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Evening star., 1911-06-04
WANT HITTING PITCHERS.
Griffith Laments Lack Of Hurlers'
Ability to Weld Stick.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. June ST wish."
said Clarl: Griffith. manager OF the Gin
cinnau base ball team. the other day,
that there were q few more pitchers
available like those who were the top
notchers twenty years ago. Not merely
for their pitching-there are lots Of star
hurlers nowadays-but for the slugging
daily toll. In those days a pitcher be-
lieved that there were nine men whose
business 1t was to soak the old ball. and
this gag OF the pitcher being a specialist
hired to do nothing but pitch didn't go.
Pitchers who were weak batters then
were feeble simply because they just
couldn't hit and not because they didn't
try, for they tried and did their best 20
kill the leather.
Evening star., 1911-06-04

no insuperable ddmculty IN doing this.
the various waves would combine into one
great wireless wave with the probable re-
suit that sufficient energy would be pro-
duced to transmit the &gnal through the
ether Intervening between the earth
and Venus.
II there are. and I am convinced that
there are. Intelligent beings on these two
planets, It is quite within the bounds
Of probability that they have wireless
or some similar method. Some operator
there would be bound 70 notice that he
was getting static impulses with a regu-
larity that betokened Intelligent purpose.
The natural result would be that some
pioneer there would attempt to reply
and his reply would probably take nu-
merical form. II wireless operators
on our earth were looking for some such
reply and II were made. ii would be
caught somewhere by some intelligent
ear and its verihoation would then be
only a question Of sepetition. We would
probably have many false alarms. and a
DR.. Cook or two might involve matters.
but sooner or later there would be abb
solute veridcatfon OF signals, and one
OF tho greatest puzzles Of the ages would
be solved.
This once done with the brains of
two worlds at work on 1t / am sure
some enlargement of communication
means would be discovered SO We could
Evening star., 1911-06-04
and rational way in which the question OF
OF Venus and Mars might be

and rational way in which the question OF
inhabitation OF Venus and Mars might be
settled.
Further, it is not beyond the bounds OF
possibility that communication between
planets could be achieved with the wire
less means now at our disposal. Colum-
bus did not have q Lusitania to use 70
discover America; Gallileo did not have e
Licl telescope; Adams and Leverr1er
found the planet Neptune with the AID OF
pencil and paper-plus their brains:
Roemers discovery Of the speed OF light
was made with toy telescope; iainne
apple disclosed the secret OF gravitallon
to Newton; Draper photographed the sun
with q cigar box camera with pun noio
in q card for q lens; all OF which proves
that simple means can and have accom-.
plished great results. >
Nv this it is not to be assumed thae !
recommend trying to get into electrical
Communication with Venus or MARS py
the aid OF q door bell battery. Not az al.
Rut there now exist hundreds OF gov.
ernment and private wireless stations
throughout the world. Suppose tina!
|throughout tho world at = proarrang0o
time in both hemispheFes when thsy are
turned toward Veuns every wireless sta
|tion IN the facing hemisphere flashed out
into space q combined signal. II these
signals wsre sent In unison, and there 10
Evening star., 1911-06-04
HORSE SHOW: ENTRIES.
There Will Be Not Less Than $500
to Compete in Events.

LONDON, June 3.-The closing OF en-
tries for the International horse show. to
De held at Olympia June 12-14. has re-
vealed the fact that an absolute record
has been created in the number Of en-
tries received. the number reaching q
total of no less than $500.
In the military classes there are 100
British and eighty foreign officers COM
peting. Entries have been received from
Tidworth. the Curragh, Colchester, Nor
wich. Andover, Canterbury. Netheravon
and practically every cavalry depot In
England and Ireland. From Aldershot
one regiment alone. the 10th Hussars.
mas entered fifteen horses In the jumping
classes.
Evening star., 1911-06-04
PLAN PIG SEASON.
Aero Club of California to Have
Series f Events.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3-The Aero
Club Of California is planning a great
summer campaign \ complete military
organization Is beng got together on
q small scale to work out q set of
tactics which the members OF the club
have long been formulating, and which
might be effective in time of war for
defense or attack. The general organi-
Eation will correspond to the regiment.
. complete unit in military organiza-
tion. This unit In turn will be SUBJ
divided into two sections. correspond
Ing TO battalions- These in turn will
be subdivided into two sections. or COM
panies. each. and each company win
be cut up into squads.
Evening star., 1911-06-04
AERO CHAMPIONSHIP.
Principal Interest Centered i,
Event in England.

