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college grounds. and the shortening
DAYS.
Large numbers of alumnac are cx-
pcc;ed on Monday OF commencement
week. The classes OF 1910. 1915 and
1917 nave already completed all ar
ranGe'ncnts 70 return Cor reunions.
There are important dcvclopmcnts,
now under way By the board of trus-
tees. and announcements will be
made at commencement OF far reach
ing steps that will mean much to-
wards the expansion % the work and
the usefulness OF Roanoke College
The following is the commencement
program:
sunday. June -. at II a. NJ. bac-
caiaureaic sermon, by the Rev j r
riudd!e. ~ NJ. d. u. Washingt ton,
-. D.
Monday. June IL. at $50 4. NJ,
meeting OF the board of trustees |
i. NJ. alumnae luncheon and adj
dresses before tho Alumnae Associa-
ton by Rev. raul l.. Yount. u? phila
deiphia, Pa: Professor - w Me
M!horter' A. NJ. IN. D.. '25. Hampden-
sidney. Va: S:lo p. NJ. contest for
Tuesday. June Il. 10 4. NJ. adj
dresses by graduates: commencement
address by the Rev. I. C'hantrv Hon
man. ID. d.. Philadelphia. pa: con-
terrinE degrees, awarding prizes and
distinctions: i. NJ. presidents re-
ccpt!on 10 guests and fricnus
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WASHINGTON AND LEE
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

tSpccIal to The Times Dispatch
LEXINGTON. VA. May 29.-Wash-
invton and I-cc Alumni will Assem- lie
here on Alumni Day" June IA. from
all parts Of the United states. and
in greater number than ever before.
according to reports received by Il.
4. Davis, alumni secretary. Prepare
tons have been made to make the
occasion one OF the outstanding fca-
lures OF the commencn men, progra m:
The Alumni Day" program VIII
begin at 10 o'clock Monday, June "a.
with the annual meeting Of Wash
lngton and Lee Alumni. Inc. THIS
meeting viii be followed by the dedi-
cation OF the memorial gateway 20
the memory Of Washington and Lee
men who answered the call OF their
co,s,try during III" world war The
mortal gateway VIII be William y.
Glasgow, OF the Philadelphia bar.
Mr. glasgow is graduate OF the
Washington and Lee law class OF
foremost lawyers o. the country.
Hon. samuel j. Graram. VINO Viii
address the graduates on TUESDAY,
June -. is also an alumni OF the
WASHINGTON and Lee Law School. be-
ing II member OF the clasH OF 1881.
Following the dedication OF the
memorial gateway the alumni lunch :
con will be held In the afternoon Of
June u the law class OF 1911 VIII
hold their hrst reunion: a meeting
o! tho academic class OF 1919 VIII be
held NJ =. NJ. followed by band
conccr; on the campus. AZ L, NJ.
the Albert Sidney and Harry Lee
Bort Clubs will run their annual race,
and In the evening President Henry
Louis Smith Will entertain the alumni.
following which the senior alumni
ball Will take place.
The complete final week commence
mcnt program is as follows:
Friday. June III =. NJ. in,er-fraternity
saturday. June I'll y. NJ. ran-~ white
.ri.r german. ) l.. NJ. nnal meeting an
organization OF seniors. p. NJ. senior
banquet; y. 81. hn.I celebration o! Lit
"rary Socitty: J.. n. Sigma Society
dance.
sunday. June l3-lI 4. NJ. baccalaurca,e
sermon by the Rev. J. Stuart French. o!
Knoxville. Tenn.
Alumni Day, Monday. June It--lo 4. NJ.
Nlumr! ASSOCIATION meeting: J 80 A. VI.
alumni exercises: dedication o. m. NOR a
gateway. speaker. wili.m a. glasgow.
y. ~, dinner FOR Alumni Association
$50 J. ~ band concert and promenade
on campus. y. NJ. boat race: . u N
reception 10 hsniors given by President
smith: 10 T.. NJ. 5, nior alumni dance
TUESDAY, June i5-io 4 81. band con
cert on the campus. 1850 A Nj annual
ii,oe,ss'%%" OF iIns,.rs faculty ana seniors;
non : j. Graham. 10 l.. NJ. anai ball.
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nome demonstration workers the ex-
tension division OF the Virginia
IGiytechnic Institute. at BlacksburS.
Viii oucr short course. from June
10 July 81. inclusive. The cost for
BOARD and lodging for the entire
line VIII be $50. ii paid In advance.
mere are no tuition. laboratory or
other fees.
This course will he especially
auaptcd Tor the training of women
boSsessing leadership ability and will
I've Instruction in those phases Of
uchonstration work which ii is i'm
possibl" To get at any other lnsti,u-
ZION IN III state. The instruction
VIII not be in subject matter. hut in
IN. methods OF demonstration work.
Inc college iniirmary Will be used
as a dormitory for the use OF the
women attending this course. The
rooms there are comfortable. and all
pcduIng. neat. light. hot and cold wa
t"r VIII he furnished In fact. every
,hlng needed except towels The
ICON OF June % and supper will be
iurn'Shed az the college dining-hall.
~ other meals viii be served at the
h!n!ng- hall which is immediately OPP
posit- the inirmary. Any young
woman who is Interested in demon
Stration work VIII find the course
most acipful and many good posi-
tions VIII be opened TO her after com
pIetlng ~. Not only in Virginia. but
IN other southern States. trained
nome demonstration workers cannot
be found to fiji present vacancies.
other information about this course
may be mad by writing 10 Mrs VI. NJ
DAVIS. state agent in home demon
StratiOn work. Black gburC
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HOME DEMONSTRATION
AGENTS Do GREAT WORK
AFRO Carrying SpIcndidly Practical
Ideas Into All Parts OF
State,
ISpccial 10 The rlmcs.nisnn,nhn

