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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-18
GOOD PROFITS MADE
BY SHELL D|GCERS
FOR SEASONS WORK.
PRICE OF CLAM SHELLS GOES TO
$50 PER TON-$t00oo SHIPMENT
LEAVES DIXON

| Dixon, ILL.,. Aug. 1S.-Apart from
the usual finds of pearls the clam
ming industry at favorable points in
the Mississippi valley is prospecting
this year. Pearls are the clammer's
side line, His man concern is dig
gng shells from which buttons are
made.
The largest single shipment to
date this year was three car loads.
some loo tons Of shells, which were
dug from the bed Of the river within
a radius OF half a mile They went
to a firm at La Crosse. Wis. The
buyer pad $40 ton. which is the
highest price yet received by the dig
gers, and the three cars represented
$4,000 worth of shells.
Many other clammers have been
holding their shells for higher prices
Since this shipment was made shells
have gone to $50 a ton
Along the shores and many of its
tributary rivers may be found numer-
Gus clammer'S outfits, which vary
somewhat N design although all serve
the same purpose. \ typical outfit
consists OF fiat bottomed boat, on
either side of which is rod sixteen
feet long. Suspended from this are
chains with six four-prong hooks on
each chain, in all 600 hooks.
One bar at time is lowered and
dragged along the river bed, thus
catching the partly open clam shell.
Muddy water affords the best results.
as the clans there open their shells
for feeding and can be tha more
easily caught.
Spring and early summer are the
best season for the work. as the
spring freshets disturb the water,
making it muddy Later in the sea-
son, as the water becomes cool. the
clans bury themselves in the mud.
The industry Is protected by the game
and fish laws. the season opening le-
galy June I'd and closing December
LIST
CLANS breed in August and are very
prolific. The mother Weayes sort
of web around herself and young, and
when caught on the claiming hooks
as many as fifty or seventy.fiye young
are often found attached to her, while
many others are lost in the catching.
The workers. outfit includes stove
of some sort, the clans being boiled
for an hour after they have been
brought to shore. This opens the
shell and enables the fisherman TO
remove the clam, One by one he
tbrnnuh HE catch II G1D ri
the meat, which can be fed to swine
or used for fish bait
Each shell opened may bring large
reward. for many beautiful and valu-
able pearls have been found in this
way. As the clammer runs his thumb
along the heshy muscle Of the mol
lusk he may find big pay for his days
work
This summer on Rock river, near
here, an $3.50 pearl was found, also
one which brought $3.50, besides many
from white to black is discovered, and
exquisite pink and lavender being
especially beautiful.
Every clam digger has in his cabin
a tiny box lined with fluffy cotton
This is his treasure trove. and here
are boarded the findings Of the days
catch. The experienced clammer
knows the value of a pearl KNOWS
about how much flaw detracts, and
knows the degree of perfection of the
jewel, so that when the pearl buyer
comes through the country the wise
old river man is no novice to deal
with
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-18
EXPECT SHOW DOWN
IN COAL WAGE DISPUTE
tBy the Associated Press)

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. lS.-Preyious
to todays JOINT conference between
the scale committees of the United
Mine Workers of America and the hi
luminous coal operators of the central
competitive field it was believed there
would be a showdown. The operators
had made the miners Il better offer
than the one they had unanimously
rejected Monday go TO y cents day
incrcase), it was said. but the nature
could not be learned until it had been
presented to the full scale committee.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-18
MEXICO REGIME TAKES
OVER ADMINISTRATION
OF LOWER CALIFORNIA
UBy the Associated Press

Mexico City, Ang. 1S.-A Presiden-
tial commission will leave tonight for
Lower California to arrange for Este.
ban Cantu to hand over to Luis NJ.
Sala2ar the Oce of Governor of that
state. according to an official bulle-
tin issued late today, Agricultural
machinery and school books required
by Francisco villa, the former bandit
leader, have been ordered sent to
him by The government. the bulletin
saws
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-18
Millions for a
.MeW Stomach

One of the greatest American million
aires said to his physician, GA million
dollars, Doctor, spot cash and no grum-
bling, for n new stomach and then
tho sick man groaned and turned away.
All his wealth could not make him
happy or contented, for happiness large.
ly depends upon digestion. Without
health where does happiness come int
After all the stomach plays q great
part in everyday life. without a
healthy stomach and good digestion our
blood is thin, watery and poor. our
do its duty, and man is miserable and
unhappy. Prevent disease by putting
the house in order and strengthening
the system against the germs of disease.
DR.. Pierce of the Invaids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, n. Y,
years ago understood diseases and their
prevention, and he discovered certain
roots ana NERDS Whlch were nature
remedies, and succeeded in putting them
up in form that could be easily pro-
cured at the drug store Qiquid or
tablets. This he called DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. This Dis
covery gives no false stimulation be.
cause it contains no alcohol or any mar
cotc. 1t helps digestion and the as
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as are required for the blood. 1t gives
to tho blood the food elcypcn.s the It's.
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has enjoyed the confidence Of the
American public. Try it nowi |,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-18
DETROIT MEMORIAL
COST MILLION
(By the Associated Press.)

