Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 77, 8 February 1921 — Page 8

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MADDY ATTACKS JAZZ IN ADDRESS BEFORE LOCAL WOMAN'S CLUB "TIPPIE"

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la one of the most stirring speeches made before the music department of the Woman's club. Prof. J. E. Maddy, supervisor of music in the public schools, deplored the reign of Jazz music and urged that more pride be taken in the cultural assets of classic music than ia: thefinancial assets of jazz music' "If we" take priae in our culture," he said, "we would certainly consider it an 'asset; hut if we think only in terms of business and money, we might even consider, culture a liability. A large percentage of the American people consider culture- old-fashioned. Mentions "Exclusive Sets" 'Is it not' true that a certain class of American people, who consider

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themselves the better class, spend a goodly portion of their time at exclu

sive summer and winter resorts where jazz music and immorality reign supreme?" Denouncing the low tastes of these "exclusive sets," Mr. Maddy said: "Fullv 90 per cent of the metropoli tan weddings and debutante parties of the social set consist largely of dancing, with jazz music as the principal entertainment." He defined "the greatest blessing" of the common people the fact that they do not possess the above mentioned tastes and the worst curse we have, he stated, is that so many of the so-called common people attempt to follow the standards set by this class. Praises Common People. While such a state of affairs would le disastrous in any other country Prof. Maddy said "We can thank God that we are in America where the common people can regenerate faster! than the highbrows can degenerate. Richmond is fortunate in not having any such social set and in her people not being highbrows in the sense I have used the word. Mr. Maddy attributed the popularity i of jazz to two things- the shrewdness of its publishers who he sand sell their goods because they advertise them so ! extensively, and alto popular music is J for the most part composed or wora hits" or "tune hits'' which are so simple that they can be memorized in one hearing." Good Music Not Recognized. "Good music" on the other hand, Mr. Maddy explained, "is unpopular because of its lasting .n'alities which of necessity make it more difficult to I memorize. It is unpopular oecause people are not -willing to spend the effort necessary to enable them to appreciate good music." i :. - Says Jazz Jades . 'Popular song publishers, Mr. Maddy declared, know that if they do not keep the market constantly flooded with new and snappy hits popular songs would soon pass out of vogue. That music can be classical and popular at the same time he pointed out was illustrated by filk songs, which are "simple tunes that live" and as he said, "folk songs are accidents. People must be educated to good music was another paint made by the speaker. This can be done, he showed, through the children, through talking machine records in the home, and by making the parents realize that the kind of music they provide in their homes is the kind they must expect their children to like. Urges Good Music He urged the importance of forcing good music on the public on every occasion pointing out that that was one of the methods of the popular song publishers who sent deluges of music to the bands and orchestras everywhere and-paid vaudeville actors royally for singing their latest songs. To bring good music to the front we must meet "fire with fire" for he added, "if the public hears more good music than trash It will learn to prefer it. Good music in park concerts, in theatres, and the popularization of community musical enterprises and symphony concerts were also named as methods of educating the people to an appreciation of better music. Speaking of the symphony orchestra Mr. Maddy stated that it is not yet a "civic organization," because it is supported by only five percent of the people. At the same time he complimented the city highly for its interest In music and predicted that steps forward were being taken all the time. . Emphasizes Influence. He emphasized the fact that music has a broader influence than any subject taught in the schools with the fingle exception of English. "It is," he declared, "the source of pleasure and healthy recreation through life. "Public school music begins in the kindergarten, extends through high school and does not stop there, but goes on through the symphony orchestra, and the festival chorus and incidentally makes up our church choirs, Sunday school orchestras, singing societies, and theatre orchestras." LEGION COMMITTEE WOULD HURRY SOLONS . j(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Members of the executive committee of the American legion here in a three-day session planned to spend a large portion of today, at the capitol in conferences with members of congress in an erfort to expedite legislation for the relief of disabled war veterans. While the committee was in session yesterday planning their pilgrimage to the "bill" congress was enacting hospitilization bills in which the legion was especially interested. The legion is urging the appropriation e total of $S5.000.00Q in five bills for "aiding disabled veterans, laying aside temporarily their campaign for the enactment of bonus legislation. The committee- members, were expected today to ray before members of congress their views on the need of consolidating . the vocational training and war risk bureaus and as much of the public health service as relates to ex-service men., A bill now pending proposing . such a consolidation does not meet with the approval of the public health service, members of the committee have declared," because they said it "removes certain perogatives and powers heretofore exercised by the surgeon general of the public health service and assigns them to tiM director-of a new department of the interio-depa.rtmenL"

