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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

h be asked by sportsmen OF city and
county TO give at least short season
for the shooting of pheasants and
turkeys, as these birds are said to be
much more plentiful in the mountains
than was thought when the board
practically elimited all hunting few
months ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27
Established nj "Lomtmr,,y."

Mr. and Airs Frank T. saunders
whose wedding was celebrated in
fredericksburg Tuesday of last week.
are now established in their home.
Lombardy. near I.eeshurg, In Lou
doun county. Mrs saunders WAS be-
fore her marriage Miss Elizabeth
Forbes Taylor. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. lnls Taylor, OF Fredericksburg.
Hall adams.
Announcement was received dur
ing the past week Of the wedding Of
Miss Lucille Gray Adams, of Surry.
Va and Sankey Moody Han, OF Ell
lerson, Va. the ceremony having been
celebrated Wednesday. October %, in
Surry. the Rev. Jones. of Hanover
officiating The bride wore suit
Of navy blue cloth, with hat and
gloves 10 correspond. She is the
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs L g
Adams, Of surry. Mr. Han is the
youngest son Of Mr. and Mrs. Will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27
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Phone. Madison
1898.

Richmond to report for duty in the
medical unit headed by DIR. w sis
after spending several weeks in Taye-
well. Va. visiting his mother. Airs.
Mary Bowen.
Mrs. r. Bradley Johnson, OF Tuck
ahoe,' on the James river, has taken
an apartment at sos West Franklin
street for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Merchant and
their little son have moved from Han
over avenue 10 23f4 Stuart avenue for
the fail and winter.
Mr.. ard Mrs G.. A. Martin have re-
turned to their home IN Ta2eweU af-
ter having visited their son, Thomas
Martin. OF the Medical College of Viz
y N
shortly to recuperate after serious
illness
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27
To Jurx for Stahbinc.

Justice CrutchfieId yesterday sent
Sadie b. Brown. colored. to the grand
jury on the charge of fatally stab
bling Willie Carter the night of Oc-
tober 81.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27
WANT HUNTING
SEASON FOR TURKEYS

Harrisonburg Va, Oct. 26.-When
the county board of supervisors meets
next Monday it is likely that they will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

trail officers training school at Camp
Lee, will take part in a mammoth
athletic meet to be staged at the can
Torment November 2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

Arrangements are being made by
harry Bernstein, manager of the CO.
lonia1 theater. for the elaborate car
nival of athletics which will be con-
Quoted in Richmond in the week be-
ginning November H. when sports
week will be observed throughout the
United States in the interest of the
campaign of the united war work
council to raise $170,500.000 for the
war charities work. w. III. T.
At New Brunswick-Rutger 80;
Lehigh. o.
At New York--Columb ia, Z; Camp
Merritt, O.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

champion of the world, is Ill wi
the influenza in hospital in Lo:
Angeles. Cal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

hall OF fame for pitching a no-hit
game during the year of 1918.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27
COst,y--~Nartin.

The little son or Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Pearman, Charles Pearman,
Jr., is III with pneuT7oH1a IN the nome
Of his parents, EOS Griffin avenue.
Battery court
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

Mrs., r F. Lewis. OF Roanoke, and
her guest, Miss Eneggen, of New
syork. will come 10 Richmond this
week to be 4he guests of Mrs, +Tffon}as
Bcwies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

Or. Sam C. Bowen has returned 10
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-27

Jim Jeffries. former heavyweight
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18
KARSTENS BOAT
FIRST IN PORT
FROM UP RIVER
Gas Launch Louise Makes Early Run
Down From Fairbanks With
Full Load.

