La Grande evening observer., April 06, 1927, Image 5

'Wednesday, April G, 1927
VJi GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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Local News In Brief
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COMIXG KVENTS
I June 8, 0,' 10 Union Llvo-Qltit-k
hIiow nt Union, Ore.
(July a I, 22, i!H scnto Aniel
can liegiuu couvvutiuu In I
tyamlo.
' f
tl. CI. Avery, county uKent, 1 ut
Klgfn today on business.
lli-e From Union
W. W. Stevens, county coinmls
Bloijer, is In the city today at
tending the county court Besalon,-
YlxltWl Schools V'cwtcriluy
K. A. Havre, county school sup
erintendent, vlaited the Iowa school' 1
und tho Moss Chapel school yes
terday.
Homo Fiunt lortluntl
Xrs. 1 I... Killy hua returned
to Jier homo lie re from l'orlland,
whero she visited for some time, ,
TojMt'iH Tonight
TJiero will he a meeting' of Hue
country club directors this evening
at 7:30 o'clock in tho chamber of
commerce offices. It Is the regu
lar iionthly session.
Hen From IVmlleton
h .trs. Adelaide l'ackard, district
ileiiuty of tho Woman's Jieuefit
(isMdciatlon, of Pendleton, ifi In, La
Urdiide. Hlie litis caned, a special
ncitinK of the local W. IJ. A. for
tomorrow niKht at the hunio of
lr Charlen Murchison.
1
Tho Uook of l'roverhs will bo
ttuilled tomorrow evening when
themld-weck meeting of the Cen
tral1 Chureh of Christ will be held
aC 'the church beginning at eight
o'clock, 15 very one attending Is
afliccd to learn at least one proverb
urn-to bring one modern proverb,
Vlulow Display
Kur the purpose of stimulating
the. uso of home markets and
home products the marketing com
mittee of the Union county chain
leiof commerce, with Frank Mc
Kehnon as chairman, -has again
started a display in the chamber
of Commerce window, a- new dis
play to be placed in tho windo'V
each week. This week the pro
ducts of the Ui Grande Milling
company uro being exhibited.
Won lrlc
Miss Kdith Smith lv-.-wtceivcd
ai prize of .1.6u for s-.-llinf? the
largest number, of tieke'ts of, any
CI.OOI aiuu i ,u. "" "
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Jllta Smllli is, an i'iB.ilul .?IB ; slu;
Mils Smllh Is. an eighth . grade stu-
deia at
ms-mtl &ot. - m''nn -
recently won a llaby Ituth doll
offe-red by ralmcr's grocery lo
tho person , turning in the! inost
cairVly wrappers. Sin; is tho daugh
teijor Mrs. J. M. Smith.
rirYcu 111 roi Uiind
. l'arewell to ,tho while-faced
calves for Waller M. I'ierqe, forin
" ur governor, is now dabbling in tho
sheep buslnesu. "Of course," ex
plained Mr. I'lerce, "we still havo
few- of our white-lace cattle. 1
but' we havo disposed of most ot
Ihejii." l'or foul1 years, while he
wu.Y in the office of chief execu-1
tlvo of Oregon, Mr. l'iefeo dls- '
cil-xsed I lie w hite-face calves on
bis ranch In llilon county. He.
milled of the calves so frequently j
that he wus known from one end
uf tbo continent to the oincr lor
hl.-j calves, and the governor liked
It. ; However; arter many years as
a cuttle man, lie slipped over to
the, other side of the range nnd is
now bundling 'sheep a horriblo
thought a few years ago
when
1 1, wus shuiii w arfai o between
Bin pmeii and -'cattlemen.
Klievli business." ' confesseil
'The
Mr.
lieree, is pretty good,
being contracted for at
Wool la
3U cents
a libund. which is what niigui ue
called siillHfactory, and lilmbs arc
being sold at-10. cents. ; was of
fered Hi'j cents for lamb.t my
u .irr but 1 know that' 1 1 ' cents has
beell bid. There, was talk of 4U-
v,.m- una. but you
ii.m-i hear of much moving at I
that price. There is a legitimate
demand for wool now at 3ll cents
and iUo a bit is being contracted.
