THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY; MARCH 9, 1918.
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RADICAL PLANKS
ARE ADOPTED BY
NATIONAL PARTY
Convention, Swollen by ..Hun
dred Bolting Delegates From
Prohibition Party, Announces
Policies for" New Group.
ChicagoMarch 8. Equal suffrage
nation-wide prohibition and , radical
legislation favoring farmers and la
borers are the chiet planks of the
platform of the national party, adopt
ed here today at a convention at
tendee; by about 200 delegates, 100 of
(hom are bolters from the prohibition
party. i;
The platform, after several hours
, of debate on the . negro voting .ques
tion and various points of the planks
Favoring laborers, was adopted by, ft
unanimous vote and i the first defi
nite expression of the policies of the
new party. : ' - . "
. A summary of it follows:
Want All to Vote.
In regard to suffrage, the r.ht
of men. and women to vote on all
questions and enforcement of the
laws enfranchising negroes and others
regardless of color of race is de
manded. -
( The prohibition plank pledgea "the
party to work for nation-wide pro
hibition and for immediate ratifica
tion of the constitutional amend
ment. 1 ' i
Extension f the federal loan law
is the most important legislation in
storage, government insurance of
farms and stock, federal inspection
of .farm products at terminals and re
moval of taxation 1 from all farm
equipment and measures to prevent
the holding of large tracts of idle
land are included.
Help Laboring Man. .
Limitation of immigration, shor"en
ing of working hours, governmental
insurance, more rigorous inspection
of factories and working places, ade
quate enforcement of child lator
laws are some of the things urged
in the labor plank, It is also advo
cated that the government forbid
interstate shipments of articles made
by children, women employed more
; than eight hours a day or six days
a week, convicts under private con
tract or persons employed in unin
spected factories or mines. Abolit-on
of contract prison labor and the es
tablishment of the honor system in
prisons are advocated. ,
Much of the platform also is de
voted to the question of internal
democracy. The olatform' declares
that the party recognizes that the re
public of the world is the goal tor
.international political development
ana urges abolition Of secret di
plomacy, ireeootn ot the seas and
abolition of prohibitive or dis
criminatory tariffs or taxes upon trade
and commerce. Foreijrn investments
must bear their own risks, another
piantc oemanas.
1 Fredom of Speech.
At, .... . . .
umer conditions advocated ape
freedom of speech both by word of
moutn ana by printed matter, short
ballot in state and municipal elec-
tions, right of absentee citizens to
vote by affidavit, public ownership
of public utilities and extension of
the postal system and parcel post
system. ;.
Considerable argument was had as
to whether the preamble to the plat
form ahould read:
"The national party accepting the
guidance of God," or "of Cod and His
. son, jesus wnnst."
After ftreachers of various denm?
nations had discussed that point for
about an hour it was decided to leave
out "Jesus Christ"
A telegram was sent to the British
wppr party, congratulating them upon
"Wl HV1K.
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Brilliant Hues of Northern Lights Shed
'I Radiance in Sky With Wonderful Glow
I Seldom Seen in Such Intensity
; - Thousands of persons marveled Thursday at the
; most wonderful display of aurora borealis seen in this
region in years.
' The whole northern heavens were alight with
electric glow for several hours.
r " Radiance was enough; almost, to permit reading
4 newspaper print where one was situated far enough
j from street lamps to get the full power of the north
'V era lights. 1 : ; "
'. Early in the display the arc of light reached to
the pole atar, and gradually crept upward until it cov
; ered the aenith. -"' -
; . Parallel rolls of light awept from the northwest-
ern horison across the sky 40 degrees south of the
( lenith. " These huge cubes were even more brilliant
,than the illumination of , the northern arc, succes
... sively blotting out Orion and the brilliant Sirius,
dimming Jupiter and hiding the Pleiades and obscur
ing the fiery face of Mars on the eastern horixon.
