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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
IT'S SAD cHAD TALE
Fish More Scarce in Delaware
Than Ever Before.
Many Fishermen Have Placed Nets on
Rack and Quit in Discour.
apement.

Philadelphia a sad shad sea.
SON" said the old salt as he shook
his head over his "grog" in Glouces-
ter.
IT'S sad shad tale. In fact. it's
so sad that I've quit shading and got
me n job In the shipyard. There's
more money In 1t. Shad fishing is
done forever In the Delaware in my es-
timaton."
Inquiries among the fishermen NJ
Gloucester and Camden elected the in
formation that fewer shad have been
caught in the river this year than ever
before and the majority Of the fisher.
men now fear the industry Is thing
Of the past.
Some of the men have not caught
more than FIVE fish this season, while
several were found who have not av-
eraged one shad per drift. Some OF
the fishermen have placed their nets
on the rack and quit In discourage
ment. Others are utilizing them to
catch herring.
Al ItiiilSNlllt anu bdiSlVt NtNtIdi
fair catches" were made at odd times
during the season, but they were not
"Cne-tenth of what was expected" al
though the fishermen found ready
sale for the shad at high prices. They
will quit early, the fishermen say.
Planked shad dinners are now bring
ing SO per plate, with the demand far
III excess of the supply
Records of the Washington Park
fishery show that the highest number
of shad ever caught in one haul was
about 6O00. fourteen years ago. The
run Of shad started to fall off in 1909,
when the United States fish commits
sion discontinued its steamer, the Fish
Hawk, coming up the Delaware be-
cause insufficient spawn was to he had
to propagate young shad Since that
time the Torresdale hatchery has
Matched out shad, hut not IN large num-
beers. like the Fish Hawk.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
PLAY BALL BY MOONLIGHT
Marine Drives Ball Through Post o..
flee Window in Fifteenth Inning,
Winning the Game.

Washington. - Marines down in
Guam have the ball game and peanut
habit just like all good Americans
back In the States Only this time
they've started something new in the
national sport. In a recent game be-
tween the Agana and Sumay marines,
running through Is innings, the last
four innings We're played by the light of
a full moon rising over the palms
which border the plaza.
In game played by moonlight al
most anything is likely to happen
Manion of Sumay started things for
his team when he mailed ball in the
post office through hole in the screen
of one Of the windows. The Agana
fielder was unable to recover it With
out violating section H20 of the local
postal regulations and the SGrnay 5oy4
walked home with the bacon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11

! too much attention.
when the couple in our neiehbor'
hood has a quarrel everybody talks
about il; little or nothing is ever said
about the dozens of couples who do
not quarrel,
And quite a burst of pessimistir
oratOry Is excited when somebody
mentions the fact that something like
10 per cent Of marriages do not end
happily.
If we only stopped to think of the
90 per cent that do turn out well. va
wouldn't lay 50 much stress upon the
other few.
Why, bless your soul. most of hu.
mainly stays married when 1t gets
married and is happy, too.
We could fiji all the columns OF this
paper for days without end printina
names of happy married couples in
this city alone.
Just today we ran across some we'd
ding anniversaries which we'd like to
call TO your attention.
Now, there's Mr. and Mrs. Everett
S. Locke of Lcynton. Mass They
celebrated their ffty-sxth wedding
anniversary, So did Mr.. and Mrs
| Colonius Morse of GEORGETOWN, Mass
On the some day Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt
of Corte MADEIRA Cal, were celebrat.
Ing their SEVENTEEN anniversary
| And that's Just a few of the we'd
ding anniversaries we read about In
one days news dispatches.
Is marriage failure?
l II Is not!
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
Daydrcam ans.

Dreams will at times reveal to ns
how little we have forgotten: hut the
value of dreams as a key to remem-
erance is distorted and diminished by
what seems their lack of selection.
They blend the past with the present,
or with sheer impossibiIty, in such a
hopeless medley.
At their best our dreams seem fam
tastes based upon the real yet wander
ing from 1t with erratic lnconsequence,
of which the possible meaning eludes
us. And Yet n dream sometimes will
revive so much, with miracle as Of
resurrection. But 1t Is IN our day
dreams, when reason still retains the
controlling hand, that we most surely
touch the past and daydreams are the
poetry of memory.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
Chaucer.

