A
TTTE OMAHA SUNDAY PEE: FEBRUARY 28, 1315.
ROTARIAHS HOLD
. BIRTHDAY DINNER
Third of Club and Tenth of Orgini
' cation Celebrated at Fontenelle
with Dinner-Dance.
ELEGANCE MARKS FUNCTION
Although I year old. tb Oman
Rotary club had never celebrated a
birthday until Friday night. Naturally
after such a lone period of non
obeerance, the 125 members left
nothing undone to make their de
layed fefttivltlea the acme of perfec
tion, especially a their wives were
jthe special guests of honor,
j Bo the magnificent ball room of
Omaha's wonderful $1,260,000 Hotel
Fontenelle, Just opened yesterday,
was the scene otj a brilliant fete last
night It waa the first large party
to be hdd there, with the exception
4f the hotel stockholders' dedication
Winner, and it closely rivaled that
Junction in splendor,
I Fnoy KlalMirat Hanqart.
I The JM) mwntmn sn4 their wives. Im
maculate in twautlful gowns and evening
Hres. began their birthday party with a
banquet In the rtontenelle ball room,
"where the French lest of French, chefs had
prepared a repeat to honor the assem
blage. Needless to say, everybody keenly
enjoyed the eliut courses, slthough only
French students could re4 ths menu.
In the meantime a galaxy of musical
talent presented a novel and delightful
tilvertiscmrnt. which was fully as en
joyable as the banquet It accompanied.
hi was eepeclally relished because It In
:l(ii1cd numerous Rotary parodies and
ocal hits, among which were a song
nbout the Fontenelle, written especially
or the occasion, and soma personal
verses thst struck responsive chords.
The numbers were given by Mr. and
Mrs. I.uclus Pryor, Mrs. W. T. Ilause,
the Misses Daisy Illrglna, Martha Grym.
Genevieve Rafferty snd Pearl Davey, the
latter befng ths regular ' Rotary enter
club that she was presented with a dia
mond Isvsllere last Christmas,
j, Following the banquet and cabaret
President 1L 8. Weller of the club, chalr
Tnsn and toastmaMer, explained the occa-
lon of the festivities and introduced
Vllllam R. Watson, The letter offered
n effective .toest to ths question,' "What
s Servicer Dr. E. 0, Henry, added to
he wit of the evening with a toast on
8ervh e rtus." Rev. T. J. Mecsay, rector
f All Saints' church and the ministerial
ember of the club, pronounced the in-
oration.
flotarlaa F.atertalaers. '
A third pert of the entertainment con
sisting ot a choice program of classical
music, was given while the big ball room
was being clssred for dancing. With Mrs.
tlenry Cox at the piano, Rotarlans Co
Ith a violin, Meyer with a flute and
losers with a 'cello played' Chabrter'e
Habanera" aa a prelude. Prof. Cox
!eyed Krsis'er'a "Viennese Caprice" on
its rare Stradlvartua with artistic feeling,
aVirs. Vox accompanying him.- Miss Haael
Filvsr'S lyric soprano voloe was heard to
rxcellsnt advantage, following which Ro-
rulans Meyer snd Rogers, . with Prof.
i'ox at the planet .offered Oanne's
f Reverie" In aft engaging fluta aad 'cello
Huet Mrs, Cox ana ins tares wiwunu
closed the program with an , Intsrmesso,
1-ellbee Nalla.''
!Then as a grand fins to the evsn
ngs festivities the hundreds of birthday
telebrants put the ballroom to excellent
jise until the midnight hour, Olesen's or
chestra' furnishing the inspiration to nu
merous new steps.
As aa incidental to ths party gifts wsrs
4 ere distributed to Mrs. Ray C. Klngsley,
Mrs. H. A. McFarlana and. Mrs. Oeorgs
Rogers, ths lucky recipients ef birthday
donations to ths club by the C. B. Brown
company, BurgoSs-Qranden Company and
tbe D. F. "Corte Fnrnlture company,
whose proprietors are members of the
pmaha Rotary dub.
; The evening's festivities were arranged
ty Will Clark, I V. Nicholas and Will
Taylor, t lis apodal committee that outdid
Itself to prepare a fitting celebration ol
notary's decade of life.
