MONDAY. FEBR. 11, 1929.
PLATTSMOUTH SESH - WEEKLY JOURNAL
FADE FTO
Miss Martha Theil is reported as The winning of these games, play
being quite ill with an attack of the ed on Wednesday night, leaves Mur
rjppe dock feeling quite elated, as both
Vernor Albright was looking after sides were very desirious of taking
some business matters in Lincoln on the honors. Our boys are now all
lart Monday. ready to beat Greenwood next Friday
Miss Charlotte Eliason, whose night (February loth.) Come out
home is at Alma, was a visitor over and see them do it. Don't forget the
the week end at the home of Charles date, this Friday, February loth.
Stroy. j
-Louis Hornbeck and the family, of Burial Vaults
Lincoln, were visiting with Murdock You care well for your loved ones
friends and relatives on last Sunday while alive. One of our concrete
afternoon. , vaults protects their remains when
Mrs. A. II. Ward and the child-
ren were guests at the home of Mr. !
and Mrs. M. G. Keedy, of Elmwood,
for the day last Tuesday. j
Paul Gall and wife, of Lincoln, the
latter a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Buskirk, were visiting at the
home of the parents of Mrs. Gall on
last Sunday.
A. II. Ward and Meredith Weddell
were over to Ashland on last W ed-
nesday, where they were called to
look after some business matters for
a short time. J
Many of the friends of Mr. and
Mr?. John Eppings, who make their
home at Manley, were over attending
the dance which was given on last
Tuesday evening.
John Schulling and Vernon Stew
art, of Greenwood, were over to Mur
m-o,. .ft.rnn
looking after some matters for the Joved a very pleasant afternoon and
telenhone comnanv ' wltn an exceUent program and the
On Zst Thursday the Ladies Aid ery fine luncheon which Mrs. Neitz
nf the Evangelical church were meet- el served made all very appreciative
ins: with Mrs. P. T. Johnson, and 01 lue ullc iiuw foC..
were entertained very nicely, they . il hostess provided.
also doing excellent work for the; mm. . . ,
church. Married at Lincoln
Arthur J. Tool was in attendance Louis Lau, one of the excellent
at the Hardware Dealers convention, ' young farmers of this section, was
which was in session last week at united in marriage on Thursday of
Lincoln. During the time, Mrs. Tool last week, January 31st. at the home
and son Douglass were looking after of the pastor of the Lutheran church
the store. j of Lincoln, when he became the hus-
H. W. Tool and the good wife ' band of Miss Albina Fentel of Desh
were over to Lincoln on last Tuesday, ler. The young couple will make
where Mrs. Tool visited with her their home west of Murdock on the
folks, while Harold was rehearsing Henry Barishman place, which has
with the Shriners' band, of which he been put in good condition but re
is a member. j cently for their home. Mr. Lau is
Walter Stroy, who has been hav- j well and favorably known and with
ing a time with a finger which he the bonnie lass who is becoming Mrs.
had injured some time since, is now , Lau are well thought of and will, we
about able to get to work again. I are sure, make a success of the farm
thanks to the careful treatment of life, and Louis is sure a worker and
Dr. L. D. Lee. j an excellent young man as well. The
Emil Kuehn has been in Chicago, ' Journal, with their many friends at
where he is looking after some busi-j Murdock. are extending congratula-
nef? matters ana at me same time
visiting with a number of friends,
which he has there. He was away
for the entire of last week.
L. Neitzel has been feeling quite
poorly for the past week, and while
he has been staying with the work,
he is hoping that he may be feeling
more like looking after the business j
than he has been for some time
-Walter Stroy, who will-engage in
the auto accessory business with A.
H. Jacobson, was a visitor in Lin
coln on last Wednesday, where he
was looking after some business mat
ters pertaining to the business here.
Miss Alice Browne, of Lincoln, a
sister-in-law of George Mercle, ar
rived in Murdock on last Monday,
and has been visiting for the past
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Mertle and with other friends here.
Omar Marshall, who has been mak
ing his home for some time at Grant,
in the western portion of the state,
is visiting for a couple of weeks with
his mother, Mrs. Henry Oehlerking,
and was a visitor in Omaha for the
day last Wednesday.
