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16 l THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1595. BUCKLEY AND RAINEY AT THE POODLE DO These Arch “Reformers” Met on Friday to Lay Out the Game. CHANCE TO0 GUESS AGAIN More Signs That Both Ends Will Be Played Against the Middle. BUCKLEY TALKS COMPROMISE. The Junta Says It’s a War of Ex- termination and Both Sides Prepare for Battle. Buckley and Rainey held an_important bi ess conference at the Poodle Dog restaurant on last Friday afternoon. The twins generally keep people guess- ing and here is a magnificent chance for that proceeding. Few people who were born before a year ago last Tuesday take any stock in recent stories about a falling out and there are few who have any notion that Sam Rainey will injure himself fight- ing Chris Buckley in the interest of purity i to keep the Fire Department out of politics, Is Rainey quietly preparing to sell out the Junta to Buckley or is he doing the more natural thing—fixing up the terms of a partnership with Buckley under which he will help boss the other branch and divide the gross profits. The story of the meeting last week is an authentic one. The two were seen by peo- ple who knew them well and their com- ings and goings were timed. The conierence was held between 2 and 4 o’clock in the afternoori. Rainey slipped up from the St. George stables to the cor- ner of Bush and Dupont streets and dodged into the rotisserie. Fifteen minutes later little Maurice Schmitt led the blind boss down the hill from the Occidental Club, a block above, at the corner of Bush and Stockton Buckley and his facto- tum went upstairs toa private room where the other farmer was in waiting. After a little more than an hour Rainey came outand went down Grant avenue, and a few minutes later Buckley was led up the hill to other conferences which fol- lowed at the Occidental Club. Of course the two agriculturists might have met to exchange opinions on the proper time of the moon at which to pick pumpkins or on the best method of sul- uring apricots, and perhaps they ar- ranged for a little private celebration of the anniversary of their successful arrival in wintry Montreal unce upon a time. With the closing of the door behind Chris and Maurice at about 2 p. M. last Friday the guessing begins. Nine hun- dred and ninety-nine politically wise people out of a thousand will believe that Juckl: and Rainey are ‘‘in cahoots” to do po s, and that whatever purifving Sam Rainey does will be in the ultimate interest of the firm. b The crafty Rainey remains a large volitical mystery, and he doesn't care if he does. Rainey has, of course, a_large-sized grip in the Fire Department and great influence with Chief Sullivan, who himself is universally credited with being sincere in his protests that he wants the depart- ment kept out of politics. When Rainey wants to swing the Fire Department for any selfish purpose he will make it a strong force to his ends in spite of the fact that at this moment it is not as free and active a political power as in the past. Butit gives Rainey a power in practical poiitics, and he is a further power through political friendship outside and his experience and natural shrewdness as an unscrupulous manipulator. Nobody will ecredit Rainey with any motive higher than avarice and a desire to enlarge his power as a boss, and if heis not in politics it will be because he can’t work in or there is nothing in it. It is generally conceded that the Junta could not have defeated Buckley at the meeting of the general committee last Wednesday night without the assistance of the Fire Department. In spite of the fact that the department is “out of politics,” it was about the strongest force arrayed in sup- port of Watkins, the Junta and purity. Sullivan himself is a sincere enemy of Buckley, whom he fears, and then Rainey is a pretty close friend to Daggett of the Junta, and is supposed to be to McNab. Then, Rainey would naturally do any- thing to hold the Fire Department for himself. When he delivers it it will be when the last item of the negotiations is completed. Just now Buckley and his friends are engaged in a life-or-death struggle to capture the local party organization, and if Rainey could ever secure good terms it would be right now. In view of the situa- tion the Friday conference is calculated to cause a good deal of guessing, and a general belief is that Rainey is secretly standing in with Buckley. What the Blind Boss said about Rainey the other day in his interview in TaE CarLL may be interesting to recall. When the reports about him and Rainey having fallen out were mentioned, Buckley said: Rainey? There's nothing in that story. We are good friends. There has been a lot of talk about Rainey and me and my enmity to certain departments of the City government and my secking revenge. Iam not seeking a quarrel with enybody and I