THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, AUGUST 2, 1908.
EXEMPTS CREDITS
became effective today, has left for his
er will be employed for the primary
grade. It Is Intended to establish the
high school grades, beginning this year
old home in Enumclaw to visit his
with the ninth and tentn. s-roicssor
Lent has had long experience, having
taught for eight years In the Gresham
School and at other places In the state.
A movement Is on foot to establish a
union high school somewhere between
Rockwood and Gresham. which will ac
commodate all the advanced pupils of
five or six districts.
FIGHT FOR EAST
FROM Tl
Supreme Court Upholds Wash
ington's New Assess
ment Law.
Subcommittee of Democrats
to Manage in New
York.
TRUNK THIEVES CAUGHT
Three or Gang That Stole $100,000
Vnder Arrest.
MACK
MAKE
HAT ON
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BRYAN TO MAKE SPEECHES
Chairman (o Control Western Cant'
palgn From Chicago Harmony
With Conners and'Xo Mcd
dllng In State Contest.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Norman B.
Mack, chairman of the Democratic Na
tional committee. Is forming a subcom
mittee of 15 members of the National
committee which will conduct the cam
palgn In the East with headquarters in
thta city. While Mr. Mack will oe cnair-
man of the subcommittee, a vice-chairman
will be appointed who will be In
active chance of the committee s oper
atlons. Ex-Senator James Smith, of New
Jersey, is spoken of as the probable
v ire-chairman.
On his arrival from Buffalo today, Mr.
Mack said he would remain here for
three days before his departure for
Chicago, where he expects to remain
during the major portion of the National
campaign.
Bryan to Speak In East.
Mr. Mack conferred today with Urey
Woodson, secretary of the National Com
mittee, with National Committeeman
Roger C. Sullivan, of Illinois, and other
prominent Democrats on the personnel of
the subcommittee, which Mr. Mack says
will be made up of National Committee
men and party leaders east of the Al
leghenles. The names of the committee
will be made public in Chicago early next
week.
Mr. Mack made It known that, while he
will only occasionally visit New York, it
is planned to wage an active fight for the
National ticket in the Bast. To this end.
after the New Tork state convention in
feptember, Mr. Bryan will make two
important speeches In New Tork state,
one in Buffalo and .one in this city.
ir. Mack said there was entire har
mony ' between himself and Chairman
Connors, of the Democratic state commit
tee, and that the National Committee
would not interfere with the nomination
of the Ntw Tork state ticket or state
rampalsm.
Headquarters will be selected here
before Mr. Mack goes to Chicago Mon
day evening. Mr. Mack said today:
Receives Pledges of Aid.
I shall spend mofrt of my time during the
campaign la Chicago, coming to N'W Tork
occasionally. I have heard from committee
man and prominent Democrats all over the
country and. while It is too early to make
forecasts. 1 can mt at this time that the
future appears bright for success. I have
received -numbers of letters from well-known
T)emocrats in many parts of the United States
who- were not active or Interested In recent
campaigns and who announce their readiness
to do arl rhr'can for the ticket. .-I do rbt
know of a Democrat who is not ready to
do sll he csn. Judge Tarker accepted Imme
diately a tender ofa' position on the advisory
committee and wtn 4o whatever the commit-
aeks --trim." Governor Johnson a'so accept
ed a position on the same committee without
delay. . ...
No Meddling in New York.
- Of state affairs Mr. Mack said:
The Democratic State Committee in New
Tork. -is) thoroughly competent and able to
handle the situation without any Interference
from .the . .National committee. Let us say
that the state chah-maa and I are in perfect
accord.- The National commit will not in
any way interfere with the aomlnatlons In
this) state. Further, the state committee will
conduct Its own fight.
. The sub-committee which will have dlrectioa
of the National campaign la the West will
b made up of strong men and capable of
eonductlng as efficient campaign. ' The state
committee fcas never been so strong. Alto
gether, everything will be done to mske a
strong light In the Eastern State. I expect
to leave for Chicago Monday evening.
Urey Woodson announced today that
he would apend moat of hl time dur
ing the National campaign in Chicago,
where the main headquarters of the
National committee will be located.
Headquarters in the East will be In the
Hoffman House.
