The Oregon daily journal., February 20, 1905, Image 12

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THE OREGON - DAILY JOURNAU . POHTLANP. MONDAY i. EVENING. : FEBRUARY CO. 1SC3.
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BRIDGE
TOtt lUGH MONEY
Despite "Fact That TCorrmittee$ and Engineering Experts Stated
. ". Taxpayers Were Overcharged for Extras, Illegally Ordered bV
. Morrison Street .Structure Executive Board Audits Bills.
GREAT PROFIT MADE ON W. C. ELLIOTTS CONTRACTS
Construction Corporation .Agreed to Have Work Done Last De
cember, and as Forfeit Was Exacted in Case of Failure, .,
People May Get Some
In face of the fact that the city wm
- charged at leant 124.00 In excess, of
- ""what It should have paid for extra on
' " ths Morriaon street bridge, the city ex-
; ecutlve board baa audited tba acoounta
. t"f tha contractors and ordered the psy
snent of I6S.OO0. leaving- only l.00O
duo on tho oontracta. This actloivwae
taken after It had been clearly abown
' by examination of oaspetent civil en
gineers and by facU set forth by tha
t V-eouncU commlttea of Investigation.
; criticising tha -action of tha executive
t ' board In entering Into the oontracta for
tha extraa. that the city wm mulcted
" of large aum of money.-v
The total coat of tha extraa amounted
te-52.1IO, tha contract for which were
let to the Pactflo Construction company
on recommendation of. W. C. Elliott.
. who waa at that time city engineer,
without competitive bidding. .Contract
fnr ih. Mtrma were made In violation
of the original contract, which provided
th.t .11 extraa ahould be charged for on
the basis of actual coat and IS per cent
additional aa profit and I or uae ox tovis.
- a CosapetiMve aids.
It waa atjited at that time by the
members of the executive board that It
would not be right for them to let the
contratca In open competition, aa It
, would be Impossible for another, con
tractor to go upon the bridge and do
rthe work required while the Pacific
Construction company waa building the
bridge.' - -- .. t- v " . ' ' '
On December U. ItOli . the contract
for the .conetructlon of the Morrison
.street bridge waa let to the Pacific
'Construction company for $111. Ml. It
waa not long before It waa decided by
the executive board to substitute steel
for wooden stringers for an additional
$17,170. The- contract waa let for the
J" atael stringers without asking for other
'" Aide.: .. '
A aupplementary contract waa au
thorized by the executive board on rec
. ommendation of the lty engineer, August-,
It, '1004, for treating the wood
work on the bridge with carbolloeum
and putting In a device to prevent the
" wooden block pavement from crawling,
at -anadditlonal .tsost to the city, of
I7.2SS. ' "
Another addition waa made to the ad-
dltional contract by' the executive board
November 7. on the adviea-of the city
L ' engineer,' which provided for tho con-c-
atruction. of tender ; housea. waiting
: rooms and tool housea. at an additional
post to the city of 7.9. Thla brought
the total cost of extras onthe bridge to
; IS2.J89. - .- v- - ,
; Too SllUotVg Ward.
In all these contracts for extraa the
executive board made no effort to-as-certti-rfae
real nature ft the contracts
lnto which It waa entering, and took the
word of the city engineer In every In
atance; on the laat contract he simply
made a verbal statement to the board
of the extraa desired. , The executive
-board entered Into the corfracts on the
i theory that It was not working under
-the charter which requires, thst all
' work coating in excesa of $2S0 shall be
' let to .oe lowest bidder, but It claimed
- the bridge waa. being constructed under
" a special act of. the, legislature, and
" 1 that It could let the contracts aa It
.deaired. -'' ' ..-" '
, ' ' . According to the original contract the
bridge should have been finished De
eember 4, 104.- The contractors failed
to build the structure within the time
' specified, and aaked for 40 days', ex
tension. . About this time rumors ' of
' graft" In connection with the. letting
"of the contracts for the extras were
beard. ' ; ; ,....--
The city council interested Itself In
the bridge and appointed a special com
mittee consisting of Councllmen C. K.