The former governor is consider
ably lighter In weight than he was
foiir.niout.lis ugo when ho left the
i tateboiise, for iiurd'worlt on tho
raifch has' reduced his fat and
made him bard ns hulls." Tho
Orogonlnn.
iTO li:i)IC.TK fflll ltCII
M KlIKOlll), Ore.. Apr. C (AP)
The new Presbyterian church.
built at n tost of Sfiii. nun will bo
dedicated hero next Sunday. ' The
peakers will be the Uev. D. 1J.
Doimltlxon. it! Sun I'ranclsco: the
Hey. O. W. Ibiseben, of Philn
dclphla. nnd the Ilev. I. A. Thompson,-
of Portland.
I
; SPRING OXFORDS
For Men and Boys
.In all the new colors of tans, greys, two-ton i
nnA 1,1.,-.L- in Ral anrl 'Rllinlioi' Ctvln.
Boys'
Men's
$3.95 to $9.85 the Pair
OXFORDS OF QUALITY
"THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE"
-.. Men's and Boys' Outfitters ; .
L. A. WRIGHT
IS APPOINTED
BY GOVERNOR
(Couthiutd from Vagi 1)
tier, 1'orlliiuU. retained; Mutt Corrl
kuiu Alc.Minnville;, U A, Wright,
Union; M., A. Jyneh, Uedmond;
Den Uorris, Kueno.
Veuch tendered his rcsiynntlon
from the ftah conuniHsion a nhort
lime ago but l'uttei'son hun retain
ed him in office hy refusing to ac
cept hlu resignation. Ills term of
office expires on June 1, Kl el hc li
ner has served on the ifame cm
mlHsion sinee its creation In llUl.
Ills term will expire In February,
1930.
On the game commission Flelsch
ner und Corrigan represent district
No.. 1; Wright and Lynch district
No. 2 und Dorris Is the member at
large. Corrlguii succeeds W. S,
Dauer, of Corvailis; Wright suc
ceeds II uro Id Clifford ut Canyon
City; Lynch succeeds James Malon
ey. of Pendleton; and Dorris sue-,
coeds William L. Finley,-of Jen
nings Lodge. t Terms of the hew
members will expire in February
of the following years: Corrigan
1H-8; Lynch llll'U; Donis 1931:
Wright 1932. Lynch and-Dorrls are
both formerinembers of . the ' com
mission. . Seeks Ilnriuony . . "
In nnnouncfng his selection Gov
eriittr: I'alterson declaroil that the
........I...Anfu l.u.l l.A mn.lr. llhl
a view to securing haJrmimy on the
t w o co m m i st I o ns.
Kendall was af.
furmer member of the flHh com
- J
mission,, serving irom iw-l to ibz.:
It Is officially
.;,.,.lr,i,otit V.r Il.n tmw dull fum
mlssh.n will shortly result In the on developed tbo habit of ac
rcluni of Hugh C. Mitchell to thoUuirlnsr little odds and ends for
position of superintendent : of I MmHelf, all unknown to the storo
h.n..hi.HM in mifnonrf Kit cinntoii. keepers, nnd. so tfar as can bo
Mitchell formerly occupied thnt
position but left to become con-'
inected with the U. S. bureau of
I hatcheries.
J It is also reported that Carl D.
Shoemaker will be appointed tern
porarlly to the position of master
fish warden.
U. S. CONSUL .
QUITS HUNAN;
BOYCOTT ON
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dlers. Dr. Williams, vlco president
of Nanking university, was killed
larch 4.
dlnpatcll
,rioni wiiuugnui aiurcii 2 sniu ur...
Wllliuma was-snoi in com oiooa at
bin :homc near the unlvciifillyVj'bo-i
.roiV, - h0 eyeanislflraiTTbllic?, Tp,Ts. auto ' a,"le8,
Americans. - Olio witness said that
Dr. Williams- stood outside his
home wiiile tho Cantonese wero
looting It. As the soldiers depart-
ed ho culled out. -"goodbye"
In Chinese, whereupon
turned und. shot him.-.