don’tintend to. Rainey and I are as good friends as ever and always willbe. * * * Rsiney and Inever had any differences and I don't think we wili. That Buckley and Rainey worked to- gether to control the last municipal con- vention, and that they did manage to secure several nominations, including Jef- fersor G. James for Mayor, is well-known history. “There is no doubt that Buckley and Rainey are now playing a game together to bunko the people,” said Max Popper last nignt. “What they say cuts no figure. They lied to me last year when they said they were out of politics, and they are lvingnow. If Rainey said that anything was white I would know that it was black. They will probably put up a game in which streets. Rainey will stand in with the other side and the play will be, ‘If Ilose you win; if youlose I win.’ They are as -good ‘friends as ever, of course. They ;couldn’t get zlong without each other. They are like the Siamese twins—if you cut the ligament that binds them they would both die. They want to be prepared for the situation as it turns out after the Supreme Court passes on the new primary law. If it is declared unconstitutional they will need the organization. “As to the present anti-Buckley Junta, as it is called, I think it is pursuing about the right course. It should, through some strong and able committee, create by some method a goveérning body composed of sterling men who could never be influenced by Buckley. As to any talk about revolu- tionary methods, would that be any more revolutionary than bunkoing the .people by & corrupt primary and stealing the works? McNab is the strongest and most active leader of the opposition to Buckley now, and Buckley fears him. Buckley said to me about & year ago that McNab was & bad man and would come to a bad end.” The Buckley faction began yesterday talking ‘‘compromise’” with the Junta. Three or four prominent representatives of the Buckley crowd threw out feelers to leading purists yesterday. Buckley loses no chance to talk conciliation and unity. It was suggested that it would be a good, and even a necessary thing in the interest of the party and “the ticket,” for all factions to set aside their jealousies and harmonize. The interests of the party is an argument Buckley will urge to this end. The Junta declares uncompromising war, and will not hear of giving the Buck- ley wing a man or a vote in the party. ‘‘We bave the State committee, the general committee and the Deuprey com- mittee, and we have nothing to compro- mise,” said Gavin McNab last night. “They are trying to give us a Trojan horse,’”” said Sam Braunhart. “They want to get in and get their share and then take it all. " We are in for extermination and no temporizing. The only good Buckley men are dead ones.” The Junta is as confident as ever in its declarations, and McNab says the Buckley eide has gone to pieces. The programme for the Deuprey committee, which meeis to-morrow night to begin creating a new general committee, without a Buckley man in it, remains what it was the day be- fore. Itisannounced that the new gen- eral committee will include all anti-Buck- ley members of the present oae, and that scheme is, of course, good politics. The members of the present committee who vote with the Junta will all vote for them- selves, and that is counted on to hold a majority steady. The Buckley leaders were busy and con- fident yesterday. “We've got a majority in the general committee now and I know it,” said one of them yesterday. “I've been surprised myself at some of the goods that were de- livered to-day. No, we don’t go into particulars, We know our strength to a dot. The other side don’t know. You know what the other side does, but you don’t know what we are doing.” Buckley is conducting a vigorous still hunt, and his heutenants are not talking much. The meeting at the Occidental Club to-morrow night promises to be a big one. There will be cold lamb with the collation. It has leaked out that the leading Buck- ley men were so sure of winning last Wednesday night that a midnight ban- quet to celebrate the victory was arranged for. Buckley was to deliver an address on “Pure Politics and the Duties of Citizen- ship,” but the banquet didn’t come off. Buckley did not return from Ravens- wood yesterday, but will be on hand to- day to direct the fight and extend the glad hand to citizens brought into the camp. He expects to rub'many legs to-day and to-morrow. BUCELEY'S STANDING. Barclay Henley Ridioules the Ex-Boss' Re- turn, Barclay Henley returned from the north last night somewhat surprised that any one should consider seriously the possi- bility of Chris Buckley regaining control of the Democratic party in San Francisco. | Mr. Henley did not indulge in any eulogistic rhetoric upon the virtue and intelligence of the Democratic party, nor did he consider it at all necessary to pat the backs of S8an Francisco voters