The Sunday Oregonian., January 05, 1908, SECTION TWO, Page 10, Image 22

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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 5, 1908.
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DEDIGATED
BY ODDFELLOWS
Leading Officers of the Order
Speak at Opening of
New Dormitory.
GRAND MASTER IN CHARGE
Building Is for Use of Men and Was
Built by Contributions of Iodgcs.
Doubles the Capacity of
the Institution.
The formal dedication of the new dor
mitory of the Oddfellows' Home, near
Kcnilworth, on the East Side, was held
yesterday forenoon in the presence of
several hundred members, representing
all parts of the Jurisdiction. The ceremo
nies were in charge of Grand Master
Richard Scott He was assisted by offi
cers of tno rand Lodge, Grand Encamp
ment and Rebekah Assembly, the build
ing being dedicated to its mission in the
name of friendship, love and truth. The
ceremonies were conducted in the Grand
Encampment room and the balcony on
the north side of the dormitory, the pro
gramme beginning with the "Opening
Ode," which was followed by prayer by
Rev. A. Leoy, grand chaplain. In his
opening remarks Grand Master Scott
said:
Today as members of the noble order of
Oddfcllowehip, we have met to dedicate this
rew building of the Oddfellow's Home of the
Jurisdiction of Oregon to its splendid purposes;
to consecrate It as a crystallized sentiment
evolved from the sovereign mandate of our
order, to visit the sick, relieve the distressed,
bury the dead and educate the orphan. This
irrand and glorious enterprise calls for warm
heart and willing hands, for continued . ef
fort and patient industry, and with these as
sured, the fragrant incense of Its labors will
rise In. srateful clouds to the throne of grace,
from which source was borne the divine com
mand to love one another.
Grand Marshal, Is this home ready for dedi
cation in the name of friendship, love and
truth, by being free from indebtedness of
whatsoever kind, and by being properly of
ficered and managed? Has it been fitted and
furnished in such a manner as properly to
sustain, nourish and oomfort those whom
providence has placed In our care as de
pendent? Home Entirely Paid For.
Grand Marsha Thomas F. Ryan, mem
ber of the board of trustees, responded
that the home stands in touch with the
divine injunction. "Owe no man"; that it
was properly equipped and that the
rooms were being furnished by the lodges
and encampments.
Mrs. Gosper, in the absence of Mrs.
Emma Galloway, represented the Re
bekah Assembly, and said in part:
In the bright realization of the ardent hope
of the Rebekas to aid In the relief of distress,
snd In educating the orphan, we all do ten
derly rejoice. The soft glow of thla beneficent
enterprise thrills the true disciples of Oddfel
lowship with Joy, because it extols the sub
lime and holy grandeur of our creed.
M. J. Kreutz represented the Grand
Encampment and closed his charge with
the words:
May the walls of this consecrated struc
ture stand erect In usefulness until the three
links shall bind earth and heaven together in
a glow of peace and light that shall encompass
the world, and fill the universal heart with
friendship, love and truth.
Grand Master Scott then ordered the
grand marshal to proclaim the building
dedicated, which was obeyed. Mr. . and
Mrs. I. 11 Stapleton gave . a duet with
fine effect, end Miss Scott sang "Just a
Little Orphan in the Oddfellows' Home."
Address by Judge George.
Judge M. C. George, representing the
order at large, delivered a brief address.
Betting forth the fundamentals of Odd
fellowship, the integrity of the home, a
square deal for every man, and absolute
justice for ajl. He declared in the course
of his address that If the world prac
ticed the teachings of OddfellowshJp in
all its dealings, the difficulties of the hu
man family would largely disappear a.id
the continuous strife between labor and
capital would come to an end. He said:
We recognize the principle that the strong
should help the weak. We come into the
world weak and helpless and are cared for by
the strong and tender arms of our parents,
snd as we approach the end of life's Journey
we again become weak and need the help of
the strong. Oddfellowship exemplifies this
beneficent spirit of helpfulness through such
institutions.