(L soldier
CHAXt; CAl'TUSKS ltl'SSIAXS
TICKING. Apr. 0 (AP) Troops
of tho army of Marshal Chang Tso- ,
Lin, the Manchurlan war lord and .
urnied police raided Hie soviet cm- ',
bussy this morning. Six Russians ;
and 15 to 20 Chinese were tulien to.;
the police station and a machine
gun. fifteen rifles nnd a quantity
of ammunition wero removed from
the etnliussy. . . . ;
JURORS FAIL TO
AGREE, VOTE 11-1
(Continued from Page 1) .
g:ir.ige nt North Powder, which
Seymour Is alleged to huyo bought
from hiin.
The plaintiff is asking for abo.lt
N00 and the defendiint claims I hut
ho has only about Juno coming
to him, as tools curried uwny from
the garng-. would eiiinl Ibc re
miilllder of the vnlil", .
n, oni. of w. T. Phy vs. Wla-
Ifred Clemens has been ip'ltlrd out
of court.
Champion's Father
Found Dead in Boat.
POUT ANGKIX'S. Wash., Apr.
0 (AP) l'"rcd Murgnn, step
father or Tod Morgan, . junior
lightweight champion or the world,
was round dead In a gas boot to
day In Dungeness harbor, 20 miles
west of here. Death wns apparent
ly caused by gas from tho exhaust
of the engine.
Glltl.S l'IHE DOIUIJTOKY
KLAMATH KAI.I-S. Ore., Apr. 6
AP) Kivo young Indian girls be-
I tween th ages of 11 and 17. have
nmfr.iw.il to setting fll'O to lllO
girls dormitory building ot Klam
ath agency, government officials
admitted today.
$3.85 to $1.95 the Pair
LIFE TERMER IS
PRISON 'GROCER'
Officials v Discover His
Business Activities and
$200 Stock of Goods -
i , l"th cU- The bu-rd expects to
SAl.r.M. Ore., Apr. 0 (AiJ)- n.jVo at The lalles early this eve
You can't keep a good man down. !nntt niltl look over the Krouml
Officials Of State prlSOll today Thnr..lv mloftlmr 1h liim.
fdiacovered that Lloyd Wilklns who
escapea ine jiangmans nooso turn to Salem early Krlday. An In
yenrs ago by 'virtue of commuta- Jpectioivof h state penitentiary is
Hon of his sentence - by i Governor : scheduled for Friday as soon an
West has been carrying? on a gon- tn0 i,ouru returns here. The board,
eral grocery and mercantile bus!- which consists of I. L. Patterson,
ness within tho prison for a long governor; T. B. Kay. state treari
pcriod of time," and all unknown . Urer: arid 8am Kozer, secretary of
to the officers. s . . jiiiic, was accompanied by Carl
Wilklns had placed his business 'A brums, secretary; Dr. G. C. Uell
on a basis of 100 per cent effl- I Inger, Ivead of the state tuberculosis
ciency, having reduced his whole- hospital at Kalem. and Dr. It. K.
sale cost to absolutely nothing and "U-ce Ktciner, head, of the stulo in-
established a base of . supplies
equally without cost tb himseir,
all going to show that, after "all,
ability, 1b what counts.
' ; Ills Caiivr
A brief outline of the man's
career Is as follows:
On November 19. 1014. Wllkins
was committed to prison here un
der sentence to hang, having been
convicted of tho murder of a man
named Winters in Multnomah
county. A reprk'vo was granted
nnd on Dec. 2, 1914, his sentence
was commuted to life imprison
ment. : '
In 3?2l ho was made a trusty.
Jn. this capacity ho was soon -given
n job driving -ono! of the peniten
tiary trucks. 3n a short timo, it
becamo part, of his Morkto drive
. to town nnd get little ns frpm
local stores us desired : by prison ,
yvl vy " " .
,.i, vi""""
i , wuim iieiuiK hi liiii cuuiiL-iiy,
It was lenrned today, Wilklns saw j
,,,.. t
understood thatj:tlm "nworked .businoss possibilities
established by the evidence, equal
ly unknown to the guard who al
ways accompanied him.
Wilklns established a cache of
lts stolen goods behind the. pri
son garage. There is a small placo
there walled in on four sides, al
lowing access only by means' of a
single window The man also
utilized three lockers in the gar-
age. It Is suspected that ne may
navo ueen iraoiug wun iinsoiu'in
insiiio ine prison,, using mis as nis i
.'base of supplies, or may havo had
(some 'means -of trading with out
j sldeis. Officials aro still working
. on tho case.
