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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
Civic Association Women
Start New Billboard War

down to eight feet in height, but the
council told them that as all the paper
for all the bllboards throughout the
entire country is\ made in the same
place and contracts are already made
the size of the boards could not be
changed Mt this time. This was about
the last straw for the women, who
threw to the winds all ideas of waiting
any longer.
The Civic league will take the first
step by compiling folder of just the
rgnt size Tor anybody's pockctbook
and which will contain all the lanes
and addresses of all the merchants
and business men who will help them
by not patronizing bllboards. These
they will distribute to as many people
as will use them, and it is hoped by
the Civic league that every woman in
Los Angeles interested in the civic i'm
provements wrought by the association
will help in this particular way will
patronize only the merchants whose
names appear in this folder.
The second step planned is the ac-
emulation of names of all people in
Los Angeles letting their land for the
use of bilboards. When this COM
pilation is complete the Civic league
will promptly publish it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
PHONE MEN RA|OED
BUT POLES co UP
Thirty-Seven Arrests Made Near
Covina as Result of Dis
pute Over New Line

As tho result of a dispute over the
construction of the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company's trunk line to
Yuma, along strip of land thirty feet
wide, between Covina and Pomona, the
property Of tho county, thirty-scvcn
linemen and other employees of the cor
poration have been arrested and will
be required to answer before Justice
Wells of Covina to charges of disturb
ing the peace.
When the corporation mon started
to erect the poles at night George W.
Grifiiths and II. w. Hasshcder, deputy
COnstables, together with orange grow
ors, objected. The first gang of work
men We're arrested, and while these
wore being taken to Jail a second crew
made its appearance. These were also
taken into custody on charges of either
disturbing the peace or trespass. The
arrests continued until the second
night, when all Of the poles We're set
up and tho wires strung.
The company claims authority for its
act by written permit signed by SUI
perVisor Manning of that district. He
stated that he might have signed Il
permit for the entire line without be-
ing aware that it would cross the line
in dispute,
II did not knowingly sign a permit
to construct the poles across this line,
and IT should not have been DONE"
said the supervisor yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
CHARTER CHANGES
WAY De VETOED

W non the charter amendment Ordln-
ancc reaches the mayor this morning
there is a bare possibility of a veto.
Mayor Alexander was closeted all
afternoon with w. d stephens, preSi-
dent of the water board, and ]. II.
Norton and Major II. r. Lee members
of the board. When the conference
ended Mayor Alexander said he did not
know what he would do with the or
diuauce when it reached linn this morn
ing.
The principal objection the mayor
makes is a provision put in the amend
mcntS tho last thing Tuesday night
when they were under considcrat tion by
the council. This amendment gives
the council power of review over de
mands issued by the water department
and rejected by the auditor.
Ever since there has been water
department il has had the privilege of
reviewing it's own demands and cor
roCting any Irregularities that might
have existed and then passing them
over the auditors veto.
The amendment takes this power
from the water board and places it
under the council, and the water board
is up i'm arms over the matter. The
mayor does not like the provision any
better than tho water board.
"T am at a loss to know what ! viii
do about it," he said last night. There
are certainly some very good provisions
in the amendments, but there are one
or two that / do not like, and that
water board matter is one of them"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
MULT|TUDES LAUD
BEAUTY OF AUTOS
Eight Thousand Visitors Laud
Superb Machines at Licensed
Dealers Exhibition

