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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-14
CHAPTER X,

CHAPTER y.
The instant after the gong aounded
Bob Brownley was alone on the floor
at the foot of the presidents desk.
His form was swaying like reed on
the edge of the cyclones path. l
jumped 70 his side. His brother, who
had during Bob's harangue been vain.
ly endeavoring to beat his way
through the crowd, was there first.
For Gods sake. Bob, hear me. Word
came from your house half an hour
ago OF the miracle: Beulah has Rwak.
ened to her past. Her mind is clear;
the nurses are frantic for you TO come
to her"
He got no further. With a mad bel.
low and a bound. like a tortured bull
that sees the arena walls go down. Bob
rushed out through the nearest door.
which, thanked God, was q side one
leading to the street where the crowd
was thinnest. He cast Wild look
around. His eyes lighted on an empty
automobile whose chauffeur had dc.
serted TO the crowd. II was the work
OF a second to crank Il: OF another to
Jump into the front seat. Quick as
had been his movement. was behind
him in the rear seat. With bound
the great machine leaped through the
crowd.
IN the name Of Christ. Bob. be care.
full" yelled, as he hurled tho iron
monster through the throng, scatter,
ing II to the right and left as the
mower scatters the sheaves in the
wheat fields. Some were crushed be-
meath It's wheels. Bob BROMLEY heard
not their screams, heard not the
curses OF those who escaped. He was
on his feet. his body crouched low
over the steering wheel. which he
grasped In his vlce-likO hands. His
hatiess head was thrust far out. as
though II strove to get to Beulah
Sands ahead Of his body. His teeth
we're set, and as / had jumped into
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-14

ann Uarreta anu nOEynUaos uU,,a "a Sao.
In It's big "buslneas-ia-busine safe
deposit vaults. Ny eyes In sick pity
sought the form Of my old schoolrnaTe.
my college chum, my partner. my
friend. the man ! loved, He was on
his knees. His agonized face was
turned to his wife. His clasped hands
had been raised In an awful, heart
crushing prayer as his Maker touched
the bell. Bob Brownleys great brown
eyes we're closed. his. clasped hands
had dropped against his wlie's head.
and in dropping had unloosed the
glorious golden.brown waves until In
fond abandon they had coiled around
his arms and brow as though she TOR
whom he had sacrificed all was shield
ing his beloved head from the chills
and dark mists of the black river that
laps the brink of the eternal rest. The
System" had skewered Robert Brown.
ley's heart. too. staggered to his
side. AS touched his now fast.icing
brow my eyes fell upon the great black
headlines spread across the top of. the
paper that Beuiah Sands had been
reading when the all.kind God had cut
her bonds:
FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH.
And beneath In one column:
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN VIRGINIA.
The Richest Man In the state, Thomas
Reinhsrt, Multl-miIIlonsire, while
Temporarily Insane from the Loss
Of His wife and Daughter, and Of
His Enormous Fortune, Which Was
Shattered In To-day's Awful Panic,
Cut His Throat. His death was
instantaneous.
In another column:
Robert BROMLEY Creates the Most
Awful Panic In History and Spreads
Wreck and Ruin Throughout the
Civilized World.
THE END.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-14
FashIonabls Church Going.

The witty Bishop Sanford olmstead.
OF Colorado. at a dinner In Denver
said apropoa OF Sabbath breaking; Il
was talking 20 an eastern clergyman
the other day about hls church attend
ance. i suppose. said. that In your
district rain Affects tho attendance
conslderablx2 Indeed. yes.' he said
4 hardly have a vacant seat when 4
is Toe wet foE Eolf or woEgwiAG-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-14

,ug noU 90 tne OUTSIDE was roaruS
like a million hungry lions in an Ar
bestan run At slaughter time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
ATHLETIC CLUB TO
HOLD BIG EVENT

The Los Angeles Athletic club will cele-
brate the festive season of New Year
with a gala program of sports in the
rooms of the club on the eve when 1907
win depart.
All of the members of the club will take
part in the boxing and wrestling and
comic stunts planned for the night and
the plan of Secretary Henderson is to
bring some of the acts from local theaters
as a contribution to the general powWow
Just what skits viii be borrowed is
either secret or has not been definitely
decided. but those who are fortunate
enough to get an invitation may go with
the expectation of attending one of the
joIiiest entertainments in the history OF
the organization.
Boxing Instructor Van Court viii enter
his understudy. Sam Coulter. against
some good amateur who has the nerve to
oppose the phenom and the symmetrical
Treloar win stage a bout on the mats in
which Ritter will wrestle with a fellow
club member or some good outsider.
Several comic and minstrel turns will
complete the program.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR BENCH SHOW
SOUTHWESTERN KENNEL CLUB
PLANS BIG EVENT
Many Inquiries Being Received BY
Committee in Charge and Pros
poets Are Bright for Sue
cessfuI Exhibit

