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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
CONVICT
IS CAPTURED N
K. c. THURSDAY

Charles Taylor, the convict who
escaped from Wabash passenger
train here Tuesday was captured by
the police in Kansas City Thursday,
according to telegram received by
local officers from Warden CoodIing
of the Kansas state penitentiary at
Lansing.
1t is the belief of officers here that
Taylor may have been the person
who stole Frank Summers Ford
touring car from the south side Of
the square Tuesday afternoon. Sher-
i'll Ford received a report that a new
Ford car with only one occupant had
been seen speeding west on the high
way between Thompson and Central
la late Tuesday afternoon.
Frank Summers, owner of the
stolen car, went to Kansas Citw at
noon Thursday to investigate. The
telegram did not state whether or not
Taylor had come to Kansas City in
an automobile.
The capture of Taylor in Kansas
City clears him of any connection
with the case of Miss Goldie Bowlden,
the New Florence girl who was found
gagged and bound in the barn on her
fathers farm Tuesday evening.
W. l. Ward, the Kansas peniten-
tiary official who was here searching
for Taylor, left Wednesday night for
Lansing, Kan. According to the tele-
gram received here Thursday, an
ether officer has been sent to Kansas
City for Taylor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
BOARD MAKES
! INCREASE Of
S200,736,844

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, August
I2.-The State Tax Comission has
made it's final report to the State
Board Of Equalization concerning
property valuations for this years
taxes, embracing a valuation Of the
steam railroads, street railways, tele-
phone and telegraph and bridge COM
panies of the state, and in which it
fixed a total valuation on this class
of property of $222, ,672, ,504. This is
b increase over the valuation last
fear of $349,452.
1t is the understanding that this
valuation is entirely satisfactory to
q majority of the members of the
State Board of Equalization and will
not be disturbed. This gives a total
valuation of all classes of property in
the state for this years taxes Of $2,-
si694 ,190,174. an increase over last
year of 5000, ,736,s44.
n Classified, the property of the state
Ter the purposes Of taxation is div-
1ed as follows:
Land, 1874, ,2O0,3O4.
City lots, $1,l3S,895,179.
Personal property, $598 8,416,l87.
Public service corporations, 1922
we, ,5O4.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
Find Stolen { ar
Minus a Tire at
Centralia Depot

Frank Summers Ford automobile,
which, was stolen Tuesday afternoon
from the public square, was found in
Centrafia. Police believe that Charles
Taylor, the convict who escaped from
train here, stole the car, drove to
Centralia III it, and caught train
there for Kansas City. The City
Marshal of Centralia said Friday that
he had noticed the car, deserted and
parked near the Wabash railroad
station, Tuesday afternoon. He iden-
tilted the automobile as Summers
car when he received postcard
bearing its license number from the
Mexico police.
Summers went to Kansas City in
search of his car Thursday. He went
from there to Lansing, Kan, Friday
to question the captured convince, and
learn whether or not it was he who
stole the automobile.
1t is thought that Taylor hid here
until the middle of the afternoon
Tuesday, and that he then stole Sum-
mers' car and raced to Centralia to
catch Wabash passenger train No. 9.
Persons driving on the highway be-
-veen Centralia and Thompson late
Tuesday afternoon declare that they
saw a man driving a Ford toward
Centralia at reckleshs rate of speed.
When Summers car was found, one
# the wheels was without a tire.
The police theory is that the thief
was in too much of hurry to stop
md put the tire back on after it had
become loose and fallen off of the
wheel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
C0ACH.9RIvER DIES
Fohn p. Schneider Who Once Drove
Stage Coach Between Mexico
and st. Aubert, is Dead.

