Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

4LTON EVENING i Kstablfafted January 20, Member of the GRAINE COMES BACK, TAR PARTY iS DENOUNCED Declares He Was Victim of Rough Neck Neighbors Not Committee of Ku Klux Klan. i BLAMES UNIONS FOR PA3RT Op TROUBLE Tells of Evicjing Foreign ers From His House and Refusal to Give Back Rent Money. K. M. Cralno, thf Wood River contractor who was central figure of a tar party last wjeek, when ho was aroused from his his home and carried away In spajanias lo Carpenter, where he was stripped tarrod, staged comeback today npalnst those whoj had attacked him HP.

does not thlnlJ it had anything to do w.th the Ku KlW Klan, he says In his statement. refers to those wl.o tarred him as 1 "rough neck neighbors, and ho also usas the terra "our outlaws" in! referring to them Mr. Cratno was in a much more defiant mood he submitted Urn formal statement to the Telo graph than he was the day after the attack on him. At that time he did about the affair, preferring keep silence Today he came out, with a pubic state- munt which breathes defiance ro those who altackW him. The state went follows: My foreign renters have vacated the houisos on Whitclaw avenue, as per request of the four outlaws committed tho flirty outrage on mo last n'ght.

The renters are of 0 to refund them heir advancement. My position is that I did not give them notlco to will not allow refund. The dirty crime was COl Kl ed by four roughneck neighbors, top cowarflly to como single In daylight, but sook lha and opportun ty of catphing their victim in the nude therefore no chance on their ownjlivos. The act was dono with ttU solo intention of running the foreign renters off of the street ai thinking the embarrassment would cause me to vacate my-rfojrae. I WiSl t0 ay M) Xpect as my business' Continue to mnnv kind friends and i neighbors which I now have, with the few rough- nock I fail to seo where it Is right for me to 'refund advance, rent money when Uiey cause of my troubles.

I am ijos'tlve there was no non-union ijibor trouble connected with thfe affair. Also don't think for oiic, minute thatlt was the Klu Kluic Klan. I really didn't fool thaf. thtfy were going to take iny life, as I knew I had commit- Kd no crime of this character Revenge sweet, but It is wrong to injur-j aft innocent party. Justice usually comes to all.

P. N. CRAINK Accompanies this was the fwtlflcate of, good character given Him by Wood Ulvcr residents: Wo the undersigned have known l' N. Cralne! for tho past two years and since he has in Wood- Hiver In that time he lias boon of Rood peaceable, law-abiding industrious frnd fair to all. Ho Iris attended strictly' to business in- icrfcrrlng With r.o one, and we can no juBfifu-iinle cnuso for anyoi-o wishing to do him any violence.

0- P. Nagel. Mayor of Woodrivcr. M. M.

Doylo, close In sumo and. polico. Charley tyayor, Pollco Magistrate. W. Morgan, Business Man.

ALTON, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1922. in 11 Farming Well-Conducted Industry at State Hospital. Crop a Record Breaker great, task to and contentment as guests of Dr. as newspaper men Tnvl- "on the manag.ng officer, yesterday The 0 firBt apples pared canned. winter gallons of use.

pre- Seventeen have been of pafents were at work tree, apples. the working man varieties of merly of orchanlist at anst at the hospital. He has Introduced modern methods of picking and sack Agricultural Exhibits tbroush tho great the newspaper men, i I being claned by a patient. Keeping the da ry clean Is the one goal of patient, wl.o, Dr. Trovllllon said, puts virtually all his time cleaning the ouilding.

Patients Reliable Workmen An alphalpha ne id from wh)c three crops have already been cut WflB Vtfii Pfl watermelon patches, cornlields, also wero Vlowed-all finely kept The pa- uents make excellent workmen, and once fully cognizant of their tasks are They are mechanical workmen, but aro consistent. Time prevented a visit to the occupational therapy department, where patients are reeducated, and only tho. outdoor activities could be observed. Yesterday was one of perfect weather, warm sunshtne keeping the temperature at Just that right point. It was a typical autumn day.

The patients, garbed in blue overalls, worked, with apparent contentment, many of them smoking pipes COUNCIL SEEKS INFORMAT'Oi) ON TRUCK WEIGHTS Resolution Passed Instructing Corporation Council To Inquire of the Attorney General. 2c Per JOjHNSON URGES STREET SIGNS NALTY SLAYERS TO TAKE PENALTY GIVENJY JURY Only Lyle Watkins, Driver Of Murder Car, Asks for! New Trial in New Motion Filed. Will Bring Matter Before Council When Next Year's Appropriations Are Drawn Up. Instruct'ons to Corporation Counael Wilson to inquire of the office of Attorney General Brundage the rights of the city iu limiting the loads of poet would have called Women patients were sitting oti benches near the buildings, some in groups, others alone. Others sat or lay on the ground, dozing In the warm sunshine.

