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, 1916-06-15
Second Ballot.

The result of the second ballot fol
lows: Hughes, 32Sk; Roosevelt, 81;
Root, 9S; Weeks, 70; Sherman, Go;
Fairbanks, SSh; Cummins. IS; LaFol
lette. 20; Knox, SO: DUPONT, 10; Bur.
ton, 761s: Wanamaker, s.; Wood, 1;
Harding, 1; Willis. L: Mccall, l.
, 1916-06-15
Big Ball Game

The ball game Sunday after.
NJ on at the Fair Grounds between
Hanna and Saratoga was a splen.
did game from start to finish, end.
ing in a victory for Saratoga, 9 to
8, and was a tight game from be.
ginning to end. A good crowd
was on hand and both sides did
considerable "rooting."
Up until the sixth inning the
game stood l to 2 in favor of Sar-
atoga, when a mufled ball or two
gave Hanna several runs. Then,
in the ninth inning, Hanna made
a few errors which turned the tide
and ended with the above results.
General Manager Harvey was
ON the ground to see that his
team did all that was in them, and
put up a pretty good side show
during the tight places. Nothing
to 1t, you have to give it to Har-
vey for the shape that team is in.
He is now getting them in shape
for the "Denver Bears" and should
he clean them up he will take on
the whole Federal League.
, 1916-06-15
National Council Meeting.

Cheyenne, Wyo., June l4--The
National Council of Women Vot-
ers, which is to hold its national
convention in Cheyenne during
the twentieth annual Frontier
Days celebration July rs, II, 70
and 30, is predicated upon the
principle that a woman is as COM
petent to vote as is a man.
The thousand or more delegates
to the convention while here will
have it impressed upon them that
a woman is as competent as a maj
in many other things, including,
for instance, the roping and hog.
, 1916-06-15
Ezra Cluff Drowned.

Word received last Friday from
Ciruarrou, New Mexico, bears the
intelligence of the drowning OF
Ezra Cluff, of this place. He had
been missing a few days when the
body was found and identified
AS to how the drowning occurred
will probably never be known.
He was the youngest son OF
Mrs. j. W. Cluff of this city and
was here about a year ago visiting
his mother. He was raised and
schooled in the valley.
, 1916-06-15
Died Suddenly.

Word from Fit. Steele late last
night was to the effect that Mrs.
Kate Arnold, of this place, had
died about 9 o'clock at Fl. Steele,
where she had been taken y~ester-
day morning in q car to the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Jens Han
sen.
Mrs. Arnold took sick Monday
and a doctor was called, who pro-
nounced it an advanced Ease of
liver trouble and dropsical eondi-
tions. Mrs. Hansen came from
Fl. Steele and took her mother
buck with her that she might have
her where she could nurse her
while she was i'll.
Death came very suddenly as
no one considered her as being in
a dangerous condition.
Mrs. Arnold came to Wyoming
nearly so years ago. She was one
of Wyoming's pioneer women.
For years she and Mr.. Arnold
we're located in what is now known
as old Carbon, when it was in its
prime as a big western coal camp,
which has been abandoned and is
now deserted. Mr.. Arnold pre-
coded his wife many years ago
Mrs. Arnold used to run the big.
gest rooming house and restaur'
ant in Carbon and accumulated
plenty for mature age. If We
could give a correct history of the
life of this pioneer lady it woulc
be interesting reading, as she WA
one of the capable women whc
helped make the west.
She has owned her home her,
for many years and had lived her
! content until the death of he
, 1916-06-15
Bought Store.

Word from E. J Andrews is to
the effect hat he and his father
have purchased a general mer-
chandise store at Athol, Idaho,
where they have recently moved.
They r in a good town, and the
locality has a bright future. They
seem well pleased with their new
location. Their place is the big
gest in town and. business has
started out we'll.
, 1916-06-15

The first ballot resulted: Hughes,
25SH; Roosevelt. 65; Root, 1903; Cum,
Minis, 81; Fairbanks. IA: Sherman,
&C; Burton, 76h; Weeks, 1O5; Brum.
baugh. 20; La Toilette. 20; Ford, 80;
Taft. IA; Borah. .; Knox, So; Du.
Pont, ~; Mills. 4; Mccall, 1; absent,
20: not voting. l.
, 1916-06-15
Dance and Social.