John P. Schneider who when IL
~ears old was drummer boy in the
Second Missouri Volunteer Regiment
cf the Union army in 1868. and who
later drove a stage coach between
Mexico and st. Aubert, Mo-, died at
9:45 a. m. yesterday at the City San
itarium, st. Louis. He was 60 years
old and had been resident at the
sanitarium for two years.
After his return from the war
Schneider appeared as a musician in
Deag'e's Opera House at the Co.
minue and other playhouses of that
day. His wife died several years
ago, and until the time he entered
TIE Sanitarium he had lived with his
son end daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry j. Schneider, 5751 Ell
ward avenue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
North Mo. Mining
company ToStart
Operation Soon

n The North Missouri Clay and Min
.ing Company at Farber lin which
eight Mexico men are stockholders,
will start operation within the next
ten days, according to j. w. Gala
sher, vice -presidense of the company.
/ The firm was Incorporated two
months ago with capital of $25,oOO'
Ben Hill of Farber is president and
4 manager of the company, and oty
'sGroce is secretary. The local stock
\ holders are: T. ]. Hoxsey, r. r.
lBuckner. Gallaher and Streif. George
Lee, Will Lee, and Robert Nichols.
The installation of $4,000 worth
cf new machinery is almost complet-
. ed and the plant will soon be in full
operation. 1t is estimated that 100
tons of fire clay will be mined every
day. The clay win be sold on the
eastern markets. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
Red Cross Wants
ALONE For Two
Motherless Bows

The Red Cross is seeking home
for two brothers, 8 and 6 years of
age, who live out several miles from
Mexico. Their mother is dead, and
their father does not feel that he
can give them the time and attention
which boys of their age demand. He
is willing to pay small sum toward
their living expenses this winter.
Charles, the elder, is little back
ward in his school work because he
has not been able to attend school
regularly. But he is bright and an
xious to learn, and year in the
school here would help him to catch
up" with his class.
Tom, the little fellow, is a real boy,
and is bright and likeable. His man.
ners and general behavior indicate
that he, like his brother, has been
well-reared. He is just old enough to
enter school, and Miss Burhl Hibbs,
Red Cross executive secretary here.
believes that he will make a good
record.
The boys father does not want
them to be placed in an orphans
home, and he does not desire that
they be adopted. He merely wants
home for them this winter in order
that they may attend school here.
Persons interested should call Miss
Burhl Hibbs at the Community Room.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
SNAKE BITES CHILD

Leila Winans, the small daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Winans of
Arkadelphia, Ark, was bitten recent
ly by large copper-head snake. 1t is
believed that the child is now out Of
danger according to a letter receiv-
ed here.
The child was bitten by the same
species of snake two years ago, and
her condition was very serious. The
recent bite did not affect her as sew
erely. -
MIR. and Mrs. Winans are living at
Arkadelphia while Winans is engaged
in civil engineering near there. They
formerly lived in Mexico. Mrs. Win
ans, before her marriage, was Miss
Ruth Fonville.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
Methodists Ask
For Rev. Cowari
Again Next Fall

The congregation Of the Methodist
Church at a get-together picnic on
the Missouri Military Academy lawn
Thursday night, voted to recommend
to the Methodist Conference at Lib
erty, Mo-, next month that Rev. W. G.
Cowart be returned to the pastorate
of the church here with $500 in
crease in salary. The Board Cf Stew
ards had previously made a similar
recommendation.
A review of the past years work in
the Methodist Church shows an in
crease Of 140 in the membership.
There have been no protracted meet
ings during the year. All of the new
members were obtained through per-
sonal evangelism by members of the
congregation. The Sunday School
also has been greatly increased in
size, it's membership jumping from
800 to 600 in one year.
At the picnic Thursday evening,
Miss Emma McPheeters was spokes-
man for the women Of the church.
She gave very interesting report OF
the work which the women have ac-
complished during the year. Rev
w. C. Cowart reviewed the past
years work in the church, and Col
e. Y. Burton outlined the plan fol-
church finances during the coming
year.
On account of the rain, the num-
her of persons present at the get-to-
gs4ws- meeting was small. A fried
cffS8l dinner was served on special
ly constructed tables on the lawn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
QUOTA
IS s676 IN GOOD
ROAD CAMPAIGN

