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LA FOLLETTE URGES| ECONOMIC COUNCL Senator to Ask Committee’s Backing on Measure at Early Date. N By the Associated Press. Weeks of hearings by the Senate Manufactures Subcommittee on the pro- posed National Economic Council ended yesterday with Chairman La Follette firmly convinced it is badly needed as a business rudder. The Wisconsin Senator said he would call the full committee together soon to take up his bill for the establishment of a national planning group. It will study the thousands of words of testimony from economists and busi- ness leaders, many of whom favored the council, Presents Progressive Report. Just before the hearings ended La! Follette submitted to the committee for its records the report of the Unemploy- ment and industrial Stabilization Com- mittee of the “Progressive” conference last March. La Follette was chairman of that conference It urged the national council for planning, and advocates increased in- come for the masses and the consequent stabilization of buying power independ- ent of industrial activity. The council it indorsed would have broad powers for recommending such remedial legislation as it saw fit, and would pay particular attention to credit. A Nation-wide employment service and a general system of unemployment re- serves and insurance were recom- mended. Sales Tax Opposed. ‘ The report declared against a sales ax. t said it is “not in our interest to insist on international debt payments which will seriously handicap Europe’s Tecovery or threaten her continued eco- nomic stability.” Former Senator R. L. Owen of Okla- homa testified at the closing hearing. He indorsed the proposed council. FREE AID OFFERED IN NATURALIZATION Americanization School Association Welcomes Opportunity to Fa- cilitate Proceedings. Assistance in filling out naturaliza- tlon papers or any steps necessary for persons to become citizens of the United States will be furnished free by the Americanization School Association, with headquarters in the Webster School Building, Tenth and H streets. Persons desiring such information may obtain it by applying to the asso- ciation at its headquarters any day or evening except Saturday, it is an- nounced. Reasons for becoming a naturalized citizen are given by Mrs. Morris Cafritz, chairman of the service for foreign born of the National Council of Jewish Women, who points out the free service furnished by the Naturalization School Association. A statement on the subject of naturalization, given by Mrs. Cafritz says: “Permanent residence in this country | demands assumption of civic responsi- bility toward city, State and Nation. Practical considerations affecting family life and happiness are now based on citizenship status | “One must be a citizen to secure the | admission of wife or husband or chil- | dren from other countries. One must be a citizen to secure jobs on public works or in public institutions. One must be a citizen to secure unemploy- ment relief in this emergency crisis One must be a citizen to secure a li- cense to peddle, or sell certain articles. One must be a citizen to secure old- age pensions in some States.” KENTUCKY TREES TO0 BE PLANTED HERE Gifts from}"arimr W;lere Lincoln Was Born Will Have Three Prominent Locations. Trees from the Kentucky hill farm where Abraham Lincoln was born will be planted tomorrow morning at the Lincoln Memorial, on the Capitol grounds and at the White House. Representative Maurice H. Thatcher, Republican, of Kentucky, who secured & $100,000 appropriation some years ago to improve the Lincoln farm near Hod- genville, Ky, in La Rue County, is re- sponsible for the gifts of the trees to ‘Washington. Three or four of the trees will be planted on the Capitol grounds, on the side near the Congressional Library, with Vice President Curtis planting a red oak and Representative and Mrs. ‘Thatcher planting other trees. This ceremony will take place at 10 o'clock tomorrow. At 11:30 o'clock, one white oak and one elm tree will be planted on the Lin- coln Memorial grounds and then at 12:30 President Hoover and Represent- ative and Mrs. Thatcher set out oaks on the White House grounds. Representative Thatcher said vester- day that Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d., director of public buildings and public parks, and his staff; David Lynn, archi- tect of the Capitol, and his staff, and ‘White House authorities are co-operat- 1ng in the tree-planting program. HARKER AGAIN BOOKED ON OBSCENITY CHARGE Recent Police Brutality Witness Posts Bond Pending Trial on Picture and Conduct. A new charge of possession of ob-: #cene literature was filed yesterday in Police