' Officers of the club are: II. 8. Weller,
taluer, and such a popular favorite la the
Piealdent; H. O. Moorhead, vice presi
dent; Tom 8. Kelly, secretary; Walter O.
Silver, treasurer. -' .
' Handsome 'fcaarealra,
A handsoino booklet of the evening's
happenings. Including a color Illustration
o. the Hotel Fontenelle, was a souvenir
of the occasion that ths Rotarlans and
their wives alll cherish for' a long time.
Attached to those riven tbe men was a
card, carrying the following words of a
si tu U.ly written verse, sung to the tune
at ' My Wife's clone to toe Country" by
tho m.-mU rs as a toast of appreciation of
tlielr wives:
My wife is back from ths country, '
Jiurrah! hurrah!
I missed Iter and as lonesome
flnoe the day she went away;
Tonight I brouiiht ber with me,
Hurrahl hurrah!
Yon bet your His I love my wife,
. Ami glad she's going to stay!
American Flag Has Right of Way
on the Belgian Roads and Canals
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
BRUSflEU. Feb. 11 The American
flag now has the rlrht,-of-wey on Bel
glum roads snd Is flying from the were
houses and stations of the commission
for relief 1n Belgium, aa well as from Its
automobiles. It forms about the only bit
of color In this deeolste land.
For a time the flying of the American
flag became so general thst sn order wss
given by the commission that this prsc
tlce should be discontinued for fear some
misuse of the banner might cause fric
tion with the military authority. The
rescinding of this order was due chiefly
to the difficulties experienced on the road
by the commission's automobile.
Since the flag has been restored to the
care, the passing peasant not only gives
them clear way, but stamla at salute es
they go by. The flag files from ths
barge esrrylng relief food, and It again
wsves frem the warehouses and stations,
but care Is taken that It Is not used with
out authority.
To the Belgians the American flag If
the outward symbol of their relief for
possible stsrvstlnn snd they revere It
accordingly, extending to It the earns re
spect they would psy to their own ban
ner, were they allowed to fly tt
letters at the rate of i.000 a week are
pouting Into the main Brussels office of
the commission, expressing the thsnks of
Individuals for the food they hsve re
ceived. . a
POLITICS HAS PART .
IN REED'S ACTION
(Continued from rage One.)
action of the attorney general very much.
coming as It does at a time when Uie
commission is deep In an Investigation of
the rate cases, as it tends to bring dis
credit upon a department which In. the
handling of the corporations already has
a job which gives a chance for public
criticism, no matter how Just their action
may be.
Attorney Ueaeral'e Dety.
They say that it la the duty of the at
torney general, implied if not laid down
In tho statutes, at least to assist any de
partment of stats In sl'forts to perform
it duties and utterly out of place for
him to take any action whioh would in
sny way hamper the work being per
formed. '
The commission hss been very success
ful in ths years of its existence In at
tending to Its own business without hav
ing to consult tbe attorney general. Two
ot the mepibers are attorneys of stand
ing and for that reason ths state la for
tunately situated In a department where
so much legal advice might be needed.
NO AMENDMENTS GO
UNDER THE SENATE PLAN
(From a Staff Correspondent.), .
LINCOLN, . Feb, gT.Mfpeclal.) The
state senate is evidently opposed to the
submission of constitutional amendmente
ef any kind, judging from the sentiments
expressed In the committee of the whole
this morning when Iloegland's bill, re
quiring full cltlsenshlp to make a for
eign born person an elector, waa In
definitely postponed.
The Lancaster county senator could
muster only ftvs votes for his bill. Six
teen voted to kill It and twelve were
absent The four voting with Hosgland
were Bushes, Kle'chet, Saunders and
Shumway,
Hoagland'a amendment was submitted
several years ago and was defeated. He
explained that 'Its failure to carry waa
due more to a lack of Interest than any
thing else, tt falling to muster a suf
ficient number of votes; and also,' to
the fact that it waa mistaken for a suf
frage amendment.
The Lanoaater county member said that
enly two stats constitutions, aside from
that ot Nebraska, permitted the foreign-
bora to vote en first papers alone. He
cited instances- where men la this coun
try only six months had taken marked
ballots to the polls with them. Ia the
great majority of cases thsse msn vote
only upon the direction of somebody elss,
he ssld.
