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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-24
DENY PEACE RUMOR
American and Federal IcnEue Ming
mates Know Nothing of Reports.

CHICAGO. April 23.-Emphatic state
mcnts that no peace negotiations were
going on were made to-day by both
President Gilmore. Of the Federal
League. and President Johnson of the
American, hut no explanation for the
gathering here of the big men of base
ball was given. Among leaders eX-
pected here tomorrow. is President
Tener. OF the National League. and a
number of Federal maGnates Philip
Ball, of ST. Louis. and his attorney.
Montagu Lyons admitted they had been
In conference with President johnson
Yesterday and to-day.
Johnson declared his meeting with
Rall-the third in three weeks-had
nothing to do with baseball peace.
II know of no peace negotiations"
Johnson said.
There are no peace negotiations
pending that I know Of" Gilmore said
We are willing at any time TO accept
peace on terms fair to everybody con-
Ccrncd, but we are not seeking it,"
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GRAMMAR SCHOOL TEAMS
PLAY THIRTEEN INNINGS
Nicholson School Is Defeated In Long
Gnme by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tiOnnl Catch Won Game.

Nicholson School pressed the strong
Chimborazo School team through IN
thirteen innings on the Orleans
grounds. in Fulton. on Wednesday af-
ternoon before the latter could nose out
a victory: The final score stood to :.
which indicates alright ball for gram.
mar school youngsters
Glenn. for Nicholson. pitched the
whole game, and but for Il break in
the defense OF his team in the ninth.
would have won his game.
The Nicholson boys hit the ball hard.
Glenn. Kelly. Cole and VI. Bishop each
getting two hits. Singles were made
by several others on the team
one OF Glenns whacks went to Gil
hes Creek and was taken in by the
chimboraZo right fielder by n Sensa.
tional One-hand catch.
The chimboraZo boys played a strong
game all the way through
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1T STRIKES ME-,
by SKIP

eursd fn"s mi Nav Mack '" afrsea in
Town Yesterday afternoon. and was out
AT the park looking his future chums
over He will get into practice to-day
with the team.
stars to-day, beginning AT o'clock.
This game had not been arranged on
thursday when Dunn declined 10 give
up the grounds for tho Richmond COL
lego II a IN = Il . n-Sidney champior>hip
contest, although negotiations !>cre on
Having this game in mind Dunn
would y,oM no, give up the grounds, in
which is hereby rendered.
~ the same time. local fans would
much have preferred seeing the collie
sians play. as the game will ne n hum
s. Louis was we'll represented in
losers in the three pennant races ''' re
Mayor .Ainslie has designated the
week OF May o to Ia as cleanup week.
Let us hope that the Dunnites follow
suit.
By tho time the season opens on
Tuesday. Dunn hopes to have several
new FACES in the lineup. He is not by
himself.
With Crane and Arrason in the in
fleld. there remains one weak spot and
that is on the first corner. Brick Nc
lnnis has not been hitting and while
he has great possibilities he will have
70 get a hump on to retain meal
I ticket.
In defense OF the recent losing streak
suffered hy the locals, President Alvin
NJ smith points 10 the miserable show
ing made by the Giants first SQUAD on
70 the fact that IL was To learn the
weakness Of his men that Dunn schcd :
ulcd those games.
All of which may be true. hut the
fact remains that the Richmond fans in
League clubs play the Colts and the
hggregations pittcG against the Rich
4 inonders were just as strong and ap
rresslvc as the major league outnt :
/ that hit here.
There is no wonder. then. that the
fans here complained at the squad
( Dunn offered them.
But Dunn is doing his best TO remedy
the fault. and on the opening day he
VIII have strong team on the icld
with III" possibility that it. will be
strengthened in several places before
the end OF the second week
Major league clubs are not vet cut
down TO the twenty PLAYER limit
and some good men viii soon he adrift
/ Dunn has promised that he will nut \
pennant contender in the field. ana ht
will keep his word.
The Duplex team has two heavy hit.
tiers in Kerry and Smithers That team
VIII make the other amateur aggrega.
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CLIFTON FORGE WINS
CoYiDgton High Drops Pretty Cnme TO
NcighbOring Hoys.