Stoc k Worth S6
1, At any rate, when they mado
the discovery yesterday Wilklns
1 had a collection of some $200
)I)B of tv9 sucks of sugar that he J
won ii oi goous gu . iiuiiu,
d ,UHt ,0i,ialned from;-a .local
; . ,,tol. .hi0 ,vtta -rtt to
j,-.iv...i,i s'Ai. --,. JniWflW. I
., .,inn,,, ir m.stnsrii.titainDS ,
potatoes, a camera and other odil
.. ...1 nn.ln . .-'."
: T,,e Bimrd wll0 : "ut.Conipnnlc J 1
.i.M)U, . Inn tfroe'erv store yes-'
'.,,,.,., ,,,i h,.n iliKcliarired and
'tenloy hail been discharged
I Wilklns himself put back Into con
' flnement wilhin the prison wnMs.
H's business eslaldmhnient was
discovered yesterday .through.' an
Investigation started ' after-, tho
store from which -lie took two
sacks of sugar, mado a report.
THOMPSON IS !
VICTORIOUS
OVER DEVER
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us one polltlrnl observer phrased
It. was bis rigid policy concerning
Volstead act enforcement, although
peraoniilly he is a foe or tho., dry
legislation. Thompson , indicated
that lie did not favor as sharp in
terpretation of tho .prohibition
laws as Mayor never.
v Mayor-elect Thompson served as
chief executive for two terms.
Ill 15-1 li-H. He wu not a candldato
w hen pever was elected.
'. l.KMl' WINS IN )isi-: '--'
' P.OISK. Ida., Apr." 0 Herbert V.
1,'eliip wus swept Into ofMee us
mayor ;ot lloise Tuesday by the.
largest majority in tile recent his
tory of Ilolse. His lotal was more
than three-to-nnc over his oppon
ent. 10m G. Kagleson. incumbent,
nnd he carried every precinct ot
20 except No. IS. the Soldiers
Home, which went Tor KaglcKon by
lour votes. The total wns. T.emp.
4703: Kagleson, 1517, a majority
of 3 ISO.
The proposal to vote a lialf-mlll
levy for the support of the band
also curried a similar majority.
PROMISE
PERSONALS
PltOMISK (Special) A svero
electric storm struck here recent
ly, accompanied by rain, boll and
snow, but did not do nny serious
dumage. Lightning struck tbo
radio aerial at the C. P. Carper
home, but dld.no damage, except,
to blacken tho pole and wlro.
Miss Kvelyn l.urin returned lo
her homo at Wallowa Saturday af- I
ter spending some time hero vis- j
iting her sister. Mls Marie Iarm, 1.
ut Mm. Heed's home. j
Lia Poulson and Clay Wood aro !
clearing some ground near the
river on the Charles uennett
homesteud, which they have pur
chased. Itobert nnd Koy Carp' r went to
Wallowa Saturday. Jtobcrt went
on to J-a- Grande, where ho ex
pects to work and Hoy returned
home by way ot Powwatka Mon
day. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. II. H-scock aro
visiting friends at Promise.
Andrew Kleshmun made n busi
ness trip to Wallowa tho first of
tho week.
Mr. Oorbett went t. Maxvllln
Thursday with a T:igon. thv Ilrat
To Inspect Site j
Of Tuberculosis
Hospital Today
SAM-r, Ore., Apr. . (AP) The
state board of control left here late
ithls moi'nlng for The Dalles to In
spect the situ uf the new state tub
terculosis hospital to be built near
'llon for the new building, and ro-
,He usyium nore.
Phone Company
To Spend About
$3,500,000, Word
PORTLAND. Ore.. Apr. 0 (AP)
That tho Pacific Tolephono and
Telegraph company will extend
about S 3. BOO, 000 on betterments in
Oregon during the coming year,
that hand sets will bo installed
where.' desired and that dial tele
phones soon will bo put Into gen
eral uso hero were, among an
nouncements mado by A. H. Pills
bury of San Francisco,' president
cf tho I'uclflc Telephone and Tolo
graph company here today. '
Pillsbury 1 accompanied on his
tour of this area by A. H,- Grfs-
wold, operating vlco president of
ih0 Taclfic 'Tolephono and Telo-
Krnprr Company, and C. P.