The St. AIMS Altar Society
gave their annual dance and
strawberry social Friday evening
in the hall, which was profitable
for the society. A fine crowd was
present and the dance held on
most of the night, The ladies of
that organization served ice cream,
strawberries and cake from about
9 o'clock till after midnight, be-
sides having several booths al
which fancy articles were sold
This is a yearly event and looked
forward to by everyone for a gooc
time.
, 1916-06-15
Lincoln EIector, Sc, at Chicago.

Chicago.-A picturesque character
at the Republican national conven
ton was William Pitt Kellogg, sc
Years old, who lives in Washington
lie was a close personal friend of
President Lincoln. and is said to be
the sole surviving member of the
electoral college that named Lincoln
President. Kellogg was appointed by
President Lincoln to be collector Of
customs at New orleans. and in 1868
vas elected United States senator,
and in 1872 governor. Then he was
again elected senator.
, 1916-06-15

Jack Corlett and Buster Harrison
were in town from the Savage sheep
camps Friday. Jack said we could
tell the public that he came in after a
hair cut and shave He sure needed
it, as we "lamped" him as he hove in
sight over the bridge.
, 1916-06-15
NAMED BY REPUBLICAN coNvEN.
TON FOR PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT.
ROOSEVELT DECLINES
REFUSES, coNDITIoNALLY, NoMI.
NATION FOR PRESIDENT MADE
BY THE PRoeREssIvEs.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News servic.
Chicago, June 12.-The Republican
National Convention, which convened
June Z, completed its labors Saturday
by nominating Associate Justice
Charles Evans Hughes of the U. S
Supreme Court, for President, and
Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana
for vice president.
The count on the third and final
ballot showed: Hughes, 94Oh; Roose.
welt, 1914; Lodge. Z; Dupont, 5; La
Toilette, 8; Weeks, 3; absent, 1. To
tai. 9S7.
The vote for vice president was:
Fairbanks. 1863; Burkett of Nebraska
lOS, with scattering votes for other
men.
Almost at the same time the Repub.
licans named Justice Hughes in a
stampede of the delegations, the Pro.
gressive national convention assem-.
bled in the Auditorium. nominated
Theodore Roosevelt for President.
The colonel sem a message to the
Progressives saying he could not &C,
cept nomination at this time.
This action followed the failure of
the peace negotiations between the
two parties to agree on a fusion NOM
inee and the rejection BY the Pro-
gressives Of the Republican proposal
to make Hughes the common candi-
date of the factions.
Justice Hughes, advised by Chair
man Harding by telegraph of his Sc
lection, accepted the nomination, re-
signed from the bench and sent to
the convention a statement of his
position on the issues of the hour,
including the fostering of a true
Americanism and the provision of
adequate national defense.
John M. Parker of Louisiana was
nominated for vice president by the
~Progressives and accepted the nomi-
nation.
The men placed in nomination for
President on Friday by the Rspubli-
cans were United States Supreme
Court Justice Hughes, Theodore
Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Senator ]. w.
Weeks of Massachusetts,, Senator
Theodore A. Burton of Ohio, Charles
w. Fairbanks of Indiana, Senator
Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois, Sen
ator A. B. Cummins of Iowa, Senator
Robert F. LaFollette OF Wisconsin,
Governor Martin Brumbaugh of Penn
s~ylvania and T. Coleman DUPONT of
Maryland.
First Ballot.
The first ballot resulted: Hughes,
253R Roosevelt. Go; Root, 1903; Cum
Minis, "a; Fairbanks, IA; Sherman,
CG; Burton, 76h; Weeks, 105; Brum
baugh. 30; La Toilette, 20; Ford, 80;
Taft. IA; Borah, .; Knox, So; Du.
Pont, 70; Mills. 4; Mccall. 1; absent,
2la; not voting, L.
Second Ballot.
The result of the second ballot fol
lows: Hughes, 32Sh; Roosevelt, 81;
Root. 9S; Weeks, 70; Sherman, Go;
Fairbanks. Ssh; Cummins. IS; LaFol
lette. 20; Knox, Sc; DUPONT, 10; Bur,
ton, 761s; Wanamaker. 5; Wood, Il;
Harding, 1; Willis, L: Mccall, l.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27
YOUR SICK Child ILD
is CONSTIPATED!
LOOK AT TONGUE
:IF CROSS, FEvERlsHSo OR BILIOUS,
GIVE "cALlFoRNIA SYRUP
or FIGS"