.TAMMANY MEX AT LINCOLN
New York Democrats Tell Bryan
State Is Safe.
LJNCOr.N. Neb.. Aug. 1. The prelim,
inary draft -of the epeerh of acceptance
of -William J. Bryan waa finished today
and It Is now being put in type. Proofs
will be submitted to the Democratic
candidate .Monday or Tuesday, when
the final corrections will be made and
the speech completed by August 5.
Mr. Bryan waa absent from Falrview
most of today attending the funeral of
a near neighbor: also "risking arrange
ments for the printing of his speech.
Upon his return he found waiting htm
a number of visitors'. Among these
were K. M. Hitch, president of the
Bryan and Kern Club, of Savannah. Ga.,
who told him that Georgia waa safely
Democratic A delegation of Tammany
it ee also called. The party was com
posed of John S. Whalen. Secretary of
State; Assemblymen James J. Hoey
and J. M. Foley, of New Tork City;
Michael Scully. City Clerk of New Tork.
and P. H. Walsh, private secretary to
Justice Newburger. They stopped off
at Lincoln between trains to pay their
respects.
Mr. Bryan m much gratified to
hear from them that the Democracy of
New Tork would cast Ita solid vote fof
hjm. The question of the Democratic
nominee visiting the Empire State
came up-, and whtle no date has been
determined upon. Mr. Bryan Imparted
the Information that it was his Inten
tion to go there and deliver several
apeechea-
Thig afternoon the protests of Victor
Rose water against the fusion of Demo
crats and Populists on Bryan Presiden
tial electors were argued before Sec
retary of State Jenkins. Arthur Mul
ltn O'Neill appeared In behalf of A. D.
Cameron, candidate from the Sixth Dll
trlct. and also for aome of the other
candidates who protested.
Rosewater and others presented the
contestant' side of the case. It Is be
lieved that no matter how the Secretary
of State may decide, the matter will
be carried np for an opinion by the
Justice of the Supreme Court, aa la al
lowed by law.
'. Rockwood School Nearly Ready.
ROCKWOOD, Or.. Aug. 1. (Special.)
The new schoolhouse at Rock wood, cost
ing over $AOno. Is rapidly neartng comple
tion and will be ready for school when
the Fall tenn beglna. ' Professor J. B.
Int hag been chosen principal and Miss
Ellen Taylor as assistant. Another teach
- NEW YORK, Aug. 1. The arrest of
three men in Brooklyn at an early hour
today disclosed the fact that the Adams
Express Company has lost J100.000. ac
cording to the police estimate, through
a series of trunk robberies In that Bor
ough. It Is not known whether the plot
to steal from the express company also
extends to Manhattan and elsewhere.
The prisoners describe themselves as
Alfred Wllmott. 24 years old. a lather;
John S. Cook. 17 years, a plumber helper,
and Alfred Moule. 18 years, a driver.
These three men, according to the Brook
lyn headquarters, are suspected of knowl
edge of trunk robberies which total SX.
000. Three more drivers are being
searched for by the ponce.
According to the detectives. theAdams
Express Company has been robbed by a
clever system of counterfeit checks and
taga made by a Job printer In league with
the trunk thieves. When a trunk which
was to be stolen was given to the driver
at some one of the express depots In
Brooklyn, the driver would put on the
trunk the bogus check and tag. He
would then deliver the trunk in question
at the house of an accomplice.
MURDERER KILLS -WIFE
Angered Because She Ttefused to
Join Him In Flight.
TL'LSA. Okla., Aug. J.. Clay Harris, a
white man, this morning shot and Instantly
killed his wife, who was part Indian, and
her 1-year-old baby and fatally wounded
Walter Vann, driver of an expresa wagon,
who attempted to capture him. Harris
then escaped after stealing a horse and
buggy. A posse was soon formed and
started In pursuit. Harris is accused at
Fairfield. 111., of murdering a man on
July , and Illinois officers were trailing
him at the time of the murder.
After shooting the man at Fairfield,
Harris escaped. The man died a few days
later. The state of Illinois offered a re
ward of 16000 for Harris' arrest and offi
cers have since been following him. Har
ris came to Tulsa last Thursday; forced
his wife at the point of a revolver to sell
her Jewelry, took the proceeds and depart
ed for Claremore, Okla., after ordering
her to meet him there. Mrs. Harris did
not leave Tulsa, and Harris, angered at
her action, returned and shot her.