Mrs. Ida Foster, representing the Re
Vickah Assembly, spoke briefly and with
much eloquence of the part the order has
had in the past of caring for widows and
orphans, and told something of what It
proposes to do in future along that line.
Ivodgerooms Are Furnished.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
the entire audience was invited to the
basement, where refreshments were
served. During the afternoon a general
reception was held In the building. The
reception-room on the first floor, fur
nished by the Grand Encampment, was
used for the women. It is the only large
room that has been furnished so far.
Bedrooms are being furnished rapidly by
the subordinate lodges. Laurel Lodge, of
St. John, had Its room completely sup
plied with furniture, as had University
Park Lodge. A Portland nrm gave the
dormitory 72 chairs, and the furniture for
one room.
The visiting members inspected the new
building and .found much to approve. It
will more than double the capacity of the
Home. The dormitory will be for men,
and will contain a central dining-room,
wljpre all will assemble at meal time.
There are 35 inmates at the Home at
present, about 13 being children who at
tend the Clinton Kelly school. The new
dormitory is considered a model of ar
rangement. Rooms are large and well
ventilated, and baths are provided on all
the floors. The wide porches will afford
resting-places for the aged Inmates.
PORTLAND IS SLIGHTED
Seattle Ileal Estate Association Ig-
nores This City In Pamphlet.
In the report on real estate values
in 50 American cities, which has Just
. been Issued by the Seattle Real Es
tate Association, no mention Is made
of Portland, while reports of several
cities whose population and real estate
values are only one-quarter that of
Portland are Included. "Why such an
omission should have been made is
difficult to understand. The officials of
the Chamber of Commerce are puzzled
regarding the matter and are unable to
conclude whether the omission was due
to negligence or was an intentional
slight. Included in the list are Spo
kane, Tacoma and Vancouver, B. C.
The report is contained In a pamph
let of 116 pages, illustrated with half
tones of Seattle scenes and presents
many Interesting facta regarding real
estate values, not only of the leading
American cities, but the principal cities
of the world. The pamphlet also con
tains the answers to the circular letter
addressed by the Seattle Association to
the commercial bodies of several cities
having water transportation facilities,
making Inquiry regarding the . value
of waterfront property.
PLAN AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
Asiatic Exclusion League WiU Put
Lawmakers on Record.
Members of the Asiatic Exclusion
League, of this city, will not be sat
isfied with merely holding anti-Japanese
demonstrations. They have in view
a more effective programme and will,
next week, mail to all public officials
letters requesting their co-operation
in matters of legislation y which the
better regulation of Immigration will
be proposed. These letters will be for
warded to the members of Congress
from this state, members of the Ore
gon Legislature and all district, county
and city officials. Answers are re
quested from these officials to the fol
lowing list of questions:
Will you protest against and oppose any
constitutional amendment or treaty provision
Intended, or which might be used, to extend
the right of naturalization? and further.
Will you use your voice and vote towards
the enactment of an exclusion law which will
effectually prevent the immigration Into the
United States of all Asiatics, excepting mer
chants, students and travelers? and further.
That the said act contain provisions that
merchants, students and travelers, when found
performing manual labor, shall fcs deported,
and further.
That provisions similar to the Geary regis
tration law be embodied In any exclusion law
that may be enacted and that such law, when
enacted, be made perpetual in its action?
Mayor Lane and the members of the
City . Council were yesterday invited
to attend the mass meeting to be held
under the auspices of the league, at
Arlon Hall, next Friday night. This
meeting will be addressed on the sub
ject of Asiatic exclusion by John M.
Gearln, ex-United States Senator, and
other speakers. At this meeting steps
will be taken to interest all fraternal
societies and commercial organizations
in the work proposed. At Its meeting
at Astoria this week, the Oregon State
Federation of Labor will be asked to
Indorse the movement and to assist
In extending the organization through
out the-entire. state.
The Retail Grocers' Association, of
this city, and a number of the fraternal
organizations have already 'notified the
league of their hearty Indorsement of
the movement, and will be represented
by delegates at the meeting Friday
night.