No matter what ails your child. a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
II your little n Is out-of-sorts,
half sick, isn't resting, eating and act.
ing naturally-look, Mother! see If the
tongue is coated. This is a sure sign.
that it's little stomach, liver and bow
els are clogged with waste. When
cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad or has stomach.ache, diar.
rhoea, sore throat, full OF cold, give a
tespoonful Of california Syrup OF
Figs" and in a few hours all the con-
stipated poison, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out OF its lit
tie bowels without gripping and you
have a well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit. laxative" be.
cause it never fails to cleanse the lit
tie ones liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach and they dearly love its
pleasant taste. Full directions for ba-
bies, children OF all ages and for grown
ups printed on each bottle.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cert bottle
OF California Syrup Of Figs then see
that 1t Is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company"
."EIL.F-L .NL#.a .ItL. -# 9L# 30. LLH tH#. L- -Mr4#h
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27
S0GIA[ISTIG idea
ALlElB THE WAR
Measures Taken by Military
Authorities First Step
Says Dutch Orator.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands. Jan. u
ADutch socialists conceive It to be
their specials task to bring together
HEIR comrades of the belllgerent ma
tfons for common action against the
war. In this. they have so far not
succeeded, owing chiefly to the reIus-
EaitofFthesFrench and German socialists
StoScooperate to this end, according TO
J.sH. Schaper, the principal spokes-
manlofsthe ESocial-Democratic party at
circumference held here.
gCompetition fomented by capitalism
fMr. Schaper declared, was the u
2offthe European war, and 1t rebounds
ttfosthe credit of the socialists OF all ma
lions that they have everywhere pro-
tested against 1t. Except in Ger
many" interrupted a heckler, where
upon Schaper angrily shouted thai IN
Berlin two days before the war, the
streets resounded with anti!var songs
and cries for peace. The speaker De.
nied that the war had shown the talli-
Ebilitygof socialistic principles, and al.
6hrmed that on the contrary they a
fully justified themselves. The wal,
he commended, has proved that social
ism is not an un~attainable ideal, and
he pointed ont that the state reg
uiation5 OF food supplies and the estab.
lishment OF maximum prices on the
necessaries Of life, as adopted at the
present time in most European coun-
tries, was the first step towards the
realization Of the socialistic ideas OF
distribution.
Whether war will be possible when
socialism is adopted as a basis OF pow
3 Z was aquestion he said could moi
Ebesanswered directly. He saw severe
pressure upon the workers owing to
the demands Of all governments for
reyarnaments after the war; but So
9ciaHsms WQnldA at the same time, gain
great Influence. Those who returned
from8the ibattlefields would realize the
misery wrought by militarism, and
toin Sin the struggle for democracy
against secret diplomacy. Mr.. Scha-
per, who Is a member OF the recently
gappointed commission for the taxation
fofSw a profits in Holland, ended his
speech by announcing that a bill on
thfsfsubject would be submitted to the
government shortly. Thus, Holland,
he said, will come into line with the
belligerent countries, where the enor-
NOUS profits made on war contracts
will5be compelled to yield a large pro.
portion to5the national ex%chequers.
HSEf7 l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27
PERSONALS