Scores of these rolls of electric fire passed across
the sky 40 degrees south of the lenith, moving al-.
ways from the west to east
Intense colors appeared in the constantly shift
ing streams of light Reds, from dull copper to deep
crimson tones, appeared in the northwest, while soft
purple and brilliant electric blues filled the corre
sponding point in the northeast, while greens and
purples mingled in. the central arc.
Hundreds of persons called newspaper offices
and o'ther points of information asking what the phe
nomenon might be and many a one wondered if the
manifestation were not ft sign with bearing on the
great war.
The amount of electrical energy in the display
. was tremendous. Wire service was crippled, the As
sociated Press and telegraph companies .reporting
that the disturbance txtended far into the east'
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Shipping Board to Build
Fleet for Oil Fields
Washington, March S.-r-Construc-
tlOn Ot 1 flt nf kirir., M
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from the Mexican fields to the gulf
yuiis j, urmcr consiaeration by the
' ahlDDiner hoard Ra .1
ers have been taken out of the gulf
uauc ui uiin-aiianuc use that substi
tutes must be found and it was said
today that barges probably would be
v.uv u. miiyx. tonstruciion.
iuoijwji is required to build
tanker. j
263 Pass Wavy Mental
Test for Midshipmen
Annapolis, Md., March 8. An
nouncement was. made at the .naval
acaaemy tonight ot the result of the
recently held examination of candi
dates for admission to the Naval
acaaemy as midshipmen, .there were
in the neighborhood of 550 youths
who took the tests at various civil
service centers throughout the coun
try. There will be a second series of
iiicuwi iesrs neia at the academy on
tn third Inr,Ai
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Wife Kills Husband
.r "; Who Is Beating Her
Cedar Falls. Ia., March 8. (Special
Telegram.) William , D. Ralston,
acred 50 var. in, aim 4n. 4..b k..
. - , w..ww .v uvaui uy
nis wife, when he attempted to beat
ivuajr. uc wiit oroKe away
, while her husband was attacking her,
ia cea a revolver icept tor chicken
thieves, she fired, then sent for a phy
sician. Officers have made no arrest.
Nonpartisan Organizer
; Chased From Kenyon, Minn.
Kenyon, Minn., March' 8. George
Breidel. a Nonpartisan league organ
izer, tonight was escorted to the rail
road station here, forced to kneel and
kiss the American flag and then to
purchase a ticket for Dorie' Center.
He was put on the train with orders
not to return. ,
: Vagrants to Be Put to Work
Where Found in Sunny South
; Atlanta, Ga., March 8. Machinery
ucsignea to rorce vagrants in
Georgia to work, was put in motion
by Governor Dorsey today in a letter
to county councils of defense, direct
ing them to co-operate with county'
judges, sheriffs and solicitors in hunt
ing down idle men.
:IU.e Want Ada Ering Result?,
RAIL DIRECTOR
DOES NOT PLAN
! NEW TRACK FEE
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Congressman Lobcck Discovers
That Grain Exchange Officials
!of Omaha Are, 'Needlessly .
' Worried.
. WMbiorton Borran of . ,
The Omaba Bee, tSll O Street.
Washington, March 8. (Special
Telegram,) Henry T- CUrke, attor
ney for the Omaha Grain exchange,
is , needlessly exercised over a re
ported ruling of Director General of
Railroads McAdoo with reference to
charges for cars on sidings. .
In a telegram to Congressman Lo
beck Mr. Clarke states that the ex.
change is advised Secretary McASoo
proposes . immediately to assess
charges of $2 a car on every car set
on an elevator siding and an additional
charge of a dollar per car for spot
ting. "Ninety to 95 per cent of the gram
consigned to the Omaha Grain ex
change and originating at the Omaha
market is weighed at elevators and
freight charges are assessed on ele
vator weights, says the message.
4'A larce volume is transferred from
inbound cars through the elevator to
outgoing cars." Mr. Clarke protests
against creating. new and additional
charges for incidental service or the
increase in existing charges unless
made to force prompt release of
equipmnt, and suggests that "if addi
tional revenues are ; required, they
should be raised by. increasing the
road haul rate."
