THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1918.
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SAFER TO DRIVE
CARS; INTO FIRE
THAN HAUL BOOZE
Attorney i General Reed Says
When Owners Learn Law,
Illegal Transportation
of Liquor WillStop.
From t Staff Correspondent
Lincoln, Nov. 18. (Special)
'Those engaged in the unlawful and
illegal traffic o.' intoxicating liquors
by bringing the same into the state
in violation of the federal law and
iu defiance of the new state law
must learn as early as possible that
it is safer to drive their automo
biles into a fire or over an embank
ment than to bring liquor into the
state with such conveyance. When
owners of machines and those who
hold mortgages thereon learn
through rigid enforcement of the
law the foregoing, it will become
less difficult to enforce the prohib
itory law." ' '
This is the opinion of Atorney
General Reed in a letter to James
A. Rodman, county attorney of
Kimball county, who had asked ad
vice of the state department as to
the sale of automobiles on which
it was claimed a mortgage was held.
Mr. Reed holds as follows:
"Where the owner of personal j
property, mortgaged by him to
another person remains in posses
sion of it after giving the mortgage,
and commits acts in respect to such
property, which work a forfeiture
of it to the United States, under
the 25th seetion of the" internal
revenue act of March 2, 1867.(14 U.
S. 8tat. at large, 483), it must be
'condemned, even though the mort
gagee is not shown to have been
concerned in such acts.
"Nor can the demand of the mort
gagee be paid by the court out of
the proceeds of the property con
demned." New Telephone Rates
Will Go into Effect
in the Near Future
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Nov. 18. (Special.)
Railway Commissioners Taylor and
Wilson and Rate Clerk. Powell of
the Nebraska commission have re
turned from Washington where they
attended a conference of state com
missions in connection with the In
terstate Commerce commission and
the national directorship of railways.
Coveripg the matter of telephone
rates, taken up with Postmaster
General Burleson at the same time,
the commissioners report that there
will be an entirely new rate scale,
now that the war is over and that
th: temporary rates over which there
has-been so much dissatisfaction will
be discontinued. It will be the pol
icy of the national director of the
telephone system to discourage ex
tension"' of telephone systems as
much as possible.
State Board Receives
Orders to Stop All
War Training Courses
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Nov. 18. (Special.) Di
rector C. A. Fulmer has notified all
institutions conducting war training
courses under the state board to
discontinue their work as war train
ing classes as soon as the students
now enrolled have completed their
courses.
Since January 1, 1918, 455 men
have been enrolled in these short
courses and the most of them have
been certificated and inducted into
army service. At the present time
about 300 other men are enrolled.
The signing of the armistice makes
such training unnecessary. ,
At the present time the i Peru.
Kearney and Wayne state normal
schools, the University of Nebraska
and the Omaha Y. M. C. A. have
large enrollments in radio buzzer
classes. The Omaha Y. M. C. A.
also has many men enrolled in war
training courses in auto' mechanics,
electricity and mechanical drawing.
Fremont Soldier i Is
Killed on Battle Front
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 18. (Special
Telegram) Albert Sanders, foster
son of Councilman and Mrs. W. H.
Fischer, was killed in action Octo
ber 13, according to information
that reached Fremont in a telegram
from the War Department. Private
Sanders was attending Hastings
college to prepare for the ministry
when he enlisted a year ago last
spring. He was a member of the
medical corps.. Mrs. Russell Pur
ington of Omaha is a sister.
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Deshler Superintendent Dead.
Deshler. Neb.. Nov. 18. (Special
Telegram)-Professor H. Jennings,
superintendent of the Deshler pub
ic schols, .died Monday of pneu
monia, ihe body will be taken to
bis home, in Wilbur, for burial
The funeral will be held Wednes
day afternoon' under. Masonic au
spices.
Boys' Working Reserve Can
Do Much to Help Farmers
Thomas Curran, associate federal
state director of the United States
boys working reserve, has just re
turned from the western part of the
state, where he has been looking
after the registration of the boys
for service and reports that the peo
ple of that part of the state are
showing great enthusiasm over the
work. The farmers say that the
boys can be of vast assistance along
the lines of agricultural work when
under such systematic discipline as
the working reserve officers.
