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THE - OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL.- PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, '' JANUARY ; 21, 1912. .' .
n
OUitE S DEATH MAI
PRECIPITATE 'l
OVER TINY REALM
Luxemburg, Smallest Pnnci-
pality in World, Occupies a
m.....:. rv' 1 f .. 1
oiraiegic romi in rteierence
: to Franco-German Frontier.
'. , By Kart-.H. von WlegaWL T "
' Luxemburg, i, Jan, to. WltU fl'Var
clouds" persistently looming up for a
time and then disappearing", 1 attention
haa been drawn to Luxemburg, "the
keystone of, the Franoo-German front
ier,'' by the Imminence of the death of
.WUhelm, grand duke Of Luxemburg. ;
Although Luxemburg Is the "smallest
Independent principality" in the world,
it hold a position quit out of propor
tion .to its. size. "Chief Interest In this
grrand duchy Ilea in the fact that It la
the amalleat principality In tha world
whose neutrality is guaranteed by the
pa were; that It ; is ruled by a woman
and that it has repeatedly been a "pawn"
in tha International chess, game of pol
itics and la about to become a prize
gain. ..
.. Luxemburg la less than 40 miles
aquare, but baa a- population of mora
than 160,000, and has extensive manu
tfacturlng ; Inter eat a. ' Politically, Its
value Ilea in lta atrateglc position . on
the frontier, . .
. ' ; Death Zng Xx pec ted. ,
' Crand Duke. WUhelm baa been "dy
ing" for three years. He haa six daugh
ters. In 1S08, expecting his demise
almost any time, tha council of It and
chamber of deputies, composed of 41
members, declared the grand duke'a
wife, tha Grand Duchess Maria, an in
fanta of Spain, regent until Grand
Duchess afaria Adeheld, the oldest
daughter, become of age in June.
i The hand and heart of Grand Duchess
Maria Adeheld, and the grand ducby of
Ivuxemburg Is tha. "prise" upon which
France, Germany,- Belgium and even
England' have their eyes. For a time
Luxemburg was ruled by Belgium, then
Holland had It, later Prussia controlled
It. and now It'a time for another round.
'Whom will tha pretty young ' grand
duchess -choose to trelp1r reign over
49 miles square of territory?
No great princeling asplrea to play
second fiddle In so small a principality
and yet Germany, France, Belgium,
Holland and England are said to be do
ing ''politics" and each hoping to con
trol the policy of the little grand duchy
through a matrimonial alliance.
Belgium, Holland, Germany ' and
France quarreled over the little grand
duchy In 1S6 almost to the point of
war, and again in 1JT2 immediately after
the German-Franco war. Germany fin
ally consented to withdraw her garrison
and tha fortress in Luxemburg, capital
of the grand duchy, which next to Gib
raltar, was said to be th strongest In
Europe, waa dismantled. In order that
there might not be constant intriguing
for political control of eo important a
military key. It waa decided that the
fort must be destroyed and the grand
duchy was declared to be "neutral"
ground and -"Independent.?
. Whether this "neutrality" would be
regarded in a war between France, Ger
many and England, the powers that
guaranteevit,. is ..doubtful. It probably
would be a race for possession of the
little strip of ground. It haa been re
peatedly atated by the French that
If Luxemburg should by any manner
of meana become a member Of the Ger-
i am tA ApatlAR A t Cat I, wmlA h.
necessary for France to change the en
tire chain of fortifications on the fron
tier. Old Dak Zs Low. .
a Grand Duke WUhelm is again re
ported to be very low and bis death
may coma at any time. His wife haa
xor tnree yeara ruiea me grana aucny
and maintained quite a pretentious
court at the same time initiating her
daughter, Maria Adelheld, into the mys-'
terles of government.
" Luxemburg has the amalleat "army"
in Europe. It is composed of 140 vol
unteers, of which It are musicians and
two officers. There is also a-police
force 0(460 men. It costs the Luxemburg-era
a little over 1190,000 a year
for military nd police purposes.
. The grand duchy owns its own tele
graph, telephone and railroad lines and
even the ...prisons are Jnade to . earn
money, the prisoners being employed In
work which brings aome returna to the
state, amounting laat year to , about
140,000. There Is not a more industrious'
little corner in central Europe than the
little grand duchy of Luxemburg.
