THE OREGON . DAILYv . JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY. JUNE 18, 1915.
CLANG OF OLD
STIRS
GONG
MEMORIES
A
SCHOOL
OF
DAYS
Former Attendants of Couch
.: Landmark Meet Again at
Beloved Shrine. ' '
TEACHERS GREET PUPILS
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Mb and "Woman Ordnt Xcturn
.-. rpn Boy ArranM of JAX "
' rrwU to Bonding-.
By Ilex Lampman.
"I used to sit right ;hre."
Mason Ehrman, a tail young man
. . "with ' a youngf mustache, stooped and
?; patted a little, old, knife marked, ink
.spotted desk in the second row on the
i east side of the room.
"No, Mason, you used to sit right
there,'' said Miss Emma Orlebel, point
i ing to another desk nearer the front
and on the other side of the room.
1 ""Tea, I sat there for a while," said
Mr. Ehrman, "but moat of the time 1
.sat here." ,
And Miss Griebel, ' who was his
teacher in that room 17' years ago, re--,
adjusted her memory to accord with
. his..
V She showed where Jean Lyons, Helen
,.,'Doble, Lilian O'Brien, Fanny May and
Hazel Tichner used to sit in 1898, the
year before she herself "took a notion
I" to go to college" and went to Berke
ley. "Helen and Fannie and Hazel are all
't married," said Miss Griebel.
Old Haunts Visited.
11 was a sad, glad time out at the
old Couch school at Seventeenth and
Kearney streets yesterday.
-J Graduates of the old school gathered
to meet once more in its rooma and
' 'halls, - with their uneven old floors
v scuffed by thousands of feet since th-
- building was opened in 1882.
. They gathered at jthe summons of
;an old triangle gong, .which had not
been used for years 'and which was
' found by Principal F. T. Fletcher in a
" storeroom. It was the same gong that
Mr. Burnham had pounded for bo
- many years before the electric bell
was Installed.
' ' There was laughter that was close
; to tears. Memories came unbidden.
. Names and faces were recalled to
.. those who had not thought of them for
years.' Teachers whose hair has gone
. from black to "white in service in the
. old building greeted "children" who
- have children of their own, and in
whose own hair the silver streaks have
t .begun to show.
The present prospect is that this,
term will be the last school In the old
.building. Thia was the reason for the
reunion. A handsome new Couch
school lg under , construction, on the
i block bounded by Glisan, Hoyt, Twen
.i tleth and 'T'wenty-f irst streets.
- ; , - Memories Held Sear.
" "Bat however clean and safe and
sanitary it is," said some of the gray
haired teachers, "It can never mean as
f much to us as this dear old place." '
And their pupils, who graduated in
the eighties and -nineties, shook their
heads. - . No, the ne w school cou ld never
mean -as much- to 'the- new generations
4 tlfe old Couch bad "meant to them.
There was no program yesterday.
There was singing by the boys" and
girls of Miss .K. Mclntyre' s eighth
grade 'room, Miss Mclntyre has taught
at Couch - school for 21 years, and
nearly air the time the eighth grade.
" Krnesttne Fuller, aged 15 sang "Dream.
' Faeea,,.,; an old-tirae Couch favorite
which seemed particularly 5 in keeping.
Frederick.. Chapman, supervisor of
music of th Portland schools, was at
the piano for the singing. On the
: platform were, 'pictures of Captain
Couch, Who gave the land on which the
school); stands, and Justice Burnham.
who wag principal of Couch school
from its.; beginning until his death in
1908. ; - ; . ' , - -:
The' gathering was a tribute" to Mr.
Burnham's memory, for his name was
spoken ."with affection 'by -everyone.
"Hej'-was a great man," hey said.
"He could have been anything he
wished, bat he chose to give his life.
, to us and to this school,"
!. mends Meet Again.
' - Mrs. Jennie Burnham, widow of the
' beloved principal, who began teaching
; at Couch in 1884, and who is still a
. teacher there, had more handclasping
i to do than any one. And she remem
f befed every one.
