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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
HIGH COST OF LIVING

congressman Hamilton OF
Michigan charges the cheap poll
tician with misleading the down
trodden farmer" "The situation
10 filled with contradiction, every
body pickering to locate the blame
for high prices. Investigating
commissions are rampant, and in
the midst of It the democratic
gentlemen, after time-honored
custom. are diligently trying tc
convert discomfort into votes"
When one great and sufficient
reason is known for anything
why seek for another? The over
capitalization Of trusts. forcing vi
prices 70 pay ss per cent on theiI
watered stock is enough.
II explains.
When that murdered mother
was found to be shot. why disseci
for poisonf
Why should congressman, ol
Whatever party. keep up the fu-
tile CHATTER Of party dry bones t.
cover the groans OF the oppress
"a. whom they might relieve b.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

When she criticises or argues or
complains you'll want to talk back
to her as you would to a man.
Don't do 1t, / warn you. Kings of
nations can mack speeches.; kings
of homes can keep silence-or
they are not kings. / don't sup
pose any married couples have
ever lived without a little rifle
now and then. Don't take quar-
rels too seriously. Let them be
like little clouds that hide the
sun for only a moment and
make the sunshine all the better
when 1t does come. In the SO
years we have been married, my
wife never once told me she
would leave me. That was be-
cause we never let our little
quarre.s grow big. My wife was
pretty, but l didn't marry her on
that account. Be sure your girl
is good and true. You can find
1t out by watching her. Then
make up your mind to stick to
her. You'll love her more as each
year goes by. ! love my wife So
times more than / did when we
were first married,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

market and at the house for less,
because they have neither rent nor
commission to pay. But out here
the consumer gets it going and
coming. The greed of the little
Rockefellers is as grasping as
that of the big fellows. If that
is what the congressman means
by, cat last the farmer is coming
into his own" that he Is being
taught to pass by the middleman
and charge their additional price
1T is high time for the insur-
gents to step in and decapitate
trust prices, the greater including
the less. So that is where poll
tics come in. There's is talk of
a drop in prices. Beware. That
will be only until after fall elec-
tions. C. L. B.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

girl to go with boy two years
younger? CD Is it proper for a
girl of sixteen to go with the boys?
CONSTANT READER.
A.-(I A smile and slight bow
of acknowledgment is sufficient.
CD The girl. (3) Her escort.
.(4) No. go Girls of sixteen
should be thinking of their lessons
instead of the boys.
Dear Miss Grey: I expect to go
to town to school next fall. How
shall I wear my hair and how
long shall my dresses be? Shall
l wear high-heeed shoes and cor
sets? I am thirteen.
SCHOOLGIRL.
Apart your hair, roll it at
the sides and braid it in one
braid. Tie near the end with a
ribbon bow in color to harmon
ize with your dress. Your skirts
should be half way between
knees and shoe tops if you are
large for your age-shorter If
you are small. By no means wear
Ihigh-heeled shoes and corsets!
Wear common-sense heels and
boned waists. Little girls look
even more absurd than women do
in high-heeled shoes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
CYNTHIA GREYS
CORRESPONDENTS

eDar Miss Grey: Cd Should
an infants skirt and dres she
made of different material? CD
If child is born in September
should it wear petticoats made OF
flannel or outing flannel?
NEW MOTHER.
A.-(1) The little skirts may
be made of heavier material
than is usually used for a baby's
first dresses, but it would be nice
to have one skirt to match the
dress-for very best wear. (2)
Flannel is best. 1t need not be ar
expensive grade, for the cheaper
really launders better than the
high grade.
Dear Miss Grey: Cd What an
swer should a girl give when 6
man thanks her for a dance? (2)
Should the girl or her escort fol
low the. usher in church? (3)
If there is no usher, who SHOULD
precede? s4) Is it improper fol
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
Tacoma, Wash. Nav %.

