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ht and Tomorrow. Partly With Occasional Sh G SEATTLE UESDAY, DE C'e@udy, aa? SEATT MBER 9. 190 farm out the transpert pusiness by the basis which #he has chosen Ban | contract must be ratified by con-|Francivon haw resorted to the. ame | { gress before It can be made effertive, | table method of “knocking” Beattle’s ; and here i# where Ban Francteeg @x- | fociifties ag a port, The Ban Pres ' 4 pects to get In her work. Thet® t|cisco papers. have been ! " FE nome opposition In cone arguing that Beattie b t ? Ing the nervios Riven out waterfront of any eity mi | : tract, and the San Franclaco, inter-| tense of being « seaport on the 4 ents are induatriously trying 46 ere-lcific coast, It ts main ‘ea ate the idea that the service WHE be lshe hax no dockage facilities and ne ; much better executed under ditect | piace to care for troops while awalt. | : gkovernment nagement than .by!ing tranepertation With these . private contract azine fletions an text ' : : Will Bimply Hold On | Francisco boostern ingaround i If the government continues t da) the war department and mer te own carrying, an Franclaco pit I Wobby in an effort to prove simply hold onto it a® a matted of | that the only way to handle the P : nr H Uke, Bince the fuctlitios now awed |eife t rort business in to leave ; Jerable, and it would not be expepte eg te aes y that they would be ved ot ie believed that Beoretary vico is on--Seattle tne ota Sci Mes |natng ogsce isFa of he ‘ in that one ts ws |ful Consideration before deciding up j sive. The’ wupply houses 4\on that courne, Nor te it thought | their own prices, and it ie more@iman | that he will give Ban Franciwo any ; noc U Yaguely muspected that the go¥arns Undue Advantage in the considera ment purcharing agente are natibes |tlon of bids if thar city should de coming lnpoverish through ie cide to put in one, which is not i allo of exceedingly Hbena|!y. The fight therefore will dow ecre a oot prices for suppti Of courte flan lee be made faally on the floor of Franelaeo hing for tha ae |COMErEH® upen the question of mus: | all of the money is spent Ghere,| ining the secretary, Sp ee ee ITON . When it comes to competing (gith — bald GTON, PD. C, Dee. & made th nthy succes bbe 7 ern end of the Grant street bride * 2 enich nook tol under the tarts ald aown Se mec [Atk Franciaco expects to put tm a {Puget Bound in bidding tor & gn Waterloo for Somebody. he met Policeman Revan and to bin | interests which seek to) under the terms laid down by Becre- jrival bid. Her peor parently [tract it is tacitly admitted that Phe N FRANCIBCO, Dec. b—The|told the story of the hold-up. He the government transport Gaatata eee Poant ae ee fight wilt try mply to maintain the pres city * simply not lab it | a lane Pee ODNe cham: [could give but a meager descrip © the Philippines are lace ® ¢ yo Ryent status yin { troops nee by rail from m ia tion of the thugs. ae eniad ‘nace or. tind ie Cato rt be Sphelel be | wipplies from that port in gev-|to Beattle Is considerably pions of rival transportation “and | Hon . Secretary Root, who | tion. Vice President Morten ofthe | transports proven |to Ban Francisco, and by e mercial interents meet in the | take the matter | Ranta Fe te her wet Me of the | more proftable to that city than any|to Manila it te very much less frpm | late toda Secretary Re ampany D ‘~ y ‘ | Nkely to be. mip Company, which | ‘Phere in no evidence to show that | ‘The proposal of Secretary Root to Tries Knocking. Waterloo either to Ban Francisco or In order to earry_on her, fight on Beattie, = AT VALDES, ALASKA Steamer Bertha Brings News of Tragedy---Isaac frist of the slaughterhouse | Watier, president of the Beacon Mil! . teece in Judge Tallman’s [Improvement Club, in.one of they ‘of the cere saat sul | attorneys for the plaintiff im the Pprogtess. Kesidenty Of Heacon | canes : are today testifying that the| The