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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
KNOW YOUR
ELECTIONlAWS

Mention was made in a recent
article in this series Of the "Aus-
tralian" ballot.
Defects in the voting system,
lack of secrecy, a S of bribery,
and all kinds of opportunities for
fraud back in the 1800's led to
sentiment for regulation and
some type of secret ballot.
Francis S. Dutton, a member of
the South Australian Legislature
had come up with a ballot which
provided that it be printed under
supervision of public officials at
public expense and transmitted
to the polling places before cleo
ton day.
It provided that the names of
all candidates nominated by any
political party or independent
| group, properly certified, be
printed on a single sheet having
the endorsement of the proper
election officials on the back to
avoid counterfeiting.
The system further provided
| that the ballots be marked in alb
solute secrecy inside voting
| booths.
There were other features
which sold" the idea to the Ohio
Legislature in 1891, as the "Aus-
tralian" ballot idea found it's way
into England, Canada, and some
of the States of the United States.
From this secret ballot, with
safeguards against fraud, has
evolved the present voting system
in Ohio.
With the advent Of voting ma
chimes, the same secrecy afford
ed the voter by the curtains used
in voting booths is provided by
automatically operated curtains
that open and close as voters
manipulate the machines. The
machine further insures secrecy
and accuracy by recording, the
votes and clearing the machines
of all evidences of your choice.
Every effort is made to keep
Ohio's election system of today
in step with the States growing
population.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
Use of The Veto

Several years after the Con-
stitution was ratified, President
George Washington on April S,
1892 used the veto for the first
time against a bill concerned
with the apportionment of rep
resentatives in the House of Rep
resentatives. This veto was sus-
tanned. In fact, it was not until
March 8, 1845 when President
John Tyler vetoed a bill dealing
with revenue cutters and steam
ers that a bill was passed over
a Presidents objections.
President Franklin D. Roose-
welt during his twelve years and
one month in office, vetoed the
most bills passed by the Con.
gress, having disapproved a total
of 63l measures. However, Presi.
dent Grover Cleveland recorded
the highest annual average o.
vetoes. In the eight years hi
served in the White House, hi
disapproved 564 bills, for al
average of 70 vetoes per year.
In the nations history, eigh
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23

900 in 1857.
1t amounts to 1899 per household if di-
vided equally among the local population.
Not included in the total is the money
spent in restaurants, soda fountains and the
like for contemporaries food and drink.
The stores selling cars and other auto
motive equipment accounted for $2,410,00O
in the year. 1t represented "a cents of the re-
tail dollar.
Although people were restrained, for the
most part, in their spending because of the
business let-down, most retail ines held up
well. Some Jared better than others.
The local stores selling general merchan-
disc crossed S1,076,000, equal to almost II
cents of the dollar.
Sales Of clothing, shoes and other apparel
came to 1928, 900, or 2 cents.
Home furnishings stores had a $268,000
volume, equivalent to nearly 3 cents.
In general, it is found, a smaller part of
the family income is required these days to
pay for the basic necessities. The result?
More is being used for the things that make
for easier and more pleasant living.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23

Presidents to use the veto eau
tiously and to provide Congress
with a detailed explanation of
why they rejected a bill. AS in
the case of this years vetoes of
the farm and housing bills, the
Congress knows where the points
of disagreement lie and has time
to draft new bills to deal with
problems in both of these criti-
cal issues.
Presidents did not veto any
legislation at all. Several others
who did exercise the veto power
were never overridden by the
Congress. These were Presidents
Washington, Madison, Monroe,
Jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Lin
coin, Mckinley and Harding.
Since he took office in 1853
President Eisenhower has used
the veto 142 times. Thus far
in his administration, the Con-
gress has not passed a bill over
his objection.
Although it happens occasion
ally, Congress seldom can muster
the two-thirds vote necessary to
override a veto. In the Nations
history a total of only II bills
became law through this process.
Fifteen of these occurred during
the tumultuous years of Presi-
dent Andrew Johnson's admin
istration following the Civil War.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
PAUSE 5:1H
As&"- q &&@MM# fS
: REFLECTION - -
R~ediscoyering Freedom