Especial TO The Times Dispa.ch
BLACkSBURG. Va. May 29.-Thc
home demonstration agents come in
close touch with the women and pirls
IN virginia and are doing Il wonder
ini work In helping the latter to-
wards better conditions on the farm
and In the home. They deal with al.
most every activity and not ONLY do
much towards making life at HON.
pleasant but make II possiblN for
many girls to get an education who
would otherwise be without il rho
many phases OF their work are Illus
the weekly field reports which they
SEND IN TO the central office of tho
Extension Division at Blacksb,irr
Mrs. w. W. I;dwa rds, Sussex County
club girls told me she cxpecteI to
put in every bit of land in vegetables
she could get this year. she said.
j am going TO the normal next Sos
sion and | want some money of my
own 10 help pay my way and buy
some extra things. III 4 did no, Know
how to can / could not do this,.
Miss Martha Cook. Halifax County
agent reports: After our sewing
lesson at Halifax this week, one lit
Eiad ! have learned how TO make
buitonhole.' That mother has three
girls in the sewing club"
Fine Piece of Work
MISS Claudia jagy. Prince Edward
county agent writes: AT school
which | visited this week ono ar ,hc
teachers said: The hest piece OF
work the government has ever pu, on
- introducing cooking and sewing
into the schools. The girls are so
much interested and the younger ones
are ciamoring to enter the classes
The graduating class this year are
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commencement exercises to be held
May 80 to June /.
The exercises will begin with tho
! haccalaureate sermon on Sunday. to
be delivered in the academy chapel
I by DIR. Powhatan James. pastor OF
the First Baptist Church. OF Lynch
| burg. On Monday afternoon thera
VII! be n competitive drill and other
military exercises. which usually
prove OF much interest to those, at
tending. The graduating class Will
nave its exercises on Monday night
followed on Tuesday night by the ad-
| dress by Dr. ClaGctt Skinner pastor
OF the, second Baptist Church. OF
t mas. medals. etc.
I The class of 1920 Is the largest
ever graduated from the Academy.
An addition to the building last
year made 1t possible to take care
OF an Increased enrolment during
! About three weeks prior to tho
/ commencement the corps of cadets
! was taken TO Farmv!llc on It's annual
! camping trip. Camp was made on
Serpcll Heights about a milo from
| tarmville. and there the boys were
given real taste OF army life. This
proved pleasant outing for them,
as they were at liberty to visit around
the town except when 1t was neces-
! sary to attend to military duties.
| While the cadets enjoyed this taste
OF life in the rough. all expressed a
! desire to return to the comforts of in
door life.
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OF work for the ministers who are
IN regular Standing in these two
bodies. Credit work will be given in
rural Sunday school by Mr.. NJ w.
Br3bham. rural Sunday school spe-
Southern Methodist Church.
Professor NJ. a. Dawbcr, OF Boston
University. will also deliver a series
OF lectures on this tremendously i'm
portani matter of the rural church h.
In addition 10 this. there will be
afternoon conferences. at which an
attempt Will be made to reach q So
luton TO the country church prob
lem. Professor Harris +. Ralic. of
southwestern University. will give a
series OF Bible studies each day and
several prominent educators Will
diScuSs problems that confront the
church at this time.
Devotional services will be held
inspirationai addresses will be given
at 1870 and $3.50 OF each day on
sunday. June IL, the summer school
sermon will he preached by Bishop
ID. V. w. Darlington. Among the in
Splrat ional speakers are the follow
Rev. Clovis G. Chappell. Washington
pr ii. &. Morrison. Lousvillc: DR..
fitzgerald :. Parker, Nashville; DR..
harris r. Rallc. Evanston. H.: DR..
X. III. Bennett, Lynchburg Va: Pro-
fcssor NJ. y. Dawbcr, Boston; DR.. Ed
ear Blake, Chicago. ana others. Such
notable list OF speakers is rarely
furnished the North Carolina public.
The Wesley Bible classes OF the
conferences will hold federation at
the college during the closing days
OF the summer school. Coupled with
school Will furnish Il delightful feast
OF good things to all who can attend.
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been found necessary 10 cut down
the time devoted to foreign iangu-
ages and military instruction. While