Following the trip, the newspaper men were Dr. Trovlilior's lcu U1) lom ''I 16 for mer Rodgers homestead. hibi the admlB.8- the party which a i automo ljile peaceful, assistant, visited tration bu'ldlng. the ezhft are farm. They include various sat before luncheon, Is furniture formerly in the old Governor's" Mansion at Sprngfleld.

ous KIMS of corn, pumpkins, watermel- parlor wa8 a Picture of the ons, tobacco, turnips and many bo ,1 uet of flowers presented Dr. Tro- VlIllriTi included was broom a 8 was the first tobacco rationed among growing of the down expenses. crop. Tobacco la men patients, and crop there w'll cut rrii The crop was a good one, 30 acres having been planted. In the same room were products of the occupational therapy department.

In thin department, demented sons are reeducated. Much of tho work is similar to that of kindergartens and opportunity rooms of public school systems. They inelnde-1 door-stops, ornamented in Several colors; cardboard parrots, in many colors; finely-woven rugs and similar artic.es. It was after the stop at the agricultural exhbft that the farm was visited. There are three farm houses, each occupied by a director and his wife, and several patients.

At ono was a pond, in which swimm-in? ducks and geose. At the Institution are 100 200 Indian Runner ducks, and 200 Pekln ducks. The party also vis'ted the dairy. It is a modern dairy, too, In which the cows are brought to feed at milk ing time. This building waa spotless.

When the reporters visited it, it was yillion by employes when he became head of the local institution, painted by the artist-patient, -whose paintings attracted such wide attention. The Instltufon impresses one as a place where inmates are given work not too arduous, but to occupy their attention and whereever possible, in the line of work which 'a their bent. By this means their minds are occup'ed. their existence as near normal as seams possible for persons In their mental condition This, of course, results In the saving of money for the state. Production is increasing, yearly, trucks hauled on Iast nlght the more bearable, produces gratify ng economic results.

In the wards are those persons net permitted outside, senile cases of the work 1 structlng look jtho City Council i pass ng a resolution Introduced by Alderman Challacombe of the First ward. Challacombe was the author of ,1 movement in the council two weeks ago to secure passage of an ordinance limiting tho size of loads, because he charged, the streets are being torn up by heavy cargoes now. He mentioned the M'ssissippi Lime Material Company, other aldermen took part in the discussion, one of them Gould, declaring the matter was a personal one and hinting that it looked like discrimination aga'nst a home firm- THis was denied by authors of the move, who pointed out that out-of-town trucks must conform to state-law limits in order to use the state leading to Alton from St Louis. "How about my ordinance 1'mlting truck loads?" ChaHacombe asked "May I ask if the corporation counsel has determined the limit we mav place upon loads?" Mayor Crawford replied that no decision had been reached. Then Challacombe introduced his resolution in- TWO LIFE TERMERS ADVISED TO QUIT Counsel Fears That Another Trial Might be Worse On Them Than the One Just Finished GAINS IN Pastors' Salaries Increased and Phys-' ical and Spiritual Status of Churches on the for Next Meeting Place.

There will be no motion for a new tr'al, and no appeal on tho part of O'Mallery and Bauer, the two convicted slayers of Patrick Nalty, whoso casca were decided by a jury In tho Circuit court Monday and whose Tt i i punishment was fixed'at life ipiprls-i a da toda thc Southern Illinois Conference. VVO Cn Lyle Watkins who was given a iwas a time of committee meetings, cabinet meetings, second meeting of Bishop McConnell Vith hifcSSS was orable to All along O'Malley and Bauer The slate of assignments of pastors is ucmg worKed up, word could be secured to confirm any rumors of impending is a time of suspense for some of the ministers and their desirous of promotion. The impression seemed to prevail arnoS members that th.s conference was one of the very best eveThelS Illmmc cv 4 uj auu jjuuer nuV(7 r- me very UcSC ever I been Insisting that they would nsk a I utll Illinois, frrtw reports of well doing on the' oart of new trial and take an appeal if the ATl ol the up, and it passed. He then continued: "It looks like you're piayi'ng horse with my ordinance. When the streets are torn up, who pays? hospital, where one's pity is aroused Time prevented the newspaper men vislfng the wards.

