THE MORNING OREGONTAN, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1920
StBEHSOH RES
I FROM ROAD BODY
Commission Chairman Op
poses Present Policies.
TIME DECLARED LOST
Delay TTntil Spring in Awards of
l Paving Contracts Held to
lie Poor System.
(Continued From First Page.)
nieetingr of the commission a contract
was awarded for laying 7.96 miles of
-fconcrete pavement to which I pro
tested but vas overruled by the other
ijiembers of the commission.
"The administrative engineering
and overhead expense account of the
department is approximately $90,000
a month, . and unless contracts to
-work are awarded this overhead ex
pense will go far beyond the percent
age of work being done than is con
templated by law. This Is one of the
anany reasons 1 favored the letting of
'contracts for completion of the un
completed sections of the Pacific
jbighway.
; Contract Let fa Fall.
' "It has heretofore been the policy
ef the commission to let all paving
contracts in the fall so that con
tractors could have the winter months
for the establishment of equipment.
the gathering of supplies and the as
sembling of materials so that the
Actual work of paving could begin as
soon a9 climatic conditions permitted,
from 30 to 90 days are required by
contractors for preparatory work for
paving and if the awarding of con
tracts la delayed until spring, the
actual work cannot begin until late
ummer, and thus much valuable time
is lost.
. ' "The contention that hy waiting the
l-work will be done at less cost is not
feorne out by past experience. The
department is now completing work
to the amount of $1,000,000 left in
complete by contractors who have de
clared themselves unable to finish
their contracts owing to financial re
verses and it is safe to assert that no
contractor doing state highway work
:haa made an unreasonable profit; on
:the contrary most of them have lost
money.
: "When the people hy their votes
:last Jut authorized the issuance of
.110,000,000 of highway bonds, it was
an implied understanding that this
irioney was to be used for the com
pleton of the mail trunk lines andi
the Pacific highway in particular,
168 miles of which is yet unpaved. I
'.have attempted to Induce Messrs.
'Booth and Kiddle to agree to take up
such sections of the Pacific highway
as are ready and submit them for
final improvement, but upon some
pretext consent was refused and now
'ciaKa.. -.Ana. . 1 1 1 nntw a n .4 Ka Tq
cific highway, the most important
road in the state, will be far from
completion.
V "From the very first time It was
proposed to expend state money upon
the road from Kugene to Lake Creek.
i opposed it on- the ground that it
was not, is not and never will be a
state road. To me it Is a criminal
waste -of public funds to expend them
upon a road that begins and ends in
. ' he same county over which no traf
fic of state nature or importance will
ver pass, and as an economic propo
rtion the amount to be expended will
Tever bring proper returns upon the
- nvestment. BeiKon county, realizing
iat it is purely a local county road,
"i providing for the construction of
. thoroughfare from its boundaries
rom its own funds, and even offers
I. o pay part of the construction in
iane county. At this time, when
..ighway funds are-at a low ebb, and-
'Then every dollar is needed to com-
ilete the main highways. It is noth
ik short of calamitous to divert
, aem to th-e construction of a local
, oad, the cost of which should be de
. rayed by the community directly
..enefited.
"The construction and improvement
f Oregon s highway system has been
' o me of intense interest; in fact, this
jrm of development has to me
cemed to be the most important
ropositlon for the progress, pros
perity and advancement of the state
f Oregon; and my every action has
een dictated by a. desire to be of
me service to the state. I had no
her interests to serve and local
-nsiderations were not thought of
i my decisions. My one sole and
.'. . nly object was to serve the state as
t. whole. So, when I find that work
..ill be retarded, local interests given
:. ireference over those of the state.
..ublic funds wasted by Inaction and
.- backward step taken, I am impelled
' o step aside before matters reach
,:uch a stage that my fellow citizens
'ill enter a protest that will call for
explanation.
"With the severance of my rela
lons with the commission, I wish to
xpress my appreciation for the work
f the construction forces of the de
partment. The personnel of the de
lartment has been admirable in its
enthusiasm and their helpful co-oper-
.ition has been inspiring."
Mr. Benson is now at Long Beach,
Cal., from where he sent his resigna
tion to the executive.
