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The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
NationaI-"House of Glass;


The House of Glass" drama in four
acts, by Max MARGIN, which ran an en-
| tire season at the Gambler Theater, New
York, comes to the National this week
with the complete New York cast, headed
by Miss Mary Ryan.
The play opens with a boarding house
scene, the room being that of a stenog-
rapher, Margaret Case, who just arrives
to break the news of her intention of
leaving for the West. Much mystery
surrounds her intended departure. but
| the old boarding house keeper scents a
plot-nothing else than an elopement. Her
lover calls and tells her of his good
fortune, how he has fallen into 800, 900
through the death of his sweetheart, who
knew nothing of her, but asks her to
keep the secret until they arrive at
Chicago. In the midst of their planning
comes a detective in company with an
officer, and they place the couple under
arrest. The young man, James Burke,
pleads guilty-but asks clemency for his
sweetheart, who knows nothing of his
stealing $4,000 in jeweIry and monsy.
AS some of the Jewels are found upon
her person she is arrested and convicted,
| along with Burke, on circumstantial evil
dence.
The remaining acts contrive to unravel
such a chain Of intense dramatic sit
uations seldom seen in one play. The
trials Of the girl finally result happily
for all concerned.
Messrs Cohan and Harris have sup
piled cast of unusual strength for its
Interpretation. headed by Mary Ryan,
and includes such other well-known play
ers as Ada Gilman, Sam Meyers, Frank
NJ. Thomas. Thomas Findlay, Jerry Hart,
E. ]. Mcguire, John Fenton, Frederick
Burt, Harry. c. Browne. william Wal
cott, Florence Walcott, Mann wada, and
Albert Tavernier.
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Wave of Prosperity Felt in
Capital Theatrical Circles
High Caliber of Offerings in Both Legitimate
and Picture Houses Swell Box
Office Receipts.

sion that Washington audiences be capitalized they furnished
the
Thus Washington has been especially
he of the
the but weeks old there have already pmieres
specialized
patronage that has been accorded
been legitimate
jim of attendance Washington justified
.self IN anus
The best pictures have been programs pic
release dates simultaneous
the Washington houses
showing Of that play 81 prices New prices
,of their regular
that New York
sending the National Capital the best pictures produced
Washington smiling reports
WAVE prosperity year heaters seems to be reflect
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GREENWICHERS SHOW
Spirit OF ORIGINALITY
Washington Square Players Form
Unique Organization.

The ten plays which are 70 be presents
ed by the Washington Square Players
OF New York during ihri- engagement
at the BelasCO Thcater. commencing next
week, have been selcCted from the forty
five they have produced. which means
that the Washington tLcate--Eoer W1Il
have the opportunity Of seeing the very
best Of all that has gone 10 make their
reputation in New York There is a
freshness Of spirit and originality Of
absolutely different from the ordinary
attraction and il is this quality, coupLrI
with rare acting abilities, that has made
the organization one OF the most interest
ing institutions Of the American stage.
The methods the Washington Square
Players use in producing their plays ara
quite as unique as the plays themselves.
Every bit OF scenery and props" is turn
ed out in their own workshop where they
employ a large staff of mechanics. There
are many workshop tleate-s' i- Europe,
but this is the first in this country. Be-
sides having d theater the players occa-
py a fve-story building and il is hero
that all OF their work is done.
When they decide to produce a play
the heads Of the various departments ara
called together and the work IS Portioncd
out 20 them: after the 6CsiEns nave been
completed and approved the costumes
are commenced in one part 0f The buifd-
ing and the scenery I'm another. Al tho
same time the rehearsaIs are going along
in still another part Of their shop" as
they call their building
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Gayety-Burlesque.

Mirth and melody will reign supreme at
the Gayety Theater this week, according
to the announcement made by the man
agement, the occasion being the annual
enga cement OF Sam Sidmans Own
Show" The cast is headed by Sidman.
himself, who IS supported by some of the
leading lights of the burlesque world,
among whom are the following: Maxwell
Sargent, Gene Carlsen, Eugene Rauth,
Esther De Laur, James E. Rome, Addie
Carlson. Kathryn Howard and Margie
Wilson Carlson.
The company presents a tWo-act musi-
cal comedy, written by Jean Bedini and
entitled, Welcome to Our CITY," in three
scenes. The chorus. which is unusually
large in point of numbers and well cos
TUNED, has no small part in providing en-
tertainment.
Several sparkling musical numbers will
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High Comedy, Drama and Music
In Weeks Amusement Oferi1os