NEW YORK, June 8.-Av1ation's princi-
pal interest is centered in the holding Of
the worlds aeroplane championship for
the international trophy In England,
July 2. So far AZ the aero clubs Of the
different countries are concerned. the
lists are already closed. England. France.
Germany. Austria and the United States
will be represented.
Which Of the prominent aviators OF
these countries will actually compete Is
a matter of conjecture. Last year the
trophy was won by Grahame-White OF
England and he will In all probability be
one Of the Englishmen to defend the
title. The rules permit three aviators
from each country t. enter the compe-
tition.
Evening star., 1911-06-04
MIGHT Take a Lifetime.

Suppose the same thing were done on
this earth. There are q hundred COM
petent mathematicians in the world who
could compute the, tune" OF the straight
waves to be sent to Venus, ana compute
the probable return tune range Of answer
ing from either planet All that would be
needed would be patient impulses to get
results. It might take the lifetime OF
one man, but that would be OF little mo-
ment when the results would be consider
ed II can be done so far as this earth
Is concerned, and It presents a competent
Evening star., 1911-06-04
WIRELESS TO VENUS
How Question of Life on Other
Planets Might Be Settled.
PRESENT MEANS MIGHT DO
Bringing to q Focal Stream Energy
in Waves Now Diffused.
USE OF NUMBERS AS SIGNALS
Difficulty Not to Much in Send
ing Messages as in Having
Them Interpreted.
PRESENT MEANS MIGHT DO
USE OF NUMBERS AS SIGNALS

Copyrighted 1911 by Edwin Fairfax Naulty.)
Wireless messages to Venus and Mars
or from them may soon solve tho ques-
ton Of the habitation OF the nearest
planetary neighbors of the earth. For
over two years the writer has been ex-
perimenting with this object in view, and,
while he cannot hope for immediate sue
cess, 1t is not without the range Of pos
sibility that he or some other expert
menter properly equipped may be able to
solve this riddle, which is as old as hu-
man intelligence That does not mean
that we shall be able to talk with the
stars. for Venus and Mars are not stars
but planets, while the stars are suns in
| such a state Of energy that they seem
impossible as the theater Of any life ap-
preaching human.
Venus, that brilliant Sister of the earth,
whose brilliant globe now shines in the
western sky. has been much neglected in
favor of her little brother Mars. but the
tractive than the one whose orbit lies
outside of that of the earth. Venus has an
atmosphere of considerable density. She
is almost a duplicate of the earth in size.
So far as her day can be determined it Is
| probably about the same as that OF the
| earth. She has constantly changing en-
velope of clouds, hence must have great
oceans. and her distance from the sun
in some ways renders her better fitted
for habitation than Mars
Precisely what physical form the We
nusians may take we do not know, but
it is not essential that 1t ba similar to
the human form in order that a suitable
body may house Intelligent beings Nor
is it likely that the Venusians are gro
tesque creatures. such as the speculative
novelists love to think all other world
life must be. Their range Of physical
fabric may well be as great as that
shown on the earth in human bodies.
which vary through a wide range. The
main essential is that they be possessed
Of intelligent understanding, and 1t mat
ters little what form the physical en-
velODo takes,
Evening star., 1911-06-04

If you have the ready cash going make it interesting
Thousands of dollars worth of highgrade Furniture Rugs
reducton-fo casand the hundreds of bargain
plain gures-w give you idea of the bargains
extraordinary opportunity for June brides who pu
home.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
CIRCUIT COURT.
Several Divorce Decrees-Mr.
Holloway Loses Against
G. q A,

The jury gave verdict for
Doan Weaver against |. l.. Ru-
daSill. The suit grew out of
horse trade between the two men.
The ease attracted great many
visitors to the court room.
In the ease of j. w. Holloway
who sued the G.. & A. for 5000
damages for the loss of a span of
mules killed for him at Centralia,
the verdict was for defendant.
Mrs. Anna ID. Wheeler was
granted divorce against her hus-
band, John Wheeler.
Divorce was granted to Mrs.
Eugenia Conant against her hus-
band, Roy w. Conant. Mrs. Con-
ant S maiden name, Eugene
Crockett, was restored to her. She
claimed desertion by her hus-
band.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
THAT OTHER ELECTRIC.
Audrain's Second Proposed Inter
urban Railroad.