Mr. Benson originally was appoint
ed a member of the highway commis
sion by Governor Withycombe for
term of two years and wasreappoint-
ed by Governor Olcott last March.
"but few men in the .city occupy a !
bigger niche in public esteem. He
will be 66 years of age next month
and had his start in life as a news
boy in St. Paul, Minn. His rise to
be one of the real big men in the en
tire United States has not been the
result of any assistance from others,
but due solely to his own efforts.
He was first a compositor with the
Glencoe Register in Minnesota and
still carries his union card. He be"i
came one of the partners with Grant
Smith and company and virtually
entered that firm through the kitchen
door, for he and his brother began
their railroad work as cookhouse
contractors and they revolutionized
the feeding of men on railroad con
struction by proving that they could
be fed well and at a profit.
Eric Hauser was the first man in
the United States to notify the presi
dent that he would not take for him
self one cent of profit from his war
activities. Grant Smith and company
was engaged In building many ship
ping board hulls and while its profits
were large, Mr. Hauser stuck to the
course of conduct that he thought
right when his country was at war
and gave every cent of his profits
either to the Ked Cross or other war
causes.
He took over the management of
the Multnomah hotel in 1917 when it
was a real "white elephant" and has
made the hotel one of the best pay
ing properties in the country. Dur
ing his entire career Mr. Hauser has
been exceedingly popular with his
HE ILLS
JIT LOW LEVELS
Textile I ndustries Reduce
Production One-Half.
FEW PLANTS SHUT DOWN
Curtailment in Some Cases 8 0 Per
Cent, Affecting 30 0,00 0 Work
ers, bat Wages Remain. Steady.
BOSTON, Nov. 17. Curtailment of
production, which began some months
ago in New England textile indus
tries, employing 00,000 operatives,
has reached a point where the total
output is less than one-half that of
one year ago, according to estimates
RETIRING STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER AND HIS
SUCCESSOR. .
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Simon Benson, resisted.
Eric V. Hanier, appointed.
employes and one of the incidents of
the war days was when the Grant !
Smith shipyard workers went to the !
hotel to serenade their chief. i
He is president of the Rose Festi
val ami had? supervision over the last
show, which was admittedly the best
in its history. It was through Mr.
Hauser's efforts that Vancouver and :
Victoria, Canada, had such an excel
lent representation in Portland last
June and he showed just what he
thought of red tape when he man
aged to get the first armed detach
ment of the famed Royal Northwest
Mounted Police out of Canada for an
official visit to the Rose Festival
after many fother cities had trfed
every means in vain, to induce their
visits in the past. The red-coated
mounti-es crossed the border to visit
Portland fully armed, a tribute to the
friendship that exists between the
two countries.
Mr. Hauser is very fond of good
music and is one of the heaviest sup
porters of the Portland symphony
orchestra, just as he was of the
Minneapolis symphony when in Min
nesota. He also gives his best to
the assistance of a number of other
musical organizations.
Every newsboy in Portland swears
by Mr. Hauser, for each Thanksgiv
ing he gives them a real banquet, the
best his hotel can afford. It is firm
ly said that during his entire career
he has never refused to assist an old
friend, and he keeps well in mind
his humble beginning in. all of his
dealings, which last in borne out by
his liking to recall each fall the fact
that he was once a newsboy.
y Another Royal Suggestion
PIES and PASTRIES
From the New Royal Cook Book
THERE is no further
reason for worrying
about table variety. The
New Royal Cook Book
gives new suggestions
for every meal every
day. The book is so full
of surprises there should
never be another dull
meal in the home. '
Custard Pie
1 cup pastry floor
teaspoon Royal Baldaff
Powder
tea-spoon salt
cup shortening1
cold water
Sift flmir. baking powder
and salt;- add one-half
shortening and rub in
lightly with fingers: add
water slowly until of right
consistency to roll out.
Roll out very thin; put
on in smalt pieces re
maining shortening; fold
upper and lower edges in
to center; fold sides in to
center; fold sides in to
center again; roll out thin
and put on pie plate.