Court against James Henry Harker, recent police brutality witness. He pleaded not guilty and was released | on $100 bond for jury trial January 6. | Arrested two weeks ago on a charge of intoxication and disorderly conduct by policeman R. E. Williars, second precinct, Harker was said to have had | an obscene picture in his pockets. The first two charges were likewise post- poned to January 6. The first charge of possession of the picture filed against Harker was quashed when Judge Isaac R. Hitt ruled the information faulty. Then Assistant U. S. Attorney Wilbert McInerney amended the paper and again filed the complaint. Williams said he did not know Harker at the time he arrested him. Pardon for Venezuela Rebels. CARACAS, Venezuela, December 19 (/). —President Gomez today pardoned & group of reb-ls who were landed re- cently from the Mexican steamship Su- perior. The Superior was taken over at sea and deviated from her course in the interests of a revolstionary move- ment which came to nothing. . Civil aeronautics in the United States involves the :yinghe%r ln;nr}y :.00 X nl: fles & year by scheduled air transpor! o ylnfi more than 100,000 miles by miscellaneous operators. Events of Interest;ng Activities in Was Educational N. RTHUR A. WRIGHT was elected U. MASONS ELECT. president of the National Uni- versity Masonic Club, one of the university's largest organizations, dur- ing the past week. Mr. Wright is a member of De Molay Commandery, No. 4. Knights Templar. Other officers chosen at the same time were Fred E. Robey, vice presi- dent; Markham W. Payne, secretary N. R. Baum, treas- urer; George Wal- ter Smith, almon- Charles R. . herald; T. R. Griffith, marshal, and Stanley E Otto and Kenneth Petrie, representa- tives to the Ad- visory Board. C. M. Schwab and Mr. Bell were announced at the election meeting as winners of the Masonic Club's scholar- ship for 1932. The club now is com- pleting plans for its annua! banquet at the Raleigh Hotel in February. The Crier, National University's new student publication, made its initial appearance during the week, proclaim- ing editorially “to represent the com- bined schools of this university and to furnish a medium of expression for each student as well as to create a per- manent record of school activities.” The newspaper's “lead story” is a joint tribute to the late Dr. Charles Francis Carusi, chancellor, who died less than a year ago, and Dr. Hayden Johnson, his successor in that office. The “per- plexing task” which, the paper asserted, confronted the university’s Board of Mr. Wrikht. Trustees in choosing & successor to its | beloved Dr. Carusi was admirably solved by the appointment of Dr. Johnson, an intimate associate of Dr. Carusi, who was sympathetic with the policies the dead chancellor lived for in his uni- | versity and in his city. it contended. The new paper will be issued bi- monthly under the editorship of Joseph Snyder. Robert Mendte is business manager and the associate editors in- clude Mildred P. Freund, James S. Parker, Sylvia Klensin, Earl R. Strong and Joseph McGreory. Judge Charl of Roman law, modern civil law and | [}rle law of marital property, is author | of “Lex Christiana, the Connecting Between Ancient and Modern the lead article in the George- town Law Journai. The article will be ccntinved in the next issue of the Journal. Jucge Lobingier also wrot~ “The Hugenot in Jurisprudence,” which is published in the current issue of the New Age, official organ of the Supreme Council of Thirty-third Degree Masons A Kane, was announced as the win- ner of the second prize debate at the Georgetown University School of Law, where he is & senior and member of the Ashley M. Gould Law Club. Four preliminary contests are held during the year from each which one man is selected to take part in & final contest just before comm e n cement D. C. Man Wins Debll&. ‘WASHINGTON student, Al Philip The debates are held between the various law clubs panski of Erie, Pa member of Edward Douglass White Law _Club, was given honor- able mention by judges in the re- cent contest, which took the form of a trial in moot court The other participants were John Wil- liam Adler of Memphis, Tenn, the John Carroll Club, and Thomas Edward Staken of Midland, Md., the Pierce Butler Club. Mr. Kane, who will receive a $25 prize in gold and is eligible for com- petition in the\finals for a $50 prize offered by the faculty, is a graduate of Georgetown College. While there he was prominent in scholastic affairs. The Christmas holidays started last week and end January 4 for practically all classes in the university except the senior class at the Hilltop. The college seniors will resume work