With its motto, Lift Missouri out
of the mud" the Missouri Good
Roads Federation will conduct a
drive to raise 100000 with which 10
promote the proposed 500, 900
state good road bond issue. Aud
rain Countys quota of the 100000
600 will be $676.5o. Mitchell White
has been appointed chairman of the
Finance Committee for Audruan
County.
The county's quota is based on the
Victory Loan percentage. There are
1000 automobiles in Audrain county.
and 1t is believed that their owners
will contribute generously to the
fund. w. c. Harris Of Fulton h
chairman Of the Finance COMMITTEES
Of the Ninth Congressional District.
The sec, 1000. 900 bond issue has rs
its aim the construction Of 5000 miles
OF hard-surfaced roads in Missouri
and the improvement of every public
road in the state Harry B. Hawes
of st. Louis is president Of the MIS-
souri, Good Roads Federation, and
the members include well known res
idents of every section of Missouri
There are standing committees in
this district on Finance, Speakers,
Literature, Membership, Resolutions,
Organization, Legislation, and Ad-
vertising. The total amount Of money
to be raised in this district is $C.-
$3.50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
New Traffic Posts.

Six new NO Parking Here" posts
arrived here Monday, and will be used
ty the Traffic Committee of the city
council They viii be placed Tuesday
in the Hoxsey Hotel block to prevent
congestion during the unloading Of
the Barnes circus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
Snow in Colorado.

Miss Gertrude Fry, society editor
of the Ledger, writes from Colorado
Spring that it already has showed
there ,and that the weather is delight
fully cool all the time. She has seen
several Mexico persons, all of whom
are looking and feeling fine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19

Gus T. Graham is visiting his
mother, Mrs, E. D. Graham here.
Graham has accepted a position with
the Proctor Gamble Company in CAL
ifornia, and will move there soon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19

Will Westrope, an employee Of the
Mexico Power Company, was pain
fully injured Saturday when part Of
The wall of the new Power Co., tunnel
IN which he was working caved in.
His condition is not considered ses-
ious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19

Miss Martha Dearing returned
Sunday fromh Macarthur, Ohio, where
she has been visiting for the past
fortnight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-19
N COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST is 1920
Mexico Entertains

The attendance the Circus here this week shows that people
entertainment and that the failure the rains
at the right time has taken the of life from
The Chautauqua with splendid program right upon
and the Eks big Frontier Day celebration g. 10 and H. with
the stars from Cheyenne, coming.
The Frontier Day the biggest thing its kind attempt
cd this section of the expected and enjoy
real novelty Some of the greatest riders world will be
here to maize the occasion a big success.
Come to Mexico to trade well a good time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18
Hard Boiled Eqqs.

J. Lester Hyman, a farmer near Lo-
gansport, says that on Easter morning
he heard one of his Black Langshan
hens cackle in the hennery of his
farm. He hurried to the place, and
there on the floor lay a nice brown
egg. 1t was still warm. The man pro
ceeded to the house to fry the egg for
breakfast.
Giving it to his wife, who was at
the stove frying other eggs, he asked
that this fresh one be cooked for him.
On attempting to crack the egg to
place the contents in the skillet it was
found to be hard-boiled. Hyman's
hopes Of having hen that laid hard
boiled eggs were shattered when his
wife remembered that she had just
placed egg shells taken from boiled
eggs in the hennery and that the hard
boiled egg found had undoubtedly been
left among Indianapolis News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18

kept on trying and practicing control
until he seems to have reached the
stage where he can engrave his name
in the hall of fame.
What has brought about the marked
improvement in Oeschger's work is be-
lieved to be his switch from the Phil
adelphia to the Boston club. While
with the Phillies he was unable to get
away successfully, although at times
he showed signs Of being as great
pitcher as Alexander. He could not
master his speed, but is said to have
done 50 since he Joined George Stall
lings' forces.
BattIed Twenty-Six Innings.
Oeschger is the pitcher who battled
Leon Galore of the Brooklyns 26 in
nings to draw May 1. That was by
far the greatest exhibition of twirling
he ever gave in the National league
and was an indication of what quality
Of work he is capable of doing when
right. When he completed that rec
ord-breaking battle he had completed
55 innings of toll on the slab, and had
allowed only two earned runs in that
time against three different ball teams
This is not record, but it is almost
good enough to be one, and is a feat
that few pitchers In the major leagues
today achieve.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18