gen- erally in making a very positive declara- tion of his belief that the people of this City will not stand any such political out- rage. He thought them entitled, to say the very least, to have it affirmed in their behalf that they will not again snbmit to Buckleyism. A repetition of the outrages of the past would not only be resented by the people of this City, he said, but he de- clared earnestly that any party or any convention that is dictated to or is con- trolled or influenced in the slightest de- gree by Buckley or his following is bound to suffer disintegration. Mr. Henley was surprited that anybody out of jail should consider seriously such a possibility as the return of the Democratic party to submission to the dictates of the blind boss. Headmitted that Buckley is an am- bitious man, but that ambition is only one of the requisites of successful accomplish- ment, and notwithstanding the talk in the newspapers he thought the possibility too remote to be seriously considered by any one. *I think,” he said, *‘that Buckley has been moved to make this effort to regain his supremacy by the effort of Boss Croker to re-establish himself in New York. By this I donot mean to institute any com- parison between Croker and Buckley, I do not know of any political leader any- where that can be compared with Buckley in his capacity for corruption and mischief. “It is fresh in the minds of the Democracy that the last municipal ticket was put up by Buckley and Rainey for the purpose of being beaten. It was apparent to every one in that convention that good politics would have dictated the nomination of Sutro. Three-quarters of the convention were really in favor of Sutro, but Rainey and his co-workers had put up the job for Jeff James, nobody be- lieving that he could possibly be elected. It is very well known, and is undeniable, that Rainey was issuing Buckley orders to the majority in that convention.” Mr. Henley scouted the idea that Sam Rainey had withdrawn his skirts from the Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U.S. Gov't Report R Baking Qm; Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE | contaminating touch of the blind boss. Such a thing, to his mind, was as im- probable as that Buckley could regain power is impossible. Two such political rascals could never part company while the chain of friendship, welded by self- interest, remains unbroken. *No, I do not take any stock,” he said, “in the proposition that Buckley and Rainey have quarreled. They are united by too many ties to make it profitable for them to indulge in any such luxury asa quarrel. “Really, I think the Democracy has a fair show of success,’” Mr. Henley re- marked, jumping suddenly from the con- sideration of a bad pair to a full hand, ‘“by the nomination of a clean ticket by reputable methods. The reorganization movement headed by McNab and his asso- ciates strikes me as being worthy of coun- tenance by respectable people. I am a Democrat, though not in accord with the party on the tariff question, and if it is possible for the Democracy to win the municipal fight and rehabilitate itself with a ticket that good men could support, I should like to see it done. “However, it will not be surprising if non-partisan politics would have to be re- sorted to, not only here but in all other big cities. The effort to run a party ma- chine does not seem to be much of a suc- cess anywhere. It has brought party management into disrepute in Philadel- phia, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati and everywhere. If it were not for the expense the salvation of clean mu- nicipal government would be the hold- ing of the elections for city officers on diiferent dates from other elec- tions. The minds of the voters would then not be distracted and confused by other considerations than the selection of good men. And notwithstanding the expense it seems to me that will ultimately become toe necessity.” Mr. Henley thought even this extra ex- pense would be less burdensome upon the people than the cost of the tribute which would have to be paid by an administra- tion under control of the Blind Boss, whose avarice, he thought, could only be appeased by the jingle of the dollars of corruption as in the old days when he levied tribute upon his following. THEY NG OBIY HOOD Enthusiastic Reception Given the Bostonians at the Columbia. The Favorite Company Has Re- cruited Its Ranks With Excel- lent Singers. 