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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05
NEW HAND GRENADE is
LIKE A BASE BALL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. - Within
a short time the United States Army
will have what is likely to be the most
deadly hand grenade of any armies of
the world for use in trench and other
close fighting. 1t is a wonderful IN
strument of warfare, invented by an
American army officer on duty at the
War Department. 1t is of the shape
and size of the ordinary "big league"
base ball. 1t is thrown exactly as a
base ball is thrown, and therefore can
be "placed with deadly accuracy"
The most marvellous feature about
the new grenade is that it can be han
died with complete safety when not in
tended to deal destruction to the en-
emy. Unlike the hand grenades now
in use in Europe, it will not explode,
no matter how far it drops to the
ground nor where it strikes, under Or
dinary conditions.
In order to explode the grenade it is
thrown from the hand, just like base
ball, with a curve, much as the famous
"spit" ball is thrown. Instead of the
bare hands, the thrower uses a small
instrument with which he holds in his
hand and retains there after the ball
is thrown. The slight twist given the
ball as it leaves the hand causes this
little instrument to set the plunger
in the grenade so that it explodes
when it reaches its destination. II
thrown in the ordinary way it will not
explode.
Army officers believe that the men ot
this country, if need be, would devel.
op into the best tlrowers of hand gre
nades in the world. The accuracy with
which base ball players throw long has
been the wonder of foreigners who
have watched the great American
game.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05
WALLACE FEuTz got married at

WALLACE FEUTZ got married at
4 o'clock in the morning. We knew
that Wallace was an "early bird" and
that he was going to marry one of
Mexico's most accomplished and pop
ular girls, but we did not think he was
"afraid someone would steal his girl
before daylight" From what we can
guess, Wallace in his younger
days" played pranks on some of his
friends and he was afraid there
would be Something doing" along
that line if he could be caught. Any
way, Wallace is a fine young fellow
and married dandy girl. We are all
for him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05
MRS. J. Med. TRIMBLE DEAD
Wife of Former Mexico Resident Dies
Very Suddenly.

Word was received in this city We'd
nesday from Kansas City announcing
the sudden death Tuesday night of
Mrs. ]. Med. Trimble. Mrs. Trimble
died from a blood clot on the brain an
hour after she was suddenly taken i'll.
The funeral will be Thursday in Kan
sas City,
j. Med. Trimble, former Mexico
attorney, died three years ago Sep
tember fifteenth, and was one of the
most prominent members of the Kan
sas City bar. Mrs. Trimble was a
splendid woman and has many friends
here to mourn her death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05
REBECCAS WILL MEET HERE
Tenth Annual District Meeting to Be
Held Here Monday.

The Tenth Annual District Meeting
of the Rebeccas will be held at the
Odd Fellows Hall in this city next
Monday, October 9th, The meeting
will last all day and will convene
again Monday evening. There are fiji.
teen lodges in this district and tota
of seventy-five delegates are expect
ed to be in attendance at this meeting
The State President of the Rebeccas
Mrs. Vercie Davis, of Harrisonville
Mo-, is expected to be present for this
meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

WILLIAM VIVIoN, chairman of the
Democratic County Committee, has
seen called to St. Louis by the State
Committee to arrange for the big tent
neeting to be held in Mexico October
26th. This meeting promises to be the
hrgest every held in this part of Mis-
puri, and some prominent speakers
ll be present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05
lDGE WALLACE FOR
TARIFF COMMISSI