Custard
J eggs
H cup sugar
teaspoon salt
2 cups scalded milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat eggs, add sugar, salt,
flavoring and milk very
slowly. Line pie plate
with paste made as above,
and bake in very hot oven
about 10 minutes. Pour
custard into the baked
crust and bake in mode
rate oven about 25 min
utes. The pie is done
when a knife put in cen
ter of custard comes out
dry.
Cocoacut Pie is made the
same way, adding 1 cup
of shredded cocoanut, and
usios only 2 eggs.
BAKING
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Absolutely Pure
Mad (ram Cream of Tarter,
derived from (rape. .
FREE
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Write TODAY to
EOTiLBAKDiG POWDER OO.
lit Ftutoa Strmt. New York City
neral will be held tomorrow at 2
o'clock from parlors. Rev. Mr. Edgar
will offiicate.
made from a canvass today of the
great mill centers.
In some instances the curtailment
runs as high as 80 per cent. A few I
mills have shut down entirely. The
majority have adopted - a working
schedule of three or four days a
week. Thus far only isolated an
nouncements of wage reductions have
appeared.
In only one of the big textile mills
now operating, that of the Lawrence
Manufacturing company, in Lowell,
known as the largest hosiery plant in
the world, has there been a wage cut.
The mill recently resumed production
after a shutdown, with a wage reduc
tion of from 20 to 33 per cent. Pro
tests have been voiced by a section
of the employes and a Onion has been
formed.
Bend Budget Is Adopted.
BEND. Or., Nov. 17. (Special.)
Members of the present city council of
Bend, meeting last night with the
councilmen-elect, agreed on a budget
for the coming year, the Items of
which total $70,299 50, allowing for ex
pected receipts of o050. The budget
under which the city has operated
this year was $51,010.
Nothing is more hateful to a Mos
lem than to see the koran in the
hands of an unbeliever.
PRICE OF ROLLED OATS CUT
Reduction or 17 Per Cent, Wliole-
sale, Announced In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17. A 17 per cent
reduction in the wholesale price of
rolled oats was announced today by
the Armour Grain company. The price
of rolled oats has increased steadily
since July,. 1918, company officials
said.
Today's cut was made possible by
the recent decline in oats.
Officials said 20-ounce packages,
which have been retailing at 18 or 19
cents, should sell in a few weeks at
15 to 16 cents.
ELKS SHOW HAS LARGE AD
VANCE SALE.
BOOTH IiAClS BEXSOX'S WOIUi
Tribute Paid for Service Rendered
in Behalf of Roads.
EUGEXE. Or.. Nov. 17, (Special.)
Tt. A. Booth, member of the state
highway commission, had just arrived
home from Southern Oregon when he
learned of the resignation- of Simon
.Benson from the commission. Re
garding Mr. Benson he made the fol
(lowing statement:
"Mr. Benson has mucrf to his credi
because of his acts of kindness, ben
evolence and public service to the
state. His best achievements have
been as good roads advocate and
builder. In this work he was among
the first and has eiven much of his
time and money to further the good
roads movement. Much of the service
that he has rendered cannot be dup
licated for it was largely pioneering.
"He was an exponent of good roads
when others opposed and many had
not considered the matter. He is en
titled to much credit for what he has
done for the state road programme
and other important and beneficial
acts and his interest in Oregon's de
velopment will not end with his mem
bership in the state highway com
mission. I wish for him many years
of comfort and happiness."
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JrtR. MAt'SKR IS WELL 1.1 RED
Profits Made During War Turned
" Over to Relief Societies.
Eric Van Alstyn Hauser is com
paratively a newcomer to Portland.
Mrs. Fred I" OIon, prima donna
of "The Mandarin."
The seat sale for "The Man
darin," which will be staged In
the public auditorium by the
Elks November 23 and 24. will
begin Saturday at the Sherman,
Clay and Co., store. The sale
will continue during Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday, although
the ticket sale will be limited
to 6400 for the two perform
ances. Monroe Goldstetn, busi
ness manager for the show, said
yesterday that the advance sale
had already amounted to $4200.
The object of the Elks in pre
senting the comic opera is to
obtain money to finance the
municipal Christmas tree, which
the lodge has planned for the
needy children of Portland.