BILL DEFINING LEGAL
NEWSPAPER ADVANCED
(From 'a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Feb. Jl (Special.) Fly-by-nlght
newspapers, started for campaign
ptirposea end gaining most of their sus
tenance from the sole source of legal ad
vertising, came in Tor some sharp raps
st the hsnds of the stats senate ' this
morning.
Ths occasion wss advancement to third
reading by the committee o fthe whole
of Senate File No. lit, by Krumbach of
Polk. This measure defines a legal
newspaper aa one having a minimum cir
culation of at least WO weekly copies and
ss one printed, either In whole or in part
at the place where It la issued.
The original bill added another require
ment Increasing the number of weeks of
previous publication to seventy-eight At
present a newspaper of general circula
tion need onl fifty-two weeks of previous
publication ta make it eligible for legal
advertisements. An amendment waa of
fered and carried putting the original bill
back to tbe fifty-two week requirement
Lahners of Thayer and several others
attacked the bUl aa being unfair to the.
young newspaper just getting a start.
LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS
DRAW PART OF THEIR PAY
(From a eVaff Correspondent.) .
LINCOLN. Feb. TT. (Special Telegram.)
It cost the state of Nebraska IM.eoO to
pay Off Its hired men thia morning, for
what they have been trying to no since
LEADER IN NATIONAL WORK OF
THE D. A- R.
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Urs. Georsa Th&cher 6uezwej
Turk Losses During Bombardment
of Dardanelles Forts Very Heavy
T"NPOM. Feb. tt. tt Is reported from
Sofia. Bulgaria, that the Turkish forces
manning the fortifications at ths Dar
danelles suffered heavy lomea during the
bombardment by the Anglo-French fleet.
Reuter'a Sofia correspondent seys that
according to credible Information which
he has obtained, thst about e4 wounded
TurVlsh aoldlers were taken from the
Dardanelles forts to Constantinople after
the bombardment of February 19.
liMia Kays Damas Light.
CONSTANTIorLE, Feb. r.-(Vla Lon
don.) At the war offlrs today the fol
lowing statement was issued:
"After being subjected for seven hours
last Wednesdsy to bombardment by
heavy guns, the outer forts of the Dar
danelles were damaged at some points,
but we had only ftvs killed and fourteen
wounded. The enemy's fleet resumed
bombardment today, but in the afternoon
retreated out of range ot our batteries at
Sedd-El-Behr.
"Some hundreds of soldiers who landed
from French cruisers on ths coast at
Akabah. Arabia, were compelled to flee to
their ships with heavy losses after a two
hours' battle. Despite the severity of
cannon and magaslne gun fire, we had
only three killed and three wounded."
ALLIES FORCING
THEIR WAY INTO
DARDANELLES
(Continued from Page One.)
last pay day. Thla includea only the
sens tors and represents tlves. who re
ceived XO each. This is the second in
stallment of their salaries. There will
be only one more chance to draw the
aame amount. Aftsr that will come the
dread famine, when no more checks will
be coming. About that time the lure
of the warm will tempt most of them and
they will long for home and the pigs
and eo a.
Hughes Named for
Bluffs Postoffice
WASHINGTON. Feb. rT.-Oeorge T.
Hughes waa nominated for postmaster at
Council Bluffs by President Wilson today.
Benjamin F. Stapleton waa nominated
for postmaster at Denver.
ONLY OKR "BROMO tIISE."
To get the genuine, call for full name.
Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look for signa
ture of E. W. Orove. Cures a cold In one
day. 16 cents. . . . . -
present attack on the Dardanelles
forts Is a serioua undertaking, ana
not merely a demonstration.
Official announcementa declare that
after the reduction of the four outer
Dardanelles forts mine sweepers wsnt to
work within the straits under the protec
tion of the guna of the fleet while un
official dispatches from Athens' and Roma
assert that at least one French warship
actually has penetrated the passsge.
Oermany remains silent regarding its
share In tne military operations both in
the east and west, while Austria-Hungary
declares that Austrian and German
forces are holding their own in the Car
pathians and in Eastern dallcta.