Mrs. Burnham, with Mrs. Emily Stra
j han Daniel, member of the first grad-
uating class of February, 1887, and
Uopkin. Jenkins, graduate of February,
f .1891, were the committee in charge of
S the reunion. Mr. Jenkins is also a
graduate of Tale, and is now principal
of Jefferson high school.
' Then, there was Mrs. James C. Pol-
lock of Philadelphia. - She used to be
J Mrs. Emma W. McKenale, and taught
I at Couch from 1886 to 1901. She was
? greeted with joy by her old pupils.
7 whnm Vi. ha1 aacn fim ifA nnt
.. " vi 0 -a-ai v v v- j va . o ditA
they congratulated each other that she
chanced to" be in Portland for the re
union, .i,
To Miss Francis - Harris room came
Jack Day and Clayton Patterson, two
young ' football heroes, who are built
like dreadnoughts. They took Miss
. Harris' hands in their bear-grips and
; grinned - at her, just as they grinned
I years ago, "when she had accepted an
I apple from , themi Riht behind them
came C Q. Bock. Miss ' Harris mar-
yeled to think that these strapping men
r could liave been, her little boys.
j "Do you remember. Miss Harris,: the
party we had here?" said Jack Day. v"
"And now t worked a trick and got
ihree. dishes of ice cream?" asked
. Clayton Patterson,
j I Miss Harris remembered.
Is i. Xotolui lm Stared.
Then -- the three young athletes
I staged 'a little schooldays pantomime
If or Miss Harris benefit. They went
I to the back of ' the room and crowded
in to the little 3-B s-eats, and began to
study.::; And right before Miss Harris
' I-. -'-'vng eyes Jack passed a note back
; to Clayton. ;i..r :.:',..... :? :.:'.;..,.,.
S"That will do, boys," said Miss
-Harris, her, voice choking with sever
alty.:? That is, she tried . to 1 speak
f severely. I ' :
I Miss "Viola Ortschild who has' had
f graduating classes with a total mera-bershifr-of
315, had a neat little re g
jlster with, all their names. She could
tell J what - hadBepome . of every one
' of them.
i , How Edward Neustadter bored a
ncl in his desk, how Maurice Glieks
man was one of the best " debaters
Couch ever had rbe was one of the
younger graduates and how Bernice
Brietflrth, in an, ' examination, wrote
f that "Milwaukee has a large and
; thirsty . German: population" such
stories were current. JBernice had
been -told that the German population
i of Milwaukee was "large and thrifty."
i John C Allan, six feet tall, a loco-
moUte engineer.. and W... JU. Harris,
FORMER CLASSMATES FINff THArTHET ARE T.lERELY-CHILDREWGROWN-UP
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FIret graduating class of Couch
school: Top, - left 1 to right
Frank Gloss; Mrs. S. F. Webster,
nee Annie McGilvray; Mrs. H.
Daniel, nee Emily St rah an; Otto
Stark; Wilfred F. Boire; 6er
trade Orth and Mrs. C. C. Mil.
ler, nee Myrtle - Dawson, all of
- whom graduated in February,
1887, and Florence Olson, who
graduated in June, 1887.
Bottom Mrs. Jennie K. Burnham,
widow of Justus Burnham,
Couch school's first principal.
five feet two, secretary of the Port
land Iron Works, stuck together yes
terday just as they used to do. They
graduated in 1895. -Ralph Wortman
was another of the '95 crop.
Mrs. Laulie Stanton Yager was
there. She graduated in 1889. With
her was Grade May Yager, aged 19
months, and able to walk with great
facility.
"Grade shall go to Couch school,7
said her mother.
Everyone was sorry that A. W. Allen,
who keeps the Couch school corner
drug store, where "the boys and girls
have bought their , tablets and pencils
and ' candy and soda, water ever since
there was a- Couch school, could not
leave the store and join in the reunion.
Many went over to greet the druggist
and buy a e6da or a package of gum,
forbidden and doomed of old to the
waste basket.
As long as they lasted, pieces of an
eW -banister uown : which, all s of ; the
older i graduates had 'slid," were': given
as ' souvenirs.'- Each had" a screw hook,
so that it could be hung up, and was
stamped, "Couch." ; - .
XSarly Graduates Attend,
' The "following "members ' of Couch's
first graduating class, that of Febru
ary. 1886, -were present: Frank Gloss.