slaughter house owners are : on the tite fints, | making the defense that the : by Frye-firuhn, “Carstens | Gonable odors do not come from the | and James Heory, are public | slaughter houses, but from t | fers emptying | Beacon hill |. Cty Boat Thomeon was the bay of ” mon trial sine i, and it wil ok before the riding to J. L. eases have bee die of last we m the stand during the entire session this morning ight mites distant from ng thepNorthern Pucitic . . | The property i= all raw ably adapted to wheat raixing and ® it tf the intention of the purchasers | place much of the creeae under | cultivation th: amin yea N rive in two or thr \ IN HEAVEN tidings of the missing schooner days if #h@ en-)the heavy muows on the ® cui Gen. Siglin of of the long overdue | counters good weather. The Mertha | he weather w oo cold th Page thas se steamer Dawson City were broughs | 8d & rodah trip both up and dows, | Hawa had his 1 fave been sold to « syndi 1 - calling of Juneau and Ketchikan @n|the long, bard tr Ger the meat t } by Capta hansen of the Ala#me ithe way back. At nelther port had | diane had his feet frozen, « ne of fempared for the most part of | Commerc pany's steamer Ber-| anything been heard of the Miglig or|the dogs was frouen to death pam Sf Reerdan, Wee. SF) , - tha, which arrived from Valdes at] Dawson City, Between Kya and]. Rvery avaliable abode is occupied Land Company of Oregon.) NEW YORK, Dec. 9—Cornetius | 12 jock this afternoon Yakutat the we City Was PRGA ik Mabaes abd the town bas acttied pe0.00, Vanderbilt's condition ts satiefa he Bertha left Vaides Nov the evening of ember 1, bound for|far the winter. Preparations are tory and it in soon re ought that he wil ‘The Santa Ana satied for y pok’s | y should ar jand ts adjoming and in sit-| ‘weer Kions and Kennewick, ptain Johansen reports (hat Gop well known miner of |being made for an the sprir The Jur famin. Valdes, which bax lately retal was shot and kiled there |butlding, has been ended by the ar , November 3 by Isaac Banta. (he!rival of severel steamers recent tragedy ooeurred at 2 o'clock Inithe by, so that there is plenty of p al pected rush tr aver and morning | na cabin pied by Mor-ion hand for a boom tn the «pring nand Banta The vietim's @les| "Phe Hertha had 41 passen, help attracted the attention of — nvana, who tty on re ing the cabinene id by Hants, who was Bon- chalantly leaning against the boure | HUNTING FOR AMES ST ina | LOUISVILLE, Dec [that Morriean had committed te | She ran for help and Captain Jos I Oscar Fish and Dr. Boyle! | Feeponded Phe doctor's effort? were mavetiing and within an howe Mor. | Timon diel | A cocked E2-calibre revolver na under the stove was ident ae belongong to Banta. The te —The sheritt. tered Morrison's head behis right ear, coming out to the right of Of Minneapotix, amsieted by the tora! the right eye. police been searching the city A coroner's Jury, which wag gms) 7 ourty of te Rutae ester +, +8 6 m has teen leeued. It le beloved ert deter tion. Renta Bae 22 | that Ames has gone to Hoston, Mis fol tytn ees bond haa been dectared forfeited and a he it now a fugitive from Justice He Thich be was to be bound 09% 08/1, wanted in Minneapolis uvon in the grand Jury @letments charging him with offictal Morrison wana single man of goad | Htetment habite, aged 25, and was born ig Ore. | COrrertion gon. He went to Alaska Jost sprine He hod lived for several month with Manta to the oabin where he w kiled. Me wae rd Fetiow, Ranta ts mare than 50 years of ie a contractor and resided In Gus je before going to Alaska. He Bee and several children in Pree- ALLEGE SLANDER red with five feet of yvember 24 to 29, there, the elty while the Berth: was In almost continua! snowstermes, the mercury hovering Hear sera. At) Blaine Melson became an he Copper Center, November @ the /tatked and. « to AH. and thermometer regivtered 61 degrees | Areses Zibbie, became slanderow below | Thus KR