TARIFF COMMISSION.
FUDGE w. II. WALLACE, of Kan
IS City, and brother Of DR.. A. A.
Wallace, of Mexico, is highly recon-
bended for a member of the tariff com
bission and the Ledger with other
blends in Mexico hopes he will be ap-
lointed. The entire delegation from
dissouri in the House and Senate are
in their support of Judge
Wallace for this important position.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05
JEALOUS NEGRO SHOOTS
GIRL SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Enraged by jealousy, George Jen-
kins, a negro, shot and killed Lille
Huffman, negro girl at her
home in the northwest part of town
about two thirty o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon. jenkins, who was employ
ed by Sheriff J. w. Barnett, went to
the county jail, took revolver be-
longing to the sheriff. and borrowed
a horse from the sheriff, without ask
ing for either, and returned to the
girls home, He entered the ROOM
in which a number of negroes were
seated and fired four shots at the
girl, two of which took effect, enter
ing her head, killing her almost in
stantly. When the smoke cleared
away, the only persons remaining in
the room were the dead girl and Jen-
kins.
Jenkins then returned to the coun-
ty jail, replaced the revolver, stabbed
the horse, and, being unable to FIND
the sheriff, who was away from the
Jail at the time, started for town. On
his way he met Chief of Police Sam
Wallace, who had started to search
for him. jenkins stopped the Chief
saying: 81 am the one you are look
ing for" He was placed in the city
jail and later taken by Sheriff Bar
nett to the County Jail.
At 1890 o'clock Monday morning
Coroner R. C. Strobe held an inquest
over the body of Lille Huffman. The
jury was composed of Ran Kendall,
foreman; R. H. Herman, R. A. Fry,
Bert F. Wells, Elmer Robinson, W. j,
Euloff.
They returned verdict that Lille
Huffman met her death at the hands
of George Jenkins at the home of her
mother, Emma Sivers, on West Cur
tbs street, from pistol wounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05
Dependency.

When you feel discouraged and de-
spondent do not give up but take a
dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and you
are almost certain to feel all right
within a day or two. Dependency is
very often due to indigestion and bill
liousness. for which these tablets are
especially valuable. 0btainable ev-
ervWhere, Adv,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05
IT does appear to the Ledger as

IT does appear to the Ledger as
though every citizen of Audrain cOun-
ty, who is really in favor of having
permanent good roads in the county,
would be enthusiastic for a Highway
Engineer at the November election.
That's the way to make start in the
right direction,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

Make our store your headquarters
during the Street Fair. If in need of
anything in the Dry Goods, Clothing,
Notions, Straw Mating, Rugs, Etc,
we will quote you prices before the
advance. Ricketts, G. Emmons Dry
Goods Company. DIT wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05
For Earlier Thanksgiving

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 4. -
President Wilson was asked to move
the date for Thanksgiving up one
week to November 23, in telegram
sent to him yesterday by the Merch.
ants Association of Kansas City
Messages sent to similar organizations
of twenty of the larger cities asked
that they join in the request.
The reason given for desiring the
change is that the Christmas businss
will be crowded in to three weeks this
year if Thanksgiving is observed on
the last day of the month.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

GET your babies ready for the Led
ger Baby Show during the big Street
Fair, 100 p. m, Friday, October 10,
Probate Court room, Court House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

The newest weaves in all wool dress
goods, at the old price. Bought before
the advance. Ricketts, G. Emmons
Dry Goods Company. DIT wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

THE 'lid clubs and "blind tigers" in
st. Louis are being raided. We did
bot know that had such joints in
Iowns where they had saloons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

Chief of Police Sam Wallace went to
Fulton Tuesday and brought back
Homer Griffith, young negro who es-
capped from a gang working on the
road here about month ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

Take Chamberlain's Tablets and
adopt diet of vegetables and cereals.
Take outdoor exercise daily and your
complexion will be greatly improved
within few months. Try it. Obtain
able everywhere. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

C. F. Kehl, chief clerk in the Office
of the assistant general freight
agents office of the Chicago 6 Alton
in St, Louis, spent Sunday with his
family here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

W. w. Conner, of Fulton, was in
this city Friday,
Ray H. Beagles, of Laddonia, was
in this city on business Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

All our Ladies' Waists at about half
price as long as they last. Ricketts,
& Emmons Dry Goods Company.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

Vaughn Matthews went to st. Louis
Tuesday afternoon. He made the trip
on a motorcycle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

]. G. Ford went to Centralia on bu-
siness Friday,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

Willard Thompson is making SUBJ
stantial improvements on J. H. He
bells residence north of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

C. B. Copeland, of Fulton, was in
this city on business Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

R. R. Buckner was a business Wis
itor in Fulton Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Adams are vis-
lifting in Knoxville, Tenn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

Elmer Jenkins is critically ill, being
partially paralyzed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-05

Nh and Mrs. J. w. Gallaher are in
st. Louis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