A gentleman who has firm
faith that the proposed electric
railway from Laddonia, this coun.
| ty, to st. Louis, will be built,
gives the following interview:
1.-The sale of railway bonds, the
proceeds of which will not be
paid until the line, the st. Louis,
st. Charles & Northern Traction
Company, from st. Louis to Lad.
donia, Mo-, has been placed in
operation, is going along rapidly
and if the present progress is
maintained and everyone who is
able continues to subscribe, this
work may be expected to be fin
ished and actual construction of
the road commenced this year.
While the population is large at
the st. Louis end of the route, and
while st. Charles is a good sized
city, yet the population along the
route where most of the bonds will
necessarily have to be sold in or
der to start the work. and thus get
additional help through the large
construction companies is not
heavy, and it is therefore incum-
bent on those who would like to
see the road built and reap its
benefit, to subscribe.
"This road will absolutely be
built and arrangements have
been made to that end when
$4,000 in bonds have been Subscrib.
ed to the mile. We understand
that the proposition has met the
favor of all the people along the
line and the route is considered
the very best that can now be OBJ
tanned west of the Mississippi riv-
er, and as the road is in the hands
of our home people and citizens
along the line and is being ably
managed, the enterprise should be
supported and subscriptions made
without delay. The st. Louis, st.
Charles & Northern Traction Com
pany, when all is said and done,
is simply asking a loan on first
mortgage security, payable after
the line is built"
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
CHAMP CHIMES.

Wheat harvest is about over and
the crop was good.
Roy McCord sold ten fat hogs to
Emmett Mundy for five and a
half cents.
Elmer Dicus lost a saddle colt
a few days ago. 1t had been kick
ed by a horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. X. Dean are the
proud parents of another son. This
makes them three. Abraham Lin
coin said a child was worth fifty
thousand dollars of anybody s
money, and we believe it. Still
some people raise poodles in
stead.
Lon Shelton is the proud owner
of fine new buggy. We do not
know why it is, but when a hand
some young widower gets a new
rig the ladies always look pleased.
Fried chicken is the order of
the day, and if the editor man will
come down we will try and dispel
that hungry, far-away look which
is so common to them at this sea-
son of the year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
A Surprise Birthday.

Our North Galloway county
correspondent sends us the follow.
ing interesting item:
On Sunday, June 1lth, a large
crowd of relations, neighbors ana
friends of South Audrain and
North Galloway counties gather
ed at the beautiful prairie home
of Mr.. Hiram Dhrelkeld, in South
Audrain, to surprise birthday
dinner given in honor of Mr..
Threlkeld's mother, Mrs. Eliza
Threlkeld, it being her 10Th birth
day. There were present her
four children and 9 grand-chil.
dren, five nieces and nephews be
sides a host of friends and neigh
bors, making in all n persons
present. A beautiful dinner was
spread, and all present spent a
pleasant day, chatting of oldtimes.
Mrs. Threlkeld is one of the
oldest settlers in South Audrain.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
Mt. OliYet Cornet Band.

Mt. Ohvet Church neighbor-
hood, southeast of Farber, as per
statement of the Farber Forum,
has organized cOrnet band with
the following as members:
A. G. Butts, leader, baritone.
Warren Butts, Mt. Carmel, lst
cOrnet.
Lester Barbee, Vandalia, 1st
cornet.
Ernest Norwood, Laddonia, So
10 cornct.
Earl House, Vandalia, 2nd alto.
Forest Branstetter, Middle
town, tenor.
John Whitten, WellsviIle, lst
alto.
Fred Fletcher, Middletown,
tenor.
Clifford Butts, Mt. Carmel, alto.
Virgil Butts, Mt. Carmel, bass.
Albert Barnes, Vandalia, bass.
Mr.. Barbee, Vandalia, bass.
drum.
Andrew Langford, Wellsville,
snare drum.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
EAST HALLSVILLE.

