Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1939 — Page 3

7EDNESDAY , NOV. 2, 1939 _ ‘Patience at End,’

‘Russia Tells Finns

As Tension Grows,

Envoy Steinhardt Hurries To Moscow, Hinting at U. S. Action.

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where darkness now falls at 2 p. m.). The Army statement continued: “I'he Soviet Patrol began to withdraw. By the action of the (Russian) group which arrived from the Soviet side, the Finfls were tarown back to their own territory. Three (Minnish) soldiers were taken - prisoner during the pursuit. Tne _ rest escaped to the inverior of tneu territory. The Soviet side suffered no losses.~ Two rifles and one revolver, two field glasses, cartridges

and one signal pistol were taken}.

from the prisoners. Protection ot the state of the frontier in this section on the Soviet side has been

swengthen Firing on Finns Claimed

_ The otheér three alleged incidents were described: as follows: “At 6 p. m. (yesterday) in the area of Hill No. 204.2, two Finns fired five rifle shots in the direction of Soviet territory. Soviet troops did not return the fire. (This region is on the Karelian Isthmus.) “Also on Nov. 28 the Finns fired two cannon shots from the direction of Kasnaselka in the Vidlista Area (in Karelia). The shells burst in Soviet territory 500 yards east of frontier post No. 367, four miles west of Kolatselka. “Thereupon small groups of Finnish infanfry attempied to cross the frontier in the area of the same frontier post but were met by rifle fire and machine gun fire from the Soviet side and retreated to the interior of their territory.” In Helsingfors, it was announced that Finnish troops had made no attacks, of any character in Karelia and had nowhere violated the Soviet border. ’

Pact Drawn in 1932

The non-aggression pact denounced by Molotov became effective in 1932 and was to. have remained in force until 1945. A clause provided for uni-lateral denunciation on six months notice, but Molotov said the Finnish “provocations” had already nullified it. Neutral diplomats here believed that Russia now had built up a complete case for war and had prepared the public for it by mass meetings and anti-Finnish propaganda Finland, and her population of 3,800,000, kept calm, although it was obvious that the only aid she would get would be moral sympathy from the Scandinavians, the Allies and Ttaly if the weight of Russia's 180,000,000 population is thrown against h

Finnish forces in the most dangerous area back about half a mile from the border to lessen the danger of incidents. That the danger of war was very real appeared obvious to all of the Scandinavian capitals as well as in the public announcements at Moscow to the Russian people. War Declaration Unlikely

A declaration of war was not believed likely, but it was pointed out that the Red Army could sporadically push back the Finnish forces without much opportunity for the Finns to make more than a defensive stand. and thus" might eventually claim that they had achieved their objective of protecting Leningrad—22 miles from the Finnish border—from the “threat” of attack. Finns believed that Russia might bring the crisis to a head by seizing four unfortified islands in in the Gulf of Finland. These islands—Hoagland, Lavansauri, Tycarsari and Seiskari—had had been included in Russia's territorial demands. They are defenseless. What Finland would do if they were seized was only a guess but people in the street reflect the idea that Finland would fight to resist aggression. For the time being, Russia had the advantage of seeing the rest of Europe, indirectly including the neutrals, involved in such a desperate sea war that there was no possibility of aid for inland from the

outside. Secretary Hull's statement aroused

er. The precaution was taken of moving

speculation on the possibility that President Roosevelt might make

some new move. in an effort to pre-|

serve peace in the Baltic: area.

Mr. Hull said that he was keeping |

in close touch with the situation

and has been conferring with Mr.

Roosevelt by telephone.

He added that this is all that has|

been done so far. Specifically asked another message was contemplated such as was sent at an earlier crisis in Soviet-Finnish relationships, Mr. Hull said _he could say nothing further at present.

Just Forget That Letter—' |

A man living at a county in-

firmary in the State recently. wrote the Welfare Department here for aid in leaving his present home. : : : Yesterday, before the -department had a chance to act, another letter was received from the same man. It said: «Just forget the letter I wrote the other day. With all this war talk and: prices going up I'll try to get along till ‘things is more settled.”