His best tales run on like one of our
inland rivers, sometimes Fastening n
little and turning upon themselves in
eddies that dimple without retarding
the current: sometimes lettering
smoothly, while here and there quiet
thought, tender feeling. a pleasant
image, a golden-hearted verse, opens
quietly Ike waterlily, to float on the
surface without breaking it into rip
pie. He prattles inadvertently away,
and all the while, like the princess in
the story, let's fall pearl at every
other word n character may
be OWNED from works. he was a good
man, genial, sincere. hearty, temperate
OF mind. thoroughly humane,
and friendly with God and man.
Lowell.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
ENGLISHWOMEN SMOKE PIPES.

For more than thirty years cigarct
smoking has been common amon5
Englishwomen of the numerous smart
sets and among English girl in all
walks of life. Their smoking in public
is habit of later date. No doubt it
has come about through women and
girls habituated to tobacco being
unable to deny themselves at times
when they We're unable TO secure the
privacy in which they had been used
DO smoking, and also through the ever,
growing feeling of independence
among women and their claims 10
cGual rights and privileges with men.
Most women and girls who are
smokers began because they thought
it swas cute" dashing, just a little
wicked and improper, and, in spite Of
the nausea inevitable from first at
tcmpts to enjoy the weed they con
tinled from the determination that
they would not be outdonc by some
other woman or girl.
The habit. however, has not become
so general among women and girls
that one would be justified in apply.
ing to the sex and saying of the Sat
uraay Review twenty-five years ago,
that most men and all boys smoke"
report that women now smoke short,
fat ciBarets in holders shaped like
pipes, and the prediction Is made
freely that before long they will be
dijcarding the cigaret altogether and
smoking pipes in tho same way as
men smoke them.
The young Englishman considers as
"A good fellow the girl who Is no..
too straightlaced to join him in II
cigaret, but the English character will
hare TO undergo great changes before
tho stolid shopkeeper class or the me.
chanics who pride themselves on their
Responsibility will take kindly to
thd idea of sharing their baccy
pouches and their pipe racks with
the missus."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
Picturesque Lisbon.

Lisbon, the WeStCrnmOSt of Euro
pean capitals. spreads itself in leisure
~ fashion over its II hills. extending
for more than five miles along the
shores of the famous Radn de LiSbea
and for more than three miles inland.
Beyond the narrow channel leading
out of the Rnda through which flow the
waters of the Tagus lies the open sea,
and solHe 500 miles away over the ho-
riz0n TO the west are the Azores.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
Long Indian Name.

The longest geographical Indian
name is probably that of Lake Charg-
o Observation-Disclosures
maug. This lake is in Massachusetts
and its namc has recently been chang
ed to Lake Webster The word is of
Algonquin origin and is said to mean
"floW the south wind made q large
water where many hlackbirds chatter"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

Advertised list for July 10.
Anderson. Oliver.
Burton, Mrs Edward.
Bore, Mrs. II.
Buttrick, George.
Bowers, Miss Mary.
Gregg, Mr.. and Mrs Daniel
Hampson. Lloyd.
Lndbloom, Henry G.
Leighty. Mrs. Isaac.
McIaren, Mrs, w s.
Padgctt, ]. +.
Quinett Annie.
Rogers, Miss Ethel.
Roberts. James.
Smith. Ames.
Storm. II. c.
Tonk Manufacturing Company.
Tiffany, Mrs Eta,
Weber, Orion j.
Wilson. Mrs. Grace.
White, Mathew, II. +. d.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
Patterns for
Home Sewing

A pattern Of this illustration
will be sent your address. FIJI
out the attached blank and mail
to the Free Trader-JournaI, en-
closing 10c in money or stamps.
Please allow ten days time In
which to have pattern delivered
you.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
While Food Is Short.

