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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
PETER DAW CAPTURES
CHARTER OAK STAKE

Hartford. Conn. Sept S.-Peter
Daw, driven by Thomas w. Murphy,
won the 2:12 division of the Great.
err Charter Oak stake after three
close finishes today. Murphy's trot.
ter won the first and third heats,
with Escoila, contender each time,
winning the second in the fastest
time.
In the first heat the five trotters
flashed by the stand with not more
than length separating the leader
from the last. 1t was one Of the cos.
est finishes and greatest heats seen
on the local track.
Selka won the 2:09 trot, taking the
event III straight heats with Bovola
and Peter Pater furnishing plenty of
opposition.
Murphy won his second race of the
afternoon with Peter Henley, defeat
ing Whiskfast in the year old pace.
The $4,000 204 division of the
event is on tomorrows program Sew,
en- horses will start-Periscope Grey
Worthy +. Colorado, Earl Dreams,
Bonnie Del, Charley Rex, Peter Coley.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
OTTAWA FREE TRADER JOURNAL
&c. &c., GRIDIRON BOYS READY FOR PRACTICE IG

secutiye victory over the Ottawans
Pitcher Jimmy Lynch will occupy the
mound for the locals on that day
while 1t is unknown who the moundeI
for the Livingston county seaters will
be-
Dunn further added that the date
Of the Princeton,Ottawa game to be
played at the Bureau county seat, has
been changed from THURSDAY, Sept
Il, to Wednesday, the pHh The
change in the date Is due To the fact
that the Princeton manager wished
to follow up the tournamen1 In his
city with the game with the locals,
Dunn's men have two wins to boast
of over the Bureau county club and
they will make a strong effort to
make It three straight despite the
fact that Princeton is going to hook
up with some regular Chicago base
bali talent that will give the locals
some keen competition.
On the following Friday the Cubs
will perform against the Mendoza
Regulars at the local grounds, which
will be one of the feature events of
the county fair program.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
.CPORT C|


Herbelyn, a brown gelding, steps
the three fastest consecutive heats
ever trotted on half mile track IN
Illinois, II is also said to he q
worlds record for brown gelding
driven by a 35 year old bachelor with
u sandy mustache.
$
The honor of opening the United
States lawn tennis singles champion,
ship at the Germantown Cricket club
next Friday will fall TO VIM. Il. Til.
den H. holder OF the worlds title
Tilden will take one Of three cham.
pionship courts at noon for his first
round match with l. {. Wright of
Boston, brother of Il. c. Wright, for.
mer national champion.
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I'VE don't care whom we fight or
where we fight remarks Jack
Kearns. Where does he get that
1--WE" stuff
European Champ Arrives to Seek
Leonard Bout" Slow music.
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Grabbing off American titles is not
what might be called thriving
business this year
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Squash tennis, or rackets, as the
game is more commonly called, has
attained great popularity as recrea.
ton for fashionable Atlantic travel
ers, according to Vim. Wright. the
professional in charge of the racket
court on the Olympic. The liners
court was booked for every available
hour when she sailed from New York
Saturday for Cherbourg and South
ampton as it has been on every voy-
age this season.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08

event. He was still on the range when
his team captain stopped him because
of darkness. Sergt Ernest Stake and
c. Crowley, both of the United Staes
marines, each had a string of 16 bulls
eyes for second
w, A. Adams, Massachusetts ma
tional guard, and Privates James Tup.
per and L. A. Baraego, both of United
States infantry, Philippine scouts,
were the first in the automobile ord.
nance cup match this morning to have
possibles at the 500 yard rapid fire.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
WORLDS CHESS KING
TO PLAY RUBINSTEN

Havana, Sept. S.-Jose r. Capa-
blanca, worlds champion chess play
er, today accepted a challenge from
Akiba Rubinsten. the Russo-Polish
master, for q match for the title. Ru-
binsten is at present in Stockholm.
In his letter Of acceptance Capa-
blanca said he would shortly outline
the conditions under which he would
play Rubinsten. He added that he
was negotiating at present with the
United States Chess association for
acceptance of his conditions fer all
future championship matches. The
principal features of the rules as pro-
posed by Capablanca includes de-
Tense of the championship title year.
ly.
Capablanca has met Rubinsten
twice, at San Sebastian, Spain, In
1911, and in Petrograd in 1914. In
both tournaments Capablanca won.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
K|LLEFER'S CHICAGO
NATIONALS TO PLAY
LOCALS HERE SEPT.22
CHICAGO NATIONALS TO PLAY
DUNN'S MEN IN MlD.WEEK
GAME AT LOCAL LOT.

