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SCHWARTZ IS UNDER BAN
AND MAY BE OUT OF SWIM

CHICAGO, August 20 R!-A
Schwartz, National collegiate swimming
champion, who is ranked with Ray
Ruddy of New York, national distance
champion, as favorite to win the
Illinois Athletic Clubs annual mara
thon swim in Lake Michigan, August
81, may not be permitted to compete.
Schwartz is under suspension by the
A. A. u, for having participated in an
unsanctioned meet last year, and will
not be able to enter the !. A. G. event
unless the ban is lifted.
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LONG MOTOR BOAT RACE.

NEW ORLEANS, La, August 20 up.
An cupboard motor boat speed record
for the Mississippi River run from New
Orleans to st. Louis will be attempted,
starting today. 8. J. Gianelloni and B.
Il. Spencer Of Baton Rouge viii shove
OF for the Ilp-riXer run,
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McrARN1N GETS OFFER.

DETRo1T August 20 :, O,.-Dick
Dunn, general inanageriof the OLYMPIA
Sporting Club, today offered Jimmy Me-
Larnin q match with the winner OF the
Biily PetrolIe- King Tut 10-round bout,
which win be decided here August 40
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MANDELL, TO. FIGHT FRISCO.

PETROSKEY, Mich, August 20 N9.--
Sammy Mandeli and Frankie Frisco,
Chicago lightweight, have been matched
for q bout here August 21s
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Ex-Grid' Star Pleased With
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SiZeabIe Purse.

<X Y YHY do they pick on me?"
SSAI grinned Bow Wow Mey-
wv ers, the horseshoe pitch
er, when q half dozen
challenges were delivered
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Each second we threw dice with death, yet
won all the casts, largely because that steam
ship was manned by true seamen At last she
came up to us. In that sea she rolled so much
that we were able to step from the bottom of
the boat to her deck when she swung to lee
ward All got aboard in this manner except
the donkeyman, who tried to climb a rope
thrown from the steamers deck and in con-
sequence was ducked several times before he
was hauled aboard looking like a drowned
kitten. When We were safe the steamship
launched a second boat, which made two trips
to the Nightingale and brought off all the
others of our crew without mishap.
We found ourselves on the Caspian, Lam
port g. Holt vessel, bound like ourselves to Rio.
We were cruelty cold and soaking wet; my
teeth doubtless the other men could have said
the same) were caStanets playing Satan's own
music of death. How I wish those same teeth
remained in my jaws today! Coffee was served
to us; then We were taken to the engine room
and were warmed through. Hot fresh water
was provided for our skins, long soaked in salt
spray; but could not bear to be touched, not
even with a sponge. Drop by drop, however,
water was trickled over my body and gradually
alleviated my pain.
At 2 o'clock in the morning, a half hour
after Mckenzie had left her. the Nightingale
again by the eyes of men. Capt Mckenzie
I think had had hatch opened in order to
hasten her sinking and remove a menace to
navigation. Why trustworthy as she was,
had she ever sailed? Because the owners
would recover more insurance than she was
worth? Because they were willing to gamble
with lives? God knows.
The CaSpianS crew, all British, placed their
warm and comfortable hunks at our disposal
They landed us at Vigo in SPAIN where Span
lard acting as British consul provided clothing
and living accommodations for US Wine was
so plentiful and cheap that the people made
us welcome to help ourselves from the punch
cons that always stood inside their homes.
Drunkenness was an inevitable sequence
Finally a steamer the John Bull, called at
Vigo on her way to London, and half the crew.
myself among them, were sent home on her as
passengers. Signs of relief, ! suppose seldom
swell to roar. but am positive they did at
Vlgo the day we sailed In London we put up
at the Sailors Home, as charges of the Ship
wrecked Fishermen's & Mariners Society, which
also offered to pay our fares to any port in the
United Kingdom that We might elect.
went to Liverpool where I joined the ship
Nagpore bound to Calcutta In those days
Calcutta was your saormanS true paradise.
There was the usual abundance of tropical
fruit-Something not to be ignored by men who
had lived long on salt food Clothing was cheap
but of good quality, so that we had an oppor-
tunity to meet all our needs Yet something
OF the sort must have been true of many
port east of Suez
Why then, WAS Calcutta a unique city OF
blissful delights? Perhaps because the white
man came into his own there, because each Ut
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night we sighted the lights Of steamer. Was
she headed for us? The next few minutes
were time of rendng suspense.
A cry of despair, such as man does not
desire to hear a second time arose when she
kept on her course. But we had broken too
soon and without cause; she had passed us
in order to gain a better position.
Ranging close, she hailed us through meg
aphone: What ship is that; and what is
wrong?" Florence Nightingale; sinking"
Launch your boats, I'll stand by and pick em
up" I'VE can't. Our longboat is smashed.
The others won't float" "Ill launch mine,
then. Stand by to look for them" Realizing
that launching boat in such prodigous sea
would be difficulty itself, watched the opera
ton breathlessly. The steamers first boat was
broken to matchwood.
Thereupon, convinced that it was high time
we tried to save ourselves, a seaman named
Matthews and put the dinghy into the water
and jumped in to fend it off from the ship.
The craft was caught and swamped in spite
of all could do; and I myself was fortunate
in being able to scramble back aboard the ship
by the mizzen chains. Then bethought my
self of the 16-foot doube-ended lifeboat. Only
a gig it was, and had room for no more than
10 persons, but death prodded John Cameron.
Not a hand was lifted to help Matthews and
me- although Matthews went to ask the others
for assistance.
Event Capt. Mckenzie condemned our plan
as suicidal; and the steward, who was in the
blueSt of funkS, refused to get us a cork for
the drain hole in the bottom of the boat or
to tell us where we ourselves could find one;
however, I ripped off a piece of my breeches
and wrapping it about a tholepin, plugged the
opening
With a line leading forward from the bow of
the boat and with block hooked to the ring
bolt at the stem, we made a quick and clean
launching Into the craft jumped Matthews to
UNLOCK the block, lest the stem be pulled apart
by the hard rolling of the Nightingale. Then
the men who had damned us as crazy fools
made a rush for the boat, and seven entered
ere we could stop them.
Mr. Mate himself, the bold lad who had
been willing to let the ship sink under him
before he would turn back, tried to follow suit;
but Matthews, him with one leg over the bull
wark, roared out to him, You can go down
with the ship! We've got too many now"
RY good chance we were observed by the
steamer, which was handled skillfulIy to
windward, and thus formed lee for our pro-
lection as she drifted down upon u.s. We were
still in bad way, however; the men were
unable to do anything. We found only three
oars, one of which broken. To pull the
boat was practically impossible; we had as
much as could do, indeed to keep her head
to the sea, but it was imperative that we do
that, for she was certain to capSize if she got
broadside on She also leaked like basket
and required continuous bailing to prevent her
swapping.
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Through Mind and Storm in the Age of the
Sailing SMps-Capt John Cameron Tells
ofAd0entures in Strange Places-7he
Last Cruise Of the Florence Nightingale.