OF the fight. earring the half breed
would knock Papke's head off. I put
eight-ounce gloves on both men. Billy
KNOCKED out the half-breed in three
rounds, and from the time he came
under my management and II was
not long before he was champion.
1T was in California, at the sug-
eestion OF Jim Jeffrics, that took up
Wolgast. He came to me one day
and told me that he thought he could
make money for both of us. and ! be-
cane his manager. He wasn't long
in arriving either In 10 months he
was champion OF the world in his
class. fighting in that time over fifty
battles.
Many Champions.
The business affairs of Stanley
ketchel. Jeffries. Johnny CouIon. Abe
Attel and Freddie Welsh were also
handled off and en- by me- Welsh
MADE his first trip to the Pacific rings
under my management. lie was not
first met Brock end Mcfarland.
BILLY Lynch. friend of mine.
who was at the time alderman in
Grand Rapids, Mich. suggested ! take
over Stanley ketchel. went there
and signed contract with Ketchel
and three weeks later he was killed
was with Woleast at the time. Stan
ley was great fighter. La Sale, H.
also witnessed the first flash Johnny
CoulOn showed. and after Johnny left
my management his old da,l never
closed articles for any bout without
consulting me. ! always took an in
tertst in Johnny ard the old man APP
preciated it. too"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
DARK HORSE THIS
SEASON IS TULSA
Others May Boast but Pro
ducers Are Waiting to
Demonstrate.
(By X. O. ,JINX.)

There's got to be dark horse" in
every league at the beginning Of every
season. 1t happens as regular as the
rent collector. It's a sort of tradition,
an institution. Fans expect "A dark
horse" of some description. 1t may
pan out to be spawned, broken down
dray animal before the season is half
waned, or it may develop into a 2:10
PAGER, but it's qualities must be OBJ
scured in coat of jet black when the
blow arrives.
Ut's great for the sport writer's too.
They can weave most any kind of
story about the unfortunate hunch
and get away with it,
OF course being the shady quad
ruped has its compensations. For
instance, If the team in question
makes a stunning getaway and
romps under the wire, then the fans
are jublant and nothing is too good
for the "ole hoss.' Fizzle and the
fans say, well it's as good as we ex,
pected," and turn their eyes on the
season ahead.
And so Tulsa is elected to the
word stall is used advisedly) The
Producers are tagged. They're "it."
Nobody is quite sure just where they
belong in the tentative arrangement,
and nobody Is quite sure which end
will bob up when the water is first
struck.
Sure there are the preseason
optimists. That smiling little group
who always see the glitter, whether
It Is there or not. They are loud and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
OPTIMISM ABOUNOS
IN SENATOR'S CAMP
Admit They Have the Best
Team in the World at
Oklahoma City.
Special to The World.

Special to The World
OKLAHOMA CITY. April ID
Oklahoma City will start in the West
ern association race next Thursday
| fully 2b per cent stronger than last
season. when she finished second and
gave the Railroaders a hard run for
the pennant
An outfield that will be far better
than 800 and an infeld good for
more than .250 makes an offensive
that will be hard to stop. From the
way the pitchers Rave been going the
last wee.. and the way the fieders
have been grabbing everything with
in reach, the Senatorial defense has
suffered nothing from the many
changes made in the team.
Not an outfi1lder Of last years
team is back. and Glenn Damcron il
the only 1915 infielder still with the
team. Dowie on the receiving end
and Dennis on the delivery side are
the only 1915 batt.rymen returned.
In place of big John King the
strongest man ir the league last year,
Bob McCabe. a midget. will be found
in leftfield. but gain of nearly two
hundred points in batting and quite
bit in fielding has been made by the
change. In center. where Mig Han
played last year will be found Charles
league. big. powerful boy who has
batted better than 800 in class d
basel bah for the last four years. Re
placing Roy Allen in right is Fay
Nagle. who batted .31i for Paris last
season.
Brannon at third looks decided
Improvement over Eunick. SO far as
fielding is concerned. but he probably
will not he able to bat quite so CON
sistently. although he looked good
with The stick during the g hihtion
games Montague will be hard pushed
to fill kilduffS shoes at short, but at
that he appears to he more consist
ent fielder than the boy the Senators
sent to Omaha. Statistics show that
Snapp Is better than Maag. who pre-
Cedod him ut second, both with the
willow and in fielding. ON first again
will be Glenn D@meron and he ox-
poets to have a Yoar like his first.
when he botted .3i7.
To assist Dowe in the receiving
department the Senator'S have Sc
cured Shaffer, a giant from Texas,
who looks like the making OF a re-
maTkably good player Besides be-
ing clever behind the bat and possess
ing good whip. he is terrific hitter
and a consistcn; enc.
The pitching staff has not been re-
duoed beyond six. but any four will
make an efficient flinging depart
ment. These are Dennis Flulter.
Vaughan. Haa9 ard Phillips, right
handlers, and Taylor. lefthardor.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