The Southwestern Kennel club is fast
bringing to completion the preliminary
arrangements for the fifth annual dog
show, to be held under the auspices of
the club on February 10 to %.
The barkers will be housed this year
in the building formerly Occupied by the
Western Motor Car company at 4l5 South
Hill street.
The committee in charge has already re-
ceived many inquiries from owners wh9
wish to exhibit, and the interest being
shown gives promise of the most sue
cessful display of Fidos ever made in
Southern California.
Owners from all over the state are max
ing a clamor for entry blanks and sew
eral who have never exhibited in this
part of the country will bring their dogs
TO complete. The club has been especially
fortunate in securing the building on hill
street for quarters, as the show room is
large and we'll ventilated and has factl-
tiles for heating If necessary.
The entries close February s. and all
who desire kennel room should express
themselves as soon as possible. J. IL
Pearman will act as secretary aud super.
intendent and entries sent to him at 24s;
Budlong avenue will be taken care OF.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
A. =. u. AND SKATERS
ARE IN HARMONY NOW

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Peace has at
last been made between the Amateur Ath-
letic union and the International Skating
union, terms of agreement under which
each union recognizes the other in its
own branch of sport having been signed
Under this agreement the International
Skating union is to control all Ice and
roller skating in America and the Anna
teur Athletic union is to recognize its
rulings. disqualifications and suspensions.
On the other hand, the skating union
recognizes the Amateur Athletic union as
in control of all other branches of anna
teur athletics and recognizes all it's de-
cislons, disqualifications and suspensions.
BY this agreement, which has been rati-
fied by mail vote. the controversy which
has lasted for year has been settled.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
DUCK WITH
BOOK COIN
LAYERS OF ODDS TRY FANCY
STUNT AT OAKLAND
Detectives Pinch Golden Gate Backers
and New California Jockey
Club Makes Good to
Winning Bettors
p, Associated Press.

b. Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.-Some ex-
element was caused at the Emeryville
race track this afternoon when 1t was
discovered that one of the bookmakefs
had disappeared with the money placed
bv bettors in the first race. The BOOK
was known as the Golden Gate club and
was backed by E. ]. Grover and H.
Crosby, vino came recently to the track
officials and presented credentials.
Today Crosby. as cashier, took in SlOic
on the first race. While the race was
being run George Palmer, one of the
clerks of the booking concern, ran into
the office of the track officials and re-
norted that Crosby had placed all Of the
money in a bag and was leaving the
grounds.
Detectives pursued and arrested him
near the gate, where an automobile was
awaiting him Grover was found in the
grand stand ana was also taken into
custody.
After the race the holders of winning
tickets gathered around the desertA bet
ting booth and began clamoring for their
money. The New California Jockey cluq
immediately placed a new crew in charge
of the book and the winners were paid
out of track funds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

Miller, who ran the restaurant there and
had charge of all thel place, was absent
and sneaked the sawfish out of the
aquarium and placed it in a pail OF
water, and then took a train for the
beach. dumped the fish in the ocean,
and really it seemed the most grateful
little rascal you ever saw.
1T wiggled it's tail and waved it's little
bill at me and finally swan away.
Recognized Old Friend
Now when that big fellow came up
had hard work to recognize 1t, but
finally did and dropped my hand over
the side of the boat and patted 1t affec-
tionately on the head.
"It actually seemed to smile at that,
and then began lot of strange antics
that 1 couldn't understand at first, but
finally l got it through my head that it
wanted me to get out of the boat.
II crawled upon the deck of the Eva,
and then began the strange things I am
about to relate.
"As soon as-I was out of the punt the
sawfish disappeared and pretty soon ii
came back accompanied by hammer
head shark and a number of eastern
Holsters.
II never saw an eastern lobster before
or since on this coast-that is, the real
lODSIerS, you KNOW.
"The sawfish swan up alongside the
boat and raised its great long, eight-foot
bill out of the water and began saving
on the end of that punt.
'In almost less time than 1 can take
to tell it that fish had two feet sawed
off the stern of the boat. Then the lob
sters got to work and pulled all the nails
out of the tail board and placed it in
position at the sawed-off stern.
''The sawfish in the meantime had
smoothed down the edges so that the
board would fit, and while two Holsters
held that board in position two other lob
sters held up nails in their claws and
the hammerhead shark drove them home
"In less than fifteen minutes they had
the job completed and all / had to dc
was, TO caulk the seams. which I was
glad enough to do. you can bet, for they
had performed a wonderful job for me-
IT came back to town and told the
captain that the work was done, but
never before have l had the courage to
relate the true manner in which that jot
was started and finished, and I want tc
tell you right now that I am going to
give that sawflsh and the Holsters ano
the hammerhead the greatest treat OF
their lives next summer
When the members had been revived a
feast of bait was had, and the meeting
adjourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