! That there will be a battle Of Cubs
against Cubs at the north side lot this
season. was evidenced this morning
when Manager Dinny Dunn of the
local baseball team announced that
negotiations for game with the Chi,
cago Cubs, members of the National
League, were brought to close last
night for game to be played in this
! city September % has been chosen
as tho day of the battle, and at that
! time the Chicago Nationals will make
| their seconc appearance here In the
past two years. At the outstart Of
the season Dunn announced that fans
would be able to witness some big
league aggregation in action against
the local nine.
Last season the Chicago Nationals
engaged in combat with the locals
at the north side before approximate.
north side lot and administered the
Ottawa team an s to 0 defeat. They
proved far superior to the locals but
this year ktllefer's men will be given
tougher battle There seems to be
some kind of ink laundering around
the Chicago team this year and due
to this fact the locals will put every
bit of pep and ginger into the battle
available.
The negotiations came to close
late last night with a guarantee that
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Cubs
mainstay and clever mounder will
occupy the hillock for at least three
innings. The Chicago manager prom.
ised that the Migty Alec would per.
form for at least three stanzas of the
game. while Cheeves. Jones or some
other members of their pitching staff
would perform the remaining time
Last year Dunn was promised that
Alec would pitch but when the Cubs
came here, he was among the missing
This year things will be different and
local fans will be able to see one OF
the worlds most famous pitchers in
action against the locals
Next Sunday the Cubs will engage
in their fifth battle with the Pontiac
Athletics at the north side lot. Pom
tiac has already won three games
over the locals while Dunn's charges
have only one victory over the enemy
nine to their credit Pontiac, no
doubt, will come here loaded again
for the battle and win probably have
some big Lacquer pitching for them
that they might win their fourth con-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
TEX SAYS HE is DONE
WITH JOHNNY Will SON

New York, Sept. S.-(Special.)-
Tex Richard, promoter of the Wilson
Downey fight, was angry yesterday
He committed himself to an eternal
prohibition on Wilson, saying he new
er again would promote bout with
the present champ as a participant.
Il don't see why the commission
can't deprive Wilson of his guaran-
tee" said Richard ''He contracted
with me to risk his title in a bout
against Downey. II Downey hadn't
no action whatever. Wilson has
fought his last bout for me, you can
bet on that. The commission should
turn Wilson's guarantee over to
charity"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
A TEXAS WONDER"

for kidney and bladder troubles.
gravel. weak and lame backs, rheii.
matism Regulates bladder troubles
In children. IL not sold by your
druggist. by mail Sl,25. ( Small bottle
often cures. Send for sworn testi.
monials. DR.. Il. W. Hall, 1925 Olive
Street, st. Louis, Mo. Sold by drug
gists s.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
P0LEMARCH WINNER
OF ST. LEGER STAKE

Doncaster, England. Sept S--Lord
Londonderry's Polemarch won the
st. Leger stakes of $500 sovereigns,
the final big classic of the season,
from field of nine horses today.
Carnarvon's Franklin was second and
Glanely's Westward Ho third
The race was won over the St
Leger course Of little more than a
mile and six furlongs.
The betting was so to 1 against
Polemarch, 100 to 6 against Franklin
and to l against Westward Ho. AS
tors Craig An Fran, which was an
odds on favorite, finished among the
also rams.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
SUSPECT COAST
PLAYERS OF FIXING