Quaint Old Customs of
Twelfth Night
Pagan Traditions Mingle "With
Chrlrttlnn Observances on the
Nlarht the Wise Meat Journeyed
to Bethlehem.
BT LILIAN TINGLE.
DURING the past holidays I have
heard several people express a
wish that Christmas and New Year
celebrations could be rearranged so as
not to tread so rapidly on each other's
heels. Some gave as a- reason the de
sire to recover from the effects of one
attack of dyspepsia before being again
prostrated by the next set of festivi
ties;, others and they were usually of
the younger generation simply wished
to have more pleasures, gifts and feast
ing to look forward to. One expressed
his sentiments as follows:
"When I'm President," (his election
is, of course, certain, but in order to pre
vent uneasiness among politicians of
today, I should mention that his
"boom" will not be launched for some
years to come), "when I'm President, I
say, I'll make a pocklemation and have
five or 'leven Chris'musses every
year."
In expectation of this "pocklema
tion," his well-trained and obedient
mother has ordered a large cake and
made other preparations for the cele
bration of "Twelfth Night." What his
father said was: "Oh, all right, if you
say so; but I always thought 'Twelfth
SPEAKERS AT DEDICATION OF ODDFELLOWS'
HOME
Grand Master Richard Scott.
Night" was a Shakespeare play or
something. What are you going to do?
Dress up like Viola Allen and put the
youngster into yellow stockings?"
There are very many quaint and an
cient customs still clinging around
January 6 the "twelfth night" after
Christmas. Some of them have refer
ence to the church feast of the
Epiphany and celebrate the coming of
the Wise Men from the East and their
offerings to the Babe of Bethlehem.
Others are frankly pagan in character.
The baking of the huge spice cake
with the hidden bean or piece of money,
the finder of which becomes king of
the evening revels, shows the usual
curious grafting of Christian mean
ings on heathen ceremonies; though
naturally both meanings and origins
are generally forgotten nowadays.
The "twelfth cake," under various
names and often with elaborate deco
rations, is still eaten at this ' season
in many parts of Germany, Norway,
and England; but the custom seems
generally to be dying out. In reference
to this cake the following was written
on January 6, 1623:
"This day about the houres of 5, 6, T,
8, 9, 10 yea, in some places till mid
night well nigh, will be such a mas
sacre of spice bread that ere the next
day at noone a two-penny brown loafe
will set 20 poore folke teeth on edge."
I wonder whether any Oregon apple
growers follow the ancient and in some
places thoroughly credited method of
securing a good crop for the coming
year by offering a libation of cider to
the apple trees on the night of January
6, or holding on the same night what
la sometimes called an "apple yelling."
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A Black or Blue Cheviot or.
Thibet Suit With extra
Trousers of same or
striped material
Suit and Extra Trousers
$25 to $50
It Keeps Our Tailors Busy
Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits a specialty
Garment to order In a day if required.
Satisfaction guaranteed In all cases.
WILLIAM MERREMST SONS.
lOS THIRD STREET
The exact details of the ceremony vary
a little In different localities, but gen
erally the farmer and his helpers, aft
er a feast of cakes and cider, go at
midnight to the oldest apple tree In
the orchard sometimes It is quite past
bearing and hung at this season with
snow-covered, white-berried mistletoe
and there they pour the good cider
and.' sprinkle cake crumbs round its
roots, dancing and chanting the while
some such doggerel as this:
' Apple tree, apple tree.
Bear apples for me
Hatsful, lapsful,
Sacksful, capsful,
Apple tree, apple tree.
Bear apples for me!
This, of course,, affects all the other
trees even pear or plum trees in tne
orchard, the patriarch tree having the
lordship over them. Wild hurrahs
conclude the libation. Can you imagine
the surprise of a lot of scientifically
planted, cultivated and sprayed prize
Oregon apple trees if such doings went
on in their orchards?