Petrograd, leaa reticent announces a
repulse of German attacks in North Po
land With heavy losses. As a result of the
desperate fighting of the last few days
the Russian general staff claims to have
forced' back the Germane along a front
twenty-lve mnea in the Prsaasynss
region.
Ths impression is growing In England
that the German advance in East Prussia
is mainly due to political and economlo
motive and that consequently It la with
out great atrategta effect on the eastern
campaign as whole.
In the west the French continue to
elaim advances In the. Champagne dis
trict With quiet prevailing along the rest
of ths line.
INSURANCE MEN HIT
IN BILL ADVANCEMENT
From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Feb.. (Special.) Grace
of Harlan, aided try Panda II of York, ree-.
urrected Senate File No. 127 thla morning
In the aenale. Incidentally drawing down
upon their heada the wrath of the in
surance men.
The bill extends thp right to recover at
torneys' fees in the case of a contested
claim on a loss, so that It covers personal
property as wsll real estate.'
Gatea of Sarpy objected to the hill on
the ground that It made the insurance
companies out aa "scalawags." Friends
of the bill argued .that they were not
finding fault so much with the Insurance)
companies as with the adjusters.
Sandall argued that it waa the small
claims that ahould have such protection,
us the policy-holder waa always prone to
give up his rights rather than go to law
where only a small amount was involved.
The bill was klled Friday on the re
port of the committee. A motion to re
consider this morning, however, easily
secured the required two-thirds vote.
Department Orders.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-4Rpectsl Tele
gram.) South Dakota postmasters ' ap
pointed: Ktngsburg, Bonhomme county,
James H. Oleeson, vice F- J- Udllnck, re
signed; Bedelm, Ziebach county, Leonard
O. Adams vice B. F. Smith; Virgil. Beadle
county, -William .C. Denison vice C. W,
Magruder. removed: Went port. Brown
county. Myrtle I. Young vice ' H. A.
Nordlng.
A postoffice has. been established at
Lska City, Marshall county. South Do
kota. with Frederick Morton aa post'
master. ;
Hslver F.. Ray has been sppnlnted rural 1
letter carrier at Sweetwster, Neb.
Civil serrtre exsmlnatlnn will be held i
on March TT, st Central City for post-'
master st Cushtng and at Brtstow for
postmaster at Brtstow. Neb.
Dakota's Solons
Spend a Busy Day
On Appropriations
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 7. (Special Tele-'
gram.) Both houeea took up the general
appropriation bill thla afternoon and the
senate put it through before a late ad
journment In the house a campaign of
obstruction was commenced by Patterson-and
MoFariand, who took the post
tlon that the bill should be Itemised down
to the smallest possible unit and net
carry a blanket appropriation, in whioh
several of the Items covering a particular
department were bunched into one lump
sum. This method kept the house In a
turmoil for most of the afternoon and re-ulted'wn-teavlna'
the bill onlr nartlv com
pleted when aa adjournment was taken
until Monday morning.
The house concurred in the senate
amendment to the bill for compulsory
Bible reading in the schools of the state.
The bill, to gather In a part of the
present state game fund and pay old time
county game warrantr out of If was
called back on reconsideration and car
ried to take care of county claims, some
of which are nearly fifteen years old.
She Northwestern hospital for Insane at
Watertown haa come, through the senate
with only six dissenting votes, after it.
was defeated in the house. ' This will
bring it hack aa a house issue and strong
efforts will be made by the Watertown
people to get it through both at this ses
sion and allow work to begin on tbe In
stitution at that place.
The Berndt anti-lobby hill for atate of
ficers came back for the third time In
the senate after being .twice "killed" and
goes on the calendar for another vote.
Merohant Ship
Hit by Torpedo
Off French Port
DIEPPE), France, Feb. 17. (Via Paris.) '
It la reported here thai a British mer
chant ship haa been torpedoed in the
English channel off Saint ,Valllerr-flur
Somme. A French torpedo boat destroyer
has gone out ttom Dieppe to the assist
ance of the British ship.
SAUNDERS PUSHES NUMBER
OF HIS BILLS IN COMMITTEE
(From a Staff Correspondent.) .