1t is the only company appearing in
The Boomerang and goes direct from
here to Powers Theater, Chicaso. for
an indefinite engagement
The typical Belasco cast is said to
include four leading players who
can't be eXcelled in their respective
roles Arthur Byron as DR.. Sumner
is reported to give a beautifully nm
ished performance, while TO sincerer
impersOnation has recently oee1. seen
upon the stage than Wallace Eddjnrer
gives as Bud Woodbridge Martha
Hedman I0rtrays the nurse, Virginia
Helva, and by means OF her beauty.
youth and simplicity of touch Is said
TO make the character truly deIishtful.
Charming Ruth Shcplry is the Grace
Tyler, while. others in tharl4rge cast
are Gilbert Douglas, Dorothy MeCrew.
Josephine Parks, Ida Waterman, John
N. Wheeler.
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MERRY WIVES COMPANY
MARKED BY HEREDITY

Heredity is significant in the company
which will support Thomas A Wise, Con-
stance Collier and Isabel Irving in Silviu
Helms production of The Merry Wives
Of Windsor at the Belasco Theater early
in November.
There is Marcelle Rousseau, direct de-
scendant Of Jean jacques Rousseau Vera
Fuller Mellish, daughter OF Fuller Mel
ltsh; Robert Craig. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Craig. and Robert Mantell, Jr., son
of his father. Miss Mellish Is also the
granddaughter of q distinguished Shake
spearean actress Rose lie Clerq, who sup
ported Samuel Phelps at Saddler's Wells,
London, most famous Falstan OF his
day
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tion of artists. Notwithstanding the
fact that all OF them are admittedly
American However. the production is
credited with having proved a sensa-
ton even in over-danced New York
and the spectacle was placed at the
head of all past and present trepsicho-
rean explorations of classic art. The
presentation is called "A Roman Ballet
in Three Historic Episodes" in which
the dance of the vestal virgins before
the Emperor of Rome.is represented.
The added attraction will be the
dialect comedy star, Harry Green, of
The Partners" with his own company
in the new comedy. called The Cherry
Tree" The star essays the role of
George Washington Cohen, and his ef-
forts to emulate the example Of the
Father of His Country are said to
be humorous in the extreme.
Grace Leigh and Dave Jones. fa-
miliar figures in Broadway prOduc-
tions. will introduce themselves in
Love Gamblers" a musical satire by
Juuie McCree. Milt Collins, The
Speaker of the House. will deliver
another lot of funny fulminatiOns.
Muriel Window. The Little Peacock
Of Vaudeville" whose puckering whis-
tie lured many dollars from Keith
patrons Donation week last year, is
another special feature. with exclusive
songs and such strutty gowns that
thereIl be no end of talk about their
chic little style. Dorothy Granville
and company will enliven things with
Types of Women" a character study.
The Saxo Sextet, Frank and Tobie fea-
turing The Jockey" the pipe organ
recitals and the Pathe News Pictorial
form the concluding numbers.
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Keith's-yaudeviIIe,

The dances and the dancers the
Pagan gods of old are supposed to
have loved are portrayed by the score
and more of ballarines composing the
Greater Morgan Classic Art Dancers
who will make their premiere appear
ance here at the B. F. Keith Theater
this week. This is vaudeville's Ballet
Russo" and the claim is made with all
positiveness and seriousness by the
vaudeville powers that the comparison
is not unfavorable to their aggrega-
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PoIr.-"The Woman who Paid"

PoIIs-"The Woman Who Paid"
winsome Nancy Boyer in George NJ
Rosener's thrilling romance of today,
The Woman Who Paid" will be the
offering at Polls Theater this week.
This is a comedy drama in which
romance and realism are blended. II
tells the story of an innocent young girl
who in the very first flush of life and
romance finds herself trapped by mock
marriage. Happiness and romance fau
away from her. prince charming In
the person of a United States Senator
comes along and marries her.
The company includes such well known
players as Ferdinand Tidmarsh, Richard
I. Scott, Henry Testa, Daniel F. Lawler,
Thaddeus WILDER, Malvin Mowrey, Bert
Hall, W. J. Donnelly, Fred Thompson,
VIM. Mccarthy. Jane Stuart, Julia Earle,
Corda Davy. Ida Elliott
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lNCE TELLS TALE
Producer of Civilization Spins
Experience Yarn.