z CLIFTON FORGE. VA. April ea.--In
ore of the prettiest games ~ the sea :
son Clifton Forge High School defeated
covington High School this afternoon
by a score of to 3. Coach Mellett's
team hit when the hits counted for
runs Rule pitched n steady game and
kept his hits we'll scattered.
Score ny innings: II n r,
clifton Forge II 80 o Ks y 4
iCovington ...I00l 90 o. .
Batteries--Clifton Forge. Rule and
,paype; Covington. Joseph, Ailstock and
,Rumecy. Umpire s, Thomas and Clark
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TO PLAY RlCHM0NDERS

LYNCHBrRG. VA. April 23.-The
Hill city Council. L. c. T. has accept ed
the challenge of the Richmond council
for a game of baseball to he played
here during the convention OF tho
grand council in I.ynchburg in June.
The game is scheduled to take place nj
the Young Mems Christian Associa
ton Island playground the afternoon
OF June .. w. II. Mclaughlin has been
made manager OF the local team. and
Saturday afternoon.
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STANDING OF TEAMS.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
-. Louis mt Chicago.
Detroit Mt Cleveland.
Washington at New York.
Philadelphia mt Boston
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COLLEGE RESULTS

At Observation-Disclosures OF
Georgia. 6: University of Virginia. g.
Al Durham-Trinity. s: Wake Forest
3.
At MISUNDERSTANDING and Me-
sity of South Carolina, /.
AZ Macon-Vanderbilt, Z: Mercer. 4.
AT New York-Columbia, .: Cornell.
ten innings).
At enville-Furman University. 8;
Newberry College, 1.
At Neutrality-suspicious. georgetown, 8; Har-
ward. l.
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DOWN THE ALLEYS

The Superiors walked away from the
Bunnys in the three games rolled on
the Newport Alleys last night, rolling
two games that went over the 900
for the Superiors. while Harper topped
the Bunnys with PIG. The scores:
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Chick t:y,na Io... nm Co,

san FRANCISCO, April 23.-Charles
Chick" Evans. Jr., of Chicago West,
ern amateur golf champion was de-
feated by Heinrich Schmidt. OF the
Claremont Club. Berkc!y. Cal. four
and three in the Panama Pacific Expo
sition amateur golf tournament o-day
In what was said TO he one OF The most
sensational matches seen on the Pa.
hole course,
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STANDING OF TEAMS.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
New York at brooklyn.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati mt Pittsburgh.
Chicago mt 81. Louis
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Totals ................32 ; 81 Q
'Batted for Mccall in ninth.
Il

Score by innings: r.
Georgia ..............0 q n n o It,
Virginia ..............0 o o o 0 > q Ia
Summary: Runs-Clements. Harrison.
Henderson. Holden. Nunnally (2), Berk-
eley, Phillips. Stickley. Two-base hits
Holden. Three base hits-Harrison.
Hitchcock. Home run-Stickley. Sto-
len bases-clements. Henderson, Berk-
eley. Sacrifice hits-Erwin. l.. W.
Smith. Base on balls-of Hitchcock.
Georgia p 4 J. Wirgina. 5. sacrifice as-
Erwin. Hits-on Cannon. s in in
nings: off Galloway. in inpinGs.
Struck out--by Hitchcock, 10: by Gam
mon, =: by Galloway. 5. Passed ktll-
Nunnally. Wild pitch-Calloway. Time
OF game, 80. Empires, Warren and
Grant
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Tener Also Ignorant.