Have you ever noticed how careful
most people are to have all green
ChristmaB or New Year's decorations
burned up "within a week from New
Year," and how many choose January
6 for this purpose? Here you have an
other superstition which some author
ities trace back to Druidlcal times. In
some places on this night young men
gather long bare twigs, usually of
thorn, and weave and bend them into
a rude skeleton globe. This is partially
burned or charred in the fire and then
hung up in the kitchen for the rest of
the year, where it serves to avert many
kinds of misfortune. On hanging It
up, everyone present raises eyes to the
ceiling, saying, solemnly and with ex
aggerated lengthening of each syllable,
"O Id CI der ." There seems noth
ing specially solemn about "old cider"
(unless, of course, you should take too
much of it), but It Is highly probahle
that the phrase is simply a corruption
of an invocation In a forgotten lan
guage to a forgotten deity. Sometimes
these thorn globes are charred In out
door bonfires; often 12 in number and
arranged In a circle. These have been
supposed to bear some relation to the
signs of the zodiac. In any case all
remaining Christmas greens must be
consumed in the "twelfth night" tires.
Of course, you care nothing about
old superstitions, but your despoiled
Christmas trees and withered holly
wreaths should never come to an Igno
minious end in the garbage barrel as
long as there is an open fireplace or
even a furnace flro to help them to a
dignified exit, in spark and flame, on
"twelfth night." That future Presi
dent I mentioned has decided, I believe,
to include this In one of his "pockle
mations," not so much from respect for
Jwla;e M. t. Georse,
tradition, however, as on account of
the "nice Jumpy crackles."
Funeral of C. C. Barker.
The funeral of Christopher C. Bark
er, the wealthy lumberman who died
on a- train en route East several days
ago, was held from the family resi
dence, 204 North Twenty-second street,
yesterday afternoon. The remains were
deposited in a burial vault pending a
decision on a final resting place. A
plot may be secured In a local cem
etery, or the remains may be sent to
Michigan for final interment. At the
time of his death the deceased was
president of the Peninsula Lumber
Company and other lumber companies
of Oregon, and was one of the best
known capitalists in the Pacific North
west. The pallbearers comprised six of
the employes of the deceased who had
been connected with his enterprises for
over 15 years.
Cracksmen Rob Machine Shop.
The offices of he machine shop of
Gardner & Nigers at 301 Water street,
was entered some time Friday night
or early yesterday morning, and $16.40
in cash and 2 in stamps taken. The
door of the safe was left unlocked
and the only damage inflicted by the
robbers was the prying open of the
cash drawer. The craeksmen were evi
dently experienced men for they left
few traces of their work, and gained
entrance by means of a skeleton key.
HALF PRICE KISER CALENDARS.
: 10c up while they last. 218 Aider,
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MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING
PEACE IS RESTORED
All Interested Work in Har
mony for Reorganization..
MERGER PROSPECTS GOOD
Success of Plan, to Reopen Oregon
Trust & Savings Bank Now De
pends Entirely Upon tne
Action of Depositors.
Th success or failure of the movement
to reorganize the Oregon Trust & Savings
Bank, through a mergrer. with the German-American
Bank, depends on how the
depositors of the bankrupt institution ac
cept the proposal. The matter will bo
submitted to them at a meeting this af
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock. In the Armory.
Louis J. Wilde, who is a leader In the
move for reorganization, and who has
been annoyed by the comment made upon
the plan and has threatened to withdraw,
will decide what to do after today's
meeting.
If the plan is not ratified and the news
papers etill criitcise the merger, Mr. Wilde
will refuse to have anything further, to
do with it. He declares that he will put
his claims against the closed bank in the
hands of attorneys for. collection. Mr.
Wilde declined to make a statement for
publication last night.