Thomas H Ince started in the NOV
ing picture business less than FIVE
years ago, with a borrowed diamond
on the third finger of his left hand
and about a dollar and a half in
change. Today-oh, we'll, what's the
use of getting too specific? You prob
ably wouldn't believe il anyway. But
Thomas Ince has put a large fraction
Of a million dollars into his brand
new film spectacle, .''Civilizatio on. -
and while he admits that that's quite
a sum Of money. still there are larger
ones, he admits, and they are not alb
solutely and beyond redemption, out
side of the reach of Thomas H Ince.
Five years ago l was an actor. ]
thought this movie business was moth
ing-a joke. It was below the dignity
Of a regular fellow. and anyway. it
wasn't going to last. 1t was just a
dare-up of interest. and then things
would die down and the movie men
would be in a hole. Well, one day !
saw a man that used to play minor
parts-mighty minor ones-drive up TO
the door OF a hotel in an automobile.
Afnuence a Surprise.
II couldn't have been more surprised
then than l would be today II he drove
up to the same hotel in a Zeppelin. The
machine had a crest on IL, too. and a
chauffeur, dressed just the way a chauf-
feur ought to be dressed. And that
minor-part fellow opened wine too
asked him about where all that money
came from-and all the time I was won
dering what sort OF second-story game
he'd been up to. He told me It was
the movies.
Il went over to the Imp people and
got a Job acting at $ a day. But that
didn't satisfy me very long. I told them
that 1 wasn't an actor. I was a man
ager q had managed all Of a couple
Of skits in vaudeville, but that didn I
matter) I borrowed a diamond ring
to make me look prosperous, and I got
a managing job. Then we went West.
We didn't have any money. had
progressed so fer as to make $50 a week
in New York, but as soon as did, I
hired an apartment on Riverside Drive.
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Z High comedy and intense drama
will. be the contrasted offerings at
iWashingtons two leading theaters
this week, and both plays reach US
after having enjoyed long and pros
porous engagements in New York.
! The Boomerang's" Record.
/ Having delighted his Capital pub
lic with his newest production last
swsek, David Belasco sends his most
FIRMLY established comedy triumph
to US Tor the current week at the
playhouse which bears his name.
1.-THE Boomerang" brought to a
'close last night at the Belasco The
.ater, New York, the longest consecu-
tive run of any play in the Metropo-
lis since peg O. Ny Heart" ..
Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes
are the clever authors of THE Boom
ierang." Playgoers will at once re-
icall Mr.. Smith as the author Of
FBrewster's Millions" Via Wireless"
and the delightful Fortune Hunter, 4"
while Mr.. Mapes is known for his
rDon Caesars Return" in which
James K Hackett scored a success,
and for "The New Henrietta" a re-
tised version of the famous Stuart
Robson-William H. Crane coriedy.
Mr.. Smiths this-season contribution
to the gayety of the nation is Turn
40 the Right" the one unequivocal
comedy hit which has been playing
10 capacity audiences since its open
5ng on Broadway several months ago.
= In the Max MARGIN drama, 'The
House of Glass which that astute
producer, George NJ. Cohan, and his
partner, Sam Harris, will send to the
National, Miss Mary Ryan will have
the featured role. Miss Ryan will"be
remembered as the heroine in the
original Fortune Hunter" produc-
tion. Her most recent appearance
here was as the leading woman IN
"Stop Thiefp ..,..- ..- -.
Chin Chin" Coming. ..
When Montgomery and.Stone come
to the National next month play
soers of this city will have the oppor-
tunity OF seeing the most wonderful
musical play Of many years. In fact,
no entertainment of its character has
the unique record of "Chin Chin"
which now at the beginning of its
third season has played but three
cities in that time, namely, New
York, Boston, and Chicago, with the
exception of two weeks try-out in
philadelphia. Despite their success
sin THE Wizard of o." "The Red
tMill," "The Old Town" and "The
sLady of the Slipper" it remained for
'"Chin Chin" to give these comedians
'the best vehicle of their career.
l. NJ B.
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BARNE BERNARD, whose
troubles as one of the proprietors
of the famous coat and suit busi
ness created in the brain of Monta-
que Glass, is the amusing theme
of Potash and Perlmutter in So
ciety," at the National next week
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Henry E. Dixey will play LorE John
Silver in the revival OF "T-casure Island
at the handsome little Punch and Judy
Theater On the on" afternoons DfNty
will give chiIdren's shows. consisting :
largely OF Iegefdemain. al which hc is a
dabster.
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: Among the features from Hip, Hip.
Hooray" to be seen at the New National
tonight in connection with the Sousa en-
sgagenent VIII be Nat Wills. Harry West
ford who iwill sing his big song hit, My
Land, Ny Flag" Leslie Leigh, the
prima donna. who will sing 'sChin Chin"
and. Love You" and a big girl number.
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Amusement Calendar.

