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THE COUNTRY’S COAST DEFENSES.
Tys map shows the principal forts along the coast of the United States. Though some of the forts are old and not
Hr.-fjne 1, all those shown, with possibly the exception of the Dry Tortugas, once considered a most powerful fortress, could
lupin h be put in a state to offer some considerable degree of resistance to Spanish war vessels. Portland, Boston and New
f0.7 have modern forts and modem guns and mortars. On the Pacific coast San Francisco and Vancouver also have
n tfni guns. Charleston has a modern gun in the process of being mounted and guns have either been built or are nearing
1 iii'f-i.ou for all the forts shown except Dry Tortugas. At Tybee one of the most powerful batteries on the southern coast
vl hi er'-cted within the coming year. At several of the points 'the emplacements for the guns have just been contracted for
o'! 1 r they are building, and. as in the case of New York. Portland and San Francisco, several batteries are ready for
is The forts around New York, which could now be depended upon to keep out a Spanish fleet, are Forts Hamilton and
iVarlsworth, at the Narrows, Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook, and Wlllets Point and neighboring works, up the sound.
■ realizing sense of the necessity for
f ■ "ly action along this line has been the
c use of an awakening of interest every
■ '•re, even in the interior states, in the
J rpoM of the gathering. The conven
i n n-i.l be called to order proliably by ex
< Mitchell or Gov. Bloxham.
f'The convention has outgrown my ex
y' 1 ianons already, if signs count for
tught," said ex-Gov. Mitchell, a day or
CAN HURL, A TON PROJECTILE SEVEN MILES.
" nilghtlest of guns ever built In America, and one of tho largest yet con
ril ted anywhere, la the 16-inch engine of war on which work is now being rushed
'he WatervUet arsenal. It will he 49.67 feet long, weighs 125 tons, have a range
•ixieen miles, and will penetrate 27',4 inches of steel two miles. Mounted at Ty-
K* ll house. In ca#e of hostilities with Spain, this gun would be able to hurl a
- -!>ound projectile at a man-of-war accurately if one got within seven miles of
Tyhee.
ago. “I was fully Impressed with
1 Importance of such a step when I
''ltls meeting, but I was afraid that
j 1 Interest would not be awakened In
in warrant such decisive steps as it
~'| n8 now we can easily do. .
n reply to the invitations which were
°' H *° every governor in the coun
we have received most encouraging
t 'iranees. It is now.evident that the
' nuance will lie large and tho plan and
J 1 "pose of the convention will he enter
' 1 upon with enthusiasm. Many of the
an s win have delegations here appolnt
' * ,y several governors. New York
as among the first to appoint a delega
lhlß serves to show that the con
™on,"* b " "allonal In Its acope, as
_ ■ nould be, as we had hoped to make It
R| i along.
The time has certainly come when this
> in try must take more Interest In coast
fnr R,> lsflon with foreign nations
r the past few years have not been
such as would warrant neglect of our
water boundaries. Think of the defense
less condition of the South Atlantic coast;
how the entire border from Fortress Mon
roe around to Pensacola is absolutely
without anything like a well equipped
fort; how the places where they are
needed are simply marked by the relic of
some old spot of history, like Moultrie
and Sumter and the like, and then think
how utterly hopeless would be the situa
tion should we suddenly become entan
gled in a war with Spain.
“It has now been about two years since
the war with Spain started in Cuba, Just
ninety miles from our southernmost water
boundary. What have we at Key West?
Nothing but a mass of brick walls, which
We call Fort Taylor, with a few insignifi
cant guns placed here and there on sand
banks. And yet that fort is only ninety
miles from Havana, where for two years
■r-and two years is a very short period of
time—there has been a war in progress,
which has more than once come within
a hair's breadth of throwing this coun
try into war with Spain.”
President H. B. Plant of the Plant sys
tem has extended the Tampa Board of
Trade the use of the new Plant steamer
Margaret during the convention. The
vessel will be used in the entertainment of
the delegates. Trips will be made to
points of interest in the vicinity of Tampa
Bay. The delegates will be taken to Port
Tampa, where they will Inspect the port,
and the United States training ship Chase,
which now has 124 boys aboard. Visits will
be made to Egmont key, the quarantine
station, and the Manatee river, in the vi
cinity of which remain the only orange
trees In the state untouched by the frosts
of 1894. These, however, will be only In
cidental to the real work of the convention.