GAG GIRL; SEARCH OFFICE
Bold Thieves Ransack Tacoma
Building During Noon Hour.
TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 1. (Special.)
Entering the offlree of Drs. A. L.
and B. W. Goff In the Provident build
ing, about II o'clock today, two well-
dressed strangers tied the young lady
clerk to a chair, placed a gag In her
mouth and quietly and aystematlcally
searched the desks and cabinets.
After completing therr work, the
men departed, leaving the girl tied and
gagged. She was -discovered in this
condition about half an hour later and
the police were immediately notified.
The doctors positively refuse to dis
cuss the affair and declined to give the.
young lady's name. She could not be
located. It is believed the thieves were
In search of valuable papers. They
took nothing.
NOT HER ' SOUL-MATE
Charlotte Walker, Actress, Charges
Husband With "Psychic Cruelty."
CHICAGO. Aug. 1. A dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Galveston, Tex.,
an: Charlotte Walker, an actress, was
yesterday granted a divorce from her
husband. Dr. John Hayden, of Galveston,
whom she married about 12 years ago.
Charlotte Walker la the only child of the
late Colonel James Walker, a distin
guished Confederate soldier, and la lead
ing woman for James K. Hackett.
Mrs. Hayden charged in her complaint
that Dr. Hayden had been guilty of
'psychic cruelty" toward her. She de
nied that ahe was seeking the divorce In
order to marry Hackett. as gossips allege.
Still Guard "Haunted House."
CHICAGO. Aug. 1. The "haunted
house" at 11 West Twenty-third street
continued, to attract crowds yesterday.
Last night more than 3000 women and
children waited In front of the place. It
was necessary to have Z'a policemen to
keep traffic open. The fire hose was used
again and the stream ot water drove the
crowd away. Ten men and boys were
arrested during the evening on charges
of disorderly conduct. Although the
police say they have solved the mystery
and proved that the "ghost" was the
work of a practical Joker Mrs. William
Bacheldor still Insists that her home is
haunted and that she will not live in the
place again.
Will Boy Three Colliers.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. Tenders of
three colliers have been Invited by the
Navy Department from the various ship
building companies of the country. The
tenders made in June were unsatisfactory
to the department, not only in price, but
In speed, capacity and equipment. A
speed of 12 knots an hour and a dead
weight carrying capacity of 7200 tons will
be required. The machinery must be lo
cated in the after part of the vessel, sp
that the coaling of ships at sea may be
made easier. The tenders will be opened
September 1, when bids for the 10 new
torpedo-boat destroyers are also to be
opened.
Southern Indiana Defaults.
CHICAGO. Aug. 1. Payment of interest
due today on the first mortgage bonds of
the Southern Indiana Railway has been
deferred. The amount needed to meet
this obligation is $150,560. The notices of
default in the payments state that owing
to the general depression in railroad busi
ness in the last alx montns, wnicn nas
been exceptionally severe on coal carry
ing roads, the Southern Indiana Railroad
Company Is compelled to aeier payment
of the Interest due August 1, 1908, on its
first mortgage bonds.
Admiral Hemphill Relieved.
MANILA. Aug. L Rear-Admiral Joseph
Newton Hemphill has been relieved by
Captain Giles B. Barber, commander of
the Maine. Admiral Hemphill sails for
Hongkong on the cruiser Chattanooga
on Monday, and from that port for the
states on the Mongolia. The battleships
Maine and Alabama, of the. advance
squadron of the Atlantic battleship fleet,
sailed from Manila today for Singapore
on their way round the world to the At
lantic Coast.
Special sal fine shoes at Rosenthal's.
MONEYS TAXED, HOWEVER
Lincoln County Decision Overruled
at Olympia Public Service Cor
porations Are Affected
hy Court's Ruling.
OLTMPTA, W,ash.. Aug. 1. (Special.)