BY far the Ian gest crowd of the week,
totaling close to 5000, visited the mag
nificent automobile show given by the
Licensed Motorcar Dealers association
at Fiesta park last night There is
not an exhibit of automobiles or ac-
| cessories inside the big tent but that
deserves praise. In the aggregate it
is an automobile show that could have
no counterpart outside Of New York;
and then only for a greater number Of
exhibits. Nothing could bc added to
make the Los Angeles show the most
beautiful in staging and ultra-rich in
the care shown.
The management have Just reason
to feel proud of their achievement in
producing such a show, and the public
owe it to themselves TO sec the display
at least once, though constant visit
ing for days would not lessen the
pleasure one can find every hour in
studying the handsome machines and
accessories. AS an educational factor
in disseminating knowledge Of motor
cars it is the greatest One-WeelI school
that has ever been opened in the west.
From tho time the show began
Wednesday morning to p. m. the big
stadium was the mecca for student
bodies for the Management graciouSly
d'tOIutu all SlulltIlS " duiDlupDlt
schools free admission, and made a
half rate to all other scholars. Possibly
5000 were in attendance throughout the
day. The exhibits where working mod
els or stripped chassis We're shown
held much attention, for there is an
ca gerness among all classes to in part
familidriZc themselves with motor car
construction and operation. Nor was
the attention confined to the pleasure
fpg TD1 is1 on
mex that stretches the length of Fiesta
park on the Grand avenue side, has
the greatest showing of such cars ever
attempted west of Chicago and near
ly 4 score of makes arc represented
in all models from the light delivery
to the big trucks and with either gas
or electricity as motive power
a visitor cannot escape the beauty of
the Scene at night, for with more than
10000 incandescent lights tWinkling
among the scquoias and shedding their
radiance on the mountain stream that
courses through the center of the tent,
or ON the beautiful cascade at the ex-
trCme north understanding ON the
quaint rustic bridges that span the
stream at intervals, hc loses himself
i'm this vcrtable fairNland Tho kings
of the road ensconccd on the sWard be-
meath the trees do not seem so strange
ly out of place after all
Tonight will he the most pretentious
of the show, for il is society night"
and though double admission is
charged, tho elite Of thc social set in
Los Angeles, Pasadena and earby
towns viii attend the great show by
the thousands. Tho jewels of tho
women will reflect back the lights Of
this fairyland and the kings win re
ceive the homage of their queens.
a particularly attractive musical pro
gram has been arranged for tonight by
Herr l[ammcrmcyer and his orchestra
of fifty pieces, and to add to the pleas
uro the colored mandolin ana guitar
club will render many vocal numbers
of the songs of the south.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
WOMEN KNOCKED DOWN
IN FIGHT WITH POLICE
Alleged ShopIifterS Put Up Fierce
Battle in Store, but Two
Are Arrested

Fighting fiereely to avoid being ar
rested, Eliberto Idalgo. said to be a
former customs officer at MeXicala,
Mex, and Pedro Cervantez who, it is
alleged, were caught stealing articles
from a counter in Broadway depart
ment store, started a small sized riot
last night and several men and women
were knocked down in the bate that
waged in the alsles, behind counters
and on piles of overturned goods. Two
other alleged shoplifters. said to have
been working with the two arrested
men, escaped.
Idalgo and Cervantez entered stren>
uous objection to being taken to the
police station and fought so desperately
that the other two men made their
escape. Women became hystercal and
hiudered the efforts of the officers, and
it was not until several persons were
roughly jostled and two or three
knocked down that the accused were
subdued.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29

The women of the Civic association
have declared war against all the peo-
pie of Los Angeles who put up. bill
boards, advertise on them or patronize
those who do any of the above men
toned things. Mrs. Cora b. Lewis of
the association says:
"The council simply puts us off with
one excuse after another that we can
not combat and we are left IN hope
less position. 1t has come to the place
where we have to wage war along our
own lines regardless of any aid we
ought 10 get from other quarters.
ut is our intention now to begin d
real campaign against all the men who
do business with billboards. though of
course we shall not declare any boy
colt, because that is forbidden under
the law. We shall fight with every
other means in our power, however, in
the hope that some day we shall have
the satisfaction of getting billboards
down to our demands"
Mrs. Lewis then stated the plan
which has been drawn up by the
women of the Civic league The pre-
Vious fight has been to get the boards
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
AUTO COLLIDES WITH
VAN; 8 MEN ARE HURT
Horses Injured by Speeding Ma
chine Are Shot to End
Their Suffering

Three men were badly hurt ana TWO
horses received such serious injuries
they had to be shot in a collision pc
tween an automobile and large van
between Palms and Venice at O'Clock
last night. -,
Frank Bungay, a prominent busi-
ness man of Venice: James Boles,
saloon man; Tom Evans and Gus Gan
strom were in the automobile and were
returning to Venice from Los Angeles
The car was travelling at high speed.
An instant before it reached the pass
ing point the wheels skidded and IL
crashed into the can.
The driver of the team and Ganstrom
escaped injury. Bungay, Evans ana
Boles were badly hurt and all were
taken to the Santa Monica hospital.
Bungay was able to go TO his home
later but the other two are still in the
hospital. They were stunned ana
bruised, but it is believed they VIII
recover.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
WATCH FOR CLEAN THIEF!
SOAP FACTORY is LOOTED

If anybody discovers an unusually
clean burglar. with face and hands
shining and otherwise tonsorially per-
feet, he is requested to communicate
his information to the police
The Monogram Oil and Grease COM
pany, 723 East First street, reported
10 the detectives yesterday morning
that a burglar had entered its place
Tuesday night and stolen many cakes
Of toilet soap. Cheap soaps were ig-
nored, tho thief taking the more OK
pensiNe kinds
An entrance was made through a
window on the second floor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
GLENDALE MASS MEETING
BOOST CONSOLIDATION