HNHE police branch of the Ananias club
held a meeting last night. 1t was the
Il first meeting the organization had had
for some weeks, but all the old timers
were there loaded to the muzzle with
"reminiscences of the past season.
Past Crane Prevaricator Broadhead
presided and Chief Ananias Dixon was
resplendent in a new badge of his office,
which the settlers up Eel river way had
sent him in recognition of having placed
them on the map of the Pacific coast.
Chief Gaff Wielder Harry White was
all smiles and welcomed with open arms
everybody who came. Detective Ser
geant Bill Kelley. who never caught a
fish in his life-and never expects to-was
there with a gloomy countenance and a
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
SHIELDS WINS
FIRST START
uNLoADs RuscIMo FROM CARS
JUST IN TIME
Crop of Youngsters Which viii Make
Debut in Near Future Con-
tains Many Likely Look
ing Ponies
BY IRVING b. CLEMENT

Ruscimo scored lucky win over Green
Goods in tie first race yesterday, as the
latter was much the best, but Musgrave
rode like novice and fumbled the reins
at critical moment.
John Shields won his first effort at
Santa Anita when he started Ruscimo
The latter was trained at Ascot and ar
rived just an hour before the race.
First Peep, after the easy win in the
third race. was bid up to $1,000 by William
Walker, but was retained by her owner
for the usual five. She was entered to be
sold for $500.
w. A. Mckinney got back from Oak
land yesterday. where he went to bid on
some of the Durnell horses. He purchased
Senator Barrett and George Byrnes and
brought them with him. They will make
good under McKinneys care
When Arirno won the handicap yester-
day 1t was the nineteenth winner Jim
Butte saddled for r. +. Carman at Santa
Anita, an average of one day, Blute
has fifty-one mead of horses in active
training, the largest string ever trained
by one man on the Pacific coast.
January 2 the Stake entries for the
spring meetings at Brooklyn, SheepsheaJ
Bay and Brighton Beach close Entry
blanks can be had at the secretary's Of
flee at the local track.
H. L. Griffin paid visit to Santa
Anita park yesterday Griffin has the
largest band of coming 2-year-ods on
the coast, and the clockers say there are
some very fast ones among them.
On Wednesday the first 2-year-old racer
of 1908 will be run. Horsemen are eagerly
looking forward to the time when they
can race theii'Ayoung horses, as many are
under the impression they have Colin
or Sysonby in their barns. Probably the
fastest work of a yearling was that of
the brown filly by The Commoner, out
of Valeriana, which is credited with
quarter in 22s4 seconds at Ascot Park.
Williams is also training chestnut fily
by Boanerges. out of Ethel T.. bay filly
by Russell. out of Sunny Locks, and two
bay colts, one by The Commoner and ono
by Russell. Good judges Iof horseflesh
pronounce these five yearlings as the
best in Southern California. 1t may do
to watch these when they start.
Jockey Musgrave is doing poor work in
the saddle and is a bad post rider. as he
mas peeA tduSnt HdPpinS dl lne Darrief
several times the past week. Cooks of
this GLASS spoil many bets for the public,
as they are sometimes on horses which
call for a play,
Horace Egbert, until recently connected
with the New California Jockey club as
racing secretary and Handicapped, was a
visitor to Santa Anita yesterday. Egbert
resigned recently in order to go to Art
zona, where he will endeavor to regain
his health.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
SA WFZSH RETURNS
KINDNESS OF ALKlNAN
Aquatic Marvel Brings Friends to Rescue and
Reconstrucuts Boat for Man Who
Put Him Back in the Sea

