WILMmGTON, C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1907.
EI VE CENT
mm mi hold up train mm is " causeu tragedy
SIX YEARS IN PEHiTENTiRHY
FLARED HE HAD KILLED A ill
RIOT IN SAfl FRANCISCO. GAL.
MURDEROUS WORK OF LUNATIC
Engineer Clow Shot and Killed ; William 0. Rice Kills His Wife
Alexander Chisolm Convicted of
Embezzlement
VOL. XIX. NO. 108.
Walter Charley Davis Shoots and
Kills Six Men
for Resisting
and Commits Suicide
Harold Jones Commits Suicide
to Prevent Capture
HAD BEEN DRIVEN FROM HOME
ON XOKTIIKUX PACiriO UAJIiWAY '
railed in Attempt to Blow up Express .
Car Bloodhounds Put on Trail
and One of Men Captured Posse in ,
Pursuit of Other.
Butte, Mont., May 7 The North
Coast limited east bound train, Nq. 22,
on the Northern Pacific railway
was
held' up by two masked men pear
Welch's spur, a siding 18 miles
of Butte, at 2:15 this morning.
Engineer James Clow was shot
killed and Fireman James Sullivan
ease
and
was
shot through the arm. Without mak
ing an attempt to blow up the express
car. aa was evidently intended,
robbers jumped from the engine
the
and
ran down the mountainside,
pearing in a gulch severaLJ
disap-
Ired
yards from the track.
Sheriff Henderson, of Butte, was no
tified and with a posse left on a tji-ain
for the scene of the holdup. Shpriff
WeUb. of Yellowstone county was on
tho train and, with one of the tjiain
crew, started on the trail of the hold
up men five minutes after the shoot
ing. Bloodhounds were put on j the
trail and this afternoon one of j the
fugitives was captured at Woodville,
near Butte. The robbers left a teles
cope grip on the tender of the locomo
tive. The grip was full of giant iiow-
der, evidently intended for us in
blowing up the express car. The men
boarded the train presumably at the
Butte transfer, where a locomotive for
the Montana division was attached.
One mile west of Welch the men
i
crawled over the tender, and With
drawn guns, commanded the engineer
to stop the train, which he did. En
gineer Clow, however, made a show
of resistance and one of the robbers
fired, shooting him through the body
killing him instantly. The other kian
shot at Sullivan, breaking his armj
When the train stopped Conductor
Bert Culver and the train crew r4n to
the engine where they found a colbred
man. who related the circumstances of
the hold up. This man said that he
had been stealing a ride and thatj the
men offered him a third of the "booty"
if he would assist them. He said he
had refused to take any part in the
hold up. He says he can identify the
robbers, and the man is being held for
that purpose.
rifhe posse with bloodhounds was
Joined at Welch by . H. Goddard, chief
of the Northern Pacific defectives at
Livingston; Deputy Sheriff Keen of
Gallatin county, and by James liatta
of Bozeman. Keen and Latta are the
men who traced and captured "(Ike"
Gravelle, who, some time ago, tried to
force the Northern Pacific Railroad
company to pay him $50,000 blackmail
PROPOSED LOAN APPROVE!)
Government Officials Will Co-operate
in Making Exposition a Success
Washington, May 7. Secretary Cor
telyou and Asistant Secretary Edwards
of the treasury department held a Con
ference today with officials of
the
Jamestown Exposition company, Pres
r
ident Tucker, Chairman Johnston 'and
Mr. Ellyson of the board of governors
of the exposition beinp; present. De
tails of the proposed loan of $400j,000
by the company were submitted and
approved. -
This fund will enable the company
to pay off all outstanding obligations
and leave a balance sufficient for prop
er operation of the exposition
The government officials connected
with the exposition are anxious to aid
in making the celebration a success
and will cooperate with the company
in every way possible to bring about
that result. I
Reports from the exposition grounds
are encouraging and it is thought that
within a short time the exposition
will be in full operation.
Norfolk, Va.,, May 7. As the result
of conference of Pres. Tucker, Chair.
Johnston, of the board of governors
of the Jamestown exposition, Vice Pres
ident A. H. Martin of the exposition
company today announced, a postpone
ment until tomorrow of the meeting of
the board of directors of the exposi-
tion company which was ta have been
held today, to make final arrange
ments for the placing of the $4OO,0OU
bond! issue authorized for the comple
tion of the exposition. The company,
it is officially stated, has several of
fers for the floating of the bonds.
