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SENATE OPINION
Waalilniftnn. Aug-. 1 1 Attorney
fimcrnl Palmer nppnircil todnv before
the Somite- nci (culture rommlttn- to ex
plain nmcndniriits to the food control
net extern-inn: nntl-piofiteeriiiK sections
to clotliins nml ntlicr tierositlo mul
prorldinir ppiinltics for vinlatlnns of the
Invv
Mr. Palnipr snnl it vvn Ms intention
to tiroserute nil dealers In necessities
Felling above the pi ices to be determined 'fnp,,,,., f the
Trr mittro with r. 0 Vrner, editor of
lf 1 1 1 I'roflttrtH ltcvicw. of New York, op
I niJL. l,0,1'nK nl,, fiitther ipstrnlnt. JIc said
llll! ICKlSliUIUU UHIll'l iiiiieiuriHuu.i
would tend to decrease the usefulness
and efficiency of the cold storage sjs
tems. Tomorrow the committee will bcsln
heariiiRs on the pinpoint iiniendmeiits
to the food control net siiBKestcd b
President Wilson, with Assistant At
toincv Cenernl Ames ns first witness
Itecent opinions li.v food iiitiiiinitr
tion officials that eleven cents wni n
fair nriie for suciir are beinc trans
initted lv the Department of ,lntieo to
DIVIDED distiiet nttorneis for their infoinntlon
(in the inmp.iign iteninst piolltieiiiiK
Attntnev (ienerul Pi.lmer sail. Imvvi'voi.
that no price for sugar could be hxril
bj the gin eminent.
Hlrcn Cenls Pair Sugar Price
Through license t epilations and the
power of the food ndininfstintion to pio
cure the cancellation of licenses, the De
partnient of Justice liopis to leach some
uses of profited ing in uk.u that would
be more ililnciiU to rearli tlirough en
riiiiiuril proiisions of
Buter in Cold Storage
Slwtvs Large Increase
Here nie Pnlted States (.overii
input llgurps showing the great sup
plies of butter handled vostcielnv
thiougli the storage wnrihousis of
the four cities lintneil
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Talmer "is to reduce the high cost of ...,... .,. ii:
living We are taking nihnntagc of
1 the food control act
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This position of the department was
distiiet attorneys toelnv, calling utt
tion that fond administiation nllii mis
lad taken the position that sugar .hould
not lPt.iil for more than cIpmmi cents
n pntiml and that "where it is retailing
for more it indicates that cither the
wholesaler or retailer is making an un-
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nppi.ir
,1 Marino Will Protest
s .if tiftv New Jcrsej i ities will
before the I oilso ngi lculture
nmiiiittPi' Moiulm to ilemuuil nun
I something he done bv fongtcss to r.
ihiie tin high i list of In ing
Minor (iillni. of Newark. t
n.nirnuiii Ilnugeu toelav.
I "We espeit to nine .1 big deli ga
I tion." the minor mul ".mil we will
mm oil up this hill to let Congress know
that the situation cUmniiiK immediitc
lattt lit ion "
rverv statute on the books to r"neli men
who are responsible for nndiilr high
prices This proposed measure is simple
nnd coiitempl itis slight i linnges in thp
Ian
'Tii tut litilTtnnril if tt'mtlit lin nti.i nf
the most powerful weapons in the hands reavunblr piofit.
of tin Di I'll i mi nt of Justice."
Senator Kininti Uepubliiuit. Town
nsked whether tin tirm "wealing np
parcl" would liii Imlc shoes and Mr
Palnici said if tin t n was nm doubt
articles of wi mug npimril would he
Fpecifieil
Itefoip going hi fnic the conunittee Mr
Palmer confined with Itepresetitutne
Moniloll Iti ulilii'.in leader in the
House Mr Momlell snul he had as
wired the ntfnniov general of "the in
tere and eainesr consiileration bj mm
mittics of am b gM.irinn or nppiopri.i
tions the ndininistrntlon might make "
adding. howiM-r. that "he could not
nssurp linn of the i orcui renec of the
committees "
When the committee met toil.n sen
ators eprossoil ilnnhd oiiinions us to i
the neeessit for the legislation
"If we amend this bill " "aid Sen ttnr
Smith, Democrat South Cnreilim. "it
will mean we will unhide cer ill tide
of commerce nnd put the coinmerie ot
Americi in the hands of the Deput
ment of Jimm e
Opinion Not I iianimfliis
Senator McXnrr. Hepulilicaii. Ore
t;on. mid he beliewd the bill now is
ufficient to leach am i ouccivable lose.