Weather still continues very
dry. Oat crops are short. Corn
prospects very good.
Mrs. Leach Allen of Louisiana
spent Saturday and Sunday with
7. f. Allen and wife.
j. A. West sold horse to a
horse buyer last week for $3.50.
Lee Logsdon of Sturgeon visit
ed in this vicinity Friday and Sat
urday.
Miss Leach Allen sold her pro
perty in Murry to Ed Bright of
Stephens Store.
Rev. Kimbrough filed his regu-
lar appointed at Murry Chapel
Saturday and Sunday.
There will be basket dinner at
Mt. Zion next Saturday. Services
held in forenoon by Rev. Filing
ton, business meeting afternoon.
r. l.. Allen and family visited
at T. E. Aliens Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Allen enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mar
shall Sunday afternoon.
Miss Bessie Garrett is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Leslie Faucet visited Miss
Nellie Doyle Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
BEAT THE DRoUTH.
He Who Plows Will Have Corn
Stir the Soil.

This advice was given to the
farmers of Missouri from the Of
flee of the state board of agricul-
ture:
Serious drouth threatens. Ali
that can he done is to cultivate
frequently and perSistently. Shal-
low, level cultivation should be
performed once a week if possible.
This done crop will follow, with
very little rain; but cultivation
neglected, in the event of little
rain, certain crop failure must re-
suit"
Surface cultivation is saliva
ton" f. II. Demaree of the agri-
culture department of the univer-
'ity, said. "Go out and plow in
he dust. Keep on blowing. You
will have corn when other fields
are burned up and blown away.
No matter how bad a drouth there
is. This has been tried repeated
ly and with success.
"The history of farming in
Missouri will bear out the old ad-
age, a dry June for a good corn
crop" Il. c. Wilson, secretary of
the state board of agriculture,
said. "While this is true, it is a
fact that just as soon as the
ground gets dry at this time of
the year, the people become alarm
ed and begin to pray for rain.
The present condition of the corn
crop is satisfactory and the prom
Use is for an abundant yield pro-
viding there is sufficient rain the
latter part of this month and in
July and August. My own recol-
lection is that in years when at
this stage of the corn growth the
whole country was alarmed be
cause of the heat and drOuth. "
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
POWELL FORD.

Still we are in need of rain. The
grass is drying up. Corn not hurt
yet.
Earl Carter has purchased
several goats.
Mrs. Ella Bledsoe of Mexico
entertained Tuesday of last week
in honor of her daughter, Annie
June Bledsoe, and niece, Miss
Minnie June Powell, of this vicin-
ity, it being their birthdays. Both
We're well remembered, and the
dinner was excellent and all en-
joyed the day very much.
Mrs. +. b. Cook and family at
tended children's day exercises
at Littleby Church last Sunday.
They enjoyed it very much.
Mrs. Gill of Mexico was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Earl
Carter, last week.
Mr., Conrade Schultz, Sr., and
daughter, Eleanor, were in this
community Monday of this week
Raspberries are drying up for
the want of rain.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Powell and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Milford
Berry and Misses Virgie and
Annie Bledsoe of Mexico spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. P.
Powell, 3 31-2 mile east of Powell
Ford. =
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
CONFEDERATE REUNION
The Gathering at Auxvasse on
Thursday and Friday, Aug
ust II and 18.

According to the Review, pur.
suant to a call of President w. j
Gooldy the following Confederate
Soldiers met in the Director s
Room in the Auxvasse Bank. on
Saturday, June 10, 1911. and ap
pointed the necessary committees
and fixed the date for holding the
next reunion: Thomas Gregory
W. B. Moss, Jacob Larue, |. G..
Beckley, j. j. Cottrill, B. p. Winn,
z. r. Hassler, Benjamin Wood.
Franklin Dyer, w. J. Gooldy. A.
n. (Pank) Kemp, George W.
Kemp, Daniel T. Rickman, j. II.
Bell, DR.. w. w. Macfarlanc.
James Swon, Thomas NJ. Ford.
Capt. VIM. Eller.
n motion carried that a com
mttee OF three be elected on gen
eral arrangements, with power to
appoint as many assistants as they
see Tit to aid them in their work.
The committee is James Ii. Bell.
Geo. w. Kemp and |. c. Beckley
The meeting chose the follow
ing committee on speakers DR.
w. w. Macfarlane, r. S, McKin-
ney, Samuel s. McCue and w. j.
Gooldy.
The following gentlemen were
elected a committee on music: A.
n. (Pank) Kemp, G. W. Kemp
and Tom NJ. Ford.
\ motion carried to elect a
committee on tents. The follow
ing were elected: DR.. w. w. Mae
farlane, Capt VIM. Eller and
Jake Larue. They We're instruct
ed to buy two 16-foot tents with
5-foot walls.
Moved and carried that the next
reunion be held on Thursday and
Friday, August II and IS, 1911,
at AuXvasse Club House, three
miles south of Auxvasse.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22

