Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 17, 1906, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextrHE MORN1K& OKEGOXIAN. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1906. 11 COnHTIONS TO E E Will Fight City's Demand for Quarterly Financial Reports. CHARTER NOT IN FORCE Large Public Service Companies Claim Provision Does Not Affect Them Passed Subsequent to Granting of Franchises. Public service corporations of Portland will fight against the enforcement of the charter provisions which provide that they shall submitt quarterly reports of their finances to the City Auditor. Al though representatives and officials of the companies concerned are reticent as to what course of action they will pur sue when they are requested to submit the reports. It Is a foregone ' conclusion IK RESISTANG that they will resist. Within a few days all of the public service corporations of Portland will re ceive a request from Auditor Devlin that they shall submit quarterly reports of their asaets, debts, expenditures, profits and losses, and all other information rel ative to their financial condition. The charter provides "that the statements shall be exhaustive and complete, and if It is possible to secure such reports Just what these companies clear from the valuable franchises they hold will be di vulged. That these reports would make very interesting reading there can be no doubt, but the unanswered question Is whether they can be obtained. The re ports would enable the people of Port land to realize Just how valuable are the franchises and -privileges which have been granted, as it is believed that great profits would be disclosed. The companies are not willing to di vulge their financial secrets and un doubtedly will fight the enforcement of section 99 of the charter to the last ditch. It Is believed that the corporations awarded franchises before the adoption of the present city charter will ignore the request of Auditor Devlin. If they do. It Is understood that the Auditor will report them to the City Council. If the City Council should attempt to enforce the provisions of the ordinance a bitter ' and long-drawn contest in the courts would ensue. Mayor Lane Is determined that the public service corporations shall be made to come to time and believes that prac tically all of them that are holding franchises or privileges are affected by the charter provision requiring quarterly reports. He has obtained a legal opin ion to this effect. While personally he Is of the belief that nothing can be clone with the companies that were granted franchises before the adoption of the present charter,. Auditor Devlin will do all within his power to enforce the charter provision. During the administration of ex-Mayor Williams the matter of securing the reports was considered at length. Mayor Williams, City Attorney McNary and Auditor Dev lin were all of the opinion at that, time that nothing could be done and the mat ter was allowed to rest. The companies which will receive re quests for reports are: Portland Gen eral Electric Company, Portland Gas Company, Portland Railway Company, Oregon Water Power & Railway Company, Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company; Southern Pacific Railway Company, Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, Northern Pacific Terminal Company, Portland Hydraulic Elevator Company, American District Telegraph Company. Postal Telegraph Company. Western Union. City Messen ger & Delivery Company, Investment Company, Home Telephone Company and me union MarKet Association. The last two mentioned are the only two companies of importance which have been granted valuable franchises since the adoption of the charter, with the exception of the United Railways Com pany, which has not yet begun construe tlon work. , CHINESE GIN A PUZZLE Chemists Unable to Recognize Pow erful Drugs in Beverage. The contents of Chinese "gin" still re main a mystery to State Dairy and Food Commissioner Bailey, who is trying to nna out wnat drug or drugs, if any, are NOT A LEPER, BUT A SICK THE great problem which confronted the city fathers as to what should be done with the alleged Chinese leper who lives In a hovel near the Multnomah Field, at Chapman and Main streets, has been solved by Dr. C. H. Wheeler, the City Health Officer, who declares that the Chinese is not a leper at all. Roused to action by the numerous com plaints of people living In the neighbor hood of the sick Celestial's shanty, the Health Department thoroughly investi gated the case yesterday and Dr. . Wheeler, Acting Chief of Police Grltz macher and County Judge Webster held a long consultation yesterday as to the disposal of the unfortunate. After examining the afflicted Chinese, Dr. Wheeler declared that the man is suffering from a dreaded blood malady and positively denied that he was a leper. "From the nature of his condi tion I can state," said Dr. Wheeler yes terday, "that the Chinese is not a leper, but