Dedication of Court :
House Is 'Postponed
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 18. (Special
Telegram) At the request of the
State Board of Health that no un
necessary public gatherings be
held,- the dedication of the new
Dodge county court house, schedul
ed for next Thursday, has been
postponed indefinitely. It is prob
able the dedication will take place
next spring.
The influenza situation in Fre
mont shows marked improvement,
only 27 new, cases being reported
Sunday. The Board of Health decid
ed not to put the ban back on. 1
Search Lakes in Effort
to Find Missing Farmer
Fremont. Neb.. Nov. 18. fSoecial
Telegram) Search for Charles Sed
ers, North Bend farmer, who disap
peared from nis home last Friday,
continued without avail. Home
guards spent Sunday dragging lakes
in the vicinity of North Bend. The
last seen of Siders, he was at the
depot in North Bend about the time
a frceht train pulled out. Tomor-
" row the PJattt river will be dragged
as far as Fremont.
Pioneer Resident of Lyons
Dies at His Home Saturday
I.vons. NeU... Nov. 18. fSoecial.)
Franklin Everett, one l the ear
liest pioneer settlers of this place.
died at his home Saturday aged 86
' years, leaving three sons and one
daughter as follows: Fremont Ev
. erett of Portland Ore.; Walter Ev
erett of California: E. B. Everett,
and Mrs. W. S Newmyer of this
place, beside a large number of
grandchldren and great-grandchu
dren He was considered the .rich
est man in this part of Nebraska.
Influenza Epidemic is Under
Control in City of Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 1& (Special)
Eleven cases of the influenza were
reported here yesterdayt and but I
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one aeatn. wnue a tew cases -arc
reported daily the authorities be-
lieve they are slowly eradicating the
scourge which has caused so many
deaths in Beatrice and vicinity the
last six weeks.
Wind Wrecks Hotel Window;
Waiter Has Narrow Escape
Sunday's storm plied its force suc
cessfully upon the plafe glass win
dows of the Loyal hotel, with the
result that one of the large ones was
btown in.
Tim Whitesike. head waiter at the
hotel, was standing not a great dis
tance away from the. window when
it gave way and narrowly missed
being struck by the flying glass.
Someone asked him a little later it
the window blew in." His reply was,
"from de evidence I would not think
dat it blew out."
Margaret Bunten Asks for
Divorce from'Alezo Bunten
Margaret Bunten filed petition in
district court Monday asking for a
divorce from Alezo C. Bunten,
charging the defendant with' deser
tion. They were married January
30, 1916, and plaintiff charges the
defendant deserted her in1 February
of the same year. She asks the re
turn of her maiden name, Margaret
Nielsen. '
Benson High School
Raises $554 for U. W. W.
Benson, high school with less than
100 pupils, raised $554 in the United
War Work drive, a record not
equalled by any other school, con
sidering the number of pupils.
IU NTH nCAICDO
MU.U ULMLLnO
FAVOR HOLDING
SHOWINOMAHA
C. G. Powell Goes to, Cleve
land to Study Conditions;
Decision Not Yet
Reached.
A meeting of the directors of the
Omaha Automobile and Trade Asso
ciation was held Monday morning.
The directors, namely, J. T, Stew
art, Lee Huff, Guy L. Smith, J. M.
Opper, C G Powell, were unanimous
ly in favor of holding the'automobile
show.
C. G. Powell, manager of the
Omaha' Automobile Trade associa
tion, was directed to attend a meet
ing of show managers to be held in
Cleveland, O., November 25 and 26.
The regular November meeting of
the automobile dealers has been
postponed until Powell returns from
Cleveland. Powell expects to recch
here Thanksgiving day morning,
and the meeting will be called just
as soon thereafter as possible. At
that time the question will be put up
to the automobile dealers, and a de
cision will be reached in regard to
holding an automobile show.