Nationsi--Mary Ryan in an in
tense drama by Max MARGIN en-.
titled "The House of Glass"
Belasco-Dayid BfIasco's pre-
duction of ssThe tBoomeranE,s
featuring Martha Hedman.
heIth's-VaudeviIle, headed by
Marion Morgan Art Dancers.
Polfs-Nnncy Boyer I'm AThe
Woman Who Paid"
Moore's Strand-Thomas Ince's
spectacle, "CiyfIIzatIon.-
Gayety-BurIesque.
CosmOs-High-class vaudeville,
featuring Louise Kent.
Loew's Columbia Feature
films.
Casino-Festure films.
Moore's Garden-AsRomeo and
Juliet
Leader-PauIine Frederick.
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DANA DESBORo, who brings a
breath of the atmosphere Of ar
tistic Greenwich Village with her
next week when she appears at
the Belasco Theatcr as a featured
member Of the Washington Sqnare
Players.
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Here You Have Their Numbers.

Martha Hedm"n and Arthur
o The at the
with wOma
of VaudevfT
"A tense scene fron"C IIzatIon at the
House OF LASS Mt he
in
Ann Pennington at Loew oIumbia,
s-Louse he
the Casino
n
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PLACER STRIKE AT
 CHISANA IS CONFIRMED

CORDOVA. Recent arrivals in Cordova from Shushanna confirm the recent report published in the Daily Times of a gold placer strike on Claim No. 1 below, on Gold Run Creek, owned by Carl Whitman. For some time past six cents pans have been found on this property where there is two feet of blue clay, and five feet below the gravel yields from eight to ten cent pans. It is twenty feet to bedrock, where pans running as high as $1 and $2 are found.
 The paystreak is eighteen feet wide and the gold averages SIS per ounce.
 At present there are from 70 to so people in the camp, and the new strike has resulted in a small stampede from Mccarthy, Dawson and White Horse. Times.
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DIVIDEND OF sl.OO PER SHARE

The Kenuecott Copper Corporation has just declared it's initial quarterly dividend of $1.OO share. The divi- dend represents a payment from the earnings of the Kenecott Copper pro- perties alone, without reference to in- come from the Utah Copper Com pany, whose stock is extensively held in the Kennecott treasury. The divi- dend was made payable March 3l to stockholders of record March 10.
 President Stephen Birch submitted a statement which showed a surplus on hand amounting to $9,7O5,887 fig uring unsOld copper at IS cents a pound. The first dividend will re- Quire about $2,8OO,OOO, as the bulk of the company's 8,OOO,OOO shares are outstanding.-Ex.
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CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC PRI-
 MARY ELECTION.

By order of the Democratic Terri torial Central Committee, a Primary Election is hereby called, to elect eight delegates to attend the Demo cratic Territorial Convention, to be held at Juneau, Alaska, May 24th, 1916. Said Primary Election will be held in the town of Seward, Alaska, on Saturday March 25th, 1916. The polling place will be at the Seward News Company store Polls will be open from D. m. until p. m, on the above named date. The qualifications necessary for voters at said primary are as follows, to-wit:
 The proposed voter must be a Democrat, and, if he voted at the election of November, 1914 that he voted for the nominees of the regular Democratic Party; that he intends to support the nominees of the Demo- cratic Convention to be held at Ju- neau, Alaska, on the 24th day of May, fg16. at the next regular election; that he has not voted at any primary or taken part in any caucus of any other political party during the year 1916, and, if the proposed voter is challenged, he shall be questioned by the Board of Election of the primary or caucus at which he proposes to vote as to his qualifications as herein before set out, and if the said Board of Election is satisfied that the pro posed voter is qualified as herein stated, he shall be permitted to vote otherwise his vote shall be rejected 1 Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 21st | day of March, 1916.
 GEO PHELPS
 Precinct Committeeman 3-2l-5t. Pd adv.
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OLDTNIER KILLED

