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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. AUGUST 9, 1903.
WOULD LENGTHEN
TERMS OE OFEICE
Postmasters Believe Frequen
Changes Work Injury to
Postal Service.
OTHER CHANGES INDORSED
Convention Adopts 'Resolutions in
Support of Postal Savings Banks
and Parcels Posts Along
Rural Delivery Routes.
Oregon's Presidential postmasters
like their Jobs. At their convention
yesterday not a dissenting voice was
raised when one of the visiting post
masters suggested that their term of
office was entirely too short. This
feeling at no time deserted the meet
ing, which, prior to adjournment,
adopted a resolution declaring that
"whereas tenure In office Is Important
and necessary to efficiency In public
service, we urge our delegation in Con
gress to give preference to the incum
bent when efficient service has been
rendered." This resolution was re
ported among others by the committee
on resolutions and ratified unanimously
by the convention. The resolutions
committee was composed of Squire
Farrar. of Salem; Vf. M. Smead. of
Heppner. and C. G. Coad. of Dallas.
The sessions of the Presidential
Postmasters' Convention, the first gath
ering of the kind in this state.- were
concluded yesterday afternoon with the
re-election of officers for the ensuing
year, as follows: President. J. W,
Minto. of Portland; vice-president, J,
1 Page, of Eugene; secretary-treas
urer. B. W. Johnson, of Corvallis.
President Mlnto was authorized to ap
point an executive committee, which
will determine the time and place for
holding next year's convention.
Address by R. B. Mundelle.
The principal speaker at yesterday's
session was R. B. Mundelle. general In
spector of the registry department and
connected with the office of the Third
Assistant Postmaster-General. Mr.
Mundelle based, his remarks on the
subject: "Registry and the Importance
of the Money Order Department." Hi
address was an especially Instructive
one. consisting of a clear presentation
of the operation of this Important de
partment as It has been organized and
directed by Postmaster-General von
Meyer.
Mr. Mundelle referred to the fact
that the number of pieces of registered
mall handled had increased from 16,
000.000 In 1900 to over 34.000.000 for
1907, while the percentage of losses re
suiting from the transmission of this
business had been reduced 33 per cent.
He discussed the Importance of this
department of the malt service and
pointed out the great practical assist-
tance postmasters can be further to
lncreae the efficiency of this service.
At the close of his address the conven
tion resolved Itself Into a genuine
Chautauqua round-table and In answer
lng the many questions that were
asked. Mr. Mundelle gave the interest
ed postmasters a great store of helpful
Information.
"Postmasters of the Fourth Class,"
was the subject of a short address by
M. E. Page, of Clatskanle. ex-president
of the Oregon Association of Postmas
ters of the Fourth Class. F. E. Whit
ney, chief cleric of the railway mall
service, discussed the railway postal
service, and J. S. Van Winkle, postmas
ter at Albany, read a paper on "Post
office Accounts."
E. C. Clement, postal Inspector of
this city, read a very Interesting paper
on "Rural Delivery," in which he em
phasized the importance of this de
partment of the mall service. He
pointed out that the appropriation for
this service had reached the enormous
total of $35,000,000, wnile its value was
in proportion, since It reached and
served the great number of people.
Urges eed or System.
Speaking on the subject, "Good of
the Order." President J. W. Minto said:
"Discipline and system in every detail
Is absolutely necessary in order to record
the fewest number of errors of postofflce
employee. The errors of the patrons of
the office are numerous, and in many
Instances cannot be remedied, but there
ere some that I think all postmasters
should urge upon the patrons of their of
fice and we as postmasters could assist
Very materially. In all towns and espe
cially where there is carrier service,
through town and city authorities we
should urge as far as possible the naming
of all the streets, and proper numbering
of houses, and as far as possible avoid
duplication of either names or numbers.
Another matter that all postofflce offi
cials should encourage as far as possible,
not only by business men but Individuals
as well, is to use all return envelopes, or
return cards on their mall.
"This would save an endless amount of
trouble and the added expense Is so
small that it amounts to almost nothing.
