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Show Firmage Report Ridiculed Hcul Itciison For Statement llrleflj-Kxplnlucil. llrleflj-Kxplnlucil. "Tho local theatres nro nothing but flro trnps," aald Mr. Flrmago nt tho hiBt session of tho City Council At first being unnble to understand why Mr. Flrmagu should muko such u simple, utterly nbuird, uiireauonnblo statement, I began to mnko Inquiries nnd learned that ho was noting and speaking undor tho spell of quite nntural nnrrow-mliiilvdness, owing to n porsonal grievance, toward Mr. U, W. Nielsen, who, bj tho way, is nmil-nted nmil-nted with tho Orli-nt Theatro. Mr Flnnngo has shown his In!,iC several sev-eral times In tho pust. On one occasion occa-sion ho cuIR.d n meeting of the firemen, fire-men, requesting a oto to drop Mr Nielsen from tlyiit organization but the boys nbsolutAdy refused to consld-or consld-or hlB childish whim. When tho fuct of the whole matter wns explained ,, lt8 trim light to two of our City Comiellmon who were p-pointed p-pointed for Ihe Investigation, they could readily understand that Mr Fir-.page Fir-.page hn.l no ground fr , gr0HBl also stnemen. ir was ,,, 0I to the Hro Departnuu. commit.., ' Unit tho Orient Theatre was absolutely abso-lutely lire proof. That Mr. Ashby, its architect, took special pains in this particular. First that the boiler room bo completed' (stairs, wall and floor) of solid concrete. con-crete. Tho operating room also Is of solid concrete, the theatre floor solid concretes etc., etc. The Orient Theatro has more aisles and exit spaco than any other theatre lu the statu of Its size. Its ventilation ventila-tion system Is perfect. We, know that our patrons upprc elate our modern up-to-date conveniences, conven-iences, nud would advise at this time that Mr. Flrmago stroke his furrow, ed brow and think twice before ho attacks tho Interests of an Incorporated Incorpor-ated legitimate business enterprise, or ho will quite likely avyakc from lih spell and And himself confronted with serious trouble. (Adv.) C. G. I'URIUNGTON. o |