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The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
COMPANY PROFITS
BY LOST TARIFF
Ships Freight at Lower Rate for
Iears-COurt Wipes Out
Extra Charge

The story OF The lost freight tar.
IN was told in United state, court
Monday, in the case OF ihe Huron
Milling company. or iarhor stacn.
Mich. against the Pere Marquette
railroad
The suit was brought by the Huron
company 70 obtain ar ordrr from the
court relieving the, company OF a
charge OF s.. 800 placed against Il on
the records OF the railroad
According 10 the story old by conn
sci for the Harbor Beach company
and admitted by attorneys for me
Pere Marquette and Assistant General
Freight Agent J Patterson the
Huron Milling. concern WAS one OF
many companies enjoying the priyi-
leges OF milling in transit system
Under which grains are shipped from
points west 20 the millers made INTO
the manufactured article and rehiled
10 points east the company rcceiyins
the benefit OF a through shipment rate
I from the point where the raw mate
/ ria! was first consigned
! This practice was carried on the
/ complaints reCited with the full
knowledge and conseD, ~ The inter
state Commerce commission under a
tariff numbered 1886 In October,
( 1908 the Pere Marquette company
adopted a new schedule 80 1897.
which made material changes I'm the
rate and practice OF milling IN transit.
fhut neglected 20 notify the Huron
Milling company OF the change and
failed 10 mail a copy OF The new
schedule 20 the agent in Harbor
Beach, with the result thar shipments
were accepted al the old rates This
practice vas continued without Ques
ton and all bills were settled as under
the old rate until the summer OF I9ll.
when the error was discovered and a
charge entered against the company
fer the difference between the
amounts represented by The TWO rates
The matter was taken Hp with the
| Interstate Commerce commission
/ and II relieved the company OF the
| payment of the difference represented
| by a period or two years az FAR back
as the commission can 20 legally.
The suit was brought 10 obtain a
court order striking from the books
OF the Pere Marquette the remainder
4 OF the charge or IS 400
! After carefully ascertaining that
I the error was not the result OF collp-
Y sion between officials OF the road and
the Huron Milling company whereby
lie relate might be granted without
1.-THE knowledge OF the proper author
ties. Judge futile granted permission
for cancellation OF the charge.
The case is almost without parallel
In railroad annals, probably no other
instance of a freight tariff being lost
track OF for so great a length Of time
being on record.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
GIRL DECLARES
MOTHER FORCED
Her TO BE THIEF
Displays in Court Dress She
Said She Stole on Orders
From Parent
SISTER ALSO TELLS
LURID TALE OF CRUELTY
Father of kerSten Children
Wants Guardianship BE Trans
ferred To Him

"a am black and blue from my waist
up where mother beat me with q
club and here is a dress she made
me steal from store
With these words, Viola Kersten.
no years old, dramatically threw a
cheap calico dress ON the floor before
Judge uosmer IN tue circuit court
Monday morning, and burst into sobs
\ strange story MAS revealed by
the testimony or the girls idtuer ana
aer own supported by the words OF
her sister, Clare years Old. Tie
younger girls story indicated that
she had been treated With revolving
cruelty sac said that she WAS com
PEELED 20 work In cigar factory ana
turn her wages over 10 her mother
FOR supper She and her sister re-
aeived bow OF sour soap and for
breakfast only a crust OF stale bread
The younger child was neglected II
was alleged. until her body broke ont
with sores and was covered with
welts where her mother blows ha4
fallen. Viola said ler mother COM
peiled her 60 60 with her parent 10
various stores where the mother
would steal and then force tie 500 IS
on the girl 10 get them out oil lAc
store
The father testified that be at
tempted 10 see mis- children in the
mothers home. but that the woman
hourished "a revolver and declared she
would KIN him he Also said She Aad
told the children mat he was not
their father, and that he would XIII
them ii lie caught them on the street
Further investigation by Judge
Hosmer brought out the fact that the
kers tens had been divorced, and THAI
both had remarked kersteu mar
ried a Mrs Harry II Williams short
y after her husband died. three years
ago IL was shown that az he time
OF the kersten divorce testimony was
given chat Kersteu had Mred Mrs
Williams from her home and nus,
band, and that only the latters death
prevented a divorce.
At the time OF the Kersten divorce
a dramatic scene was enacted in the
court room when Viola then ! child
OF a few years. ran screaming from
the room at her fathers appearance.
She had been told he was about TO
do her harm Mrs, Kersten was
granted the divorce and the custody
| OF the children at that time
Kersten testified that the children
had appealed 70 him 70 help them es-
cape from their mother a few months
ago They have been living with him
and his second wife. and both the
children testified that they cared
more for their step-mother than they
did for their own Kersten wanted
! the court TO make him the legal
guardian OF the children,
( The case was continued for week
by Judge Hosmer pending the return
OF the lawyer who was originally re-
tained by Mrs Kersten The woman
has been arrested as shoplifter and
I Viola was also arrested on her motd.
er's charge that she stole s200 from
her The police freed the girl upon in.
lvestigation
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
NO REPORT MADE
ON PATMONT
Gillespie Hasn't Heard From
Boersig and Doesn't Expect
To, He Says