The prima donna of the cast
is Mrs. Fred L. Olson, well
known locar singer. Special at
tention has been paid to the
costuming, and those who have
seen Mrs. Olson in the dress
rehearsals declare that her part
is well chosen and that her
robes, borrowed for the occa
sion from the Chinese citizens
of Portland, become her charmingly.
NUMBER HELD TOO SMALL
Hall of Fame Elector Thinks Oth
ers Should Have Been Named.
Mrs. Helen Ekin Starrett of 720
Sherwood drive, one of the electors
for the hall of fame, yesterday sent
the following statement to The Ore
Sonian in explanation of an inter
view published Tuesday:
'My use of the word pltifur in re
gard to the list of those chosen had
reference to the small number, when
there were 227 nominees. Including
names of every distinguished, man
and woman in America. The majority
of the names in the list of seven are
certainly entitled to their places. But
the opportunity to place the other 23
names is lost now for five years. It
Is my hope that the rule regarding
the two-thirds vote can be so modi
fied as to allow those who received
majority of the 100 to be placed in
the hall of fame In time for the un
veiling In June, 1921."
PORTLAND GIRL ADVANCES
1R. MIRIAM VAX WATERS
GO TO CHICAGO.
TO
Bankers Promise Crop Credits.
FORT DODGE, la., Nov. 17. Mem
bers of the Iowa Bankers' association,
at a marketing conference with about
500 farmers here today, promised the
farmers that in every possible way
credit 4tuld be extended to assist
them in holding their grain. A. M
Henderson, banker, of Story City, said
fair prices for products now would
be: Wheat, J1.88; oats, 75 cents; corn
90 cents; hogs. 111.22; cattle, $12.
Navy Will Sell Surplus Cloth.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. The navy
department announced today that it
would sell 500,000 yards of cloth held
as surplus war stock. The lot in
cluded 210,000 yards of 18-ounce
weight and 360,000 of 30-ounce weight
in Melton and Jersey finishes. Bids
will be opened on November 19.
Iieagne Urges Federal Inquiry.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 17. Contin
uous federal investigation of essential
industries that affect the cost of
living is one of the plans of the ten-
year programme under discussion at
the convention of the National Con
sumers' league, which opened here
today.
FARMER BURNS TO DEATH
GAS LAMP EXPLOSION CAUSES
TRAGEDY XE.VR TTTAIiATLX.
Peter T. Johnson, Bachelor Idvine
Alone, Loses Life After Prepariug
to Leave His Lonely Home.
OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 17.-(Spe-
cial.) Peter T. Johnson, a bachelor
farmer living two miles east of Tu
alatin, was burned to death last night I
from the explosion of a gas lamp. He
was 72 years old and a native of Nor
way. Johnson lived alone on a 15-acre
farm and went home about 10 o'clock
at night from a neighbor's house.
In attempting to pump air into a
gasoline lamp, he touched a match
to the escaping gas and in the ex
plosion that followed his clothing be
came a mass of flames- He rushed to
the door of his home and cried out
and a neighbor, L. Malsom, hearing the
cry, rushed to the scene of the trag
edy, but was unable to save Johnson's
life. His clothing literally was burned
off his body and he was seared from
head to foot. Coroner Johnson was
called from Oregon City and when
he arrived, Johnson was dead. The
house was burned to the ground.
The dead man had intended to move
his effects and live with a neighbor,
stating today, and the night of his
death was the last he expected to
s'tay in his own home alone.
The coroner found on Johnson's
body a pocketbook containing a de
posit slip on the First National bank
here for $1300. besides other securities
amounting to several hundred dol
lars. The body is at the undertaking
parlors of, Holmaa & Pace. The fu-
RARE CONCERT PROMISED
Excellent Programme Arranged for
Coming Sunday Event.
Henry Klingenfeld, violinist; Mrs.
Eloise Anita Cook, soprano, and
Lucien E. Becker, organist, will be
features of . next Sunday's concert
programme at the auditorium, accord
ing to announcement yesterday of
Hal M. White, manager. The concert
will begin at 1 P. M. instead of 3 as
in the past, the change being due to
the fact that a Christian Science
lecture is scheduled at the audito
rium at :?0 o'clock. The change In
time is for next Sunday only.