Convicted of Peonage.
Tamna, Fla.. May 7. F. L. Howden.
general manager of the Prairie Febple ; turned from New York yesterday,
Phosphate- company at Mulberry, Fa.', j where he had undergone the Pasteur
was convicted this afternoon of peon- ! treatment.
ase by a jury in the United States The danger to the health of the
court after a two days trial. Jvdge young millionaire, it was said today,
(Locks reserved sentence. The court ' has been entirely averted.
immediately proceeded with the trial
Of "TO", n CrT--wf f
on a similar charge.
Visit Geo. O. Gaylord's today and
get some Bleaching:,
jEAI.OrfeY SAID TO BE MOTIVE
Desperate 3Ian Also Attempted to Kill
His One-year Old Child Tragedy
Enacted in Presence of the Sister of
the Murdered Woman.
Washngton, May 7. As a result, it
is alleged, of a quarrel over a wedding
ring, William O. Rice, aged 25 years,
of 131 Heckman street southeast, this
city, and a telegraph operator on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company,
today shot and instantly killed his
wife Lillian, fired a shot at his one
year old baby Earl, which took effect
in the leg, and then committed suicide
by shooting himself. Rice, who work
ed nights, returned to his home at an
early hour this morning and finding
his wife and baby asleep, woke them
up. A discussion ensued regarding
Mrs. Rice's wedding ring, it being al
leged that Rice had possession of the
ring and would not j return it to his
wife. A quarrel followed, when Rice,
securing a pistol lying on a table, fired
four shots. !
Rice, his wife and child resided in
the house of Mrs. Rices' father and
mother. Her relatives think the crime
was actuated by jealousy although
there was no reason for it. The trag
edy was enacted in the presence Of
(Miss Ida Groves, sister of the murder
ed woman. Rice died almost instantly
two bullets having entered his body.
His wife breathed her last while in the
patrol wagon on the- way to Provi
dence hospital. Little Earl was de
tained at the hospital to be treated
for a bullet wound in the fleshy part
of his leg and while the surgeons
think he will recover from the effects
of it, they are not certain that an in
jury to his head when he fell from his
mother's arms, will not result serious
ly. There have been two murders and
four suicides in Washington within 24
hours.
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS
Washington and Pamlico Railway
Company Chartered Aldermen Sus
tain Mayor.
Raleigh, May 7.
The board of aldermen sustained
Mayor Johnson in suspending from
duty Chief of Fire Department John
Mangum and continued,,his suspension
until June 1st, when tie will be re
stored to duty. The taking of evidence
in this locally sensational case ended
late this afternoon.: Mayor Johnson
asked the board to do as much for
Johnson as possible. The evidence
showed a long use of 'city property by
outsiders without payment.
The Washington and Pamlico Rail
way Company is chartered, with a
hundred thousand dollars authorized
capital stock, to operate roads and fur
nish electric light power within fifteen
miles of Washington
The following opinions were filed by
the supreme court:
Tice vs. Whitakei'i from Forsythe,
affirmed; Williams vs. Railroad, from
Gaston, new trial; Cook vs. Dancy,
from Wilkes, new trial; Manufacturing
Company vs. Moore, Caldwell, affirmed;
Earnhardt vs. Hagmon, from Caldwell,
affirmed; Shakespeare vs. Lumber Co.,
from Caldwell, neW trial, costs divided
between parties. Harper vs. Locke,
from Caldwell, pfcr curiam, affirmed;
Turnpike Oompamy vs " Absher, from
Wilkes, per curiam affirmed; Smith
va Railroad, from Burke, dismissed by
consent.
WAS PAID SIGNAL HONOR
Japanese Vice Admiral Banking Of
ficer in Hampton Roads.
Norfolk. Va., May ;7. Signal honor
was paid today to Vice Admiral Sir
Gero Injun, commander of the Japan
ese squadron in Hampton Roads. He
is the ranking naval officer in the
waters off the Jamestown exposition
grounts ant today every commander
of the American and foreign fleets
called upon him. The first to call was
Admiral Davis of the American fleet,
representing Admiral Evans, who is
sick. The commanders of the Italian,
Austrian, French and other squadrons
then called. The Japanese cruisers oc-
cupy the places in the battleship col
umn made vacant by the departure of
the British squadron.