Dr. L. D. Lee, while at his work
about the home had the misfortune
to n an injury to or.e of his fin-j
gers. which promised to give him some
trouble, but by heroic treatment the
trouble was averted and the member
is getting along nicely now.
Henry and Mrs. Guthmann on last
Sunday entertained at their home
and for an excellent dinner, Mr. and
!rc TI TVl rA ,1,,,-ir.o- t V, o f
ternnon. both couples were visiting at j
Louisville. where thev were sruests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reese
Hastain.
While Herman R. Smith, who is
also justice of the peace and a car
penter, was at his work last Wed
nesday, lie accidently allowed the bit
of one of his planes to come in con
tart with one of his fingers and re
ceived a very severe cut, which made
him a very sore hand.
The Rock Island road has been
making arrangements for the better
ing of conditions of the train men
by placing cinders over the yards at'posjble condition. The present equip
Murdock. and us to that, the other
stations along their line, so that
when it is muddy the trainmen can
gc-t about in the performance of their
duties without having to wade in
the mud.
lay .basket Bail
During the early portion of last
week, the basketball fans were treat-I
ed to a very line series of game? 1
when the teams of Elmwood and
those of the Murdock school played j
at the Murdock High school. Thp
prame between the first team of the
-.tut u.a. o-uuuu auu tut iitLe iea.ni
Stock Haulm
Call phone 40, Murdock, when very best. All enjoyed the occasion
,and all had a wonderful good time,
you want your Stock taken to i Messrs and Mesdames J. W. Hen
1 . r . n o i Ulricks. Wm. Wehrbein and Harry Mc-
market. Kates on all Stock to cuiiey.
Omaha will be 25c per hun- . . ,
j , j i t Trinity Church Give Play
dred pounds, beginning Janu- The members of the Trinity Luth
ary 1, 1929.
J. Johansea
Phone 40 - -
rn j i
rVlUruOCK
'of Elmwood, resulted in a victory for
;the home team, the score being; Mur
dock, 20, and Elmwood, 14, "while
the second team of Murdoch won over
j the second team
score of 12 to 4.
of Elmwood by a
buried
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An absolute guarantee.
MILLER & GRUBER.
Nehawka, Nebr.
Accepts New Position
Frank Hart, who has been making
his home at Gleneo, Wyoming, where
he has been manager of an extensive
liimhor i-nmnanv has rf5ifmprl arifl
ntp,i nncitinn with the nenm-
pter company an(i has removed from
e west to Red Qak Iowa, where
the famiiy wjh soon be domiciled,
Celebrated Anniversary
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, of Murdock, celebrated
the birthday anniversary of Miss
Francis E. Willard at the home of
Mrs. L. Neitzel on last Friday, Febru-
ary Sth. at which time the ladies en-
uons auu uesn u""
FOP. SALE
Having purchased a home in Oma
ha, and will be moving there soon
and am offering my 6-room, strictly
nil modern bungalow at Mitrdoek
with 2 car parage. Come to the home
and we will be glad to show you the
property. -
JESS LAXDHOLM,
f4-2tw. Murdock, Neb. -
As They Played
The Elmwood line-up for the bas
ketball game which was played on
last Tuesday at the Murdock gym,
when the home team won over the
visitors, was as follows: Hulfish, rf;
Boyd, If; Brockmann, s: Wilkins, rg;
Jackson, lg. For Murdock the line
up was: A. Backmeyer, rf; McHugh,
If; Thimgan, c; C. Backmeyer, lg;
Tool. rg. The boys played a wonder
ful game and may be excepted to do
equally as well against Greenwood
here Friday night. For the score of
this game, as well as that between
the second teams, see the account
elsewhere in this department.
"We Missed the Items
There appeared in the Ashland Ga
zette two Aery important items which
we. in our canvasing of the city last
week failed to unearth, they being
thP birth of two babies one a son
OI One OI OUr lillifllS 1"
a daughter of another couple. We ex-
tenci congraiumuui.B m.
v e can do at this late date.
Will Bebuild This Summer
The Lincoln Telephone and Tele
graph company, which now owns the
telephone equipment in Murdock,
have announced that they will with
the opening up of spring begin the
rebuilding of their telephone lines
here and also those radiating out of
the town, and when the rebuilding
job ha3 been completed they expect
tn hnvo the exchange in the very best
ment has been in use for a long nme
and hv rrasnn of it6 lone usage has
gotten so that a oetter system ot
lines are required.