At the hospital today are more than 700 patients. The institution 'will when the streets aro liable to be torn up by trucks. There is no use paying for improvements, then watch the street as it is damar.ed by "heavy trucks." you would new buildings, half-completed, were halted by labor difficulties Blocks are on the way now for the industrial building which the hospital Itself will bu'ld. ELECTS AT DESMfNNES Convention Gets Down fo Business Following Four Days of Parades, Reunions and Receptions. By Press.

DES MOINES, Sept. of tho drnnd Army of tho Republic, assembled hero for their 5G'h to of BiGE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE State Committee Will Visit: the mayor said. To this, Challacombe said that other ciMe have boulevards and heavy streets, and, although he knows Alton Is the declared if "we never try anything we'll never get anywhere." Meeting Was Short The council meeting was a short one. it started late, as usual, this time about 30 minutes stood that after a conference with the prisoners in the jail, the lawyers had convinced the two life termers that they would be better off in the pon'- conference was stressing today the cause of religious education. It was the Tirst day that Bishop McConnell was presiding, owing to his late ar- tentiary than taking the chances of a rivnl yesterday am: inability to new trial.

It is understood that the I be Present at the opening session in two men are hopeful that ultimately they will be able to secure a commutation of sentence and they will bo released on parole. However, it is indicated on the other hand that such possibility exceedingly remote as there will always be strong opposition to the two getting out of prison. Another reason of the counsel advising against O'MaKey and Bauer reopening their case is the fact that everyone believes that only a jury which would not agree on a death penalty for anyone saved tho necks. Next time a jury might be found that would vote In favor of capital punish- crowd which was smaller than usual Pastorious first refused to sanction the bills of the committee on health because one item was for bury'ng horse, about which the alderman said annual encampment, got do.wn business today, after four davs 'I. H.

rat State Savings ftnnd. J. Manning, Attorney. Or. W.

q. close In sanuf block. Val E. itoes, Manager, Woodrlvor I'Umbor Co, Alvln Stolzo, Dumber Coi I'Yunk Munagur, St.olso Kienstra, Business man jmd close same block. H.

nosbnett, Dry Oooda Morcluxnt. August Dle'lkor. close neighbor in Nrttnu bloclt, and business man. If A. Paul, elciBo ne'jrhbor in same I'ioclf.

I )( Contractor, uiui uelgh- In Hanjo block. Cai-rlnga-, neighbor In parades, reunions and receptions, to decide upon a now commander-ln- chlef for the coming year, select next year's convention city, outline plans for the new year and adopt resolutions. Tho Civil War veterans expected to conclude their encampment late today, but then; was a possibility that tlicy would hold over until tomorrow. Upon Completion of River Trip. Members of the Art Extension Committee of Illinois, who next week will make a rivrr trip from Starved Itnck to St.

Louis, will visit Alton three hours, ifcxt Wednesday afternoon. Approxlmately 1330 official repre- at the Mineral Hotel at sentatlveu, as tho delegates are call- p. m. It is planned tho AVomkon, Contractur. P.

Hjoward, Insurance Agent. 0. Iiitrnotto, Preudi'ntial Money U. Uwbcl, close neighbor In same In Ilati'tdge, Cashier hlut pavings Hank. lr H.

Starkoy, Asst. Cashier in Ktu Savings Hank. Ney Farrowing Record. -VON, 111., Sept. Two CIH.H.

tl 'i' whltn HOWH, owned by 1'Yod Drew. 1 I'ixon farmer, Unve farrowed 1( number cd, from nearly every state In the union, attended today's secret BOS- of ruin, nn informal reception sloim. held at tho hotel. With the G. A.

R. winding up its Included Ip tho membership of tho affairs for tho year, tho half dozen committee are Senator Auatiu or moro allied organizations meet- ing hero did likewise. MRS. C. H.

HAPGOOD DIES IN INDIANAPOLIS the bill was for City Next WednesdaV ll ylli the hors of a poor man. The cu CB 1 chief of police had tho horso moved and buried, he said. "Why wasn't I informed?" Pastorious asked. "I've got a telephone," The mayor said Pastorious wanted to be notified in future, ho would be, but pointed out that tho case under discussion was nn emergency. Gould wanted to know what Pastorious would have donu under the circumstances.