; Nothing in Rumor.
Mr. Clarke suggests that before
any action is taken by the director
general the Omaha ; Grain exchange
be', given a chance to be heard.
When the contents, of this telegram
was presented to Assistant Director-
Oeneral of Railroads Oscar A. Price
by Mr. Lobeck, the latter wis. inform
ed, that nothing was known in his
office about the proposed charge for
cars on siaings, nor is any such plan
as' outlined contemplated.
. Today it was learned that the director-general
of railroads has or
ganized a committee to make plans
for a standard engine and when these
plan? are ready engines will be built
and' paid for by the . governmerit in
oraer mat the present shortage in
motive oower mav h 1iminatf4
It also was stated to be the purpose
ui , mc uirccior-gcnerai io complete
all, locomotives in course of construc
tion at the time the railroads were
4aken over by the government.
senator Hitchcock's office today
unnBimuea a iormai invitation of the
Alliance Commercial club and the
Nebraska Stock Growers' association
to' Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover, inviting him to attend a joint
meeting. of Jtbe both bodies should
Mf. Hoover decide to make a trip
west this spring or early suWer.
J hey assure the food administrator a
rousing meeting of potato growers,
beet sugar growers and cattle rais
er! from Wyoming, . Colorado ' and
Nebraska. Mr. Hoover has not re
plied to the invitation.
William Maher of Omaha is in
Washington attending a meeting of
the executive committee of the Civil
s"v!ce, Retirement association, of
which he is.,a member.
Texas Senate Agrees to
f Army Dry Zone Measure
'Austin, Tex., March 8. The senate
today finally passeT the bill establish
ing, 10-mile prohibition zones around
camps of military instruction and in
cluding cities having ship-building
plants working on government con
tracts, after amenriinir it in h.nm.
effective April 15 instead of Apru 1
as .it passed the house. The bill now
will go back to the house for con
currence. '
Briej City Neivs
"God Parents? for French
"War Orphans' Needed
'New 1 York, March 8. Photo
graphs of 50 French "war orphans"
in immediate need of as many
American "God parents," who will
contribute 92 or more monthly to
ward their suooort have been re-
' ceived at the headquarters here of
Lt roquet Uu Soldat, it wa an
nounced today. Through this or
ganization aid toward the support
of the fatherless children has al-'
ready been extended a considerable
number of French war widows.
Each of the photographs bears a
notary's record of the child's name,
age, the mother's age, the father's
regiment number and the date and
location of the combat in which he
was killed. Most of the children are '
of. Breton parentage and live on
Belle Isle, a historic island just off
the cost of Brittany. Their widowed
mothers receive a small allowance
from the French government, but to
keep the children well nourished and
to educate them properly, the addi'
ti&aj fjtrjdj gjs required,
Bar Root Print It Naw Beacon Praia.
. Lighting Fixture. Rurfpus-Granrien.
Roht. C. Drupsedow & Co., stocks
and bonds and local Securities. 860
Omaha Nat. Ban't Bldg
The War Tax Service Bureau solves
Income tax problems. Audits ac
counts. Prepares ' Returns. Expert
service. 805 Om. Nat Bk. Tyler 820.
Better je safe than sorry In muklng
Investments. Safety and 5 per cent
dividends Is the rule Nebraska Sav
ings & Loan Ass'n, now In Us 33d
yoar. 21 S. 18th 3.
Weather Bureau Slogan The new
slogan of the weather bureau now be
ing printed on the maps, etc., sent
out daily. Is "Do not risk having a
poor corn crop by using untested
seed."
Bring Body to Omaha T. E. Duffy,
2931 North Fifty-eighth street, son of
Mrs. Alice Duffy, who dropped dead
at Los Angeles, has left for the Cali
fornia city to bring the body of his
mother back to Omaha for burial.
Stnte Bank of .Omaha, corner Six
teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per
cent on time deposits; S per cent
on savings accounts. All deposits in
this bank are protected by the de
positors' guarantee fund of the state
ot Nebraska. Adv.
