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Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-18
REGULAR MEETING
 COMMON COUNCIL
 TOWN OF SEWARD

The meeting was called to order at eight o'clock by Mayor L. V. Ray, the councilmen present being Badger, Ells- worth, Flickinger, Holman, McMullen and Orlander.
 Minutes of previous meetings were read and approved.
 The resignation of Harold Painter as chairman of the Seward School Board was read and referred to new business. The application of J. H. Wal ker, Fire Chief for leave of absence, was read and referred to new business.
 The City Attorney presented Ordi- nance No. 84, entitled an Ordinance Relating to the Use of Public High ways and Regulation of Vehicle Traf fife in the Town of Seward, Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof, and Repeating all Ordinance and parts of ordinance in conflict herewith and other purposes"
 The Ordinance was then read and after regular routine, duly moved and passed. The Committee on printing was then ordered to have same printed to the extent of 300 copies, and also to have the ordinance published.
 The Clerk submitted a petition from property owners on the North Side of Church Street, asking for a four-foot wooden sidewalk, on said north side of Church Street, from 3rd to 4th ave nues. and resolution granting same which were referred to New Business.
 Several bills were presented and warrants were allowed for same.
 Under the heading of New Business, the resignation of Harold Painter was accepted and he was complimented on his efficient service. Fire Chief Wal ker was allowed vacation of ten days beginning June 18th. and the Fire Committee will appoint some suitable man for his place during his absence.
 City Attorney Fucker was instruct ed to secure from the District Court of the Third Division an order for the Sale of Delinquent Taxes for 1923.
 Several new sidewalks will be placed by the city in the near future, that of Church Street ordered replaced, one on the west side of 9th Avenue be- tween Washington and Adams, s/d on the north side of Washington Street between 5th and 9th Avenues.
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SEWARD CHAMBER COMMERCE MEETS
 IN BUSY SESSION

After luncheon yesterday the regu- lar weekly meeting of the Seward Chamber of Commerce was called to order by Vice President McMullen.
 MT. Cowles of Washington, D. C., and MT. Tripp of Juneau were present as guests of the Chamber.
 The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. A communi- cation from Lee H. Landis and the Chamber on the freight for interior Alaska, was read for the benefit of the chamber.
 A communication from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, on their interest in the coal situation in Alaska, was explained by MT. Me Cord, who stated he had called upon them in the interest of marketing AL aska coal, and they offered to secure data on tie comparative coal and oil consumption Of Pacific coast cities, and forward this information to the chamber for their benefit.
 The committee on bylaws reported; the report being held over until the next meeting.
 The committee on the dock sign re- ported progress ,and stated the same would be ready shortly for painting.
 Mayor L. V. Ray reported on the trip to Anchorage and Fairbanks, re-, Associated Alaskan Chamber of Com merce; he was informed articles were being prepared for presentation to the various chambers on the methods of operation and for the approval of these bodies. He advised every person who could possibly make the trip to Fairbanks to do so, as it was an ex- ceptional opportunity of viewing the real beauties of the interior, and at the most opportune time of the year.
 Under new business the Chamber voted to request of Colonel Landis carload of clay for surfacing the city tennis courts. J. P. Hannon was ap- pointed the representative of the Sew ard Chamber of Commerce to make the excursion to Fairbanks.
 MT. Ray, under new business, spoke with great enthusiasm on the work be- ing performed for Alaska's future by the Fairbanks Agricultural college; he especially requested every visitor from Seward to call there and see just what had been accomplished, and to support to the utmost the efforts of President Bunnell and staff in making the school successful.
 MT. Cowles spoke to the Chamber of his visit to Alaska fthe class of people he had met, and of Alaska's fu- ture, and entertained them with story of the south.
 MT. Trino spoke of his long resi- dence in Alaska, of the lower purchas- ing power of Gold, and that the devel- opment of Alaska would be greatly accelerated by developing the hydro electric possibilities of the territory, gaining thereby industries that other wise would be impossible.
 The hour being late, the meeting, upon motion, was adjourned until next l
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PROGRAM FOR MIDNIGHT
 SUN FESTIVAL" ARRANGED