Police Commissioner Gillespie de-
clared at I O'Clock, Monday afternoon
that he had received no report from
Detective Andrew Boersig on the Pat.
ment mystery and that he eX-
poets TO receive no report, Monday, or
at any other time
Detective Boersis as / understand
it,, will report 20 the committee OF the
Pmm-st Church Of Christ" said the
commissioner
Boersig left home early Monday
morning, was the Information CLEANED
there, by telephone
The Rev Claud r Witty said that
he had had no report from Boersig,
that the commiyree had had no SEES.
sion Monday, and that Alex Y Nal.
colmsan was 10 be the spokesman for
the committee
Mr. Malcomson's Office was called
but he could not be reached Mr.. Wit,
'ty volunteered the information that
Mr.. Patmont was still missing. and he
agreed that Mr. Patamont was not
much more elusive than any informa-
ton about him
The Patmont cases, therefore, con.
tinues 10 be mystery
II started out as a mystery. and
those connected with il seem deter
mined TO let II linger along as a mys-
terry and perhaps die as a mystery
Commissioner Gillespie frankly de.
clared. Monday that he didn't think Il
right for Mr. Patmont TO be galivant-
ing around the country, unmatched
and unhcralded, in 'he condition he
Is In
Sure. think the man Is crazy.
and dangerous too" said the commits.
sioner lie ought TO be under obser-
walton in some psychopathlc ward =
Dangerous ?" he was asked
Wei, when a man goes and repre-.
sents himself as an unmarried man.
TO a young woman. when he's married.
he's dangerous. isn't hep" queried the
commissioner. When he jumps into
river and swims over 20 a lonely
island and refuses 20 be coaxed back.
he hadn't ought to be allowed 10 run
around had hep"
Everything about Mr. Patmont al.
ways ends with an Interrogation point.
Asked what Boersig meant when he
limited that what he had discovered
would clear MP a lot of things when q
was reported Commissioner Gillespie
said How do J know. not having
seen Boersig9"
Then he added one real assertion
the statement The committee call
ed Boersig back asking that he be-
Withdrawn from the search for Pat
mont.
Were they mad az Boersig's way OF
handling the case7' was asked "or
hove they given Patmont M as a bad
job"
Wonder which it was?" said Nh,
commissioner
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28

NorW ay and Iron Mountain: Aug 10,
Iron Mountain; Aug IL. Iron Noun
tain. Sidnaw Bessemer. Trout Creek
Aug Is. McKeever. Greenland Paines-
dale. South Range, Atlantic and
Houghton Aug 10 and 20, Houghton;
Aug 81, Dollai Bay Lake Linden and
Laurium Aug 22 and %. Calumet;
Aug, a. Chassell, Baraga. Michigan
me and Ishpeming Aug %, Ishpem.
ing Negaunee and Marquette Aug
26. Newherry and Sault Ste Marie
Aug "a. Sault See Marie Aug 2S.
Brimley, 81 Ignace and Mackinaw
City Aug %. Cons .ock Park Grand
Rapids
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
LNInN .rnCk AAnns.

