The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-04
Famous Old Wooden Sailing Warship Is
 Now on Junk Pile
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age-Herald.

Washington, January 3.-tSpecial) "The wooden sailing ship, oriole (for- merly the Dale), at Baltimore, ap- praised at s5,OOO. and sold to William Madison of Baltimore for s237-"
 Thus, in an official statement, the government pronounces the obituary of one of the famous old crafts of the United States navy. The Dale Is on the junk pile.
 She was constructed in 1887 and was a splendid type of fighting yes sel prior to the invention of the steel covered cruisers. She sailed the seven seas, pursued pirates. interfered with the enterprise of New Englanders who captured Africans and sold them into American slavery. participated in the Mexican war, aided in the block ading of southern ports during the Civil war, was at one time command ed by Admiral Schley, served as training vessel at Annapolis, and was condemned as useless in 1906.
 She brought $237 At the time of her sale, 12 others went Into the dis cards. The Brooklyn, Astoria, Vega, Freight Lighter. 160, Intrepid, Galatea, Destroyer Smith, Eagle No. 25, sub chasers 119. $40, 264 and 93. Only one of these vessels was secured by a southerner. Subchaser No 264 was sold to Steve Bellos of Mobile for $3. 800 The vessel brought a little more than one-eighth their appraised value.
 There will be another sale Janu- ary 16. Among the vessels destined for the junk pile are the battleshlps Maine, Missouri and Wisconsin, each l 1 .La ft Puritan. Miantonomoh, Ozark and {, Tonopah, the cruisers Memphis and Columbia.
 You walk accurst among your clan: Albeit you love in dark or day Peace shall flee from your skuiking
 way.
 Wiser, woman-yclep the fool; You are queen of. Love, who seems
 it's tool;
 Trusty, steadfast, tender, true Life shall bend it's knee to you!
 The only effect the poem had on me was to make me discouraged ana disheartened with everything anu everybody. All my romantic dreams lay in little heap of shattered illu- sions at my feet
 We sat in silence for few minutes and then Ria said
 We must hurry and dress"
 "Oh, Ria, let's don't go. 1 don't want to see any of these men. I do not think l ever want to see mar again. Let us stay at home and you tell me what will have to do at the studio tomorrow"
 "Of course, we will go, child" re- monstrated Ria. Tt is worth lot to be seen at smart place like the Coeoanut Grove in smiles and pretty clothes. Even an escort like Herb Richardson, too, has his value. IL, is known you know, for picking win ners.
 "Almost every night you can see some directors in every big hotel and popular restaurant in the city, ana meing there they look us over. "Many girl has owed her en- gagement to the fact that she was frequently seen at the smart eating and dancing places with so-called members of the best set" she ex- plained with finality.
 Now we must hurry to get iressed before Herb gets here. I wan. you to wear that white georgette dress of yours that is cut in the points on the bottom and weighted down with thosa white bead tassels; white shoes and stockings and your lovely big whit. georgette hat"
 What are you going to wear. Ria9"
 "Oh. I am going to wear black. II suits me better than anything else Thank the Lord, have got white skin without any freckles and those emerald and diamond earrings that Herb gave me and all the rest of tha, ie.xt IrU | lx ra;t txs green hat for a touch of color"
 Oh, you'll look lovely, Ria"
 wen both look lovely" said Ria complacently. There won't be any better lockers there than Virginia Winston and Gloria Summers. Herb will be proud of us If he isn't any thing else"
 We were dressing hurriedly as WIG called our conversat ton from room to room. Ria finished first, as she was more expert in. dressing herself than l. l kept wishing for Nanny Lai and her helpful fingers. Mine seemed all thumbs.
 However, l had put on my hat when Ria came through the door. She was a picture. l remember thinking that she was the most exquisite creature l had ever seen. I did not wonder that men pursued her. and again I gave her the greatest credit for be-. ing what she was--honest with her. self and the world.
 She looked at me critically.
 You need a bit of color" she sug gested, appraising me skillfully.
 But, Ria. don't know how to put it on." l said, not understanding he- Tomorrow - Herbert Richardson calls~
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