FAIRBANKS, June 17.-Prepara- tions for the chamber of commerce excursion from the coast arriving in Fairbanks eight o'clock Friday even ing. When the coastwise tourists register at the Curry they will also register there at Fairbanks. The registers of the hotels here will be on the Curry hotel desk with all available rooms at all hotels here and those who do not register there for here stand a chance of going roomless as the Yukon river first excursion crowd will also be here as we'll as visitors from the creeks and Nenana. Private cars will meet the coasters at the train and take them to the various hotels and after wards for rides. At ten o'clock Ma tive Sons dance at the auditorium. Hardboiled cars will also meet train side and a dozen invited guests of Seward and Anchorage will be taken to the eighteen mile roadhouse for dinner at nine to midnight. The roadhouse will be closed from nine to midnight fc/ all but the hard boiled party. Saturday will be Car nival Day, starting in the morning and will last until eleven at night. The Native Sons trap shooting; in the afternoon baseball, between An chorage and Fairbanks Midnight Native Sons dance and entertainment at the auditorium and the procession thereto. Seven to eleven, on Sun day, basket picnic. Everything worth while out of town given by Fairbanks to visitors all day Saturday and Sunday. Townspeople will take the visitors riding over the country. The coast visitors pile into any car nav ing the welcome sign on windshield, and ride free. Home parties. Home parties says everything will be the biggest informal real funmaking cele- bration ever held here within the mast ten years. All wearing Car n;val costumes and carrying noise makers.
 THOMPSON.
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DIVERSITY WASHINGTON
 RETAINS ROWING TITLE
DESPITE ILLNESS OF CRACK OARSMAN WASHINGTON
 HOLDS LEAD

PODGHKEEPSIE, June 18-The U. of ". yesterday retained it's title to the intercollegiate rowing champion ship yesterday by defeating the cream of the country's oarsmen at the annual regetta.
 Despite the handicap of the illness and absence of Washington's star No. 4 man, Maximum Luft, the Washing tonians rowed more brilliantly than they have ever done before and lead the race almost from the start, win ming by two lengths. Wisconsin was second, Cornell third, Pennsylvania fourth, Syracuse fifth, and Columbia sixth.
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DEMOCRATS MEETING
 TO DISCUSS LAWS

NEW YORK, June 1S-The possibil- ity of abbrogating two thirds rule gov erning the nomination of candidates by the National Democratic Commit tee continues today to be the most dis cussed topic among the leaders and the delegates already assembled here.
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MT. John Cowles of Washington, D. C., and MT. H. T. Tripp of Juneau, left on this mornings train for An chorage. They will join the Seward delegation to Fairbanks on the arrival of the excursion train at Anchorage, and accompany them on the balance of the trip.
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Rlocs Organized to
 Break Demo. Machinery

NEW YORK, June 18-Three dis tinct blocs are being organized here today to break the machine like voting of the Democratic national convention the leader of each bloc drawing upon the council of Bryan.
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ODDFELLOWS TO HOLD
 BASKET PICNIC SUNDAY

The Odd Fellows will hold their basket picnic at Mile Seven Sunday, June 22, all Odd Fellows and their families ebing invited to attend. The weather being ideal and the fishing good at Seven, this should prove one of the best times of the year.
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FRENCH PRESIDENT
 GIVES OUT MESSAGE

PARIS, June 17.-Presdent Dou- merguein, in his first message to par liament today declared that Germany before the Dawes report can be put into effect must prove her good faith.
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FOX ISLAND SOLD

Ugak island, south of Kodiak, was sold last week by 'Pop" Olson to Otto Kraft of Kodiak, the leasing rights and animals on the island bringing $500, it is said.
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COMMUNIST PARTY IS OUT
 ST. PAUL, June 1.-The Commun- ist party twas virtually read out of the Farmer Labor Convention here today at the instance of LaFollette.
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Labor Convention Opens

ST. PAUL, June 1s-The National Farmer Labor Convention opened yes. terday.
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RI1RGLARs ROR EDsEJ, FORD

BURGLARS RUB EUSEL FORD
 DETROIT, June 18-Burglars today secured one hundred thousand dollars worth of jewels from the home of Ed sel Ford.
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John W. Davis, of New York and Clarksburg, W. Va, former U. s. Ambassador to England and before that U. s. Solicitor General, who is prominently mentioned for the Dem- ocratic presidential ticket.
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Andy Simons and Al Peel left for Mile 20 this morning.