A representative of The Bee called
upon a number of the automobile
dealers this afternoon and found
each dealer interviewed to be in fa
vor of the show.
Will Depend on Situation.
One or two of the dealers felt that
the holding of the show would de
pend largely upon the material situ
ation and upon later developments.
R. E. Davis of the Murphy-O'Brien
Auto company favors the show,
providing the manufacturers are in
a position to deliver cars. W. H.
Head of the Oakland Motor com
pany, although in favor of the shpw,
hestitated tp express an opinion until
he found but( more definitely 'what
the material situation was to be.
Guy L. Smith, Hudson representa
tive; J. T. Stewart of the J. T. Stew
art Motor Company, J. M. Opper
of the Jones-Opper company, Lee
Huff of the Nebraska Buick Auto
mobile company, Charles A. Tucker
of the Nebraska Oldsniobile com
pany, J. H. Hanson of the Jones
Hansen Cadillac company, J. C.
Gerspacher of the Toozer-Gerspach-er
Motor company, M. S. Conner
Studebaker branch manager; Q. M.
Bonney, Studebaker distributor,
Carl Changstrom of the Standard
Motor Car company, George Van-
Brunt of the VanBrunt Automobile
company, were all very much in fa
vor of the holding of a slfow.
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ine consensus oi opinion among
the above dealers is Jhat a stimulus
of this nature is needed to revive
interest in the automobile industry.
A great many people are not ac
quainted with the fact that the re
strictions placed upon the manufac
turers of automobiles has been lift
ed to some extent and the automo
bile show will do a great deal '.j
ward acquainting people with the
favorable conditions now surround
ing the automobile interests.
Another angle from which a num
ber look at the show situationis the
general teood which a show of this
nature does the city. The automo
bile show brings thousands of peo
ple to Omaha each year, and is the
means of keeping out-oMown- peo
ple in touch with Omaha during the
winter months. All of the dealers
realize that it would be a mistake
to allow buyers from this territory
to go elsewhere to view the new
models.
Frank McMillan Sues
Thresher and John Doe
Frank D. McMillan has brought
suit in the district court against Ed
son R. Thresher and John Doe, al
leging that on November 11 the two
defendants violently and maliciously
assaulted him at Twentieth and
Ames avenue with intent of doing
him great bodily harm, that they
broke his cheek bone and otherwise
seriously wounded him. - He asks
judgment of $10,000 against each of
the defendants.
"Rain Barrel Bath" is
Explained to Court in
, Hoffman Divorce Case
The family affairs of Nicholas A.
and Elsie J. Hoffman were aired be
fore Judge Day in district court
Monday. Elsie is suing Nicholas
for a divorce, alleging extreme cru
elty, and also charging that the de
fendant was in the habit of taking
baths in the rain barrel in full view
of the neighbor's while wearing only
his trousers and B. V. D.'s, much
to the humiliation of the plaintiff,'
also that the defendant refuses to
take her out in company and spent
his own evenings in the bowling al
leys. Nicholas Hoffman sued his wife
for a divorce August 20, 1918, which
was liter dismissed. The plaintiff
in the present suit also asserts that
the newspaper , notoriety sh re
ceived from that action was hu
militatina:. Mrs. Hoffman also ac
cuses her husband of making dis
loyal statements about tne govern
ment after the declaration of war
with Germany.
Hoffman countercharges his wife
with remaining out nights and of
being under the influence of intoxi
cating liquor.
The couple were married in April,
1915. , ,
Judge Day granted a decree of di
vorce giving the plaintiff $100 ali
mony, defendant to pay all costs.
Omaha People Get Low
Grade Gas; Council
May Take Matter Up
The gas supplied by the Omaha
Gas company is below the required
standard, according to tests made by
City Chemist Crowley at the request
of City Commissioner Butler. The
test made on November 13 showed
559 British thermal units and the
test made November 18 showed 548
British thermal units. The legal
standard is 600 units per cubic foot
of gas.
-Butler says he has received com
plaints about the poor quality of
the gas and asked the test for that
reason.