T. J. Smith, an old time prospecvo1 in interior Alaska, was instantly kill ed recently by failing through a sky light in a building on which he was working in Tacoma. Smith is said to have made several fortunes in Alas ka and to have lost them trying to make more. He has a son living in Tairbanks.-Ex
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Ballygreen farm certified pig saus- age. Made on the farm, fresh every day from the choicest cuts of tender young porkcrs. Brown & Hawkins, Quality First"
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The Seward
 General Hospital

desires to acquaint the general hospi- tai interests of this country with the facilities of this institution for giving the latest devised methods of nursing, care to persons requiring medical or surgical treatment. Special attention given to patients requiring gyne- cological treatment. HydrOtherapeu- tic treatments carefully followed. This building, just complete, electric lighted, steam heated, hot and cold water. Physicians placing patients in our care will receive every ethical at tentiOn. Prompt readiness for acci- dents, Obstretrics and emergencies, day or night. For further particulars address,
 SISTER SUPERIOR.
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Talking shop be said that che big news small town IS the news usually be touched There hardly day that something is not suppressed at the request One wants keep out personal and else wants to keep out something everyone the Gateway that never was it asked proper way to suppress anything and refused to grant the request
 Of course big difficulties publishing in small cities
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couple days shall have the committee that to arrange the wage scale appointment of such committee marks departure with the labor world The three gentlemen probably been chosen conservative members of the work ranks blessing industry Seward ought take some steps to give recognition to their coming and to thought that brought about their appointment
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LONDON.-One of the most sue cessful ploughwomen among those do- ing "war famwork" in the Louth dis trict of Lincolnshire previously work ed long years in a drygoods shop
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 Alaskan Engineering Commission
ADVERTISEMENT

Sealed proposals are invited for furnishing and delivering standard railroad cross ties and piling to the Alaskan Engineering Commission for use in the construction of the Alaska Railroad, as hereinafter described.
 Class l.
 100000 Standard Railroad Cross Ties to be used in the construction of section of line along north shore of Turnagain Arm between Kern Creek and Ship Creek Junction.
 Class 2.
 15O,OOO Standard Railroad Cross Ties to be used in the construction of Nlatanuska Branch Line and Main Line from Matanuska Junction north ward to Willow Creek,
 Class 8.
 1000 Standard Filing in lengths % to 40 feet to be used in same territory as material called for under Class 2. Native spruce and hemlOck timber for making cross ties and piling can be secured from certain designated sections of the Chugach National Forest Reserve and from other public lands lying without the Forest Re serve as described in the General Conditions and Requirements.
 One-half of one per cent of the tot al amount involved in the bid must be deposited with each proposal as a guarantee that the successful bidder will execute formal contract with bond, if required, within fifteen days after receipt of notice of award
 No bid will be considered for less than 5O,OOO ties or 500 piling.
 On or about the 10th of each month, payment will be made for all ties and piling accepted during preceding month, less 15 per cent, which will be retained until completion of entire order.
 Specifications, Form of Proposal General Conditions and Requirements Form of Contract and further in- formation may be had at the Offices of the Alaskan Engineering Commis- sion, Anchorage and Seward, and al the offices of the Alaska Road Com mission in Valdez and Juneau.
 Bids will be opened at the Office of the Alaskan Engineering Commission Anchorage, Alaska, at 200 o'clock P. M., June 18th, 1916.
 The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. No bids will be consider ed from employees of the Alaskan Engineering Commission. 9-2O-9'
 Alaskan Engineering Commission
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Spring has apparently and the time probably close at hand when all away from ourselves The first coming of beautiful weather makes his about the the soul of a plant by the manner in which responds sunshine
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MANCHESTER. Mauchcsters trade during 1915 beat all records by S135, 100000.
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LINERPOOL.-An officer in the Royal Flying Corps, home on leave from Northern France refused to join friends on a hunting trip because he said he knew how it felt to be shot at.
 SALONICA.-The German consul ate here, seized by the French, yield ed a photograph of the Kaiser garb- ed in the elaborate uniform of an Admiral of the Russian fleet.
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time hears the suggestion that newspapers S"O" S"' bey by publishing the of eerago passengers as well as '" " the first class This is Many people travel sage who do not want to have known certain paper the Territory once got the idea of publishing the ge the belief that it was doing what
 rer who travel scrarc would like but 1t that the opposite was he
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FOR SALE CHEAP: Equity in 2 lots in Bay View Addition, facing the bay on First St. Apply Gateway If
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AMSTERDAM. - Professor Ru- do.ph Euc6eu, lec-uriug iU Berlin de- c.arcd that beer drinking is the Ger mans only vice and after the war he must conquer this habit
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D 60 60 @ 60 a S % % @ WAR ODDITIES

BERNE.-The Swiss watch iudust- ry is practically at staudsti.. due Co the lack of metal importations from France.