Ijjjp ?
Benj. Orr
Death \
Sat. N
WOUNDED MA*
WAStflNGTOl
EARLY!
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Mills Has Not as Y
Difficulty Happei
O'clock. Affair
able Excitement i
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Ben Ormond, a white man who la
employed on the farm of Mr. B. .
t Daniel, waa cut to death In the barber
ahop of Edmund Bdwarda, Saturday
night between 10:80 and 11:00 *
o'clock by Joahna Mills*. Ormond
died aa the result of hts wounds at
the Washington Hospital last night
v about 8 o'clock. Ormond waa one of
the worst cut-up men the aurgooaa
state they have seen in years. The
dead man received a gash on the
throat from his ear down and another
on the aide of the face, splitting
ft open; his left aide was cut
to the hollow and his right arm
nearly severed. Ho also received several
other minor wounds, in all slxteen.
The wound In the throat aad
on the arm was sufficient to have
caused death. The affair has caused
Ht ..considerable excitement and commont
and nothing else Is being discussed
on the streets today.
As to how the difficulty originated
'or as to what led up to the homicide
Is conflicting. There was a crowd of
citizens In the barber shop at the
time and as the affair happened so
k quickly it Is hard to., give the txuo .
facts. However, from what can be
gathered, the circumstances are
about as follows:
Ormond came to toern Saturday and
put his horso and buggy In tho stahlo
of Mtllfl. on Reanass street, for
safe keeping until he called for it. I
Sometime during Saturday night j
Mills met Ormond and told him to
take his d?n old horse hut of his
stable as he wanted to shut up and
go to his home. Ormond replied all
Tight !be would as his stables were no
account anyway?that he was going
/ to the barber shop and get a shave
, n. and would come back and get his
horse. Ormond then went to the barber
shop of Edwards and took a seat
v near the stove In the rear. Within a
J few minutes Mills entered the shop
? and as he entered some one spoke
to ihim with the salutation Hello,
Josh. Ormond. It Is stated, said to
Mills, you would not let me get my
horse. Mills replied, what was that
you said about my stables? Ormond
k answered and said, I don't know, I
have said so many things about it.
!^ Before the bystanders realised what
was going on Mills had pulled his
knife or some other sharp instrument
and began to inflict wounds
described above, on the body of Or,
. mond. "
When those in the shop saw the
Confederate Soldit
in Body for .
. " H, K. Prlvett, special representa
tire of the Atlantic Coast Realty
Company, who Is here arranging a
sale of the Hackney property, wears
on his watch chain a charm which
hits'a history.
^ The charm Is the half of a mlnnle
ball which bis father. J. A. Prlvett,
of Wilson, carried la his body for 44
years. The ball is encased in a fold
4rup on the back nf which Is engraved
the followingr "Wounded August 11,
1$I4, wkh Company "K,M I4th
> North Carolina Regiment near Petersburg
with Ransom's Brigade. Extracted
August 14. 1908." The ball,
at least half of it, entered the right
. Side of Prirstt in the battle and was
.extracted-from hi# right leg. He did
not know that the ball was in hip
> OUR FLOWER POTS HAVE
k oome. We no* h??? ?ny sire
' yam went. E. X. Willi*.
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jc ' - ->."r- O /t'AAl
nond Cut
by Joshua
ight in Ba:
roiED
M HOSPITAL
SUNDAY NIGHT
et Been Arrested.
led About Eleven
Caused Considered
Comment.
blood flowing from the face and
neck of Ormond there was a stampede
for the door. Chairs were overturned,
glass broken and In the mad
ruBh for the door In somfe way Mr.
W. D. Woo lard, a salesman for .the
firm of 8. R. Fowle & Son, received
a gash on his head. Whether he received
the cut from the broken glass
or br the knife Mills had In his'
hand Mr. Woolard is not able to
state. Ormond, in his ecort to get
away from Mills, broke the glass entirely
out of the front door^
It is said that when Mills struck ri
Ormond with tho knife Ormond i
struck at Mills but failed to reach,
him, then it was that Ormond received
the serious wound on the arm
which came near severing it.