In connection with the purpose of the
convention it Is Interesting to note
tho present condition of the south
ern water boundary. With the exception
of the work that is now gblng on at
Fortress Monroe, and which has been go
ing on at Pensacola for several years,
there has been very little done for the
defense of southern harbors.
It Is true that with the Increased ap
propriation of last year for general coast
defense, plans are now pending by which
the southern coast will be given some
what better fortifications. Ten-Inch guns
have been placed at Pensacola and
Charleston and eight-inch guns will be
put In at Tybee. Twelve-Inch guns aro
being placed at Fortes* Monroe%nd will
soon be placed at Port Royal, 8. C., where
there Is a navy yard. But this doesn't
mean much. The forts have only a few
such guns, and they are not garrisoned.
THE MORNING NEWS; SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1897.
There is only an orderly sergeant storking
about the forts to guard the property.
By the act of congress last year bear
ing on coast defense an appropriation was
made amounting to $2,500,000 “for guns and
mortar batteries, of which not more than
SIOO,OOO is to be used for constructing build
ings.” It was also stipulated In the bill
that in case emergency should demand
it, the chief of engineers might make con
tracts for work of improvement on the
coast defenses amounting to an addi
tional $2,500,000, but this amount was not
directly appropriated, and the contracts,
If made at all for the work, would have
to be made voluntarily by the contractor
or builder, who would have to shoulder
the expense and depend upon the willing
ness of congress hereafter to meet the
appropriation thus conditionally set forth.
With water boundary of, say, 6,000 or
7,000 miles and an appropriation of only
$2,500,000, it is easy to see that this coun
try has been paying little attention to its
harbors and coast fortifications, and it
must be rememberpd, too, that the appro
priation of 1896 was in excess of any ap
propriation for this purpose in the past.
'Since the appropriation was made last
June, according to the report of Chief of
Engineers Craighill, considerable work
has been done around New York, Dela
ware river and Charleston. The total
armament proposed In the present pros
pect for coast defense comprise the fol
lowing totals of guns of various calibers:
guns.
Two hundred and two 12-inch guns.
One hundred and seventy-nine 10-lnch
guns.
One hundred 8-inch guns.
One hundred and eighty 8-inch guns,
rapid-fire.
One hundred and eighty-one 6-pounder,
rapid-fire.
Twenty-four 10-inch mortars.
One thousand and forty-eight 12-inch
mortars.
This list, which has been made out and
adopted for the new plan of coast defense.
Is, however, subject to change. The
amount of money expended In coast de
fense up to Aug. 31, 1896, according to the
report of the chief of engineers, was $3,.
417,879, and the amount alloted for au
thorized work in addition now pending is
82,236,538. These amounts include the ap
propriation last year and that which was
already In hand for such work.
The amount of money allowed for sup
plying torpedoes was SIOO,OOO, and it Is pro
posed to put in three more casements,
there being already twenty-three. Under
the new plan it is proposed to Improve
the condition of those ports which have
submarine mines. Cable storage tanks
and torpedo store houses will be put in
at those ports which have received all
or a part of their mine equipment. One
hundred thousand dollars is requested to
continue this work.
Such an outline of the present condition
of things explains the great need for 3ome
organized effort as contemplated by the
Tampa convention to procure an improved
state of things along the various coasts.
Nothing Is known definitely yet as to
the exact procedure of the convention.
Gov. Mitchell says it will be time enough
to map out a plan after the matter has
been thoroughly discussed by the dele
gates from the various states. No pro
gramme has been fixed, except that for
the entertainment of the visiting delega
tions.
HOW COLFAX WAS DEFEATED.
And Henry Wilson fiat the Nomina
tion—As McCullngh Told the Story,
From the Springfield Republican.