Had Most Enjoyable Time
TT-iii' - r;ti 1 QftR "Mr. and
.Inhn Fnninsrs were united in
l1,arri.-sre at Monticello. . Mo., and
hopn residing: in Nebraska for
rir,re than a dozen years and have
r:;i(je their home in Murdock for the
pt four years, and on last Tuesday
..lcnt-uti thoir 21st wed-
Lire annivcrsarv with a dance at the
Hi- it- a t u ii irii t hprp were nres-
tnt a large number of their friends
to assist in making the evening one
of much pleasure. The Lancaster
orchestra, of Murray, which is com-
tmsfrt of Mr. and Mrs. Jams Lan
caster, Earl Lancaster, Everett Lan
caster and Roy Lancaster, provided
the music and which sure was the
eran church north of Murdock pre
sented at the auditorium of the Mur
dock school a very creditable pay,
j"The 01i Fash? ,ed Mother," a story.
of home life and church work as well
as tilled with tparklirg wit and bu
nor as well a9 pathoB. There was a
large hjkI appreciative audience .t
the school Thursday and Saturday
nights and all were -well pleased with
the presentation.
The following is the cast of char
acters, all taking their parts with
credit to themselves and the play:
Deborah Underhill, a mother of
Israel, Mrs. Louise Zoch.
Miss Lowizy Loviny Custard, plain
eewing and gossip, Mrs. Minnie Len
hard. Isabel Simpscott, the village belle,
Mrs. Selma Gakemeier.
Gloriana Perkins, as good as gold.
Miss Irene Rau.
Sukey Pindle, the widder's mite,
Miss Dorothy Gakemeier.
John Underhill, the prodigal son,
John Gakemeier.
Charley Underhill, the eldr broth
er, Walter Lenhard.
Brother Jonah Quackenbush, a
whited sepulchre, Paul Kupke.
Jeremiah Gosling, "Jerry," a mer
ry heart, Rex Peters.
Enoch Rone, an outcast and a
wanderer, Martin Blum.
Quintus Todd, the county sheriff,
Carl Kupke.
The village choir.
Nebraska is
Second in Fed
eral Road W ork
Hal 278 Miles Brought to Higher
Construction Types in 1923
Money Well Spent.
Washington, Feb. 8. In highway
mileage already improved with fed
eral aid and brought to higher types
of construction, Nebraska ranked
second in 1928. with 278 miles. It
'completed 483 miles of highway that
had not previously been improved,
giving it third rank in this partic
ular.
These facts are brought out by the
bureau of public roads, in a report
revealing that during the year. 7, 625
miles of highway had been added to
j the national highway system.
j It is particularly noted by the bu-
j reau that during the year and also
1 in the past few years, middle west
ern states have taken the lead in road
improvement. South Dakota was first
and North Dakota second in the to
!tal mileage of roads constructed that
j had not previously been improved,
their figures being 048 and 190 miles,
respectively.
North Dakota headed the list of
states which brought previously im
proved roads to a higher state of de
velopment, with 385 miles. South
Dakota was third, with 252 miles;
Minnesota fourth, with 118 miles.
and Iowa fifth, with 106 miles.
It is pointed out that only 76 thou
sand miles of the federal aid system
have been improved, leaving 82 thou
sand miles awaiting attention. Should
he federal government wit-hold fed
eral aid, as has been agitated in re
cent years by President Coolidge and
others, the pretentious scheme of
brining all this vast artery of high
ways under improvement would, m
the opinion of the bureau, collapse.
Officials of the bureau regard the
75 million dollars alloted annual by
congress as one of the most meritor
ious appropriations, and have stated
that the aid should be continued un
til the entire federal system has been
completed.
A FAILM LABOE PROBLEM
The Harris bill, which practically
excludes Mexican common labor from
the United States, has been unanim
ously reported for passage at Wash
ington. The common labor supply on farms
in the southwestern part of the Uni
ted States is a serious problem and
Mexican labor which comes in to
harvest the seasonal crops and which
returns to Mexico when the hush
is over, seems to be the principal
source of supply. It is estimated that
70,000 such laborers are used each
year, while under the proposed leg
islation this number would be cut
down to about 1200.
