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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-04
Olympia Oyster in
Fight for Life; Has
But a Single Ally
ny ROBERT BAsTIEN HERMANN 1,

ny ROBERT BASTIEN HERMANN
You thrilled. no doubt, when
you read "rarTan of the Apes"
Maybe you felt Just bit dis
appointed that you couldn't wit
ness such n primevai struggle
In cold reality, instead Of thru
the eyes of n writer Of fiction.
Yet right here In Washington
almost la Seatile--Iust such =
struggle Il being waged today
only II Il grimmer. more re-
lentiess struggle than ever the
faciie pen of Edgar Rice Bur
roughs was able 90 conceive.
Almost within n stone throw OF
your homo. a primitive race is bat
Ting heroicnlly for its very exist.
ence. And what a battle II isl I'm
armed and beset by myriad foes. the
race faces what seems to be Ger.
tain extinction. And yet. with the
aid OF only single ally. the DO
leaguered race is making steady
progress against It's enemicz
LONE ALLY
II DARWIN
Tho races lone any II 7. II. Oar
win. state fish commissioner--and
yes. the sccret'n have 10 come out.
the heroic clan is none other than
tho sueculont and familiar Olympia
oyster.
That may sound fncetious-but n
isn't The oyster has moro enemies
20 the square inch and fewer means
Of protecting itself than any other
organism that you can find In your
biology text book. And the Olym-
pia oynter--using the term 10 apply
10 all native Washington bivalves
JUS, little moro unfortunate
than any OF It's cousinA
A the late Mr.. Gilbert might apt.
iy have romarked--~rhe Olympia
oysters lot is not a happy one"
Commissioner Darwin. who has
the role OF sort OF pershing In tho
oyster war. In that he arrived late
IN the struggle. but IN time TO turn
tho tide. discussed his campaign to.
day.
His conmunique. IN addition 10
furnishing material that In quite a
bit liver than any of the commu.
niques that used 10 be Issued In the
A. r. r.. brings on; number OF
facts about tho oyster that seem 20
have been suppressed IN the past
Did you ever know. for Instance.
that
The Olympia oyster m me daddy
Of all oyxters-that II Is probably. Of
the very same specie as those that
tho dInorauras used TO feast on in
prehistoric times taking II for
granted that the dinoaauras was an
epicurel7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-04

COUNTLESS OTHER
FOES TO FIGHT
Thus we can say that We have
tho oysters worst enemy on the
run--but there arc countless other
foes 90 be overcome before the oys.
ter viii have anything like an idyl.
lio existence.
The oyster. as most people know
IL. IL as immobile as turnip: but
in its infancy II swims freely, altho
foebiy. and before IL settles down
II may wander far from the parental
locality.
THE embryo oyster IN NO small as
10 be just visible TO the naked eye.
This embryo soon becomes covered
with microscopic fleshy bristles.
which. beating in unison. give II
some power OF iocomotion. tho they
are scrviceable chiefly In suspend
Ing II In the water and bringing II
within reach OF the tidal currents
on which II travels.
AFTER n brief career Of travel. n
tiny shell begins 10 form. and. as
tho burden Of this Increases. n
change OF habit comes. The little
oyster must attach itself 10 n sup
port and settle down 20 the scdcnt,
AIRY life OF the adult. and this neces.
sity brings one OF the gravest Crises
OF it's life.
1T In hardly visible without a
tense. and the thinnest rim OF sedi.
ment viii cover and stifie II, and
most OF the bottom over which II
has been swimming II muddy. Only
oyster beds. gravel and shells. pill.
ing and similar bodies IN the water
present surface sufficiently firm
and clean TO servo the little oysters
purpose.
the moro fortunate ones cement
their shells 10 such objects. grow
and henceforth remain where they
feil--unless displaced by some ex.
ternai force. But for each one
which becomes 70 attached there
are unknown byriads which fan ON
unsuitable surfaces and perish
NEVER SAFE
FROM ENEMIES
but even after Inc oyster
has found . home. It's troubles
are not over. II Il never safe
from other cnrmi~s until II falls
Into the hands Of It's arch foe
man. Schools Of drumfish may
grind the oysters into fragments
bstwccn teeth arranged like
cobblertone pavem~iii starflsh
may appear In great hosts. and.
by the muscular force Of their
arms furnished with rows Of
suckers tear open the shells
and. turning their own stom-
arhs inside out, absorb the oys-
ter while II sfilI lies within the
sTncr designed TO protect IT,
The drif. little marine snaif.
uses Its rough tongue like a rasp.
and. boring n smooth, round hole
thru the helpless oysters shell. In.
s~rts It's nnout and ticks up the
meat within-and 10 II goes.
Possibly II Is Just such an attack
from which the wiilapa oysters are
suffering NJ present.
But these latter foes are com.
mon to all oyrter---whiie tho cold
IN almost exclusively the enemy Of
the Washington oyster.
at IL this condition which has
kept the Washington oyster In n
primitive state. while the Eastern
oyster has been going thru a process
% evolution which makes II m DIFF
fercnt as man 10 from the missing
link.
The waters Of the Northwest,
you so. are 10 cold that only
tho spawn ~ the primitive. or
bi-srSed oyster. can live In
them--henc. the Washington
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-04
COUNTLESS OTHER
FOES TO FIGHT