Here Is the late Editor McCullagh’s ac
count of how he prevented the renomina
tion of Schuyler Colfax for Vice President
in 1872. As he described the event, Colfax
had treated the newspaper representatives
who had legitimate business with him at
the capltoi very shabbily, and thus pre
pared the way for a hostile demonstration
on their part. Mr. McCullagh took up the
cause of his fellow-writers, and at the
Philadelphia convention was chosen to
lead their movement against Colfax. The
first step was to select a rival candidate
on whom to concentrate their favorable
-am■■ 11 ini n.s-
We don t deny that we are making a small profit on this excellent line of high oracle 1.896-97
models, rorn the sale of Schloss Bros. & Cos. of Baltimore. Fortunately for us our trade dur
ing the early season was good, and we are not overstocked with goods which we have to mark
down to sell without a profit. BUT, by buying a fine selection of Men’s and Bovs’ Clothino-
at 60 cents on the dollar we are enabled to place the goods before the public at prices far be
low the cost to manufacture, and we invite inspection of these unprecedented offerings A
slim purse quickens one’s judgment. If you are trying to economize you will appreciate our
good luck and share it with us.
Men’s Suits.
We have a strong line of serviceable, all
At wool garments, made to sell this season
MQO —not old goods, but styles that are neat
• and attractive. They are worth from $8
to $lO. They go at $4.98.
Handsome and stylish Winter Suits—in
At Black and Blue Cheviot and Thibet,
AC 07 both In single and double-bneusted, worth
anywhere from $9 to sl2. But we ask
_____________ $5.87.
An excellent assortment of desirable
At goods in fashionable Suits, worthy of
AO Qf> wear in any pursuit of business. They
are in Cheviots and Fancy Casslmeres—
* worth double.
A full line of attractive, dressy g,ar-
At ments In Fine Black and Blue Cheviots,
A 7 QO Imported Black Clay Diagonals and neat
® effects In Fancy Casslmores—actually
_____________ worth sl2 to sls.
Thjs prlce W JJ| a very n)c# o{
At very nice character. Built to wear and
MQC give satisfaction—one that you will never
• w U be ashamed of and which you could not
_________ duplicate under sl2 to $lB.
Suits at. these prices are beauties In
- r °- aa style, utility and modesty in price.
$12.00 Think of it—You have a vast range to
e ’° 0 r select from— I Thibet®, Clays, Cheviots,
Fancy Worsteds Regular price S2O to $25.
fWFRPn \TQ a rvQ
I IV I .111 ,1 ILA I v Beaver Coats, which are ridiculously low A 1 V-f 47“%
Y JJ M. VVc V/i IJL V_y at * 4 anfl a lull lino up to the highest • -J A- J
grade at the same ratio. ■
The effect of this manufacturers’ sale of
__ _ _ _ _ , Men’s and Boys' Clothing compels us to
f 111 7 f M ■ | mark down our stock of Children’s Cloth
-1 | 111 +■ * n K In order to strike an average that will
m >1 III! II I"" - I I I I I I no ' fl l ,r,par 0,11 of order in the sale. Men’s
JL AA 1 A 1 A A Lw Suits at prices lower than those of Chil
dren’s would never do, therefore we have
made the prices harmonize all around.
Realize Your Own Interest and Attend This Great Sale.
FALK CLOTHING CO:
work. At a council of war held shortly
before the convention opened, Henry Wil
son was chosen. McCullagh then went to
John VV. Forney, the editor of the Phila
delphia Press, and said, “We went you to
help us beat Colfax.”
“But,” protested Mr. Forney, “I have
promised Mr. Colfax I would bring the
Press out in his favor. I am not particu
larly a Colfax man, but I must keep my
word.”
“Well," said McCullagh, "will you let
me run the political matter in your news
columns? You boom Colfax editorially,
and I will quietly attend to our maa
through the rest of the paper.”
Forney consented to this, and McCul
lagh applied himself to work on the local
and telegraph pages of the Press. Every
morning the paper appeared with an edi
torial in favor of Colfax, while elsewhere
were published special telegrams from all
over the country describing enthusiastic
feeling in favor of Henry Wilson for the
vice presidency. The local columns
made the most of every Wilson preference
expressed by arriving delegates at the ho
tels and elsewhere, and there were reports
of railway trains having been polled and
Indicating an overwhelming desire for Wil
son’s nomination. All this had a vastly
greater Influence upon tho public mind
than Forney's editorial panegyrics.