Mrs. S. F, Webster- nee Annie McGIl
vray, Otto Stark; Gertrude. Orth, Mrs.
H. Daniel nee Kmily Strahan, Wilfred
F. Boire, Mrs. C, C. Miller -nee Myrtle
Dawson. ' , 1 e'-'.". - "
. Miss Florence Olson,: who graduated
in.- the next class- June, 1887
chummed with the members of the
first class; yesterday.. Miss Olson is
now a Portland attorney.
Edward DI. Harold, who has eight
children' who have graduated from
Couch, was present. ;
C. C. Turley. a graduate of 1895,
came from Vancouver,. Wash., with his
little girl. Mrs. Shaver, an early
Couch pupil, came from Seaside.
More than 20 were present by act
ual count. The registration book, in
charge of Misses Weller and Hawkins,
primary teachers, showed 156 names.
Janitor Zs Kept Busy.
James J. . Driscoll, who has been
Janitor of Couch school since Decem
ber, 1899, paused in his work many
times to exchange greetings. In fact,
he didn't get muoh work done until
the reunion was over.
Work was left on the boards to in
dicate the grades -now using the
rooms, and manual training and sew
ing work was on exhibition so that the
old pupils might see how school work
has grown since they wore braids or
knee pants. . ; ?
A group of the teachers- who have
been longest in the .building were near
the registration , table. They, were
Mrs. Burnham. Miss Mclntyre, Miss
Harris and Mrs. tJ. Lisher." The next
oldest group was at the doors. It was
composed of Mrs.' Kate Lighter, Mies
Bertha Reed, Miss Viola Ortschlld,
Miss Bertha Reed and Miss Dorothy
Bingham. The other teachers were
placed about the building-to - give as
sistance and information. '
Rogue River Takes
- Another Victim
Marshfleld. Or., June 18. Word has
been received here that ' Claude In
mann, son of C. C. Inmann of San
Francisco,, who owns and operates a
gold mine at .. Sixes River, in Curry
county, was drowned in Rogue River
near Mule Creek, where several men
have lost their, lives this year.
No particulars were given. It is be
lieved : young Inmann was on a pros
pecting - tript : The river will be-patrolled
in hopes of finding the body.
Brith w Abraham' Election,
Portland lodge No. 619, Order of
B'rith . Abraham, at its semi-annual
meeting elected the following- officers;
President, M. Abrams; vice president,
jS. Wiviott; . secretary, S.I; Holztoan;
trustees, " E. fN. Weinbaum. M. Rosen
Tirana and M. J. Weiser; outside guard,
J. Dubb. The lodge is preparing to
entertain - the- deputy - grand - master,
Kmll Conn, who is expected here soon
from San Francisco. , . ,. .
Citizens Charged With Murder.
Rockport, Ky June 18. (I. N. S.)
Fifteen prominent citizens were
charged with first degree murder here'
today on account of the killing of Har
rison Maddox by "possum hunters'" in
a raid on the - negro section here in
April. A Sunday, school superintendent
and a church -deacon are among those
charged. . . 't , .
INSTRUCTION AND'
DRILL IN ORDER AT
CAMP FORT STEVENS
Militiamen ' i Living 1 Life; of
Regular Soldier With War
Time Discipline.
Astoria. Or., June 18. -The parade
ground in the rear of Batteries Walker,
Lewis and 'Pratt at Fort Stevens pre
sented a busy aspect this week.
Second and Third companies, from
Eugene, . are both mortar companies
and are camped at Battery Clark. Sev
enth company of Med ford and Klghth
company, Portland, though camped
with the other troops, are assigned to
Battery RusselL Fifth, Sixth, First
and Fourth companies, Albany. Cot
tage Grove, Ashland and Roseburg, re
spectively, are drilling at Batteries
Walker and Lewis.
The artillery reserves as yet have
no mine -companies.
Officers qo Visiting.
All officers of the artillery reserves
assembled at headquarters- at 11:30
o'clock Thursday morning and in a
body called upon Colonel H. H. Lud
low, coast defense-and fort command
er for the district of the Columbia,
which includes the forts at Stevens,
Or., and Columbia and Canby, Wash.
