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THE OMAHA- SUNDAY BEE: JULY 4, 1920.
PARTY NOT TO BE
A BUNG STARTER
SAYS MR, BRYAN
Nebraskan, Defeated On Dry
? Rank, Nevertheless Exults
Over Similar Fate of Wet
Proposal. -
By WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
Written ExprfMlr for the International
Xewi Service,
(Coprritht, WJO, br William 9. Bryan.)
' San Francisco, July 3. The first
and second ballots do not give much
indication of the final result. Neith
er McAdoo nor Palmer developed
tne strength that their supporters
lad expected. They were close to
gether on the first ballot and their
gains on the second ballot were Small
.and almost equal. Cox's vote on the
first ballot was surprisingly small.
It increased some on the second bal
Ipt, but is still too inconsiderable to
give him much encouragement.
. The vote cast by his staie for the
,vv:ne and beer amendment puts him
on recard. As his manager gazed
over the Sahara desert that extends
frdm Pensacola to Puget So.und he
must contemplate with dismsy the
.arid nature of the political soil. If
that second vote had not been taken
he might have confused some of the
.dry states with the wet onea, for the
;moist area seemed to be quite ex-
-tensive, but the vote on the wine
and beer amendment showed that
it was -a mirage, so to speak, that
iijtracted them. The west and south
ii so much opposed to ;.ny increase
in the alcoholic content tint Gover
nor Cox's prospects are not quoted
.very high on the market.
Woman Makes Hit.
;l ' Wrs.v Peter Olcson, who spoke fcfr
10 minutes in favor of th. dry
, amendmcrtt made a great hit with the
iiudience. She is a . womanly little
- vorr.an temimne in appearance and
manner. When she speaks there is
"a ring of sincerity and she wins her
hearers by a rare combination of
heart power and a lively intellect
She captured the audience and not
only aided the cause, but gave to the
-wets a glimpse of what they must
expect when the women enter poli
tics enmass. It would be a very
iold wet who would undertake to
Speak from the same platform with
Mrs. Oleson.
V Hon. Bourke Cochran of New
York delighted his hearers as usual.
Cochran is a great orator; he has a
wonderful vocabulary and he im
presses his audience with his sin
cerity, even when his logic . limps
and his statem.en.ts are ..contradic
tory. I became , acquainted with
him in "congress' we wer? on the
ways and means committee together
, 26 years ago and he led the fight on
the income tax bill. He opposed
the (tax and I favored it. He won
- out at the time,.trtit he is now pay
ing 10 or 15 limes the rate provided
for in That bill. All his arguments
in that fight are gone onto the
- dump.
, Interesting to Hear Him. -It
was interesting to hear him de
nounce prohibition as destructive of
temperance and virtue and then read
the ;resolution which be introduced
declaring in favor ot-acceptance of
the 18th a- endment. If prohibition
is the evi thnt he claims, why ac
cept it? The seeming inconsistency,
however, was partially cleared . up
when he insisted that the amend
ment is not bemg enforced. Pos
jiibly he feels that temperance and
virtue will still survive in the wet
-'centers because the amendment is
not enforced."
But a still stranger inconsistency
" appeared in his eulogy of the south.
He gave the south a great deal of
credit for having violated, as he said,
the 15th constitutional anjend-
, ment in dealing with the blacks. It
; did not seem to occur to him that
the intelligence of the south mght
: be as worthy to be accepted asan
authority .on the prohibition question
as on the race question. And isn't
it strange that such a brain as
Cochran's would overlook so strik
jng.a difference as that between what
'the blacks did in the south and what
' the liquor interests do in the north?
In the south the whites have given,
the blacks the benefit of the white
man's civiliaztion. while in the north
' those engaged in the liquor trafficj
have tried to drag civilization dowW
to a beer level.
x Reception to Delegates.
" .It will be interesting to note the
rtcebtran given to the delegates
from 'states when they return to
their own neighborhood and explain
why they voted against an expres
sion of pride , in. the democratic
party's leadership in the fight fgainst
the saloon. . It is the one great
achievement of the party of which
lomt' of the leaders 'seem to be
ashamed.
