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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
SOC 4INYz

of Denison, Texas, are guests at The
Havln.
Members OF the Presbyterian church
at Tenth and Mckinley avenue will
present in costume next Tuesday eve
ming, IAN Old Maids Convention"
eRs
Lady Maccabecs will meet tomorrow
afternoon in Westfall hall, when Mrs.
Laura v Puckett, state commander,
will be present and complete plans for
the rally to be held at Shawnee, Okla,
May 81.
Mrs J. ]. Carson OF Blackwell, Okla,
who has been the guest OF her daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs c. w.
Bleuler l419 West Thirty fourth
street, returned home today.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Mraz Of 100
East Tenth street had as dinner guests
last evening Mrs. Mraz's father and
grandmother, Major A. L. Blesh and
Mrs, Rudolph U. Blesh OF Hope, Kan.
Mrs. C. Arthur Blair Of lll2 North
Hudson avenue leaves this week for a
short trip to Apache where she will
leave her young daughter, Melissa, with
her grandparents and continue her trip
to Maryland, La, to remain during the
summer months.
Miss Willard Rives Of 425 East
Eleventh street was hostess Saturday
evening TO the graduating class OF
Lincoln school.
The house was artisticaiIy decorated
with the class colors, pink and green,
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M6n(ens W6fk

, Cross as a duty 10 her son in repay.
ment for what she believed the Rec
Cross was doing for her. She is Ger.
inan-born mother and has two sons now
fighting against Germany
Nearly the full force OF canteen work.
ers, twenty in all were mustered last
night when the Oklahoma City boys
started for camp. In the afternoon the
service car Of the canteen workers wa'
given the biggest load it has carried
since il was turned over 10 the work.
ers by the Studebaker company. At one
time II looked as II the eanterA women
were not going 10 have smokes and TO.
bacco TO distribute to the departing
boys, but during the day persons called
up the canteen workers headquarters
and said they would pTy for the pur.
chase Of whatever supplies Of this kind
the workers had 10 have for last night
Tonight at the Knights of Columbus
hall, Fourth street and Harvey avenue
the Catholic young womenS war relief
organization will hold a meeting The
llNNlllk - AdllNl W AblllIlNlF u hAlbllh
and effective organization and part OF
the evening will be devoted 10 work
ing on canteen kits to be turned over
10 the cantccn department on the Red
Cross The officers OF this organization
of the city's young Catholic women say
that it is particularly desired that every
Young woman OF this denomination in
the city interested in war work and in
the great work this organization feels
It can do. is cordially invited TO attend
the meeting tonight whether an enrolled
member or not
Among the things the canteen work
crs distributed TO the departing draft
men last night were stamped postcards
on the reverse side of which were
blanks to be filled out The cards are
to be kept on file at Red Cross head
quarters and the information on them
is expected TO help both soldiers and
their families.
During the school year of St Joseph
parish school, much activity has been
given TO Red Cross work, several spe-
cal programs having been given TO
raise funds for carrying on the work.
The graduating class raised fund
OF Sl8 last week by donating toward
an ice cream social, the sixth and
seventh grades also giving a social
netting $l2, and other entertainments
having given a great impetus to their
Red Cross output.
Garments have been made for the
Belgian refugees and the work will be
carried on until the end OF the school
year, June 2
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while spring roses added to the beauty
OF the effect
The evening was spent informally by
class members Mrs A. Walker Riyes.
mother Of the hostess, being assisted in
serving by Mrs. W. A. Mckinney, Mrs
Jessie NIckols, Mrs. J. /. Franklin
and Miss Joyce Wernda Rives.
Mrs O'Breitef sponsor and teacher
Of the eighth grade class, was a spe-
cial guest
The women's relief corps will hold
a regular meeting at : o'clock tomOr-
row afternoon IN the ! q. O. i. hail,
81 South Walker avenue
n "
The eighth grade class Of Mckinley
school preScsted The Patriotic Peanut
Stand as their class program this
afternoon at the school, Mss Margaret
Leek supervising its presentation.
The high school commencement OF St
Joseph's parish school will take place
June 2, when Bishop Meerschaert will
present the diplomas and the benedic-
tion OF the blessed sacrament will take
place.
A family dinner was held by Major
and Mrs. A. l.. Blesh at their home.
lJl6 West Seventeenth street, Sunday.
when his mother Mrs Rudolph 4.
Blesh OF Hope, Kan, and their daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
/. Mraz Of lO9 East Tenth street and
Mr.. and Mrs ID. r. Luttrell Of 1919
West Sixteenth street, formed the iami-
ly party
Mr.. and Mrs l. +. Blesh of 1000
West Twenty eighth street have as
guests this evening for an informal
dinner, MAJOR a. l. Blcsh and Mr.. and
Mrs W 4 Finch Of 1928 West Twenty
second street.
The last meeting Of the club year for
the fortnlghtly Research club was held
this afternoon with Mrs. J. A. Hullum
Of 40 West Tenth street
u
Mrs. A. r Cook of lOl East Third