ldCOu1dy w ASH, may a..
Dear Editor Daily Times:
II you will allow space in your
valuable paper to inform the pub
lie (that don't know the shame
and disgrace that is being heaped
upon the Tacoma and Pierce
county citizens at American lake
by the selfish interests of some
one. or the ignorance of oui
county officials, or the special
privileges they are granting to
that someone. l will speak of my
experience Sunday.
/ had a party of friends from
the east and took them in my cal
to show them the beauties of oul
city and county drives and seen.
cry. Being a resident here fol
fourteen years, l take pride il
showing and pointing out al
places of interest to strangers
and especially my friends.
Well, last Sunday / started out
with my party of eastern friends
and for three hours everything
was lovely going over the roads
have travelled for years, keeping
out the best places for the last
of which American lake / Away.
figured the most beautiful, and
to my surprise, when l was near
Ing the lake on a road that
know of my own personal knowl
edge has been open for fourteen
years was closed. Then, thinkinf
] would take another old road,
only went around to find it also
closed. thus stopping all avenue.
to the sight of the south side o.
that beautiful lake owned by the
government and controlled By
whom7
Is 1t not time someone entered
. protest? There was at least {
dozen automobiles came up to tn,
same place and had to turn arount
Just what little time we wer,
there.
/ only wish your. paper woult
investigate this matter and put !
plainly before the auto club. be
fore 1t is too late and the view {,
this lake that belongs to all o
ms is shut off forever.
Yours truly,
MRS. T. NJ. s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
Copyright, 1910. by N. e. A

wish that 1 couBd stay awake
When another trip 1 take
Tousel said, and rolled Hight DER,
Shut his eyes and then did snore!
And Sweet Slumber in did creep,
For young Tousel was asleep,
Right to Storm Kings land they flew
listen, now, cause this IS true);
There they saw the Weather made
Bolts of Lightning round them played,
Little Raindrops cried real loud.
Cause they couldn't find Cloud;
There a man made lotsE pr Hail
(Stirred 1t up right In q paiD,
And on bushes grew some SNOW
Geel those Flakes aid quickly growI
Winds of all kinds then they saw
Some well done, but others raw
Rolls of Thunder stacked around.
And some Frost piled on the ground;
Showers. too. hung on big trees,
Hurricanes flew round like bees;
Shadow boxes where were made
Little Shadows and some Shade
Sunshine, too was made In chunks,
Then packed down in great big trunks;
(Weather Men. from day to day,
Buy supplies there-so they say;
When the right sort they can't find,
WelI-they take another klnd).
When to Dreamland net you 60,
You will find ALL this IL 50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
honest legislation?

honest legislation?
But it is with the imitators of
trust methods that we must also
deal, with those who help keep
up the high cost of living where
they might help to lower it, with
retailers and even some farmers.
AS an accidental investigating
commission of one, l became pos
sessed of the following data.
Scene, a meat market, where the
following dialogue took place.
| Bystander: whats chickens?"
Butcher: 'They ask us 35 cents
a pound-springs. Well, anyone
that's tried to raise chickens out
here knows that's not too high. I"
ID: do you get them from the
commission mem" Butcher: mo;
don't think there's one of 'em
goes to the commission houses
They come straight to u.s." "a:
Then, without packers, or corn
mission men, or brokers, or mid
dlemen of any kind getting any
profit out of it, that 35 cents is
charged straight from the farmer
to the retailer?" Butcher: yes
Then at my eloquent silence: tits
the high cost of feed, and chick.
ems are so hard to raise out here
Not one in 20 lives to grow up
That's right" from the by.
stander.
Next. accident sent my way a
refutal of this sophistry. A fru.
gal, hard-working Norwegian
woman, who keeps few cows and
chickens, laughed to scorn both
claims of the priceraiser. Cost
of feed? You get wheat chaff
screenings, at Is cents the sach
Goo pounds); oats, 50 a sack
cracked corn 1925. But no one
buys oats or corn for chickens
And in summer they feed them
selyes-eat grass. anything, table
scraps. Only in winter feed them
What? They do not live? Hard
to raise chickens? Sss! Does the
poultry show boom say that? No
my old hen laid 10 eggs, every.
one Matched, grew fast and big
bought no feed, and last year
lsold them for 1T cents a pound
lChickens are awful easy to raise
l--if the cat don't come fn-just
kitty and dog the trouble. The
hens go all off for hunt nest
Come off with IA chicks; feed
: themselves. Potatoes are cheaI
: now. IS cents a sack. Boiled Do.
tatoes are good for chickens. Hard
= to raise? High cost OF feedf'
> Then she said what might b.
equivalent to "Rats!" in the Scan
q ldinavian tongue.
G There was an honest farrner'i
wife for you--not "down-trod
D den," nor yet greedy. But hel
IL cents q pound chickens woult
t be transferred by every retailer
!. that could get them into the uni
: form 3s or 40 cent price prevail
p ing. And their arguments are Q,
painfully cut-and-dried. Tn,
truth Is that. while the trusti
lead in fixing high prices. ever,
T little 8 BY Z grocer and commits
I sion man and farmer and butche
follows, not only the price, blu
I the m3th0ds OF the extortf0ner
: Every berry-raiser who sells from
0 door TO door in Tacoma charge
: even more than the market price
u though in the east farmers sell Il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