Many ball players are often COM
PEELED to put in several years Of their
youth in the major leagues before they
command any attention. One of these
is Pitcher Joe Oeschger Of the Boston
Braves. He has been in the National
league for six years, but it just begins
to look as if he will fulfill the prom
ises made for him while he was a men,
Der of the Phillies, writes Oscar G.
Reichow in Chicago News. Speaking
in the vernacular Of the game he has
arrived" and gives indications Of be-
ing one Of the most successful right
handlers in the league-if not that, the
best the Boston club has had in many
seasons.
Lacked Control.
Oeschger, although having oil the
natural requisites to make a great
pitcher, was prevented from taking his
place in the ranks Of the leaders owing
to his inability to get the ball over the
plate. Pitching with a delivery re-
sembling that of Grover Alexander he
was able to throw with terrific force
and also disclosed curve ball that
was hard to hit. Yet with all this
he could not win consistently because
he was erratic and did not know how
to utilize his assortment. This, how
ever, did not discourage him and he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18
A Fair Question.
A Fair Question.
Money isn't everything" "No. But
have you succeeded in buying a beef
steak with anything elseT
KEEP TROUBLES TO YOURSELF
The World, as General Thing, Has
Little Use for the Man Ad-
dicted to SeIf-Pity.

The trouble with the man in little
trouble is that he is inclined to pity
himself and imagine that he is the
only man who ever had trouble.
All he can see in the moment of his
irritation is his own burden. 1t seems
not to occur to him that at the very
moment he is wrestling with his diff
Guilty thousands of people around him
are fighting against far greater odds
and in much greater danger.
Trouble, anyhow, is a part of the
game of life. Nobody ever went any
where or did anything worth while
without meeting it in one form or an
other. Let others pity you If they
will, but don't waste any time plying
yourself. The chances are that your
next door neighbor would be tickled
to death if such troubles as you have
were all he had to worry about.-Ex-
change.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18

hurlers branded mediocre can also get
by with creditable average If the
man catching them is onto his bust
ness and gives them the help that lies
within his power to give them"
According to Lajoie, the catcher has
the best opportunity to get information
on the batter. Not only can he get
information on the man at bat, but he
can communicate with the pitcher
through code of signals. Larry says
he would like to have an expression
from some of the star fingers of a
few years back. ~ never sought their
opinion on this matter" he declared,
I'but would be willing to lay little
bet that everyone Of them will give
their catcher a lot of credit for their
success" Lajoie predicts the umpires
will become more disguised with the
rules against freak pitching than the
pitchers themselves, because the in
dicator handlers will be obliged to
watch every move of the mound man.
"Wonder what will be nextY' asked
the veteran as the discussion drew
to close.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18
WELL, PERHAPS, BUT
One Can't Help Thinking Mrs. Clayton
Might Have Expressed Her Senti-
ments Better.

The young couple on their honey
moon had come from Yorkshire to
London on the first stage of their we'd
ding journey. In Regent street they
Glanced to meet Mrs. Clayton, from
their native town.
"My dear Miss Jonesl" cried the
good lady, and then offered her good
wishes as the bride explained her
change of name.
"But fancy meeting like this! !" fin
ished the blushing young wife.
'It is strange" agreed Mrs. Clay
ton. ''We live at Streatham. You
must come and have tea with u.s."
THANK you! It's very kind of you
to ask u.s."
"Not at all-not at ALL" gushed Mrs.
Clayton. you know how 1t is. When
you're in a strange city, people you
never thought much of at home seem
like dear friends, don't they?"-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18
HANDSPRING OF TEAM
Is BRAINY RECEIVER
Managers Place Too Much In
portance on Pitching.
Catcher Corresponds to Quarterback
on Football Team, Says Larry
Lajoie--In Best Position to
~. Get information.

-
Although he is out of baseball. Lar
ry Lajoie, former star batsman of the
American league, is having a lot of
fun watching the major league hurl-
ers, trying to cut out the freak deliv-
cry, as per orders of the powers at
their big session early this year. La
joie has not been heard to speak his
mind on the matter directly, but he
did state recently that major league
managers placed entirely too much i'm
portance on pitching and not enough
on the catching department.
The big Frenchman says he wants
to be thoroughly understood as being
In favor of first-class pitching. But
the catcher is the real handspring
of any ball club, after ALL" said Lar
ry, because he corresponds to the
quarter back on football team"
Lajoie was in reminiscent mood.
He recited some Of the wonderful
pitching accomplishments of Cy Young,
and then asked how many of these
wonderful games Cy would have an
nexed had it not been for the work
OF Chief thinner and O'Connor. Both
Of these receivers were of the brainy
type, and not infrequently made 1t
possible for Young to work out of
hole by the exercise of little strategy
at the plate.
81 know pitchers must have some
thing or they can't get BY" quoth Lar
ry, "but l also contend that many
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18
MIGHT TRY THE TOY SHOP
Certainly Youthful SWANS Income
Didn't Run to Anything in Gold
or Diamond Line.