Althouch there were a laree num.
ber In the shop, it MIH? there VU!
no effort qaado .to separate the men
?all .seemed to have a desire to
moke their exit and exit they did.
Mills received a flesh wound on the .
ann, which was afterwards dressed
by Dr. JoshuaTaVloe. Ormond left the
shop and madV as fast as could to
the office of.Us. John G. Blount, but
before reaching there he came near
fulling from loss of blood In front of
the pool parlor of Singleton Wallace.
Mr. Wallace aided him In getting to
the drug store, followed by a crowd.
Reaching the office of Dr. Blount he
managed to get to a seat where he
lost considerable blood Every effort
was made to secure a physician. Th6
first to arrive was Dr. D. T. Tayloe,
then Dr. Blount and filially Dr.
Joshua Tayloe. They rendered what
aid they- could to the already dying
man and about one o'clock he was
carried to the Washington Hospital,
where be passed away last night.
Ormond is a native of Green county
and has been living In this county
Beveral years. He was about 4 0 years
of ago and was a widower. It Is stated
that hoth were drinking when the .
fight occurred^ Mills hails from
Chooowlnlty and is a son of Henry
Mills. For years he has been conducting
a livery stable In this city
and has accumulated some property.
Up to the hour of going to press
Mills had not been arrested. It is
stated that he left town a short
while after the dlciculty Saturday
night and kept in hiding until early
last night, when It was reported he
was seen to pass through the city
riding at a rapid paco for parts unknown
?r Carried Ball
Forty Four Years
body until it came out Mr. Privett
died a short time ago and hie ion
counts this curio as one of his
proudest possessions. The. ball is as
Urge as a good Vise marble. It is "a
momento worth keeping.
PREACHES NEXT SUNDAY.
Rev. J. T. Glbbs, D. D., presiding
elder of the Washington district,
will preach at the First Methodist
churohi next Sunday evening and the
fourth and last quarterly conference
for Washington station will be held
In the Baraca room of the church
on next Thursday evening at 8:00
o'clock. AH the official members are
urged to be present.
PRICES HAVE TAKEN A DROP ON
our Women's Suits and Beats. Get
yojir new suit or eoat for Thanksgiving
here and take advantage of
the sdfrtng. J. K. Hoyt.
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rber Shop
COURT TERR
CARE TO Ei
mm
The November term of Beaufort
county Superior Court adjourned
Saturday afternoon for the term. His
Honor Judge Bragaw made final disposition
ef the following Gises before
adjournment.
u .uo mm VI aisia TO. V-ICVWIBUU
Bright, charged with seduction, who
was brought in guilty by the Jury,
the sentence of the court was that
Bright pay a fine ot $200 aid the
cost. One hundred dollars ot this
fine goes to the mother of the girl.
The defendant was required to give
a bond of $300, the condition of ,
which he is to pay to the mother the
Bum of thirty dollars per year for ^
period of ten years. ,
In the case of State vs. W. M
Swanner for a violation of the city
ordinance In obstructing the side- i
walk which was appealed from the ,
recorder's court, the jury failed ,to ,
agree and the judge ordered a juror i
withdrawn and a mistrial had.
The next term of court will convene i
n Monday, December 15, and will j
be for the trial of civil causes. The ]
term will be one week with His i
Honor Judge Stephen C. Bragaw 4
presiding. ,
Buy Seals and.
Help Noble cause
The Associated Charities of this
city has made arrangements with
the Rex National Association to sell
Rod X stamps in Washincton durlnc
the holidays. This society, of which
Mi\ E. It. Mlxoa is the efllclent president,
have Interested all the different
church societies in the sale of
these seals and the societies will appoint
committees to aid in their sale.
The pastors of the respective
churches, both white and colored,
are to deliver a special sermon on
tuberculosis, an outline of which has
been carefully prepared by the National
Rex X association.
Uut of the sales of these stamp?"
the Associated Charities will get 75
per cent and the Red Cross Association
25 per cent, which will go toized
by the Associated Charities will
bo used in aiding tuberculosis pa- .
tients in every way possible. President
E. -R. Mlxon stated today that
only Friday, the looal organization
assisted a man who appeared to be
In the last stage of the disease, secure
a place in the Slate hospital.