at least n shallow COW
ter at all tinca.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12

merce carried in American bottoms has fallen, the report averred. from 50 per cent in 1920 to hardly more than 30 per cent this year, largely because of the failure to enforce the chief provisions of the merchant ma rine act especially that pro Viding preferential railway rates on goods shipped in American vessels"
 The report urged the enforcing of such preferential rates and of the organization of commodities trans portation companies empowered to fix joint through rail and ocean rates through American ports via Ameri- can ships. the ships to be operated in conjunction with a nationally con- trolled rail distribution of commodity groupings based a pre- edetermination of their origin, destination, quanti- ties, any many other factors"
 Under the Webb act and the Edge act" it is added. the organization of such companies can be legally under taken
 The creation was urged in the re- port of commodity transportation companies, authorized and acting as
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12

Elk were doubtless selected to attract favorable attention, while the minor ity were selected in honor of some town or other point of local promi- hence.
 The "Horsefly," for instance, with it's obnoxious buzz and blood-suclz- ing propensities, is not such a name as to inspire the confidence of bond buyers and others. Likewise the Dead OK Flat" is apt to create the mental picture of the bones Of some pioneers OK team whitening on a broad alkai flat. One Is agreeably surprised however, in crossing the Dead OK flat to encounter alfalfa fields, orchards and comfortable homes
 The Mountain Sheep" the name originally selected for another gently rolling district, is apt to leave the impression ot a mountain sheep leap ing from crag to crag in a precipitous, rim rock area. Among other suggest i've names are those of Eagle Point, Bear Creek. Goose Yake, Beaver Slough and Deer Island.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12

While it is too much to expect that the hunters of Oregon will contend with one another in an effort to se- cure the bonds of the Fat Elk drain age district, it certainly leaves the proper tf.ste in the mouth, and other districts may well consider the ap- propriateness of the names that are selected. With the wide variation Of names given to these districts. the state engineer is awaiting patiently to determine whether the title under which irrigation development is pros ecuted has anything to do with the demand for bonds and other obliga
 tions authorized by the improvement orgnnizatlons.-Port Oregonian.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12