comes about that a $6.00 Guy Ranta « A et Heikal No- | damage suit wor fied tn the supertor vember 28 firet Yul mail | court today for Valdes, At the Tanana river; The Zibbies cinim that the - Ranta and bis sesistanta were two dant w » far am t dave behind time, and from there to they were not mar aw bles way was wholly THE DELIVERY. PRISONERS LEAK JAPA OUT OF OLD JAIL Telvel they NESE JOURNALIST THE REHEARSAL, were agatn delayed by | the DEATH IN | I - E E Se an at ba ee DE § | E RISON CELL cracks of the jail, your i] ae ———— honor.” im often the anawer \ a Liv With Mil when Judge George of the toe «St es i a © | @ court calls the name of « pris oe a PSE oner who should be in the dock : Sone f b P d ten Dollars Lost The hoot ot sani tusoen | Editor M. Hayakaya Stops Criminal Libel Proceedings by Publishing lion the ke of the city jail in Krome ton Jeane amon Quaint Apology to M. Tsukuno ais ie trial uaint Apology : ‘ # ie They ear from the | er Ga, Dee. 9 a4 m4 * |B city jail and it t imponstble for EE’ | Ste believed to have brew jon “ either jailers or t ce to . as, recornteve " Me here thin morning. which de- find them. The usual theory is M. Mayakawn, editor of one of pology jewel in tts quaint Jap eee ont of Ep Mreyed $1,000,000 in property. The |B that they have slipped out Blacactie’s Japanese newspapers, will|*™O™" Oy i oe the retenetion! “Mr. ‘Trukuno * only well fillers en's ctans peied na of the Bl not be competied to stand trial forlwas furnished to Shank & Smith, known to our community, Wut also Is ; lerated in the heart of Yerterday another instance of riminal Hbel on account of hia r eS A ees Hoa aay we fie. is. pres eas Besiness dixtrict of the city. — |M this kind came up. Patrolman Bicent publication of « saffron-hued | Pili It ie eitor has spent Bll | cess fe the result of a courageous and be the hotel a large number of Fietcher bad arrested man article reflecting upon the priv hy pore ime vince that dgh64n| untiring epirit, overcoming all diffi ¢ tleeping. ‘The firemen | % whe gave hie name to the police Bl nucacter of M. Taukuno, felloWlrendering it into the language of Ris| culties, and in itself sufficiently Shrough the smoke and/@ M64 for the trial the man countryman, well known to the busi-/adopted country. The following f#| proves his diligence and energy. We out many Of them, but were) Deo uid nat be. found in the jail heas community of the city a# sec-|aeopy of the trensiation, which wan| Kreatly regret this « . . cone to one entire | @ tretcher made a search for the @ {retary and treasurer of the Orientall printed ynder Me head “Note Of} Jury Vo la high honor and ix persons known to have | — Avelogy jon, In publi it. we | man, b failed ap hin Trading company Li | peous 4a by reali - Secon Wart of the building are |B On the pélice court blotter De Editor Hayakawa has published a Text of the Note. ee Tal 1 heuny ee tee @ fo " lan’a name le enter ouldn't omplete retraction of the charge’! pnig paper accepted and pub: pr ce Ridglea " they were smothered by t be found tn jal. contained in the article and : - 1} ished an untrue article under the | ‘ uagnt of correcting and reformink : an humble apology which Taukuno] yecding, “The Bhadow Side of a Gen- | —_— meee As reault the ets tleman in Seattle,” signed by ‘Dejie-| Was Very Carel to be disminne: Hel’ Mr. M. Tekuno, recognising! We realize now the attempted to fol-| Japanese community here 4n general, | in publishing thin article with low the example of the yellow four-las well aw raining his nat Fepu- | veetigating an to ite truth, We S nals of the Occident and published] tation, commenced criminal proweed-|gize and beg Mr. Truku what purported to be an Soteryiow in p agalnet un. éabl m for our % att, and now E with Teuku in which the la “Another gentleman ake hn recall the entire artic » qu aa ah a= war held up to the world a a pomp-l unfortunate to fight publicty tt | He will in turn coun