Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 17 October 1930 — Page 2

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1930.

THE POST-DEMOCRAT "Mtiocratlc weekly newspaper representing the Democrats ot Muucie Delaware County and the 8th Congressional District The oi ly Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County,

Entered a* seconS class matter January 15, 1921, at the Postoiftc* ■luncie. Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

PRICE 3 CENTS—$2.00 A YEAR.

223 North Elm <£vceet—-Telephone 2540 CHARLES H. DALE, Publisher. Geo. R. Dale, Editor.

Muncie, Indiana, Friday, October 17, 1930.

Democratic State Ticket

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Judge Supreme Court, First District Walter E. Treanor, Bloomington Judge Supreme Court, Fourth District Curtis W. Roll, Kokomo Judge Appellate Court, First District Posey T. Kime, Evansville William H. Bridwell, Sullivan Judge Appellate Court, Second District Alphonse C. Wood, Angola Harvey J. Curtis, Gary Superintendent of Public Instruction George C. Cole, Lawrenceburg Secretary of State Frank Mayr Jr., South Bend Auditor of State Floyd E. Williamson, Indianapolis Treasurer of State William Storen, Scottsburg Clerk of Supreme and Appellate Courts Fred Pickett, Richmond

Democratic County Ticket Congressman Eighth Congressional District Claude C. Ball Prosecuting Attorney—Tod Whipple State Representative—Paul Bowden State Representative—Ithamer M. White Judge Delaware-Grant Superior Cdurt J. Walter McClellan County Clerk—Arthur J. Beckner County Auditor—Samuel R. Snell County Treasurer—-Thomas E. Weir County Recorder—Atlee Rinker v Sheriff—Fred W. Puckett County Coroner—Dr. Clarence G. Rea County Surveyor—S. Horace-Weber County Assessor—Edward W. Barrett County Commissioner, First District—Carl D. Moore County Commissioner, Third District Arthur M. Wingate County Councilman, First District—William A. Clark County Councilman, Second District—Thomas Miller Sr -6oufity-iCtHineilinan. Third District—Thomas Booher. County Councilman, Fourth District—Will Knott. County Councilman at Large—Mel Cunningham, Dan Cox, J. W. Lineback. Center Township Trustee^—Prank J. Lafterty Center Township Advisory Board—-John D. Curtis Eddie Thomas and William Price. Center Township Assessor—Leslie Brand Center Township Justice of Peace—Edward E. Femyer Center Township Justice of Peace—Ambrose D. Gray Center Township Constable—Jfihn Cox . Center Township Constable—Borter L. Rees

then we don’t know that tomorrow is Sunday.

And the situation, so other state Democratic mayors | found, could just as well of happened to them as to Muncie. j In the Doc King matter, the medico-czar after Mayor ! Dale challenged emphatically the authority of the state! board of health, came down off his perch and aided by a| ruling from Attorney-General Ogden alibied out of it with the further announcement that the removal of the health officer locally lay with the body appointing him which in

this case was the city board of health.

The late health officer had never been appointed health board secretary by the city health board so consequently he had never been health officer, and his subsequent resig-

nation ended that matter. the Delaware County Democrat But the entire situation gave the state board of health Central Committee various person-

an opportunity to try to assert its assumed authority, but,

like Doc King so often does, he backed down on tne mat- i a i street commissioner, wrote ter finally and restored local control of the health officer to some of them and others were conthe local authorities. It wasn’t his fault that his bluff i trib u ted by Miss Gladys Gilpin, didn’t work, but the mayor knew all the time that Doc Kmg' clu 1 b ‘° co s “’f se "' e ^ Se/ctS was bluffing and mney-eight percent of his acts are mere iter, Florence Hanford, Gladys Gilbluff and as long as he gets by with it there is no comeback, I pin, Agnes Wood, Thurza Bryan, but once his assumed authority is challenged he immediate-1 JJ rs - des i s Shody, Pauline shody, ly gets back to earth Without his bluffing. and Etil ei Everett. Mrs. Evelyn* C. Figure it out for yourself and see if the Republican vanatter was the accompanist.