PITTSBURGH. PA, April 23.-Presi-
dent John Is. Tener. OF the National
League who left here late tonight for
Philadelphia, declared that he knew
nothing of the reported meeting in
negotiations In the baseball world
Tener said he had no knowledge OF any
negotiations between the American and
National Leagues and the Federal
League.
August HERMANN. chairman OF the
National Commission. also here. said:
"There is nothing To Ii -
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.ttHUeTnN =. Y u " I y ] " ID
Summary: Two base hits-iuyk,
Brown. Three base hits-Millcr. Home
runs-Millcr. Bases on balls-Ry
Brown. 6: by Woodward. >. Rat,ers
hit-By Brown tTinslcy and PuliianD
Struck out-By Brown. :: by Wood
ward. J. Passed halls-kuyk. Wild
pitchcs-Brow Time OF game. ::JS.
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He'll Make. New Record.

In the Palace Alleys fve-game tour
ney in singles last night Bell mashed
IIarper's record. making grand total
of 977 pins. against Harper's 963 Sur
prises may be in store and Bells score
may be lowered, though II Is stiff
total to go up against. The scores
made last night:
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BASEBALL STATISTICS
NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Philadelphia, .; Boston, 1.
Cincinnati, - Pittsburgh, 1.
HroOk1yn-Ncw York; rnin.
Chicago, ST. st. Louis, 4.
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Totals

Artillery ............O 0 q o q OIL OIL
Summary Three-base hits-W. r..
Dutton. Two-basc hits-Addington.
Kirby. Base on halls--Of Kirby go.
off James %. Left on bases-William
and Mary. (: Fifty-cghth Co. Z Struck
out--By James. Il: by Kirby. Z. Hts
Off James. I; of Kirby. :. Stolen bases
johnson. Du,ton, Helm. Tucker.
Games. Arlington. Time, 1:45. I'M
pirc, Hubbard CIV. e. NJ
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Mike Finn I.ose..

MILWAiukEE. WIS. April 23.-In a
to-nigh, defeated Mike Finn. of Chi
cago. in ten rounds. Both boys were
working all the time. but belmont won,
though outweighed seven pounds.
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Auto Races Postponed Again.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA, April 90.
--Oficials OF the Southwest Auto Race
Southwest sweepstakes 2O0-mile road
race until Z. NJ. Sunday. The post
ponement was duo to recent rains.
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Richmond.

7 -
MC1nnis. Three-base hits-Brecken-
ridge, Rail. Smithers. Barry 90. Sacri-
fee hits-Ball. Stolen hases-.Arragon
90. breckenridge. Hits-On Russell
in innings: off BoEEs. in 3 innings
off 1Seasley. , In innings. Bases
on halls-Ry Barre. l. by Reaslev :
Batters hit--Ry Russell (Sm,thersI
Struck out.-By Russell. s: by Barre
10y Rcasley. :" Passed hails-W-il.
shlre; Left on bases Duplex. =: Rich
Mr. BiEbie 'P'' e.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Detroit, s; Cleveland, {.
Chicago, 4; 81. I.onIs, 2.
New Nork-WnshinEton; rain.
Philadelphia; rnin.
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Newport New. Gnmc slow.