street was hostess this afternoon TO
members OF the Oak Park Embroidery
club, Mrs. +. {. Young being a special
guest This is the first meeting Mrs.
Cook has attended for a month, owing
TO her absence at Topeka, Kansas,
where she has been visiting.
.
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Lee Of $50
West Nineteenth street will entertain
Major A. / BIesh this evening fol-
lowing a dinner which he will attend
with his brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l. Blesh Of 100 West Twenty
eighth street. Major Blesh will leave
tomorrow noon for Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio, Texas, and will be ready
for orders transferring him to an east
ern hospital or overseas, Capt NJ F.
Stout of this city will succeed Major
Blesh as chief surgeon OF the base hos
.pital at Fort Sam Houston
The annual picnic of the eighth grade
class OF Lincoln school was held today
at Northeast Lake when Mrs. Jessie
Nickols, Mrs w. A. Mckinney and
Mrs A. Walker Rives. mothers Of
pupils of the class accompanied them
as chaperons.
Miss Joyce Werden Rives, who has
been teaching school at Yale this year,
has returned TO the CITY and will remain
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs A.
Walker Rives OF 42S East Eleventh
street during the summer vacation.
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At o'clock luncheon was given this
afternoon by Mrs. J. A. Driskel and
Mrs. L. p Leslie. honorng their cousin
and houseguest, Mrs. William Riley OF
Little Rock. Ark
Red roses formed the table decora
tions The following group OF guests
assembled for the luncheon: Mrs.
Riley, Mrs. Summers Hardy, Mrs. Fair
Boyette, Mrs w. II. Franklin, Mrs
ID. T. Walker, Mrs Tom Gibson. Mrs
Frank Hargis, Mrs NJ D. Moore, Mrs
James Sulloway and Mrs Earl Ballew
Mrs. Leslie and Mrs. Driskell were
assisted by their mother, Mrs. r, v,
Dice.
The afternoon was spent by the guests
in motoring 4.
The kindergarten class Of Mckinley
school spent the morning at Wheeler
park enjoying its annual school picnic,
lunch being served during the early
hours Of the afternoon,
y y
Mrs. o. L. Keeley of 1912 West
Second street entertained members OF
the Sunset Embroidery club this after
noon when the following special guests
attended: Mrs. Avery Phelps, Mrs.
Roy Ward, Mrs. Arthur Martin and
Mrs. Jacobson Mrs. Kelley was as
sisted by Mrs. Walter Reeves and Miss
Eula Senesky. Mrs. Walter Reeves
will be the hostess June S.
Mrs. c. r. Prouty Of l4l6 West
Thiry-fourth street will have as her
houseguests, her sister, Mrs Emory
Morgan OF Altus, and her mother, Mrs.
]. II. Parker, who will arrive from
CARRIER, Okla, where they have been
visiting Mrs. Prouty's sister, Mrs. Roy
Eaton.
Mrs r. c. Boasen OF 3jl East
Twelfth. street has as a houseguest for
few days her sister in law, Mrs.
Charles L. Carder OF Hobart, Okla.
An informal open house will be
maintained next week by Miss Edith
Daulton at her studio, 4l2 West Eighth
street, when different pupils and diff
ferent hostesses will be in attendance
each day.
The eighth grade commencement Of
St Joseph's parish school will take
place June 2.
Mrs. Laura v. Puekett and daughter
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EMS HaH Unit of He'd CroH, Maple
Registration offices for Red Crosse
classes In first aid, home care Of the
sick, and dlstetics. Maple 1873.
At the meeting Of the war council ul
the woman's committee, council OF
national defense, held this morning a,
. ihe Skirvin there was announced the
Following new appointments Of women
workers 10 help in the work being car
ried on in this city:
Mrs Forrest Knipe, general director
of registration of women for patriotic
service, department number in the
women's committee, taking the place OF
Miss Helen Gloyd, resigned.
Mrs C. r. Phelps, chairman Of the
investigating committee in the food con
sevation and home economics depart
ment, which is department number 3
Mrs C. G. Glryin, chairman of the
food facts bureau Of the above depart
ment, taking the place OF Mrs. {. l..
Moore who resigned May !.
Mrs. w s. Spencer treasurer Of the
women'S committee taking the place Of
Mrs Arthur A. VIII recently resigned.
Nothing has pleased the workers in
the civilian relief department of the
Red Cross here more than the expressed
gratitude OF a mother for whom the
department undertook to secure infor-
matioRn to the whereabouts OF her
soldief~ and why he did not write
to hi, folks The boy. an Oklahoma
my boy has not been heard from since
January 20, this year His mother put
the case before the local civilian relief
department II was transferred with lis
data TO the Red Cross bureau Of com
munications. Washington, and steps
taken to get in touch with the corrc-
spending department overseas.
Yesterday the mother called at Red
Cross executive offices in the Empire
building and said that although she had
not yet heard from her son. she had re-
ceived a beautiful letter from the Red
Gross at Washington" in which it was
promised that the department believed
il could send her news OF her son soon.
She told the women at headquarters
that she had bought some Liberty
bonds and she felt it would be her duty
when the interest on these Liberty bonds
was paid her to turn 1t over to the Red
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
They Last Longer.