But never mind, enough has been
said and done here to make it cer
tain that the democratic party vjill
not act as a bung starter fpr the
wets or a floor mat for the saloons.
That's something, even if we did not
succeed in putting thedry standard
in the party's hands during this
Campaign. The next national con
vention, will be very different from
this; "the mortality '(political, of
course) among the democrats to this
convention is likely to Je great dur
. ing the next four years.
Demos Hand Women All
They Could Ask in Way
Of Platform Pledges
Even a Good Dreamer or Ouija Board Fannette
Could Trump Up Anything Not Included by
Bourbons But Apparently Chateau- Thierry and
Sleeping Heroes Are Forgotten.
By WINNIFRED BLACK.
Written Expremly for tha International
Sew. Servlra.
Copyright, WJO, By the International
San Francisco, July 3. Gentle
men, the ladies you can add the
rest ofV! it if you feel like it when
you know the worst and the best
The democratic party has gone
over boots, horse, saddle and trench
cap to the women. -
Every single thing that the
women of the executive national
committee asks of the party has
been done exactly according to
Hoyle.
The platform makers followed
copy to the letter.
They had the pattern on the
table, laid the material on he pat
tern, pinned them carefully together
and cut according to directions.
Whafsort of garment it is that they
have made, time, the great wearer
of costumes, will be some day
ready to show us. And in the mean
time, the democratic conventidn
yesterday, and especially the women
members of it, went laughing and
crying mad when the platform plank
about the women and their interests
was read.
For Everything.
Ratification of the nineteenth
amendment, prohibition of child la
bor, adequate appropriations for the
children's bureau, adequate appro
priations for the women's bureau in
the Department of Labor, increase
of teachers' salaries, re-establijh-
ment of joint federal and state em
ployment service of women's de
partments under the directions of
qualified women, reclassification of
federal civil service free from dis-
crimination oi the grounds tf sex,
full representation of women on all
commissions dealing with all
women's work or women s interests
what more can you ask?
What more could the women of
America dream of even trying toj
get? I don't think all the men in the
convention were exactly for this
woman 'suffrage and all that went
with it but they followed the pro
gram made in the platform;ommit
tee and followed it like good boys
without even a murmur of protest.
Bryan's Big Hit.
Bryan spoke not at all for men
and all for women and for the home.
He didn't make the slightest pre
terrse of trying to please the men
though of course he .was shrewd
enough to so introduce his argu
ment as to give a very strong sug
gestion to the male delegates that
they had better stand by prohibition
ifthey knew on which side their
bread was buttered, as far as the
voting democracy was goifTg to be
concerned just as soon as that 19th
amendment is ratified.
The men took the hint and today
in convention circles here in San
Francisco they were not wanting
those who were "willing to say, af
firm, swear and vow that if Bryan
wanted to run for president on a pro
hibition ticket with the speech he
made at tW convention yesterday
for a platform and nothing else be
hind him out the women s voic nc
would win.
Nobody at the convention cared a
snap for Ireland or the Irish ques
tion after all the talk of a bolt of
the Irish delegates.
And two very- good speakers, re
turned overseas soldiers, who tried
to speak on some sort of provision
for sick and disabled soldiers could
not get even a respectful hearing.
Nobody was against them but
everybody was quite plainly bored
by even a passing reference to
Chateau Thierry and the bloody
fights of Bellau -Wood. I wonder
ll the Irish who were not at the
convention and the soldiers who
were not there either but who were
in France will forget as easily 'as
oil that.
Place Aux Dames eentlemen this
is ladies' day-and perhaps we have
to take one step at a time betore we
can learn to walk.
Tormer Racing Partner
Of Murdered Clubman
Questioned -by State
J
wiu.im a: pen dleton
EFFORT MADE TO
SECURF, WOMEN'S
VOTE FOR M'ADOO
Female Workers Work Steadily
To Secure 100 Ballots to
Throw to Ex-Secretary.