UNION STOCK YARDS Chicago.
July BE- Hogs ftcceipts 3fpU1 mar
ket strong g. higher. mixed and
butchers &S55u91u. good heavy S. 55
SS6O0glo. piss s1N00 800 Cattle
Receipts 3.nuH market stroue o. zoe
higher. heeves S1f6u1u. COWS and
hritcrs. 81 s"n ~. stockors and feed
ers s. 80 Ws lu. Texans sc fUFfT So.
calves 81 55ftIl l5 sheep Gec,ipts.
go N90. market steady ~ highcr. ma
tive. S. 21h5Fo. western. S52s6f5S5
lambs S6'sln. western. SG.25nsf5
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
French Aviator Killed.

was added today t. the long list OF
these killed ia aeroplane accident
when Lieutenant Vallensi. OF the
French army aviation corps fell from
a distance OF several hundred feet
while maneouvring over the field al
lCayisy
The plane turned and the officer
was pinned under the wreckage. He
died almost Instantly
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28

CHICAGO July 81 Butter Extras,
2TI.q 24h,c. drsts. 23m24c dairy ex-
fraS. 22ls "a 25c 6rstS 2olg N22 isc.
Ergs. Prime ordinary l7L u1Sr. hrsts.
49, IN 100 Cheese. Twins 1894 ul4c.
Young Americas 15Hi5tc. Live poul
.trv Fowls I4fz "a Zoe ducks l2Wttc;
Geese Sft1Uc. springs, Zoe. turkeys,
.lgr Potatoes Horne grown ohio.
g0rlfyi Cor ubl ~ 90 lbs new. rec
geIpte. ~ cars Virginia 81 300 2.35
per biz cobhlrrs G0W CSC
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
LIVESTOCK
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
nunnInu A stevens Heport

EAST BTTFALO. y " July ~
Cattle. .0nG head market zoe higher.
prime steers. S3N spring steers.
s. 5Omg25. butchers t7HNjo. heifers
tf4s Gamers and cutters SS500 g.
Bulls SEA $50.
Hogs 1900 head. market steady
heavy &9tGdg5o pigs S9.jpm9.60
sheep. z. GOO head. market steady top
lambs s. 50nN.Io.- yearliuKs S. 5Uff 7.
wetErrs S5T5H625, ewes t3f5H 8,
srFt
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
cuIc,Go GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

CHIC ago July European war
taIE had a hullish effect on the market
today The opening here was excited
and trade was catered with both
buylHZ and selling orders Wheat
started q U21sc over saturdays Gloss
lng tn tho early trading the current
months deliveries gained "a O. There
was "a slight dip in the deferred months
however september losing y e and De-
Cemuer e. g.
corn advanced sharply in sympathy
aith wheat The market was p n l4-c
higher at thC start Reports Of rain
lu tUc southern portion OF the belt IN
parts where the drought was stlU UNI
broken by Thursday dowupour gave
the market hparish tone later July
lost 2. q ana September ~ December
was unchanged
Oats were hrmer with other grains
opening use higher slump sent
prices down Is r. 20 later
Trovi ions were shade higher on
a Hrm hoE market
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28

party and invited Cross The game
wagged merrlly along until about .
o'clock. when, It Is alleged, Mrs.
Thomas and Cross disappeared. They
were found later, and the circum-
stances OF their discovery furnish the
basis OF the present suit. Thomas al
lages
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28

TOLEDO july 81 Wheat cash
and July. s6tac Septemher SO Corn.
Cash nc. July old and new 77c, ~ep-
TENDER. -21.c oats cash and July
8-tec. september 17Ac Rye Cash,
new C5iec CIuvcr@.ed Cash se.15.
Drtober and December Sq46 Timothy:
cash $3.50 september S315. Alsiket
August SsIo. Butter. eggs and has.
tugHauatl
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28

Abont 10 miles from Paris is the
village of VILE d'Avray a locality
made famous Of the paintings Of
ed In his memory. and nearby is his
fathers country house where, the
artist usually spent the summer.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
utrTvVra Am EGGS.

nutfer t'reamery eNtraB, nc, HFsLh
csc dairy. lsc. packing stock 40
per 10. t,.,,,aoa
EEU.-Fresh receipts, eases incluaea
nr4fs' 2Oc. current receipts. leS per
doz. Receipts, 81 cases
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
CLEVELAND LIvE sToCJ<.