diwminaal of the NEW YORK, Dec. %,—In the six ous, purre-proud individual, b court much 4 metter In our commun. | proceedings aguinst ux © thank ef, Bicycle ra seven teams were! ae athe a \aid the undations| ity, requested Hon. Y. Ohki, Jape | the other t e gentlomen named for for first piace at % o’clo Dots dais fortune in hie wi ghame. |anese conmul: Rev ki nnd | their good es in br i about of Morning, including ty or 1 an | 7 The Hbelous article # @ brilli-| Rev, G. Nake take up this mnt this ¥8 of California, The re are sale ‘pelea: » veritable Hterary | with a View to settling it, as the tt st ) ROW YW wiles behind the record, MAYOR AND OTHER OFFICIALS | tapas even if It wan fot true, an|for court trial approsched. Under t® NORTHWESTERN NEWS 2 ———————— ATTENDED FUNERAL OF F, N, |the editor now admits. So, too, Is the! their friendly counsel our editor, Mr.) CO.” -- LITTLE oe — ———_———_=——— a scinning at 1 o'clock thin af Const company by Thomas Davtsen. | of ternoon in Bika’ hall, over the re- Schwarts gave bonds Ht | mains of Frank N. Little, iate | os | superintendent ot streets, who dic DANCE HALL! PAULSON ACQUITTED ete | while vit tale AR heme in J Begur F a boy 1 ars of the or th t nage was yesterday acquitted of/ ‘? _— burglary in th superior emurt | Ana mark of respect to the dend, q , ‘| Zanfretia Harn sre to be} Paulton admitted his guilt both. on The cool head and good ner of © FOSTER SAYS HIS WIFE Mayor Humes this morning imued a} 24%frella & Williams are t | the witness stand and to the arrest. | x eat oe ania “ BA FAILURE AT HOUSE | Proclamation ordering, all city of. }#fanted permission to transfer the| the witness mand und to the srfest. are, G4. J. Lambert, of 2716 Fourth Ketbing pemaisatns |S Cloned between the hours of [Mayor Hiconse at the Bijou concert| OM eC atoauty. The aperitie |AVenue, probably waved her house ae ene 9 ps r ocloak ¢ att sr noe hall, in th basement at the forme | charge was breaking into @ Great|from being. ransacked by burglars he We. “ce Bollard, ceeusy yor, the members of the city [of Washington street and Occidental | yw ee sat tare: Pecmeah the + poe perenne Mes oe > the center GF the etage ia the suns, | council and city officials an avenue, to J. 1. Mansfield, in the | Mortne rn te ae eee mtiae fast. might, and. perhaps ‘peeserved TEE te nacagpen thn Banal * generally atten the fu-|#aloon above the basement charge preferred by the authorities |"*" from harsh treatment at the A Hapa Boster is trying to secure a | 2etal in a body Roth the Bijou and the Belvedere | CParke Dratorred by (he authontles |i inde of the thieves, Mra Lambert Glvorce from hia wife, Mary, Me alco «at the hall were un- | variety theaters are to go out of ex pinned B a-viei sO Oe saw two men wt her Window trying Wants the cumtody of an infant won. | 4°" ‘he “uspices of the Elks, After|tstence. The proprietors of the to effect an entran =§ com plain: they ompleted the funeral | places reniize that tt will be impor " “ . he t of the piainun Ihe yt Taking in the situation at a glan may § and a number of affidavits were on | 200" ‘ 1ed and followed | ble to gbt a renewal of thelr licensen firs. Lainbert, who wan alone in the ~ file today ‘the funeral car » the grave at|in their present locations. house, caught up a revolver and firgd, i Isaac claime that Mary i9 a fatture| Lake View ceimetor ial car-| ‘The police license and revere OF FIRST CLASS jive shoe terme ine window oct Mt housekeeping. He saya ahe wouja | Tases were provided ¢ th A committee reported recommending burglars, The men quickly disay Hot cook his 1 is, and at times, | the mayor, the counciimen and other | that both the transfers be allowed hddieoinills a peared. | and When she condescended to, guve him | “'Y officials, and special wtreet cara |The report was adopted. Herman) , secure atate jeataen aes. roa) & smuli handout, left the dishes | tonveyed city emp 1 hun. | Quandt, proprietor