Colonel Ludlow resides at Fort Steven.
For three hours Thursday morning
and for ; four hours in the afternoon,
all companies received Instructions at
the gun and mortar batteries. .This
program will -apply ' each day to ar
tillery work.;" -
Later '-.in thelaf ternQoiX-.: the: stats
troops were given an hour o'f battalion
drill on the old parade grounds at, the
post f- ::-'v -- "," ; ' v
At 6:20 guard was mounted- by on o:
of the . companies of reserves. ' A dif
ferent company will mount guard each
evening, ' establishing a camp guard
and one detached post With a chain of
sentinels each 'relief to walk : post 30
minutes. 1 Instruction : In4 guard duty
will be given by regular army officers
and non-commissioner, detailed by the
coast defense commander.:' x
Drill This axoralng-.
-This morning's program included ar
tillery drill, gunners' Instructions and
infantry drill, with a similar program
this afternoon. At 4:5 another bat
talion parade will be participated in
by the militiamen. . ' 5 .
. Camp fire lectures will be given each
evening to' commissioned officers of
the guard by the regular army offi
cers, and the work of the day and for
the next day is discussed.
Several changes In commissioned of
ficers of the: state troops have taken
place since the encampment last year.
Captain W. G. .White, who formerly
commanded the third - company, of Etti
gene, now. holds the rank of " major,
having succeeded Major George A. Wil
loughby, resigned. - First Lieutenant
Merritt Be Huntley, formerly on the
staff, has been promoted to captain,
and now commands the company for
merly in command of Major White.
, t Soma Hew Han. -
Captaii George Spencer, commanding
the - First 1 company, Ashland, 'has re
signed and gone ''back to the south."
His company, is: now: commanded by
Captain Malone. Second Lieutenant
Blake is a new man with the 'Firsts
Captain Dean, of the Seventh company;
Medford, resigned during tbe year, and
A Fine
Straw
TOMORROW
$1-35
A Real $2.00 Hat at Thatt
9 Some a little better grade,.
that were selling a few days,
ago for $2.50 and $3.50
$1.95 '
Xhe bkckward season is the'
cause for this sacrifice. "You
should ..worry !" Get yours;
tomorrow. "
Look- f or. the Big Window
Duplay, .(F5
O 4 'O 'ci---.
WashinfitonSL i
One. Door vl
West of r-
Broadway
343. Wash. St
. . m j k r -
has been 'succeeded by Captain Vance.
Second Lieutenant Boyd, Fourth com
pany,' Roseburg, resigned during the
year. First Lieutenant L. R. Gilbert,
Fifth company. Albany, recently - re
signed, and Is succeeded by II. K. Knox,
while Hans Flo is the new Second Lieu
tenant of the Fifth; Chap tain 'Charles
O. " Brown, of the .Eighth company,
Portland, has resigned, and has been
succeeded by Captain - Frank Wright,
formerly first lieutenant of . the .com
pany. Both - lieutenants of this com
pany are also new- since last year:"
Lee Roy Woods now commands the
Sixth company,- Cottage Grove; -First
Lieutenant Scoville, of the Sixth, is
now in Alaska, and Second Lieutenant
Cfuson, of this company, is a new-man
since last camp. Captain Woods was
formerly first lieutenant, going to cap
tain when Captain Johnson went to
major. '
Big Wool Sale
On at Heppner
Heppner, Or., June 18. At the wool
sales here yesterday 1,250,000 pounds
of wool was bid on. Prices for fine
wool ranged from' 16 to 21 cents.
Coarse wool went at 22 to 274 cents.
D. O. Justus' clip of coarse wool.
26,858 pounds,, sold at 27 cents. Sev
eral, growers" refused to sell, waiting
for higher prices at private sale.
There still remains about 250,000
pounds in the local warehouses to be
sold. Ten buyers were here and about
o clips in all were bid in. .
II
HIGHWAY
PAVING
IS
TO BE COMMENCED
1 WITH LITTLE DELAY
Execution ;of : Contracts s All
. That Remains 1 Unfinished
tri Way of- Preliminaries;
CONTRACTORS GET READY
Plan to OIts Wood Block -ten Chance
- on St. KelMUi Boad Zs Being'
Coaaldarsd.
