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The Jasper news., 1907-12-12
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NO US6S)
OF the First National Bank Mt Jasper 10
fhe State Of Missouri, at the close OF
business, December, Sd, 1907.
RESOURCES.
,Eosus and Discounts slo,753 e3
.Overdraits, secured and
unsecured 1856 "a
U. s. Bonds to secure cir.
culssion c,a5o 90
Premiums on U. s. Bonds $50 90
Banking house, furniture,
and fixtures 4,475 90
Due from National banks
mot reserve agents) $3.50 IS
Due from approved reserve
agents a2,l07 So
Checks and other cash items Ala 35
Notes OF other National Banks $50 90
Fractional paper currency,
nickles, and cents = 500 Oh
Specie 3.715 90
Legal -tepder no.ss 1906 90 1880 90
Redemption fund with U. =.
Tressure,f5 per cent cir
cula.ion) 3la so
Total eS5, 1877 Al
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $4,000 90
Surplus fund 5000 90
Undivided profits, less cxpen
ses and taxes paid 1853 o3
National Bank notes out
standing $3.50 90
Individual deposits subject
to check 4s,57s o.
Demand certificates Of
deposit $40 80
Total ss5, l27 At
State OF Missouri, County OF Jasper,
IS;
!. /, N. A. Mackey, cashier Of the above
named bsuk, do solamnly swear that
the above statement il true to tho best
OF thy knowledge and belief. :,
N. A. MAcKEy, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7th day Of Dec, 1907.
THOMAS SEAL, Notary Public.
| Correc,--Attest:
NJ. L. FAIRyIELD
| N. II. PATTERSON
@ W. C. MAcKEr
Dir, ctors.
The Jasper news., 1907-12-12
Or. KING,
Campbell Building. Phone 81

JASPER LODGE NO. sos "A.
TX r. and A. NJ. Stated meetings
LIST ard Ord Tuesdays OF each
month. Visiting brothers cordially
welcome, b &. SHOOPMAN, w. M.
6 @. q. SWANSON, Sec'y.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
Los ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY DECEMBER 1907

conversant With the trotting rules, Tor al
the smaller meetings he should not oniy
be starter, but presiding judge as We'll
the American Trotting association mold
ing him strictly to account for the proper
conduct of the meeting.
'At the larger meetings he should De
assisted by a competent persiding judge,
as his duties are sufficiently exacting at
the big meetings without asking him 10
watch the actual contest as well, and at
all the larger meetings 1 usually INSIST
that they have a thoroughly competent
man for presiding judge in addition TO
the starter, for with one suc.l well posted
man the other two judges can be OF the
prominent citizen variety without doing
any particular harm.
ITO sum up, then, the man who VIII
make a successful starter must have
quick eye, the judicial temperament, an
excellent voice and sufficient judgment
to get off his afternoons card in quick,
snappy entertaining style, leaving the
spectators in a happy frame of mind and
eager for next days program. For, after
all, the starting judge must not only per-
form his duties so as to satisfy the horse
men, but to please the people who pay
their money at the gate, as the gate
money is the backbone of every race
association"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
YOUTHFUL TRAMPS HAVE
IURGLARS' TOOLS AND GUNS
E. VS. of IA, Wanted in Yuma, Tracked
by Railroad Detective-DecIare
Oklahoma City Is Their
Home

Two youthful tranps were taken to the
police station yesterday by Detective A.
M. King of the Southern Pacific. King
followed the boys from Yuma Ariz.
where they are wanted on a charge of
which the officer was ignorant
The youngsters gave the names of Ray
Lawrence and Leonardo Montoya. Each
is IA. They had paid their way from
Dolgeville to Los Angeles, but, accord
ing to the detective, had beaten their way
to Dolgeville from Oklahoma City, which
they claim is their home.
The boys carried a suit case containing
miscellaneous collection of things evi-
IDENTIFY picked up on a long trip. Two re-
volvers were found, either of which would
have been very unwieldy in the hands of
the youngsters. A long knife with saw
blade, generally used by burglars, was
also found. The boys carried a guitar,
with which they had entertained house
wives along their route in order to Sc
cure food.
The authorities of Yuma have been noti-
fled of the arrest of the boys and they
will be held in the detention home here
for instructions.
Detective King says the large number
of tramps who make California and Ari-
zona their home during the winter
months are returning eastward. This, he
says is because of the strenuous work of
the authorities and the prospects that
stoekades will be built in this part of the
country in which to confine prisoners.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
what Rohe roId Altrook