is in a highly advanced stage of a serious blood flLxease." Acting upon the advice of Dr. Wheeler, it was decided at yesterday's conference to send the man to the poor farm so soon as possible, taking at the same time all precautions to prevent the spread of the disease until the Chinese could be exam ined more thoroughly. He will be placed in an Isolated cottage at the farm and all steps will be taken to keep him away from the other inmates. His quarters are already being prepared for him and It is possible that ha will be removed there today. Ray Baan is the poor unfortunate's name and he once was a prosperous mer chant Old, sick and forsaken by his countrymen, Baan now lives all alone In the dirty, fallen-down shack where an Oregonian reporter saw him yester day. His face la covered with many sores and he cannot talk above a whis per. He presented a pitiful sight as he came out in front of his hovel, thinking somebody was bringing him something to eat. Baan Is over 50 years old now and says he has been in this country only cix years. He acknowledges his countrymen have left him and now call him "Sang Fung." a leper, but the old man only shakes his head without a word of murmur. When asked how the Chinese will be mixed Into the Oriental 'tjoy water." Commissioner Bailey asserts that Chi nese gin contains only about half as much' alcohol as ordinary whisky, and he is certain that a certain drug which the Chinese mix with the gin is respon sible for its terrible effects. Both the Commissioner and his assistant are busy analyzing the stuff, but so far have been unable to identity the ingredients, not knowing Just what to look for. There are five Chinese saloons- in Port land, so-called "gin Joints." against which & crusade is being conducted by Commissioner Bailey. They are owned by Mee Fong, 91 Second street; Wing Chung Company, 104H Second street; Fook Hang Lung, 1S1 Second street; On Hung & Co., 66 Second street, and Fook Hing Lung, 191 Second stret. All of these places sell Chinese gin to any one who has the price and a thirst for the Celes tial stimulant. Commissioner Bailey Is hopeful of finding the drug he alleges the Chinese use in "doping" the gin and will make a strong fight for the revocation of the licenses of the five Chinese Joints. TWD LOTS BRING $85,(1 H. W. GOODE AND T. S. BROOKE BUY FIXE PROPERTY. Wells, Fargo & Company Quarter Block on Fourth and Yam hill Streets Sold. Another large realty transfer was con cluded in Portland yesterday, when Wells, Fargo & Co. sold the office property which they now occupy to H. W. Goqde and Thomas Scott Brooke. The sale embraces a quarter-block at the southeast corner of Fourth and Yamhill streets, and the purchase price was t?5,000. The sale was not negotiated through dealers, being brought about by direct conferences be tween representatives of Wells, Fargo & Co. and the purchasers. The- corner is at present occupied by a two-story frame building which was erected 20 years ago for the offices of Wells, Fargo & Co. The company will occupy it until the completion of its 12 story steel building, now under construc tion at Sixth and Oak streets. The new owners say that at this time they have not in view any special improvement of the property and do not know to what use it will be put upon the removal of the present building. The site is In a good location, however, and it Is prob able that a more substantial building will be erected upon it before many years. The lots were purchased by Wells, Far go & Co. about four years ago, one from the Fleischner estate and the other from Ralph Dement. The price. $83,000. Ig one of the highest that has been paid for property in tha immediate vicinity. It is not regarded is excessive, however, and Is simply an in stance of the general advance in prices which has occurred south as well as north of the central business streets. "WTe believe that we have made a very good Investment," said Mr. Brooke last night. "This corner Is one of the last quarter-blocks available In the business section and seems to us to be In a very good location. I cannot say at this time whether we shall Improve it or not. We have bought'Slmply as an Investment, and we feel confident that it will increase in value." ' This Is the' second large sale of business property which has been made this week. The other, the Gunst property, at Elev enth and Washington streets, Is not yet closed, but It is understood that the deeds will probably be transferred before the close of this week or early next week. Real Estate Sales Reported. Martin Sypneskl has sold two lots on' Ktlltngsworth avenue, near Union, to Samuel M. Yeoman for J3500. There Is a two-story, ten-room house on the property. Motter & McKenzle made the transfer. They also report the sale of the George C. Smith half lot at 841 Mississippi avenue to Schrewe & To wasie for J1300. - M. J. Jones has purchased "Pap's" restaurant on Morrison street from Reiner Bros, for J8500. About the