The Aloha club and the Col
legiate Alumnae association are
completing arrangements for the
last of their series of lectures.
The final number will present DR..
|Southwick In a dramatic imper-
son alton of Bulwer Lytton' s
tRichelieu." The lecture will be
given Friday evening, June 3, at
Masonic temple.
Closing its 10th session, the st.
Cecilia's annual concert at the
First Christian church last even
ing was a marked success. Mr..
Claude Madden of Seattle, first
violinist with the Seattle SYM
phony Orchestra, made his first
public appearance in Tacoma.
Mrs. Lolita Ashby Othick, soprano,
was heard in a group of songs.
The chorol numbers were given
under the direction Of Walter
Guernsey Reynolds.
Mrs. Carl Morrissee entertained
Monday afternoon complimentary
to the members of the Altrua
Table Round, which met 70 an
afternoon of study of English lit
erature. and art. Following the
study session luncheon was serv-
ed.
The Ladies' auxiliary Of the
White Glover chapter, o. e. s.,
will meet Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Fawcett, 100
East Thirty-fourth street.
The Autumn Leaf Gard club
will entertain tomorrow evening
at the Tacoma Music Hall. Fol-
lowing the cards refreshments
will be served.
Mrs. Bertram e. BucIymaster
will entertain at her country
home Friday afternoon in honor
of Miss Pemberton who is to be
married In June.
DIR. Luema johnson Is hostess
this afternoon for a meeting OF
the Equal Franchise society al
her home on Sixth avenue.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
First Baptist church Is entertain
ing this afternoon with a silver
social given at the home of Mrs
e. e. Rosling on North D street
Mrs. Thad Huston is entartain.
ing today at Fair Cakes" for the
Ladies' Aid society OF the Firsd
M. e. church. The occasion rs
a picnic to which members and
friends are invited.
It. b. Hanley, supreme presi
dent Of the Modern Brotherhood
of America, is to arrive in Tacoma
Thursday and the local lodge |.
planning an elaborate reception
to be given in their lodge rooms
at Thirteenth and E streets. .
In honor of Miss Margaret Dry
err, whose wedding to Mr.. Edmond
Riley has been announced TO,
June, Mrs. Tom Mason has ISSUED
invitations for a Saturday after
noon affair.
Miss Margaret Mearns will Civ,
4 dramatic recital in Southsid
hall on the evening of Friday
June 8.
The ladies of the American
Woman's league of Tacoma will
entertain for strangers Friday AT
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Mil
ford Jacobs, 1901 North Verd
street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

A pearly shell lay in my
The term "ankee" is supposed
to have originated from "Yeng-
hees," the manner in which the
Indians pronounced the word
English"
New York and Iowa both use
the rose as q state flower. Tt 10
claimed that the golden rod is
common to all the states OF the
Union.
Memorize this bit of verse to-
day: 1t will do you good besides
helping you:
CHANGED PERSPECTIVE.
Full oft the pathway to her door
I've measured by the self-same
track,
Yet doubt the distance more and
more;
IT'S so much longer, coming
back.
James Russell Lowell.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

H o m e, m y,
|dears. is the Sc
|cret of it ,dan.
Keep the home
Hight burning, IL
|it costs you your
life. Stay In
your home and
keep 1t so sweet
and clean and so
much your very
own that you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

The long lapel is preferred ON
early summer suits, as 1t provides
the deep opening which is pretty
with the lingerie waist and the
fashionable frill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Superba grade of Puyallup-
made Ice cream. Extra extraor-
binary quality and purity. Quart.
|35c; pints. zoe. Jersey Butter
store. 111l c st. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Oxalic acid will remove tea
stains from white linen. Put the
powder on stains. pour boiling wa
ter over 1t and rinse we'll, or the
acid will eat the material.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Gibson pleats are used a great
deal In children's dresses this
summer. By this means the nee
essary fullness may be well ad-
justed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