The Glendale Valley Improvement
association will hold a big meeting
in IInir,.ts of Pythias hall, Glendale,
commencing at o'clock tomorrow
night. The speakers will be the Rev.
j. II. Henry and Madison B. Jones.
Mr.. Jones will answer an anti-consoli-
dation speech made recently by Col
Thornton. The meeting is intended to
further the consolidation campaign. 1t
win be preceded by a parade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
E PRESSMAN ROBBED BY
TWO MEN He GAVE RIDE

S. l.. Brown, an eXprossmau living
at $40 East Jefferson street reported
to the police last night that he was
accostcd by two men near Westlake
park shortly after Z O'Clock ani robbed
of $7f5 after giving the men ride Of
more than a block.
Brown said neither man was armed,
and that one Of the men seized him by
the throat and choked him While the
other man searched his pockets, get
ting the money, which was in a small
leather purse.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
ELKS HOLD HIGH JINKS
AND RATTLE FOR CHARITY

One thousand Ells, members of lodge
90. made merry last night in their
clubrooms at high jinks, the proceeds
from the rattle of a race horse going
toward the benefit of the orphans Of
the city.
The Elks wore a variety of headeear
TO add to the merriment of the even
ing. which woqld have done justice to
tile latest Partisan styles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-29
WILL HELP CONSOLIDATION

President Scott Of the chamber Of com
merce yesterday appointed committee 10
cooperate with the consolida ion committee.
II consists of r. W, Durham. j. g. kays,
j. II. Francis Philo Beyeridge. 4. II. Hill-
man d. Is. Trask and J.. g. Chase. The
consolidation committee asked that such
action be taken.
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10
Profitable Fifteen Acres.

Many papers and real estate men blow
about what one man can do with few
acres of land, especially in California,
Colorado and Texas, but We believe
none can beat the record made by a
southwest Missouri farmer not ten miles
from Crane, and what one man has
done another man can do by applying
the same amount OF energy and good
judgment to the work in hand. Geo.
Logan Of Crane has Is acres of ground,
part of section at one time belonging
to his father; off of this, this year he
gathered 1000 barrels Of apples that at
$3.50 per barrel brought $4,000; sold
$4oO worth of strawberries, and honey
and vegetables to bring up the total up
to S5,400. This is more than the father
ever made in one year off the entire sec
tion, working family of boys. South
west Missouri farming is all right, Il
you apply common sense and do not try
to farm in too big chunks-Crant
Chronicle.
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10

St. Louis, Kansas City and st. JOSEPH,
where they know what water is only by
hearsay. The vets would poll APPALLING
majorites in these cities, without doubt,
but they will hardly kill the dry major.
tiles in the country. Regardless of how
distastefulit may be to them, they will
have to bow the will Of the majority and
ccme in out of the wet. 1t may appear
on the surface to be an injustice to the
city folks, who live on beer, to take their
favorite beverage away from them, but
whatever is best for the greatest num-
ber is best for all, and anyhow we don't
know as these city folks worry their
heads much about the privations of us
folks out in the country. 1t may be
bard on the poor brewers, but the farm
ers will go right on selling hogs, butter
and eggs, and very likely at higher
price than ever. And hogs and produce
area whole lot more important item:
than beer in the prosperity Of the state
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10

The call meeting OF the Alpha club
which was to have been held at the
home OF Mrs. Ewsrt on Feb. 4th. was
changed to the home OF Mrs. McComb.
Seyen members were present.
Mrs. Laughed made talk on savings
banks and an assessment was made on
the clubin order TO place same in the
Jasper schools. ,
Committees reported on civic improve
ment. The resignation Of Mrs. McComb
as treasurer was accepted with much re-
gret. Mrs. MoComb has been loyal
and useful member and her removal
from our midst will be greatly deplored
by the members OF the Alpha club. The
secretary, Miss Fox, will have charge of
the club funds during the remainder Of
the club year. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess.
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10

Most we'll posted people confidently
expect the issue Of statewide prohibition
to be put to the voters OF Missouri in
side the next year And when that time
comes, believe us, old Mizzoo will go
dryer than problem novel. There is
almost no question that the majority of
the voters of the state favor prohibition.
In the sixty nine counties that have al
ready banished the saloon the dry vote
on statewide proposition would be so
overwhelming as to be practically un'
animous. There is absolutely no reason
why even the most fanatic wet in one OF
these counties should vote to have
another part OF the state wet while his
own is dry, and besides the results OF
dry rule there has reduced the number
OF wet believers to minimum. The
stumbling blocks will be the cities ol
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10
SENATOR HAD DATES MIXED.
Why Missouri Statesman Was Late
at Cabinet Dinner.

