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THE BEE:
OMAHA,
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 19f9.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR LOAN REACH
$3,750,000
Thousands March In "Hundred
Per Cent Parade;" Indi
vidual Firm Takes $500,
OOO Worth of Bonds.
Yesterday was the biggest day in
-the Victory iLbertv loan drive in
Omaha both from the standpoint of"
"special attractions" and from that
of the amount of bonds sold.
A member of the cabinet of Pres
ident Wilson, Secretary of the
United States Treasury Carter
Class, was here and made-several
speeches and headed the bg "One
Hundred Per Gent Parade" at
noon, This parade was. made up of
thousands of men and women, em
ployes of firms which went "over
the top" with every official and em
ploye a buyer of Fifth Liberty loan
notes.
Subscriptions Reach $3,750,000.
The grand total of Omaha's sub
scription to the bonds got a .boost
of a million nad a quarter in the 24
hours ending at noon yesterday. The
total is now $3,750,000 and the work
ing organization is beginning ' to
take heart after two days of dejec
tion when the total moved up only
a quarter million dollars a day. The
goal is still.afar off $9,171,550.
But Omaha will reach it, say the
men who are-in a position to know.
Carter Glass said so, too, and he
said the nation will reach the goal of
$4,500,000,000. though it may ,take
some time to do iJL
The parade was the biggest noon
parade held so far during the drive.
Thousands of men and, women
marched, each firm having a banner
setting forth its deeds in support'of
the war and. the government with
money and men. There were bands
to liven the procession.
At the very head of it all marched
Carter Glass, secretary of the
.United States treasury. . His
predecessor in that office was here
Monday, and so Omaha is honored
as few cities in the country in hav
ing the sponsor of this loan and of
the other four Liberty loans present
in ' person during the big week of
the drive. ," ,
Witl) Air. Glass marched T. C.
Byrne, state chairman of .the,- big
drive; E. F. Folda, state secretary;
Sam Burns, head of the drive in
Omaha, and others of the officials
in the 'drive. Congressman-elect
Jefferis made the address at the
court house. I
Miss Mary Archer Glass daugh
ter of the secretary of the treasury,
is here also. She is making the en
tire trip with him. A. M. McDer
mott and two stenographers com
plete the party.x The route from
here is as follows: Denver,
Hutchinson, Kan.; Oklahoma City,
Okl.j St. Louis, Mo.; Atlanta, Ga.,
and Charleston, S. C.
v The largest single subscription re
ceived in Omaha came in yesterday
when the Omaha Loan and Building
association, through its secretary,
W. R. Adair, bougty a cool $500,000
worth of the notes. The biggest in
dividual subscription also came in
today, that of Fred Metz' for $15,000.
The American State bank repott
ed that, it has already received a
Our.
Windows
tell the story of the after
war fabrics that we are
. fashioning into
Better Clothes
for Men
The materials are as
suming their' pre-war
i (jnalities and the" patterns
are considerably more di
versified than during the
' period just passed. ,
- May wc expect you to
be measured, up Satur
day? N. W. Corner 15th and Harney
'."
Members of Celebrated "Flying Circus" Will Fly "German
Fokker .in Interest of Victory Loan Over Omahia Monday
Four Aces, Who Have 77
Hun Planes To Their.
CredhV Are Mem
bers pf Party.
The two American and two Brit
ish aces nyjrtf will visit Omaha Mon
day in the interests of the Victory
Liberty loan as membtrs of the
"flying circus." The officers ".who
haveva total of 77 German airplanes
to their credit, are from 'left to
right: Maj. Edgar G. Tobin, Ameri
can, six German planes; Capt. Wil
liam P. Erwin, American, 11 Ger
man planes; Capt. Thomas Traill,
English, six German planes; Capt.
Andrew B. Proctor, English, 54 Ger
man planes.
While in Omaha, the aviators will
give flying exhibitions in the Ger
man Fokker showfi'in the picture.
It was this type of airplane which
the allied forces had to combat over
the battlefields of France and
Flanders. The superiority of the
American Liberty motor over the
German-Fokker-Benz type planes is
largely responsible for the break
down of the German fighting ma
chine. ,
consignment of the notes. Other
Liberty bonds have always been
slow, in delivery, but the govern
ment bureau of engraving has now
"caught up" and is delivering the
notes early. Other banks say they
expect .to have the notes ready for
delivery to subscribers soon. In
terest does not start until May 20
and, of course, no notes wilk be
delivered to subscribers until they
are fully paid for.