Just at the right juncture McCullagh
raked up an oil letter Colfax had written
to the New York Tribune In 1569, announc
ing that at the completion of his pending
official term he would not be a candidate
for renomination, It being his determina
tion to retire permanently from political
life. This letter was written at the time
when the war upon Grant was at Its hight,
and McCullagh shrewdly realized that it
would be accepted by the delegates to
Philadelphia as Colfax’s public repudia
tion of Grant and his administration. In
less than two hours the letter was in type,
and was circulated by means of handbills
all over Philadelphia. In this way the im
pression was created that In the very
midst of Gen. Grant's sorest troubles his
lieutenant had voluntarily assisted in the
conspiracy to kill him. It had its effect;
so, when the convention met, Colfax’s hold
was thoroughly unsettled.
Grant was renominated by acclamation.
The first ballot for vice president resulted
In a Btand-off between Colfax and Wilson,
some southern states having thrown Idle
complimentary votes. McCullagh stood on
tho platform near the presiding officer's
desk. He knew there was likely to be a
Stampede, and that, if the states were rec
ognized In alphabetical order, Wilson
might yet be slaughtered: Btampeders in
variably go as they are led, and Alabama
was liable to change to Colfax.
Alabama was already on her feet clam
oring for recognition. “Recognize Virgin
ia,” whispered McCullagh to Judge Settle,
president of the convention,and Judge Set
tle did so. Virginia changed her vote from
Colfax to Wilton, as had been arranged
in advance. That started a hurrah, and the
stampede was turned the way McCullagh
wanted.
Colfax's private secretary stood Just be
hind McCullagh at that moment. When
Virginia announced her change, McCul
lagh turned and said: "You may go and
tell Colfax he Is beaten, and that the
newspajier men did it."
This performance. McCullagh always re
garded as one of the cleverest political
strokes he hail ever made.
—She—The Misses Brown usually sing
duets, do they not?
He—Yes; they divide the responsibility.
—Puck.
-Dp.- 4-Page Mejncal Reference
pKrf For men and women afflicted
lllbiLs with any farm of private dis
eases peculiar to their aex, er
rors of youth, contagious diseases, female
troubles, etc Send two 2-cent stamps to pay
postage to the leadlug specialists and physi
cians of this country.
OR. HATHAWAY * CO ,
>lh South It road St., Atlanta, US'
MIXERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Lilt of tlie Men Chosen at the Xa
tlonul Convention.
Columbus, 0.. Jan. 16.—The national
miners’ convention elected Michael Ratch
ford of Massillon. 0., president. The op
position was insigrniflcant. He received 128
votes to 15 for Patrick Mcßride and 2 for
Alexander Johnson.
John Kane, editor of the Mineworkers*
Journal of this city, was elected vice pres
ident; W. C. Pearce, secretary-treasurer
(re-elected without) opposition.
The following members of the national
executive committee were elected; R. L.
Davis, Ohio; J. H. Kennedy, Indiana; Pat
rick Dolan, Pennsylvania; Fred Dilcher,
Virginia; S. S. Stevens, West Virginia, and
James W. Carson, Illinois.
P. H. Penna, T. L. Lewis and M. D.
Rathford were elected delegates to the
Federation of Labor.
FITZSIMMONS OX A DRUNK.
lie Abairi a Newsboy and a Crowd
Given Him a Hen ting.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 16.—After the per
formance at Hyde & Behman’s theater
this afternoon, Bob Fitzsimmons, with
some friends, went to a near-by saloon,
where they drank quite freely. At mid
night an 18-year-old newsboy, with a bun
dle of papers under his arm, entered the
place. Fitz grabbed the papers from the
boy and called him a vile name. The lad
turned and smashed Fitzsimmons on the
nose. Fitzsimmons started in to beat the
boy. The crowd Interfered and whipped
Fitzsimmons. The lights were turned off
and the police were called. Flzsimmons Is
now locked In the saloon awaiting the ar
rival of the police.
KILLED BY HIS OWN GUN.
Tbe Son of n Gainesville Merchant
Loses His Life on a Hunt.
Gainesville, Fla., Jan. 16.—Steele Mathe
son, son of John D. Matheson, a Jewelry
merchant, shot and killed himself about
six miles east of this city about 1 o’clock
to-day. He had been hunting In the
orange groves of Mr. HopkinßOn, In com
pany with Caddt Thompson and had start
ed home,when the gun slipped through the
slats of the buckboard, and as he attempt
ed to pull it, the hammer was caught,
which discharged the weapon. The load
entered the left aide of his breast. He was
at once driven to Mr. Hopklnson'a house,
where he alighted from the buggy and
walked In on the porch and requested an
old negro servant to come to the city for
a physician. He lived only about fifteen
minutes.