students Will hereafter have the
privilege OF taking instruction in
foreign languages, II they desire it.
this VIII not be required, and while
all students will be subject to mill
tary discipline. the time required for
military exercises. particularly theo-
rctical instruction. Will be shortened.
In connection with the latter. it may
DO said that We are very proud Of
the fact that we have gained a place
on the list of distinguished military
colleges. and have here three units
~ the reserve officers training corps.
the infantry. the coast artillery and
engineering. The college viii do
everything to fully comply with the
requirements for this valuable mill
tary instruction. and Will continue TO
encourage students to enroll for the
advanced Instruction, the theoretical
part OF which viii hereafter be made
in large measure elective The
nentS VIII necessarily result In the
loss OF two or three prOfssory. but
this Will be compensated for by addi-
tons TO other departments. especial
Is the aIricnlturai faculty. ana It
will be In the interest Of an eco
noinic administration.
one thing that has been kept
In mind in the new plan Is 10 secure
the greatest co-operat!on among the
various divisions Of the institution.
particularly in the agricultural col.
lcsc. where the three divisions of
resident instruction. extension work
and research are maintained. The
recent purchase Of additional farm
ing land. the contemplated addition
to equipment and the proposed addi-
tons to the instructiOnal force VIII
do mach TO develop the agricultural
college and help II 10 serve more
effectively the farming interests or
the State At tho same time. the
Ghcr industrial interests OF the
State Will be helped much. we be-
lievc. by more practical engineering
and scientific training afforded By
the revised courses"
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20 badly that 1 was out of my head at
times. My bowels did not move for
days and | could not eat without suf
fering. The doctor could not help me
and one day told my husband that I
could not stand the pain any longer
and sent him to the drug store to e,
me bottle of Lydia E. Pinkha!r's
Vegetable Compound and threw tie
doctors medicine away. After .,i.-
ing three bottles of Vegetable C.ri.
pound and using two bottles of L-dia
+. Pinkham's Sanative Wash T cou'J
do my own houscwork. If il had not
been for your medicine don't Know
where | would be to-day and ! am
never withsut a bottle OF t in the
house. You may publish this If YOU
like that it may help some other
woman.'-Mrs. MARY S-ES2:a, 100
Orange ST., Wyandottc, Mich.
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making their graduating dresses. in
addition to much other sewing"
Miss Marian Parish. who has just
Decn transferred from >\lbcmarie to
visited Il home demonstration mem
per and found that she was selling a
barrel OF spinach day at $500 Il
barrel. She cuts the spinach her
SELF
Miss I.ucie Clcaton. Dnwiddie
county agent reports: Thursday /
went TO visit small community-
twelve families. who moved here
three years ago and have built them
selves homes and cleared land. They
are bright tobacco men. The women
lave just started a monthly meeting
called The Home Demonstration
Betterment Club" one. u young
mother. said: 4 was canning club
girl and il meant much To me-
Miss Lillian Gilbert. Prince william
county agent writes: After class
was over in one of the schools thai.
| visited recently. n little girl said to
me: Miss Gilbert. / wan, TO join tho
canning club. Mother is dead now
and grandmother is old. so | must
learn TO do thing, for myself
,,o Miss Sally Guy Davis, Gooehland
club girl said TO me recently: Last
year when Joined the club two or
three girls tried to discourage me,
telling me that 1t was such hard work
l made more on canning than | ever
made before and didn't work any
harder than usual"
Miss Dorothy Seward. agent in
Orange County, says: One woma n
who has been helped in her butter
making, writes: L know you cannot
realize how much you have helped
me In my butter making. In the first
place. the oblong mould which you
purchased for me makes attractive
packages. and the butter sells much
quicker and for better prices In
the fall you found a market for my
butter at Coo q pound and have sold
all could make at that price,
Oncr Short Practical Course.
In response to a demand for trained
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TRINITY COLLEGE