Felix Brown, prominent merchant of Anchorage, left that town Saturday afternoon for Moose Pass, where he IS interested in ten quartz claims with John Gilpatrick of this city and Gus Brown of Seattle MT Brown took five men along with him to help do the an- n1al assessment work on the property.
 Dr. Edmunds, optician, left on the train this morning for Moose pass to visit with MT. and Mrs. R. B. Heaston.
 Mr and Mrs. Chas. Brown were Seward passengers on last evenings train from Anchorage.
 Albert Johnson, aged 53, died at the government hospital in Anchorage on Sunday morning.
 This week in the district court at Anchorage case was brought to trial charging Arthur Lereau, with illegal voting. In this case the district attor- ney said the territorial laws were in bad shape and Judge Ritchie in sus- taining the demurrer, brought up, said fthere was no law today in Alaska for punishing man who voted illegally at municipal elections.
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COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT
 REPUBLICAN CAMP PAICN

WASHINGTON, June 17.--Con- duct of the National Republican cam paign is expected by President Cool idge to be lodged in the National chairman, members of the National committee, and State local leaders with the National advisory commit tee
 The Midnight Sun Excursion will leave Seward for Fairbanks at 500 A. M. Thursday morning.
 Miss Grayce Clark, cousin of Mir. A. H. Mcdonald of Anchorage, was an outgoisg passenger on the Yukon.
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There will be the regular freight train north tomorrow morning.
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Mrs. Charles Lechner and sister re- turned from Anchorage last night.
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Hank Frost was an outgoing pas senger this morning for Mile 29.
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H. V. Hoben left on the train for Anchorage today, where he will catch the excursion train to Fairbanks to- morrow.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Nels Hagen purchased the Ford car formerly owned by MT. McMullen.
L. V. Ray left for Anchorage this morning to attend court.

George Fisher arrived on the Yukon Sunday and left from here for Anchor ape where he will take the Redondo to
 the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. MT. Fisher will then join the Norman Dawn party. He has just recently finished a lead with Edith Roberts of the Universal Company, and has play ed leads opposite Norma Talmadge, Bessie Love, and several other stars.
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Mel Holben, proprietor of the Sew ard Grill left on this mornings train for Mile 29.
Evening star., 1924-05-19

| that one day-soon-he must go back
to his own place and remain there.
Two hours slipped by. The gayety
heightened The bins of champagne
ma agnums were rapidly emptying. The
music seemed swifter, fiercer. more
savage. The dancing now lacked all
grace and deliberation, and was a
wild hurting of close-locked bodies.
| Eyes, previously bright, were now
afiame. The light. easy laughter had
become shrill, breaking high on
quick top note. The singing to the
dance tunes was discordant and loud.
Elise found something menacing in
it. and was glad of the company of
kendrick.
lette. sitting on the shoulders of two
| men, holding aloft a bottle in one
hand and a champagne cup in the
| other. She was pouring the cham
pagne over the head of one of her
supporters.
Her voice was shrill, like the voice
of high wind.
II anoint thee!' she cried. II anoint
thee-my messenger" She shrieked
with laughter and flung the bottle
| and the cup under the shadow of the
| great carved hedge. Her yellow eyes
| flared round more dreadfully than
! ever Elise had seen them-fared
| round, resting momentarily on Bru-
| mel. standing on the terrace above,
resting on Kendrick-on Mordac-on
Elise.
She cried: 'Messenger-away. Tell
| them to stop the music. Tell them
to play my Dance of Witches
Away"
She slid from their shoulders and
came to the center of the lawn, which
had cleared for her, so that she stood
alone, posturing, devilishly beautiful
and evil, her expressive white arms
flung wide.
The man she had "anointed" went
to do her bidding, and at once the fox
trot stopped, to be succeeded imme-
diately by the weird, grooming strains
of that music which Lolette called
her Dance of Witches"
Elise knew this dance. Often she
had performed it's various phases in
the dressing room, so that old Helolse
and the others might laugh and be
out of witches in a Zulu kraal, Lo-
lette being the searcher and those
whom she selected-a crowd being
staged for the occasion-joined her
in mad, savage whirl of dancing at
the close.
She began to dance. 1t was inde-
scribably wicked, a stink, stealthy
movement, hands and arms gesturing
with a meaning no words could tell,
while on them all was silence, save
for the bestial music which crept out
from the trees like the voice of dark
est Africa Turing souls to destruction.
Mordac, standing back with the
rest, wondered for a moment why
Lolette should choose to give this
free show; and then saw Brunei and
began to understand. 1t was sheer
cunning, he realized, which had
prompted it. She would pick out that
girl-Elise-pick her out and make
her dance Brunei would see her,
would realize that she might be bet
ter employed than in a dressing room;
she would go through his hands, as
Lolette had said, and that would be
the end. For Brunei had way with
him.
Mordac felt more than usually in
terested.
Perhaps Lolette danced never so
Evening star., 1924-05-19
Colorfu1 Breakfast Suites
for the Breakfast Porch
Brighten the Day at its Beginning
and Help Sharpen the Appetite as Well

