LIGHTS FAIL IN COOP BUT NO THEFTS ARE REPORTED

Chaos reigned among the stores along Boylston Street close to Harvard Square last evening at about five o'clock when they were suddenly left in complete darkness. Confusion reigned everywhere, and the candle supply in the Square was bought up even more quickly than the supply of slickers on the day of the "mud battle" in the Yale Bowl in 1924.

All the stores on the carbarn side of Boylston Street were affected by the sudden lack of illumination, and flashlights everywhere made their appearance.

The event occurred just an hour before the time for the Cooperative Society to close its doors. Mr. G. E. Cole, the manager, declared that "The next time anything like this happens we are going to have lanterns ready, and not depend upon candles." Mr. Cole posted a sentry armed with a flashlight at the front entrance to determine the mission of all comers. The danger of robbery at the time was acute, but no startling disturbances occurred.