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. .-Bpeolal Tele
gram.) Senator Saunders of Douglas
waa the busy man at this afternoon's ses
sion of the senate. Before adjournment
he ha4 had five of his bills advanced
to third reading in committee of the
whole. They were:
8. F. 134 Puts election of school board
members In Omaha under primary law.
H. F. 1. A Howe Bchool boards to open
school buildings for public purposes.
hi F. pvhool boerd of twelve mem
be is elected st large In Omaha Instead
of one member from each ot the eight
"S"1?' '1S1 All property to be-llated at
fuirvalue, but levies made on a one-fifth
a F. 1ST Puts Omaha school board
elections under supervision , ot election
commissioner.
Legislative
Proceedings
THOMPSON, BHDEN S GO. !
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Advance Notice
of a Great Dress Goods Sale
About 5,000 "Yards in the, Lot
Not half can be told in printer! ink. . See these goods
now' on display in our (Sixteenth Street window; then
come to the Dress Goods Section and get samples, take
them home, look them over, show them to your friends
before the day of sale.
. NOTE: Watch daily papers for date of sale.
HYMENEAL '
Miller-Lock.
ALLIANCE, Neb.. Feb. tT. (flpeolal.)-
Noma Lock and Joseph C. Miller were
united In marrlase at the home ot Mr,
at4 Mrs. Lew Hawkins Wednesday eve-
ninC. Rev. Nornbrn O. Palmer officiating
Miss Ada Hawkins sad llurh Ilaaklni
acui as bridesmaid and groomsman.
About fifty auests were present They
will maks their home at Chappell, Neb.
Cak-Oa trass.
KAIREUKT. Neb.. Feb. TJ -8peclal.)-A
quiet weddln was solemnised at ths
Christian church parsonage. Rev. J. K.
CheUentrKer of fli'lstlne. when Miss
K'lssbeth Ostrora of Hebron, and Quy L.
Cook were married. They were attended
by Melv.ne Cock. a alstr of the (room,
and Gus Erlckson, a cousin of ths brids.
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Wlswsll Re-eece.
DAVENPORT. Nb., Feb. n.-Spocial )
at a special meeting of the school board
the entire learning staff was re-elected
for the coming year, endorsing the staff
Individually as bavtrej done very good
work. If. O. Wlswell is superintendent.
Reported y Seaate tla Cess.
Blttesw.
here of Grand Islsnd rioldlersf home may
have ratWns In their separate cottages In-
BteaO. ol ceing" riu:i w mw -
at the home. . ' w . . .
H. R. , rtessn oi - nvim
letter law requlrlna state auditor to fur-
nun supplies or terrain wmwr -
Il'r. K. Fuller end Llfwett-Reduoes
required number ot biennial reports of
atnts officers. , .
tt. K. li: Sandall of Tork-Rulatea
business colleges throujh slate superin
tendent's o(fU. Must, get permit for
solicitors. '
8 K. Bedford ef PoUa-las Forbids
board of control or board of resents to
eniiik-y architect riot a resident of ths
state. '
Rrrwaasaeade te rase ? leaate
- III., mt Wkolt.
n .... . - . . .-.. . k. n.AlllM.
legal newspaper to ie pnniea is
or in part st place or Issue and a circula
tion of t least 0 o.plea weekly.
ney general to defend suits bmuaht
aaiiisi cumi.viwr. ' . o ....
n.ent of I'sients Involved la construction
OI l".mpni prurjir
a. r . .11 a i ir. 111 vi.'w ...'
cumb law, doing aay with Joint UeMUty
. . . i . . 11.. .. , I . n n.Kn llni.
tiartners niav be lolued In same suit.
roatpaaea by eaae Cosaaslttae f
Whole.
. M AJ ,1 Al-n4 .f T A M it.f fll iH
n. r . i'. i- v. r.
mlt conMltuUoiiai amendment ream ring
full nturllsilon of (orelica born elector.
Vwve at piesvmt on first paewrs.
Acea Sarlr Wasaaa Dead.
SUPERIOR. Neb., Feb. IT.-KSpeclal Tel-ecram-h-Alrs.
Joseph Blair, aaed years.
cWd Ust night, blie will be burled at
. iblif, Kan., tomorrow.
Rest fas- CaastllMUtoau
The best medicine for ounstipatlon is
lr. King's New Life PUls. nsild and ef
tirtlve and keep you well. Jtc Adver-UsiOieitt.