while Senatoi Smith. Democrat. t'blrago. Aug 14 (P.; A. Pi As
Georgia ppriss(.,l .loubt that Congress ri nlitlst aI,.S01 fll(i i,n-inleis
had constitutional power to puis uc1' ja,i profiteers, a. tion was planned for
legislation except as a war measure I t()(;n n. i)rpn,tlnrnt ()f ,MlMi((, 0f
Chairman Cioniu explained that .Mr. f fi( .jN ,,,,, ,,, r,.ti.il Sugai Com
Palmcr's proposils were designed to iain )f (.,KI1(:i, n!1 (.mpl,t that
carry out recoiiiniendiitinius iimili- by )l(, fi m ,las 7nnft0 ,Mu,i 0f sUC:, Mi
President WiNou who lud pointed out 1n, IfllllI H! ,xro ,f ,s s.n,l li:
that no peunlt was provuli d for the n miiii( )a li(,M ls((, fiM. 1(
prosecution of profiteer. Senator ;
Smith, South Carolim, iuteriupte.l to - J; . , r j
say that press reports showed piotitcers rllOLlClllf lO O III U
were being prosecuted ' ((J iff Pmfifppr
Amendment of the net so as to en- , tJlCVlV I f WtHH
nble the government to prose, ute piofi- I
teering in shoes was urged b Sseu.itor f ontlnm-il Frnm rnitr une
handler of food might t.ike Pood hhil
to pass, under the rules, bj the mos
iliiect route, from producer to ion
miiiipi. If n denier dsobeed the rules,
he lost his liccu'-e, and had to pnj ha k
nil llie lunfitH he took lltijlistlj . be
sides being pennli7ed i) hiivlng
plnie closed. These penalties do
now eist.
"New York is far moip fortunate
ihnn Ppiinslvanln, in that it has an
ailecpmtc law of its own, still enforc
iblc.
"The I.per law proldes no penalt.x
for profitppiH. taking the word "In its
nei epted nii of one who tnkes an ei
oibitnnt profit. Pieslilent Wilson
I nsked Congress to make pi o talon for
tins in tlie l.ever bill. I iit.il such nc
tion is taken In Congress, howevi l . the
PriMdent i mild get the same rpsult bj
leissning the former regulations."
After I5lg Ilo.ii iters
Todd Daniel, illusion supei intend
put for the rtiurenii of investigation of
the 1 nitccl States Department of Jus
tn p. s-ml toibn he is emplo ing vir
tun II his entile iinestigutuig force
'i king big food ho.inlers
Ills niM'stigntion is extending not to
deprived of their trading license, under'
the l.ever bill, If the hoard food to
enhance the price.
The I.pver hill is not sufficient tn
meet the emergency, In so far ns the
small dealers are concerned. New York
during the war had n drastic stnte law
which made the situation there ciisIpi
to hnndlp I would nppiove n drastic
law in PennsUuinii. hut the next sis
shni of tin legislature is two jents
ilNtnut
"The remedi I see lies with n reor
ganized louiity food niliuinistiation.
especinlh the enfoicement bureau of
the coiumittee. It functioned excel
lenth during the war. PiIcoh tlien
wimp not unreasonably high, all things
unisidcied. though the Inn was the same
then as now
"The ital need Is the publication of
'fail mice' lists, ns was done then. The
power of public opinion will make the
little dealer keep down his pi Ices. Wi
will tuke niie of the big dcnlei."
! Mr Kane said he wan anxious to
hung piosceiitious, but that under the
law a sin i esfnl proHpiution would lime
to show that thp defendant had hoarded
food in sufficient ipiniitity to nffect the
market . that by honrdlng he nctunll
had affected the .market, and that there
,was no justifjing reason for the hoaid
'ing.