"'Tain't manners to talk while
you're eatin'," said Miss Brown.
NO." answered Miss Jones; IAN
wifi food scarce like 1t Is, faint good
Judgment, either."--London Answers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
Step. Kid; Wise James
Nab Candy. Says Poet

Philadelphia. There are
hopes for the slangwlelders.
The bird" or Jane" who lets
go wise" line of chatter" is
no longer of backward class, hu,
rather far ahead of her or his
time. They are speaking the
coming language; no, not Es-
peranto. but everyday American.
Such was the claim made by
Louis Untermyer, the poet, in an
address here before the Philo-
musian club.
He claimed that within the
next 25 years there will be a
distinctive American language,
and pointed to Walt Whitman
as the first to see beauty in
slang.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
AQed and Happy,

Columbia, Ky.-Mrs. Ester DohCnev
has just celebrated her one hundred
ana first birthday anniversary. She
Is bank cashier. She has three sons.
J. F., J. G. and w. r. DOhoney, all
prominent in Adair county, and one
daughter. Mrs. Mamie Flowers of this
place. Mrs. Dohoney Is in possession
Of net mental faculties and talks IN.
tertainingly of the past.
Try a Want Ad in the Free Trader
Journal Tor Quick Results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
Julv Clearance of Waists

Wolfe Waists acc
REGULAR ST 25 and 81 ,.........$oO
Waists, embroidered, at S95
Crepe Ogaudic Waists
Regular S. Georgee .-.......... s3o5
Waists special $685.
Geogette special $685.
Other models at Observation-Disclosures. $685. slo95. sl2o5
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
Daily 1houuht,

Words without thoughts never to
heaven gO.--Hamlet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
oday Eno Johnson Says Indians
CHARLIE DOOM QUITS
READING AS. MANAGER

READING, Par August Charles
S. Doom. playing manager of the
Reading International League club
and former manager of the Philadel-
phia Nationals, resigned his posi-
ton when the Reading club COM
pleted its series with the Newark
Bears at Newark yesterday after
noon. At the same time the Reading
Base Ball Association. backing In
ternational League ball here. released
Mike Doolan and Jimmie Walsh, both
former members of the Phillies.
The big blow up in International
League affairs of the Reading team
came at a time when the "Pretze1s"
were apparently back on the winning
road, for Manager Doom had had the
team going at fast clip in the last
two series with Jersey City and New
ark
Charles "Popp" Kelchner. former
base ball coach at Albright College
and scout for the st. Louis Cards, who
has been serving the base ball asso-
citation in the capacity of business
manager and scout this season, is to
rake charge of the club as temporary
playing manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04

that he suspend the player for the
balance of the season, most UNI
usual request, as viewed by the local
owners The clubs he mentioned
We're Detroit, Cleveland. ST. Louis,
Washington and PHILADELPHIA The
owners of the Yankees have positive
knowledge that two. possibly three.
of these clubs were bidding for Mays
services up to the time that the Yam
KEGS closed the deal with Owner
Harry Frazee 'of~the Boston Red Sox.
The Chicago White Sox, one of the
strongest bidders for the player, are
not mentioned by Johnson. 1t has
been intimated since Mays "suspen-
sion by Johnson that the league pres
1dent did not care to offend Charles
ComiSkey. .-ss-5
Yankee owners today will go into
court to ask that Johnson be enjoined
from taking any action against Mays
that will interfere with their rights to
lis services in games played by the
club. Carrying base ball squabbles into
the courts is somewhat unusual pro-
cedure, but Johnson made no attempt
to block Connie Mack last year in the
celebrated Perry case, so this move
against him is not exactly without
precedent. In that instance johnson
disagreed with his conferees on the
against Mack's right to the player was
battled in the courts. Connie got an.
Injunction and Ban did not. come out
with anything to indicate that he was
against the Mack system. =
johnson notified the colonies near the
close of yesterdays conference that he
would call special meeting of the
american League for this city on Tues
day in order to consider the case. He
would take this action, he declared, in
asmuch as five clubs had requested him
to suspend the player and he did not
feel at liberty to raise the suspension
without consulting them.
If Ban believed such a move would
pIacate the New York owners he
thought incorrectly. They notified him
promptly that they would attend no such
meeting with majority all set before
the doors were opened and would seek
to get their rights through legal chan
nels, rather than through club owners
who may be battling them for PEN
nant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Giants Finally Beat Reds.