Valuable Silverware Is
, Spurned by Highjackers
- Highjackers entered the home of
Chauncy Abbott, jr.K president and
general manager of the Omaha
Flour Mill company, 225 South Fifty-fifth
street, by forcing the cellar
door Friday night. They got noth
ing.. -
Aiter ransacking the basement, a
panel was cut from the door into
the kitchen. Valuable silverware in
the dining room was untouched,.
v Army Research Man Tells
- . Of Educational Program
Hoke Fowler, member of the de
velopment research service of the
United States army, in a lecture yes
terday before army recruiting' men
outlined a tentative program for
education In army schools. '(
. High school, jjniversity tpi busi
ness courses are features of the sys
tem, Mr. Fowler said, bsic courses
to be correlated with army life.
Have Root'
Press. dv, ,
Print
It Be
oon
San Francisco, July 3. Strong ef
forts are being made today to cor
rail all of the votes of the 100 and
mere women delegates in the demo
cratic national convention for Wil
liam G. McAdoo. Wpmen admirers
of McAdoo went busily to work im
mediately after the adjournment of
iiie convention last night and worked
ou during the night and were at it
again today in an attempt t convert
their sisters to tne cau ci tne xor
mer secretary of the treasury.
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, Mrs. Kel
logg Fairbanks of Chicago Mrs. J.
Borden Harriman of New York, and
Mrs. Lucy Drennan of Kansas have
done a considerable amount of work
in McAdoo's behalf and were hope'
ful today that early ballots would
show the women voting almost as
a unit for their candidate.
The cause of Governor Cox is
not being overlooked ..mong the
women.' either. Mrs. . Maude Mur
ray Miller and Mrs. Bernice Pyke
of Ohio have done a great deal of
missionary work for "Jimmy," as
all Ohions can their favorite son.
Whether or not the democratic
party meets with success in nomi
nating a strong candidate, "It has
made a long step forward in this
convention in herding the women
voters into its fold, according to
Mi's. Abby Scott v Baker, suffrage
leader. Mrs. Baker today declared
the democratic platform on the ques
tion of suffrage will make a strong
appeal to women who will soon be
enfranchised and who have not yet
made party affiliations.
The First Ballot
- Mc- Pal- . Ed- Da-
Adoo mer Cox wards . vis
Ala. .... 9 6 3 ' 3
Ariz. ... 4 1
Ark.' .... 3 2 7
Cal 10 3 4 1 2
Colo. ... 3 8
Del. .... 4
Fla r 8 1
Ga 28
Idttho ... "8
Kansas ,.20
Ky. . . . . 3 23
Lav ....5 22 2
Maine ..5 5 1
Md sy2 5 1 3
Mass. ..4 17 4
Mich. ..IS 12 '
Minn. ..19 7 2 4
Mo. ...AS 10- 23 5 -
Mont. ..1 i
N. H. .. 4 ' 1 -,
N. J. -28
N. M. . . 2 11
Ohio 48
Ore 10
Penn. .. 2 73 ' .
R. 1 2 5 2
S. C. ...18 - - -
Tenn. ..2 9 8 Z
Tex. ...40 r
Utah ... 8
Vt ..4 .1 8
WffWi. ..10 -
W. Va.. ...W
Wis. 1
Wyo. ... 6
Alaska .231
D. C. ... 6
Hawaii . 4 ' 2
Porto R. 1 2 1 1
Panama 1 1
William K. Pendleton, former rac
ing partner of Joseph Bowne El-well,-
wealthy clubman and whist ex
pert, who was found slain in his
New York home, has been question
ed, at length by members of the
New York district attorney's staff.
According to previous information
gained. by the investigators an at
tempt was made to get Pendleton's
home on the telephone from El-
kvell's residence a few hours before
the turfman's body was found. .
VGTO
RYISSURE
-WSLSQN SAYS IN
PUBLIC MESSAGE
In Telegram to Cummings
Says "Course of Democratic
Party On League Fills Him
With Confidence."
MONSKY ELECTED ,
TO HIGH' OFFICE
IN B'NAI B'RITH
z
Omahan Is New President of
Central Division Lapidus
On eneral Committee.