- Building at Brownsville.
(Bpeeisl te The JoarnaLt
Brownsville, Or., Jan. 20. Building
at Brownsville is progressing . rapidly.
WAHKIACUS HEIGHTS LASSIES AND THEIR GUARDIAN
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Little Misses Tiffany, ages 5 and 3, and "Shep," their Scotch Collie. The
.' " girls came recently,. with their parentfl from Minnesota to make their
' home on Wahklacus Heights, western Klickitat county, Washington.
New Flagler Line From Miami,
Florida, to Key West to Be
: Opened Monday.
,.c,;-'je'-.Sf. T?1..
(Br the Intoraatfoiuil Srm lttr.t ,
' Miami, Fla. Jan. 20. The completion
of one, of. the greatest-engineering feats
of the present age will be celebrated
Monday, when the first great "railroad
over the sea," " the Key West extension
of the Florida East Coast fall way ' Is
formally Opened. By using the Florida
Keya aa stepping atones; this steel high,
way runs over. 1S8 miles of salt water,
from a point a few miles south of Miami
to the island city of Key West
A special train bearing American and
foreign -dignitaries? will . be' sent 'oyer
the remarkable construction Monday aa
the feature of the exercises formally j
commemorating the putting Into laervloe
of the extension.. ' Many of the foreign
embassies and legations have sent rep
resentatives to take p-rt In the celebra
tion, at the invitation of President Ta't.
among them Italy.' Mexico, Portugal,
Costa Rica, the . Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Guatemala,. Salvador and Uru
guay. . -v'.': )..' ?''-: ,-;vV
The United States armored cruisers
Washington arid North Carolina and the
acout cruisers Salem and Birmingham
representing the United States navy, ana
the Portuguese qrulsef Aramada ar-
Two views of the great trans-ocean railway from Miami, Florida, to Key West, which will be formally put in service
- on Monday, and the originator of the epochal project Henry M. Flagler. -The upper picture ahowa a view along
the tracks of the Long Key viaduct, which is nearly seven miles from end to end. ' The lower photograph gives
..a. good idea of the manner of its construction,. It has 186 arches, and is (expected to stand aa a .marvel to
engineers in the yeara to come. The entire length of the over-sea road la 15( miles.
rives at Key West today, prepared to
participate in the celebration.
The completion of the work on the
extension marks an epch in railroad en
gineering aa important aa will be the
opening of the Panam canal In the his
tory of shipping. It is the came thing
reversed. In the one case ships are
made to climb mountains, in the other
railway trains are made to run over the
sea.
In construction this feat is considered
the greatest accomplishment of lta kind
in the world. The entire line to Key
West extends a distance of 16 miles.
nearly half of which Is over open water.
Forty-two keys, or Islands, are crossed
in this stretch.
Consummation of it marka the real
ization of a dream of Henry M. Flagler,
Standard Oil magnate, and one of the
foremost figures in the financial life of
the nation. He has had the idea con
stantly in mind ever since the Spanish
American war excitement when he con.
ceived the proposition of making traffic
communication between the United
States and Cuba easier and more prac
tical. The project will shorten the time
from Florida mainland to Cuba by al
most 20 hours.
The actual work waa begun In 1805.
It was then that the blue prints called
for by Mr. Flagler were aubmltted to
htm by englneera. The president of the
road glanced at them, and turning to J.
R. Parrott vice president and general
manager of his railway, and his right
hand man in all his Florida undertak
ings, said:
"All I want to know is whether the
road can be , built." .
"Yes, it can," replied Mr. Parrott
"Then go ahead and build it" Mr.
Flagler directed.
The engineers estlmatea were that
the. feat would coat 111,000,000. It haa
cost much more than that and the offi
cials of the road several times were
obliged to negotiate loans of millions
In order to Insure lta completion.
Bert Smith haa started improving his
11 acre tract. Ben L. Harrison la
building a modern home on "the
heights." Frank Wolgomoth, W. A.
Bridges and Charles Halloway will build
modern homes In South Brownsville.
Henzie to the Asylum.
8iecUl to The Jearaal.)
The Dalles, Jan. 20. William Henale,
recently discharged from the' aaylum
for the inaane at Salem, will be returned
to the asylum. . Henale .was first com
mitted three months ago. He la an old
resident of The Dalles, having lived
here about 80 years.