A donzen pansy plants cost as much as
half bu.hel of potatoes, but that is no
reason for buying potatoes and going
without pansy bed. The pansies will
last all summer.-Post- t-Intelligencer.
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40 2h% of the Third Liberty Loan NJ,

Lessl
The $100,000,000
which the Red Cross is
driving for is not even
one-f ortieth of the
amount subscribed to the
latest war loan.
The work has to be
done.
Ifthe government had
10 do it, or chose to do it,
the $100,OO0,0OO could
be appropriated out of
the Third Liberty Loan
without il being felt.
But it is well that the
government does not do
everything.
The work of the Red
Cross is an honor that has
fallen to the lot of the
American people. The
giving should be voIun-
tsryi
Don't use an iso-
lated example asa
reason for not Civ
ing. Give what your
conscience says is a
fair amount.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-22
roMORROw's EVENTS.

War luncheon for soro-is Knitting
pnit Mrs. A. &. weloker and Mrs. A, q.
HirSchi.
Cemmepcement program. high school.
Chapter ", r. y. o., Mrs. q. L.. Pope.
c~ter Leaf Embroidery club, Mrs.
Hobert Weirker.
Order Of the Amsrnnih, Eastern star
unit.
Merry Pilgrims. Mrs. ,. A. Hutohin-
eon.
Industrial Art club, Mrs. r.. NJ Butier.
Commencement program Of common
schools ut high school.
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TELEPHoN as.

Women's Council OF Defense, Maple
252s.
Red Cross Chapter, Secretary, Ma
pie 2H62.
Rod Cross. Financial Secretary,
Maple 2862.
Civilian Relief, Maple 42o.
Central Red Cross Workrooms,
Walnut s92.
Elks Hall Unit OF Red cross, Maple
900.
Registration offices for Red Cross
classes In first aid, home care Of the
sick, and dlotetics Maple 1873.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
Umbrellas
In Suit Case and
Grip Styles

These Umbrellas are
most convenient, as they
may be packed right in
ones bag without the
bother of carrying them
or danger of losing them.
Suit Case Style Umbrellas
for women, in black, $3.50 to
$500.
Colored Umbrellas for
rain and sun in suit case
style, $500 to 1920 each.
Grip Style Umbrellas that
ut in a l5-inch bag, in col
ors, $1,000 each.
Suit Case Style Umbrellas
for men, in black, $3.50 to
$1,000 each.
Street noor. nth street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
NoUeE Salad Sets in American China

Are shwon in delightful styles. The sets consist of
4 large bowl and six more plates One style is of
cream with the most old-imey gay flowers in pink
md blue arranged in phm punches over its surface
There are several styles of the bowls priced at $3.50
esch, the plates are $1,000 . dozen.
Other sets have broad bands of vivid yellow or
rose on the octagona bowl and plates This set of
seven pieces sells for $9.7S, and the effect of fruit
salad served from the yellow banded set would be
temptngly appetizng
Fifth floor.
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$3.50 Each
Unusual Values In
Women's Distinctive Dresses
IIJ G, A. L. II g.
Include Striking Models in Jersey and Satin