Detroit Mich.--Plans for erection
here of $6,000,0C0 memorial build
ing TO soldiers who died in the world
war have taken definite form as the
result of adoption by the city council
Of a resolution calling for an early
election TO vote upon bond issue,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-18
When.

Answering the question, "Whcn Is
a woman old?" a famous tragedienne
wrote: 1.-THE conceited never; the UNI
happy too soon, and the wise at the
right time. boston Transcript.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-18
CZECHO-SlOVIA ENVOY
TAKES CHICAGO POST

Chicago, Aug, lS.-Capt, Branko
Lazarevitch. the first consul general
tor Jugo-Slavia arrived here today.
Hi wife. DR. Radmilla Laz1rrviJta,
Il prominent "ocial WORKER Of Be-
grade. accompanied him,
Evening star., 1920-03-28
BY H. C. BYRD.

Base ball games in which local COL
leges are to figure will be plentiful
this week The game between Uni
versity of Vermont and Catholic Uni
versity yesterday is to be followed
this week by the advent of strong
northern mines, among them Yale and
Cornell. Georgetown and Catholic
University are to remain at home.
Maryland State goes south, and
Gallaudet lays off until after the
Easter vacation.
Tomorrow the University of Yer
mont goes up to the Hilltop to face
GEORGETOWN. There is not much doubt
that the northerners will find the 90
ing against the Blue and GRAY outfit
just about as rough as in any game
they play this season.
Holy Cross is the next nine to come
into this section. 1t is due to play at
Catholic University Wednesday and
Georgetown Saturday.
Most important of the contests
scheduled here are those in which Yale
and Cornell are to figure. Yale plays
three games. Two are scheduled
Thursday. one in the morning at
Georgetown and the other at Catholic
University in the afternoon.
Besides the contests in which Yale
is to face local mines. it will meet Penn
Evening star., 1920-03-28
STARS WIN IN INDOOR
TENNIS TITLE TOURNEY

NEW YORK. March 81. Vincent
Richards. the young holder Of the in
door tennis title: William r Tilden,
I'd: 8. Howard voshell and other
stars were among the winners in the
national indoor championship at the
Richards had one bye and won a
lily in the first and second rounds. de-
feating H. 8. Parker. Cedarhurst, NJ
Y, st. S-2: and Jerry Lang. the
New York junior, 6-1. 60. Voshell.
twice champion. was very fast. He
in turn outplayed A. ]. Ostendorf,
81. 60. .and 6. G. Moore. jr.. 7th
Regiment, Ga, 6-1.
In the other matches Frank T. An
derson, runner-up for the junior
championship. defeated DR.. William
Rosenbaum, New York, 3-6. 60,
So, and Jay L. Anderson, 6-1, 6-1.
In the second round G. c. Shafer.
Philadelphia, defeated Fred NJ. Let
son, 60, 3-6. 6-3. and Samuel
Hardy, former Californian. defeated
Gerald Emerson, Columbia University,
j. B. Fanno. the Harvard star. won
twice. He outplayed H. N. Snow
6-1, Ga. and c. j. Post. jr, Ga,
6-1. B. w. Stair, New York veteran.
defeated J. L. Werner. Princeton.
The unexpected result Of the day
was the overthrow Of Allen Behr.
New York, by Benjamin F. Letson, a
young player. Ct. Is, 6-3.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
LOCAL COLLEGES TO FIGURE
in MANY GAMES THIS WEEK

State here Friday, the only college
contest booked that day. The game
will be something of an experiment,
but as both Penn State and Yale were
at a loss for games they decided to
meet each other.
Cornell plays at Georgetown Thurs
day afternoon, making two games with
big universities on the same day.
George Washington University is to
open on Saturday. April 3. the first
base ball schedule it has attempted
in years. The Hatchetites believe
they can develop base ball success
fully, and they are going to show
just what can be done by them in the
way of athletics.
Maryland State leaves Tuesday
morning for Charlottesville 1t plays
University of Virginia there Tues
day afternoon, and Wednesday goes
over to Richmond for a contest with
Richmond College. 1t had a game
scheduled Thursday with Wake For
est but that school Cancelled, and
probably the date will not be filled.
Friday North Carolina State is to be
played. and Saturday the University
of North Carolina From North Caro-
lima, Maryland makes the jump to
Athens. Ga. for two games with Uni
versity of Georgia, on Monday and
Tuesday. and Wednesday goes against
University OF South Carolina at
Columbia.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
Lee Magee Files Charges
Against Four N. L. Players