It Insures the delivery or return of mail
with a great deal less delay than Is ex
perienced at many offices where these
matters are not made particular. There
is still another matter that might seem a
delicate subject, and that Is to Impress
upon our employes In our Dostoffice serv.
ice the necessity and Importance of being
courteous ana accommodative to the pub
lic at all times.
Employes Should Be Courteous.
"We should not forget that the average
person is not at all familiar with the
postofflce laws and regulations, and sim
ply o answer an Inquiry by yes or no is
not sufficient. A few words of explana
tion and a few steps taken to accommo
date your patrons do no harm but will
go a long way toward satisfying the per
son that you have at least tried to help
them In their trouble, and will always
leave a good impression. Persons long In
the service many times forget this im
portant duty we owe the public when serv
ing them, as we all do in the postal de
partment. I believe It Is the duty of
every postmaster to Impress this matter
upon the employees, under his control."
Before adjourning, resolutions were
adopted extending the thanks of the con
vention to the Commercial Club and Tom
Richardson, its manager; J. W. Mlnto and
B. W. Johnson, officers of the Associa
tion; and to R. B. Mundelle and W. R.
Hlnman. representatives of the Postal
Department at Washington for attending
the convention and delivering addresses.
Resolutions recommending the discon
tinuance of the practice of keeping a rec
ord of changes of postmarking stamps as
a waste of time, energy and material and
declaring that the filling of the stud on
domestic money orders should be discon
tinued were indefinitely postponed by the
convention. They were submitted by
William M. Tates, postmaster at Hood
River, and were reported to the con
vention by the resolutions committee
without recommendation.
In addition to the resolution declaring
for longer terms for efficient postmas
ters. the convention unanimously adopted
the following resolutions approving some
of the measures Indorsed by Postmaster-
General von Myer:
Text of Resolutions.
Resolved, That this association heartily
Indorses the recommendation of Postmaster-General
von Myer to Congress for
the establishment of Postal Savings banks
and we appeal to Congress to take early
action In this most important matter;
we also favor the adoption of the special
system of Parcels Post on rural routes
as recommended by the Postmaster-General
for packages originating on rural
routes or at offices from which rural
routes start.
Resolved, iTiat it is the sense of this
convention that suitable provision has
heretofore not been made for clerk hire
In third-class offices and we invite the
attention of our Senators and Congress
men to that portion of the report of the
First Assistant Postmaster-General for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1907, in
which he says that it is decidedly unjust
to require postmasters of the third-class
to provide necessary clerical assistance at
their own expense.
Resolved, That we recommend that the
department adopt a regulation to take ef
fect after the expiration of a reasonable
time, prohibiting the use of transparent
envelopes.
Yesterday morning the postmasters of
the fourth class, many of whom attended
the sessions of the Presidential Postmas
ters Association, met and reorganized for
the ensuing year by electing the following
oincers: president, a. u. Bennett, ot
Irrigon; vice-president. Miss Rose In
gram, of Monroe; secretary-treasurer.
William J. jiarKe, oi tiervais.
HOTEL PROPRIETOR LIABLE
Guest Robbed at Merchants Success
ful in Recovery Suit.
Resulting from the series of depre
dations and thefts committed at the
Merchants Hotel, a suit has Just been
terminated in the Justice court which
PLAN BIG RECEPTION
Foresters to Honor Supreme
Ranger O'Grady.
HOLD STATE CONVENTIOfv
Sessions Lasting Two Days to Be Oc
cupied With Business and
Ceremonies in Chief
Ranger's Honor.
Oregon members of the Foresters of
America have completed . all arrange
ments for the two days' convention which
will be held in Portland this week in
honor of John J. O'Grady, supreme chief
ranger of the United States. Visiting
Foresters from all the coast states will
be present to do honor to then- chief
officer and to escort him on his tour of
the country.
Mr. O'Grady will be met at Redding,
Cal.. by A. L. Brown, of Salem, grand
chief ranger for Oregon, and escorted into
Oregon today. A reception has been
planned for the distinguished Forester at
the state capital which will be attended
by state officials.
The party will then leave Salem for
Portland on the electric railway and take
a trip up the Columbia River to see the
great resources of the Oregon country.