Mrs. W. A. Small and children re-
turned last night from Janette, Pa,
where they had, been the guests Of rel
atives and friends.
Miss Laura May Huntington return
ed last night from Pittsburgh where
she had been the guest OF friends for
several days.
Mrs. C. S. Thomas has been Ill for
a week at her home on Locust avenue.
&%H. W.. Showalter returned last night
from Pittsburgh where he had spent
several days on business.
]. Scott yandervort, cashier OF the
Lewis county bank at Weston was q
prominent visitor in the city yester-
day.
II. Z. Bennett OF Parsons was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Attorney James "A. Meredith return
ed yesterday from New Martinsville
where he had spent a day looking
after business matters.
Charles Gould Of the Gould and Zun-
dell barber shop is Ill of grip. Walter
|Zundell, a member OF the firm is also
i'll OF the grip.
James, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. S.
Thomas is suffering from a broken toe
sustained while playing basketball.
He is confined to his home on Watson
avenue.
F. T. Martin, of Grafton. and son,
John S. Martin, OF. Oakland, Nd, spent
the day in the city. The latter who at
tends st. Mary's college in Baltimore,
is spending a two weeks vacation at
his home in Oakland.
Mrs. W. S. John, who has been the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Ira Smith,
left this afternoon for her home in
Morgantown.
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Returned from charieatpn

A6rs. water stoctiey and Miss Sue
Walton returned yesterday from
Charleston where they had 9 the
g1estsga at the homeEofEMrss stockley,gi
parents, M. and Mrs.sDs q GalhheE:
Miss Watson was bridesmaid gatEtheI
McCabe:Ward marriage last weekatnI
CharIestonfatEwhiche Mrs stockley was.
alnongsthes guests. Both have been q
fnlgeYents3Sin the. Capital City.
Mrs. 8. Morton Black left this morn:
Eng for Cincinnati, O., en- route Tor
Mobile. %Alabama, where she will
spendgtheremainderiof 81 the winter with.
reiatiyes. Mr.. Black, who had been
the guest of relatives at Port Clinton
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27

Mrs. Phoebe Gaskins, Of SmIthtown.
who spent the past two weeks here,
went to Meadowdale yesterday to visit
her brother, Ed. Hayhurst.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bishop, OF Buck
harmon, have spent the past few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bishop on
Columbia street.
Mrs. Lee a.. Reeves returned to her
home at Little Falls yesterday after a
few days visit here.
Miss Armstrong is nursing the
youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Morgan on Pittsburgh avenue.
Charles Could is i'll Of grip at his
home on Guffey street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27

Returned from Denver.
Miss Elsie Merritleld who has been
in Denver, Colo, fortsevera1 weeks, on
account of her health, arrived home
last evening. She was accompanied
home by her sister, Miss Lillian, who
has been in Denver for several years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27
IRON AND WOODWORKING MA.
NCAiNERYs

New and second hand. Machine tools
lathes, drills, shapers, planners, press
es. Garage machinery. Gas and gas
oline engines. Pumps, electric motors,
engines, boilers, Woodworking planers,
band saws, etc. sawmill outfits. Belt
ing pulleys, shafting, emery wheels.
Contractors equipment. Bantam con
crete mixer, ten foot capacity only
$275.00. Everything in machinery and
supplies. Special prices. Write today.
BAIRD MACHINERY COMPANY, 1913
Water St, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

o. for q few DAYS, VIM 5otn her in
Cincinnati and accompany he sgouths
Gnest&at ESonnencroft.
Miss Susan III xwellsM Moore, ofsMors
igantowns was an overnight guest.ot
Mrs. Hutchinson at Sonnencroft. She
returned home this afternoon
Aid Society Tonight.
The Aid Society Of Grace Lutheran
Church will meet tonight at the home
Of Miss Mary Miller on Maple avenue.
snB&Eata
To Entertain Club.
Miss Madge Barnes will be hostess
to the Beau.Not Club tomorrow even
ing at her home on Locust avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27
New Light Cure For
Diseases Of the Skin
sAFEINITY OF RARE METALS FOR
EACH OTHER SUGGESTED
SIMPSON LIGHT.