After the series of storms that have
broken over the closed-bank during the
past few days, the indications' are for
fairer weather today. - Everyone seems
willing to forget the unfortunate inci
dents that have recently threatened the
failure of the reorganization. President
Day, of the Depositors' Association, and
George Jabour, who had a nst fight Fri
day morning In' the bank, shook hands
yesterday on the scene of their recent en
counter., i . '
Harmony, that has been claimed for the
reorganization plan since It was pro
posed, but which has been lacking In
large measure, was completely restored
yesterday, it was said, and everything1
looked bright for the merger. President
Day, of th Depositors' Association Is
working for the merger, and wiU do
nothing to prevent the success of the
plan,
"I urge all depositors to ttend the
meeting and consider the proposition as
it will be outlined to-them by Prelsdent
Reed, of the new bank, and others," said
Mr. Day. "I advise them to look Into it
carefully, and if it suits them they should
accept It. It seems to me to be the only
way at this time tn which depositors will
get their money."
Receiver Devlin Talks.
"There is not a criticism of the merger
plan from Interested persons," said Re
ceiver Devlin last night." "Representa
tives of depositors are favorable to it
The plan also receives the hearty ap
proval of business men generally, and
most of the visitors at the bank today
extended best wishes and congratulations.
Leading bankers have come in during the
day and given the plan their support and
encouragement.
"Perhaps the best proof that the mer
ger is practicable and will win is seen In
the fact that we have more applicatijns
from "people who will take stock in the
bank than we can accept. Everything is
now on a good working basis and the
success of the reorganization seems as
sured. B. E. dements, a depositor, who issued
T SPECIAL
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$25.00 Suits reduced 50
$20.00 Suits reduced 5Q
$15.00 Suits reduced JQ QO
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Boys $10.00
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Boys' $8.50 9C
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Boys' $5.00 CA
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Bovs' $3.95 CO Cfl
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WHEN YOU SEE IT
the call for the meeting at the Armory
this afternoon, reached an understanding
yesterday with President Day, of the De
positors' Association, and the two are
said to be in accord on the proposition.
A. E. Reames, who has been in close
touch with the reorganization since the
campaign was first started, and who rep
resents a claim of $80,000 in certificates
of deposit on the bank held by the Pa
cific & Eastern Railway, made the fol
lowing statement last night:
Statement From A. E. Reames,
Since there la to be a meeting of the De
positors' Association at the Armory Sunday
afternoon to consider the plan proposed by
the Germ an-American Bank, I feel that th
depositors ougftt to understand the real sit
uation. The reorganisation plans have now reached
a point where every claim can be paid dol
lar for dollar under the plan offered by the
German-American Bank. .Their proposition to
buy the assets and1 pay them off in a period of
two years by paying every depositor accord
ing: to the. subscription for bonda and bank
stock would furnish an absolute guarsAtee
that everyone would be paid In full.
There haa never been proper credit given
Mr. Wilde for the part that he has played In
the reorganization. Those' who have been as
sociated with the plans from the first have
found .that he has always- been willing to do
more than anyone could, reasonably hav asked.
If the depositors could only know the extent
to which he has gone to make this reorgani
zation possible, there would be nothing but
praise for his actions.
Praise for Mr. Wilde.
All who have been closely associated with
him through this trying ordeal have always
found hi-m ready to do more than his part
and willing to make almost any sacrifice to
carry the matter through. I think that the
depositors can safely consider that any plan
that Is good for htm, with his half -million -dollar
claim, is good for them, that if he Is
willing to take the German-American Bank's
promise to pay the debts wittiln two years,
the rest of us could afford to do likewise.
As Is probably generally understood, my
claim Is second to his, and no one would .con
sider for a moment that either would be will
ing to see this proposition put through un
less It were perfectly safe and sound.
In two years the assets of the bank will
have ben realized upon, and I am of tfe
opinion that they will show a profit Instead
of a loss. However, to continue the matter
In the courts through receivership would mean
a great loss to the deposltom By the new
plan, the German-American would have to
pay Mr. Devlin as receiver, and thereby the
depositors would be saved all expense in
curred by receivership. In other words. It
means complete payment to everybody and
we feel that everyone should support the plan.
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Raincoats Reduced
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IN OUR AD IT'S SO
Third and Oak
First and Yamhill
BREAKWATER IN TROUBLE
STEAMER STRUCK BT HEAVY
. SEA OUTSIDE COOS BAY.