' Rumelin. Vat Foeller and Dr. Sanford
' Whiting to Investigate its construction,
j, .. sTO Sztenstoa araated. ,."
' The Morrison street bridge commi's-'
: , eion, fearing the Investigation of the
eouncIL appointed Madiaon Welch, a
IvU-englneer to gopverthe structure
-and make a report. He reported that
' material and workmanship were first
class In every 'detail, but waa very con
servative in other directions. , .;
When the petition for extension of
"time came before -the executive board
the proposition did not meet with favor--.
able 'consideration. The members felt
that they could not extend the time on
the contract until they heard the result
of the council committee's report.
Charles H. Bihler, a civil enginettBJ4oUDt embody many important facta on
Trom.Tacoma, was employed - by the
council committee and made a thorough
investigation of the bridge and es
pecially the extraa, regarding which re
ports were made that the clty had been
jrharged an excessive price. ;' - '
On the substitution of - steel for
wooden stringers, for which the city
ws charged $37,170. he found that the
.city waa paying $16,043 more than It
' should. On the contract calling for the
. treatment of the wooden blocki flooring
.' with carbollneum he stated the city lost
, about $4,800 J,
Regarding the contract tor waltlng
. rooms , and tender houses, the expert
" made the statement that hejfe-as unable
to And any plana and specifications, but
after Investigation he waa convinced
that a good portion Of the $7,H paid
for these extraa waa money wasted.
. Work Was Vamaoeeeary.
Mr. Bihler stated that moat of this
work la classed aa an Improvement, but
Thompson
Automatic
Window
Screen"
s Agents
wanted to
.sell, ex elus
ive Kghts In
territory of 4o seUthis screen
. W. J. COOK
At Mock - Hardware -Compear. Second'
4ad Morrison streets. PoriUnd Oc
'5 ry3rsl
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t ' .r '' ""5 T".
of "Their Money 'Back.
not a necessity, ' The council commit
tee of Investigation baaed Its report
on the. result of tha examination made
by Mr. Bihler. It severely criticised
the action of the executive board and
aaid that' bad the board used ordinary
business Judgment a large sum" could
nave been saved. : Although the bridge
was built -df excellent material 1 and
well equipped, the committee was con
vinced that the am results could
have been obtained for $26,000 or $0,
00 leas. The committee stated fur
ther that It did not believe any good
reason could be presented by the ex
ecutive board or the city engineer for
the excessive costs of the extras. '
Meanwhile, on December S3, George
H. Howell a member of the board, sub
mitted the report of a private Investi
gation Into the costs of the extras on
the bridge. He estimated that the con
tractors made $J0.OO0 pro lit on the $61.
280 which the eelved for extras. He
also stated .that he believed the board
had entered Into illegal contracts, aa
they had not been let according to th.
original agreement He aaserted that
the original contract provided that ex
tras' ahould be charged for on tha basis
of It per cent profit above the cost of
material.:.. S-.:-':
Outside ef the Ohaxtat.
. No action was taken on the matter
by the executive board until February
, at wbjch time a special meeting waa
held to consider The payment of $41,000
of the $64.00O.d the contractors. Mr.
Howell made the objection that the
"bbard should-not pay the amount aaked.
aa it had entered Into the-, contracts
Illegally.-, He asked that the matter be
referred to ' th city . attorney . for an
oplnloa Hie request was granted, and
Friday City Attorney' L. A. MoNary filed
his opinion, which was to the effect
that the bridge was constructed under a
special act of the legislature, 'and that
the letting of the contracts, for the ex
tras did not come under the provisions
of the city charter. He held the opinion
that the city had perfect right to let
the contracts for the extras, and that
they were legal.
There still remains $8,000. "due on
the oontracta Thla will not be paid
until the final settlement between the
contractor, and the city. ' Under the
original contract the contractor la
liable to a forfeiture of $50 for every
day the work is not finished over the
time specified In .the contract dates
from December 4. Before the work is
entirely finished-, the amount . the city
may collect, may reach $4,000. I
LAND LAWS WILL BE
" CHANGED VERY-SOON
.Commission and Sub-Committee
Are at Work on Needed
'.' Amendments. '7 .