Especial to The Times. Dispa,ch.)
TRINITY COLLEGE. May 2?.-The
third session Of the Methodist Sum
MGR School for Preachers Will meet
June ,, Immediately following the
exercises At Trinity.
This session promises 10 be Of UNI
usual interest and a record breaking
attendance is expected. In addition
to the regular work done for the
Of the North Carolina
ana western North Carolina confer
enccs. there is to be a larger amount,
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New Method Gas Ranges
at Savings Of More Than 1000

Our stock of New Method Ranges was contracted fo
nearly year Prices have greatly advanced sine
then. AS long as the present stock lasts however
we will sell them Mt the old fgures-which are NOR
than 20 per cent under what we would have to as
for the same Ranges bought today
If thinking of buying Gas Range don't fail [
take advantage of this opportunity to get a genuin
New Method at substantial saving.
Only $l.00 Down Delivers a New
Method
If not i'll immediate need OF n Range place you
order now and we will hold Il New Method for lat
delivery without extra charge for storage
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ROANOKE COLLEGE

tSpecial 20 The Times Dispa:ch.l
ROANOKE. VA, May 2o.-The
siNty-ciShth annual commencement
OF Roanoke College VIII be held on
the college campus June - to 10.
interesting changes In the approach
ing hnais VIII be the holding OF the
principal exercises in tent on the
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without help. I
have h a d pains
every month so
bad that l would
nearly double up.
5 o IN c I i m es I
could not sweep
a room without
stopping to rest.
and everything I
ate upset my
stomach. Three
yea rs ago / lost q
child and s,t1orn,l
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EMORY AND HENRY

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.J
BRISTOL. VA, May 2s.-Announce-
mcnt is made that q summer school
will be conducted al Emory and
Henry College at Emory. Va, the
session beginning at the close OF
the present session; The school la
to be coeducational. and Is to, bo
conducted for Martha washington
College. at Abingdon, as we'll as for
Emory and Henry.
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AT BLACKSTON ACADEMY

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
BLACKSTONE, VA, May 29.-In
vitations have been issued by tn
graduating class OF 1920, Of tn
Blackstone Military Academy TO tn
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PAINS NEARLY
DOUBLED NE UP
Nothing Helped Me Until l
Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Wyandotte. Mich.-"For the last
four years | have doctored Oft nd on
, 1920-09-01

to bring. overwhelming forces against
them IN future.
Simla, British india. August 9th.
Deputy Commissioners Willoughby has
been assassinatel ia his residence at
Kherl Province Of Oudh by a MussuI-
man fanatic. The assassin who was
aided by accomDlice8 entered the resi-
dence of the Commissioner when all the
servants were absent.
, 1920-09-01
Publication.

II is hereby brought to public nc
! tice hat the Government has,
this date. authorized Rev NJ
AUGUSTUS AGAARD to perform
ciVll-reljgious functions in the Mu-
nicipality of St. Croix.
Government Of the Virgin Islands Of
the United States, St. Croix, 27 August
1920.
C. C. TIMMONS,
Government Secretary
, 1920-09-01
The New St. Croix Savings Bank.

4 S there was no quorum at the 39th An
nua! General Meeting OF the New ST
held on Friday the Goth inst. the Mem
bers are hereby notified that a MEETING
will be held on FRIDAY THE BIRD OF
SEPTEMBER 1920 at 4 O'CLOCK P. M
at the office of the Institution at which
meeting a statement of the transactions
for the fiscal year ending 31st March
last will be produced and the election
of Trustees take place.
Christiansted, st Croix, 21st August
BY Order.
T. j. STRIDIRON,
AccOUntdnt
, 1920-09-01