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HAIL OFFICIALS WITH SONGS AND CLEVER RHYMES

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In song and rhyme at thq*recent jf you pa y i ieed to what, we shy, dinner of teh women’s division of .’'i -” —— ru„„—

Words of the songs follow:

MEMORIES ,

Just memories left for me,

centralized government through bureaucracy and boards and commissions at Indianapolis are and have been usurping local authority and handing out decrees that are in-

famous and a rank intrusion on the rights of the citizens | For Hoover Prosperity

to govern their own affairs.

Shifting local control to Indianapolis creates the most unusual situation of boards, commissions and bureaus unfamiliar with the local situation, attempting to pass on local affairs and most of the time giving decreeds which are

usually contrary to local conditions.

If Indianapolis bureaus, commissions and boards can assume authority to adopt illegally passed ordinances they can pry farther into local affairs and entirely nulify the

best interests of the people involved.

It is high time the citizens of Muncie and the rest of the state realize the danger of the Republican gang centralized government miles away and insist in the exercise

of their own local rights. The situation needs attention And he will keep the promises right away Tlmt he lias made to y° u -

Groups even advocate the discontinuance of township officials and if they are successful in that step the county officials will be abolished next, leaving it all in a state-wide system that will be gang controlled and deprive the citizens of every right they possess to government themselves ac-

cording to their local needs.

$6,188 So Far.

j So far the defalcations of George L. Raymond, exschool treasurer, cost the citizens $6,188, but the last chapter has not been written yet. Of this sum $1,188 is for the difference between his defalcation and the amount received by the school board from the National Surety Company, the Haymond bondsmen. The remaining $5,000 is for interest on a series of special bonds issued shortly after the shortage was discovered. i The entire series of bonds is not due until 1934, but it is | probable that now the $50,000 has been obtained from the | surety the bonds will be retired. Let us hope that the $6,188 will be the lirrst and last cost of the schools in the shortage matter.'

Has got the best of me;

The bills keep coming in.

Oh, What a fix we’re in, The future looks so dim

Unless the Democrats win.

Only a few more Aveeks Until Election T)ay,

Oh, Democrats, we must win Or we’ll be forced to say Turn off my gas and lights,

Take out my Radio, I cannot see my way To pay the bills I owe.

THE MAYOR OF OUR CITY

The Mayor of our City,

Is a man who’s kind and true,

You’ll find he will not hesitate

To battle for the right.

And you’ll never see him dodging When he’s called upon to fight.

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Afraid of Indiana

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The Republican state organization is so scared oyer the ’prospects of the G. O. P. tickets in Indiana that the biggest guns in the national lineup are being brought here to exhost the voters to keep Indiana in the Republican column in November. Vice-President Curtis was pleased with and finally consented to help out the Hoosier Republicans in the southern part of the state especially which is strong Democratic territory. Secretary of Agriculture Hyde is booked for Marion, Ind., and Robe Carl White, assistant secretary of labor is being brought home here to bolster up the Republican enthusiasm. Other nationally noted speakers are being mustered into service in' effort to put over the Indiana Republican tickets especially the Congressmen. These speakers bring the time hallowed plea to stand by the president and return a Congress favorable to him. Such efforts are like whistling as you pass through the graveyard, for the voters of Indiana are dead set on a change from the Republican gang which has been in power the last few years. No wonder the state Republican organization is skeered, they should be for even the national political observers predict that the list of Republican Congressmen from Indiana this year will dwindle considerably. The Democratic state ticket with the fine array of candidates instills voters confidence and the party’s nominees are headed directly for the statehouse. It will take more than big guns of oratory to stop them for the voters are just awaiting the opportunity to chase out the Republican gang on election day. t Democrats here and throughout the state are filled with enthusiasm and are buckling down to the job of continuing the successes of the municipal elections of last year. On every hand is the signs of victory and there will be a long list of surprises when the ballots are counted.

Surrender To Indianapolis? Within the past two weeks the citizens of Muncie have

been confronted with two glaring examples of centralized government at Indianapolis—the product of Republican

gang control.