Informatlon ' received In - this .- city
from Washington that Special Agent
Dixon and the two other special agents
of the Interior department who were
appointed a sub-committee by the pub
lio lands commission, are now . In the
national capital conferring with the
general commission. The general land
commlenlon.- consisting "of Coram"
sloner of the General Lsind Office W.
A. Richards; -'.dUef of Uie-Forestry Bu-
reau Glfford Plnchot 'and. Chief of the
Reclamation Service F. H.- Newell, were
chosen by ' the prealdent to recommend
needed changes In land laws. They
chose aa a sub-committee for report
and recommendation on the timber, and
atone act, three special agents of the
Interior department,. of - which. Mr.
Dixon, in ' charge of special agents pf
Washington. 'was a member. Tha fact
that Mn IMxon anil bis committee are
conferring at this time Is taken to .in
dicate that a report la to be made by
the commission soon. . '. -- K 4
The report of this sub-committee will
prove of especial Interest to the nation,
aa the timber and stone act has been
the subject of wide discussion. .The
bill introduced to repeal It did not allay
interest. The apeclal agents nave had
long experience In dealing with evasions
of tha law. and ' their re.no rt will no
the -methods adopted by timber syndi
cs tea and heavy , moneyed Interests.
Bised upon these Tacts, it" Is the hope
of the administration that the land
commission will be able, .to frame a
measure protecting the government, and
at the same time Insuring 'the benefits
of, thlj public doPMin to the cltlxen.,-
t'SLATS" DAVIS IS
APPOINTED UMPIRE
J.. Ira rSlats-Devls tho well-known
ball player and umpire, received a let
ter v from, President Best, of the Pacific
Coast league, offering him a position
ss umpire on Bests staff - during the
coming season.' ,
Davis accepted the .terms' this afternoon,-,
which means that the popular
umpire will officiate In this league dur
ing the season of l0a. . 1 . ,
. Blata la a, thoroughly capable official,
as he demonstrated to the local fana
during the latter part of last season.
President Loess of the Pactfie National
league stated that Davta wa the best
man on his staff laat season. '
'Slat's'' many friends In this city are
confident that he will give every satis
faction to the patrons of the game In
the-coast league circuit, . .
moBBarfl rorrorncB.
'- (Rpeciat Mepatca t Tie loanwL)
Oarnetd, - Wash-, Feb. !. The post-,
office here waa entered by the front do-vr
laat night and 30 vnt in sliver and $5
In pennl'ea taken. ' The robbers did not
molest the stamps. It Is thought to be
ftthe work of boys. 1 -
aia mi at
(Special rHajMtrti ts The 3earnsl. ,
Milan. Wash, b. 30. A $14,000 lire
occurred In the- general merchandise
store owned by P. W. Murphy, and
William Nolson's hotel yesterday. The
cause Is unknown. Small Insurance. '
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Wfi&tiey
mchinFhvor 0
P Mellowed by Ae 9
X - aMrtsne iiefs sue arHatif. V
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EASTERN PEOPLE
ML INVEST HERE
Edward F. Cannon Talks Inter
. estingly on. What He Noted
- on His Recent Trip. '
DESIRE TO SEE OREGON
HAS BECOME GENERAL
Physical Conditions of the State
Attract Eyes of Many Men 1
, With Money. v', ,
Edward F. Cannon of the Edward F.
Cannon Co. has lust, returned to Port
land, after making a four months' tour
of the eastern cities and California on
bualnesa.-, ;
Mr. Cannon, having an "extensive ac
quaintance among eastern commercial
people, .Informs us that be Is. agreeably
surprised to know that the east In gen
eral Is so thoroughly acquainted with
the scope of the Lewis and Clark exposl
Uon. " ' 1....... . ..,
In a general way. In conference wlfh a
great many of the business people of
Bt, Louis, Chicago," Boston and Phila
delphia, be Onds that the people have
taken sufficient Interest. In our enterprise
of 106 to obtain authentic Information
aa to Its magnitude, which they believe
will compare very favorably with the
Omaha, Buffalo, Charleston, Chicago" and
Bt. Louis enterprises, even If It Is not
on so large a scale as thevtwo latter. In
a majority of instances, where he held
conferences regarding the Lewis and!