EDITORS NOTE: Capt. John
Cameron was one of the most
colorful Of South Sea shippers in
his day, and a mass Of legend had
grown up about him when
Andrew Farrell, thinking he was
dead, repeated some of these
stories in his writings. Cameron,
very much alive, took exception
to this, and a long correspondence
eliminated in the suggestion that
Cameron should write his own
story and Farrell should edit it.
Cameron, born in 1850, had
gone to sea at IL, and for 30 years
his wanderings led him over three
oceans until he retired in 1897 to
become an oil company agent in
Kobe, Japan, where he died in
1925. He left a manuscript OF
nearly a thousand pages, which
was turned over to MIR. Farrell.
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When first went to sea, many a
tall ship still spread her canvas to the trades
or the brave west winds; and my life on salt
water, except for few years truancy with
steam in Hawaii was spent on vessels that
put their faith in the good airs of heaven to
drive them from port to port.
The end Of the Age of Sail, the smashing OF
the toy kingdoms of the Pacific, these I saw.
And I have something more to tell. Not all
Anariners have been shipwrecked three times;
fewer have been cast ashore on a desert island,
to comb glitterng beach for food; still fewer
have sailed, to escape from such prison, for
43 days in an open boat. Aye, have to tell
of storm and wreck, in which I tried manfully
TO play a mans part. Whether I succeeded or
failed leave for the reader to determine.
1t was well-nigh inevitable that should
take to the sea. I was born in fishing village,
hemmed in between the Highlands and the
Atlantic, secured by salt winds vexed with
the roar of western surges. The atmosphere
sent me seeking my fortune on the ocean. IN
happily my parents were by no means pleased
with my boyish determination, and they lost no
opportunity to din into my ears warnings of the
vicisSitudes and perils o. ocean-as though
danger were not the salt of adventure!
Had they spoken less of risk and more of
she empty and gnawing stomach, sodden cloth
ing and filthy bedding that surely would be my
lot they might have accomplished something
As 1t was. they swayed me not at ALL broke
with parental authority and school, and left
for Glasgow.
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BY CAPT. JOHN CAMERON.

