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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
.LLOYD'S REGISTER
ADOPTS NEW RULES

London. Sept. c9--At a special
meeting Of the general committee of
I.loyd's register it was decided to adopt
the tentative regulations recommend
ed by the society's technical commit
tee setting out the conditions under
which electrically welded vessels
should be eligible for classification in
Lloyd's Register book,
1t is anticipated that the results of
the thorough experimental tests that
have been carried out will have an
important bearing on the shipbuiiding
industry These tests showed that the
strength Of welded joints If the plates
were simply placed edge to edge be-
fore welding was from 90 to so per
cent that of the solid material. while
for Joints formed by overlapping the
plates and welding the edges. the cor
responding figures were from 10 to so
per cent
When a vessel is moving over the
waves, the material of the upper part
is subject TO a pull when the ship is on
the crest of the wave and to push
when she is in the hollow. During the
experiments special attention was paid
TO such tests as would throw light on
the ability Of welded joints to with
stand this reversal of stress: and the
results were such as 70 enable the
committee to adopt the regulations.
Rapid developments in the design OF
rivetless ships are expected as a re-
suit of the adoption of these regula-
tons. but until more actual expert
ence has been gained at sea the classi-
fcation will be termed experimental
and electrically welded. 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
DELEGATES RETURN
FROM NEW fA6tAal
Escape Quarantine in Beston ThreuG1
Special Arrangements With Ctsiscna VI
who Took Care Of Them.
Mayor AinsIie and Augustine R0y4Z
o. Make Splendid Speeches Before No.
tional Conycntlon--Last of Delee&
ton Returns TO City Last Night.

CounCilmen Claude l.. B.ttk;ns. Oh
Lee ward and Jefferson <. Powers. e&8
jefferson ward. the rear guard OF thu
council committee on does. r.ves ana
haraor, returned last niy.t from Los
ton, Where they in com psny with oth44s3
mttibers OF the comI>ittee. had been ~
attendance upon the annual meetin4a
OF the Atlantic Deeper " 2ter-rs+ss 49,
ISOLATION The others returned Satur8a
day. They were Aldermen Paul. NAlSa
son and Powers: Counolme sSuliivaMfa
Atkinson Mayor Ainslie also returnoG3
last night
Augustine Royal, representing th4a
chamber of commerce and the state o.
Virginia, returned with the delegategE
Oh saturday
The convention proved one OF the
most successful in the history OF thu
association, and was largely attende4sA
Speeches were delivered by men OF naTs
tional importance, including Sscrstaxka
w. G. Redfeld. Congressman j.. HampHa
ton Moore, Mayor A J, Peters. OF b.
ton; senator Joseph F. Ransdell. oEa
Louisiana; Governor Samuel w. NO.
Call. Of Massachusetts,. Major ]. -
Preston, of Baltimore, and a numb0&2
Of others. including Mayor Ainslie ana
Mr., Royal. of Richmond. e Ss~S
The Richmond delegation Worls
taken care of by special arrangemeutME
in view of the prevalence of, SpAniaS12
influenza, and had narrow escapes fro0ks
hat they would have termed "intefHNs
ment.' as the spread of the disease
was so rapid and SO unexpected thn2
all public places were closed, and many
people placed under quarantine F0ySs
tunately the Richmonders escA PED
quarantine. and after having aAG
through the various sessions, and pak-a
ticipated in the various functions, reSs
turn with much knowledge and muA
information which it would have De
impossible to have gained in any 9th
way. SssN3
The speeches of Mayor Ainslie -
dous applause. #
The next meeting will be held
Charleston. S. C.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
BIG LIBERTY PARADE
BY C0L0RED WOMEN