The more stamps that are sold the
better can those In need be helped.
This Is a cause that demands serious
thought frotn every citizen and no
one should for a moment hesitate to
do what he can for Tils fellow suffering
from this much dreaded disease.
The Associated Charities is doing a
noble work in this community and
all should rally to Its support. There
are 20,000 seals here for sale(
HEARING ON FREIGHT RATES.
Washington, Nov. 24.?The 6 per
cent increase in freight rates proposed
by Eastern railroads and
wh?ch formally suspended bj the
later State Commerce Commission
until March 12, 1914, la scheduled
for a hearing today. About 21,000
tariffs are affected by the order.
It Is not expected that the commission
will be able to dispose of
the case before March 12, and the
tariffs probably will have to be resnspended
prior to that date. Under
the law, however, the commission
may suspend a tariff in the first instance
forf only 120 days, the maximum
of the commission's ability to
suspend, without unanimous agree
mant among the carriers, being ten
months.
Louisville D. Brandelx, of Boston,
will represent the commission as
counsel.
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Mr. and Mrs. horn as 8. Long are
visiting relatives and friehds in
Hyde county.
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Weather: Fair and col<
aiNOTON, N fc.^ONDAY AFTER!
IEIIF1IE
IILL SPEil
lEffilKIT
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Tonight at thejpchool Auditorium
there will be Am an Educational
Rally In the internet of the Beaufort
county school*, liiihtngton Public
School 8ystem ?m1 the Washington
Collegiate InsglMfk. The exercises
are billed to taktfplace at 8 o'clock
and every cltlaesr^f Washington has
a cordial invitatliQ to attend. A very
Interesting and Entertaining program
ha* been arr^pged and the Dally
New* feel* aurg who are present
will be amptp*epald. Tomorrow
morning at 10 dVllck*the dedieatory
exercises of thd.^aahlngton Colleg
iai? insuiuie limn uuuuiug win
take place at Washington Park. The
address and dedicatory service will
be conducted by Bishop Theodore B.
Henderson, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
% At the rally this evening such
well known speakers as Congressman
John H. Small, Dr. D. H. Hill,
president of the M. College,
Raleigh, and Bishop Theo. 8. Henderson
will make-fcddressos. In addition
to the addrsssss there will be
a fine musical program.
It behooves every citizen of this
city to attend both the rally tonight
and the dedicatory hxercises tomor- 1
row morning. >i. * 1
Dr. Hill and Bishop Henderson are |
both men of parts and in their sphere
of life occupy an enviable niche. Con- i
gessman Small needs no Introduction i
to a Washington audience. I
It Is to be hoped tl^t a large num- <
ber will be present. The establish- i
Luent of the 'Washington Collegiate i
Institute In our midst moans quite i
i step forward for higher education i
ind when such noted-nun arc to be <
our guests as Dr^ Hilt and Bishop i
Henderson they 'should be greeted !
jy the entire city i
AXXlYLTtSAKY OF FAMOl S BAT- 1
TLB.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. Nov. 24.?Today
is the fiftieth anniversary of the
Battle of Lookout Mountain. A great
deal of romantic interest has been
attached to the great contest he
causo It .was fought on the palisades j
of that eminence and is known in ;
war history as "the battle above the j
clouds" This engagement was
fought on November 24, 1863, bo-1
tween the Union forces under General
Hooker, that came over from
the Waubatchie Valley, and a force
that General Bragg had stationed on J
the eastern side of the mountain to
guard the Tennessee river against
tho delivery of pre. i-lons to the be
leaguered army of General Grant.
BIO CITY PLANNING EXHIBITION
New York, Nov. 24.?A great city
panning exhibition opened bere to-1
day in the Public Library Building, j
being the first show of the kind to
be held in New York. The lesson
which the board of estimate hopes
to teach through the exhibition is
the right and duty of a city to control
its own "physical destiny."
THE LYRIC
EXCELLENT PROGRAM MOTION
PICTURES.
The program at the Lyric today
offers motion pictures exclusively
and ones within the same circuit of
mutual program that has all pleasing
qalltles and a great amusing feature.