These handsome styles are
especially designed for street
and afternoon wear, in the
seasons newest effects, the
slender silhouette and tunic
styles being the most popu-
lar.
A particularly good model
for street or office wear comes
in oxford jersey, piped with a
lighter shade of gray. The con-
vertible collar and turn back
cuffs are of the light gray and
the slashed pockets and button
holes show pipings of the light
gray. $3.50.
Another serviceable model
comes in brown jersey, trimmed
with sand, with the long
basque styles, waist tucked in
cross fashion, the skirt joined
in button-on effect. Also in
Copen and sand. $4,000.
A striking model in dark
brown jersey is made in coat ef-
feet with overskirt and long vest
of striped brown satin. $42.5o.
A serviceabIe yet dressy SAT-
.L..I. L L 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
NEW BOOKS
Poems of Merit

The Great War has been topic Of permanent interest
with Of literary people, especially the poets and the
shelves labeled poetry have received many valuable editions
poem though in this brief space mention the
good poems contained in them
GREAT WAR. Selected by J. W. cunIiHe Price
- - ~
FROM THE FRONT 4 collection French verse
Lieut.. c. Z.
Clarke.
SONGS FROM THE TRENCHES 4 collection by
soldiers France brought Herbert A Glib
from the New York Herald Competition Price RIS
IN CAMP AND TRENCH lighting
CITY WAYS STREETS BY Charles
Devne Largely devoted spsrtansburg Camp Price sIOo
THE GOLDEN TREASURY VERSE. Edited
productions OF the people Of vision Price. -
HIGH TIDE Songs prssentdsy
Britain
Wade Richards. Price,
noor street-From he Front
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
If you LOUe pretty things

Walk down the Main Aisle, Street Floor to the
Lace Section and feast your eyes on the Georgettes.
there is hardly color shade that you will not find
there On the first shelves the lighter shade yell
lows sunsets, maize, apricot creams, bisque grays,
c!chd pinks blues and lavenders Further on are the
street shades, browns taupes, grape, wsaria, many
puppies, the henna, greens, and about seventyve
Shades of blue, ranging from the light French blue
through the midnight shades. Then there are lovely
patterns in Undesirable combinations.
A dancing frock fashioned of orchid Georgette
would be lovely hung foundation slip Of orchid
metal cloth, with over drop of flesh tule and gold
threaded lace. At the shoulder or belt there should
be an exquisite orchid and if an orchid is also caught
n the lace meshes of the petticoat the effect will be
charming.
Georgette is 40 inches wide. $2.OO to $500 the
yard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
Photograph Frames
Fourth floor. center.

Especially suitable for holding photographs of the
cover there in great demand and one style that
is much liked is swinging frame Of mahogany finish
that in several Sizes with back and glass
plete, priced at $500. So many are going "over
there that can't say how long stock of these
exceptional values will last
Fourth floor F street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
HANDSOME
NEW
NECKWEAR
Collar and Cuff Sets
Chemisettes
Vests

White Net Collar and Cuff
Sets, trimmed in real flet lace.
hand embroidered, $3.50 each.
Net Collars in round and
sailor shapes, hand embroid-
cred and trimmed with val or
Met lace. Val lace trimmed,
1885, filet trimmed, $3.50 TO
SIS.0o each.
White Net Chemlsettes,
trimmed in real flet lace,
$3.50 each.
White Net Stock Jebots,
hand embroidered, S2.6O and
$500 each.
White Satin Rolling Collars
and Sets, SI.e0 to $3.50 each.
White Satin Collars and
Sets, tucked in squares, $500
to SS-T5 each.
White satin Plated Front
Vestees, with monk or sailor
collars, E2-50 TO 1878 each.
High Neck White Satin
Vestees, $3.50 each.
White Satin Vests with
rolling collars. $500 and 1915
each.
Crinkled SILK in chaugeable
rreen and gold makes 8 beau
tiful collar, fer S2-5OJ a Set
for 1878. and a Stunning Vest
for 5000.
Crinkled silk in chanEeable
heliotrope and gold. $3.50.
Street floor. center.
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Real Army Coats for Girls

Come in the proper khaki WOODEN, with the invert-
ed back pleat caPacous pockets, high storm collar and
hobby belts that the soldiers wear All sizes
shown from years up. Prices $500 for junior
sizes, and $325O and $500 for misses.
Third
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
Military Dinner Chimes Are MeU

And sure to become popular, for surely it
would be great fun to call the family to breakfast with
the popular army tune, 81 Can't Get En- Up" There
is hardly military air that you cannot play on the
chimes, which come In mahogany oak, with chimes
Of nickel finish. $5.75 to $l1.75.
FIN floor. street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
Brief Cases for Professional Men
and Women

Come under the heading Of necessities. Here you
will find the best quality tan leather cases, strongly
made and spIendidly finished, With firm locks and one
to four pockets. $4.2S 10 $1,000.
The same wellmade cases in black leather are
$500 to $12-50.
Fourth floor. center.
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Why lose your pencil?