To this Pastorious replied that he wanted lo know when his coinm'fee did Bometh'ng, or had bills to pay. "I want to know about these ho said to tho mayor. "If we're not told, what's tho uso of being a committee? If you would send mi to gut you a horse, 1 wouldn't bring back a cow." Tho amending ordinance, tightening regulations for permit-! to dig At Alton the members of the committee, 93 in number, will be givon an automobile ride about the city during which points of historic intorest will be- visited. Members of the state com- inltteo from Alton are Judge Yajfe" uml Miss K. V.

Thov will co-oppratu with the Rotary club" and the Commerce in promot- ng tho aii.o tour. Tho auto ride will ment for them. The motion tor a new trial for Watkins Is a long ona and sets up many grounds for a new trial. Several errors by the trial Judge are alleged. Mqst of the points raised aro formal One, however has to do with the fact that Mrs.

Patr'ck Nalty sat In the court room behind the rail and was not excluded from the room whoa other witnesses were, also that she was not excluded when she broke down In court and cried. Some of the points objected to are remarks by the states attorney. It is averred by the defense, that verdict was the "result of prejudice nnd was, contrary to the law and evidence The arguments may be heard week. It Is believed that the motion will not find favor as the trial was regarded as having been fa'r, to Bay the least, to the tho morning of the first day. Some distinguished men are to be here for the educational banquet and anniversary.

Charles S. Deneen, former governor of Illinois, and a trustee of McKendree college, who has been deeply interested in the effort to put that educational institution on a lilRh plane through giving it more funds with which to work, is scheduled to be one principal speaker at the banquet this evening In tho church. Rev. Dr. George E.

McCammon, president of McKendree College, one of the best speakers In the educational work, is to be the presiding officer at the educational anniversary program tonight David Kinley, president of the University of Illinois, will be the chief speaker. This morning the business of the coherence was taken up at 9 o'clock after a devotional service conducted by Bishop McConnell. A feature of the conference session today was the making of reports by the various district superintendents. Ono hod boon made yesterday by M. port yesterday did not Visiting Preacher Beat Hasty Exit Entering Den In One of the visiting clergymen Alton who listened (o a speech by Mayor Crawford at the Southern" figures but today he said that in his rt ev district there had boon at least $300,000 worth of new work done in the line of buildings by churches in his district.

He said also that additions' to his churches had aggregated 1,200 In tlie year re- their efforts to win the support of tho crybodx attending the conferee lton year It-would be well to follow alpha- order and give It to Beutort. for next year and maybe Carbondalo and that! tho year, carrying out A Idea. I'cimin (UK uumio 80 ho tiie nois Conference in his address of wtl- como. listened with somo mental reservations to the remarks of thj telling how the mayor "had ilo.incd up the town." Tho mayor told tho visit ng clergymen that lucre WHS any liquor bolng sold in the city of Alton, that ho had onYctuaUy put a stop to It, and that Alton was a com- plotely dry town. Ho advised (he clergymen to go the homos uirl If any of them had cities where liquor law was not bolng onfono-i 0 take It up with the mayors I show tin-in the city of Alton as an ample of where tho liijuor I there hud been 1,500 conversions In hiK district.

I Benton was selected by about 6 to 1. Rev. Ucsho Robertson of tho Cen- Rev MacVay, pastor of tralla district reported this morning Carbondaie Methodist Episcopal heavy Increases in his church raeni- i onim save an address la.favor Of bcrsliip and many Improvements to lla vlng Uip next conference at church property in hist district. I boudalo. He told the members of the G.

R. Goodman of the Bast conference that they would always Kt district reported about i In Carbondale, and all spent on new churches and 1 venlences had been provided In as much moro on Improvements and church recently erected. He said taut rebuilding ot old onos. He- reported $50,000 in cash had boeu provided, to 1,000 conversions, 1,200 additions In pay the expense ot erecting tu.9 forty-four charges under him. church before a spade of dirt waa RPV.

C. C. Hall, of the Mt. Carmel 'dug. district, reported about $00,000 im- iiijwii i.

viu rpi i fj provomcnis to church property in his he ne 8 ea ker, Rev. O. L. Markman, pastor of the Beuton Methodist Kpiscopal church told the listeners that Beuton had never asked for the conference Tjefore, because It had no district, 2,000 convftrsions and 1,500 additions to church membership. HPV.