first of August a party of West Virginia people arrived in Port land for a look at the country. There were ten In the party and some of them were so well pleased with the country that' they invested at once. Judge David E.. Johnson bought 46 acres in the Mount Tabor district from James Gibson and four acres adjoining It from Clinton M"Coy, the considera tion not being- given out, while J. H. McCullock purchased a quarter block at East Madison and East Twentieth streets from Dr. J. K. Locke for S4000. The deeds are now being1 made out. The visitors have returned to West Virginia, having other property under consideration, and have written Mr. Gib son to look for other investments. JUST ARRIVED. New suits, new skirts, new coats, 'new millinery, at Le Palais Royal, 375 Wash ington street. SHACK OCCUPIED BY transported to the farm yesterday. Dr. Wheeler announced he would be willing to take the man with him In his own buggy, so harmless is the unfortunate and so little chance Is there of contagion. It is probable that the Police Depart ment will send the patrol wagon and take Baan to the farm. Once, not so many years ago, there was a large Chinese colony living in the shacks where Baan now makes his piti ful existence. Little by little the Celes OPENS "'BITTER -WAR Suit Over Terminal Grounds Will Be. Hard Fought. $ HARRIMAN MEN OUTDONE Feel That Hill Interests Have Xotj Kept Good Faith Will Leave Jfo Stone Unturned to Secure Legal Remedy. Harriman officials are preparing to fight every inch of ground in the suit which the Northern Pacific Terminal Company has brought against the Portland. & Se attle to condemn certain blocks which the latter company purchased for termi nals in North Portland. Although the representatives of the Harriman Interests decline to give out any statement in the matter, it Is known that they look upon the pending suit as of great Importance and will bring to bear every effort to win the case. It is strongly Intimated In Harriman circles that the Hill Interests have not kept good faith in securing terminals in dependent of the Northern Pacific Ter minal Company. It Is alleged that there has existed a mutual understanding that neither the Hill nor the Harriman inter ests, as members of the Northern Pa cific Terminal Company, should make any move toward securing independent termi nals which would defeat the interests of the common organization. It is true that It is the Portland & Se attle, not the Northern Pacific, which has purchased the property that has caued the trouble, but this is regarded In Har riman circles as a distinction without any considerable difference. The termi nal company, they say. was organized for the purpose of serving all roads holding a membership in it, and each should therefore do all In its power to supply the company with business. "What would be the fate of the termi nal company if the O. R. & N. and the Southern Pacific should follow the ex ample of Hill and also purchase Inde pendent terminals?" they ask. "Where would It get its business then?" In Its suit the terminal company will emphasize the fact tht it has been, in need of increased facilities for some time, and that it will be utterly impossible to obtain them if the Portland & Seattle is permitted to keep its present holdings. Intimation has been made that officials of the Portland & Seattle, as directors of the Northern Pacific Terminal Company, picked out the very blocks now in ques tion for purchase by the terminal com pany. , While this was the mutual understand ing, it is said, the Hill contingent exe cuted a flank movement and their oppo nents woke up one bright morning to find that the Portland & Seattle had quietly acquired the coveted property. ASKS REMOVAL OF CAUSE Portland & Seattle Files Petition in Terminal Railway's Suit. The Portland & Seattle Railway Com pany desires the transfer of the suits filed In the State Circuit Court by the Northern Pacific Terminal Company to condemn dpot grounds of the Portland & Seattle Company to the United States Court. A petition to that effect was filed yesterday, together with a bond in the sum of $1000 to insure the payment of all costs'. The Portland & Seattle Company al leges that the Northern Pacific Terminal Company In the condemnation proceed ings seeks to condemn and appropriate property belonging to the Hill lines val ued at U.000,000, and avers that an at tempt to reach an agreement regarding the price was made, and the terminal company has offered only $00,000 as com pensation for the blocks and lots of ground in question. Because the litigation is between cor porations organized in different states the Portland & Seattle Company asserts that the change of venue should be made. CHANGES IX TIME CARD. Southern Pacific's Running Schedule Goes Into Effect Tomorrow. A new time-card affecting both the local and through train service has been issued by the Southern Pacific to go Into effect tomorrow. Beginning at that time train No. U for San