TERRE HAUTE SMOG THWARTS ‘AIR RAID’

TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 29 (U. P.) —Terre Haute didn’t need a blackout last night to lead enemy air raiders astray—it had a smoke screen. The U. S. Army was ready to demonstrate anti-aircraft precautions to the Terre Haute citizens and, with guns ready to fire and an eight-hundred-million candle-power searchlight to spot the invaders, the planes roared over the city. The pilots couldn't see the city and the defenders couldn’t see the planes, even with the aid of their searchlight. It couldn’ bierce the smog.

NAZIS ANGERED BY EXPORTS BLOCKADE

BERLIN, Nov. 29 (U.P.).—Official sources today assailed the new Allied order for seizure of German exports as “a violation of international law.” Germany reserves all rights of action against the “double blockade” to be made effective Monday by Great Britain and. France, the statement carried by the Official News Agency said. It was the first official Nazi reaction to the Allied]: order, which had been protested by half a dozen neutral countries. The Nazi press previously had warned neutrals not to co-operate with the Allied double blockade and promised that Germany would strike back against it powerfully. Some newspapers -predicted that Germany would seize exports from Britain and France in retaliation and that the Nazi sea offensive—already described as having broken British sea power in the North- Sea and North Atlantic—would be intensified.

FIRE STIFLES PRESS AND DEMOCRAT AIDS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (U. P.).— Fire on the roof of the National Press Building which houses the National Press Club and scores of newspaper correspondents, tied up trafic on busy “F” Street today and sent clouds cf smoke * billowing through some offices of the building. Employees of the Democratic National Committee vacated their offices briefly because of smoke and fear that elevator service might be disrupted. The blaze, believed caused by a faulty electrical connection, caused only slight damage. Quarters of the National Press Club were not damaged.

whether!

infantry in a practice attack.

CHRYSLER PACT WAITS UNION 0.K,

{Formal Action by Members

Needed; Pay Boosted; 125 Reinstated.

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provides that the .C. I. O. foremen’s union will not ask for collective bargaining during the life of the agreement.

Three Plants in State Affected by Strike

By UNITED PRESS

Three Indiana Chrysler plants were affected by settlement of the Detroit Chrysler dispute last night. Plants at New Castle, Evansville and Kokomo, Ind., had been closed for periods ranging to three weeks due to the altercation. Officials were unable to indicate when work would be resumed, but it was assumed that all men would be called back within the next 10 days, Approximately 7000 were affected.

Power Service Restored After Asheville Blackout

ASHEVILLE, N. C., Nov. 29 (U. P.).—Power service was restored to Asheville by emergency crews. early |

Co. workers had pulled switches and gone on strike. Service to the city and surrounding communities was cut off for nearly five hours. The blackout was not complete. Service to hospitals was uninterrupted, ana in several sections lights continued to burn. . In other, sections the curreht went on and off intermittently. Rex Ingle, president of the North Carolina Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (A. F. of L.), said. the strike was called after 30 days of negotiations for a contract to replace an agreement which expired a week ago.

Union, Company Claims Conflict

F. F. Walters, company vice president and general manager, said the men walked out because the company refused to compel its workers to join the union. Mr. Walters said 75 men participated in the strike and that

emergency crews of workers from

other towns had been called in.

pated in the walkout. The company employs approximately 240 persons in Asheville. - Mr. Ingle said negotiations, which centered about a closed shop, were broken off after the company rejected an agreement presented last night by the union. © 100,000 Left Lightless Approximately 100,000 persons. in Asheville and surrounding towns served by the Asheville plant, were lef partially or wholly without service by the walkout. Most. of them were asleep. Hotels and all-night restaurants brought out candles, and in some cases had to use them steadily for hours. Elevators. were stalled, but

no passengers were reported caught between floors.