0. Tucker, of tho Olnoy dis- about $80.000 in Ini- buildings and place to accoinodate the members Onk Park, Prof, n. 15. 'lleronymus ni of the University Illinois; Lorado Taft, Chicago Miss Prancelia Stuenkel, county Buporlntemlent of Y. W.

C. and Miss town utid ('I'li Was Former Resident of Alton and Mother of Some Distinguished Sono Husband Founded Plow Works Here. voar, C4j Of Mary Tuft, daughter of the sculptor who ia instructor in tho pageants and festivals department of American Colli-ge of Physical ISducation, Chlca- Tim Itinerary of the committee's I ''''I' Starved i Uock, Door nws of the death of Mrs. Funny Park, Peoria, whwe tho mombers of Powi-i-H Hapgood. widow of C.

H. Hapgood, received today by tin. 1 Telegraph from William P. llapgood. J'li'urdstown, Grlggsvlllo, KIui dliul today at Indianapolis and ivui-hlng Kt.

Louia about noon, Tucs- thi) liody will liu taki-ii to Grouuwooil day, October 8. Rofurning, tho boat ciuuilory, Ni'W York City, for burial, luavi-s HI. Louis Wednesday ut no Mrs. llapgood was for years a real- (lotit of Alton and it as here that Kim reared h(-r family. Hr-r baud WUH thn foundor of tlut giKMl Plow C'o.

at Alton and contln- IKH! his Intercut 111 that liUiiKudon for a long I line. Tin- family Veslded at "illtoo (hero. tho i-onunlttoe will board tho (lolden Stops will be made at Havana ana readies Peoria Friday, October (i. At St. Louis, Forest Park, l(us- vorsitU's, Shaw's Garden, municipal theater nnd oilier points will be visited.

Mrs. Henry Neoillos, known In Alton, will tic en (ho recaption coin- ord nance providing for sidewalks OH Pry street, on tho North side, from State to West Ninth, whero walks are not now onstructed. wus passed. The according to Job will cost $308.53, estimates. The council had on Officer Dempsey's pay.

Tho letter. The clergyman, visiting tho. Tele- (riot, reported provomcii's to about In now churches. Ho the conference. "But we have since also roportrvl 1.000 additions to built a church that will ably accojn.Q.

church membership and 1,250 con- date the conference to best advau- vorsioiiB. tages, stated Rev. Markman." ft Horrln Miners Ask Mlssslon Work, i was attor Rev- Markman's address The district Kiiperln'ondents (ilsn I that a vote was taken on the next reported activity In nn evangelistic meeting place. way, during tho year ami a greatly in- Rov Couover tncreu-o. for the tho avc, graph office, said that ho visited a wnoln in conference placo not far from the citv linl) (n ru 1H year.

inn the city hall search of something to eat. Helng at- twtctod by a big sign, bo went 'n 1 ho suld that it tho timo bi-weekly Hstonlng to Mayor Crawford hi' 10. M. Conover. who addressed the t-onforont'o last niyht on the subject (if Ilomi- MisHloiw, told a Telegraph today of thu work of said it ranked high among the islies.

Rev. Conover introduced 9 resolution asking the future work ot tho homo m'Bslons years be continued. lice report made by Chairman po- did not Include the item. Ow'nner moved vote on the ollicer's pay Gould seconded, and the vote was taken, with tho regular five op (Challacombe, Klble, Fahrlg, t) his dc-partnii'iit In tho southern nmuninously passed, thought WUH that a BtrangBMo" Tho b(mr is Charles M. Steward, for the nest 10 The resolution tbliiking, and pivachor, (imn for president of know more about the city of Miller and Johnsoii.

and Liberty wtroots. Uiitil reeent yc.itrs occuslonally Following luncheon ut at. Louis on AVodnesday, tlie committee niembora visited her old friends In Alton, in will leuvo on a fjiioelul car for Kiist pgiiod, and Monku Mound. Then HOIIH, Norman will IK; made tho trip to Alton, with Tho council voted to instruct the engineer to call for bids for ropair'ii thu sidewalk at Broadway and Clu-rrv streets. Wllkenlng's motion to Instruct tho speech i nois conference.

iixiit-i HJKtiug in tile Hiipport of ti(! pastors i tno Garrett Biblical Institute, located rural fields. It alno at Kvlngton, Illinois, where young vote was af tatat tr 1 mayor of tho city knew himself. Ho I Herrin. It is pivparliiK to support attributed the rnmark.s of M-iyor worker who will visit the union i to lack of Information iu lo i of Die inlneM In the Horrln what po'ng in Alton. The clergyman referred to jdlsstrict, and work among them.