A. King issued an appeal to tbe oi+i Sens to be especially tH di,ipent ipe titi- ir oraining off water seht II ciean1ng up proceeded in ev- Sy part or the business district +o- Fropr1etors of business es+ab- tspnents and employees Were swean- anu brushing out the water a rff, Sat s While pumps were forcing f;oe rom basements Elegant of- iul illture lined both sides of tbe bir. streets with employees scrub Tn eIl to remove dirt and slime contrast to the damage to tbe larger establishments. there were inc uaIhaged fruit stands, and smaller dolishments. Here and there a is alsn was cleaning his small place
 oeu Tn some instances by his wife sons or daughters.
 "A Bridges Wrecked
 A check by City Engineer D D ihaTrlgan showed that 13 of the 27 prluses spanning the San Antonio riVer practically are undamaeed. Siiy one bridge was washed away. tuners were lifted from their piles banks. 'tio
 The rapidity with which the water receoed is accounted for by the fact NAty IS dl the neauWaterS or three streams,
 Because of the many curiosity seekers visiting the devastated dis trlct this morning the district was roped off and guarded by policemen and soldiers
 The Red Cross and organizations opened relief headquarters yesterday and all last night and today assisted fiood victims. Bread and clothing were distributed
 Members of the local American Le- zion post aided in clearing away the debris, and did patrol duty in sec tions of the city. They also aided In recovering bodies.
 Pathetic Scenes
 Many pathetic scenes were enact- ca at the Red Cross headquarters and at the morgues. Mexican families rom which number were missing called in body at both places and In broken English asked about the missing. One Mexican and his wife told of seeing their four children swept away just as they neared safety.
 Limited telephone service was available today. The power for dy- namos and motors of the telephone company was cut off, but officials used automobiles to operate the dy- namos.
 City officials estimate that the
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12
Premier Hara May
 Attend Limitation
 OfArnannentMeet
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LRepubllcan A, P. Leased Wlre1
 TOXIC, Sept. 10.-There is still a possibility that Premier Hara may attend the limitation of ornaments conference, at least for two weeks. He would be obliged to return, how ever. before the opening of the Japa- nese diet in January. it is said. Moreover, his going is said to depend largely on whether Premiers Lloyd George of England and Briand of France attend.
 Still, it is said, pressing internal economic matters may prevent his leaving, in which case Minister of Marine Kato may be made Japan's s chief delegate, with M. Shidehara, Japanese ambassador at Washington being assigned the handling of the diplomatic problems. :.
 Another plan being considered, ac- cording to the Jiii Shimbo, is to in- eclude Viscount Chinda, former am bassador to Great Britain, and for mer Minister of War Tanaka among the chief delegates. definite an- nouncement is expected about Sep tember 20.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12

total effect of the flood will not be cleared up for month. A scum of oil was left hanging to the buildings as the water receded.
 That part of the business district will resume tomorrow was evidenced today when merchants displayed signs that they would reopen to- morrow. A number of old land marks in the business section dis appeared. Some were more than 100 years old. All were small. It was impossible to obtain accu- rate estimates of the number of dwellings washed away, but accord ing to one police report the figure was placed at 200.
 A trip to Berg's mill showed that report that the settlement had been washed away was untrue, only a DOT tion of the bridge to the mill having been destroyed.
 One or two families are known to be drowned or missing at Berg's mill.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12
E. w. Cochrane To
 Referee Gibbons
 Ortega Contest
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tRepupHcan A. P. Leased WireJ
 COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Sept 11.--Edward w. Cochrane, Kansas City sporting writer, tonight was se- lected as referee for the Mike Gib- bons- Battling Ortega fight to be held here Friday night.
 Gibbons will arrive here Wednes- day to work out for the contest. He fights Young Fisher of Syracuse, N T., at St. Paul, Minn.. Monday night Ortega has been doing road work for the past week. but will do very little boxing until the fight, as he has been training here for the past three weeks.
 Freddie Enck of Aurora, Ills, vii meet Jack Doyle of Denver in ths semi windup. both fighters to weigf in at 125 pounds the day of the fight In the curtain raiser. Tommy Madi. son meets Harry Reide. Both pre-. liminaries will be for six rounds.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12
NAME DISTRICTS FOR ANIMALS

SALEM, Ore.-That organizers for irrigation districts in Oregon prefer to name the project for birds. ami mals and insects rather than for rural vicinities and points of scenic interest, was indicated in a summary of the activities of these projects pre- pared here recently by the state en- gineer.
 In a recent mail there came to the office of the engineer application for the certificatioh of bonds in the sum of S10,000 for theadevelopment of the Fat Elk drainage district in Coos county. This project includes ap- proximately 2.260 acres of land.
 Among the 120 irrigation districts organized in Oregon, a large number have been named for animals, birds and insects. Some like that of Fat
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12
BURY MURDER
 VICTIMS TUESDAY

ST. PAUL. Minn., Sept 1i.-Tha body of Bernard J. Daugherty will be inferred in Calvary cemetery here Tuesday. Thomas G. Daugherty. brother of the man. whose staying Is said to have been confessed by H. w Church in Chicago. left Chicago with the body tonight Relatives of Daugherty expressed relief when in formed of the confession Of Church, but sympathized with the latter's aged parents.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12
KNITTED WAR VETS MEET