Some weeks ago / cited works
of futuristic fiction that carry us
in fancy into atomic humiliation
or regimented tyranny - and
asked, How about fancying
some peace and freedom for a
changer"
Felix Morley's "Gumption Is
land" (Caxton Printers, Cald-
we'll, Idaho, 1860 does it. To be
sure, the novel begins with an
explosion, and, science-fiction-
wise, hurls a Chesapeake island
and its people so million years
into pre-history.
There the story throughfully
pursues the question: if we
could start over, as Morley's
Americans had to, what kind of
government would we discover
to be best?
Watch the Gumption Islanders
wrestle with survival, social and
racial cleavages, production, dis
cording to achievement; equal
justice under law and equal
freedom under God.
We ourselves could do with
rediscovering the meaning OF
freedom!
And before destiny restores
their experimental world to oul
own, what do they come to?
Pretty much what our Founding
Fathers came Unconstitutional
limited government, bent only
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23

each one only long enough to
make themselves eligible for
unemployment insurance. Then
they lay off-and collect for
not working. 1t looks like the
government is taking care Of
them. But actually, it is the
steady, Woodworking people
and their employers who con-
tribute all the money.
Recently, a reporter for the
Wall Street Journal made a
thorough investigation of this
whole "social-welfare" situa-
ton. He found whole families
and they were not isolated
instances either-Which make
a career of living on relief. One
father was an ex-convict who
said he couldn't work because
he had swollen feet. Two of
his sons, after serving an APP
premiership in reform schools,
also declined to work, although
there were six younger chill
dren in the family. Over the
years, this family collected
100000 in welfare funds. A
private welfare official de-
clared that all this help was
totally and sinfully wasted
Then there's an office work.
er who earned a salary for
many years. But he never saw
ed a penny because he liked
the horses. Now he's on relief
and spends all his time at the
race track, with the help of
your tax dollars.
Part of this welfare racket
has to do with helping de-
pendent children. 1t started
out as a program to give aid
to youngsters who were or
phaned, or where one parent
or the other could not take
are of them properly, Now
your tax dollars go to support
thousands and thousands of
women who make a career of
having illegitimate children.
All this, of course, is the
logical result of welfare-sta-
tism. So far as the fiscal prob
lem is concerned, it can be
summed up in one sentence:
No nation in history which
went in for large-scale gov
eminent handouts ever sue
ceeded in escaping bankruptcy.
There is only one answer to
both the moral and fiscal prob
lem involved in We~lfare-sta-
tism. That is to return the
whole thing to the states and
cities, and to private welfare
agencies, where it can be
watched more closely, and
where it does not become q
tool of vote-hungry federal
politicians.
There will still be scandals
as there always will be Wher
governments handle other PEG,
pies money-but at least they
will be local scandals, instead
of a national scandal.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
~ The American WAY Y

even then there was a good
deal of waste and even scan
dial involved in the handouts.
But consider this: In 1885,
in a period of deep Depression
the government spent three
billion dollars on so-called
social welfare. This year-in a
period of booming business and
high employment-the govern
ment is spending 20 billion
dollars on SOcial-welfare pay
ments. And it is expected that
the figure may go still higher.
Of course, the big-Spending
boys in Washington have an
answer to this. They say you
can't measure the relief Of hui
man misery in dollars. This is
intended to put the opponents
Of our growing welfare state
in a bad light. When they
point to the harm this trend
is doing to our free institutions,
they are branded as hard
hearted, as caring more about
dollars than about human be-
ings as just plain old ScroogeS,
etc.
However, there are two
problems involved in this well
fare spending by the free
handed politicians-free-hand
ed, that is, with your money.
One, of course, is the fiscal
problem which we will have
to face as a result of these
tremendous h andouts. The
other is the problem of what
they + doing to the character
of the American people.
For instance, what about the
thousands-perhaps millions
of men and women who fit in
and out of jobs? They hold
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23