Rabbi Harrison in Omaha Rabbi
Louis Harrison of Worcester, Mass.S
will give two addresses Saturday on
"The Need for Deeper Study of the
Bible." He will speak in the syna
gogue at Nineteenth and Burt streets
at 9:30 a. m. and In Beth Israel syna
gogue, Eighteenth and Chicago, at
4 p. m. '
Mass at Fort Omaha Archbishop
Harty will designate an Omaha priest
to say mass at Fort Omaha Sunday.
Arrangements have been made with
officials of the Young Men's Christian
association for the use of the "Y" hut
at the fort for services pending com
pletion of the Knights of Columbus
building.
Ilotel Man Fined A. Zwebeck, pro
prietor of the Aberdeen hotel, 119
North Fifteenth Street, was fined $25
and costs on a charge of keeping an
ill-governed house by Police Judge
Fitzgerald Friday morning. A. Silver,
chauffeur,, alleged inmate, was fined
$12.50 and costs. W. H. Miller for
felted hfs bond.
Continue Examinations Physical
examination of women arrested under
vagrancy charges continued Friday
under the direction of Health Com
missioner ConnelL Seven were found
to be diseased. They were sent to
hospitals for treatment. Nine were
convicted on vagrancy complaints and
given jail sentences.
Burglars Collect Coin Burglars en.
tered the home of Charles C. Stearns,
812 North Twenty-ninth street,, Thurs
day night by prying open a back win
dow. They stole $30 from Steams'
trousers, which were lying at the foot
of his bed. Meta Hanson reported the
Ltheft of $50 from his room at the
Keystone hotel Thursday night.
Three - ConvictedThree convic
tions on alleged liquor Violations were
obtained before Judge Fitzgerald In
police court Friday. Joe Stebblns, a
waiter, was sentenced to 60 days In
Jail. This was his second conviction
under the prohibition law. Fred An
derson and O. J. McDonald, visitors
from Council Bluffs, were fined $100
and costs each.
. Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
MISSION TAKES
MARCONI TO TASK
FOR REFLECTION
Charges That Italians in This
Country Have Been Involved
in Scandals Resented
by Envoys.,
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Washington, March 8. Charges in
Rome by Senator Marconi that there
have been scandals and irregularities
in connection with purchases for the
Italian government in this country
have drawn a request by cable from
Francesco Quattrone, member of the
Italian mission here, that the senator
be specific in his statement;, instead
fi reflecting upon. all officials con
cerned in such purchases.
; Mr. yuattrone tonight sent this
message to Senator Marconi:
. "Your speech of accusation against
Italian mission in the United States
has been reported here in both Amer
ican and Italian-newspapers with a
6ense of generality involving the
honor and name of every official who
has been in charge of purchases for
the Italian government After our
previous utterances you will recog
nize the necessity of stating names
and facts and I, sincerely hope you
will do so. This because I have been
here spending millions of dollars for
our state railways and also ministry
of agriculture." ' ,
Senator Marconi made his charges
several days ago in a speech urging
reorganization of the Italian purchas
ing system. Later he indicated that
he was delaying his answer to the re
quest that he become head of the mis
sion to the United States because he
did not care to "shoulder scandals
which have arisen."
Pepple Mourn Redmond.
Dublin, March 8. Flags here and
in all parts of Ireland are flying at
halfmast and the people ar wearing
emblems of mourninz for John Red-
NEXT ARMY DRAFT
TO BE CLASSIFIED
IN FOUR GROUPS
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Provost Marshal Declares Ail
. ments Which Allowed Men of
First tall to Be Exempted
Will Not Stand.' '
Chicago, ' March 8. Re-calsifica-tion,
according to physical condition,
of the men called in the next army
draft, is provided in revised instruc
tions for medical advisory boards,
which are being sent to the local
boards throughout the country. The
new! regulations made public tonight
require that every man summoned be
fore the board shall be placed in one
of the following four classes:
Acceptable for general ; military
service. ' '
Acceptable 1 for general military
service( after being cured of( remedial
effect.
