent
United States Steel got down to 95 3
and Crucible. Studebaker, U. s.. Al
cohol were conspicuous among TIL
many other shares in establishing
new low prices for the year. Th'
shorts in California Petroleum had
bad time OF it, the stock rising
| points, on top OF a similar gain Satur
day.
Liquidation continued to make IL
| self felt in the last hour when thu
entire market sagged TO lower levels
Nash Motors declined S points. Wool
worth and United Fruit 8 each
Postum Cereal, Kelly Springfield
Western Union, American Car, Du
Pont and American Tobacco d 4 to
each.
, 1923-05-21

Flax Seed.
DULUTH. MINI. May 21.-ciosins
FAX: May $3.50 bid July t2.74h bid
September t2.55st bid. October f24sis
bid.
, 1923-05-21

The Phlllies have been hitting in
shape, but their pitchers uon {
appear ave IT, hold the opposing out.
Ak.
, 1923-05-21
Silver

NEW YORK. May 2i.-Foreisn bar
silver. e6Ac; Mexican dollars. sic.
, 1923-05-21

WASHINGTON. - Representative
Frear, Republican. Wisconsin. de.
clared he would ask Governor Gen
eral Wood OF tho Philippines for
facts regarding charges that mem.
bers OF congress received pay from
the Philippines independent com
mission.
, 1923-05-21
Sport Notes

negiiis to q rs II the he'd Sox
and white = wnl nave to bate
each other to keep out oil the cenar.
Bill Bagwell OF the Braves has be.
come II great with Boston
fans through his ability to plaster the
bail.
, 1923-05-21

SELLING HEAVY
IN STOCK MART
Advance in Call Money Rates
Gives Impetus to Liquida-
ton Movement.

NEW YORK. May 21.-Professional
short interests continued their at.
lacks in today's stock market, being
aided by a large volume of forced
liquidation which carried most of tho
leading stocks to new low prices for
h year. Additional reports of a
marked falling off in Wholesale busl.
ness combined with the threatened
tie up in essential industries because
of the higher wage demands, had an
unfavorable effect on the trading.
Sales Appropriated 1.15o,oOo shares,
, 1923-05-21

LOS ANGELEs-The strike OF
the Marine Transport Workers Of
the World, called April 20, vas
called Of.
, 1923-05-21
Cotton

NEW YORK, Nay 2I-Cottc
spot, steady; middllng. 327.3B.
, 1923-05-21

NEW YORK. Tho Socialist
party in their annual national con
venuon. rejected the appeal OF the
workers party, the American
branch OF tho communist move.
ment. for q united front"
, 1923-05-21

INDIANAPOLIS. "A resolution
denounelng any organization, indl'
vidual or group which condemns a
comrsde because OF creed or belief
was adopted by the national execu-
tive committee of tho American Le-
gion. It was said TO have been
aimed at the Ku Klux Khan.
, 1923-05-21

BERLIN. Predictions that Ger.
many will be the mightlest nation
In Europe with a monarchicai' gov
eminent. Franoe in the second rank
and Russia ruled by a Romanon
car. were made by the German
historian, DR.. Max Kommerich.
The Washington times., 1923-04-15
Norman W. Oyster

NOFuau W. OyBISI
A real restaurant where you can breakfast.
lunch or dine with real satisfaction and en-
joyment The choicest foods and your choice
Of cafeteria or table service-each the best Of
its kind. Open every day, all day, Sundays
included
Garden T Shoppe
The ideal place for dainty rejection amid
pleasant, restful surroundings. Ice cream,
ices, pastries and an up-to-date soda fountain
Prompt delivery service, TO your home. This
is an extension Of the Garden T House, 1914
Vermont Avenue.
Stratford Gift Shop
You1l find just the gift you would like to
give 10 anyone and everyone wealth OF
suggestions and convenient range OF prices.
Brodie & Sisco, Delicatessen
Here for the tempting, tasty things that
spur ones appetite satisfy it, and save q
world Of kitchen work for busy housewives.
Wilins Shoe Store
A family shoe store which takes care of the
footwear needs Of every member of the FAM
lily. Fine quality shoes in wide variety and
prices that warrant the descriptive word
able
Palace Laundry
A service you couldn't do without so we
have brought it conveniently near your home.
Lyons (Real Estate)
booster for Mt. Pleasant and therefore
most cordially welcome in this section and
particularly in this business which affords so
many big opportunities for really constructive
effort
King Pin Bowling Alleys
The coolest. the finest equipment anywhere.
Forty bright, smooth, fast alleys-and real
snappy service.