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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06
British Museum Has
Nelson Flagship Log of
Great Sea Fight

London, Aug. 4.-The British ma
ton now owns the log of Lord Mel
sons flagship Victory. wherein is writ
ten the history OF Trafalgar.
Sir James buchanan. who has de-
monstrated his public spirit more
thar once, bought the precious relic
when 1t was put up at auction at
Sotheby's by the estate Of the late T.
j. Barratt- Now the stained and yell
lowed book rests side by side with
Nelson's own memorandum of the
great fight in the British Museum.
The log was written by Thomas
Atkinson, master Of the Victory, who
was wounded during the engagement
with the French fleet and the report
OF n historic engagement was
penned hot after the victory. OF the
death of Nelson. Atkinson wrote:
When a victory having been re-
ported to the Right Honorable Wis
count Nelson, X. B.. he then died of
his wounds"
Noting the acquisition of the Vic
tory log a newspaper paragrapher
writes:
The tragedy of Nelson is that his
letters were not buried with him in
St. Paul's Cathedral. His letters to
Lady Hamilton appear and reappear
in the salesrooms almost as regularly
as the seasons. and all their intimate
exchanges, fond inc foolish like the
love letters OF lesser people. are han
died and rehandled and passed from
one rich mar to another to fortify
the belief that the weakest and ZOOS
est of us are of the same stuff as
Nelson. A sensible restriction of the
war would have been to put an en-
barge for all time on the sale Of Mel
sons letters."~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

In the August issue OF Boys Life.
Nothing fitted me. My hat was
SO big 1t slipped over my eyes. I
could turn around inside my shoes,
but | filled them with paper and
that made them halfway serviceable.
All the overcoats offered me were
impossible, and / decided to wear
my cwn suit under my uniform in
stead 1t served two purposes-it
provided me with additional warmth
and Il helped fill out the uniform.
M equipment consisted of a saber,
a gun, a lance and a belt of bullets.
h saber was so long-or l was so
short-that it dragged on the ground.
We were supposed to carry only 400
bullets, but l was SO ambitious I
asked for 400! They weighed Hike
1000.
When the ca1l to assemble came
the next morning. I carried my lance
IN my right hand, and with my left
led my horse to the spot where we
we're to fall in line.
A we stood in line. unmounted,
four abreast. my horse became ner-
vous and began to jump around. II
my shoes hadn't been so big. I think
my feet would have been crushed
a dozen times. As It was, the horses
~AtNEN AAosl "a Lkt6 IIIlS OLA
my excess hoe and missed my toes.
We o in line a few minutes
and then the order came. Mount
The company leaped to the sad
die as n man-except me. I made
. frantic effort to do the. same thing,
but the weight OF my equipment Just
anchored mo to the ground! looked
~appealingfy at Stanisiav. but he had
turned his head the other way.
Again I tried. but still l couldn't
make 1t, and then, while I was still
struggling to get on. the order came:
March,
Gathering ali my strength, I
sprang again to the saddle, and this
time I made it; but, 10, In the at
tempt | let go M lance, and in try
ing to save 1t I fell off the horse,
The men behind me cursed-I
had broken up their formation. The
next moment somebody's strong hand
had grabbed me by the neck and lift
ed me bodily across my horse. and I
quickly found my stirrups-"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06
TRINITY COLLEGE