I Important drtelopinpnts today in the
'fight nrc :
I Sixteen cnrloads of United States
j(!o eminent spruce 'foodstuffs hnviS ar
rived in Philadelphia nnd will bp plnped
Ion public sale at prices below market
'rates.
Postal officials here have senT n hurry
cill to Washington for orders telling
them hrw to conduct their part of the
public sale In paicel post.
i At b'T-t two cm loads of the food will
be sohl at gin eminent prices in the
'Til Pay," Boland
Says; Hits Probers
Cnnllnnril l"riiin Theo One,
bv this failure. I never personally bor
rowed n dollar from the North Penn
I tank, nor did I ever profit one cent by
nn transaction. No commission was
paid for any loan.
"1 met Itnlph Moycr. the cnshler.
not more than five or six times, nud
then only in n business wny. I deny,
emphatically, that I, or nny one con
tiected with our companies, caused or
lotitrltuitcil to the failure of the North
I Vim Hank.
"I linp assisted the authorities In
eery way by throwing our books open
I I them, nnd by rendering Colonel
Pnev n complete statement of the
trinsactloiWof our lonns with the bank.
CensuriiiK me through the press does
not help nnd has only unmpered me
in ivning off the just obligations of
my company.
Pnsey Raps noland
"T suptosp." snld Colonel Pusey,
"that Mr. Poland thinks his stntement
is a logicnl and lucid explanation of
his relntlnrs with the North Penn
P.auk. There are, however, two sns-
li.lrions transactions which wc are in-
estigating.
The first is thp certification of
Mocr to Poland deposits of 129,000 in
the bank, which transaction never ap
peared on the bonks of the bank, but
did npppnr In the books of Itolnntl's
insurance company nnd nlso credited ns
n cash asset b the Instirnncc Depart
ment of New York stnte.
"Then again there nre the notes,
fifteen of tliPin. nggrpgnting 9180.000;
bits of pnppr known to be absolutely
worthless and signed admittedly bv
rinks, other employes or the Jlolnnd
I It, i liulnl nil in nifliiill lull t.t .ill n.n.lil
points including southern New Jei- ' r"I,llM'l 'to"' nct week, prnlmblj Tups- Coi.ipnm and pprhnps by plcvator run
se ami the .oast cities. cn-toin nnd,"'"' .""" l"f. c"'" "a" ot Mie rers ami porters.
pen t in I l'ennshann, and the state of
D.l.in.ue His lmcstigators nie stud) -
ing prio s and storage conditions imre
lntion t" eei food oomnmditv .
Distiiet Attorne Kane spoke strong
1 nlmiit the neul of curbing food pioh-
preiiilliiig Other sales will follow.
! AIR CLUBS MAY JOIN
The fact that these
notes near luuorspinenc Dy uio .mines ...
Poland Company ns guarantor mnkes
them of no more value.
"Poland's indebtedness to the North
Penn hank ii figured at $350,000, If,
howe,ver. through n legal question the
$120,000 check Is eventually found to
bo properly chnrgenblo to the Insurance
company account nnd not to Dolnnd
personally, his Indebtedness will be
reduced by thnt amount."
Conference nt Lahe PJarld
Coincident with the statement by
Attornpj Upncrnl William I. Schaffpr,
that cvpry man Implicated In the
wreck of the bank will bp prosp
ct.ted, comes announcement tndn of
nn Important conference in the Adirnn-
ducks. over the week-end. following
which further arrests maj be expected.
Deputy Attorney Oenernl Ilernan'. .7.
Myers, who lino had personal chnrge of
I ...i; . Aiiniiijiiiioii ni niic i.ann s nunirs,
"in icnve lor i.alcc i'laeicl. .. v., to
morrow. He expects to motor to the
Adlrondacks region, nnd will be the
guest of Attornej (.enernl Schaffer nt
the White Pace Inn, where the latter
Is spending n month's vacation with his
lamuy.
It is hpHnrnrl flirt nrlnMnnl tnntn tt
der dlscussiou will he the question of
jurisdiction in the enses of former Bank
ing Commissioner Daniel V. I.afcnn nnd
former Insurance Commissioner Charles
A. Ambler, who lime been mentioned
as the "two state officials" inolved In
the bank collapse.