Victim of Mad Dog.
Cincinnati, May 7. William Cooper
Proctor, president of the proctor and
Gamble Soap Company, who was bit
ten by one of his pet dogs las week
whi nh woe cuff
DANCING TONIGHT
! At Lumina. Special schedule on
Suburban Line. ...
Bleaching sale today at Gay lord's.
10 yards for; 70c. Best Calicoes 6c
WAS PAYING TKTXER OF BANK.
Lost $100,000 of Funds of Institution
in Cotton Speculation Regarded
Verdict as a Just One Jury Asked
to Sign Petition for Pardon.
Birmingham, Ala., May 7. After
having been out since 6 o'clock last
evening the jury in the case of Alex
ander Chisolm, former paying teller,
charged with having embezzled $100,
000 from the First National Bank of
Birmingham, which it is alleged he
lost in cotton speculation, brought in
a verdict of guilty shortly after 1
jD'clock today and fixed the sentence
at six years in the federal penitentiary
in Atlanta. . -
When asked :ii he had anything to
say why sentence should not be pro
nounced, Chisolin arose and said that
he regarded the, verdict as a just one,
that he was noi crazy and never had
been insane, but he rcgrettt d the af
fair very muco Sentence was then
pronounced.
Judge Hundley said that in view of
the youth of the prisoner he did not
feel justified in giving him the maxi
mum sentence ten years but in view
of the enormity of the crime and the
vigor of the defense he would not be
justified in giving him the minimum
penalty five years.
He therefore made the sentence six
years. As the prisoner arose and made
his brief statement, closing with a plea
for mercy his aged father begati to
sob while his sisters covered their
faces with their hankerchiefs. I His
mother with remarkable fortitude con
trolled her feelings. j !;';"
Before the jury left the box Heyvard
Chisolm, a younger brofxier of the
prisoner, asked the twelve men to
sign a petition for the pardon of the
man they had just pronounced guilty.
It is understood that a number oi the
jurors signed the petition. It .is stat
ed that Colonel Robert Chisalm, fath
er of the prisoner, this morning priv
ately requested Judge Hunlley to have
the sentence imposed to become effec
tive" today. The request, the court is
said to have granted, and young Chis
olm will be taken to Atlanta tomor
row, i
FATALLY WOUNDED WHITE MAN
Negro's Body Riddled With Bullets by
Georgia Mob.
Augusta,- Ga. May, 7. A special to
the Herald from Deerfng, Ga., says:
Charlie Harris, a negro farm hand,
who yesterday shot and wounded Hay
den Pearson, a prominent farmer, was
lynched last night by a mob of about
forty unmasked men. His body was
riddled with bullets.
The mob then visited the negro's
home, severely whipped members of
his family and gave them a brief time
in which to get' out of McDuffie county-
Pearson, who lives near this place,
was remonstrating with the negro
about poor work done on his farm
when Harris drew a revolver and fir
ed several shots into his body. His
death is but a question of hours, A
posse was immediately organized and
captured the negro. He was started
toward Thompson, out never got
through a"cieep swamp which had to
be crossed. No arrests have been
made. : ;
JAPS MUCH INTERESTED "
am
Devote Much Time Taking in Sights of
Exposition.
Norfolk, Va., May 7. During the
stay of the Japanese cruisers Chitose
and Tsukuba in Hampton Roads the
officers and men of the American bat
tleships Louisiana and Maine wil! en
tertain the officers and men of the
Mikado's war vessels. Efforts are now
being made to arrange a rowing race
between the Japanese and American
sailors and it is possible that the mer
its of Jiu Jitsu will be tested against
the catch-as-catch-can of the Ameri
cans on the mat. There is a friendly
intermingling of the men from the
American and Japanese ships ashore
and the little sea fighters from the
east are, devoting more time to tak
ing in the sights than have the men of
any of the other--squadrons which have
visited the Jamestown exposition.
TN NORTH CAROLLNA TOWNS
Elections Yesterday Generally With
out Political Interest.
Raleigh, N. C, May 7. Elections
were held in nearly all North Carolina
towns today. The contests were gen
erally without political interest.