Time to start planting flowers
again, SO here's a few details
about the Fowler Garden Pres
ervatiOn System.
Youngsters used Dad Fowl
er's garden as a short cut to the
playground. He had a tough
time keeping them out until he
started a new system.
He called the small fry to-
gether and had them print their
names on cards. The cards
were put on stakes near every
clump Of flowers. Right away,
each kid began to root for his"
particular plants to come up
first, voluntarily kept tres
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
THE WELFARE
By John T. Flynn

While we are wondering if
the day will ever return in
America when a man can keep
what he earns - instead of
turning over big chunks of it
to the politicians in taxes-we
ought to take a look at one of
our merouS taX-eating
schemes. 1t is the 'Social-Wel-
fare" racket. What started out
as a supposedly kindly pro-
gram to aid distressed people
during the Great Depression
has now grown into an almost
uncomfortable monster.
Here 7 a few startling fig
ures which illustrate what I
mean. The Council of the State
Chambers of Commerce has
made a study of these so-called
"social-welfare" payments. In
cidentally, "Social-Welfare" is
a fancy name for what used to
be called just plain relief
or "doles." Back in the year
1885 we were in a state of de-
preston. 1t was a period of
great slackness in business.
Millions Of people were out of
work. In that year, the govern
ment spent three billion dol
lars on social-welfare pay
ments. That was a great deal
of money-as much money as
it had cost to run the entire
United States government only
a few years earlier. But per-
hapS some excuse could be
made for those expenditures
because Of conditions in the
country at the time-though
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23

from the Eaton school faculty
we're revealed this week by Supt.
Ralph Mikesell. The local school
now has five vacancies.
Woodsfield - Chad H. Calland,
nephew of Mrs. H. w. Weaver,
Of Summerfield, was recently
honored at the June 10 COM
mencement exercises of the Uni
versity of California School of
Medicine when he vas presented
with the priced medical award,
the Gold Headed Cane.
Eaton - The Eaton library has
gratefully accepted a gift from
the Mulhaun O'Cain Post of the
Women's Relief Corps consisting
of sixteen books from their
library. Most of the books deal
with the Civil War, and several
deal especially with Ohio partici-
| patton in the Civil War.
jefferson - Estimates, which
are based on previous years,
show a projected school enroll
ment increase of nearly 400
pupils in the Is county schools,
according to L. M. Finley, super
intendent of county schools.
McConnelsville - The Audi
tors Journal of Commissioners
bills lists relief bills of $l0,402.l6
in the county for the month of
June.
Quaker City - There will be
a Singing School" at the Ken
nonsburg Methodist church be-
ginning Monday, July 20, and
ending July 81, a period of two
weeks. The services will be con-
Quoted each evening at 7:3O p. m.
and Rev. Ellis Short of West
Virginia will be the schools in
Structor.
Woodsfield - The WoodSfield
police department warns that
due to the many incidents and
complaints of persons running
yellow or caution lights it will
be necessary to take action
against persons who habitually
commit these violations. In the
interest of safety, let's all
resolve to slow up and prepare
to stop on yellow lights rather
than to speed up and perhaps
cause a serious accident. This is
the request of the patrolmen.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
The Restrictions

The Constitution makes clear
that no President may delay TAX
ing a stand on a bill Congress
presents to him. He has 10 days
after receiving a particular piece
of legislation to sign it or reject
it. Only when bills are sent to
him after Congress adjourns is a
veto automatic if no action is
taken. This is the so-called "poc-
ket Veto" The President must
also accept or reject all of a
bill. He may not veto part of it.
This is a source of argument
today as the need for item veto
is regarded as desirable in many
quarters. It is the practice of
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
Ny Fovorite
Prayer
honorable
Thomas S. Gates, Jr.