NEW PORT NEWS. VA. April ga
IN poorly PLAYED. SLOW and uninter-
ting game, Newport News this after
noon easily defeated Suffolk in the sec
onG game OF the series by a count OF
10 to >. Collcy started for the locals
but was Wild, and gave way to ,iardi-
nier at the end OF the second The
Frenchma.n pitched great ball. hut his
support was ragged. In three innings
he famed eight men. Jamison started
for the Tigers. but Was taken out at
the end OF the sixth inning, after tho
Shiphuildcrs had tied the count. The
suffolk club went To pieces on Layton
and five runs were registered by the
locals IN the eighth inning. There were
no features
Newport News .o5 ooo3o5.-lo {
Suffolk .0l3i 0O000-5 & ,
Batteries IoUcy. GARDINER and
Holmes; Janisoi, Layton and Knight
summary. Two base hIts-Hummcl.
Henry Walters. Carncs and Smith.
Sacrifice hits--Smith. Walker and Al
lon stolen bases Walters and Gro
Toy. struck out-by Collcy, !: by Car
DINER, :; 10y Iamisou, /: by Layton, J..
Bases on halls--ofi Colley. =; OF Ciardi-
nicr, . on jamisou, =; of Layton. !.
Tilt by pitchcr--.Iamison Thy CollcyD.
Wild pltchcs-Colley and Jamison Hits
off Collcy, in innings: OFF Jamison.
port News, 3; : +c6lk q Time OF game.
hours. lm+.ire-, Ryan and Ruhland.
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The Duplex team has two heavy hit
tiers in Kerry and Smithers That team
Will make the other amateur aggrega-
lions hustle this year. Beasley is also
rlar
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FEDERAL LEAGUE RESULTS

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
baltimore. q; Buffalo, ;.
brooklyn. q: Newark, 5.
Piftsburgh, >; st. Louis, ..
ChlcnEO-k nnkns City; rnin.
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DONOVAN CL0UTS HOMER
WITH TWO MEN ON BASES
Petersburg Hits league Hard, and
Rocky Mount Loses
Again.
PIRATES. SWAT PILL HARD
Three Norfolk Twirlcrs Are Found
for Total of Sixteen Hits-Ship-
builders Spank Infants Again in
Slow-Going Contest.
PIRATES, SWAT PILL HARD
Virginia League Results

yesterdays GAMES.
z Portsmouth,, =; Norfolk. u.
Petersburg. q; Rocky Mount, 3.
Newport News. 10: suffolk, =.
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Ma jor league clubs are not vet cut
down to the twenty one PLAYER limit
and some good men viii soon he adrift
Dunn has promised that he will nut a
pcnnant contender in the field and he
will keep his word
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But Dunn is doing his best TO remedy
the fauIt, and on the opening day he
VIII have strong team on the hoId
with the possibility that it. will be
strengthened in several places before
the end OF the sccond Nyeel
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NJ the same time local fans would
much have preferred seeing the collie
GianS play, as the game will he hum :
dinger. IL will be staged on the
stadium Field at Westhampton
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st. Louis was well represented in
ma tor circles Yesterday. II had three
losers in the three pennant races
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- i5y tho time the season opens on
IuesdaN. Dunn hopes 10 have several
new faces in the lineup. He is not by
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With Crane and ArraSon in the in
heId. there remains one weak SPOT and
that is on the first corner. Brick Nc
INNS has not been hitting, and while
he has great possibilities. he will have
70 get a hump on to retain meal
ticket.
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There is no wonder. then. that the
fans her" complained AT the SQUAD
Dunn offered them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13

various boards. the commission declar-
ing this was a matter for the board.
The Foreign Mission Boards report
made plea for more missionaries and
extension OF Ba ptist activities in for
eign fields. 1t told of progress made
during the past year.
In the report on the laymens move
mcnt It was urged that a layman's
convention be held early next year,
the time and place to be decided by
the executive committee OF the move
ment. An increase OF tithers. or those
who have promised to pay per cent
OF their earnings TO the church, was
announced in many cities. the tthers
being doubled.
The home mission board announced
the addition OF some $4,000 Baptists
since the last annual convention. and
urged development of Baptist rural
churches. fund for this purpose hav-
ing been started. II was stated this
boards deficit had been reduced since
It's report was printed. from $4,000
10 $4,000, several donations having
been late in arriving.
DR.. Dargan, In his report OF the
Southern Baptist Commission. appoint
ed 10 confer with other denominations
in arranging for world conference
of faith and order. recommended
standing committee for this purpose
instead Of a temporary commission. and
deplored the delay in calling the con-
ference. This movement. which has
for Its object the adoption OF a creed
on which all denominations may unite,
originated several years ago with the
Protestant Episcopal Church, IL is said
Both tho convention and the Wo-
mans Missionary Union. sent kilograms
OF coincidence to Miss Fannie f. s.
Heck, of Raleigh, y. c.. president Of
the union. who Is III in Richmond
hospital. and both offered prayer for
her. The union decided to telegraph
her each day a resume of its doings
Miss Heck has been president fifteen
years.
The Woman's Missionary Union
adopted and sen: to President Wilson
resolution thanking him for main
tanning peace
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STOP! CALOMEL
IS QUICKSILVER
It's mercury! Attacks the
bones, salivates and makes
you sick.