New York gained on the Cincinnati
team by winning the last game of the
series yesterday before crowd OF
more than $4,000 fans, the largest at
tendance ever at a game here and a
record for, the National League this
season.
Barnes pitched ably from start to
finish and his support was perfect,
while Ruether was somewhat UNI
steady, and misplays in the outfield by
Bressler and Neale proved costly for
him.
Owing to the Importance of the con-
test, President Heydler detailed four
Fampires to handle the game. KLEIN
was behind the bat, Emslie on the
bases, while Harrison and Mccormick
were posted on the foul lines to judge
balls hit into the crowd which sur
rounded the field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
D. c. Title Tennis Series
Will Start Saturday

The city championship tennis
series will be begun next Sat
urday when Euclid. winner in
the Suburban League, and the
Departmental circuit champion,
will play on the Holnead courts
at 18th and Monroe; streets.
War. unbeaten in the Depart
mental. can cinch the flag by
taking three of FIVE contest
from Commerce on the bureau
of standards courts tomorrow
afternoon.
The winner of SATURDAYS
match will play Chevy Chase
Washington Association, title
holder, August Is, and the ulti-
mate local champion will GO to
Baltimore week later to NAV
the Maryland Athletic Club. hoi,
der of the Monumental Civ titIe
in the first of two home-and,
home matches. Maryland Ath-
letic Club defeated the MARYLAND
Swimming Club Saturday. ~
], in play for the Baltimore hon.
ors and has an exceptionaliv
strong team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Yankees Chase Tigers.

New York made it two out of three
from Detroit yesterday, by winning
the last game of the series. 10 to 2.
The Yankees scored eight runs off
Dauss in the sixth on two bases on
balls. six hits, including a home run
by Pipp with two men on base.
Umpire Owens, behind the plate,
was hit in the throat by a foul tip of
Peckinpaugh's bat and was forced to
retire Umpire Connolly officiated
alone for the rest of the game.
Owens injury is thought not to be
serious. as he left for Boston last
night to umpire today's game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
REX HAMMERS BALL
TO BEAT CLARENDON

Rex A. c. had an easy time defeat
ing Clarendon A. cx1s to 8. at Union
League Park yesterday. in the rubber
game of a series of three. Rex got
i've runs in the opening inning and
was never in danger.
. Rex pounded three pitchers for seven
teen hits, while Ferguson held Claren-
don to eight. J. Fitzgerald. Blair and
Howard Of Rex each got three safe
ties. Two of Fitzgerald's were dou-
bles. as was one of Blair's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
YANKEES OWNERS
ENJO|N BAN TODAY
Rupert and Huston to Carry
Fight Against Johnson for
Carl Mays Into Court.

NEW YORK, August 4.-Col Jacob
Rupert and Lieut.. Col. T. L. Huston,
owners of the New York Yankees,
have declared open warfare upon
Ban Johnson, president of the Ameri-
can League, and today the famous
case of Pitcher Carl Mays will go
into the civil courts. Unless johnson
changes his stand in regard to the
pitcher the battle will be carried to
the bitter end, as the New York own
ers do not intend to let up in their
fight until they get the action which
they feel is their due.
johnson arrived in New York yes
terday afternoon from Washington.
and he met Coils. Rupert and Huston
at the Holland House early last even
ing. They presented their side of
the case, arguing that If Johnson be-
ieved Mays should be suspended he
should have taken the action before
they had purchased the player. They
base their argument on the fact that
other clubs were dealing for the play
er's services, and any let-up on their
part would mean his capture by one
of the teams battling the Yankees
for the American League pennant.
AS Johnson failed to take any action
against the player until he found
out that Mays had been purchased by
the Yankees, they charged that the
league president was not acting in
good faith.
Backed by Majorfty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
BIG TENNIS TOURNEY AT
NEWPORT OPENS TODAY

NEWPORT, r. l., August 4.-The in
vitation tennis tournament, the first
to be played here for two years,
was to begin on the Casino courts
today, with one of the best fields ever
seen in a meeting in this country. in
GLIDING the four visiting Australians
and Americas foremost stars. r.
Norris Williams. I'd, was to meet
Josiah Wheelwright, another Bos-
tonian, in the first of the morning
matches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04

being generally accepted theory that the mission ot near
cold the aspirations Of team
said to have been
their while entertaining Jim Dunn hrengs IN the Ma
After the Sixth the clash
sound lacng when
subdued
Sabbath aemblage yesterday
while the
four by hitting at the of Jim Shaw
Sunday triumph the Indians attained undls
pued possession of second the Tigers with whom they
below the
sound waopng to them at the Polo
in the flag scramble The White inactive at Boston are
the Indians and the fthposion Browns there diff
possible by tomorrow evening jump
10 place.
. surely some Johnsons circuit this and
is
of to
League records for the Polo Grounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
No Fielding Chances for Three.