brighten the Day at its Beginning
and Help Sharpen the appetite Well
Breakfast Suite in green and black with quaint
Welsh dresser arranged display old porcelain
oval dropeaf table and chairs complete this suite, $780,
handkerchief 5pece Suite in rich lacquer red with oval
gate-leg table and cane-seat chairs, 500.
Lat 6piece Suite drop1eaf table and chairs
$780,
5-piece French Gray Breakfast Suite, $45
lovely effects be secured by combining Windsor
Chairs and Gae-leg Tables splendid solid mahoganytop
table, $50; Windsor Chairs, SO each.
Furniu sechsn sixthn noer.
For Sleeping Porch ChiIrens Porch Open Air Porch
Evening star., 1924-05-19

tation Lolette hissed fiercely: -come
on, little fool! 1t is but game"
Perhaps Kendrick would have held
thought to it; but he did not do SO,
and almost before he or Elise had re-
covered from their surprise Elise
found herself in the center of the
grass alone with Lolette.
"Now-think you are in the dress
ing room" 1t was sibilantly threat
ening and urging.
On the terrace Brunei moved inter
estedly. He could not quite under
stand. Although he told himself. of
course. Lolette had drunk too much
champagne; otherwise she would
never have started to dance and GER
tainly would never have selected her
pretty dresser as her partner. That
was obvious. Yet, it might be anus
ing to watch.
They were moving. I.olette was
dancing dreamily, Elise attempting to
initiate her, but faltering and nervous
under the eyes of this critical. pro-
fessional crowd. 1t looked as though
lette's scheme. And then a change
came over her. Her nervousness
dropped from her, she took grip of
herself, and her movements became
more free and more self-assured. She
began to dance, while a ripple of sur
prise ran round the circle of on
lockers.
Lolette smiled. THAT Is good"
Mordac looked up at Brunei. The
entrepreneur was leaning forward
The music became faster, louder.
beating, drumming, enraged, like
sea of sound leaping up and up to en-
gulf them. And on the lawn elise
and Lolette twisted and flung and
postured, faster, faster, gripped in
the surge of the music, all else for
gotten except the insensate fury or
the dance.
1t ended at last-ended on a note
like thunder cut short by the baton
of giant conductor-ended abruptly,
leaving them flung full length face
downward on the grass, their arms
outstretched. amid silence profound
and bottomless.
They lifted themselves, and a quick
burst of applause greeted them.
This girl-this one who had danced
with Lolette-she was wonderful.
Elise walked back to Kendrick,
trembling. little pale and somewhat
frightened, wondering at herself and
at the courage which had come to
her in the face of them all.
Kendrick said: THAT was fine. ]
didn't know you could do thing like
that" He eyed her curiously.
Lolette, coming flushed and tri-
umphant from the lawn. snatched a
full cup of champagne and was hold
ing it to her lips when she heard the
voice or Mordac at her elbow
"Cherie! One evening, some weeks
ago, l remarked that all of us do not
appreciate our gifts. / should like to
alter that little. There are some
of us who appreciate them to the
full Behold Brunel!"
Brunei was still on the terrace, still
leaning on the balustrade; but now
he stared at Elise fixedly, like a man
awakened to a great realization and
filled with a great resolve.
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we'll before as on that night when
she danced for the staying Of soul
and the wiping out of a young girls
sweet innocence. Her supple body
was vibrant with the spirit OF evil
the dance portrayed; her hand, her
eyes, her lips - all contributed their
share to the picture. The foul7ess Of
all the ages was written vivin under
Bruneis myriad lamps, as she crept
and twisted, stayed and rushed.
From one to the other she went,
pushing her white, crimson-slashed
face close to theirs-pointing, re-
jecting, beckoning. None did she
choose-none; walking swift round the
inside edge of the circle, like Gagged
tigress-until she reached Elise.
She stopped and Elise could feel her
hot breath on her cheek so close was
she. The yellow eyes were burning
into hers. One long. marble finger
touched her breast. She was chosen!
She hesitated, while a buzz of ex-
citement and establishment lifted
above the music, and during her hesi-
Evening star., 1924-05-19