LONDON, Jan. ~. Correspondence
of The Associated Press)-Experi-
m~entsEwith a new light cure have
fbeenFcarried put with apparent success
at st. Bartholomew's hospital, London,
andsaIthough the doctors are careful In
Their Statements, owing to the com
paratiyely short period Of investtga-
ton they have found the rays have
produced excellent results in the treat
Smentg of sskin diseases and have slim
3uIatedsthe repair OF shrapnel wounds.
III Simpson light" named after
IT'S discoverer, Is based on the affinity
Of rare metals for each other. MI.
Simpson,h has noted that the combustion
fofgcertain ores produced a light hay
ingaa8curatiVe effect on the hands Of
fhe&workmen. He produced an cleo
trics arc lamp with these ores as cleo
trodes,E notably tungstate Of iron and
wolfram. Two kinds or rays are pro-
duced, visible and invisible. The tnVis-
iblea are heat rays and ultraviolet
rays, the latter differing somewhat
from ultraviolet rays hitherto obtain
ad.SThe8 Simpson ultraviolet light Is
more intense than that given by car
bon arc like the Finsen lamp. 1t 10
In fact richer In ultraviolet waves
ttanfany other lamp
ME installation at st. Bartholo-
mewss8w a made last July. The light
BSsaidsto have produced marked bene-
htsSinsthe treatment Of diseases OF the
nosefand throat as we'll as in the case
or sktnEdiseases. The vapor from the
limp also seems to help asthma. "a
cassEof,obstinate eczema and one case
ofilupusI are reported apparently cured.
But It will take time to e II these
euressGre permanent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27
CAN'T FIND pANDRUFF

Every bit of dandruff disappears af-
ter one or two applications of Dan
derine rubbed well into the scalp with
the finger tips. Get a 25-cent bottle OF
lDanderine at any drug store and save
your hair. After a few applications
you can't find a particle of dandruf or
any falling hair, and the scalp will
never itch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27
EAST SIDE
- NEWS =
Social Friday Evening.

A general good time is being looked
forward to at the Poverty Social to-
morrow evening at the Diamond street
M. e. church. "A short program will be
rendered and refreshments will be
served. The price Of admission is 10
CENTS. E
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Mckinley Program.

This morning at the chapel exercises
at the Central school, a Mckinley pro.
gram was given by the pupils Of the
seventh grade, taught by Miss Nina
Knabenshue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27

Nine. Luis Fidel Yanez, wife OF the Chilean Charge dAfaires in Japan.
was lauded as the most beautiful WON N at the coronation OF OF the emperor OF
Japan. The Chilean mtmstert to Japa n died suddenly just before the corona
ton and his widow was too i'll to attend the ceremonies The Yanez family
"a asked to represent Chill during the coronation festivities.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27
MiIi Meet mis- Evenina.

The Ladies Aid Society Of the Pa1a-
tine Baptist church will meet this
evening at the home of Mrs. Viola
Springer on Diamond street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-27