Durham. N. C.. Aug. A-President
w, p. Few is at Lake Junaluska in
attendance upon several important
conferences Of the Sunday school
board and the board Of education of
h Southern Methodist church. He
Is a member of the special commits
sion appointed to make a complete
survey OF the needs of all educational
institutions of the church. He is also
TO deliver an address before the ED
worth League Conference. His work
will hold him at Jnnaluska for two
weeks.
The many friends Of the beloved
DIR. A. d.. Belts who died last Decem-
Der will be pleased to learn that the
suggestion of a memorial to him in
the form of a foundation for the aid
of young preachers studying at Trim
ity college Is meeting with a hearty
response. President Few explained
in the North Carolina Advocate of
July 10 that DIR. Belts had been an
nually sending to the college for
some years a part OF his meager in
come as a superannuate preacher for
the aid of some needy ministerial
student, n suggested the A. d.
Belts memorial fund.
Among the letters accompanying
''1iA ~ Lax laIa 10 WIG III NV
lished below. 1t ONE from a young
minister and his wife inc expresses
a beautiful spirit of cooperation in a
noble cause that Is highly appre-
ciated:
Kannapolis. ". c., July 90, 1919.
Dear DIR. Few:
Mrs. Wick and myself have thought
for sometime that we would like to
give something to Trinity college.
We have just read in the Advocate
that you propose to raise a memorial
fund to the great DR.. A. d. Belts,
which is to be used to help young
preachers in their struggle for an
education. We are enclosing a sub
scription to this memorial OF $1,000.
We wish that we could make it more
and hope that we can in the future.
We feel that we want to leave some
OF the fruits OF our labor upon earth
to be a power Ia the world for good
after we are dead and gone. The
best way to do this, according to our
judgment, is to leave something that
will aid young men to prepare them
selves for the ministry.
Then We want to honor DIR. Belts
because he was SO good to us and our
parents. =.
DR.. Few. may The good Lord, who
loves and keeps us, bless you in this
new effort of yours to honor the
saints and help mankind. We are.
Your faithful friends.
tSigned).
MIR. and MRS. G. W. vICKs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06
Battle Scrap Sale
Reveals an Amazing
Collection from War

London, Aug. "a most amazing
sight is the .conglomerate mass OF the
thousand and n by-products, waste
products and discarded utensils OF
war gathered into carefully assorted
heaps at Woolwich Arsenal for sale.
The battle scrap is indescribably mis-
c~ellaneous. Everything displayed
doubtless has a history which. could
the object speak. would reveal blood
and misery and suffering and heroism
and death. But. since no n knows
these histories, the objects have to be
accepted at their face value.
The Disposal Board of the Minis
try of Munitions in holding periodic
sales of the salvaged miscellany re-
alize a tidy sum for the government.
There are amazing quantities OF
shells and cartridges. and forces OF
women are constantly at work sort
ing them over to discover IL. per-
chance, any should still be loaded,
An explosion OF cordite is no joke.
But the bulk of the unserviceable
or obsolete material stored at the
Arsenal Is naturally iron, steel, cop
per, and brass, all of which will find
it's way in time to the foundries, but
before 1t Is sold the metals are sep
arated, telephone fittings. for instance,
being pulled to pieces. for by 20 do.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

IF. w. Davies in University Of Virginia News Letter

OF functions Is concerned. the county
Is the most important governmental
unit OF the state.
Now. In surveying county govern
ment. and the functions which 1t per-
forms. many questions present them
selves. Are these the functions which
a county should perform7 II so, are
they being performed In a manner
which makes for the most efficient
government coupled with the great
est amenity to the wishes of the COM
munity? Are the best and ca
pablo men in the county holding the
offices?
In asking ourselves these Ind other
questions Of a similar nature. We are
inevitably forced to the conclusion
that in many features county govern
ment in Virginia il woefully deficient
that its officers are not the best te
be obtained by any means, and that
for it be what it should in order
to serve the best interests OF tn.
state, much Of It's structure needs re-
! fashioning and rebuilding.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06
ing the department gets higher

-
There are many guns Of small
calfbre, trench mortars. torpedo
heads, rbomb-cages, depth-charge ft-
tings, field cookers. bugles, band In
struments, enamellcd iron water bot
ties. oil tins. wagons. waterproofs.
aeroplane parts. rubber Of all sorts
from tire overs to surgical gloves,
bandoliers. rugs-obviously from off,
GERS quarters - lanterns bedding.
bags. rope, fencing. hay binding wire
tbarbed wire does not pay for recov
cry and return from ~overseas), and
range-fnders. At least that Is all that
one can recollect Of the vast assort-
ment OF odds and ends. \
In the main these stores are pur-
chased by dealers who in turn dispose
of them to different. trades and in
dustries. But there is at least one
section in which the private buyer
may secure an advantage. That Is in
relation TO empty cartridge boxes.
Thousands of these r to be had at
a price which works u at about
nine-pence (1S cents each. which Is
cheap even IL they should be cut up
for firewoodl. But they car be uti-
lized much more advantageously in
the construction of hen coops and
chicken runs. The boxes are sold by
the ton, the average cost Of which is
25s N6.2b). Everything" said a
guide. that is no good anywhere else
comes to Woolwich, and there Is
nothing that we cannot sell"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06
JOY FOR THE JUNIORS