The gas boat Louise, owned and
operated by Harry Karstens, ar.
rived from Fairbanks late yesterday
afternoon with fourteen passengers
and a considerable quantity Of
freight for local merchants. The
run was made without incident, the
water being high and the river clear
of ice. Some ice was observed,
however, coming into the river from
a side stream just after the Louise
had passed, and had the launch ar
rived there a short time later, con-
siderable delay doubtless would have
resulted.
Karstens is undecided whether or
not he will run regularly between
the two towns. His boat is not
as speedy as some of the launches
that will navigate the river this
summer, having been designed for
heavy work. He will make trips
as frequently as conditions warrant,
however, and expects to haul con-
siderable freight. The launch re-
turned to the upper town this morn
ing.
The passengers arriving on the
Louise were: Mrs. Robert Lavery
and four children, Miss Edith Waite,
Mrs. Fred Carter, Mrs. Billing, W.
E. Muir, Jack O'Gara, Deputy Mar
shall H. R. Tull, w. E. Terrill and
Gene Ellis. A couple of way pass.
engers were picked up enroute
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18
.ESGATE IS TAKEN
Up AS A Stacker
Deputy Marshal II. r. Tull Comes
to Nenana for Well Known
Young Prospector.

Among the passengers leaving for
Fairbanks this morning on the Kar-
stems launch was Roy Esgate, we'll
known young prospector who was
placed under arrest early TINS week
on the charge of being Stacker.
He was taken to Fairbanks by Dep
uty Marshal H. R. Tull, who made
the trip down river yesterday for
that purpose.
Esgate claims that he was not of
age at the time of registration and
ne has a telegram, purporting to
have been sent by his mother, in
which it is stated that he was born
during the month of January, 1897.
The authorities have information,
however, which indicates to them
that Esgate is of age and he will
accordingly be tried on the charge
of evading the draft. His case will
be heard in the district court at
Fairbanks. IL. - ...= -.
Esgate was placed under arrest
several days ago by Deputy Marshal
Hagan, but was not taken into Gus
tody until late yesterday,
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18
NENANA LADIES
PLANNING DRIVE
FOR RED CROSS
Jars Will Be Used to Receive
Donations and Entertainments
Will Be Given.

The Red Cross drive, which will
start on Monday throughout the
United States for the purpose of
raising one hundred million dollars,
will not be membership cam
paign, according to statement
made today by Mrs. ]. R. Bowen.
head of the local branch of the Red
Cross. Mrs. Bowen received tele-
gram from Fairbanks today, in which
the purpose of the campaign was
explained, and the ladies of Nenana
are now busily engaged in outlining
their plans for the drive. A meet
ing will be held tonight for the pur-
pose of arranging details.
At a meeting of the ladies held
yesterday, it was decided to place
Red Cross jars at the various bust
ness places for the receipt of dona-
lions to the fund. And it was also
decided to give dance next Satur-
day night for the benefit of the
Nenana fund. Committees were
appointed at the meeting to arrange
the affair and they promise some
thing original in the way of enter
tainment. A number of surprises
are being planned.
The ladies wish it understood that
the drive is not to be a membership
campaign, but they will receive
money for that purpose, as matter
of course, should any be offered
with the request that it be placed
to the credit of the membership
account.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18
MELVIN ANDERSON
PASSES HIS TEST
Former Resident of Nenana Makes
Creditable Showing In Navy
Examination.

In a wire received at Fairbanks
today from Delegate Sulzer, an
nouncement is made that Melvin
Anderson, nephew of Herman Ander-
son of this city, has passed his naval
mental examination with a cridt-
able showing. The delegate was adj
vised of the examination by the navy
department, and passed the word
on to the relatives of the young
man in Alaska.
Young Anderson, during his resi-
dence in Nenana, was in the employ
of the Alaskan Engineering COM
mission, and left here to accept
position in the courthouse at Fair
banks. Later he decided to enter
the service of Uncle Sam and left
for the Outside early in January.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18
MASTER MECHANIC
HERE FROM COAST
w. E. Muir Arrives From the Out
side to Take Charge of Local
Equipment.

Among the arrivals from Fair
banks who reached town last even
ing was w. E. Muir, who made the
trip from the Outside to accept a
position with the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission as master mechanic
Mr.. Muir will have entire charge
of all mechanical equipment of the
Commission in this division and has
already assumed his new duties.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18
DANCE TONIGHT

The dancing public will be given
the opportunity tonight to spend a
pleasant three or four hours at the
Coliseum, after the show, the man
agement having announced one of
their popular hops-popular in price
and popular in all other respects.
The admission charge will be 81
for gentlemen. Ladies will be ad.
mitted free.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18