Clark exposition and where the people
have been directly or indirectly inter
ested In -'exhibiting at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition.' they have signi
fied their willingness and desire to ex
hibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition.
This shows how deeply the eastern cen
ters sre Interested in the Portland en
terprtse. V -, .. - . - k
"I think," he said today, "that- we are
assured of as many of the main exhibits
shown at the Louisiana Purchase exposi
tion ss can be comfortably taken care-
of In Portland." - -
Many of Mr. Cannon's friends In the
east demonstrated to blm that they have
gone deeply Into the subject of Urn scope
of Portland's exposition. 't '
"The eastern people are becoming more
alive to the resources of our Mate and
its diversified lnterests," Mr. Cannon con
tinued, "and are showing a tendency to
Inform themselves '-as to the -opportuni
ties for solid and growing Investments
In this district, especially In fruit, hops,
wheat and timber landa" '
Mr. Cannon stated that the requests
for information on these subjects were
four-fpld stronger than they bad been
on any of his previous visits, showing
that there had been created a much
stronger tendency toward Investments In
this district than ever before.
- "We need only to follow these" Inter
ests up closely through our commer
cial bodies and other sources of Informa
tion, to reap the full harvest now matur
ing for our -state and district," he said.
"Tom Richardson's work," ..he continued,
"Is evidently taking effect, as- his line of
unique ., advertising is widely quoted
throughout .''the- east, as to our re
sources." . ' f.
"Mr".- Cannon hiving retired from- the
presidency and general management -of
the Northwest EJlectrlc Engineering Co.,
on November., i, , to 'take up the more
active and broader'llne of electrical and
hydraulic engineering,. wii In the future
handle exclusively a full line of railway,
light, power, hydraulic ' and - electrical
apparatus.. Mr. Cannon has recently or
ganised an . up-to-date .engineering de
partment for Installing "new plants f
this character, and also for reorganising,
financing ahd establishing electrie light
and power plants and putting them on a
paying basis, : 1 ,- - - s . ,
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(ftoerial Dispatch to The JneraaLl ;
Culdesae, Idaho, Feb.' 20.-The recent
ly organised Lapwal .Lumber company
will construct a .flume from Ilo t tills
place for the conveyance of lumber and
wood from the Ilo mill" to the depot at
Culdesae. -The flume will be about 11 H
miles long and will cost approximately
$li.000. . Work .will commence loathe
spring. ' -
',- Fiendish msTaxtesV
Is often caused by sores. ulcers and
eancers, thst eat away your skin. Wm.
Bedell,- of Fist Rock, Mich., says: "I
have usrd Bucklen's Arnica Salve, for
fleers. Korea and Cancers. It la the
best healing dressing I ever found."
Soothes and heals cuts,- burns snd
scsMa. Jc at Red Cross Pharmacy.
Rlxlll and Osk streets on tha wa v i. ih.
ptmiuujceB. g astra nea, - j ..
RESPECT f OR LAW N
NATIOiTS'Oi'lE HEED
Earl C. Bronaugh Points to the
Dangers That Menace t
tAe'RepwbHr' 1 ,
ONLY A FOOL CAN VIEW "
; v AFFAIRS WITHOUT ALARM
Man Wanted at Head of City
Government to Enforc
''' i the Statutes. .. .. .-r-
1. would we bad a man at the
of municipal affairs In. Portia nd , awrch
as we have at the bead pt the -nation."
declared Earl O. Bronau!gh last night.
In aa address at the Sunnyslde Congre
gational church.- The service waa com
memorative of George Washington.
Mr. Bronaugh spoke on "A Cltlsen- of
No Mean City, and held up a high Ideal
of clvlo life. i '
"One man waa' elected sheriff. - said
Mr. Bronaugh. "and demonstrated what
may be -done it only 4tficlals desire to
enforce the. laws.- He Is not a reformer.