Henry Monsky, Omaha attornewl
vas elected first vice president all
the Central district of the Independ
ent Order of B'nai B'rith at the
annual meeting of the grand lodge
in Chicago.
Mr. Monsky automatically will
become president of the district -next
year. This is the first time that an
Omaha "man has been honored with
such a high office by the B'n: i B'rith.
The order has 60,000 Members and
is international in scope. The dis
trict of which Mr. Monsky will be
president next year composes all of
Canada, Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minne
sota. Mr. Monsky, during the conven
tion, prior to his election, delivered
an address on the work done by the
B'nai B'rith "which caused much
comment among the delegates.
Another Omaha man, Har-y Lapi
dus, was elected to the general com
mittee and o the board which di
rects the Jewish consumptives' hbme
in Denver.
Slayer to Hang on July 9 for
Murder of Sioux City Man
Santa Fe, N. July 1. Gov
ernor Larraiolo - today decided
against the plea of Elbert W.
Blancett for executive clemency and
Blancett will be hanged July 9.
Blancett shot and filled Clyde Ar
mour ef Sioux City, Ia.Mn Santa
Fe coujrty in the fall of 1916, s.
Scattering. . ,
Alabama-Smith, 2; Owen, 1.
Arizona Cummings, 1. .
Arkansas Owen, 4; Cummings, Z.
California Smith, 1; Cummings,
2; dag's, 1; Gerard, 1; Colby, 1.
Colorado Cummings, 1.
Coniiecticutt Cummings, 14.
Delaware Marshall, 2.
Florida Marsh, 1; Daniels, 1.
. Illinois Smith,- S.
Indiana Marshall, 30.
Iowa Meredith, 26.
Louisiana Clark, 9.
Maine Owen, 1; Glass, y.
Massachusetts Smith, 7; Owen, 2.
Michigan Bryan, 1; Marshall, 1.
- Mississippi Williams, 20.
Missouri Owen,vl: Gerard, 1.
Montana Gerard, 8.
Nebraska Hitchcock, 16.
New Hampshire Owen, 3.
New Mexico Owen, 2; Cum
mings, 1. ' - ,
New York Smith, 90. ' :
North CarolinaSimmonds, 24.
Oklahoma Owen, 20.
Pennsylvania Marshall, 1.
Rhode Island Smith, 2.
South Dakota Gerard, 10.
Tennessee Owen, 1; Cum
mings, 1.
Vermont Smith, 1.
Virginia Glass, 24.
Washington Owen, 1; Cum
mings, 1. (
Wisconsin Smith, 1; Owen, 1;
Meredith, 1; Hitchcock, 2; Gerard, 1.
Philippines Harrisson, 6.
Porto Rico Cummings, 1.
Infant Is Smothered to
Death Under Blankets
. Kansas City, Kan., ,July 1.
Awaking here the other morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ostertag were
horrified to find their infant son,
Paul, lifeless. The infant, 18 months
old, evidently had been smothered
by his blanket The coroner pro
nounced death due to suffocation.
San Francisco, July 3. President
Wilson in a telegram to Nationil
Chairman Homer S. Cummings,
which was read today to the conven
tion, declared that the course the
democratic party had taken with re
spect to the league of nations filled
him "with perfect confidence that it
will go from victory to victory until
the traditions of the republic are
vindicated."
"This is a conquering purpose and
nothing can defeat it," the president
asserted.
The message, which was in .'reply
to one of appreciation and greetings
from the convention, follows:
, "The White House, July .2.
"Hon. Homer S. Cummings, Chair
man Democratic National Com
mittee, San Francisco:
"It waswith the most grateful ap
preciation that I received the mes
sage from the convention so kindly
transmitted by you. It is a source
of profound pride with me to re
ceive such an evidence of the confi
dence of the great party which de
rives its principles direct and un
tainted from the founders of our
government and the authors of our
liberty. While our opponents ' are
endeavoring to isolate us among the
nations of theorld, we are follow
in!; the vision of the founders of the
republic who promised the world the
counsel and leadership of the." free
people of. the United States in all
matters that affected human liberty
and the justice of law. That prom
ise we deliberately renewed when we
entered the great war for human
freedom, and we now keep faith.iwith
those who died in Flanders fields to
redeem it. ' ."