join not engineering department to mark off parking space for automobiles on WoBt Third street, with tho Tnes at 45-degree angles, was pa Urges New Street Alderman Johnson Introduced resolution for new street nlgus, which ho withdrew wlic-n Informed that funs aro not available, and that tho street and alloy fum), which loud nnd the fervent which punctuated tlie us thing to drink wan being place the vlsltod and lio lost no time iu getting out of place, he mild, without takliif; anv- th'ng to eat, Uuuigh ho wan hungry. company with Mr. Slio leaver thre ami Hntcliins Hapgooit, lidlh writefK of much fume, and William llapgood, who in in buHlnesH In Indianapolis. Ninvs uf tho. ileutli of Mrs.

Hiip- j'eccived with much Sin' lii'itui by tiume. itf lier o)U friends uud uulghUoru iu to Hie vlsitor.n given nn opportunity view (lie difitrict of Vonlce, Madison, (IranHe city, Wood River, Must Alton and Alton. Mrs. H. H.

UuodhouBi) left Hsl night for Sioux Kal.s, S. for au tuudod visit. ward approtirlatlons v'rtuully Mr. Johnson Nald are made. Is i would Intro- MA rnsoliilion when appropriations urn made for thu next year.

Now signs, it is os'lnuited, wou'il cost $1000. Mr. and Mrs. John Cliristv Bigamist's AVife Granted Marriage Annulment Kdhu uuij gi-an'e-l amnl- nmnt (if her marrlagu to lOnicst luy iu c.imrt today mi (lie- ground that liu had already r. fniin whdin was not was arrested on I ehargv on of his llro( lie clu'ni'-d lie Irid (livifrccd liim.

U'ithont ver'f. l-elicC. to niari'v ii'(; (i'l lietilion signed by miners has been KH'cii Ihn board asking for service and 11 will be granted. Thf! new niissiouary will lie located al llt'i'rin, chiefly, and by agreement with tho miners unions In- is to have every opiioitunily of going in and out uf union mei'tiiiKH and speaking on the door. In three years, Mr.

(old tho TeUwalili, Ilia rislon board lias added $50,) salaries (if pafitors in tho Illinois conferencf puyiiiK a dollar fur every dol- ir tin. 1 churches have paid, thus sul.ii'.v iucre'im On the HUliject of luilplllg (lilt tho iiKcd iia.storH uf the ciinfur- i nee an addrotts way tu was next, to apeak. He told tha members of the conference that there wore students at that institute last year, an of 93 over the year before. He 8 a'id that ha expected the enrollment to pass 400 this and that tho seminary is nt present over- lOfi students. He said" that the mot er.s of the Instltutd were anxious d) put on a campaign for $500,000 tq build a new bu'ldlng to handle taa- larg'i number of young ministers.

Miss Jess'e Arbuckle Speaks. Tho Methodist church was crowd' i'(l last night with an audience as- tin- H( 1 ear the principal of tho (-vonlng, Miss Jessie Ar- bucklo, who was tlmro to tell conference of the, DeaconosH wprlt of church In tho couferenoa body. Hesido tho nmiubeis o( the (1((j conforoiici! there wore many others conference thi-i niorniiiK Rev Mr i 1 il Ul vt program, iMurrlsdii, who is ralsluK A 1 1 11 11 ollnlr U. C. i is at tli6 organ, giving niiiriy of the confcronco members ilrst opportunity of hearing the new iirgiin which is being used for the UrM itnif! thin week.

Included In the program Continued OB down during the war and the or two following, and they found necessary, now that repairs could pe made more reasonably, to take putting the church building an Peonages in better condition The sum of all the reports of thf district, superintendents demonstrat. that the Methodists of Southern Illinois had been most active in cap. rylng on church work the past and had some wonderful records to their credit for conversions and ad- dltlons to the church to rolls. Bishop McConnell To ture On Bishop McConnell Is on the gram for a lecture on China Friday night, in place of the lecture which was to have been given by BishbB Leonard. Saturday night to to bo a concert In the church, in whlcfc choirs from other churches will participate and there will be some sj4- cial organ numbers.

It being an occasion for demonstrating tfte 1 new organ. B. C. Richardson be at the pipe organ. Benton the Winner or For 1923.

Benton defeated Carbondale in fight for favor for the conference 1923. Both towns had booster eont- tteea here and Benton had a verj- -iXJ TT Livit; jiaa a very 11 re.