S~Ncbody who observed the unmixed
xnov OF the boys n girls at the East
NHIeAcc street Fairgrounds yesterday.
MNvhen fremen sprayed the lawn and
$3.50 the Riddles a chance 10 gel soaA-
~Nt. can fail TO sympathize win
ne movement to extend such priV'-
HSres TO children in all parts oil the
u ~. more especially the conEesteo
SSstricts.
- occasion was we'll attended by
Ucials and citizens Interested In the
nlfare Of the little folks, Dozens OF
NMnxefuI mothers were on hand, too,
see that their children were safe.
SSrhe day was torrid. the streets were
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

ODpcnents of the league of ma
nns for the numerous news
1nnar expressions in favor Of the
q by asserting that a vicious
SMe4pa3anda" in favor OF the covenant
been carried on IN Paris n else
sNAsr~.
E Outside OF the regular bulletins o.
NJ League 10 Enforce Peace" which
spsre ed long before the peace
a onference met in France. we have
len no publications especially de-
Ioked to the interests OF the cove
|&nnt. Blu in recent weeks we have
sFecetved much letter mall. IN the form
- news stories in opposition to the
Ancsanant, from a corporation. The
LEAGUE for the Preservation OF
Independence tTnc.1,
0horaas r. Ship. director OF pub
sa71E1ty. Washington, n, G" Henry
: 4Latterson. former editor of the Louis
aNG1e Couraer-Journst. Is president Of
34nAD organization. The Courier
sIearnai speaks Of this kind OF propa-
gpndA with the utmos f~rankness
1oecribing n recent advance story
#W1out a speech to he delivered by
o511for Hiram johnson nj Burling-
-. Vermont. the former employer Of
&Jgr. watterson says:
mol enough American citizens
@a[Qngihly. might hear about the pickle
aaN1gHrre in II only those who go to hear
hiram johnson in Burlington ant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

~speak-easy or a place for the carrying
on of the sale Of liquor Illegally.
Severe penalties are provided for the
Just cause and for any abuse in ex-
ecuting them. Thus the home is pro-
tected from unwarranted search and
invasion and at the same time a bar
rier is raised against those who would
turn the home into a s~peak-easy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

instances. 1t Is no. surprising, there
fore, hat the house did what 1t did,
earnestly devote itself 10 the task of
e~nacting an enforcement code that
would be just to all and carry out the
clear intent of the people with refer
ence to national prohibition.
The judiciary committee had given
weeks of careful thought TO every
provision OF the measure and 1t is
worthy of note that the bill as re-
ported by the committee was not
weakened in any particular when put
10 the vote of the house. In several
instances it was strengthened.
Perhaps the most ~perplexing prob
lem was that presented by the search
and seizure clause. Al finally passed.
this clause is not sc drastic as search
and seizure provisions In many OF the
state prohibition enforcement codes.
The fear OF violating the sancity of
the home deferred the representatives.
from making it as drastic as it would
otherwise be, However. under its
provisions a nome may be searched
II there Is good reason to believe that
the home has been eonvartsd into q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

we are solemniy informed that the
SxsKxi invitation lssued last night ny
Sn Richmond Friends 81 Irish Free
sSan- to Senator Reed of Missouri TO
speech here against the
Gran OK nations Is supplementary TO
nkS Invitation from Democratic voters
a4laSs congressional district" Only
isaatxle while back we were informed
the Friends of Irish Freedom"
I'D welcome the cooperation OF
Organizations in extending he
VACATION
SS1eoW we need a little more inforrna-
: Who are the Democratic
- OF this congressional district"
have already invited Senator
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06
A SMALL SOLDIER

Despite the excitement, I was able
to get enough equipment from the
quartermaster and from members OF
h regiment who were kind enough to
help me out, to make some sort of an
appearance--what sort of an appear
ance l could judge from the smiles
my appearance invariably produced
wherever l went thus Corporal Paul
~Iogolevitch describes his debut as a
member Of the Russian infantry regi-
mcnt. when he was thirteen years old.
in Under Two Eagles" which opens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06
HASTEN THE ENFORCEMENT CODE