"That I should have been accord
ed leadership in such great matters
fills my heart with' gratitude ' and
pride, and the course the party. Ijas
taken" fills me with a perfect confi
dence that it will gb from victory to
the republic are vindicated and the
world convinced not only of our
strength and, prowess, but of our in
tegrity aiid-our .devotion -to the high
est ideals. This is a conquering pur
pose and-nothing can-defeat it.
(Signed)
. "WOODROW- WILSON."
Ten-Year-Old Girl Ready
To Enter High School
Armada, .Mich., Julv 3. Carol M.
Hah, the 10-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hart of this
village, is perhaps the- 'youngest
child in the state to- pass success
fully the Michigan Eighth grade ex
aminations. The girl is in the Sev
enth grade, but through special tui
tion by her father, who was for
merly a school superintendent, she
qualified -to enter the tests. Her
brother, who is three years her
senior, carried the honors of his
class in passing, and was second
among the 160 of Macomb county
students who passed.
W. O. W. Employes Picnic
Wpodmen of the World, employes
and their families enjoyed their sec
ond annual outing at Lake Manawa
Wednesday. About 1,200 persons
were present. Lunch was served at
12 noon and 6 p. m. Athletic contests
and base ball games were held dur
ing the. afternoon. ..
" Special luncheon, 75c, Pijxton ho
tel, main cafe, Adv.
Mrs. Palmer Spends
Busy Night Working
For Her Husband
San Franciscfc, July 3. Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer, wife of ,th at
torney general, was an active
worker in behalf of her husband's
candidacy during the early morn
ing hours.
" Shortly before 2 o.'clock this
morning Mrs. Palmer." left a con
ference presided -over by Norman
Mack, .Bourke Cochran and other
Tammany leaders on the sixth
floorNof the Palace hotel and hur
ried, under escort of a Department
of Justice agent,; to the Palmer
headquarters on the fourth floor.
The face of 'Mrs Palmer was
. wreathed in smiles as she left the
xonferjence, but -he declined to
commerft on .her diplomatic mis-
ion for her husbanjjf
- With tjie Women
At Frisco
By LEOLA ALLARD.
Chicago Triliuufmaha Bee Leatcd Wire.
San Francisco, July 3. Mrs.
George E. Hall of Lincoln, Neb.,
whose husband is a delegate, sent
William Jennings Bryan a regular
bride's bouquet of pale pink flowers
at the conclusion of his minority
report on the dry question. Mr.
Pryan blushed and lugged them off
the platform with him.
EJizabeth Marbury, new national
committee woman, was in the con
vention hall lunch counter stuffing
in a big ham sjndwich, and she de
clared between bitesr "These women
are the greatest lot of fanatics I ever
saw some of them. Good heavens,
I'm not trying to open up the saloon.
They can't seem to understand that."
She added that a convention never
does what New York( wants.
"They find out what New York
wants," and she laughed, "and then
they do the other thing."
Gov. Frank J. VanNordt of Pat
erson, N. J) was. among the sand-
wich eaters, after the announcement
that there would be three hours of
debate. He gobbled up a sandwich
and a bottle of pink pop and then
announced': "Look this bunch over.
All the celebrities standing around
fighting for their ham-andand chat
ting merriily. Shows how really
democratic we all are."
"Where is my wife?" sand an
aggrieved husband who said he
didn't see where the democrats got
all their handsome meBruce
Kremmer, : Charles Boeschenstein,
Bourke Cochran, and so one. "She'a
being x told of the intricacies, of a
great convention," answered a dele
gate. - ',-. - v
"It's a godd thing," said a sour old
bachelor' standing by, , "that Caesar
never brought his wife to San Fran
cisco. She would no longer .have
been above suspicion."
The organ loft of the conventions
hall, right above the sneaker's ofat
'.form, is fjlled with sturtyiing women.