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IN INDIA NAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record County City 105 7 93 67

1938 soccer

«==Nov. 28—

Injured ....... GiArresis ...... 66 Dead ......... OjAccidents .... 19

TUESDAY TRAFFIC COURT

: Cases Convic- Fines . Violations ... tried tions paid

sess

$158/°

20 24

20 a5 An others cain dl 34

Totals sssseres BS

MEETINGS TODAY Indiana Highway Constructors, meetings,

Oa Goo all day. hip Officials : nt n % Cl ol ‘Hote tela aay >

uncheon, Columbia Club, Club, luncheon, Claypool Hotel, istrict Amerioan Legion, “uncheen, of Trade, > e-gpertai ve Club oi Indianapolis, luncheon. % nary Cottage, noon y-Plus Sb, meeting, Chamber of v LM Cc.’ > Camers Club, meeting, clatient Sicha vee peace seminar, Y. M. : MEETINGS TOMORROW - Indiana hve ‘Constructors, meetings,

CI A hember oF Co ledture, Indianapolis AS mmeres ¥ 7%

—andians Beal Estate Board, lunchnoon.

Advertising ‘Club , luncheon, lis Athletic ciub. noon. Siw, MN unichon, Inis Athletic Club,

331

Club, Eingiaon Murat Temple,

noo Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon. of Indianapolis,

ey ancheon. Architec and Builders’ BuildCamera Club, meeting, 110 Ro inth 8pm. :

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These lists are trom official records in the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible tor errors in names and addresses. :

Garnett Dale Cook, ». of az Broadway: Doris | Idell McIntosh, Becking

Minto; T! 10s 8. RanSpruce. Bettie ton Mie Sud, ot 2.

ru Saad Dillard rat Jr., 23, of 5158 osephine Slayden, 21,

Charles Edward - Hummer, 30, of 936 E. Labor: Ruth LaDisca Hastings, 21, of 1222

f Chester Wallace Cook, ‘of 2047 E.- Michi, oo Sossle Florence Kien 25, of 205 Oscar Tommie Wade, 26 Ind.; Gene Kuraszek, 35, of Linco

BIRTHS

Girls : Arthur, Madeline Jackson, at City. Boys Ernest Anna Taylor, at City. Anna Wade, at Coleman, William, Evelyn Co. Arnold, Jessie Wright, Howard, Gretchen e! 10th.

Hilda W. t Henry, Grace Wilks, at 878 W. o verett, Evelyn Cain, at 1502 Cruft. DEATHS 3 ‘76, at Indiana Central, at 3030 N. New Jersey, | °P 31, at Long, broncho46, at 458 W, 13th, hypertenCharles Stradley, 62, at 315 E. South, coronary occlusion. Bertha M. Moews, 76, at 2623 Bloyd, car-

dio vascular renal we Baker, 85, at 2038 Winter, ar-

osclerosts, © Ma t Geraghty, 69, at 821 N. Penn-|/ IT Cho ne ritis, Anns Bess at 4324 Park, ch

Bibi ; Virginia of 463! raceland.

Hotel.

E. chronic myocar

oa Gloria Garter. 2, 3, ¥ a Sr, , influenza.

cerebral a 3pop. Rat ‘ood, % at 2341 N. Talbott,

chro myoca i Luria Tucker, 64, at 1309 Roach, carei-|Littl Timiothy Connor, 76, at S475 N. Delaware; Miami, FI

carcinom: James F Herman lobar Pheumonia. Mary Gies! cerebral hemorr!

i: a: 88. C508 E. Rae nd,

ale #¢ Wadians Centen)

of 1626|]

of 8 iceland, :

Total’

74, at 429 N, Denay, Gin

4 19 A M20 Nogland, flue, 350 loss. :16 A N. Senate, ash 12 :31 P. M. Pleasant Run and “Madison, cause unknown. 12:58 P. Mrairtield and Birchwood, false alarm

OFFICIAL WEATHER

cma Us 8. Weather Bureav.

