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MILTON BANK
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this time no one is able to predict
when this investigation will be fin.
ished
When it was explained to Mr.. Kit
terman Wednesday that people had
expressed wonderment that the direc-
tors of the bank had failed to dis.
coYer the true condition of affairs at
the institution, he stated that he was
not inclined to blame the directors in
that regard.
He stated that they were not famil-
lar with the bookkeeping system at
the bank, that they had the utmost
confidence in Kirlin, and that they
readily accepted his statements that
the bank S condition was satisfactory
Says State Department Negligent.
Mr.. kitterman said that in his opin-
ion the state department had been
negligent in not ascertaining that the
affairs of the bank were being mis-
managed. He said that ii the d.
rectors had ever received a report
from the state officials indicating the
true condition of affairs they would
have been able to protect the institu-
ton He added that the directors
learned Monday for the first time.
what the actual conditions were.
It is stated that the directors had
been of the opinion that the banF
had too many loans out and that for
some time had been urging kirlin to
reduce the number Of loans. and that
he had assured them that he was do
ing this.
The Farmers Banking company was
capitalized for 5000, and its depos-
its Appropriated $4,000
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LEASES DIAMOND TO END
SUNDAY BASEBALL GAMES
(By Associated Press)

lBy Assoclated Press)
FAYETTE CITY, Pa, July THE
controversy between church people
and the management of an Independent
baseball team here, over the question
of Sunday baseball, was settled today
when Andrew Brown wealthy farmer
and well nkowu church man, an
nounced that he had leased the only
available baseball grounds in this
region. In order to secure the lease
on the grounds, Mr. Brown had to
lease a tract of 1877 acres from coal
company, owner of the property
Despite the fact that members of
the club had been arrested and fined
for playing Sunday baseball, the
games continued. so Mr.. Brown de-
cided to settle the controversy by
securing control of the diamond.
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WOOL is ROLLING WEST

The Wayne county car of wool col
lected at Greensboro is now enroute to
Chicago and it is thought that this
will comprise all the pooled f1eeces
The car contained over 10000 pounds.
and it is not expected that belated
farmers will contribute enough to
make up another shipment Scattering
holders Of small amounts are numer-
Gus but. the bulk of the clip will now
be put in store to await the decision
to sell, which may be months in the
distance
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Zeller Funeral is Held
From Home of Mrs. Dennis

Funeral services for Joseph S. Eel.
Ter, 70 years old. who died Monday in
the National Soldiers Home at Day.
ton, Ohio, were conducted from the
home of his niece. Mrs D. w. Dennis,
at $50 p. m. Wednesday,
The Revs, George G. Burbanck of
this city, and George A Funkhouser
of Dayton, O., oficiated Pallbearers
were w w. Clifford, E R. Lemon, H
r. Robinson, W. F. Gaar, Demas S
Coe and F. H. Edmunds. Burial was
in Earlham.
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S. A. L. Baseball

AS rain spoiled chances last Satur-
day for definite leader to emerge
from Saturday Afternoon League base
ball chaos, the leading STAIRS and
Natcos will probably remain atop the
heap until July "a.
Unless the dope bucket has lost its
magic, the STAIRS should win from the
Wayne Works, Saturday afternoon in
the scrap at Exhibition. And the same
conditions should apply to the Natco-
Jenkins Vulcan game at Reid Field at
Earlham.
Manager Haisley's crew have the
hardest row to hoe, as the Vulcans
have a powerful lineup. Hartman al
ways pitches a good game for the
Nulcans but as a rule his support is
very ragged. If the support would
strengthen, dopsters might be sur,
prised
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Commercial League

Because Of wet grounds, the Palla-
dium-Himes Dairy Commercial league
scrap has been postponed until Thurs
day afternoon. The game to be played
at the Fairgrounds. The Y. NJ c. A
and Item will also play Thursday.
Their game is to be at Exhibition park
The Railroaders and Home Tele-
phone company will complete the
weeks bill at Exhibition park Friday
afternoon.
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Babe" Hurt When His
Automobile Turns Over