COUNCIL AUTHORIZES $40,000 LOAN TO CITY; MOTORIZATION LOSES

"The city is broke between pay days," said City Controller Bescher to council Monday night, when he asked for the authorization of a temporary loan of $40,000 to meet anticipated current expenses of the city during 1921. . Bills amounting to $10,000 are now outstanding against the city and there is no money in the treasury to meet these, Mr. Bescher stated. The borrowing of money will be made from time to time, as needed, it is said. Council authorized the borrowing of $40,000 by the city. Councilman Ford attacked the condition of streets and crossings in the city, stating that he had made a personal inspection of his ward and found deplorable conditions. He asked that these be attended to at once. Mr. Ford stated that with the number of men now out of work there was no reason why the streets of the city should not be in first class condition. Motorization Killed. Motorization of the street depart ment was virtually killed when a motion to table the quesion indefinitely was carried by a 5 to 7 vote. Recommendations from civic organizations recommending the motorization of the street department were placed on file by the clerk. Councilman Sweitzer protested the including of Fairview Heights in the city corporation along with Benton Heights, saying that he did not understand that this was part of the ordinance as it was passed by the council. Most of the councilmen stated that they understood the ordinance and were in favor of the inclusion. Criticize Slick. Mr. Slick, who has the contract for gathering the city garbage, was roundly scored by Councilman White and others. Council finally went on record as recommending to the board of works that Mr. Slick's pay be held up unless better service was given in the collection of the refuse. The erection of a memorial to the service men irom mis cuy wuu maue the supreme sacrifice in the W orld war was suggested by Councilma-n Walterman. He advocated raising the money by popular subscription, each councilman acting as supervisor in his particular ward. The memorial was to be a tablet of some kind, and would be placed in the court house yard. Attend Congress. City Engineer Dell Davis and Councilman will leave for Chicago Tuesday morning to attend the Good Roads congress and National Good Roads show, which begins there Wednesday. An appropriation of $125 was made by council to cover the expenses of the two delegates. The first two readings of the ordinance preparing for a total bond issue of $315,000 was made and passed by the council without debate, these having been discussed by council as a committee of the whole about a week ago. Mayor Zimmerman was unable to be present at the meeting last night because of illness. Councilman Williams occupied the s-eat as chairman of the meeting. START NEW CLASS IN DRESS FORM MAKING So popular are classes in dresS form making that another is to be started at Starr school next Thursday at 1:30 o'clock it is announced at the vocational office. The class will be held at 1:30 o'clock every Monday and Thursday up to Feb. 24. The course is completed in five lessons. Only 15 women will be admited to the class, it is stated, as a large number cannot be accommodated satisfactorily. Mrs. Laura Walters will be instructor for the Starr school class. Further information regarding the class may be obtained by calling the vocational office, phone 3277. Another class in dress form making will be opened at Hibberd school If the demand is sufficient, it is said. At present the course is being offered In the night school and at Baxter. DEMOCRATS OF CITIES TO ORGANIZE FEB. 21 (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 8. Monday, Feb. 21 was fixed as the day county committee chairmen shall call meetings to select city chairmen and begin city organizations for the coming municipal campaign by the Democrats state central committee which met here today. The state committee still has a debt of $27,500 to pay, Chairman Bosse said. He added that $2,000 of its indebtedness has been paid since the meeting and that there remained $1,100 in the treasury. Women, the chairman said, must assume some of the responsibility for financing the party and urged that a woman finance chairman for each district and county be named. The resignation of E. McFarland, of Vincennes, was presented. Charles H. Bodwell, of Sullivan, was mentioned as a possible successor to McFarland.