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Increasing cloudiness with rain beginning late tonight or tomorrow; warmer tonight with lowest temperature about 35 to 40. Sunrise. .6:46 a. m. | Sunset..4:21 p. m. TEMPERATURE. ~—Nov. 29, 1988— Sau. RPE 83 - 1p m..... BAROMETER a : 8. Moroes 30.32 ” Pore = Bouse, ending 7 a. m....0

jiation Jince das. 1......38.96 aves asnasassenaes 2.18

MIDWEST ‘WEATHER

+l. Indisna-—Rain beginning tonight ‘or to-

morrow; warmer tonigh 1lline! is-=Oecasional on. tonight and toMOTTOW; warmer tonight. ay Michi ule bably light sou uthwest lousy Inte ght en by BE rrow and east and nort Le Ya on YOmOrtow; slightly warmer tonights eX. extreme northwest portio na an dy and warmer fol Towed light Zain beginning oe west portion Tah

night oF and in east portion oa séntuoky-~gloudy nd Srey tonight, follow ed 1 west orton i grin tomo ER WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6 oto A. M. “Bar. Temp. 30.11 3 16 30.1 30.27

C Kas. Clear esses. Cloudy + oee.Clear

BLESSES: —

Army tanks at Ft. Benning, Ga., descend a hill after

today after Carolina Power & Light}

Mr. Ingle said 125 men partici-|,

der Claims British Cruiser Is Latest. Victim.

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he might now receive the Golden Party badge and be promoted. He is handsome, ' well-dressed, married, the father of a 2-year-old daughter. His picture has appeared on the front pages: of illustrated magazines. ‘His home is in Leipzig. He went to sea at the age of 15, was a fourth

officer at 20. Unemployed, in 1929, he tried to me a flier, failed,

camp, later returned to the sea and in two days was promoted from seaman to lieutenant. On his triumphant return to German after sinking the Royal Oak, he was taken to Berlin in Adolf Hitler’s

private airplane and driven by

automobile through cheering throngs to’ the chancellory. He had lunch with Herr Hitler, received the topmost military honor, the Knight's Cross, and posed for cameramen standing stiffly at attention and describing his exploits in a loud voice without gestures.

Claim North Sea Cleared

The announcement of the destruction of the cruiser almost overwhelmed the Nazis with joy. They already were celebrating the sinking of . the British auxiliary cruiser Rawalpindi in a naval battle off Iceland (with the pocket battleship Deutschland, B r itish guthorities said). The Nazis now boasted that a triple ‘attack, submarines, airplanes and mines, had “driven the British from the North Sea” and that German warships sail the Atlantic while the British fleet seeks safety in home ports.” D. N. B., semi-official news agency, gave a thrilling account of the sinking of the Rawalpindi by an eyewitness aboard the German warship which was not named. It follows: “It is late in the afternoon. We are southwest of Iceland. The sun is just beginning to dip behind the clouds on the horizon. The sky is one glowing red splotch. There is a signal; large steamer sighted. The admiral orders: Halt steamer. “Suddenly the Briton moves away from us and gradually disappears before our eyes. With full speed ahead we follow the foe who - is evidently seeking to escape. Does he hope with his fast engines to escape destruction in the dusk?

Ship Sharply Outlined

“The commander immediately orders an increased speed. We chase after him. Alarm! In a moment our ship is ready to take on any opponent. The commander goes to the bridge. I stand near him and witness action which is dramatic power and grandiose beauty cannot be surpassed. “The outline of the enemy ship, which is recognized as an auxiliary is defined sharply against the skyline. A ty burst of firing is unleashed our war-

vi ate to seer | one Prien Is New Nazi Idol, Ranking Second to Hi tler

Grinning U-Boat’ Comman-

joined a voluntary labor .service|

Times-Acme Radiophoto.. ‘Guenther Prien . . . Friends call him “Little Hothead.”

ship. A thick cloud of smoke follows. It places a warning shot before the stranger's bow. The ship flees further. “The first real salvo follows. He must have a bad conscience. What's that? A burst of firing flashes over there, too. The steamer is answering us. Is he trying to hold us off until help arrives? “Suddenly there is a mighty roar on our’ship. The bridge trembles. Have we ourselves been hit? No, our ship only let its guns speak. Then follows: salvo upon salvo. “After a few minutes hits are discernable on the enemy. He is still defending himself.: Amidships, something whistles over the heads of our anti-airgun crews. Several hundred yards behind us enemy six-inch shells crash into the water. Fountains of water spurt skyward. Now a couple of salvos in front of us. A detonation on the enemy. Now he is burning astern and amidship and he ceases firing. ‘We silence our own guns. Dust Swirls About Ship “Thick clouds of dust swirl around our ship. We go on the bridge to see through glasses: We have been dealing with an aukil cruiser. He certainly is heavily armed! At least eight ve guns and antiairguns, too “A Bs oo! black smoke pall hangs over the burning ship. Suddenly he lurches forward. A roar and crackling reach us. Explosion follows explosion. The magazine has caught fire. In a minute the sky is lit up as by a silver star. Anti-aircraft tracer ammunition has gone up. He’s a tough fellow. Explosions last an hour while the whole ship is a mass of flames but still afloat. “Night had come. Light SOS signals are seen in the water. The Admiral gave the order to take the shipwrecked on board. . . . Desperate the Britishers clung to the ropes we let down. . . . Soon we found we could take 26 of the crew of 350 on board. Fire and storm made further attempts at Testing impossible.”