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Since work was begun in 1905, the
dirt has been flying ceaselessly. Im
mense pile .drivers have been sinking
foundations, huge dredges have been
sucking up sand from the bottom of
the sea to construct a roadbed, and an
army of between 8000 and 4000 men has
been pushing Its way steadily south
ward from Miami out over the waves
and tiny islands toward Key West
The difficulties were many, and the
problems to be solved unusual. It was
necessary to assemble steamboats, tugs,
lighters, hundreds of barges, launches,
floating derricks, pumps, pile drivers
and repair shops, for since this was to
be a railroad at sea, sea craft had to be
utilised In lta construction. Florida
Keys traversed by the line are mostly
uninhabited, though some of them are
high and dry at all seasons of the year.
Cost f 180,000 Per Mile.
A wide swath had to be cut through
many of the Islands, while othera had to
be laboriously built up from below the
sea level. Much of the land crossed
consisted of almost Impenetrable
swamp. Although a slnglaJtrack road,
the cost of construction exceeded 1160,
000 per mile, a world'a record.
One of the most interesting psrts of
the work is the precautions taken to
safeguard the exposed viaducta against
the sea. The viaducta are built of reen
forced concrete, resting some on deep
piling and some on solid rock. - It was
found after careful survey that the max
imum height of waves throughout these
wstera la IS feet Accordingly the
railroad Is throughout at a level of more
than SO feet above high water, Tho
hlghest waves known to this coast.
therefore, could not break over the top
of the viaduct
The longest of the viaducts over the
open sea, that at Long Key, is' nearly
seven miles from end to end. It has 186
arohes. Some Idea of the proportions of
the undertaking may be gained from
the statement that this one viaduct used
LEHIGH VALLEY GETS
t -
MUCH TRADE NOTICE
(Cnlied Press Letwd Wire.)
New York, Jan. 20. Financial Amer
ica Monday will say
Much of the Interest In the atock mar
ket last week was naturally1 attached
to Lehigh Valley. Newspaper stories
about the situation created by the stock
selling ex-subscrlptloti rights, whll
highly exaggerated, had an Influence in
making this Incident seem more lm
port ant than it really waa and without
doubt Induced prominent stock holding
Interests to take steps to prevent any
disturbance In market' conditions that
might have resulted from any sharp rise
in the price or Lehigh valley stock
. Other coal stocks were naturally In
fluenoed by the action In Lehigh Valley
In practically declaring a dividend in
the coal agency atock.
Jersey Central advanced from 814 to
840 and as the- control of this stock Is
held by the Reading company, this
sharp upturn naturally exerted a bullish
Influence on Reading, which aupplled a
reason for vlgoroua buying of that stock
and roroea its
price up over seven
points.
The most Important development that
occurred In the securities market since
the beginning of the new yean was the
appearance or a heaTily Increased bond
market. This demand waa far larger
than could be supplied-around current
quotations and efforts to use idle funds
caused an overflow from that also haa
exhausted the floating supply of. many
standard dividend paying railway
stocka. t
Maturing loan! have added materially
to the supply of Idle funds, and will add
largely to tne amount or capital seeaing
lnvestment. . , . ' .
fNperfal t The loorniM '
Pendleton, Or., Jan. 80. With splendid
prospects the third annual ahow of the
Umatilla-Morrow County Poultry asso
ciation wilt open Monday morning. Al
ready many birds have been received
and placed In the Armory, where the
exhibition Is to. be held. Tha show will
continue through. tha week." .'
Because of financial assistance given
the association this year by the county
court. the ahow will assume larger pro
portions than Its predecessors and It l
expected that 800 birds will be entered.
Exhibitors from all over the. northwest
have signified their intention of sending
PENDLETON
POULTRY
SHOW
OPEN
MONDAY
pens bere, . i"' v-'i,.i ,
Mb. &teHhmt - '-h-m L" I '."ii
(Frr( J Jjj
up 288,000 barrels of cement, 177,000
cublo yards of crushed rock, 108,000
CUblo yards of aand.-812.000 llneaLieet
of piling, 6700 tons of reenforclng rods
and 2.600.000 feet of dressed lumber for
arch forma
. The longest stretch of track on any
one of the keysis 16 miles. For long
stretches the tracks are shaded by wav
ing, forests of cocoanut palm, which,
with the dassling white of the coral,
makes an enchanting scene. '
The new road will make Key West
for all practical purposes a part of the
mainland, and Its harbor, one of the
most Important in the United. States,
after .the opening of the Panama canal,
being as it la on tha direct route from
the open ocean to the great new artifi
cial artery of commerce.