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July T.
Babe" Ruth, champion home run hit
ter of the New York American League
baseball team, was slightly injured in
an auto accident near Wawa, Pa, early
today. The New York team played in
Washington yesterday, and Ruth, his
wife, and three other New York play
ers were motoring to New York. Their
team was not scheduled to play today.
Ruth was at the wheel Of his touring
car. In rounding a sharp curve near
Wawa the car overturned.
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(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO. Ill, July 7. Gu. S. Blu
reau of Markets Report )-Cattle-
ceipts, 5000, active; steers, steady to
% cents higher; top $1675 on year
lings; bulk $13.25@16.5O; she stock
firm. others steady; bulls steady;
calves Is cents higher; bulk $1,000
$3.50; stockers steady to rs cents
higher.
Hogs-Receipts 1900; strong to
IL cents higher; better grades up
most; top SIG; bulk light butchers,
$15.50015.90; bulk $50 lbs. and over,
s13.5O@15.4O; pigs, 25 to so cents
higher; bulk $12.75@13.50.
Sheep - Receipts 10000; good and
choice fat lambs steady; others steady
top native $14.50; Western $3.50;
sheep strong, yearlings 25 cents high.
er; feeder yearlings $3.50.
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GOLF SHARKS AT COUNTRY
CLUB DON'T MATERIALIZE

The proposed golf ball sweepstakes
golf tournament at the Country Club
Monday failed to materialize Several
had signed for the tourney, but the
number of fishing trips. picnics and
other Fourth of July entertainments
caused only a handful to appear.
Joseph Conner. one of the crack
players. insinuates that one reason
why the tourney failed to come off
was because a member of the tourna-
ment committee had an idea that he
might be trimmed
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AT EAGLES
GAMES is GROWING

That the Ea giles are becoming to be
accepted by Richmond baseball fans
as the best team in this vicinity and
one that deserves support. is readily
apparent by a glimpse Of the receipts
ledger since the start of the season.
The first games were attended bv
about 400 fans. Then the attendance
was boosted to 500 The largest
crowd of the season. estimated to be
near 500, was out for Sundays game
against Hamilton.
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(Rv Associated PressD

CHICAGO, July 7.-Wheat-No. ?
red, S275; No. hard, S2.77@$278.
Corn-No. mixed, s1.640S1.66; No.
2 yellow, $166Q$167. Oats-No. 2
white, Slo5Q$1OS; No. 3 white, Sl.O3
0$1O6. Pork, nominal. Ribs, Sl6.17.
Lard $3.50.
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CBv Associated Press)

CINCINNATI, O., July 7.-Wheat-
No. 2 red, s2.S2@2.s3; No. 8 red, $2.76
OATS; other grades as to quality,
$2.6O@2.74. Corn-No. 2 white. SLIT
017715; No 3 white. $1.750177;
No. 4 white, $17201.74. Corn-No. 2
yellow, $1.7O@1.71; No. 8 yellow, $1.68
01.7O; No yellow, 1850 1.67. Corn
No. 2 mixed, $1.69 @170; oats, S1.12
Oils; rye, $2,2O@2.22; hay, $4,000
s3625
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NORTH RANDALL RACES.