In Asheville and Concord trie re
publicans made an aggressive fight,
lost out entirely in Asheville, but elect
ed one alderman in Concord.
In Charlotte a business men's ticket
apposed to agitation of the liquor
question was elected.
In Reidsvill a high license board had
a strong majority. One of the most
heated contests was in Durham, over
purely local issues. Mayor Graham
was re-elected over two competitors.
In Company With Companion At
tempted to Hold up Two Men Pur
sued by Police WTho Saw Occurrence
Thought He Killed His Pursuer.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 7. Foiled in
his attempt to hold up with the aid of
a companion two' trolley conductors an
fearing that he had killed a policeman
in his effort to escape Harold S. Jones,
aged lc years, shot, and killed himself
on the street as he was about to be
captured by another policeman. His
companion, G. II. Gedde, aged 18
years,, vas arrested while in bed at
his home. Jones belonged to a good
family in the northwestern part of the
city, his father being a prosperous
business man: The boy had some dif
ferences with his father yesterday and
he was told to. shift for himself. As
the boy was leaving the house his
weeping mother asked him what he
was going to do and he replied: "I
don't know and I don't care."
Jones sought out Gedde and they
were not heard of again until they
turned up in West Philadelphia and
held up the two conductors. They
showed fight and Jones and his com
panion fled. Policemen saw the oc-
currence and gave chase.
Jones
turned and shot at one of the pursuing
policemen. The bullet went wide of
the mark, but the policemen in order
to deceive the fleeing youth dropped to
the sidewalk as if he had been shot.
Jones saw him fall and stopped, hack
ed up against the side of a house and
sent a bullet into his own heart.
A QUESTON OF VERACITY'
Policeman Says He Was Playing
Poker. Sheriff Says He Was Not.
New York, May 7. Something of a
sensation was caused in Jefferson Citv
today by the arrest of Sheriff Kaiser
of Hudson county, the county in which
Jefferson City is situated, in a raid on
an alleged poker game in a saloon.
The policeman who made the arrest
declares the game was in full prog
ress when he burst into the room and
said that the sheriff had in his posses
sion poker chips and some of the mon
ey was on the table.
Sheriff Kaiser says his arrest was a
mistake that he was merely playing
pinochle when the "policeman -broke in
to the room.
The sheriff was taken to the police
station in a patrol wagon with sever
al other prisoners, but was permitted
to go on his own recognizance.
FOR GRANTING REBATES
Railroad Companies Indicted by Fed
eral Grand Jury.
New York, May 7. A federal grand
jury which has been investigating re
bates cases today indicted the Chica
go Rock Island and Pacific railway
company, Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railway comoany. New York. On
tario and Western railway Company,
and the Western Transit company on
charges of granting rebates to the
American Sugar Refining Company.
All the indictments contain several
counts, the largest number being in
that against the Ontario and Western,
which charges thirty separate offences.
The New York Central and Hudson
River railroad was indicted some time
ago, found guilty and fined heavily.
The Sugar Refinig Company, which
was also indicted for accepting rebates
from the New York Central, entered a
plea of guilty and paid a fine.
SOUGHT RELIEF IN DEATH.
Mrs. Emily Gibson, of Concord, N. C,
Commits Suicide.
Baltimore, May 7. Mrs. Emily Ma-
gruder Gibson, wife of Robert B. Gib
son, of Concord, N. C, committed sui
cide today by swallowing carbolic acid
at the home of Mr. William H, Gor
man, brother of the late Senator Gor
man, at Catonsville, a suburb of this
"
Mrs. Gibson was suffering from ner-
vous trouble. She was 55 years old and
was born in Virginia, being a daughter
of the late Allen B. Magruder and a
niece of the Confederate General John
Bankhead Magruder.
WTXL WITHDRAW FROM TEXAS
Companies are Opposed to New Insur
ance Law.
New lork, aiay 7. Following a
meeting of the association of life in
surance presidents today a statement
was issued in which it was intimated
that the companies represented in the
association would withdraw from Tex
as when the new insurance law of
that state becomes effective June 1.
The new legislation which provides
that 75 per cent, of the reservs of
Texas policies shall be invested in
Texas securities is declared by the as
sociation to be confiscatory in its
effect, '. f;
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t ti IX.