Mr. Becker has arranged an at
tractive programme for the audito
rium pipe organ. Mr. Klingenfeld
has a reputation as a violinist and
will make a feature of 'The Night
ingale" and "Homing." Mrs. Cook is
one of Portland's best known
sopranos and will sing popular selec
tions. One of Mr. Becker's principal
organ numbers will be "Humoresque."
ELK TO .ROAM AT WILL
Potential Death Warrant lor Ore
gon's Herd Is Revoked.
a mntential warrant for the death
of Oregon's famed herd of elk. which
lives and flourisnes in me vicumj ui
Klamath county, has been revoKea,
oh h animals will oe allowed iu
roam at will until lull prooi OI any
of their depredations is made, accord
ing to A. K. Burgnauri, state game
warden, who has Just returned from
Klamath Falls.
"I believe that the desire for elk
meat was the prompting factor in
demanding the killing of these ani
mals." said the warden yesterday.
"We will watch the herd carefully
this winter and if they do any injury
shall see that the farmers are pro
tected. They will not be destroyed,
at least for the present."
The herd is estimated at 50 animals.
ROBBER RECEIVES PARDON
Jail Sentence and Fine Remitted
hy Acting Governor.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 17.
Fred Sauerman. serving a six-months'
term in the county Jail on a holdup
charge, has been pardoned by J. Grant
Hinkle. secretary of state and acting
governor. A number of local men
signed a petition asking that Sauer
man be pardoned, as he had a wife
and two minor children.
Sauerman Is an ex-service man and
had lived in the county 23 years with
a good record. He was sentenced May
13 to six months in jail and fined
$250. The fine was remitted by the
pardon. -
Phone your want ads to The Orego
niian. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95.
Report to Be Made on Re-education
of Girls In United States Who
Are Publjo AVardf..
Dr. Miriam Van Waters, a Portland
gn, who has been for several years
referee of the juvenile court of Lo
An&'eles, has accepted a position with
the Dummer Foundation of Chicago.
She will tour the United States and
make a survey and report for the
Foundation on the re-education of
gii Is who are public wards.
Dr. Van Waters is the daughter o
Dr. George B. Van Waters, archdea'
con of eastern Oregon, and Mrs. Van
Waters. She began her education in
Fortland and went to the University
of Oregon for her bachelor of arts
and master's degrees. She received
her doctor's degree at Clarke univer
sity, in Massachusetts.
She has been given a six months
leave of absence from1 her work in
Los Angeles to accept the position
with the Dummer Foundation. She
.11 deliver a series of lectures for
the federal bureau of social hygien
in Washington, D. C.
Miss Van Waters Is at present in
F'crtland for a few days' visit with
her parents. She will leave Monday
for Seattle. Today she will visit th
State Industrial School for Girls .at
Salem.
Dr. Van Waters has been lauded
for her work in Los Angeles by ex
perts, who have visited her depart
meiit. "The referee in Los Angeles
has broader judgment than any other
one in the nation," recently said Miss
Emma- O. Lundberg of Washington,
D. C, a member of the children's bu
reau of the United States department
ot labor.
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STILLS SOLD FOR POOR
Salvation Army Realizes on Copper
in Sheriffs Liquor Plant.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 17.
(Special.) When a big copper still
was captured near St. John laet year,
it was taken to the sheriff's office
where- it remained until recently.
When the federal officers came
around they took an ax and made a
few holes in the still.
As the case has -been disposed of
there was no need keeping this still
and a number of other ones, so a good
use was found for them. They were
hammered down and given to the
Salvation Army, which eold them for
the copper contained in them.