4 big liberty loan parade will he
staged this week by the 'coiored women
OF this city who are working IN the
drive. Coiored citizens who wish TO
buy bonds are urged TO buy them at
booths conducted by their own peo-
pie so that they may receive the credit
for the sales The colered liberty loan
committee is in charge of W, T. John
son. chairman, Maggie Walker. vice.
chairman, and Virginia Randolph. head
of the executive committee.
Booths will be at the following
places:
Mechanics bank, DR. Bessie r.
Tharps. chairman: Red Cross and I'M
perial Order of King David Athenian
of Gaianthe, coroueiia and Navy Hill
cub, Benjamin Temple. Zanberlinda and
Doreas; st. Lukes bank, Maggie l.,
Walker, chairman: ST. Luke's, Council
of Colored Women and District Branch,
Grand Fountain. Queen Esther Temple.
spartan Auxiliary. Economy Cooking
club. Y. w. c. A. Auxiliary, Acme and
Aurora, St John Waterman.
Jackson's pharmacy. Ella o. Waller,
chairman: supply o. r. Home. House
hold OF Ruth, Baker Mothers club.
Moore Mothers ciub. Woman's Move
ment, Neighborhood association. Camp
Fire and Protective league, Richmond,
Eastern Star. National Ideal Benefit
society (women's Department.
Shackleford's pharmscy--H. r. Will
itams, chairman. Loving Sisters of
Charities and otherr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
BRAVE LITTLE. FRENCH GIRL
BURNED MAKING SHELLS

Paris Sept. 10 tby main The
tragedies of war are not all in the
first-line trenches In a big hospital
up near the cathedral of Fourvieres
a young French munition worker
died for Francs as surely as any poilu
at the front. Her dress caught fire
as a she'll slipped from her unskilled
fingers and terribly burned. she was
taken to the hospital---iust one more
accident de travail" Nineteen years
Old, an orphan and refugee from the
invaded country, she was singularly
desolate Knowing that she had come
to the Foyer every day, the Y. w. c.
A. secretary went TO see her. only to
find that she had come too late. In
Lucienne's pathetic little funeral pro-
cession the secretary walked in the
place Of honor, between Lucienne's
fiance and her one intimate girl friend
among the munition workers. This
devoted little friend, after lifting
heavy shells all night. spent all day
making arrangements. buying the
shiny blue and white "couronne" with
the words, Foyer des allies" on il.
and making all as "sympathique" as
possible She suddenly plucked the
fiance's hat from his head when he
forgot. and she told the secretary that
she must represent the family AS
| the curious trio wended its way slow
| " through the hospital grounds. the
black -robed priest chanting on enead'
few friends from the factory trail
ing after, all along the way were
groups of patients standing with I'M
covered heads, "I7ne brave file. Lu-
cienne." was heard on all sides. and
I II is for her kind that the Y. w c.
A. is trying to tighten even little
the burden OF war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
v, w. G. A. IN FRANCE CHEERS
NURSES AFTER HARD WORK

cover There With the Y. w. 4. A
Paris. Sept 10 tby mai) THE
train bringing in American wound
ed who come directly here from the
field hospital runs SO smoothly and
carefully that 1t just steals in" writes
Miss Mary Anderson, Y. w. c. A.
secretary, from the blue triangle hut
for nurses at a base hospital in France.
"One Is not conscious at all of the
approach of the train. When we
went through the men told us they
were very comfortable during the trip.
Their stretchers are swung in frame,
one above another. on these Red Cross
trains.
"On arrival they are met by nurses.
doctors and stretcher- bearers. Here
hot-c coffee and cigarettes are given
them The system of barracks Is fine.
There is covered runway from the
receiving barracks at the railroad track
to the patients barracks,
The houses are all portable. At
ter the war they are to be used IN
devasted regions There are some
SWISS barracks. too. These are frame
shells with cement floors and a win
dow Of screening treated in some way
so that 1t is rainproof. yet let's air in.
The hospital is situated in one of
the most beautiful spots OF France.
The nurses barracks are built in the
shape OF an E. with a comfortable
corridor running along side. have
"A single room with trench stove,
a cot bed. a tiny table, three chairs
and a row OF books. My trunk is
both my bureau and convenient
seat. My hand mirror hangs on a
nail above my table. The walls are
plastered and we have electric lights
The hospital parlor is one of ting he'd
roov,c In the har rackS tho v w -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
Men to Man New Ships.