CLEVELAND. July 27-Hors RE-
ceipts, 3,000. jH Toe higher. workers.
and mixed &9.45 pigs and lights. 81 f5.
mediums and hcavics 80 so. rourhg
tSl6: stays s6T5 Cattle Receipfs
80 cars, market good cattle strong:
others weak. sheep and lambs re-
eelpts. 300 head 25c higher top. slt
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28

The city 81 San Diego Cal has an
electric fountain in its largest park
The effect Is produced with colored
lights and an automatic flasher placed
behind the water lets
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
Sd. Lonls has an nnnsed hridge- ND

So. Louis has an unused bridge. and
philanthropist suggests that the
bridge be divided into sections with
canvas partitions and rented during
the summer 10 the families OF the an.
Employed or 20 others who need cool.
lDx breezes a nominal fee or 10
rents q would be charged for
each compartment
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28

NEW YORK July a. Mapey =,
call. 2'i pey cent Time money p,T
iih pcf~rent for six months Mcrcarfir.
paper London. ~ 3-i6th Pence Ne,,
York, 529sc. Demand sterling "a 90
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
BANKS aud TruSt CouunnIes


The following FIRMS are privl.
legged 60 execute orders ON the
Exchange Carlyle ~ Povah W
Hamlin & Co H W Noble g. Ca
w r., Moss q Co. Lewis G. Gartop.
w H. Reilly a. Co.. Geo NJ West.
a. Co, H. s. Warren q co WIN "A
Rose q. Co, w a Neer a Co ~
n Mclaughlin
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
MARKETS and FINANCE
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

pETROIG July 20 Close wheat
opened under the influence OF war
news and was very strong The black
rust situation 90. @-, sppear Go have
grown worse oven sunday and some
quite favorable news came from the
northWeSt
Liverpool hsd sharp advance based
ON strength lerc and the acute pohtl-
cal situation s. further break iu cpu-
sols caused October shDits 90 cover
World exports were large but these
Were quickly absorbed and there re-
malned au urgent demand from an Inn
porting countries. Russia was not ot-
LeLiLs some pruft-ta kiBB-5Ea++R ht a
small setback but there was strons
maf ktl i'i spot and cargots- l.orCiEn
markets We're excited and subject Go
sharp fluctuations
The home situation iid not change
muEu The northwest is expected 10
produce n the neighborhood OF ltt
'pUe'O Nu aud one expert figures the
l1tal SIiluE wheat crop this side nt
the line at ESQ GOO. 600 hu The Cana
qltn northwest Is expected tu produn.
''"p' nu tstttlFLs "i winter
wheat are tncredsing and are expected
go nteak records THIS week Demand
black rust 10 the spring vh,at states,
out % duts not appear % pc wur ktHs
lu "a dangerous WAY ana 10 appears
pFobahle mat the country may escape
calamity after an
Wheat opened with "A jump Of lc but
ihe close was irrtEutaf Cash was ~
higher, september unchanged and Dee
csmher p HiAheE
Corn advanced 1sr and rye gained lc.
# ne seeds We're unchanged
WHEAT Nuprat0us cash No. red, 8
sarS az 80 'ag, az NfA q, september
declined 90 SIC. December opened az
ZIG and declined 90 go p No white,
Nott Coarse grain quotations Corn.
g4sh 80 zoe. No yellow. ] car AZ
I.t' NO 5 yellow. 1 ear at nc, No 4
Nelipw. .|t oats Standard. I car az
ios closing bid new standard, 5000
hu az Z, - o., NO 3 white, ! car "a 80 p G.,
closing ~ 3gc asked, 80 Z white. 3Sc
Rye Cash no. 2, sac bid Beans Inn
mediate and prompt shipment, SuS5.
August 5 9Ts october 81 CloverSecd
prime spot $40; October and Deem
her ~ ~, prime spot $40 sample al :
SPOT. $40 tlfaira Prime spot ss.55.
Receipts ln the Detroit market Mon
day included ZOO hbls OF -four "a cars
of wheat \ Of Cprn. of oats and 8 81
hay shipments were 1900 hbls of
Hour stocks are lac. 200 hu OF wheat.
$4,000 bu 20 corn. 5000 bu OF oats and
Inglis makes the crop % the three
states O. uNN GOO hu and Clement Cur
Us makes the total spring crop ESQ.,
The Kansas city star says the KAN
sas wheat crop will probably reach
zoo. 1OQ. COO bu
l}eceiptS Of wheat Monday SOUTH
west. 529 GOO hu against ! 400 900 hu
year ago. Chicago 6Tf cars against
SIS Duluth 80 cars, against 81 Min
neapolis 500 cars against 206 Wtnni-
peg dNI cars, against -
Liverpool wheat closed 3, ala and
corn "a ID A q higher
Wheat on passage amounts 70 rs
NgG, 600 hu against 35.lSf. 0og bu a week
ago and 80. go goo bu a year ago
Worlds wheat exports last wee<
were b. os S.00gs bu against II 664 600
bu "a week ag6~aud a.3g2.0O0 bu a year
ago.
The visible supply OF wheat increas-
ed : AIS 900 bu Lost week 81 corn. de-
creased SIS. 0N bB and OF oats de-
creased $4,000 hu
Exports ~ wheat and hoT Monday,
q .5-H.Ooo. bu
Primary wheat receipts were 1851
ORa bl7. against Sis 600 bu a year ago
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28