AS everyone who is acquainted with
baseball player must know, Nick Alt
rock, the clever Chicago pitcher, is one
Of the most loquacious boys on the dia-
mond.
Nick is talking all the time. and as
Charley Comiskey says, the only time
that Nick l.. quiet is when he is asleep.
OF course, Altrock's conversation is
mostly of the kidding order, and he is
a good natured kIdder at that.
Just before the close of the recent base
ball season, when i. was seen that the
Chicago club, which had been picked all
over the country to win the champion
ship, would not win out, the majority Of
the members of the team could not talk
enough among themselves as to why
the club had not beaten the Detroit out
fit to the finish.
Loudest among he players of the
windy city club when 1t came to spelling
over this afff ir was the irrepressible Nick
Altrock.
One night the yhicago players were in
a certain hotel over in Philadelphia, and
after Nick mad had the floor for the Let
ter part of The night young Rohe turned
to him witt weary expression on his
cherubic countenance and exclaimed:
Its pity, Nick that you are not a
yiolinist'
'Why?" cried Nick, in a puzzled man.
ner.
because then" replied Rohe. you
could give your chin an excellent rest"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
What Monte Cross Broke

Monte Cross, for many years with Con-
ME Macks Athletics is the possessor of a
really hne tenor voice, and as he has paid
a good many dollars for it's cultivation he
has reason to be proud of the tone and
caliber of his vocal organs.
Monte declared last summer that he was
going on the vaudeville stage this winter.
ana MS threat was responsible for his be-
ing made the butt for lot of joshing on
the part of his fellow eliminates. One day
Schreck said to Monte
Il hear, Monte, that you are going to do
warbling stunt on the Keith circuit the
coming season."
well. and what if 1 amp" exclaimed
the shortstop as he took a hitch in his
trousers II think am capable of deliv-
ering the goods, Ossie. once broke the
record IN singing tenor solo when Del
Puente was teaching me right here in this
town"
"Oh, see airily cried Schreck, ''you
We're singing in his phonograph, eh?"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
TOE HOLD is
CHAMPSBES7
GoTcH SAYS HIS FOOT TRlck
WINS FOR HIM
Wrestler Tells How He Developed
Polnt-Farmer Burns Taught Him
strangIe Which Worked
Effectively

cI,EVEI,A AND, Nov. 3O.-Frank Gotch,
who is touring the country meeting al
comers .lrst at present, gives OUT some
interesting dope" in regard to MS ram
Gus toe hold, with which ne mas Nsot
many a wrestler going. Frank VINO wiz
he seen at the Star theater In CleVelaho
soon, says:
MY favorite pastime is found IN eA-
ecuting my world famous toe noIu'
.Urhis Is n dangerous hold and causes
the most intense pain imaginable: IL
seems to stretch every ligament of the
| legs and back When this hold Is prop
erly executed the victim imagines thal
| he Is some kind of a string instrument
and that someone is tightening up the
KEYS to see how much strain the strings
will stand before breaking.
practically each one OF the Worlu
expert mat artists has some pet holds
in which he places great confidence. In
the majority of instances each hold Is
of the wrestler's own invention, or has
been adopted by him owing to some
narticular feature of his style OF wrest-
ling or physical makeup that makes
him particularly effective in its danger
Gus execution.
when was in my teens, just break
ing into the game, Farmer Burns hau
attained a world wide reputation with
his strangle hold. This Is without ex-
ception the most dangerous hold known
to the game, especially when used by
one who is thoroughly schooled in its
execution 1t was Burns who first
brought this hold out, and 1t was While
under his tutorship that l learned TO
properly execute it. In my younger days
| depended principally upon my strength
and skill in obtaining this hold to win
my matches. Burns schooled me thor
oughy in the fine points of the strange.
During the year that l spent under
his careful guidance he locked it onto
me until 1 thought that my head and
respiratory organs were going to blow
up. There is nothing quite so bad as
having your wind supply shut off when
you need every bit of air that your bel
lows can pump into you. once this
hold is properly obtained bv one who
has strength enough to properly main
tain it, there is absolutely no break for
It, and 1t is only a question of sec
onds until one becomes unconscious.
This hold is now universally barred and
1t is right that it should be-"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
FOUR CLUBS
FORM LEAGUE
THIS CITY AND SAN DIEGO IN
NEW COMBINE
Angels, Eastern Stars, Picks and Raj.
stons Will Play Ball in Series
of Games Now Sched-
uIed