MINNEAPOLIS. Minn-. Sept. It. The United Spanish War Veterans. and the National AuXiliaries of the Spanish War Veterans opened their annual national convention at a joint meeting here tonight. Ii Is the twenty third gathering Of the for mer and the eighteenth os the latter. The meetings will last over Thurs day.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12
League Delegates To
 .Sfort Work Monday
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GENEVA, Sept. 11-With the dis pute between Bolivia and Chile dis posed of for the present, the league of nation assembly expects to get down to real work this week. League officials describe the first week as a talking period The end of this period is expected to come Tuesday, when the debate on the report of the secretariat of the council probably will be concluded
 The delegates have shown anxiety over the Chile Bolivia dispute, and there is a feeling of relief at its ref erence to a special commission, and later to the international court, fl
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12
SENATOR W. |. JONES
 CHARGES RAILROADS IN FOREIGN COMBINE
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11-Charges that secret agreements between Amer ican railroads and foreign shipping companies, or American lines with foreign connections have caused the bulk of the shipping boards tonnage to be tied up for want of cargo, were made in a report sent by Senator w. L. Jones, Republican of Washington, to Chairman Lasker. The report was made, the senator said, by "an ex- perienced railroad man."
 The proportion of American com
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12

the exclusive agency of the shipping board, to take control over all of the major export and import sea borne groups of commodities, such as flour, grain, coal, cotton. lumber, iron and steel articles, sugar and oil.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-12

necessary.
 Chile has consented to refer the dispute and the commission will be appointed when formal acceptance comes from Bolivia
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-16
InIIlnnllMIIIlnlInIlanlInIllnlIIm
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
666 cures Biliousness.

666 cures Biliousness. adv
j, c. Farris went to Jackson, a {
visited Mslesus his daughters home
Tuesday.
In the market every day, for seed
Away have the best price. f. H
Lightfoot
Edgar Leach of Detroit, Michigan.
has been spending his vacation here
with hi, parents, Mr.. ana Mrs. ". T.,
Leach
Little Miss Eliz belh Higgins of
Memphis spent few days last week
guest Of Miss Mary Mayo.
W. M Mayo is eavlng today to spent
two or three weeks a. Hot Springs,
Ark ans s ~
Rub My-Tism for Rheumatisma adv
r. ". Sessums has been in Arkansas
several days the past week locking after
business in eres there.
666 cures Chills and Fever. adv.
Ben Cooke of Memphis was visi or
the past week end in Sonervilie the
guest Of his sister. Mrs. W. 7. Loggins.
666 cures Malarial Fever adv.
Mrs. Oscar Bowers has been: in
Paducah tn 6 week with her husband
whose work takes him to that city for
time.
666 cures Bilious Fever. adv.
Mrs. Fred j.. Bowers. after an ex-
tended visited to her father F, Goosmann
and other relatives returned to her home
at Biringham, Alabama last Monday.
DR.. Walter Morris of Knoxville has
been several days in this county this
week looking after business interests
and visiting relatives
Mrs L A, Bloom was called to Ross
vile the first of he week on account
o. the lin IS of her mother. Mrs, B N.
Pruette.
Miss Louise Farris left last week fo7
Valdosts, Georgia. where she has gone
to assume her duties as teacher o.
Home Economies, in the CO lege there.
Tee Falcon is printing Cotton tickets
and Account of Sales for many Buyers
in the county. May We have your
orderi We do this work neatly snd
promptly and as cheap as others do.
Sc d us your order. 9-23
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-16

The Falcon learns with sorrow II at
Frank P. Virgins died sthis home ear
Fairview in the ninth district Tuesday
nighto this week after an illnessofmany
monhtof dropsy. He was born andres
edin he county and spent his entire ife
here and had large circle of friends
who teemed his arm-hearted and
genial disposition He leaves is widow
several children and sew raj b other and
sisters, of MS immediate family
For S LEA Piano in good condition.
Cheap for cash. Mrs Patti. era ford
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-16

C, A. Oliver and Jno. W. Russell the
first of rhis week bought the bankrupt
outfit Of the Mink Boiling Works,
Memphis, which sold for debts of the
defunct concern. TIE outfit cost new
more than see. COO and is said to be one
of the most complete and up.to-date
bottling plants in the country. A part
OF the material and machinery will be
used for the loc,l plant of C A. Oliver
and the other will probably be re sold
b Messrs. Oliver and Russell. tho no
definite plans have yet been made.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-16