And Old

1939 Rate

Center a vive sibs baal Perry side eve seuss BS) Warren ....cce0000e0 3.06 Washington 0000000 2.93 n ‘Wayne PC 3.30

Center abs sean 3001" - Perry ssevrncsetetone 201 3 Warren visssssnsenss 1.67 Washington ..cese00s 1.17 Wayne ..ccoeosssssss 194 Decatur esscsasesesse 1 - Franklin sees sssncee 1.81 Lawrence ecesesstisne 1.52 - PiR@ coecsescsoscssen 165

Castleton ee nne cesses. $1.76 Clermont esse scesonn 301 Crows. Nest sesesense 1.17 1.17 226

High Town of Lawrence pe Lynhurst ............ 243 North Crows Nest... 1.17 _, Ravenswood sesevese 263 Rook? RADNIS sxésasts 2.67 ooters Hill ss000es 117 2 i cessssseeen 2.716 - Speedway ci Jesness Spring Hill sesvessnce Rod ‘Warren svsessee _ Williams Creek sesen’ _ Nooirust Place ..... 305 Woodstock

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Comparison of New

The following ‘table shows the artont and requested tax rates compared to the rates formally ordered by the State Tax Board for - 1940 in all taxing units of Marion County:

Townships Inside Indianapolis

Townships Outside Indianapolis

Tax Ra tes

1940 Requested

$351 3.492 3.045 2.935 3.555

11940 Ordered . $3.28

+4 director, said today. The Commission re;

One of the tanks moving up to support infantry in 3 an, y attack on » “oil pu is wn being blown up by a tank mine.

[CONVICTION OF

HOLT IS UPHELD

U.S. District: Court Sends

Notice Appeal Has Been Spurned.

The conviction of Olin R. Holt, former Kokomo mayor on charges of conspiring to defraud the Government by diverting WPA labor to private use was upheld today by the U. 8. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago. U. S. District Attorney Val Nolan received notice of the Court's action. Holt was convicted in Federal Court here last May along with four other former Kokomo city officials, who now are serving sentences of 15 months to two years in Federal prison. Federal Judge J. Leroy Adair of Illinois sentenced Holt to 15 months imprisonment and fined him $5000. Pederal Judge Robert C. Baltzell disqualified himself, “The decision has established a principle of law in this district, that a combination formed to divert ‘WPA labor. is a violation of the -conspiracy law,” Mr. Nolan said.

FIVE ARE INJURED

IN AUTO ACGIDENTS|

, Physicians at St. Vincent's Hospital today sought to learn the extent of injuries received yesterday by T-year-old Donald Wolf who was struck by a car near his home, 336 N. Holmes Ave. The car was driven by Earl Williams, 50, of 329 N. Warman Ave, police said. Mrs. Odessa Marley, 59, of 2623 N. Illinois St., was injured when two cars colided at 22d St. and Carrollton Ave. Her condition was described as fair at City Hospital. Elwood Shelton, 33, of 4029 E. 38th St., received a broken leg last night when he was struck by a car near his home. Allen Branche, 43, Niles, Ill, and T. C. Webber, 39, Chicago, were injured when their car struck a safety zone standard at Southeastern Ave. and E. Washington St.