There's no reason why a person
should take sickening, saliva:irE Gallo
mel when so cents buys a large bottle
of Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect sub
stitute for calomel.
1t Is a pleasant. vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just as
surely as calomel. but 1T doesn't make
YOU sick and cannot salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dedson's Liver Tone. because II is per-
fectly harmless.
Calomel is a dangerous drug 1t Is
mercury and attacks your bones. Take
dose OF nasty calomel to-day and you
will feel weak. sick and nauseated to-
morrow. Don't lose a days work. Take
spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone in
stead and you will wake up feeling
great. No more biliousncss. constipa-
tion, sluGgishness, headache, coated
tongue or sour stomach. Your druggist
says IL you don't find Dodson's Liver
Tone acts better than horrible calomel
your money IL waiting for you.-Adver-
tisenent.
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Mrs. Elm IL. Grnttnn.

HARR1SONRuRG. VA. May 12.-Mrs.
Ella II. Grattan. seventy-five years old.
wife of Judge George G. Crattan. died
here suddenly Monday from heart
failure. She is survived by her hus-
band, Judge George 6. Grattan. who
for years was judge OF the County
Court here. and three children. George
q. Grattan, Jr, a Law partner with his
father: Robert Grattan. OF New York
and Mrs. Mary Darlington Wright. OF
New York. She also leaves one brother
Or. j., q. Heneherger. medical inspec-
tor of the United States navy, who
lives IN Washington. d. c. She was a
member of the PRESBYTERIAN Church
and of the Turner Ashhy Chapters OF
the Daughters of Confederacy.
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HEALTH ASSOCIATION
CLOSES ITS SESSIONS
On Final Day Questions of Pure Food,
Schools md Rural Life Are
Discussed.
Especial to The T;mes-oispatch ]


LEXINGTON VA. May l2.-The con-
vention of the Virginia Public Health
Association. which has been in session
at Washington and Lee University for
three days, adjourned to-day, after
electing the following officers for the
ensuing year: DR.. J. w. II. Pollard, OF
dent; DR.. 6. q. Hudson, Danville, first
vice president; DR.. T. ]. Pretlow, of
Newport News. second vice president;
Or. w. B. Foster. Roanoke. secretary
treasurer; DR.. Roy *. Flanagan.
Richmond. assistant secretary-treas-
urer
New members OF the executive COM
mittec elected were: DR.. a. G. Fisher
Emmerton: Or. w. p. Mcdowell. Nor
folk: DR.. J. NJ. Biedler. Harrisonburg
Dr. NJ Fl. Payne, Stanton: DIR. r. r
Ramsay. Grctna.
Tho topics discussed were pure food
and milk and meat inspection. school
inspection and rural school life Among
the speakers We're: DR.. James Lewis
Howe. Of Washington and Lee: DR. e
c. Levy. Of Richmond; DIR. Mosby c.
Perrow. of Lynchburg: DR.. Roy X
Flanagan, of Richmond, and others.
Members OF the association were
much pleased with their stay in Lex
inEton and adopted apprcciative resolu-
tons. The attendance was unusually
large. about sixty delegates being pres
ent. trip was made TO the Natural
Bridge this afternoon.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
SEND MESSAGE TO WILSON