He simply swore to "enforce the law,
and then kept hia oath. '
"Respect for' law la tha one great
heed. Here In Oregon we offer to the
world' the - spectacle of r three of our
representatives In. congress Indicted for
offenses-Boost flagrant. - I fear we do
not realise the shame of all this. 1 It
Indicates that among our officials few
be found who accept their offices with
determination to see that the plain pro
visions of the law shall be carried out,
or mske good their oaths.
"This condition results from general
laxneas among the people, for the of
ficial a reflect the Standard of popular
morality. This Is not pessimism. It Is
plain truth. It is not looking on the
worst aide and seeing only what St bad.
It Is merely looking at things candidly
and- with no attempt' to cover up ob
vious truths. ' v--
"Publlo . sentiment. ' which Is, after
all, the real enforcer-of law, may be
aroused tq demand higher staitdards of
official action. We muat put a stop to
partnership between the city and vice,
and in all departments of government
from the municipality to tha national
capital mere must ,ne respect ror law.
The man who can view the . situation
without alarm la a fooL He would bet
ter a Waken to a realisation of the seri
ous issues that- press for settlement-" .
SOME PULPIT DONTS.
Br. Broaghar Plaimsssi i
By aTeutbers of Baa CoagTegatlom,
Borne weeks ' ago ' Rev. J. Whltcomb
Broogher of the. White temple, la In
troducing a aeries of sermons , on -the
great preachers of the world, . Invited
his listeners to write him . their idess
of what an ideal preacher should be.
He received a number of responses, and
at last evening's service answered
them. One writer thought the preacher
should live as he - preaches, others
thought .he should not use slang la the
pulpit, rnor Indulge wit or humor, nor
"make ugly faces," nor use -sensational
topics, nor talk of the popular slna of
the . day, nor make an ass of , himself.
One said he should be inspired of God.
Another thought the preacher should
have, a happy smile and wrote: ;
-rne ideal preacher Is a man with a
happy face.- The day of long-faced re
ligion Is. past, ji can remember that as
a child ray conception of religion was
bound up in a - picture of a long-faced
man with whiskers, who wore sombre
black , clothes, a white linen tie, and
went around with hands crossed -find A
Destined loox on nu race, it baa been
my observation that his kind kept more
people out of the church than they
brought Into it The long-faced Indi
vidual who claims thst Jesus baa saved
him and yet goes around with a pained
expression telling about it, will not be
likely to convert anybody to that kind
or religion.-
Dr. Brougher. saidi fitlclsm of my
ministry . has been;- made along .three
lines . that I announce sensational sub
jects, that I use wit and humor, and
that I deal with popular sins of the
day. I do not. deny any of these
chsrgea. There Is mora Christianity In
a smile than there; is a snore. There
is more of teh Joy of salvation In
hearty laugh than there Is In the solemn
countenance of a mummy. There are
plenty of long-haired, long-faced, long-
coated, nign-vested, high-collared,
black-suited, -black-booted, black-hatted
and plack-cravatted preachers In the
world. Why should there be objection
to a few of the other kindt 1 After all.
It la simply, a matter of taste."
REMEDY FOR ILLS.
Bar. Br. Wllsoa's Tint Betmoa Xs
Xopefal aad Optlmlstlo. -
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, IX IX," yes
terday took up hia duties as the suc
cessor or Rev. 1. R. T. Lauhrop. IX D,
In the pastorate of Grace Methodist
Episoopal church. Large congregations
greeted the new pastor, and the mem
ber evinced pleasure and satisfaction
in. their hew leader.- Dr. Wilson spoke
of the necessity of malntanlng a high
level of Individualism IB the nation that
the country might make that progress
that comes when the people really de
sirs It along ethical as well as mate
rial lines. ,
- "The remedy for; the. world's Ills Is
not found In constitutions aad statutes.
but in tbs character of the people. What
we have to rely upon for the regenera
tion of the people and therefore .of .the
political and national life ' is - religion
transformed from an Institution? Into a
force,", said Dr. Wilson In his morning
sermon. - - . '
.."Religion Is not a vocabulary, hut' a
vocation; not a language, but a life;
not a proreaaion, out practioe. it Is a
sign of progress that makes ' us Im
patient of any religious profession that
Is not vindicated by service to men as
well aa hr piety." j L
Next Tuesday evening the members
of the church will tender to Dr.- Wilson
a publle reception. ,
. MORAL AWAKENING. J
r. Bman Bess lgns of n hi Zad
rraad rroaecatloaa. .'.