of the Belvedere 8 nee | wouhed, *Hnee UN | drede of friends to the cemetery, y transfer hia Hquor lice fot cities of the first-class, a refolu le) r t " toth at the lodge rooms and at the ret avenu tion was passed ot the meating of the Gord Mia M. Kimbetly today niea| ,oth pe BOL e f suit in the superior court for a di- eve twere was © profusion of flow elty {1 lant night, providing for | Yorce from Arthur Kimberly, * and floral offerings, The bier mroe & ¢ appo! ent ol wpecial com TUE-Ghe nnd the . datendant pie | in the todue room was heaped. with second ap-| the appointm o's apeows r THE FIREBOAT Married in Denver nine years ago, | 2etant blossoms, Among the floral | plication for of the con-| mittee from the city « nell and! {he | offerings were handsome pleces sent | cert hall and variety theater ficehse| advisory boar city to take . ore n e pen et e ov ’ we The wWaterfror ” ty V te Pat hushand hes fete ber ena| "ite, Zike, th ra ‘of pubic | ot the Mtar. theater, on Occidental | up municipal ures. with other| |The waterfront pronerty ow a work ey avent we ¢ ‘or = =enother| cities 0: ne firetqo an bette sal yi the PEvear-cld aon to abit for them- | Boneh sneaat.! See aiVice an’ (ite | weiner ahert Gee nde’ tank | eit eeadines es oatiig of tha tty coundis ast ninht felven, She sayy the has had to re-| grave aide gt on tha cep uaate gn cad } a petition requesting that the fire wort to ke ‘9g ho # to make @ en pollen nor lowar caill tof Snoqualmie be manned by af living, white har huaber x down), Jouph HH. Schinmstt was yeaterday| SCHWARTZ BOUND OVER neh from sufficientiy large fo operate it] runctren mab ages, | vou tinder 850 b On @ Charge of recetyjng stolen tron avr Mug ‘ eetuliy in fire, ae lgahenitt te the one ” |property Vrank fekwarts, « junk! poration Counsel Gilliam, City Bagh » petition war signed by almort) er whan pr ' noo A An who threatened | dealer, was yesterday bound over to Thomeon, City Controfier Rip y large concern doing business we this cain 16 load o blow up as jeorgestown suloon last'the mipertir court by Juntice Carin,| linger and ty Treasurer Gormiey jon thy ‘ ‘ it ae re red Kinyo, Saturday night. un $1,400 bonds, The goods he were named, to the fire and water committee, HEAVY SNOW Banton Shoots Guy Morrison---No News of | ower Wight to Freeh BSoutheast Winds STAR. One Cent “ENTS PER MONTH PLUMBERS WIN OUT x ney i MANY FRIENDS PAY LAsT HIGHWAYMEN OUT AB UBUAL! NLY TRIBUTE TO LATE HENRY, LAST NIGHT—ROBBERY AT | VAN ASGELT ARGO | The funer f the late Her | Mrs, Mary Ie Anne ' the euriter The usual hold-up was committed | 4) sade : ived the customary ting ana}! Jap ye vy | recat Boag ‘ k th te ‘4 w robbed of $4.20 in m yanda pat pny he t the family residenc $10 wateh ore at he me oe oom vee - 1 Fifteenth avenue before the As he wae walking along the rail. Cher # office wa timed. Deputy ket taken to the ct h, The road track two armed and masked | Wiltsle - mtn <4 » 2 1 nducted by Rev. 'f " ifronted Hoach and or J Soon & ¥ Sne. areas thie Orne | s, ie him te throw up his Bands, Me re-| Mrs. Reeve bewan to feel Il and) "ane funeral wan very lnrgely at wiated and stunning blow from the | Com plane bi roume In Hres ri tended by friends of the family, in- revolver of t tler Bhe laid down on a he pnd the cluding many ptone os Btn died. Funeral arrangements have | ClUGIn Inany plone promt the thieves Be, zon age 1 by a hus-/churech and at the e' ent on down the rail survive y us na beautifu nee seen Wend en Gown the + band and four grown children pete se ae road track. When the victim got up he his way to the city, Near the south mude EXAMINER M. OLYMPIA, Dee. 9 ride today appointed Huswell L. Ire and, of T a member of the | state basrd of barber examihers to y Bperiing tn the { this ewhe naker Northwent stoves are te and our wulted prices ¢ be dup Great, quant constantly In stock Don't formet that we dine absolutely to ¥ and Christmas eve ndith