WHEEL TRUST TO LIQUIDATE.
The Commercial Company or Indian
apolis Assigns.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 16.—The Com
mercial Wheel Company offices in this
city, with Crawford Fairbanks of Terre
Haute, treasurer, mado un assignment
this afternoon to the Indiana Trust Com
pany. The liabilities arc SIOO,OOO. The as
sets are supposed to be somewhat In ad
vance of that amount. This is understood
to be a voluntary liquidation of the wheel
trust.
Montreal, Jan. 16.—The Canadian Bridge
and Iron Company has gone Into liquida
tion. The llabllltes amount to about SIOO,-
000, and the assets are placed nominally
at the same figure.
Hen’s Pants.
A crowning offer in Cheviots, Cassl-
A* meres and other fabrics—Neat patterns
A f dO and very serviceable. Some are all
•and? ■*♦€> wool—a few are not. They are worth $2
to $2.50.
m We bnvo a strong and desirable line at
_ _ _ _ this price. They consist of Black C9WV-
N71.90 lots and swell effects generally. The
111 usual price for them is about $3.
. Wonderfully good values—Among them
A* are Corduroy Pants for hunte-s’ wear.
AO IQ Fancy Velours in stripes and checks—ac
tually tlho greatest values ever offered at
— $2.18.
These will attract the attention of wear-
A* ers of modest patterns. They are tha
ftQ 3ft staple styles in neat stripes and checks
that are good year In and year out—
i.l worth $1.50 to $5.
”Skipping some desirable patterns in
A' Pants at $2.67 and $2.75, we call particular
AO Q 7 attention to a line of Dress Worsteds
and Fancy Cheviots—for dressy young
___________ men—at $2.97,
From A varle<l llne of highest grade of
$4.48 fashionable trouserings, comprising the
* newest effects in Fancy and Plain Wor
dd stede. There are none better elsewhere
JO ' at $6 to $9.
RARE MEXICAN WORKS.
Purchased at an Old Hats Sale In
Savannah.
Mr. W. H. Tarver, proprietor of the old
book store, at Barnard and Broughton
streets, ha* been an attendant at old hos
sales at the Central railroad depot for
years, but until last week has not been
lucky In making any purchases of value.
At the last sale Mr. Tarver bought a
box which, when opened, showed the con
tents to comprise over sixty volumes of
Mexican books, elegantly bound, printed
on paper of the best material and gotten
up regardless of cost.
The works were consigned to Senor Gon
zales, who had charge of the Mexican de
partment at the last Atlanta exposition,
hut failed to reach their destination. Tho
works were evidently sent by the Mexican
government. Among the volumes are
"Mcmoria al Congreso de la Union," "Las
Instltuclonnes de Credlto,” "Estidlstlca
General Repuhllca Mexlcana,” "Memoria
Agnas Portables de la Capital de Mexico,"
"Mexico, Its Trade Industries and Re
sources," "Codlgo Mexlcana Ano 14K5 to
1892,” "Hlstoria Antigna Des de Ortglnes
Ilasta 1519,” "Hlstoria Patrla or Primer
Ano,” etc.
Mr. Tarver, who Is an authority on such
subjects, says the books are of the most
valuable character,
CITY CHAMBERLAIN SHORT.
He Is Accused of Misappropriating
Several Thousand Dollars.
Gloversville, N. Y., Jan. 16. J. Frank
Davis, city chamberlain from 1890 to 1891,
was arrested this morning, charged with
misappropriating city funds. It Is claim
ed his shortage amounts to several thou
sand dollars.
Davis’ arrest following that of City Clerk
Wilmarth, on a similar charge, has cre
ated a big Hensatlon, and rumors are rife
that other arrests are likely to follow.
SHOT AT LIVE BIRDS.
■I. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City Out
shoots J. D. Gay- of Kentucky.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 16.—The live bird
shoot between J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas
City, 'Mo., who claims the championship
of America, and Jaxx>b D. Gay of Pine
Grove, Ky., the champion of Kentucky,
this afternoon, was won by Mr. Elliott.