"They raised the rate to $1.15 a
few months ago and now seem to
be giving us inferior gas also," said
Butler.
It is oossible that the results of
the test will be presented before the
city council for action .
W. H. laylor, manager ot tne
comoanv. savs there is no require
ment that the gas have 600 British
thermal units. i 1
Local Men Buy Liggett &
Myers Three-Year Notes
The fundamental change that has
taken place in the financial condi
tion pi the country since the signing
of the armistice was again shown
yesterday in the successful sale of
the new issue of $20,000,000, 6 per
cent, three-year old notes of the
Liggett & Myers Tobacco company.
The issue was offered for subscrip
tion at 9 o'clock by a syndicate of
bankers of which the Peters Trust
comoanv was a member. At 10:30
the "sale was closed, the issue being
very heavily over-subscribed. The
notes were offered at 98, to yield
bVi ioer cent. Within an hour aftef
the'qlose of the sale the notes were
priced on the market in New York
and Chicago at 9V.
The Peters Trust company reports
that a large block of the notes were
purchased by local investors during
the hour and a half before the sale
closed.
Says She Had to Support
. Hubby; Asks for Divorce
Lela May Harvey filed answer 'n
district court Monday to the peti
tion for divorce brought by her hus
band, Henry Harvey. Mrs. Harvey
also files cross-petition askin for
divorce in which she says her hus
band not only failed to support her,
but she had to support him, paying
the grocery bills, rents, etc. She also
alleges that her husband took
her money, and money she had col
lected for a church benefit fund, and
in addition to this he drove her from
her home. She asks that her maiden
ttiame of Lela May Carter be re
stored to her.
WOMEN'S CLUB
GIVE INTEREST OF
BONDS TO U.W,W.
Interest on Liberty. Bonds,
Amounting to $40, Is
Turned Over to War
. Fund.
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The Omaha Woman's Club, Mon
day afternoon voted to give the in
terest from the Liberty bonds, 'own
ed by the club, amounting to $40, to
the United War Work fund.
Mrs. W. S. Knight, chairman of
the educational committee, out
lined a plan of Americanization work
among the foreigners in the city at
the meeting held in the Y. W. C. A.
building. The committee, strongly
believing in the great influencevof
moving pictures are desirous of
raising the sum of $325 to purchase
a moving picture machine. The ma
chine will be installed in one of the
community centers for the use of
the people of foreign birth. Having
received the sanction of the club,
Mrs. Knight will endeavor to obtain
this sum by private subscription.
Supt. J. H. Beveridge of the public
schools was the speaker of the day,
his subject being "Industrial Art."
The great need of workers in the
industrial world was discussed by
Mr. Beveridge, and the way in which
the Omaha schools are endeavoring
to train youth that they may, at some
later day, be equipped to take their
place in tne world of work. Samples
of the beautiful work done by th
school children were exhibited,
among them some very artistic post
ers Tvnicn were used in conrfection
with the War Fund Drive. Fancy
boxes, plans for rooms, cheekier
boards for the soldiers and paper
knitting bags were also displayed by
me speaicer. ,
A letter from the Chamber of
Commerce to Mrs. A. L. Fernald,
president, was read, in which it was
suggested that the state Convention
of Nebraska Federation of Women's
Clubs which meets in Lincoln this
week, be invited to hold their con
vention in Omaha next year. Owing
to tne uncertainty of present con
ditions it was thought best by the
ciud riot to extend this invitation.
tarm Delegates Here.
Delegates to the Farmers' con
gress which is to be held Tuesdav.
Wednesday and Thursday of this
weeK are beginning to arrive in the
city. There seems to be consider
able enthusiasm over the coming
event.
Planning Monster Barbecue
for Returning Soldier Boys
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 18. (Special)
Col. David Bryson of Adams is
planning for a monster barbecue at
that place for the soldier boys of
that vicinity upon their return home.
He has donated hree large beeves
frm his herd and the Adams citi
zens will raise several thousands of
dollars to buy food for the barbecue.
There will be enough' to feed six
thousand people.