A report received in Nenana late
this afternoon stated that the launch
Peerless left the upper town this
morning, but was compelled to turn
back owing to engine trouble.
Whether or not a second start was
made is not known here. Division
Engineer F. B. Browne was among
the passengers.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18

Mrs. Lipman Simson and little
son left for Fairbanks on the Kar-
stems launch this morning. Mrs.
Simson will join her husband in the
upper town and return with him
later to Nenana.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18

John C. Murphy, local attorney,
left for Fairbanks this morning on
legal business. He expects to re-
turn during the early part of next
week.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18

Jack O'Gara came down from
Fairbanks yesterday, having been
called to the bedside of Mrs. O'Gara,
who is a patient at the Government
hospital.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18

Mrs. Robert Lavery come down
from Fairbanks yesterday to consult
with DR.. M. E. Smith regarding the
health of two of her children.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18
Don't Forget

That your second payment on the
Third Liberty Loan bonds are due
before noon on May 2Sth.
Payments will be received at the
disbursing office of the Alaskan
Engineering commission up until 5
p. m. daily.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-18

Mrs. Fred Carter, sister of Mrs.
Theo. Brake, of this city, came
DOWN from Fairbanks yesterday.
The sun., 1918-08-25

call next time you look to see if he is
in uniform. And if he is not, you stay
in the parlor every minute until he goes
home"
The marine band striking up a martial
air browns the delighted cries of the chill
dren. The wagon starts on its way back
to the recruiting station, heavy with good
material with which to man our battle
ships.
The champion recruiter was not always
accompanied by an escort Of bluejackets
and band when she went recruiting.
She began the work humbly and alone,
speaking from the precarious perch af-
The sun., 1918-08-25
D'Annunzio' Way of Telling the Story

men on three tiny ships, alone, unescorted,
far from our base, sixty miles from the
most powerful of the imperial naval
arsenals, few miles from the frowning
defenees of Feresina, few hundred yards
from the batteries of Porto Re. An
alarm, and we are lost.
The heart leaps at the merry swish Of
the first torpedo that darts from its tube
One at the foremost; one amidships below
the smokestack. One at the seconds mid
ships. One at the midships of the third.
The moments are an eternity. The
bronze nosed beast is heard snoring
against the target, its screw moving and
shaking up angry air, caught against a
protective net.
Two at the smokestack of the fourth.
Both take the same route and reach
the mark at the same point. The first
succeeds in smashing the net; the second
passes through the rent and explodes.
1t is like an earthquake in a well stocked
crockery shop-a tremendous clatter. We
see the dark mass heave over among some
quiver5 Of light. A confused cry, scat
tered shouting, lighting up and agta-
ton of searchlights, few shots here and
there-the alarm,
place the first bottle in the water. I
drop the second on our return route be-
fore doubling the headland of Babri I
watch the third wabbling In our insolent
wake as we issue from the narrows and
head toward the mouth of the bay, pass
ing under the battery Of Porto Re, which
lights up but does not thunder.
Suddenly from the heights of Presto
nizze volley of rifle fire bursts out. An
outburst Of raillery replies.
Behind us We leave the rocks of Quar-
marc. Our little square flag, futtering
like a hand, has its red turned toward
Istria. We voyage toward Italy.
The sun., 1918-08-25

forded by soap box or an orange crate.
Later, as some of these supports failed
her from time to time, she was sufficient
ly courageous to enter the nearest saloon
and beg for the loan of hard bottomed
chair.
"I'll go anywhere on earth to get boys
for the navy. I'm at home in a saloon,
in a Baptist church or in a prize ring
Mrs. Wheelock declares.
Il didn't ask any ones permission to
serve my country when 1 started. l
knew the personnel of the navy num-
bered but $4,000 and the German taunts
about our helplessness were getting I'M
The sun., 1918-08-25