First Doc King, the medico-czar of the state board of health, so emphatically decreed that the removal of a health officer nould only be by order of his board. Local of-

ficials had no voice in it.

Just a few days ago the state tax board decreed that it

could adopt and approve a budget ordinance that had not am s °™ t E ° f ar b f regerves the rtgllt t0

been legally nassed by the city council. In its order the . t d n bid board decreed that it could approve a vetoed budget that - e:lect y

had not been passed over the mayor’s veto.

If these acts are not the most glaring and infamous examples of the injustice and intrusion of centralized .government upon the powers of the local government units

Burt H. Whiteley Fieldhouse. We see by the report of the trustees of the estate of Burt H. Whiteley that some $33,000 of public school extension association bonds are among the souvenirs of the estate. Two years ago the sum was $40,000 and to buy these bonds the estate trustees disposed of Fourth Liberty Loan bonds. N ■ With that situation it might be appropriate to name the fieldhouse in honor of the late public benefactor, whose money was used so generously in the financing scheme. ' In fact some $80,000 of Fourth Liberty Bonds were sold several months ago by the estate trustees and about $40,000 invested in mortgage loans and a like amount in the . fieldhouse bonds. Some of the fieldhouse series have been redeemed since their purchase. Dr. King writqs to congratulate Dr. Fair for withdrawing himself from “un-American” atmosphere. It’s safe for the fellow to talk that way at long range, but he wouldn t dare to stick his nose in the city hall at Muncie and make a

crack like that.

The battle between the mayor of Muncie and the secretary of th6 state board of health was brief, hectic and decisive. When the mayor fires ’em they stay fired, in spite of the blatherskite in Indianapolis. It may be that the points were all in favor of the state board of health, except of course qne very minor one-—the fact that Doc Fail is out for,good and his successor, Dr. Williams has the job. It’s funny how some people will continue to venerate the the little bureaucratic bodies in the state house at Indianapolis that assume to have the power of life and death over all citizens in the state. Muncie has tw T o newspapers whose columns are filled with sickening obeisance to these wouldbe masters of their fellow men. No wonder Indiana is the laughing stock of the whole world. Oh for a return o± the

days of Hendricks, Ralston and Marshall! “Off Again, on Again—” the sinking fund levy.

Now that practically all the cities of Indiana have democratic mayors it is only natural and to be expected that the republican state tax commission should suddenly awake from its long sleep and demand rigid economy. It is the theory of the republican machine that only republicans are to be entrusted with spending-mony. That s the reathe tax commission took three cents away from us.

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Since George became our Mayor, Many children have been fed, By money he has saved their dads, Who gamblers here once bled; The crooked games that once were

played,

Are not played u,ny more, And thousands have been saved by

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For the kids of Muncie’s Poor. THE SHIP OF STATE Come now all you weary people, And please listen to my tale; About the good old Ship of State That has weathered many a gale; If has withstood the G. O. P. But it’s now upon the rocks. Us Democrats Must rescue it Before it- to pieces knocks. With Earl Everett as our Chair-

man, n

It will surely be a sin,

If we don’t fall in behind him, And help make our ticket win.

We’re tired of the Elephant,

And his old time line of bunk;

For it is so rotten

That if smells much like a skunk. From Mayr down, the tickets good, It is one that can’t be beat; Put your X beneath the rooster, And give yourself a treaty And when the election is over You will hear a merry ripple, For in the Prosecutor’s Chair, There you will find Tod Whipple. Our Vice Chairman is a dandy, And she’ll be right in the fight, And you'll ever find her working, For the party that is right; If you women get behind her, And quit being just a tool; You will hear the joyful braying, Of the Democratic Mule. A BUNCH THAT CAN'T BE BEAT In one chair sits a Catholic/ In another sits Dragoo, And right in the chair between

them ‘

Sits a smiling diandsome Jew. Many duties come before them But no duty makes them shirk. And we’re all proud of Muncie’s Efficient Board of Works. Up in the Controller’s Office, An honest man you’ll see; And to all who call to see him, He is courteous as can be; With a smile this man will greet

you,

And though taxes you must pay, feu’ll have a pleasant memory Of Lester Hollowly.

