Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1916 — "Human Fly” Has Crowd Gasping; Just Wants “Chew” [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

"Human Fly” Has Crowd Gasping; Just Wants “Chew”

COLUMBUS, O.—lt was a moment of great excitement. People collected there on the sidewalks, six floors below where the painters on their frail board swung in the spring breeze, close to the side of the new building. A a v.» A mao alrmallnff

man on the scaffold was signaling one below.' In his voice there was a startling note of eagerness. —He was pointing to a rope upon the end of which. Just leaving the ground, was a can of paint. As it rose, foot by foot, the voice of the man above grew more distressed. People passing stopped to look. A little crowd began to collect Were they to witness some great tragedy which the newspaper would plaster njl over the first page? It was sickening to think of how hard Is con-

Crete and how soft and mashable is the human organism. A woman turned with a little scared cry. The hearts of strong men stood still. Then a daredevil youth drew close to the building, so close that he was nearly under the swaying scaffold —so near that he could distinguish the words of the man screaming high above. “What’s the matter?” asked a man In a bated voice, as the youth drew away, starting to leave. “Nothing,” said the youth, “only that guy up there wants em to send up a ‘chew.’”