It is stated by persons in authority
who have dealt with Mexican com
mon lalor, that it does not compete
with white labor and that biological
ly and otherwise it is preferable to
iPhilippine, Porto Rican and Negro
labor. In the sugar beet fields, in
mines and on he railroad section
gangs in the semi-arid sections of
the Southwest no other labor seems
able to stand the heat as well as the
Mexicans.
This problem is a serious one and
deserving of the fullest investigation
and consideration free from preju
dice or political pressure.
Miller Huggins has been arrested
as a loiterer, in Florida. We have
often wondered how long it would
be before someone tumbled to that
fellow.
Sweet Clover
The second carload
of Sweet Clover
Seed is Now
Rolling
Will arrive at Murray ahout
Friday, February 15th. Same
high quality at same price,
W.F.NObTE
Road Sign Laws
Now Effective in
Forty-one States
Survey Finds Best; Defined Eules
in Connecticut and Massa
chusetts. Washington Only seven states are
without regulations governing com
mercial advertising along public
highways, it is stated by the Bureau
of Public Roads, Department of
Agriculture, which has recently made
a survey.
The states having no such regula
tion are Texas, New Mexico, Okla
homa, South Carolina, Kansas,
Wyoming and Arkansas.
Massachusetts and Connecticut
have the best-defined and most rigid
laws. Before commercial advertising
signs may be erected in them, li
censes must be obtained from state
authorities at state annual fees, and
if the agency is outside the state,
bond must be furnished. Each license
bears a number and date.
The state authorities of Connecti
cut, Massachusetts and Vermont
have the right to exact fines for
signs which do not conform to the
rules and remove them. The cost
of removal, after due notice has been
served, is collected from the adver
tising agencies or from the sureties
on bonds.
Advertising signs In Connecticut
may not be placed within 15 feet of
the right of way of a highway, and
in Massachusetts within 600 feet.
Within these two states, cities and
towns may further regulate and re
strict advertising signs in a manner
not inconsistent with state laws.
Local authorities may remove non
conforming signs within their juris
dictions.
In Florida the state road depart
ment prohibits advertising signs on
the highways ana imposes on
agencies in the bill posting business a
license tax of $5 in cities and towns
of less than 10,00 and $30 for towns
and cities having more than 10,000
people. Other states have varying
laws.
Welch Retains
Seat in Senate
Gaines Thirty-seven on Recount of
All Ballots Cast Majority of
Three, First Count
The election of Andy J. Welch ol
Milford to the Eighteenth district
senatorial seat, contested by Charles
Meachan., jr.. of Porthester., was de
cided in favor of Welch by the sen
ate committee on privileges and elec
tions today. The committee recount
ed the votes, giving Welch C.363
and Meacham 6,323, a majority of
40 for the former.
Welch, a democrat, was declared
winner over Meacham at the No
vember election by a majority of
three votes. Meacham contested
Welch's seat on the ground that ir
regularities existed in both Saline
and Seward counties which comprise
the district.
The committee on privileges and
elections, headed by Senator Mc
GoTan of Norfolk started the recount
about a month ago, but it was dis
continued for almost two weeks
when a ballot box from Lincoln pre
cinct in Saline county was found
empty. The ballots were later found,
but the committee voted to discon
tinue the recount. Later it reconsid
ered and last night finished the task.
The senate unanimously adopted
the committee's report when it was
submitted this morning and Sena
tor Welch, who has occupied his
seat during the contest, was loudly
applauded.
While Senator Welch picked up a
vote here or there in the various
precincts, Meachi.m lost in Crete,
Friend, Utica and Seward. The or
ignal election gave Meacham 844
votes in Crete, but the recount cut
this number down to 819. Meacham
also lost eight votes in Friend, five
in Utica, and twelve in Seward. Both
candidates lost a considerable num
ber of votes because of incorrectly
marked ballots.
DEMOCRATS APPOINTED I
TO FORM STATE CLUB
Following vote of democrats at
the Jackson dinner in January, '
Arthur F. Mullen, national commit
teeman, Thursday named members
of a committee that will take steps
to form a statewide democratic club. !