Mr.. James Quinlan and son,
James II. Quinlan, northeast of
Mexico, are attending the closing
exercises of st. Mary's College, in
Kansas. The JUNIOR Quinlan at
tended this school part of last
year. Edward jacob of Mar
tinsburg is now in the school. st.
Mary's is. one of the best Catholic
schools in the West and does well
to catch two Audrain county boys.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22

c. r. Gibbs, of this city, travel
ing salesman, in stepping from a
train a few days ago while on a
trip in the northern part of the
State, alighted on a decayed board
in the station platform which
gave way under his weight and
now he is nursing a badly sprain-
ed ankle.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
SOME CASH; SOME NEWS.

Within the past week the fol
lowing have added their names
to the Message subscription list
or have renewed for the paper.
Miss Ada Moore, c. c. Lucas,
Barton Imam, Judge Guy Me-
Cune, G. A. Barnes, Mrs. Susan
Everly, Fred Henke, j. w. Sum
mers, Mrs. Susan Moomaw, Mrs.
Kate Barnes, Mack Allen, h. ii.
Stuart, j. II. Faucet, w. II. Ray,
Mrs. Mary Slaughter, Rev. A. p.
Points, VIM. Stoner, Miss Dorothy
RodhOuSe.
\ fine list; we are proud of
every name. The Message is
gaining new friends every day.
w. ID. Talley, who resides be-
tween Worcester and Santa Fe,
gave us the wherewithal for the
Message Tuesday. Mr.. Talley lives
on the old homestead of his
grandfather, George Tally, Who
came to Audrain county in 1882.
1t is one of the best farms in that
locality.
w. w. Farrah of this city, for
merly of Rush Hill, an employee
on "The only Way" calls and re-
news for the Message. He says he
likes the Message. Its good
paper"
j. V. Willis, down Benton City
way, hands us a plunk to renew
for the Message. Mr.. Willis had a
fine wheat crop this year-11O
acres--and he thinks the yield
will be from Is to 20 bushels to
the acre. He says the corn is all
right yet, but the drought has just
about fixed the pastures and
meadows and oats.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
To Wed This Week.

Prof. c. c. Moulton of Colum-
bia, teacher in the Agricultural
College and Miss Edith Lehnen of
Wellsville are announced to be
married at the brides home June
oath. The bride-to-be is a gradu-
ate of Hardin College and is a
highly accomplished young lady,
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22
Mr., Simons Dead.

Sirenus Simons, 80 years old,
died at his home at Toronto,
Okla, one day last week. He for
merly resided in Audrain. A
daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Donaldson,
now lives in Long Branch com
mumity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22

Mrs. Jerry Baker near Wanda
lia, has 800 spring chickens, rang
ing from two weeks old chicks to
frying size. Mrs. Baker uses an
cubator and brooder and says it is
very little more trouble to raise
800 than it would be to raise 200.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22

Miss Elsie Baker of Long
Branch and Mr.. John Guthrie,
Jr,, of this city attended the
Browning-Hayner wedding in
Macon City Wednesday of last
week. Mr.. Browning was a for
mer Audrain county boy. but his
home is now in Kansas City.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22

The marriage of Mr.. NJ. p.
Murphy. claim agent for "The
Only Way" in Mexico, to Miss
Cecile Hoehn of st. Joseph, was
announced to take place in the
latter city yesterday. May JOY and
prosperity ever attend them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-06-22

c. c. Lucas and wife and Ollie
Moore and wife and Miss Ada
Moore and Miss Rena Hatticks
were here last Thursday from
Santa Fe shopping. They came
over the electric line from Molino.