Ex-senator Cockrell probably is tho
only man in Washington who ever
kept President Roosevelt waiting at a
dinner. 1t was one of the cabinet
dinners that were given by the sec
retary of the interior and Mrs. Hitch
cock three years ago. The president
and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived in due
time, as did all the other guests ex,
cept Senator Cockrell.
After a delay of almost an hour
Mrs. Hitchcock invited her guests to
the dining-room and dispatched q
messenger to the residence of Sena
tor Cockrell to make inquiries. Great
fear was felt that the Missourian had
started and had fallen by the way, as
the day was a cold. and wintry one
The fact was, however, that the sen
ator was sitting quietly at home wher
the messenger got there, clad in his
dressing gown and slippers and con
graduating himself that he could b'
indoors. He had put the date of thu
dinner in his calendar in large ant
attractive handwriting, but had for
| gotten to turn leaf and was. &C
cordfngly, day behind time. No ont
appreciated the joke more than dit
the president, and the dinner that be
gan in anxiety and apprehension end
ed in big laugh at the dear old sen
ator.-Denver Times.
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10
BARNARD Gossip.

fuknoB oAn nave 90 hbgthCCVe ttuub
yard ss we'll as the man 10 town. A we'll
kept Lawn With a few appropriate, well
groomed shsde. tfees---with an evergreen
here and thefe--add not only to the Joy
OF living but make your farm much
more valuable.
! Some Of the best and most successful
farmers we have ever known buy every
! labor saving piece of machinery that
comes along--but they forget to do the
same for their wives. II this strikes you,
mend your ways. See that your wiie's
kitchen is we'll arranged and that she
has at least tho most of those modern
convenienoes which relieve her Of 80
much of a farmwife's drudgery.
Experts figure that 1t costs about Sl2.-
SO to produce an acre OF corn, counting
interest on the land, seed, preparing
seed bed, cultivation, gathering, etc.
BY using q leadpencil for minute or
two you can easily tell whether last
years corn crop made you any money.
| II the story the figures tell is discour-
aging, suppose you get some pure bred
seed next spring and in the meantime
study up on scientific corn culture.
We have nm idea that chewing tobao
co is responsible for q good many di-
vorces, We'vo always noticed that when
a man bugs and kisses his wife good
deal their married life is mighty happy
and man whose check is bulging
out With half pound OF Battle Axe
from moruing until night don't do this,
for his good wife can't stomach that
kind OF swill barrel mouth. II this be
treason against the tobacco trust, then
make the most OF it.
While we have never been overbur ton
I'D with piety we have always had high
| respect foV tho man, farmer or what not,
| who says grace at the table. It's q
ny day the debt of gratitude we owe to
the Creator Of all good things and where
there are children it sets mighty good
example TO them. A little more Of the
good old-tima reverence for the Bible
and its teachings means a BETTER man.
hood and womanhood--a better citizen
ship.
Barring killing frost, any Missouri
farmer cannot only raise all the fruit his
own family uses but have good deal to
sell besides. All that is necessary is a
little study and attention to the trees
By keeping them properly pruned and
sprayed for insectI--and by giving the
orchard proper notwithstanding but
late frost can prevent you from raising
pile of fruit. II you haven't good
orchard on your place now, plant one at
once by all means. Thousands OF Mis-
souri, farmers are raising fine fruit and
you can too if you use your brains and
energy.
Did your COWS almost quit giving milk
entirely when the cold spell struck few
weeks agof Well, the reason is, the cow;
body took up all the nutrition Of hel
feed in helping her body to keep warn
against the biting cold instead OF con
vertiug it into milk. This means tina
your COWS should te we'll sheltered whel
the north wind begins to howl. o
course if you had well filled sio anC
could supply them with green silage-
thereby supplying balanced ration 70
, the blue grass that's covered with snow
, the problem would be much easier an'
! the milk pail would be foaming full a
t usual.-Farmer & Breeder.
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10
Facts About Thursdays Local
Option Election.