If you will just one of the convenient pencil hold
ers that come with ebonzed base and spiral top from
which suspended the often-needed pencil there will
be no for never having pencil the living
room table The price is $1.25. You will find them
in the Stationery Department
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
Smart Styles In
TAILORED HATS
Silk Beaver Velours
Swagger Hats

Suk Beaver Hats are quite the fashion to
wear with tailored suits and street dresses
and they come in small and large muSh-
rooms, straight sailors in both large and
medium sailors and tricorn shapes, faced
with velvet. On some the narrow binding
Of gTosgrain widens at the sides. In black,
$3.50 to $500 each; in eolors, 5000 to
$500 each.
New Models in VeIours are most attrae-
tive. They are entirely different from most
Velour Hats in both quality and coloring.
Almost every popular shape Is represented
mushroom and sailor with rolled edges and
denied crowns. The colors included arc:
reindeer, beaver, brown, battleship grey,
green, and purple. $7.5O to $12.Oo each.
The Newest Felt Hats have facings Of
beaver, beautiful shades with beaver facings
in battleship grey. red and grey, sand and
grey, purple and grey, and Belgian blue and
grey. Narrow grey grosgrain ribbon and
smart cocSade finished with eoclcsde. t1L0o.
SwAGGER HATS in khaki and navy blue,
$1.75 each.
An entirely new and quite smart swagger
Hat comes IN red felt and navy grosgrain
ribbon with a red, white and blue arrow
ornament on the side.
Third floor. F street
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hem finishes the skirt,
$500.
Pretty net frecks, trim
med in lace and fills,
with colonel satin sash,
make. a charming party
frock, worn over Q color
ed slip, $3.50 each.
Pique, Madras and
Peplin make most serv-
iceable frocks for little
girls who like white, and
they tub beautifully.
Some are entirely In
white, others have color
ed collars and cuffs and
some are elaboratsIy
shocked or fancily stitch
ed in one or more coIors,
$3.50 to $6.7S each.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
Pretty White Dresses for Little Girls
From to Years

Dainty Little Dresses for party and best wear of
plain and embroidered Wolfe, India Linen and Batiste
Tucked and embroidered in the most delicate ceors
Many made in short-wasted style that is so beco-
ing to small girls, often with sash in the back
quaint little frock, of Voile has short waist
dantly tucked the surplce collar ends in pretty sash
in the back. Collar and cuffs are finished with fine
plated net frl, and frl of the same above the deep
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Street floor. center.
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seceabe yet Satin ovekt
both
ed with deep fringe $4s5o.
style that quite in
side and gre square
round in back with white Georgete
nor.G
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Middies and MILDLY Dresses
Are Practical Clothes for Schoolgirls

White Mddies-With navy serge collars, in regu-
lation style, $500 and $3.50 each.
Regulation Serge Middies-n navy embroidered
emblem small collar, full sleeves, plated into narrow
cufs-in two qualities of serge
Storm Serge,
Fine Mems Wear Serge.
Middle DresSes-Of splendid quality of navy blue
serge plated SKIRT and regulation MILDLY blouse $500
Snd $3.50 each.
These garments will wear splendidly and save
laundry bills as well as always looking we'll.
Fourth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-24
THF WAR AND THE PAPERS.

The Quitman Daily Free-Press Is
the first of the Georgia daily news
papers to succumb to the unusual war
conditions which have placed such
tremendous burdens on publishing en-
terprises.
1t has suspended publication fol
the period Of the war, frankly stating
that it cannot continue any longer I'M
der present circumstances.
The expense of operating news
paper plant has increased fully fifty
per cent in the last twelve months
sometimes the increase is larger. AT
the same time the volume of business
in many instances is smaller The
number of advertisers is rapidly dl-
minishing. Take automobiles. for in
stance-once one Of the best sources
Of revenue for newspapers; now there
IS little if any. automobile advertis-
ing by the manufacturers, and in
towns and cities like Americas, where
tle demano exceeds the supply, the
local de1iers have no necessity for
Advertising their wares.
Not only is labor a great deal high
er but much more difficult to obtain
Skilled men are rare, and in their
places boys, worth probably five or
sir dollars a week, are now making
as high as eighteen and twenty.
In the face of such conditions, the
newspapers have been hard hit, and
it is to be expected that many more
will fall by the wayside during the
next year. this being particularly
true of the weekly papers. Already
in the latter class, seven have sus-
pended or merged with other papers
in this state during the last two
months.
When the newspapers raise their
subscription rates and advertising
prices, therefore. the public should
understand why.