Assistant Secretary of Defense,
Former Secretary of the Navy
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm doth bind the rest
less wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean
deep
It's own appointed limits keep.
o hear us when we cry of Thee
For those in peril on the sea.
(From the Navy Hymn
Travellers on Land and Sea"
Soak baby's milk-stained gar
ments in cold water before wash
ing them. You will get a cleaner
laundry, according to extension
home management specialists at
the Ohio State University.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23

on keeping the peace; free, pri-
vate enterprise, with reward ac-
gent and ignorant, virtuous and
venal, no different from most Of
US, they talk out and act out
their salvation.
tribution, love, justice, power,
the meaning Of life. Both intelli-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
From where | sit %. by Joe Marsh
Dads q
"%Budding" Genius

passers off "hiS" area and
Dads garden thrived.
From where / sit. there's a
system for just about every
thing -. even for getting along
with people! The best one 1
know is tolerance. 1t means re-
speeding your neighbor's pref
erenceS as well as your own.
For instance, / prefer an oc-
casional glass of beer with
dinner. You may like iced tea.
If we accept each others
choice, were on our way to
making our Friendship flower"
& M~s4&
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Bober, of
Sacramento, California, are the
parents of a son. The new arrival
has been named Anthony. Mrs.
Anna Risk and Andrew Bober,
Florence Addition are the grand
parents.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
journal Files
80. Ten Years AGO

Winners in the state Chicken
of Tomorrow" contest held at Co.
lumbus, were Timothy Cooper,
Pleasant City route /, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Cooper; Larry
Beckett, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Day.
id O. Beckett, Hoskinsville and
Gerald Davis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blake Davis, Caldwell.
Caldwell's new $84, 1000 grade
school building will become a
reality within the next year, ac-
cording to the present plans of
the Caldwell Board of Education
and Architect Charles j. Mari
of New Philadelphia.
Funeral services for Miss Jane
Smith, a sister to Mrs. Frank Cox,
Main street, were held Sunday
at 200 p. m. from the A.. B.
Wheeler funeral home.
John Owens, international sec
retary-treasurer of the United
Mine Workers of America, visited
with Ernest Stritz Of Florence
Addition last week. Mr.. Owens
was enroute to Washington, D. c.,
where he was scheduled to attend
q wage conference discussion.
Mrs. Julia E. Mellor Muhlbach,
SO, mother Of Herman Muhlbach,
Caldwell, died Monday evening
at her home in Lower Salem fol-
lowing her decline.
Births
Precision marching is being
emphasized this week by Direct
or Marvin P. Wood, as the Cald-
we'll band hold their final re-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23

NOON KooNHdIlfFS&=
O.S.A. ~


One of the great inventions of our day is the simple cement we
use in our modern day building. 1t would be difficult to carry On
without it.
Once the form is made and the cement poured it is ready Tor
years and years of service.
One of the crimes of our modern age is the sin of pouring nental
cement into the minds of children. Millions are completely ruined
for life by the tooishness Of many parents. A child that is pampered
and petted and darlinged through the early years becomes a vlctnn
of a mental fixation that stays until death breaks the silver cord:
This cruel method is also used in the religious filed in politics
any many vocations. God gave human kind a mind to be used and not
to be washed with concrete by some well meaning but unwise par
ent.
The Russians are using this mental cement on their children. In
fact. they make the criminal boast, Give me your child until it is
seven and you can have him." But what do you get when the child
is returned? You get a child with a head full of red cement that has
settled harder than the flint rock of Flint Ridge. The child is unable
to think for himself He has a brain that has become petrified like
the rock wood of primevial forests.
Give a child light and teach il tt o use his little brain and he will
grow and develope as God would want him to do.
Uncle Sam Stnle
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23

hearsals for their appearance at
the Police Field Day in Detroit,
Michigan, Saturday, July 80.
Deaths
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-07-23
OHIO
PEN

Eaton Three designations
from the Eaton school faculty
were revealed this week by Supt.
Ralph Mikesell. The local school
now has five vacancies.
Evening star., 1959-06-25
appliances
Washington store only