You’ll all soon live in Clover, Just put cm your fighting armor And the Grafters hopes to douse By following the leadership,

Of Anne Walterhouse.

Other features of the dinner program included a violin solo by Alice Everett, the talented daughter of County Chairman and Mrs. Earl Everett. The solo was greatly appreciated by the audience which responded heartily. Jeanette Cham-

ner was the accompanist.

Visions of the presidential campaign of 1928 came when Mary Catherine Dolan, four years old, sang the "Sidewalks of New York” which was one of the favorites of the presidential campaign She also sang "Tip Toe Through the Tulips” and the liltle miss was given a most warm response when

she completed the songs.

Other musical selections were played by the Peerless Entertainers led by Katherine Gaughran. Mrs. v Ann Walterhouse, vice chairman of the county central committee, was in charge of the affair and assisted by several committees. The assistant hostesses were Mrs. Linton Ridgway, Mrs. Lola Rathel, Mrs. Marker Sunderland, Mrs. E. B. Winder and Mrs.

Earl Edgington.

Mayor Dale was toastmaster and introduced the various speakers. Walter Myers of Indianapolis delivered the principal address of the evening, bitterly scoring the Republican national and state p,dministrations for the present critical'

situation.

The dinner was one of the high spots of the campaign and the gymnasium at the Y. M. C. A. was filled by those attending the affair. Mrs. Walterhouse and her associates received many compliments upon the success of the event.

by said described public improve- cents a bushel. If we assume for ments, and on said date at 7:30 p.'the sake of argument that the dem- said Board of Public Works will clinef or September was due enmeet at its office in said City for tirely to Russian short selling in the purpose of hearing and con-'Chicago and Russian ‘dumping’ of sidering any remonstrances which wheat in Wester Europe, we are may have been filed, or which ma^ still confronted with a drop of 45 have been presented; said Board|cents within the past year which, fixes said date as a date for the'obviously, must be due to other modification, confirmation, re-1 causes.”

scinding, or postponement of action on said remonstrances; and on said date will hear all persons interested or whose property is affected by said proposed improvements, and will decide whether the'

benefits that will accrue to the 1 Hon. George R. Dale

property abutting and adjacent to Mayor of the City of Muncie, Ind.

the proposed improvement and to My Dear Mayor:

the said City will be equal to orj 1 ba ve given no little attention exceed the estimated cost of the to the matter of your struggle proposed improvements, as es-' w *th Dr. King, of the Indiana State timated by the City Civil Engineer.i BoarcI of Health, growing out of

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS y our dismissal of the Hon. Dr. Fair, By Eunice Carpenter, Clerk. of this cit y- 1 believe it proper

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE TO

BIDDERS

Notice? is hereby igven that the Board of Commissioners of the County of Delaware, State of Indiana, will receive sealed proposals and bids at the office of the Auditor of said County until the hour of 10:00 A. M. on Monday October 27, 1930 for the following: Steel cAbs with capacity of 1200 bushels or more of ear corn—to be erected and ready for use, at Coun-

ty Infirmary.

Bidder to furnish bond equal to

October,

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Done this 17th day

1930.

W- MAX SHAFER, Auditor Delaware County, Indi-

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Oct. 17-24, 1930.

Pussyfoot Johnson To Speak in State

Washington, Ind., Oct. 1 L—(UP) —Arrangements have been completed by the Washington Ministerial association and W. C. Johnson, field secretary of the Anti-Saloon League, for the appearance Sunday, November 30, here of "Pussyfoot” Johnson, internationally known orator. Johnson, who has just returned from his third trip around the world collecting for his fight for absolute prohibition, will lecture on ‘‘Babylon and Way Stations.” He will be accompanied on his visit here by Lt. Col. F. B. Ebbert, Los Angeles, who will lecture- - on good citizenship.

On the first floor across the Hall, From the Muncie City Court, You’ll find another Democrat, One who is a dead game sport, And if some advice you’re needing And want wised up on the law, Just stop in and tell your troubles To Carey. Taughinbaugh. The man who bosses all the

streets,

To serve his best does try; But he finds it a harder job, Than eating Ma’s pumpkin pie. It makes no difference to him Whether it’s light weight or red

flannel,

You’ll always find upon the job,

Smiling Old Dill Daniel.