The dry majority in the county was
1896 votes. Add to this the 81 majority
at Webb City and subtract from the
sum the Sl4 wet majority at Joplin and
you have dry majority of LAS votes in
Jasper county. The total vote cast in
Thursdays election was 4,6s5, OF which
the drys got 1920 to 1895 for the vets.
or about 21s to 1.
At Carytown one man voted wet
while % of his fellow oitiz ems rebuked
him by killing his vote 25 times over.
Only four precincts reformed wet ma
jorities. Waco cast % wet and 81 dry;
Neck City had a wet preponder-
apce OF 2 votes; Asbury 2, Opolis 10, a
total majority of l6 votes in the four
precincts.
Jasper's vote was, dry 165; wet 81.
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10

The News wants correspondent in
every school district within ten miles OF
Jasper. If you would like to see news
from your neighborhood published
every week in this paper and are not
willing to furnish the items yourself,
write US suggesting the name OF some
responsible party who might be willing
to do the work and we'll attend to the
matter at once.
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10
OFFICIAL KNEW HIS DUTY.
Found Man Where He Shouldn't Be,
and That Settled II.

French officials are said to be par
ticularly strict in their discipline Of
tourists. A lately returned traveller
tells several more or less apocryphal
stories to illustrate the state of af'
fairs. ttt
An American lost his footing,
slipped down an embankment and
fell into a small, shallow pond. AS
he scrambled, dripping, up the en-
bankment to the footpath, he was
confronted by an arm of the law.
Your name? Your address?" de-
manded this incorporating person.
notebook in hand.
But ! fell" began the aStsnished
lAmerieaG 4 only. = so
b, TN SnAA waved his arm.
1, TX is forbidden, to. Aathe II q this
[lakeg :he ;saifE kI&tSs E1 AN khEt
| [rhhr%to listen to extenuating circum
sseaS EiESsteisFEE TixESSsteRisE COMPANION.
| tUhld w'sRs 81 REAaA.
fs1 For Piles, Burns, sores.
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10
sawed From LAwful Peril.

"I never felt so near my grave"
writes Lewis Chambin, of Manchester,
Ohio. r, R. No. 8, "as when a frightful
cough and lung trouble pulled me down
to ll5 pounds in spite of many remedies
and the best doctors. And that / am
alive today is due solely to DR.. Kings
New Discovery, which completely cured
mic. Nov i weigh 100 pOunds and can
work hard. 1t also cured my four
fAlrsulpt proup." Infallibls for coughs
and coids, ito fhe most certain remedy
for LaGripPe, Asthma, desRsE8ts Jung
trouble and all bronchial affsctiohsS SOC
Ispblbps D4asas
tnnd Ia, Wahh Rrna
The Jasper news., 1910-02-10
Report Of Condition Of

No $3.50
Tho First National Bank, at Jasper 10
tho state OF Missouri, at the clone OF
business, Jan. 81, 1910.
RESOURCES
loans aud Discounts... .s942oO 7S
Overdrafts, secured oud un-. ..,
secured. ........,..... l,o2l oa
u. 8. Bonds to secure circu-
lttion.. ..................l l2,o0o w
Premiums on U. s. Bonds...... .46S rs
Banking house, Furniture, and
Fixtures. 6,523 50
Due from Natioual Banks
(not reseroe agents).. $1,000 90
Due from State and Private
Banks and Bankers. Trust
Companies, and Savings
BANK. .o,UVV w
Due from approved Reserve
Agents, ts,........... ........ 1855 10
Exchanges for Clearing House.. 6O4 80
Fractional Paper Currency,
Nickels, and Gents 80 26
Specie. 1925 90
Legal:tender notes. A $50 co.. s,9l0 90
REDEEM ption fund with U. s.
Treasurer % per cent OF CIR
culation) ........... ......... $40 w
lOtul 's PhoUl NV o.
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in. ...... $4,000 90
Surplus fuud ........ 5000 20
Undivided Profits, less Exprn
sss and Taxes paid 80. -. l,232 73
National Bapk Notes outstanu
ing. ng................,........l2,5 u $50 10
Dividends pupaid. ........ % w
Inciividuai deposits subject u
check .......... ......... il2,3jo %
Demand certificates Of de-
post. t..,..........., ..,...... Z,35O OA
Total ................ Slo5,4O 81
State of " s.ouri, County of Ja-per,
IS:
L, w. v. luOuldSi Snauio' W d''NV~
named bark, do so!emnly swear that
the above statement is true TO tne best
of my knowledge and belief.
w. G. THOMAS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 5th day of February, 1910.
r. r. LARR1cK, Notary Public.
Com. Elk. Oct. 20, 1910.
Correct-Attest:
G. s. WOLF
j.. WEsLEf SPAID
T.. l.. THOMAS