Mrs. W. A. Winfrey OF the Glade
Spings neipbborhood won firstpremium
at the Jackson Fair this week on her
half dozen can Of canned vegetables.
The premium offered was and which
was won by Mrs. Wintrey was $3.50 in
cash. Mrs. Winfrey has won many
prizes on her canning for a number
years past, seldom failing where she
hss exhibited her goods.
Rub Ny Tism kills Infection. adv.
One of the old citizens OF this place
assured The Fa'con this week that dur
ing bis more than three-s,ore years of
life he had never seen so hot summer
from start tothe present but we came
near saying finish. but the finish of it
seems yet far away. This section had
cold rainy spring which lasted till
about May 10. fires being needed almost
every day during that time. Then sud.
denly, almost over night. the tempera-
ture rose TO what we usually have in
July and August and it has remained
at that right along except very few
days following the rains in August
For SALE-Fult wheat fer seeding.
& 90 per bushel. A. Winfrey, Som
ervilIe, r F. D, 9-l6
which broke the long drowth. Perhaps
no summer in years has registered as
manv hot days, days when the temper
atures ran 80, 81. 80, and on up to 100,
as has the one which now ought to be
closing. And the past two weeks are
record breakers for September weather
here, the register teing as high as SO
on several occasions. and with terrible
humidity it hiss made it seem hotter than
in August when then register ran as
high as 100. And The old gag. You
have just forgotten don't go in this
case, for the government weather bureau
registers this as the hottest SIMMER in
80 years.
FOR SALE Texas Red Rust proof
winter oats, 81. per blshel. Somerville
Plantation. 923
1t appears from wo'd The Falcon
gets that actual boring for oil near
Laconis is being delayed now by two
landowners. and only two, who refuse
to sign leases to their lands. All other
lands in the vicinity to be tested have
been leased and the citizens of the vic
unity and of this city are anxious to
have the test made, and realizing that
local capita will hardly ever develop
the industry or make test well are
DESTROYS of accepting the offer of the
concern represented here by Mr.. Strick-
land who proposes to go ahead with
boring as soon as these two tracts are
leased.
Rub-My. Tism kills pain. adv.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-16

Friends of he groom in this city will
be interested in learning that Sol
Lipsky, whose marriage was recently
announced il the Commercial Appeal
by he parents OF the bride to be, will
be married in Memph s next Sund y
to Miss Bsbette Goldman of Memphis
aud that following wedding trip they
wi be at home in Somerviie.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-16
Rub My Tism cures sores. adv.

Don't MISS IT William Farnum in
when A Men Sees Red. A story
of the South Seas. Bullying withscenic
beau y and heart gripping incidents.
Also good show Saturday night. Next
Friday Wi liam Fsrnum in The end of
The Rainbow Trali.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-29
NOTE: RAISED PRICES

CITY ELECTRIC SHOE SEOF
rUDkE tfTW 900 .,...p SIT
rtaf Gall and Dairary SatFH N'H Ttsu
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-29

You will find 1t IN our Glass;
fed Columns,
The New York herald., 1921-05-19
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
Pan American Breaks.

Traders were amazed yesterday when
Pan American Petroleum common stock
struck an air pocket and dropped like
rock from 66A to 66 between sales. Had
1t not been that several sales Of that
issue were recorded after the 60 sale
and were but fractionally higher the
Street would have believed that q mis-
take had been made in printing the quo
tation on the ticker. so seldom is a break
Of that kind seen In a stock as active as
Pan American always has been. Be-
sides the news that the Mexican Pc
troleum Company's net earnings We're
running at the annua! rate OF about $40
| share and those 6: the Pan American
| Company at the rate of more than $l2
share had just been published. II was
| said among traders. however, that few
stop loss orders were In the market un-
der Sc, and II was those for which the
Pan American group OF traders was
cunning. The drop between sales from
| G6A to SIS caught the stop loss orders,
and after the financial district had re-
covered from the surprise enough buy
ing orders were put in the stock quickly
| to rally it above 81.