Returning to Portland Mr. O'Grady will
become the guest of Portland Foresters
OREGON PIONEER OP 1850 DIES AT THE AGE OF 82
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The Late Thomas Roe, of Forest
Grove.
FOREST, GROVE, Or., Aug. 7.
(Special.) After a lingering
illness Incident to old age,
Thomas Roe, another of Forest
Grove's honored citizens and
pioneers, died at his home on
Third avenue at 13:15 A. M. to
day. Funeral services will be
held at the late family residence
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock,
and the interment will be in
N'aylor Cemetery.
Mr. Roe was born at Auburn,
Cayuga County, New York, '
August 31, 1828. In 1848 he was
engaged In sawmllllng in Pal
myra, Mich. After remaining
there two years, he went to Cali
fornia and worked In the mines
at Cold Springs. He came north,
settled on the Cowlitz, taking a
donation claim. His next ven
ture was in the mercantile line
at Montlcello, where he remained
until 1870. In 1871 he came to
Forest Grove to be near Pacific
University for his children.
In 18S7 he married Miss Mary
Ann Ostrander, who came to Ore
gon In 1862, and who survives
him. with the following three
children: Barnett Y. Roe, who
became a lawyer, but Is now liv
ing on a farm near here; Charles
O. Roe, a furniture dealer of this
place, and Mrs. Willis Goff. of this place.
Mr. Roe served as County School Superintendent in Cowllti Coun
ty, and as a member of both the Washington and Oregon Legislatures.
He was for several years a probate Judge.
has great Importance In determining
the liability of an innkeeper. The suit
was brought by Patrick Joyce against
William and W. G. Weber, proprietors
of the Merchants Hotel.
Joyce was robbed of $75 while a
guest of the hotel, his room having
been entered while he was asleep and
his trousers taken. The money was
extracted from the trousers.
He brought suit last Monday In the
ustice court and was represented by
Attorney John H. Stevenson, a deputy
under ex-Dlstrlct Attorney .Manning.
Arguments were heard and Justice Bell,
took the case under advisement, and
returned his verdict Friday. He award
ed tho full amount and costs to Mr.
Stevenson s client.-.
A number of arrests were caused as
result of the numerous-thefts at the
Merchants, but almost all of those ar
rested have been released because of
want of evidence.
RETURNS FROM ALASKA
Charles E. Templeton Makes
Sketches of Indians and Scenes.
Charles E. Templeton. who has been
spending several weeks visiting dif
ferent places In Alaska, has brought
home many . interesting sketches he
made while there.
Mr. Templeton tells of his experi
ence In sketching an Indian camp at
one of the large canneries where the
Indians come from all parts of Alaska
to work during the fishing season. Just
s he was finishing the picturesque fig-
res preparing their evening meal, they
realized the quiet young man with pen-
11 was taking their pictures and they
uddenly disappeared, but the happy.
careless children gathered around him
nd, full of merriment and joy, they
chattered and pointed from sketch
block to their Summer home, a tent
with an improvised kitchen In front
nd rows of salmon hung up drying.
The Indian child is not superstitious,
and especially the Alaskan Indian child
s very bright and shows much intelli
gence.
Young Mr. Templeton not only saw
the artistic side of Alaska, with all Its
varied scenery, but like his father. Dr.
Templeton. he enjoys the spore of rod
and gun. Spending one week In Sitka,
he had several outings and says the
streams were full of speckled beauties.
Fishing parties may be seen almost
any evening and boys and girls haul
tn the trout almost as fast as they can
bait the hooks. Night does not come
quickly and they do not have their
sport until their baskets are filled.
Mr. Templeton had the happy experi
ence of going out only a short distance
from fcltka and within a few hours
brought in a deer. He says hunting Is
easy, as favorable grounds are reached
by boat from Sitka and the game i"
found but a short distance from the
beach.
Date Sset for Dorr's Hearing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. Fred
Dorr, the stockbroker accused of the
embezzlement of $14,000 worth of se
curltlesr who was brought here from
Los Angeles yesterday and released on
bail, appeared before Police Judge Ca
baniss this morning and was Instructed
by the court as to his legal rights. The
case was then postponed until next
Friday, August 14, when the date of the
preliminary examination will be fixed.