CLEVELAND, O, July 1.-Today's
grand circuit program for North Ran
dali called for six races. including the
four events postponed yesterday be-
cause of rain, and two of today's
original cardS. At least II heats will
be NECESSARY to decide the six winners.
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DAYTON MARKET
Corrected by Mclean & Company
Dayton, o. Bell Phone, East %;
Houe S1o25


DAYTON, O., July I. - Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 4 cars; market 40 cents higher;
choice heavies, 40 lbs. up, SIG %;
butchers and packers, $500 a 16 25:
heavy Workers, $500 q 1925; light
Workers, S1450@1500; choice fat
sows, s12@125O; common to fair sows
s1o5O@11; pigs, s12d13; stays, $500
1890. Calves-SS.00614.00.
Cattle-Market, steady; fair to good
shippers, $12013; good to choice
butchers, SHOE; fair to medium
butchers, SOON; good to choice heif-
ers, $10@12: fair to good heifers, $50
9: choice fat cows, 5000; fair to
good fat COWS, s7@S; bologna cows.
bullss4@5: butcher bulls, sS610; bo-
logna bulls, s7@S; calves, s10113. so,
Sheep-Market, steady; sheep, SIG
81; lambs, sl2d14
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PRODUCE MARKET
(Bv Associated Press)

10y AsSOtIdteI PTeSSJ
CHICAGO, Ill, July Butter Mar
ket-Lower; creamery firsts, 440551a
Eggs-Receipts 35,S07 cases; mar
ket higher; firsts 4O1A d421a.
Live Poultry-Narket unchanged.
Potato Narket-Steady; receipts 81
cars; Southern Triumphs, $6.25 G6.75;
Cobblers s65O0675; Early Ohios,
Sc 5067.00; Eastern Cobblers, barrel,
Sl1m1225
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(By Associated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 7.-Cloverseed
Prime cash, $25.25; Oct, $3.50;
Dec, $2460.
Alsi ke-Prime cash, $2515; Oct,
S2585; Dec, $25.35.
Tlmothy-1917, s5.45; 1918, s5.45;
1919, $5.55; March, $5.S5; Sept, $3.50;
Oct. $5.C213; Nov, $5.671@
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Funeral Arrangements

Anderson - Funeral services for
Leander Anderson, p years old who
died at his home in Williamsburg
Tuesday morning, will be conducted
from the home Thursday at p m.
Burial will be in Bethel cemetery The
Rev. Morris will officiate. Friends may
call at any time.
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MOVIE AND FITZGIBBoNs
PLAY AT ANDERSON

Cy F1tzgibbons, sensational short
stop Of the Richmond Eagles, played
short stop for Anderson last Sunday.
Cy usually hits EN- far and wide, but
was unable to connect safely at Ander-
son. Coach Ray B. Move, Of Earl
ham, played second base for Ander-
son. 1t is probable that Fitz will be
seen at short for the Eagles, Sunday
however.
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Avenic Russian, photographed inn
mediately following his capture.

Avenic Russian, assassin of Essad
Pasha, Turkish statesman and for
mer Albanian premier, put up a
savage fight when the police tried
to capture him following the COM
mission of the crime. The photo
shows him with both eyes sweled
shut and on the whole looking
rather the worse for wear.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
FURNISHED by Whelan)

Oats, 90c; rye, $3.50; straw, per
ton, 5000; corn, S1.70 per bushel.
SELLING
Cottonseed Meal, per TN, $50; per
cwt, $4.15; Oil Meal. per ton. $4,000;
cwt, s4.25 Tankage so per cent, $105
per ton, cwt., $3.50; Tankage 60 per
cent, Sis per ton; cwt., $500; Quaker
Dairy Feed, per ton, $4,000; per cwt.,
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ASSOCIATION.
GAMES TODAY.
National League.

Chicago at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
American League.
Boston at Philadelphia.
American Association.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
Toledo at ST. Paul.
Indianapolis at Kansas City.
Louisville at Milwaukee.
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LOCAL HAY MARKET
Steady; No. l timothy, $3S; clover
600 M
lBv Associated PreSsl

INDIANAPOLIS, July 7.-Hay-No.
l timothy, S34006 $3.50: No. 2 tim
othy. $4,000 $3.50; No. l clover
$32. 500 $500.
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(BN Associated Pressl