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Wont Pull Loose V Straight Ei&s
Invisible- Joint flat Tread
Rubber
Heels
Increase Heel Mileage j
Jave you five minutes to spare
for a pair of rubber heels that will
set so snug and;' neatly you will
have to look hard to see the joint?
x Then ask your repair man to
put on a pair of "Usco" Rubber
Heels. '
Rip-p-p off comes the old
frazzled heel. Tap. tan. tan. tap. I
and the liew job with this won- tough wear-resisting quality.of the
derful new heel is ready. ! rubber makes "Usco" Heels
The "Usco" Rubber heel ': a deci?ed econom7-
is the latest Contribution of k$fffCT Yiurrtpatr man hat thm in black,
science to longer heel mile- UJiCw T wnt fi7 "T ' f'T
. f , 2Pc3g2r ttmi is all ht netdt. Ltth ftr th$
age, ana sure-footedness. j u. S. StaU -
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United States Rubber Company'
Mechanical Goods Division
A few nails anchor it firmly. The
spring of the rubber presses the
edges tight and snug all the way
round. No cement is used. It
makes a perfectly invisible joint
and a perfectly level tread thatwill
last till the heel is worn out.'
"Usco" Heels are pleasantly soft
and yielding to walk on. The
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Brig) City News
Lighting Futures Burgess-Granden
Havo Root Print It Beacon Press.
Fine -fireplace goods at Sunderland's.
Mail Clerks Help Out Postoffice
employes in Omaha have given
$2,485 for the United War Fund
drive. W. J. Mettlen is captain of
the drive and Tat McGovern lieu
tenant. Manley Goes East Commissioner
Robert Manley of the Chamber of
Commerce left Sunday for Roches
ter, N. Y., where he will attend the
national convention of Commercial
Organization Secretaries, which Is
bing held in that city this week.
Stolen Car Recovered A car be
longing to W. JU Carey, 1904 South
Thirty-second avenue, which was
stolen over a month ago, has been
recovered at Nellgh. Neb. 'The three
men who were in the car were ar
rested and will be held at Neligh
for the Omaha police.
Ninety Days for Peoper "You're
lucky to be alive," observed Police
Judge Britt Monday morning as he
sentenced Albart Rogers, Fifteenth
and Cuming streets, to 90 days in
Jail. Rogers was charged with peek
ing into the home of Mrs. G. H. Lin
dee, 3514 North Fourteenth avenue,
late Saturday night
"Win My Chum" Week The Ep
worth league of Hanscom Park
Methodist church la planning to ob
serve "Win My Chum" week on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday nights
of this week, with meetings at the
church. The leaders are: Monday,
Fred Cavan; Wednesday, Miss Mary
Ellsworth; Friday, L. C. Sholes.
Want Law Clerk The United States
CIvl Service commission announces
that an examination will be held De
ember 10 for law clerk and type
writer, to fill vacanices in the natur
alization service. Applicants are
asked to apply at once to the Civil
ServlcelCommlssion for proper blanks
admitting them, to examination.
McCord to Return Soon Ben War
ren, credit manager for the McCord
Brady wholesale grocery company,
has just returned from Rochester,
Minn., where he spent several days
with W. H. McCord who is a patient
in the Mayo Bros, hospital. Mr.
Warren reports that Mr. McCord is
getting along fine and hopes to be
able to return to his home In the
near future.
CONFERENCE TO
TERMINATE Q.M.
DEPOT ORDERS
Supply Contracts to Be Can
celed at Meeting of Bidders'
Representatives and
Colonel Grant.
' A conference of business men
from all of the states in the Omaha
quartermaster zone is being held
at the army building here this week.
The delegates are representatives of
firms who are filling government
contracts for army goods and the
purpose of the conference is to plan
with army officials here about the
termination of contracts.