Judge Cabanlss stated that as he was
preparing to take his annual vacation
he would ask that the case be trans
ferred to some other department of the
court. If this were not done, he prob
ably would set the hearing for some
time about a month hence. Dorr de
clined further to discuss his affairs to
day. He will go to Los Angeles this
afternoon or tomorrow to examine into
the condition of the books and ac
counts of bis branch office in that city.
as well as of Oregon and be accorded ell
the honors which his office carries.
Tuesday evening a monster parade of
Foresters will be held In which 2200 mem
bers from Oregon, Washington and Idaho
win participate. The parade will form
at Seventh and Morrison streets and will
march to the Armory where Mr. O'Grady
will speak. A band will be engaged for
the occasion and songs will -be rendered
iby the Swedish Singing Club and the Ore
gon Male Quartet. A. Brauer, chief
ranger for Oregon will preside and will
make the opening remarks. The public is
cordially invited to attend this meeting
and every arrangement has been made
to make every visitor welcome.
Wednesday evening a union meeting of
the various lodges will be held at
Foresters' hall In the Marquam building
for Foresters only. More than 300 candi
dates will be Initiated Into the order at
this meeting and the work will be put
on by a selected team from the various
courts and also by Supreme Chief Ranger
O'Grady and grand court officials from
Oregon and Washington. i
Standing for the highest development
of the Foresters, Mr. O'Grady's visit has
unusual significance in that it means a
determined and united effort on the part
of all the lodges in the Pacific Jurisdic
tion of the order to strive for the very
best in the point of membership and
objects of the great organization. Mr.
O'Grady is a lawyer of New York City
and was elected supreme chief ranger of
the Foresters at Chicago nearly a year
ago. Since ascending to the highest office
in the order he has accomplished wonder
ful results In the East and Middle West
and the object of his visit to the Pacifo
Coast is to instill the same aggressive
spirit of determination Into the work of
the Pacific Jurisdiction and to bring the
members Into closer touch with the work
of the supreme court.
An untiring worker, Mr. O'Grady has
brought the efficiency of the order to the
highest working standard ever known in
its history. While actively engaged In
the practice of law he has never lost in
terest in athletics and credits his wonder
ful capacity for work to the fact that he
exercises dally. He Is a comparatively
young man and has proved himself to be
a prime favorite -with the younger mem
bers of the order. It is upon them that
he depends largely for support In carrying
out his programme.
A. L. Brown, of Salem, grand chief
ranger for Oregon, is one of the best
known Foresters in- the state and it is
said that under his administration the
order has progressed more rapidly than
under any preceding grand chief ranger.
He is a well-known citizen of Salem
where he has been superintendent of the
city water works for 21 years.
W. H. Klepper, a past grand chief
ranger of Oregon will accompany Su
preme Chief Ranger O'Grady and the
grand court officials of Washington
through Washington and Idaho. Mr.
Klepper Is a salesman of Portland and
seconded the nomination of Mr. O'Grady
at Chicago at the time of the latter's
election to the highest office in the
order. F. R. Peterson Is another Port
land Forester who will figure largely
in the entertainment of the distinguished
visitor. He Is chairman of the grand
trustees of the State of Oregon.
Our Great August Sale Is Now in Full Swing isd
The Create
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When we launched this sale we hadn't
the floor space to display all the offerings
we had gathered for this most important
furniture sale of the year. The departure
of a great quantity of this furniture since
opening enables us to now add this surplus
e-veEverOrg'aniz
Tomorrow, therefore, will be virtually an
other opening day for this sale. Those who
have already attended can pay another
visit with profit to themselves. Those who
haven't been there on this occasion can
not afford to be absent tomorrow. Gome
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Rockefeller's Gift Refused.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Atlanta, Ga., says: The
$100D subscription of John D. Rocke
feller to a fund to establish a memorial
for "Uncle Remus" (Joel Chandler Har
ris) has a condition attached to it.
President Joyner, of the "Uncle Re
mus" memorial association received a
letter from Mr. Rockefeller yesterday,
stating that he would give $1300, pro
vided the association raises $49,300 in
one year.