CINCINNATI. July 7.-Butter fat,
steady. Eggs-Quiet; prime firsts,
44c; tirsts. 42c; ordinary firsts, 39c:
seconds, 36c. Poultry-St Steady; spring
ers, soc; hens. 32c; turkeys, 35c.
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Two base hit-Carey.
Three base hit-kopf.
Stolen base-Carey.
Sacrifices-Daubert, kopf, Whitfield.
Double plays-Ring to kopf to Dau-
bert; Kopf to Daubert to Rath; Cut
shaw to Grimm; kopf to Rath lU
Daubert.
Home run-Neale.
Left on bases-Cincinnati, s; Pitts
burg, 7.
Bases on balls-Of Ring, 3; off
Meador, -
Hits-Off Ring, s in innings; OF
M.eador. IL in 51s innings; off Watson.
l in l inning; off Wisner in 22s in
nings.
Struck out-By Ring, 2.
Wild pitches-Meador, Wisner.
Winning pitcher-Ring.
Losing pitcher-Meador.
Umpires--Klem and Emslie.
Time of game-1:27.
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OFFERS $4,000 FOR
DEMPSEY IN BOUT

NEW ORLEANS, La, July John
ny Abrams, local boxing promoter, an
nounced he had wired Jack Dempsey
an offer of $4,000 for a 20 round bout
with Bill Brennan of Chicago.
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RITTER OIIoTarinNs

The wholesale price for creamery
butter is 50 cents a pound. Butter
fats delivered in Richmond bring "a
cents d pound
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PITTSBURGH, July 7.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts 1900; market steady; heavies.
s15.90@16.00; heavy Workers, s16.750
S16.85; light Workers $15.50016O0;
pigs. S1500@16.25.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 500;
market steady; top sheep, $500; top
lambs $500.
Calves-Receipts, 600; market low
er; top, $500.
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EAST BUFFALO, n. Y, July T.
Cattle-Receipts 425; steady; calves,
receipts 500; so cents higher; $1,000
$3.50.
Hogs-Receipts 800; strongg to 10
cents higher; heavy s16616.25; mixed
and Workers s16.75 @16S5; light ditto,
$550@16.50; pigs $15@15.75; roughs,
81. 50@12.75; stays, $8@9.50.
Sheep and Lambs - Receipts 400;
active; lambs, $S@16; yearlings, $40
$3.50; few $3.50; wethers $S08.50;
ewes, S367.50; mixed sheep, $500 s.
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Yesterdays Games
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At St Louis RHE.
Chicago ........1Oo o23 3o3-12 20
St. Louis. 100 203 02O- 8 Is ,
Carter, Martin and O'Farrell; Doak.
North. Jacobs. Goodwin, Sherdel and
Dilhoefer.
At Boston r. H. E.
Brooklyn .......O12 900 900 I ,
Boston ........ 600 900 1O1-2 ?
Mitchell, Smith and Kruger; Fill
lingim, McQuillan and Gowdy.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Philadelphia - games)-R. H. E.
Boston ......... OPP $50 000-11 IS q
Philadelphia go. 600 900 600 81
Jones and Smith; Moore, Harris.
Rommel and Perkins, Wyatt
Second game r. II. E
Boston ........ 600 010 o0o-1 o
Philadelphia $3.50. 100 100 O3x-5 IL e
Harper and Walters; Naylor and
Perkins
At Washington r. H. L.
New York 001 IA 0 100-17 Is l
Washington 900 0 600 8 c
Mays and Ruel. Hoffman; Erickson.
Snyder, Courtney and Charity, Picin,
ich.
At Chicago RHE
Cleveland OH O10 900 1O-4 9 o
Chicago .010 200 600 lis Il 0
Bagby and Neil; Faber, Wilkinson
and Schalk.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
No games scheduled.
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Markets
GRAIN PRICES