She will quit society to become a
crusader against tuberculosis. AS
secretary of the Kalamazoo, Mich,
Anti-Tuberculosis society she will
make the fight against the white
plague" her Iife's work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
AIRMEN WILL TRY
TO FLY ATLANTIC
PLAN FLIGHTS FOR NEAR FU-
TURE. INTEND TO MAKE
TRIP IN "a HOURS.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. - Two
attempts to fly across the Atlantic
will be made in the near future, it is
announced here. Lieutenant Poll
ner of the Danish army is planning
to make a flight in the spring, and
DR.. Tulin, the Swedish aeronaut, as
soon as possible. The lieutenant out
lined his plans in an interview.
"The building of flying boat" he
said, "of the dimensions necessary
for my experiments, requires most
careful consideration and prepare
ton.
"The motors must be of capacity
to enable me to make a speed of
about 100 kilometers "a kilometer is
go of a mile) per hour-that is to
say, 1000 kilometers must be made
in one dash, being the distance be-
tween Europe's extreme western out
post, the Farce Islands, and the New
Worlds extreme eastern point, New
foundland.
81 calculate that this journey must
be covered in not more than "a hours,
because l consider it practically i'm
possible to have my hands tied up to
the steering apparatus any longer.
''The boat must be able to carry
besides myself and my mate two tons
of dead weight, consisting of extra
apparatus for steering and navigat-
ing, utensils, oil, food and perfect
wireless system to enable me to sum-
mon assistance in case of an accident.
ga well known Danish boat builder
has promised to construct a boat in
which two motors, each of $50 horse
power, will be placed. 1t is expected
to be ready by March. will then
make some test flying across the Bal
tic and the Kattegat to Christiana
and Stockholm, and if these trips
prove satisfactory l will realize my
scheme some time that spring"
DR.. Tulin, the Swedish airman, has
sailed from Copenhagen for the Unit
ed States to superintend the construc-
ton of a gigantic aeroplane which he
will use in his attempt to cross the
Atlantic.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
no CHANGE YOUR SKIN !
How to Develop the Highest
Degree of Vital, Nervous
and Muscular Vigor

Snakes throw off their outer skin
once a year. HumG- Neings change
their skin perhaps nine times in
year; that is, they have new skin
about once in six weeks.
The value of q clean skin in main
tanning health is not properly under
stood by the majority of people. Clean
illness is a part of health. You can
not be healthy unless you are clean
not only externally, but also inter
nally.
The blood should also be assisted
occasionally, like the skin, in throw
ing off pOisons so that the system may
not get clogged and leave a weak spot
for disease germs to enter the system.
When the blood is clogged we suffer
from what is commonly called cold.
DIR. Pierce'S Golden Medical Discov-
erv purifieS the blood and entirely
eradicates the pOisOns that breed and
feed disease 1t thus cures Scrofula,
eczema, boils, pimples and other erup-
lions that mar and scar the skin. Pure
blood is essential to good health. The
weak, rundown, debilitated condition
which so many people experience is
commonly the effect of impure blood.
Doctor Pierce'S Golden Medical Dis
covery not only cleanses the blood of
impurities, but it increases the activity
of the blood-making glands, and it en-
riches the body with an abundant sup
ply of pure, rich blood.
Take it as directed and it will search
out impure and poisonous matter in
the stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys
and drive it from the system through
tho natural channels
It viii penetrate into the joints and
| muscles, and dissolve the poisonous &C
cumulations. Bad blood is driven out.
1t will furnish you with rich, pure
blood full of vital force-the kind that
| increases energy and ambition, that
rejuvenates the entire body.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-29
THIS SNAKE STORY
SOUNDS LIKE A WHOPPER
Reptiles Escape Cut OFF 1t Commits
Suicide, Says the Story.

Reptiles Escape Cut OFF II Commits
Suicide, Says the Story.
TACOMA, Wash.-A well-behaved
and beautifully colored five-foot Por-
to Rican snake, species unknown,
which had struggled his way 5000
miles in a bunch of bananas from his
tropic home, arrived in Tacoma.
Bill Hall, driver for commission
house, packed bunch of bananas to
the scales. After weighing them he
saw something that looked like a pc
culiar leaf in the top of the bunch.
Bill stuck his finger down and the
leaf turned into a big, red, hungry
mouth. Bill let out veil that sound
ed like a steamboat whistle and ran.
The whole Office force, armed with
various weapons, advanced to the at
tack and the snake dropped to the
floor and headed for the wharf. When
surrounded he coiled and was ready
for battle.
Seeing his chance for escape cut
off the snake plunged his fangs into
his own body, gave final wiggle and
turned over dead.