Francisco will leave Portland at 8 o'clock A. M., which Is a half-hour earlier than the present time of departing. Train No. 12 from San Francisco will arrive at 7:15 P. M. The present time Is 5:B5. On the West Side division, train No. 2. OLD MAN "7 k .1 . v : . . v THE ALLEGED CHIXESE LEPER, CHAPMAN tials left until finally Baan alone re mained. He had no place to go, and nobody would take him and he has been living there alone for some time now, making his living as best he could. The residents in the neighborhood send food to the Chinese, leaving It on his porch. Sometimes he would venture outside and beg, but he has not been out for the last few months. The whole neighborhood gave a sigh of relief yesterday when it waa informed i - : . -t -r" liri if -r iWMirr ilHHriir- Xr..-.-....-.-.o..i..'v..M.-.sJ....)frJ...j..r.. flft ft. f ,ftrfl--".v.. .y, , v t which has left at 7:30 A. M. for many years, is scheduled to leave a half-hour earlier. By this change it will make di rect connections with No. 18 on the Yam hill division at St. Joseph, thus giving passengers the opportunity to take either morning train and arrive at either Cor vallis or Dallas. Simultaneously there will be several changes on the Corvallis & Eastern. Train No. 2 will leave Yaquina at 6:55 A. M-, arriving at Albany at 11:40 A. M., 35 min utes earlier than under the present sched ule. The same train returning will leave Albany at 12:10 P. M., instead of 12:45 as at present. WORK TRAIN CARS DITCHED Accident Near Bertha Interrupts Traffic but Slightly. Several cars of a work train were ditched last night a short distance the other side of Bertha, on the West Side division of the Southern Pacific- No one was hurt in the smashup, and a wreck ing train sent out from Portland had the track cleared within a few hours. Because of the obstruction to " traffic, the Forest Grove local, which was due to leave Portland at 8 o'clock, was held here until 9:45. No other trains were de layed, as the accident happened after the Corvallis passenger had arrived. R. W. Cook Leaves Hill tine. R. W. Cook severed his connection with the local office of the Northern Pacific yesterday to engage In private business. The position of traveling freight agent, which he has occupied for some time, will be filled by J. H. French, at present chief clerk In the office of F. H. Fogarty. Ralph Jenkins has been appointed to take the position vacated by Mr. French. Railroad Personals. R. B. Miller, general freight agent for the Harriman lines in Oregon, left yester day on a trip to Puget Sound. W. C. Seachrest. North Pacific Coast agent of the New York Central, returned to Portland yesterday from a business trip to Puget Sound. J. A. Cook, general Western freight agent for the Wisconsin Central, left yes terday on a business trip to Astoria and other Columbia River points. MONEY FOR ALASKA LINE FUND SWELLED BY $5 000 BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS. Unsolicited Offers for $15,200 of Stock in Steamship Venture Re ceived in Two Days. Although no particular effort is being made to raise subscriptions for the Portland-Alaska steamship project, more, than $5000 was added to the amount yes terday by voluntary signers. Until the joint committee of the four commercial organizations holds a meeting and makes different arrangements subscriptions will be received by J. B. Laber. secretary of the Board of Trade. Altogether, . during yesterday and the day before, $15,200 has teen subscribed by people desiring to take stock, eacti be ing a voluntary offer. Any number of promises" by business men and capitalists have been made to the committeemen offering financial support. Next Monday evening a meeting of the joint committee will be held for the pur pose of completing details fcnthe system to be followed when the work of solicit ing subscriptions begins. Different mem' bers of the joint committee will be authorized to' call upon the business men and citizens of Portland and encourage them to take stock the proposition which promises to make the Rose City the gateway to the great northern ter ritory. Captain E. W. Spencer, of The Dalles Transportation Company, has voluntar ily offered to take stock in the new en terprise to the extent of $5000. In addi tion to his own assistance. Captain Spen cer is authority for the statement that he knows of a number of others who will take equally large subscriptions. These men will subscribe when called on by the representatives of the joint committee. Offers of financial support have also been received by the Board of Trade and others interested in the project from any number of people who Bay they are will ing to subscribe as soon as the commit teemen begin the work of soliciting. After raising the necessary money the stock company will be organized. Funds Missing From Vaults. AKRON, O., Aug. 16. A report of an examination of the County Treasurer, filed today, charges former County Treasurer Smith with a shortage of $755, 000. This amount was found missing from the vaults. The Prosecuting Attorney says a demand will be made on Smith for the amount. Dr. Wheeler, City Health Officer, Examines Afflicted Chinese, and Authorities Voted to Send Him to Poor Farm. - ' t AND MAIN STREETS. that the Chinese would be taken away. There is a spring of cool, fresh water only 20 steps from the unfortunate's shack and children were in the habit of going there to drink. Baan waa the "bogey" man of the whole neighborhood and now the parents will not be afraid of sending their children out. The row of shacks is an eyesore and it is understood that after the Chinese is removed a petition will be circulated to have them removed or burned. CRISIS IS AT HMD Ticklish Time for People Who Have to Do With Hops. FEW DAYS WILL DECIDE IT Sellers Up to the Present Have the) Best of the Situation, and Buy ers Are Trying to Take Time by the Forelock. The hop market has entered upon its most critical stage and for the next few days the excitement In the trade will be Intense. The ) crop situation in all parts of the. world is being keenly watched for any inkling that will reveal the future course of the market. Millions are at stake on the outcome, ana tor tunes are to be made and lost. The English hop crop ia suffering, but how bad oft it Is no one can say. Es timates are cabled that range all the way from 260.000 to 340.000 cwt. This spread shows plainly enough that even the hop experte of London are at sea as to the real conditions in that, coun try. In the continental hop sections tnere is the (same diversity of views, and even here In Oregon dealers who have means of knowing are 20,000 bales apart in their predictions. The fact of the matter is, unusual conditions exist In nearly all the countries that grow hops, and the crops are now in such shape that a climatic change of unfavorable nature is likely to play havoc. Fortunately for the Oregon farmer, the chances of a safe outcome are better here than elsewhere. The later market, so far as it can now be foreseen, will either stand where it 19 or go forward. There Is not much likelihood of values receding. Hops were firm at 18 cents yesterday, and may be worth 20 cents today or tomorrow. By picking time, it is predicted by many that there will be a 25-cent market. The enthusiasts are looking for even more in the Fall and few have the courage to contradict them. As has been said, however, everything depends on the crop outturn, in England particularly. Things may not be as bad as they seem and there is always a chance for the bubble to burst. These are ticklish times for the speculators who are going against what is, to a cer tain extent, an uncertainty. They are aleo strenuous times for the grower .who is trying to get all the light he can on the situation. There were several transactions yester day at 18 cents, which firmly set the mar ket at that price. The largest deal was In this city, where A. J. Ray & Son Bold 70,000 pounds of their Reedvllle crop to H. L. Hart. T. A. Riggs, of Dallaa bought 30,000 pounds from Dewey Hill off the South Bookner ranch, and a message from Independence said Charles Livesley had bought for Clem Horst 15,000 near that placei The California market also went to 18 cents with the sale of eo.000 pounds of Sonomas. The buyers there werev Donovan and Richardson, the latter for P. R. O. Horst. No further light was definitely thrown on the 20-cent contract at Woodburn, announced in this paper yesterday. Henry Miller, who was reported to have bought the lot. still declined to discuss the mat ter and many hop men exprengfed the opinion that the deal had fallen through. The general belief was that the hitch was on the quality specification, Mr. Mil ler insists on the delivery of choice hops and the owner being willing only to sign up for primes. There was the usual crOp rumors from the country yesterday. It was said that 20 cents was being offered in several sections, but by whom no one knew. One man who came down from Wood burn said he heard of 21 cents offered there, but he was going some. At any rate, no one would be surprised to see a 20-cent hop market throughout Oregon by Saturday night. ORDERS AT . 30 CENTS. Salem "Firm Will Send Its Buyers Into the Country This Morning. SALEM. Or., Aug. 16. (Special. ) It looks very much as if hop-dealers who want the goods have entered upon a bidding competition in order to get the desired contracts. From 17-cent contracts here in Salem the price jumped to 20 cents when that figure, was named in a contract by an Aurora buyer, and tonight at least one Salem firm has received orders from the East to pay the same price. That there should be an advance of three cents at one bound is not sur prising, for nothing less would get a con tract. A grower who refuses 17 centa does so because he believes the price is going to 20 or better, and he would therefore, refuse 18 or 19 cents. It is be lieved that many lots of hops will change handB at 20 cents and no further advance Is looked for for several days at least. The Salem firm that received orders at 20 cents tonight declines to be mentioned in that connection until purchases have been made. Buyers for the firm will be out among the growers with 20-cent of fers tomorrow. . Yakima Market Is Blocked. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Aug. 16. (Special.) A telephone message from Buttevllle, Or., stating that the price of hops had jumped to 20 cents, caused quite a flurry of excitement among hop-dealers of this city. All offers of less than 20 cents were refused today, and it Is thought another advance will take place soon. Why Are All Cooks Fat and Hearty? They Are Rarely Other Than Small Eaters, and It Ia Clalnird Thejr Merely Absorb Nutriment. DID YOU ever see a skinny cook? that la. among the cooks at the restaurants and eating-houses? A lean chef Is a rarity, and anyone who stays in that line of business very long de velops a marked tendency toward acquir ing a plump, well-fed appearance. Chefs In large restaurants eat less than the average person, often hardly enough to satisfy the appetite of a delicate woman or small child, yet they seem to absorb more nourishment than do most persons; hence their fat. It is said that chefs become fleshy be cause of the odors from the cooking food which they inhale. The . ordinary cook does not eat "a. great deal, or have much of an appetite, but his akin absorbs enough food to build up the waste tis sues and to add flesh besides. Will Wed a California Girl. NEW YORK, Aug. 1$. Through the, publication of a notice today, announce ment Is made of the marriage of Miss Mabel B. Abbott to John W. Jaffray. Miss Abbott, who came East six months ago from California, is the stepdaughter of Edward W. Reilly, who owns one of the largest stables in this city. The wed ding took place on Monday at the Little Church Around tha Corner, Rev, Dr. T "TVrTsTT'J IVli SMYRNA RUGS IMPERIAL Smyrna Rugs meet every idea of the housekeeper. . ATTRACTIVENESS They exactly reproduce, in color and pattern, many superb Oriental Rugs, also a wide range of effects in Me dallion, Two-Tone and Delft. Every rug seamless. "Imperial' ' rugs are the nearest approach to genuine Oriental Rugs made in America. COMFORT They have a soft, thick pile. CLEANLINESS May be lifted daily and quick ly shaken. ECONOMY Extremely durable; made of pure . wool, and reversible, both sides exactly alike. Cheaper than Wiltons. Hearth and Carpet Sizes J.GJ1ACK&C0. Exclusive Carpet H0US8 86-88 THIRD STREET PHIL METSCHAN, President and Manager. Seventh and Washington ' European Plan - - - - Houghton officiating. Miss Abbott has spent much time at the country place of her stepfather, near White Plains. She has been studying for the stage at a school In this city. The bridegroom Is a son of Howard F. Jaffray and grand son of the late E. S. Jaffray. AT THE THEATERS What the Press Agents Bar Star Stork Season Opens Monday. Opening- the dramatic Geaeon at the Star Theater will be made by the Allen Mock com pany next Monday afternoon. The first play offered by thl company will be "Caught In the Web." This is a detective play in four acts. In which there is enough thrilling ma terial to supply several ordinary playa. The plot Is powerful and effective and it promises to make a lasting Impression. The members of the Allen stock company are excellent actors and aotreaees, and that they are suc cessful Is evident from the fact that for more than a year past they have been playing to capacity in their theater at Tacoma. Hach week the company will offer a change of bill and each play will be carefully staged and costumed. A daily matinee will be a feature. The - enjragem"nt of the Allen stock comwrny WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. Ladies' Hand Bags SpeciaJ Sale Of the latest French and American models, all new, exclusive and in the latest shades. Don't fail to see them. 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He has a budget of stories which are of the most amusing sort and he knows how to tell them to the best advantage. Joe Whitehead and the Grlerson sleters contribute a musical act which Is in Itself wort, seeing, while "At Camp Reat," the comedy sketch of Chart ea H. Carter and Gusnle Taylor, is one of the v most realistic farreleta of the year. These and other clever entertainers make life merry at the Grand. Military Drama at the Ijyric. Staged by Herbert Ash ton and with Frank Fanning and Warrla Howard as leading char acters, "The Marching Regiment" is winning many words of praise at the Lyric Theater thia week. The play has a strong plot, which differs aignally from the usual wartime re hearsal. The plot abounds in romance of a wholesome kind and a charming love story is told throughout the .entire length of the play, it is a play you win go attain to b. Rubber Department Special Combination Fountain . 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