Eighty German helmets we-e
turned over to the Victory Liberty
loan band and will be given away
to every fifth 4 urchaser of a bond
next Saturday and Monday.
Tlte women'sv committee took
subscriptions aggregating $660,000
today. , The Omaha Loan and
Building association subscription of
$500,000 and the Armour Packing
company subscription of $150,000
were included fin this total.
Communist Strikes
Defeated In Germany
By Food Supplies
! 1
Berlin, Apri 25. (By .Associated
Press.) Almost as, suddenly as the
recent strikes' began herethere and
everywhere, Germany appears to be
quietipg again. The'Coal miners in
the Ruhr district -are- returning to
work, and 'yesterday those in the
Dushburg and Muelilheim districts,
as well as half a dozen other places,
returned to the collieries.
The fact that the men are resum
ing work is remarkable because the
communists have urged a continua
tion of the strike
A big factor in the situation has
been the distribution of American
food, which has proved a special at
traction to laboring men.
The situation in Brunswick has
quieted so that the authorities have
been able to modify and lighten the
regulations incident to martial law.
Hamburg is almost the Only city
with the exception of Munich, where
matters have not quietd, as least for
the moment. Military forces are
still in charge at Hamburg,, and with
the police succeeded yesterday in
bringing about order aftr commun
ists had vainly stormed the police
station.
American Merchant
Marine Accomplished
Fact, Asserts Hurley
Chicago. April 25. Edward. N.
Hurley, chairman of the United
States Shipping board, in address
ing the sixth national foreign trade
convention tonight, declared that
with an American merchant marine
established, business men of this
country had no reason to 'fear the
competition of Great Britain or any
other country in extending their ex
port trade. 1
lie said that the I government al
readyvhad made adequate plans for
the necessary ships which were the
controlling factor in the develop
ment of, foreign trade.
A large export trade, he said,
meant prosperity at home. Wise
legislation and close co-operation
between the government and busi
ness, he said, were necessary in the
development of foreign business. "
. Mr. Hurley spoke at va banquet
given by the convention which was
attended by. 1,500 representatives of
large business interests.
Frjcke Acquitted
By Jury of Charge
of Treason to U. S.
New York, April 25. After de
liberating approximately five hours,
the federal jury which has been
hearing the case of Albert Paul
Fricke, today found him "not guilty
of treason.
Before the case was given the
jury, one of the two courts in the
original indictment had been ruled
out by Judge Mayer. The count
dismissed 'charged Fricke with giv
ing aid and comfort to the imperial
German government. . The other
charged him with aiding Karl Rodi
ger, German naval officer.
vOf 16 "overt acts alleged in the
second count, 11 were stricken out
The five which the jurors- were
called upon to consider concerned
money said by the government to
have been given Rodiger by Fricke
Yeoman Dance
for benefit Radaman
thus Degree, will be given
at Castle Hotel, Saturday
Night, April 26th.
Single Admission, In
cluding War Tax, 30c.
Checking Free.
T -- "
LOAN SUCCESS
REQUIRES WORK
SAYJFFICIALS
Purchases Thought Jo ETe
More Than Officials Indi
cate; Returns Come in ;
Very Slowly. v
Washington." April 25. Fear that
many people regard the Victory Lib
erty loan as sure of success without
the. usual efforts was expressed to
day in the treasury's official review
of the loan campaign.
. Ther were no additional reports
to raise the' nation's total subscrip
tions above $396,496,000, as tabulated
last night. -
Explaining that the total reported
did not represent fully actual sub
scriptions, the treasury review said:
"It is impossible to estimate a
total amount of, all sales, but re
ports from various districts saying
that returns were being made slowly
by local committees supplied good
basis for the-helief that the pur
chases were considerably more than
the official sales indicated."
Managers of the Cleveland dis
trict eported today that the loan
was not going well in mining terri
tory because the mines had been
closed for months. Industrial cen
ters, such as Pittsburgh, were doing
thriving business. The Cleveland
district today reported sales of
$107,380,000. Honor flages have
been awarded t 123 communities.