- senate has much work ahead
- too much to allow any ex-
80 suspension OF business even
1kkrFslhe dog days--and one OF the
1 important Of the measures upon
II IL to act after 1t disposes of
Fpeace treaty Is the volstead bill.
80 by the house by an overwhelm-
"a mAtOrity. which provides O code
reinforcement of national prohibi-
hen the legislators of forty~hve
forty-eight states approved the
xoanth amendment, they did 1t in
80 to the demand Of their con-
Skk There vas no mistaking
1exnand. IL was a demand for
osnplete abolition OF the liquor
There has been 70 evidence
xhs people have changed their
E&N4e~sss 80
~ nothing TO show that they
rot in ri when they pro-
o4 The death verdict upon John
ceSsn.
NSMl events Rave TRANSFERRED 10
11Smt DRY sentiment, IL anything,
increase. The elections in
xaxas and Ohio are notabl,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

The definition of intoxicating liquors
fixing the alcoholic content at one
half OF / per cent lasts the hopes of
the brewers.
Friends of prohibition should not
fail to let their senator's know that
they have the support of the folks
back home in the approval of this
house enforcement bill or It's equiva-
lent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

ovens. and h youngsters a moth
ing to do but swelter In a tiny sand
pile, Several scores OF them turned
out, arrayed in all sorts Of bathing
costumes; and the funrthey had was
something to remember.
The ordinance providing free show
ers for the children has not vet
passed through all the formaIities re-
CURED to put 1t into effect. so yester-
days demonstration was simply ar
experiment. It succeeded In bringing
happiness TO a lot OF the small dwell
ers in the Shockoe valiey-and the
children in other parts OF town will
enjoy "A similar experience Just as
much.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-04
ADA MANS DEATH
is UpER PROBE.
|. BY ASSOCIATION.
Chicago Doctor Reported
Murdered at COlima.

NEW YORK. July 4-Reports Of
the murder on June II by Mexican
bandits Of John Mantellero employed
by DR. Albert !. Oehener of Chicago,
on his plantation in the state OF Co
lima Mexico. have been sent the ltal-
Ian ambassador OF Mexico City and
thc state department at Washington.
t',e Association for the Protection OF
American Rights in Mexico, an
nounced here tonight
\ The a,ooiation's executive com
mi,tec today took action on the al.
leRcd murder Of John w Correll of
Ada, Okla, the attempted murder Of
his l6-ycar old son and the assault
on Mrs. Correll by bandits, within
twenty miles OF Tampico on June To-
Private adviees to the association
from Mexico City yesterday stated
that the Mexican government has or.
dered all traffic suspended on the
Tehuan,epcc railway and the Inter
Oceanie railway between Vera Cruz
and Mexico City.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-04
DIVORCE IS MADE
EASY FOR CANADA

WINNIPEG, July 4 The courts Of
thee western provinces of Canada
d. Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan
, have the right TO grant a decree OF
absolute divorce. according to decision
OF the imperial ptivy council. London.
England The decision wa. rendered
today. in a case appealed from Win
nipcg.
Tie trial Judge granted the pe,i-
TONERS prayer for an absolute divorce
The decision was carried to the cour,
Of appeals OF Manitoba. where il Wa,
confirmed The provincial govern
meht appealed again', the decision. as
i. a test. and carried i, to the highest
. court in the cmpire-,he imperial
privy council The privy council fen
dered its opinion today, according to
an official cableRram received tonight,
and dismissed the governments ap-
peal.
The case was watched with interest
throughout western Canada and scores
!, of applications for divorce will he
filed within few days. II was said.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-04
Mrs. Shaw's Last
Appeal Was Made
For World Peace

NEW YORK. July Am i'm
psssioned plea for support oi the
league OF nations was Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw'.- last message to
the women OF America. DR., Shaw
took an active part IN the CAM
paign cf the League to Enforce
Peace in behalf Of ratification OF
the league Of nations covenant. In
May she made q Speaking tour with
ex. President Taft and other advo-
Gates OF the covenant. She was
stricken with pneumonia at Spring.
field, ILL.,. when the trip was half
over.
In the appeal to women, which Is
entitled What the War Meant to
Women" and which probably was
her last work before the relapse
which caused her death yesterday,
Dt Shaw, apparently feeling tha,
the end OF her own life was near,
wrote:
Everybody must die sometime
and il does not make as much dif-
ference, perhaps. az 20 the numbe'
Of day. we live az Il docs 10 the
manner in which we live the days
We do live"
Some Of the most striking sen-
tences In the anneai are:
While Mr.. Wilson said ws want
nothing out Of the war, I said IN
my own heart n may b that Ne
want scthinG matNelai out u me
war. Nut Oh. We wtnt The biagess
thing out oi this war that hes
ever come 10 ma world. We want
peace now and peaee forever
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-04
SCHOONER SETS SAIL
FOR NEW GOLDEN FLEECE