Gently stole across the Adriatic, entered
the Gulf of Quarnaro after nightfaH,
got into Buccari harbor and sank an
Austrian transport, on one of them was
Gabrielle D'Annunzio, the poet airman.
He tells the story of the exploit as fol-
lows:
IN the azure water see our gray
" frigates with their bronze muzzIed
torpedoes glistening, well creased
AS token for the enemy we are carry
ing three bottles sealed and crowned with
tricolored pennons. We shall leave them
floating tonight over there in the cracked
mirror Of water among the debris and
wreckage Of the ships that we shall have
struck.
In each of these is enclosed this jeering
challenge:
ITO the shame of the very cautious
Austrian fleet, occupied in its safe har-
bors with endlessly warming over the
little glory Of LISA, the sailors of Italy,
laughing at every kind of net and barrier
and ever ready to dare the undarable,
have come forth with fire and steel to
startle prudence in its surest refuge. And
a good comrade, well known TO the Aus
trians-the chief enemy, the most mimi
cal of all enemies, he of Pola and Cat
taro-has come with them to mock at the
price set upon his head
There it is. We are in the narrows.
Midnight passed thirty-fvc minutes ago.
The boat is now nothing but keen eyed,
armed determination. Are those nets?
Are those barriers' We slow down. We
try. No sort of distractions.
We have been at sea for fourteen
hours, and for five hours We have been in
the waters of the enemy, handful Of
The sun., 1918-08-25
Star Woman ReCruiter Human Dynamo
Makes Crowd Laugh
First, Then Takes
1t Into Her Conf
dence and Pushes
Plea Home

der my skin We didn't have enough men
TO protect us from Hoboken when / be-
gan"
After Mrs. Wheelock had brought A.
900 men into the service she began TO feel
the lack of official recognition. A pat on
the back and a casual Good work " were
all very well, but when she returned hot,
hoarse and exhausted from a days cam
paigning she could not help her thoughts
turning toward uniform and some sort
of recognition from the Navy Depart
ment.
Thus it was that one rainy night last
April Mrs. Wheelock went to Washing
ton with the light of battle in her clear
blue eyes and full scrap book under
her arm. The next morning she In
trenched herself outside the office OF Com
mander Root, head Of the Bureau OF
Navigation. There she waited. Clerks,
secretaries and typists attempted to dis
cover the nature of her business.
81 want to see your chief. No one else
will do" she repeated at intervals all
morning. At last she was taken TO the
Commander.
"What can l do for you'" he asked.
"May l sit down?"
"Well-Tm really very busy
Cot $4,000, Demanded a Reward.
II have given eighteen months of my
life to your department and have $4,000
men into the navy at my own expense.
Now you can afford to give me twenty
minutes of your time"
Commander Root smiled.
"Sit down." he said. "What do you
want7"
"The best thing you can give woman
in this bureau. Fve earned it."
"You have indeed" agreed the Com
mander, looking over her scrap book and
credentials.
That night Mrs. Wheelock left WASH
ington a chief yeoman-except for the
formalities-which was the highest rank
she could be given at that time. A few
days later she was at work in her pres
ent office, the recruiting station at "a
East Twenty-third street, where she
makes herself useful from 9 to 5 o'clock
daily except Sundays and those weeks
when she is sent out on a recruiting
tour
A few weeks ago Pittsburg sent out
hurry call for assistance. In whole
week of recruiting only forty-eight men
had been taken into the navy. The city
was about to be shamed. What was to
be donef
"Yeoman Wheelock, do your duty"
ordered Commander William Upton
Conn, in charge of the Twentythird
street Office.
Recruited 1913 in One Week.
Yeoman Wheelock did that and mora.
In one week she had prevailed on 1913 men
to wear a uniform, not to speak of the
number who had been rejected for physi-
cal unfitness.
A champion of her sex, too, is Mrs.
Wheelock The recruiting station issues
cards for use in ones parlor window, pre-
sumably, where they may arouse the adj
miration of the neighbors. They read:
"a man from this house is now serving
his country at the front in the United
States Navy"
"a man, indeed. All very well as far
as it goes" said Mrs. Wheelock. She
wrote sample card that substituted
"woman" for 'man" and deleted sat the
front" She took it to Commander COINS
Office.
"Dnn't YOU think this Ia only fair To
Malvern daily record., 1918-01-30
RECENT SNOW CONTAINED
 MUCH NITROGEN