January 7. Among District of Columbia and Maryland students elected to class offices in the Law School are the fol- Jowing: Lewis Harvey Phelps, jr., of Chevy Chase, Md., vice president of the sophomore class; George Joseph O'Hare of Hyattsville, vice president of the freshman class; Charles Vinton Koons of Washington, president of the sopho- more class, and Raymond J. Abbatic- chio, jr, also of this city, vice presi- dent of the juniors. Both Koons and O'Hare are graduates of the University of Maryland. Phelps graduated from George Washington University and Ab- baticchio is a graduate of Georgetown College. Another Washington student, William John Madden. in the third-year after- ncon class, was elected chancellor of the Ashley M. Gould Law Club. Active During Holidays. EMBERS of the faculties of George Washington University will par- ticipate in the gatherings of scien- tific learned societies in various parts of the country during the Christ- mas recess. Prof. Samuel Flagg Bemis, executive officer of the history department, will g0 to the meeting of the American H: torical Association in Minneapolis De- cember 27-29 to present his report as chairman of a committee appointed by the association last June to map new fields of research in American history. Serving on_the committee with Prof. Bemis are Prof. A. M. Schlessinger cf Harvard, Prof. R. D. Connor of North Carolina, Prof. Dexter Perkins of the University of Rochester, Prof. R. H. Gabrill of Yale, Prof. Dixon R. Fox of Columbia and Prof. M. E. Curtis of Smith. Prof. Bemis will preside over the section meeting on the diplomatic history of the United States. A number of members of ‘he law faculty will go to Chicago to attend the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the As- sociation of American Law Scheols, of which organization Georg> Washington University law School is a charter mem- ber. Those who will be present in- clude Dean William Cabell Van Vieck. Prof. Hector G. Spaulding, John Al- bert McIntyre and Prof. Charles S Collier, who is Thayer Fellow at Har- vard this year, while on sabbatical leave from the university. At the meeting of the Modern Lan- guage Association of America in Madi- son, Wis., December 28-30, Dr. Robert Whitney Bolwell, professor of American literature in the university, will par- ticipate in the group discussion of “Na- tionalism in Amercan Literatire.” Prof. Mr. Kane. | De Witt C. Croissant, executive officer of the English department, is secretary of the association’s drama section. Other members of the faculty who will attend this meeting are Dean Henry Grattan ; Doyle and Prof. Irene Cornwell. Dean Doyle will read a paper on “Modern Foreign Languages and Democracy” before the American As- sociation of Teachers of Spanish, which meets in conjunction with the Modern | Language Association. He was presi- dent of the Spanish Teachers' Associa- tion last year. Prof. Edward H. Sehrt, executive of- ficer of the department of Germanic languages and literature, will attend the meetings of the Linguistic Society of America and the Philological Asso- ciation in Richmond December 27-29. Prof. Walter Lynn che”y of the Schools and Colleges es S. Lobingier, professor | Joseph John Su- the | THE SUNDAY Student and Facuky ’I;ngton's Lead;ng Institutions. physics department will go to New Orleans for the meetings of the Amer can Assoclation for the Advancement of Sclence and the American Association | of Physlcs Teachers. Prof. Lawson Ed- | win Yocum of the botany department will attend the meeting of the Botanical Soclety of America, held in New Orleans | at the same time, and Prof. Frank Mark Weida of the mathematics department | will also be in New Orleans for the | American Mathematical Society meet- ng. Prof. Willard Hayes Yeager and Prof. | Henry Goddard Roberis of the public peaking department will go tc the | meeting of the National Association of | Teachers ‘of Speech in Detroit Decem- | ber 28-31. | C. U. Plans “King Lear” | The Dramatic Association of Catholic University will present its interpre- tation of the Shakespearean tragedy, “King Lear,” at the university on Feb- ruary 7. 