Acceptable for special or limited
military service in a specified capacity
or occupation.
. Rejected and exempted from any
military service.
, It is the intention of the' provost
marshal general to provide later for
the further investigation and classifi
cation of the men acceptable for
limited or special service so that rec
ords may be made of the sort of
work of these men may be assigned to
do without endangering his health.
Under the new regulations many
ailments and defects which gained
exemption of drafted men in the past,
now will result only in their being
listed in Group B. Such men If they
choose, will be given the' privilege
of securing the services of their fam
ily physicians in the effort to remove
the defects, but if they have not
availed themselves of this ; privilege
within a specified time, they wilt be
called into military service and order
ed to a cantonment base hospital, a
re-construction hospital or to a civic
hospital as may be designated by the
surgeon general. ;
T.R. RETURNS TO
SAGAMORE HILL
FEELING "BULLY
Oyster Bay, N. Y March 8,-General
Theodore Roosevelt returned to his
home on Sagamore Hill here this aft
ernoon after having been for several
weeks in New York City, where he
underwent operations for ear trouble.
Mrs. Roosevelt accompanied him
home: The trip from New, York to
Oyster Bay was made in an automo
bile, and Colonel Roosevelt- declared
that he felt fine. '
On the porch of the Roosevelt
home Mrs. Richard Derby; and her
two children were awaiting the for
mer presideht. Richard Derby, the
elder of the childen, rushed to the
arms of his grandfather, who picked
him up and hugged and kissed him.
Colonel Rojsevelt then took up the
baby and carried her in his arms into
the house. t ,
Colonel Roosevelt said he expected
to regain his strength completely in a
short time. He intends to rest dur
ing the next three weeks and then to
be in condition to make some of the
speeches which were cancelled be
cause of his illness. Very few visitors
will be permitted to see Colonel
Roosevelt during the period of the
convalescence. Most of his time will
be spent in reading and walking about
his estate.
Hupp Cleared of Murder
Charge; Trial Sensational
Cleveland, O., March 8. Elmer
Hupp was acquitted of the murder of
Charles L. Joyce tonight, the jury re
turning a verdict of "not guilty."
Hupp was tried for second degree
murder. ,
The jury deliberated two nours. On
the first ballot the vote was nine to
three for acquittal, three jurors
arguing against the insanity claims of
the defense. On the second ballot the
jury agreed. (
Late this afternoon a suit, fof $100,
000 was filed against Elmer Hupp, on
behalf of the parents of Charles L.
Joyce, charging that wRen Hupp shot
Joyce, he deprived the aged parents
of their sole means of support.
Jewish College
On Mount of Olives
New York, March &. The es
tablishment of a Hebrew uni
versity in Jerusalem before the
end of the war will be the first
duty of the Jewish commission
which leaves soon for Palestine,
according to an announcement
made here today by the. Pales
tine restoration fund commis
sion. A site on the Mount of
Olives already has been ob
tained, it was said, and tn ap-
5eal soon will be made to the
ews of the world for an en
dowment fund. -
PURGES
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'EVERYBODY STORE"
Friday, March 8, 1918 STORE NEWS FOR SATURDAY Phona D. 1ST
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There's a Certain Satisfaction About
These Burgess-Nash Spring
Suits f of Meim
At $15.00 to $40.00
THAT you seldom ever secure in merchant
tailored garments. There's everything
about them the material the fit the
style - the patterns that mean satisfac
tion to you and, above all, a Burgess-Nash
reception, which means genuine serv
ice when you buy and money back
cheerfully if you're not pleased.
Made to conform with the
of quality, which means the best pos
sible at the price.