Three Members of Her Crew Are
Badly Injured and Upper Works
on Port Side Are Stove In.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 4. (Spe
cial.) The steamshlpi Breakwater. Cap
tain Macgrenn, from Coos Bay tor Port
land, was struck by a cross sea near
Fairway buoy, outside of the Coos Bay
Bar, at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Her upper works on the port bow were
stove In and three members of the
crew badly Injured.
The Breakwater returned to Marsh
field In order to secure medical aid for
the injured men. The steamer will
sail Sunday and will arrive in Portland
Monday night.
ANNUAL MEETING OF OWLS
Election Will Be Held Tuesday
Xiglit by Portland Nest No. 4.
Portland Nest No. 4, Brotherhood of
Owls, will hold its regular annual meet
ing for the purpose of electing new
officers to serve for the ensuing year,
next Tuesday night, and the new in
cumbents will have the resoponslbllity
thrust upon them of entertaining the
first annual convention of the National
order, officially designated as the
Grand Nest. The Grand Nest will con
vene here for four days, beginning
January 15, and there will be a rapid
succession of business and social
"hoots" during the remainder of the
week.
The Brotherhood, according to its
constitution and by-laws, never takes
itself too seriously, and therefore the
committee on entertainment has arranged-
for theater parties, banquets,
social sessions and automobile rides
without number, and the fun will con
tinue until the members of the local
nest "go broke." The committee on re
ception of delegates has planned to
meet all incoming trains the day before
Seventh and Washington Streets
The Busy Corner
MEN'S OVERCOATS
$30.00 Overcoats reduced 20 00
$25.00 Overcoats reduced
$20.00 Overcoats reduced
$15.00 Overcoats reduced JQ QQ
BOYS' SCHOOL SUITS
Two-Piece Suits In Plain Knee Pants. :
Boys' $12.50 Knee (7 PA
Pants Suits ...pV.cJU
Boys' $10.00 Knee &f cn
Pants Suits
Boys' $7.50 Knee ff
Pants Suits ... W
Boys $6.50. Knee AA
Pants Suits .... .p.UU
Boys' $5.00 Knee (9 CA
Pants Suits .P&0J
the Grand Nest meets on the day of
the opening session and the visiting
brothers will be escorted in style to
the rendezvous of the local Owls. After
that they will be expected to take care
of themselves, more or less.
The local nest contains some 300 or
400 members and, according to Secre
tary Jay H. Upton, there are some 300
or 400 committees ready fb welcome
the erring and wandering Owls w,ltli
open arms.
This week, especially after the an
nual meeting, the local birds will
be busy preparing roosting places for
the migrating "hooters," and an offi
cial bfisiness and social programme will
be ready by the last of the week. Exec
utive Gus C. Moser,of Portland Nest,
says that several hundred birds will
flit this way during the four days,
and that the cities of the Northwest,
in which region the order was founded,
will be largely represented, because
of the vigorous contest that, will be
waged for the honor of holding the
next session of the Grand Nest.
Just as a little Joke on the new fel
lows, the officers who are to be elected
Tuesday night will have the distin
guished privilege of entertaining the
visiting Owls, and the retiring officials
swear they are glad to get rid of the
rare obligation.
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of America's most reliable manufac
turers. The remainder of eight carloads,
only twenty Instruments now left, and
the closing bargains of one of the most
meritorious special offerings we have
made in maiiy months". Free four
months' course of music lessons included.
Two dollars a week will pay the cost.
Do not delay. Eilers Piano House, Pars
and Washington streets.
Regulations Must Stand.
OL.YMPIA, Wash,. Jan. 4. (Special.)
At the Railroad Commission meeting
today Engineer Pope, of the O. R. &
N., continued his testimony as to. the
value of that road and the cost of con
struction. The Commission announced
during the day It would overrule all
objections of the railroads to the pas
senger transportation regulations re
cently promulgated by the Commission,
but that it would allow until February
1 for the roads to prepare to comply.
Inspect Rosenthal's shoe store win
dows and get busy.
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Swing
See . Our Windows for
the Greatest Values
in Superior Shoes Ever
Offered the Public