Oklahoma in Lead.
Oklahoma leads other states of
the Kansas City district in amount
of subscriptions.
Sixteen Indiana -counties In the
Chicago district have reached their
goals.
In New England 88 communities
have won honor flags and 61 of
these are in Vermont.
San Francisco district managers
today predicted they would reach
$l0p00,00015y the end of the week.
Fifteen counties in the Atlanta dis
trict have subscribed their allot
mentsj G4lveston, Tex., described by the
headquarters review as "always one
of the first cities to obtain its
quota," has passed 100 per cent
mark.
Cold Wave With Snow
Sweeps Territory On
East of Mississippi
Washingtgn, April 25. A general
cold wave, with snow fiurries and
freezing, temperatures, prevailed to
day over nearly all of the territory
east of the Mississippi river. -
Although no April records were
broken so far as reports received
here indicated, the cold was unusual
and will not begin to shade off be
fore tomorrow and Sunday. Much
crop damage was predicted, al
though high winds fast night saved
early crops from greater destruction
. In looking over his map today the
weather man said it was entirely too
cold for base ball, especially as the
wind still was high, and rather in
clined to show that it was trying to
reafh" yesterday's mark of 40 or 50
miles. Many cities in the south re
ported that it was more like foot
ball" weather.
The cold, however will not reach
Florida.
Poster Exhibit to Close
Tn connection witth "Kindness to
Animals Week," the Onjaha Hu
mane society announces that- the
poster exhibit will be closed at
Darling's gallery on s Saturday eve
ning. Local views in connection with
animals " and their owners will be
shown at the Rialto on Sunday..
Monday and Tuesday next.
Boy Scouts will speak in .the
churjies on Sunday which will be
known! over the United States as
"Humane Sunday."
"Returns to U. S.
.--San Juan, P. R.. April 25. Hor
ace M. Towner of Iowa, chairman
of the insular affairs committee; of
the house of representatives."' has
sailed for the United States. He, said
he would recommend to xhe H(5use
that the insular committee visit
Porto P.ico every two years in order
that it' mi.ht l:cep rm closer touch
with affairs of the island
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HI THOTO PIAY' OFFERINGS FOR' TODAY j
DOROTHY PHILLIPS has
completed "Destiny," which is
to follow "The Heart of Hu
manity" in the list of releases and is
at work on "The Right to Happi
ness.
!
Tom Moore is . an "honest-to-goohiess"
traffic cop, with horse
and everything, in his newest' comedy-drama,
"One of the Finest." In
one instance we find him calling a
halt on a mile-a-minute' taxicab
driver, whp failed to take into reck
oning Tojn Moore's speed.
Thompson Buchanan, playwright
and incidentally author of "Thirty
A Week," Tom Moore's most con
vincing success, has joined the Gold
wyn Pictures scenario department,
arriving during the past week in
Los Angeles to take up his new af
filiation. RupeVt Julian's super-production,
"The Fire Flingers," made from
William J. Neidig's novel, is being
edited and titled under the personal
supervision of Frank Lawrence.
Julian plays the leading role, with
Fay Tincher and Jane Novak in the
principal feminine parts.
Writh the completion of Florence
Reed's feature, "Her Code of Hon
or," Marcelle Roussillon, who has
been in support of Miss Reed, has
been engaged by Charles Frohtnan
company for the role of Maria de
Blanca with Ethel Barrymore in
"The Off Chance." Miss Roussil
lon originated the role last seasan
at the Empire theater, New York.
Miss Kitty Gordon
was
San
At the
THEATERS
THE ponderous, over-fed beau
ties of Billy AVatson's "Beef
Trust" will waddle out on the
.stage at the Gayety this afternoon
to participate in the frisky gambols
so enjoyable to the onlooker. For
many seasons Mr, Watson has spe
cialized in carrying a chorus that is
the largest in captivity possibly
not in numbers, but positively the
biggest in gross tonnage. And he
still has 'em, and just for contrast
he has enlisted two or three chor
isters of normal size. Tomorrow's
matinee starts at 3 o'clock.
Klaw & Erlanger's beautiful mu
sical comedy production, "The Riv
iera GiH," will be presented at the
Brandeis theater for the lasttwo
times today, matinee and evening.