Also the extension is the last link
at the aouth of the great through rail
road service along the Atlantic coast.
It will now be possible to take a train
in jnaine, mo, aiuing in iiib nm car,
travel all the way toxthe southernmost
point on the eastern coast of North
America.
For Men
1 . y rf For men's $2.50
Ile4Dto $3 everyday
Shoes. These come in black
only; all have heavy soles
and just the shoes for rough
weather; all sizes. $2.50 to
$3 Shoes now. ..... .$1.45
For men's hi gh
M. if D grade $3; $3.50, $4
f Shoes, all new styles, in tans,
blacks and patent, lace or
button, plenty of short
vamps, all sizes, $3 to $4
grades now at. . . .$1.05
) rAFor men's high
tb&e DU grade $4 to $6
Shoes. This tot contains the
very best of men's Shoes, for
dress or street wear, single
or double soles, in all the
leading styles; plenty of the
new short vamps, in all
leathers, all sizes and widths.
$4 to $6 grades now $22.50
FOR BOYS
CI AK Fo1; J' S2-2' to 3'
PJ-J Shoes. Thia lot con
tains the best boys' shoes made for
dress or everyday wear. Come in
all the newest styles, light or heavy
soles, button or blucher cut, in all
.sixes. $2.25 to $3.00 boys' Shoes
now SJ1.45
'for misses
fc1 KQ For misses' and chil
tPXeUa dren's high cut Jock
ey Boots, 16-button, with tassels.
These come in patents and gun
metals, also colored tops, in all
sizes. Now, pair :. . . : . , , . f 1.59
FOR INFANTS
Qy For Infants' 25c fine soft sole
aU Shoes, in all colors and black,
also " combination of colors, all
sizes. Remember, the best infants'
25c shoes are now , , . . . . . . . . . .91
39c
For men's 90c and $1.00
Tennis Shoes and Oxfords.
blacks and whites, large sizes, now,
pair . . . . 4 . ; . . .,. ...... . . ;. . : .39
KQn Pair tor ladies' House
JeC Slippers worth up to $1.50,
These come in felt and leather in
all i aia eavv'u Wacks and i colors,
Now . s.. .................. ..59f
LIGHTHOUSE VIGIL
ENFORCES EXILE
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Uncle Sam Has Helper on Half
. Mile Square Island In Lake
Erie; Place Not Reached by
News, v V
Port Clinton, Ohio. Jan, 20. After
the closing of navigation Llghtkeeper
Chauncy Fltsmorts and wife, who are
stationed on West Glster, the most, iso
lated of all islands in tha Lake Krie
district, are cut off from the outside
world aa far : aa human Interests are
concerned. There are no telephonea to
the Island, aa there is no way to com
municate With the mainland, the near
est shore being Locust point, nine miles
distant, , There will be no mall or papers
for them until the spring season opens.
Fltjsmoris made his last trip to this
port for supplies a few days before
Thanksgiving day. The weather be
came bad and he waa obliged to spend
his holiday there, while his wife ate her
Thanksgiving dinner alone on the
island. Mra. Fitimoris acts aa deputy
during the absence of the llghtkeeper,
who leavea the Island only on official
missions. '
West Sister Island Is 8 miles from
Port Clinton and 6 miles from Toledo,
the nearest ports where food supplies
are to be had. The Island Is about half
a mile wide and the same in length,
containing about 88 seres, part of
which la covered with foreat. These
oak and elm trees are being preserved
by the government.
Until the last year or two much gar
dening waa done on the Island, but tha
rabbits now are so numerous they de
stroy growing vegetables. The rabbits,
which are of the Belgian hare species,
were Imported a few years ago. There
were but two pairs, and now there aro
over 200. Many are slaughtered an
nually by the hunters invited to the
island by the keeper. Many quail and
wild duck are also to be found in this
vicinity. Many head of cattle are ralaed
for market by the keeper, who alao
is a poultry raiser, having over 200
chickens, besides many turkeys.