CINCINNATI, March 27.-Lee
Magee. former Chicago and Gin
cinnatf National League player,
through his attorney, Robert s.
AlcOrn, has made his formal
charges about base ball and
gambling. "I have sent Presi-
dent Heydler," said Alcorn to-
day, "statements naming four
National League players in the
base ball gambling stories of
which SO much has been rumOr-
ed, and it is up to Mr.. Heydler
nOw."
Evening star., 1920-03-28
TENNIS PROSPECTSGOOD
Maryland State Racket Team Has
Good Material and q
Long Schedule.

COLLEGE PARK, Nd, March 81
With three members of last season.s
strong team. Bobby Haig, Freddy
Slanker and Oscar Trail. again on
hand, and with several promising can
didates available. the outlook for ten
ms at Maryland State College A.
pright- Last year the State racketers
LOST but one game. falling before
georgetown. Among the new men
who look good are Jim Latta. former
ashington Central High School boy;
fushikawa. late of Gettysburg Col
lege, and White, another former Cen
tral boy: The schedule: April IL.
George Washington University at
washington: April %. Racket Club al
washington; May /. Catholic Uniyer-
sIty at College Park; May s, GEORGE
Park: May 13, Catholic University At
Brookland. d. c.: May IL, St. Johns
College at College Park; May Is.
Georgetown at College Park: May "a
western Maryland College It west.
minister. Nd: May %. Delaware Col.
lege at College Park; May &c. ST.
Johns College at Annapolis: May %.
Western Maryland College ct College
Park. Games also have been arranged
with Central High, Washington, ana
Baltimore City College for April "a
and May II. respectively. and Tech
High of Washington also is to be met
Matches are pending with Randolph
Macon. and Washington College of
Chestertown, Md. may be encountered.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
c. i. NINE DEFEATS
VERMONT, G TO |
Plays Better Base Ball, But
Losers Ten Errors Run
Up Score.

Catholic University opened its base
ball season yesterday. defeating the
niversity of Vermont on the Brook
land diamond by the score of to 1.
The Brooklanders outpitched. out
felded and outhit the visitors. but
they got much assistance to make
the count SO large in their favor.
only one of the locals runs came
without help. This was the one put
over In the opening inning. The
visitors lone tally was a gift.
The Vermont team introduced a fine
array Of butter fingers into the game.
ITS players making ten errors. Left
Fielder Garrity made four, dropping
three flies in the third inning, when
the Brooklanders got two runs with
out a hit
Jackson. C. us southpaw. pitched
a fine game. He yielded five hits.
but four Of them came after his
team had a comforta bile lead: struck
out half dozen and passed two.
Kibbee. Vermont's star slabman, who
defeated Harvard. Dartmouth and
other strong combinations last year.
also twirled creditably, but his sup
port was enough to beat Walter
Johnson.
c. q. Scores I'm Opener.
C.. Us run at the outset came on
at home after Lyons sacrificed. when
he tried to score on Harrington's
safety to right. Harrington went to
second on the throw to the plate and,
after Lucey walked, scored on Dunn's
single.
Vermont did not get a man on
until one was out in the third. Then
Dunn dropped Lucey's throw on
Spillane's grounder. Spillane went to
second on a passed ball. stole third
and scored on a wild pitch.
Garrity's exhibition of how not
to play the outfield, two other errors
by Harris. a stolen base and two
passes gave the locals a pair OF
! runs in their half and left the sacks
full when the third out was made.
Vermont had a runner cut down
at the plate in the fourth. Conlin
got a pass as a starter and stole
second after McGinnis flied out. He
was nipped trying to register on Har-
ris' clout to center.
Hits by Lucey, Parrott and Corwin.
with errors by Hamilton and Conlin
mixed in. gave c. I. pair of count
ers in the fifth. Their final marker
in the seventh came on a hit by
Lucey. his theft, Spillanes overthrow
of second and wild pitch.
Vermont made a threat in the
ninth. McGinnis and Harris singing
in succession with one out, but the
next two batters failed Score:
Evening star., 1920-03-28
BOWLERS LEAD
Erickson and Krems Topple Over
1901 Pins and Take First
Place in Doubles.