The-heroine of the story is a beau
tiful and popular singer at Monte
Carlo. A young aristocrat as fall
en in love with her and wished to
marry her, but his noble father de
clares that he will not have a daughter-in-law
from the stage. In this
dilemma a nosy American comes
to the rescue of the young couple.
Why not marry the singer to an
impecunious., nobleman, get his fitle
and then divorce him and marry the
man tf her choice? The scheme
pleases the, aristocrat and the Amer
ican attempts tot carry it out, but
his plans go wrong and a series of
amusing complications ensue, all of
which, however, lead to a happy
ending. '
This is the final day of the Or
pheum show headed by Frank Dob
son in the lavishly-profluced musical
comedy, "The Sirens." Curtain rises
tonight at 7:50 o'clock. With the
matinee -tomorrow the incoming
show is to be distinguished b two
stellar attractions. One of the head
line acts will be the musical ro
mance in three scenes, "Three's a
Crol." Sheila Terry will appear
in the leading role, and she will be
effectively supported by Ben Bard
and Gattison Jones. "The other
stellar event will be the one-act
play, "The Woman Intervenes." In
this the renowned emotional actress,
Florence Roberts, will appear as the
star. The play is the work of J.
Hartley Manners, author of "Peg
o My Heart."-
Frederick V. Bowers, author,
composer and light comedian,
comes to the Boyd Sunday night to"
open a four-day engagement in
"I'm So Happy" a ripping musical
farce comedy. With him are a lot
of real favorites, among them. Alma
Youliii, Dome Castle, Iowa Ber
nard and a chorus of real youth aiid
On the Screen Today
BIA1.TO ALIA NAZIMOVA In "OUT
OF THE FOO."
SUN--WILLIAM FARNUM In "THE
JUNGLE TRAIL."
STRAND ENID BENNETT in
"PARTNERS THREE."
MISB WIT.LfAM FARNUM In "THE
MAN HUNTER."
EMPRESS VIOLA DANA In "SATAN
JR."
BOYD "FIT TO WIN."
LOTHROP 24th and Lothrop CLA
RA KIMBALL YOUNG In "CHEAT
ING CHEATERS." TOM MIX in
"A ROMAN COWBOY." -
BOULEVARD 3Sd aniTLeavenworth
GLADYS B ROCKWELL, In "THE
FORBIDDEN ROOM."
ORPHEUM South Slle-24th and M
MAY ALLISON In "THE RE-
TURN OF MARY."
GRAND 16th and Blnney NORMA
TALMADGE In "THE FORBIDDEN
CITY."
SUBURBAN 24th and Ames DOR
OTHY PHILLIPS In "THE TALK
OF THE TOWN." FATTY AR
BUCKLE COMEDY.
HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton
ANTONIO MORENO In "THE NAU
I.AKKA." APOLLO 29th ad Lavpnworth
MONTAGU LOVE In "THE HAND
INVISIBLE."
COMFORT 24th and Vinton MARI
ON DAVIES in "THE BURDEN OBH
PROOF." i
Francisco recently to be present at
the opening of a new musical com
edy along the lines of Winter Gar
den productions. Her business man
ager, Jack Wilson, well known in
the theatrical world, is the star in
the-new musical production. .
Desperate cattle thieves find they
have to do more than bind and gag
Louis Bennisoito overwhelm his
rough and tumble vitality and keep
him off their trail in the cowboy
star's newest picture, "Speedy
Meade."
beauty. It is a regular show, and
ought to go over big.
As a children's number, the
miniature circus, which will be pre
sented at the Empress theater for
the last times to"3ay, is without a
parallel. The "Three Killarney
Girls" offer a singing number that
includes a repertoire of Irish songs.
Curley and Hall display a two-man,
rapid-fire talking, act.
Beginning . tomorrow evening,
Mme. Thomaskefsky and her com
pany of Yiddish players will give
two performances at the Brandeis
theater. The offering for Sunday
night will be a -musical comedy, en
titled "Good Luck Hebrews," and
on Monday the company will pre
sent a comedy drama, "Wife
Wanted."