The letter surprised the officials of
the association, and they will inform
the oil magnate that his gift will not
be accepted with the conditions at
tached. The association has fixed no
limit to the memorial fund, and does
not intend to .
DRESSER SPECIAL
No. 215-3: Dresser, made of seasoned
material, two small drawers and two
large ; 20 by 36-inch top and upright oval
mirror, beveled plate, 14 by 24, instead
of landscape, as shown in CJQ Of",
cut. Worth $12.00, special. ,PO.iU
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ROCKER SPECIAL
$1.95
No. 2697 : Hardwood Rocker, well braced
arms, cobbler seat, exactly like cut, in
mahogany or golden finish ; (tl Q C
a $3.50 value, special pXiZfiJ
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RANGE SPECIAL
$27.75
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Regular
Value
$36.00
6 hole, 16-inch oven
Polished blue steel
10-year guarantee
YOUR CREDIT IS ALWAYS
GOOD HERE. Select what you
need, and if you desire to take
advantage of our dignified credit
plan, we will be pleased to ac
commodate yon.
THE PURCHASING POWER
OF A DOLLAR varies under va
rious circumstances. For every
dollar you spend here you get a
full dollar's worth. We guar
antee satisfaction.
DEALS IN "QUEER" NOTES
FIRM OF CURIO DEALERS IN
DICTED IX CHICAGO.
Alleged by Governor to Have Fur
nished Spurious Greenbacks
Passed In Portland.
Information reached the office of the
niiaj stotoo Attornev vesterday that
Stevens & Company, curio dealers of
Chicago, had been ihdlcted by the Fed
eral grand Jury of Illinois for dealing
t -...rimu liiidlf notes. The indict
ment of this firm resulted from Infor
mation furnished the 'Federal authori
ties in Illinois regarding its alleged
fraudulent transactions.
Last Spring K. H. Wells, Doe bhee
lan, Frank Caviness, J. N. Saylor and
M. J. Dorsey were arrested here lor
distributing bogus bank notes of the
Merchants' and Traders' Bank. An ln-
vestigatlon was made by the Federal
authorities and In indictment returned,
charging them with using the United
States mails fraudulently. It developed
at the trial of the case that the men
obtained these notes from the Chicago
firm In duplicates, one side being blank.
All that was necessary to do In order
to pass them successfully was to paste
two of the blanks together, giving the
product the appearance of a genuine
bank note.
The defendants, by their counsel, at
tacked the sufficiency of the indict
ment and the testimony offered by the
Government, contending that before
the charge of using the mails fraudu
lently could be established against the
accused. It devolved on the prosecution
to prove that the scheme to pass the
bogus money was formed before the
correspondence was conducted with the
Chicago house from which the bank
notes were purchased. This phase of
the alleged conspiracy could not be
proved and the defendants were re
leased. Disappointed at not being able to
punish and make an example of the
men passing these notes, District At
torney McCourt resolved to take the
matter up with the United States au
thorities in Illinois and see If the source
of supply could not be shut off. He
will feel gratified if the indictment
against the Chicago curio house Is
prosecuted successfully. Wells and his
confederates made a specialty of pass
ing their worthless notes on women
who conducted rooming-houses, a to or
$10 note being tendered In payment for
a night's lodging, the difference being
paid in good money.
ment of the Navy-yard,
tion is to be made.
An lnvestiga-
BATTLESHIP PLANS FOUND
Blueprints of Indiana Stolen From
Xavy-Yard Are Recovered.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8. A set of
plans or drawings, supposedly of the
ammunition compartments and holstln?
apparatus of the battleship Indiana, have
been found under a pile of brush and
stone In the lower section . of the city.
George Small took to a police station a
set of blue prints of parts of the Indiana
which he saw a man 'place under a pile
of debris not far from his home. Parts
of the plan were marked with lead pencil
and according to the police they had
been taken from the ordnance depart-
Piano Sale
Monday morning early we will
sell you a fine piano at a fair
price. Every piano marked in
plain figures. Every, figure is
right. Every piano worth what
the figures say. Before you buy
you will visit our store and see
our pianos. This will convince
you that you can do better here
than elsewhere.
Sherman, Clay & Co.