Tomorrow; ''The Walls of Reality
Evening star., 1924-05-19

WHO THEY ARE.
ELISE DUCHANIER is a beautiful and inno-
cent young girl of gentle birth, who, by mis-
fortune. has sunk 10 be dresser in small
Montmartre thcster. Elise has the of
4 bed-rdden sister. who is attended by an
elderly doctor named Lapierre, who loves
Elise. The young girl is dresser to the
Partisan star.
passions, glaring morals Elises natural
modesty and beauty q thorn in Lolette' s
jealous side. and the star desires the DOWN
fall of her little dresser. Lolette's manager
and protector iS
MAURICE BRUNEI, great entrepreneur
while another follower of Lolette's is
tain Count Mordac. To this latter Loette
coufdes the fact that she is determined to
named
TOM kENDRICK, whom she at once recog-
nizes as a man of different stamp from the
hanger-On of the theater. Kendrick asks
Elise to accompany him to great bal
nasque and the girl accepts.
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Couch Ham1nocks
$ ! $50
Too Exceptional Values

Too Exceptional Values
At the beginning of the out
door season we are offering
two exceptional values in
couch hammock-both in
suring the utmost in comfort
and quality.
One is an adjustable-back
hammock, with well-padded
box mattress; has magazine
pocket, complete with ceiling
chains.
The other, a roomy couch
hammock of heavy striped
canvas, with big box mat
tress, magazine pocket and
ceiling chains.
Metal Lawn Stands. $3.50 to &S
Canvas AwntnSs, $3.50 and $40
Hammock Section, Fourth floor.
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Natural Maple
Rockers and Chairs

Rockers and Chairs made to
look cool, and made so that
the cool breezes may get
through them. Comfortably
designed for rest, and mex
pensively priced so that
everyone may enjoy porch
comfort.
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ONE YEAR NJ.
GTQLIXE2!l'zA 81
- Ex xByJQkn Hunter

Lolette and Mordac and Brunei, and
those people who latterly seemed
gathered about her like vultures
waiting for the death, she thought
not at all. They were aforgotten in
the joyous intoXication of the hour;
and forgotten, also, was the fact that
kendrick was but a visitor to Paris;
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~~S& SASS~~~
will give cool, comfortable
hours. Vudor We n tilating
Porch Shades turn warm,
open porches into seques-
tered hooks of GOODNESS,
comfort and privacy. In
vigorating fresh air circu-
lates freely through the ven-
tilator at the top; an ex-
elusive Vudor feature.
Vudor Porch Shades are
easy to hang-in fact are
self-hanging, and very mod
crate in price. A Vudor
Shade, 6 feet wide with 7
foot 6-inch O. m
drop, costs p6.OU
vudor Shade Section. Fifth door.
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Weartex Rugs
For Sun or Lifting Porches

This is a most artistic rug
that comes to us from Cali
fornia; made of superior
and enduring Japanese rush.
In natural, black, brown, blue,
green and rose, either plain
or with contrasting striped
ends. Six sizes, 9x12, $z9.7S,
to 27x54 at $3.75.
Rug Section, Sixth door.
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The Children's
Play Porch
Rainy days and sunny days,
the kiddieS will like to play
on the porch-their very own
play room.
Kiddie-Kar Special, with
rubber-tired, solid roller-bear-
ing wheels, Sz.zS. s., S3.75
and $3.50.
Merry-Go-Round See-Saw,
adjustable for size, with
comfortable seats and han
dies to which young hands
may hold; strongly made. $40.
Children's Porch Chairs,
ivory and blue slat construc-
tion. Special, SL50.
Swinging Divans, adjustable
padded back; fine box mat
tress; 2 roll pillows; Eng
lander make. S19.75.
Sand Boxes, specially con-
structed for us, of tongue
and-groove flooring. S16.50.
Clean White Sand, S1.50 large
bag.
Sand Toys of many kinds in
fancy colors-Sieve and Two
Molds and Scoop, Soc; Four
Fancy Molds and Scoop, SOC;
Three Mods, Sieve, Scoop,
Sprinkle Can and Bucket, 81;
Buckets and Shove1s, I5c and
3Sc; Sprinkling Cans, SOC.
Toy Section. Fourth floor.
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Velvet Glove,

ME bal masQue was fixed for
three days later, and those
three days were, for Elise,
packed with tremendous ex-
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This Rocker, S7-High back
with double-woven cane seat
and back, and wide fiat, rest
full arms; natural or green
finish.
A Rocker at S25Sis low
seated and handy for sewing
or for children's use. Side
chair to match is Sz.75; an
other rocker with woven back
is S3.25.
High-back Rocker, $50, with
double-woven cane seat.
At 6-Comfortable Rocker in
natural or green finish; Arm
chair to match, natural fin
ish only, is $3.50.
Furniture Section, Sixth floor.