Dpfllltv Alhirtinv f!ftnnfftl Tt-nc. ..Ill
lenvc Lake Placid probablj on Sunday,
motoring back to Ilnrrisburg.
Mr. Myers, who is in chnrgp of the
ca-p for the attorney gpiiernl's dppart
ment, conferred throughout yesterdny
with Joseph II Taulane and .Tnmes flny
Oordon, Jr.. assistant district attorneys.
At the end of that conference Mr.
Myers denied there was nny intention
to "cover up" the delinquencies of pol
iticians, nlleged to he the "men higher
up in the scandal.
Seine Propcrt for Hnnli Assets
Tlie home of Winfield It. Kates,
treasurer of the Motor Sales and Serv
ice Coiupnnj. Thirtj-gprciitli and Lud
low strpcts, has Iipph splzed by Colonel
Puspy to help nnkp good the over
drafts of the eomp'iny in the bank.
Kates is the twenty-two-jcar-old
nephew of Walter O. Olflcsh the. $25-a-wenk
clerk of the bank who confessed
to falsifying records. The clerk has
given his property to make good the
indebtedness.
An account of the company held in
a West Philadelphia bank also has becu
seized.
Colonel Puscy said today thnt the In
vestigators hod ascertained thnt one of
the directors hail made arrangements to
sell certain property and that be bail
been able to tic it up pending the out
come of court action against the direc
tors who are held responsible for the
$225,000 bond Issued to cover the
Ambler deposits of stnte funds. The
colonel, however, snid he understood the
negotlntions hnd been made before the
bnnk fnilcd. He. would not name the
director.
It nlso was explained thnt a number
of properties have been put up for snle
by persons having overdrafts and by
those who owe the bank large sums of
money. Several hove been sold nnd the
proceeds applied to the bank assets.
Elwood II, Strang, the $.1oaweeK
clerk, who owned three motorcars and
three homes, has not yet been located.
TT ...na ..nttiot A.l in knvn hitnn ptl lltCA
last week, but the district attorney'! ill
Amnn !,., nn If nnivtrflffi nf bis where A
nbouts.
Hanking Commissioner Fisher, who is
expected in the city late today, will
confer with Assistant District Attorney
Taulane, Deputy Attorney Oeneral
Myers and Colonel Pusey, special deputy
nt'torney gencrnl, on the results attained
through their month's investigation. It
Is believed that the planned -for arrest
of another mfcn implicated in the wreck
ing of the bank will not occur before
Monday.
"Spcnklng for this office," said Mr.
Oordon, "I can tell you thnt an nrrest
will be made In a very few dnys. At
this time wo cannot hand you the name
of the mnn to be arrested. It will
require some days to marshhl the evi
dence. Hut the arrest will be made,
and here in Philadelphia."
New York. Aug 1 1 flly A. I'.) teers
The light to lower the cost of living in I ' Thei e is no usp mincing maters,"
mil Mr Kane
1 nil i on lition
ugh, cspliiall.
Hides "
I New York tit and state began to
'take thiimtc foi in totl.n with the com
mission ii'ipiuutcii t tunj'rnor Minru
reuih to stait on its mipiin into the
causes of inllnteil pine and the ae
tiut of uti offii nils in ni ranging foi
the sale next week i.f uist stores of
sin plus mini supplies
The fust order for surplus nrim food
stoics nt a total cost of Si.cr.n 1100 in
i hides 1 000 000 pounds of ham. ."00,-
(II HI pounils of liiioon mul -IU.i.iiiki n.ltes p, plmi,l,
of canned vegetables and soups, con- Imni Ir-
deuseil milk ami sviup
'Things are in u very
Aviators' Club and Aero Club Con
sider Merger '
A joint meeting of the Aviators' Club
of Pennsylvania and the Aero Club ot
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BRIEF ARTICLES BY
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Director General Hines Edward Hungerford
Commerce Com'r Eastman F. Lincoln Hutchins
Paul M. Warburg Emory R. Johnson
Frederick C. Howe
DETAILS OF PLANS OF
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Pi Ices arc fiightfullv i Pennsylv.-.ni i will lip held nt the'Kngi-
piiccs of green veg
Mi Run1 siid he felt persons should
neers' Club 1"17 Spiuip street, this
evening to ilisi uss a proposition where
No mussy lather
No unclean brush
No rubbing-in
not iret lb. immrssiim. Imunvni- tl.nt l,n '" ,llp mergei ol the Aero I lilt, of rentl
was al 'e to piosccute de.ileis whei - j sv Ivaiiia with the newly formed A via
ever housewives lodged complaints tois' Club, composed of ex -government
ng-iii,M ."...-in- miies . Lsci vice llv cms. nnv be consummated.