CHICAGO, July Grain markets
somewhat convalescent. Locals slow
TO press selling side after large de-
cline. Crop news very favorable and
suggests bulge sales. 1nglis thinks
oats crop chance 1,400 million. Corn
receipts are rushed to clear the way
for wheat Big wheat receipts start
around July 90. Corn receipts may
not last over 10 days more. Bulls say
the farmer is not selling on the de-
cline Cash wheat. corn and oats
show firmness. Without doubt the
weather and showery forecast checks
bulges. Overnight we expect buying
on fair dips.
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LOCAL GRAIN MARKET

Richmond flour mills are payin 6
$3.50 for No. 2; $3.50 for No. 3.
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CHICAGO GRAIN RANGE
Furnished by E. w. WAGNER & CO.,
212 Union National Bank Build
ina. Phone 1920.

CHICAGO. July 7.-Following is the
range of futures on Chicago Board OF
Trade today:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-08
BANKERS ARE OPPOSED TO.
FURTHER RAILROAD LOANS
Disapprovc Suggestion That Gov
crnncnt Should Provide Lines
With Rolling Stock.
NEED BETTER TERMINALS
ffnancier Tells Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee That the
foads Could BE Assisted in the
Expedition Of Existing Contracts.

WASHINGTON. May 7.-Bankers
called before the Senate Interstate
commerce Committee today failed to
agree with railroad executives that
S5oo.o00.00 should he provided by
the government to buy rolling stock
Tor main lines OF the country.
Though conceding, as representatives
of the roads told the committee
Thursday. that enough money could
not be obtnined from private ffiyess
tors at present TO MI all railroad
wants. they refrained from approy-
ing plans for additional government
loan.
Instead. Jerome G. lIanaucr. repre-
scniinS Kuhn, Loeb & Co, of New
York. suggested that the roads be
assisted In the establishment OF bet
ter terminals and the expedition of
equipment they now have under con-
tract. using borrowings on the mar
ket 10 get themselves more motive
power rather than freight cars. II
was declared that the income tax
had destroyed the investing power Of
wealthicr individuals and made the
railroad credit situation more diff
cult. Out approval Of plan for en-
listing government aid was with
held.
s. davies Warfield, president of
the Association OF Railway Security
Holders, suggested TO the commit
tee that Congress might desire to
watch the expenditure OF the $780,
100000 already loaned the roads be-
fore granting more.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-08
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
IGNORE THE PRESIDENT
Tnmmany Controlled State Con-
vcntion Silent on Peace Treaty
and League of Nations.
SMOTHER "DRY" RESOLUTION
Demand World Disarmament and
Indorsc Governor Smiths Plat
form Favoring Labor Legislation
for Women and Children.
SMOTHER DRY" RESOLUTION
Iny Unlversal servlce. |

ALBANY. y. Y. May G.-World dis
armament Is the substitute proposed
by the State Democratic organization
for the league of nations. Dominate ed
by Tammany Hall. the delegates re-
fused to indorsc President Wilson'S
administration, ignored the peace
treaty, the league of nations and the
prohibition question. Governor Smith
was elected chairman of the big
Four" to the national convention.
The delegation is pledged as n
unit to fight for the disarmament OF
the world. and the program embodied
in Governor Smiths welfare legisla-
tion. including the cight-hour day. 4
living wage for women and children
prohibition. against women and chill
<srrn5vrorkInE,-a light and consti
tutiohaf amendment forbldding ytlilit
labor. NJ
Mayor George II. Lunn, OF Schenec
tady. and Samuel s. Seabury. former
candidate for Governor. led the Tight
to force ,Sognition of the Witpoi,
administ ration
Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tam
many Hall. watched contentedly while
the Tiger killed OFF all efforts to in
dorse the President and looked on
serenely as the convention smothered
resolution offered by Mr.. Senbury
which would have placed the Demo-
Gratis or New York squarely In sup
port Of the eighteenth amendment to
the Constitution.
The delegates cheered the adoption
of the plank recommending that the
Democratic presidential candidate
shall be committed 10 n fight to dis
arm the world. despite the. warning
of Seabury that this plan will be
ridiculed by the entire country with
In forty-cight hours"
The world must disarm or the
world Will starve," declared Bourkc
cochran, chairman of the platform,
committee and leading member OF
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MOVEMENT TO QUASH
INDICTMENT AGAINST
MINERS AND C'WlVERS
BifuniR0us Coal Men Con END
Sections o. Lcper Act
Unc0nsi nti0nal.
IBy Associated press.l