A flashily dressed, effeminate young
man entered jewelers. shop, and in
glib speech informed one of the inn
maculate assistants that he wished to
purchase birthday present for his
sweetheart.
No, he remarked, he hadn't any idea
as to what he really wanted, but what
ever it might be, he declared emphati-
cally, It must be a suitable token of
his esteem, and at the same time come
within the possibilities of his income.
"And what" inquired the assistant,
eff may ask the question, is your in
come"
Fifteen dollars a week." was the
prompt reply.
"In that case" remarked the dis
penser of gold and diamonds, in his
most suave and charming voice, "Pm
afraid you've come to the wrong place !;
you're more likely to be suited at the
toy shop around the corner"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18
THREE NEGROES
HANGED BY MOB
Lynch Law Rules In Duluth and
Attack On Young Girl is
Avenged.
TROOPS RUSHED TO AID
5000 Men Overpower Police, Break
Down Cell Doors and Get Doomed
Men-Lynch Law Court Pre-
ceeds Hanging.

Duluth-Three negroes, attaches of
a circus, arrested for attacking IT.
year-old white girl, were lynched in
one of the city's main thoroughfares
by a mob of 5000 persons, which had
stormed the police station with bricks
and stones, and gained entry after
overriding the city's police force.
The three bodies dangled from a
telephone pole in the heart of the city
and the mob-satisfied with it's work
-disbanded.
Troops Ordered Out.
It's action was fastened by report
from Minneapolis that Adjutant Gen
eral Rhinow had dispatched two COM
panies of the state guard from Fort
Smelling. The adjutant, at the same
time, telegraphed to this city orders
for mobilization of company of Du-
luth home guards.
The three negroes lynched were
Isaac McGhie, Elmer Jackson and
Nate Green, all about % years old
They are said to have confessed to
the attack on the girl at the circus
grounds the night before. The girls
own story, it is said, almost certainly
identified them.
Three Negroes Acquitted.
Three other negroes-the mob
found six in the police station cells
were acquitted by lynch law court"
held by mob members, and were
turned back to the police.
Calls for troops were sent to st.
Paul. 1t appeared, however there
would be little use for military aid, as
the mob had dwindled greatly, al
though several hundred persons were
still about the police station The po-
lice believed they would experience
no further trouble
Crowd Grows to 5000.
By the time the mob had reached
the police station it was estimated
5000 persons had assembled. Police
attempted to disburse it, but failed.
Self-appointed leaders demanded the
negroes from the police. The police
refused and renewed attempt to dis
perse the mob.
Give EN- to us, or we'll take EN-"
was the mob spokesman's reply.
Police Defy Mob's Demand.
You'll have to take them" the DO
lice retorted.
Under direction of leaders sys-
tematic collection of planks and
stones began. Stones and bricks shat
tered the windows and drove the no.
lice into shelter.
Then the doors were battered down
and the mob took possession of the
entire building. Every policeman was
driven into the streets.
Cell Doors Broken Down.
Soon the mob had forced its way
into the steelbarred main corridor.
where the six negroes were imprison
ed. Another range of steel doors
stood between the jail stormers and
their quarry.
Get an ak or sledge," was the
command. Both were produced One
after another the steel bars were bat
tered and broken and finally the ne
groes were at the mercy of the mob.
A lynch law court was organized
and three Of the negroes found guilty.
The three convicted men were SEN
fenced to immediate death by hang
Ing" and the mob proceeded to carry
out the courts sentence.
They were hanged from a telephone
pole a block from the Jail.
Two Catholic priests called upon the
crowd to let the law take it's course.
but their pleas went unheeded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-18
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