Parent Teachers Club of F indie y School to Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Parent-Teachers' association of the Findley school will be held in the school building Thursday afternoon, starting at 3:30 o'clock, according to an announcment made Tuesday. , Officials said it will be an important meeting and the presence of every mother in the district is desired. The following program has been arranged : Piano solo, Miss Ruth Haseraeier; song by Misses Ruth and Corinne McPherson; address by Superintendent Bentley on a building program, and a report on the state convention of parent-teachers' clubs by Mrs. George Brehm, present of the local organization.

HOLDEN TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY SERVICE AT COLISEUM TONIGHT "There is need for a better community spirit, and 1 think that Richmond is ripe for it development," said Will Romey, commenting on the speech by j Prof. P. G. Holden at the Coliseum

Tuesday evening. "I am glad to see and due against the company, it is this question discussed, and I hope the said. The new issue will be at appeople of Richmond turn out well for j proximately eight and one-half per

this meeting. There are several conditions which can be bettered by com munity service work in this city, and we nope to accomplish something j when we get the service organized." "I am for community Service be - cause I saw what it had accomplished

wnii suiuiers wuo wem w r rauce irom . 0r the notes will be used to retire oneplaces which had given such service, i ha!f 0f the petitioner's outstanding and I would like to see a similar spirit note issue

here," said Dr. George Hunt, also com menting on the evening session of the institute. "Those boys would lie all

night in the mud of the front line, andnote issue in exchange for $225,000 of

wakening to an attack in the morning, would meet it singing. They had had hearts put into them by community service work in the camps." Committee Urges Attendance The temporary committee which Is organizing the permanent community 1 . ncniv-e nuAiuua mai an luraesi iu mis seivice suuuiu auruu mis meet-1 ing and sent out letters Monday even ing to all on its lists calling their at tention to Prof. Holden's subject and urging them to attend. The letter reads: "You are strongly urged by the temporary community service 'committee to attend the lecture by Prof. P. G. Holden at the Coliseum at 7:30 o'clock

luesaay evening, on tne suDject Lom-i(jer to do that it proposes to sell $225,munities are Made up of Folks Not ofi000 nf the notes petitioned for. irivinsr

Farms, Houses and Factories.' "Prof. Holden himself engages cummuiuiy stiwce wuik. at nuiii in Chicago and has done much community service work in various parts of the United States. He therefore speaks from experience when he tells of the possibilities of community service work and what has been accomplished by cities which have developed the community spirit. "Several Richmond citizens have heard this lecture delivered at Eaton, Jan. 31 and state that it will be an incentive to the audience to co-operate in this work. "Community Service Committee." AIRCRAFT VS SHIPS CONTROVERSY MAY BE SETTLED BY TEST WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Preparations were under way in the navy department, today to decide by actual tests the question of the relative superiority of aircraft and the modern battleships. Secretary Daniels in a letter to Secretary Baker yesterday Invited the war department to participate in experiments to be carried out within 90 days in which the surrendered German battleship, Ostfrieland probably will be used as-the object of the attack by aircraft dropping high explosive bombs from the air. Conditions approximating as closely as possible those of battle will be simulated in the tests, it was said. Consider Naval Additions. With the importance of aircraft development brought to the fore by the projected experiments, the house naval affairs committee today planned to consider in executive session a measure authorizing the Immediate construction of two speedy aircraft carriers for the navy. The senate naval committee at the same time was prepared to hear views of the navy general board, on the resolution of Senator Borah to suspend naval construction for six months to give experts an opportunity to study the naval lessons of the war. Woman Representative c M .