Island Popular tn Summer.
The island In summer Is a favorite
spot for a Sunday's outing, many boats
from Toledo, Detroit and Cleveland
bringing excursionists to the ltghtkeep
er's abode. The gbvernntent supply
boats also make regular trfpa ,lo the
Island. A short time ago a message
telling of the death of the father of
Fitimoris came to this city. There
waa no way to deliver the message from
here except by a special boat It waa
necessary to make arrangements for the
boat at -Port Rowan, Canada, where the
message was sent from. By the time
arrangements for the boat could b
made it waa too late to get service for
that day. Word then was sent to Oak
Harbor by mail, and thla waa forwarded
by rural service to Locust Point, where
fishermen live who occasionally visit
West Bister Island during the fishing
season. It was through this means that
the death message finally was de
livered. The West Sister light was built in
1847 and rebuilt In 1868, and since has
ON IN MID Iff
EXTRA SPECIAL
SHOES HALF SOLED FREE
During the opening hour on Monday from 9 to 10 a. m. -we
will sole a pair of shoes free with every shoe purchase. We make
his great offer as an extra inducement to have you come early.
2O0O Pairs Shoes
at $12 Pair
At this price we have men's
wide widths. Also women's
sizes, wide widths. This lot
boys' High Top Shoes in all sizes, worth every cent of $2.50 a
pair. This lot also contains boys' and misses' School Shoes
worth up to $2.50 in all sizes. Remember we guarantee all the
above shoes to be this season
shoes now, per pair, . ... . . . . .'. i '.
SEE THAT OUR NAME
' PORTLAND'S BIGGEST SHOE RETAILERS -
247 Morrison St., Bet. 3rd and 2nd
Baker Will Vote6 Again on Commission
From left to right Mayor Charles L.
FInley, Commissioner
Baker, Or.. Jan. 20. The only cfty In
Oregon with a commission. form, of gov
ernment will on April 25 vote on the
question of returning to old council
form. The system of commission gov
ernment has In the minds, of a majority
of cltisena proven a success in the year
undergone some changes. It la a fixed
white light which cau be seen. 16 miles
on a clear night, marking some of the
most dangerous reefs In the lakes.
Loaded boats generally take the north
passage of the Island, where It Is much
safer traveling. Boata that are sailing
light use the shorter south passage.
This island is the only one on which
there are but two inhabitants during
the winter months. The range lights
at Toledo are deserted after December
IS, when the season, closes. All other
Ughtkeepers are so, located as to be
more fortunate In their social surround
ings. Flttmoris, who Is 88,-bas been In the
employ of Uncle 8am 24 yeara, having
had charge of the Buffalo light previous
to his coming here two yeara ago.
The island mall received at the Port
Clinton office la held until next spring.
In case- of sickness Mr. and Mrs. Fiti
moris must be their own doctors. The
only possible way for either of tiem
leaving the island after the freexing of
the lake would be by crossing the ice
and taking great chances.
NEW COMPANY WILL
TAKE STEEL PLANT
SrHiI to The Journal.)
- Seattle. Waah., - Jan. 80. Thatthe
Metropolitan Trust company of New
York will finance a new company to
take over the holdings of the Western
Steel corporation waa practically as
sured yesterday when the creditors of
the bankrupt corporation passed a res
olution allowing the trust company to
use the amount of Its lien on the $2,000,
000 bond Issue in bidding In the assets
of bankrupt.
The creditors will receive 70 per cent
of their claima in preferred stock and
30 pW cent in common. The new com
pany will be bonded at 85.000,000. Pre
ferred stock to the amount of 88,000,000
and common stock.to ths amount of $8,
000,000 will be iaaued.
LEAVES BABY SECURITY
FOR DEBT OF 93 CENTS
South Bend, Ind., Jan. 20. That he
had left his 2-year-old baby with-Mrs.