According to a letter received by County Clerk J. B. Collie from State Chemist, Dr. Wm. F. Manglesdorf, the recent snow contained much Nitrogen. The letter follows:
 Little Rock. Ark, Jan. 29, 1918. MT. J. B. Collie, Malvern, Ark. Dear Sir:-During the recent snow fall l collected quantity of the snow to determine the probable amount of Nitrogen that it might contain. I found the amount in water melted from snow contained 0.005Go Nitrogen. As 100 parts of snow will produce 26 parts of water, the amount of Nitrogen pre- sent in actual snow was 0.001996.
 Yours very truly,
 W. F. Manglesdorf,
 State Chemist. Mir. Manglesdorf reported the re. suit of the analysis to Commissioners Page, who computed the. weight of snow per acre and the commercial val ue of the nitrogen thus obtained. The distillation process of the chemist dem onstrated that in ton of snow there was one-tenth of a pound Of nitrogen. Computing the number of tons to the acre, the number of pounds of nitrogen and the present price of nitrate of soda, it was easy ot find nitrogen value in the snow covering one acre of ground to be $7.O7. Following out this plan, the value of the snowfall on all cultivated land will approximate $40,- 100000.
 "The statement that a good crop year follows winter of heavy snow fall Is frequently heard" Commission CT Page said, land these figures give the theory foundation in fact
Malvern daily record., 1918-01-30
PROGRAM FOR DIXIE LITERARY
 SOCIETY FOR FEB. 1.

Initiation of new officers. The following are the new officers to be installed:
 President, Joe Carmichael; vice-pres Irene McColpin; secretary, Lenna H. Leiper;;.
 Greetings by President. Answer roll call, by current Events. Song, 70.
 Piano Solo, Vera Ewing. Paper, Americanism, Charles Bryan. Song, God save our splendid men. Our town should have a new High School building, Erma Donahoo. Duet, Joe Carmichael and Jessamine Butler
 Sketch, Joel Chandler Harris, Boyd Gilchrist.
 Poem, Eugene Fields, Mildred Cir ardean.
 Paper, The Black Prince at Crecy, Tom Roland.
 Piana Solo, Lenna Leiper. Instrumental Selection, Inez Lindvall All visitors are cordially invited. The Dixie will met in the High School Auditorium, Friday, Feb. l
 Secretary.
Malvern daily record., 1918-01-30
". KIRBY SMITH FOR
 CITY TREASURER

We present to our readers today the announcement of W. Kirby Smith, as candidate for reelection to the office of City Treasurer, of the City of Nal vern, subject to the action of the City Democratic primary election.
 MT. Smith is well and favorably known to perhaps every citizen of Mall vern, and is seeking reelection to this important office, strictly upon his own merits, and upon hls record of the past. He has well and faithfully performed the duties of the office during his ten ure, and states, that if his work has been satisfactory, he desires your sup port and influence for reelection.
 He is native of Hot Spring county and has resided in Malvern for the past 20 years, and therefore has large host of friends, and by his courteous and obliging manner, since being your City Treasurer, has won many new ones. He has always been most at- tentive to the duties of the office, and promises, of elected, to continue to perform his duties in manner that is bound to prove satisfactory to his con- stituents.
 MT. Smith is one of the active and progressive citizens of Malvern, and has always shown deep interest iii any movement for the good of the city.
 We take pleasure in submitting his claims to the voters of the city of Mall vern for re election to the office of City Treasurer, and urge that they be given careful consideration at the City Pri- mary election.
Malvern daily record., 1918-01-30
ONLY TWENTY YEARS AGO

Ladies wore bustles.
 Operations were rare.
 Nobody stwatted the fly. Nobody had seen silo. Nobody had appendicitis, Nobody wore white shoes, Nobody sprayed orchards. Cream was five cents a pint. Most young men had livery bills" You never heard of a "Tin Lizzie" Doctors wanted to see your tongue. Milkshake was favorite drink. Advertisers did not tell the truth. Nobody cared for the price of gaso- inc.
 Farmers came to town for their mail The butcher threw in chunk of liv IT.
 The hired girl drew one fifty week Nobody listened over the telephone. There were no sane fourths or elee-4 ,ric meters.
 strawstacks were burned, instead of jailed.
 Publishing country newspaper was lot business.
 People thought English sparrows were "birds. ."-Ex.