Early SpringShovingofVash Goods
Basement Wash Goods Section
40-Inch Printed Voiles,, all
1915 patterns, stripes and '
floral designs, all colors,'
25c a yard.
Madras Shirtings, the new-
est patterns in printed and '
woven effects, from 12c to
60c a yard.
Cleopatra Crepe, in stripes
and checks, the most satis-
factory crepe for dresses,
children's wear,, etc., all
the. newest designs, 25c a
yard.
Egyptian Tissues and Flax,
on, all desirable patterns
and colorings, 25c a yard.
- A Complete Showing of Spring
Suits, Coats, Dresses and Skirts
Very Moderately, Priced
February HasBeen a Remarkable
Month in Our Apparel Section
We have sold more dresses, coats and
skirts than in any February in our his-
tory.
In the Suit Section the number sold is
more than double the number in any
other February.
For March We Have Planned an Unusud Display
During the first weeic of March our have planned daily specials of New
windows will be closed while some Spring-Apparel. ; '
changes are made. . ' e first special is of fered Monday.
Other announcements will follow each
To counteract the effect of this we evening this week
Monday This Day Only
15 New Spring Presses
Including dancing frocks of net and voiles, and crepe de chine afternoon dresses in
spring colors
, Values to $36.50
Monday, $ 14. 5
On account of this low price we must make a charge for any alterations..
For the Little Girl
or Boy Who Dances
We would advise the use
of our celebrated Pure
Japan Tram 13-Thread
Silk Hose. The best in the
world. Colors, Sky, Pink,
White and black. We have
this same stocking in in
fants. alses.
A air t eaa tViani
IV HVW WAAW Ml.
Boudoir Caps
Lace, lace and chiffon and
lace and ribbon combina-.
tions; prices, $1.50, $175,
$2.00, $225, $2.50, $3.50.
Third Floor.
The Original "Store
for Shirtwaists"
Conceived two years ago, it at
tained instant popularity, which has
steadily increased. It is often imi
tated, but never equalled in variety
of really new styles, and excellent
qualities, at moderate prices.
A Particular Example
New Crepe de chine blouses, all
sixes, in white, navy, gray, sand,
flesh, maize and black
8 Different Styles
Monday $495
esvT...l.l7rs
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For the Purpose
of Attracting
Special Attention ,
To the Excellence of
0Rasi
SHOES
We have taken several
choice, new models
$6 and $7" Values
for this special offering,' at
$4-75 a Pair
A Special ,
One Day
Sale Venetian silk vests, em
broidered tops, in pink
. and white; regular $3.00;
Monday, only ;. $1.93
Venetian silk bloomers,
equally as attractive as
the vests; regular price,
$2.25 ; Monday, only $1.98
WOMEV8 UNDERWEAR SEC
TIOX THIRD FLOOR.
S3.25
Drlatcn Your Homo
With the ehseiful notes ef a tweet Wnsrlas: Canary. We red
suclT a Teat suoceas two weeks mo ia sellUif eur
ntroaTZS axinil Mglirtl at te eveeial
yitee ef ealy
T.t we htn decided to kave them en sals train this week.
March 1st to tn. at thla sraatly relucd prto We have re- f f 1
c-lvel another larse Umortatloe) and are able U jrWe yoa a Jf 1
very cliolco kIh1iuu. Kemeniber ttiat wo eU asxh slnar " tjAf"
four 3sye anproral under eur written a-uarantee to aivs yoa -absolute
aatiafacuon or your mousy cheerfully refundod.
Iwn t miss this sreat chance U set a fanulne tiportei caiiary at almost as
trt'. Come eariy lo bear the lirrta em- end suaaa your aelectioa, We u
iilD birds by express witft rr(eot eaety.
IV1AX OI21&iL.ii: BIRD CO.
HIT rA&lfaJs BTBSXT y
I Want To Buy
A. 13 AM EC
$10,000, $20,000 or $50,000. Correspondence
strictly confidential Will buy 51 per cent or all of stock.
C 1V1. EATON
Doug. 1981 11C6 W. 0. W. BLDO., Omaha. Neb.
BE A SWAPPER
Malce swaps for profit.
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