2-le5e General Electric Automatic 2
Cycle Woshers Issss
l-l95e General Electric 2-Speed, 2-CycIe
Autorotie Washer zosss
l-lo58 eosy De Luxe 2-Speed, 2-Cycle
Automatic Wosher --7- lssss
2-lo58 Eosy De Luxe Automatic Con1bi-
notion Wosher-Dryer 1885
l--le5e Eosy Spindrier Washer 1898
l-le5e Chefs Pride So" Motchess Cos
Ronee essS
l-Ie5e Frioidoire IA Gu #. Frost-Proof
RefrioerotOr, Freezer s4s.ss
l-le5s kekinotor ! ! Gu #. Refrigerator 1895
l-l95e Phileo z Gu. H. Refrigerator
Freezer IL s1sss
loss General Electric Il Gu fl.
Retreerotor-Freezer 1885
2-le58 Feeders 1900 BTU Portable Cose-
nent Air cOndltioners Is4.ss
1883 Hotpoint "a HIP. II omp, Cose-
nent Air Condtioners go 1888
Lonsey Park only
l-l958 Eosy Automatic Cos Clothes
Dryer l3sss
l-lo59 GeneroI Electric Automatic
Wosher, Cycles 1895
l-lS56 G.E. De Luxe 5-cyce Wosher 1895
l-l956 Chefs Pride 20" Aportment-Size
Cos Range eI.ss
l-keIVinotor ! ! Gu fl. Refrigerator 1895
l-l958 Hotpoint "a HIP. 2 omp. cose-
nent Air Conditioner 1885
PPLIANcES-Woshtnoton. Sixth Floor;
Langley Park, LopeT Lepel
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dOlnestics and linens

Washington store only
orig. now
IS Quoker Loce Poee Mots, me-
tolic trimmed. Pretty for
portes soe Aee
S5 Filioree Napkins, royon and
cotton in 8" size 39c l9e
SO Napkins with Metallic Stripes sec ice
Moderio ScoNes, 1888" 5e6 2.e9
so Solid Color Linen Napkins ice Toe
l9 Round TobIe Cloths, solid
colors. ond with frinoed edges 34o LAG
20 Tooster Covers, coIendor style 100 4se
so Coendor Style PIoee Mots LOO 3ee
DoMESTIcS AND LIEENs-Washington, srd. ~
bedWear
Washington store only
orig. now
10 Chenille 6edspreods, fuiI-size 5eS 2,s9
4 Foam Rubber Bolsters 1899 400
; Heirloom Bedspreods, twin
size only 1898 400
Common Woven 6edspreods
full size sss sss
BEDWEAR-WashiH0toa, THIRD Floor;
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mems furnishings
Washington and LonsIey Pork
housewares
Washington store only
mems clothing
Washington store only
Washington store only

tDuPOnts
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boys wear
Washington store only
orig. now
26 Summer Sport Coois, cotton,
royon-ocetote or ocetote and
silk blends Solid coIors, 1899
stripes; Bib l4eo e.S9
BOYS WEAR-wsshington Fourth Floor
art meeGlleWOrk
Washinsioa store only
orig. now
Stomped Toblecloths to en-
broider Size 6x80" - 5oS 3.es
Stomped Tobecoths, size
72x9O" llo9 7oe
~ Stomped Tobecloths, 6oxso" 6os 4.Ss
28 Decorator Pillows, foam rubber
with zip-of washable corduroy
covers 2oS 21e
ART NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. srd ~
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misses. coats and suits

orig. now
Royon FoiIIe Busters ond Cot
ton WoffIe Weave Coots.
Busters in navy and block, .00to
coots in white 1895 $40
5 Cotton Popin Cor Coots $3.50
Beige. blue, block, stripes. 81 l8 1925 $50
0 Lightweight Wool Waking
Suits in tweeds, ribbon weoVes,
hopsockino Beige, blue, pink, 2995to
in s-l6 ~-.- 1895 1900
0 Lightweight Wool Short Coots.
Navy, green. aoId white, blue; lo.o5to
in misses ond Women's sizes $500 1890
COATS AND SUITS
W1shtnat0n and Langley Pdrk. Second FLOOR
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radios, phOnOs, hi.fi
LonsIey Park only