The Omaha zone includes the ter
ritory in Nebraska, Colorado, Wy
oming, Utah and half of Iowa, and
business men representing extensive
manufacturing interests in all of
these states are in attendance at
the conference here. "
Col. F. A. Grant, commanding of
ficer of the corps, declared that a
fair plan of terminating the vast
government- contracts for harness,
shoes, tents and clothing will be ef
fected. Lightless Night Order
Withdrawn by, Garfield
Pursuant to an order from Fuel
Administrator Garfield State Fuel
Administrator Kennedy announces
that there will be no more lightless
nights. As a conservation measure
Monday and Tuesday nights have
been lightless.
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The War No Longer
Stands Across the
Path of Life.
Commercial
Enterprise
No Longer Waits on Man.'
We Can Go Ahead and Flan
Business. ...
Whatever you plan, plan
with comprehension and fore
sight, so that you will always
be ready for development and
growth. . i
See that you have the most
modern, labor saving, service
giving .
OFFICE J
EQUIPMENT
In other words see us for
desks, filing cabinets, safes,
etc, steel or wood. I
Orchard &
Wilhelm Co.
Phone Tyler 3000. ' ,
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Omaha Boy Convalescing
'After Wounds at Verdun
Sergt. Albert R. Andrews, son of
N. P. Andrews, 7220 South Thir
teenth street, wounded in action
September 14, is slowly convalesc
ing according to letters received by
his parents. He was wounded in the
fighting in the region north of Ver
dun. Sergeant Andrews was a member
of the first draft contingent in Octo
ber, 1917, and received his training at
Camp Funston. He was promoted
to the rank of mess sergeant during
his stay at the cantonment.
He arrived in France June 19 with
the 342d machine gun battalion.-
The DIET
During
and After
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Very Nutritious, Digestible
The REAL food-Drink, Instantly prepared.
Made by the ORIGINAL Horlick process and
from carefully selected materials
Used successfully over Va century.
Endorsed by physicians everywhere.
Specify HOlliclt'S The Origin!
Others Are Imitations
EVERYBODY STORE"
Monday; November 18, 1918. STORE NEWS FOR TUESDAY , Phone Douglas 2100
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In Inaugurating the New Epoch of Peace
We Announce a
Victory Economy Fete
Beginning Tuesday; With Values Most Uncommon
A UTOCRACY is dead! Democracies of free people rfbw rule the world!' There
r are still a few beloved rulers, like King Albert, King George and King Victor
Emmanuel, who rule by constitutional privilege conferred by the people of their regu
larly elected parliaments; but tyrants are extinct forever!
, A A,merica is celebratins the greatest victory of all time and her vital share in hum
bling the Hun. '
- We want to do our share in making these Victory days interesting and memorable and
announce for Tuesday ' . -
VICTORY SALE NO. I
In Which We Offer Women's
KID
GLO
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VES
At a Fraction of the Intended Retail Price
95c Pair
A PRICE that is ridiculous to the extreme when you
n. consider the scarcity and great price advance of
real kid gloves.
Al TVl a f-f-fannr imaIiiJah a 1 ij (
..- uiituug iuuuucs a great quantity OI
women's French kid suede and cape gloves
in an extremely wide variety of styles and
colors The gloves are samples and discon
tinued lines from several manufacturers.
Some are slightly soiled from handlinc. hnr.
y otherwise every pair is in perfect condition
any an cxca aic jcpreseiueu iu uie assoro
ment.
The sale price for Tuesday is 95c the pair.
Women's Double Tip Silk Gloves v
At About y2 The Regular Selling Price
At 95c Parr
The reason the gloves" are known as "mill seconds" have
a slight imperfection of some sort, but so slight that it will not
affect the wearing quality or the good looks.
. They're the product of the best known makers of silk gloves and the offering affords a rare opportunity
to buy a supply of silk gloves for immediate use as well as for next Spring and Summer,, 95c pair.
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Women's Street Gloves
$2.45 fair
- An excellent quality, In shades of tan, gray, putty
and mastic, also black and white. Extreme values,
at $2.45 pair. . . '
Brfes-Nti Co. Mala Floor
Women's Kid Gloves ,
"r" - $1.95 Pair
Women's kid and suede gloves. The assortment
consists of white and black kid, also grey mocha. The
price, $1.95 pair.
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