1t was in De Koven’s melodious *Robin Hood” that the Bostonians reappeared be- fore a San Francisco audience last night, after an absence of years. Since they first krought the work here, over four years ago, its melodies have been whistled on every street, sung or chortled by every vocalist, played more persistently than “The Maiden’s Praye:'’ on the piano, and performed in the shape of “potpourris” by every self-respecting band and hand- organ. But with “Robin Hood” familiarity has evidently not bred contempt. The mani- festations of delight which its strains aroused in the representative audience that packed the Columbia Theater from floor to roof last night showed that 1t is regarded with that perennial admiration and affection that extremely melodions operas alone possess the power of inspir- ing in the hearts of the musical multitude, Naturally the Bostonians themselves came in for a large share of the enthusi- asm; each favorite member of the com- pany was greeted with rapturous applause, and when Barnabee came on, as the Sheriff of Nottingham, there was a determined demand for a speech, to whibh, after some hesitation, he responded by saying: *‘Ladies and genilemen, I am so pleased by this reception that I have forgotten my part.” This gentle reminder that the stage was waiting was greeted with one spasmodic outburst of applause, after which the opera was permitted to proceed on the even tenor of i ts way, with the ex- ception of every fam iliar number being resolutely encored, and as most of the numbers in ‘““Robin Hood” are familiar, it followed tha t the greater part of the music was given twice, sometimes even three times. There is no gainsaying the fact that it was a treat to see such thoroughly con- scientious, artistic work as the Bostonians gave last night. One so often hears first- class music' performed in a second-rate manner, that to hear a company capable of doing a rmuch higher order of work giving its best to an operetta was a very delightful experience. Everything in “Robin Hood’ was child’s play to most of the singers, but they did the work as conscientiously and carefully as if the opera had required them to keep all their artistic abilities at con- cert pitch. It is this thoroughness that has made the organization popular. Taken altogether a better performance was given of “Robin Hood” last night than when the opera was introduced here. For one thing the chorus has been re- organized and now boast fresh young faces as well as good ringing voices. " Tom Karl, a good artist, but past his prime, is no longer with the company. arold Blake, the new tenor, was greeted with “bravos!” from all parts of the house before he had sung a dozen bars last night. His voice is not phenomenal, but it is ring- ing, especially in the upper register, and is sweet and free from mannerisms, his stage Eresence is excellent, and as he acts well is Robin Hood left really nothing to be desired. Helen Bertram, who played Maid Marian, has won laurels in grand opera since she was last in San Francisco. She is a valuable addition to the ranks of the Bostonians, as she can act as well as sing. Her role last night scarcely gave her an op- portunity of showing her real vocal abili- ties, but such as her music was she made the most of it. Jessie Bartlett Davis also has_parts that suit her better than Alian-a-Dale. Her beautiful voice is heard to better advan- tage in music more dramatic than that popular lay, “O Promise Me,”’ but the aundience was evident!y quite satistied with Mme. Dayis in the ballad style of music, for they encored her again and again. Eugene Cowles was another artist of whom people could not hear enough. His rich powerful yoice has lost none of its hnsnne beauty, and his score in ““Robin ood” always’ did suit him to perfection. Macdonald was another vocalist who was in excellent voice, and thoroughly deserved all the ovations he received. The rest of the cast was well held up by Cora Barnabee, who acted and sang gremly as Annabel, Josephine Bartlett, eorge Frothingham and C. E. Landie. The orchestra, under the direction of S. L. Studley, was good and the staging was satisfactory, though it is difficult to say why the market-place in Nottingham at the end of the twelfth century should have been represented with the architecture that is met with everiwhere in Italy to- day, but is as un-English as anything can possibly be. A handsome new drop curtain repre- senting the Yosemite Valley was used for the first time at the Columb; ATTORNEYS use Blackstone Bank Stock Legal Pads. Your eyes will be relieved and last longer. The leading stationers keep B-L:k Stock pads. DIVORCE [N HIGH LIFE, W. L. Eaton, Prominent in Business Circles, Seeking a Separation. COMPLAINT VERY SENSATIONAL Duncan B. Harrison, Actor and Playwright, Named as One of the Co-respondents. A divorce suit of the sensational order, involving people well known in local so- cial circles and a celebrated playwright and actor, was filed in the Superior Court yesterday. William L. Eaton, a prominent com- mission and brokerage manand City agent for the Goodyear Rubber Company, is suing his wife for absolute divorce on the grounds of infidelity. Dun- can B. Harrison, known from one end of the continent to the other as play- GEJ Duncan B. Harrison. [From a photograph,] wright, actor and manager is named