Some sound advice we’ll give to

those

Who peddle bootleg whiskey; Though in past years it was good

biz,

But to do it now is risky. If you get caught with some wet goods, It don’t pay to get sassy, For there are fighters on the force, Led by Brave Chief Massey. The boss of all the City parks. Loves nature in the blooming, But he don’t like to see young folks Right out in public spooning, And if you keep your life as clean As the parks are kept by Hole, You’ll never spent eternity, y Where folks must shovel coal. Just one more verse we’ll sing for

you.

And. then our song is over;

Department of Public Works t Office of the .Board City Hall, Muncie, Ind. Notice to Contractors and tq the / Public: Notice is hereby given, to the public and to all contractors, that the Board of Public Works of the City, of Muncie, in the State of Indiana, invites sealed ^proposals for the construction, in said City, according to the respective improvement resolutions bel^w mentioned, and according to the plans, profiles, draWing and specification therefor on file in the office of said Board of each of the public improvements herein below described, towit: IR-678, 1930, For paving west side of Walnut Street from 484 feet north of the north line of Wysor Street to the north line of Columbus Ave. Said pavement to be 44 fet wide, and leaving a 6 foot concrete island between said pavemen and the already existing pavement. Also curb and gutter on the west side of the street. Each bidder is also to file with the Board an affidavit that there ha^ been no collusion in any way affecting said bid, according to the terms of. Sec. 95, of the Act oi March 6th, 1905. (Acts 1905, p 219) All such proposals should be sealed, and must be deposited with said Board before the hour of ten o’clock in the torenoon of the 4th day of November, 1930, and each such proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to said City, for the sum equal to two and one-half per cent (2M>%) of City Civil Engineer’s estimate which shall be forfeited to said City as liquidated damages, if the bidder depositing the same shall fail duly and promptly to execute the required contract and bond, in case a contract shall be awarded him on such accompanying pro-

posal.

Said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Eunice Carpenter, Clerk. Oct. 17 & 24, 1930. —o— CITY ADVERTISEMENTS Department of Puolte Works, Office of the Board City Hall, Muncie, Ind. Notice of Improvement Resolution Notice to Property Owners: In the, matter of Certain Proposed Public Improvements in the City of . Muncie, State of Indiana, Notice is hereby given by the Board of. Public Works of the City of Muncie, Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to make the following described public improvements for the City of Muncie, Indiana, as authorized by the following numbered improvement resolution, adopted by said Board, on the 14th day of October,

1930, towit:

IR-679, 1930, For a combination sewer anl-curb and gutter and water bound Macadam pavement in Dudley Street, from Windsor Street to 276,feet east. AU work done in the making of said public improvements shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the improvement resolution, as numbered,, adopted by the Board of Public Works on the above named date, and the drawings, plans, profiles and spec? ifications which are on file and may be seen, in the office of said Board of Public Works of the City of Muncie, Indiana. ..The Board of Public Works has fixed the 5th day of November, 1930, as a date upon which remonstrances may be filed or heard by persons interested in, or affected

Oct. 17 & 24, 1930.

CALL HOOVERS

(Continued From Page Oriel has set in against the administration.” Recalling the order of President Wilson, followed by one by President Harding, requiring Presidential postmasters to take an examination, thus ostensibly putting them under the same politicaJ restrictions as if under the civil service. Senator Barkley's statement continues: "The order of Postmaster General Brown, therefore, can only be regarded as a backstep with respect to the political activities of Presidential postmasters. Nothing has occurred to show more clearly the desperate condition the administration is in than this order releasing the postmasters from political restrictions and mobilizing them for active work in the campaign.”

Drop In Wheat and Flour Prices Fails to Bring Down Price

of Bread.