Bob Printing Done RiEht. Times
Fr1nrfng Co, % John R-st
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
Active stocks

These quotations subject 70 commits
The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
PRODUCE MARKET

Butter was called nrm this morning
and any change az an az Elgin was
expected to be ln the way Of a smali
advance Eggs and poultry were
steady. a., latter ueiug in ught re-
line the murhct was fun uf hue kl"pet
rles. but there was "a marked sgarcl'y
Dol other varieties Receipts or ntlTl's
ou Tuesda, WIN probably Pc htaN
GEORGIA. p,aehts Werv bon good snpplN.
tfsta. helms slN cars - two cars OF
which were lu hushei baskets. tine olh
ers tn the usual slN basket caIll'ls .
IN, Georgia peaches are dtlNlhbt uu
tho California peaches to large eN
tent but pear. and piuWs from Nhli
foInla are in goud supply % Aa
vance OF Zoe iu the sugar mar Net -
announced
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
WEST KEENE

Lee Rawson of Hersey is visiting
his cousin b. f. Wilkinson for few
weeks.
Del Bowen visited his aunt Mrs. Sol
Carr at Fountain, Mason County from
Friday until Monday.
Miss Lillian Hale was in Grand
Rapids Saturday attending the play
Joseph and His Brethren
Jesse Knee of Ionia visited his par
ents A. w. Knee and wife Sunday. His
wife will remain for a longer visit.
Keene Ladies Aid will serve dinner
at the Hall Election Day
Keene Grange.
Friday evening March %, 1914.
Song practice ten minutes.
Recitation-Alva Pinkney.
Which is more Profitable. making
Butter at Home or selling Cream to
Creamery
Making Butter-Harvey Russ.
Selling Cream-Fred Cahoon.
Song-by Clayton Cahoon and Miss
Runyon.
Dialogue
Profitable Hog Raising-Thomas
Hale.
Song by Grange.
The Womans Work Committee will
serve warm Sugar for refreshments.
Every member is requested to come
out and have a good time.
+. w. Daniels, Lect.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18