He selected Joseph T. Votava, !
chairman; State Chairman Thomas S. '
Allen, Lincoln; C. L. West, Omaha;;
Mrs. C. G. Ryan, Grand Island, na
tional committeewoman ; William
Ritchie, Jr., Omaha; Mrs. Mabel Gil
lespie, Gretna; L. A. Kinney, Hast
ings; Mrs. Odessa Carter Jensen, vice
chairman of the "state committee,
Blair, and Otto F. Walter, Columbus.
The committee has power and au
thority to decide in what manner the
club shall be organized. At the ban
quet suggestion came from Mr. Vot
ava, who recalled the effectiveness of
the Bryan Volunteers in early cam
paigns and said the work of the
party should be kept alive between
campaigns by some representative
group in each county. j
ENDOWMENT FOR HE
BREW UNION COLLEGE
New York, Feb. 7. The Amer
ican Hebrew, in its current issue,
says that the union of American He
brew congregations will be -able tp
announce at its convention .which
opens in San .Francisco Sunday that i
.half' of the 5,Opp7O0D .cn.-5ttnx&nl
tnnd for the Hebrew u.ujon college
at Cincinnati has been raised.
TEACHER WED TO PUPIL
Tappen, N. D., Feb. 6. Miss Ger
trude Murdoch, twenty-seven, prin
cipal of Tappen high school, has been
married to Gordon Bell, seventeen,
sophomore in the school. The teach
er.wife and her young husband are
attending their classes after a one-
day honey-moon.
The school board has given Mrs.
Bell permission to keep her husband
in her classes and will retain her
as principal. The husband is con
tinuing to live with his parents but
Mrs. Bell will continue to live with
friends. The marriage took place
Jan. 29, it was revealed today.
'Only Eleven Bob' i
for Week's Work,
Miner Reports
Dole
Pays Better, British Collier
Finds Prince Ends
Northern Tour
London The Prince of Wales has
returned from his three days' tour
of the distressed coalfields of North
umberland and Durham, and is now
to discuss with the Prime Minister
action to deal with the stubborn
facts of the tragic situation which
he has ben endeavoring to elucidate
for himself. Everywhere he lias had
the friendliest reception from unem
ployed miners ajid their families,
whose appreciation of his desire to
understand their case Is shown in
cordial demonstrations in every min
ing village he has visited.
Much attention has been drawn
during the tour to the lowness of
the wages now earned, even by
workers not unemployed. Arthur J.
Cook, secretary of the Miners' Fed
eration, says: "I am glad someone
in high authority has seen for him
self the pay sheets which show the
low amounts being taken home by
many of our people." Colliery own
ers deny the accuracy of the wages
figures which the miners' represen
tatives have published, and explain
that as the minimum wage for
hewers is about 7s. daily, with free
house and coal, they can only be
accounted for by reductions made at
colleries at the men's own request,
for pesronal or other expenses.
Nevertheless the fact that wages
are so low is taken to account for
the report that one colliery, which
would otherwise have reopened, has
remained closed owing to the diffi
culty of finding men willing to ac
cept the terms available, in view of
the relief they can obtain from the
state insurance fund so long as they
remain unemployed.
One of the miners is reported to
have put it: "Wat's good of worken
when aa can git sae much without
worken? The 'ole thing's rank. Aa
drew ony 11 bob last 'week. If-aa'd
been on dole relief aa'd been much
belter off, aa tell ye." This is one of
the things that is to be investigated
as a result of the Prince'B tour.
ASSASSIN IS DENIED STAY
Mexico City, Feb. 6. The Mexican ;
supreme court today declined to in
terfere with the execution of Jose
de Leon Toral. condemned assassin
of President-elect Obregon.
The court refused the writ of in
junction applied for by Toral's at- I
torneys, in their last minute efforts committed by someone who wanted
to save' his life. The date and place narcotics more than anything else,
of execution will not be announced No person whose activities were sus
until provisional President Portes picious had been in the store Tues
Gil has passed upon a petition for day of Tuesday night, store people
clemency. said.
SI
Every Day More
Arch Rest - Arch Preserver
Straps and Ties
for Women. Patent, black and
tan kid leathers. $85
Values to $ 1 0, going at . . fif
Boy Scout Shoes
Brown and black calf leather. Blu
cher and lace patterns. $85
Keg. $! sellers, pair
tU!l.lJ.AJ flii-.,.