Especial to The Times -Dispatch
ROANOKE, VA. May 12.-The feature
of the closing session of the State
Council. knights of Columbus, OF Eir-
g!nia. was the sending OF the following
telegram:
Roanoke. Va. May IL, 1915
ITO His EXcellency. Woodrow Wilson,
President OF the United States, Wash
ington. u. c.:
The Virginia State Council, Knights
of Columbus. In convention assembled
in Roanoke, Va, extend to you our as
surance OF sympathy and loyalty In
the grave European crisis with which
you are now confronted. May Divine
Providence guide you.
(Signed) &c. ". NOEL.
state Secretary"
Before adjournment this afternoon
the convention voted to hold its next
session at Alexandria.
The newly elected officers elected
Rev. James Gilsenan, OF Roanoke. chap
lain.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER
GIANT TRACTION ENGINE
ISpecial TO The rimes-Disna

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
HARRISONBURG, VA. May l2.-The
funeral of Daniel T. Lambert, forty-two
years old. was held to-day from his
home at ZiEler. Pendleton County. Mr..
Lambert met a horrible death on the
streets of HarrisonburG on Monday.
when he fell under the wheels of
giant traction engine and was crushed
He had just bought the big piece OF
ma chinery from a Harrisonburg firm
and was starting on his return journey
Of forty-1ve miles across the Ale
CLANCY Mountains. He was walking
near the machine when he stumbled
and fell under the wheels. His driver
stopped the engine at once. but not in
time to save his life. The crowd that
gathered took the injured man into
store. where ne died before the ar
rival of n physician. His neck was
broken and his head and side crushed
fearfully. He is survived by his father.
Ambey Lambert, OF Rockingham, and
his wife and six children In Pendleton
COUNTY
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NEGRO BAPTISTS MEET
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
Especial 20 Tho Times-Dispatoh.1

Especial 20 Tho Times -Dispatoh.l
DANN1Ll.E. VA. May 1.-Two hun.
drcd negro ministers from all parts
Of the State took part in the opening
or the forty-eiEhth annual session OF
the Virginia baptist Convention to-
day. w. r Allen. lawyer: DR.. T. r.
j Johnson. DIR. J L. Hicks. and Mayor
Harry Wooding delivered addresses of
welcome. which werc responded to by
ID. r. Chamberlayne
President A A. Calvin delivered his
annual address. He deplored the Eu-
ropean war and urged the ministers
to pray that God would guide she
President in tho crisis. He advocated
the negro helping himself and not sit
ting down depending on others to do
for him. We are no longer the babies
In this country. but full-grown men,"
he said.
Following the report of Deacon a.
Humbles this afternoon. the following
officers were elected: A. A. Calvin. pres
idert. B. Tyrell, s. a. Moses. S. y.
DauEhtry. j. II. Harvey, vice-presi
dents: G. d. Henderson. recording sec
rotary: J. G. st. Clair Drake. statistical
secretary: T. II. White, corresponding
secretary; a. Humbles, treasurer. DR..
3. Tyrell preached tonight.
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Colonel Richard Harrison Fox.

Colonel Richard Harrison Fox. c. S.
a. Picket Division. age seventy-three
years. formerly of Richmond, but late
of Philadelphia, Pa, died at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Charles IT. Smith.
80 Davis Street, Petersburg. Va.
at 1880 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The funeral services will be held at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Charles
McCurdy, 1927 North Avenue. Brook
land Park, at o'clock this afternoon.
Colonel Fox is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Elizabeth Virginia CAL
ligan, Of Richmond, and three daugh-
ters-Mrs. Charles McCurdy, of Rich
mond: Mrs James Robins, of Lester
Manor. and Mrs. Charles II. Smith, of
Petersburg. Va; also one son, William
Richard Fox, OF Philadelphia. Pa
The decedent was connected with the
commission frm OF A. Cancelmo, OF
Philadelphia, for many years.