Estabrook and Olive Insley. Then
came the ten little girls in cowboy
dress and gave the Pony Boy" and
as an encore they gave Texas"
Then followed a recitation by Essie
Vandenbrook, "a song by Mr.. and Mrs
Homer Cook, recitation by Wright
Gardner, which he gave in dutch cos
tune even to the old style wooden
shoes, song by Maude Hoppough
with music by the orchestra, and song
by Fayette Hoppough.
Then came the twelve little Japan
csc girls with their kimonosFan Jap
anese parasols. They repeated this as
they really had to give an encore.
Next there was a recitation by Mrs.
j. a. Cook in costume as Hannah as
a Witness in a Great Trial." and then
little Gayla Penton and Hilda Van
Every, dressed in colonial style, dane
ing and reciting to the minuet. AS an
encore they gave the heel and toe
polka. Last but not least came the
"Coons from Coonville," and certainly
they were real coons. They sang and
acted Now Honey You Stay in Your
own Back Yard" and as an encore
gave Hist Your Umbrella" and fin
ished with cake walk. The day was
finished with supper and half night
dance
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
CIVIL ENGINEER
TALKS ABOUT THE
LOCAL PAVING PLANS
CONTINUED from page u

proportion in Ohio cities, and a prop
ortion that is established by law there
is for the city to pave the intersec-
tons and two per cent OF the abut-
ter's cost. L should consider, for this
town, that a division OF twenty-fiv
of the abutting cost with the city pay
ing the intersection cost would be
about right. This would be, in reality,
about half and half Of the total cost"
What do you mean by establishing
the wrong precedent"
Just this, If the first paving has
cost the outlying property holder too
great a percentage then when he wants
a pavement in front of his own prop
lerty he will find that the city at large
will not be as willing to pay so great
a proportion of the expense for lay
ing an improvement that will benefit
him almost alone as ii was to help lay
the Improvement on main street. He
will therefore find that the expense,
to him is too great and the paving in
the city will stop. This has been the
history in all the towns that have
made that mistake"
What is your opinion, Mr.. Boulay,
of the sewer system here and it's abil-
ity to take care of the surface water
after paving?"
From what investigation / have
made / should say that the present
system is abundantly able to handle
the house drainage now and for some
time to come. If a separate drainage
system to take care of the surface
water was laid and the present sewers
Thoroughly flooded and cleaned, /
should say that you would then have
almost an ideal arrangement. Besides
1t would be cheap and efficient"
without any figuring what would
you consider to be the approximate
cost of laying the pavement"
That is something about which
am always very conservative. / would
rather give meeting or committee Of
citizens the true cost, as I see it and
know 1T to be, and then have them
turn the paving down, than to tell
that ii would cost a certain amount
and when the job was completed have
them find that my figures have been
too low by several hundred dollars a
block. The latter condition will al
ways breed discomfort, and blight fu-
ture operations, even though the Job
itself be ever so good. Some contrac-
tors viii say that the cost would not
exceed 81 So per square. Then after
the job had been let the grading, the
sewer system, the intakes and perhaps
many other items will appear against
the completed cost. 1 would say that
your cost would be between $500 and
$500 square yard. 1t might be less
however"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
GEORGE ARLISS
"DISRAELI" AT POWERS.
GRAND RAPIDS

The appearance Of George Arliss
and his company, under the manage
ment OF the Liebler Company. in
Louis n. Parker's famous comedy,
"Disraeli," at Powers Theatre Grand
Rapids on Friday and Saturday, Mar.
81 and 2S with matinee on Saturday,
promises to be one of the most inn
portant and entirely enjoyable events
Of the season.
Benjamin Disraeli, a personality
who in his day shone with dazzling
brilliancy, is the subject of Mr.. Par
ker's play. Long one of the most re-
markable figures Of Europe, as a
statesman his political achievements
secured him the premiership, while
his literary gifts won him a place
among English men OF letters and his
art secured for him entree to the most
brilliant circles of the old world. Thus
Disraeli was a character whose qualities
might well appeal to the dramatist.
Mr.. Parker shows us the immortal
Dizzy" as both his friends and enc
mics called him, at the zenith of his
career. Woven into the action Of the
piece is the diplomatic battle for the
control of the Suez Canal, which Dis
raeli conducted and won for England
single handed.
Mr.. Parker might never have writ
ten his now famous play had not the