San Francisco. Calf, Sept S.-Ball
players In several clubs in the Pacific
Coast League are being watched daily
on suspicion Of having been tamper.
ed with by professional gamblers,
President William H. Mccarthy OF
the league said yesterday upon his
return from Los Angeles, where he
witnessed the election of several al
legged gamblers from the ball parl
last week.
are noe prepared at this time
TO disclose the names OF the players.
said Mccarthy. lie said more gamb
ling raids would be made.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08

spoons butter knife and sugar spoon-the choice Mas
tercrat pattern that any would be proud to
Do fail to take advantage of this unparalleled oppor
tnity before the time slips by One Dollar Down deli
vers your Sellers Cabnetl-14cf Nosct
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
Games Tods
NEW SHOOTING MARK
MADE AT CAMP PERRY

Camp Perry, o., Sept S.-A new
worlds record was established here
on the 1000 yard range when Sergt.
John w. Adkins, United States ma
rines, had a run of II bulls eyes with
out miss. it was announced today.
This is said to exceed the previous
record of 80
The new record was made in the
Remington cup match late and gives
Sergt. Adkins the first prize in that
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
A Q'N1:IfhpQIllllli9
NyH.'- NalIVBSEqKs.
MISS LEITCH ILL +.
FROM TONSILlTlS

Montre0'. One, Sept. S.--Another
European woman athlete coming t.
compete in the new world has beeh
put temporarily out of the running
by throat ailmcnt, like Mile Suzanne
Lenglen, worlds tennis champion.
Cecil Leitch, British woman golfer.
is suffering from tonsilits and has
been ordered by her doctor to conceI
all her engagements up to the Ca.
madam women's championship tourn-
ament al Ottawa Sept. 1924. when
she is to meet Alexa Stirling. Ameri.
can, Miss Leltch lcanght-a bad cold
while crossing the Atlantic. &
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
TIRES.

Don't forget us when In need Of
tires, tubes and supplies and Ford
parts. We carry most everything you
need for your Ford and we undersell
others, as we have less rent and over
head We are upstairs, south of OF.
tawa Bank Il Trust Company ''A "-s
our tires are guaranteed tires, both
IN fabric and cords. We save you
from So to $l0 on tires We have a
special bargain in 32x3ts plain. $i3.
and 33xi, Sl7. We have all sizes of
tires at all kinds of prices. Use our
cord tire for your Ford They will
run 5000 miles and MORE 30t3.
$3.50, and 3ox3R. $3.50. You cannbts
beat them for quality and for prizes
and for mileage. 30x3 fabric. 50 and
$40, and 30xSh, s11,50 and up tof
$l2.90; 3lx4. s1750, and 32x3ls. $l6s
and 32x4, S22, and 33x4. 1923, and 34x4
S23, and 34x41s. so. and 35x4ts &
$3.50, and 36x4h, $3.50 (.
Come up and look our big stock
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
This Week ONLY

This amazing sale will last for this week
only - just this week and just one dollar
down to put genuine Sellers in your home
and make over the whole world of your
kitchen work-take out the drudgery, make
your work many times easier. ONE DOL
LAR---this week only.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-08
How They Stand
Am ERlCAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
st. Louis, II: Chicago, 2.
New York, 81; Boston, %.
Cleveland, 5; Detroit, 4.
Others not scheduled.
Games Today.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. Kirkman

All OF which boils down 70 this
truth: that II a person wears a jaunty
air--have an air that says, MY little
mistakes aren't very bad. after ALL
then the world is going to be con-
vinced; but II q person takes his
faults too seriously. then the world
is going TO take them seriously too. And
one Of the best ways 70 get that
jaunty air" is 70 get q change of
scene and change Of thought.
believe that housekeepers should
make more visits, should take a two
weeks vacation each year just as the
business woman does. and should fire.
quently manage to spend entire days
away from the home for the purposs
Of shopping, going to the theatre 81
sightseeing. She. ..of all women, needs
70 get q new perspective" frequent
ly.
Tomorrow-More Answered Letters
All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirk
man in care u the "EdIcien. House
/ keeping" department will be answer,
in these columns in their turn. Thh
requires considerable time. however
0 ing TO the great number ~ceived
SO If a personal Of quicker reply i
desired. n stamped md self -addressc,
envelope must be enclosed with tn
question.--TFe Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
Why Does the British Flag Bear q
Large Crnssi