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H-LIEBES a? CO
Extraordinary Offering of
Stylish Furs
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Gratifying Reductions
0Sh
Natural Raccoon Animal Scarf
Black Wolf Animal Scarf
Silver Coney Scarf
Pointed Fox Animal Scarf
Natural Squirrel Animal Scarf
Fitch Animal Scarf
Black Lynx Cat Animal Scarf
Poiret Wolf Animal Scarf
Taupe Kit Fox Animal Scarf
Taupe Kit Fox Animal Scarf ,
Skunk Animal Scarf
Taupe Fox Animal Scarf
Natural Raccoon Animal Scarf
Kolinsky Animal Scarf, 2 Skins
Poiret Wolf Animal Scarf
Silver Coney Scarf X
Black Wolf Animal Scarf
Kolinsky Squirrel Scarf
Black Wolf Animal Scarf
Georgette Wolf Animal Scarf
Pointed Fox Animal Scarf
Blue Wolf Animal Scarf
Impressive Gifts
Hudson Seal
Coats
Greatly Reduced
Group One
Originally
Marked $37 0
$22.50
Group Two
Originally to
$50
$29.50
Group Three
Originally to $80
$39.50
Affording a wonderful op
portunity of securing a lux
urious gift for wife, sister
or daughter at a big saving.
We will store the coat you
buy in our refrigerated cold
storage vaults until Xmas
without charge.
$4.95
$5.45
$5.95
1 ...
Two distinct lengths and two beautiful
styles: one self trimmed, the other
skunk or nutria trimmed. 36 and 40-
inch lengths.
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Charge Purchases
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Kay. She alleges that her husband
gambles and follows the races while
he neglects his wife and that he has
frequently told her he prefers other
omen. Other complaints charge de
sertion. They are for Charles C. Bur
nison against Kathleen Taylor Burni
son. H. H. Sheets against Bessie
Sheets, Rose Hayward against Will
iam H. Haywood, and Fannie Tounie
against Lewis E. Younie.
Oregon Gets Grange Meeting.
The 1921 convention of the national
grange will be held in Oregon,- The
delegates attending the national
convention In Boston were unanimous
in their choice, according to word re-
Wife Has Women's Letters.
Enoearing letters, which other
women wrote to her husband and
which he mailed to her for her inspec-
'to-,,-,, in the divorce case filed
fcjr Mary McKay against Dave A. Me-
Theres
something
abovt'thea
youlllilw-
JfvSk Twenty to
Today, as j
a2naj;s
Fine Rugs at a
Fair Price I
That was our principle"
when we started business;
that is our principle today;
that will be our principle
tomorrow.
Some recent fortunate pur
chases carrying only our
regular profit will interest
anyone who knows true
values. '
.May we have the pleasure
of giving you the facts?
CARTOZIAN BROS.
Established 1MI.
Plttoclt Block. Portland.
ceived yesterday by Mayor Baker 1
from C. E. Spence, state master of j
me uregon grange. foniana proo
ably will be the choice of the execu
tive committee for the convention
city. The suggestion of inviting the
national grange to meet in this state
was first offered by Lenta grange and
was enthusiastically approved at the
state convention in Bend.
Bridge Worker Hurt in Fall.
ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 17. (Special.
- D. J. Buckner, employed by the Gil
kin Construction company on the new
bridge across Young's bay, lost his
balance and fell, strikine: the timber?
around the cofferdam of one of the
piers with such force that several of
his ribs were broken and his side and
arm bruised.
Burglar Frightened Away. -
A lone burglar wearing a dark hat
and overcoat "jimmied open a bed
room window at the home of J. Mun
hoven, 189 East Twenty-third, street
North, at 10 o'clock Tuesday nigrht. but
was frightened away before he had an
opportunity to gather up any loot.
Police Inspectors Tackaberry and
Phillips wew rushed to the home, but
the prowler had made his escape.
Read the Oregonian classified ads.
TODAY
AND
FRIDAY
LAST
TIMES
When you get Bill Hart,
Tom Santschi, Ann Little
and other big caliber actors
in a single cast and then
' give them a powerful story
to work on, look out!
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This Bill Hart is a cracker jack!
Different from all his others.
1 No sheriff stuff,' no riding, but
deadly police work that counts.
"CRADLE of COURAGE"
POLICE DEPARTMENT QUARTETTE.
KEATES AND OUR MIGHTY ORGAN
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STARTS SATURDAY-
-"THE BRANDED WOMAN" with NORMA TALMADGE