The tendency has been of late
years to leave off hats in the
summer time as much as possible.
Girls have knotted wells behind
the ears and have contrived many
other little fanciful head dresses
to protect their tresses from the
winds, but it has remained for an
American girl artist in Paris to
send US a charming and Frenchy
little design that will catch the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

When a pipe in the bowl or
bathtub becomes clogged. mix a
handful of soda and handful of
common salt together and force
It down the pipe. Leave for a
half hour. then pour down boil
ing water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

In the Ilr6t
mouth closed.
You've b o e n
mixing up with
men SO long
that you don't
u n d @ r 8 t a n d
women. You'll
try to treat her
as you would a
man partner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

If half inch of oil is poured
on the top of a partly used bottle
of olives and the bottle we'll cork
ed the olives will retain their
flavor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
In the Editors Mail

Short letters from Times readers will be printed in this
column when they of sufficient
write about anything anybody
not your motive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
ALL AROUND
THE II I Horn
By cynthia Grey

1t is said that a pinch of salt
added to warm water In which
dried fruit is soaked will add to
the flavor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Black pipings are in favor, be-
ing used to emphasize important
lines of costume. They serve
excellently the desire for a touch
of black.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Oilcioth should not be washed
in soapsuds, as the soap loosens
the paint and spoils the varnish.
Clear water, and milk is the best
cleanser.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Rough straws are smart this
season, and the rougher the straw
the costlier the hat may be.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Rub mud stains on an umbrel-
la with cloth dipped in methy-
lated spirits. and the stains will
disappear.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Starch made with soapy water
gives a good gloss to linen and
prevents sticking.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

leye of our summer girls-one and
all-on the instant.
1t is simply large silk hand
kerchief in cashmere design drap-
ed over very large wire frame
which is light in weight and pro-
tects the hair. The 'kerchief Is
edged with black MORE, and there
is a black tassel at each corner.
And 1t may be made at home,
which is not the least of its
charms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

posoioe second-class
TEIEGRAPHIC SERVICE OF UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING IXCEPT SUNDAY BY THE
TACOMA TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
GUST KIDS"

Alone / walked the ocean =
A pearly shell lay in my -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
WOMEN SUCCESS WINNERS

Miss Martha Berry, head Of a
school for poor white boys near
Rome, Ca, has just succeeded in
raising $4,000 necessary to Sc
cure an equal sum from Mrs. Rus
sell Sage and Andrew Carnegie,
This school grew out OF q little
Sunday school that Miss Berry
started In the mountains of
Georgia ten years ago. The
school now owns thousand
acres OF land, a large part of
which is under cultivation. and
several good buildings. It has
$50 pupils and Ii teachers.
Miss Katherine Taylor has won
the Borden fellowship at Vassar
college. This fellowship was
founded by Mary Borden of the
class Of 1907. and provides $500
annually to be awarded 70 a
member OF the graduating class to
enable her TO spend a year abroad
jim travel and study.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
fashions

Polkadot foulards are seen in
new colors and designs as the sea-
son advances. Made up with a
plain silk, they are exceedingly
effective.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Frocks for summer made in
|shirtwaist and skirt style are ex-
|ceedingly popular, and the ma
terials used are linen. silk or the
usual summer fabrics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

The one-piece evening coats of
trimmed with Persian
banding or a border of effective
metal embroidery are exceedingly
handsome.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

The United States contributed
$43.899.18 by popular subscrip-
ton to the Paris food relief
fund. The largest contribution,
$19,334.66, came from Illinois.
New Hampshire and Texas con-
tributed 81 each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

Drs. Thomas. osteopaths. 's'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
BECOMING A POET.