8 and 9, it was announced this week by the association’s special com- mittee planning the event. Regular rehearsals for the play are | being held by the dramatic group, | which plans to make the presentation | its outstanding production of the cur- | rent academic year. The cast for the play will include Shane McCarthy, John McDonald, Donald Dillon, Frank O'Connell, Matthew Carey, Frank Lan- | clo, James Trozaze, Jack Hally, Clement | Ducy, James Christianson, Abe Zoss, | Alfred Ellerby, Cletus Kilker, Ed Len- [non, Joe Cicala, Dan Guinan' and Nick | Chiascione. The committee on designing and exe- cuting is headed by Roland Marquard #nd Edward Smith, while publicity is |1n charge of Shane McCarthy, Clement Ducy and William Harrahan, A set of 88 volumes of standard works on physics and mechanics has Just been presented to the library of Catholic University by Dr. Albert 2 chief of the Division of Aeronautics at the Library of Congress. Dr. Zahm formerly was a member of the faculty of the university, and i$ an outstanding &uthority on aviation. His division at the Library of Congress is considered the outstanding source of information on_ aeronautics in this country. Dr. Zahm was associated with Langley dur- ing the latter's early experiments with heavier-than-air machines in the first wind tunnel erected in the United States, at Catholic University. A. U. Observes Yule. CHOOL closed at American Univer- sity Priday noon for the holidays, after a series of festivities which ended Thursday night with a Yule log service in the women's residence Miss Beatrice Adam, who had been elected by girls of the dormitory the hm, best loved girl.” lighted the Yule l-g | during the ceremony from a piece of | last year's log. She was assisted b; four other girls chosen by their cla. mates as the “best loved girls” of their | respective classes, as follows: Hazel | Jacobs, senior; Eleanor Taylor, junior; | Ratie Tompkins, sophomore: Shirley Holmes, f{reshman. These girls were dressed in colorful costume, while the senjor girls, attired in white, led sing- |ing of Christmas carols. A group of students also sang Christmas carols through various streets of Wesley Helghts Thursday night. Dr. Lucius C. Clark, chancellor of American Uni- versity, and Mrs. Clark, have gone to Florida for the holidays. They expect to return by January 2. Dr. George B. Woods. dean of the College of Liberal Arts, is in Chicago this week end to attend the meeting of the University Senate of the Methodist | Episcopal Church, of which he is g member. The ccmedy “Minick” was presented | = 7 oo W menied FREE TUITION IN FRENCH Beginners. intermediate, advanced ana conversational classes (under auspices of Washington Salon since 1918). every evening at 7:15 oclock at the ) FRENCH LANGUAGE SCHOOL OF WASHINGTON, 1206 18th at. n.w__ North 5236 — Learn another LANGUAGE now EDUCED RATES During December BERLITZ School of Languages 1115 Connecticut Ave. Tel. Decatur 3932 Classes Limited to 8 Students. Spelling. Studi Shorthand. Civil Sei Emp. Agency. Est. 15 sre Enroll Boyd Secretarial School. 1333 F St. Nat. Trial Lesson R FREE Shorthand is e learn. easiest casiest written auicker you-learn the guicker you will earn. Sec, COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF DRAFTING ALL BRANCHES 213t Successful Year Columbia Tech Schools 1319 F St. NN\W. 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Graduate courses leading to de- grees of LLM., M. P. L, S. J. D. and D. C. L. All classes held at hours conven- ient for employed students. School of Economics and Government Degree courses of collegiate grade oifered in Political Science, Govern- ment. Economics, Psychology, His- tory. Finance, Business and Lan- || guages, Children' Exhibition: Address Secretary National 6617. 818 13th St. N.w. STAR, i Mar: N WASHINGTON, D. DECEMBER 20, ; last Tuesday by the American Uni- versity Dramatic Club, under auspices of the Student Council. It was directed by Will Hutchins, professor of art. Dr. Jesse Ferguson has been elected president of the Faculty Women's Club for the ensuing year. Other officers elected include Miss Ruberta Olds, treasurer; Mrs. Arthur Jackson, secre- tary; Mrs. Wesley Gewehr, vice presi- dent and social chairman; Mrs. Hilda Minder French, publicity. Spanish students at American Uni- versity have organized The Spanish Club, and elected the following officers: President, Yule Fisher; vice president, Agatha Varela; secretary-treasurer, Dan Rodriguez, Miss Ruberta Olds is faculty adviser. The Graduate School of American University is receiving many congratu- lations upon the honor which has been brought by Albert H. Garretson, a graduate student, who has been elected Rhodes Scholar. He is studying inter- national law. Columbus Recesses Thursday. HRISTMAS holidays start at Co- lumbus University on Ohristmas eve and continue until January 4, when classes will be resumed. The first semester will close on January 22 and examinations will be held immedtately, Sefton Darr, assistant dean of the| School of Law, announced yesterday. A | number of the groups at the university are planning yuletide parties as part of | the Christmas festivities. | The first intercollegiate debate of the season was held on