Arrangements have been made for the
four-club league which has been in pros
pect for the past two weeks, and begin
ming next week the Angels and All SEARS.
which have been playing against each
other every Sunday, will drift into a new
outlay. The Pickwicks and Ralstons of
San Diego will be the other teams. and
as they are both fast aggregations the
quality of ball produced should be ex-
cellent.
AS rule four games each week will
be played two here and two in San
Diego. During the last week in this
month and the first in January bunch
of five games in a line will be pulled
off in each city, and during the windup
of the series another group of five NAV
be played, although 1t is not down On
the present schedule, which is as fol-
lows:
Los Angeles, Dec. 7-S-Pickwicks and An
gels; at San Diego, Ralstons and All-Stars
At Los Angeles. Dec. 14-15-All-Stars and
Ralstons; San Diego, Pickwcks and Angels
At Los Angeles, Dec 21-22-Anges and ALL
Stars; San Diego, ,Ralstons and Pckwicks.
At Los Angeles. Dec. 25-26-27-2S- -29-Angels
and Ralstons; San Diego Pickwicks and ALI
Stars
At Los Angeles, Jan. 1-2-3-4-5-Al-Stars and
Pickwicks; San Diego. Ralstons and Angels
At Los Angeles, Jan. 11-12-All- Stars and
Angels San Diego Ralstons and Pickwicks
AT Los Angeles, Jan. 1S-20-Pickwicks and
Angels San Diego, All-Stars and Ralstons
At Los Angeles, Jan. 25-26-All-Sta and
Ralstons San Diego Angels and Pickwicks.
At Los Angeles, Feb. 1-2-Al-stars and
Angels San Diego, Ralstons and Pickwicks
At Los Angeles, Feb. S-9-Ralstons and
Angels; San Diego, Feb. 15-16-Pickwicks and
All Stars; San Diego. Ralstons and Angels.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

one person whom I will allow to talk to
me like that
"And who is that?" shrieked Joe, as his
eyes sparkled.
Yourself sweetly replied Hughes. as
he stepped out into the grounds. leaving
Cantillon so fiabbergasted by his unex-
pected reply that Tom was over by the
right field seats before Joe had recovered.
When Hassamer Got RiIed
When Bill Hassamer and the illutsrious
Piggy Ward played with the Washing
ton club a dozen or more years ago they
were inseperabe
The only known occasion when these
masterminds fell out was the time that
Bill Hassamer accepted an invitation to
be the referee at a dog fight which was
to be pulled off out at the Brightwood
driving park.
AS the massive Mr.. Ward had not re-
ceived a similar bid he was envious of
Hassamer with whom he had played
the same season down in Chattanooga.
Tom Brown who is still a resident of
the city and who in those days was an
excellent outfielder, was standing at the
entrance gate talking to Ward and Ed
Delehanty of the Philadelphia club, when
who should walk up all dressed in his
best but Bill Hassamer.
Ward was plainly surprised at the ap-
pearance of his old bunkie and little
bit jealous, for when Hassamer walked
into the park Ward, drawing his face up
into a scowl exclaimed
"I say, Bill, what are you doing all
dressed UP in your Sunday go-to-meeting
clothes?"
why" replied Bill, in an airy style of
conversation, "I am going out to Bright
wood to dog fight"
And do you think you will VIM" cried
ward.
And lust at that moment Tom Brown
and Ed Delehanty inserted their athletic
bodies between the two ball players ana
so there was no bloodshed.
"Pop" Fosters Reassuring Words
About six easons ago, when the Wash
ington club was located out in the east
ern section of the city, it had young
pitcher drafted from a southern league
club, by the name of Clarke. He was
the most ferocious reader of bloodcurd-
ling literature that it has been the
writer's fortune to discover Evidently
he aspired 10 become Deadwood DICK,
for ne was always declaring that he
made a mistake by becoming ball
player.
OF course, such talk never appeals TO
one of ne spike shoe laus, VINO pelleVe
their profession to be as honorable as
any. so when Clarke began to spout
about being above the business he failed
to make a hit with the other fellows.
One day Clarke, Bill Carrick and Pop
Foster were sitting on the steps of the
clubhouse when Clarke opened up with:
MY father heEgeu me not to go away
and become a ball player"
We'll, raid Foste-', as he eyed the
young southerner, papa needn't lose a
minutes sleep about that" \
And as a coincidence, the next day the
lamenting Mr.. Clarke was tin-canned by
Tom Lotus, then the manager of The
local cllb.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
LOVE BILKS PROSECUTION;
SIM0NS is LIBERATED
Woman Who Made Charge of Attempt
to Murder Refuses to Appear
Against Husband and
Case Is Dismissed

cannot prosecute the man I love"
said Mrs. Rose simons yesterday morn
Ing to Justice Summerfeld when he
called the case of her husband, Nathan
Simons, whom she had charged with
arson and with attempt to kill her.
The carge of arson was dismissed
some days ago by Deputy District At
torney North because of lack of evi-
dence. Yesterday when Mrs. Simons
appeared as witness against her hus-
pand on charge of threats to kill she
VS. reluctant to testify and had told
all her witnesses not to appear.
According to her own admission she
could not at the last moment gather
courage to prosecute the man whom
she loved and had lived with as a wife
for years. Simons is alleged by his
wife to be living with another woman
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
GOLF FLOURLSI7ING
IN EARLY SEASON
ANNANpALE EXPERTS HAVE
BUSY SCHEDULE ARRANGED
Mapped Out and Extension of
Car Li.1e Will Be
Made