Seven gorgeous settings malce up
the production of Charles Dillingham's-
"Chin Chin," which s
scheduled to appear at the Bran
deis, April 29 and 30. This riot of
fun, music, feminine beauty, danc
ing 5nd prankish amusement, in
cluding Tom Brown's Clown band
as the famous saxaphone sextette,
promises a most enjoyable enter
tainment. "Mickey," which just closed at
the Brandeis theater, will return for
a short engagement of four days,
starting Sunday, May 4.
Omaha Couple Offers to
Make Home forHortons
After reading of the predicament
of Mrs. Oscar Horton of Kansas
City, Mo., who came to Omaha with
her two small children in search of
her husband, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
friss, of 5418 North Thirty-third
avenue, came to the welfare
board's offices in the cityTiall Fri
day morning' and offered to take
care of the destitute family.
Mrs. Horton expressed a desire to
remain in Omaha and find employ
ment, and to make this possible
Mr. and Mrs. Cri6s offered t6 care
for the two children, one 5 years
and the other 3 months old, free of
charge. They aiso offered to care
for the mother if she is unable to
wrk.
General Strike Declared
at Buenos Aires for May 1
Buenos Aires, 'AprH 25. A gen
eral strike of 24 hours has been de
clared" for May 1. The movement
wKl embrace the street cars, all
trades, and, in fact,- every business.
Several banks were 'affected by
strikes today, and heavy police
guards have been posted in the
banking district and around the
electric ugnt otnees ana oower
houses.
RULER AT OMSK
SETS FORTH AIMS
OF HIS REGIME
Admiral Kolchak in Message
to America Urges Support
of 'All-Russian Gov
ernment. ' -
Omsk, Siberia, April 1, (Via San
Francisco, April 25.) (By Courier
to the Associated Press.) Admiral
Kolchak, supreme ruler of the x all
Russian government, sends a mes
sage to America urging support of
the Omsk Teg'ims, in a statement to
the Associated Press, giving in de
tail his ideals for Russia and the
Russians.
He declared that the govern
ment's aims were to free the peo
ple from the "Bolshevik lash,"
"save the last remains of the na
tional wealth," and reconstruct the
country politically, economically
and morally. He advocated "free
participation of the people them
selves in the organs of the general,
state and local governments."
Education, he urged, would be
necessary to restore the morale of
the" "population which has lost un
der the influence of bolshevism and
anarchy its comprehension of the
difference between good and bad."
Increased productivity, settle
ment of the agrarian question in
favor of the "working peasantry,"
attraction to Russia of much capital
and restoration of justice,, he cited
as among the prime needs of the
country.
Amiral Kolchak said that the
work and the principles of a "gov
ernmental rehabilitation of a single
great Russia" must include: N
"The impossibility of a return to
the old regime.
"All the peoples of Russia with
out distinction of religion or na
tionality should have equal rights.
."To all nationalities, according to
their desire, should be granted cul
tural autonomy."
Man Who Drove Ambulance
In War Held for Speeding
Automobile speeding -hi Omaha is
somewhat restricted a compared to
speeding through Verdun, France, in
the thick of shell fire, according to
A. Kountze, 1545 South Twenty
ninth street. t
Kountze was arrested Thursday
when, caught exceeding the speed
limit on Florence boulevard. He
returned recently from overseas
where -he drove an ambulance with
Battery A, 119th heavy artillery.
Cancel Contracts
Washington, April 25.--Determin-ation
of the shipping board to can
cel contracts for an additional two
million tons of steel ships contract
ed for during the' war was announc
ed today by Chairman Hurley.
At the same time the chairman
said cancellation- of all contracts
where keels had not actually been
laid was under consideration, in or
der to build at peace prices instead
of at high war figures.
AMUSEMENTS.
TODAY Mat., 2:30
Evening-, 8:25
LAST TWO TIMES
Mat. SOc-Sl.BO. Night! S0c-J2.OO.
Sunday and Monday, April 27-28.
ilD.MtiB
And Her Own Company of
Yiddiah Actor in Repertoire.
LAST TWO TIMES
FRANK DOBSON
and
HIS THIRTEEN SIRENS -
and Current Bill.
Matinee Today, 2:15
EARLY CURTAIN
TONIGHT 7:55
Next Week SHEILA TERRY A CO.:
FLORENCE ROBERTS 4 CO., and Ex
cellent Bill.