as principal co-respondent, though Elliott Sanford, man-about-town, - also figures in the case. Duncan Harrison is particularly remembered as manager for Pauline Hall, who so recently starred in ‘““‘Dorcas” at the Baldwin. Harrison and his company are now touring the State. The complaint is of the sensational order, going minutely into the alleged misdeeds of Mrs. Eaton, stating, among other things, that while Sanford was en- gaged in wrecking the complainant’s home he was also posing as his stanch and tried friend. In addition to undue friendliness with Harrison ‘and Sanford, the com- plaint alleges certain unwifely actions while in company with a person who calls himself John Wallace, though this name was only assumed at Palo Alto and San Jose, where the couple are said to have passed as husband and wife, Attorney Mrs. Xinnie S. Taton. (From a photograph.] Morgan, who has charge of Eaton’s cause, says that Wallace is from Berkeley an occupies a high social position there. At the proper time his name will be given to the public. Mr. Eaton and his wife were married at St. Paul, Minn., nearly seven years ago, coming to San Francisco shortly after their nuptials. They immediatclg became prominent in social circles, and have ever since continued to indulge largely in the pleasures of high society. The first five years of their married life was, to all out- ward appearances at least, most happy, es- pecially after their home was blessed with two pretty children—a boy and girl. Eaton prospered in business, and provided in the ;n;):t liberal manner for his wife’s com- orts. Some three or fdur months ago Mrs. Eaton -became ill and it was thought ad- visable to send her to the country for a brief period. She went to Mountain View, and it was during her absence that her husband states that he first learned of her infidelity. “She had cultivated bad associ- ates, the complaint says, and began then to lead a reckless life, which ultimately led to her downfall. The husband immedi- azgéy employed a detective to secure such evidence as he thought was easily obtain- able, and as the result of his work the names of Duncan Harrison, the ‘“‘sweet actor,” and others are dragged into the proceedings, Harrison is supposed to have met the lady for the first time on the occasion of his’recent visit to San Francisco, though the other co-respondents are alleged to have known her for a long time. The complaint, among other things, says that her illness was feigned for the sole Rur 0se of deceiving her husband, thus affording her a cloak behind which she could easily conceal her misdeeds. _ Mrs. Eaton is now at 766 Eighteenth street, Oakland, stopping with friends and bas the youngest child with her. The other child ig in St. Paul on a visit to Mr. Eaton’s family, The prominence of the principals and the co-respondent makes the divorce suit of much interest, and out- croppings will be looked for by friends of both parties. Everybody's Birthday Party. The German band of the Youmg Men’s Christian Association gave a birthday party in the }:Arlon of the association building last evening. It was “everybody’s” birthday party, for everybody was expectex to bring u':-nyy cents as he was years old, and when the nies were Inunc{ there was great mirth espe- cially when 8. F. Ochs made the address of the occasion, and made conjectuers as to the honesty of the count. 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McLean, 305 Kearny street. The legs had been scientifically ampu- tated, one near the foot and the other near the inee, and the toes of one foot were miusini.‘ Dr. McLean at first denied that the remains had come from his operating- rooms, but later found that an assistant, who was changing the embalming flnid in which some anatomical specimens were steeped, had mislaid them and they had inadvertently found their way into the ash- barrel. This explanation was made at the Morgue, where the limbs were taken. THE SUNNYSIDE FRANCHISE Petition to Be Presented to the Grand Jury for Its An- nuiment. The Clvic Federation WIIl Also Ask for Actlon Against Certaln | Supervisors. At the meeting of the executive commit- tee of the Civic Federation last night it was decided to submit a petition to the Grand Jury requesting it to take action looking to the nullification of the Sunny- side franchise recently granted the Mar- ket-street Railway Company. Itis held by the Civic Federation that the franchise as granted is illegal, and the further request will be made in the docu- ment that proper action be taken against the Supervisors who voted in favor of the franchise. The petition will be presented to the Grand Jury as soon as it can be prepared. A considerable part of the meeting was taken up with canvassing names for mem- bership to the federation, but no definite action was taken. About twenty-five are now under consideration and quite a num- ber of them will be