jpunsufs luuvie l";rilla, Tex., son after March 1 and will INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 8. Mrs. Ju-!be engaged in a different line of busilia C. Nelson, of Muncie, first woman ! ness. He is a member of the Webb legislator in Indiana, announced today lodge, of Masons and ha3 made a host that she' would introduce as her first of friends who will regret his depar-

bill a measure proposing that the state board of education shall act as a board of examiners of motion pictures. GERMANS READY FOR FURTHER PARLEY ON REPARATIONS (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Feb. 8. The German government has accepted the invitation: to participate in the allied conference j on reparations in London March 1, It ! was announced here today.

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v- ; Degree of Honor Meeting The Degree of Honor will meet Tuesday night in the Red Men's hall at 7:30 o'clock and all members are urged to be present. Mrs. Comtliaret will install the new officers. Marriage Licenses Granted Marriage licenses were granted to Edward O. Mather, hotelkeeper, of Dayton, O., to Hattie VanMartin of Richmond; and Frederic C.Stauber, mail carrier, to Laura Eichhorn, both of Richmond, by County Clerk Meredith Tuesday. RICHMOND COMPANY RECEIVES AUTHORITY FOR NEW BOND ISSUE Richmond Light, Heat and Power company was authorized to issue and sell $450,000 par value of its seven per cent notes dated March 1, 1921 and maturing March 1, 1922, by the Indiana Public Service commission Monday. This is for the purpose of refunding the bonds now outstandins cent The total issue will be divided into two parts, $225,000 of the notes to be j sold and the company to pay the pur-1 chasers in cash one and one-third per j rpnt nf thp nar value nf tho nntca mir.! chased. The proceeds from the sale j To Exchange Bonds The other $225,000 is to be given to holders of the present outstanding ! the plants outstanding issue of notes, the plant to pay the holders whose notes are exchanged one and one-half per cent of the par value of the notes exchanged, according to the commission's report. City Attorney Reller opposed the payment or eignt ana one-halt percent on the proposed note issue. This was overruled by the commission. The commission stated that with the present price of call money and the shyness with which the public regards utility properties, a higher rate would be necessary. In effect, the company desires to pay to the present noteholders onehalf of their holdings in cash. In orto the buyers thereof, one and one-half

m;per cent of the principal amount as a

bonus to induce buyers to purchase for cash these notes. Th ramMnv desires further to offer the remaining new notes to pay for the remaining 50 per cent of the, old note issue now in the hands of buyers and to pay to such holders of the old notes the same one and one-half per cent in cash. EASTHAVEN ENLARGED BY M'CRAY'S PROGRAM INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8. Governor McCray, in conference late today with superintendents and trustees of the five state hospitals for insane, de- ' clared in favor of immediate improve- ' ment of the institutions, including the construction of new buildings, so as to care better and more adequately for the state's insane wards. His program probably means the establishment in time cf a new institution. An early morning visit to the central hospital in this city where the governor said he found "deplorable" conditions, led him to call the conference. Conditions there, he said, are due to use of two buildings, one built in 1S47 and the other in 1S73. Both should be torn down and two new infirmaries built, the governor believes. The governor's program of limiting the hospitals patients to 1,200 patients would result in the removal as soon as possible of 210 patients at .the Central hospital in this city and a few from the Southeastern institution. The other hospitals would be enlarged, the Northern to care for 200 more than at present, the Southern for 500 more and the Eastern for 300 more. DE HAVEN TO RETIRE FROM BUSINESS HERE Murray G. DeHaven, who for nearly five years has been connected with the Pohlmeyer and Downing company, funeral directors, has tendered his resignation to take effect March 1. Mr. DeHaven's stock in the company will be purchased by the remaining members of the company. 1 Mr. DeHaven will leave for Amo- ; ture from Richmond Funeral Arrangements i Baker Funeral services for Fred Baker will be held from the parlors of the Pohlmeyer and Downing Company Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., by the American Legion. Burial will be in the Earlham cemetery and the Rev. J. J. Rae will officiate.