*
For the last half of the week the
Lyric offers vaudeville and motion
pictures featuring the great musical
act VThe Stallings" champion mu
Blcal artists of the south.
Today's program that will he
found on the fourth page, has all
indications of pleasing the most severe
crtlc as they have "been doing,
and no doubt they will cotlnue along
this line, the admission prices first
three days are 5c and 10c.
LADIES' AID SOCIETY.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
First Methodist church met with
Mrs. C. O. Morris this afternoon at
4 o'clock on West Second street.
Dub flower pots have.
come. We now hare any size
you want E. K. Willis.
"-into
>A1LY
ler tonight.
<OON, NOVEMBER 14, fill.
SnSQ
ON BOflBDP"1
FOR TONIGHT'
y M
After the problem plans that have
been claiming the attention of theatregoers
lately, it will be a relief
to see 'Norman Hackett in his refreshing,
new, comedy drama, "A
Double Deceiver," at the New The- J
atre tonight. Mr. Hackett'a play i
tells a cheerful, thrilling, entertain- ,
ing story, which has for its back
ground the beautiful tropical Spanish
setting of South America. It is '
embellished'with special music, tich
coloring and the fascinating atmoa- 1
phere associated with that romantic (
country. Delightful comedy, punctu- 1
atee the action of the play through- >
out and in the role of "Ambrose R. 1
Fitzgerald" Mr. Hackett has an op- 1
porttinity to display his versatility I
for light comedy touches which re- t
veals this talented actor's personal- t
Ity in a new and most attractive 1
light. The play has been founded on
one of O. Henry's famous stories by c
Donald CUve Stuart, who is on the v
faculty of Princeton University. It t
has been one of the substantial successes
of the season and bids fair to t
precipitate an O. Henry vogue on C
the stage as its author has already v
been commissioned to adapt other e
D# Henry Stories for dramatic pur- t
poses. a
"A Double ^Deceiver" deals with w
the love affair of an American sol- h
dler of fortune aud a South Amor- n
can beauty. It Is garnished with the f
[inkle of guitars, the langor of soft j;
Spanish?eyes and the treachery Qf_. _
Latin American nature and is not a melodrama
as Its title might sue- 1
;est. With the eyes of the world fo:used
on Mexico, Panama a'n;l other
sections of that country ".V Double
Deceiver" comes at a mwt opportune
lime, and may be said to he
\ faithful picture of Spanish Am?*r- jlea.
Mr. Ilackett will receive the
support of on excellont company, in- ^
eluding the well known actor Her- ^
bert Fortler, Ilka Mario Di-hi. y
Blnuch Seymour, Burton Bobbins, tl
Edward Susdorf. Anna Uerger Price, n
Carl Itoed. Andrew Strong ami Alice (,
Morton. A liberal percentage of the t
receipts ok the performance in this Q
city will be donated to the O. Henry
Memorial Fund by Mr. Ilackett and r
Manager, Cnpcbenrt of the New ^
Theater.
B5SI1F0H COUNTY BABY i
WINS THE FIHST PRIZE1.
0
Washington has always been j
doted for its wealth of fine babies, r
and one of Its little citizens, Haugh- t
ton Randolph, son of Mr. and Mrs. ,
Justus F. Randolph, has just r'eceivdo j
an engraved certificate and check j
from the State Hoard of Health and ,
the Woman's Home Companion, con- t
ferring ujton him the honor of ,
winning the first prize In Eastern c
North Carolina in the Better Babies ,
Contest held at the State Fair, Oct.
21st. ,
HOW $SO Fl ItMSHES A ?SOO ^
FLAT. :
New york, Nov>24.?Some inter
esting infurmat.*m has boea brought 1
out in connection with the Salvation
Army Congress which begins its i
business session today at Army |
headquarters as a result of the visit
of General Bramball Booth to the
United States. Major Myles Pickering,
who has charge of tho Brooklyn
and Long Island work, has solved
the problem of tho high cost of
house furnishing, evidently. The
Army solicits gifts of furniture, old
clothing, etc , and among the patrons
of the organization are many
persons of wealth, he gifts received
are made over by men and women
taken in by the Army, then sold to
the poor at greatly reduced prices.