At 91 II VI JaV- f T-J
NEW SHOW TODAY
Take Your Time
Magnetic Musical Comedy
GIRLS OF '61; WILLIAMS &
HOWARD; REMNANTS.
Photoplay Attraction
Bert Lytell in "Blackie's
Redemption." Charlie
Chaplin Comedy. Out
ing Chester Feature.
Path Weekly.
4 Days, Com.
Sun., April 27.
li'.laU. Sun., Wed.
FREDERICK V. BOWERS"
in "I'M SO HihY."
A Big Frivolou Musical Farce.
Mats., 50c to f l.OO. Nights SOc to $2.00
Seats Now.
"OMAHA'S FUN CENTER"
tO'rt t itTii D"y Mats- 15-28-SOc
,7Jf,6Ev,nji, 25-50-75C, $1
ANNUAL LIVE STOCK WEEK
Billy Watsbn's Beef Trust
Fsrtwcll prttentstloni of the elsuiet, "KrouM.
maycr'i Allay" nd "The Chrlittnlnf." Billy Wat
oo at "Philip." Beatrice Harlowa. Kathrys
Pearl and Big Cstt and Sieger Cheme. Five Tost
of Frliklneei.
LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS. .
UATn
r-TV uuill
I VP"
ly Monday and Saturday Evenings, 11 to 12:30
Brief City News
lighting Fixture Burgeaa-Oranden Co.
Have Koot Print It Beacon Press.
Police Sergeant Transferred Ser
geant A. B. Ferris of the police de
partment wll! 'be transferred from
ing May 1.
Oass School "Goes Over." Miss
Kate L. Brown, principal of Caas
school, and 17 teachers have all tak
en Victory bonds, making the school
100 per cent Them subscribed
$3,700.
Banners to Schools The Omaha
Chamber of Commerce will" ward
to schools the honor banners where
the principal and all teachers sub
scribe to the Victory Liberty loan.
The schools must have their ex
ecutive force 100 per cent to get a
banner.
Hanley to. Have Omoo Hero
James H. Hanley, for the last eight
years secretary to former Congress
man C. O. Lobeck, announces his
return to the general practice of the
law, with offices In City National
Bank building, Omaha, Also with
offices in Washington, D. C. and
will practice before the various
courts, dpartments and commis
sions of the government at Wash
ington. Guy Howell Better Mra. F. S.
Howell, 108 North Forty-first street,
yesterday morning received from her
husband a telegram stating that their
son, Guy R.r has passed- the crisis
of an illness which developed while
he was returning from overseas
service. Mr. Howell was summoned
to New York City this week to at
tend his son, who returned a few
days ago with the Omaha ambu
lance corps.
PHOTOPLAYS.
Last Trnes Today
FOR MEN ONLY
The picture which aroused Omaha
Persons tinder 18 not admitted.
BOYD
Admission, 85c and War Tax.
2 P. M. to 11 P. JL Continuous.
COLUMBIA
10th and Hickory.
OPENS TONIGHT
Under New Management
WILLIAM RUSSELL
Appearing in
"Hobbs in a Hurry"
At HdTEigfoM
Presents
NAZIMOVA
in
"Out of the Fog"
LAST DAY
ENID
Partners Three
COMEDY WEEKLY
William
Farnum
in
"The Man Hunter"
BOULEVARD t
33d and
Leavenworth
GLADYS BROCKWELL in
"THE FORBIDDEN ROOM"
LOTHROP?
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
In "CHEATING CHEATERS"
TOM MIX In "A ROMAN COWBOY"
Bee Want-ads pay oi profits to
the people who read them.
r n m t c m n t c
run i .iilll.
fLLIAMl8
J FARNUM 1
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TEA DANCES
Saturday .Afternoons, 4 to 6
SUPPER DANCES
V '
Many ' ,
of
, . our
best
highest
priced
cars
have
been'
sold
''at - ' '
this'
sale
but
i .
new
ones
ate
constantly
being '
brought
in
to
take
their .
place.
The
choice
of
Bargains
is
constantly
increasing.
Remember
these
. cars
are j
being
sold
from7
' their
present
owners .
to
you
no
commission
being
charged.
Liberty
Bonds
taken
at
par
for
a" ,
or
part
payment
Marmon
Franklin
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