Shortstop Shanks Leftfelder Graney
and Rightfielder Smith went through
Yesterdays game without a fielding
chance of any description. Third
baseman Gardner had an opportunity
to make but one play, and on this he
erred. Second Baseman Wambsganss
had only two chances, both assists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Nationals Are Idle Today,

This is an Off day for the Nationals.
Tomorrow the Detroit Tigers will
open three-game series here and
following another day of idleness
Friday the Chicago White Sox come
for a trio of battles, after which the
Griffmen leave the capital for their
last road trip of the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
May Play Title Series.

A post-season series among the in
dependent teams of the District and
vicinity IL now being talked Of Rex.
Clarendon, Brentwood, Gibraltar and
Cardinal Athletic clubs and Steel Plant
trants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
MINORS REGARD DRAFT RULE
AS DEAD ISSUE, FULTZ SAYS
War-like Declaration May Lead to Split
With Majors Nationals Fail in
Duty Against Indians.
By DENMAN THOMPSON.

the International League
the leagues that the
draft thing OF the past taken 10
small of base ball have decided to cut
brothers Fuiz goes INTO
details alleged of the paid by the MAJORS
for league and instances purpong to indicate the
deal He asserts that or sen
the favor OF dssovng the naonal
preferred equitable change and having been nohed
National League that 1t
with the that did not
their the minors have concluded to lay their
n the table
Despite the fact that the request Of the minors the majors
the drafting and farming OF PLAYERS there has been no % h
league
option with minor league club subject to
lieu which will the
of the teams talent in the fall Thus far the majors and
to
abrogated while each
The
conducted split with the national
result With their
the could grab all the desirable
athletes
and the draft price for them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04

Murphy singled the second and reached
wild PITCH Charity
whitfield $3.50
In the third Judge walked promptly plfered sec
ond where
Rice the ball out 80
E Set the fourth,
wild heav the fifth Shaw famed
as and the seventh hit to Chapman
and Shnks thumped into double play initiated by Wamby
Clyde Milan srikeout
s Judge hoped safety Wamby Speaker then raced
the infed
walked to Shaw, but swatsmih
best whack that Convey
no use as Janyrn hoid Ks
Chapman - = ' o's'eu 70
Chapmans and throw from Menovs drive
the sixth the fielding Speakers Catch Eo
teI aerial ofeng IN the eighth Spoke fine verbal
his tracks and watching long
up not than twenty feet and with ease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Scoreboard on Strike Again.

The scoreboard at American
League Park went on strike again
yesterday and for more than two in
nings was not operated at all, much
to the Inconvenience of the spectators.
Perhaps today it will be given the
repairs 1t appears to need so badly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
War Nine Is Beaten.

The War Department nine went
over to Alexandria yesterday and took
beating at the hands Of the Cardinal
4. c., to 4. The Alexandrians hit
hard. while Hartman held War De-
partment well in check.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04

Three-base hits-Judge. Shanks. Home run
smith. Stolen bases-Judge. Wambsganss,
Graney. Sacrifice observation-disclosures, Judge.
Sacrifice fly-ONeill Double OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to Chapman to Johnston. Left on bases
Cleveland. 4; Washington. 8. Bases on balls
on Shaw. in innings; off Coveieskie 8.
Struck out-By Shaw .; by Coyeieskie. Z.
Hits off Shaw, in innings Wild pitch
Covefeskie. Losing pitcher-Shaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04

second that Elmer Smith huned
Jim right field wall all
Elmer has accomplished this the first time
National
member the band Elmer performs with
closures limits but this polling unsettled Shaw the
walking Gardner who completed the Wamby
hc hnson single second and oNrs sacrifice fly
3
The Indians rested their in the third and after Gardner
singled to left stole second and tailed Johnson safety right
That making full OF their hits but the Tribe exceled this
Speakers line
This ended the Tribes offensive efforts
enough, the Gfmen couldn't
something The
speed and had his splitter working appp
Grman scoring afforded
the wall Foster lifted
to Speaker and Convey famed Menosky
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Good Match in Doubles.

The No. / doubles clash was a nip
and tuck affair, and brought out some
clever tennis, also some that was
mediocre. Doyle could not do much
running around the court on account
Of strained hip, putting the burden
Of sprinting up to Harris. Morgan