The furnishing of a flat on the installment
plan by a poor man is reduced
from $75 to $40, with the difference
that the same fufnlture
bought at a second hand store would
cost at least $200, while new, it
would he entirely out of the reach<
of those who purchase It in its renovated
condition.
j
REV. J. H. CROSBY PREACHER.
Rev. John H. Cro6by, rector of the
Episcopal church at Aurora, N. C.?
| filled the pulptt at St# Peter's Episcopal
church, this city, last night
and those present were delighted
I with his sermon. He Is a speaker of
I magnetism and has a bright and
| promising future in his church.
NE"V
,
JUDGE STEPHEN
gggMfJtS RES
GOVERNOF
Letter Mai.ed Yesterday.
Two Years. Future PIi
Will be Known Wllh R
The Bench
His Honor, Judge Stephen C. Bragaw,
has decided to resign his portion
as Jud^ of the first Judicial
listrlct, He mailed his letter of resignation
to Governor Craig yesterlay.
Judge Bragaw, says in his resigna;lon,
wiLlch Is to take place on De:ember
31st, that while his work on
.ne Dencn nas mus iar Denerittea.
ather than impaired his health yet
hat a continuation of the close coaInement,
day after day, will be
prejudicial to him and that It Is
>est for him to retire now, rather
ban undergo the risk of remaining
onger In the work.
The news of this step on the part
if Judge Bragaw will be known
irith regret, not only In his home
own but throughout the state.
Judge Bragaw received his license
o practice law from the North
'arollna Supreme Court In 1892, and
lent to New Bern where he practlc- 1
d for a year and a half, during that
ime occupying the position as city 1
.ttorney. Leaving New Bern be '
rent to the city of St. Louis where
e remained several years, finally ' <
eturnlng to his native tywn Where h
rom the very first lia enjoyed a ..
irge und lucrative practice up to']
Washington Public
Thanksgiving Exc
o the Editor:
Kindly all :ne space in your]
a per for the programs of tli !
'hankfglvhig etcrcl?cs of the!
ITniihitiffton Public feh.n.la. Ov.-vc;
a the fart thai "our audit T>r i will
ot i-r-.'t the 'r.i!r?' school, we a""!
oiiij" lt<* I ro haw the primary ox-1
rcl?? * ?t lit?: "* ati 1 lllw .e of illthcr
grades at twi-!v?*.
We shall t? glaj to have.all parons
and friend* with us ai both
iour?. If they wish they are welcome
a come at nine, tlcn visit the claw-1
ootns until noon. All will Lo corlialty
wek-omed by pupils and farmy.
The children have been a*krd to]
irlng something to give to the poor i
if the pity, 1 do not know the ct>-1
tut we wish to impress upon the!
hildron what it tneonsv<r> give and
he motives that should inspire I
: e true spirit of giving, so the bas-'
lets will be delivered by the pupils
11 person under the supervision of
lie teachers who reside in town. If
his is a departure from any former
ustom I hope those who have had
harge of this heretofore will see the
motive that prompts this plan.
Now if some of the ones who own
automobiles will assist the teachers
uid children in delivering these
jaskets Wednesday afternoon will
hey kindly phone mo. at the office
Tuesday? We shall appreelate any
tssistanefr friends of tlm school .
Singing at Sight.
I never really pot It through my hend
so as to rend musical uotatlou In the
o nil nary, conventional, civilized way.
The fuel rctcnlus that If today one
WMft cmlilnn'.r tn nlA/.? Kofnt-a ma ?>,.. I
score of "Itobln Hood," "Pinafore," or!
"Fra Dlavolo" i couldn't for the life
of me tell whether a given note wns
A or O, or what key It was In. At
the same time 1 could King It correctly,
or any unfamiliar piece of music, although
I should prefer to hear It played
over once on the piano bo as to get
started right on the tempo. The celebrated
Mine. ltudersdorfT, who was
one of the finest dramatic and coloratura
singers I ever knew, once said to
me When I confided to her this peculiarity:
"Never mind: you are all right
That's the true method of singing at
sight anyway. The besk of them don't
really know anything about music
more than that?If they know as
much."?Henry Clay Barn a bee In National
Magazine.