Coopor
nnd T. O. Miller of Now York, vico
prosid'ent and general manager
respectively of tho- American
Tolephono
and Telegraph com-
pany.
WOM.W PUT TO WOlt K
SAHOM, Ore., Apr. . (AP)
Miss Harriet Weatherson, who was
recently committed to tho state
penitentiary along with Henry
Dergman. Florence banker,' was
morning placed at work assistant
to Joe Murray
chief clerk at the
i "
- j
u"i m.n ai,,,ltH.
j;oiana aim jiuune uorueii re
turned liome ' Wednesday from
Baker, where they havo been at
tending business college.
Air. and Mrs. Carl Urirrllh of
ramp No. 2 returned homo Wed
nesday after visiting relatives and
friends hero for several days. Carl
bus been unablu to work because
of a severe cut on his hand, jt'hlch
he
sulitlnir M'nnd.
'J'llWy Olfrpt'll 'Vent'-to Wa'llowa
Wednesday,, where - be . expects to
work , for Glen Hiierod.
arcade
TUESDAY,
mail onni'Hs
(imilesl Smashing lilt of All
The .Miracle I'luy
Tim Comeily That 'm "I " In
Ycnr in New
liltKAKIXd HIK.'OniJS HVKItYWIIKlll':
Priivs: .-, $1.1(1,
I'oKlllVfly Iji
J & D Auto Color Varnish
MAKES OLD CARS YOUNG
It's as simple as A 1! C to brush a bright
new color on your old car. Here's a hirrh
frrade color varnish that dries with a bril
liant gloss.. Just the thing; for amateurs
because it flows "smoothly and evenly" and
gives a "factory finish" look. Choose from
8 colors, and make your car YOUNG !
NOAH'S
53&
PA I Ml
Burglar Enters
Portland House
IOUTUAND. Ore, Apr. 0. (Al
Police today received u report of
another house entered - by the
aimliiullvo burglar who visited sev
eral Portland homes Monday nilit.
No , reports of activities by this
prowler last night had been turn
ed In this morning.
John Christ, 260 Wigant street
said the man ransacked his house
shortly before 10:30 p. m. Molality,
that he grappled with him on sur
prising him in the kitchen, but that
he got away. The kitchen was in
total darkness at the time Christ
ut'ddeutally bumping Into him as
lte searched -the house- ufler the
family found all sleeping Voonv
ransacked.
-The Intruder escaped .through an
open window, as he had escaped in
all other cases that sumo night, lie
dropped his knife In one of tho bed
rooms, .
Mrs. Nellie Clark
Is Near to Death
, Kl-AMATH KAMA Ore Apr.
0 AI') Douth ot .Mrs, Nollio
Clark, shot Sundiiy . nik-lit by her
tTx-hUHbuin, Krunk 'Clark,'", Is ex
Dcctt'd hourly.
Suffering of pneumonia .Mrs.
Clark is sinking slowly. Her at
tending, pliysieiatis .Ravo UP hope
for har recovery. She. was Bhot
through tho left lung, tho bullet
passing entirely through iior body.
..'Her ex-husband Is being held
Ip. the elty jail on a open charge.
In event of, her death, 8 murder
blmrge will filed against him,
authorities state. .. '...,'.."''
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Same Trice
for over 35years
25oufSccs25
"' USE LESS THAN OF
- HIGHER PRICED BRANDS
f -Why-Pay
I WarJPrices?
MILLIONS OF POUNDS
Theater
APRIL 12TH
nncijivi;i now
ICHOLS
llulimr Nmv
York lily .
laying lis .'.Hi
$1.(13, $2.20. Inc. Tux.
Time li Iji (iranile
';"' PAINT
S l UKHi
' . i . i
County Court
Session Opens
' In Court House
The iqgular county court ses
sion started this morning at tho
court house with both pf tho coun
ty commissioners, W. H. Led bet
ter and W. W. Btovona, and the
county Judge, U. G. Couch, In at
tendance Tho allowing of bills took up
most of tho forenoon, and was con
tinued this afternoon. H. G.1 Avery,
county agent, visited tho court
during the morning In regard to
tho ordering of explosive for ditch
work In tho county.