invited to join the or- ganization. Should they accept the invi- tation they wll be dul?' elected, as no one will be asked to join the federation until Qk.:ey are first decided to be desirable mem- TS, MEDICAL SOCIETY. Shall the Public Clinic Give Way to the Individual Medical Prac- titioner ? The San Francisco Medical Society met last evening in Fraternity Hall, 32 O'Far- rell street. Thire was avery full attend- ance. Dr. Charles Watson, president of the society, called the meeting to order. The following-named gentlemen were placed in nomination for the ensuing year: President, Dr. Charles G. Kuhl- man; vice-president, Dr. Carpenter; sec- retary, Dr. Woodward; treasurer, Dr. Whittell. A resolution was then introduced by Dr. Charles G. Kuhlman, which denounced the methods and practices, so common in this City, of the establishment and main- tenance of public clinics where the people are treated free of charge. Dr. Kuhlman spoke longand earnestly in behalf of the resolution. Dr. Farnham also spoke in favor of the adoption of the resolution. At this point Dr. Arnold moved to in- definitely postpone the whole question. This motion, amid confusion, was carried, many of the physicizns afterward assert- ing that they did not so understand the question. 5 . — Jaros Hyglenic Underwear is one underwear that is comfortable, absorbs moisture, keeps folks well. 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Beatrice Harraden’s Graceful Trib~ ute to the Southern Cali- fornla Writer. Mrs. Margaret Collier Grahafn, the mag- azine writer and authoress of “Stories Among the Foothills,”” who is visiting Mrs. Edna Snell Poulson at 1810 Gough street, was given a reception by her hostess last MRES. MARGARET COOLLIER GRAHAM, AUTHOR OF “STORIES OF THE FOOTHILLS.” ceny and sentence was postponed. ‘He was charged with having four cans in his wagon which had been stolen from other dairies. Henry Kronig of the Berkeley Jersey Farm was & witness for the defendant and testified that he bought the four cans in Oakland and gave them to Shapiro. The Judge at once ordered Kronig into custody on & charge of petty lar- ceny, and remarked that he thought there was & conspiracy between him and Shapiro to steal rival milkmen’s cans. — - THE cold preventer & health-kecper. Jaros Hy- gienic Underwear. Morgan Bros., 229 Montg’y* sl Bl Practical Charity. Mamie Harknet, the 16-year-old girl, who until last week lived in a filthy den at 509 Howard street with a drunken mother, has been placed, through the instrumentality of the Girls’ Training Home directors, in a good home, and the unnatural mother is serving a ‘l'l‘x“monnn' sentence at the branch County % ————— After Twenty-Two Years in Court. The suit of Professor George Davidson against the City regarding a small piece of property on Lombard street, near Dupont, has been dis- missed %supulnlou. It was begun in Feb- ruary, 1873, and has merely remained in the court without ever being brought to trial. The case was in the old Fourth District Court. ev:nmg. The following guests were pres- ent: Dr. Dorothy Lummis, Mrs. Cordelia Kirk- land, Mrs. Hamlin, Mrs. Julia Carey, Mrs. Anna Greer, Mrs. Mary Edna Snell, Portia Knight, Miss C. E. Franklin, Mrs. W. B. Hyde, Mrs. W, C. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collier, Mr. ana Mrs. P. B. Cornwall, Mrs. Alex L. 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Here sho gathers around her the brightest personalities of Los Angeles, and so with literary and other interests, with plenty of sunshine in a delight- ful climate and a fine mountain perpetually at her command, and the power to write down her own thoughts at her own leisure. she may well be contentto live in Southern California and help a great new country to work out its destiny. — THE health of most women and men isin the underwear they wear. Jaros Hygienic Under- wear—'nough said. Morgan Bros., 229 Montgy'® e Punching Letters for Fumigation. After considerable search the Postoffice au- thorities have succeeded in finding a machine that will perforate letters from cholera-in- fected ports for fumigation in the manner pre- scribed by ‘Dr: Peckham, the quarantine offi- cer. The machine punches fifteen letters at & time, and can be worked 500 to 700 times an hour. 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Each attachment will rent for about 85 per month, and there are about £00,000 looms in the Uniied States, and 7,000,000 running in the world. This attachment will soon be Introduced in England, France, Germany and Belglum. A few shares will be sold to promote this at- tachment. For particulars of this wonderful and successtul imachine appiy to THE HUNT LOOM AND FABRIC COMPANY, Room 10, 504 Kearny st., S. F. RIGGS HOUSE, Washington, ID. C. The Hotel ** Par Excellence Of the Natlonal Capital. First class in all appolnte monts. G. DEWITT, Treas. American plan, $3 per day and upward.