Friday night, with the Columbus team meeting the Jnhn‘ shall College of Law in Jersey City, N. J. As the representative of the | faculty on the trip. Assistant District Attorney John R. Fitzpatrick arranged to participate in the event. Columbus’ speakers, chosen as the result of a con- test open to all law school students, were Vincent A. Sheehy, jr.. Jerry J. O’Connell and Raymond J. Walter, as | alternates. | Preliminary arrapgements are being made for the senior prom, which wlll‘ be held about the niYddle of the second | semester, David F. Willlams, president | of the senior class, announced yester- | day that Thomas E. Kissling will be chairman of the committee on arrange- ments and he will be assisted by Miss Helen A. Furey, J. Gearin Enright and Miss Sarah C. Morlarty. Tentative plans provide that the prom will be neld foilowing Lent. i On Monday evening the Pi Chi. the women’s organization in the School of Law, held a meeting and elected & PEERLESS committee to take charge of entertain- ments. This comprises Magdalen Bor- ger, Margaret Shea, Lavina Kelly, Helen Dolan, Ethel Kroger, Catherine Nealon and Margaret Furey. This group is arranging a K-rty to be held during the Christmas holidays. asked that prospective members of the rifie team prepare to attend practice following the holidays. This committee on attendance was appointed: M. Ber- berick, Elizabeth Franzoni, Louise H. Whittlesey and Mary Hurley. On Monday night the post graduate depating teams of the School of Ac- colintancy discussed the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. The affirma- tive side, comprising Cecil H. Gardner, F. C. Campbell and J. Burke, won the debate. Mr. Campbell was adjudged the best individual speaker. The nega- tive side was represented by James Mc- Donnell, Robert E. Findlay and Bernard F. Gallagher. Burleigh At Howard. ARRY T. BURLEIGH, Negro so- loist and composer will open the annual lecture-recital series at Howard University at 8:15 pm. Tues- day, January 26, in Andrew Rankin Chapel. Mr. Burleigh has been baritone soloist at St. George's Episcopal Church in New York since 1894, and has frequently ap- peared in recital both in America lnd\ Europe. The second recital in the series will be one by Warner Lawson, pianist of the faculty of Fisk University Conserva- tory of Music. Mr. Lawson is a grad- uate of Fisk and has studied in Europe. ' He is the son of the celebrated pianist, Augustus Lawson of Hartford, Conn On_Tuesday, February 16, the Wom- | en’s Glee Club will be heard in recital, and on March 15 Frank Speaight, cele- brated English actor and reader, will appear. MTr. Spealght is best known by his interpretation of the famous novels of Charles Dickens. Frank Harrison, baritone soloist, and head of the department of music at Talladega College, will be heard on April 12, Mr. Harrison is a graduate of Howard University and has studied for many years in New York. The Male Glee Club of the university will close the series on April Students and friends of Howard Uni- versity interested in architecture will have an opportunity as the last aay to witness the exhibit of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of These English CLUB CHAIRS These chairs are all the last word in comfort and beauty . . . they are covered mohairs, tapestries and damasks. struction is of the very best. tomorrow. with the most attractive The spring con- Ask to sce this special Miss Moriart®, 1931—PART ONE. Architects, now on exhibition in the trustees’ dining hall. MRS. J. C. MULFORD, for 15 years executive secretary of the map shop of the National Highway lation, has been appointed in- structor in topo- Zraphic drafting at the Columbia Technical School, according to an announcement by Paul J. Leverone, principal. In joining the Columbia faculty at this time, Mrs. Mul- ford returns to the institution she was instrumental in launching 21 years ago. Roy C. Claf- drafting at Cen- tral High School in 1910, organ- Mrs. Mulford. lDrs(tmg School in that year. The | first class of three students met in Mrs. Mulford’s dining room and Mrs. Mulford was the first instructor. After several weeks of this, however, the school established itself in the Mc- | Lachlen Building. 