Tomorrow a petition for tho
closing of a minor roud nt Jmbter
will bo heard. A, delegation from
Cove will also .attond tho session
tomorrow afternoon n tho in
terest of tho Cove-Alicol Market
road.
15 MEN SNUFFED
OUT IN WYOMING
(Continued rrom Page 1)
man. 41, and 1J. O. Kby, 27.
George Kvans Curry und Arthui'
Ayala wero believed to be fatally
burned. , They wero in a Dawllna
hospital m were V. L. Welsh. Cal
vin Smith, George Hyran Polk,
who were severely b tuned.
All of the men who wero kllle;l
were married and most of them
had one to three children.
Twenty-three men were work-
We Buy for Less
We Sell for Less
' kES'S WORK
PANTS
Heavy Cottonades
wear , better, ; look
better and more eco
nomical than over
alls $1.95
Whipcord Pants,
come in grey and tan
at ..: .....$2.50
TufrWear Pants
. the long-last' pant
waterproof. B e s t -wearing
pant made,
at $2.45
Moleskin Pants, in
dark grey best
grade ...$2.65
NewYork-HQR-.
J ) -Destroyers of H)ch Vt'.tet.
For Mother's
Day
Now's the Time
To leave your order
for Mother's Day
Candy.
Just give us the
name and address
and wc will mail it
for you. "
Packed in decorat
ed metal Gift Box. ''
1 Lb. ..
2 Lbs.
$1.50
$3.00
GLA-gDJlUCS
: La Grande, Ore. .
Tk ftfiiaSX, Sfcra
STAR
"WHISPERING
Comedy'
"MIDNIGHT SON"
-with
Al Cooke. -Kit Guard
FRIDAY HAROLD LLOYD IN "THE.
i iui Annul Ave.
Mturo
Wear-Defying Shoes!
For Active Youth
BOYS'
Snauoy ' styles for now
later. The kind you like for
comfort and for wear, and the
kind you buy for their real
vaue, priced .
Sizes p to i3V...
1 to 2.:..-.
x .. . 2'2 to 5':
ing 111 rllo plant. . Windows 'In
houses were broken and residents
fled Into tbo streets, many ot
them half clothed. Telegraph
communication on the Union I'u
clfle. railroad was temporarily bro-
and
A
R CADE
-i
FLORENCE VID0R"
,. ' ; .in .
"AFRAID TO L0VF
With . '
CLIVE BROOK - JOCELYN LEE
NORMAN TREVOR
" and
'b'EN'TURM iii'"A BLONDE'S 'KEVENtiE!'"
, Starting
THURSDAY
WARNER BKOS.Tresent
JOHN BARRYMORE
inDOKjUAK
By Bess
Cast
MARY
Estelle Taylor
Montague Love
Ilclene Costcllo
Sheldon Lewis
Jane Winton
Special
Admission 40c
TODAY
BUCK JONES
IN
A story of Romance and Vengeance in the
Basque country of the Pacific Southwest
A picture throbbing with thrills and spark
ling with laughter. ;
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IN THI WIST ;
JNo. i;t
I A (iranilti, tint,
These are values that tend to
make life-time customers of
the "Grand Army of Youth."
BOYS' WORK
SHOES
Shoes of sterling quality and
extra value at Breler's Low
est Prices.
Lot 606-Mocoasin pack.
Upper of Elsendratli heavy
vea. Noted for Its durability
ind softness.- Heavy leather
sole both nailed and tewed.
Sizes 1 - 614
$2.95
lien. . : ' ' !
' Htrrams- wero turned on -the
burning stills and the two com?
press storage tanks, one of 7 &.nt
and I he other of ltiob barrels ca
paclly. ' - 1
S2.49 . U " 1
2.95 LLP J
TODAY ONLY
THE GREATEST
OF ACTORS AS
THE GREATEST
OF LOVERS IN
THE PICTURE
VOTED THE BEST
PRODUCTION OF
1926.
Meredyth
includes
AST0R
Willard mvh
Warner Oland
Phyllis Haver
Hcdda Heppcr
Lionel Braham
Music Score
Children 10c
and THURSDAY
SAGE"
KID BROTHER'
m
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