good of the noble order. His story is
the only one told here.
Mr.. Aikman is a modest man and of
retiring disposition. He is a great stu
dent of nature problems and a deep lover
of dogs and birds and chickens and fish
and other denizens of the earth that are
catalogued In scientific books and nature
tales and histories.
He was introduced to the assemblage
by p. G. p. Broadhead in a neat and
eloquent little speech and then proceeded
to unfold tale that almost brought on
a general alarm by the automatic fire
boxes.
II am pleased to meet all of you gen.
tlemen," said the speaker. "I am hon
ored by the invitation to be present here
tonight extended to me through your
worthy presiding officer.
Relates Apt Tale
HE has informed me that it is up to
me to entertain you with some reminis-
cence of my career as a student of ma
to relate with which a number of you
are intimately connected.
"Of course you all know that the worthy
chairman Of this meeting and the chief
gaff wielder are the master and chief en-
gineer, respectively, of the club flagship
Little Eva. You also know that the yacht
has a tender, this aforesaid tender being
punt twelve feet long. Now this
punt was just two feet too long to fit on
the after deck of the Eva, and the cap
tain, knowing that I am Jack of al
trades. which includes ship carpenterine
and boat building, asked me to cut the
punt down to a ten-footer
II went down to Alamitos to do the
| lob one day but it was cold raw day
and my rheumatism came on me sc
strong that 1 couldn't do the work.
II hated to disappoint the captain an6
was sitting in the bow of the boat be.
wailing the condition when 1 noticed 6
disturbance alongside the boat, and what
should come up out Of the water but 6
great big swordfsh.
1T waved it's long saw-toothed bill a
me, and while / was pretty much as
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
EVERYTHING
IS ARRANGED

The final arrangements for the indoor
swimming planned by the Southern Cali
fornla Swimming association for January
81 were made at a meeting at Bimini of
the officers of the association with Pro-
prietor Edwards of the baths
The contract for the rental of the
Bimini house was signed and all prelim-
mary plans were formulated which will
bring the contest to successful reality.
Entry blanks will be issued as soon as
they can be printed for those who desire
to contest
More than twenty years have elapsed
since the lovers of water sports in tn
south have been offered anything Of al
indoor or show nature and the tourn5
ment has created wide interest. Califo1
MIA swimmers are among the best kuowf
in the. country, but few have ever az
sembled for short distance or fancy matt
torium exhibitions, which are more
tractive to the spectator than the U
distance swimming in the open waited
Edwin Galley and Les Henry, the n |
cpal instigators of the tournament,
brought the best paddlers of the +
together in the personnel of the prof
for the contest. Besides the regulJ
100, 22O, 44O and SS0-yard races ther&
be exhibitions of fancy and high AZ
and professional splashers have BEEN j :
gagged to show in their special acts. The
races proper, however, will be strictly
amateur and controlled by the National
A. A. u
A gold and silver medal will be given
to the contestant winning first and Sec
ond place respectively and the possession
of the Bimlni baths cup win be again
open for competition. Pat Higgins has
won the cup in one contest, but 1t must
be awarded to the same contestant three
times in succession before it may be
claimed permanently
one of the most interesting features of
the tournament will be the appearance OF
the diver, j. C. Cox, in a leap from the
rafters of the pavilion to the pool en-
veloped in flame. TO carry out this stunt
the performer robes himself in a cloth
suit which has been saturated with kerr
osene and ignites his garment just before
his dive. The act is dangerous. but in
teresting in, the extreme. Clifford Bowers,
the boy wonder, will also be a participant
with a number of fancy stunts and chal-
lenges any diver of his age to compete
with him.
The management of the baths has made
every arrangement for the handling Of
the crowds and assures all who come Of
careful attention.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
NOME FIVE
IS DEFEATED
Local. Y. M. C. A. PLAYERS WIN
BASKETBALL GAME
Northerners Start Out with hush, but
Team Work Tells In Long
Run and Tide
Changes