l--lsse Admiral Clock Rodio. sweep second
hond .- 1875
l-l959 shorp e-Tronsistor Portfolio Rodo, 24.ss
l-l959 6e. TobIe Model Rodo, speakers
AM-FM Automatic frequency control 54.s5
l-l959 Fomous Moke- Stereo Photograph with
s speakers. Cherry Finish 254.S5
lose RcA Victor Stereo Photograph. Ebony
l-l950 RcA Victor choirsde HI-Fr Promo,
Stereo - 1895
Washington store only
l-l959 General Electric Clock Rodio with buzzer
oorm. sleep switch. Pink z4.S5
l-l95e GE Clock Rodio with buzzer alarm,
snooze switch, phono jock ond appliance out
let Pink. 1895
l-l959 Ge. TobIe Model Rodio with automatic
frequency control, 2-speokers, AM-FN, S4.95
l-le5s Mothes Console H-Fi Photograph. 20
VOLTS speakers, mople veneer ond solids,
1895
l-l959 Fomous Moke Portable Stereo- -Phono-
oroph with second ehonnei. Record cose
speaker ------ 1895
l-l95e Fomous Make Stereo-Eoupped Hi-Fi
Combination AM-FM rodio stereo phono,
1895
l-l9S9 RCA Victor Portable Stereo-Phono.
Speaker in lid -. 88.8S
l-l95o RCA Victor Stereo Hi-Fi Phono-
graph choirsde style - 1895
RADIOS PHoNOGRAPHS Washington, Lower Leuel
langley Park, Loiger Lepel
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teIeViSiOn
Langley Park only


l-l95B AdriroI 2l"s Tobie Model TV with
olun,inized picture tube, filter screen, top
front controls 1895
2-l95e G.E IT." Designer Series TV, 1898
l-l9Se G.E. IL" Designer Series TV, 1925
I-le5e Fomous Moke Il" Console Tv, 1885
l-le5e Fomous Make ~" Console TV mo-
hooony finish -------------. 1885
l-l95s RcA Victor a." 3-Speoker Console Tv,
1895
i-le59 RcA Victor 2I"' TobIe Model Tv,
1895
l-l959 Zenith 2l"" Toble Model TV 1895
1850 Zenith 2l"" Toble Model TV 1895
l-Bross Finished Stond for portable ~ SOS
Washington store only
3-le5e 6.E IT." Designer Series TV, 1893
$3.50 G.E IT." Designer Series TV, 1895
l-le5S Fomous Make ~" Console TV. blond
1895
l-ls5e Fomous Moke ~" TV, remote con-
troll Iowboy style. cherry finish 1885
l-l959 Fomous Moke ~" TV, 4 speakers, low
boy, cherry finish 1885
l-l959 Fomous Make III" Console TV, mo-
hooony finish 1895
l-le5e RCA Victor A." Portable TV 1895
l-l959 RCA Victor 7"% Portable TV 1895
2-l959 RCA Victor 2l's Toble TV l5s.95
1850 RCA Victor ~" TobIe TV 1895
l-l959 RCA Victor ~" consolette TV, 1895
'OueTdu diagonal measure
-WaRb aud Ian Tpaal
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mems SpOrtSWear
Washington and Lonsley Park

orig. now
200 Mems Knit Shirts, short
sleeves. S, M, L in group 2.oo l.9s
Washington only
20 Cordioon Jockets, four-button
front, polished oottons. Ton, 1906
blue, white. Broken sizes 49o lSS
10 Mems Jockets, for summer or 1000
winter, broken sizes l2o5 49e
MEMS SPoRTSWEAR-Washfnpton Street Floor
LdRpley Park First Floor