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal-Voyag-
ug 80 the lar north ~ ,careh Of 4
new golden fleece The silver ship"
ta,co. tie schooner that bore Louis
Stevenson 20 the south seas The
lasuns ~ this expedition derived
,heir hope ior gold iron Miss Lii
Ian Ihrall who is 10 become the
BRIDE Of one oi them--identily unre-
yea'ci upon the tasro's r~urn
The tasoo ,ailcd for Siberia bound
for the AudiS riyer
Mss "fhfAll has known Of the ex-
i,tenlc OF rich placer bed, on the ST.
bcrlan river Tor long tune The
men interested organized the North
crn Mining and Trading company.
Captain G. l. Oliver iorms>
navy officer IS N command OF the
lasgO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-04
No Cure For Nagging, Fauorite
Domestic Sport, And No Escape
Except Through Death or Divorce

perpetual faul, finding. I, get, on our
nerves and becomes a. uncomfortable
a. the continual falling Of q single
drop Of water on the victims head
which was the choicest torture OF the
inquisi,ion, and which no one could
stand and maintain his reason.
An out and out SINNER we can for
give and love in spite OF his or her
wrong doing. We can fight and
shake hands, and still he friends. But
We Can have nothing but a dull and
impo,ent loa,king and resentment
against the individual who can never
let bygones be bygones, and who eter-
nally reminds Us OF the mistake VIC
once made, who is continually throw
ing our faults in our faces, and who
forever holds up our weaknesses be-.
fore our eyes, Thst Is the unforgiv-
able.
The western mans assertion that
women cannot stand ~ much nagging
as men Is an interesting sidelight N
the subject, however. Doubtless, he h
right, and Il is to be hoped that his
words will be taken 10 heart by men
afflicted with the r,aGsins habit.
One OF the reasons why women
show less stamina and staying powers
under nagsing than men do Is because
when man is a nagser, he Is 4 much
more strenuous and forccful and e.
fieient nagger than any woman ever
is. Also as man carries the poke,
book he can put a punch into his nag =
ging that the economically dependent
wife never can.
The Hsadlinsr Among Nasgsrs.
The man who Rsowls over bis food
who berates his wife for the sire OF
the bills and wants 10 know il she
thinks he 10 made OF mpney, who
criticisca the way she raises the chill
dren and makes fun of her clo,he,
and before whom she trembles like a
whipped dog. is Ire headliner among
nasgsra, and II 10 no wonder that hi,
wife goes TO pieces with nervous pros.
tration.
Another reason that women stand
nasgiug with less iortI,ude than men
DO 70 beeause men can escape iron,
the nagSsr, whereas . woman !,
chained 10 hts tormentor. She hasn',
any convsnien, businsss that takes hsr
off 10 different cities when she se,'
TO the place where she has got 70
have respite or die. Men, llkewiss,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-04

have the advantage OF having millions
of other interests that take their minds
off their worries at home, whereas
a womans work gives her all too
much time 10 think. and TO brood
over the way her husband picks upon
her.
Ii must be said in all fairness. how
ever, that women naggers are far more
common than men nasgers. /, is
women who have gift for petty
tyranny. and who can make your lik
miserable for you unless you eat the
same sort OF food they do, and 90 to
their church and give up your own
habits 70 suit them. II is women who
cannot distinguish between little
things and big, and who will drive a
good husband away from home by
nagging him about leaving his paper
on the floor, and dropping cigar ashes
on the rug until he flee, to club OF
peace.
And the pi,iiul part Of Il oil !,
that the woman nasger generally mas,
through over.love and over-anxieiy
for her family But none the less do
they hate her for II.
There is no cure for nagging be-
cause no one who nsgs ever admits
doing Il. Heretofore, the only way q
man or woman who was unlucky
enough TO marry q nagger ever got rid
Of the naggee vas through death Of
divorce. Now the six shooter ha,
been introduced As 4 solution Of the
problem. Let Us trust that il will
prove an awful warning to those ad,
dcted TO wife and husband batting.