vociferous in their praises of the
gazoobs Manager Price has hitched
together. watch that bunch" they
chant. ITS the best we ever had and
the pennant's ours" Indeed they see
the ragged old glory already wiggling
about in the wild western breezes
And then we have the extremists on
the other paw. They never see any
thing but the dark of the horse. His
lines go by unnoticed. IT'S a rotten
stable" they moan.
Now what is the real answer? We
don't know Manager Price is smil-
ing. Not supercilious, set and
vanished smile, but IA real peaceful
satisfied sort of grin. The kind
that appears on the face of a man
just after he has partaken of Christ
mas or Thanksgiving turkey.
Ready for the wire?' he drawls
10 our query as to how he is fixed.
well not quite. but just wait bit
longer. See the ace ! have up my
sleeve"
What in the thunder is this ace t?
Has Iris Speaker decided that this
atmosphere would do him good and
signd Il contract of the side. VIII he
get bunch of rank discards like
Alexander and Sir Walter? We can
hardly believe it.
And so again place us on record as
saying, 1--WE don't know"
Reviewing the team individually,
and cold bloodedly. comparing them
with what Class ID caliber should be,
they manage to chin the bar. They
won't score a thousand out of pos
ible however.
Handling the big mitt we have
Moore and Clifton. The former with
the team last year and fair man.
Bats about $50 and fields proper
tionately Clifton is new conner and
has yet to demonstrate.
Kraft and Clements and two sure
hurlers while while Powell, Brady
and Beaver are still in the balance.
Clements is the chief dependant this
season. He was bought back from
Fort Worth at the beginning of the
year after Tulsa had sold him last
season.
At first base the old reliable man
ager Is . certainty Price may not
scintilate but he Is the best ballast in
the world and is tower of strength
both on the offensive and defensive.
Second base is still in doubt, with both
truth and Brady toiling to oust the
other.
Kid Olson is as good as gold at
short stop. Although still in his early
adolescence he Is king pin in his po-
sition and is going to give the best "A
hustle this year. Lambe will cavort
on the final turn. while Wooley, Heat
ley and Hopper will be planted in the
other gardens. They are all depend
able men and will make up as steady
a trio as can be found in the league.
And so there you are. The peppery
spirit is here this season. Fans are
pulling with the team and everybody
working for the common cause. On
September / we will be more able to
ella borate on the various qualities of
the diamond heroes than now. Ask
US then.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
"READY" IS WORD
MUSKOGEE SENDS
Hejnie Maag's Bunch of
FASTENERS Look Good
to Fans There.

Speclal 10 The Worl'
MUSkOGEE April 13. Hoinio
has trimmed down his Met crew until
there are now twenty players, good,
passing and otherwise. on hand 10
await the final word from Heinie
which he says will be some time this
week.
Heinie and the fans. who hang on
owen field like flies to "A molasses
barrel. since the bug began to crawl,
say that the Nets will start out the
season about ninety per cent good.
That shades last year when the out
fit got off away behind the field with
second-rate aggregation. In the
first place, Heinie had the pick OF
last years team to work with and
the fans believe he has Dave Tacke
backed into the discards when II
comes to judging a ballplayer.
The bright particular stars Of last
years team are here. When little
Lefty Huey, the pride of Muskogee
and Arkansas university, arrived in
town the other day, Heinie's joy was
complete. The diminutive southpaw
Is as weaZened as a last years birds
nest, having spent a month in the
trenches with the measles which will
leave him on the bench for the open
ing of the season, so to speak. But
Weber, Long, Masters, Salisbury and
the elongated Bishop have their arms
polished and are ready for the curtain
to go up. Bishop is the only recruit
on the pitching staff and he looks
good.
As to the rest of the aggre CATION.
it is pretty definitely arranged that
Tony Anderson. who held down the
center garden last year. will occupy
rightfield this year. and that Joe Rob-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