During the early part Of It's history
Great Britain, ike all other nations.
used a number of different flags or
standards to identify the men and the
ships belonging TO the nation IN
.raedieval times, practically every great
nobleman had a flag Of his own. but.
a. the time Of Richard the Lion Heart
ed. what is now the official badge OF
Great Britain had its beginning. for he
made use OF the three lions which
appear also upon his official seal.
As time went on, the insignia OF
conquered nations were added TO the
ensign together with certain symbols
Of the reigning families with whom
the British kings and queens inter
married, even the symbol Of France
appearing on this flag as late as 1901.
Gradually, however. these were
eliminated and the present Royal
Standard adopted divided into four
quarters, symbolical Of the divisions
| of the island empire. In the first
quarter are the three British lions
In the second appears the fighting
| lion Of Scotland The harp Cf Ireland
occupies the third quarter and tho
lions OF England are repeated in
| the fourth quarter for Wales does
not appear as separate entity
is the Cross Of st. George, as typica
Of the different British standards az
/ the stars and stripes Of the various
forms Of the American flag.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
THE H0UsEKEEPERs
PERSPECTIVE

When an artist starts 10 paint an
object, he must take into considera-
ton the angle from which he sees 1t
this angle he terms perspective" To-
day / am going 20 talk about the an
gle or perspective" from which the
housckeeper looks out upon life.
The average housekeeper's perspec-
tive is apt TO be too stationary. That
Is, she never changes her perspective
never gets new perspective. Her
housework holds her pretty close to
the home and she has few diversions
TO lead her thoughts away from her
self or away from what her neigh
bors are thinktugl
IT Is n pathetic fact that the ma ajorl-
| ty OF housewives, especially in small
| towns, live in terror of What the
nelghbors will say" They brood over
small errors they make, and suffer
keenly over public disapprovalsof some
| foolish thing they have done. ] have
known women who have actually re-
gretted for years some slight mistake
they have made which has gone round
the town.
Yet IL those same women had been
4 httt w lfhttt RiA NNiiitAHtt Dii Il HflUIL
trip and get new perspective. they
would have come home and laughed at
the suggestion that they once brooded
of mere nothing. Indeed, / can cite
just such an instance from real life:
A friend Of mine who lives in a small
town once made the mistake Of severely
criticing the way one of her neighbors
brought up her children; the woman TO
whom she made this criticism was false
and promptly told the neighbor what
my friend had said Of her way Of train
ing children. This started a little feud
between the families and other women
took sides" When my friend walked
down street, the neighbor whom she
had criticized would no longer bow to
her. Naturally my friend was very un-
happy. She wrote TO me (for she does
not live near mel and asked my
advice. replied. Go away for a little
while. Things always blow over"
Ny friend took my advice and
went to the shore for a month in
the summer When she returned Il
her home. she wrote me the follow
ing paragraph:
II think I've discovered the secret
Of getting on with ones neighbors
And that is--to get away from their
for short intervals, now and then. II
one stays at home all the time, ore
gets to magnifying everything they
say and think. was keeping too clos,
to my housework and to my limited
little life. I came home with a snie
and everybody was willing to smib
with me. But il I'd stayed at home J.,
nrver been able to smile at all, an,
then nobody would have smiled witt
me. Even the neighbor I criticize,
likes me now"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
Copyright 1921 by the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc

A young chap was going into hero
les because he thought his flance had
deceived him in some small matter.
For heavens sake, son!" said his
worldly-wise mother, don't be idiot
enough to make yourself miserable
over nothing. OF course she deceived
you. deceive you. Your sisters de-
ceive you, all women deceive all men.
We begin by fooling you about the
cookie jar when you are a little boy,
and we end by fooling you about the
bills when you are a married man.
No man will stand for the truth from
women. AS long as you live women
will lie 10 you. Get used TO IT,"
All OF which is one of the most
cynical facts in the world. for while
every man will tell you that there is no
other virtue that he admires and re-
spects so much in a woman as truth
fulness, every woman knows that
Veracious Jane is slated 10 spend her
latter years in the Old Maids Home.
II is often urged as a criticism Of
women that they are less truthful
than men, more given 10 subterfuges
and the telling OF tarradiddles. Prob
ably this-is the case, because the whole
/ training of the sex, since the very be-
ginning Of time, has been IN the art
of side-stepping.
Until within the slast ten years
women were absolutely dependent on
the whims of men. Everything they
had was the gift of some mans hand
\ and had to be wheedled out of father,
or brother, or husband, or lover. A
woman;s whole well-being depended
on the pleasure of her lord and master
and the kind of mood she kept him in.
II is impossible that this state of
affairs should develops candor and
frankness in the female character. il
| probably wasn't ten o'clock in the
morning of her first day in the garden
of Eden before Eve discovered that
she way to work Adam, and make
him climb the highest tree TO get her
the most golden fruit on the topmost
branch was TO tell him what a
wonderful athletic figure he had. and
how gracefully he Skinned up z
branch.
| Anu Suc pdSSeh tAS AlAOi hAatAO
down to her daughter, and she handed
it on 10 her daughter and it is still q
perfectly successful plan OF operation
in dealing with the male of the species
For men are as naively eager TO hav'
their fur stroked the right way as tn
kitten that comes up and rubs agains
your knee, and she who refuses L
do it is a mean. grudging, nit-wit VIII
deserves what she gets. and that
to have her husband go to some lad
who knows more about how to tax
care Of domestic pets. and keep theI
at home, than she does.
Men have made women liars b
putting premium upon lies. If yo
would pit the most beautiful woma
in the world with a conscience whic
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
DO WOMEN LIE? OF COURSE
THEY DO, EXCLAINIS DOROTHY DIX
Girl
Matrimonial Prize"

compelled her 10 tell the absolute
truth to every man, against homely
woman who was an adept salye
spreader, YOU would find the beauty
paperlng the walls at every party
while the men swarmed around the
homely sister like bees around a
honey pot.
things they want to hear about them
selves; the girl who looks thrilled and
Interested 20 matter how big a bore
she is listening to; the girl who can
pull off a laugh over the stories she
has heard a thousand times before;
the girl who can put on an admiring
and adoring look that makes any man
Z. like he was about seven feet high,
and as wise as Solomon. who is a
belle. and eventually captures a
matrimonial prize.
You never heard OF a girl being
popular with men who let's them So"
that she has got their exact number,
and knows precisely where they get
On and off.
Men r 40 women liars by penaliz-
rs the truth. II is only the fortu-
nate women who have had the luck
to get big, broad. just. tolerant men
for husbands who dare be frank with
them, and tell them the exact truth.
| Most women would like to be truth
.ul with their husbands, but their
husbands won't let them. They force
the wives to cheat and deceive them,
or else endure such scenes, and be
subjected to such insults and re-
examinations as few women have the
courage to stand.
Not many Of US are Of heroic mould
or have any yearnings toward the
martyr role. We prefer to get through
jfe as easily. and comfortably, and
with as little friction as possible, so We
naturally follow the line Of least re.
sistance. Therefore, if a husband
ra:-cs Cain every time his wife goes
| to the movies, when she has spent
the afternoon watching a film, ano
he asks her where she has been, she
ibs about it and says she has beer
shopping. Her subterfuge is on hi
head, because he has compelled hel
TO deceive him or else have row
She would a thousand times rathe
tell him where she had been. and dis
cuss with him all of the thrills sh
had enjoyed.
When a man absolutely refuses Z
give his wife a cent of money of he
own he drives her not only TO lying
but petty larceny. He won't give he
five dollars to help her poor. old, sic
mother, or buy herself some littl
things she especially wants, but h
will pay 1t out for groceries, withor
whimper, so she simply charges
up where it will look the most plaus
ble. and wishes that she had marie
a man big enough for her TO be hone.
! with him.