try LLENBHURG, Deo, Ten inc of anow fell here yeeterday and lant night, If ix now 16 inehes deep, the heaviest fell in 10 yrara. BUY LOIS! ve hundreds of Heaters on han bow worth of mer pres, between ving away ur two ‘On Vine of tmprévemens and where values dre” tucrvasing. “ ifts oe Main Store, First Avenue and Spring Street. Manton car Hae, helt way te. Ct Northwest Fixture Annex 313 First Avenye South. lumbia, at $76 each, $5 cash and $5 monthly j $475.00 ARE YOU THINKING Of Getting your boy Hous of two rooms, woodshed and a Suit for. ansc sc : euthouse and corner lot 60x12). iM on » from street ar, Pit con Hill line | o We can fit all ages from 3 to 20 years in 3 Piece Long Pant Suits. 3 Piece Short Pant Suits. 2 Piece Short Pant Suits. Herbert S. Upper | 10, 11 and 12 Schewerman Block, | First avenue and Cherry street ————— Norfolk Ssits. # | Vestee Suits. ) | We Are Olosixg Cut All Our Bays’ Olothing re AT ACTUAL COST ' t | A Small Doresit Will Ssoure Any Suit sl in the Store Un (to Ohristmas Eve. 4 < ONE PRICE PLAIN FIGURES ie ‘Adams & Blanchard, 719 2d Ave. : Hinckley Block. Perfumes... he Frech Sachot Powders rc A All the Ocors We have @ very Gork gray. Por Christmas. If Perfun te on your list we can almost black in medium heavy ett rt bp agi pretty packages for a few weight, strong Haltan cloth tn- Titihins. “Wingesk to wathen ROM CIAL Ings, slik sewed throughout. my ciugieg Stewart & Helmes Drug Co 5 627 Firet Avonue W.B. HutchinsonCo. Corser Second ani Unior + di BE petit feat 7 e ros R. T. SHANNON ]| =~ ee : A ai co, Ps ee ee ee SRS hice often OF WHAT YOU CAN 10 1220-1222 24 ave. Phone, Main Si EE 10c BUY FOF. Cc } Spectal Sale Toys this y are at the lowest prices possible, so low are they that we wonder ourselyes why any child should not have @ number, GALLON Instead of customary oF two. % PIE LOOK AT THIS LIST 1@¢_ you can buy a China | AT 1Me enough noise can be AT 10¢ we cnn offer you difter--| have n $1.00 dream ’ ent kinds of Undressed Dot ¢ wrade gailan cana Peaches, fc 3 a | AT 1@¢ a Tin Horn certainly Peors, Pivms 206 ae aa tes af Tos Pre eSNG like a bargain, "Sate oe ee AT 100 y ti | AT 20¢ « Wateh and Chain that ‘Thene goods are sold fegw malt a dosen card games. | | never lowes time can be bought, larly at Se to 4c per can Bg FO Eadigg Re gilt or nick Y AT 106 the youn tist can | AT 106 you can have a Turret, ——s have’ a Drawing Slate and Sivered Money Bank, goo | Painting Set combined } enough to keep other a! ; | Ranta Claus came here on Sat urday—all the ttle ones say $ Old Establish } PAINESS DENTISTRY $ The Best Ie $ ed and Reliable, $ _ the Cheapest. ~~ ~We have the largent and most modern equipped DENTAL PARLORS in SEATTLE ow Nees have been establieh for TEN YEARS. Do you want new beg stud ts who are here today and gone to- morrow to exp t ‘our teeth, or do you prefer DENTISTS who have a reputation »r tain Full Sot and Fit Guaranteed... $5.00 What could be more Gold Crowns, 22k 5, Gold Fillings that stay in foo NO appropriate Silver Fillings that stay in 0c Our Double Syction Adhesive Plates never fail ‘ H Teeth Extracted Free, without pain and replaced with new ones the s ent | ‘Ten-y written au No students, but all specialists of from }12 to 80 years’ expertence arg making a’ speckalty of gold crown Than a Nice Fur Neole||ind bridge work. ie sure to conduit us about this high-class: work Dr. E. J. Brown’s’ Denta! Parlors, 713 First Ave. 113 .HAT? 113 Parlors, B, & 4.8, 0 Wnlcn biook, first door south of MacDougall Piece ? Beertt kL Fatt Sara, Bt Som uea tts We have a@ beautiful collection of the and we guarantee ev- be DO YOU WEAR A.. ery plece to be just what we say it is; and this week we are making a discount of 25 Per Cent. on our regular moderate prices THE BEST VALUES Are Always found at Our Store, SEATTLE HAT FACTORY M11 SECOND AVENJE Kate Cleaned, Bleokod, Dyed and Rotrinn onUSE-~ \QUEEN ANNE FLOUR HAMMOND MILLING © O. Seat reeds