LEGAL BATTLE FOR FREEDOM OF ERWIN BERGDOLL IS OPENED

(By Associated Press) KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 8 The legal battle to free Erwin R. Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia draft evader, ; from the disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth on a writ of habeas corpus, began today in federal court at Kansas City, Kas., before Judge John C. Pollock. The case of Erwin Bergdoll, brother of Grover C. Bergdoll, who recently effected a sensational escape into Germany from the United States, is of wide importance, because of the legal points involved, court officials said. The cases of many other persons tried or awaiting trial by courtmartial for violation of the selective service act i hinge on the outcome of the Bergdoll case. The legal point raised is the right of a military courtmartial to try a person who is not actually in the service as one who registered for the draft but failed to respond when called. Others May File Suit There are about twenty other men confined at the military prison whose cases are similar to that of Bergdoll. About five similar cases are held in abeyance pending the outcome of the Bergdoll case, it is said. Attorneys on both sides said that the decision of Judge Pollock would not be final, as appeals will be taken to j higher courts either way the case is decided. If the case is decided in favor of Bergdoll he then may be released on bond while the government takes the appeal to a higher court but if the decision of the case is against him he must remain in prison. Bergdoll was convicted by court martial at Fort Jay, N. Y., last year and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. OPERATE FIRST CAR IN TRACTION STRIKE, POLICE CLEAR WAY (By Associated Press) ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 8. Heavily guarded by mounted police and patrolmen in automobiles, the first car to be operated by the United Traction company since its employes went on strike Jan. 29, left the North Albany car barns at 7:20 this morning amid a crowd of jeering men. After the car had proceeded a short distance down Broadway toward the business section a rock was hurled at it but missed its ma rk. The car, manned by strike-breakers, was nearly tilled with company guards. Its windows were screened, and be fore It started automobile loads of private guards were sent over the route to be followed, men being let off at various corners. Folowing the car and the police guard were several automobiles filled with newspaper reporters, photographers and moving picture operators. Mounted police cleared the way when the crowd swarming about the car blocked the tracks. Word from Troy indicated that the first car which left the barn there had proceeded only a short distance when forced to stop because of a trolly wire being down. The 1,200 employes on the company's lines here and in Troy and other nearby cities are striking against a reduction in wages. TROY, N. Y., Feb. 8. Two railway strike-breakers were taken to a hospital here today after an altercation with a traffic policeman. A third man was arrested. The officer charged that the men, who were operating an emergency repair wagon, attacked him with a wrench and that he acted in self-defense. SEVEN AUTO DRIVERS FINED FOR VIOLATIONS Seven automobile drivers appeared in police court Tuesday morning and paid their fines for violating the motor vehicle law by operating their cars without 1921 license plates. Numerous others put in their appearance to show that they had applied for their licenses before Feb. 5. According to the orders carried out, in court Tuesday morning, drivers must have applied for their licenses i before Feb. 5 or they must discon tinue driving their cars until their plates arrive. Chauffers licenses must be had by all drivers of trucks, according to the Frank Conner, justice of the peace, sat as special judge, and fined the following persons: C. M. Robinson, A. Klingebiel, Wilbur Furner. R. Bailey. Charles W. Howard,. Fay Brandenburg.! and George Pfafflin. i Fred Porterfield was fined $1 and ! costs for selling milk unlawfully without procuring a city license from the dairy inspector. ASTRONOMER RECOGNIZED (By Associated Press LONDON. Feb. 8. Dr. George E1iprv Hal, director of the Mount Wil son astronomical observatory, near' rasaaena, cam., nas d-u "iu theActonian prize by the Royal1 Institution of Great Britain in recognition of his work in studying solar phenomena.