Where shall we find the officers for
the merchant ships th~t are being
built so rapidly to replcee the sub
marine losses and to carry men, mu-
lnitions and food to France? The gov
eminent has by no means forgotten
that ships without the men to run
them would be useless, From July,
I1al7, to August. 1918. S406a students
were admitted to the thirty-six free
navigation and marine engineering
schools maintained by the United
States shipping hoard. according to
a statement just issued by Chairman
Edward NJ. Hurley of the board. Each
student is given six weeks training i'll
a navigation school and month in
an engineering school. Already 4.439
students have graduated from these
schools. The largest schools are In
Philadelphia and New York. Large
classes are maintained also In Boston.
San Francisco and Chicago. Only
men who have been two years at sea
are admitted. The graduates are Mt
ted for service as deck officers and as
engineer officers.
In addition to the schools for pre-
pairing officers. Chairman Hurley also
reported that the board now has ten
training and receiving ships In oper-
alton for the training OF seamen for
the merchant service. These have a
total of 3,125 apprentices on board
inexperienced men nre trained six
weeks on these vessels before being
sent to sea.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
COMMITTEE
OF MUN|T|Oh RESERVES

Miss Winifred G. Crenshaw. execu =
tive secretary, announced last night
the names OF Richmond women who
vii serve as mem herw OF the executive
hoard of the women's munition re-
serve, AS follows:
Mrs. G.. r. w Kern. Mrs l.. ID.
Hotchkiss. Mrs, Ralph johnson, Mrs.
William Nerthrop. Mrs Il. II. Nun =
ford. Mrs, Coleman Workman. DR..
Emily Runyon. Miss Katharine II.
Halves. Miss N. j. Minor. Miss o. c.
Hatcher, Miss Cally Ryiand, Miss Ag-
mes Ferriter, Miss Alice Marcuse and
Miss Martha Robinson.
Officers OF the reserve, whose names
have been previously announced. are
as follows: Mrs. Westmoreland Davis,
president: Mrs. f. G. Leigh, Jr., Mrs
G, G. Bosher, Mrs, John g. Miller and
Mrs II. l. Cahell. vice presidents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
CITY NIGHT SCHOOLS
OPEN TOMORROW
Glass for Foreigners Who Intend to
Become Americans Given by
School Board.

Indications are that the night
schools in Richmond will be very
largely attended this tession. In the
John Marshall high school, Voca-
tionaI night school and Armstrong
Colored high school. where reglstra-
ton has been going on during the
past week, very large numbers have
enrolled for the many classes offered.
over eight hundred have registered
for the classes in the John Marsnail
night school alone.
In addition to the night schools,
evening schools will be conducted this
year for white children in the follow
ing schools:
cambridge Junior high school.
Binford Junior high.
Bellevue Junior high.
Fairmont school.
For colored children and adults
Baker, George Mason and Webster
Davis schools:
All of these classes will give in
struction in elementary scnoo,
branches. and 1t Is especially desired
that the older boys and girls who
have dropped out in the higher gram.
mar grades to go to work will attend
these schools to the end that they
may be able to get. after year
study. TB diploma.
No pupil. except persons OF mature
age. is permitted to attend the John
Marshall night school unless he has
completed an elementary school
course.
In all OF the outlying night schools
there will he classes in cookery, sew
ing dressmak king and millinery. These
classes will be taught two nights per
l.
will run from October / to Decem-
Der Is. Especially attractive courses
in cookery suited to war conditions
will be given. Each lesson will con-
sist OF the preparation of a meal,
such as breaks luncheon or dinner.
All Of the night schools OF the city
will be open tonight for registration
and classes will be organized for
work tomorrow night
Class for New Americans.
The following letter has been sent
to two hundred men who have filed
declarations during the past year of
You have flied with the United
States authorities declaration of
your intentions TO become a citizen
Of the United States.
The United States government has
asked the Richmond city school
board to conduct special night classes
for all persons of foreign birth who
desire TO learn English and to study
the government and history of our
country.
We will open such classes in the
Vocational Night school. sos East
Marshall street October /. These
classes meet AT 73o p. NJ and con-
tinue until $40 p. NJ They are alb
soluteiy free Of all cost. the United
States government even paying for
the textbook that is used.
This is TO let you know that we
shah be glad 70 have you attend these
classes We shall separate those who
can read and write English. from
those who cannot, so that each per
son may get the greatest good from
the school
An are invited. whether they have
filed their declarations with The gov
eminent or not. II makes no differ
ence what country you were born in,
YIN viii be welcome in the night
school IL you desire TO learn the lam
cuage and the history of the United
States
You can register on Monday. Sep
temher 80 Come and bring your
friends,
Very truly yours
J. II -EINE0Rn. -
Second Assistant Superintendent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
BF,TWEEN
GREAT LAKES AND GULF

Chicago, Sept 2s.--The Illinois and
Michigan canal. upon which the gov
eminent has spent $3.50. 900 in restor-
alton work to establish waterway con-
nection between the Great Lakes. the
Mississippi and the gulf. is now open
to navigation.
Coal and raw materials will be
transported through the canal. A
company has been incororated to OPP
crate the boats between Chicago and
the Illinois river in a direct route to
New Orleans by way Of the Illinois
and Mississippi rivers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
Patterns and Piece Good. Sell.