The price of wheat flour at wholesale has dropped within the last year from an average of $7 a barrel of 196 pounds to $4-50, which represents a drop of a cent and a quarter a pound in the cost of producing bread, according to Henry M. Hyde of tfle Washington staff of the Baltimore Sun. Yet, Mr. Hyde points out, the Baltimore housewife pays 8.5 cents a pound for baker’s bread, the same that she paid a year ago. In Boston, it is stated, the price has actually increased from 8.7 cents a pound to 8.8 cents. Congressman Huddleston of Alabama alleges that there is a baking trust which prevents the purchaser of bread from getting the benefit of the decline in the prices of wheat j and qf flour, and asks the Department of Justice to find put about it.

The Russian Wheat Bugaboo. In an editorial on “What Determines Wheat Prices,” The New York World says: “During the current mdnth (September), the price of wheat for delivery in Chicago has declined about five cents a bushel: during the past twelve months the decline has amounted to approximately 50

that I should have taken in your opfctand you have taken in your opposition to him, and I am pleased that you claim a right to run the affairs of the city of Muncie as you see best. It is certainly in keeping with the interest of the tax payers of our city that you should exercise your right to do the things which you regard necessary and timely for the welfare of our city, and that you stand out against the high commisions, boards and bureaus which have a tendency to

deprive us of our liberties." The hour is here when your ac-

tion against Dr. King is altogether timely and proper. You should be commended for your opposition to the iron will of an appointed officer who seeks to saddle heavy burdens of- taxation upon the people of this city. You were elected by the direct vote of the people to act as our mayor and leader, and the tax payers of the city of Muncie, (regardless of. the will of any particular club or clique), should be safeguarded against the whim and fancy of an officer who is not concerned in any way with the project of the cleaning of White river, so far as taxes ar.e con-

cerned.

Appointed officers, boards, bureaus, and commissions are depriving us of our freedom and liberty. They are dangerous organs in Democratic Government, and any opposition upon your part against such things should be regarded by the voters of the city of Muncie as an effort toward relieving us of our political burdens. So far as 1 am concerned, your action in opposing Dr- King is fair, legitimate and honorable. You have been selected by the vote of the people to aid, protect and safeguard the welfare and interest of every citizen of our city, and, in view of the fact that you are not of my political faith, I feel more secure in your hands, than in the hands of one who is foreign to the city of Muncie and the burdens its people are able

to bear.

Yours very truely, Clarence'E? Benadum

A BROOM FOR EVERY HOUSE

Peetz, (U.P.) — A broom shortage wouldn’t worry Logan County. Enough broom corn was produced in the territory around Peetz to provide every house in Uie county with a broom.

Famous Psycho-Mentalfst To Be At Rivoli Theater All Next Week

Signa Serene, internationally famous psycho-mentalist, is to open a week’s engagement- at the Rivoli theater Sunday, where she will make a series of personal appearances on the stage, in what has been termed by leading scientists, the most remarkable demonstration of psyhie ability ever to come before the public notice. She says “During the past 15 years I have been actively engaged in this field of work, I have come into close contact with thousands of persons, from every strata of life, people of all kinds, rich, poor, well, sick, happy and sad, and I find that all of them would like to look a little way along the road they are about to travel.” Signa Serene is accredited with helping more individuals than any other single person known, for she not only has the ability to answer all types of questions correctly, but she is able to read the question from the minds of her audience,

they never having said one road. It is this ability that has enabled her to point the way to success to so- many of the country’s leading business men, as well as many, many others who'have asked her advice. Signa Serene is the only living human being who has ever attempted to sit blindfolded before a radio microphone, and without the aid of letters, telegrams, phone calls, or any information whatever, to read the thoughts and questions of her radio audience Who remain in their own homes and merely think what they want to 'know. She will perform this seemingly impossible feat each time she appears on the stage of the Rivoli theater. There has never been anyone to even distantly approach the marvelous ability displayed by Signa Serene, and everyone should at least see one of her demonstrations, which have baffled and amazed scientists for years. --MteauaMWiwgaHi

Sunday — Monday — Tuesday MAURICE CHEVALIER In PLAY BOY OF PARIS” With RAY FRANCIS

Extra Added Stage Attraction SIGNA SERENE (Pschyo-Mentalist) She Know^—She Tells