' Prosecution without conviction is i , . ,, . ., . .
fntil. " s l Mr. K.ii,.. -Tlio l,.vrr .To-pph A Stiinmet7. president of the
punishment for food ' -ern ( lub of Pennsilvnni.i. in calling (
i.innot prove hoarding , the meeting of that club, said: A large
against the , onu r de.iler who chaiges j rrpn.scnt.itio.i of the Avintors' Club and
I've nuts too much a quailcr peck for , ,,, , ,, , . . .,
, . , .. . '. , . Aero ( lub will be present at the meet-
his torn ,toes I hi re is no piovision in
the lull to punish denies foi charging inR' n,ul !t ,s 1'01"'1 tlmt tho tuition
unfait prices. , interest in this lmalitv maj be best
Dineient With Wliotcsnler herved and stiengtheiied nud that u
"WIipip vim aie conceineil with the ' sll""B 1!,,it nf "atil dpfensc will be
or
MO-LAV - ! !
Jl-4 -s . Vi jRi 9 X9 SS - I X
U $JMaeSJIJVkS
1215 CHESTMUT ST.
(OPPOSITE KEITH'S)
f Sealing tomorrow the last hurdle in t.
great two-season race! Completing half
the cycle ot a fashionable year iclth all the
success that is the result of earnest endeavor
to follow the styles and present them to our
Philadelphia patrons at the prices that are the
lowest and the most popular of the moment.
fn Tomorrow's drastic Clearance Sale is fine'
jl evidence of our determination to enter the
new season with the best, the newest and
only the newest!
VVhnli s lh 1
Wllcih sib Is
busni'.s of
t is a dlffeient
who do n gmss
Sinn, 0011 of mole
matter
annual
can be
thus assi mhlcd bj the unilicatioii of all
, inteiests "
Unexcelled for stiff
beards and tender
faces All druggists.
25 cent tubes 50 cent jars
Itnnscleil. Democrat, Louisiana
"With conditions ns they are now
, over the countr ," said Senator .lohn-
eon, Democrat. South Dakota, 'amend
ments will not hurt this act, nnd 1
fnvor giving Mr. Palmer all the powers
he aiks to sec if he can accomplish
whnt we desire to have him iiccoui
plish '
"I wnnt as little regulation of thp
commerce of this counti.v a- possible,
said Senator Page, Ilepublu.in. Ver
mont Houston Asks SOOO.OflO
Appropriations totalling nearlj M00,
000 with which to help can- out the
President a suggestions for reducing
living costs wire asked of Congress to
day by the agriculture department.
Secretnrj Houston wn.te that the
funds requested would be used m fur
nishing the people of the iciiintrj m
.formation regarding the stocks of food
products held in stoinge and utail food
prices This information would be ills
seminated tlirough newspapers ..ml
otherwise, und would be piibli lied ever.v l
day or two '
Organizations would be established bv
the department in twentj laige i itn s
to gather nnd make this information
avnilable, these oiganizations suppli
tnenting those now- maintained.
The cities named were New York, Chi
cago, Philadelphia, St Louis, Knston
Cleveland. Itjltimoie. Pittsbuigh, Los
Angeles, Itnffiilo. San Prainiscn, Mil
waukee, Cnicinnat., New Oiluins
Minneapoli Washington Seattle Kim
tas City Portland Die . and Iniliau
a polls
Hearings un Cold Storage
' Hearings on propovd legislatnm
regulating told storage com eras were
continued bv the House agriculture com
under which he is nuthniipit to act in
food profiteering cases is a poor wea
pon against the ret-ul gouger, thougn
elToitivo agunst tne wholiale lio.udei
The best weapon against the "little
fellows ' in Mr Katie's opinion, is
piiblnilv The Iogunl wielder of tins
weapon, he feels, is the food admin
lsti'ltinn as constitute el during the war
Charles J Hppbiirn, fnimer chief
counsel for the 1'eniisj hania state food
ndministintion. agiees with Mi. Kane
that this bodj should he ic estnblislu'il
as sk islih as maj be.