"Ready-for-service'' suits for men,
in a combination of dependable fab
rics, cut to fit and hand tailored by
tailors who are masters in their art. ;
Speaking of the
Models for Spring
There is a dash and go in our spring models
that young men will like as well as many new
models that the older and more conservative
man desires.' . w
All the latest models including the military
effect, simple and double breasted, two and
three button with roll lapel. " , I r?-
Plain 'back, semi-fitted and traced models with high waist' line, flared
skirt, plain patched and slash pockets. i v '
The materials are cassimeres, worsteds, home spun and bird's eye basket
weaves. Plain colors and fancy mixtures. 1
Burgaaa-Naah Ce. Fourth Floor ;
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Bring the Boy Here Saturday
for His New Spring Suit
At $7.95 :
THE sort of suits parents anpreclata
buying for robust healthy boys
who go through the ordinary suit In
hurryi Splendid selections of materials
4nd colorings.. Two pair of pants,
Ages 7 to 16 years at $7.05. i
Dther suits to J" 3.00. r
Boyi' W&th Suiti, $1.50
A big- selection of the new wash suits,
fast colors, all sizes at $1.80. ;
Others at $1.71 to $10.00. .
Boy' KoveralU at $1.00
Koveralls, guaranteed colors, khaW,
blue and white stripes and plain blue
at $1.00. t , '
Boys' blouses, guaranteed colon, 75
to $8.00
Boys' spring overcoats, ages 2 to
12 years, $4.5 to $10.00.
Burfaaa-Naah Co. Fourth Float
YOUR New Spring
Soft Hat
!i ready for
you the
very styU
and shape
best
Ml it Aft
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to you and
at a price
that will
please you.
All tha favored shapes and
shades are represented and wo
feature for Saturday a jplendid
lino of -i -,, . -; ,
EN'S Soft Hats
at $3.00
Our showing of Stetsons and
genuine Barsollna hats ia very
complete with a prlca rang of
$4.60 to $12.00.
BurgaM-Na.il C Fawtfc Flaw
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Our Stock of! James A. Banister Shoes
for Men, Specially Reduced for Saturday- Only
len s
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Oxfords
$6.50
Men's
Boots
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v-vFC tTiArn'o a raaann fnr this rpmflrlfftMA TPCIUCtlOn. W B realize UUl
, men's shoe section on the Fourth Floor is not the most Accessible
place, but we do know that we have shoes and values oi vast i
portance and want every man to come and get acquainted with
this fact the splendid lines oi snoes we carry ana mo un
usual values. v .
That's the reason.
MAtrr at Vi?. nhrmt. tliA fflmoua Banister Shoes.
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They have solid leather inner and outer soles, all selected, no split stock.
Solid leather neeis, no miings. ;
All linings cut right and left make better fitting shoes. i ,
The welt is sewed by hand insuring better wearing shoes.
Made by Banister since 1845 sever ty-three years of good shoe making.
. Burf aaa-Naaa Co fourth Floor
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Men, Here's Good Shirt News
At $1.15, $1.45 and $2.95 :
mHREE big groups of men's shirts of the very finest quality that
a. I ri'11 n-r.-r.An 1 fr. fit a wiqti nrifVi Q ahirf TlftO? h-OrQUHA AVPrV f71 ft
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offered at way below the regular selling price.
The, shirts are splendid fitting and well made, cut full
and large, of plain 'and fancy carded madras, harmony
and garner percales, pongees, mercerized cloths, Russian
; cords and other soft materials suitable for high grade
shirts. ; ' . " : -
Laundered and soft cuffs, coat style.
You'll want a half dozen when you see the quality
and patterns offered at $1.15, $1.45 and $2.95.
Men s Neckwear, at 75c
Men's rubber lined spring neckwear, a
new shipment just received. Beautiful as
sortment of patterns and colorings 75c
Muslin Night Robes, $1.00 -
Splendid quality, cut full and extra
length. Bought before the advance and
offered to you at the same rate of saving,
$1.00. ; . ' .
CoMal Floor
Men's Handkerchiefs, 15c, 25c
. Hemstitched colored borders and plain
white. Some, with initials. Big assort
ment for selection, at 15c and 25a each.
Men's Sample Hose, 25c
White and black, and some fancy col
ors included, priced at about price, at,
25c a pair. , - S . .
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