DANCING TONIGHT
At Lumina. Special schedule on
Suburban Line.
Strike Breakers and Strikers En
gage in Desperate Fight
.LASTED OVER AN HOUR
Eight Men Wounded, Some of Whom
.Will Die Dozen or 3Iore Arrests
Made Police Reserves Called Out
and Are Patrolling Streets.
San Francisco, May 7. Strike break
ers in the uniforms of car inspectors
and strikers and their . sympathizers
fought this afternoon on Turk street
for more than an hour. Eight men
were" shot, among them a policeman
and Detective Bell. Several of the men
will die. The shooting was done by
strike breakers from car windows, in
response to a shower of paving stones
and bricks hurled by the mob
Eight men received bullet wounds,
some cf which will prove fatal.
Finally a dozen, or more of the
guards were arrested by reserves from
the central police station and a union
crowd boarded the rear most car and
started it back to the barns.
Arriving thehe the strikers charged,
revolver fire was opened from the
barns. In this encounter several more
men were shot. A non-union man
threw the switch at Turk and Filmore
streets and the derailed car shot into
the sidewalk, maiming two men whosa
names have not been learned. In the
stampede that followed, scores cf worn
en and children were trampled upon.
The appearance of relief f uads to
reinforce Police Captain Mooney s
men resulted about 4:30 in the partial
dispersing of the crowds.
A rumor has it that Superintcr-icri-t
Chapman was seen about 5 o'ci ck
driving rapidly on Golden Gate av
enue, in an automobile that was dash
ed with blood. There is no confirma
tion of the rumor that Mr." Chapman
was wounded. Practically all of th
police reserves at the various precinci
stations have been called out and uie
now patrolling the neighborhood of
Fillmore and Turk streets.
RAILWAY TRAINMEN
.Brotherhood Meet in Biennial Come;
tion in Atlanta.
i
Atlanta, Ga., May 7. More than 300
delegates gathered here today for the
biennial convention of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen. Grand
Master P. H., Morrissey, of Cleveland,
OV presided.
Formal welcome was extended to
the visiting delegates this evening in
a public meeting at which addresses
were made by Governor J. M. Terrell;
CVIayor Joyner, C. T- Ladson and Je
rome Jones. Response was made by
. a rtkr i. hit . J T Cf
irrana avxasier lvxuri issey auu u. o.
Coffin, of Fort Dodge, Aa.
fThe appointment of a board on in
surance to pass upon claims in the
years in which no convention 5s held,
and the discussion of labor policies
with' particular reference to the asso
ciation idea which was employed re
cently in Chicago, when forty rail
roads were dealt. with collectively in-
stead of independently as formerly, axe
among the important topics to be dis
cussed..
PLACED MORTGAGE ON HOUSE
Mrs. William Thaw Secures $100,000
on "Lyndliurst."
Pittshurg, May 7.' Xynhurst," thd
pretentious home of William Thaw,
in the East End section oi this city,
has been mortgaged for $100,000 ac
cording to the Pittsburg Leader to
night.
The mortgage vras made some time
ago, the book containing the record
has been hidden, according to this
newspaper and Information concerning
the document did not become public
until today. The interest charged is
5 1-2 per cent and the mortgage is
held by the Fidelity Title and Trust
Company. r
It will mature in thres years.
The papers were drawn in New
York city on March 7, 1907 and was
witnessed by Attorney Clifford ot
Thaw's counsel and John P. Meaeer.
I r v.4.n-- -r-rT"U J.'J 4-V. . TfA.lr ff TTrJ 4-11 feC
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ing and putting the official seal of the
commonwealth upon the document.
Extraordinary efforts were made to
keep the mortgage secret.
DUEL TO THE DEATH
Both Men Aspirants for Hand of Same
Girl.
Ban Antonio Tex., May 7. A special
from Pueblo, Mexico, says:1
janecrero, a millionaire owner or
r js St1f '
several haciendas, and Josl Maria Belt
ran, a municipal director of Tlatanqui,
both aspirants for the hand of the
daughter of a prominent planter cf
this district, fought a duel with r -
tols in the streets today in which toth
were mortally wounded. The men had
quarreled repeatedly and when they
met today following an encounter of
last night Beltraa opened fire. Jane-
dero returned the fire and both men
fell. From their recumbent nositions
they continued firing until each had
received wounds which physicians say
are mortal.