- The work of paving tbe 66 miles of
county highways, for which contracts
were- let yesterday, will begin as soon
as fjve -contracts are -executed.' Road
master Teon is in hopes that this will
be done tomorrow, and that actual con
struction will begin Monday. The con
tractors are assembling their equip
ment, and they say that they will be
ready as-soon as the contracts are
signed: -.-'.'
- District Attorney Evans is drawing
up the 10-year maintenance contracts
today, and the contractors are present
ing their surety bonds, v..;
Assurance has been given -that the
most .of the work will be completed by
November 1. Employment will be pro
vided for several thousand men. -:
Bom Wow Bases Heeded.
On most of the roads where the old
macadam is to be used for a base the
work of spreading the hard surface can
be undertaken almost from the begin
ning. - In other sections, where the
grades are to be reduced, a new base
must be laid; Where bitulithic surface
is to be applied, the contractors say
that there will be no serious interrup
tion, to traffic. Where concrete is used
the roads will have to be temporarily
closed until: the concrete has fully set.
This will require about 30 days:
The board of county commissioners
has not yet decided what disposition to
make, of thV S? Helens road bids,
which wejferejected for the reason that
they exceeded the estimates.
Hay rTor Wood Blocks. .
Three plans are under consideration.
One of these is to do the work by
force account, and give -the wood block
promoters an opportunity to put down
this type of pavement, provided a suf
ficient maintenance guarantee is given
and some absorption, of the cost of the
material is made. Another proposition
is to readvertise for bids on a different
basis than before. The third plan is to
lay a concrete pavement of the highest
type and of extra thickness.
The matter will be taken' up by the
commissioners next week and definite
ly decided.' :
. It is understood that the wood block
men will submit a more favorable prop
osition than heretofore offered."
AtKennemck .j. -. .
They Saw the Big 1
r Aurora Borealis
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"I Kennewlck, Wash.. 'June1 18.
' An aurora borealis ot ,un-
4t usual brilliancy .was observed;
: here Wednesday , night-. Thet
Jp- heavensvln. the. north became it
1 ruminated by a streamer of
t light which formed nearly -a
half circle oa the horlxon and
4k continued from 9 . t until 11
life o'clock. - -.-: . ..: ;
Kt .1 People here who have before .
4t witnessed this : phenomenon of
the northland declared that -
4 never before bad tbey seen one
of such brilliance. The .sky
-- was lighted as if - the search.
' ships were turned kjrward. t ;
' i Western ; Union .officials -re-
ported Thursday ; mornir that j
the electrical disturbance " 4K
4t caused by aurora . borealis had
ife interrupted telegraph - service
- during tbe night.- ; v
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Father Pauperizes t
; Ilimself for ; Son
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Xrent of , Boy 7 araam '. TTnavallliigly
Spent All the lftoaay " Ke Had to
S-t Boy Zrom ConvlctW-. ;
Roseburg, - Or June . -18. According
to ' complete t figures : compiled by
County- Clerk Lenox, the Roy Farnaih
murder' trial cost ' the - taxpayers - of
Douglas county $ 28 23, exclusive of the
fees of the assistant prosecutor." f ; f r
Prior to - the time .young Farnam
was; arrested on December 8, 1914,
F. . A. Farnanv his father is said to
have been worth about 88000. - At the
conclusion of the. last trial he took a
pauper's -oath. .As a result of this
action all expenses' of the trial, -and
securing the""transcript of record and
the threatened appeal to the supreme
court, will have to be paid by DoiJfg
las county, with the exception of his
attorney's feea According'- to Far
cam's declaration -he Is now penniless.
Since his arrest Ray Farnam stood
four trials, three on the statutory
charge and one on the -murder charge.
Farnam was convicted on botn
charges.
Young Farnum was accused of being
responsible for the death of - Edna
Morgan, his 15-year-old sweetheart,
and : burning her body in a barn in the
Co w Creek valley last December.
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Jitneys Must Carry
Indemnity Policies
$11,000 . Is Amount ZTamsd la Ordi
nance passed by ZjOs Angeles City
Council; 910,000 for oss of ZdXe.