Rose Sheerer to secure an account of
93 cents, was the statement of John
$2 and $2.50 Shoes in all sizes;
$2, $2.25 and $2.50 Shoes in all
also contains over 200 pairs of
styles. . $1.70 to z.du
$1.00
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IS OVER THE DOOR
Palmer, Commissioner Anderson ;
George W, Henry, v" 1 ..4 , ,.tk
and two months It has been In force,
but some dissatisfaction, . largely on the
part of the liquor Interests, because of
higher license than under the alder
manic system; resulted in the circula
tion of a petition aaking the city off!-,
clals to call the special election.
Urban to a judge In the city court here.
Mrs. Sheerer, it was said, accepted
the child, but later i-hnnreii her mind.
Her action enraged Urban, who draw a
butcher knife "and attacked her.. '
Urban went into the store to buy '1
cents worth Of yeast, according to hi a
story, and gave the woman a dollar bill...
Mrs. Sheerer refused to. give back any
change, saying Urban owed her 93 cents
and she would keep the S cents for In
terest When arrested Urban had
driven the woman from the store.'
$3.50 Recipe Free
For Weak Men.
Send Name and Address To-'
day You Can Have It Free
and Be Strong and Vigorous
I have In my possession a prescrip
tion for nervous debility, lack of vigor,
weakened manhood, falling memory,
and lame back, brought on by excesses,
unnatural dralna or the follies . of
youth, that haa cured ao many worn
and nervous men right in their own
medicine that I think every man who
wishes to regain his manly power and
virility, quickly and quietly, should havt
4 copy. So I have determined to send a
copy of the prescription free- of charge,
In a plain, ordinary sealed envelope, to
any man who will write me for -It
This prescription comes from a phy
slcian who haa made a special study of
men and I am convinced It la the surest
acting combination for the cure of de
ficient manhood and vigor failure ever
put together. . .
I think I owe It to my fellow man
to aend them a copy In confidence ao
(hat nv .man uvwhrn who ts WMk
and discouraged with repeated failures
may stop drugging himself with harm
ful patent medicines, tvecure what I be
lieve Is the quickest acting restorative,
upbuilding, SPOT-TOUCHING remedy
ever devised, and ao cure himself at
home quietly and quickly.. Just drop me
a line like this: Dr. A. E. Robinson.
3888 Luck building, Detroit, Mich., and
I will aend you a copy of thla splendid
recipe In a plain ordinary envelope froi
of charge. A great many doctors would
charge 13.00 to 85.00 for merely wrltlnw
out a prescript!! like thisbut I seud
It entirely free, v ... . - iv-
all
For Women
di m f For women's fine
3)1 e4! $2.50 and' $3.00
Shoes. These come in pat
ents, tans and gun metal,
lace or button, in all sizes.
Remember. $2.50 to $3.00
? grades now ... .... .$1.45
(RsyKnTFoTwofflen's; $4
bset)Uto $8 highest grade
Dress Shoes. These come in
all the newest styles, in vel
vets, vici, patents, tans and
new buck, in high or regular
cut, button or lace, light turn
soles or welted, every size
and every width is here. Re-,
member, $4 to , $6 Dress
Shoes now . . i i$2.50
d1 flP For ladies' fine $3,
tj I VO $3 50 and $4 Dress
Shoes, in all the leading
styles, velvets, tana, patents
and gun metal; plenty of
short vamps and. high cuts;
all sizes. Remember $3 to
$4 grades now at. . ..$1.95
FOR CHILDREN ?
For children i Shoes
I "C worth up to $1.50; fine
dress shoes or everyday ones in
this lot ; all sizes. . : .
fA For children' fine Dress
J) tl C Shoes, worth up to $1.25,
in all sizes ; blacks and tans ;
now only , v 1 . ,;' i:)59tf
ejA For children" 60c and
OuC 75c turned oIe Shoes.
These come in patents, tans
and black, spring heel and no
heels ; sizes up to 8 ; wide
widths. Remember, 60c to 75c
children's shoes at. pair,; 39
GRUBBER BOOTS t ;
Men's $150 Boots ...... ...2.
Ladies $2.50 Boots ...,.. .5
Children's $1.75 Boots.. ....M.O
RUBBERS
A T ":"; Get Them Now. ' ' -Women's
50c and 60c Storm Rub
bers, an sies, now .....33
Men's 75c and 85c Storm Rubbers,
all sizes, now ... ...... .......
Children's and Misws' ftonn f
bers, in all sizes, now ''
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