Score: Elliott, 98; Gay, 96. Elliott did
not kill a single bird with the first bar
rel. The matc h was for SIOO a side.
CUT HIS THROAT WITH A RAZOR.
A Man About to Be Arrested for Bur
glary Cuts His Throat,
Macon, Oa., Jan. 16.—A special to the
Telegraph from Forst Valley, Ga., nays;
"J. D. McCormick, who cut his throat with
a razor yesterday, died to-day. Ho had
tieen charged with burglary and when the
officer went to arrest him he committed
the terrible deed to avoid being arrested."
The Dolphin ut Feruandlnn.
Fernandlna, Fla., Jan. 16.—The United
States dispatch boat Liolphln arrlyed here
at 6 o’clock this evening for coaling pur
poses. _
—Oeorgle— I heard mother tell father
the other day she'd found oul where the
shoe pinched. I wonder what she meant?
Dlekle—l dunno; but If she’d said she’d
found out where the slipper stung I’d
have knowed.—London Figaro. i
WONDERFUL SNAKE CAVE.
WITH RAINBOW TINTED WALLS
AND CRYSTAL BROOKS.
Pointed Out to Tliree-of-a-Kln and by
a Negro l.i Years Old—lf Any One
Doubts the Story, Mr. Drummer
Will lie Pleased to Exhibit the
Half Dollar Found In the Cave.
Dothan, Ala., Jan. 16.—Three commer
cial travelers who were spending Sunday
at Marianna, Fla., took a walk in the af
ternoon on the railroad track In the di
rection of the Chippola river, which is
about two miles east of the town. On
their way they met a white-haired old ne
gro man, who said he was 106 years old,
and that he had lived eighty-six of these
years near where the town of Marianna
now stands. He told of the time of the
Indians, and how they lived and made
their hiding places in the large caves
along the Chippola. "Why," said the old
man, "bless your souls, strangers, dare
is caves along dls rlbber dat has nebber
bin ’sploded. I've bin fur almost a mile
under de ground, and never saw de end
of dem. Dare is a snake cave not a mile
from here, where dey can't 'splode It, for
de snakes."
One of the drummers being somewhat of
an adventurer himself soon made a trade
with the old negro to pilot the party to the
snake cave, saying he would "explode" It,
snake, or no snake. One of the drummers,
telling the story says:
"We found the mouth or entrance of this
cave on the south side of Limestone
mountain, which is about half a mile from
Chippola river. ’Che entrance is about
large enough to admit two men on all
fours. Our venturous friend crawled in as
far as tho light from the entrance would
admit him to go; which was far enough.
He gave a few ioud whoops and from the
sound and echo we could tell there was a
largo cavity ahead. We were now all
keen to Investigate further, and by tho
suggestion of our old negro guide, who
brought us in an armful of llghtwood
splinters, we made torches and proceeded
walking straight up, finding the floor and
walls to be as smooth as marble.
"We could see no place for a snake to
hide, so we felt encouraged to go ahead.
When we had gone perhaps 200 feet from
the entrance we heard the rippling of
water and the screeching of hats,
a little further on we came to a
Stream of water as’clear ss crystal. The
width or depth of the water we could not
tell. We followed up the stream and found
it emanated from a large bubbling spring,
coming out. as it appeared, from the
northern end of the cave. This was as far
as we could go without a boat. The cave
seemed vt> cnaxe a complete arch over the
wa'e; twenty feel high and as
smooth and white as a plastered wall, as
far as we could see. The spring made a
considerable spray, bubbling through the
rocks, and from the glare of our torches
was portrayed on the wall beyond a most
sublime picture of a Florida sunset, about
half hidden behind a cloud, with ail ths
tints of the rainbow on the clouds above.
“We enjoyed a gaze at this wonderful
and mysterious picture for about one hour,
when we decided to christen our discovery
as 'Sunsst cave.’ We found a few Indian
arrow flints and a piece of a tomahawk
flint; also a black medal button, aa we
thought, but on investigation found the
medal to be a sliver 50-cent coin, made in
1814, with Liberty and the thirteen stars.
For this the party drew straws, the iueky
winner was Mr. H. G. Pomtll, traveling
salesman for a New York housa.
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