In spite of the fact that the making
of winter suits, dresses or skirts for
W omen is a great deal more difficult
than the making of summer clothes
there Is reported to be a very keen de-
mand for patterns OF fall and winter
garments and for the materials of
which these garments are to be made.
Piece goods of all sorts. wooleus. silks.
cottons and mixtures are being taken.
many of them in the best qualities OBJ
tainable. 1t follows that various trim
mings such as beads, fringe, hraids, etc,
are sought in increasing quantities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
rhe former Russian minister FOR fo

The former Russian minister for for
eign affairs and head of the constitu-
tionai Democratic party, Professor Paul
MilyukoT, has written a history of the
Russian revolution. According to the
Nashe Slovo. Professor Milyukof's work
is divided into three volumes and will
be published not in Russia, but in
Paris. Professor Milyukon Is a histo-
rian and the author of remarkable
work entitled The Outlines Of Russian
Culture
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
The Blue Pearl" Returns.

New York. Sept 29.-True TO their
promise to bring The Blue Pearl
back to New York after the run at
the Longacre theater, the Messrs.
Shubert have arranged to present this
attraction at the Shubert- Riviera for
the week beginning tomorrow. and at
Marcus Loew's Seventh avenue the
alter, for the week of October IA.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

In the civil war the death rate from
disease was nifty for each 1000 peo-
pie, In our Spanish American war
II was twenty-seven for each 1000.
In the Franco-Prussian war II was for
Germany twenty-five for each 1000.
For us in this war II Is eight for each
! 900. This IL because we help give
our boys substantial food, proper re-
creation and some comforts in sanitary
camps.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

The construction of environments in
the United states commenced June /.
,Iaf7. In ninety days, sixteen com
nlete camp cities were ready. Each
was equipped with lighting. water.
sewerage and heating systems. There
were s.st-en cities OF 1900 buildings
each. each city capable OF housing
az. 900 men, The total cost of these
sixteen complete cities was about
$4,000 900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
Total
IndnrriaI Rcscrxation Schools.

Twelve elementary schools are ne
ing organized by the government 10
accommodate the children on the res
eryations surrounding the big mum
ton and industrial plants. 1T Is esti-
mated that $4,000 children Will at
tend these schools, and that more than
400 teachers will be employed FIVE
additional schools will probably be
established during the coming year
These reservation schools are under
the direction of the industrial ser
VICE section OF the ordnance division
~ the war department.
w. G. Coburn, superintendent OF the
public schools, Battle Creek, Mich.
has been appointed director OF the
new system Under his supervision,
the ordnance division has fixed the
minimum salaries of teachers, select
"a the textbooks and determined the
Mans for the new buildings and the
equipment ia. be used The twelve new
schools are located on reservations as
follows. Amatol, n. j.: Belcoville. N.
T.: Delaware City. Del: Tullytown,
Pa: Seven Pines, Va; Penniman Va.
Nitro, W. Va; Jacksonville. Tenn. :;
Perryville. Md; Brunswick, Ga; Shelf
fieid, Ala. and Mussel Shoals, Ala.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

In the government OF Tuia $50 estates
were totally destroyed and eighty
Estates partially destroyed during 1911.
The total losses are estimated at 3n,-
900 600 ruhles. In the government or
Penxa the damage Is estimated at 2e,-
600. 600 rubies. The Union of Western
Landowners estimates that by January
IL 1918 property to the value OF l.ooo.-
900. 0o0 ruhles was destroyed ana z'oeo
persons lost their lives as result OF
axrarian disorders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

IN The Julia Richmond High school OF
New York city led in the United
states Second Liberty Loan school
drive 1t also won the United States
sechool contest In the third Liberty
Team BY going over the top for tl3.-
~. 49,. Who win win this timer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

Keep a great bowl Of goldenrod and
other wild flowers where they can shed
their sunshine In the house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

No house is complete without an
alarm clock and scales; the. former to
save time. the latter to save money.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

During the year June -, 1917. to
June 80. 1918. the war cost us $l3.5sl.-
7o3,471.lL
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-09
CHAPTER W.
CarIboo MeadoWp.