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, May o.
Notions to quash the Indictment
against 125 bituminous coal miners
and operators of Indiana, Ohio, H.
iinois and Pennsylvania, were filed
in the Federal court here this after
noon by Charles Evans Hughes, chief
counsel for the indicted miners and
Samuel ID. Miller and James a. Bing-
ham. OF counsel for the operators.
The motions attack the constitu-
tionality Of the sections OF the Lever
food control act on which the indict-
ments were based, and assert that
these sections are imperative since
they relate to the fuel industry.
Sections I, 9 and 26 and the amend
ment to section 4. Of the Lever act.
both the miners counsel and the
operators lawyers asserted, are In
contradiction TO the fifth amendment
of the Constitution in that they de-
prive persons OF their liberty and
property without due process Of law.
and OF the sixth amendment, in that
the cause criminal prosecution with
out informing the accused persons of
tho nature OF the charges against
them.
The greater part of the session
was taken up with arguments on the
plea In abatement. which deal with
the technical rights OF trial judges
In their instructions to juries.
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FLAMES DESTROY
. METHODIST SCHOOL
Blackstone College Is Wrecked
by Fire, Main Building
Total Loss.
DAMAGE TOTALS 100000
educational Institution Was
Near End of Twenty-Sixth
Session.
[ Especial to The Timcs-Dispatcb ,

lSpecial TO The Times Dispatch.l
BLACKSTONE. May Fire. orig
mating from an unknown cause. this
afternoon destroyed the main buiId
ing or Blackstone College. including
the much valued Vincent library.
The fire started on ,he third floor.
and before the flames could he
checked by the united efforts of the
fire department and townsoeop,c tho
blaze had completely wrecked tho
building. The fire was discovered
Just under the caves OF the roof o..
the structure shortly before G o.clock
and an alarm was at once sounded
avail. and the building was soon en-
vclopcd in flames.
New building Saved.
The new building of the college
was saved. as was also the audi
torium, and all of the students of
the college escaped safely from the
building. Most OF the young women
were engaged in an outdoor drill at
the time of the fire. and il was prob-
ably due to this fact that no one
was Injured. Several students OF the
Blackstone Military Academy were
overcome by smoke while 1chtinp
the fire. but none was seriously in
jured.
The school. according TO a state
ment Issued tonight by the secretary
and treasurer. George +. Adams viii
be forced to close for this session.
and the students will leave for their
homes as soon AS convenient. No
dificulty was experienced In finding
accommodations for the students. the
citizens OF the town Offering more
then the room necessary for the
housing OF the girls over the Pc
riod OF emergency. The college was
in It's twenty-siXth session
The loss Is estimated At 5000. 900,
with insurance for s7O.0oi. Reouild-
Ing operations will begin immedi-
ntely.
founded In 1894.
Founded in 1894. largely through,
the efforts OF Bishop James Cannon.
ths .sGhooi;s q; AxaH a staEtsd as a .pIepara-
about 100 pupils. The administrn- :
tion building was first constructed
and otaher wings were added as the
needs for more room constantly
grew. Four years ago the lnstitu-
tlon was made college. and Mt the
time of the fire the enrolment was
+G6 pupils.
DIR. James Cannon was the first
president Of the college, holding that
position until 1918. when he was
made bishop. DIR. w. Asbury
Christian WAS then made president Of
the college.
The college is under the su?ervi-
sion OF the Virginia Conference, be-
ing associated with the school sys-
tenn of the conference.