Mr. Hugh Smith, of Falkland, is
In the city on business.
18 INDISPOSED.
The friends of Mr. W. S. Frixsle
will regret to learn of his Indisposition.
..... ir. *m.
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Nor-ttf
f C. BR AGAW fl
ilGNATION TO 1
t LOCKE CRAIG 1
Has Been on the Bench
ins Are Not Yet Known,
egret. Was an Honor, to '
. i
the time that he was appointed by
Governor Kitchin as Judge of this
Judicial district to succeed Judge |
George W. Ward, who resigned. At |
the last general election Judge Bragaw
was elected to his high office |
with practically no opposition and |
since that time has been presiding |
over the courts of North Caaolin%
with ability and universal satfefaa*
tlon to all litigants and the bar. .19
Judge Bragaw as yet has forma* ,!3
lated no plana as to the future bub rM
it la to be hoped that he will decidcr^^H
to resume hlB law practice In Wash- I
ington, where he is best known and
most adniircd_ |
Since his administration on the
bench, and wherever he has gone over *9 |
the state many enconlums of praise |
have been his both as a lawyer and |
as a high toned gentleman and he j
retires to private life carrying with
him the very best wishes of the entire
state for every success which ho
bo" richly deserves. Few men iu fl
Forth Carolina have worn the |uilicial
ermine with more ability and
fairness. 11
As to who will succeed Judge Bracn\
on the I.i j;. 11 jit this writing ""'39
: ii-.iot be surtui-. d. Th> re will no
;io\tl>t l?r several candidate* for the
l.OMl U.
: Schools to Have
verses Wednesday
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my r *
C. M. CAMIMMM/.. JR.
t'l itiiafy < eji*;?t Kind. rgai ten
\V? Jn> mVi.v. N o. tl A. M.
*'Ku* U-T. \W T'. itik Tl..-. - *
T!:ank-cf.\ii:s 1 v p v. ! :. Jlopo. j
'Come ye Thank ft:I 1*. "
"The Turkey and th" 1>Song _-4
l?v the Kindergarten.
"Jack Frost." song by IP.
"Jack Frost,'* - mi it by ia. . T
Recitation, ' su ry of a Ix>af of
Dread." 2U.
"Harvest of th?> S.ju'rr*'..'* Sur.c
by the Kindergarten.
"Sviug the Shiaiug SI kle." song
t v * 4 :
"America." *
Tlmnks|{hil,R r%errKe?i fi'ratnmtr
(irndes ami lligli School. Wiilueada)
, x1. vciiiIht lid, ID HI,
"AI N7M.II.
Hymn No. ?J17.
Piano Solo, fifth nocturne, Edith
Hard I so ii.
Scripture Lessen, Per. It. H.
Droom.
Prayer, Rev. Ii_ B. Scariglit.
Tltankfgivlng. Rev. E. A. Lowther.
Hymn No. CIS.
Solo. Miss Ruth Butler, f'
"America." J"
Benediction. Rot. h L. Gay.
Giving of Gifts for the Poor of
-tills City. *-?,
MRS. MARINA WfllliARn
DIES IN GOLuSBORO
News has been received here announcing
the death in the town of
Goldsboro, X. C., of Mr*. Mariana
Woolard. The deceased was between
seventy and eighty yearB of ago. For
years she was a resident of Washington
and hold Jn the highest esteem.
For the past ten or fifteen
years Bhe has been a resident of
Goldsboro, living with her daughter,
Mrs Arment. The news of her going
is to bo deplored. The burial took
place in Goldaboro. She was a consistent
member of the M. E churchy
CIVIC CLUB TO MEET
There will be a meeting of th?
. Civic Club at the rooms of the Pub-lie
Library tomorrow afternoon at 3:
o'clock. As this Is a very important?
meeting all the members are re^
quested to be present. t ^
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COTTON MARKET. .' >
i Seed cotton, $4.75. 3 i
' Lint cotton, 12 3-4.
i Cotton seed, $29 per ton.