A tall man, sunburned. slow-speak- ing. met Hazel at Soda Creek. the end of her stage journey. introducing him. self as Jim Briggs.
 Pretty tiresome trip. ain't itr' he observed. "You'll have chance to rest decent tonight. and I got team uh bays that'll yank yuh to the Mead ows in four hours n half. My wife1l be plumb tickled to have yuh. They ain't much mors'n half . doseu white
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-09
1To BE CONTINUED
Tidy Shoes and Good Luck <,

Tidy Shoes and Good lusn .,n,ue
 The Australian natives Sse" .,r,cs srs of shoes, and the natives ol The Cnt in in the same box to this day. lns .sa u o,. nss osss ans mshs sanao snss remember when . % began to make them. A o ,r sun is warm In winter and co0, .oot
 mer. and always easy to tne '' S.rsef
 Superstition has ous .. fl p p& greatly about shoes pa. .,,,, myinp worth while to cite all 'he , ,.,scI0csres about them. There IS DO s, .ss.r shosA about the way people wear .' .ltbouel either at heel. toe or s'u'' .oms ipd. untidy footsear is douo''es. =. int yss cation of carelessnsss' oss ss.n it udh have . comfortable shoe' M. M yee ], and bad luck will never w.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-09

Synopss-Miss Hazel Weir employed the office of Harrington Bush Granville Ontario She is engaged to
 
 suddenly months Bush make her action Hazel leaves
  of in I in a Tn explanation, Hazel refus
The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-09

Hazel has her next ene0u''. ". with "RoarIng Bill" wne"' ., In the woods, she stumDles up .'p.'i hIs camp after wandering ".I. u" late at night through the . " .sI, less forest. The story o' ,,. meeting is told In the neS' :" staIIment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-12
NEW VOLCANO DOING STUNTS
 TO WESTWARD

New volcanoes jump into action and new islands push up from the sea to the Westward at will, and the landscape is continually changing. The latest new volcano is reported by Captain Jenson, according to the following clipping from the Pros pector:
 Capt. Jenson of the steamship Ad- miral Watson reports that a new volcano has come into existence since his last trip to the westward. The new smokepot has broken out at Cape Douglas on the Alaska Penin- sula and is one of the Four Peaked mountains. So far no lava or ashes have been thrown out, but tremors are of freqeunt occurrence, and an explosion is looked for at any time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-12
CORPSE SHIP SEEMS
 A STRANGE SIGHT
 TO MANY VISITORS

BABDAD, April 12- Nothing in the land of strange things strikes the European visitor so strangely as the corpse ship" It is huge barge piled high with native corpses, many of them several years old, which are being carried down the river to rest in a cemetery near the whitened bones of the Prophet.
 The bodies are piled on deck packed tight in straw cases, on tor of which the Arab attendants sit nonehalently and play a game resem bling dominoes Some of the corps es are comparatively new, others old It all depends on how long it took the family of the deceased to save enough money to pay the cost Of transportation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-12
! Mas GERTRUDE
 ! 8 CNNiN ~&N

Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin, a highly educated Sioux, whose Indian name is Zitkala-Sa and who is a grand daughter of the famous chief Sitting Bull, was the chief guest and prin- cipal speaker at the ''woman's open table," held at the National Arts Club, of New York, recently. Inci- dentally it was the first time in the history of the club that the privilege of holding an "open table" meeting had ever been extended to women. Mrs. Bonnin, who is the wife of a United States army officer, spoke on Indian Symbols" and told of the meaning of the various decorative and fantastic designs on the uni forms of Indian regalia she wore. Mrs. Bonnin Is an ardent advocate of full rights of American citizen ship for Indians. If the Indian is good enough to fight for America" she declared, 'he is good enough to be considered an American"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-12
BEAVER FEATURED
 IN FOURTH DAY AT
 NEW YORK FUR SALE

NEW YORK, April 12.-(Special to Empire)-Beaver easily won the feature of the fourth day of the ful sale here. Not only did the bes. skin bring $39, but the average price showed an advance of 20 per cent over January.
 The best martin brought $62 and the finest ermine sold for $3.05. As compared with January prices mar ten went up ten per cent. and CT mine showed similar advance Sales for the four days totaled $2, 600,00