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Show I MORE NERVE THAN DRAINS. Youth Couldn't Take Dare and Places His Life In Jeopardy. Ban Jose, Cnl. Accepting a daro from a young woman, Fred Ulaggl, tho 18-year-old son of a pruno rnnchor, mndo a daring and unheralded aeronautic aero-nautic ascent that thrilled hundreds of spectators. Running forward Just bp W. U Warring, tho professional parachuto artist, cut Ioobo from tho ground, Illaggl sprang Into tho cordage cord-age nt tho mouth of tho bag, and was carried upward to a holght estimated ot (i.000 feet. Warring, with his para-chuto, para-chuto, cut loose nt an clovntlon ol 2.C0O feo, nnd with Illaggl as Its solitary sol-itary passenger tho balloon drifted over tho hills of tho coast range until It waB almost lost to vlow. His weight lrovcntod the sudden cscnpo of tho gas, nnd nftcr two hours of suspense for his friends, he returned to town, hnvlng landed without Injury. |