PEORIA, ILL.,. March 27.-New lead
ers appeared at the American Bowling
Congress here late today. when Chicago
stars figured in some of the most SEN
sational shooting Of the tournament.
Changes among the ten leaders came
M. Erickson and p. Krems of Chi
caro- scored 1901 in the two-man
events. and went into first place. D.
Devito and F. Luby Of Chicago. rolling
on the same shift. moved into second
Mace with a score Of 1878. H. Foster
and T. Marken of Minneapolis regis
tered 1851 and landed in seventh
position.
nins short of taking the lead in the
individuals. He shot for a total of
ST Louis for second honors. B. Pekie,
another Chicago bowler went into third
place, hanging up 684 count.
p. Krems. Chicago. reached third
place in the all events. turning in a
score Of 1881.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
MARYLAND STATE
SCORES 20 RUNS
And Defeats GaIIaudet Ball
Team by a Lopsided
Count.

Maryland States ball team found
Gallaudet easy yesterday at Kendall
Green and won the first of the two
games scheduled between the two
schools by 20 to 8. The Maryland nine
scored freely throughout. while CAL
laudet got all it's runs in the ninth
as the result Of two wild throws.
Nisbet and Smith. who did the pitch
ing for State, were effective in every
inning, while the Gallaudet hurlers
were wild and hit hard. Nisbet al
lowed two hits and struck out eight
during the five innings he held the
slab. Smith allowed the same number
of hits, but famed only four.
The Marylanders, mainly through
wildness on the part of Boatwright.
got two runs in each of the first and
second innings, five in the third, and
had the big inning in the seventh,
when seven men crossed the plate.
Score.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
ASKED # THEY CAN
PLAY FOR DAVIS CUP
''First Ten" Racketers, Ex-
cept Kumagae, Are Quer-
led by Committee.

NEW YORK, March 81 The first
ten ranking tennis players. with the
exception of I. Kumagae Of Japan,
have been asked to inform the Davis
cup committee If they can go to Eng
land or Australia to play in the in
ternational contest, the executive
committee of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association announced at the
close Of its spring meeting tonight.
Richard Harte, the Harvard athlete,
also has received an invitation be-
markable indoor playing.
Eliminating Kumagae, who ranks
third. but is Ineligible to represent
the United States, the ranking play
ers notified are William NJ. Johnston
of San Francisco. national champion;
William T. Tilden, Cd. Philadelphia ;
r. Lindley Murray, Niagara Falls:
Wallace F. Johnson. Philadelphia: r.
Norris Williams. I'd. Boston; Roland
Roberts. San Francisco; Charles s.
Garland. Pittsburgh; Walter T.
Hayes. Chicago; Watson NJ. Wash
burn, New York.
A suggestion of the ranking COM
mittee> that r. N. Williams be ad-
vanced to fifth place, displacing w.
F. Johnson, was rejected by the eX-
ecutive committee.
Would Play in England.
The committee cabled today to
ascertain whether the South African
lawn tennis players could play
the Davis cup ties with the
American representatives on July 8
at Wimbledon. England. If SO it is
the intention to have the American n
players leave here about June 1. and,
should they defeat the South Africans
and the winners of the England-Ho
land ties. return to this country
about August l. In the event of the
United States having won the right
to play for the Davis cup the team
will leave here for Australasia about
the 1st of November, returning early
in January.
The committee regretted being unable
to accept the invitation from the French
Tennis Association to take part in the
hard court championship of the world,
to be played for in France the latter
part of next May, on account of the
early date.
At the request of the California Lawn
Tennis Association, Miss Eleanor Ten
nant of Los Angeles, who had been CIV
ing professional instruction for some
years, was restored to full amateur
standing.
President Edward Conlin Of the Um-
pires' Association called for ruling
as to whether a Nnesman could change
his decision and the committee decided
that he ''has power to change a mis-
taken decision"
Eight new members were announced,
among them being the Audubon Coun-
try Club. Louisville. KY; Fort Dodge
Iowa, Tennis Club; Johnstown, Pa,
Tennis League: Women's Club. Noun
tain Lake Park, Maryland Riverton,
N. J., Country Club. and the Buffalo
Tennis and Squash Club.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
BATEMAN TO FIT NAVY
BOXERS FOR OLYMPICS

Joe Bateman, the veteran boxer of
this city, has become celebrated as a
teacher Of the manly art, and is kept
very busy these days. He arrived. in
Washington yesterday after a pro-
longed season at one of the Virginia
colleges, and will leave at once for
the Great Lakes cantonment, where
he will take in tow many OF the cIev-
crest mittmen of the Navy and pre-
pare them for the Olympics in Bel
gium. After the best team from the
Navy has been selected. Bateman will
tho squad to Antwerp and
oversee the training OF the men until
the big battles come of.
Joe was very busy during the big
war and made q lasting reputation as
an Instructor at the camps At Nash.
VILE and hereahnuta
Evening star., 1920-03-28
PENN STATE wins AGAIN