Bury Emma Mitchell Thursday Morning Anna Carmaletta Mitchell, 39 yeare old, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Carl Houts, of 316 North Thirteenth street, Monday at 230 p. m. of carcenoma after an illness of eight weeks. She is survived by two brothers, James and Michael, and three sisters, Mrs. Ellen Fry, Mrs. Frank Lawler ar.d Mrs. Carl Houts. Miss Mitchell was a saleslady at the Mashmeyer dry goods store for 18 years, and later at Vigran's Fashion shop. It is raid she was one of the city's most pleasant saleslady, always greeting everybody with a smile. Funeral services will be held from St. Mary's church Thursday at 9 a. m., with the Rev. Walter Cronin officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Friends may call at any time.

COLORED MAN INJURED IN SHOOTING AFFRAY; George Makins, 22 years old, colored, j was arrested Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock after he had emptied two bar rels of a shotgun at Bunk Ramsey, col-: ored, at Makins' home at Seventeenth and North F street. Both men arej married. j Ramsey was shot in the left side, his ! left arm and hand being torn by the; shot and his left hip being torn open.! He was taken to the home of Dr. I Huffman where five shot were taken from his arm and hip. His injuries are not serious and he joked when questioned about the incident. Makins stated that he had told ' Ramsey to quit beating his wife Mon-j day night, when Ramsey came after) his spouse in Makins' home. He stat-' ed that Ramsey told him at this time that he had already killed one man and was not afraid of police or anyone else. Ramsey denied this, although j he admitted that he was convicted of ; killing a man in Springfield, O., for which he served over two years time. Claims Threats. Ramsey stated that he did not know why Makins shot him. Makins stated that Ramsey had made threats against his life and that he started towards his house and he emptied the gun at him. He stated that he aimed to prevent his coming into the house, and according to Ramsey he made no further effort to ent-?r the house but ran for his own home a few doors away when Makins opened fire. Police were called to the Makins home Monday night when they were informed that Ramsey was beating his wife there. Ramsey admitted that he had been drinking denatured alcohol Monday night. Chief Wenger. Officers Bundy and Frame made the arrest Tuesday afternoon. Charges of assault and battery with intent to kill will be filed by Prosecutor Beckett Tuesday afternoon, it Is said. ARMY ENLISTMENT BAR UP BY SENATE ACTION (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. The bars were up today against further enlistments in the army until the enlisted ! the 175,000 maximum authorized In' the joint resolution which the senate; the action of the house in overruling the presidential veto. The vote in the 1 senate was 67 to 1, Senator Kirby, j Democrat, of Arkansas, casting the only opposing vote. Without awaiting official notification of the senate's action, Secretary Baker last night ordered every army recruiting station in the country to close down on enlistments. Army officers estimated today that it would take nine months, or until next Nov. 1, to reduce the present enlisted strength of approximately 213,000 to the required 175,000. Enactment of the army appropriation bill now pending in the house, which provides for an army of only 150.000 men after July 1, would necessitate a longer period of reduction to reach that figure. The measure has been regarded as practically certain of passage by the house, which was expected to take a final vote on it today. GIVE IRON POLICEMAN CREDIT FOR ARREST (By Associated Press) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 8. An iron policeman is given full credit for the arrest here today of Frank Gore, a negro, charged with being the driver of an automobile which Saturday night struck and killed Waldon Bailev j aged 7, and seriously injured Jack Brewer, 11. A negro driving a big! touring car was seen to speed away j from the place of the accident and j over a railway crossing wnere an iron figure with outstretched arms stands as a warning to motorists to slow down. When he saw the "policeman" blocking the way the driver jumped from the car and fled. The automobile continued on its wild dash until it brought up against an embankment beside the railroad tracks. The drivers hat and overcoat and letters in the coat, found in the machine led to his identification and arrest.