The State Supreme Court today sus
tained the constitutionality of the act
of the last Legislature exempting cred
its from taxation, but held invalid that
portion of the act which proposed to
exempt moneys. The case comes from
Lincoln County, where a taxpayer
brought suit to force taxation of mon
eys and credits and won a decision by
the lower court that the law was un
constitutional. A peculiarity of the appeal was that
both attorneys for the property-owners
and the prosecuting attorney for the
county pleaded the law was invalid. Tax
Commissioner J. H. Easterday, father of
the law, appeared In the Supreme Court
as a friend of the court, and presented
his case, both orally and by brief.
James B. Howe, attorney for the Seat
tle Electric Company, also filed a brief
in the case attacking the law.
The latter attorney appeared for the
purpose of demanding a reduction of
assessments of street railway taxes,
unless credits were taxed, on the
ground that the constitution required
all property to be taxed alike. - The
Supreme Court has sustained Easter
day's contention as to credits, which is
about 90 per cent, money being about
10 per cent.
The decision mens further that the
railways and public-service corpora
tions cannot demand a reduction in as
sessments, as such corporations had
hoped.- It was the admitted purpose of
such corporations to show before the
State Board of Equalization, by bank
statements, records of bond issues,
mortgages, etc.. that probably not 5
per cent of moneys and credits were
assessed on the tax rolls, and to de
mand under the law that public-service
corporations be taxed like all other
property, and that the assessments
should be reduced approximately 93
per cent.
Although Easterday was father of the
law. the two other Tax Commissioners
this Spring issued directions to the As
sesors of all the counties to ignore the
law and assess moneys and credits. These
directions were given after the regular
assessment had been practically com
pleted, and to do the work meant large
expenditures. About half of the counties
made the supplemental assessment, which
of course is now worthless. It is peculiar
that Kittitas County, the home of Tax
Commissioner Frost, Ignored Frost's or
der and made no supplemental assess
ment. Pierce County, where Easterday
lives, would not take Easterday's advice
and did make the assessment, as did also
Spokane County, where Rockwell lives.
The decision was written by Chief Jus
tice Hadley and concurred in by Cro
Mount. Rudkin and Dunbar. Fnillertoff
filed a long dissenting opinion. Root IS
ill and was unable to sign a decision.
0NEW0MANTW0 DIVORCES
Mary. Sams Released From Marital
Complications hy Oourt Decree.
HILLSBORO. Or., Aug. 1. (Special.)
Judge McBride has granted decrees of
separation to Mary Sams irom two De
fendants. She was granted a divorce
from Gardnfr Sams, to whom she was
wedded In Dayton. Wash., in lS8n and
who subsequently deserted bcr In Walla
Walla. Believing that she was not legal
ly married to Sams, in 1895 she married
Klmer Nolan at Pendleton. The court
declared this marriage Illegal and award
ed to her the custody of a minor cnna,
t!-e result of the union.
This is the flist time In Circuit Court
annals that a woman has been given a
separatie decree from two men at the
same court Hitting. (
HILLSBORO ENJOYS BOOM
Over 65 Dwclllng-Houses Vndei
Construction Since January 1.
HILI-SBORO. Or.. Aug. 1. (Special.)
As a result of railroad activity. Hills
boro is experiencing a building boom
which eclipses the boom of 1890, when
Dundee Reld started the building of the
railway to Astoria from this point. Over
65 residence buildings have been built
or are under construction since January 1.
The majority of the buildings are modern
in architecture, and a credit to the town.
Since the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk
Company acquired the condensed milk
plant here, many improvements have been
made. The company installed a new
pumping plant operated by electricity, and
has Its own dynamo for electric lighting.
FINDING OTHER SHORTAGES
South Bend's Courthouse Scandal
Continues to Grow.
SOUTH BEND. Wash.. Aug. 1. (Spe
cial.) In connection with the recent
coi-rthouse scandal in this city, two in
formations have been filed against ex
Auditor A. P. Leonard. In each case
ball was given In the sum of $100),
with local parties as signatories, Leon
ard has demanded a grand Jury Inves
tigation and, should this demand be
granted, it Is believed that interesting
disolosures will be made.
It Is known that new cases of al
leged embezzlement are constantly
coming to light, but the amounts and
circumstances will not be given out
until the expert makes his next report.
Freeman Loses at Tennis.
.VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. I. R. L. Free
man, of Pasadena, Cal., was defeated
this morning In the finals of the tennis
tournament in the men's singles, by R.
Bruce Smith, of Vancouver, who won in
three straight sets. ' This afternoon
Bruce Smith met B. P. Schwengers, pres
ent holder of the cup, for the British Co
lumbia championship. In the finals of
the mixed doubles. Miss Hotchkiss and
R. Lfc Freeman beat Jordan, of Australia,
and Miss Beckett, of Vancouver.
Goes East to Claim Bride.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Aug. I. (Special.)
W. W. Montgomery, whose resigna
tion as Deputy State Superintendent j
mother a few days before leaving for
Michigan, where he will be married to
Miss Frances Ranney. of Olivet. Mich.,
formerly of this city, and later to enter
the law department at the State Uni
versity at Ann Arbor. He will pay a
visit, here again before going East.
State Superintendent Dewey, who is
out of the city, has not made an ap
pointment to the vacancy as yet.
INCREASE IN VALUATIONS
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Pacific County Reports Property
Assessed at Nearly 1C, 000,000.
SOUTH BEND, Wash.. Aug. 1. (Spe
cial.) The assessed valuation of Pa
cific County real estate for the current
year is $11,143,839, and the personal
property valuation will bring the grand
total to something over $12,000,000.
The latest previous valuation was
about $1,000.0J0. This enormous In
crease In valuation is due almost en
tirely to a more equitable valuation of
mill and timber properties. The pres
ent rate of taxation for state and
county purposes is 21.34 mills but, from
careful estimates. Deputy Assessor F.
G. Mcintosh declares that the ensuing
levy can be made on a basis .of not to
exceed eight mills.
DIES SUDDENLY AT DUFUR
S. B. Johnson, Banker and Mer
chant, Succumbs to Injuries. -
THE DALLES, Or., Aug. 1. (Spe
cial.) Samuel B. Johnson, member of
the firm of Johnson Bros., bankers and
merchants, at Dufur, this county, died
suddenly at his home in that city this
afternoon.
Yesterday Johnson was thrown from
a horse, alighting on his head and
shoulders. His injuries were not con
sidered serlOMs. but late this afternoon
he was taken very sick. Hemorrhages
developed In the brain, and death came
suddenly.
Mr. Johnson was one of the promi
nent and best-known citizens of Wasco
County. He was 38 years old.
BUGGY DEALERS ARRESTED
Two Men in Trouble for Selling In
Tillamook Without License.'
TILLAMOOK. Or.. Aug. 1. (Special.)
John Martin was arrested for peddling
and selling buggies without first obtain
ing a county license, and Justice Sapping
ton bound him over to the Circuit Court.
Martin at first refused to furnish ball,
which the Justice placed at $500. and he
was locked up over night In the county
jail, but next morning put up cash bond.
Ira Smith is also charged with a like
offence and his case is set for Wednes
day. The county has also brought suit
against them for taxes on about a dozen
buggies they hauled in and peddled and
sold.
SMUT CAUSES , EXPLOSION
Threshing-Machlne Takes Fire and
100 Sacks of Wheat Burn.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 1. (Special.)
Smut caused the destruction of an
other threshing machine and 100 sacks
of wheat near this city today. The
machine was the property of Peter
KmbyBk, and the grain belonged to his
brother, Fred Embysk. There was no
insurance qn the separator, but the
grain was fully covered by Insurance.
The explosion of smut was followed by
the usual fire.
Jloqnlam Militiamen Expert Shots.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Aug. 1. (Spe
cial.) Company F, N. G. W., will em
bark tomorrow morning for the en
campment at Murray, Wash. During
the temporary absence of Captain
George D. Robertson, Company F, con
sisting of 47 men, will be commanded
by First Lieutenant Charles M. Davis.
This company is among the top-notch-ers
as to perfection of drill work, rifle
range, target and sharpshooting, a
number of the men ranking as "expert
riflemen."
' Colfax to Rebuild Theater.