- JOHN CAMERON, was born in Scot
land on February 1, 1850. AS lad
of II, went to sea, and for 80 years
sailed the Atlantic, Indian and
Pacific Oceans.
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MY FIRST cruise brought me to South
Az America: my second brought me near to
death. had shipped from Cardiff on the
Florence Nightingale for Rio de Janeiro and
outside the chops of the Channel we met heavy
weather. The forecastle deck leaked, flooding
our hunks with sinking Cardiff mud from
above; and inasmuch as the windlass was in
the forecaStle and the chains were still shackled
to the anchors, torrents of water entered
through the hawsepipes. With worse weather
the decks became awaSh, so that hfelines had
to be stretched to guard US against being
washed overheard We slept in wet clothing,
even in our sodden boots. When we turned out
to relieve the watch on the cold deck our
clothes were still Steaming with the heat of
our bodies
Constant pumping. in which we stood to our
waists in water slowly exhausted us. There
upon both watches held a council and decided
to suggest to Capt. Mckenzie that we put back
to port. He received us courteously in the
cabin but declined to consider our proposal:
the weather would moderate soon, he said, and
we should be able to continue. This reply led
us to give him "a hours grace: if conditions
did not improve we would refuse duty.
During the night no change was discernible:
we kept the pumps going continuously, and the
vessel in her heavy labor shipped seas that
carried away everything hot securely dashed.
sleepy and dsheartened.
At O'Clock in the morning. as though to
vary the monotony of our fruitless effort,
sea roared on board smashed the longboat,
Quilted the galley, swept stove. pots, pans, every
thing away; left only the framing OF the galley
standing and flooded the decks fore and aft.
It seemed that the Nightingale was motionless,
entirely dead. Good Lord!" cried seaman,
'the old lady's going" But when she was
reliovad of the great mass water she did
rise to the seas; she still retained some little
Life.
Now we had another occasion to refuse duty
unless the skipper put back Immediately. Il
intend to take the ship to Rio" he replied to
US my mind is made up; this is my final
answer" We went forward after another
consultation determined to abide by our de-
cision and did not resume pumping. Within
a few minutes Mr.. Walker, the chief mate,
came forward to ask why the pumps were not
being manned Put back, you fools!" he ex-
claimed when We had replied to his needless
question. I'D rather see the ship sink under
my feet than turn like b whipped cur with
his tail between his legs" He was to sing
different tune when the vessel was actually on
the verge of laundering.
ON Mr. Walkers reporting to the captain we
were summoned aft. Your action is mu
tinous" said Mckenzie. when we reach port
you will be treated as mutineers." I could not
resist limiting that drowning might be even
more serious; but the Old Man dismissed us
with request that we reconsider. We did go
through the formally of meeting once more
after which we replied that we were resolved
to refuse duty. Then the order to square the
yards was issued, and we spread what sail
we could carry. Now we had fresh heart and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-10-12
ROANOKE NOTES

No news appeared in the Roanoke
column for the past weeks owing to
illness and death in the immediate
Standfeld family. W. o. Standfield
died at the Central State Hospital.
Mr.. Samuel Bruce died September
25th.
The following Tuesday night Earn
est Stanfeld was shot and instantly
killed by Dave Jones.
Mrs. Nancy Neemoore, of Franklin
county, has been in the city visiting
friends.
Mrs. Catherine and Mr.. Stanfield
accompanied the remains of their
father to the final resting place.
The tenth anniversary of Rev. A..
L. James, of First Baptist Church, is
being celebrated this week.
Rev. James S. Hatcher delivered
two logical sermons Sunday morning
and night.
Rev. Hatcher is spending a short
vacation with his father. in Alabama.
Earnest Stanfield is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Bessie Stanfeld, mother
and father, Mr.. Isaac and Mrs. Eliza
Stanfeld, three sisters-Mrs. Mamie
Jones, Pittsburgh. Pa. Mrs. Lille
North, of West Virginia, and Mrs.
Helen Barlow.
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WHICH OF THESE ARE YOU?
United We Stand and Divided We
Fall.