They are: Mrs. Thomas f Walsh
of Washington, who is here with the
Thomas R. Marshalls; Mrs. Truxtou
T!.,1 fr. Tlnmi 1? f,r. 1,11 M, 1
Homir S. Cummings, Mrs. Borden
Harriman, Mrs. Kellogg Fairbanks
of Chicago, Mrs. Ray Baker, whose
husband is director of the mint; Mrs.
Beverlv Mumford, member of the
executive. Kichmona. va., ana Mrs. rn
Percy Pennybacker. f
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Store Closea Monday These Sales for Tuesday
Every Summer Dress
Is Marked at a Lower Price .
$25.00 Dresses for .... . $18.50
' , $29.50 to $35.00 Dresses $23.75
$39.50 to $45.00 Dresses $31.50
. $49.50 to. $59.50 Dresses $39.75
$65.00 to $79.50 Dresses $9.50
THE newest of summer frocks, in cool
and attractive organdie, hand em-,
broidered voile, dotted Swiss, tissue ging-
ham and imported Scotch ginghams.
This sale, coming as it does
at the beginning of the hot
weather season, is surely
v particularly timely.
A Charge far Alteration Service
Inexpensive Apparel
In the Basement
Cool summer dresses that help to make the
hot weather more bearable. A greafcyariety
of materials in white and attractive color
combinations. Such dress becomingness is
seldom possible at such moderate prices
, $5.50 to $13.50;
Serviceable middy blouses for only' $1.89.
Outing skirts in white and khaki are
only $2.29.
There are many advantages in shop
. ping in the basement housewear.
A Sale of Laces
Out of the Ordinary
Val Laces, insertions and galloons to match
in widths of 2 to zy inches, are offered at a
pleasingly low price"f or Tuesday.
Worth 50c to5c a yard
Tuesday at 39c a yard
Lac Section' Main Floor
v
Reductions on
Silk Hosiery
Women's pure thread ailk
hose with lisle garter tops
and lisle soles. A seam
less style in black only.
'$2 quality, Tuesday, $1.50
a pair. x -
Misses' ribbed pure thread
silk hose in black,' white
and cordovan. $2.50 qual
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Printed Voiles
at 89c a yard
New color combinations in
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and stripes. A very de
sirable quality, 40 inches
wide.
Tuesday's Special
Price 89c a Yard
Secdnd Floor
,
Scrims for 65c
Bordered curtain scrims
will sell Tuesday at the
special price of 65c a
yard. -
Second Floor
A Parasol
of course
For its attractiveness and
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Oftentimes a. parasol is
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mer costuni$.
And here you have this de
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The desire to be as cool
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Shirks
Manhattan, Eagle and
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Underwear
Athletic style garments
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Sleeping Garments
s Night shirts and pa
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July Silk Prices
, Offer Numerous Savings
Thompson-Belden's silks have a thirty-four-year-old
reputation for quality. Bear this in mind when
considering the prices for only the best fabrics
are worth purchasing. '
i Fine Silk Shirtings
Twenty-five pieces of our regular $4 quali- .
ties for $2.98 a yard. v . ,
,., Twenty-five pieces of our $5 qualities Tues- (;
day, $3.49 a yard. The best of patterns
and colors. . '
Printed and Woven Georgettes
Fifty pieces of all-silk .Gedrgettes, sold iip
to $S, Tuesday$2.29. -
White Silk "La Jerz" :-
.We offer five pieces of this very fashion-
able white La Jerz which is regularly $5,
" Tuesday for $2.95 a yard.
White Sport Silks ; t -
Kumsi Kumsa, Bar onette satins, pongee
and other choice materials sold formerly ,
up to $10 ayard, Tuesday, $4,75 a yard.
Crepe de Chines
.Black and all colors-in this 40-in., all silk,
crepe de chine. Tuesday for $2.49 a yard. ,
Table of Odd Lengths '
For blouses, skirts and dresses, a clearance
Tuesday for about half price.
Jersey Silk Vests
will be appreciated at
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Quite the most desirable thing for Milady's
vacation wear because they 'are easily laun
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Tuesday, only $2.98
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