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Show POCKET PHONE 8AVE8 LIFE. I Man to Escape Drowning Climbs Pole and "Cuts In" on Line. Scaford, Del. H. W. Carty, district manager at Salisbury, Md for tho Diamond Dia-mond Stato Tclophono company, had a narrow cscapo from death on tho mnrch across Nnntlcoko rlvor nenr VIonna, n town 20 miles from horo. That ho did not succumb to tho cold nnd exhaustion was duo to tho fact that ho had a tclophono receiver In his pocket nnd strongth to climb n polo. His horso got off tho road into tho river; taking tho vohiclo and drlvor with him. Mr. Carty had strength enough to swim to a near by polo placed In tho wator, and then climb It. Ho "cut in" with his rccoivor and told tho oporntor nt Salisbury of his plight, and asked thnt holp 'bo sent him. Aftor considerable delay mon in boats woro sent to his roscuo, finding htm pnrtly unconscious, his spika In tho polo holding him. |