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Nov. 3O.-Golf is flourish
ing at the Annandale club, although the
season is still young. Plans for the win
ter season include several tournaments.
open to all amateur golfers of recog-
Eized golf clubs as well as contests for
club members. The schedule of everts
is now being made up and will be an
nounced probably next week.
The first tourney of the season was
held today and was won by Annandale.
I Two weeks ago team of ten players
was picked by contest ana is captained
by T. P. Mumford, veteran go.fer. Ar
rangements have been made for numer-
Gus team matches with other golf clubs
in addition to Thu rsdays with San Ga
briel and dates have been secured as
follows:
December IA, Los Angeles Country club VS..
Arnandale, at Los Angeles.
December 2S, Santa Barbara Country club
VS.. Annandale, at Annandale.
January n, Victoria Golf club vs. AMMAN
dale, at Annandale
January 1S, Pasadena Country club VS..
Annandale, at Annandale.
February l. Redlands Country club vs..
Annandale, at Annandale.
February 3, Coronado Country club VS..
Annandale, at Coronado
February 4, San Diego Country club VS..
Annandale, at San Diego.
February s, Los Angeles Country club VS..
Annandale, at Annandale
February 10, San Gabriel Valley Country
club Annandale, at San Gabriel.
February 90 Coronado Country club VS..
Annandale, at Annandale.
February 21, San Diego Country club VS..
Annandale, at Annandale.
March Z, Pasadena Country club VS.. AMMAN
dale, at Pasadena.
: March II. Redlands Country club VS.. AMMAN
dale, at Annandale.
April 49, Victoria Golf club VS.. Annandale,
at Riverside
April %, Santa Barbara Country club VS..
AEnandale at Santa Barbara
Many substantial improvements to the
Annandale course have been mapped out
by the greens committee, of which E. N.
Wright is the chairman. New bunkers
are being laid out, tees moved ard
greens changed. New greens have been
laid out on the 4, 7, 8, IA and II holes and
tees changed at the G, 8, u and 13 holes.
1t is expected that the Church of the
Angels car line will be extended and cars
running to the club house within sixty
days.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
To Cobb's Disadvantage

Ty Cobb the real nifty kid when it
comes to the swatting business, has one
ambition besides being a crack baseball
player. He wants to be a good clog
dancer.
Ty spends great deal of his spare time
in learning new fancy steps. and 'tis said
that the clever southern ball player is
really finished artist in the style of
dancing that appeals to him.
But, of course, his baseball associates
have fun at the kids expense, and al
though they know that he is really a
clever performer in the Jig, line, yet he
would be the last person to hear it from
their lips.
Just before the worlds championship
series, and While the Detroit club was
resting for those nerve racking games.
Ty Cobb was one morning going through
some fantastic steps, when big Sam
Crawford happened to come into the
room
What do you think of these foot move
ments, SAM" gayly cried Cobb, as he
went through some airy steps for the
edification of his big team mate.
You'd be a swell dancer, Ty," said
Sam, in the slow manner he has of
speaking, were lr not for two things.,'
And what old two things are they?''
cried Cobb, as he paused.
Your feet" retorted Crawford. as he
hastily backed out of the room
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
WHY CAN'T PITCHERS Hit?
ADDIE JOSS ANSWERS