"X saggestlon from the land" frauds"
waa discussed in. jl sermop yesterday
at the First Vniyeraallst church by Rev.
W. r. "mall, who took hia subject from
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Be sure yom are is the right place. 4
the text The Way of ' the Transgressor
Is Hard."-' .-. - '" ";-'-
' He declared that the country had at
laat a man in the president's chair who
wss absolutely -fearless -In' prosecution
of fraud, wherever he 'flnda It, In high
or low places. - - ?- ,..--..
; "Politically, ; I- have nothing, to. say
concerning ' these . .Oregon: 1 cases,, but
morally the' developments' indicate, in
my Judgment,' a hopeful condition 'of
affairs,? he sald.y ,"It does net 'mean a
depraved publlo sentiment, ahd '. con
science, but - on the .- contrary show a
most healthy , awakening -In this, coun
try, .In . tho direction of purification,
after a long Bleep, of the, forces, of 'the
people. . It. shows that honesty pays, and
that the way. of - the transgressor :1s
hard." X",' : '"' ,
REVIVAL' SERVICES:: '
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Bar. its. BTackley Beglas a Baocessfrd
arlea Alt TlraO 3hrisvts Oharoa.
Unusually' large audiences attended
the opening of the, special revival ser
vteea yesterday 1 at the First Christian
church, corner Park and Cotumbtar The
evening congregation was the largest in
over a year. This evening' Mr., Mock-
leys evangelistic add reus -will -be. on
"The Preacher and - What Ma - Should
Preach." Thla U the first of a series
of'"Ood'o Part and Man's Part la Sal
vation." , The other addresses .of the
series are "The Hearer and How He
Should Hear." "The Faith , thst Makes
Christian." . "Repentance Not , to be
Repented Of." Confession Veto Salva
tion, , and "The Meaning ,of 'Baptism."
Interesting charts will be used, to illus
trate all these subjects. Special solos.
duet and auarteta each eventng during
the week. '-Song service begins at 7;I0. .
LAX METHODS.
1. .
Of. BUet Thinks Xswd Fraada Da
tw OoadiUoa of PahUe OoaaoiOaoe.
.The. land. frauds was the snblect ef
the sermon' yesterday morning by Dr.
T. I Eliot, who filled the Unitarian
pulpit by -repeat. He tpoko particu
larly of the unfortunate lowering of the
pablio standard of mora lilt which, waa
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f Number v.-
, ha a aaely tUastratod arUaie
em th great eanteanlsj fast
the thing seaA eaa. Maoay
aews artlolas, soas good short
; ' stories, sieve verse aad lnter-
work by oireorealatae; WTttars.
.SoldbyAllKtwsdetiers
brought about by th lax methods pur
sued In obtaining government lands.
Men and women, otherwise irreproach
able in -character, stooped to take- ad
vantage of the law In this respdbi and
did not think it was wrong. , 1 -
"The recent-- indictment- for" land
fraoda," h said, "were the outcome of
a low publlo opinion. - Tho wholesale
seml-fraudulent procedure la taking up
lands lowered tho people's conscience
and. encouraged the actual frauds."
Dr. B. B.
VRIGliT
ThoBoloatlfle
Beaasst that . re
lieves an pain In
dental operations.
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the M0YE& wiU
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price?
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and will hbt find :
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VALUES fAve haverever
shoy-ve PLrEDGE
our wo rd for i it -5- and
YOU OWatthat
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See It In Our Ad It's So
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With
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h targest aad Most Complete '
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- ' .POR1XJUNZ), ORBOON.
Last Week
or our
Annual
Clearance Sale
; Weather and general trad con
ditions caused ua to continue the
Clearance Sale one more week,
;. f jt w111 baro a ' t
Xii Ttllaof
OCD5 ATO ENDS
That tho reductions will be re
markable so-great that yon will
. see for yourself at a glance. -
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FKET FITTERS
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