All down the lime lined track | see
The spiked army fly,
Mid beat of drums and trumpets blarc
And grandstands all acry
Before them lies the heated stretch
Aparching In the sun.
And many n pcnnant hope will wilt
Before their race Is run.
J. or men may toll and men may strive
But when the battle dies
They'll find but one lone pennant
there
Aflapping in the skies.
with the big league season but an
infant, there's no use in altempting
to make any predictions about the
pennant race far into the aim and
hazy time to come. Sixteen big league
detachments have flung themselves
bodily into the scramble, all mad with
the zest of the play. and ali fired with
enthusiasm and zeal to snatch the
well-knowr bacon for their own re-
spective and, in most instances. re-
spectacle cities.
What does the season hold? Well,
II we knew we wouldn't dcign to no.
uce Vandy or John H., or any Of the
hardrocks contingent when the leaves.
now budding, have been transformed
to resemble Joscph's coat. If any
body knew, the game would soon grow
so unpopular as to be burden even
to the grasshopper.
IT is even too early to draw any
tangible line on the different teams.
one unequivocal assertion can he
made, however. They all look pretty
good. Probably never since the an
cient ana honorable game was sprung
OF an unsuspecting public. even when
ii was ancient FOUNDERS, has any sea-
son opened so auspiciously or promised
so much.
While some of the teams seem "A bit
better balanced than the rest. and
while experts favor this camp or the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
JONES SAYS JESS
WILLARD IS MODEL
Veteran Manager Eulogizes
His Fat and Unframed
Champion.
BIG ONES ARRIVE
Hot Springs Entertains a
Host Of Our Sporting
Celebrities.
(By WALTER NJ. EBEL.)

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. April Ia
"Of the eight prominent pugilists
whose affairs l have been connected
with, three of which while under my
management ] have seen come from
the ground up, as 1t were, to world
champions. none Of them have been
as easy to handle or made the rela-
tions between manager and champion
as pleasant and agreeable as has the
greatest one who ever pulled on a
glove, the present heavyweight
champion of the world, Jess Willard"
The foregoing statement was made
by Tom Jones. manager for Willard.
while in a reminiscent mood in the
lobby of the Arlington hotel. where
he and Mrs. Jones have come for a
three weeks rest and course OF
baths. The champions manager did
not lack for company. He was met at
the station by his friend, w. b. Bat"
Materson. President Gus Strauss and
Secretary George Il. Belding Of the
Business Mems league, and the ink
On the Arlington's register had hardly
becC me dry before Tommy Burns,
former heavyweight champion who Is
doing preliminary work in this city,
and Johnny Ertle. claimant to the
bantam crown Kid Williams declines
to release. and 'Erile's manager, M.
AhCA>uty, CaiiVu W pay 'ueh ieSpccts.
Harry Edwards, one of the best
known sporting men in Philadelphia,
who is president of the Olympia club
of the Quaker city. Is registered at the
same hotel. Carl Morris. the Okla
homa giant. who last week admins
tered a lacing to "Gunboat" Smith in
Tulsa. has written friends that ne will
soon be back in the spa. and with
Willard himself booked to pass the
next two weeks with his manager. the
circle of wellknown sporting cele-
brities will be complete.
Papkc Coal Driver.
"Papke. Wolgast and Willard were
the three" continued Jones. who. as
l stated before came from the
ground up. 1t was, | think, in 1906,
when I was running a saloon in La
Sale, ILL.,. that first met Papke. who
was then driving n coal wagon.
also had boxing club in LaSalle at
time and Billy came to my place with
a ton of coal I had ordered | had
heard he was n rather tough lad and
had put ii over several of the local
to box in my club There wasn't any
cf the local boys around to try him
out, so ] put the gloves on with him.
About that time there breezed into
La Sale haif-bre ed. and he was
certainly some tough nut When it
came to pull the show I hadn't
matched Papke with any of our local
talent. and / tod him the only match
I could get was with the half-breed.
Billy was willing, and on the night