PHILADELPHIA. March a7.-Penn.
sylvania State College retained the
intercollegiate wrestling title today.
scoring a total of twenty-three
points in the annual tournament At
w eightman Hall. Cornell was second
with fourteen. The University of
Pennsylvania scored twelve. while
Yale. Princeton and Lehigh scored
ten each Columbia failed to score.
Gait of Yale won the heavyweight
individual championship. State Col
lege won three individual champion
ships with Shirk, lis pounds; Detar.
135 pounds, and Mills, 145 pounds. The
University of Pennsylvania won the
125-pound and 15S-pound titles with
victories by Gerson and Ashby. re-
spectively. Good of Lehfgh won the
175 title.
Cornell captured four second places.
State College two ana Princeton one.
Yale and Princeton each took two
thirds, and State. Lehigh and Ponngy1-
vsnia one each
Evening star., 1920-03-28
Nationals Ohehn Reds by lGeog0 Catholic u and State Win Game
Stansbury Of West Virginia
Injured in Javelin Practice

M o r. Gal TOWN. w. Va.
March N.-Harry A. Stansbury.
athletic director OF the Uniyer-
sfty OF West Virginia, suffered
peculiar accident on the ath-
ietic Held here late today when
n 1avelfn hurled by a member Of
the trnck squad struck him in
the neck. The javelin's head
pierced his neck on the right
sioe and came out directly be-
meath his chin. having passed
between the jugular vein and
the carotid artery.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
NATIONAL HONORS
TO PENN'S QU|NT
Defeats Chicago, 20 to 21,
in Thrilling Contest in
Princeton Gym.

PRINCETON. N. J.. March 27.-The
University of Pennsylvania defeated
the University of Chicago for the ma
tional collegiate basket ball cham
pionship here tonight, % to 21. Each
team previously had won a game.
The game was one of the fastest
and hest played contests seen here
this year. Pennsylvania, took the lead
at the start and maintained 1t
throughout although the westerners
constantly threatened to overtake the
Quakers.
The first half was full of good pass
ing, but poor shooting kept the score
down. At half time Pennsylvania led,
IL. to z. Shortly after the start of
the second half Chicago cut down this
lead to three points, but Pennsylvania
rallied strongly and ran the score up
to % to 13. With six minutes left to
play Chicago staged a brilliant rally.
but it was cut short by the final
whistle.
Rosenast and Sweeney were the in
dividual stars for Pennsylvania while
Vollmer and Birkhoff divided honors
for Chicago. Lineup and summary:
Evening star., 1920-03-28
C. A. EMM0NS HIGH GUN
Breaks ~ Out of so Targets at
Weekly Shoot Of Washington
Gun Club.

The Washington Gun Club had as
visitors at their regular Saturday
shoot yesterday three professional
marksmen in Lester German. E. W.
Ford and e. L. Moss. Under the lead
ership Of these stars, the local marks
men did their best. and as a, result
good scores were forthcoming.
G. A. Emmons shot at fifty targets
and smashed forty-seven, leading the
amateurs. and also scoring ahead of
Ford and Moss. and but one behind
German, who broke forty-eight, being
best of the pros.
The pleasant weather served to
draw out large crowd of contestants.
Following are the scores in detail:
Evening star., 1920-03-28
G. j. NINE BLANKS
ST. JOHNS TEAM
Hyman and Fitzgerald Too
Clever on Slab for Visit
ors, Winning 6 to O.

Hyman and Fitzgerald. dividing
yesterdays game at Georgetown.
blanked the st. Johns College nine
by 6 to 0. Hyman pitched the first
six innings and allowed only two
hits and famed ten. The visitors
were unable to get their bats any
where near his delivery. Fitzgerald
hurled the last three innings and was
little less effective than the big left
handler. The result of yesterdays
contest makes a total of twenty-siX
scoreless innings Georgetown pitchers
have worked in three games.
Roberts pitched fairly good ball for
ST. Johns, except for his wildness.
He issued five free tickets to first.
Harry Sullivan played fine ball at
first for Georgetown and also led
in the batting with two hits out of
four trips to the plate. Freddy Fees
made his debut at short and put up
a good article Of ball.
The contest yesterday was excep-
'tionally we'll f1elded, Georgetown's
men going through errorless and ST.
Johns making only two miscues.