Los Angeles. June 18. (P. JN. S.)
The city council has passed an ordi
nance requiring all jitney buses to1
carry indemnity insurance: amounting
to 111,000.' Of this sum, 81000 is to
rover ,: property- loss in case of an' ac
cident, and $10,000 maximum Insurance
for loss of life or injury to passen
gers. -H : ; X " K. :$'-?' 'i-"f-V'"'- ' - ,
.. In the event of an accident in which
only one person Is injured, ID030 cZ
the $10,000 insurance will te operative.
"The- insurance proposal was in V.i
form of an amendment to the regula
tory ordinance governing the operation
of jitney , buses and was. approved by
the public utilities committee.
On Their Merry Way
- My great sacrifice sale of Boys' and Children's Suits
: has gladdened many, a heart these past two weeks.
Come' and see the bargains for Saturday.
- i' ;" Boys' $15.00 Norfolk Suits $9.85 -
I Boys' $10.00 Norfolk SUits $7.85
I Boys1 $ 8.50 Norfolk Suits $6.35
- I . Boys' $ 6.50 Norfolk Suits $4.95
Extra Knickers Free : With Each Suit'
- Children's Wash Suits
$1.50 Wash Suits $1.15 1 $3.00 Wash Suits $2.25
$2.00 Wash Suits $1.50 $4.00 Wash Suits $2.95
$2.50 -Wash Suits $1.95 $5.00 Wash Suits $3.95
Second Floor
SELLING
Morrison kt Fourth
Sen
SALE !
4 yw
EXTRA SPECIALi$2.00,
$2.50 arid $3.00 Straw Hats
in 12 styles. Rough or plain
weave, high or low crown,
soft or hard braids all this
-season's newest styles. In
. fact,' theyv are wonderful
values. For this sale -
EOT
A MAI
.p.
1 T7T7Tn7
.WW-
Money!;
Factoiry
REGULAR $3.00 HAT, in
soft felt, also Derby Hats; -including
all the new fancy
shapes with "contrasted
bands. ' These hats are ab-
solutely made of genuine :
beaver stock in our own f ac-;
' tory. f :. They V will be given .
to you tomorrow. -Hand- '
made and of - the best j qual- i
ity. An opportunity j of a
lifetime- '
Why? You Save
The Ecistera Hat
64 AND 66 THIRD ST.
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Will Sell You a Hat at Wholesale Cost
Neve Socli si Haft
Sale BeffoireE1
Tomorrow will be RED-LETTER DAY in the history of.
Straw, Felt and Panama Hat Sales for the men of Portland.
We are not waiting: until the middle or the encl' of the
Straw Hat season to give the men and young men of Port
land of this entire section of Oregon the benefit of these
slaughtered prices, but RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE SEASON, when you are going to buy your first Straw
Felt or Panama Hat. We are inaugurating the biggest sale
the country has ever seen. Come and look at the styles
shown in THIS BIGGEST HAT SALE EVER PUBLISHED,
and then look at the prices. Prices cut lower than they have
ever been cut before. But there's a reason -backward sea-
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son. The products of many hat factories' will' be sold to you
for CASH ONLY. This is the opportunity of the year. To
morrow is the opening day of this BIG HAT SALE. .
A
GENUINE PANAMAS, $4
and $5 values, all the new
; est shapes. A hat that rain
will not put out of shape.
. For this sale g 2
Styles for young or middle
aged gentlemen. Tele
scopes or creased crowns,
fancy or plain bands. . A
light-weight, cool, comfort-;
able Panama Hat, priced for
"this sale at only
Men's Silt: Hate, light
Weight, for hot weath
er, to close A Cf
....... True
at.
Men's $1.50 Silk Caps,
new shades, Q-
all sizes, at . i . U s w
Lot of Sample Straw
and Felt Hate, values
95c
Remember the Name! Remember, the Place!
EASTER MAT FACTORY
r MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS " ,
64 and 66 THIRD Street; Near ; Pine
SALE!
40 DOZEN MEN'S SOFT
HATS The best $2 and
$2.50 Felt Hat made. Our
personal guarantee back of
every hat; Nine colors to se
lect. from.; Price is cut to
t