COLFAX, Wash., Aug. 1. (Special.),
T-Cltizens of Colfax have pledged $15,
00) to -rebuild the Rldgeway Theater,
which was burned during June. The
local stockholders filed articles of In
corporation under the name of the
New Ridgeway Theater Company. The
directors are Ed Johnson, William Lip-
The skin is not simply an outer covering of the body, but through its
thousands of pores and glands it performs the great and necessary work of
regulating our temperatures, and also assists in disposing of the refuse and
fc-aste matters of tie system by the constant evaporation that goes on
through these little tubes. To perform these duties the tissues and fibres
which connect and surround the pores and glands must be continually nour
ished by pure blood. When from any cause the circulation becomes infected
with, impurities and humors, it loses its strengthening powers and begins to
disease and irritate the delicate tissues, and produces Eczema, Acne, Tetter,
or some other itching, disfiguring skin trouble. S. S. S. cures skin diseases
of every kind by going down into the circulation and neutralizing and remov
ing the impurities and humors. It changes the quality of the blood from an
acrid, fiery fluid to a cooling, health-producing stream, which, instead of
irritating and inflaming the skin, cures and nourishes it by its soothing,
healthful qualities. Salves, washes, lotions, etc., may be used for any tem
porary comfort or cleanliness they afford, but skin diseases cannot be cured
until S. S. S. has purified the blood. Book on Skin Diseases and any med
ical advice sent free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLAHTA, GA.
CONDENSED STATEMENT
BANKING DEPARTMENT
HARTMAN & THOMPSON, Bankers
At Close of Business, July 1 S, 1 908
Assets
Loans and Discounts $ 50,134.72
Bonds, Securities, etc 27,732.95
Real Estate : 23,211.54
Furniture and Fixtures 8,174.36
Cash on hand and due from Banks 64,354.25
Liabilities
Capi t al r $ 50.000.00
Surplus and Undivided-Profits ' 7,556.28
Deposits i ...... . 116,051.54
' .$173,607.82
pltt. W. J. Hamilton, G. L. Mackenzie,
Rowland Reedy, P. B. St. Ravens and
Oliver Hall. The contract bids will be
let at once
Tacoma Shipping Sews.
TACOMA, Aug. 1. The .Norwegian
steamer Hornelen cleared with 5000 bar
rels of flour and 765,000 feet of lumber for
Peruvian ports, via Ladysmith, B. C,
for coal.
The Norwegian steamer Cecil arrived
tonisrht from the West Coast via British
Columbia with a consignment of ore for
the smelter.
The steamer Watson left at 1 P. M. for
Seattle to complete for San Francisco.
The British steamer Gymeric arrived
from Eureka via Comox to load 1,000,000
feet of lumber fori Australia.
Thirteen days from Yokohama, Brit
lsh steamer Oanwa Captain W. Cope
Lycett, of the Blue Funnel line, arrived
In port from Liverpool. She had a
smart run across the Pacific. Most of
her inward cargo will be discharged here.
XotiTy Chafin August 18.
CHICAGO, Aug."!. It was decided yes
terday to hold the meeting for the noti
fication of E. W. Chafin. prohibition can
didate for President, on Tuesday, August
J8. In Music Hall, Fine Arts building,
Chicago. The notification address will be
DRIVES OUT
o BLOOD HUMORS
$173,607.82
Announcement
Advance Styles
Fall 1908
Alfred Benjamin & Co.
Suits, Overcoats
Raincoats
Sold Only by
Buffum & Pendleton
311 Morrison, Opp. Postoffice
delivered by Professor Charles Scanlon,
who Is permanent chairman of the Na
tional Prohibition convention. There may
also be addresses by. the members of the
notification committee. A public recep
tion for the candidate will be held the
same day In the parlors of the Audi
B
ig Special
Reduction
ON ALL OUR SUMMER
$35.00 Values
$
.75
Fine Suits, purchased of the late
Fashion Suit House at 50c on the
dollar, will be closed out at once
ON EASY
TERMS OF
PAYMENT
YOU
Come
GEVURTZ
& SONS
First and Yamhill Second and Yamhill
torium Hotel. The National Prohibition
executive committee will meet at the
same place to consider plans tor the cam
paign. .
Fixure shown tht school teachers a
das sr lnns-llve1.
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200 Suits to be sacrificed in this
sale, all sizes. Elegant new suits
and you need make but a small
cash payment then
A
WEEK
ARE WELCOME TO CREDIT
in and make your selections freely.