USED DOUBLE-BARRELED GUN
All of His Victims Inmates of Same
Boarding House Fought Like a
Demon When Attempt Was 3Iado to
Arrest Hint. .
San Francisco, May 7. Walter C.
Davis, a carpenter, in a fit of insanity;
today, shot and killed five persons at
414 Pierres street, in tnis city, Davis
and his victims all resider with, the
family of Orson Bush, who conducted
a boarding house. Davis' home is in
Farmersville, near Visalia, this state,
where he had a wife and six children.
He has been working here as a carpen
ter since the fire. Tha shooting was
done with a double barrel shot gun.
Davis" who slept in tho room .with
young Orson Bush and W. E. Beard,
arose shortly after 1 o'clock and shot
his two room mates.
After killing Bush and Beard, Davis
took, a box of shells from a shelf and
walked, down the hallway where he met
Mrs. Lillie Carothers, a boarder, who
had heard the first two shots and had
come to her doorway to find out what
was the matter. He shot her and, with
the remaining shell shot Mrs. Orson
Bush 'i,
M. E. W'inton. a government sur
veyor, who had recently come here
from New York, was killed while h
lay in hed.
Orson Bush, Sr., heard the shooting
and rushed upstairs, where he was met
by the murderer. The appearance of
the hall indicates that Bush made a
desperate fight for his life. His body,
was found as it had fallen at the head
of the stairs
Seventeen-year-old Annie Bush came
running into the hall and met Davis.
He turned the gun upon the girl, aim
ing at her head. The girl found voice
to say "Please don't shoot me," and
the shot gun dropped from. Davis
hands.
"I can't do it," he said. "You are
a good girl. Besides you look like
my own child, and I would see her face
if I killed you."
When the policemen came to arrest
Davis -he fought like a demon 'and a
riot call was turned in.. Seven officers
responded in an automobile. Two of
ficers engaged Davis iu a conversa
tion while the others got behind him
and pinioned his arms. He was then,
removed to the detention hospital
WILL REMAIN IN STATUS QUO
Mexico
Awaiting Answer to
Note to Guatemala.
Second
City of Mexico, May 7. According
to the state department today the Gua
temalan question remains unchanged.
Minister of Foreign Relations Mariscal
denied emphatically that diplomatic
relations between the two countries
had been broken off, or that the pre
liminaries for such a contingency had
been planned.
Mexico has sjnt another ajnd, a
stronger note to Guatemala, insisting
upon the delivery of General Jose Li
ma, accused of instigating the murder
of General Manuel Manuel BarrillSs
and also (insisting upon the sending
of Colnnel Onofre Bone as a witness
in the Barrillas murder case.
Pending the receipt of an answer to
the note sent by the Mexican govern
ment to Guatemala, affairs will remain
in statua quo. ;
3AV HAVE BEEN LYNCHED
Negro Who Attempted to Assault 12
xear oia Gin.
Columbia, S. C, May 7. Llambhold
CarmSchael, 3 Marion county negro, is
supposed to have been lynched some
time last night by a mob for an at
tempted assault upon Tincey Sawyer,
the 12- year-old daughter of John
Sawyer a well known farmer who lives
near Mullins. The little girl's screams
hrought her father to her aid and he-
recognized the negro. The alarm was
immediately given and a posse started
in pursuit of the negro. When the
posse returned from the chase they;
merely stated that the negro was out
of the way and that "he could do no
more harm." ' ' . -
On Saturday night of last week a
negro made two attempts to assault
the wife of a station agent la the same
neighborhood.
ELECTION IN BALTLMORE
Both Branches of City Council Demo
cratic by Larjre Majorities.
. Baltimore, May 7. In the munici
pal election held here today, J. Barry
Mahool was elected mayor over the
present incumbent, E. C. Timanus, by
a majority of 4,500. Both branches
of the city council are democratic by
large majorities. The democrats also
elected the comptroller and the presi
dent of the second branch of the city
council. ,
BLUE RIBBON WINS
Whenever a housekeeper tests the
merits of different vanilla extracts Blue
Ribbon always wins. Try It and you'll
know wh7. .