LIOn III is SuDOTQlndlInS ENClN tiIIHS CloC
to its paramount desire to secure the
establishment of peace throughout the
world. The Russian Delegation in Lon
don claims that this concession meets
the wish of the British and Italian Gov
ernments.
Dublin, August 25tha An announce
evening that l 600 striking prisoners
in the Cork jail had been transferred
from prison to hospital. The announce
ment added that no prison regulations
were to be allowed to stand ia the way
OF any possible palliative treatment.
London, Aug. 26th. Munitions and
Hydro airplanes valued at nearly 400, 900
pounds which recently were confiscat-
ed by the Entente Commission in the
Pintsche works or the Soree river were
destroyed Thursday evening by the
5000 employees of the plant, many of
whom are Communists, says a Berlin
despatch to the Times. The Reichwehr
was summoned out but proved power
less to act. The Government is send
ing representatives TO the scene.
London, Aug. Goth. -BolIotting today
again shows large majorities in Wales
IN favour Of q miners strike, but in some
parts of the country adverse votes
were recorded. The indications are
however, that the strike will b. voted
by the necessary tWo-thirds majority.
simultaneously the anti-strike move
ment among other trade Unions is grow
ing fast as the public begins 10 realize
the serious results a coal strike would
have on practically all trades apart
fro domestic neon enience and comfort.
Campaigning is active on both sides and
strong efforts at the mediation of
moderate labour leaders may be expect
ed Immediately as the result of the
ballOting is announced.
Paris, Aug, 27th.-The Foreign Of
flee announces today that France had
counsehed Poland to attain the best
strategical military position possible
until peace is signed regardless of her
ethnographical frontier because the mil
itary situation will influence the peace
terms. France has advised Poland how
ever to withdraw her armies within
the Polish frontier upon the signing
of peace, the Foreign Office added.
Paris, Aug. 9th. -Bolsheyik reaction
against the Polish armies along the
front east of Warsaw is not expected
at least for the present by General Wey-
gand, who is credited with having d.
rected the defense of the Polish capital
and hurled the Soviet armies back from
that city, according to the Warsaw cor
respondent of the Petit Parisien. Gen
, 1920-09-01
Continued from l8t page.

NA@N%N ~ ~ ~ ALLCIJAy WINK u ltiS
extremely critical condition of the sugar
market OF the United States. Mr.. Nc
Laurin stated in his message that the
sugar market was demoralized and many
wholesale grocers throughout the coun-
try were threatened with financial ruin.
He stated that he was being deluged with
letters and telaQ rams in consequence.
Montreal, Aug. 9th. Although off
cIal confirmation is lacking in the mat
ter, it is stated in financial circles that
reports have been received from London
announcing that Col. Morden, who left
here some weeks ago for the purpose,
had succeeded in having underwritten
the English share Of the twenty-five
million dollars issue at eight per cent
cumuIatlOn and participation stock of the
British Empire Steel Corporation. The
details OF the uew financing, it is under
stood, are being withheld until the sew
eral Canadian enterprises. which are 20
form the nucleus Of the ambitious IN
dertaking formally pass upon them. De-
finite announcement in this respect is
expected sometime this week, but in the
meantime, it is understood that ne
gotiations are IN progress here with
prominent financial interests, to under
write the share Of the issue allotted to
Canada.
Dublin, Aug. 9th. Miss Mary Mac
Sweeney, the Lord Mayors sister, re-
piled to the telegram which Mr.. Lloyd
George sent her from Lucernr. She said:
Il made no appeal 10 You for exceptional
treatment for my brother. warned
you of your responsibility in the event of
his death. He and his comrades de-
mand their freedom as a right. If nv
brother or any of his comrades must die,
to win that freedom, they do so willing
10, and we are proud Of them, but their
death lies on you and your Govt. Self
determination, for which you say Eng
land went to war, is as much Ireland5s
right as Poland's. We claim it and will
have it even if you have decided that nv
brother is to die
London, Aug. 18th. Cameron High.
lander troops recently sent 10 Queens
town invaded stores and dwellings, of
Sim Fejners there last night as re.
prisal for the attack made by a party
on Thursday. Much damage was done
during the attack and serious rioting
resulted, reports reaching here declar-
ing that street fighting is still going
on.
London, August 28th.-The Russian
Soviet Government today replied to the
note OF Mr.. Arthur j., Baifour concern.
ing the Soviet peace terms TO Poland.
The Soviet Government agrees to with
draw its condition tRat tne Poles pro
Ill, ,r,>oc T,, q 1I-orR Ra91'y ,o;lsA:o r.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-02-27
A LAS 8 DE LA MANANA

En- la Biblioteca Carnegie, las 8
de la manana del domingo proximo-
dfa 29-se llevara a efecto una asam-
blea de la Asoeiaci6n General de off
cinistas de Conercio de Puerto Rico
para tratar asuntos de inportancia.
Sc trata por diversos elementos de
contituir una fuerte agrupacion COM
puesta por todos los Empleados del
Gobierno, 0fcinas partieulares, ofci-
mas de Casas de Comercio, Empresas
industriales, por todo elemento en- fin,
que este sujeto un salario sueldo
seInanal o mensual. De esa naanera
la agrupacion dispondria de recursos
y de fuerza bastante para obtener sus
fines de mejoramiento general en- be-
nefcio de la Coniunidad. Esta pro-
posici6n sera sometida a la proxima
asamblea v Sc cree que obtendra Ell
niejor exito.