The Arctic Brotherhood basketball
five from Nome, Alaska, found frosty
reception at the hands of the Y. M. c.
A. players last night at the Spring
street court of the association and drew
only an icicle of defeat off the score
platter of ~ to 10.
The mushers fairly showed the young
men under for the opening few minutes
and filled the baskets five times before
the Y. M. C. A.s-players struck their
gait, but the superior team work of the
local tossers told in the long run Al
the end of the first half they had a
lead of Is to 10 and maintained the
advantage In the next act But for a
run of bad luck in the field throwing
the Y. M. C. A. would have increased
their percentage.
Previous to the beginning of the
game Athletic Director Henderson of
the association made a brief speech OF
welcome to the visiting five and ex-
tended the hospitality of the associa-
tion to them. The northerners sur
prised the spectators by appearing on
the court wearing their fur parkas in
stead of sweaters. A small but en-
thusiastic band of rooters, mostly men,
bers of the Alaska secret society, sup
ported the Brotherhood team with yells
and songs.
Both the Spartan and Meteor fives of
the Y. NJ c. A. were utilized in the
contest. The Spartans played in the
first and the Meteors in the second
half.
The lineup of the three aggregations
was:
Spartans-Starbuck. forward Elkeles for
ward; Bostwick center; j. Koplan, guard;
Goldlng. guard
Meteors-Faithful and Wilson. forwards;
Dutton, center; Case and ooldlng, guards
Arctic Observation-Disclosures and Kiown for
wards; Mcintyre, center; Bilyen and II. Lo-
men, guards.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
CITY PARK SUMMARY
nv Assnciated A Press.

by Associated Press'
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2s.-City park results:
Irirst race six furlongs-Apache won, Dew of
Dawn second, Severus third; time, l;l5.
second race steeplechase, short course-Ester
1ov won Pete Vinegar second Flying Plover
third: time, $40
Third race. six furlongs-Lady Anne won,
Oraculum second, Ace High third; time
Fourth race seven furlongs Planters stakes
Woodlane won, Bandage second, La Jeunesse
third; time, 1:2o 3-4.
~.Ir,ffh race mile and sixteenth-old Hester
Won. Aims Dufour second. Pasadena third;
time. 1:47 As.
sixth race. mills and three-sixteenths-D
McCieur won. Doubt second, Flafigny third
time, 2:O2 2-5.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
Ex-coLLEoIANs UNABLE
TO BEAT coWRoY TEAM

CODY. wyo., Dec. 2S.--The first football
eame ever played in Big Horn county look
s,sce hcre TO-DAY and was unique in many
lssvs After two Commute halves the game
ended In a tie with the score to Q,
one team was made up OF engineers and
s,,d the CODY team was made up Of bronco
,usters. The Corbett team contained flve ex-
ieollege players but they could not score ON
az covybovs who. instead of the regulation
s,,,ts 81 the football players, chaps, high
hceled boots leather cuffs, etc.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
Railroad Manager Resigns
lv AesncInted Frfea

BY AsS0cIhttH FFtFH
BALTIMORE. Dec, gs-Ihomas Fitz-
gerald. general manager OF the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. has resigned his posi-
tion, to take effect January l,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

founded at the sight I finally got my
memory to working and recognized that
fish.
do you know a great many years ago
when the Arcade station was first built
they had an aquarium down there, and in
1t was poor little baby of a sawiish. 1t
seemed so lonesome and out of place that
felt sorry for that sawfsh and I deter
mined right then and there to get it back
to mother ocean some day
"One Sunday the opportunity came. Mr..
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

off
T. STAR
asiy;s of
4show;Jo show
strongly
nice allowance
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

lowering brow and constant query as
to when the bait was going to be passed
around.
Mayor Harper and Chief Kern We're
present very largely, and were the CEN
ter of an animated group of brother
Ananiases when Chief of Police Scroggs
and Village Constable Eddie Wiley from
Virgin valley dropped in and arrested
them ON bench warrants. charging them
with illegal registration at the county
seat election and hailed them away to the
court house at the Jonathan club.
They protested vigorously, and with
tears in their eyes bade their friends
good-by, for they said they would be
Aynched as soon as they got back to
Virgin valley.
Bail Money Scorned
Chief Bait Keeper Sebastian offered
the entire contents of the treasury of the
Ananias club as bail for their appearance,
but the rude and rough minions of the
law declined to accept any such security
for them and they departed in company
with their guards.
lodge of sorrow was at once organ
lied, and for a brief fifteen minutes the
deep silence was broken only by sobs
and the sound Of tears spattering on the
floor.
Then Kelley persuaded Teddy Haupt to
pass around the bait and the lodge dis
solved.
The regular business of the club was
transacted Immediately thereafter and
several new members elected.
There were a large number of stories
told during the evening, each of which
merits treatment by the recorder OF the
club, but as Alex Alkman was the guest
of honor of the evening and he told one
of the most superlatively true tales OF
the season. he was awarded the homo
rary medal OF merit which all budding
Ananiases are given for first aid to the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

Horace Egbert, until recently connected
with the New California Jockey club as
racing secretary and Handicapped, was a
visitor to Santa Anita yesterday. Egbert
resigned recently in order to go to Art
zona, where he will endeavor to regain
his health.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

710 THIRD RAcE miles;