ALLEGED CONFESSION SHOWS FRAMEUP IN MOONEY BOMB CASE (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Frank P. Walsh, counsel for Thomas J. Mooney, convicted of murder in San Francisco in connection with the preparedness day bomb explosion in 1916, early today telegraphed San Francisco authorities apprising them of an alleged confession by one of the witnesses in the case that he had given perjured testimony at the trial. A special grand jury now is investigating an alleged conspiracy to convict Mooney. The witness named by Mr. Walsh was John McDonald, now a resident of Trenton, N. J.. with whom Mr. Walsh had a long conference last night. ccording to Mr. Walsh. McDonald declared in an affidavit covering thirteen typewritten pages that the case against Mooney was a "frame up." Involves Prosecutor. "McDonald swore in his confession," Walsh said, "that he could not identify Mooney as the man he had seen with a suit case prior to the preparedness day explosion although he identified Mooney during the trial. He said District Attorney Fickert, the San Francisco prosecutor had forced him to

make the identification. Mr. Walsh quoted McDonald as saying he stood in Stewart street, near the corner of Market, in San Francisco at about 1 o'clock on the afternoon of July 22, 1916. He said he saw a man set a suit case on the sidewalk, then accompanied by another man who came from a saloon, walk away. Coached Witness. Further McDonald is alleged to have stated he was coached with other witnesses in testimony to be given. He asserted he fixed the time of seeing the suit case dropped at 1:50 o'clock in Billings' trial. In the Mooney trial he stated that at the instance of the assistant district attorney Edward Cunha, "he changed the time to l-l) o'clock in order to break Mooney's alibi." Nine persons were killed in the preparedness day explosion. Mooney was sentenced to death and Billings to lire imprisonment. After every appeal from the sentence had failed President Wilson interceded in Mooney's behalf and the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. The first charges in which the prosecution of Mooney was characterized a "frame up" were made recently by Policeman Draperhand, another important figure in the case. PRISON BUYS COAL; SUPPLY IS AMPLE (Bv Associated Press) CHARLESTON, W. Va.. Feb. 8. There is enough coal in the mine recently bought by the stare and operated by convicts from the penitentiary at Moundsville to supply th prison and all its shops for fully 100 years. H. M. Lambie, chief of the department of mines, made this esimate upon his returin to Charleston, last night, after an inspection of the mine. Mr. Lambc said the shaft had been driven down 87 feet and had been concreted from the surface to a point where it entered the solid rock. Coal is Doing mined rrom the Sewlckley seam which at this point is almost, five feet thick. The mine is well located on the prison farm about a mile from the penitent iary. A hard brick road is being laid from the mine to the powerhouse. Transportation, when the road is completed, will be by motor truck. The penitentiary uses ten tons of coal a day. MISSIONARY SESSION PROGRAM IS ARRANGED Music for the meeting of the Federation of Woman's Missionary societies at Grace M. E. church next Friday will be furnished by Mrs. Fred J. Bartel. Mrs. Ray Longnecker, Mrs. Irene Ryan, organist, and a quartet composed of Mrs. F. W: Krueger, Mrs. Haisley, Mrs. Otto Krone and Mrs Lloyd E. Harter. A full program has been arranged for the day, and the conference promises to be an unusual success. All women of the city, whether members of missionary societies or not, are invited to the conference. It opens at 10 o'clock and lasts all day. Every woman is asked to bring her lunch. The program of events will be as follows: "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name." audience; President's welcome, Mrs. A. H. Backus; Devotions, Mrs. John R. Webb; Solo. Mrs. Fred J. Bartel; Business; Address. Mrs. J. F. McCrea, of Indianapolis; Noontide prayer. Following a short intermission for luncheon,, the afternoon program will open as follows, at 1:3 Oo'clock: Organ, Mrs. Irene Ryan; Devotions, Mrs. H. S. James; Solo, Mrs. Ray Longnecker; Business; Address, Mrs. Lulu Hamilton, former missionary In China; Songs, quartette, Mrs. Krueger, Mrs. Haisley, Mrs. O. C. Krone, and Mrs. L. Harter; Talk, A. S. Waung. of China; Playlet. Mrs. Jesse Wiechman and Mrs. Carl Sperling.