One of the oft repeated questions that
arise In all baseball discussions is: why
can't pitchers hit?"
This problem is one that the students
of the game have been wrestling with for
a good many years, and, while there have
been many reasons given, still no one has
ever been able to make it exactly clear.
Addie Joss, the Cleveland pitcher, has
made an effort to explain. He says:
"Of course, the rule doesn't hold good
in all cases, as there are a number of
twirlers who can pound the leather about
as hard as the men who are In the game
every day, but these cases are rev ana
far between. After seeing such men as
Killian, Orth, Tannehill and Mullin OF
the American league, who are rafting
good stickers at the bat, one wonders
why it is that the other men that make
pitching an art don't hit harder than they
do; nevertheless, the fact remains the
same, that as a rule, the pitcher doesn't
break up many games with the stick.
ITO one who has never been connected
with the game, from .le STANDPOINT OF
the player, it would seem that he or all
the rest of the players should be able TO
hit. Being a twirler himself. 1t is contend
ed that he should be able to know about
what the opposing pitcher was gong TO
mitch. and. being aware of this, should be
able to hit 1t a mile But here is where
the fallacy in the reasoning begins. All
pitchers don't think alike. by tnat
mean that what may be one patter
weakness with certain twirler might be
iust what the batter can hit when served
by another twirler.
''The best two reasons that L know
(from actual experience as the official
batting averages will show at the close
OF the season. are these:
oifohar when working on an average
of about two games a week don't get to
bat often enough to make himself fami-
lar with the art of meeting the ball,
which is the secret of good hitting.
"A pitcher who is in the game about
! twice a week will, in the course of that
time, go to bat about seven times, while
the player who is in the game every day
will face the barrier about twenty-five
times. This fact alone means quite lit
tie to the man who expects to hit with
any degree of consistency.
Another good theory advanced and one
that seems reasonable is the one that,
while the twirler is on the slab serving
up the benders to the opposition, he is
watching the ball as 1t goes away from
him, but when at the bat the conditions
are reversed and he has to look at the
ball as 1t is coming toward him..
"Any trapshooter will tell you that the
hardest way to break clay pigeon is
when it is coming directly toward you,
and the same theory holds good as re-
CARDS batting.
''Pitchers as a rule next to winning a
game. would rather make a base hit than
anything else, and their lack of hitting
ability surely is not caused by the fact
that they don't practice
"To show how much they like to hit, L
have only to say that L overheard one
major league pitcher make the remark
| that there were only two pleasures in the
game for him-one was hitting in prac-
tice and the game and the other pay day."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
MADMAN STRUGGLES TO
LEAP FROM RUSHING TRAIN
Placed in Hospital, George Ford Calls
on Passersby to Rescue Him,
Promising Fabulous
Rewards

While on his way from. Porterville to
Los Angeles yesterday morning, George
Ford, an insane man, tried to escape by
Jumping through the car window. He
was restrained by the two men accom-
panying him and on arrival here was
taken to the receiving hospital.
At the ,hospita. Ford continually raved.
threatening to shoot those who passed
by. while appealing to others to aid in his
escape. promising fabulous sums IL they
were successful.
DR.. Tanner issued certificate of in
sanity and the man was taken to the
county hospital
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

that the bic Rube is not eccentric. The
speedy pitcher is also witty in his eccen-
tricity.
AS a gay cutup the big Philadelphia
twirler has no peer. He stands alone in
a class.
Last August, when the Athletics were
playing / Washington, during their prac-
tice time George Edward Waddell was
engaged in carrying on his monkey
shines, much to the delight of the spec
tators, when Dr. Mike Powers half
laughingly asked Rube:
What the dickens makes you so fool
ish, Ed?''
Il don't know replied Waddell, lex
cept it came about through my father
making me sleep under a crazy quilt
when L was a boy"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
ALLIANCE WILL HOLD
ANNUAL CONVENTION

The annual convention of the Southern
California branches of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance will be held from
Tuesday morning, December 8, to Friday
evening, December 6, in the Trinity NJ. q.
church south, corner of Grand avenue
and Ninth street.
Services will be held every day at TO-
and 7:30. The purpose of the convention
is the deepening of the Christian life
Speakers from distance and from
Southern California will be present.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
What Dan Was

Little Dan. the nappy-go-lucky custd-
dian at the Washington baseball grounds.
is noted for the brightness of his remarks.
He made genuine hit with Manager
Cantillon when the latter first came 10
this city.
When Joe assumed the managerial rein4
he had talk with all the employees at the
grounds. When he came up to Dan, VINO
mad been about the park for the past
twenty years, he said to him:
"And what capacity are you employed
in. my friend?'
I'm diamond cutter" shot back Dan.
VA diamond cutter" gasped the amazed
Cantillon. land what then are you dong
around here?" he asked
"Oh, l cut the grass merrily cried
Dan.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

Bartlett Music Co. at 1t Again
we are giving a receipt for twice the
amount paid up to $50 on any new
piano. All popular sheet music 10c
All classic 2-3 off.
BARTLETT MUSIC CO..
2s1-2SS-2S5 S. Broadway. opp city hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
one Of Rube WaddeIPs

Rube Waddell, WHO has received more
advertising than any other ball player
since Mike Kelly and Arlie Latham, is
gifted with an acute sense of humor, as
any of his ball playing companions can
testify.
The clever George Edward is a fellow
of many parts, and no one can be found
who would be willing to testify on oath