Bl1NNEHING n FOET.
(Another lesson by correspond
ence.)
AL you need 10 do to jump
into the first rank of poets is to
fill out the blanks, Alfred Austin
or no Alfred Austin. Sufficient
variety is offered, as there are
more than 100000 words In the
language:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE TACOMA TIMES
THE LONGEsTWEDDED COUPLE IN COUNTRY
GIVE ADVICE To- THE SWEETHEARTS OF June

Mr.. Maxwell 60 Grooms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-25

lNES SAYS:

1.-THE weigh Of the transgressor
leads ter tn scales o. Justice"
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Mrs. Maxwell to Brides. -
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Did Kerby do right or wrong?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-01
TWO CITIES TRY TO PAD CENSUS
Portland 15,745-The Figures
Recount Give.

Washington-The census bureau
announced the present population Of
Portland, Ore, to be 207,2l4, which is
a gain Of 116,7SS, or 1892 per cent,
since 1900.
The present population Of Seattle,
Wash, was announced as 237,194,
showing an increase Of 1858, or
1910 per cent, since 1900.
When Z. Dana Durand, director Of
the census, announced the population.
OF Seattle and Portland, ne also ar
nounced nat both az cities had tried
to pad and had been caught with the
goods. A recount subtracted 1,lSs
m from Seattle's total and 15,7A5
from Portland's.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-01
GIRLS DIE IN FACTORY FIRE
TWENTY-FIVE PERISH AT NEW.
ARK, NEW JERSEY.
Twelve Were instantly Killed In
Jumping From Fourth Floor
Exploding Lamp the Cause.

Newark-Five minutes delay in
turning in a fire alarm caused the loss
Of 20 lives here when a ramshackle
old factory building occupied by six
manufacturing concerns vas totally
destroyed by fire.
Twelve girls were killed instantly
by jumping from the fourth floor from
windows or from fire escape landings.
Eight others died later from injuries
received in the same way. The other
victims. were burned to death in the
veritable furnace that within twenty
minutes had doomed the old building
to destruction.
The fire was caused by the explo-
sion Of a gasoline lamp on the third
floor. On the floor above were $50
women employees of the Louis Woolf
Manufacturing Company, makers Of
fancy underwear. 1t was among these
girls the fatalities occurred.
Only one unidentified body remains
in the morgue here; only one employee
of the Woolf Manufacturing Company
still Is missing. Il now seems that
the last estimate of the dead in the
factory fire will stand at %. 1t was
estimated that 2r0,OOO sightseers
pushed against the police lines.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-01
To Keep River Water Pure.

Gov. Stubs of Kansas has asked
the governors of the states bordering
on the Missouri river to appoint com.
missioners to draft a uniform law
regulating the dumping of sewage in
the river. Kansas has three cities,
Missouri, two; Nebraska two; Iowa
two. and the Dakotas several large
cities which take the water supplies
from the Missouri river and each Of
these cities in turn dumps into the
Missouri river all it's sewage. There
have been several outbreaks Of
typhoid fever in the different towns
along the river, and the disease was
traced to the bad water, and the gov.
eminent cannot prevent the dumping
Of untreated sewage into the stream.
The states along the Ohio river have
called a conference of the health Off.
Gals to draft uniform laws prevent
ing the dumping Of untreated sewage
into that stream, and it is to be pro-
posed that similar laws be passed In
states along the Missouri river.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-01

The Democratic representation In
the next house will be 227 as agains.
1863 Republicans and one Socialist, ac'
cording to the roster of the house JUST
published.
The population of the state OF New
York is 9,l1&,279, according to the
Thirteenth census. This is an increase
OF 1,S44,3S5. or 25.A per cent, ovey
7,26S,S94 in 1900.
The members of the Burr company,
who were arrested for fraudulent use
of the mails, are said to have cleared
$4,000. 900 through the sale of various
mining and oil stocks.
Complete official Iowa election re-
turns give Gov. Carroll 205,601, as
against 1S1.l63 for Claude Porter.
Democrat, a lead for Gov. Carroll OF
1914.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-01
Kansas City Theaters.

The engagement of the Lew Fields
company in 'The jolly Bachelors" at
the Shubert has been extended to the
night Of December 7. This is good
ews to theatcr goers who enjoy a
good laugh. The last half of the week
a "kermess" will be given by local
dancers.
At the Willis Wood for the week be-
ginning Sunday, December 4, David
Belasco's production of the delightful
comedy rs Matrimony a Failure?"
will be the attraction. The cast $
n of unusual strength and excellence
and comes directly from a long run
at the Republic theater in New York.