Visiting a friend a week or so ago
| overheard conversation that really
interested me, and that was the Fune-
raj Directors and Embalmers Associa-
tion of Richmond.
The conversation was that the fu-
neral directors and embalmers have
organized an association to live in
harmony, and some certain funeral
director has gotten jealous of another
certain funeral director for his large
patronage since organizing this asso-
citation.
1t made me think then of man
once who had lots of money and his
friend that was poor asked favor
of him and it was granted, and the
favor was to borrow certain sum of
money to 60 in business with, and
just as soon as the poor friend began
to make success his friend called
on him for his money, knowing that
he could not place it he called for a
prompt settlement so as to bring him
where he was at first.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Play the game fair and on the square;
if you are going to push just push; if
you are going to pull, keep pulling and
your fellowman will know your mind,
but to be one-sided is poor friendship.
No one knows the heart of man
that smiles you in the face with great
politeness. He may be as the case
of our ex-Pfesident Mckinley, who
was shaking mans hand when his
body was filled with bul cts.
l was sorry to hear of such because
many have said that the association
would not last six mcnths because IL
has been tried before fy tn, older
ones, and did not succeed, but l gave
them to know that it would last il
every man used judgment and had
the same mind and determination to
be fair to one another.
We can tell those that are fair.
They are known by the service they
render for it takes days, weeks, months
and years to build up temple, but
only a few minutes to pull it down.
I Since you are united together throw
away the black heart that you hold
against your fellowmen and live hap
py in the life over which you preside.
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DEATHS REPORTED.

The following is list of deaths of
colored persons reported to the Rich
mond Bureau of Health from October
l to October s, 1929, with age and
date of death:
Walter Sorrell, 35, st. Philips Hos
Ipital, Sept. so.
Alice Stovall, 40, $50 N. 29th St.,
Sept. 30.
William Crump, 81, 511 Tazewell
ST., Sept. 81.
Matthew Burwell, SO, 2OO2 Maury
ST., Sept. 29.
James Goode, 60, 1884 26th St.,
Sept. 30th.
Leila Early, rs, I'll N. 5th St., Sept.
29th.
Sarah Davis, 40, 1905 State St.,
Oct. End.
Kate Meekins, 10, 14O9 Page St.,
Oct. End.
James H. Stokes, 20, 7O1 w. Cath.
crime St., Oct. /.
Annie E. Ford, 62, 4 Fell ST., Oct
End.
Obie Jackson, SO, Manakin, Va,
Oct. 3rd.
Ethel Henderson, 36, 6O6 Calhoun
St., Oct. 3rd.
Edward Tucker, 10, 1923 1-2 N.
2Sth ST., Sept. 29.
George Johnson, 65, 2OS W. Federal
ST., Oct. 3rd.
Addie P. Randolph, 45, 11O8 W.
Leigh St., Oct. 2.
Vernell Brown, 10 months, 11O1 W.
Boyd St., Oct. 6.
Mary Peters, Is, 1905 N. 9Th St.,
Oct. 9Th.
Margaret Ann James, 43, 1925 N.
21st St., Oct. 9Th.
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telling the truth.
Mercilessly Beaten

Officer Burroughs and Witness Hill
had beaten her up shamefully and she
could show the marks on her body OF
how she had been treated even after
they got her in the patrol. There was
no denial of this, but one OF the wit
nesses said they had to do it as she
was one of the worst fighters they had
ever arrested. Eugenia White denied
that she had drawn any gun on the
police officer. She would have been a
fool to do it, when the old gun she
had contained no bullets and she knew
the policeman carried a gun that was
loaded. She said that they had beat
en- her into unconsciousness. 1t was
admitted that she had gone into a
faint, but the witness stated that she
was shamming.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-10-12
WOODLAND CEMETERY LOT
nUUNEPC

All owners of lots in Woodland Gem
ecery are notified to call at the office
of the Atlantic Finance Corporation
and show their deeds. Persons who
have made part payments should bring
their receipts to see if the sums there
on have been accredited. In fact, any
one who had had any dealing with
the cemetery had better see to it that
all amounts are on the books.
This new concern has ample funds
to make Woodland Cemetery what it
should be. Water will be provided and
the grounds cleaned up under the most
modern conditions. Persons who are
contemplating purchasing lots should
do so now. Long time payments are
available and the prices quoted are
most favorable to the lot purchaser
at this time. Later prices will in all
probability advance.
Call at the cemetery Office, or phone
Randolph 4197 for further informa-
tion.