Would Restore Restrictions
I'e urges, however, that Pipsulmt
Wilson, hv .ecutive older, restim the
drastic food Hgiilntions under vvhuli the
food ndministintion ncted.
These regulations were repealed, th
last of them m .Innuiir.v The Lcvei
lull is still in force, however, ami will
be until peace formal! is du hired
I nt ll it lapses, the President retail's
povvr to restoie tlie regulations wlne.li
he repealed
' Dining the war " snid Mr Hep- i
hum di.ilirs were lici used. It was I
sin i nn d uist wh it mnigin of pimit i in h
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hats in the latest sports model
effects.
Values up to $15.00
Hand - embroidered Georg
ettes, in feather hats ond in
those daring combinations of
malines and hair. Extraordinary
opportunity in this last Sate.
Values up to $20.00 and
higher.'
For the final close - out I
Italian milans, navy taffetas,
Georgettes. Ribbon and feather
effects of decided chic and most
wonderful becomingness.
We Accept Purchasing Agents' Orders"-
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1115 CHESTNUT.ST.
(opposite Keith's)
This is the Sale where you are sure
of your Furs, and sure of your
Money in case you want to take advan
tage of Our Guarantee: Money back
in the customary three days, without
quibble or 'question, doubt or dispute.
This is the Sale where YOU ARE
SURE!
Save 20 to 45 per cent in
We Accept
Purchasing
Agents'
Orders
Clearance of Shirts & Neckwear
STIFF CUFF SHIRTS MADRAS SHIRTS,
S2.50 now $2.00 SOFT CUFFS
S1.S0 now $1.00 J3.00 now $2.50
SOFT CUFF SILK & FIBRE $2-50 now 2'QQ
S6.00 Shirts now $5.00 ?.""
S5.00 Shirts now $1.00 NECKWEAR
PONGEE SILK SHIRTS $3.00 now $2.00
$5.00 $2.50 & $2.00 now $1.50
Two soft collurH with $1.50 now $1.00
each shirt. $1.00 now .75
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Stoles -
Charge
Accounts
Solicited
Seal Stoles Sale $47.50
12x72 in. -Value B9.50
Mink Stoics Sale JG7.50
10x70 in. Value J88.00
Mole Stoles Sale $75.00
10x70 In. Value (96.00
Natural Squirrel Stoles
Sale $97.50
10x70 In. Value J123.50
A Small Deposit Will Reserve
Your Purchase Until Needed
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Marmot Coats $97.50
selectee! iiklns Value (125.00.
Trimmed Marmot Coats $125.00
raccoon collar and cuffs Valuo (160.50.
Natural Muskrat Coats $125.00
One dark 'skins Value (169.60. '
Australian Seal Coats a $127.50
lustrilUB skins. Value (185.00.
Australian Seal Coats $195.00
beaver, natural snulircl or nutria cpllnr and cuffs.
Value (246.00.
Hudson Seal Coats-. $195.00
full furred skins. Value (245 00.
Trimmed Hudson Seal Coats $325.00
natural squirrel collar nnJ cuffs. Value (410.00.
Trimmed Mole Coats $375.00
natural squirrel collar and cuffs. Value (470.00.
Natural Squirrel Coats $375.00
fine dark blue skins. Value (470.00.
Great-
Scarf Values
Wolf Scarfs Sale $2450
Value (32,60
Mink Scarfs Sale $2750
Value (35.00
Fox Scarfs Sale $3250
Value (42.50
Stone Marten Scarfs
Sale $45.00
Value (67.60
Hudson Bay Sable Scarfs
Sale $6750
Value (16,00
Fisher Scarfs Sale $8950
Value (110 00
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