ROCHESTER, Ind., Nov. 29 (U. P.).—One man was killed and two injured in a four-car automobile crash two miles south of here last night, ~ The victim was Charles Sturkin, about 60, Fulton County farmer. Raymond Knox, Manchester, O., and W. J. Boyd, Winchester, O., were seriously injured. Mr. Sturkin’s machine collided with another bearing Mr. Knox and Mr. Boyd, and then careened into two new cars in transfer.

WABASH, Ind. Nov. 29 (U. P.). —Alfred Wildoner, 79, farmer, died in the hospital here today after stepping in front of a car on Road 13. Mr. Wildoner apparently was crossing from his home to a barn at the time of the accident.

BROWDER TALKS TO STUDENTS AT YALE

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 29 (U.}

P.) —Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party in the

| United States, spoke on the Yale

University campus yesterday. His topic: “America and the Imperialist War.”

He addressed an under-graduate| gathering sponsored by the Yale

Peace Council, a student organization. Students at Harvard, Dartmouth and Princeton also had in-

[vited him to speak, but had been}.

overruled by their faculties. Yale students formed an attentive if noisy audience. The hall seated only 450, but students perched in all the windows, crowded the aisles, and hundreds were massed outside.

A. B. C. EYES PARTIES BY LIQUOR FIRMS

: Social events in Indiana at which liquor retailers and bartenders are special guests will be investigated by

{ithe Alcoholic Beverage Commission,| State excise]

reported that “it} +

Hugh A. Barnhart,

Acme Photos:

DIVORCEE, ORDERED" OUT, LEAPS TO DEATH

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (uv. P) - For four days Age Skiolvig, oil engineer, tried by telephone and telegraph to persuade Adelaide 6 Tate, 38-year-old divorcee, to get out of his New York apartment, which she broke into while he was away. Today he flow back from the Midwest, where he had gone on business, and told her face to face that she would have to leave. Then he left the room. A scream brought him running .back. Mrs. Tate had

|visory Board member;

Report Due Friday; Naming Of New Trustee Delayed By Commissioners.

MA yi

(Continued from Page One) ranking Democratic leaders and of ficials yesterday at City Hall. oh One party leader said the Commissioners decided on Mr. Mueller two days ago and called yesterday’s conference merely to get the support of other officials. Among the names placed in discussion at the meeting were those of Theodore Weiss, County Election Commissioner; State Reps. Laws rence C. Miller, Gideon W. Blain,

|Charles Barry Jr. and Joseph Wal-"

lace; Randall Shake, Juvenile Court chief probation officer; Mrs. Myre

| Buehl, who opposed Mr. Quinn fi

the Trustee nomination last years

Coroner and present Center Th Bridges, deputy Center trustee, a Martin H. Walpole, Works. Boare “| secretary. Others included Miss ‘Lucy Togs gart, Mrs. Nannette Dowd, Mrs. Ste< phen Noland; Walter Bergman and Mrs. Louisa Rich, Park Board employees; Frank Viehman, George Brown and Frank Bridges, real estate operators; Albert Losche, City purchasing agent; Center Assessor

Ad=

ley, former WPA director; Dr. Carletom B. McCulloch; I. G. Spencer, chief deputy County Welfare di rector; Timothy P. Sexton, former County treasurer; Otto Janus, cone tractor; Louis C. Wahl, and others, Prosecutor Lewis said Miss Noone was called before the ‘jurors “to clear up some matters.” Miss Noone: served two four-year terms as truse

jumped to her death 17 floors below.

tee immediately preceding Mr,

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with a

year a

group

is The eo that an epidemic off

| parties is about to break out among

liquor dealers, in violation of the state law.” .

LADIES AND

LE-MEN!

Here is a Necktie event—that means much to a man’s under-chin appearance —and isa grand service for a woman

gift list!

Here at Strauss—is one of America’s great neckwear presentations . . . and this is the event we hold each

t this time!

You can count on. something very spectacular! This: is it.

HE WILL OPEN HIS STRAUSS GIFT BOX FIRST.

Especially’ notable the

at.

Satins

Domestic Grenadines

Moires 'Bengalines Rib Twills $ki-Satins

Allover brocades—Macelesfield -Siquras-Plain satins—Plaids—

James Cunningham; Joseph Craw