Opposite Postofflce.
A. B. CHASE PLAYER-PIANOS
SOAPS SOAPS
6 bars Naptha Soap". . : 25$
13 bars Laundry Soap 25$
8 bars D. C. Soap 25$
6 bars Fairy Soap: 25$
3-bar box Toilet Soap.... . . . .10
6 full pound bars Laundry
Soap ..25$
MASON JARS
Pints, per dozen..'.. 60$
Quarts, per dozen 70$
Half-gallons, per dozen 00$
6 pounds Navy Beans 25$
9 pounds Prunes. .2o?
1-lb. can Ground Chocolate. .30
Monarch Gloss Starch, pkg. ..5
2 lbs. Half Cream Cheese 25$
1 pound Shredded Cocoanut. .15
Durkee's Pure Spices, can 5$
3 cans Tomatoes..'. 25$
2 glasses Chipped Beef 25$
3 cans Corn 25
Comb Honey 10$
3 glasses Jelly. .25$
Carnation Cream, 3 for 25$
1 lb. Monarch Coffee 25c, 1 lb. Cut
Loaf Sugar FREE with Every Pound
Carnation Cream, dozen.. 95$
3 pkgs. Hardwood Toothpicks 10$
Force, package 10
4 pounds Head Rice 25
4 LBS. SAGO OR TAPIOCA 25
3 bottles any kind Extract. . .25
3 packages jell-0 .25
Crescent Corn Flakes, pkg 5
3 bottles Vinegar 25
3 rolls Toilet Paper 10
3 packages Toothpicks .10J
Ranch Eggs, dozen 30
Good Eggs, dozen ..25
1 pound Ghirardelli's Ground
Chocolate 30
3 packages Macaroni 25
THE HOUSE OF ECONOMY AND UTMOST
SATISFACTION
Hire's Root Beer Extract v- 20$
4 pounds strip Codfish .' 25
Blueing, bottle op
BEST CREAMERY BUTTER, 60c ROLL
FREE BASKET WITH EVERY $3.00 ORDER
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t V Li p In our "Grand Special" blend we offer a drink that
vVya 17 IZsSZt is rarely duplicated for flavor and wholesomeness
by other dealers, even in their 35c and 40c grades. It is fresh roasted,
and comes to you fresh from tho roaster daily. We suggest that you try
a pound, and, if it is not all we claim it to. be, the purchase price wili
cheerfully be refunded.
Special Brand Flour, $1.10 Sack, $4.25 Bbl.
VEGETABLES
2 pounds Fresh Tomatoes 15
2 pounds String Beans 15
2 Hothouse Cucumbers 5
1.5 pounds new Spuds 2op
10 pounds Dry Onions .25
17 lbs. Sugar $1
Mt. Hood Washing Powder, same
as Gold Dust, 2 for 35
Beef Extract, "Coin Special," reg
ular 4oc jar ZoC
3 bottles Catsup 25
3 bottles Stuffed Olives 25
Ammonia 5
2 2-Ib. cans Corned Beef 2"C
2 lbs. Roast Beef 15
1000 Matches 5
4 pkgs. Seeded Raisins 25$
2 pk. Purity Washing Powd...5
2 pkgs. 5-Minute Mush 15
Kingsbury's Marmalade, jar.20
Full Cream Cheese, pound... 15
3-lb. can Plums 10
2 cans Pineapple 23
3 sacks Salt 10?
1 English pint home-made Chow
chow 25
3 cans Salmon 25$
Baker's Cocoa . . . . 20$
MINCED CLAMS
Large Size
All package Crackers 20$
Pioneer Cream, 3 for ..25$
Pioneer Cream, per dozen.. f)5$
Five double Sheets Tanglefoot Fly
paper '....10
5 dozen Clothes Pins..... 5$
1 lb. any kind of 50c Tea 2o
Sanitarium Nut Butter, in
glass 2ar
Monkey Soap, same as Sapolio.5
4 lbs. Dried Apples 25$
Saturday only, 1 gallon "Karo"
byrup. '0$
SPECIAL BROOM SALE "
30c Brooms 20$
40c Brooms ......30$
50c Brooms .40
lOc