3 | " Besides her training in drafting Mrs Mulford has specialized in map com- pilation and reproduction as well as in office practice associated with her field. Holidays Announced. ASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW will begin its Christmas vacation next Thursday. Classes will be held as usual on Wednesday and will be re- sumed on Monday, January 4. Mem- bers of the facuity, as well as many of the students, are anticipating spend- ing the vacation in their homes in near- by States. The freshman debating class of the evening division had for the topic of debate on Saturday, “Resolved, That no appropriation for new fghting ships should be made before 1933." Victory was awarded the negative side, | which was supported by Jack H. Lin- | scott, Charles Spangenberg and Allen E. Hembly. Those on the affirmative were Carl S. McCarthy, Wilfred E. Thi- bodeau and Fasig Wood The freshman public speaking class, under the direction of Rebekah S Greathouse, had an interesting session Saturday afternoon, when short talks were made on distinguished woman pio- neers in the field of law. The speakers ! were Ocia Webb, Emma Teake, Annette END TABLES Special at $9) 35 Main Store, 827-329 Store No. 2, 1213 Good lin, a teacher of I ized his Columbia | SPINET DESK Sp::‘ial $ 8 LS B— e ———————— e A e Y F. Gudger, Bettie E. Renner, Lillie B. Lewis, Anna B. Murphy and Jennie ‘Welland. The moot court calendar yesterday afternoon was dispatched under “Judge” Lucian H. Vandoren. Senior counsel presenting cases were Ralph F. An- drews, Selma C. Anderson, Helen A. Sax, Paul G. Sadona, LeRoy H. Hines, George G. Jensen, Pasquale J. Federico and Ray L. Smith. The founding in 1908 of the Kappa Beta Pl International Legal Sorority | was celebrated by the four local chap- ters at a dinner held at the Kennedy- Warren Hotel on Tuesday evening. Mrs. | Helena Doocy Reed presided. The Oliver Wendell Holmes Chapter | |of the Sigma Nu Phi Fraternity held | | an initiation last Saturday at the col- | lege, at which time Edgar S. Idol, Wil- iam R. Tyers, jr.; Everett D. Little- fleld, Tristram L. Moorman, Ernest E. | | Mrs. George Cusack Roney has been | elected president of the board of trus- tees of the Tuthill School for Boys and | Girls, 1860 Mintwood place. | A program of expansion and improve- | ment has been adopted, and was dis- | | cussed at a dinner meeting following | the election of the president. Those present at the dinner meeting were Mrs. G. C. Poney, William C. Donaldson, Herbert Weaver Haller, Edward Stel- wagen Dove, Donald H. McConville Ralph Brearey, Henry L. Hunter. Lowry N. Coe, J. Fred Laise, Mrs. Harry L McConaughy, Mrs. Mary Mae Roos, Miss_Virginia Paul, Dr. George Losh and Miss Constance C. Tuthill, princi- pal of the school. CAMPUS NEEDY AIDED URBANA, 1ll, December 19 (%) — Free meals for needy students were voted today by the University of Illi- nois Senate Unemployment Relief Commitee. | The meal tickets will be given to stu- | dents who have been unable to find sufficient employment to carry them along or whose funds are tied up in the closing of a bank several days The tickets will be honored by campus restaurant and redeemed by the Relief Committee These Twenty-Six Suites included in this remarkable sale are suites of two and three pieces with a wide range of coverings to select from. Woven velours, beautiful tapes- tries . . . also Lawson p denim covering . . . all have spring filled seat cushions and all are fully guaranteed. Hundreds of Other Sui Slapnicka, Harold S. Silyer, E. James | | that | with the operators. 2 STORE UNON OFFICIA GETS JAIL TERM Must Serve 2 to 14 Years for Plot to Dynamite Mine Executive’s Home. By the Associated Press. PRINCETON, Ind., December 19— armon Kelly, member of the execu- Hi |Balisbury and Howard I. Wittenmyer | tive board of districs Na. 1} of the were admitted into membership. | U Mine Workers of America, was e e | convicted by a Gibson County jury late HEADS SCHOOL B | today of conspiracy to dynamite the L/BOARD |nome of James s Miller, secretary- treasurer of the Somerville Coal Cor- poration, a co-operative enterprise Special Judge Thomas Duncan fixed the penalty at 2 to 14 years in Indiana State Prison and a fine of $5,000, the maximum sentence under the ' law. Judge Duncan announced he would al- low 30 days for defense counsel to file a motion for a new trial After the pronouncement of the ver- dict Kelly took advantage of the court’s officer of an opportunity to speak in his own behalf and vigorously denied his g\]x;ll in connection with the alleged plot The dynamiting of Miller’s home Sep- tember 21 15 alleged to have been a part of a plot by union sympathizers to stop the operation of mines at Som- erville, which were being operated co- operatively. This plan has been con- demned by union officials who charged it violated the wage agreement The Somerville Coal Corporation | operated Somerville mines-No. 1 and 2 on the co-operative plan. The No. 1 mine was dynamited several weeks ago, and both shafts have been the scenes of disorder between the miners and union sympathizers. 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