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'T' . -rt , --r .frr
Ghrist Furniture Co.,
Plattsmputjj, Neb.
One good Cook Stove, four
lids, $10.
One Quick Meal Range, $35.
One combination Coal and Gas
Range, $25.
Three Heating Stoves, $7,50 to
$10 each.
One Electric Washer, $25.
One Electric Washer, $35.
One Red Star Gas Range, $15.
One $75 12x15 Rug, like new,
only $35.
Two 9x12 Azminster Rugs, $5
and $10.
Six small Axminster Rugs, 50c
to $1.50 each.
Ten full sized Eeds, $1 to
$3.50 each.
Ten Bed Springs, $1 to $3.50.
Three-quarter size Beds at $3.50
to $5 each.
Three Oil Stoves, $6.50 to $10
each.
Many other articles space for
bids listing.
In our New Furniture Department, we have everything
in Living Room, Dining Room, Bed Room and Kitchen
Furniture at great reduction. Come, see our large stock.
Trade in your Old Furniture as Part Payment on New
Fifty Miles Free Delivery
Ghrist Furniture Co.,
Telephone No. 645 South 6th Street
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Nebraska City
Has Visit from
Burglars Also
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Thygeson Drug Store Robbed of Pens
and Quantity of Narcotics
Taken by Visitors.
P.nrrhn n-hn cntcrnrt the Thvtrp-
son Drug Store at Nebraska (Jity
sometime Tuesday night carried away I
merchandise valued at $300. The
i stolen goods consisted of narcotics,
! fountain pens and watches.
J Mark Stahlhut, opening the store
I at S o'clock Wednesday, noticed a
' fountain pen case in the front of
the store had been stripped. Inves
tigation showed that there was a
broken window in the rear and that
the narcotic cabinet had been broken
into and several drugs taken.
Officers believe the robbery was
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Shoes are Being Put
W EiS)S
Get In Folks Tills Chance Won't
Last Forever!
n
One good Piano (mahogany
Case) with bench, $100.
Two Phonographs, $25 each.
One 2-piece Living Room Suite,
$39.50.
Two Duofolds, $15 and $25.
Three Library Tables, $5.00,
$7.50 and $3.50.
Three Buffets, $5 to $20.
$25 Breakfast Set, $15.
Two China Cabinets, at $12.50
each.
Ten Dining Room Tables, $5 to
$15 each.
Dining Room Chairs, 85c to
$2.50 each.
Ten Dressers, $7.50 to $20.
Three Kitchen Cabinets, $7.50
to $17.50 each.
One Kitchen Cupboard, $6.50.
One hand and power Washer in
good condition, $9.
One practically new Wringer,
$3.50,
One Buck Range, nearly new,
going for $25.
! Mrs. Ray Taylor, proprietor of a
beauty parlor above the store; w&s
awakened shortly before daylight by
! the crash of "glass, but she paid no
'attention to it. -
j -The cash register had been operi-
!ed and $3.50, left there for change,
taken.
I Night watchmen made a Journey
up the alley about 4 a. m. Wednes-
day, ..they said, and noticed nothing
wror The bel, th robbprv -
curred after that hour.
Mr. Thygeson is a son-in-law of
A. V7 White of this city and is well
r M. J. 1. . v. TT jt m . a - -i ,
w uere ne resiaea pre-
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where he operates one of the finest
drug stores in the state.
CONDEMNED MAN ASKS
PERMISSION TO MARRY
Liverpool, Feb. 7. From the cell
where he awaits execution, Joseph
Reginald Victor Clarke, known as
"the boy with a hundred sweet
hearts," today made application cf
the home secretary for permission to
marry the daughter of the woman he
murdered, but failed to get permis
sion. His desired bride is Mary Ag
nes Fontaine, a former sweetheart,
whom he was charged with attempt
ing to kill after he had killed Mrs.
Alice Fontaine.
in Racks and Bins
Florsheim and J. P. Smith
Oxfords
Tan and black hi grade calf leather.
Blucher and bal mod- SSS
els. Values to $ 1 0 fl
Women, Look!
Novelty Pumps and Straps Pat
ents and colors. Values $145
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